Box Office

[Ohwell]

3 hours ago, afterbite said:

I thought that was its previous position on the list? 1st, 2nd, 3rd highest grossing of the week, etc?

Oh, ok

[Dejana]

And the (N) means a new movie in its debut weekend.

[JessePinkman]

Sometimes even a king needs to step down. Congrats to Black Panther!

[Dejana]

March 30 – April 1, 2018 Box Office:

1 (N)  Ready Player One   $41,764,050 | 4,234 Theaters | $9,864 Avg. | $175M Budget | $53,710,325
2 (N)  Tyler Perry's Acrimony   $17,170,707 | 2,006 Theaters | $8,560 Avg. | $20M Budget | $17,170,707     
3 (2)  Black Panther   $11,486,915 | 2,988 Theaters | $3,844 Avg. | $200M Budget | $650,923,549
4 (3)  I Can Only Imagine   $10,466,845 | 2,648 Theaters | $3,953 Avg. | $7M Budget | $55,292,182
5 (1)  Pacific Rim Uprising   $9,370,405 | 3,708 Theaters | $2,527 Avg. | $150M Budget | $45,836,225     

6 (4)  Sherlock Gnomes   $7,001,570 | 3,662 Theaters | $1,912 Avg. | $59M Budget | $22,822,216     
7 (5)  Tomb Raider   $4,922,048 | 2,788 Theaters | $1,765 Avg. | $94M Budget | $50,715,273   
8 (6)  A Wrinkle in Time   $4,842,624 | 2,367 Theaters | $2,046 Avg. | $100M Budget | $83,399,038    
9 (7)  Love, Simon   $4,767,488 | 2,024 Theaters | $2,355 Avg. | $17M Budget | $32,108,320
10 (8)  Paul, Apostle of Christ   $3,457,864 | 1,473 Theaters | $2,347 Avg. | $5M Budget | $11,488,702    

11 (15)  Isle Of Dogs   $2,943,366 | 165 Theaters | $17,839 Avg. | $6,057,822  
12 (N)  God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness   $2,689,677 | 1,693 Theaters | $1,589 Avg. | $2,689,677    
13 (9)  Game Night   $2,511,676 | 1,335 Theaters | $1,881 Avg. | $37M Budget | $65,041,223
14 (12)  Peter Rabbit   $2,121,583 | 1,667 Theaters | $1,273 Avg. | $50M Budget | $110,767,709     
15 (10)  Midnight Sun   $1,822,313 | 2,128 Theaters | $856 Avg. | $7,671,529

Unsane   $1,450,575 | 1,929 Theaters | $752 Avg. | $1.5M Budget | $6,832,037
The Death of Stalin   $1,345,315 | 484 Theaters | $2,780Avg. | $3,808,896    
The Greatest Showman   $700,398 | 764 Theaters | $917 Avg. | $84M Budget | $172,069,900     
Baaghi 2   $650,722 | 123 Theaters | $5,290 Avg. | $650,722
Finding Your Feet   $60,132 | 14 Theaters | $4,295 Avg. | £5.4M Budget | $60,132    

International Box Office:

BLACK PANTHER:  $623.2M Overseas Total | $1.273B Global Total

THE GREATEST SHOWMAN:   $242.1M Overseas Total | $414.1M Global Total
TOMB RAIDER:   $194.6M Overseas Total | $245.1M Global Total
PACIFIC RIM UPRISING:  $186.2M Overseas Total | $231.9M Global Total      
PETER RABBIT:   $120.1M Overseas Total | $230.7M Global Total

READY PLAYER ONE:  $128.0M Overseas Total | $181.2M Global Total  
RED SPARROW:  $84.2M Overseas Total | $129.8M Global Total
A WRINKLE IN TIME:   $21.1M Overseas Total | $104.3M Global Total
GAME NIGHT:  $34.2M Overseas Total | $99.2M Global Total 

Edited April 8, 2018 by Dejana
updated rankings

[Silver Raven]

Surprised that RPO did so well.

[xaxat]

And I'm not surprised that Tyler Perry earned almost all of his film's budget in the opening weekend. Even in a crowded field. 

[methodwriter85]

Love Simon had another decent hold and it's now at 31/32 million. Good! At this rate it's going to hit mid/high 30's by the end of it's run, perhaps as high as low 40's. It's at the very least going to do a 2x multiple of its production budget,.

Edited April 2, 2018 by methodwriter85

[absnow54]

Love Simon had another decent hold and it's now at 31/32 million. Good! At this rate it's going to hit mid/high 30's by the end of it's run, perhaps as high as low 40's. It's at the very least going to do a 2x multiple of its production budget.

I'm curious what the advertising budget on this film was though. I was seeing promos for this thing everywhere! I'm hoping it did well enough to be considered a success though, because I'd love to see Hollywood continue to break their usual mold and take chances on commercial films.

[proserpina65]

It's looks like A Wrinkle In Time has only just barely made back its production budget and has to have a long way to go to cover the promotional budget.

[Dejana]

April 6–8, 2018 Weekend Numbers:

1 (N)  A Quiet Place   $50,203,562 | 3,508 Theaters | $14,311 Avg. | $17M Budget | $50,203,562
2 (1)  Ready Player One   $24,624,178 | 4,234 Theaters | $5,816 Avg. | $175M Budget | $96,484,703
3 (N)  Blockers   $20,556,350 | 3,379 Theaters | $6,084 Avg. | $21M Budget | $20,556,350    
4 (3)  Black Panther   $8,704,968 | 2,747 Theaters | $3,169 Avg. | $200M Budget | $665,630,708
5 (2)  Tyler Perry's Acrimony   $8,380,983 | 2,006 Theaters | $4,178 Avg, | $20M Budget | $31,665,563

