Weekend Box Office Report
August 9 - August 11, 2019
By Daniel Garris
| Weekend Actuals Update: |
| With actuals now in, Universal’s Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw came in just below its weekend estimate with a first place take of $25.266 million. |
| Lionsgate and CBS Films’ Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark finished just ahead of it weekend estimate with a second place start of $20.915 million. The represented the largest debut ever for a film
from CBS Films (just topping the $20.874 million previous high-water mark of 2012’s The Woman in Black). |
| Meanwhile, Disney’s The Lion King came in a bit higher than its studio estimate with a third place take of $20.205 million, as did Paramount’s Dora and the Lost City of Gold with a fourth place
debut of $17.432 million. |
| Other weekend actuals for the frame include: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood ($11.653 million), The Art of Racing in the Rain ($8.138 million), The Kitchen ($5.527 million),
Spider-Man: Far From Home ($5.278 million), Toy Story 4 ($4.525 million), Bring the Soul: The Movie ($2.384 million from 873 locations), Brian Banks ($2.156 million), The Farewell ($2.097 million from 704 locations),
Yesterday ($1.129 million) and Aladdin ($801,338). |
| Weekend Estimates Update: |
| Universal’s Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw took in an estimated $25.40 million this weekend to lead the weekend box office for a second consecutive frame. Hobbs & Shaw declined a sharp
57.7 percent from last weekend, though that also represented a slightly better than usual second weekend percentage hold for a film set in the Fast & Furious universe (granted Hobbs & Shaw opened significantly lower than
other recent Fast & Furious films). Hobbs & Shaw passed the $100 million domestic mark this weekend and has grossed a solid $108.51 million in ten days. That places Hobbs & Shaw 10.2 percent ahead of the
$98.47 million ten-day launch of 2015’s San Andreas (which declined 52.7 percent in its second weekend to gross a similar $25.84 million) and 33.6 percent behind the $163.30 million ten-day haul of 2017’s
The Fate of the Furious (which decreased 61.1 percent in its second weekend to register $38.41 million), as Hobbs & Shaw continues to perform in-between a Fast & Furious film and a high-profile Dwayne Johnson
vehicle. |
| Internationally, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw grossed an estimated $60.8 million this weekend. That brings the film’s international total to $224.1 million and current global haul to $332.6 million.
This weekend saw Hobbs & Shaw debut with $6.9 million in France, $2.6 million in Italy and $1.6 million in Belgium. Additional estimated international totals through Sunday for Hobbs & Shaw include $15.6 million in the
United Kingdom, $14.0 million in Russia, $13.9 million in Japan, $13.8 million in India, $13.0 million in Mexico, $11.2 million in Indonesia, $10.3 million in Germany, $10.1 million in Taiwan, $8.8 million in Australia,
$8.1 million in the Middle East, $7.1 million in Malaysia, $6.8 million in Brazil and $6.3 million in Spain. Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw will open in South Korea this Wednesday (August 14) and in China the following
week on Friday, August 23. |
| Lionsgate and CBS Films’ Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark debuted in second place with an estimated $20.80 million. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark exceeded pre-release expectations
(which had tended to range from the mid-teens to the high-teens heading into the weekend) and the film was off to a nice start with its relatively modest production budget in mind. Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark had also been
widely expected to debut a bit behind Dora and the Lost City of Gold this weekend, but ultimately the films essentially switched places with regard to consensus expectations. Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark delivered the
second largest debut ever for CBS Films (just behind the $20.87 million opening of 2012’s The Woman in Black) and could still finish with the largest debut ever for CBS Films when actuals are released tomorrow. The built-in
