Weekend Numbers: Official Estimates - Fury: 23,5 mln - GG: 17,2 mln - TBOL: 17 mln - Best of Me: 10,2 mln

[sfran43]

I imagine they sell well on home media so they'll eventually make money if they don't do well at the box office plus as you've mentioned, they are inexpensive to make.

They do relatively ok on home video with the exception of The Notebook, which has amassed an incredible $87+ million on home video since it's dvd release in 2005.

http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Notebook-The#tab=video-sales

Edited October 18, 2014 by sfran43

[Filmovie]

1). Fury (SONY), 3,173 theaters / $8M+ to $9M Fri. (includes $1.2M latenights) / 3-day est. $23.5M to $25M / Wk 1

2). Gone Girl (FOX), 3,248 theaters / $5.4M Fri. / 3-day cume: $17.5M to $18M / Total cume: $106.8M to $107.4M / Wk 3

3). The Book of Life (FOX), 3,071 theaters / $4.85M to $5M Fri. (includes $330K late nights) / 3-day cume: $17.4M / Wk 1

4). Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (DIS), 3088 theaters (0) / $3.3M Fri. / 3-day cume: $11M to $13M+ (-32%) / Total cume: $38.5M / Wk 2

5). The Best of Me (REL), 2,936 theaters / $4M to $4.4M Fri. (includes $550K late nights) / 3-day cume: $11M to $13M / Wk 1

6/7). The Judge (WB), 3003 theaters (0) / $2.5M Fri. / 3-day cume: $8M+ (-36%) / Total cume: $27.3M / Wk 2

Dracula Untold (UNI), 2,900 theaters (+13) / $2.8M Fri. / 3-day cume: $8M+ (-65%) / Total cume: $39.2M / Wk 2

8). Annabelle (WB), 2,878 theaters (-337) / $2.4MFri. / 3-day cume: $7.6M / Total cume: $73.8M / Wk 3

9). The Equalizer (SONY), 2,262 theaters (-885) / $1.55M Fri. / 3-day cume: $5.4M / Total cume: $89M+ / Wk 4

10). The Maze Runner (FOX), 2,155 theaters (-917) / $1.3M Fri. / 3-day cume: $4.5M to $4.8M / Total cume: $90M+ / Wk 5

[grim22]

A projected drop of 31% for Gone Girl. Looks like it may actually leg its way to 150M all said and done.

[kayumanggi]

It could still flop

 

How? It's going to make between 11 M - 13 M this weekend and probably end with a number equal to the budget. Then of course you have the overseas numbers. It's not going to make a lot obviously but I don't think it's going to flop. We use that word too loosely.

Edited October 18, 2014 by kayumanggi

[Blankments]

Film theory predicts:

 

Fury - 21M

The Best of Me - 17M

The Book of Life - 12.5M

[DAJK]

I was expecting a bit more from Fury. Granted, Saturday numbers could change everything, but oh well. Also, I didn't expect Dracula to drop so hard. To be honest, even with the mixed WOM, I expected a Dracula movie to hold on better in October...

[babz06]

If these numbers hold, that's a harsher drop than I expected for Dracula Untold, and The Judge looks like it may have some legs in it.

[TLK]

Fury's numbers are alright but a lot will depend on its legs. The budget isn't huge but mid-budget movies with big stars need to make money or it will just lead to even fewer mid-budget movies.

