Box Office

[LauraAnders]

I would just like to make it clear that this thread was first opened about 3 years ago. I don't know if there's anything wrong with that. But people may think the info is current and I'd just like to make it clear that it is very old info.

[xaxat]

20 minutes ago, Dejana said:

*When I started listing the budgets here, I said that the figure isn't always available and sometimes the number the studio admits to at first, turns out not to be the most accurate. With Moonlight, in the past you can see I've noted its budget as under $5 million, then followed Wikipedia listing it at $5M, and in discussing the Best Picture win, the people involved have been noting a $1.5M budget.  On its opening weekend, The Founder reportedly had a $7 million budget (still listed on its IMDb page), but shortly theareafter, a lawsuit from a company that helped finance the movie stated the budget at $25 million! Percentage-wise, that's the most flagrantly under-reported budget I've ever seen in my years of following the movie business.

Waaay back in the nineties, I read the book Fatal Subtraction, about columnist Art Buchwald's lawsuit to get credit and compensation for the original idea behind the Eddie Murphy movie Coming to America. Part of the lawsuit detailed the financial shenanigans that Paramount went through to declare that the movie didn't make a profit in order to avoid having to pay anyone (including Buchwald) a cut of of the "net profits". So it really doesn't surprise me that studios are still manipulating numbers to their benefit. 

[Dejana]

4 hours ago, xaxat said:

Waaay back in the nineties, I read the book Fatal Subtraction, about columnist Art Buchwald's lawsuit to get credit and compensation for the original idea behind the Eddie Murphy movie Coming to America. Part of the lawsuit detailed the financial shenanigans that Paramount went through to declare that the movie didn't make a profit in order to avoid having to pay anyone (including Buchwald) a cut of of the "net profits". So it really doesn't surprise me that studios are still manipulating numbers to their benefit. 

Great title! Nothing's changed, as studio accounting even allowed Warner Bros to claim Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix "lost" $167 million despite earning $938.2 million in theaters. Yet curiously, WB has gone on to make 4 more movies in the Wizarding World universe (so far). When studios actually lose money on potential franchises, they don't make sequels. No wonder Hollywood power players think they can get away with anything, in so many walks of life. 

With The Founder, I think Weinstein was trying to save face, especially after the release date kept being shuffled and the Oscar nomination hopes weren't going to pan out.  Its box office total so far ($12,484,543 domestic, almost $20M worldwide) isn't earth-shattering, but with a budget that's "only" $7 million, it didn't seem like a flop, either. I haven't seen it, but wondered if $7M was a bit low, given the star coming off a career hot streak, plus recreating sets/costumes/cars of 50-60 years ago. I just figured that maybe Keaton took a pay cut and the scale was small with limited shots of extras, to keep down costs. The news that it actually cost $25 million explains a lot. If any studio head had the nerve to pretend his movie cost 3x less than it actually did, it would be Harvey!

 

International Box Office:

MOANA:  $339.7M Overseas | $586.5M Global Total
SING:  $297.2M Overseas | $565.4M Global Total

LA LA LAND:  $250.7M Overseas | $395.7M Global Total
FIFTY SHADES DARKER:  $246.2M Overseas | $356.1M Global Total
XXX: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE:  $293.1M Overseas | $337.8M Global Total
THE GREAT WALL:  $278.9M Overseas | $320.2M Global Total

RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER:  $267.3M Overseas | $293.9M Global Total
THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE:  $108.2M Overseas | $256.8M Global Total
SPLIT:  $106.1M Overseas | $240.2M Global Total
LOGAN:  $152.5M Overseas | $237.9M Global Total
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER TWO:  $61.5M Overseas | $144.5M Global Total

RINGS:  $51.4M Overseas | $79M Global Total
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA:  $12.5M Overseas | $61.9M Global Total
T2 TRAINSPOTTING:  $30.1M Overseas & Global Total

Edited March 5, 2017 by Dejana

[AimingforYoko]

Does anybody else recall a March this stacked? We've got Kong next week, followed by Beauty, followed by Power Rangers. (OK, that last one may be not like the others.) That's a summertime release schedule.

[raezen]

Thank God for that! I live in a cold country and I need things to do that make me leave my house sometimes.

