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Weekend Box Office Report
February 1 - February 3, 2019




By Daniel Garris

Weekend Actuals Update:

With actuals now in, Universal’s Glass came in essentially on par with its weekend estimate with a first place take of $9.549 million. Meanwhile, STXfilms’ The Upside finished a bit below its studio estimate with a second place gross of $8.678 million and Sony’s Miss Bala ended up a bit ahead of its weekend estimate with a third place debut of $6.865 million.

Other weekend actuals for the frame include: Aquaman ($4.880 million), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse ($4.549 million), Green Book ($4.347 million), The Kid Who Would Be King ($4.247 million), A Dog’s Way Home ($3.615 million), Escape Room ($2.918 million), They Shall Not Grow Old ($2.439 million from 735 locations), Mary Poppins Returns ($2.038 million), Bumblebee ($1.923 million), Bohemian Rhapsody ($1.818 million), Serenity ($1.703 million), The Favourite ($1.560 million) and Free Solo ($1.250 million from 483 locations).

Weekend Estimates Update:

Universal’s Glass topped this weekend’s slow Super Bowl frame with an estimated $9.54 million. Glass has now led the weekend box office for three consecutive frames. Glass declined a sizable 49.5 percent from last weekend. The 17-day total for Glass stands at $88.66 million, which is less than expected, but still solid with the film’s modest production budget in mind. Glass is currently $11.35 million away from reaching the $100 million domestic mark. Internationally (where the film is being distributed by Disney), Glass grossed an estimated $12.2 million this weekend. That brings the film’s international total to $110.3 million and current global haul to $199.0 million. Current international totals by market for Glass include $11.3 million in the U.K., $10.1 million in Russia, $9.5 million in Mexico, $7.6 million in France, $6.8 million in Germany, $6.3 million in Australia, $5.0 million in Spain, $4.4 million in Brazil and $4.3 million in Italy.

STXfilms’ The Upside grossed an estimated $8.85 million to continue to claim second place. The Upside continues to display terrific holding power, as the film was down only 25.9 percent from last weekend. In addition to benefiting from strong word of mouth, The Upside was also helped a bit this weekend by opening in additional 191 locations. The 24-day total for The Upside stands at a significantly stronger than expected $75.59 million. That already gives the film a current total gross to opening weekend ratio of 3.71 to 1. After this weekend’s hold, eventually passing the $100 million domestic mark is looking like a strong possibility for The Upside. Internationally, The Upside grossed an estimated $873,000 this weekend. To date, The Upside has grossed $7.65 million internationally and $83.24 million globally.

Sony’s Miss Bala started out in third place with an estimated $6.70 million. Miss Bala debuted in line with its modest expectations, which had ranged anywhere from $5 million to $10 million heading into the weekend. While overall interest in the film was modest to begin with, poor critical reviews helped prevent Miss Bala from finding an audience beyond fans of star Gina Rodriguez. Super Bowl weekend is traditionally a tough weekend for new releases, but the start for Miss Bala was lackluster even by Super Bowl weekend standards. At the same time, Miss Bala had a reported production budget of just $15 million. Miss Bala will hope to hold up well going forward, but that will be easier said than done with seven new wide releases entering the marketplace between this coming Friday and Valentine’s Day.

Warner’s Aquaman placed in fourth with an estimated $4.79 million. Aquaman declined 34.1 percent, which represented a very solid Super Bowl weekend hold. After 45 days of release, Aquaman has grossed an exceptional $323.53 million. The film is now on the verge of passing the $325.10 million final domestic gross of 2016’s Suicide Squad. Aquaman registered an estimated $4.6 million internationally this weekend. To date, Aquaman has grossed $783.4 million internationally and a massive $1.107 billion globally. Current international totals by market for Aquaman include $291.7 million in China, $39.1 million in South Korea, $35.4 million in Brazil, $30.4 million in Mexico, $28.8 million in Australia, $28.4 million in the United Kingdom, $27.1 million in France and $23.9 million in Germany. Aquaman is set to open in Japan this coming Friday (February 8).

Sony’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse took fifth with an estimated $4.41 million. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse continues to display strong holding power, as the film was down just 27.8 percent. With a 52-day take of $175.29 million, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is on the verge of passing the $175.75 million final domestic gross of 2017’s The LEGO Batman Movie. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is likely to take a hit next weekend when Warner’s The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part enters the marketplace. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse grossed an estimated $1.6 million internationally this weekend, which brings the film’s international total to $172.0 million and current global haul to $347.3 million.

Universal and DreamWorks’ Green Book claimed sixth place with an estimated $4.32 million. Thanks in part to continued strong word of mouth, ongoing awards season buzz and opening in an additional 218 locations this weekend, Green Book was down a slim 21.3 percent. Through 80 days of release, Green Book has grossed a healthy $55.82 million. Internationally this weekend, Green Book debuted with an estimated $2.09 million in the United Kingdom (including previews), an estimated $1.20 million in Germany (also including previews) and with an estimated $1.14 million in Spain. Green Book also grossed an estimated $1.02 million in Australia, where the film has grossed $3.16 million to date. Green Book is being handled in all four of the mentioned international markets by Amblin Partners.

In its second weekend of release, Fox’s The Kid Who Would Be King placed in seventh with an estimated $4.20 million. That represented a respectable 41.5 percent decline. However, the ten-day start for The Kid Who Would Be King stands at a softer than expected $13.17 million. The Kid Who Would Be King has also had a lackluster performance internationally thus far, as the film has grossed just $5.0 million internationally after taking in an estimated $1.23 million this weekend. The current global total for The Kid Who Would Be King stands at $18.2 million.