6 (4)  I Can Only Imagine   $7,806,552 | 2,894 Theaters | $2,697 Avg. | $7M Budget | $68,533,754     
7 (N)  Chappaquiddick   $5,765,854 | 1,560 Theaters | $3,696 Avg. | $5,765,854    
8 (6)  Sherlock Gnomes   $5,436,068 | 2,733 Theaters | $1,989 Avg. | $59M Budget | $33,734,129     
9 (5)  Pacific Rim Uprising   $4,824,245 | 2,627 Theaters | $1,836 Avg. | $150M Budget | $54,837,305
10 (11)  Isle Of Dogs   $4,600,000 | 554 Theaters | $8,303 Avg. | $12,048,934     

11 (N)  The Miracle Season   $3,950,652 | 1,707 Theaters | $2,314 Avg. | $3,950,652     
12 (8)  A Wrinkle in Time   $3,301,707 | 1,701 Theaters | $1,941 Avg. | $100M Budget | $90,274,463
13 (9)  Love, Simon   $2,767,003 | 1,464 Theaters | $1,890 Avg. | $17M Budget | $37,544,267
14 (7)  Tomb Raider   $1,926,315 | 1,673 Theaters | $1,151 Avg. | $94M Budget | $55,070,405     
15 (10)  Paul, Apostle of Christ   $1,772,226 | 1,262 Theaters | $1,404 Avg, | $5M Budget | $15,003,077

The Death of Stalin   $987,222 | 554 Theaters | $1,802 Avg. | $5,474,835    
The Leisure Seeker   $527,339 | 353 Theaters | $1,494 Avg. | $1,769,453
Pandas   $158,915 | 33 Theaters | $4,816 Avg. | $158,915
You Were Never Really Here   $132,829 | 3 Theaters | $44,276 Avg. | $132,829
Lean on Pete   $46,975 | 4 Theaters | $11,744 Avg. | $46,975         

International Box Office:

BLACK PANTHER:  $634.5M Overseas Total | $1.299B Global Total
JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE:  $546M Overseas Total | $949.6M Global Total
COCO:  $580.5M Overseas Total | $790.1M Global Total

THE GREATEST SHOWMAN:  $247.2M Overseas Total | $420.2M Global Total
READY PLAYER ONE:  $294.4M Overseas Total | $391.3M Global Total

PETER RABBIT:  $160.5M Overseas Total | $273.8M Global Total
PACIFIC RIM UPRISING:   $212.1 Overseas Total | $267.0M Global Total
TOMB RAIDER:  $207.8M Overseas Total | $262.9M Global Total

RED SPARROW:  $91.4M Overseas Total | $137.7M Global Total
A WRINKLE IN TIME:  $21.1M Overseas Total | $111.2M Global Total
GAME NIGHT:  $37.3M Overseas Total | $104.5M Global Total

A QUIET PLACE:  $21.0M Overseas Total | $71.0M Global Total
SHERLOCK GNOMES:  $11.9M Overseas Total | $45.7M Global Total
LOVE, SIMON:  $5.4M Overseas Total | $42.9M Global Total

Edited April 14, 2018 by Dejana
final numbers, ranking changes

[Dejana]

April 13–15, 2018 Final Numbers:

1 (N)  Rampage   $35,753,093 | 4,101 Theaters | $8,718 Avg. | $120M Budget | $35,753,093
2 (1)  A Quiet Place   $32,970,049 | 3,589 Theaters | $9,186 Avg. | $17M Budget | $100,005,934     
3 (N)  Truth or Dare   $18,667,855 | 3,029 Theaters | $6,163 Avg. | $3.5M Budget | $18,667,855    
4 (2)  Ready Player One   $11,519,388 | 3,661 Theaters | $3,147 Avg. | $175M Budget | $114,922,186    
5 (3)  Blockers   $10,770,310 | 3,418 Theaters | $3,151 Avg. | $21M Budget | $37,403,980

6 (4)  Black Panther   $5,777,896 | 2,180 Theaters | $2,650 Avg. | $200M Budget | $674,233,418    
7 (10)  Isle Of Dogs   $5,475,139 | 1,939 Theaters | $2,824 Avg. | $18,926,003    
8 (6)  I Can Only Imagine   $4,146,261 | 2,553 Theaters | $1,611 Avg. | $7M Budget | $75,297,826
9 (5)  Tyler Perry's Acrimony   $3,652,698 | 1,332 Theaters | $2,742 Avg. | $20M Budget | $37,828,175
10 (7)  Chappaquiddick   $3,059,561 | 1,645 Theaters | $1,860 Avg. | $11,040,943      

11 (8)  Sherlock Gnomes    $2,404,661 | 2,116 Theaters | $1,136 Avg. | $59M Budget | $37,228,148
12 (11)  The Miracle Season   $2,213,207 | 1,707 Theaters | $1,297 Avg. | $7,042,043     
13 (N)  Beirut   $1,734,497 | 755 Theaters | $2,297 Avg. | $2,107,195     
14 (9)  Pacific Rim Uprising   $1,451,540 | 1,537 Theaters | $944 Avg. | $150M Budget | $57,605,675  
15 (12)  A Wrinkle in Time   $1,380,257 | 1,112 Theaters | $1,241 Avg. | $100M Budget | $92,476,477    

Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero   $1,161,754 | 1,658 Theaters | $701 Avg. | $25M Budget | $1,161,754
Love, Simon   $1,060,295 | 889 Theaters | $1,193 Avg. | $17M Budget | $39,329,296
The Death of Stalin   $481,691 | 330 Theaters | $1,460 Avg. | $6,312,502
 

Other news:

Box-Office Milestone: 'Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle' Becomes Biggest-Ever Sony Title in U.S.:

Quote

The movie accomplished the milestone this week after narrowly surpassing the original

Spider-Man, which grossed $403.7 million at the box office in 2002. The Jumanji reboot, which was released Dec. 20, finished Tuesday with a domestic total of $403.71 million. The film is all but done with its theatrical run after coming out on DVD earlier this month.

Obviously, the original Spider-Man sold many more tickets, but Jumanji performed far better than anyone ever expected.

