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Weekend: 29th August–1st September 2019 Ranking Title Weekend admissions % change from last weekend Total admissions Week 1 Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw 42,858 – 42,858 1 2 The Secret Life of Pets 2 42,074 – 42,074 1 3 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 36,682 -48.8% 164,023 2 4 A Rainy Day in New York 17,802 -40.6% 64,240 2 5 The Lion King 4,043 -36.3% 276,972 7 6 Duelles [French–Belgian] 2,494 – 2,494 1 7 Spider-Man: Far from Home 844 -30.4% 188,791 9 8 Midsommar [American–Swedish] 527 -79.5% 5,857 2 9 Toy Story 4 511 -71.3% 175,276 11 10 Escape Plan: The Extractors 394 -20.7% 9,852 5 Source: http://www.grandmagazine.gr/ngine/article/4745/box-office-ena-fast-furious-didumo-odigei-tin-koursa-ton-tameion In what was an interestingly close call, car enthusiasts and pet lovers fought for seats this weekend, as two established franchises vied for the top spot. 'Once Upon a Time' came in at a (safely) distant third with a sizeable but dignified drop. 200K admissions are guaranteed at this point and if it continues on the same trajectory, it should reach 240K admissions by the end of tis run. Fast and Furious series Title Opening weekend Release date Total Multiple Furious 7 137,711 Thu 2 Apr 15 370,599 2.69 Fast Five 93,377 Thu 5 May 11 222,232 2.38 Fast and Furious 90,900 Thu 2 Apr 09 230,007 2.53 Fast & Furious 6 62,021 Thu 23 May 13 181,682 2.93 The Fate of the Furious 54,454 Thu 13 Apr 17** 304,891 5.60 Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw 42,858 Thu 29 Aug 19 – – The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 35,600 Thu 13 Jul 06 115,400* 3.24 2 Fast 2 Furious 26,000 Fri 18 Jul 03 152,000* 5.85 *Total when they left the Top 10 **Easter weekend In contrast to 'Hobbs & Shaw's' mediocre performance, 'The Secret Life of Pets 2' topped its predecessor, which had opened to 37,254 admissions back in August 2016. However, a 5.6x multiplier and a 207K-admission total is a lot to live up to. Greece is one of the only countries where this film out-grossed its predecessor (mainly due to the strategic release date) and I doubt that word of mouth will be at all exceptional, judging from its trajectory elsewhere. Nevertheless, it is pretty clear that, although the 'Fast & Furious' prequel won the weekend, 'SLOP 2' will beat it when all is done and dusted. Meanwhile, Woody Allen's 'Rainy Day' had a solid hold and reaching 100K admissions should be a breeze. 'The Lion King' continues its stroll. 'Far From Home' had another small drop, despite the arrival of 'Hobbs & Shaw'. The same cannot be said for 'Toy Story 4' which fell sharply due to the arrival of 'Pets 2'. The best drop of the Top 10 was achieved by 'Escape Plan 3', which has so far fared slightly better than the miserable second part of the trilogy (8,018 admissions). Both, however, pale to utter insigificance compared to the original's 65,185-admission total. With 'It: Chapter Two' and 'Angry Birds 2' coming out next week, it's gonna be a bloodbath, albeit one we will certainly enjoy.

Generally, TLK's numbers are through the roof. Unbelievable.

Yes, good reminder. I purposefully used the term "belong", in which there is some gray area, instead of using "distributed" or "produced", which would have defeinitely been inaccurate. 😋