Edited March 5, 2017 by raezen

[thuganomics85]

Not to mention I can see Baby Boss doing well for families and kids, and maybe even that sci-fi movie, Life (with Jake Gyllenhall, Ryan Reynolds, and Rebecca Ferguson), could be a sleeper, if the reviews are solid and it doesn't suck (have no idea, really.)

On the flipside though, I can easily see Ghost in the Shell bombing, thanks to all the controversy, weird trailers, and the source material probably not being as well known compared to the more Western comics.  If it does manage to do well though, that would certainly be a boon for Scarlett Johansson's drawling power.

It really does feel like this entire year though has been stacked with big films though.  I was surprised when I found out The Fate of the Furious is coming out April 14th, because it so feels like an early May movie.  It will probably do better then a lot of the summer blockbusters too (Dom betraying his "family" for Furiosa?!  The Rock and Jason Statham breaking out of prison using just their fist and feet?!  A submarine chase?!!!)

[kiddo82]

2 hours ago, AimingforYoko said:

Does anybody else recall a March this stacked? We've got Kong next week, followed by Beauty, followed by Power Rangers. (OK, that last one may be not like the others.) That's a summertime release schedule.

ScreenCrush brought up the exact same question.

[Dejana]

March 10–17, 2017 Estimates:

 

1 (N)  Kong: Skull Island   $61,015,000 | 3,846 Theaters | $15,865 Avg. | $185M Budget | $61,015,000     
2 (1)  Logan   $37,850,000 | 4,071 Theaters | $9,297 Avg. | $97M Budget | $152,656,733
3 (2)  Get Out   $21,072,600 | 3,143 Theaters | $6,705 Avg. | $4.5M Budget | $111,054,445
4 (3)  The Shack   $10,000,000 | 2,888 Theaters | $3,463 Avg. | $20M Budget | $32,218,691
5 (4)  The Lego Batman Movie   $7,800,000 | 3,303 Theaters | $2,361 Avg. |  $80M Budget | $159,003,660   
6 (6)  Before I Fall   $3,107,910 | 2,346 Theaters | $1,325 Avg. | $5M Budget | $9,036,722
7 (7)  Hidden Figures   $2,765,000 | 1,421 Theaters | $1,946 Avg. | $25M Budget | $162,865,186     
8 (5)  John Wick: Chapter Two   $2,700,000 | 2,031 Theaters | $1,329 Avg. | $40M Budget | $87,423,211
9 (10)  La La Land   $1,700,000 | 1,578 Theaters | $1,077 Avg. | $30M Budget | $148,375,589
10 (9)  Fifty Shades Darker   $1,629,250 | 1,498 Theaters | $1,088 Avg. | $55M Budget | $112,922,485    

Lion   $1,361,350 | 960 Theaters | $1,418 Avg. | $12M Budget | $48,684,795
Moonlight   $1,000,750 | 987 Theaters | $1,014 Avg. | $1.5M Budget | $26,994,479     
Badrinath Ki Dulhania   $850,000 | 152 Theaters | $5,592 Avg. | $850,000
A United Kingdom   $500,000 | 317 Theaters | $1,577 Avg. | $20M Budget | $2,580,288     
    
The Ottoman Lieutenant   $173,750 | 216 Theaters | $804 Avg. | $173,750
The Salesman   $170,202 | 105 Theaters | $1,621 Avg. | $2,050,205     
Personal Shopper   $92,516 | 4 Theaters | $23,129 Avg. | $5.6M Budget | $92,516
The Sense of An Ending   $42,000 | 4 Theaters | $10,500 Avg. | $42,000     
Raw   $25,230 | 2 Theaters | $12,615 Avg. | $25,230

[Ohwell]

Way to go, Get Out!  I'm so happy for Jordan Peele.

[xaxat]

The good news? Get Out's success will open up more opportunities for Jordan Peele.

The bad news? The suits are probably trying to convince him to make it a "franchise".

[AimingforYoko]

Jordan Peele is the first African-American director to gross $100m in his debut. Granted, its not a huge list, but still.

