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The Marvels opens in first but deliver a low for the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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While it shouldn’t be a surprise that The Marvels opened in first place at the weekend box office, the film was the lowest opening for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film debuted with an estimated $47 million domestically, short of Ant-Man‘s 2015 opening of $57.2 million. Internationally, the film did about the same with $41.5 million for a worldwide debut of $88.5 million. It continues a string of misses for Disney, while even taken into account the shift in viewing post-pandemic, is struggling at the box office overall. It also will add fuel to the recent backlash and negativity towards Marvel as a whole that the film studio and its comic publishing counterpart need to course correct and find a new and better path.

In second place was Five Nights at Freddy’s after two weeks in first place. The movie added $9 million to its domestic total bringing that to $127.2 million. Internationally, the movie added $21.3 million over the week to bring that total to $124.7 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $251.9 million after three weeks.

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour came in third place with a reported $5.9 million to bring its domestic gross to $172.5 million. Internationally, the movie grossed $3.2 million over the week to lift that total to $68.4 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $240.9 million.

Priscilla held steady in fourth place with an estimated $4.8 million to bring its domestic total to $12.7 million. There are no international grosses.

Killers of the Flower Moon rounded out the top five with an estimated $4.7 million to bring its domestic total to $59.9 million. Internationally, the film grossed $10.4 million over the week to bring that tot $77.2 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $137.1 million.

In comic film news…

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem held steady domestically at $118.6 million. Internationally, the movie remained at $61.9 million. Worldwide, the movie has brought in $180.5 million.

Blue Beetle domestically remained at $72.5 million. Internationally it remained steady at $56.8 million. The movie has grossed $129.3 million worldwide.

Shortcomings, based on the graphic novel by Adrian Tomine remained steady domestically at $675,257 and internationally it remained at at $10,769. Worldwide, the film has grossed $686,026.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse looks like it remained steady domestically at $381.3 million. Internationally remained at $309.2 million. Worldwide, the move has grossed $690.5 million.

The week’s overall box office success…

Numbers have 63 films earning $87,483,659 from 32,496 theaters. That’s about a 33% increase from last weekend’s $63,084,300 from 34,926 theaters and 60 films. The average earning was $2,692.14 this past weekend, about 50% better from the previous weekend’s $1,806.23.

Five Nights at Freddy’s repeats in first as the top 3 weekend box office remains unchanged

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The year of Barbie and video game based movies continues. Five Nights at Freddy’s, based on the popular video game property, repeated in first place at the weekend box office. That’s impressive considering it was a 75.8% drop from the previous weekend. The film added $19.4 million domestically to bring its total to $113.6 million after two weeks. Internationally, the film added $50.9 million over the week to bring that to $103.5 million. In two weeks the film has grossed an impressive $217.1 million at the box office while also streaming.

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour held on to second place. The film came in second for the weekend with an estimated $13.5 million. Domestically, the film has grossed $166 million so far. Internationally, the film still lags (does Swift not have much of an international following?). Over the week, the concert film grossed $11.4 million to bring its total to $65.1 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed a little over $231.1 million.

Killers of the Flower Moon came in third third in its third week with an estimated $7 million. The movie has now grossed $52.3 million. Over the week, the film grossed $22.8 million internationally to bring that total to $66.8 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $119.1 million.

Priscilla got a wider release jumping into fourth place. The film grossed $5.1 million to bring its domestic total to $5.3 million. There’s no international gross.

Rounding out the top five was Radical which debuted with $2.7 million. Internationally, the film grossed $5.1 million and worldwide the film has grossed $7.8 million.

In comic film news…

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem held steady domestically at $118.6 million. Internationally, the movie remained at $61.9 million. Worldwide, the movie has brought in $180.5 million.

Blue Beetle domestically added about $88,000 to its total over the week to bring that to $72.5 million. Internationally it remained steady at $56.8 million. The movie has grossed $129.3 million worldwide.

Shortcomings, based on the graphic novel by Adrian Tomine remained steady domestically at $675,257 and internationally it remained at at $10,769. Worldwide, the film has grossed $686,026.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse looks like it remained steady domestically at $381.3 million. Internationally, the film gained about $500,000 and is now at $309.2 million. Worldwide, the move has grossed $690.5 million.

The week’s overall box office success…

Numbers have 60 films earning $63,084,300 from 34,926 theaters. That’s about a 50% decrease from last weekend’s $126,139,974 from 33,380 theaters and 63 films. The average earning was $1,806.23 this past weekend, about 50% worse from the previous weekend’s $3,778.91.

