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  1. Weekend: February 29-March 3, 2024 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Dune: Part Two 42,778 – 145 – 42,778 1 2 Perfect Days 8,719 -20.0% 39 +1 24,953 2 3 Inspector Sun y la maldición de la viuda negra [Spanish] 5,370 – 75 – 5,370 1 4 Anyone but You 5,320 -30.6% 37 -9 55,675 4 5 When Evil Lurks 4,408 -40.5% 20 -35 16,118 2 6 Poor Things 3,788 -40.3% 34 -13 411,887 9 7 Коты Эрмитажа (Cats in the Museum) [Russian] 3,425 -33.2% 36 -10 41,793 6 8 The Holdovers 2,785 -38.8% 30 -11 76,384 6 9 All of Us Strangers 2,703 -43.5% 19 -13 20,920 3 10 The Zone of Interest 1,673 +8.1% 20 +1 54,653 12 Sources: https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-dune-part-two-tops-and-goes-stronger-with-premium-screens/ https://flix.gr/news/box-office-29-02-2024.html Weekend: March 7-10, 2024 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Dune: Part Two 24,968 -41.6% 126 -19 91,245 2 2 Imaginary 5,876 – 56 – 5,876 1 3 Perfect Days 5,069 -41.9% 47 +8 33,511 3 4 Chien et Chat [French] 3,912 – 63 – 3,912 1 5 Inspector Sun y la maldición de la viuda negra [Spanish] 3,199 -40.4% 70 -5 8,993 2 6 Anyone but You 2,949 -44.6% 26 -11 60,678 5 7 Коты Эрмитажа (Cats in the Museum) [Russian] 2,553 -25.5% 35 -1 44,721 7 8 The Holdovers 2,311 -17.0% 33 +3 79,551 7 9 When Evil Lurks 2,104 -52.3% 22 +2 20,417 3 10 Poor Things 1,924 -49.2% 26 -8 415,342 10 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-07-03-2024.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-no-one-beats-grill-day/ The first two weekends of March have been quite underwhelming, mostly due to the mediocre debut of 'Dune: Part Two'. Though it wasn't a blockbuster, the sequel still opened 62% higher than its predecessor and had a similar sophomore drop. If it continues to follow the trajectory of its predecessor, it could reach 180K admissions, but it would miss the 200K-admission blockbuster mark. Interestingly, its second weekend included Barbecue Thursday or, more precisely, Smell-of-grilled-meat Thursday, which is the last Thursday when meat is consumed by those who observe Lent. Even though few people observe Lent, Barbecue Thursday is somewhat of an unofficial public holiday that most Greeks use as an excuse to (pun not intended) meet up and grill meat, one of Greeks' favorite pastimes. This had a negative impact on cinema admissions, yet the worst % drop in the Top 10 was only 52% and most were around 40%. The following two weekends are long weekends, with Monday, March 18 and Monday, March 25 being public holidays. These holidays don't generally tend to boost the box office, but they don't really hurt it either. Overall, it is basically guaranteed that 'Dune 2' will reach 150K admissions, but anything higher than that depends on word-of-mouth, which is so far quite good from what I've heard. Jumping from first to tenth place, we've seen 'Poor Things' decline steadily over the last few weeks. Having lost the Oscar Best Picture contest but still managing to garner four wins in other categories, I doubt we will see any big boost next weekend. On the other hand, we might get a re-expansion of Best Picture winner 'Oppenheimer' that could allow it overtake 'Murderess' and jump back to second place among 2023 films. 'Poor Things' will nevertheless remain in fourth place among 2023 films, with a truly impressive overall result. One can only wonder if Yorgos Lanthimos has reached the peak of his commercial success (in Greece, at least) or if he's got more surprises for us in the future. The remainder of the Top 10 (both during this weekend and the last) was quite boring and uneventful. In fact, this weekend marked the first weekend of 2024 that trailed the same weekend of 2023. It fell behind by a whopping 36%. 'Dune 2' had its chance to be the next big thing, but it is now clear that it failed. Next weekend will be even quieter, with eyes now on 'Kung Fu Panda 4'. The fourquel will be released in Greece on March 21.
  2. 'Dune' sold 114,644 admissions. You can see how it compares to other 2021 films here. 'Dune: Part Two' could reach the 200K-admission blockbuster milestone if it follows the trajectory of its predecessor, but 300K admissions sounds like way too much. We find out opening weekend results tomorrow...
  3. 'Dune: Part Two' sold approx. 8,500 admissions on its opening day (Thursday). This is almost double the opening of its predecessor (4,862 admissions), which was also a Thursday. If it follows the same trajectory, it will earn 46,000 on its opening weekend. That is about two-thirds of 'Barbie's' opening in Greece and less than half of 'Oppenheimer'. Slightly higher than 'Napoleon' and on par with 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' and 'Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One'. Not bad but nothing outside the realm of realistic expectations.