[Dejana]

March 17–19, 2017 Estimates

1 (N)  Beauty and the Beast   $170,000,000 | 4,210 Theaters | $40,380 Avg. | $160M Budget | $170,000,000
2 (1)  Kong: Skull Island   $28,800,000 | 3,846 Theaters | $7,488 Avg. | $185M Budget | $110,075,294     
3 (2)  Logan   $17,500,000 | 3,687 Theaters | $4,746 Avg. | $97M Budget | $184,026,885
4 (3)  Get Out   $13,249,475 | 2,979 Theaters | $4,448 Avg. | $4.5M Budget | $133,117,620     
5 (4)  The Shack   $6,100,000 | 2,825 Theaters | $2,159 Avg. | $20M Budget | $42,584,630     
6 (5)  The Lego Batman Movie   $4,700,000 | 2,735 Theaters | $1,718 Avg. | $80M Budget | $167,423,352     
7 (N)  The Belko Experiment   $4,000,000 | 1,341 Theaters | $2,983 Avg. | $5M Budget | $4,000,000
8 (7)  Hidden Figures   $1,500,000 | 1,162 Theaters | $1,291 Avg. | $25M Budget | $165,559,069
9 (8)  John Wick: Chapter Two   $1,200,000 | 1,065 Theaters | $1,127 Avg. | $40M Budget | $89,790,805     
10 (6)  Before I Fall   $1,034,425 | 1,551 Theaters | $667 Avg. | $5M Budget | $11,295,102    

 

Global Box Office:

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST:  $180M Overseas | $350M Global Total
KONG: SKULL ISLAND:  $149.2M Overseas | $259.3M Global Total

Edited March 19, 2017 by Dejana

[AimingforYoko]

Disney just does not miss with their tentpoles. And with the two Marvel movies and the next Star Wars installment coming, it looks like another banner year for The Mouse House. Now the only possible blip on the horizon is the new Pirates movie. It will be a good gauge about how tired everyone is of Johnny Depp's act. Although they are marketing it as the last in the series, so that may help.

[Dejana]

Lion   $785,000 | 621 Theaters | $1,264 Avg. | $12M Budget | $50,051,614     
A United Kingdom   $320,000 | 257 Theaters | $1,245 Avg. | $20M Budget | $3,178,253     
T2: Trainspotting   $180,000 | 5 Theaters | $36,000 Avg. | $18M Budget | $180,000
Table 19   $130,000 | 202 Theaters | $644 Avg. | $5M Budget | $3,505,156     
Song to Song   $53,945 | 4 Theaters | $13,486 Avg. | $53,945        

 

More Global Totals:

MOANA: $358M Overseas | $606.1M Global Total
SING:  $320.5M Overseas | $589.8M Global Total
LOGAN:  $340M Overseas | $524M Global Total
LA LA LAND:  $277.1M Overseas | $426.8M Global Total

FIFTY SHADES DARKER:  $260.2M Overseas | $374.2M Global Total
XXX: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE:  $301M Overseas | $345.8M Global Total
THE GREAT WALL:  $284.9M | $329.6M Global Total

THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE:  $120M Overseas | $287.4M Global Total
SPLIT:  $120M Overseas | $256.9M Global Total
HIDDEN FIGURES:  $48.7M Overseas | $214.2M Global Total

A DOG’S PURPOSE:  $102.2M Overseas | $165.1M Global Total
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER TWO:  $68.3M Overseas | $158M Global Total
LION:  $71.5M Overseas | $121.6M Global Total

Edited March 19, 2017 by Dejana

[xaxat]

3 hours ago, Dejana said:

XXX: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE:  $301M Overseas | $345.8M Global Total

I don't know if it's him personally or his management/agent, but between XXX and FF, Vin Diesel really understands the power of the international market.

[Bruinsfan]

People overseas are missing out by not going to see Hidden Figures in droves.

[AimingforYoko]

18 hours ago, xaxat said:

I don't know if it's him personally or his management/agent, but between XXX and FF, Vin Diesel really understands the power of the international market.

They had a cameo by Neymar, for god's sake. They knew what they were doing.

[Dejana]

On 3/19/2017 at 9:24 PM, xaxat said:

I don't know if it's him personally or his management/agent, but between XXX and FF, Vin Diesel really understands the power of the international market.

Straightforward action and car chases transcend language barriers and also play really well in China, where the latest XXX has made more than half of its overseas total. That one though does have a Chinese actor second billed and not just thrown in for five minutes to appeal to "Asian markets".

 

11 hours ago, Bruinsfan said:

People overseas are missing out by not going to see Hidden Figures in droves.

The domestic/overseas split for Hidden Figures is pretty similar to The Help at the moment, which is about what I expected, given Hollywood's attitudes about the international appeal of black stars and the subject matter of the film.