Weekend: 1st–4th August 2019 Ranking Title Weekend admissions % change from last weekend Total admissions Week 1 The Lion King 17,226 -51.8% 211,669 3 2 Qu'est-ce qu'on a encore fait au Bon Dieu? [French] 7,980 -28.3% 86,654 4 3 The Fall of the American Empire 6,114 – 6,114 1 4 Jusqu'ici tout va bien [French–Belgian] 5,009 – 5,009 1 5 Celle que vous croyez [French] 4,288 -44.2% 16,463 2 6 Spider-Man: Far from Home 3,714 -33.7% 175,512 5 7 La misma sangre [Argentinian–American] 3,564 – 3,564 1 8 Escape Plan: The Extractors 2,460 – 2,460 1 9 Yuli [Spanish–Cuban–British–German] 2,001 – 2,001 1 10 8 ½ (1963) [Italian–French] 1,953 – 1,953 1 Source: http://flix.gr/news/box-office-01-8-2019.html http://www.grandmagazine.gr/ngine/article/4716/box-office-o-simpa-kai-oi-filoi-tou-paramenoun-stin-korufh Weekend: 8th–11th August 2019 Ranking Title Weekend admissions % change from last weekend Total admissions Week 1 El reino [Spanish] 12,189 – 12,189 1 2 The Lion King 10,734 -37.7% 236,609 4 3 Qu'est-ce qu'on a encore fait au Bon Dieu? [French] 5,208 -34.7% 94,561 5 4 The Kitchen 3,445 – 3,445 1 5 Le clan des Siciliens (1969) [French] 2,195 – 2,195 1 6 Spider-Man: Far from Home 2,063 -44.5% 180,107 6 7 Un homme pressé [French] 1,792 – 1,792 1 8 Jusqu'ici tout va bien [French–Belgian] 1,712 -65.8% 9,034 2 9 Toy Story 4 1,612 -11.5% 167,159 8 10 Yesterday 1,487 +57.0% 57,747 7 Source: http://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-once-upon-a-time-at-our-village/ Weekend: 15th–18th August 2019 Ranking Title Weekend admissions % change from last weekend Total admissions (by Wed, 21st Aug) Week 1 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 8,785 – 8,785 0 2 The Lion King 7,598 -29.2% 260,171 5 3 Qu'est-ce qu'on a encore fait au Bon Dieu? [French] 5,070 -2.6% 104,739 6 4 El reino [Spanish] 4,997 -59.0% 28,215 2 5 Spider-Man: Far from Home 1,834 -11.1% 185,538 7 6 Toy Story 4 1,620 +0.5% 172,034 9 7 Mrs. Mills 1,223 – 2,246 1 8 Mi obra maestra [Argentinian–Spanish] 1,089 N/A 17,093 6 9 Driven 1,072 – 1,863 1 10 The Mule 896 N/A 162,924 33 Source: http://www.grandmagazine.gr/ngine/article/4735/box-office-o-tarantino-stin-korufh-apo-ta-apoduthria Weekend: 22th–25th August 2019 Ranking Title Weekend admissions % change from last weekend Total admissions Week 1 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 71,583 +714.8% 80,368 1 2 A Rainy Day in New York 29,980 – 29,980 1 3 The Lion King 6,347 -16.5% 266,518 6 4 Midsommar [American–Swedish] 2,568 – 2,568 1 5 Toy Story 4 1,782 +10.0% 173,816 10 6 Il piccolo diavolo (1988) [Italian] 1,621 – 1,621 1 7 Spider-Man: Far from Home 1,213 -33.9% 186,751 8 8 Murder by Death (1976) 626 -27.5% 20,957 9 9 El reino [Spanish] 620 -87.6% 28,835 3 10 Qu'est-ce qu'on a encore fait au Bon Dieu? [French] 617 -87.8% 105,356 7 Source: http://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-once-upon-a-time-at-our-village/ Sorry for the veeeeery long break since my last post. It was mainly because Greek distributors had not reported numbers for the August 8–11 weekend until a few days ago (despite reporting results for the August 15–18 weekend two weeks ago). I was still hoping that one of the Greek box-office websites would eventually report these results, which happened 2 days ago, thanks to freeciname.gr. Hopefully, this marks a return to normality after a very quiet summer. Early August is generally the most quiet period of the year for Greek cineams. This year was not exception. The weekend of the 15th–18th was the quietest weekend of the year, thanks to the feast of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, which is a public holiday and everyone's –literally everyone's– excuse to escape their routine in search for a beach or their parents' and grandparents' village. These were the cumulative admissions for each of the above four weekends: Weekend Admissions August 1st–4th 65,657 August 8th–11th 52,902 August 15th–18th 43,028 August 22nd–25th 120,209 Early August was therefore dominated by July leftovers: 'The Lion King' and French comedy sequel 'Qu'est-ce qu'on a encore fait au Bon Dieu?'. The prior has become the second-biggest film of the year. By Wednesday, August 28, it reached 272,929 admissions, having surpassed 'Alice in Wonderland' (243,710 admissions) and even 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' (272,700 admissions) to become the biggest live-action Disney film outside none other than... the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' franchise. Depending on how well it holds, it may even cross the 300K-admission milestone, but it will probably finish around 290K admissions. Despite posting small drops, 'Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait 2' has lost all hope of topping its predecessor (130.4K admissions), in what was one of the bigger disappointments of the summer. Then, however, came the big surge thanks to Leonardo DiCaprio's 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'. Many of you may remember that DiCaprio's most recent film, 'The Revenant', had become the highest-grossing foreign film in Greece in 2016. His track record has been very consistent in Greece. Leonardo DiCaprio Title National OW Release date Total admissions Multiple Shutter Island 91,930 Thu 25 Feb 10 312,230 3.40 Inception 85,046 Tue 24 Aug 10 421,897 4.96 The Revenant 84,298 Thu 21 Jan 16 332,339 3.94 The Departed 83,918 Thu 23 Nov 06 320,000 3.81 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 71,583 Thu 22 Aug 19 127,341 1.78 Blood Diamond 64,400 Thu 25 Jan 07 232,403 3.61 Gangs of New York 60,000 Fri 24 Jan 03 289,500 4.83 Catch Me If You Can 60,000 Fri 28 Feb 03 275,000 4.58 The Wolf of Wall Street 49,676 Wed 25 Dec 13 209,681 4.22 Body of Lies 48,100 Thu 20 Nov 08 121,335 2.52 Django Unchained 43,973 Thu 17 Jan 13 154,175 3.51 Revolutionary Road 40,970 Thu 15 Jan 09 110,650 2.70 The Great Gatsby 31,129 Thu 16 May 13 137,411 4.41 Aviator 29,000 Fri 21 Jan 05 112,000 3.86 J. Edgar 21,728 Thu 19 Jan 12 55,549 2.56 With 'Hobbs & Shaw' coming out next weekend and 'It: Chapter Two' the weekend after, it is unclear how well 'Once Upon a Time' will hold. However, it is hard to imagine it end with fewer than 240,000 admissions. If it remains relatively unaffected by the above films, it could even reach 300,000 admissions. Let's wait and find out! As for Woody Allen's 'A Rainy Day in New York', it scored an opening slightly lower his most recent 15-year average (34K admissions). To reach the 15-year average for total admissions, the film would have to reach about 125,000 admissions – certainly not an impossible feat, but by no means a guarantee either. Clearly, Leo is the more popular of the two... Woody Allen Title National OW Release date Total admissions Multiple A Rainy Day in New York 29,980 Thu 22 Aug 19 46,438 1.55 Wonder Wheel 13,844 Thu 7 Dec 17 40,377 2.92 Café Society 34,981 Thu 25 Aug 16 105,415 3.01 Irrational Man 30,479 Thu 27 Aug 15 92,224 3.03 Magin in the Moonlight 36,186 Thu 28 Aug 14 105,926 2.93 Blue Jasmine 35,534 Thu 29 Aug 13 160,013 4.50 To Rome with Love 39,401 Thu 6 Sep 12 166,676 4.23 Midnight in Paris 57,143 Thu 6 Oct 11 212,965 3.73 You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger 38,526 Thu 28 Oct 10 101,000 2.62 Whatever Works 24,509 Thu 19 Nov 09 85,021 3.47 Vicky Christina Barcelona 57,039 Thu 9 Oct 08 246,548 4.32 Cassandra’s Dream 17,331 Thu 29 Nov 07 71,812 4.14 Match Point 27,000 Thu 19 Jan 06 200,000+ – As for other films, 'Toy Story 4' has had good late legs, althought it will fail to reach its 'Toy Story 3 (202,242 admissions), and 'Spider-Man: Far From Home' has also enjoyed a better-than-average run for a Marvel film. It will still finish behind 'Captain Marvel' (202,622 admissions) but it finished above every other MCU film outside of the 'Avengers' films, 'Iron Man 3' and 'Captain America 3'. It is, of course, nowhere near the Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy, whose films scored north of 300,000 admissions. Random FYI: 'The Mule' re-entered the Top 10 on its 33rd weekend (it was released in January) with 896 admissions... The 2018–2019 season finished with 7.3% fewer admissions than the 2017–2018 season. However, if we compare years instead of seasons, the first seven-and-a-half months of 2019 are trailing the same period of 2018 by only 2.9%, thanks to a better summer. Cinema owners must be worshipping Disney by now, since the top 5 summer titles belong to them: 'Endgame', 'The Lion King', 'Far From Home', 'Toy Story 4' and 'Aladdin'. These numbers do not take 'Once Upon a Time' into account, which has helped close the difference between 2018 and 2019 even more. Next weekend will be an interesting competition between 'Once Upon a Time', The Secret Life of Pets 2' and 'Hobbs & Shaw'. Stay tuned...

