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It Repeats at #1 at the Weekend Box Office Setting a September Record

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It has broken records in just eight days with a second weekend haul of $60 million for close to $220 million in ten days domestically. The cume of $218.7 million in ten days is the largest September release ever beating Crocodile Dundee‘s $174.8 million back in 1986. That’s not adjusted for inflation, which when happens, still puts the film in the top ten. It’s just $14.2 million shy of becoming the largest R-rated horror movie of all time.

The film also opened in ten more overseas markets for a total of 56. It grossed an estimated $60.3 million for an international total of $152.6 million bringing the global total to $370 million.

In second place was the new film American Assassin which brought in an estimated $14.8 million. That beat some forecasts and the film received a “B+” CinemaScore from an opening day audience that was 55% male and 45% female with 29% under the age of 35. The film also grossed an estimated $6.2 million internationally.

Darren Aronofsky’s mother! was the talk of the weekend in third place. The film received an “F” CinemaScore, one of only 19 films to ever receive that score. The movie earned an estimated $7.5 million from an audience that was 44% male and 56% female with 18% under the age of 25. Th efilm also earned $6 million internationally for what is a failure all around. Don’t expect this one to last in theaters long, but expect it to become a cult classic in its own way.

Fourth place was held by Home Again which added $5.3 million to its domestic total to bring that to $17.1 million.

Rounding out the top five was The Hitman’s Bodyguard which earned an estimated $3.6 million to its domestic total to bring it to $70.4 million.

When it comes to comic adaptations domestically….

Spider-Man: Homecoming slipped a couple of spots to come in at #9 adding $1.9 million to its total and bring its domestic gross to $330.3 million.

At #25 was Atomic Blonde which added $167,000 to its total to bring it to $51.3 million domestically.

Finally, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 was #44 adding $28,000 to its domestic total to bring that to $389.8 million.

This coming weekend sees the opening of the next comic adaptation, Kingsman: The Golden Circle which will have stiff competition from The LEGO Ninjago Movie. We’ll have a deeper dive into this year’s comic adaptations in an hour.

It Floats to the Top With Record-Breaking $123 Million Opening

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It had a monster of an opening with a record-setting opening that may have given some life to a anemic domestic box office.

The film had the largest September opening, largest Fall opening, largest opening for an R-rated horror film, and largest opening weekend for a horror film of any MPAA rating. The film accounted for 75% of the combined gross for the top twelve of the weekend.

On top of its $123 domestic earning, It brought in an estimated $62 million form 46 markets for a $185 million total in its first weekend.

In second place was another new film, Home Again, which earned an estimated $9 million.

The Hitman’s Bodyguard was finally bumped from first place winding up in third with an estimated $4.9 million to its total.

In fourth place was Annabelle: Creation which brought in an estimated $4 million domestically.

Finally, rounding out the top five was Wind River which earned $3.2 million domestically.

When it comes to comic movie adaptations….

Spider-Man: Homecoming held steady at #7 adding $2 million to its domestic total. The film opened in China with an estimated $70.8 million.

Wonder Woman added $662,000 to its domestic total and is now the fifth biggest superhero release of all-time.

Atomic Blonde remained at #26 adding $274,000 to its domestic total.

We’ll be back in an hour for a deeper dive into this year’s comic movie adaptations.

The Hitman’s Bodyguard Wins the Worst Labor Day Weekend in 17 Years

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It was another bad weekend at the box office but The Hitman’s Bodyguard won it again in the worst Labor Day three day weekend in 17 years. The top twelve films grossed $51.5 million and you have to go back to 2000 to get a worst weekend. That weekend grossed $47 million.

The Hitman’s Bodyguard did a three-peat earning an estimated $10.25 million to bring its total to $54.9 million on a $30 million budget.

Annabelle: Creation held the number two spot again earning an estimated $7.3 million to bring its domestic total to $89.0 million and worldwide is $253.4 million. That’s impressive for a $15 million budget.

In third place was Wind River which added $5.8 million to its domestic total. That film switched spots with Leap! which dropped to fourth adding $4.9 million to its total.

Rounding out the top five was Logan Lucky which holds that position adding $4.4 million to its domestic total bringing it to $21.5 million and $24.6 million worldwide on a $29 million budget.

When it comes to comic adaptations…

Spider-Man: Homecoming remained at #7 adding $3.7 million to its domestic total to bring it to $324.1 million. With its $422.1 million at the foreign box office the film sits at $746.2 million.

Wonder Woman improved some spots moving from #15 to #12 adding $1.9 million to its domestic total. The film has earned $408.9 million domestically and $403.7 million at the foreign box office for a total of $812.6 million total.