 

Beauty and the Beast made even more than estimated this weekend, $174,750,616.

Edited March 21, 2017 by Dejana

[Bruinsfan]

Hell, that's Avengers movie opening weekend money!

[Dejana]

March 24–26, 2017

1 (1)  Beauty and the Beast   $88,347,000 | 4,210 Theaters | $20,985 Avg. | $160M Budget | $316,952,887
2 (N)  Power Rangers   $40,500,000 | 3,693 Theaters | $10,967 Avg. | $100M Budget | $40,500,000     
3 (2)  Kong: Skull Island   $14,400,000 | 3,666 Theaters | $3,928 Avg. | $185M Budget | $133,477,238     
4 (N)  Life   $12,600,000 | 3,146 Theaters | $4,005 Avg. | $58M Budget | $12,600,000     
5 (3)  Logan   $10,145,000 | 3,163 Theaters | $3,207 Avg. | $97M Budget | $201,455,596     
6 (4)  Get Out   $8,681,010 | 2,474 Theaters | $3,509 Avg. | $4.5M Budget | $147,499,045     
7 (N)  CHiPS   $7,600,000 | 2,464 Theaters | $3,084 Avg. | $25M Budget | $7,600,000     
8 (5)  The Shack   $3,700,000 | 2,330 Theaters | $1,588 Avg. | $20M Budget | $48,987,044     
9 (6)  The Lego Batman Movie   $1,900,000 | 1,638 Theaters | $1,160 Avg. | $80M Budget | $170,771,252     
10 (7)  The Belko Experiment   $1,807,025 | 1,341 Theaters | $1,348 Avg. | $5M Budget | $7,577,590     

Slamma Jamma   $1,687,000 | 502 Theaters | $3,361 Avg. | $1M Budget | $1,687,000     
Hidden Figures   $785,000 | 640 Theaters | $1,227 Avg. | $25M Budget | $167,046,872     
Wilson   $330,000 | 310 Theaters | $1,065 Avg. | $5M Budget | $330,000
Phillauri   $265,000 | 74 Theaters | $3,581 Avg. | $3.2M Budget | $265,000
I Called Him Morgan   $14,154 | 1 Theater | $14,154 Avg. | $14,154

International Box Office:

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST:  $373.3M Overseas | $690.3M Global Total
SING:  $330.3M Overseas | $600M Global Total
LOGAN:  $364M Overseas | $565.5M Global Total

KONG: SKULL ISLAND:  $285.6M Overseas | $392.1M Global Total
THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE:  $121.7M Overseas | $292.5M Global Total
HIDDEN FIGURES:  $53.1M Overseas | $220.2M Global Total

POWER RANGERS:  $18.7M Overseas | $59.2M Global Total
LIFE:  $16.1M Overseas | $28.7M Global Total
BOSS BABY:  $16.3M Overseas & Global Total

Edited March 26, 2017 by Dejana

[Spartan Girl]

Boy, Disney must be really crying themselves to sleep over all those people that boycotted the movie over LeFou being gay...

[AimingforYoko]

46 minutes ago, Spartan Girl said:

Boy, Disney must be really crying themselves to sleep over all those people that boycotted the movie over LeFou being gay...

Yeah, this movie will probably only be the second highest grossing movie of 2017. (Behind Star Wars, another Disney property)

A little surprised about how well Power Rangers did, but they were never my thing.

Edited March 26, 2017 by AimingforYoko

[starri]

42 minutes ago, AimingforYoko said:

A little surprised about how well Power Rangers did, but they were never my thing.

It seems like it was pretty critic-proof.  I was also surprised.  I was even more surprised by a few of the reviews where that said that despite the movie being stupid, they'd enjoyed themselves.

The hardcore Power Rangers/Super Sentai fans seemed to have really liked it.

[methodwriter85]

I'm super-surprised at how well the Power Rangers did. Everything about this to me screamed "bad idea", but I guess this shows what I know.

[BitterApple]

47 minutes ago, methodwriter85 said:

I'm super-surprised at how well the Power Rangers did. Everything about this to me screamed "bad idea", but I guess this shows what I know.

I had no idea Power Rangers was coming out this weekend. I was at the movies Saturday afternoon to see Beauty and the Beast and was wondering why the theater was packed with boys. 

