Box Office

[AimingforYoko]

Marvel's run of success recalls another company's run: Pixar. And Disney owns both. Salad days in the Mouse House.

On the dark side, Transformers crosses $1B worldwide. Michael Bay is unstoppable.

[xaxat]

Marvel's run of success recalls another company's run: Pixar. And Disney owns both. Salad days in the Mouse House.

 

And they have Star Wars coming up. But ESPN is still their most valuable property.

[Dejana]

August 8–10, 2014 Estimates:

 

1 (N) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), $65,000,000 | 3,845 Theaters | $16,905 Avg. | $65,000,000
2 (1) Guardians of the Galaxy, $41,531,000 | 4,088 Theaters | $10,159 Avg. | $175,922,000
3 (N) Into The Storm, $18,015,000 | 3,434 Theaters | $5,246 Avg. | $18,015,000
4 (N) The Hundred-Foot Journey, $11,123,000 | 2,023 Theaters | $5,498 Avg. | $11,123,000
5 (2) Lucy, $9,331,000 | 3,147 Theaters | $2,965 Avg. | $97,354,000
6 (N) Step Up All In, $6,575,000 | 2,072 Theaters | $3,173 Avg. | $6,575,000
7 (4) Hercules (2014), $5,700,000 | 2,896 Theaters | $1,968 Avg. | $63,461,000
8 (3) Get On Up, $5,012,000 | 2,469 Theaters | $2,030 Avg. | $22,927,000
9 (5) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, $4,400,000 | 2,306 Theaters | $1,908 Avg. | $197,834,000
10 (6) Planes: Fire & Rescue, $2,419,000 | 2,280 Theaters | $1,061 Avg. | $52,950,000

 

Outside the Top 10:

 

A Most Wanted Man, $2,229,000 | 808 Theaters | $2,759 Avg. | $10,441,000

Boyhood, $2,089,000 | 507 Theaters | $4,120 Avg. | $10,652,000

Magic in the Moonlight, $804,000 | 170 Theaters | $4,729 Avg. | $2,438,000 

James Cameron's Deepsea Challenge 3D, | $150,900 | 304 Theaters | $496 Avg. | $150,900

What If (2014), $130,000 | 20 Theaters | $6,500 Avg. | $130,000

 

Global Totals:

 

TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION: $789.3M Overseas Total | $1.032B Global Total

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES: $308.1M Overseas Total | $505.9M Global Total

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2: $319.3M Overseas Total | $489.4M Global Total

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: $137.3M Overseas Total | $313.22M Global Total

22 JUMP STREET: $108.8M Overseas Total | $298.2M Global Total

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS: $143.5M Overseas Total | $267.3M Global Total

NEIGHBORS: $111.7M Overseas Total | $261.6M Global Total

HERCULES: $72.5M Overseas Total | $135.9M Global Total

LUCY: $15M Overseas Total | $112.4M Global Total

THE PURGE: ANARCHY: $27M Overseas Total | $95.5M Global Total

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: $28.7M Global Total (19 Territories) | $93.7M Global Total

PLANES: FIRE AND RESCUE: $37.5M Overseas Total | $90.4M Global Total

SEX TAPE: $25.9M Overseas Total | $62.8M Global Total

STEP UP ALL IN: $37.7M Overseas Total | $44.2M Global Total

[Rick Kitchen]

So the crushingly horrific reviews of TMNT didn't hurt it at the box office.

[Bruinsfan]

If the trailers I've seen couldn't keep people away, there was never any chance of bad reviews doing so.

[Jediknight]

So the crushingly horrific reviews of TMNT didn't hurt it at the box office.

I think it has a big drop this week, and will fall behind Guardians, rightfully so.

[Dejana]

August 15–17, 2014 Actuals:

 

1 (1) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), $28,523,147 | 3,980 Theaters | $7,167 Avg. | $117,765,383
2 (2) Guardians of the Galaxy, $25,115,564 | 3,697 Theaters | $6,793 Avg. | $222,661,385
3 (N) Let's Be Cops, $17,813,722 | 3,094 Theaters | $5,758 Avg. | $26,220,986
4 (N) The Expendables 3, $15,879,645 | 3,221 Theaters | $4,930 Avg. | $15,879,645
5 (N) The Giver, $12,305,016 | 3,003 Theaters | $4,098 Avg. | $12,305,016
6 (3) Into The Storm, $7,892,239 | 3,434 Theaters | $2,298 Avg. | $31,513,675
7 (4) The Hundred-Foot Journey, $7,176,092 | 2,043 Theaters | $3,513 Avg. | $23,686,223
8 (5) Lucy, $5,493,685 | 2,520 Theaters | $2,180 Avg. | $107,713,190
9 (6) Step Up All In, $2,659,026 | 2,072 Theaters | $1,283 Avg. | $11,808,362
10 (7) Hercules (2014), $2,127,874 | 1,475 Theaters | $1,443 Avg. | $68,169,096

 

Outside the Top 10:

 

Boyhood, $1,992,448 | 771 Theaters | $2,584 Avg. | $13,642,910

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, $1,900,000 | 1,262 Theaters | $1,506 Avg. | $201,812,000

Magic in the Moonlight, $1,883,000 | 964 Theaters | $1,953 Avg. | $4,714,000

What If (2014), $829,000 | 787 Theaters | $1,053 Avg. | $1,035,000

The Purge: Anarchy, $607,000 | 575 Theaters | $1,056 Avg. | $70,101,000

The Trip to Italy, $71,600 | 3 Theaters | $23,867 Avg. | $71,600

Neighbors, $62,000 | 106 Theaters | $585 Avg. | $150,053,800

Obvious Child, $20,900 | 21 Theaters | $995 Avg. | $3,012,700

Life After Beth, $18,000 | 2 Theaters | $9,000 Avg. | $18,000

 

Global Totals:

 

TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION: $811.1M Overseas Total | $1.054B Global Total

MALEFICENT: $507M Overseas Total | $743.4M Global Total

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES: $337M Overseas Total | $538.8M Global Total

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2: $366M Overseas Total | $537.2M Global Total

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: $196.4M Overseas Total | $418.7M Global Total

22 JUMP STREET: $114.1M Overseas Total | $304M Global Total

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS: $148.1M Overseas Total | $272.2M Global Total

NEIGHBORS: $114.6M Overseas Total | $264.7M Global Total

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: $67.5M Overseas Total | $185.1M Global Total

LUCY: $61M Overseas Total | $168.5M Global Total

HERCULES: $80.1M Overseas Total | $148.2M Global Total

THE PURGE: ANARCHY: $31.3M Overseas Total | $101.4M Global Total

SEX TAPE: $33.1M Overseas Total | $70.8M Global Total

Edited August 19, 2014 by Dejana

[methodwriter85]

Pretty awesome that The Fault in Our Stars has made 272 million dollars worldwide against a 12 million dollar budget. I wonder how many knock-offs will come in the next couple of years. If I Stay could almost be considered one except it seems more concurrent. I wonder if they're having conversations to try and figure out how they can possible turn The Fault in Our Stars into a franchise. LOL.

 

Boyhood is plugging along quite nicely for a movie that was made for 4 million dollars. It's not some massive blockbuster but it's definitely given Richard Linklater a nice boost and reminded people why he's the king of indie dramas that touch something true.

Edited August 18, 2014 by methodwriter85

[Dejana]

Pretty awesome that The Fault in Our Stars has made 272 million dollars worldwide against a 12 million dollar budget. I wonder how many knock-offs will come in the next couple of years. If I Stay could almost be considered one except it seems more concurrent. I wonder if they're having conversations to try and figure out how they can possible turn The Fault in Our Stars into a franchise. LOL.

 

Boyhood is plugging along quite nicely for a movie that was made for 4 million dollars. It's not some massive blockbuster but it's definitely given Richard Linklater a nice boost and reminded people why he's the king of indie dramas that touch something true.

 

Another John Green book, Paper Towns, is going to be made into a movie due in 2015, with a lot of the same team who worked on The Fault in Our Stars and a supporting actor from the movie as a star this time. I guess that's as close as you can get to a series feeling with books that aren't actually related to each other.

 

I wonder if Boyhood will end up not being on DVD in three months like most movies these days, but get re-released/expanded in the fall/winter first, to ride possible awards momentum.

