WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2015 to date is still +6% above last year and still +2% above the average for this point the past four years ($6.690 billion). Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed over $17.7 billion worldwide when we add overseas box office (that’s […]
WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD. Here is an updated look at the 2019 film slates by studio. BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2019 is still -5% below last year’s comparable span and still basically even with this point the past four years ($7.601 billion). Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed almost […]
OPENINGS: We’re starting to get a feel for what this pandemic box office looks like, absent big-studio blockbusters. This week’s HONEST THIEF (Open Road) opened at $3.7M in 2425 theatres (a weekend per-theatre $1525 average), just about the same as last week’s The War With Grandpa, even though they’re in completely different genres. Honest […]
OPENINGS: As is frequently the case these days, the biggest opening numbers are outside the US. DOCTOR STRANGE (Marvel/Disney) won’t arrive here until Thursday night, but it’s already racked up $86M in 33 overseas territories covering less than half the world, and not including China or Japan. It’s a particularly impressive start since Strange […]
OPENINGS: LUCY (Universal) is claiming the lowest Sunday drop in the Top 10, so the studio’s $44M weekend estimate may come down a bit tomorrow, but it’s still a very solid hit for all concerned. That’s especially true for Scarlett Johansson, who now has non-Avenger action movie bona fides. The only question is whether […]
OPENINGS: The weekend’s tallest dwarf was WAR DOGS (RatPac/Warners) with a soft $14.3M start. The 12% Saturday drop indicates that word of mouth isn’t great, and early international numbers are weak as well, with $6.5M in 31 markets. War Dogs cost $125M+ in production and worldwide marketing, and it seems likely to add to […]
OPENINGS: THE LION KING (Disney) was expected to be the crown jewel in Disney’s recreations of its animated classics, and despite sharply mixed reviews, it delivered with a $185M opening weekend–and that studio estimate includes a fairly conservative number for Sunday, so it could go higher in finals. If it stays at $185M, it […]
OPENINGS: Although the numbers are lower, RAMPAGE (New Line/Warners) is playing much like Kong: Skull Island, another giant monster movie judged by parents to be child-friendly. Rampage rose 20% on Saturday, giving it a 3x multiple for the weekend at $34.5M, almost identical to Kong‘s trajectory (it had a 19% Saturday bump). If that comparison holds […]