WB reported additional grosses for Dunkirk during the week and its lifetime gross is now $190,068,280, which is more than Interstellar ($188,020,017).

International Box Office:

BLACK PANTHER:  $639.7M Overseas Total | $1.313B Global Total

READY PLAYER ONE:  $360.2M Overseas Total | $474.8M Global Total
THE GREATEST SHOWMAN:  $251.3M Overseas Total | $424.6M Global Total  

PETER RABBIT:  $184.4M Overseas Total | $298.2M Global Total
PACIFIC RIM UPRISING:  $212.1M Overseas Total | $269.6M Global Total
TOMB RAIDER:  $211.8M Overseas Total | $268M Global Total

A QUIET PLACE:  $51.7M Overseas Total | $151.3M Global Total
RAMPAGE:  $114.1M Overseas Total | $148.6M Global Total
A WRINKLE IN TIME:  $26.3 Overseas Total | $118.6M Global Total

BLOCKERS:  $16M Overseas Total | $52.9M Global Total
SHERLOCK GNOMES:  $15.2M Overseas Total | $52.1M Global Total
LOVE, SIMON: $10.2M Overseas Total | $49.5M Global Total  

Edited April 21, 2018 by Dejana
updated rankings, numbers

[methodwriter85]

How is the Greatest Showman still in theaters?

[Dejana]

40 minutes ago, methodwriter85 said:

How is the Greatest Showman still in theaters?

It's wrapping up domestically, being on DVD/streaming now and only making $225K in 209 theaters this weekend. Internationally, it's still in 14 markets and increased over last week in Australia. Staggered releases help movies make money for a long time period of time. The Boss Baby just got released theatrically in Japan within the last couple of months!

http://deadline.com/2018/04/rampage-quiet-place-black-panther-ready-player-one-china-weekend-results-international-box-office-1202364491/

Edited April 16, 2018 by Dejana

[methodwriter85]

Yeah. I can definitely see The Greatest Showman working well for a foreign market. Glad to see it's done so well- I'm not the biggest fan, but it was a risk and it's great to see that pay off.

Ready Player One- I had some problems with it, but overall I'm happy that it's doing okay. It's domestic cume isn't going to come anywhere near what it needs to in order to recoup it's budget domestically, but it seems like it's going to play pretty well overseas. I really thought it was going to flop pretty hard. I'm hoping that Spielberg might look at Olivia Cooke for other roles.

[Hybridcookie]

12 hours ago, methodwriter85 said:

How is the Greatest Showman still in theaters?

Because it's awesome!

Haha, I work in a cinema and people are still coming to watch it, who haven't seen it before, despite being released 19 weeks ago (on Boxing Day) and the fact we've had it on for 18 weeks of that 19. We've also had people in to see it who've seen it multiple times - I think 6 is the record that I've heard.

[Dejana]

April 20–22, 2018 Estimates:

1 (2)  A Quiet Place   $22,000,000 | 3,808 Theaters | $5,777 Avg. | $17M Budget | $132,358,711     
2 (1)  Rampage   $21,000,000 | 4,115 Theaters | $5,103 Avg. | $120M Budget | $66,600,066
3 (N)  I Feel Pretty   $16,220,000 | 3,440 Theaters | $4,715 Avg. | $32M Budget | $16,220,000     
4 (N)  Super Troopers 2   $14,700,000 | 2,038 Theaters | $7,213 Avg. | $13.5M Budget | $14,700,000
5 (3)  Truth or Dare   $7,910,000 | 3,068 Theaters | $2,578 Avg. | $3.5M Budget | $30,387,415     

6 (4)  Ready Player One   $7,500,000 | 3,208 Theaters | $2,338 Avg. | $175M Budget | $126,181,326
7 (5)  Blockers   $6,985,000 | 3,134 Theaters | $2,229 Avg. | $21M Budget | $48,254,045     
8 (6)  Black Panther   $4,642,000 | 1,930 Theaters | $2,405 Avg. | $200M Budget | $681,084,109     
9 (N)  Traffik   $3,875,000 | 1,046 Theaters | $3,705 Avg. | $4M Budget | $3,875,000     
10 (7)  Isle Of Dogs   $3,400,000 | 1,947 Theaters | $1,746 Avg. | $24,360,538     

11 (N)  Bharat Ane Nenu   $2,850,000 | 305 Theaters | $9,344 Avg. | $10M Budget | $2,850,000     
12 (8)  I Can Only Imagine   $2,431,250 | 1,994 Theaters | $1,219 Avg. | $7M Budget | $79,405,152     
14 (10)  Chappaquiddick   $2,000,000 | 1,455 Theaters | $1,375 Avg. | $14,455,101     
13 (9)  Tyler Perry's Acrimony   $2,000,000 | 1,148 Theaters | $1,742 Avg. | $20M Budget | $41,014,883
15 (11)  Sherlock Gnomes   $1,400,000 | 1,459 Theaters | $960 Avg. | $59M Budget | $39,551,456     

The Miracle Season   $1,137,000 | 1,122 Theaters | $1,013 Avg. | $8,842,565
A Wrinkle in Time   $682,000 | 665 Theaters | $1,026 Avg. | $100M Budget | $93,668,619     
Love, Simon   $500,000 | 491 Theaters | $1,018 Avg. | $17M Budget | $40,212,402     
The Death of Stalin   $340,216 | 210 Theaters | $1,620 Avg. | $6,862,918

International Box Office:

BLACK PANTHER:  $642.9M Overseas Total | $1.322B Global Total

READY PLAYER ONE:  $395.4M Overseas Total | $521.6M Global Total
RAMPAGE:  $216.4M Overseas Total | $283.0M Global Total
PACIFIC RIM UPRISING:  $223.5M Overseas Total | $282.1M Global Total

Edited April 22, 2018 by Dejana

[Ohwell]

Wow, guess I'm going to have to see A Quiet Place.

