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The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part Takes First with a Very Weak Opening

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The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part

The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part was the top of the box office with an estimated $34.4 million opening but that’s about $20 million below expectations. It was predicted to open with $50-55 million which is still below the $69 million opening of the first film in February 2014. It’s also below the $53 million for The LEGO Batman Movie in February 2017 but it is better than the $20.4 million for The LEGO Ninjago Movie in September 2017. It’s likely too many films in too short a time is an issue or the originality of the first has diminishing returns.

The film has gotten good reviews though with an “A-” CinemaScore but an audience that’s 57% male has the series continue to skewer male.

Internationally the film brought in an estimated $18.1 million from 63 markets. The first film brought in $18.4 million from about 30 fewer markets. The sequel still needs to open in Mexico, France, Italy, and Australia.

In second place was What Women Want which opened in the middle of expectations with an estimated $19 million. The film had weak reviews though the audience gave it an “A-” CinemaScore. With just a $20 million budget, the film should do well.

It looks like poor press didn’t hurt Cold Pursuit which exceeded expectations with $10.8 million. The audience was 58% male and 79% aged 25 or older. It received a “B-” CinemaScore and should have a fairly short run in the box office.

In fourth place was The Upside bringing in an estimated $7.2 million to bring its domestic total to $85.8 million. It also brought in $8.9 million internationally to bring its worldwide total to $94.7 million.

Rounding out the top five was Glass with an estimated $5.8 million. Domestically the film has earned $98.5 million. Internationally the film added $6.6 million to bring that total to $123 million and $221.5 million worldwide.

In comic film adaptations…

Aquaman dropped from fourth to #8 with an estimated $3.3 million to bring its domestic total to $328.5 million. Worldwide it has earned $1.120 billion.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse continues to play right behind Aquaman dropping from fifth to #9 with an estimated $3 million. Its domestic total stands at $179.8 million. Worldwide the film has earned $352.6 million.

We’ll be back in an hour for a deeper dive into 2018 and 2019’s comic adaptations!

Glass Threepeats In a Slow Weekend

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Glass was once again at the top of the box office in a slow weekend that was the worst for the top twelve films since September 2017.

Glass brought in an estimated $9.5 million to bring its domestic total to $88.7 million. Internationally, the film brought in $12.2 million from 54 markets to bring its international earnings to $110.3 million and the worldwide total just shy of $200 million.

The Upside also was a repeat in second place with an estimated $8.9 million to bring its domestic total to $75.6 million.

In third place was the debut of Miss Bala which earned an estimated $6.7 million off of a $15 million budget. With not so great reviews, this one will likely drop quickly.

In fourth place was Aquaman which dropped one spot earning an estimated $4.8 million to bring its domestic total to $323.6 million. It also added $4.6 million internationally to bring that total to $783.4 million and $1.1 billion worldwide. The film opens in Japan February 8 so is looking at quite a few more dollars before its run is over. There’s a chance the film passes Captain America: Civil War before its run is over, it needs just $47 million.

Rounding out the top five was Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse with an estimated $4.4 million to bring its domestic total to $175.3 million. It also added $1.6 million internationally to bring that total to $172 million and $347.3 million worldwide.

We’ll be back in an hour for a deeper look into this 2018 and 2019’s comic film adaptations.

It’s a Top 3 Repeat as Glass Tops the Weekend Box Office

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Glass once again topped the weekend box office earning an estimated $19 million to bring its domestic total to $73.6 million after two weeks. Internationally the film added $23.6 million from 55 markets to bring its foreign total to $89.1 million and a global total of $162.7 million. The film is opened in all markets except China where it doesn’t have an official release date.

In second place was The Upside which brought in an estimated $12.2 million dropping just 18.4%. That brings its domestic total to $63 million. Internationally the film brought in an estimated $1.1 million to bring its international earnings to $6.1 million from 38 markets.

In third was Aquaman which brought in $7.4 million to bring its domestic total to $316.6 million. The film has now earned $1.091 billion making it the top grossing film based on a DC character. It’s also the third largest WB movie of all time and 25th largest worldwide release ever.

In fourth was a new film, The Kid Who Would Be King which earned an estimated $7.3 million. With a budget of $59 million the film had good reviews but the opening day audience gave it just a “B+” CinemaScore. The audience was 53% female and 53% was aged 25 or older. The film also added $1.9 million overseas to bring that total to $3.2 million from 20 markets.

