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January 12–14, 2018 Weekend Box Office: 1 (1) Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle $28,101,972 | 3,849 Theaters | $7,301 Avg. | $90M Budget | $284,237,881 2 (15) The Post $19,361,968 | 2,819 Theaters | $6,868 Avg. | $50M Budget | $23,851,205 3 (N) The Commuter $13,701,452 | 2,892 Theaters | $4,738 Avg. | $30M Budget | $13,701,452 4 (4) The Greatest Showman $12,467,471 | 2,938 Theaters | $4,244 Avg. | $84M Budget | $95,221,339 5 (2) Insidious: The Last Key $12,419,715 | 3,150 Theaters | $3,943 Avg. | $10M Budget | $48,660,855 6 (3) Star Wars: The Last Jedi $11,854,481 | 3,090 Theaters | $3,836 Avg. | $200M Budget | $592,129,065 7 (N) Paddington 2 $11,001,961 | 3,702 Theaters | $2,972 Avg. | $50M Budget | $11,001,961 8 (N) Proud Mary $9,959,053 | 2,125 Theaters | $4,687 Avg. | $14M Budget | $9,959,053 9 (5) Pitch Perfect 3 $5,994,400 | 2,505 Theaters | $2,393 Avg. | $45M Budget | $94,993,625 10 (8) Darkest Hour $4,462,740 | 1,693 Theaters | $2,636 Avg. | $30M Budget | $35,678,292 11 (7) Molly's Game $3,872,307 | 1,708 Theaters | $2,267 Avg. | $30M Budget | $20,701,404 12 (6) Ferdinand $3,529,153 | 2,154 Theaters | $1,638 Avg. | $111M Budget | $75,557,247 13 (12) I, Tonya $3,362,738 | 517 Theaters | $6,504 Avg. | $11M Budget | $10,061,554 14 (9) Coco $3,331,878 | 1,362 Theaters | $2,446 Avg. | $175M Budget | $196,875,318 15 (11) The Shape of Water $2,835,459 | 723 Theaters | $3,922 Avg. | $19.5M Budget | $26,557,351 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri $2,518,115 | 1,022 Theaters | $2,464 Avg. | $12M Budget | $28,726,574 Lady Bird $1,768,536 | 652 Theaters | $2,712 Avg. | $11M Budget | $36,984,745 All the Money in the World $1,223,993 | 1,408 Theaters | $869 Avg. | $50M Budget | $23,050,053 Phantom Thread $1,147,815 | 62 Theaters | $18,513 Avg. | $35M Budget | $2,229,593 Call Me by Your Name $710,773 | 174 Theaters | $4,085 Avg. | $3.5M Budget | $7,226,368 The Disaster Artist $461,484 | 371 Theaters | $1,244 Avg. | $10M Budget | $20,325,591 International Box Office: STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI: $673.4M Overseas Total | $1.264.9B Global Total JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE: $383.0M Overseas Total | $667.0M Global Total COCO: $425.2M Overseas Total | $621.7M Global Total WONDER: $102.3M Overseas Total | $230.8M Global Total FERDINAND: $132M Overseas Total | $207.5M Global Total THE GREATEST SHOWMAN: $100.1M Overseas Total | $194.6M Global Total PITCH PERFECT 3: $67.7M Overseas Total | $162.3M Global Total PADDINGTON 2: $125.2M Overseas Total | $135.8M Global Total INSIDIOUS: THE LAST KEY: $44.2M Overseas Total | $92.5M Global Total DARKEST HOUR: $19M Overseas Total | $54.7M Global Total ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD: $12.7M Overseas Total | $35.6M Global Total

During their engagement interview, William refers to her as Kate multiple times. Tom Bradby, the interviewer, was a friend of the couple (his wife also worked with the now-Duchess during her time at Jigsaw) and he too addresses her as Kate throughout. I've always looked at the "she's only ever been called Catherine" narrative as some sort of reinvention of her image that the courtiers dreamed up for the future Queen.