I'm happy for John Krasinski because, like Jordan Peele, he should be able to bank a whole lot of $$$ and just do whatever he wants to do in the future and not worry about being cast for anything. 

Edited April 22, 2018 by Ohwell

[AimingforYoko]

2 hours ago, Ohwell said:

I'm happy for John Krasinski because, like Jordan Peele, he should be able to bank a whole lot of $$$ and just do whatever he wants to do in the future and not worry about being cast for anything.

Heh, he was already there. John is not the breadwinner in that family.

[Dejana]

More International Box Office:

JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE:  $551.5M Overseas Total | $955.5M Global Total
COCO:  $587.9M Overseas Total | $797.6M Global Total

THE BOSS BABY:  $352.9M Overseas Total | $527.9M Global Total (it was just released in Japan last month)
THE GREATEST SHOWMAN:  $254.1M Overseas Total | $427.6M Global Total

PETER RABBIT:  $195.7M Overseas Total | $310M Global Total
A QUIET PLACE:  $74.8M Overseas Total | $207.1M Global Total
RED SPARROW:  $98.3M Overseas Total | $144.9M Global Total

DEN OF THIEVES:  $34.6M Overseas Total | $79.5M Global Total
LADY BIRD:  $24.8M Overseas Total | $73.7M Global Total
BLOCKERS:  $19.5M Overseas Total | $67.8M Global Total

SHERLOCK GNOMES:  $18.1M Overseas Total | $57.6M Global Total
LOVE, SIMON:  $13M Overseas Total | $53.2M Global Total
ISLE OF DOGS:  $15.2M Overseas Total | $39.6M Global Total
TRUTH OR DARE:  $7.9M Overseas Total | $38.3M Global Total

Edited April 29, 2018 by Dejana

[raezen]

I Feel Pretty is doing better than I expected.  Especially when nobody here has bothered with a thread for it.

[Silver Raven]

I have seen zero advertising for Den of Thieves, nor even any previews, at any of the movies I have gone to in the past two months.

[Dejana]

6 hours ago, Silver Raven said:

I have seen zero advertising for Den of Thieves, nor even any previews, at any of the movies I have gone to in the past two months.

Oh, it already came out in January in America, the international number just got updated this weekend. 

[methodwriter85]

And Love Simon will close out in the low 40's. Good!

[Dejana]

[starri]

What's blowing my mind right now is that if you look at the list of the worldwide top-grossing films of 2018, two of the top five are Chinese-made.  I know the year's not half over, the totals for Infinity War aren't in yet, nor are some of the other big releases, but that's proof positive of why the studios are adapting the way they are.

[galaxygirl76]

2 hours ago, starri said:

What's blowing my mind right now is that if you look at the list of the worldwide top-grossing films of 2018, two of the top five are Chinese-made.  I know the year's not half over, the totals for Infinity War aren't in yet, nor are some of the other big releases, but that's proof positive of why the studios are adapting the way they are.

I remember seeing one in the top five last year almost until the end of the year when the holiday releases came out.

[Dejana]

Avengers: Infinity War sets new all-time domestic and global opening weekend records—and it doesn't open in China for another two weeks! Most box office reporters/watchers believe Disney is lowballing the weekend estimate, given its huge Saturday ($83 million, also a record) and expect it to jump $5-10 million with the final numbers tomorrow. Where could it end up?

Quote

As of now, the most frontloaded $200 million+ opener is Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which earned $621m from a $220m launch last December. A comparative 2.8x multiplier (which would be great at any other time save for December and comparable to the first Thor from May of 2011) would give Infinity War a $700m cume. With school still in session for a month and less “never seen anything like this before” buzz, the MCU spectacle will likely be more frontloaded than your standard $200 million+ opener. A run comparable to Civil War (2.27x), Iron Man 3 (2.35x) or Avengers: Age of Ultron (2.4x) gets Infinity War to a total between $567m and $600m domestic.

Will general audiences treat it like an event or rather like just this year’s MCU Avengers summer kick-off flick? With an opening this huge, even legs like Iron Man 2 (2.43x) gets Avengers 3 to $608 million domestic. I’m not comfortable at this early juncture even speculating about a 3x weekend multiplier (which would put it past Avatar’s $760m total), but “standard” MCU legs (2.4x to 2.8x) gets it between $600m and $700m, so there is a lot of wiggle room. We’ll find out over the next week or so whether Avengers: Infinity War can go to infinity and beyond.

 

 

April 27–29, 2018 Estimates:

1 (N)  Avengers: Infinity War   $250,000,000 | 4,474 Theaters | $55,878 Avg. | $300-400M Budget* | $250,000,000     
2 (1)  A Quiet Place   $10,650,000 | 3,565 Theaters | $2,987 Avg. | $17M Budget | $148,173,301
3 (3)  I Feel Pretty   $8,130,000 | 3,440 Theaters | $2,363 Avg. | $32M Budget | $29,573,561     
4 (2)  Rampage   $7,105,000 | 3,508 Theaters | $2,025 Avg. | $120M Budget | $77,930,557
5 (8)  Black Panther   $4,381,000 | 1,650 Theaters | $2,655 Avg. | $200M Budget | $688,009,489

6 (4)  Super Troopers 2   $3,600,000 | 2,125 Theaters | $1,694 Avg. | $13.5M Budget | $22,084,929
7 (5)  Truth or Dare   $3,210,000 | 2,420 Theaters | $1,326 Avg. | $3.5M Budget | $35,316,995     
8 (7)  Blockers   $2,945,000 | 2,324 Theaters | $1,267 Avg. | $21M Budget | $53,215,490     
9 (6)  Ready Player One   $2,435,000 | 2,365 Theaters | $1,030 Avg. | $175M Budget | $130,683,218
10 (9)  Traffik   $1,620,000 | 1,046 Theaters | $1,549 Avg. | $4M Budget | $6,752,274     

Disobedience   $241,276 | 5 Theaters | $48,255 Avg. | $241,276     
Kings   $173,113 | 214 Theaters | $809 Avg. | $173,113     
Love, Simon   $125,000 | 173 Theaters | $723 Avg. | $17M Budget | $40,492,904     
Let the Sunshine In   $40,267 | 2 Theaters | $20,134 Avg. | $40,267     

 

International Box Office:

BLACK PANTHER:  $643.2M Overseas Total | $1.331B Global Total

AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR:  $380M Overseas Total | $630M Global Total
READY PLAYER ONE:  $414.5M Overseas Total | $545.1M Global Total

RAMPAGE:  $256.7M Overseas Total | $334.6M Global Total
A QUIET PLACE:  $87.2M Overseas Total | $235.3M Global Total

 

*Quite the range, but Marvel hasn't released an exact number.