  4. News from GREECE 'Dune: Part Two' sold approx. 8,500 admissions on its opening day (Thursday). This is almost double the opening of its predecessor (4,862 admissions), which was also a Thursday. If it follows the same trajectory, it will earn 46,000 on its opening weekend. That is about two-thirds of 'Barbie's' opening in Greece and less than half of 'Oppenheimer'. Slightly higher than 'Napoleon' and on par with 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' and 'Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One'. Not bad but nothing outside the realm of realistic expectations.
  5. Weekend: February 22-25, 2024 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Perfect Days 10,896 – 38 – 10,896 1 2 Anyone but You 7,662 -29.1% 46 9 47,150 3 3 When Evil Lurks 7,410 – 55 – 7,410 1 4 Poor Things 6,344 -18.7% 47 -6 405,381 8 5 Коты Эрмитажа (Cats in the Museum) [Russian] 5,130 -16.4% 46 -6 37,627 5 6 All of Us Strangers 4,784 -29.6% 32 -1 16,058 2 7 The Holdovers 4,552 -33.0% 41 -7 71,744 5 8 Madame Web 3,698 -61.1% 42 -39 17,202 2 9 Maya the Bee 3: The Golden Orb 2,435 -36.3% 54 -16 12,750 3 10 Land of Bad 2,150 – 27 – 2,150 1 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-22-02-2024.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-no-major-release-allowed-perfect-days-to-steal-the-top-spot/ February has proven a complete disaster for the box office, due to really poor scheduling and also probably inadequate marketing. This is how we ended up with two major action films with high-profile actors ('Land of Bad' and 'Red Right Hand') scoring abysmal openings on the same weekend, with the prior landing at 10th place and the latter opening outside of the Top 10! Overall, only 74,686 admissions were sold this weekend, which -believe it or not- is actually 22% higher than the same time last year, so I guess it was a... success? The unmitigated disaster was a repeat of what happened the weekend before, with a rom-com ('Beautiful Wedding') opening outside the Top 10 on a post-Valentine's Day weekend and a film about the iconic Bob Marley opening at #7. This left a void that was occupied by arthouse productions. While these films didn't really overperform, they managed to rank quite high, with Oscar contender 'Perfect Days' topping the weekend chart and 'When Evil Lurks' opening in third place. Last weekend's winner, 'Anyone but You' had a pretty decent hold, as was the case for almost all holdovers. Only one Top 10 film registered a drop bigger than 40% and that was Sony's female-led superhero film 'Madame Web'. Its precipitous drop complemented its tragic opening, resulting in one of the worst superhero-film performances of the last quarter-century. Oscar Best Picture contender 'Poor Things' had another stellar weekend, with a sub-20% drop. 'Oppenheimer' (428K admissions) is now within range, given that 'Poor Things' is bound to see an uptick on the post-Oscar weekend. The best hold of the Top 10 was achieved by Russian animated film 'Cats in the Museum', which however won't get much further than 60K admissions. All eyes are now on 'Dune: Part Two', which will need to outgross its predecessor by a significant margin in order to put the box office out of its misery (shall we call it 'the calm before the storm'?). The film will debut alongside Spanish animated film 'Inspector Sun y la maldición de la viuda negra' (Inspector Sun and the Curse of the Black Widow) and 'Joika'.
