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Weekend Box Office Report
August 3 - August 5, 2018




By Daniel Garris

Weekend Actuals Update:

With actuals now in, Paramount’s Mission: Impossible – Fallout came in just ahead of yesterday’s estimate with a first place take of $35.324 million. That represented a decline of just 42.3 percent from the film’s opening weekend performance.

Disney’s Christopher Robin finished a bit below its studio estimate with a softer than expected second place start of $24.585 million. Lionsgate’s The Spy Who Dumped Me also came in just below its weekend estimate with a third place launch of $12.103 million.

Other weekend actuals for the frame include: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again ($9.003 million), The Equalizer 2 ($8.756 million), Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation ($8.005 million), Ant-Man and The Wasp ($6.365 million), The Darkest Minds ($5.843 million), Incredibles 2 ($4.980 million), Teen Titans GO! To The Movies ($4.777 million), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom ($3.957 million), Eighth Grade ($2.851 million), Death of a Nation ($2.357 million) and Skyscraper ($2.248 million).

Weekend Estimates Update:

Paramount’s Mission: Impossible – Fallout took in an estimated $35.00 million this weekend to remain in first place at the domestic box office. Mission: Impossible – Fallout declined just 42.8 percent from last weekend, which represents an excellent second weekend percentage hold for a high-profile sequel. In comparison, 2015’s Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation declined 48.7 percent in its second weekend to take in $28.502 million. Terrific critical reviews and very strong word of mouth clearly helped out Mission: Impossible – Fallout this weekend. Thanks to its strong holding power so far, Mission: Impossible – Fallout is now outpacing expectations with a ten-day take of $124.49 million. That places the film 15.5 percent ahead of the $107.76 million ten-day haul of Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation. Expect Mission: Impossible – Fallout to continue to hold up well throughout the month of August.

Internationally, Mission: Impossible – Fallout grossed a strong $76.0 million this weekend. That brings the film’s international total to $205.0 million and global total to $329.5 million. International debuts for Mission: Impossible – Fallout this weekend included $8.0 million in France, $8.0 million in Japan, $5.0 million in Australia, $3.8 million in Germany and $1.8 million in the Netherlands. International totals for the film include $41.5 million in South Korea, $18.7 million in the United Kingdom and $12.9 million in India.

Disney’s Christopher Robin arrived in second place with an estimated $25.00 million. That was a bit under expectations, which had tended to range from the high-twenty million to low-thirty million range heading into the weekend. In hindsight, the strong online activity surrounding the film in the months leading up to release appears to have inflated the film’s expectations somewhat. Potential for Christopher Robin may have also been limited a bit from critical reviews being lukewarm instead of glowing. At the same time, Christopher Robin still debuted 16.2 percent ahead of the $21.51 million start of 2016’s Pete’s Dragon. Furthermore, despite its overall popularity, the Winnie the Pooh property has never been a huge draw at the box office. The previous opening weekend high-mark for a Winnie the Pooh film was the $9.43 million start of 2000’s The Tigger Movie.

Disney’s Christopher Robin started with $9.47 million on Friday (which included an estimated $1.50 million from Thursday night shows that began at 6PM), declined 9.0 percent on Saturday to take in $8.61 million and is estimated to decline 19.6 percent on Sunday to gross $6.93 million. The audience breakdown for the film skewed 56 percent female, 44 percent male, 50 percent under the age of 25 and 50 percent 25 years and older. Family audience made up 60 percent of the film’s overall audience, which is likely to lead to strong midweek business until schools start back up. Holding power for Christopher Robin could also be aided by strong word of mouth going forward, as the film looks to be going over better with moviegoers than with critics after receiving an A rating on CinemaScore.

Internationally, Disney’s Christopher Robin took in a modest $4.8 million from 18 (mostly smaller) markets this weekend. That places the film’s global total at $29.8 million. International debuts for Christopher Robin this weekend included $1.4 million in Mexico, $1.2 million in Russia and $500,000 in Hong Kong. Disney’s Christopher Robin will debut in a handful of new markets next weekend (including India and the Netherlands) and will continue to open in additional international markets throughout August, September and October.

Lionsgate’s The Spy Who Dumped Me debuted in third place with an estimated $12.35 million. That was in line with pre-release expectations, which had tended to range from $10 million to $15 million. Potential for The Spy Who Dumped Me looks to have been limited somewhat by negative critical reviews and by overall competition from Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Christopher Robin and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. While The Spy Who Dumped Me was unable to break out this weekend, the film did open a noteworthy 54.4 percent ahead of the $8.00 million start of last year’s Rough Night (which also featured Kate McKinnon). The Spy Who Dumped Me looks to be going over better with audiences than with critics, as it received a respectable B rating on CinemaScore. Like Christopher Robin, The Spy Who Dumped Me could also generate relatively strong summer midweek business going forward.

