2023 At The Box Office (1 Viewer)

[Tino]

Record Opening Day For Franchise At $30M+, On Way To $70M+ Weekend – Friday Midday Box Office Update​

‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ Hitting Record Opening Day For Franchise At $30M+, On Way To $70M+ Weekend – Friday Midday Box Office Update

FRIDAY MIDDAY: As of right now, Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 4 will be north of its high-end $70M projection in the low $70Ms, after a $30M Friday at 3,855 theaters. That’s easily the…

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[Wayne_j]

Per deadline:
John Wick 4 gets a franchise setting 73.5 million opening weekend. That is the best R rated opening since the pandemic. Shazam has a whopping 69% drop.

 

[TravisR]

Shazam has a whopping 69% drop.

And it only made about a million bucks more than Scream VI which is R rated and in its third weekend.

 

[Malcolm R]

Shazam may not catch Cocaine Bear.

 

[Tino]

Index

		Movie Title	Distributor	Gross	%LW	Theaters	Theaters Change	Per Theater	Total Gross	Weekends In Release
1	N	John Wick: Chapter 4	Lionsgate	$73,525,000		3,855		$19,073	$73,525,000	1
2	(1)	Shazam! Fury of the Gods	Warner Bros.	$9,700,000	-68%	4,071	n/c	$2,383	$46,306,765	2
3	(2)	Scream VI	Paramount Pi…	$8,400,000	-52%	3,355	-321	$2,504	$89,893,000	3
4	(3)	Creed III	United Artists	$8,369,203	-46%	3,207	-270	$2,610	$140,888,996	4
5	(4)	65	Sony Pictures	$3,250,000	-44%	2,786	-619	$1,167	$27,834,100	3
6	(5)	Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania	Walt Disney	$2,420,000	-43%	1,950	-700	$1,241	$209,862,892	6
7	(6)	Cocaine Bear	Universal	$2,090,000	-47%	2,207	-480	$947	$62,132,205	5
8	(7)	Jesus Revolution	Lionsgate	$2,000,000	-43%	1,964	-391	$1,018	$49,033,349	5
9	(8)	Champions	Focus Features	$1,540,000	-50%	1,917	-1,122	$803	$13,562,935	3
10	(9)	Avatar: The Way of Water	20th Century…	$1,400,000	-33%	935	-255	$1,497	$680,440,963	15
11	(10)	Puss in Boots: The Last Wish	Universal	$840,000	-46%	1,307	-428	$643	$184,020,280	14
12	N	A Good Person	United Artists	$834,018		530		$1,574	$834,018	1
13	N	The Lost King	IFC Films	$575,000		753		$764	$575,000	1
14	(11)	Everything Everywhere All At Once	A24	$445,429	-66%	607	-1,026	$734	$76,676,502	53
15	N	School of Magical Animals	Blue Fox Ent…	$150,729		301		$501	$150,729	1
-	(-)	The Quiet Girl	Super LTD	$127,000	-39%	146	-88	$870	$1,221,005	15
-	(-)	Inside	Focus Features	$125,000	-75%	357	n/c	$350	$824,965	2
-	(-)	The Whale	A24	$41,152	-76%	89	-420	$462	$17,401,109	16
-	N	Tori and Lokita	Janus Films	$15,600		2		$7,800	$15,600	1
-	(-)	Violent Night	Universal	$12,000	+6%	27	-2	$444	$50,041,530	17
-	N	Nam June Paik: Moon Is The Oldest TV	Greenwich	$10,378		1		$10,378	$10,378	1
-	N	The Five Devils	MUBI	$8,666		1		$8,666	$8,666	1
		22		$115,879,175

 

[Tino]

