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SUNDAY AM: Refresh for more information…and graphics… Boring weekends always make for some intense moments at the box office and this morning, Amazon MGM the beekeeper seeks to steal from Paramount Bad Girls honey, on the third call of the weekend 7.4 million dollars to 7.3 million dollars between the two films. Even if one does the math on both movies, Beekeeper has a chance to get ahead by literally a matter of pennies, however, this all depends on how far the guys pull away today Sunday, and this is a sacred day when it comes to the NFL with the Chiefs and Ravens fighting for the NFL Championship. the AFC and Justin Kroll’s Lions and 49ers in a battle that will determine who advances to the Super Bowl on February 11.
Both studios will close on Sunday and Paramount believes the Tina Fey musical will gross $2.145 million, down 34% from Saturday’s $3.2 million. Amazon MGM sees the Jason Statham Miramax action movie at $2.2 million, -35% from yesterday’s $3.4 million.
At the time, the last weekend of September 2017 seemed boring with three movies. He, Tom Cruise American Made and Kingsman: The Golden Circle aiming for No. 1 with more than $16 million each, a battle that was settled Monday morning with the latest winner (that said, by today’s standards, that amount of money for each film is considered a weekend solid). But boring moments at the BO often lead to more exciting moments.
With no wide releases, there was nothing to do this weekend except expansions of the Best Picture Oscar nominees. Here’s how they fared, ranked by weekend percentage jumps:
Apple Original Movies Flower Moon Killers via Paramount went from 16 locations last weekend where it earned $5k to 941 sites where it earned $220Kto +3,811% increase in weekend 15, bringing Martin Scorsese’s US career to 67.6 million dollars. The film is available to stream on Apple TV+.
Focus functions The remains saw the second largest percentage increase in +568% with an increase from 1,140 rooms to 1,267 with $520 thousand; current cume of $19.3 million on weekend 14. Impressive, considering the film is playing on Peacock. The film directed by Alexander Payne and starring Paul Giamatti that has five Oscar nominations.
Universal also had bragging rights with the jump of +1,008 theaters (to 1,262) over the 13 Oscar nominees. oppenheimer what was it +284% on weekend 28th 1 million dollarsand a cumulative total of $328.1 million. Plus, it’s impressive considering the movie is available on digital/DVD, but won’t be available on Peacock until February 16.
The A24 Nazi concentration camp film, Area of interest, after an increase from 233 theaters to 315 in weekend 7, published 1.08 million dollars, +141%for a cumulative total of 3 million dollars.
Amazon MGM American fiction increased 852 theaters to 1,702 on weekend 7 for 3 days of $2,897M, +65%for a cumulative EOD total of 11.8 million dollars. Cord Jefferson’s directorial debut has five Oscar nominations.
reflector poor thingsonly available in theaters, swollen Four. Five% on the weekend from eight to 3 million dollars after reaching its peak release point of 2,300 theaters, an increase of 900 locations. The accumulated total is $24.7 million. While that’s 15% ahead of the previous Oscar favorite of Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone the favorite on weekend 8, it remains to be seen if poor things it ultimately surpasses that film’s domestic finale of $34.3 million, as that film was expanded later in its run. poor things has the second most Oscar nominations with 11 behind Oppenheimer.
Netflix Teacher did not report gross income; the Bradley Cooper biopic, nominated for seven Oscars, starring and directed by Leonard Bernstein, available to watch on Streamer. NEON Anatomy of a fall, which has five Oscars, didn’t report a profit (nor did its rivals follow up); the film played in 350 locations this weekend; It is now available to be seen in homes. No gross revenue reported for A24 Past Lives which is available on DVD and digital.
Further….
SATURDAY AM WRITE: The fourth weekend of the year at the domestic box office is around $59 million, -12% compared to last weekend’s $67.2 million and a -19% discount compared to the same period last year .
Still, this weekend’s total box office in a non-wide ticket market is not as low as the 2023 low of $51.8 million for all films (September 22-24) and the 2022 low of 35 million dollars (January 28-30).
And there are no winter storms to blame for this. Rather, this is the result of prolonged dual strikes, which greatly delayed feature film production.
Next weekend, with the arrival of the Henry Cavill action title directed by Matthew Vaughn from Apple Original Films, argylle, via Universal, should return some juice to the box office. But not much, since she is expected to open in her teens.
We won’t have action until the Valentine’s Day-Presidents’ Day stretch, with Paramount Bob Marley: One love, and Sony/Marvel lady web, which respectively target $30 million+ and $25 million+ over the six-day period. While those numbers are low for any Presidents’ Day holiday, no one wants to overstate the projections given the extremely dull market.
paramount Bad Girls currently has an advantage over Amazon MGM Studios the beekeeper, 6.7 million dollars to 6.4 million dollars. Beekeeper defeat Bad Girls in daily gross revenue on Monday ($802K), Tuesday ($1.25M) and Thursday ($770K) last week.
