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Of course the presence of the question is the problem. No such thing as "preferred pronouns" exists, just like "preferred adjectives" or "preferred prepositions" don't exist. Pronouns, just like any other part of grammar, exist to describe the objective reality. Pronouns are not a matter of preference. No singular person can or should be described with plural pronouns, unless his sex is unknown. But the very point of the question is to specify one's pronouns, i.e. they become known and so plural pronouns don't apply. P.S. I don't know why you had to bring up Jesus in this discussion. I don't think religion is necessary or relevant to this discussion. But since you did bring it up, I'd like to point out that the Bible only mentions two sexes, male and female. No more, no less.

LOL. I'm not filling out a form asking me what my pronouns are. Especially since one of the options is "they/them". Why don't you ask me what my adjectives are instead? I only accept intelligent and handsome, thank you very much...

Weekend: August 25-28, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Minions: The Rise of Gru 57,732 +258.9% 204 +121 84,581 2 2 Nope 9,052 – 127 – 9,052 1 3 After Ever Happy 8,359 – 67 – 8,359 1 4 Maigret [French–Belgian] 5,808 – 13 – 5,808 1 5 Where the Crawdads Sing 2,481 – 26 – 2,481 0 6 Bullet Train 2,419 -54.6% 22 -26 68,698 4 7 Elvis 1,450 -46.8% 4 -8 68,560 10 8 Alcarràs [Spanish–Italian] 1,439 – 8 – 1,439 1 9 Top Gun: Maverick 1,383 -18.4% 9 -4 277,519 14 10 Bergman Island [English-language French–German–Mexican] 992 – 9 – 992 1 Sources: https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-the-minions-hysteria-hits-greece/ https://flix.gr/news/box-office-25-august-2022.html 'Minions 2' was boosted significantly thanks to the release of the dubbed version (Greek), making it more accessible to children and families. Despite this, its opening is a far cry from that of 'Minions' (91,770 admissions) and 'Despicable Me 3' (82,418 admissions). The 11-day total is much closer to these numbers, but it is hard to make accurate comparisons due to the peculiar release pattern. Loads of newcomers took over the Top 10 list but none were particularly noteworthy. 'After Ever Happy', the fourth instalment in the 'After' franchise registered the franchise's worst opening, beating the record-low of 'After 3' (9,766 admissions), which was already far worse than the openings of the franchise's original title and first sequel. Brad Pitt's 'Bullet Train' has beaten 'Elvis's' total. 'Top Gun 2' has now spent 14 weeks in the Top 10. Stay tuned for the results of the two first September weekends...

Compared to what? The dollar?

Is there anyone who would like to become thread manager for the Italy box office? I have remained thread manager for a long time because the administrators could not figure out how to change the thread manager. However, it has been a few years since I last asked them. I could try again if anyone is interested, since -realistically speaking- I rarely read this thread and so the thread title is often outdated.

Weekend: August 11-14, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Bullet Train 10,621 -56.1% 79 -31 49,360 2 2 Thor: Love and Thunder 2,627 +1.4% 24 -5 165,442 6 3 Competencia oficial [Spanish] 2,212 -69.3% 14 -8 13,490 2 4 Qu'est-ce qu'on a tous fait au bon Dieu? [French] 1,959 +92.8% 14 +7 59,987 6 5 Elvis 1,947 +79.0% 27 +20 61,801 8 6 Top Gun: Maverick 1,886 +12.6% 12 -1 271,299 12 7 El buen patrón [Spanish] 1,544 +213.2% 13 +9 50,578 9 8 Bigfoot Family [French] 1,520 -22.8% 29 +4 18,039 4 9 Σμύρνη μου αγαπημένη (My Beloved Smyrna) [GR] 883 -66.2% 11 -1 260,521 34 10 El sustituto [Spanish] 847 – 15 – 847 1 Sources: https://grandmagazine.gr/el/article/6825/box-office-sfaira-phge-stin-korufh-to-treno-tou-brad-pitt https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-the-quiet-days-of-august/ Weekend: August 18-21, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Minions: The Rise of Gru 16,084 – 83 – 16,084 1 2 Bullet Train 5,326 -49.9% 48 -31 68,703 3 3 The Bridges of Madison County [re-release] 3,715 – 16 – 3,715 1 4 Irréductible [French] 3,564 – 14 – 3,564 1 5 Elvis 2,728 +40.1% 12 -15 66,937 9 6 Thor: Love and Thunder 2,627 0.0% 20 -4 166,710 7 7 El buen patrón [Spanish] 1,804 +16.8% 13 0 54,413 10 8 Top Gun: Maverick 1,694 -10.2% 13 +1 274,367 13 9 Amants [French] 1,506 – 11 – 1,506 1 10 Le Trésor du Petit Nicolas [French] 1,461 N/K 9 N/K 25,143 5 Sources: https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-the-quiet-days-of-august/ https://flix.gr/news/box-office-18-august-2022.html The two middle weekends of August were very quiet, as happens every year, selling 30,500 and 53,154 admissions respectively. Without new high-profile releases on August 11, a lot of holdovers saw screen expansions that boosted their earnings, even though the weekend as a whole was the second-worst of the year (after Easter weekend, which is always the quietest). On the other hand, the previous weekend's newcomers ('Bullet Train', 'Competencia oficial') saw sharp drops. Here is a list of Brad Pitt's filmography, as an actor, in the last decade. Overall, 'Bullet Train' performed well, especially given that it opened in the heart of the summer. Brad Pitt films (as actor) Title National OW Release date Total admissions Multiple Moneyball 4,820 Thu 8 Dec 11 10,880 2.26 Killing Them Softly 11,955 Thu 25 Oct 12 32,694 2.73 World War Z 25,992 Thu 27 Jun 13 99,897 3.84 12 Years a Slave 13,508 Thu 12 Dec 13 134,566 9.96 The Counselor 27,598 Thu 21 Nov 13 76,861 2.79 Fury 28,246 Thu 20 Nov 14 84,097 2.98 By the Sea 7,231 Thu 10 Dec 15 13,844 1.91 The Big Short 17,910 Thu 7 Jan 16 81,093 4.53 Allied 35,914 Thu 24 Nov 16 122,977 3.42 Deadpool 2 82,773 Thu 17 May 18 221,967 2.68 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 71,583 Thu 22 Aug 19 232,159 3.24 Ad Astra 20,272 Thu 19 Sep 19 52,277 2.58 The Lost City 13,916 Thu 24 Mar 22 46,363 3.33 Bullet Train 24,200 Thu 4 Aug 22 72,993* 3.02 *total as of September 4, 2022 On August 18, the English-language version of 'Minions 2' was released in select theaters, while the release date for the Greek-language version is August 25. Therefore, the comparison with other franchise entries is pointless. Comps with the rest of the franchise will be more relevant next weekend and projections for its total gross will become more accurate by its third weekend. Moreover, we cannot ignore 'Top Gun 2', which is the biggest film of the year and now seems to be wrapping up its run around 280K admissions. It has stayed in the Top 10 for 13 weekends which is a significant feat in itself for an action film. Such streaks in Greece are usually reserved for animated films. Last but not least, we must mention that 'Thor 4' has officially become the biggest ever 'Thor' film, beating 'Ragnarok's' 165.5K-admission total.