January 5–7, 2018 Estimates: 1 (2) Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle $36,000,000 | 3,801 Theaters | $9,471 Avg. | $90M Budget | $244,372,666 2 (N) Insidious: The Last Key $29,265,000 | 3,116 Theaters | $9,392 Avg. | $10M Budget | $29,265,000 3 (1) Star Wars: The Last Jedi $23,551,000 | 4,232 Theaters | $5,565 Avg. | $200M Budget | $572,513,602 4 (4) The Greatest Showman $13,800,000 | 3,342 Theaters | $4,129 Avg. | $84M Budget | $75,904,372 5 (3) Pitch Perfect 3 $10,225,000 | 3,458 Theaters | $2,957 Avg. | $45M Budget | $85,984,090 6 (5) Ferdinand $7,730,000 | 3,156 Theaters | $2,449 Avg. | $111M Budget | $70,499,118 7 (13) Molly's Game $7,000,000 | 1,608 Theaters | $4,353 Avg. | $30M Budget | $14,216,560 8 (8) Darkest Hour $6,355,000 | 1,733 Theaters | $3,667 Avg. | $30M Budget | $28,393,107 9 (6) Coco $5,539,000 | 1,894 Theaters | $2,924 Avg. | $175M Budget | $192,081,961 10 (7) All the Money in the World $3,550,000 | 2,123 Theaters | $1,672 Avg. | $50M Budget | $20,131,909 11 (11) The Shape of Water $3,100,000 | 804 Theaters | $3,856 Avg. | $19.5M Budget | $21,653,464 12 (23) I, Tonya $2,426,319 | 242 Theaters | $10,026 Avg. | $11M Budget | $5,294,538 13 (12) Wonder $2,400,000 | 1,258 Theaters | $1,908 Avg. | $20M Budget | $126,657,086 14 (9) Downsizing $2,130,000 | 2,020 Theaters | $1,054 Avg. | $68M Budget | $22,860,118 15 (24) The Post $1,700,000 | 36 Theaters | $47,222 Avg. | $50M Budget | $3,849,656 Lady Bird $1,558,800 | 562 Theaters | $2,774 Avg. | $11M Budget | $34,114,891 The Disaster Artist $781,530 | 478 Theaters | $1,635 Avg. | $10M Budget | $19,467,278 Call Me by Your Name $758,726 | 117 Theaters | $6,485 Avg. | $3.5M Budget | $6,084,655 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri $705,000 | 310 Theaters | $2,274 Avg. | $12M Budget | $25,392,714 Phantom Thread $245,000 | 6 Theaters | $40,833 Avg. | $35M Budget | $951,950 International Box Office: STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI: $632.7M Overseas Total | $1.205B Global Total COCO: $397.0M Overseas Total | $598.1M Global Total JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE: $275M Overseas Total | $514M Global Total FERDINAND: $112.8M Overseas Total | $183.3M Global Total THE GREATEST SHOWMAN: $74.4M Overseas Total | $150.3M Global Total PITCH PERFECT 3: $55M Overseas Total | $140.9M Global Total INSIDIOUS: THE LAST KEY: $20.1M Overseas Total | $49.3M Global Total

Given how many year end Top 10 lists Get Out has made/topped, I honestly think it would have a higher Metacritic score if it had been released during the fall with most other awards contenders. Don't get me wrong, I think being released so early and having the ability to show a lingering cultural impact has been the best thing for its awards hopes--even the "Is it a comedy?" debate with the Golden Globes kept a conversation going and led to critics/voters revisiting it at a helpful time for its chances. Among the more cantankerous Oscar voters, it seems like there will always be some resistance to movies that stray outside the lines of traditional awards bait. Dunkirk, OTOH, should be a Top 3 contender at minimum and probably the frontrunner, given its Metacritic score. The year end lists and critics circle awards are kind a way for them to reevaluate movies from earlier in the year and I think it is suffering for that, as well as not fitting in with the zeitgeist of 2017. Maybe it will have a better showing with the guilds and the Academy, though I can already picture the Brutally Honest Oscar Voters hating it, too, albeit for different reasons than not being woke enough.