Universal’s Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again claimed fourth with an estimated $9.09 million. On the heels of last weekend’s sharper than expected decline, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again stabilized nicely this weekend by declining 39.8 percent. The 17-day total for Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again stands at a healthy $91.33 million, which places the film 4.4 percent ahead of the $87.47 million 17-day take of 2008’s Mamma Mia! Internationally, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again grossed an estimated $19.3 million this weekend. To date, the film has grossed $139.2 million internationally and $230.5 million globally. This weekend Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again debuted with $1.2 million in Brazil and just $300,000 in China. Current international totals include $51.7 million in the United Kingdom, $12.3 million in Australia, $11.3 million in Germany, $7.2 million in Sweden and $7.0 million in Spain.

Also stabilizing nicely this weekend was Sony’s The Equalizer 2, which took fifth place with an estimated $8.83 million. That represented a very solid 37.0 percent decrease from last weekend’s sharp second weekend decline. The Equalizer 2 continues to outpace expectations with a 17-day gross of $79.89 million and is now in excellent shape to eventually surpass the $100 million domestic mark. The Equalizer 2 is running essentially on par with the $79.86 million 17-day take of 2014’s The Equalizer. Internationally, The Equalizer 2 grossed an estimated $940,000 this weekend. That brings the film’s early international total to $7.7 million and current global total to $87.6 million. The Equalizer 2 will open in most major international markets throughout August and September.

Fellow Sony release Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation placed in sixth with an estimated $8.20 million. Hotel Transylvania 3 was down just 33.1 percent, which represented a strong hold, especially given the new competition for family audiences the film faced from Christopher Robin. Hotel Transylvania 3 has grossed $136.46 million in 24 days, which places the film just behind the $136.81 million 24-day take of 2015’s Hotel Transylvania 3. Hotel Transylvania 3 remained strong internationally this weekend with an estimated $18.0 million. To date, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation has grossed $202.3 million internationally and $338.8 million globally.

Disney’s Ant-Man and The Wasp took seventh place with $6.19 million. Ant-Man and The Wasp held up very nicely this weekend, as the film was down only 29.4 percent. With a 31-day gross of $195.47 million, Ant-Man and The Wasp is now just $4.53 million away from reaching the $200 million domestic milestone. Internationally, Ant-Man and The Wasp grossed an estimated $11.2 million this weekend, including a $6.5 million debut in the United Kingdom. The international total for Ant-Man and The Wasp stands at $230.8 million, while the film’s current global total stands at $426.3 million.

Meanwhile, Fox’s The Darkest Minds landed in eighth place with an estimated $5.80 million. The Darkest Minds debuted below its already modest expectations, which had ranged from roughly $6 million to $10 million. Young adult adaptations have seen a massive decline in popularity in recent years, with The Darkest Minds now being the latest example of that trend. While interest in the film was limited to begin with, poor critical reviews didn’t do The Darkest Minds any favors this weekend. Like The Spy Who Dumped Me, The Darkest Minds does look to be going over better with audiences than with critics, as The Darkest Minds also received a respectable B rating on CinemaScore. Internationally, The Darkest Minds grossed an estimated $4.1 million, including $1.01 million in Mexico. That places the film’s global total at $9.9 million. The Darkest Minds will open in additional international markets next weekend, including France, Spain and the United Kingdom.

This weekend also saw Disney’s Black Panther pass the $700 million domestic mark after grossing an estimated $35,000 from 25 locations for the frame. Black Panther is only the third film ever to reach the unadjusted $700 million domestic milestone, joining 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens and 2009’s Avatar. To date, Black Panther has grossed $700.004 million domestically and $1.347 billion globally.










Weekend Studio Estimates for August 3 - August 5, 2018.

