OPENINGS: STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (Lucasfilm/Disney) had an excellent Saturday for a blockbuster of its size, dropping 39% from Friday, where The Force Awakens had fallen 43%. That cemented Last Jedi as the 2nd-highest opening in US history at $220M (down 11% from Force Awakens)–and that studio estimate may even be a tad […]
OPENINGS: Even though THE DISASTER ARTIST (A24) was at just 840 theatres, its $6.4M weekend had no trouble topping its woeful newcomer competition. That total (which may come down a bit in finals, because A24 tends to be optimistic in its Sunday estimates) translated into a $7700 per-theatre weekend average, notably better than the […]
HOLDOVERS: On a weekend without new wide releases, COCO (Pixar/Disney) had no trouble holding its crown with $26.1M. Its 49% drop from Thanksgiving weekend was better than other Disney animations in that slot (50% for Moana, 56% for Tangled, 53% for Frozen), and it should be on track for $225M+ in the US. Coco […]
OPENINGS: 3-day weekend totals were largely in line with where they were headed on Friday night. COCO (Pixar/Disney) settled in at $49M ($71.2M since Wednesday). On a 3-day basis, that was almost exactly the same as Tangled‘s $48.8M, suggesting that Coco should land at $200M in the US. That would put it in the […]
OPENINGS: Could JUSTICE LEAGUE (RatPac/DC/Warners) actually lose money? That possibility exists after a worldwide opening (except Japan, not a huge superhero market) that hit only $281.5M, a number that sounds big only when it isn’t put up against $450M in production/marketing costs, not to mention other sunk expenses like distribution costs and interest. In […]
OPENINGS: In the US, DADDY’S HOME 2 (Paramount) eked out a victory among the newcomers at $30M, thanks to a 6% family audience bump on Saturday. That’s still 22% below the opening for the first Daddy’s Home, and it’s likely that spread will increase greatly through the week, since the original comedy opened on […]
OPENINGS: THOR: RAGNAROK (Marvel/Disney) exceeded high expectations, which is no mean feat for a Marvel blockbuster. In the US, its weekend was $121M, 42% ahead of both Thor: The Dark World and last November’s Doctor Strange. (The one slight negative was that its 5% Saturday drop was a bit worse than the 1%/4% dips […]
OPENINGS: JIGSAW (Lionsgate) had a better Saturday hold than Saw VI (down 21% instead of 32%), and that saved it from having the lowest opening weekend of the franchise. However, its $16.3M start is still far below the $24.2M for the last installment Saw 3D, which killed off the series for 7 years. Jigsaw […]