Weekend Thread. Friday Numbers: Equalizer 12.8-14.5, Box 5.6-6.8m, Maze 4 (Rth)

[TalismanRing]

Only $5.4m from $400m WW is there any markets yet to open,

 

China.

[La Binoche]

Only $5.4m from $400m WW is there any markets yet to open,

 

China but existing markets will take it to $400m. 

[kayumanggi]

'The Boxtrolls' opened to $17.3 million, which ranks 3rd all-time for stop-motion movies: http://t.co/o0LUTnxXZG pic.twitter.com/z9tdeElqV9

— Box Office Mojo (@boxofficemojo)

September 28, 2014

[kayumanggi]

I love this September.

[Ent]

Is DOFP still playing ?

[TalismanRing]

Damn, Tombstones got slaughtered by The Equalizer.

 

It did to Tombstones what Tombstones did November Man but at least that was NM's 4th w/e not it's 2nd. (that $4.2m estimate is also shockingly lower than NM's 2nd w/e).  $30m now looks like a long shot because next week should see a big theater cut.

 

Universal's scheduling for it never made sense.   Tombstones and Equalizer are far too similar in tone and core audience to be scheduled that close together.

[TalismanRing]

Is DOFP still playing ?

 

The last day tracked on BOM for it was Wed and it wasn't listed in the drops/add for Theater Count this w/e.

[TalismanRing]

View Index: By Year | By Weekend

TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count / Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week # 1 N The Equalizer Sony $35,000,000 - 3,236 - $10,816 $35,000,000 $55 1 2 1 The Maze Runner Fox $17,500,000 -46.2% 3,638 +34 $4,810 $58,018,000 $34 2 3 N The Boxtrolls Focus $17,250,000 - 3,464 - $4,980 $17,250,000 - 1 4 3 This is Where I Leave You WB $7,010,000 -39.4% 2,868 - $2,444 $22,557,000 $19.8 2 5 5 Dolphin Tale 2 WB $4,835,000 -45.5% 3,376 -280 $1,432 $33,665,000 $36 3 6 4 No Good Deed (2014) SGem $4,600,000 -53.0% 2,130 -45 $2,160 $46,623,000 $13.2 3 7 2 A Walk Among the Tombstones Uni. $4,234,000 -66.8% 2,714 +2 $1,560 $20,871,000 $28 2 8 6 Guardians of the Galaxy BV $3,789,000 -27.7% 2,451 -395 $1,546 $319,192,000 $170 9 9 7 Let's Be Cops Fox $1,515,000 -44.0% 1,534 -778 $988 $79,628,000 $17 7 10 8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) Par. $1,450,000 -45.3% 1,585 -763 $915 $187,182,000 $125 8 - 9 The Drop FoxS $1,050,000 -49.3% 1,131 -61 $928 $9,646,000 - 3 - 10 If I Stay WB $937,000 -49.1% 1,272 -1,099 $737 $49,133,000 $11 6 - 11 The Hundred-Foot Journey BV $613,000 -46.4% 719 -534 $853 $52,598,000 $22 8 - N Mas Negro Que La Noche LGF $550,000 - 178 - $3,090 $550,000 - 1 - 13 The Giver Wein. $429,000 -55.6% 702 -905 $611 $43,845,000 $25 7 - 15 Lucy Uni. $368,000 -50.1% 488 -300 $754 $125,478,000 $40 10 - 20 Boyhood IFC $279,000 -33.3% 215 -120 $1,298 $23,037,000 $4 12 - 14 Tusk A24 $277,000 -67.3% 449 -153 $617 $1,411,000 - 2 - 17 As Above/So Below Uni. $248,000 -63.8% 428 -642 $579 $21,029,000 - 5 - 23 The Trip to Italy IFC $230,000 -17.8% 200 - $1,150 $2,490,000 - 7 - 26 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Fox $222,000 -17.4% 232 -42 $957 $207,590,000 $170 12 - 28 How to Train Your Dragon 2 Fox $212,000 -10.8% 277 -39 $765 $175,867,000 $145 16 - 51 Hector And The Search For Happiness Rela. $200,000 +389.6% 94 +90 $2,128 $252,000 - 2 - 29 Love is Strange SPC $200,000 -6.5% 138 +26 $1,449 $1,853,000 - 6 - 24 Hercules (2014) Par. $190,000 -31.6% 229 -59 $830 $72,386,000 $100 10 - 16 The November Man Rela. $118,000 -83.2% 418 -1,060 $282 $24,812,000 - 5 - 27 Cantinflas LGF $95,000 -63.1% 129 -123 $736 $6,254,800 - 5 - 32 The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby Wein. $93,900 -46.6% 139 +3 $676 $436,900 - 3 - N Pride (2014) CBS $84,800 - 6 - $14,133 $84,800 - 1 - 36 Transformers: Age of Extinction Par. $81,000 -24.4% 132 -32 $614 $245,370,000 $210 14 - 33 Magic in the Moonlight SPC $75,700 -44.6% 111 -92 $682 $10,330,000 - 10 - 62 Tracks (2014) Wein. $73,200 +239.8% 28 +24 $2,614 $105,400 - 2 - 30 The Expendables 3 LGF $70,000 -66.8% 232 -352 $302 $38,987,800 - 7 - 61 Last Days in Vietnam AEF $53,100 +137.1% 12 +8 $4,425 $161,300 - 4 - 50 Pump SD $30,100 -28.7% 6 +3 $5,017 $73,500 - 2 - - Art and Craft Osci. $22,100 - 4 - $5,525 $52,100 - 2 - 52 The Green Prince MBox $22,000 -42.2% 13 -1 $1,692 $121,300 - 3 - 44 Step Up All In LG/S $21,500 -64.8% 65 -89 $331 $14,891,500 - 8 - 64 The One I Love RTWC $7,600 -60.9% 20 -15 $380 $500,400 - 6 - N Days and Nights IFC $6,700 - 1 - $6,700 $6,700 - 1 - N Advanced Style B360 $6,500 - 1 - $6,500 $6,500 - 1 - 68 Keep On Keepin' On RTWC $5,600 -56.7% 1 -1 $5,600 $22,100 - 2 - 82 50 to 1 10F $5,000 +21.0% 7 -3 $714 $1,057,000 - 28 - N The Little Bedroom Libre $4,000 - 1 - $4,000 $4,000 - 1 - 76 Snowpiercer RTWC $3,800 -50.7% 10 -7 $380 $4,552,500 - 14 TOTAL (26 MOVIES): $100,846,900 -1.7% 31,762 -9,155 $3,175

