GREECE: 'Kung Fu Panda 4' reigns for fifth weekend; local film 'Don't Open the Door' set for HUGE opening

[Quigley]

Weekend: 9th–12th January 2020

 

Ranking	Title	Weekend admissions	% change from last weekend	Total admissions	Week
1	Ευτυχία (Eftyhia) [GR]	63,261	-31.1%	428,108	4
2	1917	49,169	–	49,169	1
3	...Για πάντα (...Forever) [GR]	19,004	-48.9%	86,525	2
4	Jumanji: The Next Level	15,351	-60.7%	72,283	2
5	The Grudge	11,174	–	11,174	1
6	Frozen II	7,933	-67.5%	308,601	7
7	J'accuse [French–Italian]	6,882	-50.0%	27,667	2
8	Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker	5,065	-75.7%	234,053	4
9	Playmobil: The Movie	4,619	-58.4%	56,851	4
10	Spies in Disguise	4,614	-66.3%	46,580	3

 

Source: http://www.grandmagazine.gr/ngine/article/5010/box-office-eutuxia-sunexizei-na-epikratei-stin-korufh

https://flix.gr/news/box-office-9-1-2020.html

 

Last weekend the box office enjoyed another cumulative admission count above 200K admissions (204,259). This is in fact the second time that two consecutive weeknds sell more than 200K admissions during the 2019-2020 season: it also happened during the first two weekends of 'Joker's' release. Greek biopic drama 'Eftyhia' continues to soar, but it's not the only reason that the box office is enjoying a mini-boom. '1917' had a strong opening which reminds of 'Dunkirk's' opening from August 2017 (53,457 admissions). It is well positioned for a long run, with 10 Oscar noms and potentially good word-of-mouth. Back to 'Eftyhia', the film is guaranteed to reach the half-million-admission mark and 550K admissions as well. That means it will beat Greek films 'What If...' (531K admissions, 2012) and 'The Island' (549K admissions). We still can't say if it's gonna give 'Worlds Apart' a run for its money and for the title of Biggest Greek Film of the Decade. Fingers crossed...

 

Meanwhile, last week's openers had rather sharp drops, although their high starting points meant that they're still contributing sizeable business to the tally. 'Jumanji 2' is days away from beating its predecessor's total, while '...Forever' will become the first Greek film of the new decade to reach 100K admissions. 'Frozen II' had a precipitous drop with the end of the holiday period. The all-time animated record has somewhat moved out of sight, although it will depend mostly on its staying power from now on. Animated films sell very few admissions on weekdays so it's hard to say whether it can even beat 'Finding Nemo' (341K admissions) at this point. 'Star Wars 9' is losing sight of 250K admissions and it may even finish closer to 'Rogue One' (191,209 admissions) than 'Star Wars 8' (298,770 admissions).

Edited January 18, 2020 by Quigley

[tyrannyreborn]

If this is correct, then 'Eftyhia' sold another 40,249 tickets during the weekdays. 🤯

 

 

Edited January 18, 2020 by tyrannyreborn

[Quigley]

Weekend: 16th–19th January 2020

 

Rank	Title	Weekend admissions	% Change	Screen count / Change		Total admissions	Week
1	1917	42,667	-13.2%	91	–	123,203	2
2	Ευτυχία (Eftyhia) [GR]	41,654	-34.2%	108	-5	509,986	5
3	Dolittle	22,569	–	124	–	22,569	1
4	Bad Boys for Life	11,878	–	45	–	11,878	1
5	...Για πάντα (...Forever) [GR]	11,872	-37.5%	46	-20	111,933	3
6	Richard Jewell	9,079	–	42	–	9,079	1
7	Jumanji: The Next Level	6,408	-58.3%	62	-30	84,099	3
8	Frozen II	4,968	-37.4%	57	-16	314,996	8
9	The Grudge	4,708	-57.9%	27	-13	23,313	2
10	Playmobil: The Movie	4,508	-2.4%	33	-4	61,764	5

 

Source: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-16-01-2020.html

 

This was yet another superb January weekend, with about 183K admissions. The new year and the new decade could not have started better. With the coming of the new year, I have decided to make a significant upgrade to the weekend box office chart: it will now include information on the screen count for each film! The biggest twist of the weekend was that '1917' managed to beat 'Eftyhia' for a first-place finish. The WWI heroic tale clearly capitalised the stellar word-of-mouth and the news of multiple Oscar nominations. How far can it get? Well, 200K admissions seem like a foregone conclusion at this point. 250K admissions are definitely doable and I can only imagine how much better it will get if it wins Best Picture on the 9th of February (imo, it's a serious possibility). On the other hand, 'Eftyhia' has not fallen out of favour with Greek audiences, making it apparent that the market can accommodate many hits at the same time.