Weekend 18–21/07/2019 Ranking Title Weekend admissions % change from last weekend Total admissions Week 1 The Lion King 71,365 – 71,365 1 2 Qu'est-ce qu'on a encore fait au Bon Dieu? [French] 15,707 -43.6% 54,382 2 3 Spider-Man: Far from Home 6,928 -67.2% 154,391 3 4 The Dead Don’t Die 4,582 – 4,582 1 5 Anna 4,223 – 4,223 1 6 Red Joan 4,183 – 4,183 1 7 Toy Story 4 3,688 -64.1% 155,272 5 8 Stockholm 3,670 – 3,670 1 9 Annabelle Comes Home 2,883 -49.3% 80,819 4 10 Mi obra maestra [Argentinian–Spanish] 2,721 -11.7% 6,944 2 Source: http://flix.gr/news/box-office-18-7-2019.html http://www.grandmagazine.gr/ngine/article/4697/box-office-to-meridio-tou-leontos 'The Lion King' roared proudly across 247 screens in Greece – the thrid biggest release ever (data are available for the last 10 years approximately). It is only behind 'Dumbo' (261 screens) and 'Aladdin' (267 screens). Its opening-weekend figure was far better than both aforementioned films. It was also the second-best opening among live-action re-imaginings of classical Disney animated films, only behind 'Alice in Wonderland's' 83,183-admission opening back in March 2010. That was when 3–D and Johnny Depp were still very popular. Nevertheless, the film is unlikely to reach the heights of the original 'Lion King', which was released in 1994 to the tune of 390,000 admissions, according to flix.gr. This piece of information, which I hadn't been able to find before, means that the film is actually the biggest animated film of all time, in Greece. As we go back in time though, the data get less and less reliable, with many theaters not having any electronic systems and a significant number of theaters not issuing receipts in order to avoid taxes. 'Qu'este-ce qu'on a fait 2' had a much higher drop than its predecessor. However, that one had opened to 6K admissions and had very small holds that led to a 130K-admission total. Such a multiplier was never going to happen for the sequel, which will be successful even if it matches its predecessor's total – an apparently achievable feat. 'Spider-Man: Far from Home' had another precipitous drop typical of comic-book films. 'Toy Story 4' was obliterated by 'The Lion King' but with no major animated opening until late August, it should manage good holds for the next few weeks. It remains to be seen whether it can match its predecessor's 202K-admission total. 'Annabelle Comes Home' will be by far the least-attended film of the franchise. Weekend 25–28/07/2019 Ranking Title Weekend admissions % change from last weekend Total admissions Week 1 The Lion King 35,715 -50.0% 163,788 2 2 Qu'est-ce qu'on a encore fait au Bon Dieu? [French] 11,132 -29.1% 73,303 3 3 Celle que vous croyez [French] 7,684 – 7,684 1 4 Spider-Man: Far from Home 5,606 -19.1% 167,332 4 5 Vault 4,014 – 4,014 1 6 Toy Story 4 2,847 -22.8% 160,712 6 7 Polaroid 2,446 – 2,446 1 8 Anna 2,363 -44.0% 10,741 2 9 Mi obra maestra [Argentinian–Spanish] 2,023 -25.7% 6,246 3 10 Red Joan 1,969 -52.9% 8,340 2 Source: http://flix.gr/news/box-office-25-7-2019.html 'The Lion King' had a bigger drop than 'Aladdin' or 'Dumbo' but it has already surpassed both in total admissions. In fact, thanks to strong weekdays, it has moved ahead of 'Alice in Wonderland' at the same point in its run. That film scored a 52,853-admission sophomore frame (-36%) for a 161,751-admission 11-day total. At this point, it is possible that 'The Lion King' will surpass 'Alice's' 243,710-admission total, to become the biggest live-action re-imagining of a classical Disney animated film. 'Qu'este-ce qu'on a fait 2', 'Far From Home' and 'Toy Story 4' had strong holds, which are likely to continue throughout August. The highest per-screen average of the weekend goes to French dramedy 'Celle que vous croyez' (480 admissions).

So, in terms of original run, do we know if Avatar or Endgame is ahead in worldwide gross?

I came back after a 3-week break. 278 pages. What on Earth has been happening...?