Edited May 5, 2018 by Dejana

[AimingforYoko]

Disney, as a studio, has already crossed a billion in domestic gross and it's not even May yet. And with Incredibles 2, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Wreck-It Ralph 2 and Mary Freaking Poppins (Notice I didn't even mention Solo) yet to come for 2018, Disney's conquest of Earth continues unabated.

[starri]

What's even more remarkable about Infinity War blowing past The Force Awakens is that I remember the latter having theaters doing screenings 24 hours a day.  How many more repeat viewers could they squeeze in with early AM choices?

[AimingforYoko]

Infinity War actuals:

1 (N)  Avengers: Infinity War  $257,698,183 | 4,474 Theaters | $57,599 Avg. | $300-400M Budget* | $257,698,183

That's going to be a tough record to beat.

[Shannon L.]

I'll be interested to see what the one week total is.  Granted, I don't always check out theaters with reserved seating when I go to movies myself in the middle of the week, but I'm seeing this again on Tuesday morning, so I looked at our really nice theater to see what their matinee price was and all the best seats in the house, and then some, were sold out.  This was for Tuesday at 11:30am!  This is also the first time since I've started buying advanced tickets at our reserved seating theater that I bought them the first day they went on sale and when I got the time to do so (right after lunch), all the best seats were taken for all three opening weekend evenings. 

[Dejana]

1 hour ago, AimingforYoko said:

Infinity War actuals:

1 (N)  Avengers: Infinity War  $257,698,183 | 4,474 Theaters | $57,599 Avg. | $300-400M Budget* | $257,698,183

That's going to be a tough record to beat.

It does often seem that way, but the record inevitably gets broken in 4-5 years at the most. 

[anna0852]

On 4/30/2018 at 5:54 PM, AimingforYoko said:

Infinity War actuals:

1 (N)  Avengers: Infinity War  $257,698,183 | 4,474 Theaters | $57,599 Avg. | $300-400M Budget* | $257,698,183

That's going to be a tough record to beat.

Pretty sure Avengers 4 will be up to the challenge next spring.

Edited May 3, 2018 by anna0852

[xaxat]

Must be really depressing at Warner Brothers/DC this spring.

[Dejana]

I thought Avengers: Infinity War would have a bigger opening than Black Panther but end up with a lower domestic total, though that was before this weekend. It seems very well liked by fans but there was a huge rush factor. Sellouts cause spillover that lead to lower drops in the first week, but Marvel sequels can be frontloaded overall. The drop next weekend will tell the story.

 

Edited May 1, 2018 by Dejana

[methodwriter85]

I work in a movie theater. I worked Star Wars Force Awakens, and this was definitely giving me flashbacks to what that was like. only the lines weren't as long because we converted to all-reserve recliners.

[Dejana]

If the estimates hold, Avengers: Infinity War will have the second-best second weekend of all time, yet the amount is a little less than a million ahead of Black Panther's second weekend. Infinity War got off to a bigger start, so it's showing signs of the typical Marvel sequel frontloadedness as time goes on. Star Wars: The Last Jedi was the first $200M+ opener not to earn a 3x multiplier and it looks like Infinity War will be the second. Granted, there are only six $200M+ openers ever, but four of them have ended up earning more than three times their opening weekends: Marvel's The Avengers (3.01x), Jurassic World (3.12x), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (3.78x) and Black Panther (3.43x so far).

May 4–6, 2018 Estimates:

1 (1)  Avengers: Infinity War   $112,474,000   4,474 Theaters | $25,139 Avg. |  $300-400M Budget | $450,806,540
2 (N)  Overboard (2018)   $14,750,000 | 1,623 Theaters | $9,088 Avg. | $12M Budget | $14,750,000
3 (2)  A Quiet Place   $7,600,000 | 3,413 Theaters | $2,227 Avg. | $17M Budget | $159,894,386     
4 (3)  I Feel Pretty   $4,900,000 | 3,232 Theaters | $1,516 Avg. | $32M Budget | $37,798,283
5 (4)  Rampage   $4,620,000 | 3,151 Theaters | $1,466 Avg. | $120M Budget | $84,793,100
6 (N)  Tully   $3,186,000 | 1,353 Theaters | $2,355 Avg. | $3,186,000     
7 (5)  Black Panther   $3,146,000 | 1,641 Theaters | $1,917 Avg. | $200M Budget | $693,126,615 (12th weekend in the Top 10!)
8 (7)  Truth or Dare   $1,885,000 | 1,904 Theaters | $990 Avg. | $3.5M Budget | $38,236,360     
9 (6)  Super Troopers 2   $1,815,000 | 2,118 Theaters | $857 Avg. | $13.5M Budget | $25,445,701     
10 (N)  Bad Samaritan   $1,758,000 | 2,007 Theaters | $876 Avg. | $1,758,000

RBG   $560,000 | 34 Theaters | $16,471 Avg. | $560,000     
102 Not Out   $480,000 | 102 Theaters | $4,706 Avg. | $480,000     
Disobedience   $310,272 | 31 Theaters | $10,009 Avg. | $638,645     

International Box Office:

BLACK PANTHER:  $645.3M Overseas Total | $1.338B Global Total
AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR:  $713.3M Overseas Total | $1.164B Global Total