Edited August 18, 2014 by Dejana

[Dejana]

August 22–24, 2014 Estimates:

 

1 (2) Guardians of the Galaxy, $17,631,000 | 3,371 Theaters | $5,230 Avg. | $251,884,000 (now 2014's #1 summer movie)
2 (1) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), $16,800,000 | 3,864 Theaters | $4,348 Avg. | $145,610,000
3 (N) If I Stay, $16,355,000 | 2,907 Theaters | $5,626 Avg. | $16,355,000
4 (3) Let's Be Cops, $11,000,000 | 3,140 Theaters | $3,503 Avg. | $45,246,000
5 (N) When the Game Stands Tall, $9,000,000 | 2,673 Theaters | $3,367 Avg. | $9,000,000
6 (5) The Giver, $6,730,000 | 3,003 Theaters | $2,241 Avg. | $24,101,000
7 (4) The Expendables 3, $6,600,000 | 3,221 Theaters | $2,049 Avg. | $27,519,000
8 (N) Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, $6,477,000 | 2,894 Theaters | $2,238 Avg. | $6,477,000
9 (7) The Hundred-Foot Journey, $5,562,000 | 1,944 Theaters | $2,861 Avg. | $32,750,000
10 (6) Into The Storm, $3,800,000 | 2,375 Theaters | $1,600 Avg. | $38,301,000

 

Outside the Top 10:

 

Boyhood, $1,864,000 | 734 Theaters | $2,540 Avg. | $16,526,000

Magic in the Moonlight, $1,332,000 | 787 Theaters | $1,693 Avg. | $6,821,000

What If (2014), $652,000 | 680 Theaters | $959 Avg. | $2,204,000

Love is Strange, $127,000 | 5 Theaters | $25,400 Avg. | $127,000

The One I Love, $55,100 | 9 Theaters | $6,122 Avg. | $55,100

Obvious Child, $25,500 | 15 Theaters | $1,700 Avg. | $3,050,000

 

Global Totals:

 

TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION: $821.3M Overseas Total | $1.065B Global Total

MALEFICENT: $510M Overseas Total | $748M Global Total

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2: $402.3M Overseas Total | $574.4M Global Total

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES: $353.1M Overseas Total | $557M Global Total

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: $237.6M Overseas Total | $489.4M Global Total

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS: $156.5M Overseas Total | $280.9M Global Total

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: $93.2M Overseas Total | $238.8M Global Total

LUCY: $103M Overseas | $226.6M Global Total

HERCULES: $90.7M Overseas Total | $160.6M Global Total

STEP UP ALL IN: $53.5M Overseas Total | $67.1M Global Total

Edited August 24, 2014 by Dejana

[Dejana]

August 29–31, 2014 Estimates:

 

1 (1) Guardians of the Galaxy, $16,313,000 | 3,462 Theaters | $4,712 Avg. | $274,610,000  (now 2014's #1 movie)
2 (2) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), $11,750,000 | 3,543 Theaters | $3,316 Avg. | $162,406,000
3 (3) If I Stay, $9,260,000 | 3,003 Theaters | $3,084 Avg. | $29,822,000
4 (N) As Above/So Below, $8,342,000 | 2,640 Theaters | $3,160 Avg. | $8,342,000
5 (4) Let's Be Cops, $8,200,000 | 3,010 Theaters | $2,724 Avg. | $57,322,000
6 (N) The November Man, $7,660,000 | 2,776 Theaters | $2,759 Avg. | $9,351,000 
7 (5) When the Game Stands Tall, $5,650,000 | 2,673 Theaters | $2,114 Avg. | $16,320,000
8 (7) The Giver, $5,253,000 | 2,805 Theaters | $1,873 Avg. | $31,526,000
9 (9) The Hundred-Foot Journey, $4,603,000 | 1,918 Theaters | $2,400 Avg. | $39,398,000 
10 (6) The Expendables 3, $3,500,000 | 2,564 Theaters | $1,365 Avg. | $33,139,000

 

Outside the Top 10:

 

Cantinflas, $2,625,000 | 382 Theaters | $6,872 Avg. | $2,625,000

Ghostbusters (30th Anniversary re-release), $1,650,000 | 784 Theaters | $2,105 Avg. | $1,650,000 

Magic in the Moonlight, $825,000 | 438 Theaters | $1,884 Avg. | $8,014,000

Chef, $664,000 | 757 Theaters | $877 Avg. | $30,242,000

Hercules (2014),  $600,000 | 337 Theaters | $1,780 Avg. | $70,865,000

Calvary, $520,000 | 322 Theaters | $1,615 Avg. | $2,323,000

Love is Strange, $262,000 | 27 Theaters | $9,704 Avg. | $425,000

Life of Crime, $99,500 | 33 Theaters | $3,015 Avg. | $99,500

Starred Up, $11,000 | 2 Theaters | $5,500 Avg. | $15,300

 

Global Totals:

 

TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION: $828.1M Overseas Total | $1.072B Global Total

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES: $408.1M Overseas Total | $613.3M Global Total

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2: $420.2M Overseas Total | $593.6M Global Total

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: $273.1M Overseas Total | $547.7M Global Total

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: $112.1M Overseas Total | $278.2M Global Total

LUCY: $151.6M Overseas Total | $270M Global Total

HERCULES: $103.8M Overseas Total | $174.8M Global Total

INTO THE STORM: $47.7M Overseas Total | $89.6M Global Total

Edited September 1, 2014 by Dejana

[Dejana]

There was only one new opener and it failed to make the Top 10. Next week, maybe dolphins and Idris Elba (and Atlas Shrugged Part III) will save us!

 

September 5–7, 2014 Estimates:

 

1 (1) Guardians of the Galaxy, $10,160,000 | 3,221 Theaters | $3,154 Avg. | $294,567,000 (4 weekends at #1)
2 (2) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), $6,500,000 | 3,273 Theaters | $1,986 Avg. | $174,647,000
3 (3) If I Stay, $5,750,000 | 3,157 Theaters | $1,821 Avg. | $39,663,000
4 (5) Let's Be Cops, $5,400,000 | 2,932 Theaters | $1,842 Avg. | $66,598,000
5 (6) The November Man, $4,200,000 | 2,776 Theaters | $1,513 Avg. | $17,870,000
6 (4) As Above/So Below, $3,723,000 | 2,650 Theaters | $1,405 Avg. | $15,576,000
7 (7) When the Game Stands Tall, $3,700,000 | 2,766 Theaters | $1,338 Avg. | $23,490,000
8 (8) The Giver, $3,591,000 | 2,576 Theaters | $1,394 Avg. | $37,835,000
9 (9) The Hundred-Foot Journey, $3,200,000 | 2,167 Theaters | $1,477 Avg. | $45,669,000 
10 (11) Lucy, $1,950,000 | 1,171 Theaters | $1,665 Avg. | $121,207,000

 

Outside the Top 10:

 

The Identical, $1,911,000 | 1,956 Theaters | $977 Avg. | $1,911,000

Boyhood, $1,411,000 | 775 Theaters | $1,821 Avg. | $20,718,000

Magic in the Moonlight, $720,000 | 530 Theaters | $1,358 Avg. | $9,272,000

Forrest Gump (IMAX), $405,000 | 337 Theaters | $1,202 Avg. | $405,000

Calvary, $350,000 | 285 Theaters | $1,228 Avg. | $3,017,000

Innocence (2014), $267,000 | 490 Theaters | $545 Avg. | $267,000

But Always (Yi Sheng Yi Shi), $140,000 | 19 Theaters | $7,368 Avg. | $140,000

Last Days in Vietnam, $30,500 | 2 Theaters | $15,250 Avg. | $30,500

God Help the Girl, $12,800 | 2 Theaters | $6,400 Avg. | $12,800

 

Global Totals:

 

TRANSFORMERS AGE OF EXTINCTION: $833M Overseas Total | $1.077B Global Total

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES: $437.6M Overseas Total | $643.8M Global Total

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: $291.6M Overseas Total | $586.1M Global Total

LUCY: $192.2M Overseas Total | $313.2M Global Total

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: $125.6M Overseas Total | $300.2M Global Total

HERCULES: $122.9M Overseas Total | $193.3M Global Total

Edited September 7, 2014 by Dejana

[Dejana]