Weekend 27–30/06/2019 Ranking Title Weekend admissions % change from last weekend Total admissions Week 1 Toy Story 4 25,397 -41.8% 98,490 2 2 Annabelle Comes Home 24,770 – 24,770 1 3 Yesterday 21,012 – 21,012 1 4 Ricchi di fantasia [Italian] 5,237 – 5,237 1 5 Aladdin 2,940 -26.5% 137,356 6 6 Avengers: Endgame 2,411 +++ 533,938 10 7 Les invisibles [French] 2,223 – 2,223 1 8 Murder by Death (1976) 2,139 – 2,139 1 9 Nous finirons ensemble [French–Belgian] 1,947 -79.1% 14,328 2 10 X-Men: Dark Phoenix 1,669 -45.6% 53,316 4 Source: http://www.grandmagazine.gr/ngine/article/4660/box-office-i-epoxh-ton-paixnidion It was certainly unusual to have 3 films top 20K admissions in the same weekend during the month of June. 'Toy Story 4' held slightly better than its predecessor, which dropped 48% to 29,144 admissions for a 110,509-admission total. At this point, it is running 11% behind 'Toy Story 3', despite opening 23% lower. 'Annabelle Comes Home' scored the worst opening for the 'Conjuring' franchise by far. It is not a coincidence that the two worst-performing films of the franchise (this one and 'Conjuring 2') were the only ones not released during the fall season but during the quieter month of June. The Conjuring Title Athens OW National OW Release date Total admissions The Conjuring 19,635 32,740 Thu 26 Sep 13 158,366 Annabelle 19,575 44,677 Thu 16 Oct 14 138,674 The Conjuring 2 15,020 31,090 Thu 9 Jun 16 131,368 Annabelle: Creation 20,002 45,188 Thu 14 Sep 17 143,464 The Nun 34,242 76,026 Thu 6 Sep 18 239,595 Annabelle Comes Home 11,307 24,770 Thu 27 Jun 19 – Weekend 04–07/07/2019 Ranking Title Weekend admissions % change from last weekend Total admissions Week 1 Spider-Man: Far from Home 51,641 – 72,113 1 2 Toy Story 4 12,109 -52.3% 124,572 3 3 Annabelle Comes Home 9,044 -63.5% 55,898 2 4 Yesterday 7,513 -64.2% 40,243 2 5 Gloria Bell 6,341 – 6,341 1 6 Ibiza [French–Belgian] 5,230 – 5,230 1 7 Venise n'est pas en Italie [French–Belgian] 4,009 – 4,009 1 8 Murder by Death (1976) 2,764 +29.2% 6,262 2 9 Aladdin 1,845 -37.2% 140,812 7 10 Il conformista (1970) [Italian–French–German] 877 – 877 1 Source: http://www.grandmagazine.gr/ngine/article/4669/box-office-to-elliniko-koino-pshfise-ton-an8ropo-araxni 'Far from Home' fared much better than its predecessor, which opened to 41,556 admissions exactly two years ago. Its opening was higher, even though it opened a day earlier, which means that it will almost certainly out-gross its predecessor's total. Furthermore, its opening was just below the MCU's average. The previous weekend's Top 3 all dropped heavily. 'Aladdin' has surpassed 'Cinderella' (138,850 admissions) and has generally fared much better than its opening suggested – both in Greece and worldwide. Weekend 11–14/07/2019 Ranking Title Weekend admissions % change from last weekend Total admissions Week 1 Qu'est-ce qu'on a encore fait au Bon Dieu? [French] 27,871 – 27,871 1 2 Spider-Man: Far from Home 21,148 -59.0% 130,109 2 3 Toy Story 4 10,275 -15.1% 144,025 4 4 Annabelle Comes Home 5,689 -37.1% 71,809 3 5 Yesterday 4,858 -35.3% 49,999 3 6 Child’s Play 3,509 – 3,509 1 7 Mi obra maestra [Argentinian–Spanish] 3,083 – 3,083 1 8 Murder by Death (1976) 2,576 -6.8% 10,261 3 9 Aladdin 2,466 +33.7% 144,666 8 10 Gloria Bell 2,283 -64.0% 11,964 2 Source: http://flix.gr/news/box-office-11-7-2019.html French comedy sequel 'Qu'est-ce qu'on a encore fait au Bon Dieu?' deservedly topped the box office, while the latest 'Spider-Man' flick faced the expected front-loadedness. The comedy's predecessor opened in 4th place in early June 2014 to 6,081 admissions but had such good word of mouth that it managed to climb to first place on its 10th (!) weekend. It finished its run with 130,419 admissions and a whopping 21.4x multiplier. If the sequel were to score such heights, it would reach 600,000 admissions, enough to top 'Endgame's' 537K-admission total as the year's best. Such a total is very unlikely, but 100K admissions is the bare minimum. I would like to see a total above 200K admissions but of course, it is almost impossible to make an informed prediction. As for 'Far from Home', the film has already topped its predecessor (127,663 admissions). It remains to be seen if it can reach the MCU average of 166K admissions. 'Toy Story 4' enjoyed a bigger 4th weekend than the threequel. It is now trailing it by only 8.3%. Who knows though, 'The Lion King' may prevent it from catching up with 'Toy Story 3'. A string of European films and re-releases of old films have occupied parts of the Top 10 for the last few weeks. 'Murder by Death' has managed to stay at #8 for 3 weeks, interestingly. Cumulative box office receipts reached 93,000 this weekend, which isn't bad for this time of year. Other than 'The Lion King' I can hardly see anything that could rock the boat in the coming weeks.

Sorry for staying away for so long. I'll be back later this week. 'Far From Home' is doing much better that 'Homecoming'. Box office a bit busier than usual for this time of year.