Weekend: August 4-7, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Bullet Train 24,200 – 110 – 24,200 1 2 Competencia oficial [Spanish] 7,196 – 22 – 7,196 1 3 Σμύρνη μου αγαπημένη (My Beloved Smyrna) [GR] 2,609 +64.1% 12 0 258,592 33 4 Thor: Love and Thunder 2,590 -54.8% 29 -22 160,869 5 5 Eiffel [French] 2,321 -66.0% 9 -17 13,069 2 6 Bigfoot Family [French] 1,968 -32.8% 25 -14 15,423 3 7 Top Gun: Maverick 1,675 -63.8% 13 -18 267,606 11 8 Le Trésor du Petit Nicolas [French] 1,352 -64.1% 16 -15 18,291 3 9 Elvis 1,088 -34.1% 7 -7 59,460 7 10 Qu'est-ce qu'on a tous fait au bon Dieu? [French] 1,016 -62.5% 7 -10 57,151 5 Sources: https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-the-quiet-days-of-august/ https://grandmagazine.gr/el/article/6825/box-office-sfaira-phge-stin-korufh-to-treno-tou-brad-pitt I'm back! Sorry for the long delay. Brad Pitt's 'Bullet Train' opened well indeed. Given that we're talking about the heart of the summer, when everyone is lying on a beach far away from the multiplexes, this 24K-admission opening was quite the feat. Furthermore, as has been noted throughout the summer, Greek historical drama 'My Beloved Smyrna' has fluctuated significantly within the Top 10, as well as falling below the Top 10 and then jumping up a few ranks. 'Top Gun 2' had its first big drop, but is among several films that did so. Stay tuned for the remaining August weekends...

IMDb doesn't have a release date yet for Greece. myfilm.gr also doesn't have a release date. I have found some TV ads for the film on Youtube, which came out a few days ago. They all say "coming to theaters in August". Greeks are not known for planning ahead... If I were to guess, I would say Thursday, August 18 or 25 or possibly on September 1.

Weekend: July 14-17, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Thor: Love and Thunder 21,796 -66.0% 129 -30 120,110 2 2 Qu'est-ce qu'on a tous fait au bon Dieu? [French] 14,826 +2.6% 86 +41 39,381 2 3 Verdens verste menneske [Norwegian] 5,567 – 21 – 5,567 1 4 Top Gun: Maverick 3,555 -29.4% 30 +9 250,757 8 5 El buen patrón [Spanish] 2,466 +54.6% 11 -6 41,289 5 6 Elvis 2,414 -18.9% 14 -5 48,855 4 7 Ooops! The Adventure Continues (aka Two by Two: Overboard!) 1,981 -20.0% 22 -4 16,065 3 8 Madeleine Collins [French] 1,784 +41.7% 9 +2 3,786 2 9 The Black Phone 1,680 -54.5% 14 -14 38,859 4 10 The Lost Daughter 1,402 -55.2% 7 -18 21,983 3 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-14-july-2022.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-not-a-superhero-weekend/ https://grandmagazine.gr/el/article/6781/box-office-o-thor-sunexizei-na-sfurokopa-ta-tameia Weekend: July 21-24, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Thor: Love and Thunder 10,181 -53.3% 68 -61 142,478 3 2 Spencer 7,619 – 21 – 7,619 1 3 Le Trésor du Petit Nicolas [French] 6,685 – 41 – 6,685 1 4 Bigfoot Family [French] 6,055 – 59 – 6,055 1 5 Qu'est-ce qu'on a tous fait au bon Dieu? [French] 5,370 -63.8% 28 -58 50,678 3 6 Top Gun: Maverick 3,804 +7.0% 37 +7 256,573 9 7 North by Northwest [re-release] 3,131 – 6 – 3,131 1 8 El buen patrón [Spanish] 2,099 -14.9% 12 +1 44,259 6 9 Elvis 2,052 -15.0% 12 -2 53,031 5 10 Tenor 1,904 – 15 – 1,904 1 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-21-of-july-2022.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-hammer-of-grief/ Weekend: July 28-31, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Eiffel [French] 6,817 – 26 – 6,817 1 2 Thor: Love and Thunder 5,733 -43.7% 51 -17 154,104 4 3 Top Gun: Maverick 4,621 +21.5% 31 -6 263,998 10 4 Le Trésor du Petit Nicolas [French] 3,768 -43.6% 31 -10 13,807 2 5 Bigfoot Family [French] 2,928 -51.6% 39 -20 11,400 2 6 Maison de retraite [French] 2,741 – 12 – 2,741 1 7 Qu'est-ce qu'on a tous fait au bon Dieu? [French] 2,708 -49.6% 17 -11 54,476 4 8 Elvis 1,651 -19.5% 14 +2 56,097 6 9 Σμύρνη μου αγαπημένη (My Beloved Smyrna) [GR] 1,590 N/K 12 N/K 255,379 32 10 Verdens verste menneske [Norwegian] 1,528 N/K 7 N/K 13,127 3 Source: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-26-july-2022.html 'Thor 4' dropped heavily on its sophomore frame: worse than any other 'Thor' film, similar to 'Batman v Superman' (65.7%) and 'Justice League' (66.5%) and almost as bad as 'Guardians of the Galaxy 2' (68.4%) and 'Black Widow' (69.7%). Its drops improved slightly in subsequent weekends. Even though it scored the best 'Thor' opening, it is now struggling to beat the total of 'Thor: Ragnarok' (165,522 admissions) and may have to settle for second-biggest film in the franchise. After its threepeat, 'Thor 4' was succeeded by French historical drama 'Eiffel', but given that we are now heading into August, box office traffic is seeing a significant decline. No film sold more than 10K admissions, which is the first time this has happened since the (always quiet) Easter weekend. Before that, the last time was early February. The most significant news of the week is that 'Top Gun 2' has surpassed 'The Batman' (263,273 admissions) to become the biggest film of the year in Greece so far. 'My Beloved Smyrna' has re-appeared in the Top 10, thanks to its outdoor cinema showings, as I have predicted since the beginning of the summer period.