September 12–14, 2014 Estimates:

 

1 (N) No Good Deed, $24,500,000 | 2,175 Theaters | $11,264 Avg. | $24,500,000
2 (N) Dolphin Tale 2, $16,550,000 | 3,656 Theaters | $4,527 Avg. | $16,550,000
3 (1) Guardians of the Galaxy, $8,041,000 | 3,104 Theaters | $2,591 Avg. | $305,926,000
4 (2) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), $4,800,000 | 2,957 Theaters | $1,623 Avg. | $181,041,000
5 (3) Let's Be Cops, $4,300,000 | 2,755 Theaters | $1,561 Avg. | $72,972,000
6 (N) The Drop, $4,200,000 | 809 Theaters | $5,192 Avg. | $4,200,000 
7 (4) If I Stay, $4,050,000 | 3,040 Theaters | $1,332 Avg. | $44,937,000
8 (5) The November Man, $2,750,000 | 2,702 Theaters | $1,018 Avg. | $22,495,000
9 (7) The Giver, $2,626,000 | 2,253 Theaters | $1,166 Avg. | $41,329,000
10 (9) The Hundred-Foot Journey, $2,461,000 | 1,943 Theaters | $1,267 Avg. | $49,409,000

 

Outside the Top 10:

 

Boyhood, $975,000 | 659 Theaters | $1,480 Avg. | $21,918,000

Cantinflas, $540,000 | 424 Theaters | $1,274 Avg. | $5,612,000

The Trip to Italy, $481,000 | 155 Theaters | $3,103 Avg. | $1,681,000

The Skeleton Twins, $411,000 | 15 Theaters | $27,400 Avg. | $411,000

Love is Strange, $380,000 | 102 Theaters | $3,725 Avg. | $1,276,000

How to Train Your Dragon 2, $365,000 | 460 Theaters | $793 Avg. | $175,229,000

Atlas Shrugged Part III: Who Is John Galt? $355,000 | 242 Theaters | $1,467 Avg. | $355,000

My Old Lady, $134,000 | 11 Theaters | $12,182 Avg. | $156,000

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, $77,200 | 4 Theaters | $19,300 Avg. | $77,200

 

Global Totals:

 

TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION: $835.5M Overseas Total | $1.08B Global Total

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES: $464M Overseas Total | $670.8M Global Total

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: $305.6M Overseas Total | $611.5M Global Total

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2: $435.5M Overseas Total | $610.7M Global Total

LUCY: $231M Overseas Total | $354.5M Global Total

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: $138.9M Overseas Total | $319.9M Global Total

HERCULES: $138.5M Overseas Total | $210.2M Global Total

INTO THE STORM: $87.6M Overseas Total | $133.4M Global Total

LET'S BE COPS: $22.3M Overseas Total | $95.2M Global Total

IF I STAY: $15.6M Overseas Total | $60.5M Global Total

[xaxat]

So, based on GotG, are studios going to value late summer release spots more for tentpoles? I enjoyed the movie, but don't see any reason it has done so well since release except for the lack of competition.

[Dejana]

So, based on GotG, are studios going to value late summer release spots more for tentpoles? I enjoyed the movie, but don't see any reason it has done so well since release except for the lack of competition.

 

Other studios may write it off as a Marvel success story, but Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles overperformed, too, so possibly. Divergent was launched in March after The Hunger Games made $400M+ as a spring opener in 2012. OTOH, maybe GotG had so much room to succeed because May/June/July 2014 hadn't already brought 2-3 $300M+ hits, and in a more typical year, an August tentpole would underwhelm.

Edited September 15, 2014 by Dejana

[Jediknight]

So, based on GotG, are studios going to value late summer release spots more for tentpoles? I enjoyed the movie, but don't see any reason it has done so well since release except for the lack of competition.

The big reason it's done so well, is that it's just a pure fun superhero movie.  That's what should be taken away from it, hopefully Warner takes from that.  People want fun in superhero media.

[Dejana]

September 19–21, 2014 Estimates:

 

1 (N) The Maze Runner, $32,500,000 | 3,604 Theaters | $9,018 Avg. | $32,500,000
2 (N) A Walk Among the Tombstones, $13,126,000 | 2,712 Theaters | $4,840 Avg. | $13,126,000 
3 (N) This is Where I Leave You, $11,860,000 | 2,868 Theaters | $4,135 Avg. | $11,860,000
4 (1) No Good Deed, $10,200,000 | 2,175 Theaters | $4,690 Avg. | $40,110,000
5 (2) Dolphin Tale 2, $9,005,000 | 3,656 Theaters | $2,463 Avg. | $27,070,000
6 (3) Guardians of the Galaxy, $5,180,000 | 2,846 Theaters | $1,820 Avg. | $313,669,000 
7 (5) Let's Be Cops, $2,675,000 | 2,312 Theaters | $1,157 Avg. | $77,196,000
8 (4) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, $2,650,000 | 2,348 Theaters | $1,129 Avg. | $185,018,000
9 (6) The Drop, $2,050,000 | 1,192 Theaters | $1,720 Avg. | $7,690,000
10 (7) If I Stay, $1,835,000 | 2,371 Theaters | $774 Avg. | $47,672,000

 

Outside the Top 10:

 

The Hundred-Foot Journey, $1,120,000 | 1,253 Theaters | $894 Avg. | $51,456,000

Tusk, $886,000 | 602 Theaters | $1,472 Avg. | $886,000

The Skeleton Twins, $448,000 | 49 Theaters | $9,143 Avg. | $950,000

Boyhood, $412,000 | 335 Theaters | $1,230 Avg. | $22,561,000

The Trip to Italy, $300,000 | 200 Theaters | $1,500 Avg. | $2,154,000

Love is Strange, $231,000 | 112 Theaters | $2,063 Avg. | $1,585,000

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, $170,000 | 136 Theaters | $1,250 Avg. | $260,000

The Guest (2014), $82,100 | 19 Theaters | $4,321 Avg. | $111,700

Hector And The Search For Happiness, $46,000 | 4 Theaters | $11,500 Avg. | $46,000

Pump, $42,200 | 3 Theaters | $14,067 Avg. | $42,200

20,000 Days on Earth, $26,900 | 1 Theater | $26,900 Avg. | $30,000

Tracks (2014), $21,600 | 4 Theaters | $5,400  Avg. | $21,600

Not Cool, $14,000 | 1 Theater | $14,000 Avg. | $14,000

Keep On Keepin' On, $12,200 | 2 Theaters | $6,100 Avg. | $12,200

 

Global Totals:

 

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES: $476.3M Overseas Total | $683.5M Global Total

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: $318.6M Overseas Total | $632.3M Global Total

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2: $436.3M Overseas Total | $611.8M Global Total

LUCY: $253M Overseas Total | $377.8M Global Total

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: $148.3M Overseas Total | $333.3M Global Total

HERCULES: $146.9M Overseas Total | $218.9M Global Total

LET'S BE COPS: $25M Overseas Total | $102.2M Global Total

THE MAZE RUNNER: $49M Overseas Total | $81.5M Global Total

AS ABOVE, SO BELOW: $12.5M Overseas Total | $33M Global Total

Edited September 21, 2014 by Dejana

[Rick Kitchen]

Damn, No Good Deed dropped quickly.