[thuganomics85]

Surprised, but happy that Power Rangers did better then expected.  I don't think it will be a mega hit, but hopefully it will do well enough in the long run.  There were some imperfections, but I liked the cast enough to at least see where a potential sequel would take it.

Beauty and the Beast is killing it!  Didn't enjoy it as much as everyone else seems to be judging from the responses, but more power to it.

Life's underwhelming returns really highlights, in my opinion, how much star power doesn't matter anymore.  Pretty much every advertisement I've seen for it was all about Jake Gyllenhall and Ryan Reynolds, and apparently not many cared.  Of course, I'm sure they (and Rebecca Ferguson) will be fine.  Still wanting Hiroyuki Sanada to get a bigger break in the States.

[methodwriter85]

I kind of feel like space films are done to death right now.

[BitterApple]

33 minutes ago, methodwriter85 said:

I kind of feel like space films are done to death right now.

Omg, yes! Every time I go to the movies it seems like 2/3 of the trailers are for space films. It's not really a genre I have any interest in because I feel like most of them are basically the same movie with different actors. I'm not surprised nobody cares about Life. 

[Silver Raven]

The producer of the Power Rangers says that they have five more planned.

[ribboninthesky1]

I've no dog in the fight, but I suspect Power Rangers may go the way of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, where the studio over-estimates the interest in sequels.    

[SeanC]

47 minutes ago, ribboninthesky1 said:

I've no dog in the fight, but I suspect Power Rangers may go the way of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, where the studio over-estimates the interest in sequels.    

The reception of the new PR among fans seems to be a lot more positive than the new TMNT, from what I've seen.

[methodwriter85]

1 hour ago, SeanC said:

The reception of the new PR among fans seems to be a lot more positive than the new TMNT, from what I've seen.

Yeah, it's getting pretty decent reviews from people I've been talking to.

At the same time, damn it looks like Lionsgate didn't learn a damn thing from Divergent. But it seems like every studio hounds the whole "lots of sequels" deal with anything that has even a hint of success.

[ribboninthesky1]

Guess we'll see.  The 2014 TMNT film had a higher domestic gross in its opening weekend, although the production budget was higher as well. To plan for 5 sequels in this context seems rather ambitious to me, especially since I assume the production cost increases with each film. 

[Dejana]

March 31 – April 2, 2017 Estimates:

1 (N)  The Boss Baby   $49,000,000 | 3,773 Theaters | $12,987 Avg. | $125M Budget | $49,000,000
2 (1)  Beauty and the Beast   $47,543,000 | 4,210 Theaters | $11,293 Avg. | $160M Budget | $395,459,842
3 (N)  Ghost in the Shell   $19,000,000 | 3,440 Theaters | $5,523 Avg. | $110M Budget | $19,000,000
4 (2)  Power Rangers   $14,500,000 | 3,693 Theaters | $3,926 Avg. | $100M Budget | $65,062,170
5 (3)  Kong: Skull Island   $8,800,000 | 3,141 Theaters | $2,802 Avg. | $185M Budget | $147,848,204
6 (5)  Logan   $6,200,000 | 2,323 Theaters | $2,669 Avg. | $97M Budget | $211,867,637
7 (6)  Get Out   $5,813,715 | 1,844 Theaters | $3,153 Avg. | $4.5M Budget | $156,887,675
8 (4)  Life   $5,600,000 | 3,146 Theaters | $1,780 Avg. | $58M Budget | $22,344,239
9 (7)  CHiPS   $4,000,000 | 2,464 Theaters | $1,623 Avg. | $25M Budget | $14,312,366
10 (N)  The Zookeeper’s Wife   $3,349,475 | 541 Theaters | $6,191 Avg. | $20M Budget | $3,349,475

The Shack   $2,100,000 | 1,430 Theaters | $1,469 Avg. | $20M Budget | $53,015,007
The Lego Batman Movie   $800,000 | 812 Theaters | $985 Avg. | $80M Budget | $172,726,563  
Hidden Figures   $425,000 | 352 Theaters | $1,207 Avg. | $25M Budget | $167,815,673     
T2: Trainspotting   $400,000 | 140 Theaters | $2,857 Avg. | $18M Budget | $1,177,507     
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story   $240,000 | 224 Theaters | $1,071 Avg. | $200M Budget | $531,712,496     
Split   $89,850 | 141 Theaters | $637 Avg. | $9M Budget | $137,415,325