 

The Greek biopic is days away from beating 'Avengers: Endgame', to become the second biggest film of 2019, only behind 'Joker's' monstrous total of 904K admissoins. Reaching 550K admissions is now a done deal for 'Eftyhia'. The big question is whether it can beat Greek film 'Worlds Apart' for the title of Biggest Greek Film of the Decade. That film had earned 33,957 admissions on its fifth weekend and 549,101 admissions in 32 days. Overall, it sold 669K admissions. Interestingly, it also fell to second place on its fifth weekend. Since 'Eftyhia' is currently ahead of that film in weekend admissions, the race is now getting into the most crucial part. It will need to maintain sub-40% drops for at least another month (and probably some sub-30% drops as well) in order to give 'Worlds Apart' a run for its money.

 

As for openers, thanks to the sheer number of screens playing 'Dolittle', it was the biggest opener of the weekend. 'Bad Boys for Life' however achieved a better per-screen average. Greek romantic drama '...Forever' rounded out the Top 5 and has become the first Greek film of the decade to reach 100K admissions. Further down, 'Frozen II' has become the 6th biggest animated film on record. I have decided to add 'The Lion King's' admissions to the chart, even though the data are an estimate and potentially not very accurate. According to Flix.gr, it had sold 390,000 admissions back in 1994, which would make it the biggest animated film on record. The actual number should be within 20,000 admissions of this estimate.

 

Biggest animated films (since 2003)
Ranking	Title	Total admissions	Multiple
1	The Lion King	390,000*	–
2	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	384,829	4.79
3	Ice Age: The Meltdown	346,500**	3.73
4	Finding Nemo	340,731	7.47
5	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	323,607	6.43
6	Frozen II	314,996	4.46
7	Ratatouille	312,019	4.46
8	Inside Out	310,104	4.94
9	Despicable Me 3	308,997	3.75
10	Ice Age: Continental Drift	305,445	4.50

 

*Estimate according to Flix.gr

**My own estimate (should be between 335K and 355K admissions)

 

 

Edited January 27, 2020 by Quigley

[Quigley]

'Eftyhia' was #1 during the weekdays, since it sold 29,318 admissions from Monday to Wednesday. Last week, it sold 40,249 admissions over the same three days. That's a 27% drop, which is better than the weekend's drop! The total has now reached 539,304 admissions, which means it just passed 'Endgame' (538,330 admissions) to become 2019's second-biggest film, behind 'Joker'. It also surpassed 'What If...' (531,447 admissions) to become the second-biggest Greek film of the decade, behind 'Worlds Apart' (669K admissions). If it achieves another 30K-admission weekend, it will already be at 570K admissions and I think 'Worlds Apart' will be in serious trouble....

 

'1917' sold 21,757 admissions from Monday to Wednesday. Last week, it sold 31,367 admissions over the same three days. That's a 31% drop. Although worse than the weekend drop, still very good. It is now at 144,960 admissions.

 

It seems that this weekend will be another battle between the two for first place. 'Cats' and 'Jojo Rabbit' will be released, although I doubt they have any chances at challenging the above duo.