Index

		Movie Title	Distributor	Gross	%LW	Theaters	Theaters Change	Per Theater	Total Gross	Weekends In Release
1	N	Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves	Paramount Pi…	$38,500,000		3,855		$9,987	$38,500,000	1
2	(1)	John Wick: Chapter 4	Lionsgate	$28,200,000	-62%	3,855	n/c	$7,315	$122,868,306	2
3	N	His Only Son	Angel Studios	$5,300,000		1,920		$2,760	$5,300,000	1
4	(3)	Scream VI	Paramount Pi…	$5,300,000	-36%	3,016	-339	$1,757	$98,228,000	4
5	(4)	Creed III	United Artists	$5,007,290	-39%	2,827	-380	$1,771	$148,579,993	5
6	(2)	Shazam! Fury of the Gods	Warner Bros.	$4,720,000	-49%	3,451	-620	$1,368	$53,593,049	3
7	N	A Thousand and One	Focus Features	$1,800,000		926		$1,944	$1,800,000	1
8	(5)	65	Sony Pictures	$1,580,000	-51%	2,113	-673	$748	$30,580,972	4
9	(6)	Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania	Walt Disney	$1,230,000	-49%	1,440	-475	$854	$212,023,747	7
10	(8)	Jesus Revolution	Lionsgate	$1,000,000	-49%	1,415	-549	$707	$50,898,788	6
-	(7)	Cocaine Bear	Universal	$850,000	-59%	1,164	-1,043	$730	$63,758,925	6
-	(10)	Avatar: The Way of Water	20th Century…	$846,000	-38%	675	-260	$1,253	$681,798,437	16
-	(9)	Champions	Focus Features	$700,000	-54%	1,121	-796	$624	$14,951,805	4
-	(12)	A Good Person	United Artists	$510,210	-39%	687	+157	$743	$1,751,450	2
-	(11)	Puss in Boots: The Last Wish	Universal	$430,000	-50%	807	-500	$533	$184,878,235	15
-	N	Malum	Welcome Vill…	$221,738		249		$891	$221,738	1
-	(14)	Everything Everywhere All At Once	A24	$168,507	-61%	253	-354	$666	$77,020,896	54
-	(-)	The Quiet Girl	Super LTD	$92,200	-25%	129	-17	$715	$1,369,880	16
-	N	Enys Men	Neon	$71,200		62		$1,148	$100,000	1
-	(-)	The Whale	A24	$19,054	-53%	49	-40	$389	$17,443,137	17
-	(-)	Tori and Lokita	Janus Films	$9,827	-32%	8	+6	$1,228	$27,254	2
-	(-)	Violent Night	Universal	$7,000	-43%	24	-3	$292	$50,050,440	18
		22		$96,563,026

 

[Tino]

‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Locks Up $38.5M Opening: Is This Enough To Start A Franchise? – Sunday Box Office​

‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Locks Up $38.5M Opening: Is This Enough To Start A Franchise? – Sunday Box Office

Box Office: Dungeons & Dragons Opening to $38.5M

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[TravisR]

‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Locks Up $38.5M Opening: Is This Enough To Start A Franchise? – Sunday Box Office​

Yes.

 

[Robert Crawford]

‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Locks Up $38.5M Opening: Is This Enough To Start A Franchise? – Sunday Box Office​

‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Locks Up $38.5M Opening: Is This Enough To Start A Franchise? – Sunday Box Office

Box Office: Dungeons & Dragons Opening to $38.5M

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Yes.

I think it depends on the final box office total. I plan to see it this week because I love movies with dragons and I'm a fan of the two lead actors.

 

[TravisR]

I plan to see it this week because I love movies with dragons and I'm a fan of the two lead actors.

I'm about to leave to go see it and until the positive reviews started coming out, I had zero interest in it.

 

[Robert Crawford]

I'm about to leave to go see it and until the positive reviews started coming out, I had zero interest in it.

I can't wait to read your thoughts on it.

 

[Tino]

I think it depends on the final box office total. I plan to see it this week because I love movies with dragons and I'm a fan of the two lead actors.

Just so your expectations are in check Re the title of the film…

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Spoiler

there are very little dungeons and dragons in this film.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Just so your expectations are in check Re the title of the film…

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Spoiler

there are very little dungeons and dragons in this film.

Well, it can't spoil me more than knowing there is a big cameo in the movie.

 

[Joe Wong]

Just so your expectations are in check Re the title of the film…

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Spoiler

there are very little dungeons and dragons in this film.

Spoiler

From my limited time playing the game in the 80s, a “dungeon” came to signify any place with a bunch of rooms or spaces that’s not out in the open air. So a castle, a temple, a cave, etc. could all be considered “dungeons”, in addition to the literal definition of a dungeon. This notion may have changed in the last 30 years or so, but that was my understanding.

Open air environments would be called “wilderness” and require different mapping guidelines. As the game evolved, there were town adventures as well. This added variety as the game was initially (back in the 70s) mostly about a team of adventurers who went into a “dungeon” with a bunch of “rooms” and encountered monsters and gathered treasure and artifacts. That was it - not much of a story. (Later on the plots became more involved, including a popular one which had a vampire named Strahd (an “adaptation” of Dracula).)