[Dejana]

September 26–28, 2014 Estimates:

 

1 (N) The Equalizer, $35,000,000 | 3,236 Theaters | $10,816 Avg. | $35,000,000
2 (1) The Maze Runner, $17,500,000 | 3,638 Theaters | $4,810 Avg. | $58,018,000
3 (N) The Boxtrolls, $17,250,000 | 3,464 Theaters | $4,980 Avg. | $17,250,000
4 (3) This is Where I Leave You, $7,010,000 | 2,868 Theaters | $2,444 Avg. | $22,557,000
5 (5) Dolphin Tale 2, $4,835,000 | 3,376 Theaters | $1,432 Avg. | $33,665,000
6 (4) No Good Deed, $4,600,000 | 2,130 Theaters | $2,160 Avg. | $46,623,000
7 (2) A Walk Among the Tombstones, $4,234,000 | 2,714 Theaters | $1,560 Avg. | $20,871,000
8 (6) Guardians of the Galaxy, $3,789,000 | 2,451 Theaters | $1,546 Avg. | $319,192,000
9 (7) Let's Be Cops, $1,515,000 | 1,534 Theaters | $988 Avg. | $79,628,000
10 (8) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), $1,450,000 | 1,585 Theaters | $915 Avg. | $187,182,000

 

Outside the Top 10:

 

The Skeleton Twins, $1,262,000 | 385 Theaters | $3,278 Avg. | $2,354,000

The Song, $600,000 | 340 Theaters | $1,765 Avg. | $600,000

My Old Lady, $568,000 | 255 Theaters |  $2,227 Avg. | $1,473,000

Mas Negro Que La Noche, $550,000 | 178 Theaters | $3,090 Avg. | $550,000

Lucy, $368,000 | 488 Theaters | $754 Avg. | $125,478,000

Boyhood, $279,000 | 215 Theaters | $1,298 Avg. | $23,037,000

Tusk, $277,000 | 449 Theaters | $617 Avg. | $1,411,000

Hector And The Search For Happiness, $200,000 | 94 Theaters | $2,128 Avg. | $252,000

Pride (2014), $84,800 | 6 Theaters | $14,133 Avg. | $84,800

Magic in the Moonlight, $75,700 | 111 Theaters | $682 Avg. | $10,330,000

 

Global Totals:

 

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES: $488.2M Overseas Total | $695.7M Global Total

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: $325.1M Overseas Total | $644.2M Global Total

LUCY: $269.1M Overseas Total | $394.6M Global Total

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: $154.9M Overseas Total | $342M Global Total

HERCULES: $151M Overseas Total | $223.3M Global Total

THE MAZE RUNNER: $90.7M Overseas Total | $148.7M Global Total

LET'S BE COPS: $26.8M Overseas Total | $106.4M Global Total

THE BOXTROLLS: $17.7M Overseas Total | $34.9M Global Total

Edited September 28, 2014 by Dejana

[methodwriter85]

Let's Be Cops is really hanging in there.

 

Also, the Maze Runner is doing pretty good off a 34-million budget, but man, their overseas gross is going bangbusters! Good for Dylan O'brien.

 

Finally, it's nice to see that Denzel still's got it.

Edited September 29, 2014 by methodwriter85

[xaxat]

I really hope the global success of Lucy eliminates the fear that studios may have about opening a super hero movie with a female lead.

Edited September 29, 2014 by xaxat

[AimingforYoko]

Why Denzel Washington may be the last pure movie star.

If The Equalizer sequel gets greenlit, it will be Washington's first sequel.

[Dejana]

A close race for the top two that might switch with the actual numbers.

 

October 3–5, 2014 Estimates:

 

1 (N) Gone Girl, $38,000,000 | 3,014 Theaters | $12,608 Avg. | $38,000,000
2 (N) Annabelle, $37,200,000 | 3,185 Theaters | $11,680 Avg. | $37,200,000
3 (1) The Equalizer, $19,000,000 | 3,236 Theaters | $5,871 Avg. | $64,500,000
4 (3) The Boxtrolls, $12,425,000 | 3,464 Theaters | $3,587 Avg. | $32,539,000 
5 (2) The Maze Runner, $12,000,000 | 3,605 Theaters | $3,329 Avg. | $73,921,000
6 (N) Left Behind (2014), $6,850,000 | 1,825 Theaters | $3,753 Avg. | $6,850,000 
7 (4) This is Where I Leave You, $4,000,000 | 2,735 Theaters | $1,463 Avg. | $29,003,000
8 (5) Dolphin Tale 2, $3,530,000 |  2,790 Theaters | $1,265 Avg. | $37,974,000
9 (8) Guardians of the Galaxy, $3,034,000 | 1,894 Theaters | $1,602 Avg. | $323,360,000
10 (6) No Good Deed, $2,500,000 | 1,580 Theaters | $1,582 Avg. | $50,157,000

 

Outside the Top 10:

 

Bang Bang, $1,215,000 | 271 Theaters | $4,483 Avg. | $1,386,000

The Good Lie, $935,000 | 461 Theaters | $2,028 Avg. | $935,000

Let's Be Cops, $735,000 | 781 Theaters | $941 Avg. | $80,879,000

The Skeleton Twins, $734,000 | 461 Theaters | $1,592 Avg. | $3,533,000

My Old Lady, $482,000 | 263 Theaters | $1,833 Avg. | $2,225,000

The Drop, $260,000 | 429 Theaters | $606 Avg. | $10,384,000

Love is Strange, $121,000 | 134 Theaters | $903 Avg. | $2,034,000

Men, Women & Children, $48,000 | 17 Theaters | $2,824 Avg. | $61,000

 

Global Totals:

 

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: $330.4M Overseas Total | $653.8M Global Total

LUCY: $280.5M Overseas Total | $406.3M Global Total

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: $160.8M Overseas Total | $349.1M Global Total

HERCULES: $153.3M Overseas Total | $225.8M Global Total

THE MAZE RUNNER: $101.6M Overseas Total | $175.5M Global Total

THE EQUALIZER: $39.6M Overseas Total | $104M Global Total

THE BOXTROLLS: $26M Overseas Total | $58.5M Global Total

DRACULA UNTOLD: $21M Overseas/Global Total (25 Territories)

[AimingforYoko]

Box Office Mojo, dead at 15?

[methodwriter85]

Consolidation sucks. Ugh. R.I.P., BoxOfficeMojo.

[Dejana]

Box Office Mojo is back up! Not sure if it was mere technical difficulties (though they usually don't inspire hours/days radio silence from site runners) or if a scheme to put BOM's data behind the IMDb Pro paywall was walked back after negative feedback from the industry (unlike the time IMDb nuked BOM's forums and blocked them from the Internet Archive, the entertainment media actually noticed this move). BoxOffice.com and the-numbers.com also have years of box office info in case BOM disappears on everyone again. Box Office Guru has been around even longer than Mojo; its archives consist of weekend box office write-ups that go back to mid-1997. Not so great for comparing pure numbers, but unbeatable time-capsule reactions back to the days when the $100M weekend seemed impossible and people thought Titanic would be lucky to break even.

 

October 10–12, 2014 Estimates:

 

1 (1) Gone Girl, $26,800,000 | 3,284 Theaters | $8,161 Avg. | $78,281,190
2 (N) Dracula Untold, $23,457,000 | 2,887 Theaters | $8,125 Avg. | $23,457,000
3 (N) Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, $19,100,000 | 3,088 Theaters | $6,185 Avg. | $19,100,000
4 (2) Annabelle, $16,365,000 | 3,215 Theaters | $5,090 Avg. | $62,155,572
5 (N) The Judge, $13,330,000 | 3,003 Theaters | $4,439 Avg. | $13,330,000
6 (3) The Equalizer, $9,725,000 | 3,117 Theaters | $3,120 Avg. | $79,885,373

7 (N) Addicted, $7,600,000 | 846 Theaters | $8,983 Avg.| $7,600,000
8 (5) The Maze Runner, $7,500,000 | 3,072 Theaters | $2,441 Avg. | $83,839,821
9 (4) The Boxtrolls, $6,676,000 | 3,270 Theaters | $2,042 Avg. | $41,032,412
10 (6) Left Behind (2014), $2,909,000 | 1,887 Theaters | $1,542 Avg. | $10,919,872

 

Outside the Top 10:

 

Meet the Mormons, $2,700,000 | 317 Theaters | $8,517 Avg. | $2,700,000

This is Where I Leave You, $1,645,000 | 1,511 Theaters | $1,089 Avg. | $32,116,000

No Good Deed, $990,000 | 801 Theaters | $1,236 Avg. | $51,766,483

Kill the Messenger, $939,000 | 374 Theaters | $2,511 Avg. | $939,000

The Good Lie, $550,000 | 461 Theaters | $1,193 Avg. | $1,702,723

The Skeleton Twins, $430,550 | 268 Theaters | $1,607 Avg. | $4,234,611

Pride (2014), $230,000 | 97 Theaters | $2,371 Avg. | $481,649

Breakup Buddies, $195,000 | 24 Theaters | $8,125 Avg. | $535,000

Whiplash, $143,503 | 6 Theaters | $23,917 Avg. | $143,503

St. Vincent, $121,054 | 4 Theaters | $30,264 Avg. | $121,054

One Chance, $32,800 | 43 Theaters | $763 Avg. | $32,800

Christian Mingle, $20,500 | 15 Theaters | $1,367 Avg. | $20,500

 