Rounding out the top five was Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse which repeated in that spot. It earned an estimated $6.2 million to bring its domestic total to $169 million. It will likely become the highest grossing domestic release ever for Sony Animation some time this week. Internationally the film added $2.8 million to bring that total to $169.1 million to bring its worldwide total to $338.1 million.

In other comic films…

Dragon Ball Super: Broly dropped 63.3% from last weekend and earned an estimated $3.6 million to bring its domestic total to $29 million. The film has also earned $69.8 million from foreign markets for a worldwide total of $98.8 million.

We’ll be back in an hour for a deeper dive into this year and last year’s comic films.

Glass Takes the Weekend While Dragon Ball Super: Broly is in the Top Five

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Glass won the three day weekend with an estimated $40.6 million over the three-day weekend. It’s expected to get to about $47 million by the time the four day holiday weekend wraps up. The film was estimated to bring in $50 million according to the studio, but with a budget of just $20 million, things are generally fine. The three-day opening is the fourth largest January opening of all-time and third largest Martin Luther King weekend performance.

The film received a “B” CinemaScore from the opening day audience and currently has a 35% rating on RottenTomatoes. The audience was 54% male and 65% aged 25 or orlder.

Internationally the film earned $48.5 million from 55 markets. that brings its worldwide total to $89.1 million.

In second place was The Upside which brought in an estimated $15.7 million from the three day weekend and expected to be about $19.5 million for the 4-day weekend.

In third place was a surprise with Dragon Ball Super: Broly (the first comic based film of 2019). The film is close with Aquaman and is expected to beat that film and is estimated between $9.3 million and $10.7 million for the weekend. The studio isn’t reporting domestic grosses so this one is definitely estimates. On the lower end, the film will be in fourth place. The film opened on Wednesday so is estimated to have earned around $21 million domestically since then. Internationally, the film is in its seventh week and earned an estimated $5.3 million from 18 markets for an international total of $65.8 million for a worldwide total of $87 million.

Aquaman earned an estimated $10.3 million domestically to bring that total to $304.3 million. It also added $14.3 million from 79 international markets to bring that total to $759.1 million internationally. Worldwide the film has earned $1.06 billion and will likely pass The Dark Knight Rises to become to the top grossing DC Comics adaptation worldwide.

Rounding out the top five was Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse which had a small drop of 19.8% from the previous weekend and earned $7.25 million for the three day and around $9 million for the for day. The domestic total is $158.3 million. Internationally the film added $4.7 million to bring that total to $164.6 million for a worldwide total of $322.9 million.

We’ll be back in an hour for a deeper dive into 2018’s comic adaptations at the theater.

The Upside Takes First While Aquaman Crosses $1 Billion

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Aquaman relinquished the box office throne this weekend to The Upside. That film opened with an estimated $19.59 million.

The Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston film received an “A” CinemaScore with an audience that was 59% female and 74% were aged 25 years or older. The film was originally rated R but was recut to get a PG-13 rating which seems to have worked out.

In second place was Aquaman which dropped the top spot after three weeks on top. The film added an estimated $17.26 million domestically and $27.9 million internationally. That pushed the film to $1.020 billion worldwide which has it as the second highest grossing DC Comics film worldwide. It’s the first film in the DC Cinematic universe to cross the billion dollar mark and the ninth comic film to do so.

The film’s box office success has China to thank where it has earned almost the same amount as it has domestically. Domestically, the film has brought in $287.9 million while in China it has earned $284.9 million.

The film needs to earn $64.6 million to be the top grossing DC film ever and it is likely to do just that before its run is over. It opens in Japan on February 8 so will likely succeed in doing that and more.

In third place was another debut, A Dog’s Way Home which brought in an estimated $11.3 million off of an $18 million budget. The film received an “A-” CinemaScore from opening day audiences which was 52% female and 51% aged 25 years or older.

In fourth place was Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse fresh off of its Golden Globe win. The film earned an estimated $9 million in its fifth week. Domestically the film has earned $147.7 million. Internationally it added. $9.4 million to bring that total to $154.6 million and worldwide earnings to $302.4 million.

Rounding out the top five was Escape Room which added an estimated $8.9 million to its domestic total bringing that to $32.4 million. After two weeks, that’s a solid number for a $9 million production.

We’ll be back in an hour for a deeper dive into 2018 year’s comic adaptations.