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Mattel and Tokyopop team up for Hot Wheels and Barbie manga

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Mattel and Tokyopop have announced a partnership to develop original manga-style graphic novels for children ages 8-12 based on Mattel’s Hot Wheels and Barbie brands.

The first titles, including a western-style manga graphic novel series inspired by Hot Wheels and new stories featuring characters from Barbie, are set to debut in print in 2026. These series will feature fresh artwork and original stories, bringing the cherished brands to new audiences in innovative formats.

The top-selling toy globally, Hot Wheels introduces over 130 new car designs annually and has 25,000 variations in existence today. Barbie, the most diverse doll brand in the world, has inspired girls for over six decades, and continues to be a symbol of empowerment, imagination, and limitless possibilities. 

This partnership builds upon Mattel’s ongoing efforts to further engage fans through storytelling. In 2024, Mattel previously announced its own publishing imprint, with Simon & Schuster serving as its sales and distribution partner.

The Nun II repeats in first as Expend4bles stumbles to second

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It was a repeat weekend at the top of the box office as The Nun II took first place with an estimated $8.4 million. There’s a chance that result might change as final numbers are adjusted. The movie has now grossed $69.2 million domestically. Internationally, the movie grossed $32.7 million over the week to lift it to $135 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $204.2 million.

Expend4bles debuted in second place with $8.3 million, a series low. Not international returns have been announced. The first film debuted in 2010 with $34.8 million, the second in 2012 with $28.6 million, and third debuted in 2014 with $15.9 million.

A Haunting in Venice slipped one spot to third place with $6.3 million to bring its domestic total to $25.4 million. Over the week, it grossed $23.5 million to bring its international total to $46.2 million. Worldwide, the movie has earned $71.6 million.

The Equalizer 3 came in fourth with an estimated $4.7 million to bring its domestic total to $81.3 million. Over the week, it grossed $8.7 million to bring its international total to $67.4 million and $148.7 million worldwide.

Barbie launched on digital services but still held on to fifth place with $3.2 million to bring its domestic total to $630.5 million. Over the week, it added $6.4 million internationally to bring that total to $797 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $1.427 billion. It’s the top film of 2023 domestically and internationally. The movie is currently #11 in all-time domestic gross and there’s a chance it has enough left to gross the $23 million it needs to pass Jurassic World. Domestically, the movie ranks. Worldwide, the film remains at #14 behind Frozen II. It’d need about $26 million to pass it.

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Blue Beetle came in at #9 with $1.8 million. Domestically, ti has now grossed $69.8 million. Internationally it added $500,000 to the gross bringing that to $53.1 million. The movie has grossed $122.9 million worldwide.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem came in at #11 grossing $1.6 million domestically bringing its domestic total to $116.3 million. Internationally, the movie added $3.3 million where it has now grossed $56.4 million. Worldwide, the movie has brought in $172.7 million.

Shortcomings, based on the graphic novel by Adrian Tomine grossed about $1,600 over the week domestically to bring its total to $666,400. There’s now some international gross reported of $6,159. Worldwide, the film has grossed $672,559.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse looks like it remained steady domestically at $381.3 million. Internationally, the film remained steady at $308.5 million. Worldwide, the move has grossed $689.8 million.

The week’s overall box office success…

Numbers have 61 films earning $51,684,406 from 35,167 theaters. That’s about a dip of a quarter from last weekend’s $61,792,643 from 34,745 theaters and 53 films. The average earning was $1,469.69 this past weekend, less than the previous weekend’s $1,778.46.

The Nun II repeats in first as A Haunting in Venice scares up second

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It’s spooky season and horror films seem to be doing well at the box office. The Nun II was in first place this past weekend, a repeat, not something that’s common with horror films. It dropped just 54.8% from the previous weekend grossing an estimated $14.53 million to bring its domestic gross to $56.5 million. Over the week, it grossed $49.6 million internationally to bring that to $102.3 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $158.8 million after two weeks. The original grossed $365.6 million worldwide in 2018.

In second place was A Haunting in Venice which opened with $14.3 million domestically and $22.7 million internationally for $37.2 million worldwide.

The Equalizer 3 slipped one spot to come in third with an estimated $7.2 million. Its gross after three weeks is about $73.7 million. Internationally, the movie grossed $12.9 million over the week to bring that to $58.7 million an $132.4 million worldwide.