Weekend: July 7-10, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Thor: Love and Thunder 64,164 – 159 – 64,164 1 2 Qu'est-ce qu'on a tous fait au bon Dieu? [French] 14,455 – 45 – 14,455 1 3 Top Gun: Maverick 5,033 -47.6% 21 -38 244,931 7 4 The Black Phone 3,695 -47.4% 28 -33 34,934 3 5 The Lost Daughter 3,129 -71.1% 18 -5 18,499 2 6 Elvis 2,976 -70.0% 19 -53 44,713 3 7 Ooops! The Adventure Continues (aka Two by Two: Overboard!) 2,476 -67.5% 26 -31 13,271 2 8 Lightyear 2,076 -21.2% 32 -14 38,917 4 9 El buen patrón [Spanish] 1,595 -66.8% 17 -5 37,264 4 10 Σμύρνη μου αγαπημένη (My Beloved Smyrna) [GR] 1,345 +7.7% 8 +1 249,036 29 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-07-07-2022.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-thor-got-love/ Following the success of 'Doctor Strange 2', 'Thor 4' delivered yet another impressive result for the MCU, which continues to be the goose that lays golden eggs. The Waititi-directed fourquel scored the biggest opening for a Thor film, the 9th best opening for an MCU film and the 20th biggest superhero weekend overall. In the post-pandemic period, it is only one of few franchises that has built on its predecessor, although it has admittedly not grown as much as other MCU sequels, such as 'Doctor Strange 2' or 'Spider-Man: No Way Home'. That being said, 'Doctor Strange 2', which nearly doubled his predecessor's opening, had the worst multiplier for an MCU film, at 2.04x, worse even than 'Civil War', which was frontloaded due to opening on the lucrative post-Easter weekend. Marvel Cinematic Universe Rank Title Opening weekend Total Release date Multiplier 1 Spider-Man: No Way Home 150,813 465,982 16/12/21 3.09 2 Avengers: Infinity War 129,549 363,487 26/04/18 2.81 3 Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness 114,008 232,227 05/05/22 2.04 4 Captain America: Civil War 101,800 215,155 05/05/16 2.11 5 Avengers: Age of Ultron 94,250 224,334 30/04/15 2.38 6 Avengers: Endgame 93,217 537,690 24/04/19 5.77 7 The Avengers 75,755 242,565 26/04/12 3.20 8 Iron Man 3 66,278 206,006 25/04/13 3.11 9 Thor: Love and Thunder 64,164 07/07/22 10 Captain Marvel 63,580 202,622 07/03/19 3.19 11 Iron Man 61,400 146,800 01/05/08 2.39 12 Iron Man 2 61,080 154,360 29/04/10 2.53 13 Thor: Ragnarok 60,036 165,522 02/11/17 2.76 14 Doctor Strange 58,232 169,010 27/10/16 2.90 15 Thor 55,630 125,857 28/04/11 2.26 16 Spider-Man: Far from Home 51,641 188,791 03/07/19 3.66 17 Thor: The Dark World 51,418 128,339 21/11/13 2.50 18 Spider-Man: Homecoming 41,556 127,663 06/07/17 3.07 19 Black Panther 41,104 153,120 15/02/18 3.73 20 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 35,156 84,120 04/05/17 2.39 The same positive climate did not extend further down the chart, since the French comedy and 'Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait' threequel opened to just more than half of its predecessor's opening. 'Top Gun 2' dropped less than 50% despite losing two thirds of its screens. It's still got chances of becoming the biggest film of the year, but it would have to beat 'The Batman's' 263,273-admission total. Finally, 'My Beloved Smyrna' spent its 18th weekend in the Top 10, making it the second best holdover of the last 20 years, second only to 'Encanto', which has spent 26 weekends in the Top 10.

Weekend: June 30-July 3, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 The Lost Daughter 10,817 – 23 – 10,817 1 2 Elvis 9,916 -40.9% 72 -31 36,449 2 3 Top Gun: Maverick 9,607 +1.6% 59 -9 234,787 6 4 Ooops! The Adventure Continues (aka Two by Two: Overboard!) 7,610 – 57 – 7,610 1 5 The Black Phone 7,031 -32.5% 61 -3 25,769 2 6 El buen patrón [Spanish] 4,798 -55.2% 22 -3 33,358 3 7 Jurassic World: Dominion 4,306 -16.5% 41 -10 83,685 4 8 Lightyear 2,634 -48.7% 46 -33 35,321 3 9 Blowup [re-release] 1,619 – 5 – 1,619 1 10 Tre piani [Italian] 1,475 – 12 – 1,475 1 Sources: https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-our-lost-brains/ https://flix.gr/news/box-office-30-06-2022.html Last weekend sold 69,377 admissions, which is just below the 2022 median weekend of 70.1K admissions. It is reassuring in a sense that the summer traffic at the box office has not dropped significantly. The summer traffic in normal times would be way lower than the winter. Given that we are recovering from the earlier pandemic restrictions and the associated fear and that we are going through a period of insane inflation, there is even more reason for the summer box office to be quieter. All this probably means that last winter was suppressed due to fear of omicron and restrictions on who could enter cinemas. That all this is now behind us (hopefully forever) bodes well for the box office. The weekend crown went to 'The Lost Daughter', which also scored the best per-screen average among the Top 10 (470 admissions per screen). The Maggie Gyllenhaal-directed psychological drama was filmed in Greece, a factor that has certainly boosted its performance. However, the fact that the film's release was delayed by 6 months means that it has been pirated relentlessly by, for all we know, potential cinemagoers. Other newcomers weren't nearly as impressive. As for holdovers, 'Elvis' scored a decent sophomore hold in second place, although its total is nothing to get excited about. Meanwhile, 'Top Gun 2' stayed level and jumped up one spot in the rankings. It has now surpassed 'Doctor Strange 2' (232,227 admissions) to become the second biggest film of 2022. It is now pursuing 'The Batman's' 263,224-admission total in order to become the biggest film of the year. It will however have to deal with the arrival of 'Thor: Love and Thunder' and French comedy threequel 'Qu’est-ce qu’on a tous fait au bon Dieu?' this coming weekend. 'Jurassic World: Dominion' also enjoyed a very small drop but is still more likely than not to miss the 100K-admission milestone. This hasn't stopped it from surpassing Pixar's 'Turning Red' (82.7K admissions) and 'Sonic 2' (82.5K admissions) to rank 6th for the year, behind 'Uncharted' (96.5K admissions). On the other hand, 'El buen patrón', which had seen an uptick last weekend, has now dropped quite hard and so has 'Lightyear'. The latter lost a huge number of screens after cinema owners abandoned it en masse due to its unsuccessful debut and subsequent steep sophomore drop. This coming weekend, 'Thor: Love and Thunder' is hoping to sell close to its predecessor's 60,036 admissions, while French comedy threequel 'Qu’est-ce qu’on a tous fait au bon Dieu?' needs to beat its predecessor's 27,871 admissions. Both feats will not be easy and I would bet on both films missing the mark.