With respect to dungeons and dragons in the film… I would consider the quest to obtain the helmet (where they encounter the overweight dragon) as being in a dungeon. And the heist in Forge’s palace to also be a “dungeon”-type setting.

As for dragons, I count at least 2 (the overweight one - which I love for its comedic value and because it upends the trope that dragons tend to be sleek in these types of stories - and the stone one at the end). As an aside, while dragons are definitely a fascinating part of the game, they are very powerful creatures and tend not to be used when players are starting out. Indeed, one would have to be quite experienced or sufficiently “leveled” up before an encounter with a dragon makes sense.

So, yes, not a lot of dungeons or dragons in the film, but there is plenty enough without making it seem like DND is only dungeons and dragons.

Cheers!

 

[Lord Dalek]

This just in... Film titled "400 Blows" surprisingly lacking in blows.

 

[Tino]

Index

		Movie Title	Distributor	Gross	%LW	Theaters	Theaters Change	Per Theater	Total Gross	Weekends In Release
1	N	The Super Mario Bros. Movie	Universal	$146,360,000		4,343		$33,700	$204,628,865	1
2	(2)	John Wick: Chapter 4	Lionsgate	$14,600,000	-48%	3,607	-248	$4,048	$147,066,799	3
3	(1)	Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves	Paramount Pi…	$14,500,000	-61%	3,856	+1	$3,760	$62,278,000	2
-	(4)	Scream VI	Paramount Pi…	$3,315,000	-38%	2,286	-730	$1,450	$103,846,000	5
-	(3)	His Only Son	Angel Studios	$3,250,000	-41%	1,930	+10	$1,684	$11,044,046	2
-	(5)	Creed III	United Artists	$2,816,000	-44%	2,002	-825	$1,407	$153,272,770	6
-	(6)	Shazam! Fury of the Gods	Warner Bros.	$1,600,000	-65%	2,203	-1,248	$726	$56,603,418	4
-	N	Paint	IFC Films	$750,000		819		$916	$750,000	1
-	(7)	A Thousand and One	Focus Features	$600,000	-67%	926	n/c	$648	$2,960,150	2
-	(-)	Champions	Focus Features	$510,000	-27%	427	-694	$1,194	$15,709,130	5
-	(8)	65	Sony Pictures	$450,000	-71%	815	-1,298	$552	$31,543,922	5
-	(10)	Jesus Revolution	Lionsgate	$410,000	-61%	608	-807	$674	$51,733,669	7
-	(-)	Cocaine Bear	Universal	$207,000	-76%	279	-885	$742	$64,212,890	7
-	(-)	Puss in Boots: The Last Wish	Universal	$204,000	-54%	251	-556	$813	$185,239,890	16
-	N	La Usurpadora	Pantelion Films	$140,000		313		$447	$140,000	1
-	N	How to Blow Up a Pipeline	Neon	$120,479		12		$10,040	$120,479	1
-	(-)	A Good Person	United Artists	$113,000	-79%	337	-350	$335	$2,109,624	3
-	(-)	Everything Everywhere All At Once	A24	$68,572	-60%	129	-124	$532	$77,147,981	55
-	N	Showing Up	A24	$66,932		4		$16,733	$66,932	1
-	N	Joyland	Oscilloscope…	$21,142		1		$21,142	$21,142	1
-	(-)	Nam June Paik: Moon Is The Oldest TV	Greenwich	$12,700	+92%	5	+4	$2,540	$54,093	3
-	(-)	Violent Night	Universal	$3,000	-51%	25	+1	$120	$50,053,835	19
		22		$190,117,825

 

[Tino]

‘Super Mario Bros’ Hits High Scores: Record Opening For Animated Pic At $377M+ WW, 5-Day U.S. Record $204M+; ‘Air’ Soars To $20M – Sunday Box Office Update​

SUNDAY AM WRITETHRU after Saturday PM update:Refresh for more analysis At close to 10PM PST last night, we told you that Illumination/Universal’s Super Mario Bros was still raking in business and as of this morning, the feature take of the Nintendo game didn’t gross $56M, rather a near $57M for what is now a $146.36M 3-day, massive $33,1K theater average, and a record 5-day of –wow– $204.6M per Universal this AM. That kicks Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen‘s $200M Wednesday-Sunday opening to second place among 5-day U.S./Canada records. Among Easter weekend openings, Super Mario Bros ranks third behind 2016’s Batman vs. Superman ($181M) and 2015’s Furious 7‘s $161M. If overseas is still at $173M by tomorrow AM, then the new global opening record for an animated movie set by Super Mario Bros stands at $377.2M.