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 dropped one spot to fourth with an estimated $4.7 million at the domestic box office. The film has grossed just $18.6 million after two weeks showing this franchise is pretty much dead. Internationally it’s not doing much better with just $2.6 million over the week to bring that total to $5.3 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed just $23.9 million.

Barbie held steady in fifth place with just under $4 million domestically to bring its total to $626.1 million. Over the week, it grossed $8.4 million internationally to bring that to $790.6 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $1.417 billion. It’s the top grossing film for 2023 by far domestically and worldwide. The movie is currently #14 in all-time worldwide gross and there’s a good chance it has enough left to gross the $37 million it needs to pass Frozen II. Domestically, it’s #11 having passed The Avengers though it’ll need $27 million to pass Jurassic World. There’s a good chance that might happen before its run is over.

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Blue Beetle came in at #7 with $2.5 million. Domestically, ti has now grossed $67.3 million. Internationally it added $2.3 million to the gross bringing that to $52.6 million. The movie has grossed $119.9 million worldwide.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem came in at #10 grossing $2 million domestically bringing its domestic total to $114.1 million. Internationally, the movie added $3.1 million where it has now grossed $53.1 million. Worldwide, the movie has brought in $167.2 million.

Shortcomings, based on the graphic novel by Adrian Tomine grossed about $4,150 over the week domestically to bring its total to $664,841. There’s now some international gross reported of $6,159. Worldwide, the film has grossed $671,000.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse looks like it remained steady domestically at $381.3 million. Internationally, the film gained about $100,000 to bring that to $308.5 million. Worldwide, the move has grossed $689.8 million.

The week’s overall box office success…

Numbers have 53 films earning $61,792,643 from 34,745 theaters. That’s about a dip of a quarter from last weekend’s $88,369,972 from 36,811 theaters and 56 films. The average earning was $1,778.46 this past weekend, again, about a quarter less than the previous weekend’s $2,400.64.

New films pack the weekend box office top 5

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It was a top five filled with new releases at the weekend box office. The Nun II dominated the weekend with over 2.5 times the gross of the second place film. The movie brought in $32.6 million domestically and $52.7 million internationally for a worldwide debut of $85.3 million. The first film opened in 2018 with $53.8 million domestically and went on to gross $365.6 million worldwide.

The Equalizer 3 took second place with 65% drop from the previous weekend and first. It grossed $12.1 million to bring its domestic total to $61.9 million. Internationally, it grossed $19.7 million over the week to bring that total to $45.8 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $107.7 million after two weeks.

In third place was My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 which opened with $10 million domestically. Internationally it opened with $2.7 million for a worldwide debut of $12.7 million. The first film opened with just $597,362 in 2002 and went on to gross $368.7 million. The sequel opened with $17.9 million in 2016 and went on to earn $90.6 million.

Jawan opened with $6.2 million showing in just 813 theaters. It’s grossed $7.6 million so far with no international total reported.

Barbie wrapped the top five with $5.9 million to bring its domestic total to $620.5 million. Internationally, it grossed $10.7 million over the week to bring that to $782.2 million. The movie has now grossed $1.403 billion. It’s the top grossing domestic film for 2023 by far and the same worldwide in 2023 as well by a decent amount. The movie is currently #15 in all-time worldwide gross and will likely move up at least one spot before it’s run is over. Domestically, it’s #12 and also likely to move up at least one more spot before it’s done.

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Blue Beetle is out of the top five after four weeks coming in at #6 with $3.8 million. Domestically, ti has now grossed $63.7 million. Internationally it added $5 million to the gross bringing that to $50.3 million. The movie has now crossed the $100 million mark with $114 million worldwide.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem came in at #9 grossing $2.6 million domestically bringing its domestic total to $111.3 million. Internationally, the movie added $5.1 million where it has now grossed $50 million. Worldwide, the movie has brought in $161.3 million.

Shortcomings, based on the graphic novel by Adrian Tomine grossed about $2,800 over the week domestically to bring its total to $660,698.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse looks like it added about $100,000 domestically and is at $381.3 million. Internationally, the film gained about $250,000 to bring that to $308.4 million. Worldwide, the move has grossed $689.6 million.

