The problem like most of Disney remakes and other films trying to cash in on the past; IDR, Pikachu, likely Ghostbusters 3, and many of these upcoming reboot sequels is that nostalgia only gets you so far, critically I’m speaking.
Not to mention the charm from animation tends to leave in favor for live action treatment due to limits of realism.
It’s going to have a 55%-60% drop second weekend and probably another 50% drop third weekend due to direct competition. MDay openers aren’t known for good legs.
Aladdin (2 days before previews, 3 before release)
5/23/19
North Shore Cinema
Mequon, WI
6:00 - 57/301 - UltraScreen
6:30 - 4/67
7:00 - 3/151
9:00 - 23/301 - UltraScreen
9:30 - 0/67
10:15 - 0/151
148% ahead of Christopher Robin ($62M OW)
93% ahead of Coco ($98.2M OW)
This is a very good jump, should be somewhere around $70M-$90M for the OW.
As a 2000s kids, I’d say Aladdin, The Lion King, and Lilo and Stitch (one can make a good case for Mulan too) were gender neutral, whereas Pocohantas, TLM and BATB were girlish as a kid.
For bonus points: Treasure Planet and Atlantis were boyish.
Though I do think Aladdin leans the most female skewing out of the three.
I’ll do Laddie tonight but also my theater is going to let Dark Phoenix die. It has the smallest auditorium, two screenings 7:00 and 10:00, and Godzilla still has the PLF. Not to mention for a CBM it’s presales are horrendous. Wouldn’t be surprised at $40M OW even though it’s early.
Pets 2 also got a somewhat small auditorium.
Space Chimps was awful. Even as a child for me. I was discussing animated movies from our childhood with friends and you’d be surprised the amount that remembers Chicken Little and Shark Tale as good movies.
Over The Hedge slapped though due to the soundtrack.