COCO:  $590.8M Overseas Total | $800.5M Global Total
READY PLAYER ONE:  $433.6M Overseas Total | $566.6M Global Total
THE GREATEST SHOWMAN:  $255.4M Overseas Total | $429.1M Global Total

RAMPAGE:  $293.1M Overseas Total | $377.8M Global Total
PETER RABBIT:  $212.1M Overseas Total | $326.7M Global Total
A QUIET PLACE:  $95.4M Overseas Total | $255.2M Global Total
A WRINKLE IN TIME:  $31.4M Overseas Total | $126.8M Global Total

BLOCKERS:  $24.9M Overseas Total | $81M Global Total
TRUTH OR DARE:  $20.2M Overseas Total | $58.4M Global Total
ISLE OF DOGS:  $22.4M Overseas Total | $50.9M Global Total

Edited May 6, 2018 by Dejana

[starri]

I know that's hardly a boffo result for Overboard, but for a small budgeted movie with bad reviews that I saw no advertising for (granted, I am a cord-cutter who only really sees ads on public transit), that isn't a terrible number.

[JustaPerson]

Infinity War has become the fastest film in history to reach 1 billion globally! And still not open in China!

[Dejana]

6 hours ago, starri said:

I know that's hardly a boffo result for Overboard, but for a small budgeted movie with bad reviews that I saw no advertising for (granted, I am a cord-cutter who only really sees ads on public transit), that isn't a terrible number.

Some Overboard audience stats (Deadline):

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This one was smartly dated to sync with the Cinco de Mayo holiday. PostTrak reports a Latino turnout of 41%, with the demo giving the pic an 83% positive. Four stars overall for the pic and a shiny A- CinemaScore. Overboard‘s opening is higher than the Mexican star’s April 28 release last year, How to Be a Latin Lover, which opened to $12.2M and yielded a 2.6 multiple for a final $32.1M.

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Originally, Overboard was scheduled on April 13. But when Infinity War moved around, [Lionsgate] took the title to this weekend. There was some risk and upside going on Cinco de Mayo: It’s a big holiday weekend with friends and family. But business was up yesterday, and LG is hoping that Sunday will see a further boost, as Hispanic audiences make their way to the cinema after church.

RelishMix considers the social buzz on Overboard to be good, with a social media universe of 120M above the genre’s typical online reach of 115M and video materials going viral at 11 to 1. “Many Hispanic fans are calling Derbez out as a primary reason to go see Overboard,” says RelishMix, and he has a great reach with over 31M followers. But Eva Longoria also is a big social magnet here at 18M+ followers, followed by Anna Faris, who counts 2.6M. Females are the majority at Overboard, making up 59% of the crowd, per PostTrak. Women over 25 at 45% give the pic a 77% positive.

The studio (Lionsgate) is the same one that releases Tyler Perry movies, so they likely used similar promotion strategies, with the advertising heavily geared to outlets frequented by the primary fanbase.  I did see an occasional ad for it on Lifetime/HGTV sort of channels but nothing compared to what seemed like an onslaught for I Feel Pretty.

Edited May 7, 2018 by Dejana

[Captain Carrot]

3 hours ago, Dejana said:

7 (5)  Black Panther   $3,146,000 | 1,641 Theaters | $1,917 Avg. | $200M Budget | $693,126,615 (12th weekend in the Top 10!)

And now Marvel has two movies in the top ten at the same time. And if AIW can stay in the top ten until 7/6/18, Marvel will have a movie in the top 10 from February through July-August. (Assuming that Ant-Man and the Wasp makes the top ten). How often does that happen? (For the purpose of this question I'm treating Disney, Lucasfilm, Pixar, and Marvel as different studios).

[Dejana]

2 hours ago, Captain Carrot said:

And now Marvel has two movies in the top ten at the same time. And if AIW can stay in the top ten until 7/6/18, Marvel will have a movie in the top 10 from February through July-August. (Assuming that Ant-Man and the Wasp makes the top ten). How often does that happen? (For the purpose of this question I'm treating Disney, Lucasfilm, Pixar, and Marvel as different studios).

That's a good question, and very tricky. Among studios as a whole, it's probably not that uncommon, but with franchises, it's a harder feat. Most only release one movie a year, if that, so barring Titanic legs, they can only stay in the top 10 for so long. Then there are Franchises vs. Brands! The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a franchise while Box Office Mojo considers Marvel Comics a brand. So, any X-Men count under The Marvel Comics brand but not as MCU movies, Spider-Man: Homecoming is MCU but not the earlier Spider-Man movies, and so on.  Anyway, I don't think Infinity War will be able to hang on in the Top 10 until July; it has a lot more up-front demand and competition than Black Panther did.

Disney managed an April-to-June run once with their Live Action Re-Imaginings: The Jungle Book entered the Top 10 on April 15, 2016, was still there when Alice: Through the Looking Glass came out in May, and A:TTLG had its last Top 10 Sunday on June 26, 2016.

ETA: It looks like at least one Star Wars re-release managed to be in the weekend Top 10 from January 31, 1997 to April 6, 1997, and sometimes two or more at once. 

Edited May 7, 2018 by Dejana

[Dejana]

Pretty generous drops all around for the Mother's Day weekend. Higher final numbers for multiple titles wouldn't be a surprise.

