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Send Help repeats in First Place at the Weekend Box Office

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Send Help took the weekend box office with an estimated $10 million to lift its domestic gross to $35.8 million after two weeks. Over the week, it grossed $9.8 million internationally to over double that amount to $17.9 million delivering a worldwide gross of $53.7 million.

Solo Mio debuted in second place with $7.2 million domestically.

Iron Lung slipped to third place after debuting in second. It grossed an estimated $6 million to brings its domestic total to $30.8 million. Internationally, it has grossed $3.5 million to bring its worldwide total of $34.3 million. With a budget of just $3 million, there’s a good chance this film and its groundbreaking release will likely cause attempts to repeat its success.

Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience opened in fourth place where it grossed $5.6 million domestically and has grossed $13.2 million internationally for a worldwide total of $18.8 million.

Dracula debuted in fifth place with $4.5 million domestically and internationally it has grossed $29.2 million for a worldwide total of $33.7 million.

In other comic related movies…

All You Need Is Kill grossed around $1,000 domestically over the week and now $692,384 total. There’s no international gross.

Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution remained at $16.6 million domestically. Internationally, it gained about $2.9 million to now sit at $27.9 million for a worldwide gross of just over $44.5 million.

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc remained at $43.4 million domestically. Internationally, the movie gained about $1.9 million over the week and has grossed $119.2 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $162.6 million.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie – Infinity Castle has grossed $134.5 million domestically. Internationally, the movie added about $2.2 million and is at $595.9 million. Its worldwide gross is $730.4 million.

Numbers have 73 movies grossing $60,716,035 from 41,186 theaters for an average of $1,474.19. That is compared to last week’s 66 movies grossing $83,999,566 from 38,846 theaters for an average of $2,162.37.

Send Help takes the weekend box office as 4 out of the top 5 are debuts

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Send Help wont he weekend box office with an estimated $20 million. The film debuted with a fairly solid weekend holding steady between Friday and Saturday. It grossed $8.1 million internationally for a worldwide debut of $28.1 million.

Iron Lung took second place with an impressive $17.8 million domestically and $3.9 million internationally for a worldwide opening of $21.7 million. The film will absolutely shift the movie business as the movie is an indie film by Markiplier that bypassed major studios and played straight to the internet personality’s fans. But, it also might have shown a weakness in that strategy too. The film opened in first place Friday but dopped 41.1% on Saturday and another 34% on Sunday indicating that Markiplier’s fans turned out early and the movie might not have legs in theaters or appeal to the masses. But, the film has a reported budget of just $3 million so has easily turned a profit. It shows that there is a space for niche, low budget films, that play to a very specific built in audience. While critics were a bit mix, audiences have returned a positive review. The second weekend will be key to see if this has legs and can be something more or if it’s a cult classic right out of the gate.

Melania opened in third place with a little over $7 million with no international box office reported, though it did open in international markets. The film is a disaster though Trump’s media will spin it otherwise. Amazon and Jeff Bezos paid $40 million for the film with an additional $35 million going toward marketing. $28 million of the $40 million went to Melania as a producer, an unprecedented amount all around. It’s hard to not see all of this as shady as shit and a backdoor way to get money to the President to gain favor. The film’s gross also was inflated with organizations stepping in to buy tickets and get people in the theaters. Advertisements were found online to pay individuals to sit through the film. The film has been savaged by critics while it has been review bombed in a positive way for non-critic reviews. Expect it to tumble in the second weekend.

Zootopia 2 could be the story of the year for films with impressive legs. The movie held on to fourth place with $5.8 million in its tenth week to bring its domestic total to just under $409 million. Over the week, it grossed $25 million to bring its international gross to $1.368 billion. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $1.777 billion.

Rounding out the top five was another debut, Shelter. It grossed $5.5 million domestically and $7.7 million internationally for a worldwide debut of $13.2 million.

In other comic related movies…

All You Need Is Kill grossed around $38,000 domestically over the week and now $690,138 total. There’s no international gross.

Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution remained at $16.6 million domestically. Internationally, it also remained at $24.9 million for a worldwide gross of just over $41.5 million.

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc remained at $43.4 million domestically. Internationally, the movie gained about $700,000 over the week and has grossed $117.2 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $160.6 million.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie – Infinity Castle has grossed $134.5 million domestically. Internationally, the movie added about $5.6 million and is at $593.7 million. Its worldwide gross is $728.3 million.

