Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 6.5.2022

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OPENINGS:  David Cronenberg is a venerated filmmaker, but not a source of many box office hits:  in a career that spans more than 4 decades, his highest-grossing film in the US is still 1986’s The Fly at $40.5M (a little over $100M adjusted for inflation).  That won’t change with his brooding and frequently grotesque CRIMES OF THE FUTURE (Neon), which had a wide-ish release at 773 theaters and brought in $1.1M, and which is unlikely to benefit from mainstream word of mouth.

Another thriller, the Sundance title WATCHER (IFC), was even weaker with $800K at 764 theaters.

JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION (Universal) won’t arrive in the US or most of the world until next week, but it’s already launched in 15 international markets with $55.5M.

HOLDOVERS:  With great word of mouth and no meaningful competition, TOP GUN: MAVERICK (Paramount) had a spectacular hold, down just 32% from the 3-day portion of last week’s holiday weekend to $86M.  That’s the smallest Weekend 2 decline ever for a film that opened over $100M, and if the number holds, it will be the #8 2nd weekend in history.  (At the moment it’s only $22K ahead of Frozen 2‘s sophomore weekend, so things could shift a bit.)  Although Jurassic World 3 may make things more interesting next week, Maverick could climb above $500M in the US.  It’s slightly softer but still huge overseas with $257M after an $81.7M weekend in 64 territories.

DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS (Marvel/Disney) dropped 42% to $9.3M in its 5th weekend, and seems likely to end its run a bit above $400M, putting it somewhere around #8-10 among MCU titles in the US.  It’s reached $520.7M overseas, and has a chance of hitting $1B worldwide.

THE BOB’S BURGERS MOVIE (20th/Disney) was extremely front-loaded, crashing by 64% to $4.5M and on its way to perhaps $40M in the US.  It has $1.7M in early overseas release

THE BAD GUYS (DreamWorks Animation/Universal) continued to thrive, down 24% to $3.3M in its 7th weekend and still reaching toward $100M in the US.  It’s earned $131M overseas.

DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW AGE (Focus/Universal) had another heavy drop, down 48% to $3M in its 3rd weekend, with VOD availability a week away.  It won’t even reach half of its predecessor’s $96.9M US total.  New Age is similarly subdued internationally with $41M.

The amazing EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (A24) dipped a mere 18% to $2M in its 11th weekend, and if it can hold onto its theaters as the summer releases start piling up, it could pass $70M in the US.  It has $17.6M overseas to date.

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 (Paramount, also on Paramount+) lost 30% to $1.7M in Weekend 9, and doesn’t seem to quite have enough road ahead to reach $200M in the US.  Internationally, it has $204.5M.

THE LOST CITY (Paramount, also on Paramount+/VOD) dropped 34% to $1.4M in its 11th weekend, on its way to a $110M US total, and with $81.2M overseas.

LIMITED RELEASE:  The Indian-language market has been one of the most consistent in the Covid era, and VIKRAM (Prime Media) opened strongly with $1.8M at 465 theaters, a $3800 weekend per-theater average.  The documentary DEEP IN THE HEART (Fin & Fur) premiered with an $1800 average at 69.  EIFFEL (Blue Fox) averaged $300 at 308.  JAZZ FEST: A NEW ORLEANS STORY (Sony) expanded to 302 with a $200 average.  BENEDICTION (Roadside) averaged $500 at 91.  THE PHANTOM OF THE OPEN (Sony Classics) opened at 6 theaters with a $4400 average.  NEPTUNE FROST (Kino Lorber) averaged $5K at 2.  A CHIARA (Neon) expanded to 20 with a $500 average.

NEXT WEEKEND:  Dinosaurs.