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Weekend Box Office Report
July 27 - July 29, 2018




By Daniel Garris

Weekend Actuals Update:

With actuals now in, Paramount’s Mission: Impossible – Fallout came in just below yesterday’s studio estimate with a strong first place debut of $61.237 million.

Universal’s Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again finished just ahead of yesterday’s estimate with a second place take of $15.100 million, while Sony’s The Equalizer 2 came in essentially on par with yesterday’s estimate with a third place gross of $14.020 million.

Other weekend actuals for the frame include: Sony’s Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation ($12.254 million), Warner’s Teen Titans GO! To The Movies ($10.411 million), Ant-Man and The Wasp ($8.766 million), Incredibles 2 ($7.257 million), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom ($6.730 million), Skyscraper ($5.341 million), The First Purge ($2.215 million), Unfriended: Dark Web ($1.471 million), Sorry to Bother You ($1.374 million from 802 locations), Blindspotting ($1.282 million from 523 locations), Eighth Grade ($1.269 million from 158 locations) and Three Identical Strangers ($1.196 million from 433 locations).

Weekend Estimates Update:

Paramount’s Mission: Impossible – Fallout debuted in first place this weekend with an estimated $61.50 million. That was towards the higher end of expectations, which had tended to range from $50 million to $65 million. Without taking into account ticket price inflation, Mission: Impossible – Fallout delivered the largest opening weekend performance ever for the Mission: Impossible franchise, as the film topped the $57.85 million opening weekend of 2000’s Mission: Impossible II (which did have its opening weekend deflated from opening on a Wednesday). Mission: Impossible – Fallout opened an impressive 10.8 percent ahead of the $55.52 million launch of 2015’s Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation. Mission: Impossible – Fallout delivered the second largest opening weekend ever for Tom Cruise in a starring role (behind only the $64.879 million opening weekend of 2005’s War of the Worlds).

Mission: Impossible – Fallout began its run with $23.00 million on Friday (which included an estimated $6.00 million from Thursday night shows that began at 7PM), decreased just 6.5 percent on Saturday to take in $21.50 million and is estimated to decline 20.9 percent on Sunday to gross $17.00 million. Mission: Impossible - Fallout was no doubt aided this weekend by especially strong critical reviews and by the very strong initial audience reaction to the film, as Mission: Impossible - Fallout received an A rating on CinemaScore (which is the highest CinemaScore rating ever for a Mission: Impossible film). Like Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation before it, Mission: Impossible – Fallout should be in store for strong holding power going forward, thanks in part to its strong critical reviews and strong early word of mouth.

Internationally, Mission: Impossible – Fallout debuted with an estimated $92.0 million from 36 international markets. That brings the film’s global launch to $153.5 million. The international start for Mission: Impossible - Fallout was led by a $24.6 million debut in South Korea. Other international starts included $9.0 million in the United Kingdom, $7.0 million in India, $5.5 million in Indonesia, $5.4 million in Taiwan, $4.8 million in Mexico, $4.0 million in Russia and $3.8 million in Brazil. Mission: Impossible – Fallout will open in additional markets next weekend and in China on August 31.

Universal’s Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again placed in a distant second with an estimated $15.00 million. After displaying very strong holding power from last Sunday through this past Wednesday, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again was down a surprisingly sharp 57.1 percent this weekend. In comparison, 2008’s Mamma Mia! declined just 36.1 percent in its second weekend to gross $17.75 million. Even with this weekend’s decline in mind, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again has still grossed a healthy $70.42 million in ten days, thanks in part to the film’s very strong midweek business. Without taking into account ticket price inflation, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again is running 12.5 percent ahead of the $62.60 million ten-day start of Mamma Mia! While midweek business should remain strong for Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again this week; the film will face added competition next weekend from both Disney’s Christopher Robin and Lionsgate’s The Spy Who Dumped Me.

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again remained strong internationally this weekend with an estimated $26.6 million from 46 markets. To date, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again has grossed $96.8 million internationally and $167.3 million globally. This weekend saw the film debut with $1.67 million in France. Current international totals for Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again include $34.6 million in the United Kingdom, $9.5 million in Australia, $8.2 million in Germany, $5.1 million in Sweden, $5.0 million in Spain, $4.9 million in Norway and $3.3 million in the Netherlands.

Sony’s The Equalizer 2 placed in third with an estimated $14.00 million. The Equalizer 2 was down a very sharp 61.1 percent from last weekend’s stronger than expected debut, though a sharp second weekend decline had been widely expected for the film with Mission: Impossible – Fallout entering the marketplace. In comparison, 2014’s The Equalizer declined 45.1 percent in its second weekend to take in $18.75 million. With a ten-day start of $64.23 million, The Equalizer 2 is running essentially on par with the $64.24 million ten-day take of The Equalizer. With the debut of Mission: Impossible – Fallout now behind it, The Equalizer 2 will look to stabilize going forward.