Edited January 24, 2020 by Quigley

[Quigley]

Weekend: 23rd–26th January 2020

 

Rank	Title	Weekend admissions	% Change	Theater count / Change		Total admissions	Week
1	Ευτυχία (Eftyhia) [GR]	31,803	-23.6%	90	-18	571,159	6
2	1917	28,110	-34.1%	86	-5	173,070	3
3	Dolittle	16,311	-27.7%	112	-12	43,823	2
4	The Turning	11,569	–	55	–	11,569	1
5	Jojo Rabbit	10,957	–	34	–	10,957	1
6	Bad Boys for Life	9,141	-23.0%	43	-2	29,492	2
7	Pets United	8,759	–	60	–	8,759	1
8	...Για πάντα (...Forever) [GR]	7,488	-36.9%	46	0	127,139	4
9	Richard Jewell	5,002	-44.9%	39	-3	18,746	2
10	Jumanji: The Next Level	3,347	-47.8%	62	0	89,134	4

 

Source: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-23-01-2020.html

 

Overall, 154,596 admissions were sold during the weekend in Greek cinemas, a drop from last weekend but still a decent total. January 2020 has been a big success, beating all previous Januaries back to 2012. 'Eftyhia' reclaimed the weekend's top spot from '1917', totaling four weekends in first place. 'Eftyhia' continues to soar, as it surpassed Greek comedy 'The Island' (549K admissions) and is days away from overtaking 'Skyfall' (580K admissions), to become the third-biggest film of the previous decade, behind Greek film 'Worlds Apart' and 'Joker'. The prior is in big trouble, as' Eftyhia's' momentum indicates that it will surpass that film's 669K-admission total. It is now less than 100K admissions away from that goal and, with a 30K-admission-plus weekend, achieving it would be a certainty, except... this Thursday marks the release of 'Halwaii 5-0'. If this film ends up being a success (more on this later), it could potentially eat into 'Eftyhia's' audience and prevent it from topping 'Worlds Apart', which it certainly deserves to beat. '1917' had another solid drop and it remains on course for a 250K-admission finish. The film is also potentially threatened by 'Halwaii 5-0' although it's hard to quantify the risk in any meaningful way. We'll just have to wait and see. With word-of-mouth for '1917' spreading quickly and with a lucrative awards season so far, chances are its box -office run will get boosted by an Oscar Best Picture win early next month.

 

Holdovers generally enjoyed small drops, which is in part thanks to the week's weak openers (pun intended). All three openers that got into the Top 10 were very mediocre. 'Jojo Rabbit's' Oscar noms were clearly not enough to persuade people to watch it. It's not being talked about much anyway. Neither of the three openers achieved notable per-screen averages. As for last week's openers, 'Bad Boys for Life' had the best hold of the Top 10, 'Dolittle' also held well and remains in the lead, while 'Richard Jewell' is slowly disappearing into insignificance. Greek romantic drama '...Forever' has enjoyed a decent run, which is now coming to an end, while 'Jumanji 2', which had opened higher than '...Forever', has been falling precipitously over tha past weeks. This is the first weekend that it didn't drop more than 50%, although it came quite close. It may not even reach the 100K-admission milestone. Given that it opened 59% higher than its predecessor, reaching a total only 25% higher is a big embarassment.

 

Now, back to the big threat. 'Halwaii 5-0' is a Greek parody film starring one of the most famous contemporary Greek stand-up comedians, Markos Seferlis. The title is a portmanteau which combines the words halva and Hawaii. Halva (or halwa) is a traditional Greek sweet, but it is also used in a derogatory way to signify a person who has gone soft and chubby. Hawaii Five-0 is an American crime drama TV series. This film is a parody of Hawaii Five-0 in which the owner of a big halva factory is murdered and the protagonist, a detective played by Markos Seferlis, has to find the murderer among 5 suspects. It is yet another Greek-made rip-off with a stupid, cheesy and cringey premise, but with Markos Seferlis in the lead role, I have already heard from far too many sane people that they plan to watch the film. I can see it opening relatively big, although holding power is a totally different story. We'll be here next Monday analysing the results. Fingers crossed that 'Eftyhia' doesn't get decimated...

Edited February 3, 2020 by Quigley

[Joel M]

Eftyxia's success is a bit weird in the sense that it hasn't dominated the local zeitgeist like you would expect from its insane numbers. Nothing like Joker or Worlds Apart or any other local mega hit I can remember as far as hype goes. Maybe it skews a lot older than the average mega hit but still the numbers are too big to get ignored. 

Even though it seems pretty much cut from the same cloth of terrible nostalgic dramedies about the old times I'm interested to see it. The trailer is decent, the lead is a legit great local actress and the director is an interesting indie guy getting his first mainstream movie. Certainly looks much better than Kazantzakis and the like.