 

International Box Office:

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST:  $480.8M Overseas | $876.3M Global Total
KONG: SKULL ISLAND:  $329.5M Overseas | $477.4M Global Total
THE BOSS BABY:  $59.0M Overseas | $108.0M Global Total
GHOST IN THE SHELL:  $40.1M Overseas | $59.1M Global Total
SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE:  $15.1M Overseas & Global Total

Edited April 2, 2017 by Dejana

[PepSinger]

Ghost in the Shell bombed. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

[Spartan Girl]

Are you fucking kidding me?! Boss Baby got the number one spot?!

[Dejana]

2 hours ago, PepSinger said:

Ghost in the Shell bombed. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

IKR? Can't say I'm displeased. Whitewashing for the lose, again—maybe Hollywood will get the hint.

 

2 hours ago, Spartan Girl said:

Are you fucking kidding me?! Boss Baby got the number one spot?!

A CG animated release has to be pretty bad to outright bomb with kids, plus the trailer killed whenever I saw it before other movies (even Hidden Figures) so I knew it had appeal to adults, too. The ads didn't spell it out, but it's Alec Baldwin as the voice of a blond, egomaniacal infant and, well, I'll just say there's an audience that enjoys seeing him in that sort of role. The Hollywood Reporter did a little video of the voice cast and and for Baldwin they used a clip of a certain SNL impression:

Edited April 2, 2017 by Dejana

[Silver Raven]

2 hours ago, Dejana said:

1 (N)  The Boss Baby   $49,000,000 | 3,773 Theaters | $12,987 Avg. | $125M Budget | $49,000,000

This has to be an April Fool joke, right?

[AimingforYoko]

This is why, with the exception of the Cars franchise, I never want to hear a bad word against Pixar.

[Irlandesa]

6 hours ago, Dejana said:

IKR? Can't say I'm displeased. Whitewashing for the lose, again—maybe Hollywood will get the hint.

While I would love for that to happen, my guess is they'll get the wrong hint and conclude a woman shouldn't open a comic movie/adventure movie or whatever kind of film it is. 

[xaxat]

Is it too early to declare victory on Ghost in the Shell?

Return of Xander Cage bombed domestically. . . then it killed it in China. Ghost hasn't opened in some international markets, including China.

[methodwriter85]

I'm kind of surprised Power Rangers fell so hard. Everyone I've talked to about it has been pretty positive.

Disney has to be pissed they didn't get the triple crown with Beauty and the Beast.

50 Shades Darker has officially closed at 114 million domestic, down 37 million from the first film. 50 Shades Freed probably will top somewhere around 60 or 70 million at this rate. Good thing Universal filmed the movie with Darker and kept the budget reasonable. Now THAT'S how you avoid a Divergent situation!

[Dejana]

On Sunday, April 02, 2017 at 8:45 PM, Irlandesa said:

While I would love for that to happen, my guess is they'll get the wrong hint and conclude a woman shouldn't open a comic movie/adventure movie or whatever kind of film it is. 

So far, the studio is pointing the finger at whitewashing...in a way:
 

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An executive for Paramount, the studio behind the film, thinks that “Ghost in the Shell” performed so poorly because of the casting controversy that trailed the movie for years. After it was announced in late 2014 that Scarlett Johansson, a white actress, would be taking on the role of Major Motoko Kusanagi, critics complained that Hollywood was once again whitewashing a role that an Asian actress could’ve played. 

“We had hopes for better results domestically. I think the conversation regarding casting impacted the reviews,” Paramount domestic distribution chief Kyle Davies told CBC News.

 

It's the reaction to the whitewashing that led to bad reviews and poor box office, not their own bad decisions. Of course.

 

On Monday, April 03, 2017 at 8:55 AM, xaxat said:

Is it too early to declare victory on Ghost in the Shell?

Return of Xander Cage bombed domestically. . . then it killed it in China. Ghost hasn't opened in some international markets, including China.

Ghost in the Shell is out in China this weekend, then Fast 8 the week after, and the latter is much more aligned with the taste of the moviegoers there. Maybe some other international markets will go wild for it but Deadline predicts GitS will lose $60 million-plus.

 

On Tuesday, April 04, 2017 at 1:27 AM, methodwriter85 said:

I'm kind of surprised Power Rangers fell so hard. Everyone I've talked to about it has been pretty positive.