I thought that Christopher Plummer would be in 4-5 scenes but it was a huge role and what a wonderful, multifaceted performance! The only distracting CGI was in the scenes in the desert, where there's a side shot of Spacey from a distance, getting off the train. It was nice to see Michelle Williams in a feistier role. Wahlberg wasn't awful but not on the level of his co-stars, either. What All the Money in the World Gets Right (and Wrong) About The Getty Kidnapping (Vanity Fair)

Some tweets from Vulture journalist/veteran awards watcher Mark Harris about this year's race:

And only $300 million less than the The Force Awakens! It's kind of crazy to think of a movie that will make more than $600M domestically as a "disappointment" and the drop off from the first to second movie will end up in line with earlier Star Wars trilogies. Still, after the $220M opening weekend, $700M+ wasn't an unreasonable expectation for The Last Jedi, but the box office reporters kept dropping their projections as the holidays wore on. It's pretty hard for a movie released from mid to late December not to triple its opening weekend; the Christmas season is notorious for leggy runs. MoviePass released their Top 25 list of films viewed by their members for 2017. The service only announced their price cut to $9.95 in August so the list is heavily skewed with movies from the last 4 months of the year. I'd heard anecdotally about some prestige titles getting upwards to half of their sales through MoviePass and this list offers some confirmation, considering the MoviePass popularity relative to the overall US box office. The totals are as of January 2: 1. Star Wars: The Last Jedi — $539,388,403 2. Thor: Ragnarok — $311,682,332 3. Coco — $184,196,357 4. Justice League — $226,160,932 5. Murder on the Orient Express — $100,934,765 6. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle — $195,431,898 7. Blade Runner 2049 — $91,680,164 8. The Disaster Artist — $18,376,704 9. Kingsman: The Golden Circle — $100,229,647 10. It — $327,481,748 11. Lady Bird — $32,115,494 12. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri — $24,479,902 13. The Greatest Showman — $58,094,255 14. American Made — 51,342,000 15. Daddy’s Home 2 — $102,245,753 16. Wonder — $123,306,929 17. The Foreigner — $34,393,507 18. Happy Death Day — $55,683,845 19. A Bad Mom’s Christmas — $71,958,321 20. Pitch Perfect 3 — $71,563,460 21. Shape of Water — $17,526,381 22. Downsizing — $19,619,377 23. Geostorm — $33,611,133 24. Jigsaw — $38,052,832 25. Ferdinand — $59,543,082

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is performing incredibly well, considering that it's not getting the largest screens in the multiplex. That's thanks to Disney's contractual demands for The Last Jedi: It will be interesting to see if Disney tries making the same demands for Episode IX and if theaters will push back (especially if they are confident that holiday season will have another breakout). The Last Jedi passes Beauty and the Beast to become domestic box office champion for 2017 releases. It will be the first #1 to win it within the calendar year since The Avengers. December 29–31, 2017 Estimates: 1 (1) Star Wars: The Last Jedi $52,446,000 | 4,232 Theaters | $12,393 Avg. | $200M Budget | $517,144,228 2 (2) Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle $50,570,000 | 3,765 Theaters | $13,432 Avg. | $90M Budget | $169,825,967 3 (3) Pitch Perfect 3 $17,780,000 | 3,468 Theaters | $5,127 Avg. | $45M Budget | $64,268,470 4 (4) The Greatest Showman $15,270,000 | 3,316 Theaters | $4,605 Avg. | $84M Budget | $48,785,986 5 (5) Ferdinand $11,650,000 3,337 Theaters | $3,491 Avg. | $111M Budget | $53,810,105 6 (6) Coco $6,572,000 | 2,104 Theaters | $3,124 Avg. | $175M Budget | $178,944,459 7 (N) All the Money in the World $5,450,000 | 2,074 Theaters | $2,628 Avg. | $50M Budget | $12,610,000 8 (8) Darkest Hour $5,280,000 | 943 Theaters | $5,599 Avg. | $30M Budget | $17,926,287 9 (7) Downsizing $4,600,000 | 2,664 Theaters | $1,727 Avg. | $68M Budget | $17,058,365 10 (9) Father Figures $3,705,000 | 2,902 Theaters | $1,277 Avg. | $25M Budget | $12,740,000 11 (10) The Shape of Water $3,490,000 | 756 Theaters | $4,616 Avg. | $19.5M Budget | $15,630,155 12 (11) Wonder $3,250,000 | 1,193 Theaters | $2,724 Avg. | $20M Budget | $121,558,865 13 (N) Molly's Game $2,330,000 | 271 Theaters | $8,598 Avg. | $30M Budget | $5,227,552 14 (15) Lady Bird $1,426,164 | 392 Theaters | $3,638 Avg. | $10M Budget | $31,392,177 15 (14) Justice League $1,265,000 | 1,101 Theaters | $1,149 Avg. | $300M Budget | $225,627,455