Five Nights at Freddy’s debuts with an impressive $78 million domestically

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It’s the year of Barbie and video game based movies it seems. Five Nights at Freddy’s, based on the popular video game property, debuted in first place with an estimated $78 million domestically. Internationally, the movie opened with $52.6 million for a worldwide debut of $130.6 million. What’s more impressive is the film also debuted on Paramount+ meaning folks didn’t need to go into the theater and could have watched it at home for most likely much cheaper. It might be a highlight that dual streaming/theater debuts can work.

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour was finally knocked out of first place. The film came in second for the weekend with an estimated $14.7 million. Domestically, the film has grossed $149.3 million so far. Internationally, the film still lags (does Swift not have much of an international following?). Over the week, the concert film grossed $23 million to bring its total to $53.7 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed a little over $203 million.

Killers of the Flower Moon slipped to third in its second week with an estimated $9 million. The movie has now grossed $40.7 million. Over the week, the film grossed $23 million to bring that total to $44 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $84.7 million.

After Death debuted in fourth with $5.1 million. It’s the latest film from the same folks who released Sound of Freedom and it’ll be interesting to see if it has similar legs, and tactics as that movie, to game the box office.

The Exorcist: Believer hung on in fifth place with a reported $3.1 million to bring its domestic total to $59.4 million. Over the week, it added $7.6 million to its international total to bring that to a little over $61 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $120.4 million.

In comic film news…

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem held steady domestically at $118.6 million. Internationally, the movie remained at $61.9 million. Worldwide, the movie has brought in $180.5 million.

Blue Beetle domestically added about $200,000 to its total over the week to bring that to $72.4 million. Internationally it remained steady at $56.8 million. The movie has grossed $129.2 million worldwide.

Shortcomings, based on the graphic novel by Adrian Tomine remained steady domestically at $675,257 and internationally it gained about $500 and is now at $10,769. Worldwide, the film has grossed $686,026.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse looks like it remained steady domestically at $381.3 million. Internationally, the film was steady at $308.7 million. Worldwide, the move has grossed $690 million.

The week’s overall box office success…

Numbers have 63 films earning $126,139,974 from 33,380 theaters. That’s about a 50% increase from last weekend’s $84,144,404 from 33,022 theaters and 67 films. The average earning was $3,778.91 this past weekend, about 50% better from the previous weekend’s $2,548.13.

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour repeats in first place at the weekend box office

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It should be no surprise that Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour took first place for a second weekend. But, it is surprising the concert film did so while still dropping 66.6% from the previous weekend. The movie grossed a reported $31 million to bring its domestic total to $129.8 million. Internationally the film has yet to dominate with only $30.7 million reported. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $160.5 million.

Killers of the Flower Moon debuted in second place with $23 million domestically and $21 million internationally for a worldwide debut of $44 million.

The Exorcist: Believer slipped one spot to come in third with $5.6 million to bring its domestic total to $54.2 million. Over the week, the movie grossed about $13.4 million internationally to bring it to $53.4 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $107.6 million.

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie dropped one spot to come in fourth with $4.5 million to bring its domestic total to $56.1 million. Over the week, it grossed $15.8 million internationally and that total now stands at $92.3 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $148.4 million.

Rounding out the top five was 30th anniversary re-release of The Nightmare Before Christmas which grossed $4.1 million domestically.

In comic film news…

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem grossed $87,000 domestically bringing its total to $118.6 million. Internationally, the movie held steady at $61.9 million. Worldwide, the movie has brought in $180.5 million.

Blue Beetle domestically added about $300,000 to its total over the week to bring that to $72.2 million. Internationally it remained steady at $56.8 million. The movie has grossed $129 million worldwide.

Shortcomings, based on the graphic novel by Adrian Tomine remained steady domestically at $675,257 and remained steady internationally at $10,227. Worldwide, the film has grossed $685,484.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse looks like it remained steady domestically at $381.3 million. Internationally, the film was steady at $308.7 million. Worldwide, the move has grossed $690 million.

The week’s overall box office success…

Numbers have 67 films earning $84,144,404 from 33,022 theaters. That’s about a 40% decrease from last weekend’s $132,503,573 from 34,388 theaters and 59 films. The average earning was $2,548.13 this past weekend, a drip from the previous weekend’s $3,853.19.