Weekend: June 16-19, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Lightyear 16,192 – 153 – 16,192 1 2 Top Gun: Maverick 15,768 -39.7% 99 +1 202,238 4 3 Jurassic World: Dominion 13,744 -60.5% 119 -36 64,503 2 4 El buen patrón [Spanish] 10,003 – 18 – 10,003 1 5 Haute Couture [French] 1,934 – 18 – 1,934 1 6 Some Like It Hot [re-release] 1,824 – 4 – 1,824 1 7 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 1,535 -41.9% 17 -2 230,233 7 8 Strangers on a Train [re-release] 1,498 – 4 – 1,498 1 9 Μαγνητικά πεδία (Magnetic Fields) [GR] 1,240 -18.2% 12 0 18,181 5 10 Encanto 1,195 -30.9% 11 -2 90,499 30 Sources: https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-lightyears-away-from-the-success-of-toy-story/ https://flix.gr/news/box-office-16-june-2022.html 'Lightyear', Pixar's first spin-off prequel and fifth entry in the 'Toy Story' franchise, was not the blockbuster Disney was hoping for, as it barely scraped past 'Top Gun 2's' fourth weekend, in what was the 17th closest photo finish in the Greek box office (the data I have go back to 2008). 'Lightyear' fared far worse than 'Toy Story 4' (43,642 admissions) and 'Toy Story 3' (56,358 admissions). Two factors probably contributed this failure: franchise fatigue and Disney's embracement of the LGBT agenda, which has clearly left many parents displeased. Meanwhile, non-woke 'Top Gun 2' continues to soar with another 40% drop. Despite opening with half the admissions (57K vs 114K), it is in a good position to beat 'Doctor Strange 2', which has just about managed to achieve a 2x multiplier. Occasions such as these remind us that marketing makes the opening, but quality makes the legs. On the other hand, 'Jurassic World: Dominion' dropped precipitously on its second weekend, suggesting poor word-of-mouth. As for other openers, Spanish comedy 'El buen patrón' scored an impressive five-figure tally in contrast to French comedy 'Haute Couture', which sold a fifth of the admissions from the same number of screens. The best hold of the weekend was achieved by Greek comedy 'Magnetic Fields', although the film's total is far from an achievement. Weekend: June 23-26, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Elvis 16,768 – 103 – 16,768 1 2 El buen patrón [Spanish] 10,703 +7.0% 25 +7 25,422 2 3 The Black Phone 10,409 – 64 – 10,409 1 4 Top Gun: Maverick 9,460 -40.0% 68 -31 219,401 5 5 Jurassic World: Dominion 5,159 -62.5% 51 -68 76,289 3 6 Lightyear 5,139 -68.3% 79 -74 29,856 2 7 Αγέλη προβάτων (Pack of Sheep) [GR] 2,611 – 17 – 2,611 1 8 Strangers on a Train [re-release] 1,268 -15.4% 5 +1 3,588 2 9 Σμύρνη μου αγαπημένη (My Beloved Smyrna) [GR] 1,034 N/K 8 N/K 245,170 27 9 Encanto 1,034 -13.5% 9 -2 91,467 31 Sources: https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-dont-be-cruel-to-elvis/ https://flix.gr/news/box-office-23-06-2022.html The news of the weekend is not so much 'Elvis's' first-place finish –this was kind of expected– but rather the horrific downfall of 'Lightyear', which must be Pixar's worst sophomore drop ever. Go woke, go broke. I hope Disney gets the message. In other news, Spanish comedy 'El buen patrón' increased by 7% and could be looking at a long run during the summer, helped by the Greek outdoor cinema culture. 'Top Gun 2' continued its impressive run with yet another 40% drop. With a nearly 10K-admission weekend and a nearly 220K-admission total, the odds are now in its favour to beat 'Doctor Strange 2' (231,901 admissions). 'Jurassic World: Dominion' had another big drop and will likely miss the 100K-admission milestone. It will be the worst-performing entry in the 'Jurassic World' saga by a significant margin. The best hold of the Top 10 was achieved by 'Strangers on a Train', a re-release from 1951 which is playing in a few outdoor cinemas. Finally, 'Encanto', which I am sure you are sick of hearing about, has now spent a whopping 26 weeks in the Top 10, a record that will likely not be broken for a long, long time. It is even nearing 100K admissions and, funnily enough, it could beat 'Sing 2', which had performed much better over the last Christmas holidays, selling 116,533 admissions in total. We are halfway through the year! 2022 has clearly been far more lucrative than 2021 or 2020. It has sold 2.46 million tickets so far. However, it is still faring worse than the last pre-pandemic year, 2019, which had sold 4.39 million tickets at this point, meaning that 2022 is trailing 2019 by 44%. Hopefully with people gradually starting to leave the pandemic behind, they will become less scared of going to the cinema. This won't be helped by an empty slate, which is exactly what's happening next weekend, since there are no high-profile releases but only releases from 2021 and 2020, as well as a couple of re-releases from the 60s.

Weekend: June 9-12, 2022 (incl. Monday, June 13) Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions (by Sunday) Monday admissions Week 1 Jurassic World: Dominion 34,813 – 155 – 34,813 5,210 1 2 Top Gun: Maverick 26,157 -41.5% 98 -65 173,430 5,038 3 3 The Card Counter 3,440 – 27 – 3,440 753 1 4 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 2,644 -22.8% 19 -23 227,266 476 6 5 The Bad Guys 2,579 +113.3% 28 +6 63,609 272 12 6 Elcano y Magallanes: La primera vuelta al mundo [Spanish] 2,116 +22.9% 47 -8 4,095 524 2 7 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 1,863 +52.3% 23 -2 79,995 379 11 8 Encanto 1,729 +85.1% 13 +3 88,880 168 29 9 Μαγνητικά πεδία (aka Magnetic Fields) [GR] 1,515 -34.3% 12 -2 15,562 432 4 10 Σμύρνη μου αγαπημένη (My Beloved Smyrna) [GR] 1,281 +22.8% 11 0 243,535 65 25 Sources: https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-not-a-dinosaur-domination-but-they-still-rock/ https://flix.gr/news/box-office-9-june-2022.html The Whit Monday public holiday acted counter to what conventional knowledge tells us about Greek public holidays, i.e. that they usually do not boost the box office in any noticeable way. To the contrary, we saw very good increases and strong holds across the boards, as well as a decent opening from the latest Hollywood sequel. Indeed, 'Jurassic World: Dominion', the sixth film of the franchise dropped only 10.3% compared to 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom', which opened in June 2018. Such a drop is far above the post-pandemic average drop for sequels, which has been roughly around 50% in Greece. 'Fallen Kingdom' sold a total of 118,678 admissions – far less than 'Jurassic World's' 181,987 admissions from 2015. 'Dominion' has already achieved a solid debut (40,023 admissions including Monday), so whether it surpasses its predecessors will depend on its legs from now on. 'Maverick' also achieved a very solid hold for another weekend and is basically guaranteed to reach the 200K-admission blockbuster milestone – the third film of the year so far to do so. The only other opener to make the Top 10 was 'The Card Counter'. Further down the list, a slew of holdovers have made impressive comebacks. The 'Doctor Strange' sequel achieved another sub-40% drop after having several precipitous weekend drops earlier in its run. However, there is no way it's beating 'The Batman' (263,224 admissions) and 'Maverick' could be giving it a run for its money. Animated films 'The Bad Guys', 'Elcano y Magallanes', 'Sonic 2' and 'Encanto' saw impressive boosts. The latter has now spent 24 weeks in the Top 10, which must be a modern-day all-time record (2000 onwards), although there is really no way to be certain about that, as I've only looked meticulously at records going back to about 2012. If you are sick of hearing about 'Encanto's' run, let me annoy you even more by telling you that it has now surpassed 'Venom: Let There Be Carnage' to rank as the ninth-biggest film of 2021. Greek historical drama 'My Beloved Smyrna' completed the chart after spending its 16th week in the Top 10. It has been re-released in a shorter version playing at several outdoor cinemas, that are popular in Greece during the summer. Expect it to bounce in and out of the Top 10 during the next few months. Disney-Pixar's first spin-off prequel, called 'Lightyear', will be released this coming weekend. Although the 'Toy Story' franchise has never been huge in Greece, the market has been starved of big animated tentpoles for quite a while. Something like 'Lightyear', which is based on a known franchise with instant recognition, could fare well – especially with Father's Day on Sunday.