Disney has to be pissed they didn't get the triple crown with Beauty and the Beast.

50 Shades Darker has officially closed at 114 million domestic, down 37 million from the first film. 50 Shades Freed probably will top somewhere around 60 or 70 million at this rate. Good thing Universal filmed the movie with Darker and kept the budget reasonable. Now THAT'S how you avoid a Divergent situation!

I think Power Rangers played to the fans who were pumped to see it right away and not so much anybody else.

Disney as a studio isn't as hung up on box office milestones as some of the others, but there were probably some "Three weekends at #1: go see the movie sweeping the world!" ads all ready to go that had to be scrapped.

I don't know if the dropoff from Fifty Shades Darker to Fifty Shades Freed will be as harsh as the first to the second; the people who stuck with the series after Fifty Shades of Grey probably like the "romance" of it all and will want to see the story to its conclusion.

Edited April 7, 2017 by Dejana

[Dejana]

April 7–9, 2017 Box Office:

1 (1)  The Boss Baby   $26,363,488 | 3,829 Theaters | $6,885 Avg. | $125M Budget | $89,436,806      
2 (2)  Beauty and the Beast   $23,652,605 | 3,969 Theaters | $5,959 Avg. | $160M Budget | $430,946,639
3 (N)  Smurfs: The Lost Village   $13,210,449 | 3,610 Theaters | $3,659 Avg. | $60M Budget | $13,210,449    
4 (N)  Going in Style   $11,932,330 | 3,061 Theaters | $3,898 Avg. | $25M Budget | $11,932,330      
5 (3)  Ghost in the Shell   $7,306,413 | 3,440 Theaters | $2,124 Avg. | $110M Budget | $31,523,450  
6 (4)  Power Rangers   $6,199,403 | 2,978 Theaters | $2,082 Avg. | $100M Budget | $75,095,645      
7 (5)  Kong: Skull Island   $5,576,182 | 2,753 Theaters | $2,025 Avg. | $185M Budget | $156,305,906
8 (7)  Get Out   $4,057,330 | 1,574 Theaters | $2,578 Avg. | $4.5M Budget | $162,889,980
9 (6)  Logan   $4,021,829 | 1,949 Theaters | $2,064 Avg. | $97M Budget | $218,029,237
10 (N)  The Case for Christ   $3,967,885 | 1,174 Theaters | $3,380 Avg. | $3,967,885      

Your Name   $1,637,509 | 303 Theaters | $5,686 Avg. | $1,637,509    
Gifted   $446,380 | 56 Theaters | $7,971 Avg. | $446,380
Colossal   $120,226 | 4 Theaters | $30,057 Avg. | $120,226
Their Finest   $76,197 | 4 Theaters | $19,049 Avg. | $76,197     
The Void   $55,000 | 31 Theaters | $1,774 Avg. | $55,000      
Truman   $18,258 | 3 Theaters | $6,086 Avg. | $18,258     

International Box Office:

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST:  $545.1M Overseas | $976.2M Global Total
LOGAN:   $378,5M Overseas | $596.6M Global Total
KONG: SKULL ISLAND:  $377.8M Overseas | $534.3M Global Total
YOUR NAME:  $328.6M Overseas | $330.2M Global Total

THE BOSS BABY:  $110.3M Overseas | $199.7M Global Total
THE GHOST IN THE SHELL:  $92.8M Overseas | $124.3M Global Total
POWER RANGERS:  $42.1M Overseas | $117.1M Global Total
SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE:  $42.1M Overseas | $56.1M Global

Edited April 11, 2017 by Dejana
updated rankings with final weekend numbers

[AimingforYoko]

I hope to Smurf this means we're Smurfing done with the Smurfing Smurfs.

