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Magnificent Seven Tops a Slow Weekend

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large_magnificent_seven_ver3The Magnificent Seven topped the weekend, earning an estimated $35 million. The film received an “A-” Cinemascore and has a 63% rating on RottenTomatoes, so should finish domestically a little higher than its reported $90 million budget. It also earned an estimated $24.8 million from foreign box offices as well.

In second place was the film Storks which brought in an estimated $21.8 million. That film has a reported budget of $70 million and an “A-” Cinemascore as well. It’ll probably do well in the long run making its budget back and then some domestically. It also earned $18.3 million at the foreign box office.

Those two films knocked down the previous champion Sully to third. That film brought in $13.8 million. Blair Witch dropped from second to sixth bringing in $3.95 million.

The box office is down a second weekend in a row. The top twelve films failed to combine for over $100 million and the weekend was 25% lower than the same weekend last year.

When it comes to comic films Suicide Squad slipped just one spot adding $3.11 million to its domestic total. The film has earned $731.7 million worldwide this year. It currently sits behind Deadpool in worldwide earnings. That film earned $782.6 million, so it’s doubtful it’ll catch up. But domestically is a different story. The film is $5 million behind Deadpool, so there’s a good chance it’ll surpass it, though won’t catch up to Batman v Superman‘s $330.3 million.

Sully Repeats, while Blair Witch and Bridget Jones Fall Short of Expectations

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sully-poster-1If you asked me a week ago, I’d have said there was a good chance either Blair Witch or Bridget Jones’s Baby would come in first this box office weekend. Both fell short in a rather slow weekend that saw Sully repeat for first place. The weekend’s top twelve was down 11.6% compared to last week and down 24.3% compared to last year.

Sully came in first again in its second weekend bringing in an estimated $22 million. Domestically the film has earned $1.8 million. Worldwide, the film has earned $93.9 million with an estimated budget of $60 million.

In second place was newcomer Blair Witch which brought in an estimated $9.65 million. With a budget of $5 million, the film will do fine when it comes to making money, but that amount was short of the expected $20 million the film would open. Still, with such a low-budget cost, the film will be fine in the end, but not the money machine I’m sure some were expected. The film has also gotten bad reviews from critics and audiences, which may be the worst news of the opening.

In third was Bridget Jones’s Baby with an estimated $8.2 million and a reported budget of $35 million. That’s the worst opening for any film in the franchise, but decent reviews from the audience might hold out hope the film has legs. Previous iterations had the movie making over $200 million internationally and it has made an estimated $29.9 million in international markets so far. This could be one that just doesn’t do well domestically, but great internationally, a theme that’s played for a few films this year.

Finally, Snowden debuted in fourth with a little over $8 million and a reported budget of $40 million. The film wasn’t expected to pass $10 million for its opening and did get an “A” CinemaScore from audiences. It’ll probably be the “adult” film of choice for the next month, making back its budget.

When it comes to comic film adaptations….

Suicide Squad was in seventh this past weekend, down from fourth. The three new films dropped it down. The film added $4.71 million to its domestic total to bring it to $313.78 million. Worldwide the film has made $717.88 million. Domestically it has passed Iron Man 2 in earnings and will pass Iron Man ($318.4 million) this coming week. It may pass both Batman v Superman ($330.3 million), Guardians of the Galaxy ($333.18 million), and Spider-Man 3 ($336.5 million) before its domestic run is over. The movie has also moved past Captain America: The Winter Soldier which earned $714.4 million worldwide.

Captain America: Civil War added $13,000 to its domestic total. The film has earned $408.08 million domestically and $1.153 billion worldwide.

We’ll have a greater focus on comic adaptation earnings in an hour.

Sully Tops the Box Office, When the Bough Breaks Comes in Second

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sully-poster-1Sully opened with one of the top five September openings ever earning an estimated $35.5 million to take the top of the weekend box office. The film starring Tom Hanks and directed by Clint Eastwood recounts the true story of Captain Sullenberger who guided a plane down in an emergency saving all the crew and passengers in what’s known as “The Miracle on the Hudson.” The film also debuted in 39 international markets earning $9.5 million.

The film received an “A” Cinemascore and had an audience split 44% male and 56% female, as well as 80% of the overall audience over the age of 35. It’ll be interesting to see how well this film does considering the demographic breakdown as well as the positive response.

In second place was When the Bough Breaks which earned an estimated $15 million with a reported $10 million budget. The film currently has 0% on Rotten Tomatoes, so don’t expect it to have much as far as legs.

Suicide Squad in its sixth week dropped from second to fourth and brought in an estimated $5.65 million to bring its domestic total to $307.4 million. That has the film crossing the $300 million mark this week and about to cross over $700 million worldwide.

In fifth place was another new film, The Wild Life also debuted this past weekend with an estimated $3.4 million. Other new films included The Disappointments Room which earned an estimated $1.4 million; Other People which earned $38,000; Kicks with earned $32,000; Demon which earned $13,560; Cameraperson which earned $12,897; Come What May which earned $10,656; and Dancer which earned $7,000.

Captain America: Civil War continues to bring in money added $24,000 to its domestic total to bring it to $408,059,143 after 19 weeks of release.

We’ll have our full analysis of comic films in an hour.tw