Heh, the father is like Jack, Dr. K and the firefighter rolled into one! The baby got named Rebecca and the mother's name is Beth--so many This Is Us vibes all around.

Empty gesture until Jones actually fires The Clapper Garrett.

I wonder if there were sequel hopes until the studio could only get Meryl in a limited capacity, and rather than completely let go of the dream, it became a prequel.

Christmas Eve falling on a Sunday leads to some weaker than expected openings/holds for the holiday season, but the weekdays starting tomorrow will bounce back and next weekend will probably be stronger for most movies. The Last Jedi is not going to reach the heights of The Force Awakens but that's pretty customary for the second movie in a Star Wars trilogy. Some of the specialty titles will have to wait until the thick of awards season to hit their stride. December 22–24, 2017 Estimates: 1 (1) Star Wars: The Last Jedi $68,486,000 | 4,232 Theaters | $16,183 Avg. | $200M Budget | $365,088,356 2 (N) Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle $34,000,000 | 3,765 Theaters | $9,031 Avg. | $90M Budget | $50,605,967 3 (N) Pitch Perfect 3 $20,451,000 | 3,447 Theaters | $5,933 Avg. | $45M Budget | $20,451,000 4 (N) The Greatest Showman $8,600,000 | 3,006 Theaters | $2,861 Avg. | $84M Budget | $13,198,731 5 (2) Ferdinand $7,050,000 | 3,630 Theaters | $1,942 Avg. | $111M Budget | $26,532,884 6 (3) Coco $5,208,000 | 2,111 Theaters | $2,467 Avg. | $175M Budget | $161,327,128 7 (N) Downsizing $4,600,000 | 2,668 Theaters | $1,724 Avg. | $68M Budget | $4,600,000 8 (16) Darkest Hour $4,105,000 | 806 Theaters | $5,093 Avg. | $30M Budget | $6,957,077 9 (N) Father Figures $3,200,000 | 2,902 Theaters | $1,103 Avg. | $25M Budget | $3,200,000 10 (12) The Shape of Water $3,050,000 | 726 Theaters | $4,201 Avg. | $19.5M Budget | $7,615,665 11 (4) Wonder $2,000,000 | 1,130 Theaters | $1,770 Avg. | $20M Budget | $114,957,750 12 (N) Tiger Zinda Hai $1,801,000 | 300 Theaters | $6,003 Avg. | $1,801,000 13 (11) The Star $1,375,000 | 1,106 Theaters | $1,243 Avg. | $20M Budget | $38,466,925 14 (5) Justice League $1,055,000 | 1,101 Theaters | $958 Avg. | $300M Budget | $222,678,455 15 (10) Lady Bird $1,005,627 | 402 Theaters | $2,502 Avg. | $10M Budget | $28,306,445 The Disaster Artist $907,247 | 517 Theaters | $1,755 Avg. | $10M Budget | $15,717,648 Call Me by Your Name $850,736 | 114 Theaters | $7,463 Avg. | $3.5M Budget | $3,138,537 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri $495,000 | 307 Theaters | $1,612 Avg. | $12M Budget | $22,710,619 The Post $495,000 | 9 Theaters | $55,000 Avg. | $50M Budget | $495,000 I, Tonya $445,694 | 37 Theaters | $12,046 Avg. | $11M Budget | $1,098,844 The Florida Project $39,104 | 43 Theaters | $909 Avg. | $2M Budget | $5,205,190 Happy End $23,800 | 33 Theaters | $721 Avg. | $23,800 Hostiles $22,849 | 3 Theaters | $7,697 Avg. | $40M Budget | $22,849