audience from the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark books, the involvement of Guillermo del Toro as a producer and story writer and good critical reviews all helped contribute to this weekend’s stronger than expected performance
for the film. |
| As is typical for a horror film, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark did experience some initial front-loading this weekend, as the film started out with $8.76 million on Friday
(including an estimated $2.33 million from Thursday night preview shows that began at 7PM), declined a sizable 21.4 percent on Saturday to take in $6.88 million and is estimated to decrease 24.9 percent on Sunday to gross $5.16 million.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark doesn’t look to be going over as well with audiences as it has with critics, as the film received a lackluster C rating on CinemaScore. That isn’t the greatest early sign going forward,
especially in combination with the film’s Saturday decline. |
| Disney’s The Long King followed closely behind in third with an estimated $20.0 million this weekend. The Lion King was down a sizable 48.1 percent from last weekend, due in part to losing 582
locations this weekend (as well losing a lot of screens at locations the film continued to play at). Despite displaying continued front-loading, in the bigger picture The Lion King has grossed a strong $473.10 million in 24 days. That
is 9.8 percent ahead of the $430.95 million 24-day take of 2017’s Beauty and the Beast (which was down a similar 47.9 percent in its fourth weekend to gross $23.65 million). The Lion King is currently the 16th highest
grossing film of all-time domestically and on Monday is set to surpass the $474.54 million lifetime domestic gross of 1999’s Star Wars: The Phantom Menace to move into 15th place on the list. |
| The Lion King remained especially strong internationally this weekend with an estimated $51.4 million. To date, The Lion King has grossed $861.5 million internationally and a massive $1.335 billion
globally. The Lion King has now passed the $1.264 billion total global gross of 2017’s Beauty and the Beast to become the highest grossing reimagining ever for Disney and is currently in twelfth place on the all-time
global list. Before much longer, The Lion King will zoom past 2011’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 and last year’s Black Panther to move into tenth place on the all-time global list. This weekend,
The Lion King debuted with $9.3 million in Japan. Additional estimated international totals through Sunday for The Lion King include $120.0 million in China, $73.9 million in the United Kingdom, $61.4 million in France,
$60.4 million in Brazil, $49.0 million in Mexico, $42.7 million in Russia, $40.6 million in Germany, $38.3 million in Australia, $34.6 million in South Korea, $33.0 million in Spain and $25.0 million in India. |
| Paramount’s Dora and the Lost City of Gold debuted in fourth place with an estimated $17.00 million. That was towards the lower end of expectations, which had tended to range from the mid-teens to the
low-twenties. Despite the built-in fanbase of the Nickelodeon Dora the Explorer animated series, fairly high awareness for the film and surprisingly strong critical reviews, Dora and the Lost City of Gold was ultimately
unable to break out this weekend. Given that Dora and the Lost City of Gold is aimed towards moviegoers of all ages, some of the film’s potential appears to have been limited a bit in opening against
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (and only one week after Hobbs & Shaw). Dora and the Lost City of Gold opened similarly to the $15.85 million start of Wonder Park (the previous film produced by Nickelodeon Movies)
this past March, though it should be noted that Dora and the Lost City of Gold was far less expensive than Wonder Park was. |
| Dora and the Lost City of Gold began its run with an estimated $6.50 million on Friday (which included an estimated $1.25 million from Thursday preview shows that began at 4PM), declined 7.2 percent on
Saturday to gross $6.03 million and is estimated to decrease 25.9 percent on Sunday to take in $4.47 million. In addition to going over well with critics, Dora and the Lost City of Gold looks to be going over very well with