Weekend: May 26-29, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Top Gun: Maverick 47,460 – 171 – 57,108 1 2 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 5,120 -55.5% 56 -59 216,788 4 3 Μαγνητικά πεδία (aka Magnetic Fields) [GR] 3,090 +34.6% 10 +2 8,403 2 4 Icarus [English-language Luxembourgish, French & Belgian] 2,731 – 58 – 2,731 1 5 Miracol [Romanian] 1,593 – 14 – 1,593 1 6 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 1,481 -28.6% 35 -17 76,367 9 7 The Bad Guys 1,457 -27.7% 24 -18 59,556 10 8 Ouistreham [French] 1,431 – 9 – 1,431 1 9 Σμύρνη μου αγαπημένη (My Beloved Smyrna) [GR] 1,391 -51.8% 8 -39 239,951 23 10 The Protégé 1,170 -4.5% 8 -17 2,959 2 Sources: https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-top-gun-did-not-fly-as-high-as-expected/ https://flix.gr/news/box-office-26-may-2022.html Weekend: June 2-5, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Top Gun: Maverick 44,679 -5.9% 163 -8 129,389 2 2 L'événement [French] 6,085 – 19 – 6,085 1 3 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 3,424 -33.1% 42 -14 222,987 5 4 Icarus [English-language Luxembourgish, French & Belgian] 2,308 -15.5% 44 -14 5,501 2 5 Μαγνητικά πεδία (aka Magnetic Fields) [GR] 2,306 -25.4% 14 +4 12,977 3 6 Elcano y Magallanes: La primera vuelta al mundo [Spanish] 1,722 – 55 – 1,722 1 7 18 [GR] 1,309 – 15 – 1,309 1 8 Men 1,232 – 39 – 1,232 1 9 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 1,223 -17.4% 25 -10 77,868 10 10 The Bad Guys 1,209 -17.0% 22 -2 60,878 11 Sources: https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-steady-flights-for-the-top-gun-sequel/ https://flix.gr/news/box-office-2-june-2022.html The last two weekends have been dominated by Tom Cruise's 'Top Gun' sequel. It had a mildly impressive opening, as well as hugely impressive sophomore hold, which now puts it well on its way to the 200K-admission blockbuster milestone. The performance of the 1986 original in Greece is unknown. However, 'Top Gun 2' is poised to overtake the last two 'Mission: Impossible' sequels. As you can see below, 'Ghost Protocol' and 'M:I 3' are also not safe. Mission: Impossible Title Athens OW National OW Release date Total admissions Mission: Impossible II – – Fri 27 Oct 00 368,464 Mission: Impossible – – Fri 15 Nov 96 228,832 Mission: Impossible III 65,500 98,900 Wed 3 May 06 209,927 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol 31,140 46,440 Thu 15 Dec 11 185,264 Mission: Impossible – Fallout 39,107 52,700 Thu 30 Aug 18 145,755 Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation 31,378 41,749 Thu 27 Aug 15 139,695 'Doctor Strange 2' had its first less-than-50% drop on its 5th weekend, but is now guaranteed to run out of steam before 250K admissions. The shortened version of 'My Beloved Smyrna' was hoping for good legs throughout the summer, but dropped out of the Top 10 on its third weekend. A lot of newcomers appear and disappear quickly from the charts, while animated films 'Sonic 2' and DreamWorks Animation's 'The Bad Guys' have stayed in the Top 10 for several weeks. Next week sees the arrival of 'Jurassic: World: Dominion'.

Weekend: May 19-22, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 11,515 -64.8% 115 -51 206,715 3 2 Σμύρνη μου αγαπημένη (My Beloved Smyrna) [GR] 2,883 +336.2% 47 +42 235,813 22 3 The Outfit 2,756 – 43 – 2,756 1 4 Μαγνητικά πεδία (aka Magnetic Fields) [GR] 2,296 – 8 – 2,296 1 5 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 2,075 -12.7% 52 +3 74,614 8 6 The Bad Guys 2,015 +2.9% 42 +13 57,926 9 7 Firestarter 1,591 +1.1% 44 +1 7,377 2 8 The Protégé 1,225 – 25 – 1,225 1 9 Encanto 1,200 +55.4% 20 +5 85,427 26 10 The Northman 1,148 -48.5% 21 -7 45,415 5 Sources: https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-welcome-to-the-movie-summer-of-2022/ https://flix.gr/news/box-office-19-05-2022.html With the summer season already begun and a lack of high-profile openers, this last weekend registered the lowest admission count of the year so far, with only 35,098 admissions. 'Doctor Strange 2' stayed in first place for a third weekend despite hemorrhaging profusely. It will definitely not beat 'The Batman', despite scoring a far bigger opening. 'My Beloved Smyrna' has returned with a shortened version (only two hours), which best serves the schedule of the outdoor cinemas that have opened for the summer season. Expect it to play throughout the summer, with a low but steady level of admissions. The best opener of the week was crime drama 'The Outfit', which was as disappointing as the re-expansion of 'My Beloved Smyrna'. 'The Protégé' changed its release date at the last minute to avoid last weeks cramped marketplace, but the change evidently did nothing to improve its box-office performance. As for holdovers, I bet you thought you'd never hear about 'Encanto' again, but you were wrong. It is back in the Top 10 for a 23rd week, with a small re-expansion, probably due to the outdoor cinemas which have opened over the last week. Most other films had small expansions and similarly small increases or small drops, except 'The Northman', which will likely not reach the 50K-admission milestone. 'Sonic 2' is edging closer to surpassing 'Turning Red' (79,863 admissions) to become the biggest kid flick of the year so far.

Weekend: May 12-15, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 32,750 -71.3% 166 -17 183,222 2 2 Operation Mincemeat 2,626 – 39 – 2,626 1 3 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 2,378 +0.9% 49 -1 72,271 7 4 The Northman 2,228 -48.7% 28 -8 42,897 4 5 The Bad Guys 1,958 -6.1% 29 +2 55,760 8 6 Firestarter 1,574 – 43 – 1,574 1 7 100% Wolf 1,529 -33.7% 50 -3 4,105 2 8 Memory 1,478 -58.5% 12 -12 18,380 3 9 Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon 1,113 -52.2% 41 -7 9,173 3 10 La fille au bracelet [French] 985 – 14 – 985 1 Sources: https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-a-fatal-summer-is-on-our-way/ https://flix.gr/news/box-office-12-05-2022.html Coming down from an impressive 138,727-admission weekend, this one's cumulative admissions only reached 53,727. 'Doctor Strange 2' predictably stayed in first place, but it was a rather Pyrrhic victory, as it dropped precipitously by 71%. That is actually one of the worst sophomore drops ever for a superhero film. Although I have not made a complete table of all superhero sophomore drops, I have a table with most high-profile superhero films of recent years. Save for 'Iron Man 3's' 81.3% drop (a film which opened on the pre-Easter weekend and was thus expected to crash on its second weekend), 'Doctor Strange 2' has registered the worst sophomore drop on record. The second worst is 'Black Widow', with a 69.7% drop. The story of 'Doctor Strange 2's' tragic demise would be the most tragic story of the week if it wasn't for the abysmal performance of all six newcomers. Neither of them sold more than 3,000 admissions and they all collectively sold fewer than 7,000 admissions. The best one, 'Operation Mincemeat', has underperformed compared to all recent WWII historical dramas. The best holds were registered once again by animated films, as this seems to be the only rule in Greek cinemas that is virtually never broken. Thanks to its slight increase, 'Sonic 2' is now edging closer to becoming the year's biggest kids flick, hot on the heels of 'Turning Red', which stands at 79,307 admissions. The same cannot be said for 'The Bad Guys', which is stuck below 60K admissions but has nevertheless stayed in the Top 10 for 8 weekends. Greek historical drama 'My Beloved Smyrna' which was a big hit over the Christmas holiday period is now having a comeback, with a shortened version that will play in outdoor cinemas across Greece. It has so far reached 232,207 admissions.