  6. Weekend: February 15-18, 2024 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Anyone but You 10,803 -17.7% 37 -34 34,316 2 2 Madame Web 9,499 – 81 – 9,499 1 3 Poor Things 7,800 -38.4% 53 -22 395,067 7 4 All of Us Strangers 6,799 – 33 – 6,799 1 5 The Holdovers 6,792 -31.8% 48 -18 64,883 4 6 Коты Эрмитажа (Cats in the Museum) [Russian] 6,139 +7.4% 52 -4 31,850 4 7 Bob Marley: One Love 5,839 – 64 – 5,839 1 8 Maya the Bee 3: The Golden Orb 3,823 -29.3% 70 -10 9,897 2 9 君たちはどう生きるか (The Boy and the Heron) [Japanese] 2,698 -45.1% 33 -4 21,945 3 10 The Beekeeper 2,625 -38.9% 19 -7 87,463 6 Sources: https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-last-years-sour-grapes/ https://flix.gr/news/box-office-15-02-2024.html The February box office doldrums have no end in sight, since cumulative admissions dipped further to 80,686. That is still slightly higher (2%) than the same time last year; however, if 2024 is to return to the pre-pandemic admission levels, it needs to be ahead of 2023 by 30%. The weekend's winner was last weekend's winner, summer rom-com 'Anyone but You', which, despite losing half its screens, dropped only 18%. This is undoubtedly a post-Valentine's effect, although most holdovers performed very well, with no Top 10 film decreasing by more than 50%. On the other hand, newcomers were absolute duds. Female-led superhero film 'Madame Web' recorded one of the worst comic-book openings in the genre's history. It was a far cry even from female-led 'The Marvels' (16,311-admission opening), which was itself an utter commercial failure. I am aware of only one superhero film with a smaller opening and that is 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance', which started off with 8,551 admissions in May 2012 and ended its run with 19,673 admissions. An even worse fate than 'Madame Web' awaited 'All of Us Strangers' and 'Bob Marley: One Love'. Good news has become the norm for 'Poor Things', which achieved another sub-40% drop. If it declines steadily by 40% from now on, it will reach 415K admissions. If it also manages to win the Oscar Best Picture contest or manages to score multiple wins in other Oscar categories, then it is bound to see an uptick that will probably propel it to more than 430K admissions. In this case, it would probably beat 'Oppenheimer' and 'Murderess' to rank as 2023's second-biggest film behind 'Barbie' (466K admissions). Winning the yearly crown would however require a significant post-Oscar uptick that is sustained for at least 2-3 weekends. Studio Ghibli & Miyazaki's 'The Boy and the Heron' never really took off and this weekend didn't change that as it scored the Top 10's worst drop, while Russian animated film 'Cats in the Museum' saw a small boost in admissions. Finally, 'The Beekeeper' reached its last milestone, after beating 'The Meg' (85.3K admissions), and now ranks as the biggest Statham-starring film since 2010, outside of the 'Fast & Furious' and 'Expendables' franchises. This coming weekend, another crowd of films will enter the market, with the first two vying for the weekend crown: Action thriller 'Land of Bad', starring Liam Hemsworth and Russell Crowe Orland Bloom-starring action thriller 'Red Right Hand' 'The End We Start From', starring Jodie Comer and Benedict Cumberbatch Japanese film and Oscar contender 'Perfect Days' Argentinian film 'When Evil Lurks'
  7. Yes, it was released in a limited number of theaters. Only 33 screens in total. More tomorrow...
  8. Weekend: February 8-11, 2024 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Anyone but You 13,131 – 71 – 13,131 1 2 Poor Things 12,653 -38.6% 75 -19 381,419 6 3 The Holdovers 9,962 -33.5% 66 -8 53,832 3 4 Коты Эрмитажа (Cats in the Museum) [Russian] 5,714 -31.9% 56 -13 25,133 3 5 Maya the Bee 3: The Golden Orb 5,410 – 80 – 5,410 1 6 君たちはどう生きるか (The Boy and the Heron) [Japanese] 4,917 -34.6% 37 +2 16,613 2 7 The Beekeeper 4,298 -22.9% 26 -4 82,659 5 8 Argylle 4,033 -57.2% 37 -35 17,985 2 9 Priscilla 3,884 – 42 – 3,884 1 10 Ferrari 2,857 -59.4% 18 -29 33,640 3 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-08-02-2024.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-anything-but-cinema/ In a close photo finish, the long reign of 'Poor Things' finally came to an end, with the deathblow being delivered by a rom-com. Cumulative weekend admissions (86,392) sunk to new lows for 2024, but remain bigger than the same time last year. Nevertheless, the holdovers performed quite well, with most of them dropping less than 40%. Among them, 'Poor Things', which -we must bear in mind- might have not said its final word, since a Best Picture win next month could send it back to the top of the charts. The 400K-admission milestone is basically a foregone conclusion at this point and a total north of 420K admissions is not out of the question. As for the weekend's winner, 'Anyone but You' is bound to attract a lot of couples in the next few days due to Valentine's Day, but I don't expect it to become a sleeper hit. It won't be reaching 100K admissions for sure. Family products 'The Holdovers', 'Cats in the Museum' and 'The Boy and the Heron' are enjoying strong legs, but the smallest drop of the Top 10 was achieved by Statham's 'The Beekeeper', which is days away from becoming the best Statham-starring film of the last decade, outside of the 'Fast & Furious' and the 'Expendables' franchises. It's final milestone is beating 2018's 'The Meg' (85,313 admissions). 