Global Totals:

 

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: $361M Overseas Total | $687M Global Total

LUCY: $286.2M Overseas Total | $412.3M Global Total

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: $164.5M Overseas Total | $353.5M Global Total

HERCULES: $154.1M Overseas Total | $226.7M Global Total

THE MAZE RUNNER: $140.4M Overseas Total | $224.2M Global Total

GONE GIRL: $63.2M Overseas Total | $141.4M Global Total

THE EQUALIZER: $57.1M Overseas Total | $137M Global Total

ANNABELLE: $60.3M Overseas Total | $122.4M Global Total

LET'S BE COPS: $30.8M Overseas Total | $112.2M Global Total

DRACULA UNTOLD: $62.6M Overseas Total | $86.1M Global Total

THE BOXTROLLS: $31.8M Overseas Total | $72.8M Global Total

Edited October 12, 2014 by Dejana

[Dejana]

October 17–19, 2014 Estimates:

 

1 (N) Fury (2014), $23,500,000 | 3,173 Theaters | $7,406 Avg. | $23,500,000
2 (1) Gone Girl, $17,800,000 | 3,249 Theaters | $5,479 Avg. | $107,069,000
3 (N) The Book of Life (2014), | $17,000,000 | 3,070 Avg. | $5,537 Avg. |  $17,000,000
4 (3) Alexander and the Terrible..., $12,039,000 | 3,088 Theaters | $3,899 Avg. | $36,871,000
5 (N) The Best of Me, $10,200,000 | 2,936 Theaters | $3,474 Avg. | $10,200,000
6 (2) Dracula Untold, $9,889,000 | 2,900 Theaters | $3,410 Avg. | $40,735,000
7 (5) The Judge, $7,940,000 | 3,003 Theaters | $2,644 Avg. | $26,843,000
8 (4) Annabelle, $7,925,000 | 2,878 Theaters | $2,754 Avg. | $74,127,000
9 (6) The Equalizer, $5,450,000 | 2,262 Theaters | $2,409 Avg. | $89,170,000
10 (8) The Maze Runner, $4,500,000 | 2,155 Theaters | $2,088 Avg. | $90,837,000

 

Outside the Top 10:

 

St. Vincent, $685,000 | 68 Theaters | $10,074 Avg. | $837,000

Kill the Messenger, $490,000 | 427 Theaters | $1,148 Avg. | $1,855,000

Birdman, $415,000 | 4 Theaters | $103,750 Avg. | $415,000

Dear White People, $344,000 | 11 Theaters | $31,273 Avg. | $344,000

Men, Women & Children, $320,000 |  608 Theaters | $526 Avg. | $475,000

My Old Lady, $214,000 | 128 Theaters | $1,672 Avg. | $3,177,000

Whiplash, $211,000 | 21 Theaters | $10,048 Avg. | $416,000

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, $51,700 | 3 Theaters | $17,233 Avg. | $51,700

Listen Up Philip, $24,300 | 2 Theaters | $12,150 Avg. | $24,300

God the Father, $15,000 | 1 Theaters | $15,000 Avg. | $15,000

 

Global Totals:

 

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: $404.8M Overseas Total | $732.6M Global Total

LUCY: $288.7M Overseas Total | $415M Global Total

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: $185.4M Overseas Total | $374.9M Global Total

THE MAZE RUNNER: $161.5M Overseas Total | $252.3M Global Total

GONE GIRL: $94.7M Overseas Total | $201.7M Global Total

DRACULA UNTOLD: $95.7M Overseas Total | $136.4M Global Total

THE BOXTROLLS: $36.1M Overseas Total | $82.1M Global Total

Edited October 19, 2014 by Dejana

[Rick Kitchen]

Wow, St. Vincent is a big box office stinker, isn't it?

 

And Birdman is even worse, despite the critics salivating all over it.

[Dejana]

Wow, St. Vincent is a big box office stinker, isn't it?

 

And Birdman is even worse, despite the critics salivating all over it.

 

St. Vincent's box office isn't setting all-time records for limited release but its performance could hardly be described as bombing. And 100K per theater for a live-action film opening in under ten theaters is pretty much a box office dream come true in the world of small dramas. Birdman ranks 19th in all-time per-theater average and much higher if you take out all the animated flicks Disney ran in their first weeks in 1-2 theaters with sky-high ticket prices. Ultimately it could go the way of Inside Llewyn Davis ($13.2M total) or American Hustle ($150M), but it will probably land somewhere in between.

Edited October 19, 2014 by Dejana

[Dejana]

October 24–26, 2014 Estimates:

 

1 (N) Ouija, $20,006,000 | 2,858 Theaters | $7,000 Avg. | $20,006,000
2 (N) John Wick, $14,150,000 | 2,589 Theaters | $5,465 Avg. | $14,150,000
3 (1) Fury (2014), $13,000,000 | 3,173 Theaters | $4,097 Avg. | $46,050,000
4 (2) Gone Girl, $11,100,000 | 3,106 Theaters | $3,574 Avg. | $124,093,000
5 (3) The Book of Life (2014), $9,800,000 | 3,113 Theaters | $3,148 Avg. | $29,913,000
6 (15) St. Vincent, $8,058,000 | 2,282 Theaters | $3,531 Avg. | $9,189,000
7 (4) Alexander and the Terrible... $7,023,000 | 3,117 Theaters | $2,253 Avg. | $45,544,000
8 (5) The Best of Me, $4,736,000 | 2,936 Theaters | $1,613 Avg. | $17,663,000
9 (7) The Judge, $4,345,000 | 2,610 Theaters | $1,665 Avg. | $34,377,000
10 (6) Dracula Untold, $4,302,000 | 2,364 Theaters | $1,820 Avg. | $48,328,000

 

Outside the Top 10:

 

Birdman, $1,436,000 | 50 Theaters | $28,720 Avg. | $2,067,000

Dear White People, $1,314,000 | 384 Theaters | $3,422 Avg. | $1,757,000

23 Blast, $402,000 | 617 Theaters | $652 Avg. | $402,000

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), $360,000 | 300 Theaters | $1,200 Avg. | $190,100,000

Whiplash, $266,000 | 46 Theaters | $5,783 Avg. | $748,000

Pride (2014), $154,000 | 124 Theaters | $1,242 Avg. | $1,107,000

Citizenfour, $125,000 | 5 Theaters | $25,000 Avg. | $125,000

Glen Campbell... I'll Be Me, $86,800 | 10 Theaters | $8,680 Avg. | $86,800

Laggies, $78,500 | 5 Theaters | $15,700 Avg. | $78,500

Men, Women & Children, $60,000 | 542 Theaters | $111 Avg. | $664,000

 

Global Totals:

 

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: $424M Overseas Total | $752.6M Global Total

LUCY: $307.6M Overseas Total | $434M Global Total

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: $201.9M Overseas Total | $392M Global Total

THE MAZE RUNNER: $179.2M Overseas Total | $273.2M Global Total

GONE GIRL: $118.3M Overseas Total | $242.3M Global Total

ANNABELLE: $126.7M Overseas Total | $206.2M Global Total

DRACULA UNTOLD: $117.7M Overseas Total | $166M Global Total

THE BOXTROLLS: $41.5M Overseas Total | $89M Global Total

THE JUDGE: $19M Overseas | $54.2M Global Total

[methodwriter85]

   I really hope that Reese Witherspoon's improved fortunes means she'll be much pickier about her acting roles in the future.

[Dejana]

Very close race for the top this weekend!