I would find it distracting if absolutely every character on a show had the most popular names for the era because that's not realistic, either. For me, it would feel like a writer just looked up a "Most Popular Names of [Year X]" list and limited themselves to about 20-30 options for all their characters, and I'd wonder if the writing for the show itself is just based on a bunch of clichés about a particular era. I do think that sometimes it's a subliminal thing with stuff set in the past, where the characters TPTB are trying to push on the audience get a name that's "too contemporary" while the lesser characters get the names that scream "born in 1982", or whenever. 1940s-born Megan gets to be lusted after by men and women alike and good at everything, while Dottie and Clara never get promoted out of the secretarial pool...that sort of thing. Still, many of the top names now, especially names for girls (like Emma, Sophie or Abigail, for example), aren't new at all but names that were popular 100+ years ago and are just back in fashion. Children have always been named for family members, even if it wasn't necessarily the hot name at the time, so when the name becomes trendy again, you get outliers like a thirtysomething Ava amid all the toddlers and tweens. If Savannah Guthrie weren't a real person but a TV character, you'd have people insisting that she's clearly at least 12-15 years too old to be called that according to statistics, but she's named after a great-grandmother.

It's been about 2-3 years since I've cracked open a biography about any of the Kennedys but I'll put the low estimate of the number I've read in my life at about 30, and this. They're filled with numerous personal details about their relationship, their arguments, their sex lives (one oft-repeated canard is how JFK told MacMillan he got a headache if he wasn't with a woman every three days), their urological/gynecological health, her underwear preferences... It isn't that pearls are being clutched because Morgan dared to portray "Anerican royalty" in an imperfect light, because friends, former friends, staffers, Secret Service agents, interns, servants, et al, let that cat out of the bag decades ago. It's that there are so many historical accounts of the JFK/Jackie dynamic already yet Morgan decided to invent some sort of professional jealousy angle and imply domestic violence to...make the royals look less bad in comparison, I guess? Why not work with the contrast of JFK being pleased to see Jackie shine on the international stage vs. Philip's resentment about living in Elizabeth's shadow? Or focus on how the roles of the wife of a male head of government/state and a female leader are quite dissimilar and society holds each to different expectations? There was good story to mine out of the two couples not being very much alike instead of reaching to try to draw parallels. I was really distracted by Elizabeth's dress shopping and how the models had figures nothing like hers. With Jackie in the episode, it reminded me of how during the White House years, Oleg Cassini employed a model with the First Lady's exact measurements so fittings could be done without her presence being necessary. I know Elizabeth was a bit farther removed from having a typical model's figure than Jackie Kennedy but surely for the young(ish) queen, a designer would make the effort?

The reviews for All the Money in the World are pretty respectable overall. I think Christopher Plummer will happen at the Oscars whether it's a hit or flop, and Ridley Scott/Michelle Williams will if it's a hit. Best Actress could use more competition! :) At this point, I wouldn't be stunned by a Nolan snub. The guilds and televised awards are often a different story, but for a movie with its Metacritic score (and all those 100s!), he and Dunkirk haven't had the strongest showing with the critics' groups so far.