'Priscilla' failed spectacularly, while 'Maya the Bee 3' was as weak as its predecessors. 'Argylle's' drop was really bad and this can only complement the film's disappointing debut to result in an overall abysmal performance. 'Ferrari' hasn't done much better either. Next weekend, four new films are vying for the spot: Marvel's latest superhero flick 'Madame Web' Rom-com 'Beautiful Wedding' Biographical drama 'Bob Marley: One Love' Romantic fantasy 'All of Us Strangers'
  9. Weekend: February 1-4, 2024 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Poor Things 20,624 -34.8% 94 -2 360,453 5 2 The Holdovers 14,976 -10.7% 74 18 38,010 2 3 Argylle 9,415 – 72 – 9,415 1 4 Коты Эрмитажа (Cats in the Museum) [Russian] 8,394 -12.2% 69 -2 18,764 2 5 君たちはどう生きるか (The Boy and the Heron) [Japanese] 7,513 – 35 – 7,513 1 6 Ferrari 7,038 -53.6% 47 -28 28,140 2 7 The Beekeeper 5,572 -27.7% 30 -10 75,739 4 8 The Bricklayer 2,949 -44.1% 18 -8 11,631 2 9 Migration 2,501 -21.3% 35 +1 61,351 9 10 Wish 2,355 -20.4% 33 -3 92,736 11 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-01-02-2024.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-poor-things-got-stuck-at-the-top/ February 2024 debuted with a relatively soft weekend (98,841 admissions) that still managed to beat February 2023's first weekend by 38%. The top spot went to 'Poor Things' for a fifth consecutive time, meaning that 'Poor Things' joins an elite club of six films that have scored at least five first-place finishes (in the last 15 years - that is, in the period since weekend records have been available). The club also includes 'The Hangover', 'Joker', 'Man of God', 'Avatar: The Way of the Water' and 'Barbie'. All of them remained in the top spot for five weekends. 'Poor Things' remains on course for at least 410K admissions, although it is not clear yet if it can beat 2023's second and third biggest films, 'Murderess' or 'Oppenheimer'. Speaking of which, 'Murderess' dropped out of the Top 10, but has now reached 422,811 admissions. It sold slightly more than 5K admissions over the last 7 days and is less than 5K admissions away from topping 'Oppenheimer' (427,536 admissions), which now seems to be a virtually guaranteed outcome. Newcomers failed miserably, but to be fair, not much could be expected (statistically speaking) of a female-led action film and a Japanese animated film. Hayao Miyazaki's 'The Boy and the Heron' is his first film released in Greece since 'Howl's Moving Castle' (released in October 2005). No information is available about the box office performance of his other films. On the other hand, 'Argylle' fared far worse than all comparable titles, including 'The Marvels' and 'Spy'. The best hold among the Top 10 was achieved by a film called... 'The Holdovers' (oh the irony), followed by a trio of animated films: 'Cats in the Museum', 'Wish' and 'Migration'. The remaining holdovers ('Ferrari', 'The Beekeeper' and 'The Bricklayer') haven't really lived up to expectations. Next weekend, four films will be released: animated film 'Maya the Bee 3: The Golden Orb', Elvis Presley-related biographical drama 'Priscilla', rom-com 'Anyone but You' which has arrived just in time for Valentine's Day and Zac Efron-starring biographical sports drama 'The Iron Claw'. Among these titles, I think 'Anyone but You' has the best chances at pushing 'Poor Things' out of the way.
  10. Weekend: January 25-28, 2024 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Poor Things 31,616 -22.2% 96 -29 328,866 4 2 The Holdovers 16,773 – 56 – 16,773 1 3 Ferrari 15,164 – 75 – 15,164 1 4 Koty Ermitazha (Cats in the Museum) [Russian] 9,563 – 71 – 9,563 1 5 The Beekeeper 7,706 -46.0% 40 -13 65,557 3 6 The Bricklayer 5,277 – 26 – 5,277 1 7 Φόνισσα (Murderess) [GR] 3,498 -38.7% 26 -22 417,584 9 8 Migration 3,179 -11.4% 34 -6 58,473 8 9 Wonka 3,001 -12.3% 28 -2 100,700 7 10 Wish 2,960 -12.9% 36 -9 90,229 10 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-25-1-2024.