OPENINGS: The major studios abandoned this normally prime summer-season weekend, and a flood of indies rushed in to grab the available theaters. None were able to capitalize to a particularly notable extent, with the anime HAIKYUU: THE DUMPSTER BATTLE (Crunchyroll/Sony) faring best at $3.5M. The genre is typically very frontloaded, so Haikyuu may not get past $10M in the US (it dropped over 50% between Friday and Saturday). However, it has $76.7M overseas, $69M of that from its home territory of Japan.
The avant-garde slasher movie IN A VIOLENT MANNER (IFC) was a notch down with $2.1M at 1426 theaters (a weekend per-theater $1500 average). It was followed by the family dramedy EZRA (Bleecker Street) with $1.2M at 1320 ($900 average), elder-com SUMMER CAMP (Roadside) with $1.1M at 1787 ($600 average), and western THE DEAD DON’T HURT (Shout) with $350K at 735 ($500 average). Only the latter title has been released overseas, where it has $600K to date.
BABES (Neon) expanded to 1118 theaters and earned $900K, averaging $800. It’s US-only for now.
HOLDOVERS: After last week’s back-and-forth battle with Furiosa, this time THE GARFIELD MOVIE (Alcon/Columbia/Sony) was the clear victor, down 42% to $14M, and on its way to $90M in the US. In addition, Garfield has $100.7M overseas after a $27.1M weekend in 60 markets. Its very moderate production budget should allow it to reach profit.
IF (Paramount) continued to hold well, down 33% to $10.8M in its 3rd weekend as it headed to $110M in the US. However, it continued to be weaker internationally, with $57.6M after an $11M weekend in 69 territories. A $200M worldwide total won’t recoup its production/marketing costs.
Advocates for FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA (Warners) hoped that it would have a long theatrical tail that would help it get out of red ink. But while Mad Max: Fury Road dipped 46% in its 2nd weekend, Furiosa was down 59% to $10.8M, and may not pass $80M in the US. It has $64.7M internationally after a $27M weekend in 77 markets.
The closest thing to a summer box office bright spot remained KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (20th/Disney), down 34% to $8.4M in its 4th weekend, on target for $165M in the US. The overseas total is $197.1M after a $15.2M weekend in 52 territories.
Although THE FALL GUY (Universal, also on VOD) won’t be profitable, it’s persisted nicely from its low start, down 30% to $4.2M in its 5th weekend, and likely to hit $90M in the US. It has $77.6M internationally.
THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 1 (Lionsgate), with the horror market largely to itself, has held nicely, down 36% to $3.6M, and capable of reaching $40M in the US. In early overseas release, it has $3.7M to date.
SIGHT (Angel) took the biggest hit in the Top 10, down 61% to $1.1M, and probably won’t see $10M in the US. It hasn’t opened internationally.
LIMITED RELEASE: There are no official box office numbers for YOUNG WOMAN AND THE SEA (Disney), which the studio is releasing briefly in theaters for awards qualification before a shift to streaming, but reports have it at $500K in about 300 theaters. ROBOT DREAMS (Neon) opened with a $16K average at 2.
NEXT WEEKEND: Hollywood returns to the summer fray with BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE (Columbia/Sony) and THE WATCHERS (New Line/Warners).
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