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Scott Lobdell’s Happy Death Day Wins the Weekend Box Office

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It was a happy weekend for Happy Death Day which topped the box office dethroning Blade Runner 2049, last weekend’s winner. Written by comic writer Scott Lobdell and directed by Christopher B. Landon, the $4.8 million budgeted film earned an estimated $26.5 million at the domestic weekend box office and an additional $5 million at the foreign box office. The film scored a “B” CinemaScore and was 54% female and 46% male of which 63% were under the age of 25. The film should do well and make Universal and Blumhouse a decent amount of change before its run is done.

Blade Runner 2049 dropped to second in its second week adding $15.1 million to its domestic total to bring that to $60.6 million. That film added $29.3 million to its international earnings to bring that to $98 million for a worldwide total of $158.6 million after two weeks on a $150 million budget. The film has yet to open in China and Japan and both of those are on October 27. Expect a big boost that weekend.

The Foreigner debuted in third place with $12.8 million beating expectations. The film has already been open overseas where it has earned $88.4 million on a $35 million budget.

In fourth place was It which added $6.1 million to its domestic total. The film has brought in a monster $314.9 million domestically and $630.6 million worldwide on just a $35 million budget. When 2017 wraps, this will be one of the films people will be studying and trying to repeat.

Rounding out the top five was The Mountain Between Us which added $5.7 million to its domestic total bringing that to $20.5 million. The film has earned $30.2 million worldwide.

Of note for comic fans…

The controversial “biopic” of the creator of Wonder Woman, Professor Marston & the Wonder Women crashed and burned with just $737,000 from 1,229 theaters. That’s just $600 a theater and the 18th worst debut of all-time. The audience was 52% female and 70% over the age of 25. Distribution rights for the US went for $1 million. So… yeah.

We’ll have a deeper dive into this year’s comic adaptations in an hour.

Blade Runner 2049 Takes First Place at the Weekend Box Office

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When does coming in first still mean you’ve failed? When it comes to the movie box office, that’s when. Blade Runner 2049 won the weekend box office bringing in an estimated $31.5 million. Expectations had the film opening somewhere between $41-$55 million. Those expectations seem to forget that the original film was considered a failure when it first opened and it has only gained popularity and a cult following over the years since.

The film debuted overseas with $50.2 million which met expectations for that. The $150 million film opened with $81.7 million. Another example of the fact the international box office is what matters now. The movie falls into the 60/40 international/domestic ratio we’d expect for modern films’ earnings.

The movie was 71% male vs. 29% female, of which 63% of the total audience was over the age of 35. It did receive an “A-” CinemaScore. It’s possible word of mouth may help the film but it has a short window to make up ground domestically.

In second place was another new film The Mountain Between Us which earned $10.1 million. The film’s budget is just $35 million so should do well enough to make that back over the long run.

In third place was It which dropped from second last weekend. The film added $9.7 million to its domestic total and has earned $304.9 million domestically and $603.7 million on a budget of just $35 million.

In fourth place was another new film, My Little Pony: The Movie which debuted with $8.8 million domestically and $3.8 million at the foreign box office. The film met or barely beat expectations.

Rounding out the top five was the comic adaptation Kingsman: The Golden Circle which dropped from first to fifth adding $8.1 million to its domestic total. The film’s domestic total is just under $80 million and foreign is $173.6 million for a total of $253.6 million on a $104 million budget. The film lags behind the original but it currently ranks about the same for the year, so it’s possible the film is suffering from the year’s issues.

We’ll be back in an hour to take a look at this year’s comic adaptations and where things stand.