Inhumans is one I’ll add to the list coming in at #18 with $1.5 million. The “film” is a hybrid movie/television show between Marvel, ABC, and IMAX. It’s an IMAX only “film” limiting its reach and money in. It also brought in $1.1 million from 274 international runs in 65 markets with Germany, Italy, and South Korea still to come.

Atomic Blonde came in #26 with $887,145 to its domestic total. The domestic total is $50.4 million and $89.8 million worldwide. Not bad for a $30 million budget.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 added $210,000 to its domestic total. Domestically the film has earned $389.6 million and a worldwide total of $863 million to be the top comic adaptation of the year worldwide so far.

We’ll be back in an hour with even more of a look at this year’s comic adaptations.

The Hitman’s Bodyguard Repeats at Number One During the Worst Weekend in Over 15 Years

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The Hitman’s Bodyguard repeated at the top of the box office in its second weekend adding $10.1 million domestically to its earnings bringing that to $39.6 million off of a $30 million budget. That’s the best of what is the worst August weekend in 20 years and worst overall weekend since the end of September 2001.

The top twelve films failed to bring in over $50 million. That hasn’t happened in August in over 20 years. The films totaled $49 million which is the worst since late September 2001. The next few weeks will be rough as the next major release isn’t until September 8 with It. The weekend’s total of $64 million is also the worst overall weekend since September 2001.

Annabelle: Creation came in second place for the second weekend in a row adding $7.4 million to its total for $77.9 million domestically and $215.1 million worldwide on a budget of just $15 million.

In third place was new film Leap! which brought in $5 million. Fourth was held by Wind River with $4.4 million and a massive expansion to almost 2100 theaters.

Finally, the top five was rounded out by Logan Lucky with $4.4 million to bring its total to $15 million domestically and $16 million worldwide.

Of note, speculation is that the much hyped Mayweather vs. McGregor fight played into the down box office and interestingly that fight brought in $2.6 million through Fathom Events to come in eighth.

When it comes to comic adaptations….

Spider-Man: Homecoming held steady at #7 adding $2.7 million to its domestic total.

Wonder Woman improved in the ranking going from #16 to #13 adding $1.7 million to its domestic total.

Atomic Blonde dropped from #13 to #21 with $861,875 added to its domestic total.

Finally, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 added $117,000 to its domestic total.

We’ll be back in an hour for a further break down of comic adaptations for the year.

The Hitman’s Bodyguard Tops One of the Worst Weekends of 2017

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In another poor weekend at the box office, The Hitman’s Bodyguard topped it with an estimated debut of $21.6 million, ahead of expectations for the film. That’s not pad for a film with a $29 million budget and despite poor reviews of the film. It did get a “B+” CinemaScore from an audience that was 52% male and 70% over the age of 25.

Annabelle: Creation dipped to second place adding $15.5 million to its domestic total which now stands at $64 million. The film has earned $96.7 million at the foreign box office for a total of $160.7 million, beyond impressive for a $15 million film.

In third place was another new film, Logan Lucky which brought in $8.1 million. The film hasn’t been pushed well receiving little advertising and advace word. While the film has received good critic reviews, the audience graded it “B” for CinemaScore.

Dunkirk dropped from second to fourth adding $6.7 million to its total. The film has earned $392.7 million total on a $100 million budget.

Rounding out the top five was The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature which brought in $5.1 million. In two weeks the film has earned $17.7 million domestically on a $40 million budget. No international returns have been reported.

Overall, the weekend was a poor one with a combination of $81.5 million, less than $1 million more than the worst weekend of 2017 and adding to a summer season that’s behind the previous year by almost 13%.

When it comes to comic film adaptations….

Spider-Man: Homecoming earned $4.3 million to bring its domestic total to $314.1 million, and with its $410.8 million, the film has earned $724.9 million worldwide. That’s about $22 million over the past week. The film has now passed The Amazing Spider-Man 2 for worldwide earnings, but is far below the average of all of the Spider-Man films released to date.

Atomic Blonde added $2.2 million to its total for a domestic total of $47.2 million and $73.2 million worldwide on a $30 million budget. That’s an increase of about $12 million over the week.

Wonder Woman added $1.1 million to its domestic total bringing it to $404 million and $800 million worldwide. That’s $3 million over the past week and the film has inched closed to $400 million at the foreign box office where it stands at $396 million.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 added $185,000 to its total to bring that to $389.2 million and $862.3 million worldwide. That’s a gain of about $400,000 over the past week.

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets didn’t make it in the weekend box office roundup but earned $500,000 domestically and about $24 million at the foreign box office over the past week.

We’ll be back in an hour to take a further dive into this year’s comic adaptations.