Girls in Pink will see a 43% drop from weekend 2 in 3,544 theaters, for a 60.2 million dollars cumulative total. On Friday it reached $1.88 million, -43%. Jason Statham’s action film, in 3,337 theaters, recorded a third Friday with 1.8 million dollars, -26%. Will be off weekend 2 by 25%, for a cumulative total of $41.3 million for the Sunday.
The seventh weekend for Warner Bros.’ Wonka is in third place with 5.8 million dollars in 3,014, -14%, for a cumulative total of 195 million dollars. On Friday it costs $1.35 million.
Lighting/Universal Migration, the animated films that rivals are betting against during the holidays will be up to the task 101 million dollars in its national cume until Sunday at the end of weekend 6. Friday is 1 million dollars in 2,962 theaters, during a 5 million dollars 3 days, -8%, in fourth place.
sony
The fifth belongs to Sony’s sixth weekend Nobody but you, the Sydney Sweeney-Glen Powell romantic comedy, with 3 days of 4.65 million dollars-14%, for a cumulative total until Sunday 71 million dollars in 2,885 locations. That total surpasses the other notable post-pandemic rom-com, Ticket to paradise, starring Julia Roberts and George Clooney, which finished with $68.2 million in the United States and Canada. SomeoneOn Friday it is estimated at $1.5 million, -14%.
Bollywood can always be counted on to boost the domestic box office, and that was true even during the pandemic when major cities were shut down.
viva’s Fighter, Siddharth Anand’s Hindi follows IAF airmen who band together in the face of imminent danger to form the Air Dragons. It looks a lot like top gun, and the action film scored big in Toronto, San Francisco, New York, DC, Boston, Dallas, Austin, Houston and Chicago, with $1 million on Friday and 3.5 million dollars estimated for the weekend at 662 locations.
One of the few titles on the list is a Jenna Ortega film from Lionsgate Premiere: Miller’s Girl. Written and directed by Jade Halley Bartlett and starring Martin Freeman, the film follows a complex relationship between a student and her teacher. With reservations in 350 rooms, the 3 days last approximately $321 thousandwith a price per room of $917.
Warner Bros./Universal
What about the halo of Oscar nominations at the box office? You can see what’s happening in the top 10 below. Warner Bros.’ does not report any figures about its Barbie relaunch (although a rival has it out there) $170K for the weekend in 1,500 theaters. Remember, the Greta Gerwig movie is streaming on Max). universal oppenheimer is in 1,262 theaters and doesn’t arrive on Peacock until mid-February. He is doing significantly better with 1.1 million dollars and a cumshot $328.2 million.
Saturday estimates:
1.) Bad Girls (Par) 3,544 (-282) theaters, Friday $1.88 million (-42%), 3 days 6.7 million dollars (-43%), Total 60.2 million dollars/Week 3
2.) the beekeeper (AMZ MGM) 3,337 (+7) theaters, Friday $1.8 million (-26%) 3 days 6.4 million dollars (-25%), Total $41.3 million/Week 3
3.) Wonka (WB) 3,014 (-122) theaters, Friday $1.35 million (-13%) 3 days 5.8 million dollars (-14%), Total 195 million dollars/Week 7
4.) Migration (Sick/Uni) 2,962 (-132) rooms, Friday $1 million (-8%) 3 days 5 million dollars (-8%), Total $101.1 million/ Week 6
5.) Nobody but you (Sony) 2,885 (-43) Friday $1.5 million (-14%) 3 days 4.65 million dollars (-14%),Total 71 million dollars/Week 6
6.) Fighter (Viva) 662 theaters, Friday $1 million 3 days 3.5 million dollars/Week 1
7.) poor things (Marine) 2300 (+900) Friday $849K (+37%), 3 days 2.8 million dollars (+35%)/Totals $24.6 million/Week 8
8.) American Fiction (AMZ MGM) 1,702 (+852) theaters, $791,000 (+56%), 3 days 2.74 million dollars (+57%), Total 11.7 million dollars/Week 7
9.) Aquaman and the lost kingdom (WB) 2,423 (-318) theaters, Friday $650 thousand (-25%) 3 days 2.7 million dollars (-26%)/Total 118 million dollars/Week 6
10.) Godzilla minus one (Toho) 2,051 (+1,516) theaters, Friday $752,000 (+330,000) 3 days 2.5 million dollars (+264%), Total 54.7 million dollars/ Week 9: Big push here because this is the black and white re-release.