Third best MCU opening in Greece! You can see the Top 15 MCU openings here:

Weekend: May 5-8, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 114,008 – 183 – 114,008 1 2 The Northman 4,346 -61.1% 36 -63 37,864 3 3 Memory 3,559 -46.1% 24 -37 14,891 2 4 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 2,357 -53.7% 50 -17 69,454 6 5 Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon 2,329 -38.4% 48 -16 8,369 2 6 100% Wolf 2,306 – 53 – 2,306 1 7 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore 2,208 -65.1% 19 -52 70,510 4 8 The Bad Guys 2,085 -36.8% 27 -15 53,521 7 9 Downton Abbey: A New Era 1,348 – 34 – 1,348 1 10 Full Time 1,054 – 11 – 1,054 1 Sources: https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-tickets-from-another-multiverse/ https://flix.gr/news/box-office-05-05-2022.html Wow. In what was cumulatively the biggest weekend of the year so far (138,727 admissions), Marvel has surprised us once more with a sensational debut by the latest entry in Benedict Cumberbatch's wizard franchise. It was the third best opening ever for the MCU and the fifth biggest superhero opening overall. It nearly doubled the opening of its predecessor. A number of factors could have easily led us to believe that a decline was likely, such as franchise burnout and post-pandemic depression, but in a similar manner to 'Spider-Man: No Way Home', it bucked the trend of recent months. One could also deduce that the star power of Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen remains very strong. However, it still remains a puzzle why 'No Way Home' and 'Multiverse of Madness' are the only two blockbusters that surpassed expectations in the post-pandemic period. It can't be the Marvel brand on its own, since 'Black Widow', 'Shang Chi' and 'Eternals' all failed to gain traction. It can't be star power on its own, since many films in recent months had big stars yet failed. Therefore, it is probably a combination of the two (yes, 'Black Widow' also had both, but it was a prequel and it opened quite early in the post-pandemic period, when audiences were still reluctant to go the movies). Hell, the 'Doctor Strange' sequel even beat the latest entry of the 'Batman' franchise, which has always been strong in Greece. One final factor contributing to the film's success in Greece is the fact that, from May 1, no coronavirus immunity certificate (recent confirmed infection or vaccination) is required in order to enter indoor spaces, such as cinemas. The doors have opened for everyone and, although these restrictions had not stopped people from flocking to cinemas in December to see 'No Way Home', their removal surely hasn't done any harm to 'Multiverse of Madness's' performance. Marvel Cinematic Universe (Top 15 openings) Rank Title Opening weekend Total Release date Multiplier 1 Spider-Man: No Way Home 150,813 465,982 16/12/21 3.09 2 Avengers: Infinity War 129,549 363,487 26/04/18 2.81 3 Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness 114,008 114,008 05/05/22 1.00 4 Captain America: Civil War 101,800 215,155 05/05/16 2.11 5 Avengers: Age of Ultron 94,250 224,334 30/04/15 2.38 6 Avengers: Endgame 93,217 537,690 24/04/19 5.77 7 The Avengers 75,755 242,565 26/04/12 3.20 8 Iron Man 3 66,278 206,006 25/04/13 3.11 9 Captain Marvel 63,580 202,622 07/03/19 3.19 10 Iron Man 61,400 146,800 01/05/08 2.39 11 Iron Man 2 61,080 154,360 29/04/10 2.53 12 Thor: Ragnarok 60,036 165,522 02/11/17 2.76 13 Doctor Strange 58,232 169,010 27/10/16 2.90 14 Thor 55,630 125,857 28/04/11 2.26 15 Spider-Man: Far from Home 51,641 188,791 03/07/19 3.66 Lower down the list: signs of devastating decay, with no film earning more than 5,000 admissions. Animated films 'The Bad Guys' and 'Ainbo' achieved the best holds, while last weekend's winner, 'The Northman', and high-profile release 'Fantastic Beasts 3' took a severe hit. By the way, in case you were bored of hearing about 'Encanto', I'd like to let you know that it has now broken into the 2021 Top 10 list, after finally beating 'The Father' (83,558 vs 83,458 admissions). You can see the Top 10 list for 2021 –and for 2022– on the first page. Next week, six new movies enter the scene, all vying for a chunk of the pie. Hard to say which one will be the winner among them: 'Operation Mincemeat', 'Firestarter', 'The Protégé', 'The People Upstairs', 'Black Box' and 'La fille au bracelet'. What is almost certain though is that 'Doctor Strange 2' will stay at the top.

Hard to say as there are no official presales and I don't track presales personally. I would say 50-60% of the original's opening, but it's total guesswork.

Easter Weekend: April 21-24, 2022 (and Monday, April 25) Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions by Sunday Monday admissions Week 1 The Northman 5,009 – 85 – 5,009 2,976 1 2 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore 3,189 -87.4% 111 -35 51,520 2,056 2 3 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 1,275 -85.1% 81 -26 54,456 1,330 4 4 The Bad Guys 664 -85.4% 46 -34 43,344 709 5 5 The Lost City 480 -85.6% 19 -7 42,053 527 5 6 Tre nøtter til Askepott [Norwegian] 455 – 71 – 455 399 1 7 Morbius 447 -83.2% 13 -13 39,641 233 4 8 The Batman 439 -82.7% 11 -12 260,558 339 8 9 Notre-Dame brûle [French] 361 – 36 – 361 270 1 10 Encanto 300 -74.7% 17 -5 79,894 323 22 Sources: https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-this-easter-bloodshed-came-from-the-north/ https://flix.gr/news/box-office-21-04-2022.html The Easter weekend was, as expected, terribly quiet. Virtually all cinemas were closed on Great Friday and Great Saturday, making it into a two-day weekend (Thursday and Sunday). For many films, the Monday admissions were enough to out-gross the entire weekend. The best hold: 'Encanto', which has stayed in the Top 10 for an eye-popping 22 consecutive weekends. Weekend: April 28-May 1, 2022 (and Monday, May 2) Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions by Sunday Monday admissions Week 1 The Northman 11,183 +123.3% 99 +14 25,973 3,406 2 2 Memory 6,607 – 61 – 6,607 2,365 1 3 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore 6,325 +98.3% 71 -40 64,554 1,838 3 4 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 5,092 +299.4% 67 -14 63,821 1,920 5 5 Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon 3,783 – 64 – 3,783 1,782 1 6 The Bad Guys 3,299 +396.8% 42 -4 49,381 1,706 6 7 Everything Everywhere All at Once 1,879 – 30 – 1,879 545 1 8 The Lost City 1,383 +188.1% 12 -7 44,909 440 6 9 Tre nøtter til Askepott [Norwegian] 1,268 +178.7% 50 -21 2,973 544 2 10 The Batman 961 +118.9% 9 -2 262,405 326 9 Sources: https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-a-sense-of-blossom/ https://flix.gr/news/box-office-28-04-2022.html This was the second long weekend in a row, thanks to the Labor Day (May 1) public holiday, which was moved to Monday, May 2. Unlike the Easter long weekend, this one is always busier (unless Easter falls on the Labor Day weekend). 'The Batman' has reached a respectable total and will probably edge close to 265K admissions, although it will not manage to out-gross 'Batman v Superman' (277K admissions). There is a very close race between 'Fantastic Beasts 3' and 'Sonic 2'. The latter may beat 'Turning Red' (77.9K admissions), to become the year's biggest kids flick. 'The Bad Guys' has crossed the 50K-admission milestone, but won't get much farther than that. 'The Northman' has managed to stay at the top for a second weekend, but is bound to fall out of favor when 'Doctor Strange 2' makes its way into theaters this Thursday. The latter's predecessor scored a 58K-admission opening, which is probably far out of reach for this one.