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-and-the-lanthimiad-goes-on/ Overall, 118,286 admissions were sold during the weekend, which is 40% higher than last year and an improvement over last weekend. Based on weekend admissions, January 2024 was 25% ahead January 2023. That is a significant improvement which bodes well for the year as a whole. Undoubtedly, January's splendid results were mostly attributed to the success of 'Poor Things'. Predictably, the announcement of more than 10 Oscar nominations propelled the film to another first-place finish on the weekend chart. We've got another one-and-a-half months until the awards ceremony, so the film is bound to slow down significantly by then. Nevertheless, with 40% drops from now on, 'Poor Things' would earn at least 410K admissions. Even topping 2023 winner 'Barbie's' 465.9K-admission total is not out of the question at this point, although it would need sub-30% drops for several weekends to achieve this. As for newcomers, while none of them were a match for Lanthimos's 'Poor Things', cumulatively they still managed to garner enough attention to boost weekend earnings above the previous weekend. Christmas comedy-drama 'The Holdovers' led the race, despite being released after the Christmas holiday period, but 'Ferrari' was hot on its heels. Animated film 'Cats in the Museum' finished in a distant fourth place on the weekend chart, while 'The Bricklayer' was the worst newcomer, mostly due to its limited release (only 26 screens). That was despite being filmed in Greece, which didn't seem to interest general audiences. It probably isn't a surprise though that nearly half of the film's admissions came from the city where it was filmed (Thessaloniki). Its per-screen average was also nothing exceptional or noteworthy. Jason Statham-starring 'Beekeeper' had a bigger drop than last weekend, but nothing too bad. Other than the (far more successful) 'Fast & Furious' and the 'Expendables' franchises, 'Beekeeper' has overtaken a series of Statham action films released since 2010. It's got 2 more to beat: 2015's 'Spy' (76,006 admissions) and 2018's 'The Meg' (85,313 admissions). Unfortunately, the 100K-admission milestone is out of reach. 'Murderess' had another solid hold as it gets closer and closer to overtaking 'Oppenheimer', to become 2023's second biggest film. Thanks to its small drops and strong weekdays, weekly drops of 45% will suffice to beat the Nolan-directed WWII biopic's total (426.7K admissions). Finally, a trio of family films completed the Top 10, with impressive sub-15% drops: 'Migration' had the smallest drop among the Top 10, 'Wonka' crossed the 100K-admission milestone and 'Wish' is trying hard to get there. Next weekend, spy action comedy 'Argylle' and Studio Ghibli's animated 'The Boy and the Heron' are pinned against each other. I am not convinced that either film could knock 'Poor Things' off its perch, but that also depends on how well 'Poor Things' holds.
  11. Weekend: January 18-21, 2024 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions (by Sunday) Week 1 Poor Things 40,534 -35.2% 125 +2 276,799 3 2 The Beekeeper 14,261 -41.6% 53 -14 50,323 2 3 Sound of Freedom 6,915 – 60 – 6,915 1 4 Φόνισσα (Murderess) [GR] 5,705 -39.5% 48 -11 410,322 8 5 Κουραμπιέδες στο χιόνι (Shortbread Made of Snow) [GR] 4,638 -42.1% 50 -19 163,077 5 6 Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by (Three Robbers and a Lion) [Norwegian] 4,280 – 54 – 4,280 1 7 One Life 4,017 – 30 – 4,017 1 8 Migration 3,590 -13.3% 40 -1 54,430 7 9 Wonka 3,423 -25.6% 30 -13 97,312 6 10 Wish 3,398 -14.2% 45 +7 87,201 9 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-18-1-2024.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-poor-triumph/ We witnessed another strong January weekend with 111,096 admissions, which was 16.6% higher than last year. 'Poor Things' scored a hat trick and has now officially become the most commercially successful film for its Greek director, Yorgos Lanthimos. The film is now looking to capitalise on Oscar hype throughout the next month and a half, with Oscar nominations being announced tomorrow. It is almost guaranteed that 'Poor Things' will win a Best Picture nomination among others, but on the other hand, of the Greeks who would be persuaded to watch a film due to its receiving an Oscar Best Picture nominations, is there anyone who hasn't seen 'Poor Things' already? Has this demographic run out of members who haven't seen the movie yet or not? We'll find out soon enough. With 35% drops from now on, 'Poor Things' could reach 400K admissions by the end of its run. All holdovers in the Top 10 had a pretty decent weekend. 'The Beekeeper' held well, but probably won't approach any significant milestones. 'Murderess' still poses a threat to 'Oppenheimer'. 'Shortbread Made of Snow' finally entered the 2023's Top 10. 'Wonka' will soon reach 100K admissions and 'Wish' could easily cross that milestone based on its current trajectory. As for newcomers, no film reached five-digit figures. Child-trafficking crime thriller 'Sound of Freedom' led the pack. Next weekend, historical drama 'Ferrari' and action thriller 'The Bricklayer' will try to steal the top spot from 'Poor Things'. 'Ferrari' has a recognizable title and some well-known actors that could draw audiences. On the other hand, what 'The Bricklayer' lacks in acting talent, it can make up for thanks to having been filmed in Greece. We'll see if either generates enough business to maintain January's strong performance.