 

22 hours ago, Quigley said:

Now, back to the big threat. 'Halwaii 5-0' is a Greek parody film starring one of the most famous contemporary Greek stand-up comedians, Markos Seferlis. 

 

 

 

 

[Quigley]

@Joel M You should definitely watch Eftyhia. It's much better quality than previous nostalgic historical dramas.

[Joel M]

Back in the early 00s when there was no online boxoffice info about Greece, the main source of information for the market was the only movie-related magazine appropriately named CINEMA. That magazine had a yearly Box office recap in every summer issue. I was an avid reader from 99' to mid-00s but sadly I don't have any of the issues anymore. But someone has uploaded a ton of old CINEMA magazines online apparently https://www.scribd.com/user/241244291/what/uploads

 

So I took every summer issue I could find to compile yearly BO lists. Every list is from September to June of the next year because July-August was a black out period until 2000-01, half the theatres were closed and the other half were only replaying hits from earlier in the year. And of course almost all numbers for movies that opened May-June are not final since they kept playing through the summer. Also in the 90s all numbers were either Athens only or Athens+Thessaloniki since they were much fewer theatres in the rest of the country and many movies were making like 80% of their total in just the 2 big cities. So for the other 5 people that read this thread here we go...

 

1995-1996 (Athens only admissions)

Spoiler

1	Pocahontas	175.000
2	Heat	160.000
3	Underground	150.000
4	Seven	145.000
5	Braveheart	135.000
6	Goldeneye	130.000
7	Waterworld	125.000
8	Dangerous Minds	110.000
9	Casino	110.000
10	9 months	105.000
11	First Knight	100.000
12	Die Hard with a vengeance	95.000
13	Dumb and Dumber	90.000
14	Jumanji	90.000
15	Bridges of Madison County	88.000
16	Il Postino	85.000
17	Don Juan De Marco	75.000
18	Apollo 13	70.000
19	Sense and Sensibility	70.000
20	The Net	60.000

 

Other notable movies

Ulysse's Gaze – 60.000 a lot for an extremely arthouse greek movie.

Toy Story – 50.000 and Batman Forever – 55.000 adm. Both kinda floped compared to the rest of the world.

 

 

 

1997-1998 (Athens only admissions)

Spoiler

1	Titanic*	868.000
2	As Good As It Gets	260.000
3	Bean	245.000
4	The Full Monty	196.000
5	My Best Friend's Wedding	186.000
6	Tomorrow Never Dies	182.000
7	The Devil's Advocate	176.000
8	Valkanizater**	165.000
9	Great Expectations	155.000
10	Face Off	146.000
11	Men In Black	144.000
12	The Game	130.000
13	Good Will Hunting	113.000
14	Hercules	111.000
15	Contact	109.000
16	Air Force One	106.000
17	Conspiracy Theory	96.000
18	The Jackal	95.000
19	Lost World: Jurassic Park	93.000
20	Con Air	91.000

 

*Titanic's number is not even final since it kept playing through the summer. Insanity.

**That was the first legit big greek hit in over a decade. Greek mainstream cinema was dead at the time.

 

Other notable movies

Scream 1 and 2 premiered within the same season and both did around 30.000-35.000 admissions.

 

 

 

1998-1999 (Athens-Thessaloniki admissions)

Spoiler

1	Asterix and Obelix vs Ceasar	370.000
2	Armageddon	350.000
3	Life is Beautiful	330.000
4	Shakespeare in Love	300.000
5	There's something about Mary	250.000
6	Analyze This*	240.000
7	The Horse Whisperer	220.000
8	Saving Private Ryan	210.000
9	The Truman Show	200.000
10	Dr. Doolittle	190.000
11	Lethal Weapon 4	188.000
12	Mulan	178.000
13	Diakritiki goiteia ton arsenikon	175.000
14	Snake Eyes	175.000
15	6 Days, 7 Nights	175.000
16	A Perfect Murder	170.000
17	The Mask of Zorro	165.000
18	You 've got mail	160.000
19	City of Angels*	148.000
20	Godzilla	147.000

 

*Those movies opened in June so their numbers are definately not final.

 

Other notable movies(Athens only)

An Eternity and a Day – 40.000 Theo Angelopoulos palme d'or winner.