May 11–13, 2018 Estimates:

1 (1)  Avengers: Infinity War   $61,817,000 | 4,474 Theaters | $13,817 Avg. | $316-322M* Budget | $547,829,103
2 (N)  Life of the Party   $18,500,000 | 3,656 Theaters | $5,060 Avg. | $30M Budget | $18,500,000
3 (N)  Breaking In   $16,500,000 | 2,537 Theaters | $6,504 Avg. | $6M Budget | $16,500,000     
4 (2)  Overboard   $10,100,000 | 2,006 Theaters | $5,035 Avg. | $12M Budget | $29,593,977
5 (3)  A Quiet Place   $6,400,000 | 3,144 Theaters | $2,036 Avg. | $17M Budget | $169,552,634     
6 (4)  I Feel Pretty   $3,710,000 | 2,858 Theaters | $1,298 Avg. | $32M Budget | $43,856,576     
7 (5)  Rampage   $3,380,000 | 2,548 Theaters | $1,327 Avg. | $120M Budget | $89,744,663
8 (6)  Tully   $2,240,000 | 1,356 Theaters | $1,652 Avg. | $6,980,060
9 (7)  Black Panther   $1,932,000 | 1,370 Theaters | $1,410 Avg. | $200M Budget | $696,186,611
10 (15)  RBG   $1,165,000 | 180 Theaters | $6,472 Avg. | $2,002,767     

A Wrinkle in Time   $800,000 | 1,984 Theaters | $403 Avg. | $100M Budget | $96,455,876 (Looks like Disney really wants that $100M!)
Nothing to Lose   $646,421 | 69 Theaters | $9,368 Avg. | $646,421          
Disobedience   $437,859 | 101 Theaters | $4,335 Avg. | $1,206,079     
102 Not Out   $275,000 | 102 Theaters | $2,696 Avg. | ₹10 Crore Budget | $966,389         
The Seagull   $80,607 | 6 Theaters | $13,435 Avg. | $80,607

 

International Box Office:

AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR:  $1.059B Overseas Total | $1.606B Global Total
BLACK PANTHER:  $645.1M Overseas Total | $1.341B Global Total

READY PLAYER ONE:  $438.6M Overseas Total | $573.1M Global Total
RAMPAGE:  $307.4M Overseas Total | $397.1M Global Total

A QUIET PLACE:  $100.4M Overseas Total | $269.9M Global Total
A WRINKLE IN TIME:  $31.3M Overseas Total | $127.7M Global Total

*Still a humungous budget, but at least the low and high range has narrowed down some.

Edited May 13, 2018 by Dejana

[xaxat]

5 hours ago, Dejana said:

10 (15)  RBG   $1,165,000 | 180 Theaters | $6,472 Avg. | $2,002,767   

Holy shit. A documentary about a Supreme Court Justice made the top ten.

Go get 'em RBG!

[Dejana]

Deadpool 2 doesn't quite reach the heights of the first film's opening weekend ($132,434,639), but that was boosted by Valentine's Day and a holiday Monday (Presidents' Day) deflating the Sunday drop.  The release of Black Panther on Blu-Ray/DVD finally pushes it out of the Top 10.  Disney cares about box office milestones less than some other studios, but I can't imagine that it won't stay in theaters long enough to get past $700 million.
 
May 18–20, 2018 Final Numbers:

1 (N)  Deadpool 2   $125,507,153 | 4,349 Theaters | $28,859 Avg. | $110M Budget | $125,507,153     
2 (1)  Avengers: Infinity War   $29,452,903 | 4,002 Theaters | $7,360 Avg. | $316-400M Budget | $595,813,862
3 (N)  Book Club   $13,582,231 | 2,781 Theaters | $4,884 Avg. | $10M Budget | $13,582,231
4 (2)  Life of the Party   $7,603,850 | 3,656 Theaters | $2,080 Avg. | $30M Budget | $30,915,357     
5 (3)  Breaking In   $6,826,385 | 2,537 Theaters | $2,691 Avg. | $6M Budget | $29,106,095     

6 (N)  Show Dogs   $6,023,972 | 3,212 Theaters | $1,875 Avg. | $6,023,972
7 (4)  Overboard   $$4,625,858 | 1,820 Theaters | $2,542 Avg. | $12M Budget | $36,874,428     
8 (5)  A Quiet Place   $3,944,442 | 2,327 Theaters | $1,695 Avg. | $17M Budget | $176,080,755     
9 (7)  Rampage   $1,577,260 | 1,466 Theaters | $1,076 Avg. | $120M Budget | $92,500,589
10 (14)  Super Troopers 2   $1,294,113 | 478 Theaters | $2,707 Avg. | $13.5M Budget | $29,106,469

11 (6)  I Feel Pretty   $1,265,813 | 1,505 Theaters | $841 Avg. | $32M Budget | $46,604,270  
12 (10)  RBG   $1,252,920 | 375 Theaters | $3,341 Avg. | $3,853,686
13 (9)  Black Panther   $860,442 | 935 Theaters | $920 Avg. | $200M Budget | $697,822,227
14 (8)  Tully   $560,020 | 670 Theaters | $836 Avg. | $8,430,545
15 (19)  Disobedience   $521,915 | 247 Theaters | $2,113 Avg. | $1,901,655     

Pope Francis - A Man of His Word   $507,870 | 346 Theaters | $1,468 Avg. | $507,870
2001: A Space Odyssey (2018 re-release)   $202,759 | 4 Theaters | $50,690 Avg. | $202,759 (lifetime domestic gross = $57,692,765)
A Wrinkle in Time   $160,746 | 230 Theaters | $699 Avg. | $100M Budget | $97,366,188     
First Reformed   $97,562 | 4 Theaters | $24,391 Avg. | $97,562    
On Chesil Beach   $35,765 | 4 Theaters | $8,941 Avg. | $35,765

International Box Office:

AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR:  $1.218B Overseas Total | $1.813B Global Total
BLACK PANTHER:  $645.8M Overseas Total | $1.343B Global Total

READY PLAYER ONE:  $440.1M Overseas Total | $575M Global Total
RAMPAGE:  $314.5M Overseas Total | $406.9M Global Total
DEADPOOL 2:  $176.3M Overseas Total | $301.3M Global Total

A QUIET PLACE:  $120.3M Overseas Total | $296.4M Global Total
A WRINKLE IN TIME:  $31.4M Overseas Total | $128.3M Global Total

Edited May 27, 2018 by Dejana
final numbers

[methodwriter85]

9 hours ago, Dejana said:

Deadpool 2 doesn't quite reach the heights of the first film's opening weekend ($132,434,639), but that was boosted by Valentine's Day and a holiday Monday (Presidents' Day) deflating the Sunday drop.