Weekend 20–23/06/2019 Ranking Title Weekend admissions % change from last weekend Total admissions Week 1 Toy Story 4 43,642 – 43,642 1 2 Nous finirons ensemble [French–Belgian] 9,307 – 9,307 1 3 Le Grand Bain [French] 4,129 -57.0% 16,978 2 4 Men in Black International 4,009 -56.4% 20,270 2 5 Aladdin 4,000 -51.0% 131,387 5 6 X-Men: Dark Phoenix 3,066 -52.8% 48,349 3 7 Pokemon Detective Pikachu 2,774 -52.5% 13,913 2 8 Rojo [Spanish-language multinational film] 2,544 – 2,544 1 9 Witness for the Prosecution (1957) 2,069 -27.1% 5,963 2 10 Vita and Virginia 1,877 – 1,877 1 Source: http://flix.gr/news/box-office-20-6-2019.html The weekend reached the same level as last year, when 'Ocean's 8' and 'Incredibles 2' were at the top. The latest Pixar sequel, 'Toy Story 4', opened 22.6% lower than its predecessor, which opened in June 2010. If it follows the same trajectoryas its predecessor, it will reach 155–160K admissions. Hardly a break-through success but it could've been worse. This is how it compares to other Pixar titles. Pixar (since 2003) Title Opening weekend Release date Total Multiple Finding Nemo 45,615 Fri 5 Dec 03 340,731 7.47 Ratatouille 68,000-72,000 Thu 27 Sep 07 312,019 4.46 Inside Out 62,766 Thu 3 Sep 15 310,104 4.94 Finding Dory 90,356 Thu 1 Sep 16 295,338 3.27 Up 57,008 Thu 10 Sep 09 211,570 3.71 Toy Story 3 56,358 Thu 24 Jun 10 202,242 3.59 The Good Dinosaur 27,160 Thu 17 Dec 15 195,289 7.19 Cars 3 51,698 Thu 15 Jun 17 175,915 3.40 Incredibles 2 38,784 Thu 14 Jun 18 173,512 4.47 Cars 38,000-40,000 Thu 14 Sep 06 157,500 4.04 Toy Story 4 43,642 Thu 20 Jun 19 – – Wall-E 41,787 Thu 18 Sep 08 147,357 3.53 Cars 2 38,970 Thu 23 Jun 11 140,825 3.61 Coco 16,667 Thu 14 Dec 17 137,423 8.25 The Incredibles 38,700 Fri 26 Nov 04 125,000 3.23 Monsters University 19,138 Thu 20 Jun 13 99,587 5.20 Brave 21,040 Thu 20 Sep 12 86,067 4.09 Notably, 'Toy Story 4's' opening was even worse than 'Cars 3' (ouch!) and very close to 'Wall-E'. As you can see, there are no official numbers for 'Toy Story' and 'Toy Story 2', but the article mentions that they both earned "a bit more than half" of their projected total for 'TS4' (140–150K admissions), which means about 80K admissions. 'Aladdin' is on its way to out-gross 'Cinderella' (138,850 admissions), after achieveing better % drops. Other openers and holdovers continued to tank. The best drop of the weekend was scored by the re-release of 1957 film 'Witness for the Prosecution'.

Weekend 13–16/06/2019 Ranking Title Weekend admissions % change from last weekend Total admissions (by Sunday) Monday admissions Week 1 The White Crow 9,622 – 9,622 1,528 1 2 Le Grand Bain [French] 9,606 – 9,606 1,637 1 3 Men in Black: International 9,189 – 9,189 1,840 1 4 Aladdin 8,169 -36.2% 121,134 2,165 4 5 X-Men: Dark Phoenix 6,494 -67.6% 39,686 1,487 2 6 Pokemon Detective Pikachu 5,834 – 5,834 1,296 1 7 Witness for the Prosecution (1957) 2,838 – 2,838 519 1 8 Agatha and the Truth of Murder 2,700 -25.8% 7,399 390 2 9 The Hustle 2,464 -76.8% 18,911 492 2 10 Godzilla: King of the Monsters 1,366 -67.8% 29,984 294 3 Sources: http://www.grandmagazine.gr/ngine/article/4648/box-office-o-nouregief-kanei-tin-ekplixi-stin-korufh http://flix.gr/news/box-office-13-6-2019.html Despite the Holy Spirit Monday (aka Whit Monday) holiday, this weekend was equally disappointing to the last one. I have actually started suspecting that holidays in Greece cause decreases to cinema attendace – with the exception of the Christmas holidays. However, it was an interesting weekend from a historic point of view. We had the closest photo finish since 2008. An unbelieveably small difference of 16 admissions separated first and second place. Even more impressively, the 3rd film was also a mere 433 admissions behind #1. On the Monday holiday, the first 4 films' tallies were in reverse order, with 'Aladdin' stealing the day. This led to even smaller differences, with all four films being within less than 1,000 admissions of each other. It is unlikely that this has ever happened in the recent past. For the 5-day holiday frame, 'Le Grand Bain' managed to beat 'The White Crow', which was the weekend's winner. The totals for the first 4 films were as follows: Le Grand Bain 11,243 The White Crow 11,150 Men in Black International 11,029 Aladdin 10,334 'Le Grand Bain's' victory was even more impressive given that it was released on less than half the screens as 'The White Crow'. Its per-screen average was a decent 534 admissions. However, the highest per-screen average of the Top 10 was recorded by the re-release of 1957 film 'Witness for the Prosecution' (710 admissions). This is indicative of the dire state of the Greek box office but also of the embarassingly low quality of new films – it is so bad that people prefer to re-watch films released decades in the past. In the meantime, 'Men in Black 4' completely tanked, just like last week's 'X-Men' sequel and 'Godzilla 2' before that. We don't know the opening-weekend performance of 'Men in Black' and 'Men in Black II' but the threequel sold 23,570 admissions in late May 2012. That's two-and-a-half times more than the latest sequel. These are the predecessor totals: Men in Black 210,000 Men in Black II 180,000 Men in Black 3 61,857 Men in Black International 11,029 Next week, 'Toy Story 4' invades Greek cinemas. It will be interesting to see if it can live up to the heights of its predecessor, 'Toy Story 3', both quality-wise and commercially. That one sold north of 200K admissions in Greece back in summer 2010.