December 15–17, 2017 Estimates: 1 (N) Star Wars: The Last Jedi $220,047,000 | 4,232 Theaters | $51,996 Avg. | $220,047,000 2 (N) Ferdinand $13,325,000 | 3,621 Theaters | $3,680 Avg. | $111M Budget | $13,325,000 3 (1) Coco $10,025,000 | 3,155 Theaters | $3,177 Avg. | $175-225M Budget | $150,810,896 4 (3) Wonder $5,400,000 | 3,047 Theaters | $1,772 Avg. | $20M Budget | $109,256,738 5 (2) Justice League $4,170,000 | 2,702 Theaters | $1,543 Avg. | $300M Budget | $219,456,347 6 (6) Daddy's Home 2 $3,800,000 | 2,493 Theaters | $1,524 Avg. | $69M Budget | $96,579,982 7 (5) Thor: Ragnarok $2,981,000 | 1,895 Theaters | $1,573 Avg. | $180M Budget | $306,375,120 8 (4) The Disaster Artist $2,636,908 | 1,010 Theaters | $2,611 Avg. | $10M Budget | $12,932,039 9 (7) Murder on the Orient Express $2,470,000 | 1,923 Theaters | $1,284 Avg. | $55M Budget | $97,252,742 10 (9) Lady Bird $2,108,117 | 947 Theaters | $2,226 Avg. | $10M Budget | $25,977,506 11 (8) The Star $1,775,000 | 1,936 Theaters | $917 Avg. | $20M Budget | $35,375,220 12 (13) The Shape of Water $1,738,000 | 158 Theaters | $11,000 Avg. | $19.5M Budget | $3,620,564 13 (11) Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri $1,625,000 | 944 Theaters | $12M Budget | $1,721 Avg. | $21,373,978 14 (10) Just Getting Started $978,923 | 1,840 Theaters | $532 Avg. | $22M Budget | $5,464,400 15 (15) Darkest Hour $850,000 | 84 Theaters | $10,119 Avg. | $30M Budget | $2,342,848 Call Me by Your Name $491,933 | 30 Theaters | $16,398 Avg. | $3.5M Budget | $2,005,411 Wonder Wheel $472,216 | 536 Theaters | $881 Avg. | $25M Budget | $851,470 Youth (2017) $260,000 | 30 Theaters | $8,667 Avg. | $260,000 I, Tonya $176,189 | 5 Theaters | $35,238 Avg. | $11M Budget | $553,554 International Box Office: THOR: RAGNAROK: $535.4M Overseas Total | $848.1M Global Total JUSTICE LEAGUE: $414.5M Overseas Total | $634.0M Global Total STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI: $230.0M Overseas Total | $450.0M Global Total COCO: $297.4M Overseas Total | $448.2M Global Total MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS: $200.7M Overseas Total | $297.9M Global Total DADDY'S HOME 2: $61M Overseas Total | $157.5M Global Total WONDER: $44.4M Overseas Total | $153.6M Global Total A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS: $50.9M Overseas Total | $121.6M Global Total YOUTH: $48M Overseas Total | $48.2M Global Total FERDINAND: $6.19M Overseas Total | $19.51M Global Total

William and Harry did go to boarding schools (Eton and before that, Ludgrove, starting at 8). They were just different, less harsh boarding schools than Gordonstoun, in Philip and Charles' time. Kate went to boarding schools, too. With George and Charlotte and Baby #3, the question is whether the boarding schools will be co-ed (probably). From what I remember of Diana, Her True Story, it painted a picture of England being a bit behind America when it came to upper-class attitudes about educating girls. Kate, whatever one thinks of how she occupied her 20s, was expected to go to university at least (not that college is for everyone, but a society saying young women don't need it because they're just going to marry well, is...not great). Diana was not a brilliant student by any stretch but university really wasn't a consideration for any of her sisters, either, while their brother was always supposed to go to Oxford or Cambridge. Princess Anne, older than Diana but not much younger than Charles, didn't attend university. A generation later, Zara, Beatrice and Eugenie all did.

Whoever is responsible for the Donald, Jr. and Eric characterizations clearly doesn't read their Twitter accounts.

