WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD. Here is an updated look at the 2018 film slates by studio. The studio totals also include 2018 dollars for films released in late 2017. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2018 to date is still +10% above last year and now +12% above the average for this point […]
OPENINGS: There were no truly wide openings this weekend, but the pandemic horror movie IN THE EARTH (Neon) arrived at the low end of “wide” in 547 theatres and started quietly at $500K. Next weekend’s likely #1 US opening MORTAL KOMBAT (Warners) has reached $19.2M overseas after a $5.7M weekend in 28 territories. HOLDOVERS: […]
OPENINGS: I FEEL PRETTY (Voltage/H Brothers/STX) became the first Amy Schumer movie to dip on its 2nd day of release, indicating weak word of mouth. Its $16.2M weekend put it in 3rd place for the weekend, with uncertain prospects. STX only has the film in the US, with reported costs of $45M, which may […]
WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD. Updated look at 2016 by studio. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2016 to date is still +3% above last year and still +3% above the average for this point the past four years ($9.017 billion). Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed almost $23.6 billion […]
>Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows jumped to over $175 million overseas and has a shot at $400 million worldwide. Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol moved well past $500 million worldwide. Complete updated chart after the jump.
WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD. Universal and Sony each had weeks over $100 million, mostly because of the domestic releases of The Boxtrolls (Focus) and The Equalizer. But both movies remain mired toward the bottom of the worldwide studio rankings. Scroll down for domestic and overseas grosses for each film individually so far in 2014. YEAR TO DATE BOX […]
OPENINGS: ALIEN: ROMULUS (20th/Disney) became the latest franchise product to hit big this summer, arriving at the high end of expectations with $41.5M. That was higher than 2017’s Alien: Covenant ($36.2M), although below 2012’s Prometheus ($51.1M). The film was also solid overseas, with a $66.7M start sparked by $25.7M from China. Romulus was budgeted […]
>The worldwide grosses rankings have been updated, and Rango (Paramount) now claims the top spot, passing The Green Hornet (Sony), as expected in last week’s international report. But we suspect that Rango still has some upside — the overseas number should easily exceed the movie’s domestic number, with $40-50 million more to come from outside […]