Weekend 06–09/06/2019 Ranking Title Weekend admissions % change from last weekend Total admissions Week 1 X-Men: Dark Phoenix 20,044 – 20,044 1 2 Aladdin 12,805 -47.6% 107,020 3 3 The Hustle 10,602 – 10,602 1 4 Godzilla: King of the Monsters 4,237 -68.1% 25,494 2 5 Agatha and the Truth of Murder 3,640 – 3,640 1 6 John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum 2,269 -57.6% 89,402 4 7 Rocketman 1,960 -67.5% 11,095 2 8 Gueule d'ange [French] 1,775 – 1,775 1 9 Lady Winsley [French–Turkish–Belgian] 1,573 – 1,573 1 10 Long Shot 1,460 +62.4% 17,045 4 Sources: http://flix.gr/news/box-office-6-6-2019.html http://www.grandmagazine.gr/ngine/article/4631/box-office-mauros-o-foinikas-stin-korufh-mauri-ki-i-nuxta-sta-sinema Similarly to other European and American markets, 'Dark Phoenix' recorded the worst debut of the franchise in Greece. The facts speak for themselves... X-MEN Rank Title Opening weekend Total Release date Multiplier 1 Deadpool 2 82,773 221,697 17/05/18 2.68 2 Deadpool 77,774 217,832 18/02/16 2.80 3 X-Men Origins: Wolverine 61,520 143,414 29/04/09 2.33 4 Logan 55,871 189,928 02/03/17 3.40 5 X-Men: Apocalypse 42,310 115,239 19/05/16 2.72 6 X-Men: The Last Stand – 170,000 25/05/06 – 7 X-Men: Days of Future Past 34,507 121,935 22/05/14 3.53 8 X2: X-Men United – 169,100 02/05/03 – 9 X-Men: First Class 28,801 84,386 09/06/11 2.93 10 The Wolverine 23,702 105,006 25/07/13 4.43 11 X-Men: Dark Phoenix 20,044 – 06/06/19 – 'Aladdin' has surpassed 'Dumbo' and will soon top the 'Nutcracker'. Other movies dropped hard despite the fact that no opener performed well. 'Godzilla 2' is getting nowehere near its predecessor's 96,178 admissions. 'John Wick 3' will miss the 100K-admission milestone. Aaaand that's pretty much it for this week.

Weekend 30/05–02/06/2019 Ranking Title Weekend admissions % change from last weekend Total admissions Week 1 Aladdin 24,435 -39.1% 84,688 2 2 Godzilla: King of the Monsters 13,271 – 13,271 1 3 Rocketman 6,025 – 6,025 1 4 John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum 5,353 -63.9% 82,528 3 5 Ma 4,592 – 4,592 1 6 Αναζητώντας τον Χέντριξ (Smuggling Hendrix) [GR] 3,225 – 3,225 1 7 Uglydolls 1,461 -32.6% 16,377 4 8 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World 1,424 -25.9% 122,524 8 9 Avengers: Endgame 1,366 -70.4% 528,113 6 10 Long Shot 899 -51.2% 15,082 3 Source: http://www.grandmagazine.gr/ngine/article/4622/box-office-o-aladdin-xana-stin-korufh http://flix.gr/news/box-office-30-5-2019.html The 67,397 admissions sold in Greek cinemas this weekend were close to the 2019 record-low. The good news is that the box office has stopped following the dismal trend of late 2018–early 2019, which was one of the worst periods of the last decade. With 5 months of the year behind us, 2019 is trailing 2018 by 4.4%. However, it has moved ahead of 2013 (+8.2%) and 2014 (+4.0%), mostly thanks to 'Endgame'. Overall, the year seems to be heading for another tally between 9-10 million admissions, just like the year before it, barring any pleasant or dreadful surprises. Diving into the specifics, 'Godzilla 2's' opening was less than a third of the first 'Godzilla', which opened back in May 2014 with 41,542 admissions. The average drop for most countries (save for China) was around 50%, suggesting that Greeks are in no mood for Godzilla at all. None of the other openers performed well either. The genie managed to work its magic again, as 'Aladdin' stayed in first place and secured a small drop (although 'Dumbo' dropped 26% on its sophomore frame). It will easily cruise past 100K admissions. It will probably top the 'Nutcracker' and will set its eyes on 'Cinderella' (totals in the above post). Mediocre overall but could've been worse. 'John Wick 3' was annihilated. Reaching 100K admissions is no guarantee but it has already achieved more than anyone would've hoped for. 'Endgame' faced similar annihilation in what is the worst drop it has experienced since opening. 'Dragon 3' will soon top 'Panda 3'. It will thus only be the second-worst animated threequel from a major Hollywood studio. It will probably not surpass the original's 131,130-admission total.

I've missed the last 17 pages. Was there anything noteworthy said other than angry Avatar vs Endgame arguments?