  12. Weekend: January 11-14, 2024 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions (by Sunday) Week 1 Poor Things 62,677 +21.7% 123 +14 206,719 2 2 The Beekeeper 24,428 – 67 – 24,428 1 3 Φόνισσα (Murderess) [GR] 9,425 -42.9% 59 -5 399,912 7 4 Κουραμπιέδες στο χιόνι (Shortbread Made of Snow) [GR] 8,005 -64.5% 69 -20 156,807 4 5 Wonka 4,599 -52.9% 43 -21 93,365 5 6 Migration 4,143 -31.3% 41 +3 50,379 6 7 Wish 3,961 -32.1% 38 -4 83,586 8 8 Καπετάν Μιχάλης [GR] 3,344 -71.2% 33 -34 81,052 4 9 Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom 3,275 -59.7% 19 -12 70,447 4 10 The Three Musketeers: Milady 3,198 – 32 – 3,198 1 Sources: https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-lanthimos-the-saviour/ https://flix.gr/news/box-office-11-1-2024.html In what is turning out to be a very strong January, Greek audiences are showing up in droves to see Yorgos Lanthimos's latest film and Golden Globes winner 'Poor Things'. It has become the talk of the town and with Oscar nominations being announced next week, related chatter won't die down any time soon. The film not only increased its screen number but also its per screen average, leading to a 20% increase in admissions compared to last weekend. It is days away from becoming Lanthimos's most successful film in Greece, with the current record holder, 2019's 'The Favourite', having sold 225,203 admissions. In an unforeseeable twist of events, it has also become the fourth biggest film of 2023 (technically, its first day was December 26). It is only trailing a trio of films in the 400K-admission range ('Murderess', 'Oppenheimer' and 'Barbie'). At this point, it is hard to say whether it will reach such heights, but I have to admit it is not an unrealistic possibility. Speaking of which, Greek novel adaptation 'Murderess' continues its ascent. It is now at the cusp of reaching 400K admissions and it needs to be dropping by less than 40% on average each weekend in order to have a chance at beating 'Oppenheimer', which is sitting at 2023's second place with 426,719 admissions. Among other Greek films, 'Shortbread Made of Snow' beat 'Mission Impossible 7' but got overtaken by 'Poor Things' and thus 2023's Top 10 list still eludes it. Nevertheless, it is a matter of days before it surpasses 'Indiana Jones 5' to finally enter the year's Top 10. Last and definitely least, Greek novel adaptation 'Captain Michalis' had the worst drop of the weekend's Top 10 and will conclude its mediocre run with less than 100K admissions. The weekend's second place was occupied by the only successful newcomer, Jason Statham-starring 'The Beekeeper', which earned a decent 24K admissions. Its opening was higher than most other non-franchise Jason Statham action films of the last decade, including: 'The Mechanic' (2011): 14,196 admissions 'Killer Elite' (2011): 22,940 admissions 'Homefront' (2013): 12,875 admissions 'Spy' (2015): 17,927 admissions 'Mechanic: Resurrection' (2016): 13,400 admissions 'Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre' (2023): 14,172 admissions Only 2018's 'The Meg' (26,080 admissions) opened slightly higher. It's probably unnecessary to mention that the Statham-starring 'Expendables' and 'Fast & Furious' franchises have had far more successful box office runs. Contrary to 'The Beekeeper', the other newcomer of the Top 10 was a complete dud – 'The Three Musketeers: Milady' opened to an abysmal 3K admissions, which was even worse than its predecessor, 'The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan', which opened to 5,417 admissions on the 2023 post-Easter weekend. As for the remaining holdovers, 'Wonka' is still headed for the 100K-admission milestone, with 'Wish' still... wishing it might get there too, provided its late legs are strong enough. Finally, 'Migration' and 'Aquaman 2' will not be met with such luck, as they will certainly end their runs way below 100K admissions. Overall, 145,033 admissions were sold over the weekend, which is 47% higher than last year and only 7.4% less than last weekend. Next weekend, four new films will fail to beat 'Poor Things', which will definitely remain in the lead: 'Queen Rock Montreal' is out for one weekend, documentary 'Sound of Freedom' could make a modest amount of cash, Pierce Brosnan-starring 'Fast Charlie' might reach second place and animated film 'Three Robbers and a Lion' probably won't be much of a success.