The week’s overall box office success…

Numbers have 56 films earning $88,369,972 from 36,811 theaters. That’s about last weekend’s $89,206,083 from 39,346 theaters and 57 films. The average earning was $2,400.64 this past weekend, a slight increase from the previous weekend’s $2,267.22.

The Equalizer 3 takes the weekend box office while Gran Turismo stalls

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The Equalizer 3 was easily the of the box office beating the next film by over 3x the gross. The Equalizer 3 grossed $34.5 million domestically, with an estimated $42 million over the long weekend and $26.1 million internationally for a worldwide debut of $68.1 million. The first film opened with $55 million in 2014 to go on and earn $192.3 million worldwide and the second opened with $62 million in 2018 and went on to earn $190.4 million worldwide.

Barbie continues its amazing run adding $10.6 million to its total over the weekend to bring its domestic total to $609.5 million. Over the week it grossed $26 million internationally to bring that total to $771.5 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $1.381 billion. It’s the top grossing domestic film for 2023 by far and now officially the same worldwide in 2023 as well by a decent amount. There’s still 3 months to go, but this is looking like the year of Barbie and how pink saved the movie theater.

Blue Beetle held steady in third with $7.3 million bringing its domestic total to $56.6 million. Internationally it added $9.8 million to the gross bringing that to $45.3 million. The movie has now crossed the $100 million mark with $101.9 million worldwide.

Gran Turismo crashed in its second week with a 62.4% drop down to $6.6 million where it has now grossed $30.6 million domestically. Internationally, the film added $13.8 million to bring that to $50.3 million and $80.9 million worldwide.

Oppenheimer rounded out the top five with $5.5 million to bring its domestic total to $210.3 million. It brought in an impressive $65.5 million internationally over the week to bring that to $542.7 million and just under $853 million worldwide.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem slipped one spot to sixth grossing $4.8 million domestically bringing its domestic total to just under $108 million. Internationally, the movie added $7.9 million where it has now grossed $44.9 million. Worldwide, the movie has brought in $152.9 million.

Shortcomings, based on the graphic novel by Adrian Tomine grossed about $4,500 over the week domestically to bring its total to $657,810.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse added about $200,000 domestically and is now at $381.2 million. Internationally, the film gained about $1.2 million to bring that to $308.1 million. Worldwide, the move has grossed $689.3 million.

The week’s overall box office success…

Numbers have 57 films earning $89,206,083 from 39,346 theaters. That’s about last weekend’s $90,836,303 from 41,969 theaters and 66 films. The average earning was $2,267.22 this past weekend, a slight increase from the previous weekend’s $2,164.37.

Gran Turismo edges out a first place at the weekend box office

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It’s a close call for first place, but it looks like Gran Turismo took the top of the box office with a $17.3 million debut. That’s just a hair more than the second place Barbie. Internationally, the film grossed $36.5 million for a worldwide debut of $53.8 million.

Barbie is a close second place with $17.1 million to bring its domestic total to $594.8 million. Over the week, it added $33.6 million internationally to bring that to $745.5 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $1.340 billion. It’s now the top film domestically for 2023 but is about $19 million behind The Super Mario Bros. Movie to take the top spot worldwide.

Blue Beetle dropped from first to third with a respectable 49% drop. It grossed an estimated $12.8 million to lift its domestic total to $46.3 million. Over the week, it grossed $17.5 million to bring its international total to $35.5 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $81.8 million.

Oppenheimer slipped one spot to fourth with $9 million and its domestic total is now $300 million. Internationally, the movie added $44.6 million to its total which is now $477.2 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $777.2 million.

Rounding out the top five was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem which grossed $6.1 million to bring its domestic total to $98.1 million. Internationally, the film added $6.7 million over the week to bring that to $37 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $135.1 million.

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Shortcomings, based on the graphic novel by Adrian Tomine grossed $7,208 domestically to bring its total to $653,313.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse remained at just under $381 million domestically. Internationally, the film gained about $1 million to bring that to $306.9 million. Worldwide, the move has grossed $687.9 million.

The week’s overall box office success…

Numbers have 66 films earning $90,836,303 from 41,969 theaters. That’s about last weekend’s $96,960,958 from 35,163 theaters and 57 films. The average earning was $2,164.37 this past weekend, a drop from the previous weekend’s $2,757.47.

