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It Floats to the Top With Record-Breaking $123 Million Opening

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It had a monster of an opening with a record-setting opening that may have given some life to a anemic domestic box office.

The film had the largest September opening, largest Fall opening, largest opening for an R-rated horror film, and largest opening weekend for a horror film of any MPAA rating. The film accounted for 75% of the combined gross for the top twelve of the weekend.

On top of its $123 domestic earning, It brought in an estimated $62 million form 46 markets for a $185 million total in its first weekend.

In second place was another new film, Home Again, which earned an estimated $9 million.

The Hitman’s Bodyguard was finally bumped from first place winding up in third with an estimated $4.9 million to its total.

In fourth place was Annabelle: Creation which brought in an estimated $4 million domestically.

Finally, rounding out the top five was Wind River which earned $3.2 million domestically.

When it comes to comic movie adaptations….

Spider-Man: Homecoming held steady at #7 adding $2 million to its domestic total. The film opened in China with an estimated $70.8 million.

Wonder Woman added $662,000 to its domestic total and is now the fifth biggest superhero release of all-time.

Atomic Blonde remained at #26 adding $274,000 to its domestic total.

We’ll be back in an hour for a deeper dive into this year’s comic movie adaptations.

The Hitman’s Bodyguard Wins the Worst Labor Day Weekend in 17 Years

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It was another bad weekend at the box office but The Hitman’s Bodyguard won it again in the worst Labor Day three day weekend in 17 years. The top twelve films grossed $51.5 million and you have to go back to 2000 to get a worst weekend. That weekend grossed $47 million.

The Hitman’s Bodyguard did a three-peat earning an estimated $10.25 million to bring its total to $54.9 million on a $30 million budget.

Annabelle: Creation held the number two spot again earning an estimated $7.3 million to bring its domestic total to $89.0 million and worldwide is $253.4 million. That’s impressive for a $15 million budget.

In third place was Wind River which added $5.8 million to its domestic total. That film switched spots with Leap! which dropped to fourth adding $4.9 million to its total.

Rounding out the top five was Logan Lucky which holds that position adding $4.4 million to its domestic total bringing it to $21.5 million and $24.6 million worldwide on a $29 million budget.

When it comes to comic adaptations…

Spider-Man: Homecoming remained at #7 adding $3.7 million to its domestic total to bring it to $324.1 million. With its $422.1 million at the foreign box office the film sits at $746.2 million.

Wonder Woman improved some spots moving from #15 to #12 adding $1.9 million to its domestic total. The film has earned $408.9 million domestically and $403.7 million at the foreign box office for a total of $812.6 million total.

Inhumans is one I’ll add to the list coming in at #18 with $1.5 million. The “film” is a hybrid movie/television show between Marvel, ABC, and IMAX. It’s an IMAX only “film” limiting its reach and money in. It also brought in $1.1 million from 274 international runs in 65 markets with Germany, Italy, and South Korea still to come.

Atomic Blonde came in #26 with $887,145 to its domestic total. The domestic total is $50.4 million and $89.8 million worldwide. Not bad for a $30 million budget.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 added $210,000 to its domestic total. Domestically the film has earned $389.6 million and a worldwide total of $863 million to be the top comic adaptation of the year worldwide so far.

We’ll be back in an hour with even more of a look at this year’s comic adaptations.

The Hitman’s Bodyguard Repeats at Number One During the Worst Weekend in Over 15 Years

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The Hitman’s Bodyguard repeated at the top of the box office in its second weekend adding $10.1 million domestically to its earnings bringing that to $39.6 million off of a $30 million budget. That’s the best of what is the worst August weekend in 20 years and worst overall weekend since the end of September 2001.

The top twelve films failed to bring in over $50 million. That hasn’t happened in August in over 20 years. The films totaled $49 million which is the worst since late September 2001. The next few weeks will be rough as the next major release isn’t until September 8 with It. The weekend’s total of $64 million is also the worst overall weekend since September 2001.

Annabelle: Creation came in second place for the second weekend in a row adding $7.4 million to its total for $77.9 million domestically and $215.1 million worldwide on a budget of just $15 million.

In third place was new film Leap! which brought in $5 million. Fourth was held by Wind River with $4.4 million and a massive expansion to almost 2100 theaters.

Finally, the top five was rounded out by Logan Lucky with $4.4 million to bring its total to $15 million domestically and $16 million worldwide.

Of note, speculation is that the much hyped Mayweather vs. McGregor fight played into the down box office and interestingly that fight brought in $2.6 million through Fathom Events to come in eighth.

When it comes to comic adaptations….

Spider-Man: Homecoming held steady at #7 adding $2.7 million to its domestic total.

Wonder Woman improved in the ranking going from #16 to #13 adding $1.7 million to its domestic total.

Atomic Blonde dropped from #13 to #21 with $861,875 added to its domestic total.