 

October 31–November 2, 2014 Estimates:

 

1 (N) Nightcrawler, $10,909,000 | 2,766 Theaters | $3,944 Avg. | $10,909,000 
2 (1) Ouija, $10,900,000 | 2,899 Theaters | $3,760 Avg. | $34,963,000
3 (3) Fury (2014), $9,100,000 | 3,313 Theaters | $2,747 Avg. | $60,437,000
4 (4) Gone Girl, $8,800,000 | 2,834 Theaters | $3,105 Avg. | $136,602,000
5 (5) The Book of Life (2014), $8,300,000 | 2,794 Theaters | $2,971 Avg. | $40,524,000
6 (2) John Wick, $8,050,000 | 2,589 Theaters | $3,109 Avg. | $27,589,000
7 (6) St. Vincent, $7,752,000 | 2,552 Theaters | $3,038 Avg. | $19,527,000 
8 (7) Alexander and the Terrible... $6,485,000 | 2,896 Theaters | $2,239 Avg. | $53,626,000
9 (10) The Judge, $3,400,000 | 1,942 Theaters | $1,751 Avg. | $39,550,000
10 (9) Dracula Untold, $2,946,000 | 1,913 Theaters | $1,540 Avg. | $52,859,000

 

Outside the Top 10:

 

Birdman, $2,510,000 | 231 Theaters | $10,866 Theaters | $5,004,000

Before I Go To Sleep, $2,025,000 | 1,902 Theaters | $1,065 Avg. | $2,025,000

Saw 10th Anniversary, $650,000 | 2,063 Theaters | $315 Avg. | $650,000

Whiplash, $275,000 | 61 Theaters | $4,508 Avg. | $1,111,000

Citizenfour, $210,000 | 37 Theaters | $5,676 Avg. | $391,000

The Skeleton Twins, $104,000 | 94 Theaters | $1,106 Avg. | $5,078,000

Horns, $104,000 | 103 Theaters | $1,010 Avg. | $104,000

 

Global Totals:

 

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: $435.7M Overseas Total | $765M Global Total

LUCY: $317M Overseas Total | $443.5M Global Total

THE MAZE RUNNER: $209.5M Overseas Total | $306.5M Global Total

GONE GIRL: $142.9M Overseas Total | $279.5M Global Total

ANNABELLE: $149M Overseas Total | $231.5M Global Total

THE BOOK OF LIFE: $29.4M Overseas Total | $69.9M Global Total

THE JUDGE: $29M Overseas Total | $68.5M Global Total

ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE... $15.9M Overseas Total | $69.5M Global Total

Edited November 2, 2014 by Dejana

[AimingforYoko]

I'll be very interested to see who takes next weekend. It'll be the IMAX screens of Interstellar vs. the family audience of Big Hero 6.

[Dejana]

Superheroes trump space, but I was honestly expecting better results for both, though the reviews with Interstellar were a bit of a warning sign. Also, with the actual numbers, Ouija was #1 last weekend, not Nightcrawler, and the difference was more like 300K.

 

November 7–9, 2014 Estimates:

 

1 (N) Big Hero 6, $56,200,000 | 3,761 Theaters | $14,943 Avg. | $56,200,000
2 (N) Interstellar,  $50,000,000 | 3,561 Theaters | $14,041 Avg. | $52,151,000
3 (4) Gone Girl, $6,100,000 | 2,224 Theaters | $2,743 Avg. | $145,428,000 
4 (1) Ouija, $6,017,000 | 2,680 Theaters | $2,245 Avg. | $43,472,000
5 (7) St. Vincent, $5,707,000 | 2,455 Theaters | $2,325 Avg. | $27,356,000
6 (2) Nightcrawler, $5,512,000 | 2,766 Theaters | $1,993 Avg. | $19,756,000 
7 (3) Fury (2014), $5,500,000 | 2,834 Theaters | $1,941 Avg. | $69,268,000
8 (6) John Wick, $4,075,000 | 2,152 Theaters | $1,894 Avg. | $34,745,000
9 (8) Alexander and the Terrible... $3,495,000 | 2,381 Theaters | $1,468 Avg. | $59,208,000
10 (5) The Book of Life (2014), $2,800,000 |  2,166 Theaters | $1,293 Avg. | $45,215,000

 

Outside the Top 10:

 

Birdman, $2,300,000 | 462 Theaters | $4,978 Avg. | $8,086,000

Guardians of the Galaxy, $415,000 | 296 Theaters | $1,402 Avg. | $330,004,000

Whiplash, $347,000 | 88 Theaters | $3,943 Avg. | $1,557,000

On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter, $344,000 | 231 Theaters | $1,489 Avg. | $344,000

Laggies, $258,000 | 306 Theaters | $843 Avg. | $461,000

Citizenfour, $207,800 | 59 Theaters | $3,522 Avg. | $667,300

The Theory of Everything, $207,000 | 5 Theaters | $41,400 Avg. | $207,000

Awake: The Life of Yogananda, $86,100 | 21 Theaters | $4,100 Avg. | $447,400

 

Global Totals:

 

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: $438M Overseas Total | $768M Global Total

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: $273.2M Overseas Total | $464M Global Total

THE MAZE RUNNER: $225M Overseas Total | $324M Global Total

GONE GIRL: $158.2M Overseas Total | $303.6M Global Total

ANNABELLE: $160.5M Overseas Total | $244M Global Total

DRACULA UNTOLD: $147.7M Overseas Total | $202.6M Global Total

THE EQUALIZER: $88.6M Overseas Total | $186.6M Global Total

INTERSTELLAR: $80M Overseas Total | $132.25M Global Total

FURY: $51.5M Overseas Total | $120.5M Global Total

BIG HERO 6: $23M Overseas Total | $79.2M Global Total

ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY: $19.3M Overseas Total | $78.5M Global Total

THE BOOK OF LIFE: $35.1M Overseas Total | $78.3M Global Total

Edited November 9, 2014 by Dejana

[Dejana]

November 14–16, 2014 Estimates:

 

1 (N) Dumb and Dumber To, $38,053,000 | 3,154 Theaters | $12,065 Avg. | $38,053,000
2 (1) Big Hero 6, $36,010,000 | 3,773 Theaters | $9,544 Avg. | $111,653,000
3 (2) Interstellar, $29,190,000 | 3,561 Theaters | $8,197 Avg. | $97,810,000 

4 (N) Beyond the Lights, $6,500,000 | 1,789 Theaters | $3,633 Avg. | $6,500,000 
5 (3) Gone Girl, $4,625,000 | 1,959 Theaters | $2,361 Avg. | $152,699,000
6 (6) St. Vincent, $4,025,000 | 2,332 Theaters | $1,726 Avg. | $33,258,000 
7 (5) Fury (2014), $3,810,000 | 2,382 Theaters | $1,599 Avg. | $75,941,000
8 (7) Nightcrawler, $3,038,000 | 2,103 Theaters | $1,445 Avg. | $25,000,000
9 (4) Ouija, $3,025,000 | 2,382 Theaters | $1,270 Avg. | $48,105,000 
10 (11) Birdman, $2,450,000 | 857 Theaters | $2,859 Avg. | $11,575,000

 

Outside the Top 10:

 

Rosewater, $1,200,000 | 371 Theaters | $3,235 Avg. | $1,200,000

Saving Christmas, $1,012,000 | 410 Theaters | $2,468 Avg. | $1,012,000

Whiplash, $801,000 | 419 Theaters | $1,912 Avg. | $2,482,000

The Theory of Everything, $738,000 | 41 Theaters | $18,000 Avg. | $1,033,000

The Maze Runner, $650,000 | 524 Theaters | $1,240 Avg. | $100,079,000

Foxcatcher, $288,000 | 6 Theaters | $48,000 Avg. | $288,000

The Homesman, $48,000 | 4 Theaters | $12,000 Avg. | $48,000

 

Global Totals:

 

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: $283.2M Overseas Total | $474.3M Global Total

THE MAZE RUNNER: $231M Overseas Total | $331M Global Total

INTERSTELLAR: $224.1M Overseas Total | $321.9M Global Total

GONE GIRL: $166.6M Overseas Total | $319.3M Global Total

DRACULA UNTOLD: $153.1M Overseas Total | $208.8M Global Total

BIG HERO 6: $36.7M Overseas Total | $148.3M Global Total

THE BOOK OF LIFE: $37.4M Overseas Total | $84.7M Global Total

OUIJA: $17.5M Overseas Total | $65.6M Global Total

[Rick Kitchen]

 

1 (N) Dumb and Dumber To, $38,053,000 | 3,154 Theaters | $12,065 Avg. | $38,053,000

 

Oh, Good Lord.

[Bruinsfan]

I weep for humanity.