X-files: Fight the Future – 100.000

A Bug's Life, Prince of Egypt and Stepmom all did around 80.000-85.000 adm.

 

 

 

1999-2000 (Athens-Thessaloniki admissions)

Spoiler

1	Safe Sex GR	865.000
2	The 6th Sense	490.000
3	American Beauty	380.000
4	The Matrix*	305.000
5	Tarzan	275.000
6	Notting Hill	270.000
7	The World is not Enough	265.000
8	Fovou tous Ellines GR	250.000
9	The Green Mile	235.000
10	End of Days	235.000
11	Eyes Wide Shut	226.000
12	Sleepy Hollow	224.000
13	The Mummy	217.000
14	Entrapment	213.000
15	The End of the Affair	190.000
16	Runaway Bride	190.000
17	The Insider	184.000
18	Star Wars ep1: The Phantome Menace	175.000
19	Thyliki Etaireia GR	173.000
20	Stuart Little	170.000

 

*Matrix was the first movie that defied the July-August blackout period and opened at the 20^th of August, 2 weeks before the season “officially” begins. And it was a huge hit anyway.

*GR This is the year the local industry was brought back to life thanks to the unprecedent success of a local movie that kinda shocked everyone. Mainstream greek cinema becomes a thing.

 

Other notable movies (Athens only)

Joan of Arc – 118.000

The Bone Collector – 109.000

Talented Mr. Ripley – 105.000

All about my mother – 102.000 (Almodovar movie)

The Whole Nine Yards – 132.000 Opened in June so it's not final.

Stigmata – 87.000

Fight Club – 76.000 not bad.

Haunting, Scream 3 and Blair Witch Project all over 70.000 admissions

Toy Story 2 – 50.000 sadly still a flop compared to disney renaissance movies.

 

 

 

2000-2001 (whole country admissions)

Spoiler

1	Gladiator*	600.000
2	What Women Want	580.000
3	Cast Away	530.000
4	The Perfect Storm*	430.000
5	What Lies Beneath	409.000
6	Mission: Impossible II	380.000
7	O Kalyteros moy Filos GR	340.000
8	Stakaman GR	330.000
9	Hannibal	320.000
10	Chocolat	310.000
11	Rizoto GR	270.000
12	Meet the Parents	260.000
13	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon	250.000
14	Gone in 60 seconds	230.000
15	Unbreakable	220.000
16	The Family Man	215.000
17	Charlie's Angels	210.000
18	Miss Congeniality	200.000
19	Scary Movie	190.000
20	The Mummy Returns	185.000

 

 

*The Perfect Storm and Gladiator were released mid-July and mid-August and basically created the summer season. They are still the weakest boxoffice months but new movies get released year-round now which wasn't the case back then.

 

Other notable movies (Athens only)

Hollow Man – 117.000

Exorcist: Director's Cut – 112.000 Gotta be one of the biggest re-releases ever.

Billy Elliot – 111.000

Dinosaur – 109.000

Traffic – 107.000

Vertical Limit – 100.000

Proof of Life – 100.000 Meg Ryan's career ending flop was a hit here lol.

Crimson Rivers – 81.000 French thriller that was a hit all over Europe.

The Grinch – 65.000

Chicken Run – 57.000

Emperor's New Groove – 51.000 Abysmal compared to the renaissanse films but still a great movie.

 

 

 

2001-2002 (whole country admissions)

Spoiler

1	LotR: The Fellowship of the Ring	830.000
2	Harry Potter & the Philosopher's stone	800.000
3	Ocean's 11	560.000
4	To klama vgike ap ton paradeiso GR	450.000
5	A Beautiful Mind	430.000
6	Spider-Man	330.000
7	The Others	310.000
8	Pearl Harbor	300.000
9	Captain Corelli's Mandolin	280.000
10	Lara Croft: Tomb Raider	275.000
11	Amelie	270.000
12	Asterix and Obelix : Mission Cleopatra	200.000
13	Moulin Rouge	200.000
14	Rush Hour 2	180.000
15	Spy Game	170.000
16	Don't Say a Word	165.000
17	Cats & Dogs	165.000
18	Vanilla Sky	160.000
19	The Score	155.000
20	Bridget Jones Diary	145.000

 

*Spider-Man opened in May but the number isn't final.