And there was a bit of a resemblance with Margaret and the fiancée, though she was younger, I can imagine it rankled:

Some archival footage of the Kennedys' visit to the UK: As many have pointed out, JFK's father served as ambassador in the UK, of course his children were familiar with etiquette:

I think some (many?) voters get spoiled about screeners, view being on the list to get them as a perk/sign of being Very Important and probably see going out to movie theaters as a monumental chore. Some people will be busy and others are just entitled but there does seem to be a correlation with late/no screeners for a movie and a weak showing at SAG.

International Box Office: THOR: RAGNAROK: $532M Overseas Total | $833.2M Global Total JUSTICE LEAGUE: $401.3M Overseas Total | $613.4M Global Total COCO: $254M Overseas Total | $389.5M Global Total MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS: $182M Overseas Total | $274.7M Global Total DADDY’S HOME 2: $51.2M Overseas Total | $142.3M Global Total WONDER: $29.3M Overseas Total | $129.6M Global Total A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS: $45.5M Overseas Total | $114.3M Global Total HAPPY DEATH DAY: $56.6M Overseas Total | $112.3M Global Total

December 8–10, 2017 Estimates: 1 (1) Coco $18,303,000 | 3,748 Theaters | $4,883 Avg. | $175-225M Budget | $135,508,690 2 (2) Justice League $9,595,000 | 3,508 Theaters | $2,735 Avg. | $300M Budget | $212,060,371 3 (3) Wonder $8,450,000 | 3,519 Theaters | $2,401 Avg. | $20M Budget | $100,303,106 4 (12) The Disaster Artist $6,435,514 | 840 Theaters | $7,661 Avg. | $10M Budget | $8,032,288 5 (4) Thor: Ragnarok $6,291,000 | 3,047 Theaters | $2,065 Avg. | $180M Budget | $301,156,064 6 (5) Daddy's Home 2 $6,000,000 | 3,263 Theaters | $1,839 Avg. | $69M Budget | $91,159,459 7 (6) Murder on the Orient Express $5,100,000 | 3,201 Theaters | $1,593 Avg. | $55M Budget | $92,707,515 8 (9) The Star $3,675,000 | 2,976 Theaters | $1,235 Avg. | $20M Budget | $32,279,046 9 (8) Lady Bird $3,547,469 | 1,557 Theaters | $2,278 Avg. | $10M Budget | $22,331,138 10 (N) Just Getting Started $3,181,568 | 2,161 Theaters | $1,472 Avg. | $22M Budget | $3,181,568 11 (7) Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri $2,860,000 | 1,620 Theaters | $1,765 Avg. | $12M Budget | $18,310,284 12 (10) A Bad Moms Christmas $2,640,000 | 2,124 Theaters | $1,243 Avg. | $28M Budget | $68,760,606 13 (20) The Shape of Water $1,100,000 | 41 Theaters | $26,829 Avg. | $19.5M Budget | $1,331,008 14 (11) Roman J. Israel, Esq. $860,000 | 1,453 Theaters | $592 Avg. | $22M Budget | $11,197,525 15 (26) Darkest Hour $777,000 | 53 Theaters | $14,660 Avg. | $1,231,908 Call Me by Your Name $291,101 | 9 Theaters | $32,345 Avg. | $3.5M Budget | $1,372,406 I, Tonya $245,602 | 4 Theaters | $61,401 Avg. | $11M Budget | $245,602 Wonder Wheel $155,805 | 47 Theaters | $3,315 Avg. | $25M Budget | $321,985

Dater's Handbook and When Sparks Fly

There are new House Hunters: Where Are They Now? episodes this week. On tonight's show, one of the HHers had an aversion to en suite bathrooms, calling the idea of them "strange". It didn't seem to be a water conservation thing, but that she liked having to trek from the bedroom to the bathroom. They aren't a necessity by any means, but going out of the way to avoid them, you don't hear that one every day. With HH, you have to wonder how many of these quirks are even real.