Numbers have 66 movies grossing $83,999,566 from 38,846 theaters for an average of $2,162.37. That is compared to last week’s 71 movies grossing $54,792,025 from 40,521 theaters for an average of $1,352.19.

Mercy takes the weekend box office with anemic opening

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Mercy was the top of the weekend box office knocking Avatar: Fire and Ash from the position which it held since it opened. Mercy grossed $11.1 million domestically and no international returns have been reported. While first place might seem good, the film had a reported budget of $60 million. Overall, first place is good, but that amount is rough and it’ll be a tough run to be profitable. Around the same time last year Flight Risk topped the box office with $12 million, so it’s not exactly a great weekend historically.

Avatar: Fire and Ash came in second place with an estimated $7 million to bring its domestic gross to $378.5 million. Over the week, it grossed $44.9 million internationally to bring that to just above $1.000 billion. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $1.379 billion. It’s far short where the previous two films wound up and unlikely to reach the original’s $2.924 billion and sequel’s $2.334 billion. We might finally know the answer to “when does a film gross a billion dollars and be considered a failure?”

Zootopia 2 remained in third place with $5.7 million domestically which has now totaled $401.4 million. Internationally, it grossed $29.6 million over the week to bring that to $1.343 billion, guaranteeing we’ll see a third film.

The Housemaid held on to fourth place with $4.2 million to bring its domestic gross to $115.5 million. Over the week, it grossed $33.8 million internationally where it has now grossed $102.4 million. The worldwide total is $217.9 million.

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple cropped to fifth place after debuting in second place last weekend. It saw a 71.2% drop grossing $3.6 million to bring that to $20.8 million. Internationally, it grossed $9.2 million over the week to bring that to $25.3 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $46.1 million.

In sort of comic related, Return to Silent Hill opened with $3.3 million domestically. If a movie isn’t promoted, does it make any money?

In other comic related movies…

All You Need Is Kill which grossed around $100,000 domestically over the week and now$652,684 total. There’s no international gross.

Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution remained at $16.6 million domestically. Internationally, it also remained at $24.9 million for a worldwide gross of just over $41.5 million.

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc remained at $43.4 million domestically. Internationally, the movie gained about $600,000 over the week and has grossed $116.5 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $159.9 million.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie – Infinity Castle has grossed $134.5 million domestically. Internationally, the movie added about $200,000 and is at $588.1 million. Its worldwide gross is $722.6 million.

Numbers have 71 movies grossing $54,792,025 from 40,521 theaters for an average of $1,352.19. That compared to last week’s 66 movies grossing $85,674,336 from 43,575 theaters for an average of $1,966.14.

Avatar: Fire and Ash again holds on to first at the weekend box office

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Avatar: Fire and Ash was the top movie at the weekend box office narrowly beating out 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. First and Ash grossed an estimated $13.3 million to bring its domestic total to $367.4 million. Internationally, the movie grossed $67.3 million to lift that to $955.3 million. Worldwide, the movie grossed $1.323 billion.

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple debuted in second place with $13 million over the weekend and $15 million total domestically. It also grossed $16.2 million at the international box office bring the opening to $31.2 million. 28 Years Later debuted in 2025 with $30 million to go on to gross $70.4 million domestically and $151.3 million worldwide.

Zootopia 2 moved up to third place with $8.8 million domestically to bring that to $393.2 million. Internationally, it added $37 million over the week to bring that to $1.313 billion. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $1.707 billion.

The Housemaid slipped to fourth place with $8.5 million domestically where it has grossed $108.7 million since its debut. Internationally, it grossed $20.1 million over the week to bring that to $68.6 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $177.4 million.

Marty Supreme wrapped up the top five with $5.5 million and a domestic gross of $80.8 million. Internationally, the movie has grossed just under $14 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $94.8 million.

Out of the top five was the anime All You Need Is Kill which grossed $310,679 domestically over the weekend and $520,909 total. There’s no international gross.

In other comic related movies…

Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution remained at $16.6 million domestically. Internationally, it also remained at $24.9 million for a worldwide gross of just over $41.5 million.