 

[kayumanggi]

'The Maze Runner' eased 46 percent this weekend. 10-day total: $58 million. http://t.co/kn6DyFpFYp

— Box Office Mojo (@boxofficemojo)

September 28, 2014

[Ent]

The last day tracked on BOM for it was Wed and it wasn't listed in the drops/add for Theater Count this w/e.

 

Both it and MALEFICENT have stopped to report numbers three to four days ago and both were released around the same time.

 

So I guess, they will be officially out pretty soon.

[wileECoyote]

I love this September.

 

 

Yeah, last two weekends are up from last year so BO is showing recovery

 

2014	Sep. 26–28	$97,183,000	+1.6%	$104,067,600	-3.8%	45	The Equalizer
2013	Sep. 27–29	$95,688,143	-10.3%	$108,160,179	-9.3%	134	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

[lab276]

Yeah, last two weekends are up from last year so BO is showing recovery

 

2014

Sep. 26–28

$97,183,000

+1.6%

$104,067,600

-3.8%

45

The Equalizer

2013

Sep. 27–29

$95,688,143

-10.3%

$108,160,179

-9.3%

134

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

 

That's down though.

[TalismanRing]

Weinstein's strategy for Eleanor Rigby looks like another bust.  The Her & Him parts are scheduled for Oct release. I wonder if he'll do a quick dump like he did for those two foreign films he released earlier this year with no marketing into 50 theaters each on the same w/e.

[kayumanggi]

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: $154.9M Overseas Total / $342M Global Total #TMNT

— BoxOffice (@BoxOffice)

September 28, 2014

[Jonwo]

Weinstein's strategy for Eleanor Rigby looks like another bust. The Her & Him parts are scheduled for Oct release. I wonder if he'll do a quick dump like he did for those two foreign films he released earlier this year with no marketing into 50 theaters each on the same w/e.

Weinstein seems to buy up films then can't decide what to do with them. Hes lucky that Imitation Game will likely be an Oscar contender.

[Tower]

That's down though.

 

Look at the top 12, the number for all films is down because not all films get estimates, but once actuals come tomorrow it should be up.

Edited September 28, 2014 by Tower

[kayumanggi]

HERCULES: $151M Overseas Total / $223.3M Global Total #Hercules

— BoxOffice (@BoxOffice)

September 28, 2014

[Cedarpoint1111]

Less than 50% drop is awesome for maze runner! 100m here we come!!!!!!!

[lab276]

Look at the top 12, the number for all films is down because not all films get estimates, but once actuals come tomorrow it should be up.

It doesn't change much. In any case, it's still a bad September and the year overall is now over $400m behind last year. A very slight uptick (if that) in one weekend in September is not enough to save the year. Luckily, 2011 slows down a lot now, so it shouldn't be too hard to catch.

[picores]

Maze Runner has a really good shot at 100m. A 36-40% drop next weekeend would be enough to guaranteed the mark.

 

I see Equalizer crossing 100m also barely.

 

GOTG should cross 330m.