[lab276]

1). Fury (SONY), 3,173 theaters / $8M+ to $9M Fri. (includes $1.2M latenights) / 3-day est. $23.5M to $25M / Wk 1

2). Gone Girl (FOX), 3,248 theaters / $5.4M Fri. / 3-day cume: $17.5M to $18M / Total cume: $106.8M to $107.4M / Wk 3

3). The Book of Life (FOX), 3,071 theaters / $4.85M to $5M Fri. (includes $330K late nights) / 3-day cume: $17.4M / Wk 1

4). Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (DIS), 3088 theaters (0) / $3.3M Fri. / 3-day cume: $11M to $13M+ (-32%) / Total cume: $38.5M / Wk 2

5). The Best of Me (REL), 2,936 theaters / $4M to $4.4M Fri. (includes $550K late nights) / 3-day cume: $11M to $13M / Wk 1

6/7). The Judge (WB), 3003 theaters (0) / $2.5M Fri. / 3-day cume: $8M+ (-36%) / Total cume: $27.3M / Wk 2

Dracula Untold (UNI), 2,900 theaters (+13) / $2.8M Fri. / 3-day cume: $8M+ (-65%) / Total cume: $39.2M / Wk 2

8). Annabelle (WB), 2,878 theaters (-337) / $2.4MFri. / 3-day cume: $7.6M / Total cume: $73.8M / Wk 3

9). The Equalizer (SONY), 2,262 theaters (-885) / $1.55M Fri. / 3-day cume: $5.4M / Total cume: $89M+ / Wk 4

10). The Maze Runner (FOX), 2,155 theaters (-917) / $1.3M Fri. / 3-day cume: $4.5M to $4.8M / Total cume: $90M+ / Wk 5

Top 10 113.9m vs 90.8m last year (+25%)

Top 10 113.9m vs 134.4m 2003 adjusted (-15.3%)

[Cochofles]

Nicholas Sparks films are this generation's John Grisham movies, right? Although, I don't think any movie star today who's on the same level as Tom Cruise and Julia Roberts were in the early nineties has ever starred in a Sparks adaptation.

Edited October 18, 2014 by cochofles

[kayumanggi]

Top 10 113.9m vs 90.8m last year (+25%)

Top 10 113.9m vs 134.4m 2003 adjusted (-15.3%)

 

I like this stat. Thanks lab.

[forg]

 I love Book of Life, I hope it will have legs for decent gross

[filmscholar]

Yeah Equalizer.  Denzel has now logged in his 15th film that grossed 75 Million or more Domestic.  The Equalizer will be his 1st 100 Million film since "Safe House" and it also passed "Training Day" which did about 73 Million domestic.  So Denzel and Fuqua need to do more movies together, they are now 2/2 and have great chemistry.  "Book of Eli" with 93 Million and "Flight" with 94 Million got very close.  I think's that's OK for "Fury", already doing lightyears better than "Sabatoge", lol.  It's a war tank movie so I honestly wasn't expecting a breakout but again if it can leg it's way to about 60-70 Million that would be OK.  "Gone Girl" just keeps going.  Fincher's films seem to have great legs. 

Edited October 18, 2014 by filmscholar

[mahnamahna]

Have no idea why anyone's shocked GG is holding so well, $150-180 million DOM always seemed like the end result once it got a $37 million OW. 

 

Nice to see Alexander and The Judge hold decent. Book of Life opened good considering the family competition this fall. Dracula and Annabelle dropped harshly. 

 

Fury did about as well as I would expect after GG breaking out. $25 million OW along with minimal competition (after Interstellar) should let it leg out to $75-85 million DOM. 

[DAR]

It seems like the next few weeks we're heading into a bit of a calm period until November

[The Panda]

I just need TBL to open above The Boxtrolls and leg out above it so I can get my 200 points in the BO Casino.

[filmlover]

We're now heading into the calm before the storm that will last from three weeks from now to the middle of January.

[kayumanggi]

New toon #BookOfLife opens to $5M FRI & shd reach about $17M for wknd w/ family boost today. About even w/ #Boxtrolls.

— Gitesh Pandya (@giteshpandya)

October 18, 2014

[kayumanggi]

GONE GIRL earned an estimated $5.55M on Friday. Domestic total stands at $94.8M. #GoneGirl

— BoxOffice (@BoxOffice)

October 18, 2014

[kayumanggi]

THE BOOK OF LIFE earned an estimated $4.95M on Friday. #TheBookOfLife

— BoxOffice (@BoxOffice)

October 18, 2014