Blue Beetle dethrones Barbie but delivers a soft debut

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Blue Beetle was the top of the weekend box office, dethroning Barbie which has held the spot for the past four weekends. Blue Beetle debuted with $25 million domestically and $18 million internationally for a total of $43 million. That opening was on part with The Suicide Squad which opened with $26.2 million in 2021. Blue Beetle was originally supposed to be a film on HBO Max, so its theatrical numbers are a bit of a headscratcher, but the movie was projected to open between $30 and $35 million. But, the film has received positive word of mouth so this could be another case of a movie having legs and doing well over the long term.

Barbie came in second place with an estimated $21.5 million to bring its domestic gross of $567.3 million. Internationally, the film grossed $54.3 million over the week to bring the international total to $711.9 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $1.279 billion. The film is about $8 million away from being the top grossing domestic release of the year and $76 million away from being the worldwide leader.

Oppenheimer slipped to third place with an estimated $10.6 million. Domestically, the film has grossed $285.2 million. Internationally, the film has grossed $47.8 million to lift that to $432.6 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $717.8 million.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem dropped one spot to come in fourth with $8.4 million. It has now grossed $88.1 million after 3 weeks. Over the week it grossed $16.9 million to bring that to $30.3 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $118.4 million.

Strays rounded out the top five with $8.3 million domestically and just under $2 million internationally for $10.3 million.

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Shortcomings, based on the graphic novel by Adrian Tomine grossed $16,870 domestically to bring its total to $635,610.

The Flash looks like it remained at $108.1 million domestically. Internationally, the film remained at $160.4 million for a worldwide total of $268.5 million.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse grossed $100,000 to bring its domestic total to just under $381 million. Internationally, the film is now at $305.9 million. Worldwide, the move has grossed $686.9 million.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 remained at about $359 million domestically. Over the week, it grossed $100,000 internationally where it has now earned $486.5 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $845.5 million.

The week’s overall box office success…

Numbers have 57 films earning $96,960,958 from 35,163 theaters. That’s a dip, but still solid, from last weekend’s $111,915,660 from 32,944 theaters and 56 films. The average earning was $2,757.47 this past weekend, a drop from previous weekend’s $3,397.15.

Barbie rules the weekend box office again as the Last Voyage of the Demeter hits choppy water

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Barbie once again was the top of the weekend box office continuing an amazing run and the one of the movie stories of the year. The film added $33.7 million to its domestic total which now stands at $526.3 million. Over the week, it added $85.5 million internationally where the film has grossed $657.6 million. That brings it to just under $1.184 billion so far in just four weeks. The movie is just $48 million away domestically and $173 million internationally to be the top grossing film of the year.

Speaking of impressive runs. Oppenheimer returned to second place where it added $18.8 million to its domestic total which is now $264.3 million. Internationally, the film grossed $60.3 million over the week and now has grossed $384.8 million. Worldwide, the movie has earned a bit over $649 million.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem improved a bit coming in third place for the weekend. It grossed $15.8 million to bring its domestic total to $72.8 million. Over the week it grossed $13.4 million internationally which now stands at $21.9 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $94.7 million.

Meg 2: The Trench fell to fourth with $12.7 million to bring its domestic total to $54.1 million. Over the week, the film grossed $90.8 million to bring its international total to $202.8 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $256.9 million.

Rounding out the top five was The Last Voyage of the Demeter which debuted with an anemic $6.5 million. No international total has been reported.

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Shortcomings, based on the graphic novel by Adrian Tomine has grossed $557,496 after two weeks. Over the weekend it grossed $83,495.

The Flash added about $78,000 domestically to bring its gross to $108.1 million. Internationally, the film remained at $160.4 million for a worldwide total of $268.5 million.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse grossed $300,000 to bring its domestic total to $380.7 million. Internationally, the film remained at $303.7 million. Worldwide, the move has grossed $684.4 million.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 remained at about $359 million domestically. Over the week, it grossed $100,000 internationally where it has now earned $486.4 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $845.4 million.

The week’s overall box office success…

Numbers have 56 films earning $111,915,660 from 32,944 theaters. That’s a dip, but still solid, from last weekend’s $176,725,450 from 32,960 theaters and 56 films. But, it’s still a solid weekend box office. The average earning was $3,397.15 this past weekend, a drop from previous weekend’s $5,361.82.

