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Star Wars: The Last Jedi Opens With the Second Largest Ever

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It’s no surprise, but Star Wars: The Last Jedi ruled the box office delivering the second largest opening ever. The film earned an estimated $220 million, the second largest. Star Wars: The Force Awakens opened with $247.9 million in 2015. The film is only the second film to gross over $100 million on opening day (with its $45 million Thursday preview, the second largest ever), it also had the second largest single day, the second largest Friday, and is tied with Force Awakens as the fastest films to reach $100 million.

The film’s audience was mostly male at 58% and 37% was 25 years or under. The audience reaction is where things are interesting. The film received an “A” CinemaScore but its RottenTomatoes score is just 56% from the audience vs. 93% from critics and the IMDB rating is 8, which is below Rogue One and Force Awakens. Metacritic has the film at an 86 from critics and a user score of 4.9. Reading the comments on that site would back the belief of a concerted effort to sink the online scores for the film and “hardcore” Star Wars fans angry with the new direction. Though there’s been claims by some, evidence isn’t clear.

The film opened with $230 million overseas, the tenth largest international opening. The $450 million total is the fifth largest global opening ever. The film hasn’t opened in China yet, that happens on January 5th. That major market hurt the film when it comes to being higher up in the record books. The film had the second largest opening in Germany, Australia, and Sweden, and the third largest in the UK. The film pushed Disney over the $2 billion mark domestically, Warner Bros. is the only other studio to do so in 2017. This is the third year Disney has crossed that mark.

In second place was Ferdinand, which opened with $13.3 million in an attempt at counter programming. The film is the lowest opening ever for a Blue Sky release. That low opening is not a good sign for the studio which was acquired in the Disney purchase of Fox and whose future is up in the air. With a reported $111 million budget, that opening is not good. The film did receive an “A” CinemaScore, so its legs should be good over the holidays. Internationally the film earned $6.2 million from 18 markets for a $19.5 million worldwide debut. It adds 44 markets next weekend.

Coco dropped to third place earning an estimated $10 million bringing its domestic total to $150.8 million. At the foreign box office, the film has earned $297.4 million for a worldwide total of $448.2 million.

In fourth place was Wonder which has been doing well above expectations. The film added $5.4 million to its domestic total to bring that to $109.3 million. The film has earned $44 million at the foreign box office for a worldwide total of $153.7 million.

Rounding out the top five was Justice League which added $4.2 million to its domestic total to bring it to $219.5 million. The film also added an estimated $5.3 million from 65 foreign markets to bring the international total to $414.5 million. Worldwide the film has earned almost $634 million.

When it comes to other comic film adaptations….

Thor: Ragnarok was #7 at the box office dropping from last week’s #5. The film earned an estimated $3 million to bring its domestic total to $306.4 million. The film has also earned $535.4 million at the foreign box office bringing its worldwide total to $841.8 million.

My Friend Dahmer added $40,000 to its domestic total to bring that to $1.2 million.

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

Coco, Justice League, and Wonder are 1, 2, 3 Again at the Box Office

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The weekend’s top five looked like an almost repeat of the previous weekend. Coco again came in first place with an estimated $18.3 million at the domestic box office. The film has earned $135.5 million domestically, $254 million at the foreign box office for a worldwide total of $389.5 million. It will no doubt lose the top spot this coming weekend to Star Wars: The Last Jedi but the film is an absolute success and it’ll be interesting to see how it plays out for families over the next few weeks.

Justice League again came in second adding $9.5 million to its total to bring itself to $212 million domestically.The film also added $15.4 million internationally to cross the $400 million mark to bring itself to $401.3 million. Worldwide the film has earned $613.4 million. The film is in the territory to start making a profit so hardly the disaster that everyone predicted. Expect the film to drop quickly now due to Star Wars sucking up its audience domestically, though it’ll likely still do well at the international level.

Wonder again came in third adding $8.5 million to its domestic total. The film has earned $100.3 million domestically, $29.3 million internationally, and $129.6 million worldwide.

The Disaster Artist is far from a disaster shooting up to fourth from last week’s #12. The movie earned $6.4 million to bring its domestic total to a little over $8 million.

Rounding out the top five was Thor: Ragnarok which dropped one spot from the previous week. The film earned $6.3 million to its domestic total. The film has earned $301.2 million domestically, $532 million at the foreign box office, and $833.2 million worldwide. The film has now passed Wonder Woman for worldwide earnings.

This coming weekend will no doubt have a new box office ruler with the new Star Wars and we’ll be back in an hour for a deeper dive into this year’s comic adaptations.

Coco Repeats in First with the Top Five Repeating the Weekend

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Coco again ruled the box office taking first place with an estimated $26.1 million to bring its total domestically to $108.7 million after two weeks. The film has also earned $171.3 million at the foreign box office for a worldwide total of $280.0 million. Coco‘s drop was about 48.6% which was less than expected and shows a good sign as far as the response to the film.

Justice League repeated in second place adding $16.5 million to its domestic total and $35.7 million from 66 markets to its foreign total. The film has earned $197.3 million domestically and $370.1 million at the foreign box office for a worldwide total of $567.4 million.

In third place was Wonder which added $12.5 million to its domestic total bringing that to $88.0 million. Worldwide the film has now earned $100.2 million.