Weekend: April 14-17, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions by Sunday Week 1 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore 25,302 – 146 – 33,017 1 2 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 8,544 -39.5% 107 -5 48,326 3 3 The Bad Guys 4,533 -34.2% 80 0 40,219 4 4 The Lost City 3,337 -26.1% 26 -29 39,566 4 5 Morbius 2,668 -57.3% 26 -43 37,290 3 6 The Batman 2,538 -43.1% 23 -21 258,039 7 7 Turning Red 2,077 -30.2% 45 -15 73,956 6 8 Encanto 1,185 +6.5% 22 +5 78,832 21 9 X 1,124 -63.6% 14 -34 6,395 2 10 Αδάμ, που ει; (Where Are You, Adam?) [GR] 768 – 27 – 768 1 Sources: https://www.grandmagazine.gr/el/article/6586/box-office-fantastika-zoa-gia-fantastikous-8eates https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-dumbledore-saves-the-weekend/ https://flix.gr/news/box-office-14-04-2022.html The 'Fantastic Beasts' threequel continued the trend of other franchises whose sequels dropped about 50% in the post-pandemic period. Its immediate predecessor opened to 53,837 admissions (60,072 when including previews), back in November 2018, while the original opened to 58,176 admissions in November 2016. Based on its predecessors' trajectory and given that next weekend, being Easter weekend in Greece, will be notoriously quiet, 'Fantastic Beasts 3' is unlikely to reach the 100K-admission milestone. Apart top and bottom spot, the rest of the Top 10 chart was occupied by holdovers, starting with 'Sonic 2', which dropped a sizeable 40%. It is doing better than 'The Bad Guys' but worse than 'Turning Red'. Speaking of which, the latter will almost certainly fail to overtake 'Encanto'. The latest animated Disney film is in its 21st week and stubbornly remains in the weekly Top 10. It still has not managed to reach 2021's yearly Top 10, as it would have to beat 'The Father's' 83,458 admissions. The remaining live action holdovers exhibited a variety of performances, from 'The Lost City's' superb hold to 'Χ's' precipitous drop. Either way, none of them have achieved any significant milestones, other than 'The Batman' of course, which is nearing 260K admissions and a 3.5x multiplier. It is very close to 'Batman v Superman's' 276.3K admissions, but is unlikely to surpass it. Nevertheless, the film seems to be the 10th best comic book film of all time (or 11th depending on the tally of the original 'Spider-Man', which we don't know). As mentioned already, next weekend is the Easter weekend. Most theaters are closed on Friday and Saturday. Even Sunday is generally quiet as people spend Easter day with family and friends, focusing on barbecues rather than cinema screens.

Weekend: April 7-10, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions by Sunday Week 1 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 14,125 -30.6% 112 +31 37,800 2 2 The Bad Guys 6,891 -38.3% 80 -8 34,815 3 3 Morbius 6,253 -64.5% 69 -51 32,114 2 4 The Lost City 4,516 -36.7% 55 -13 35,035 3 5 The Batman 4,457 -39.5% 44 -19 253,723 6 6 X 3,090 – 48 – 3,090 1 7 Turning Red 2,975 -45.5% 60 -9 71,690 5 8 Copshop 2,084 – 49 – 2,084 1 9 Encanto 1,113 -1.4% 17 -2 77,417 20 10 Les Promesses [French] 691 – 28 – 691 1 Source: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-07-04-2022.html This past weekend was one of the quietest of the year so far with only 49.4K admissions. More than half of those came from family films! 'Sonic 2' enjoyed a near-40% increase in screen count, but still managed to drop about 30%. Even worse were the drops for other animated films, such as 'The Bad Guys', which is gonna struggle to reach 50K admissions, and 'Turning Red', which has no chances of reaching 100K admissions. The only noteworthy hold among animated films was achieved by 'Encanto', which has now stayed in the Top 10 for an inconceivable 20-weekend streak. That is unheard of in recent times, but the film's total is disproportionately underwhelming in comparison. That being said, at this rate, 'Turning Red' may actually fail to overtake it. 'Morbius', Sony-Marvel's latest entry had a steep drop, the kind that we've become used to from most superhero movies. This is not the case though for 'The Batman', which has so far never had a weekend drop of more than 50%. It has now successfully crossed the 250K-admission mark – most likely the last milestone of its impressive run. 'The Lost City' continued its mediocre run with a modest drop. A short note on the weekend's newcomers: they all tanked. Tomorrow (Wednesday), the long-delayed 'Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore' arrives in theatres (without Johnny Depp). It is joined on Thursday by action-comedy 'Bullet Train'.

