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Godzilla is King of the Box Office

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Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Godzilla: King of the Monsters topped the weekend box office, though came in at the lower end of studio expectations. Rocketman and Ma both beat their studio’s expectations in their debuts.

Godzilla: King of the Monsters debuted with an estimated $49 million. The film had expectations to earn $50-55 million and was short of the $93.2 million opening for the 2014 reboot and Kong: Skull Island’s $61 million in 2017. The film received a “B+” CinemaScore from opening audiences which was 67% male and 59% were aged 25 or older.

Internationally, the Godzilla: King of the Monsters debuted in 75 markets with $140 million for a worldwide debut over $179 million. That’s a bit over the film’s reported budget of $170 million.

Aladdin dropped to second in its second week with an estimated $42.3 million to bring its domestic total to $185 million. It also added $78.3 million internationally to bring that total to $261 million and a global total around $446 million.

Rocketman debuted in third place with an estimated $25 million. The film was expected to earn around $18-20 million so this is well ahead of expectations. Audiences gave it an “A-” CinemaScore with a crowd that was 51% female and 55% of the crowd aged 30 or older. The film is in its second week internationally adding 39 new openings and earning $19.2 million for an international total of $31.2 million.

In fourth place was Ma which earned an estimated $18.2 million. With just a $5 million budget, that’s a solid opening. The film received a “B-” CinemaScore with an audience that was 53% female and 53$ aged 25 or older. African Americans made up 36% of the audience, a majority. The film also earned $2.8 million internationally from 31 markets.

John Wick: Chapter 3 rounded out the top five with an estimated $11.1 million to bring its domestic total to $125.8 million. The film also earned an estimated $12.7 million internationally from 77 markets to bring that total to $95.9 million.

And, when it comes to comic related films…

Avengers: Endgame came in at #6 and added $6.7 million to its total to bring it to $815.5 million domestically. The film has now earned $2.713 billion. That puts it just $75 million shy of the all time record holder Avatar which earned $2.788 billion.

Captain Marvel slipped just one spot to #18. It added an estimated $170,000 to its domestic total and bringing it to $426.2 million.

We’ll be back in an hour for a deeper look at 2018 and 2019’s comic releases.

Disney’s Aladdin Takes Off at the Memorial Day Weekend Box Office

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Aladdin

Disney’s Aladdin was the top film of the weekend box office earning an estimated $86.1 million. The film is expected to do somewhere around $105 million for the four-day weekend though some predict it’ll be over $110 million. The film received an “A” CinemaScore from opening audiences. The crowd was 54% female and 54% age 25 or older.

The film also debuted internationally in every major market other than Japan (it opens there June 7). It earned an estimated $121 million to bring its weekend total to $207.1 million.

Aladdin bumped John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum to second place where it earned an estimated $24.4 million. It’s expected to be a bit over $30 million for the four-day weekend. It has earned over $100 million after ten days of release. It’s already the highest grossing film of the franchise so there shouldn’t be a surprise we’re getting a fourth film in two years exactly as we predicted. Internationally, the film earned an estimated $24.8 million to bring that total to $74.4 million for a worldwide total over $175 million.

In third place was Avengers: Endgame which added an estimated $16.8 million domestically over the three days and will be around $22 million for the four day holiday. The film crossed $800 million domestically, only the second to do so. Star Wars: The Force Awakens was the first. Internationally, the film added $15.3 million from 54 markets. It’s now about $111 million behind Avatar to become the highest grossing film worldwide of all time.

In fourth place was Pokemon: Detective Pikachu which added $13.3 million over the weekend to bring its domestic total to $116.1 million. It’s expected to earn about $17.5 million over the four days. Internationally, the film added $24.3 million from 72 markets to its total to bring that to $236 million.

Brightburn debuted in fifth place with an estimated $7.5 million for the three days which is a bit under the $8 million expectation. It’ll earn around $9 million for the four day weekend. While the film received a “C+” CinemaScore and played to an audience 58% male and 64% age 25 and older, the film is already a success with a budget of just $6 million. Internationally, the film brought in $4.5 million from 50 markets. In one weekend it’ll have about double its budget.

In other comic film news…

Captain Marvel came in at #18 adding an estimated $359,000 to its domestic total to bring that to $425.8 million.

Shazam! still charted coming in at #20 with an estimated $268,000 adding to its domestic total. That now stands at $138.5 million.

John Wick Comes Out Guns Blazing to Take Out the Avengers

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John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

Something eventually had to unseat Avengers: Endgame from the top of the box office, and it was John Wick that did it. John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum was the top of the box office with a better than expected $57 million. The film was a crowd favorite receiving an “A-” CinemaScore from the opening day audience. The film “debuted” with a $5.9 million Thursday night preview which is the largest for Lionsgate behind Twilight and the Hunger Games franchises. It’s more than double the $2.2 million John Wick: Chapter 2 earned two years ago.

Parabellum continues the trend of the movie franchise improving upon itself showing it has been gaining an audience over the years. The debut, John Wick, earned $14.4 million opening weekend going on to gross $43 million ($46.7 million adjusted for inflation) domestically in 2014. Worldwide, that film earned $88.8 million. John Wick: Chapter 2 opened with $30.4 million and went on to gross $92 million ($93.8 million adjusted for inflation) domestically and $171.5 million worldwide. John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum has almost out-earned the second film having already made $149.2 million worldwide (it has earned $92.2 million at the foreign box office).

With that success, there’s little doubt we’ll be seeing John Wick: Chapter 4 before too long.

In second place was Avengers: Endgame which earned $29.4 million after four weeks. Domestically, the film has earned $770.8 million and has passed Avatar to be the second highest grossing film domestically. Star Wars: The Force Awakens has the top honor having earned $936.7 million in 2015. It’s unlikely Avengers: Endgame will pass it. Worldwide, Endgame now stands at $2.615 billion putting it about $174 million behind Avatar to become the highest grossing film worldwide. There’s a chance it’ll pass it but will have to rely on the foreign box office to do so.

Detective Pikachu came in third place and expanded its theater count. It earned an estimated $24.8 million to bring its domestic total to $94 million. The film has earned $112.4 million at the foreign box office. That brings the worldwide total to $112.4 million after two weeks. With a budget of $150 million, it does have a bit to go to get in the profitable realm. It currently ranks fourth domestically when it comes to video game adaptations

In fourth place was the debut of A Dog’s Journey. The film earned an estimated $8 million. That film received an “A” Cinemascore from audiences and should have a nice run as a family friendly film.

Rounding out the top five was The Hustle which earned $6.1 million to bring its total to $23.1 million.

When it comes to comic films….

Captain Marvel dropped to #14 from #11 earning $727,000 after 11 weeks at the box office. The film stands at $425.1 million domestically.

Shazam! was right behind Captain Marvel coming in at #15. The previous week the film was #12. It earned $681,000 to bring its domestic total to $137.9 million after seven weeks.

Stay tuned, we’ll be back in an hour for a deeper dive look at this year and last year’s comic adaptations.