Thor: Ragnarok took fourth place adding $9.7 million to its domestic total bringing that to $291.4 million. Worldwide the film has earned $816.4 million. The film is now just behind 2002’s Spider-Man which earned $821.7 million and the film will likely pass Wonder Woman‘s worldwide total which is $821.76 million.

Rounding out the top five was Daddy’s Home 2 which added $7.5 million to its total bringing it to $82.8 million. Worldwide the film has earned $116.8 million.

Lady Bird expanded its release moving to #7 with $4.5 million. The Disaster Artist debuted at #12 with $1.2 million. Titanic added $415,000 to its total to come in at #14 for a 20th anniversary release. The Shape of Water came in at #19 with $166,800 in limited release and Wonder Wheel was #20 with $140,555 also in limited release.

When it comes to other comic adaptations…

My Friend Dahmer brought in $190,000 from 90 theaters to bring its domestic total to $939,294. It was #21 for the weekend.

Kingsman: The Golden Circle crossed the $100 million mark domestically coming in at #28 and adding $65,300 to its domestic total. It has now earned $100.1 million domestically, $294.3 million at the foreign box office and $394.3 million worldwide.

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

Coco Wins the Weekend While Justice League Nears $500 Million

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Coco won the three and five-day weekend earning an estimated $49 million over the three-day weekend and $71.2 million for the five-day. That’s the fourth largest Thanksgiving three and five day openings. Last year Moana opened with $82 million and went on to earn almost $650 million worldwide.

The film received an “A+” CinemaScore from an opening day audience that was 53% female and 55% of the moviegoers were 25 years old or younger.

Internationally, the film expanded debuting with the second highest opening for a Pixar/Disney animated film in China. The movie has earned $82.2 million at the international box office for a total of $153 million worldwide.

Justice League was in second place with a drop close to 57%. It earned an estimated $40.7 million for three days and $59.6 million over five. That brings its domestic total to $171.5 million after ten days. At the foreign box office it added $72.2 million from 66 markets pushing its international earnings over $300 million to $309.8 million. Worldwide the film has earned $481.3 million.

In third place was Wonder which saw a slight drop of 19% in its second week earning an estiamted $22.3 million over three days and $32.2 million over five. Domestically the film has earned $70 million over ten days.

In fourth was Thor: Ragnarok which earned $16.8 million over three days and $25 million over five. Domestically, the film has earned $277.5 million and $512.6 million at the foreign box office for a worldwide total of $790.1 million.

Rounding out the top five was Daddy’s Home 2 which brought in $13.3 million over three days and $18.6 million over five. Worldwide the film has earned $87 million.

With no new wide releases next week, expect the box office to look very similar to this week (but with lower earnings).

When it comes to other comic adaptations in the theaters…

My Friend Dahmer improved from #24 to #20 and earned $155,000 to bring its domestic total to $742,113.

Kingsman: The Golden Circle held steady at #23 adding $108,000 to its domestic total to bring that to $99.9 million. Worldwide the film has earned $394.1 million.

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

Justice League Falls Short with $278.8 Million Opening

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Justice League failed to top $100 million domestically in its opening three day weekend earning an estimated $93.8 million. The film won the weekend but fell short of expectations which saw it earning between $100 and $110 million. The film earned $13 million on Thursday previews which was $2 million more than Wonder Woman. That film earned $103.2 million. It’s the lowest opening for any of the DC Extended Universe films so far.

But, things weren’t all bad as the film also brought in $185.5 million from 65 foreign markets to bring its worldwide total to $278.8 million. The film had the second largest opening ever for a Warner Bros. film in China and it has yet to open in Japan. That happens on November 23. With a reported budget of $300 million, the film will need to earn about $600 million to break even.

Reviews of the film were mixed with a B+ CinemaScore. The audience was 58% male and 69% over the age of 25. We predict the film will earn between $200 and $250 million domestically with $500-$600 at foreign markets to be around $750 million total, a number that’s nothing to sneeze at.

This coming week sees the release of Coco which will likely bump Justice League from the top of the box office and add to a narrative of its failure.

In second place was another new film doing some counter programming. Wonder earned an estimated $27.1 million. That beats expectations and the film earned an A+ CinemaScore.

In third place was Thor: Ragnarok which brought in an additional $21.8 million domestically to bring that total to $247.4 million. It also added an estimated $24.1 million internationally to bring that total to $490.7 million and the worldwide total over $700 million. Worldwide the film has earned $738.1 million so far.

Daddy’s Home 2 dropped from second to fourth with $14.8 million to bring its total domestically to $50.6 million.

Rounding out the top five was Murder on the Orient Express which earned an estimated $13.8 million to bring its domestic total to $51.7 million in its second week.

When it comes to other comic adaptation at the theater….

Kingsman: The Golden Circle came in at #19 improving from #24. It earned an estimated $175,000 to bring its domestic total to $99.7 million. Worldwide the film has earned $393.3 million which is about $21 million short of the original.

My Friend Dahmer saw success moving from #32 last week to #20 this week and earning an estimated $165,000 while it has expanded to 75 theaters. The film has brought in an estimated $485,675.

We’re back in an hour to further dive into this year’s comic adaptations.