In other box office news, a pair of critically acclaimed documentary films made noise this weekend upon being released in more locations. After three very successful event show performances in December and January, Warner’s They Shall Not Grow Old started a traditional run this weekend with an estimated $2.41 million from 735 locations. Meanwhile, National Geographic and Greenwich’s Free Solo grossed an estimated $1.39 million from 483 locations, upon re-opening in 354 IMAX locations. This weekend’s performance was the highest grossing weekend to date for Free Solo. Respective total grosses stand at $14.99 million for Free Solo and at $10.75 million for They Shall Not Grow Old.

On the international front, Universal and DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World grossed an estimated $40.2 million this weekend. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World opened in an additional 23 international markets this weekend. Debuts for the film this weekend included $7.67 million in Mexico, $6.82 million in the United Kingdom, $4.65 million in South Korea and $3.45 million in Italy. To date, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World has grossed $84.4 million internationally. In the coming week, the film will open in France on Wednesday (February 6) and in Germany on Thursday (February 7). How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World will open domestically on February 22.










Weekend Studio Estimates for February 1 - February 3, 2019.

Rank Film (Distributor) Weekend Gross Locations Location
Average
%Change Total Gross TG ÷ OW Week
1 Glass (Universal) $9,535,000 3,665 $2,602 -49.5% $88,655,100 2.198 3
2 The Upside (STXfilms) $8,850,000 3,568 $2,480 -25.9% $75,590,128 3.714 4
3 Miss Bala (Sony / Columbia) $6,700,000 2,203 $3,041 NEW $6,700,000 1.000 1
4 Aquaman (Warner Bros.) $4,785,000 2,926 $1,635 -34.1% $323,527,240 4.767 7
5 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Sony / Columbia) $4,410,000 2,234 $1,974 -27.8% $175,286,069 4.957 8
6 Green Book (Universal / DreamWorks) $4,317,000 2,648 $1,630 -21.3% $55,821,331 10.147 12
7 The Kid Who Would Be King (Fox) $4,200,000 3,528 $1,190 -41.5% $13,173,676 1.836 2
8 A Dog's Way Home (Sony / Columbia) $3,510,000 2,962 $1,185 -31.2% $35,902,871 3.191 4
9 Escape Room (Sony / Columbia) $2,900,000 1,942 $1,493 -29.7% $52,089,300 2.856 5
10 They Shall Not Grow Old (Warner Bros.) $2,405,000 735 $3,272 NEW $10,745,072 4.468 1
11 Mary Poppins Returns (Disney) $1,924,000 1,704 $1,129 -41.9% $168,205,840 7.151 7
12 Bumblebee (Paramount) $1,900,000 1,781 $1,067 -36.4% $124,253,188 5.738 7
13 Bohemian Rhapsody (Fox) $1,800,000 1,354 $1,329 -27.3% $208,536,373 4.084 14
14 Serenity (Aviron Pictures) $1,700,000 2,561 $664 -61.5% $7,536,031 1.707 2
15 The Favourite (Fox Searchlight) $1,500,000 1,554 $965 -41.0% $28,597,605 10.976 11
                 
  Free Solo (National Geographic / Greenwich) $1,387,000 483 $2,872 +507.7% $14,987,033 13.073 19
  Vice (Annapurna Pictures) $1,167,434 1,337 $873 -36.9% $44,083,964 5.675 6
  On the Basis of Sex (Focus) $1,020,000 917 $1,112 -50.2% $22,835,667 3.762 6
  The Mule (Warner Bros.) $947,000 1,051 $901 -44.1% $101,774,862 5.813 8
  A Star is Born (Warner Bros.) $922,000 952 $968 -28.8% $207,836,984 4.844 18
  Stan & Oliie (Sony Pictures Classics) $873,186 754 $1,158 -29.3% $3,591,192 2.907 6
  Ralph Breaks the Internet (Disney) $721,000 795 $907 -37.2% $197,015,779 3.503 11
  Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (FIP) $600,000 193 $3,109 NEW $600,000 1.000 1
  Cold War (Amazon Studios) $564,336 217 $2,601 +2.2% $2,182,281 3.867 7
  If Beale Street Could Talk (Annapurna Pictures) $462,288 454 $1,018 -50.9% $13,234,705 5.499 8
  Second Act (STXfilms) $400,000 1,250 $320 +78.4% $38,908,419 5.995 7
  Destroyer (Annapurna Pictures) $234,391 235 $997 +31.0% $1,212,019 5.171 6
  The Wife (Sony Pictures Classics) $162,997 202 $807 +41.8% $8,938,412 7.965 25
  Capernaum (Sony Pictures Classics) $132,371 47 $2,816 +139.5% $538,475 4.068 8
  Dr. Seuss' The Grinch (Universal) $78,000 135 $578 -27.4% $270,503,640 4.003 13
  Arctic (Bleecker Street) $56,463 4 $14,116 NEW $56,463 1.000 1
  The Invisibles (Greenwich) $35,915 14 $2,565 +32.2% $71,556 1.992 2
  Perfectos Desconocidos (Lionsgate / Pantelion) $27,950 37 $755 -59.1% $947,506 2.242 5
  Ben is Back (Roadside / LD Entertainment) $22,800 44 $518 +0.1% $3,669,249 9.198 9
  Replicas (Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures) $20,000 51 $392 -41.3% $4,024,771 1.694 4
  Who Will Write Our History (Abramorama) $18,150 5 3630 N/A $70,058 3.860 3
  Piercing (Greenwich) $8,500 25 $340 NEW $8,500 1.000 1

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