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Shazam! Fury of the Gods limps into first place

Posted on March 20, 2023 by Brett Leave a comment

It was a rough weekend at the box office. Shazam! Fury of the Gods took first place with $30.5 million, far short of the debut of the original film. It also grossed $35 million internationally for a weekend total of $65.5 million. Shazam! debuted in 2019 with $53.5 million and went on to gross $366.1 million worldwide. The sequel received poor reviews from critics but the audience has enjoyed it. But the 52% critic score and 88% audience is a bit mixed to the originals 90% critic score and 82% audience on RottenTomatoes.

Scream VI tumbled in its second week dropping 60.6%. It grossed $17.5 million to bring its domestic total to $76 million. Internationally, it added about $14 million over the week to bring that to $40 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $116 million in two weeks.

Creed III came in third with $15.4 million to bring its domestic total to $127.7 million. Over the week, it grossed $18.6 million to bring that to $96.6 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $224.3 million after three weeks.

65 slipped to fourth with $5.8 million to bring its domestic total to $22.4 million. Over the week, it grossed $7.9 million internationally to bring that to $16.4 million. The film has grossed $38.8 million over two weeks.

Rounding out the top five was Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania which grossed $4.1 million to bring its domestic total to $205.8 million. Internationally, the movie grossed $7.2 million over the week to bring that to $256.8 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $462.6 million.

In comic film news…

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village looks like it still has earned $10.1 million domestically. Internationally, the film has grossed a little over $7.4 million to bring that to $38.6 million and $48.7 million worldwide.

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond looks like it didn’t make any gains and the domestic total is steady at $1.6 million. Internationally, it looks like it gained a little and is now a little over $10 million. The worldwide total is a bit over $11.6 million.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever looks like it held steady at $453.8 million domestically. Internationally, the film added about $50,000 over the week to bring that to just under $405 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed over $858.8 million.

The week’s overall box office success…

Numbers have 26 films earning $90,344,451 from 32,753 theaters. That’s a dip from last weekend’s $117,266,512 from 35,638 theaters and 62 films. The average earning was $2,758.36 this past weekend, a drop from the previous weekend’s $3,290.49.

Scream VI delivers a knock down punch to Creed III at the weekend box office

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Brett Leave a comment

It was a new box office champion as Scream VI took the weekend and delivered a franchise best, not accounting for inflation). The film opened with a reported $44.5 million domestically and internationally it grossed $22.6 million. Worldwide, that’s $67.1 million.

The first film opened with $14 million ($26.7 million in 2023) in 1996 and went on to gross $173 million ($329.9 million) worldwide. In 1997, Scream 2 debuted with $32.9 million ($61.3 million) and went on to gross $172.4 million ($321.4 million) worldwide. Scream 3 opened with $34.7 million ($60.3 million) in 2000 and went on to gross $161.8 million ($281.1 million) worldwide. Scream 4 debuted with $18.7 million ($24.9 million) and went on to gross $97.2 million ($129.3 million) worldwide in 2011. Scream (V) opened with $30 million 2022 and went on to gross $137.7 million worldwide.

A seventh film has already been announced.

Creed III, last weekend’s box office champ, was knocked down a spot coming in second. It grossed an estimated $27.2 million to lift its total gross to $101.4 million after two weeks. Internationally, it added $27.2 million over the week to bring that to an even $78 million. The film has grossed $179.4 million after just two weeks.

In third place was another debut, 65. This Adam Driver driven film grossed $12.3 million domestically and $8.5 million internationally for $20.8 million. With heavy competition coming and already here, it’s hard not to see this as a crash and burn.

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania continues to spiral dropping to fourth from last weekend’s second place. The film added $7 million domestically to bring its domestic total to just under $198 million. Over the week, it added $16.8 million internationally to bring that to $249.6 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $447.6 million. Is the Marvel juice running out?

Rounding out the top five was Cocaine Bear which added $6.2 million to its total to bring that to $51.7 million. Over the week, it added $3.3 million to its international gross to bring that to a little over $14 million. Worldwide, the film has snorted $65.7 million.

In comic film news…

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village looks like it still has earned $10.1 million domestically. Internationally, the film has grossed a little over $6.2 million to bring that to $31.2 million and $41.3 million worldwide.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever grossed $4,000 to bring its domestic total to over $453.8 million. Internationally, the film added about $240,000 over the week to bring that to $404.9 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed over $858.8 million.

The week’s overall box office success…

Numbers have 62 films earning $117,266,512 from 35,638 theaters. That’s about last weekend’s $117,318,555 from 36,498 theaters and 72 films. The average earning was $3,290.49 this past weekend, an improvement from the previous weekend’s $3,214.38.

Creed III delivers a knock out to Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Posted on March 6, 2023 by Brett Leave a comment

Creed III took first place for the weekend delivering the best opening for any Rocky or Creed film even when inflation is factored in. Domestically, the film opened with $58.7 million and also grossed $41.8 million internationally. That delivered a weekend total of $100.5 million.

The first Creed debuted with $29.6 million and went on to gross $173.6 million worldwide. Creed II opened with $35.6 million and went on to gross $214.2 million.

Rocky in 1976 grossed $117.2 million worldwide, about $616.2 million in 2023 dollars. Rocky II in 1979 opened with $6.4 million in 1979, $25.4 million in 2023, and grossed $85.2 million worldwide, $351.1 million in 2023 dollars. Rocky III opened with $12.4 million in 1982, $38.4 million in 2023 dollars and grossed $125.1 million worldwide, $387.8 million in 2023 dollars. Rocky IV opened with just under $20 million in 1985, $55.6 million 2023, and grossed $300.4 million worldwide, $835.2 million 2023 dollars. Rocky V opened with $14.1 million in 1990, $32.3 million 2023 dollars and grossed just under $120 million worldwide which would be $274.7 million today. Rocky Balboa in 2006 opened with $12.2 million, $18.1 million today, and went on to gross $155.9 million, $231.4 million today.

With such a success, there’s no doubt we’ll be seeing more of the franchise.

With a new box office champ, that means Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania was knocked to second with another 61% drop from the previous weekend. It grossed $12.5 million domestically to bring its domestic total to $186.8 million. The film is doing a bit better at the international box office where it grossed $36.4 million over the week to bring that to $232.8 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $419.6 million after two weeks.

Cocaine Bear came in third with an estimated $11 million to bring its domestic total to $41.3 million. Over the week, it grossed about $5.4 million internationally to bring that to $10.7 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $52 million.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village debuted in fourth place with $10.1 million. Internationally, the film has grossed just under $25 million for $35.1 million worldwide.

Jesus Revolution dropped to fifth with an estimated $8.7 million to bring its domestic total to $30.5 million. There’s no international returns.

In comic film news…

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond looks like it didn’t make any gains and the domestic total is steady at $1.6 million. Internationally, it looks like it gained a little and is now at jsut under $10 million. The worldwide total is a bit over $11.6 million.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever grossed $9,000 to bring its domestic total to $453.8 million. Internationally, the film added about $430,000 over the week to bring that to $404.7 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed over $858.6 million.

The week’s overall box office success…

Numbers have 72 films earning $117,318,555 from 36,498 theaters. That’s a gain from last weekend’s $93,806,846 from 34,736 theaters and 66 films. The average earning was $3,214.38 this past weekend, an improvement from the previous weekend’s $2,700.57.