Film (Distributor) Weekend
Gross
Theatre
Count
Per-Thea.
Average
%Change
Total
Gross
TG to OW
Ratio
Week
1 Mission: Impossible - Fallout
(Paramount)
$35,000,000 4,395 $7,964 -42.8% $124,487,000 2.033 2
2 Disney's Christopher Robin
(Disney)
$25,003,000 3,602 $6,941 NEW $25,003,000 1.000 1
3 The Spy Who Dumped Me
(Lionsgate)
$12,350,000 3,111 $3,970 NEW $12,350,000 1.000 1
4 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
(Universal)
$9,090,000 3,359 $2,706 -39.8% $91,335,000 2.613 3
5 The Equalizer 2
(Sony / Columbia)
$8,830,000 2,725 $3,240 -37.0% $79,886,000 2.218 3
6 Hotel Transylvania 3:
Summer Vacation
(Sony / Columbia)
$8,200,000 3,162 $2,593 -33.1% $136,456,000 3.096 4
7 Ant-Man and The Wasp
(Disney)
$6,188,000 2,233 $2,771 -29.4% $195,469,000 2.578 5
8 The Darkest Minds
(Fox)
$5,800,000 3,217 $1,803 NEW $5,800,000 1.000 1
9 Incredibles 2
(Disney)
$5,009,000 1,802 $2,780 -31.0% $583,141,000 3.192 8
10 Teen Titans GO! To The Movies
(Warner Bros.)
$4,860,000 3,188 $1,524 -53.3% $20,785,000 1.996 2
11 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
(Universal)
$4,010,000 1,914 $2,095 -40.4% $405,618,000 2.740 7
12 Eighth Grade
(A24)
$2,870,000 1,084 $2,648 +126.2% $6,581,000 2.293 4
13 Death of a Nation
(Quality Flix)
$2,350,000 1,005 $2,338 NEW $2,350,000 1.000 1
14 Skyscraper
(Universal / Legendary)
$2,215,000 1,523 $1,454 -58.5% $64,445,000 2.588 4
15 Three Identical Strangers
(NEON)
$1,054,000 405 $2,602 -11.9% $8,480,000 5.753 6

The First Purge
(Universal)
$940,000 708 $1,328 -57.6% $67,768,000 3.900 5
Sorry to Bother You
(Annapurna Pictures)
$810,000 404 $2,005 -41.0% $14,917,000 3.544 5
Blindspotting
(Lionsgate / Summit)
$660,000 523 $1,262 -48.5% $3,172,000 2.476 3
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
(Focus)
$495,000 284 $1,743 -29.7% $21,032,000 8.180 9
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
(Sony / Columbia)
$350,000 216 $1,620 -48.2% $49,422,000 2.600 6
Along with the Gods
The Last 49 Days
(Well Go USA)
$329,000 48 $6,854 NEW $439,000 1.334 1
Leave No Trace
(Bleecker Street)
$267,000 169 $1,578 -43.3% $5,194,000 4.429 6
Avengers: Infinity War
(Disney)
$240,000 205 $1,171 -40.9% $678,057,000 2.631 15
Unfriended: Dark Web
(OTL Releasing / BH Tilt)
$210,000 208 $1,010 -85.7% $8,622,000 2.360 3
Uncle Drew
(Lionsgate / Summit)
$205,000 202 $1,015 -57.6% $41,892,000 2.748 6
Solo: A Star Wars Story
(Disney)
$195,000 200 $975 +28.4% $213,032,000 2.523 11
McQueen
(Bleecker Street)
$182,000 34 $5,343 +117.7% $491,000 2.703 3
Deadpool 2
(Fox)
$177,000 196 $903 -36.6% $318,017,000 2.534 12
Don't Worry He Won't Get Far on Foot
(Amazon Studios)
$148,000 177 $836 -55.8% $1,209,000 3.611 4
Puzzle
(Sony Pictures Classics)
$129,000 16 $8,037 +110.1% $226,000 1.757 2
Hereditary
(A24)
$108,000 71 $1,517 -13.5% $43,941,000 3.237 9
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
(FilmRise)
$53,000 2 $26,500 NEW $53,000 1.000 1
Book Club
(Paramount)
$50,000 91 $549 -39.1% $68,533,000 5.046 12
Black Panther
(Disney)
$35,000 25 $1,400 +1,299.4% $700,004,000 3.465 25
Whitney
(Roadside / Miramax)
$19,500 27 $722 -28.3% $2,947,000 2.329 5
The King
(Oscilloscope)
$16,525 24 $689 +21.6% $237,000 6.639 7
Hearts Beat Loud
(Gunpowder & Sky)
$14,132 33 $428 -48.4% $2,355,000 6.062 9
Never Goin' Back
(A24)
$10,044 2 $5,022 NEW $10,044 1.000 1
The Captain
(Music Box Films)
$6,016 2 $3,008 -20.5% $18,829 2.488 2

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