[Dejana]

The Hunger Games franchise turns out not to be immune to the split finale blahs, or maybe it was the lack of games (and showings in IMAX) this time around? Anyway, it's still the biggest opening weekend of the year so far, but Guardians of the Galaxy might end up the #1 movie of the year. Lionsgate should be thinking its plans to make Allegiant a two-parter very carefully...

 

November 21–23, 2014 Estimates:

 

1 (N) The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, $123,000,000 | 4,151 Theaters |  $29,631 Avg. | $123,000,000
2 (2) Big Hero 6, $20,086,000 | 3,650 Theaters | $5,503 Avg. | $135,708,000
3 (3) Interstellar, $15,100,000 | 3,415 Theaters | $4,422 Avg. | $120,692,000 
4 (1) Dumb and Dumber To, $13,820,000 | 3,188 Theaters | $4,335 Avg. | $57,473,000 
5 (5) Gone Girl, $2,815,000 | 1,609 Theaters | $1,750 Avg. | $156,823,000
6 (4) Beyond the Lights, $2,630,000 | 1,766 Theaters | $1,489 Avg. | $10,124,000
7 (6) St. Vincent, $2,354,000 | 1,707 Theaters | $1,379 Avg. | $36,613,000
8 (7) Fury (2014), $1,900,000 | 1,720 Theaters | $1,105 Avg. | $79,150,000
9 (10)  Birdman, $1,855,000 | 862 Theaters | $2,152 Avg. | $14,407,000
10 (17) The Theory of Everything, $1,500,000 | 140 Theaters | $10,714 Avg. | $2,796,000

 

Outside the Top 10:

 

John Wick, $915,000 | 972 Theaters | $941 Avg. | $40,649,000

Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas, $644,000 | 390 Theaters | $1,651 Avg. | $1,904,000

Rosewater, $578,000 | 371 Theaters | $1,558 Avg. | $2,076,000

Whiplash, $530,000 | 331 Theaters | $1,601 Avg. | $3,227,000

Foxcatcher, $474,000 | 24 Theaters | $19,750 Avg. | $822,000

Citizenfour, $184,000 | 86 Theaters | $2,140 Avg. | $1,221,000

The Homesman, $140,000, 33 Theaters | $4,242 Avg. | $202,000

Dear White People, $101,000 | 68 Theaters | $1,485 Avg. | $4,067,000

 

Global Totals:

 

INTERSTELLAR: $329M Overseas Total | $449.7M Global Total

THE MAZE RUNNER: $234.2M Overseas Total | $334.6M Global Total

GONE GIRL: $171.4M Overseas Total | $328.2M Global Total

THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 1: $152M Overseas Total | $275M Global Total

DRACULA UNTOLD: $156.7M Overseas Total | $211.6M Global Total

BIG HERO 6: $49.5M Overseas Total | $185.2M Global Total

THE BOOK OF LIFE: $39.1M Overseas Total | $87M Global Total

OUIJA: $19.3M Overseas Total | $62.8M Global Total

Edited November 23, 2014 by Dejana

[Rick Kitchen]

I'm surprised John Wick isn't doing better per screen considering the great Word of Mouth it's getting.

[AimingforYoko]

Lionsgate should be thinking its plans to make Allegiant a two-parter very carefully...

Depending on how it holds over thanksgiving, this should gross around $325m domestically. If you figure the finale will do around $400m, that's $725m total domestic gross. A single Mockingjay movie optimistically could hope for $500m, so even with the added marketing and distribution cost of breaking it into two movies, this makes business sense, if not artistic sense.

[Dejana]

Depending on how it holds over thanksgiving, this should gross around $325m domestically. If you figure the finale will do around $400m, that's $725m total domestic gross. A single Mockingjay movie optimistically could hope for $500m, so even with the added marketing and distribution cost of breaking it into two movies, this makes business sense, if not artistic sense.

 

For The Hunger Games, yes, but with the Divergent series...the first one cost $85 million and made a little under $290 million. The Fault In Our Stars made more globally and cost $12 million (though no franchise potential, obviously). The overseas markets for Divergent might expand, but if it doesn't explode and domestically, the increase is minor at best... Sequels tend to cost more and Allegiant is...not the most popular book with its fanbase.  Not just "that was a stupid baby name" or "the epilogue was dumb" reviled, but fans telling non-readers not to bother with the series at all, reviled. Yet they did still show up for the first movie, so maybe they'll buy tickets and just complain the whole time. If it had a budget like The Maze Runner ($34 million) I would say go for it, but with the budget, box office and marketing... Eventually, I think this "split the last part in two" gambit is going to have at least one outright failure.

Edited November 25, 2014 by Dejana

[absnow54]

I agree that splitting Mockingjay is one that doesn't necessarily make sense, but is a split that will definitely earn the studio money. The series is a world wide phenomena and Jennifer Lawrence's star power has shot the franchise into the stratosphere. They could probably film her reading the phone book and still make a profit. I think Shailene Woodley has talent and draw as well, but Divergent is a much weaker story, and as mentioned Allegiant is a very polarizing book (and in my experience, a deal breaker for a lot of readers who were on the fence about the story.) There were a lot of YA films being launched last year, The Mortal Instruments, Vampire Academy, Beautiful Creatures... but none seemed to stick. Divergent was the first in the genre to make some money back, and with The Hunger Games ending in 2015, I think they wanted to capitalize on the remaining franchise. Honestly, I'd be surprised if Insurgent made all its money back let alone any of the Allegiant films. Divergent had some momentum, but it was never Twilight or Hunger Games worthy.

[jah1986]

 Honestly, I'd be surprised if Insurgent made all its money back let alone any of the Allegiant films. Divergent had some momentum, but it was never Twilight or Hunger Games worthy.

If the trailer that played with Mockingjay is any indication, Insurgent is in trouble.  For one thing the trailer doesn't mention Divergent and there's nothing in that trailer that would make a non-book reader know what it was or want to see it. I read all the books and thought they just got worse and worse. I'm hoping they don't try to drag Allegiant out into two movies and that they make significant changes to the script.

[Dejana]

November 28–30, 2014 Estimates:

 

1 (1) The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, $56,875,000 | 4,151 Theaters | $13,702 Avg. | $225,693,000
2 (N) Penguins of Madagascar, $25,800,000 | 3,764 Theaters | $6,854 Avg. | $36,000,000
3 (2) Big Hero 6, $18,770,000 | 3,365 Theaters | $5,578 Avg. | $167,209,000
4 (3) Interstellar, $15,800,000 | 3,066 Theaters | $5,153 Avg. | $147,090,000
5 (N) Horrible Bosses 2, $15,700,000 | 3,375 Theaters | $4,652 Avg. | $23,010,000
6 (4) Dumb and Dumber To, $8,295,000 | 3,130 Theaters | $2,650 Avg. | $72,205,000
7 (10) The Theory of Everything, $5,082,000 | 802 Theaters | $6,337 Avg. | $9,604,000
8 (5) Gone Girl, $2,470,000 | 1,174 Theaters | $2,104 Avg. | $160,757,000
9 (9) Birdman, $1,880,000 | 710 Theaters | $2,648 Avg. | $17,237,400
10 (7) St. Vincent, $1,773,000 | 1,256 Theaters | $1,412 Avg. | $39,327,000

 

Outside the Top 10:

 

Foxcatcher, $1,032,000 | 72 Theaters | $14,333 Avg. | $2,126,000

John Wick, $525,000 | 488 Theaters | $1,076 Avg. | $41,577,000

The Imitation Game, $482,000 | 4 Theaters | $120,500 Avg. | $482,000

Ouija, $383,000 | 455 Theaters | $842 Avg. | $50,340,000

Women Who Flirt (Sajiao Nvren), $80,000 | 26 Theaters | $3,077 Avg. |  $141,000

The Babadook, $27,000 | 3 Theaters | $9,000 Avg. | $27,000

 

Global Totals:

 

INTERSTELLAR: $395.2M Overseas Total | $542.2M Global Total

THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 1: $254.4M Overseas Total | $480M Global Total

THE MAZE RUNNER. $235.5M Overseas Total | $336.5M Global Total

GONE GIRL: $174M Overseas Total | $334.5M Global Total

BIG HERO 6: $56.9M Overseas Total | $224.1M Global Total

FURY: $89.8M Overseas Total | $171.7M Global Total

PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR: $63M Overseas Total | $100M Global Total