Finally, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 added $117,000 to its domestic total.

We’ll be back in an hour for a further break down of comic adaptations for the year.

The Hitman’s Bodyguard Tops One of the Worst Weekends of 2017

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In another poor weekend at the box office, The Hitman’s Bodyguard topped it with an estimated debut of $21.6 million, ahead of expectations for the film. That’s not pad for a film with a $29 million budget and despite poor reviews of the film. It did get a “B+” CinemaScore from an audience that was 52% male and 70% over the age of 25.

Annabelle: Creation dipped to second place adding $15.5 million to its domestic total which now stands at $64 million. The film has earned $96.7 million at the foreign box office for a total of $160.7 million, beyond impressive for a $15 million film.

In third place was another new film, Logan Lucky which brought in $8.1 million. The film hasn’t been pushed well receiving little advertising and advace word. While the film has received good critic reviews, the audience graded it “B” for CinemaScore.

Dunkirk dropped from second to fourth adding $6.7 million to its total. The film has earned $392.7 million total on a $100 million budget.

Rounding out the top five was The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature which brought in $5.1 million. In two weeks the film has earned $17.7 million domestically on a $40 million budget. No international returns have been reported.

Overall, the weekend was a poor one with a combination of $81.5 million, less than $1 million more than the worst weekend of 2017 and adding to a summer season that’s behind the previous year by almost 13%.

When it comes to comic film adaptations….

Spider-Man: Homecoming earned $4.3 million to bring its domestic total to $314.1 million, and with its $410.8 million, the film has earned $724.9 million worldwide. That’s about $22 million over the past week. The film has now passed The Amazing Spider-Man 2 for worldwide earnings, but is far below the average of all of the Spider-Man films released to date.

Atomic Blonde added $2.2 million to its total for a domestic total of $47.2 million and $73.2 million worldwide on a $30 million budget. That’s an increase of about $12 million over the week.

Wonder Woman added $1.1 million to its domestic total bringing it to $404 million and $800 million worldwide. That’s $3 million over the past week and the film has inched closed to $400 million at the foreign box office where it stands at $396 million.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 added $185,000 to its total to bring that to $389.2 million and $862.3 million worldwide. That’s a gain of about $400,000 over the past week.

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets didn’t make it in the weekend box office roundup but earned $500,000 domestically and about $24 million at the foreign box office over the past week.

We’ll be back in an hour to take a further dive into this year’s comic adaptations.

Annabelle: Creation Creates Scares and a Win at the Weekend Box Office

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It was a slow weekend at the box office down 6% from the same weekend last year but it was a big weekend for Warner Bros. whose Annabelle: Creation topped it with a $35 million opening. The film also has earned $36.7 million at the foreign box office for a toal of $71.7 million. With a budget of just $15 million, that’s a great start but, it’s the lowest opening the “Conjuring” series of films domestically. The previous Annabelle film, released in 2014, opened with $37.1 million, and 2016’s The Conjuring 2 opened with $40.4 million. That’s also the second win for director David F. Sandberg whose Lights Out earned $67.1 million on a $5 million budget. He’s rumored to be directing the big budget Shazam! film for WB and New Line.

The film play to a majority female audience of 52% who were 54% 25 years or older. The film received a “B” CinemaScore which is on par with the first film though the two Conjuring films received an “A-.”

Dunkirk repeated in second place adding $11.4 million to its domestic total to bring it to $153.7 million domestically and $363.7 million worldwide.

The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature opened in third place with $8.9 million. That’s the worst opening for a film playing in over 4,000 theaters. The Emoji Movie set that record a few weekends ago with $24.5 million and before that was The Mummy which opened with $31.7 million. It’s a record setting 2017!

The Dark Tower saw a 58.9% drop going from first to fourth and earning just $7.9 million domestically. The film sits at $34.3 million domestically on a $60 million budget. Its also earned $19.3 million at the foreign box office for $53.6 million total.

Finishing the top five was The Emoji Movie with $6.6 million domestically to bring its total to $63.6 million. Worldwide the film has brought in $97.2 million despite it being one of the worst reviewed films of the year.

When it comes to comic adaptations…

Spider-Man: Homecoming brought in $6.1 million to come in at #7. Domestically the film has earned $306.5 million and $702 million worldwide.

Atomic Blonde was #10 with $4.6 million. Worldwide the film has earned $61.7 million on a $30 million budget.

Wonder Woman was #16 with $1.5 million. The film has crossed the $400 million mark and sits at $402.2 million domestically and $797.1 million worldwide.

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets earned $890,000 and struggles with just $90 million worldwide on a $177.2 million budget.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 added $262,000 to its domestic total to stand at $388.9 million domestically and $861.9 worldwide.

We’ll be back in an hour for a more in-depth look at this year’s comic adaptations.