*The Mexican was released summer 2001 and Unfaithful summer 2002. Both were big hits, made 170.000 and 130.000 adm in Athens alone through the summer but half the admissions count for this season and half for the next/last, so they aren't featured in any list.

 

Other notable movies (Athens only)

Gosford Park – 91.000

Monster Inc – 89.000

Shrek – 76.000

Ice Age – 45.000 CGI animations were very niche at the time. Nemo changed that.

Scary Movie 2 – 100.000

From Hell – just under 100.000

 

 

 

 

2002-2003 (whole country admissions)

Spoiler

1	LotR: The Two Towers	905.000
2	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	810.000
3	Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets	600.000
4	The Matrix Reloaded*	510.000
5	Die Another Day	450.000
6	Signs	336.000
7	Catch me if you Can	290.000
8	Chicago	280.000
9	Gangs of New York	280.000
10	Two Weeks Notice	260.000
11	Minority Report	243.000
12	The Hours	220.000
13	Men in Black II	207.000
14	Insomnia	200.000
15	Red Dragon	200.000
16	Analyze That	190.000
17	X-Men 2	165.000
18	Johnny English	160.000
19	The Ring	155.000
20	Hero	140.000

 

*Matrix number is not final. It was released late May.

*No greek movie over 40.000 admissions for the first time in years.

 

Other notable numbers (Athens only)

Road to Perdition – 87.000

 

 

 

2004-2005 (whole country admissions)

Spoiler

1	Nyfes GR	680.000
2	Ocean's 12	460.000
3	Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban	400.000
4	Alexander	370.000
5	King Arthur	352.000
6	Meet the Fockers	330.000
7	The Village	308.000
8	National Treasure	295.000
9	Million Dollar Baby	270.000
10	Mr and Mrs Smith*	232.000
11	The Interpreter	220.000
12	Monster in Law*	210.000
13	Kingdom of Heaven	208.000
14	Shall We Dance	195.000
15	Collateral	190.000
16	Constantine	170.000
17	The Polar Express	170.000
18	The Phantom of the Opera	167.000
19	The Terminal	160.000
20	The Bourne Supremacy	155.000

 

*Those two movies released in the summer so the numbers are not final.

 

Other notable numbers (Athens only)

Batman Begins – 170.000 part of the admissions count for next season so doesn't make the list.

Shrek 2 – 100.000

Hitch – 100.000

Attack of the Clones – 90.000

Incredibles – 87.000

War of the Worlds – 350.000 in the 2 big cities. Article says it opened after the season was over so it coulda been included the next year.

 

 

 

Sadly couldn't find the 2003-04 season recap that has some of the biggest hits ever and didn't bother searching for more recent lists because after that we have more concrete data online.

[FantasticBeasts]

1 hour ago, Joel M said:

Eftyxia's success is a bit weird in the sense that it hasn't dominated the local zeitgeist like you would expect from its insane numbers. Nothing like Joker or Worlds Apart or any other local mega hit I can remember as far as hype goes. Maybe it skews a lot older than the average mega hit but still the numbers are too big to get ignored. 

Even though it seems pretty much cut from the same cloth of terrible nostalgic dramedies about the old times I'm interested to see it. The trailer is decent, the lead is a legit great local actress and the director is an interesting indie guy getting his first mainstream movie. Certainly looks much better than Kazantzakis and the like.

 

 

 

 

 

I watched it while in Athens and I have to say I enjoyed it quite a bit. The lead actress (the one portraying Eftychia young) was outstanding. A legit great performance I haven't seen in a Greek film for a long long time.

Not everything was perfect but it had lots and lots of heart, Greek heart and a feminist tone I haven't quite seen in any other greek movie. Generally, I think it's the best Greek-speaking film I have seen in the last years although the list of acceptable ones is not big. Probably this and The Last Note I enjoyed a lot with 'Mikra Agglia' as third.

 

P.S: The only thing I didn't love was the portrayal of the gay character. Very stereotypical. Nothing terrible but I would have prefered if they keeped a bit more balance on the typicality of the portayal and the 'jokes' used.

