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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

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.

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The weekend is almost here! What geeky things are you all doing? Sound off in the comments below. While you wait for the weekday to end and the weekend to begin, here’s some comic news and a review from around the web.

The Beat – Inside the IDW Originals Implosion – Not good.

ICv2 – ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ to Be Reissued in New Format – Woo hoo!

The Comics Journal – Comic and Film: A Conversation with Adrian Tomine on Shortcomings – Anyone seen the movie?

Review

TCJ – The Great British Bump Off #1-4

Shortcomings

Adrian Tomine’s Shortcomings gets an official trailer

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Ben, a struggling filmmaker, lives in Berkeley, California, with his girlfriend, Miko, who works for a local Asian American film festival. When he’s not managing an arthouse movie theater as his day job, Ben spends his time obsessing over unavailable blonde women, watching Criterion Collection DVDs, and eating in diners with his best friend Alice, a queer grad student with a serial dating habit. When Miko moves to New York for an internship, Ben is left to his own devices, and begins to explore what he thinks he might want.

Shortcomings is directed by Randall Park and written by Adrian Tomine, this film adaptation of Tomine’s graphic novel is only in theatres August 4th.

Randall Park will Direct Shortcomings from Adrian Tomine

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Randall Park is mainly known for his roles in shows like Fresh Off the Boat, WandaVision, and now Young Rock. He’s also directed a bit, mostly shorts and an episode of Fresh Off the Boat. Now, he’s stepping behind the camera to direct Shortcomings. The film is based on the graphic novel by Adrian Tomine who is the executive producer and screenwriter of the adaptation.

Shortcomings was originally released in 2007 after being serialized in issues #9 to #11 of Tomine’s Optic Nerve. The graphic novel is about a young Asian-American male in American society.

Ben Tanaka, the story’s protagonist, lives in Berkeley, California with his politically active girlfriend Miko Hayashi. Ben is uninterested in Miko’s participation in the Asian-American cultural community, but he possesses a wandering eye—specifically for Caucasian women. When Miko begins to resent what she interprets as a rejection of both her Asian heritage and of herself, she moves to New York, at which point Ben disastrously attempts to pursue the type of woman he feels he really wants.

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Yesterday was new comic book day. What’d everyone get? What’d you like? What’d you dislike? Sound off in the comments below! While you think about that, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web to start the day.

Kotaku – Legal Action Being Taken To Prevent Attack on Titan Manga Upload Leaks And Spoilers – Interesting. Lets see how this goes.

CBR – WandaVision‘s Randall Park to Direct Shortcomings Graphic Novel Adaptation – Very nice!

Book Riot – Where to Start With Green Arrow – If you want some suggestions.

Reviews

CBR – Beta Ray Bill #1
Collected Editions – Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 5: The Joker War
The Beat – Witchblood #1

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