audiences as the film received a strong A rating on CinemaScore. Good word of mouth could potentially lead to strong holding power for Dora and the Lost City of Gold going forward, though this weekend’s per-location average of
$4,552 for the film isn’t the greatest starting point on a per-location basis and Dora and the Lost City of Gold will also soon face new competition for family audiences when Sony’s The Angry Birds Movie 2 enters the
marketplace on Tuesday. |
| Sony’s Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood rounded out the weekend’s top five with an estimated $11.60 million. That represented a solid 42.0 percent decline from last weekend. With an estimated
$100.33 million through 17 days, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood is estimated to surpass the $100 million domestic mark on Sunday. Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood is running 9.3 percent ahead of the $91.83 million 17-day
haul of 2009’s Inglourious Basterds (which declined 39.8 percent in its third weekend to take in a similar $11.63 million). Internationally, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood debuted in Russia this weekend with an estimated
$7.7 million. Russia represented the first major international market for Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood and this coming week the film will open in a number of additional major international markets, including France and the
United Kingdom on Wednesday and Australia, Brazil, Germany and Spain on Thursday. |
| In other box office news, Disney and Fox’s The Art of Racing in the Rain debuted in sixth place with a respectable $8.10 million, while Warner and New Line’s The Kitchen arrived in seventh place with
a disappointing $5.51 million. The Art of Racing in the Rain debuted right in line with its modest expectations, while The Kitchen came in significantly below its expectations
(which had ranged anywhere from $8 million to $14 million) and performed especially poorly given the film’s cast, which includes Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish and Elisabeth Moss. While critical reviews for The Art of Racing in the Rain
have been negative, in general they haven’t been quite as bad as the largely poor critical reviews for The Kitchen (which appear to have taken quite the toll on the film’s potential). The Art of Racing in the Rain looks to be
going over significantly better with audiences than it has with critics, as the film received a healthy A- rating on CinemaScore. For what it’s worth, The Kitchen also looks to be going over at least somewhat better with
audiences than it has with critics, as the film received a modest B- rating on CinemaScore. |
| Meanwhile, Sony’s Spider-Man: Far From Home and Disney’s Toy Story 4 claimed eighth and ninth place with respective weekend takes of $5.30 million and $4.40 million. Somewhat surprisingly,
Spider-Man: Far From Home held up significantly better than Toy Story 4 this weekend, as Spider-Man: Far From Home declined just 32.9 percent from last weekend, while Toy Story 4 was down 40.1 percent. Respective
total domestic grosses stands at $419.58 million for Toy Story 4 in 52 days and at $370.97 million for Spider-Man: Far From Home in 41 days. Internationally, Toy Story 4 was stronger this weekend with an estimated
$9.7 million, while Spider-Man: Far From Home took in $5.3 million. To date, Toy Story 4 has grossed $570.4 million internationally and $990.0 million globally, while Spider-Man: Far From Home has grossed
$726.0 million internationally and $1.097 billion globally. |
| This weekend also saw A24’s The Farewell surpass the $10 million domestic mark after adding an estimated $2.22 million for the frame (from 704 locations). However, on the heels of a good expansion last
weekend, this weekend’s expansion wasn’t as impressive, as the film declined 8.1 percent while adding an additional 295 locations. The Farewell has grossed $10.32 million through 31 days, which is just ahead of the
$10.05 million 31-day take of last year’s Eighth Grade, though from this point forward The Farewell is likely to hold up significantly better than Eighth Grade did. |
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Weekend Studio Estimates for August 9 - August 11, 2019.