Edited January 28, 2020 by FantasticBeasts

[Joel M]

28 minutes ago, FantasticBeasts said:

Probably this and The Last Note I enjoyed a lot with 'Mikra Agglia' as third.

 

That's good to know. Voulgaris is the filmmaker all those other historical epics try and fail to emulate since forever. His stuff are a cut above anything else in the "genre".

[Aristis]

5 hours ago, Joel M said:

1999-2000 (Athens-Thessaloniki admissions)

175k for SW1? Where does the rest hide? Lol.

 

Seriously, is that the total number? Also 18th is really low...

[Joel M]

18 hours ago, Aristis said:

175k for SW1? Where does the rest hide? Lol.

 

Seriously, is that the total number? Also 18th is really low...

 

Up until the early 80s people watched mostly greek movies in theatres, US movies were more like a niche. After the local industry collapsed and moved to VHS and TV, Hollywood took over but Star Wars is still something most people discovered during the 90s through VHS or pop culture references in other stuff. It wasn't big enough yet. 

[Quigley]

Weekend: 30th January – 2nd February 2020

 

Rank	Title	Weekend admissions	% Change	Screen count / Change		Total admissions	Week
1	Χαλβάη 5-0 (Halwaii 5-0) [GR]	75,671	–	110	–	75,671	1
2	Ευτυχία (Eftyhia) [GR]	19,762	-37.9%	74	-16	610,878	7
3	1917	15,783	-43.9%	62	-24	204,855	4
4	The Gentlemen	15,095	–	57	–	15,095	1
5	Dolittle	8,628	-47.1%	84	-28	56,457	3
6	Pets United	6,744	-23.0%	60	0	16,551	2
7	Jojo Rabbit	5,788	-47.2%	24	-10	22,665	2
8	The Lighthouse	4,722	–	4	–	4,722	1
9	The Turning	3,604	-68.8%	24	-31	22,748	2
10	Bad Boys for Life	3,128	-65.8%	18	-25	38,646	2

Source: http://www.grandmagazine.gr/ngine/article/5051/box-office-i-epelasi-tis-xalbais

http://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-local-comedy-halvai-5-0-explodes/

http://www.filmboy.gr/2020/02/box-office.html

 

Discredited source: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-30-01-2020.html

 

With another 179K admissions sold this weekend, the box office remains in booming mode. 'Halwaii 5-0' confirmed my fears, as it exploded onto the scene with 688-admission per-screen average and the highest opening for a Greek film since 'Worlds Apart' (95,343 admissions). There is of course no way that it will even approach the latter's final tally (669K admissions), since that film opened on the weekend before Christmas 2015 and capitalized the holiday period. Nevertheless, 'Halwaii 5-0' is a guaranteed hit, with 200K admissions very likely to be reached. It will need to hold very well in order to cross 300K admissions, but it is not out of the question. A more detailed explanation of why this film was very likely gonna be a blockbuster can be found in the previous weekened's analysis.

 

In the meantime, 'Eftyhia' was not decimated by 'Halwaii 5-0'. To the contrary, it had a solid hold. At the same point in its run (7th weekend), 'Worlds Apart' sold 14,633 admissions, for a total of 616,444 admissions. 'Eftyhia' is less than 6,000 admissions behind, with a 7th weekend that is bigger by more than 5,000 admissions. The odds are now in its favour and without any major surprises, 'Eftyhia' should claim the title of the Biggest Greek Film of the Decade. If 'Halwaii 5-0' didn't manage to push it off the cliff, I doubt that there is anything in the near future that can.

 

'1917' had a sizeable drop, but has now crossed the 200K-admission milestone. If it wins Oscar Best Picture next Sunday, it should get a boost, although I don't see it going much farther than 250K admissions. Most holdovers had near-50% drops, while 'Pets United' endured as the biggest animated film on the market despite competition from Russian animated sequel 'Sheep and Wolves 2' (2,869 admissions). As for other openers, 'The Lighthouse' scored an impressive 1,181-admission per-screen average. It says a lot that people would rush to see a black-and-white horror film with a 1.19:1 aspect ratio. It may be a minority that seeks such stuff, but it's an active one. Below the Top 10, 'Frozen II' dropped 47% to 1,599 admissions and has reached 320,514. Turns out it'll barely beat 'Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa' (323,607 admissions) to become the 4th biggest animated film since 2000. Finally, 'Jumanji 2' dropped 65% for a 1,162-admission weekend and a 91,009-admission total. It won't reach the 100K-admission milestone and it's only beaten its predecessor's total by 14%, despite opening 59% higher.