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc remained at $43.4 million domestically. Internationally, the movie has grossed $115.8 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $159.2 million.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie – Infinity Castle has grossed $134.5 million domestically. Internationally, the movie is at $587.9 million. Its worldwide gross is $722.4 million.

Numbers have 66 movies grossing $85,674,336 from 43,575 theaters for an average of $1,966.14. That compared to last week’s 58 movies grossing $94,134,248 from 36,581 theaters for an average of $2,573.31.

Viz Media Releases All You Need is Kill

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VIZ Media has announced the print launch of famed manga artist Takeshi Obata’s latest manga (graphic novel) masterpiece with the release of All You Need is Kill as an oversized omnibus edition on November 4th.

All You Need is Kill collects both volumes into this complete edition and features color inserts, is rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens and will be available under the Shonen Jump Advanced imprint with a print MSRP of $14.99 U.S. / $16.99 CAN.

Digital editions for the pair of individual volumes are also available for $6.99 each across all platforms serviced by VIZManga.com and the VIZ Manga App, and are similarly available on the storefronts for the Kindle, iBooks, GooglePlay, Kobo, ComiXology, and Nook. Th

Takeshi Obata’s All You Need is Kill originally premiered in VIZ Media’s Weekly Shonnen Jump digital manga anthology earlier this year and is the stunning manga realization of the popular Japanese sci-fi novel, written by Hiroshi Sakurazaka. In this rousing action story, when the alien Mimics invade, Keiji Kiriya is just one of many recruits shoved into a suit of battle armor called a Jacket and sent out to kill. Keiji dies on the battlefield, only to be reborn each morning to fight and die again and again. On his 158th iteration, he gets a message from a mysterious ally – the female soldier known as the Full Metal Bitch. Is she the key to Keiji’s escape or his final death?

The bestselling All You Need is Kill novel also inspired the live-action summer blockbuster – Edge of Tomorrow – which starred Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt and Bill Paxton.

The original novel also was the launch title in 2009 for Haikasoru, VIZ Media’s unique literary imprint dedicated to publishing the most compelling contemporary Japanese science fiction and fantasy for English-speaking audiences. VIZ Media also published a special movie tie-in version of the ALL YOU NEED IS KILL/EDGE OF TOMORROW novel over the summer to support the release of the live-action film.

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Days of Future Past Crosses $600 Million, Edge of Tomorrow Stumbles

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days of future past movie posterThere was some good and some bad when it came to comic book movies at the box office this past weekend.

X-Men: Days of Future Past dropped 55 percent and earned an estimated $14.7 million. The movie’s 17-day total is now about $189.1 million. At the international market, the film grossed $42.1 million over the weekend. In China, it added $7.5 million and passed $100 million total. Overall, the movie has earned $421 million overseas and $610 million worldwide. It will probably reach the $700 million mark when it’s over.

Domestically, the film ranks third for X-Men films, but fifth when you adjust it for inflation. Worldwide, the film is in first not adjusted.

edge of tomorrowThe new “comic film” Edge of Tomorrow stumbled in its first week, even with good reviews. The movie is based on the Japanese book All You Need is Kill, which is also adapted as a graphic novel. The film came in third for the weekend with an estimated $29.1 million.

Edge‘s audience was 61 percent male and 73 percent over the age of 25. Showings in 3D accounted for 47 percent of ticket sales, while IMAX delivered $4.2 million.

The film is currently around 89 percent on Rotten tomatoes and a decent B+ CinemaScore.

Overseas, the film earned $82 million, which includes $25 million in the China debut, the largest ever opening for Tom Cruise in the country. In South Korea, it earned $16.6 million, and $8.6 million in Russia, $3.2 million in France, $3.1 million in Mexico, and $2.8 million in Australia. The film opens in Japan July 4th.

 

 

Around the Tubes

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It was new comic book day yesterday. What got everyone excited? What was the best one you read so far?

