OPENINGS: BODIES BODIES BODIES (A24) went wide after last week’s NY/LA launch and is now in 1290 theaters, with more expansion scheduled to come. A24 is reporting a $3.3M weekend, although it should be noted that this estimate assumes an extremely strong Sunday hold despite a steep drop on Saturday. No international release thus far.
The slow times have come to the summer box office, and the best opening Hollywood could manage was FALL (Lionsgate) with a $2.5M start. The low-budget thriller was an acquisition for Lionsgate with limited marketing, so there isn’t much on the line, but Fall will still have to struggle to reach $10M in the US. It hasn’t yet opened overseas.
LAAL SINGH CHADDHA (Paramount) is unusual among Indian-language films in that it’s an adaptation of Forrest Gump and because of that its US release is being handled by a major studio. It opened at a barely-wide 516 theaters with $1.5M, and apparently hasn’t yet opened in its home market.
MACK & RITA (Gravitas) arrived at 1930 theaters and could only get to $1.1M, presumably on a fast track to home release. It’s US-only so far.
With such paltry new product around, ET THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL (Universal) was brought back for its first IMAX release in 389 theaters and earned $1.1M.
HOLDOVERS: Despite the extremely limited new competition, BULLET TRAIN (Columbia/Sony) fell a standard 55% to $13M in its 2nd weekend, and will hope that having the market virtually to itself for the next several weeks will allow it to stretch as far as $100M in the US. Overseas, it has $60M after a $17M weekend in most of its scheduled markets.
As forecasted last week, the lack of high-profile openings was good news for the veteran titles in multiplexes. LEAGUE OF SUPER-PETS (DC/Warners) dipped 35% to $7.2M in its 3rd weekend and may pass $80M in the US. It has a quiet $51.4M overseas.
In addition to the revived ET, IMAX screens were filled in some cases by the return of TOP GUN: MAVERICK (Paramount), which incredibly rose 2% to $7.2M in its 12th weekend of release, seemingly on its way to becoming only the 6th movie ever to pass $700M at the US box office. It also has $704.2M overseas after an $8.4M weekend in 64 markets.
THOR: LOVE & THUNDER (Marvel/Disney) lost 31% to $5.3M in its 6th weekend, and should reach $340M in the US. Its international tally is at $395.1M.
NOPE (Universal) dropped 38% to $5.3M in its 4th weekend and will hope to top $125M in the US, still considerably below the $175M level of Get Out and US. Jordan Peele’s movies have historically not fared particularly well overseas, and Nope began its international release with a quiet $6.4M from 19 territories.
MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU (Illumination/Universal, also on VOD) was down 31% to $4.9M in its 7th weekend, and may end up a nose ahead of the first Minions‘ $336M. However, its overseas total of $447M after a $10.7M weekend in 80 markets won’t get close to its predecessor’s $823.4M.
WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING (Columbia/Sony) continued to hold very well, down 30% to $4M in its 5th weekend and en route to a handsome $85M in the US. It has $14.8M overseas.
ELVIS (Warners, also on VOD) dropped 34% to $2.6M in its 8th weekend, and should get past $150M in the US. It also has $120M overseas.
EASTER SUNDAY (Universal) wasn’t helped by the lack of new offerings, down 56% from last week’s premiere to $2.6M. It may not reach $20M in the US, and has barely been released overseas thus far.
THE BLACK PHONE (Blumhouse/Universal, also on VOD) was down 32% to $1M in its 8th weekend, and should achieve $90M in the US before it’s done. It also has $65M overseas.
LIMITED RELEASE: EMILY THE CRIMINAL (Roadside) opened at a near-wide 473 theaters and averaged $1400 for a $670K weekend total. INU-OH (GKids) opened at 350 and averaged $500. SUMMERING (Bleecker Street) launched at 260 with a disastrous $120 average. A LOVE SONG (Bleecker Street) expanded to 34 with a $700 average. CLAYDREAM (Oscilloscope) widened to 4 and averaged $2600.
NEXT WEEKEND: The drought continues, with BEAST (Universal) and DRAGON BALL SUPER: SUPER HERO (Crunchyroll/Sony) as the only scheduled wide openings.
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