Deadpool came out during a really quiet time at the box office, as well.

I also feel like a lot of the people who accidentally took their kids to see the first one learned their lesson. LOL.

I'm not too surprised it was front-loaded- I worked at my cinema on Saturday night and everyone seemed to comment that Saturday night wasn't as busy as Friday was.

I Feel Pretty looks like it might hit the 50 million mark, while Overboard will probably make it to the 40 million mark. That seems to be pretty good for current romantic comedies.

[Dejana]

For many movies, $83 million would be an amazing opening weekend or even a fine total, but for a Star Wars movie...it's under the worst projections thrown out, going into the weekend. No one expected Solo to reach the heights of a main trilogy movie, but this is looking to be the first box office flop of the SW universe. The international numbers are even worse. Lucasfilm maybe should have waited to see how Solo would do before announcing such firm plans for a Boba Fett spin-off next?

 

May 25–27, 2018 Estimates:

1 (N)  Solo: A Star Wars Story   $83,325,000 | 4,381 Theaters | $19,020 Avg. | $250M* Budget | $83,325,000
2 (1)  Deadpool 2   $42,700,000 | 4,349 Theaters | $9,818 Avg. | $110M Budget | $207,407,352     
3 (2)  Avengers: Infinity War   $16,494,000 | 3,768 Theaters | $4,377 Avg. | $316-400M Budget | $621,688,638
4 (3)  Book Club   $9,450,000 | 2,810 Theaters | $3,363 Avg. | $10M Budget | $31,834,516
5 (4)  Life of the Party   $5,115,000 | 2,937 Theaters | $1,742 Avg. | $30M Budget | $39,102,348
6 (5)  Breaking In   $4,055,000 | 1,985 Theaters | $2,043 Avg. | $6M Budget | $35,643,385
7 (6)  Show Dogs   $3,078,235 | 3,212 Theaters | $958 Avg. |  $5.5M Budget | $10,672,960     
8 (7)  Overboard   $3,000,000 | 1,196 Theaters | $2,508 Avg. | $12M Budget | $41,494,413
9 (8)  A Quiet Place   $2,230,000 | 1,524 Theaters | $1,463 Avg. | $17M Budget | $179,993,607
10 (12)  RBG   $1,120,000 | 415 Theaters | $2,699 Avg. | $5,636,638

Black Panther   $453,000 | 440 Theaters | $1,030 Avg. | $200M Budget | $698,589,242     
First Reformed   $282,507 | 29 Theaters | $9,742 Avg. | $3.5M Budget | $425,469
How Long Will I Love U   $210,000 | 23 Theaters | $9,130 Avg. | $210,000
How to Talk to Girls at Parties   $13,179 | 2 Theaters | $6,590 Avg. | $13,179     
Mary Shelley   $12,016 | 2 Theaters | $6,008 Avg. | $12,016

International Box Office:

AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR:  $1.283B Overseas Total | $1.904B Global Total

READY PLAYER ONE:   $441.6M Overseas Total | $577M Global Total
DEADPOOL 2:  $279.73M Overseas Total | $487.14M Global Total
RAMPAGE:  $318.8M Overseas Total | $412.6M Global Total
A QUIET PLACE:   $131.7M Overseas Total | $311.6M Global Total

SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY:   $65.0M Overseas Total | $148.3M Global Total

 

*Industry speculation has it topping $300M+ after the extensive reshoots

Edited May 27, 2018 by Dejana

[AimingforYoko]

They should've stuck to the Christmas schedule, but I guess Disney gave priority to Mary Poppins Returns. They probably made the right call.

[Dejana]

12 minutes ago, AimingforYoko said:

They should've stuck to the Christmas schedule, but I guess Disney gave priority to Mary Poppins Returns. They probably made the right call.

The original MP adjusts to $716 million, which granted, doesn't mean it would make that sort of money were it released today, but even Savings Mr. Banks, a non-musical drama about negotiating for the Poppins movie rights, made $83 million domestic in this decade! That's really mind-boggling to me, even if the character is obviously beloved. I guess in another 20-30 years we can expect the film version of how Spielberg failed to win over JK Rowling and Warner Bros ended up with Harry Potter? Anyway, Disney's high hopes for Mary Poppins Returns are more than just financial. Per Deadline's reportage from this year's Oscar night (awards season can never start too soon in Hollywood, I guess); 

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A top Disney exec told me flat out that they would be campaigning not only Black Panther for the big prize but also the upcoming Mary Poppins Returns (from director Rob Marshall), which he was raving about, particularly for star Emily Blunt. who he says knocks it out of the park in the role for which Julie Andrews already has an Oscar. Lin-Manuel Miranda co-stars. and he says there are a lot of great new songs in it as well. The teaser trailer broke in the first segment of last night’s show, but we have to wait until Christmas to see if the film lives up to Disney’s early prediction. The first Mary Poppins wowed Oscar in 1964, when it received 13 nominations, winning five but losing Best Picture to My Fair Lady.

 

 

After the director drama and shooting so much of the film over again, I was surprised Solo didn't move to early August, to give it a bit more time away from The Last Jedi and for there to be time to cut better trailers/ads . Maybe they should have just stuck with the Lord/Miller version? It probably also would have flopped by Star Wars standards, but on a much lower budget, at least.

[Joe]

35 minutes ago, Dejana said:

After the director drama and shooting so much of the film over again, I was surprised Solo didn't move to early August, to give it a bit more time away from The Last Jedi and for there to be time to cut better trailers/ads . Maybe they should have just stuck with the Lord/Miller version? It probably also would have flopped by Star Wars standards, but on a much lower budget, at least.

The original Star Wars, ANH, came out 25 May 1977. All the others until TFA came out around then too. And Star Wars loves its traditions. If it hadn't been for that, maybe Solo would have been moved.