  13. Weekend: January 4-7, 2024 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions (by Sunday) Week 1 Poor Things 51,491 – 109 – 108,485 1 2 Κουραμπιέδες στο χιόνι (Shortbread Made of Snow) [GR] 22,528 +6.5% 89 -6 145,460 3 3 Φόνισσα (Murderess) [GR] 16,504 +1.5% 64 -19 383,439 6 4 Καπετάν Μιχάλης [GR] 11,611 -17.1% 67 -6 73,624 3 5 Wonka 9,754 -8.1% 64 -24 87,510 4 6 Night Swim 8,345 – 40 – 8,345 1 7 Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom 8,118 -30.6% 31 -65 64,333 3 8 Migration 6,034 +54.5% 38 -4 45,829 5 9 Wish 5,835 +35.4% 42 -1 79,509 7 10 The Zone of Interest 3,926 -5.4% 16 -6 29,260 4 Sources: https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-from-weird-to-commercially-favourite/ https://flix.gr/news/box-office-4-1-2024.html The first weekend of 2024 rang up 156,650 admissions, which was the fourth-biggest post-pandemic weekend tally so far, trailing 2023 National Cinema Day weekend, 2022 National Cinema Day weekend and 2021's pre-Christmas weekend, when 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' opened. The weekend's success was a team effort of four Greek-directed films, topped by Lanthimos's 'Poor Things'. It has achieved the biggest opening weekend for director Yorgos Lanthimos. His most successful film, 'The Favourite', had a staggered release in 2019 (continuously expanding its screen count for four consecutive weekends) and therefore an apples-to-apples comparison cannot be made. On Sunday, 'Poor Things' won the Golden Globes award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, which is bound to invigorate the film's box office run, thanks to all the media attention it's getting. The Greek-directed quartet is completed by last weekend's top three, which registered small increases/decreases compared to New Year's weekend. 'Shortbread Made of Snow' and 'Murderess' are definitely outperforming their expectations, while 'Captain Michalis' has been a middling success. The only other newcomer in the Top 10 was 'Night Swim', which missed the Top 5 due to 'Wonka's' enduring run. The latter is nearing the 100K-admission milestone, a feat that neither 'Aquaman 2' nor 'Wish' will achieve. Animated flick 'Migration' recorded the biggest % increase of the weekend. Finally, interest in... 'Zone of Interest' is dying down, although an Oscar nom could change that. Next weekend, three Hollywood films will join the bunch in a weekend poised to remain well above January 2023 levels: 'The Three Musketeers: Milady', 'The Beekeper', 'Dream Scenario'. Nevertheless, 'Poor Things' has got the best odds at winning the weekend crown.
  14. 2023 BOX-OFFICE ROUND-UP The year sold 7,408,000 admissions. That is a 37% increase over 2022 and the best post-pandemic year so far. It still remains below the standard 9-10 million admissions sold per year during the 2010s, but it is a promising year-on-year improvement that tells us 2024 is in for another solid increase. 2024 needs a 21% increase to reach 9 million admissions, which seems doable. Here is 2023's Top 10 chart. Ranking Title Admissions 1 Barbie 465,887 2 Oppenheimer 426,719 3 Φόνισσα (Murderess) [GR] 383,439 4 The Super Mario Bros. Movie 203,266 5 The Nun II 181,261 6 John Wick: Chapter 4 174,635 7 Fast X 169,248 8 A Haunting in Venice 166,491 9 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 162,951 10 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One 154,688 11 Κουραμπιέδες από χιόνι (Shortbread Made of Snow) [GR] 145,460 The ones in italics are still playing in theaters as of January 7, 2024. 'Barbie' remains the undisputed winner, a global phenomenon that earned the bulk of its gargantuan Greek tally in the heart of the summer (late July to late August), a highly unusual feat since August tends to be the quietest month of the year when most Greeks are spending time away from work and enjoying the summer holidays on the beach. It came within breathing distance (only 5 admissions!!!) of 'Spider-Man: No Way Home', which still holds the title of biggest post-pandemic film. 'Oppenheimer' was another sensational hit which broke 'Inception's' record (421K admissions) as the biggest film directed by Christopher Nolan. It also beat 'Avatar 2' (423K admissions) to become the third-biggest post-pandemic film, just behind those mentioned above. Greek novel adaptation 'Murderess' is having a very solid run and has good chances of eventually beating 'Oppenheimer' for the year's second place. It is the biggest post-pandemic Greek film, the fifth-biggest post-pandemic film overall and the fourth-biggest Greek film since 2010^, behind 'Worlds Apart' (669K admissions), 'Eftyhia' (668K admissions) and 'What If...' (531K admissions). ^2010 is the year that the catastrophic financial crisis began. In fourth place, 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' bested 'Prince of Persia' to become the biggest video game adaptation ever and the first to reach the 200K-admission blockbuster milestone. Video-game adaptations Title National OW Release date Total admissions Multiple The Super Mario Bros. Movie 44,811 Thu 6 Apr 23 203,266 4.54 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 60,569 Thu 20 May 10 176,791 2.92 Assassin's Creed 53,502 Thu 5 Jan 17 133,185 2.49 Lara Croft: The Cradle of Life 43,000 Fri 3 Oct 03 120,000 2.79 Tomb Raider 40,350 Thu 15 Mar 18 119,231 2.95 Warcraft 36,787 Thu 9 Jun 16 96,591 2.63 Uncharted 27,143 Thu 17 Feb 22 96,538 3.56 Angry Birds 32,214 Thu 12 May 16 94,718 2.94 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 20,341 Thu 31 Mar 22 85,174 4.19 Five Nights at Freddy’s 47,487 Thu 26 Oct 23 81,967 1.73 'The Nun II' failed to reach the heights of 'The Nun', but remains the second-biggest film in the 'Conjuring' franchise. 'John Wick 4' is by far the most successful film of its franchise. 'Fast X' ended up in the lower half of the ten-part series. Hercule Poirot-starring 'A Haunting in Venice' did much better than 'Death on the Nile' but failed to reach the heights of 'Murder on the Orient Express'. 'Indiana Jones 5' reached a respectable total, but paled in comparison to 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull', which had earned 256.5K admissions back in 2008. 'Mission Impossible 7' performed slightly better than the fifth and sixth instalment of the franchise, but was a far cry from instalments 1-4. A final note: the reason I included Greek family comedy drama 'Shortbread Made of Snow' on the list is that it is poised to beat 'Mission Impossible 7' and could probably end its run all the way up at fifth place, beating 'Nun's' 181K-admission total.