Internationally, The Equalizer 2 grossed an estimated $1.9 million from 11 mostly smaller markets. The film’s early international performance continues to be led by Australia, where the film has grossed $4.2 million after taking in an additional $1.4 million this weekend. To date, The Equalizer 2 has grossed $6.1 million internationally, which places the film’s global total at $70.3 million. The Equalizer 2 will open in most major international markets throughout August and September.

Fellow Sony release Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation followed in fourth place with an estimated $12.31 million. Hotel Transylvania 3 was down a sizable 48.2 percent, as the softer than expected start of Teen Titans GO! To The Movies still looks to have had a negative impact on Hotel Transylvania 3 this weekend. In the bigger picture, Hotel Transylvania 3 continues to perform very well with a 17-day haul of $119.23 million. That places Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation 2.0 percent ahead of the $116.94 million 17-day gross of 2015’s Hotel Transylvania 2.

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation took in an estimated $31.0 million internationally this weekend. The film has now grossed $165.0 million to date internationally and $284.2 million globally. This weekend Hotel Transylvania 3 debuted with $4.2 million in the United Kingdom and with $4.1 million in France (including previews). Current international totals for Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation include $21.3 million in Mexico, $14.8 million in Russia, $14.7 million in Brazil, $13.0 million in Australia, $9.9 million in Spain, $9.9 million in Argentina and $8.4 million in Germany.

Warner’s Teen Titans GO! To The Movies debuted in fifth with an estimated $10.51 million. Teen Titans GO! To The Movies opened below expectations, which had tended to range from $13 million to $18 million heading into the weekend. It appears that Teen Titans GO! To The Movies was unable to expand at all beyond its pre-established fanbase, especially given how front loaded the film was this weekend. While Teen Titans GO! To The Movies failed to meet expectations, the film was still off to a respectable start with its modest $10 million production budget in mind. The opening weekend performance of Teen Titans GO! To The Movies was similar to the $8.89 million start of last year’s My Little Pony: The Movie.

Teen Titans GO! To The Movies started out with $4.25 million on Friday (which included an estimated $1.03 million from Thursday preview shows that began at 4PM), fell a troubling 18.0 percent on Saturday to take in $3.49 million and is estimated to decline 20.4 percent on Sunday to gross $2.78 million. Teen Titans GO! To The Movies has received very good critical reviews and looks to be going over fairly well with moviegoers, as the film received a solid B+ rating on CinemaScore. However, given the film’s built-in niche fanbase and early front-loading this weekend, Teen Titans GO! To The Movies is likely to remain front-loaded going forward. Internationally, Teen Titans GO! To The Movies grossed an estimated $1.0 million from 8 smaller markets, with $464,000 of that total coming from Argentina. The film will open in the United Kingdom next weekend and in additional markets through August and early September.

Disney’s Ant-Man and The Wasp took sixth place with an estimated $8.40 million. That represented a sizable 49.1 percent decline from last weekend. With a healthy 24-day gross of $183.12 million, Ant-Man and The Wasp has now passed the $180.20 million final domestic gross of 2015’s Ant-Man. Internationally, Ant-Man and The Wasp grossed an estimated $11.5 million this weekend, including a $2.8 million debut in Germany (including previews). To date, Ant-Man and The Wasp has grossed $211.1 million internationally and $394.2 million globally.

Fellow Disney release Incredibles 2 claimed seventh with an estimated $7.16 million. Incredibles 2 was down a solid 39.8 percent from last weekend. The 45-day total for Incredibles 2 stands at $572.78 million. Internationally, Incredibles 2 took in an estimated $20.0 million this weekend, which places the film’s international haul at $423.7 million. With a current global total of $996.5 million, Incredibles 2 is now on the brink of reaching the $1 billon global milestone.

Universal’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom placed in eighth with an estimated $6.78 million. Like Incredibles 2, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom was also down a solid 39.8 percent this weekend. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is on the brink of reaching the $400 million domestic milestone with a 38-day take of $397.55 million. Internationally, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom grossed an estimated $10.9 million this weekend. That brings the film’s international total to $837.9 million and current global haul to a mighty $1.235 billion.










Weekend Studio Estimates for July 27 - July 29, 2018.

