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Bryce Dallas Howard and Sam Rockwell in Matthew Vaughn’s ‘Argylle’
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Rejected by many critics and consumers alike, Matthew Vaughn’s expensive spy comedy argylle bombed at the North American box office in the biggest failure to date for Apple’s theatrical ambitions.
The film opened to an estimated $18 million in 3,605 theaters against a price tag of $200 million to $250 million, according to sources. The results were not much better abroad, where argylle opened at an estimated price of $17.3 million in 78 markets, for a global start of $35.3 million. The good news: Thanks to little competition, he won the weekend.
Universal is distributing argylle on behalf of Apple Original Films in exchange for a distribution fee. Because Apple is first and foremost one of the richest tech companies in the world whose priority on the content side is streaming, its theatrical efforts are judged differently. If traditional Hollywood studios released a $200 million movie with results like these, they would be skewered.
argylledirected from a script Wonder WomanJason Fuchs by Jason Fuchs tells the story of a best-selling spy novelist and cat-loving recluse whose quiet life is turned upside down when the plots of her books begin to come to life.
Vaughn’s reality-bending spy thriller doesn’t lack star power. The cast includes Bryce Dallas Howard, Henry Cavill, Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston, John Cena, Ariana DeBose, Dua Lipa, Catherine O’Hara, Sofia Boutella and Samuel L. Jackson. Alfie the cat is played by Chip, the real-life pet of supermodel Claudia Vaughn (née Schiffer).
argylle It is Apple’s third traditional theatrical release in recent months, following Martin Scorsese’s Oscar nominee. Moonflower Killers and Ridley Scott Napoleon. Both films also cost $200 million or more to produce. Many in Hollywood believe it’s a good thing Apple Original Films is throwing its hat into the ring, as it means more movies on the big screen before they stream on Apple TV+.
While he may be an awards favorite, Flower Moon Killers – which earned 10 Oscar nominations, the third most of any film behind oppenheimer (13) and poor things (11) — Scorsese’s epic has only grossed $157.6 million at the global box office. Napoleon has fared slightly better with $219.4 million to date (the latter film garnered three Oscar nominations).
The other new domestic offering at the domestic box office this weekend is a special release of the faith-based series. The Chosen: Season 4, Episodes 1-3. The producers of the hit streaming series wanted it to be available in theaters first. Episodes four, five and six will be released in theaters later this month. Fathom Events is handling The chosen one theatrically in its widest release to date.
The series exceeded expectations, coming in at No. 2 with an estimated $6.1 million from 2,260 theaters over the three-day weekend. It officially opened Thursday, making its four-day start at $7.5 million.
Amazon MGM Studios and Miramax’s the beekeeper continued to excel in its fourth weekend, grossing $5.3 million in 3,277 locations for a domestic tally of $49.4 million and an even better $73.1 million overseas for a global tally of 122.5 million dollars.
Among other vestiges, Warner Bros.’ musical Wonka crossed the $200 million mark domestically, while the Paramount musical Bad Girls surpassed $90 million in a vote of confidence for the often maligned genre.
Wonka, which ranked No. 4 over the weekend despite being on its eighth outing, continues to sing strong overseas. That includes opening to $5.6 million in South Korea for a foreign gross of $270.6 million and $571.7 million worldwide, by far the biggest result of the holiday season. anus.
At the specialized box office, the Oscar nominees for best film American fiction (Amazon MGM Studios) and poor things (Searchlight) stayed in the top 10 as they continued to expand.
American fiction It ranked No. 9 with $2.3 million, as it increased its theatrical count to 1,902 for a domestic gross of $15 million.
poor things followed with $2.1 million from 1,905 theaters. It surpassed $28.2 million domestically and $40 million abroad for a global figure of $68.3 million. At the national level, poor things boasts the best performance for a platform release in 2023 and the second best of the post-pandemic era behind last year’s Oscar sensation (and best picture winner) Everything everywhere and at the same time.