Weekend 23–26/05/2019 Ranking Title Weekend admissions % change from last weekend Total admissions Week 1 Aladdin 40,093 – 40,093 1 2 John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum 14,809 -53.4% 67,323 2 3 Avengers: Endgame 4,615 -59.8% 524,634 5 4 Brightburn 4,228 – 4,228 1 5 Uglydolls 2,168 -52.6% 14,383 3 6 L'Homme fidèle [French] 1,943 – 1,943 1 7 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World 1,922 -43.3% 120,660 7 8 Long Shot 1,841 -74.4% 13,098 2 9 En liberté ! [French] 1,381 – 1,381 1 10 The Beach Bum 1,265 – 1,265 1 Source: http://flix.gr/news/box-office-23-5-2019.html On another rather quiet weekend, yet another Disney classic earns the top spot on the big screen. We are nearing the end of this exhausting 12-month journey which started last August with 'Christopher Robin' and will finish in July with 'The Lion King'. Disney released a whopping 6 live-action sequels/adaptations of old films within this time period. 'Aladdin' was marketed and released like an uber-blockbuster, playing in an eye-popping 267 screens. Certainly within the last decade, but maybe even all time, this is a record-high number of screens. For comparison, 'Avengers: Endgame' was released on 247 screens. 'Infinity War' was released in 207 screens. I did a quick search and managed to gather the following list of widest releases. It is probably not exhaustive, especially for films released in the 2000s. Film Number of screens Aladdin 267 Dumbo 261 Avengers: Endgame 247* Mary Poppins Returns 245 The Nutcracker and the Four Realms 234 Beauty and the Beast 228 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 225** Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales 214 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 212 Finding Dory 209 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 208 Avengers: Infinity War 207 Despicable Me 3 207 Star Wars: The Last Jedi 203 Cars 3 202 The Da Vinci Code 200 The Kings of Mykonos 200 *Opened on 241 screens, then expanded **Opened on 218 screens, then expanded It's weird that all of the Top 5 have been released with the last 7 months and they are all from Disney (the distributor for Disney's films in Greece is Feelgood Entertainment). I don't know if this is a new strategy by the distributor to maximise awareness but it must be quite costly. And for a film to be released in ~250 screens and only make ~30,000 admissions ('Nutcracker', 'Dumbo'), it's hard to understand what sort of business model they're running on. While in other countries 'Aladdin' did better than 'Cinderella' or 'Maleficent', it failed to achieve the same in Greece. It is nevertheless the best Disney live-action film to be released since 2017's 'Beauty and the Beast' (there have been 5 such films since then). This obviously excludes the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' franchise. Here is a more extensive chart: Disney live-action (since 2010) Title Opening weekend Release date Total Multiple Alice in Wonderland 83,183 Thu 4 Mar 10 243,710 2.93 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 60,569 Thu 20 May 10 176,791 2.92 Beauty and the Beast 57,900 Thu 16 Mar 17 183,750 3.17 Maleficent 45,705 Thu 29 May 14 164,394 3.60 Cinderella 44,917 Thu 12 Mar 15 138,850 3.09 Aladdin 40,093 Thu 23 May 19 – – Dumbo 35,181 Thu 28 Mar 19 96,068 2.73 The Lone Ranger 33,255 Thu 4 Jul 13 102,195 3.07 Into the Woods 31,788 Thu 1 Jan 15 77,196 2.43 Mary Poppins Returns 28,502 Thu 20 Dec 18 156,284 5.48 The Nutcracker and the Four Realms 28,168 Thu 1 Nov 18 110,672 3.93 John Carter 22,066 Thu 8 Mar 12 49,530 2.24 Oz the Great and Powerful 21,936 Thu 7 Mar 13 80,104 3.65 Tomorrowland 21,441 Thu 28 May 15 42,039 1.96 The Jungle Book 20,488 Thu 21 Apr 16 83,007 4.05 The Sorcerer's Apprentice 20,479 Fri 16 Jul 10 77,303 3.77 Tron: Legacy 19,262 Thu 16 Dec 10 48,375 2.51 The Muppets 17,690 Thu 2 Feb 12 43,789 2.48 Old Dogs 16,721 Thu 21 Jan 10 30,881 1.85 Disney’s Christopher Robin 14,174 Thu 6 Sep 18 33,803 2.38 Alice Through the Looking Glass 13,083 Thu 26 May 16 35,538 2.72 The BFG 11,951 Thu 30 Jun 16 33,588 2.81 Pete's Dragon 11,240 Thu 20 Oct 16 43,294 3.85 Saving Mr. Banks 5,998 Thu 16 Jan 14 13,830 2.31 'John Wick 3' has already surpassed the lifetime admissions of its predecessors. If its drops are only slightly better than the sophomore drop, then it will cross the 100K-admission milestone. 'Endgame' had another sharp drop (it has really never recovered since its second weekend – neither in Greece nor anywhere else) and will probably finish a tad higher than 530K admissions. 'Dragon 3' is still struggling to edge past 'Kung Fu Panda 3' (123,831 admissions). If it doesn't, it will be the worst animated threequel of all time (there are 10 such high-profile Hollywood films). Other openers performed as notoriously as usual. Nothing to say there. The weekend's cumulative admissions reached about 80,000 admissions – another disappointing figure. Each weekend from now on for the next two months will probably feature one high-profile Hollywood release. To be honest, I will probably enjoy watching them crumble one after the other. Next weekend there is 'Godzilla 2', then 'X-Men: Dark Phoenix', then 'Pokemon: Detective Pikachu'.

This is now by far the biggest thread for an individual movie in the International section of the forum: 142 pages and 2,827 replies It will probably be the first to reach more than 3,000 replies and may well be the first to reach 150 pages. Other threads with at least 60 pages: Avengers Infinity War: 129 pages and 2,573 replies Marvel's the Avengers: 112 pages and 2,220 replies Frozen: 109 pages and 2,172 replies The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey: 85 pages and 1,689 replies Amazing Spider-Man: 84 pages and 1,679 replies Iron Man 3: 79 pages and 1,574 replies Avengers Age of Ultron: 73 pages and 1,457 replies Man of Steel: 62 pages and 1,225 replies Star Wars The Force Awakens: 60 pages and 1,180 replies

The important thing to know: "Overall, in like-for-likes and at today’s rates, Jungle Book bowed to $160M abroad, Maleficent did $107M and Cinderella $85M." https://deadline.com/2019/05/aladdin-global-memorial-day-weekend-box-office-projection-1202620242/