THE BOOK OF LIFE: $40.6M Overseas Total | $88.9M Global Total

Edited November 30, 2014 by Dejana

[Dejana]

December 5–7, 2014 Estimates:

 

1 (1) The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, $21,600,000 | 4,054 Theaters | $5,328 Avg. | $257,700,000
2 (2) Penguins of Madagascar, $11,100,000 | 3,775 Theaters | $2,940 Avg. | $49,591,000
3 (5) Horrible Bosses 2, $8,600,000 | 3,400 Theaters | $2,529 Avg. | $36,075,000
4 (3) Big Hero 6, $8,130,000 | 3,168 Theaters | $2,566 Avg. | $177,548,000
5 (4) Interstellar, $8,000,000 | 3,028 Theaters | $2,642 Avg. | $158,657,000 
6 (6) Dumb and Dumber To, $4,169,000 | 3,088 Theaters | $1,350 Avg. | $78,081,000
7 (7) The Theory of Everything, $2,668,000 | 826 Theaters | $3,230 Avg. | $13,613,000
8 (8) Gone Girl, $1,500,000 | 1,205 Theaters | $1,245 Avg. | $162,861,000
9 (N) The Pyramid, $1,350,000 | 589 Theaters | $2,292 Avg. | $1,350,000 
10 (9) Birdman, $1,150,000 | 738 Theaters | $1,558 Avg. | $18,919,000

 

Outside the Top 10:

 

St. Vincent, $1,085,000 | 1,432 Theaters | $758 Avg. | $40,766,000

Nightcrawler, $1,076,000 | 1,257 Theaters | $856 Avg. | $30,021,000

Wild (2014), $630,000 | 21 Theaters | $30,000 Avg. | $677,000

Foxcatcher, $575,000 | 75 Theaters | $7,667 Avg. | $2,842,000

The Homesman, $501,000 | 154 Theaters | $3,253 Avg. | $1,067,000

The Imitation Game, $402,000 | 8 Theaters | $50,250 Avg. | $1,013,000

Whiplash, $351,000 | 175 Theaters | $2,006 Avg. | $4,415,000

The Babadook, $66,600 | 22 Theaters | $3,027 Avg. | $112,300

 

Global Totals:

 

INTERSTELLAR: $434.4M Overseas Total | $593.1M Global Total

THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 1:  $302.8M Overseas Total | $560.5M Global Total

BIG HERO 6: $62.8M Overseas Total | $240.3M Global Total

PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR: $93.8M Overseas Total | $144.1M Global Total

EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS: $23.1M Overseas/Global Total

[Dejana]

December 12–14, 2014 Estimates:

 

1 (N) Exodus: Gods and Kings, $24,500,000 | 3,503 Theaters | $6,994 Avg. | $24,500,000
2 (1) The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, $13,200,000 | 3,731 Theaters | $3,538 Avg. | $277,398,000
3 (2) Penguins of Madagascar, $7,300,000 |  3,667 Theaters | $1,991 Avg. | $58,839,000 
4 (N) Top Five, $7,210,000 | 979 Theaters | $7,365 Avg. | $7,210,000
5 (4) Big Hero 6, $6,145,000 | 2,943 Theaters | $2,088 Avg. | $185,325,000 
6 (5) Interstellar, $5,500,000 | 2,692 Theaters | $2,043 Avg. | $166,800,000 
7 (3) Horrible Bosses 2, $4,630,000 | 3,202 Theaters | $1,446 Avg. | $43,601,000 
8 (6) Dumb and Dumber To, $2,757,000 | 2,842 Theaters | $970 Avg. | $82,117,000
9 (7) The Theory of Everything, $2,525,000 | 1,220 Theaters | $2,070 Avg. |  $17,148,000 
10 (15) Wild (2014), $1,550,000 | 116 Theaters | $13,362 Avg. | $2,423,000

 

Outside the Top 10:

 

Birdman, $1,325,000 | 606 Theaters | $2,186 Avg. | $20,794,000

The Imitation Game, $875,000 | 25 Theaters | $35,000 Avg. | $2,000,000

Foxcatcher, $402,000 | 79 Theaters | $5,089 Avg. | $3,368,000

Inherent Vice, $330,000 | 5 Theaters | $66,000  Avg. | $330,000

Whiplash, $264,000 | 154 Theaters | $1,714 Avg. | $4,775,000

Back in Time (Congcong Nanian), $210,000 | 20 Theaters | $10,500 Avg. | $210,000

Rosewater, $67,000 | 115 Theaters | $583 Avg. | $3,043,000

 

Global Totals:

 

THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 1: $334M Overseas Total | $610.7M Global Total

GONE GIRL: $180.5M Overseas Total | $344.9M Global Total

BIG HERO 6: $68.2M Overseas Total | $253.5M Global Total

PENGUINS OF MADAGSCAR: $116.7M Overseas Total | $175.5M Global Total

THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES: $117.6M Overseas/Global Total

EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS: $50.1M Overseas Total | $74.6M Global Total

[Dejana]

December 19–21, 2014 Estimates:

 

1 (N) The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies  $56,220,000 | 3,875 Theaters | $14,508 Avg. | $90,627,000
2 (N) Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb   $17,300,000 | 3,785 Theaters | $4,571 Avg. | $17,300,000
3 (N) Annie (2014)  $16,300,000 | 3,116 Theaters | $5,231 Avg. | $16,300,000
4 (1) Exodus: Gods and Kings  $8,065,000 | 3,503 Theaters | $2,302 Avg. | $38,902,000
5 (2) The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1   $7,750,000 | 3,174 Theaters | $2,442 Avg. | $289,227,000
6 (10) Wild (2014)  $4,150,000 | 1,061 Theaters | $3,911 Avg. | $7,211,000
7 (4) Top Five  $3,570,000 | 1,307 Theaters | $2,731 Avg. | $12,456,000
8 (5) Big Hero 6  $3,563,000 | 2,407 Theaters | $1,480 Avg. | $190,441,000
9 (3) Penguins of Madagascar  $3,525,000 | 2,717 Theaters | $1,297 Avg. | $64,172,000
10 (N) P.K.  $3,500,000 | 272 Theaters | $12,868 Avg. | $3,500,000

 

Outside the Top 10:

 

The Theory of Everything, $1,590,000 | 1,011 Theaters | $1,573 Avg. | $19,823,000

Foxcatcher, $954,000 | 307 Theaters | $3,107 Avg. | $4,438,000

Birdman, $910,000 | 452 Theaters | $2,013 Avg. | $22,249,000

The Imitation Game, $895,000 | 34 Theaters | $26,324 Avg. | $3,192,000

Gone Girl, $385,000 | 352 Theaters | $1,094 Avg. | $165,212,000

Whiplash, $197,000 | 111 Theaters | $1,775 Avg. | $5,087,000

Inherent Vice, $147,000 | 5 Theaters | $29,400 Avg. | $600,000

Nightcrawler, $146,000 | 153 Theaters | $954 Avg. | $31,514,000

Mr. Turner, $109,000 | 5 Theaters | $21,800 Avg. | $109,000

Citizenfour, $58,100 | 52 Theaters | $1,117 Avg. | $2,041,000

Boyhood, $21,500 | 25 Theaters | $860 Avg. | $24,132,400

Song of the Sea, $18,000 | 1 Theater | $18,000 Avg. | $18,000

 

Global Totals:

 

THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 1: $350.5M Overseas Total | $639.7M Global Total

INTERSTELLAR: $464M Overseas Total | $635.4M Global Total

THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF FIVE ARMIES: $265M Overseas Total | $353.4M Global Total

BIG HERO 6: $81.6M Overseas Total | $272M Global Total

PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR: $135.6M Overseas Total | $199.6M Global Total

EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS: $61.8M Overseas Total | $100.3M Global Total

HORRIBLE BOSSES 2: $37.2M Overseas Total | $84.9M Global Total

[xaxat]

Is Big Hero 6 underperforming overseas? Or does it still have markets it hasn't opened in?

[Rick Kitchen]

That's a huge per theater average for The Hobbit.

[Dejana]

Is Big Hero 6 underperforming overseas? Or does it still have markets it hasn't opened in?

 

BH6 hasn't opened everywhere yet.