WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Solid overall weekend, up from last year.
- The Wedding Ringer placed first among the 4 openers this weekend with 24.311 admissions and $119K. That is the weekest no. 1 we had in quite a while, but even so, that doesn't take from the fact this movie overperformed. I expected it to barely make 10.000 adm. Still, with a crowded schedule up ahead, it's long term prostepcts are not that bright.
- Wild Card also opened above expectations, with 21.889 adm and $111K. The Jason Statham vehicle will likely fade fast though. WOM doesn't seem too good for it.
- The Imitation Game debuted with 17.299 tickets and $88K. That is pretty much the same with 'Gone Girl' last year, but 'Gone Girl' had great legs. It remains to be seen if this does too.
- American Sniper held well (-41%). It now stands at $279K and it looks to finish with at least $450K.
- Big Hero 6 crashed and burned in it's second outing (-67%), despite the huge number of screens it is on (94). That is an ugly drop for an ordinary movie, but for an animation it's just horrendous. Total is a middling $334K and with 'Spongebob' opening next weekend and 'Jupiter Ascending' taking away it's IMAX screens, look for another bad drop. At this point, I doubt it can even hit $500K.
- Mortdecai slides 54% and reaches $265K. Considering the openers, that is an ok drop. In fact, it's in the same ballpark as 'Horrible Bosses 2' last year. Unfortunately, the exchange rates are quite worse now and I doubt 'Mortdecai' can make $500K in the and.
- Yellowbird opened with a weak 12.200 admissions (and $54K). It should do a bit over $150K when all said and done.
- Taken 3 was down 67%. Still, total stands at a very good $912K.
- Seventh Son eased 46% and reached a very nice $789K after 5 weekends.
- Unbroken collapses in it's second outing (-68%).
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Next week's openers:
- Jupiter Ascending
- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
- Boyhood
- Whiplash
- Le meraviglie
Regarding 'Jupiter Ascending', it's good to look at similar titles' openings: 'Transcendence' (39.718 adm), 'Edge of Tomorrow' (37.926 adm), 'Elysium' (37.453 adm), 'Pacific Rim (29.173 adm), 'Interstellar' (58.492 adm). 'Jupiter Ascending' is the first event movie action spectacle of the year and presales for it look encouraging. I expect an opening in the 40.000 adm area (either a bit below or a bit above it).
'Spongebob' - I don't really know what to expect. Maybe 25.000ish adm? Something like that.
'Boyhood' and 'Whiplash' would both be in good shape over 10.000 adm.