‘Super Mario Bros’ Hits High Scores: Record Opening For Animated Pic At $377M+ WW, 5-Day U.S. Record $204M+; ‘Air’ Soars To $20M – Sunday Box Office Update

SUNDAY AM WRITETHRU after Saturday PM update: Refresh for more analysis At close to 10PM PST last night, we told you that Illumination/Universal’s Super Mario Bros was still raking in busines…

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[Malcolm R]

Amazon not reporting gross for AIR?

 

[Tino]

Amazon not reporting gross for AIR?

1) Super Mario Bros Movie (Ill/Uni) 4,343 theaters, Wed $31.7M Th $26.5M Fri $54.8M Sat $56.87M Sun 3-day $146.36M, 5-day $204.6M/Wk 1

2.) John Wick: Chapter 4 (LG) 3,607 (-248) theaters, Fri $4.8M (-39%), Sat $5.9M Sun $3.8M 3-day $14.6M(-48%), Total $147M/Wk 3

3.) Dungeons & Dragons (Par/eOne) 3,856 theaters, Fri $4.85M (-68%), Sat $5.8M Sun $3.85M 3-day $14.5M(-61%), Total $62.2M/Wk 2

4.) Air (Amazon) 3,507 theaters, Wed $3.2M Thu $2.4M Fri $5M Sat $5.8M Sun $3.5M 3-day $14.46M, 5-day $20.2M/Wk 1

5.) Scream VI (Par) 2,286 theaters (-156), Fri $1.2M (-20%) Sat $1.37M Sun $690K 3-day $3.31M (-38%), Total $103.8M/Wk 5

6.) His Only Son (Angel) 1,930 theaters, Fri $1M, Sat $1.25M Sun $1M 3-day $3.25M (-41%), Total $11M/Wk 2

7.) Creed III (MGM) 2,002 theaters (-825), Fri $1M (+112%) Sat $1.1M Sun $681K 3-day $2.8M (-44%), Total $153.2M/Wk 6

8.) Shazam! Fury of the Gods (WB) 2,203 (-1,248) theaters, Fri $600K (-50%) Sat $600K Sun $400K 3-day $1.6M (-65%), Total $56.6M/ Wk 4

9.) Paint (IFC) 819 theaters, Fri $293K, 3-day$750K/Wk 1

10.) Thousand and One (Foc) 926 theaters Fri $200K Sat $240K, Sun $160K 3-day $600K (-66%), Total $2.9M /Wk 2

 

[benbess]

The huge success of Super Mario Bros. illuminates—so to speak, apologies—a shocking trend of the past year: Universal is crushing Disney at the box office when it comes to animation.

The June 17th 2022 Pixar/Disney movie Lightyear had an estimated cost of $200 million, and a worldwide box office of $226 million. Since studios get back only a bit more than half the box office, and since the cost of the Lightyear doesn't include c.$100 million in advertising and overhead for a huge movie like this, Deadline says that even after generous estimates for home video revenue the loss was over $100 million on Lightyear.

In comparison, the July 1st 2022 Illuminations/Universal release Minions: Rise of Gru had an estimated cost of $100 million, and worldwide box office of $940 million. Profit is probably well over $400 million when including home video revenues.

Disney's Strange World release in Nov. 2022 had an estimated cost of $180 million, and a shockingly low box office of $73 million. There are whole Hollywood swimming pools full of that red ink. Deadline estimates over $150 million in losses for this title.

In comparison, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which I haven't seen, seems like it might pass $1 billion, on an estimated cost again of $100 million.

Plus Universal also owns DreamWorks, where Puss in Boots: The Last Wish did a pretty solid $483 million worldwide.

Anyway, it's a shock to me that Disney and Pixar are crashing so often at the box office these days.

The Biggest Box Office Bombs Of 2022: Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster Tournament

Lightyear, Strange World, Amsterdam, Devotion and Babylon were among the biggest box office bombs of 2022.

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