[Dejana]

With the weekend's final numbers in, Passengers finally limps past $100 million! Quite the effort if you look at its late run:

Mar 3–5   32nd place | $132,711 | -45.4% | 175 Theaters  | -112 Theaters | $758 Avg. | $99,193,459 | Week 11
Mar 10–12   31st place | $105,541 |-20.5% | 172 Theaters | -3 Theaters | $614 Avg. | $99,350,745 | Week 12
Mar 17–19   36th place | $58,334 | -44.7% | 90 Theaters | -82 Theaters | $648 Avg. | $99,466,845 | Week 13
Mar 24–26   16th place | $397,472 | +581% | 506 Theaters | +416 Theaters | $786 Avg. | $99,886,692 | Week 14
Mar 31–Apr 2   42nd place | $46,196 | -88.4% | 57 Theaters | -449 Theaters | $810 Avg. | $99,956,732 | Week 15
Apr 7–9   43rd place | $37,097 | -19.7% | 32 Theaters | -25 Theaters | $1,159 Avg. | $100,005,122 | Week 16

The one huge spike in theaters that one weekend is probably due to Sony attributing sneak previews for Smurfs: The Lost Village to Passengers. Sneak previews grosses are typically rolled into the numbers for movies the studio has already released, though it's not always done for fudging purposes.

[tongueincheek]

While I'm not sure the momentum can hang on, I really want GET OUT to reach $200 million.

[methodwriter85]

On 4/7/2017 at 0:51 AM, Dejana said:

Power Rangers played to the fans who were pumped to see it right away and not so much anybody else.

Disney as a studio isn't as hung up on box office milestones as some of the others, but there were probably some "Three weekends at #1: go see the movie sweeping the world!" ads all ready to go that had to be scrapped.

I don't know if the dropoff from Fifty Shades Darker to Fifty Shades Freed will be as harsh as the first to the second; the people who stuck with the series after Fifty Shades of Grey probably like the "romance" of it all and will want to see the story to its conclusion.

The Powers Rangers shouldn't have been a PG-13 movie. It should have been kept a kid's movie, I think. For whatever reason, in recent years, it seems like teen movies are dropping off in popularity big-time. Kid movies and Marvel movies seem to be the only guaranteed smash hits right now. Lionsgate needs to think long and hard about their sequel plans.

I'm guessing Freed will hit somewhere around 70-80 million domestic. I do think the enthusiasm for the series has pretty much dissipated to the more hard-core fans.

[Dejana]

April 14–16, 2017 Estimates:

1 (N)  The Fate of the Furious   $100,181,640 | 4,310 Theaters | $23,244 Avg. | $250M Budget | $100,181,640
2 (1)  The Boss Baby   $15,540,000 | 3,743 Theaters | $4,152 Avg. | $125M Budget | $116,323,907     
3 (2)  Beauty and the Beast   $13,634,000 | 3,592 Theaters | $3,796 Avg. | $160M Budget | $454,649,751     
4 (3)  Smurfs: The Lost Village   $6,500,000 | 3,610 Theaters | $1,801 Avg. | $60M Budget | $24,728,326
5 (4)  Going in Style   $6,350,000 | 3,076 Theaters | $2,064 Avg. | $25M Budget | $23,376,352     
6 (16)  Gifted   $3,000,000 | 1,146 Theaters | $2,618 Avg. | $7M Budget | $4,369,910     
7 (8)  Get Out  $2,917,865 | 1,424 Theaters | $2,049 Avg. | $4.5M Budget | $167,547,880     
8 (6)  Power Rangers   $2,850,000 | 2,171 Theaters | $1,313 Avg. | $100M Budget | $80,563,748     
9 (10)  The Case for Christ   $2,720,000 | 1,386 Theaters | $1,962 Avg. | $3M Budget | $8,447,704
10 (7)  Kong: Skull Island   $2,670,000 | 2,018 Theaters | $1,323 Avg. | $185M Budget | $161,246,181

Tommy's Honour    $218,920 | 167 Theaters | $1,311 Avg. | $218,920
The Lost City of Z   $112,633 | 4 Theaters | $28,158 Avg. | $112,633  
Spark: A Space Tail   $112,352 | 365 Theaters | $308 Avg. | $112,352
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer   $103,664 | 5 Theaters | $20,733 Avg. | $103,664
Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary   $15,880 | 1 Theater | $15,880 Avg. | $15,880     
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea   $15,215 | 3 Theaters | $5,072 Avg. | $15,215

International Box Office:

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST:  $588.4M Overseas | $1.043B  Global Total
THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS:   $432.3M Overseas | $532.5M  Global Total
THE BOSS BABY:  $171.1M Overseas | $287.4M Global Total

Edited April 17, 2017 by Dejana

[Silver Raven]

Never heard of Tommy's Honour.  Apparently it's a Scottish film about the development of professional golf in the 1800s.