Around the Tubes Reviews

Comic Vine – All Star Western #31

ICv2 – All You Need is Kill TPB

Comic Vine – Avengers #30

Comic Vine – Batman #31

Comic Vine – Batman Eternal #8

Comic Vine – Dead Body Road #6

Comic Vine – Deadpool #29

Comic Vine – Empire Vol. 2 #1

Comic Vine – Fantastic Four #5

Comic Vine – Ghostbusters #16

Comic Vine – Harbinger #23

Comic Vine – Larfleeze #11

Comic Vine – Nightwing #30

Comic Vine – Star Wars: Rebel Heist #2

Comic Vine – Thanos Annual #1

CBR – Trees #1

Talking Comics – Trees #1

Comic Vine – Uncanny Avengers #20

Review: All You Need is Kill

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all-you-need-is-killThis week sees the release of All You Need is Kill, the official graphic novel adaptation of the book turned movie, tough the movie is titled Edge of Tomorrow. The graphic novel is written by Viz Media‘s editor of their Haikasoru imprint, and sci-fi author Nick Mamatas and features artwork by Lee Ferguson.

The original novel, written by Japanese author Hiroshi Sakurazaka is set in the future when aliens called Mimics invade. Keiji Kiriya is just one of the many recruits shoved into a suit of battle armor called a Jacket and sent to kill. But he dies on the battlefield after only a few minutes, only to reborn each morning to fight and die again and again. On his 158th iteration he gets a message from a mysterious ally – the female soldier known as the Full Metal Bitch. Is she the key to Keiji’s escape or his final death?

While I haven’t read the book (someone else on our site is doing that), I’ve known a little about this story through the various trailers for the upcoming film based on the story starring Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, and Bill Paxton.

The graphic novel is interesting, in at times it reads more like a poem with pictures, as it flashes through Keiji’s experiences. Since the character is Japanese, his dialog reflects that, and can come of stilted, creating an interesting flow to the narrative.

What to me was very interesting was the narrative as a whole, and the various themes of the story. There are parts that come off as a video game in story form, and below that layer there’s the story of discipline and the focus of a warrior. Overall, it’s a fascinating story, through all of the action, gets you think. It’s the type of story that’ll get you talking for hours with friends, and then seeking out others to do so (I’ve already been on the track).

How well this graphic novel adapts the book it’s based on, I personally can’t say. It’s been said in the press information I’ve gotten that it “stays true to the original source novel.” I’ve discussed my reading experience of the story with our contributor who read the novel, and what we took away varies greatly. The video game aspect to me came across stronger, something not taken away from the novel. Is that the story telling, or our experiences?

It’s fun to be able to experience a “the same” story in three different ways, graphic novel, book, and an upcoming movie, and each varying slightly. It’s especially cool, when the story is this entertaining.

Original Story: Hiroshi Sakurazaka Story: Nick Mamatas Art: Lee Ferguson
Story: 8.5 Art: 8 Overall: 8.5 Recommendation: Buy

Viz Media provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

 

That time Vertigo Advertised for Viz on Twitter

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It looks like Vertigo‘s Twitter account is in the advertising business, as around 4pm today, the DC Comics imprint tweeted a message promoting Viz Media‘s new graphic novel All You Need is Kill, the adaptation of the novel that is being turned into a movie. They were nice enough to mark it with a hashtag of “ad.” Going back a few months, I don’t see another example of this, the account has promoted either Vertigo projects (or things related to them) or DC things. Nice to see publishers getting along!

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Leap into the world of manga with the new Weekly Shonen Jump “Jump Pack”

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VIZ Media’s Weekly Shonen Jump manga magazine returns to its roots in print as it gives North American fans a special treat with the release of the Weekly Shonen Jump Jump Pack 2014, Issue 2 available now. The jam-packed print edition contains more than 100 pages of the world’s most popular featured series and is an ideal way to check out what the digital Weekly Shonen Jump magazine offers.

The Weekly Shonen Jump Jump Pack is available in the U.S. and Canada exclusively through retailers serviced by Diamond Comic Distributors and also from leading online anime/manga retailer Right Stuf. The Weekly Shonen Jump Jump Pack 2014, Issue 2 is rated ‘T’ for Teens and will carry an MSRP of $19.99 U.S. / $22.99 CAN.

The latest Jump Pack issue features the current hit series, All You Need is Kill, by Takeshi Obata, as well as chapters from continuing fan favorites such as Bleach, Naruto, One Piece, Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal and much more. The issue also includes a promotional code for a 3-month weekly digital subscription to the magazine along with a limited edition Blue-Eyes White Dragon Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card with exclusive variant art from Kazuki Takahashi.

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