Film (Distributor) Weekend
Gross
Theatre
Count
Per-Thea.
Average
%Change
Total
Gross
TG to OW
Ratio
Week
1 Mission: Impossible - Fallout
(Paramount)
$61,500,000 4,386 $14,022 NEW $61,500,000 1.000 1
2 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
(Universal)
$15,000,000 3,514 $4,269 -57.1% $70,425,000 2.015 2
3 The Equalizer 2
(Sony / Columbia)
$14,000,000 3,388 $4,132 -61.1% $64,231,000 1.784 2
4 Hotel Transylvania 3:
Summer Vacation
(Sony / Columbia)
$12,305,000 4,005 $3,072 -48.2% $119,229,000 2.705 3
5 Teen Titans GO! To The Movies
(Warner Bros.)
$10,510,000 3,188 $3,297 NEW $10,510,000 1.000 1
6 Ant-Man and The Wasp
(Disney)
$8,400,000 3,013 $2,788 -49.1% $183,124,000 2.415 4
7 Incredibles 2
(Disney)
$7,157,000 2,616 $2,736 -39.8% $572,781,000 3.135 7
8 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
(Universal)
$6,775,000 2,685 $2,523 -39.8% $397,554,000 2.686 6
9 Skyscraper
(Universal / Legendary)
$5,400,000 2,773 $1,947 -52.5% $59,150,000 2.375 3
10 The First Purge
(Universal)
$2,230,000 1,400 $1,593 -56.3% $65,484,000 3.769 4
11 Unfriended: Dark Web
(OTL Releasing / BH Tilt)
$1,500,000 1,547 $970 -58.9% $7,393,000 2.024 2
12 Sorry to Bother You
(Annapurna Pictures)
$1,450,000 802 $1,808 -49.4% $13,351,000 3.172 4
13 Blindspotting
(Lionsgate / Summit)
$1,325,000 523 $2,533 +294.0% $1,794,000 1.354 2
14 Eighth Grade
(A24)
$1,318,000 158 $8,339 +59.9% $2,966,000 2.251 3
15 Three Identical Strangers
(NEON)
$1,271,000 433 $2,935 -13.8% $6,771,000 4.594 5

Won't You Be My Neighbor?
(Focus)
$720,000 464 $1,552 -47.0% $20,064,000 7.803 8
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
(Sony / Columbia)
$675,000 574 $1,176 -64.1% $48,726,000 2.563 5
Ocean's 8
(Warner Bros.)
$630,000 518 $1,216 -60.8% $137,288,000 3.300 8
Uncle Drew
(Lionsgate / Summit)
$505,000 532 $949 -66.5% $41,397,000 2.716 5
Leave No Trace
(Bleecker Street)
$499,000 291 $1,715 -45.9% $4,674,000 3.985 5
Avengers: Infinity War
(Disney)
$388,000 292 $1,329 -8.8% $677,544,000 2.629 14
Don't Worry He Won't Get Far on Foot
(Amazon Studios)
$351,000 266 $1,321 +31.9% $861,000 2.450 3
Tag
(Warner / New Line)
$283,000 308 $919 -59.6% $53,552,000 3.583 7
Deadpool 2
(Fox)
$270,000 267 $1,011 -43.3% $317,669,000 2.531 11
Solo: A Star Wars Story
(Disney)
$137,000 165 $830 -43.9% $212,716,000 2.520 10
Detective Dee:
The Four Heavenly Kings
(Well Go USA)
$132,000 31 $4,258 NEW $132,000 1.000 1
Hereditary
(A24)
$123,000 127 $972 -48.4% $43,746,000 3.222 8
A Quiet Place
(Paramount)
$115,000 158 $728 +13.4% $187,956,000 3.744 17
McQueen
(Bleecker Street)
$84,378 5 $16,876 -14.7% $248,000 2.505 2
Sanju
(FIP)
$79,000 44 $1,795 -64.6% $7,817,000 2.870 5
Book Club
(Paramount)
$75,000 145 $517 -56.0% $68,407,000 5.036 11
Puzzle
(Sony Pictures Classics)
$63,364 5 $12,673 NEW $63,364 1.000 1
Yellow Submarine (2018 re-issue)
(Abramorama)
$38,011 40 $950 -44.0% $776,000 7.249 4
Adrift
(STXfilms)
$30,000 75 $400 -60.0% $31,416,000 2.708 9
Whitney
(Roadside / Miramax)
$28,725 39 $737 -76.9% $2,909,000 2.299 4
Hearts Beat Loud
(Gunpowder & Sky)
$28,480 48 $593 -52.8% $2,324,000 5.984 8
The King
(Oscilloscope)
$13,500 35 $386 -62.1% $207,000 5.820 6
The Captain
(Music Box Films)
$8,279 1 $8,279 NEW $8,279 1.000 1
93Queen
(Abramorama)
$7,257 1 $7,257 NEW $17,020 2.345 1
Black Panther
(Disney)
$3,000 15 $200 -88.2% $699,955,000 3.465 24

- This weekend's count for Yellow Submarine represents the weekend's total number of screenings and not an actual location count.

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