| Rank | Film (Distributor) | Weekend Gross | Locations | Location Average |
%Change | Total Gross | TG ÷ OW | Week |
| 1 | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (Universal) | $25,400,000 | 4,344 | $5,847 | -57.7% | $108,513,780 | 1.807 | 2 |
| 2 | Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Lionsgate / CBS Films) | $20,800,000 | 3,135 | $6,635 | NEW | $20,800,000 | 1.000 | 1 |
| 3 | The Lion King (Disney) | $20,000,000 | 4,220 | $4,739 | -48.1% | $473,103,826 | 2.467 | 4 |
| 4 | Dora and the Lost City of Gold (Paramount) | $17,000,000 | 3,735 | $4,552 | NEW | $17,000,000 | 1.000 | 1 |
| 5 | Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood (Sony / Columbia) | $11,600,000 | 3,507 | $3,308 | -42.0% | $100,331,370 | 2.442 | 3 |
| 6 | The Art of Racing in the Rain (Disney / Fox) | $8,100,000 | 2,765 | $2,929 | NEW | $8,100,000 | 1.000 | 1 |
| 7 | The Kitchen (Warner / New Line) | $5,510,000 | 2,745 | $2,007 | NEW | $5,510,000 | 1.000 | 1 |
| 8 | Spider-Man: Far From Home (Sony / Columbia) | $5,300,000 | 2,678 | $1,979 | -32.9% | $370,972,490 | 4.007 | 6 |
| 9 | Toy Story 4 (Disney) | $4,400,000 | 2,295 | $1,917 | -40.1% | $419,578,368 | 3.470 | 8 |
| 10 | Bring the Soul: The Movie (Trafalgar Releasing) | $2,296,491 | 873 | $2,631 | NEW | $4,417,649 | 1.924 | 1 |
| 11 | The Farewell (A24) | $2,217,690 | 704 | $3,150 | -8.1% | $10,322,121 | 4.279 | 5 |
| 12 | Brian Banks (Bleecker Street) | $2,145,793 | 1,240 | $1,730 | NEW | $2,145,793 | 1.000 | 1 |
| 13 | Yesterday (Universal) | $1,100,000 | 866 | $1,270 | -55.4% | $70,454,730 | 4.142 | 7 |
| 14 | Aladdin (Disney) | $819,000 | 615 | $1,332 | -61.5% | $352,774,267 | 3.855 | 12 |
| 15 | Crawl (Paramount) | $700,000 | 757 | $925 | -68.0% | $38,070,074 | 3.171 | 5 |
| The Secret Life of Pets 2 (Universal) | $410,000 | 402 | $1,020 | -44.7% | $156,578,455 | 3.356 | 10 | |
| Maiden (Sony Pictures Classics) | $254,273 | 173 | $1,470 | +13.8% | $1,917,185 | 7.540 | 7 | |
| The Peanut Butter Falcon (Roadside) | $205,236 | 17 | $12,073 | NEW | $205,236 | 1.000 | 1 | |
| Avengers: Endgame (Disney) | $197,000 | 237 | $831 | -48.6% | $857,916,768 | 2.402 | 16 | |
| Midsommar (A24) | $158,226 | 150 | $1,055 | -61.5% | $25,683,440 | 3.915 | 6 | |
| Rocketman (Paramount) | $150,000 | 181 | $829 | -49.0% | $95,900,917 | 3.728 | 11 | |
| Luce (NEON) | $144,357 | 24 | $6,015 | +8.5% | $317,765 | 2.201 | 2 | |
| John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (Lionsgate / Summit) | $125,000 | 174 | $718 | -48.7% | $170,462,567 | 3.000 | 13 | |
| Them That Follow (1091) | $87,750 | 195 | $450 | +568.0% | $103,970 | 1.185 | 2 | |
| David Crosby: Remember My Name (Sony Pictures Classics) | $85,498 | 47 | $1,819 | +18.6% | $298,037 | 3.486 | 4 | |
| Echo in the Canyon (Greenwich) | $69,854 | 60 | $1,164 | -18.6% | $3,196,010 | 10.758 | 12 | |
| After the Wedding (Sony Pictures Classics) | $57,124 | 5 | $11,425 | NEW | $57,124 | 1.000 | 1 | |
| Stuber (Disney / Fox) | $57,000 | 110 | $518 | -90.1% | $22,248,923 | 2.705 | 5 | |
| The Last Black Man in San Francisco (A24) | $54,582 | 52 | $1,050 | -39.2% | $4,404,032 | 9.853 | 10 | |
| The Fighting Preacher (Purdie Distribution) | $45,681 | 32 | $1,428 | -17.1% | $386,643 | 6.420 | 3 | |
| Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love (Roadside) | $39,500 | 63 | $627 | -46.1% | $791,652 | 6.296 | 6 | |
| Honeyland (NEON) | $32,470 | 12 | $2,706 | -9.5% | $129,662 | 3.612 | 3 | |
| Dark Phoenix (Disney / Fox) | $31,000 | 80 | $388 | -69.1% | $65,826,828 | 2.005 | 10 | |
| The Biggest Little Farm (NEON) | $30,355 | 44 | $690 | -43.4% | $4,300,530 | 8.193 | 14 | |
| Wild Rose (NEON) | $29,400 | 38 | $774 | -47.9% | $1,579,415 | 5.333 | 8 | |
| One Child Nation (Amazon Studios) | $22,244 | 2 | $11,122 | NEW | $22,244 | 1.000 | 1 | |
| The Other Side of Heaven 2 (ArtAffects) | $22,000 | 25 | $880 | -36.4% | $1,612,926 | 3.551 | 7 | |
| Jay Myself (Oscilloscope) | $11,450 | 1 | $11,450 | -39.4% | $49,435 | 2.614 | 2 | |
| Piranhas (Music Box Films) | $6,053 | 10 | $605 | +108.9% | $10,940 | 1.807 | 2 | |
| Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable (Entertainment Studios) | $1,682 | 6 | $280 | -80.7% | $581,568 | 2.406 | 5 |
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