  15. Weekend: December 28-31, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions (by Sunday) New Year’s Day Total admissions (by Wed, Jan 3) Week 1 Κουραμπιέδες στο χιόνι (Shortbread Made of Snow) [GR] 21,155 +25.2% 95 -1 98,757 5,493 122,932 2 2 Φόνισσα (Murderess) [GR] 16,260 -18.5% 83 -21 350,289 2,974 366,849 5 3 Καπετάν Μιχάλης [GR] 13,999 -8.1% 73 -24 48,234 2,707 62,013 2 4 Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom 11,689 -29.1% 96 -2 44,727 2,907 56,215 2 5 Wonka 10,617 -24.8% 88 -39 67,967 2,009 77,756 3 6 Wish 4,308 -1.8% 43 -11 69,561 671 73,674 6 7 The Zone of Interest 4,148 +3.8% 22 +5 22,267 755 25,334 3 8 In the Land of Saints & Sinners 4,081 – 31 – 4,081 1,288 8,886 1 9 Migration 3,905 +14.6% 42 -10 35,088 892 39,788 4 10 Щелкунчик и волшебная флейта (The Nutcracker and the Magic Flute) [Russian] 3,076 -37.0% 54 -19 18,335 326 20,595 3 Sources: https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-local-titles-dominated-new-years-eve/ It was a white New Year's weekend with Greek family pic 'Shortbread Made of Snow' dethroning Greek novel adaptation 'Murderess' from the top after a month of the latter's domination. Overall, the weekend sold 103,073 admissions, which was slightly less than Christmas weekend, but nevertheless the fifth weekend in a row to reach six figures. The streak is likely to continue next weekend. 'Shortbread Made of Snow' had the biggest % increase of the weekend and is aiming for a total north of 150K admissions. It needs 155K admission to become the second Greek film to enter 2023's Top 10. Meanwhile, 'Murderess' has its eyes on the 400K-admission milestone, making it only the third film of the year reach this tally. Time will tell whether it can beat 'Oppenheimer' for the year's second place, but the year's crown is safely in the hands of 'Barbie'. More details on the thread's first page. A third Greek film completed the weekend's Top 3 – novel adaptation 'Captain Michalis'. It swapped places with 'Aquaman 2', which ranked third last weekend. The prior seems to be outpacing the latter, albeit by a thin margin. 'Captain Michalis' was clearly harmed by the presence of far more popular 'Murderess', as well as poor visual effects, while 'Aquaman 2' clearly had nothing new to offer compared to the original, especially in a year in which comic book films are suffering due to an abandonment of the formula that worked with their target audience. Moving to fifth and sixth place, 'Wonka' and 'Wish' are also in a tight race between themselves, with the prior likely to come out on top. 'Zone of Interest' is looking to build hype for the upcoming Oscar nominations (January 23) while the only newcomer of the weekend, Liam Neeson's action thriller 'In the Land of Saints & Sinners' opened to a disappointing 4K-admission tally. The Top 10 where completed by two lukewarm animated films for which there isn't much to say. Finally, George Lanthimos's 'Poor Things', which had two days of previews last week (December 26 and 27) opened official on Monday, January 1st. Although, it can't rank anywhere on the weekend list, it ranked first on New Year's Day with 10,745 admissions and remained first on January 2nd and 3rd for a five-day total of 56,994 admissions. Clearly, Lanthimos has become a director that draws a lot of media attention in Greece and audiences are beginning to notice. 'Poor Things' will almost certainly win the upcoming weekend crown.
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