Barbie crosses $1 billion as it holds on to first place

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It’s the summer of Barbie as the film has held the top spot at the weekend box office for three weekends in a row… by a lot. The film added an reported $53 million to its domestic total bringing that to $459.4 million. It also grossed an impressive $149 million over the week internationally to bring that to $572.1 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed over $1.031 billion dollars. It’s only the second film released in 2023 to cross the billion dollar mark and about $321 million away from taking the top spot for the year.

Meg 2: The Trench took a solid bite at the box office coming in second with $30 million. Internationally, the film grossed $112 million for a debut of $142 million worldwide. The Meg opened in 2018 with $45.4 million domestically and went on to gross $530.5 million worldwide.

Oppenheimer slipped to third with an estimated $28.7 million to bring its domestic total to $228.6 million. Over the week it grossed $98.1 million internationally to bring that total to $324.4 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $552.9 million.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem debuted in fourth place with $28 million. So far its earned $43.1 million domestically. Internationally, the film grossed $8.5 milllion for a worldwide gross of $51.6 million so far. With a good word of mouth, it’ll be interesting to see how this film does over its run.

Haunted Mansion rounded out the top five with just under $9 million a 62.7% drop from the previous week. It’s hard to not call this film a flop for Disney with its $42 million gross after two weeks. Over the week it grossed $8.5 million internationally to bring that to $17.6 million. Worldwide the film has earned $59.6 million.

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The Flash added about $300,000 domestically to bring its gross to $108 million. Internationally, the film remained at $160.4 million for a worldwide total of $268.4 million.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse grossed $530,000 to bring its domestic total to $380.1 million. Internationally, the film grossed about $100,000 over the week to bring that total to $303.7 million. Worldwide, the move has grossed $683.8 million.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 grossed $25,000. It has now grossed $359 million domestically. Over the week, it grossed $400,000 internationally where it has now earned $486.3 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $845.3 million.

The week’s overall box office success…

Numbers have 56 films earning $176,725,450 from 32,960 theaters. That’s a dip, but still solid, from last weekend’s $213,620,093 from 31,042 theaters and 50 films. But, it’s still a solid weekend box office. The average earning was $5,361.82 this past weekend, a drop from previous weekend’s $6,881.65.

Barbie repeats in first with an impressive second week

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Is it the summer of Barbie? Could it be the year of Barbie? The film had an amazing second weekend at the box office. It dropped just 42.6% from its debut weekend scoring an impressive $93 million domestically. That puts it at $351.4 million after just two weeks. Internationally, the film grossed $241.1 million over the week to bring that to $423.1 million. That means worldwide, the film has grossed $774.5 million. It is likely to cross $1 billion before things are done making it only the second film released this year to do so.

Oppenheimer also had a solid second weekend grossing $46.2 million to bring its domestic total to $174.1 million. Over the week it grossed $132.6 million internationally to bring that total to $226.3 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $400.4 million after two weeks.

Haunted Mansion debuted in an anemic third with $24.2 million domestically nad $9.1 million internationally. Worldwide the movie has grossed $33.3 million and is another underperforming Disney film this year, a studio that has been struggling for hits lately.

The QAnon conspiracy supported film Sound of Freedom slipped to fourth place with $12.4 million domestically to bring its total to just under $149 million. The movie has had a lot of controversy from its content to a “pay it forward” program and bulk purchasing of tickets to inflate its total.

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One rounded out the top five with $10.7 million to bring its domestic total to $139.2 million. Over the week it grossed $57. 2 million to bring its international total to $448.5 million.

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The Flash added just $500,000 domestically to bring its gross to $107.7 million. Internationally, the film remained at $160.4 million for a worldwide total of $268.1 million.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse grossed $1.4 million to bring its domestic total to $378.8 million. Internationally, the film grossed $3.4 million over the week to bring that total to $303.6 million. Worldwide, the move has grossed $675.4 million.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 grossed $33,000. It has now grossed $358.9 million domestically. Over the week, it grossed $1.1 million internationally where it has now earned $485.9 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $844.9 million.

The week’s overall box office success…

Numbers have 50 films earning $213,620,093 from 31,042 theaters. That’s a dip, but still solid, from last weekend’s $311,266,386 from 30,563 theaters and 50 films. But, it’s still a solid weekend box office. The average earning was $6,881.65 this past weekend, about 2/3 from the previous weekend’s $10,184.42.

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