Weekend: March 31-April 3, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions by Sunday Week 1 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 20,341 – 81 – 20,341 1 2 Morbius 17,601 – 120 – 17,601 1 3 The Bad Guys 11,163 -11.8% 88 -8 25,960 2 4 The Batman 7,364 -49.6% 63 -33 245,892 5 5 The Lost City 7,130 -48.8% 68 -22 27,079 2 6 Turning Red 5,460 -44.7% 69 -33 68,285 4 7 Uncharted 1,409 -41.9% 14 -9 94,630 7 8 Encanto 1,129 -4.4% 19 -3 76,304 19 9 Adieu Monsieur Haffmann [French] 882 -34.1% 13 -6 2,783 2 10 Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard 666 -43.8% 3 -9 7,645 3 Sources: https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-4-out-of-10-are-for-kids/ https://www.grandmagazine.gr/el/article/6558/box-office-o-diastimikos-skantzoxoiros-epestrepse https://flix.gr/news/box-office-31-03-2022.html The weekend had a clear winner, 'Sonic the Hedgehog 2', which put an end to the month-long domination of Pattinson's 'The Batman'. It did quite well, registering the third biggest opening for a family film since the start of the pandemic – only behind Pixar's 'Turning Red' and 'Luca'. 'Sonic 2' also opened higher than its predecessor, which opened to 16,044 admissions on the last weekend before the Wuhan coronavirus hit Greece in late February 2020. Sony-Marvel's 'Morbius' fared far worse than expected, selling nearly half the tickets of 'Death on the Nile' and 'Uncharted'. It was actually one of the worst Marvel comic openings ever, second only to 2015's 'Fantastic Four'. It was only slightly lower than the MCU's previous worst opening, 'Ant Man's' 18,674-admissions. Last year's 'Shang-Chi' (18,784 admissions) and 'Black Widow' (19,451 admissions) openings were not far ahead. Despite the arrival of 'Sonic 2', DreamWorks Animation's 'The Bad Guys' achieved an impressive 12% hold, mirroring the impressive hold that 'Turning Red' recorded on its second weekend. Speaking of which, the Pixar flick recovered from a steep drop last weekend, but seems unlikely to reach 100K admissions. The final animated film of the bunch, 'Encanto' has remained in the Top 10 for a whopping 19 consecutive weekends (likely a modern era record), despite its quite underwhelming total – it does not even rank in 2021's Top 10. On the other hand, 'The Batman' had its biggest drop yet, finding itself in a similar position as other action films, 'The Lost City', 'Uncharted' and 'Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard', all which had drops in the 40s.

Weekend: March 24-27, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions by Sunday Week 1 The Batman 14,604 -46.9% 96 -26 233,073 4 2 The Lost City 13,916 – 90 – 13,916 1 3 The Bad Guys 12,650 – 96 – 12,650 1 4 Turning Red 9,867 -56.4% 102 -23 62,069 3 5 Ambulance 2,605 -67.8% 41 -36 13,875 2 6 Uncharted 2,425 -44.1% 23 -5 92,512 6 7 Adieu Monsieur Haffmann [French] 1,339 – 19 – 1,339 1 8 Death on the Nile 1,243 -48.2% 14 -3 98,398 7 9 Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard 1,185 -70.7% 12 -34 6,642 2 10 Encanto 1,181 -48.4% 22 -4 75,135 18 Sources: https://www.grandmagazine.gr/el/article/6543/box-office-den-peftei-me-tipota-o-batman-apo-tin-korufh https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-the-batman-tops-for-a-fourth-time-in-a-row/ https://flix.gr/news/box-office-24-03-2022.html This was a close race with only 688 admissions separating first and second place, although it was far from the closest photo finish of the post-pandemic period, seen in October 2020. 'The Batman' topped the box office for a fourth consecutive weekend, a feat last achieved by 'Man of God' in August & September 2021 – that film stayed on top for five weekends in total. Action comedy 'The Lost City' was close behind, itself followed closely by DreamWorks Animation's 'The Bad Guys'. The latter was a far cry from Pixar's 'Turning Red', which nevertheless took a big hit this weekend despite not losing many screens. Fellow Disney's 'Encanto' also took a big hit, but remained in the Top 10 for the 18th consecutive weekend. This is a feat likely never seen before during the modern era of the Greek box office. That it was achieved by a film with such a small total, only 75,000 admissions, in contrast to Greek historical drama 'Touch of Spice' which spent 17 weeks in the Top 10 and earned 1.3 million admissions, makes it all the more impressive. As for other holdovers, last week's action films 'Ambulance' and 'Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard' both dropped precipitously, while 'Death on the Nile' is a smidge away from crossing the 100K-admission milestone. Tom Holland's 'Uncharted' is slowly losing sight of 'Death of the Nile' and will likely end its run just a couple thousand admissions lower unfortunately. Total admissions for the weekend reached 65,406, slightly below 2022's average so far. Next weekend, another kids flick, 'Sonic the Hedgehog 2', joins what has quickly become a very busy family market, following months of domination of 'Sing 2' and 'Encanto'. It will be vying for first place against 'Morbius', a Marvel-based film that is part of the Sony Spider-Man Universe.

Weekend: March 17-20, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions by Sunday Week 1 The Batman 27,485 -42.1% 122 -55 207,425 3 2 Turning Red 22,607 -4.1% 125 +21 50,148 2 3 Ambulance 8,099 – 77 – 8,099 1 4 Uncharted 4,336 -33.7% 28 -19 88,723 5 5 Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard 4,046 – 46 – 4,046 1 6 Death on the Nile 2,401 -36.3% 17 -14 96,076 6 7 Ταξίδι στα αστέρια (A Journey to the Stars) [GR] 2,397 – 39 – 3,339 1 8 Encanto 2,287 +12.9% 26 +1 73,934 17 9 Sing 2 2,160 -14.4% 27 -9 114,592 14 10 Σμύρνη μου αγαπημένη (My Beloved Smyrna) [GR] 1,543 +12.0% 31 +2 226,132 13 Sources: https://www.grandmagazine.gr/el/article/6530/box-office-batman-gia-triti-ebdomada-stin-korufh https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-the-batman-wins-for-a-third-week-in-a-row/ https://flix.gr/news/box-office-17-03-2022.html The weekend saw 80,232 admissions sold in Greek cinemas, slightly off from last weekend. Pattinson's 'The Batman' is proving to be sturdier than originally thought. Its third weekend is nearly double the size of 'Batman v Superman's' third weekend (14,729 admissions). It is still trailing it by about 45K in total admissions, but the difference is shrinking fast. Michael Bay's action thriller 'Ambulance' and action comedy sequel 'Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard' didn't really make a dent into Batman's earnings. Among other openers, a Greek film about Panathinaikos, the biggest Athens football team (soccer team, for the Americans among us), called 'A Journey to the Stars' was a spectacular failure, selling roughly one tenth of '1968's' opening in January 2018. That was another film about a popular Greek football team. As for holdovers, Pixar's 'Turning Red' retained the second spot and had a very small drop. It is displaying similar behaviour to last summer's 'Luca', which saw a small increase during its second weekend. That film dropped heavily on its third weekend, though, a fate that could also befall 'Turning Red' given that DreamWorks Animation's 'The Bad Guys' arrives next weekend. Holds were in fact stellar across the board, led by 'Encanto' once again, which has now matched 'Luca's' record for most weekends in the Top 10. We also know that 'A Touch of Spice', the Greek historical drama that took Greece by storm in late 2003 with 1.3 million admissions, spent 17 weekends in the Top 10 of the Athenian box office. We have no data about the nationwide weekend box office from back then, but it's easy to imagine that its nationwide rankings wouldn't be far off. 'My Beloved Smyrna's' increase was close behind 'Encanto', as it probably spends its final weekend in the Top 10. Illumination Entertainment's 'Sing 2' has now surpassed 'Dune' to become 2021's sixth biggest film. Meanwhile, 'Death of the Nile' is edging ever so closer to the 100K-admission milestone, with 'Uncharted' hot on its heels. It's worth keeping an eye on three films that open this coming weekend: one has already been mentioned, DreamWorks Animation's 'The Bad Guys', as well as action comedy 'The Lost City' and Greek historical film 'The Wind of Freedom'.