Weekend 16–19/05/2019 Ranking Title Weekend admissions % change from last weekend Total admissions Week 1 John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum 31,789 – 31,789 1 2 Avengers: Endgame 11,482 -66.1% 515,204 4 3 Long Shot 7,202 – 7,202 1 4 Uglydolls 4,574 -16.6% 11,410 2 5 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World 3,388 -34.7% 117,711 6 6 Cliffs of Freedom 2,677 -62.7% 27,269 3 7 Un amour impossible [French–Belgian] 1,643 – 1,643 1 8 Missing Link 1,311 -18.4% 24,024 5 9 The Curse of La Llorona 956 -48.1% 43,728 5 10 Le Mystère Henri Pick [French–Belgian] 953 -52.0% 3,582 2 Sources: http://flix.gr/news/box-office-16-5-2019.html http://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-john-wick-reaps-top-spot/ The 'John Wick' franchise has gone from better to good in a short space of time. Mimicking its American and overseas performance, the franchise started with a minuscule first chapter and exponential growth thereafter. One can only expect the fourth fiilm to expand further. Now it seems that 'John Wick 3' has the quality and word-of-mouth required to reach 100,000 admissions. It would need a much smaller multiplier than 'John Wick 2' to achieve this. John Wick Title National OW Release date Total admissions Multiple John Wick 6,300 Thu 26 Feb 15 14,823 2.35 John Wick: Chapter Two 14,335 Thu 16 Feb 17 58,919 4.11 John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum 31,789 Thu 16 May 19 – – 'Endgame' settled for second place after three weekends on top. Despite another weekend in free-fall, the film has now crossed the 500K-admission mark. It has become the first film to achieve this since Greek film 'Worlds Apart' in January 2016. It is also the first non-local film since 'Skyfall' to reach 500K admissions. It is the fourth highest-grossing film of the last decade, behind the prior two films and 'What If...', a Greek film made by the same director as 'Worlds Apart'. It will probably beat 'What If...' (531,447 admissions) but has little to achieve in terms of milestones. It is still on its way to finish at 530–540K admissions. At the higher end, it would top 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End' (539,622 admissions). Among films released in the modern era (data is incomplete but goes back to 1998), it would rank around 30th place. I know it's not what one would expect of a film contending to become the biggest film of all time worldwide, but given Greece's socio-economic situation, it is an amazing result. 'How to Train Your Dragon 3' just managed to surpass 'Dragon 2' but it may fall short the original film's 131,130-admission total. It will however top 'Kung Fu Panda 3' (123,831 admissions), saving it from the embarassment of ranking as the lowest-grossing animated threequel (among big Hollywood studios) – it will only rank second-to-last. Everything else does not deserve a special mention. The yearly box office is currently running 7% behind 2018. That is a significant improvement over the 15% year-to-year difference that existed before 'Endgame's' opening. Next week, 'Aladdin' will be hoping to beat 'John Wick' for first place. I am willing to bet that 'Aladdin' will open higher than this year's 'Dumbo' (35,181 admissions) and it will probably match or surpass 'Cinderella' and 'Maleficent' (both opened to ~45K admissions). We'll find out next week!

EG can certainly out-gross Avatar. It's just has to stop dropping like a feather in a vacuum. I don't wanna get too emotionally invested in the possibility but it would be quite disappointing if it didn't get there after coming so close...

The most times I've ever seen a film in the cinema is twice. I'd never watch a film 3 times at the cinema. That's way too much. But 12? That is insane.

It was not part of its initial run. It was re-released. Everyone except biased BOM editors said so at the time (and even they basically admitted it by calling it a "relaunch").

Weekend 09–12/05/2019 Ranking Title Weekend admissions % change from last weekend Total admissions Week 1 Avengers: Endgame 33,865 -68.4% 488,164 3 2 Cliffs of Freedom 7,169 -20.1% 20,241 2 3 Uglydolls 5,487 – 5,487 1 4 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World 5,190 -60.9% 112,630 5 5 Le Mystère Henri Pick [French–Belgian] 1,986 – 1,986 1 6 The Curse of La Llorona 1,842 -46.0% 41,112 4 7 Missing Link 1,607 -69.4% 22,172 4 8 After 1,487 -66.4% 99,566 5 9 Euforia [Italian] 1,007 – 1,007 1 10 JT Leroy 944 – 944 1 Source: http://www.grandmagazine.gr/ngine/article/4582/box-office-oi-ekdikites-stin-korufh-en-meso-tamiakhs-katarreusis http://flix.gr/news/box-office-9-5-2019.html 'Endgame' experienced a precipitous drop this weekend but it was nothing outside the ordinary. 'Civil War' had a similar drop on the weekend that followed the end of the Easter holidays (-69%). 'Endgame' will soon cross the half-a-million milestone in terms of admissions, which is a truly remarkable feat. It has already moved ahead of 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' (446,258 admissions) and 'Spectre' (487,347 admissions), to become the biggest non-local film since 'Skyfall'. Other films were so weak, that this weekend marked the third consecutive weekend that 'Endgame' commanded more than 50% of the market share. This market would be dead otherwise and I wonder if the summer will ever recover from now on. Cumulative weekend admissions reached 65,049, which was a record-low for the year by a large margin. The only other film that performed decently was 'Cliffs of Freedom', an American film that deals with the Greek War for Independence against the Ottoman Empire. It expanded from 43 to 67 screens and managed to retain a decent number of viewers compared to last weekend. 'After' will soon reach 100K admissions and 'Dragon 3' will overtake 'Dragon 2' by next Sunday.

Top 20 Overseas Opening Weekends of All Time Ranking Film Gross (millions) 1 Avengers: Endgame $901.70 2 Avengers: Infinity War $601.50 3 The Fate of the Furious $457.52 4 Avengers: Age of Ultron $429.01 5 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 $343.72 6 Star Wars: The Force Awakens $336.47 7 Fast and Furious 7 $333.76 8 Captain America: Civil War $331.20 9 Jurassic World $328.40 10 Iron Man 3 $314.57 11 Captain Marvel $307.11 12 Transformers: Age of Extinction $303.69 13 Transformers: Dark of the Moon $295.29 14 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides $260.87 15 Star Wars: The Last Jedi $259.51 16 Marvel's the Avengers $259.08 17 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice $256.50 18 Venom $254.55 19 Despicable Me 3 $252.46 20 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince $243.57 The weekend figure for each film is the sum of money it earned in each and every market up to its first Sunday in the particular market. The opening weekend in each market may have occurred at different points in time, which is why the number will not correspond to BOM numbers or figures found in the media, which only mention the money made in all markets on a specific weekend.

It would have to drop more than 50% from now on. Which is not something I would bet on.

Do you mean 3rd?