 

[UPDATE 5th Feb]: Unfortunately Flix got many weekend box office figures wrong. All other box office websites agree on the corrected figures. I usually take the weekend figures from Flix because it is the first to report them, but they don't tend to be the most accurate. The numbers now displayed on the chart are the correct ones.

Edited February 11, 2020 by Quigley

[Joel M]

8 minutes ago, Quigley said:

Nevertheless, 'Halwaii 5-0' is a guaranteed hit, with 200K admissions very likely to be reached. It will need to hold very well in order to cross 300K admissions, but it is not out of the question. 

 

Well, greek cinema had a nice run. RIP.

[Quigley]

For some reason, Flix got many of last weekend's numbers wrong. Check out the chart for the weekend of 30th January – 2nd February 2020 for the correct figures.

[Quigley]

Weekend: 6th–9th February 2020

 

Rank	Title	Weekend admissions	% Change	Screen count / Change		Total admissions	Week
1	Χαλβάη 5-0 (Halwaii 5-0) [GR]	43,120	-43.0%	107	-3	158,186	2
2	Little Women	22,124	–	60	–	22,124	1
3	Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)	13,390	–	97	–	16,149	1
4	1917	12,990	-17.7%	41	-21	227,378	5
5	Ευτυχία (Eftyhia) [GR]	11,429	-42.2%	54	-20	632,714	8
6	The Gentlemen	9,579	-36.5%	47	-10	33,643	2
7	Dolittle	7,000	-18.9%	75	-9	63,288	4
8	Pets United	6,891	+6.4%	54	-6	24,177	3
9	The Lighthouse	3,156	-33.2%	7	+3	10,411	2
10	Jojo Rabbit	2,942	-49.2%	22	-2	28,104	3

 

Source: http://www.filmboy.gr/2020/02/box-office-harley-quinn.html

 

On another 150K-admission-plus weeekend, 'Halwaii 5-0' retained first place, mostly thanks to paltry competition. It didn't hold very well, but it also didn't drop too much. 250K admissions seem like a safe bet from now and even 300K admissions are not out of the question. As for 'Eftyhia', it is still closing in on 'Worlds Apart', as it is only 2,700 admissions behind it at the same point in its run. It had a relatively high drop, but Valentine's Day could potentially serve as a booster next weekend. It is now 36,000 admissions from its target, 'Worlds Apart's' 669K-admission total. The third main interest of the weekend, '1917', had a small drop and has again switched places with 'Eftyhia'. It achieved this despite losing a third of its screens, meaning that it increased its per-screen average compared to last weekend. Although the film didn't win Best Picture on Sunday, it is still being talked about a lot and is bound to endure for a while. Sunday night's winner, 'Parasite', sold 1,385 admissions this weekend, a boost from the 1,274 admissions of the previous weekend. With an 89,434-admission total, it now seems that the 100K-admission milestone is doable.

 

As for openers, 'Little Women' was not as little as 'Birds of Prey', but both movies were smaller than what would qualify as success. Here is a list of films similar to 'Little Women'. I made it myself and I'm not an expert in the genre, so please point out any serious omissions.

 

Comps for 'Little Women'
Title	National OW	Release date	Total admissions	Multiple
Pride and Prejudice	38,200	Wed 4 Jan 06	130,000	3.40
Mona Lisa Smile	39,000	Fri 30 Jan 04	130,000	3.33
Little Women	22,124	Thu 6 Feb 20	–	–
Hidden Figures	5,728	Thu 23 Feb 17	14,273	2.49
Lady Bird	5,696	Thu 1 Mar 18	11,890	2.09
Brooklyn	3,195	Thu 31 Dec 15	9,940	3.11
Testament of Youth	Straight-to-DVD

 

The totals for 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'Mona Lisa Smile' are my own estimates. 'Little Women' has opened in between the duds and the successes and its total is probably headed in a simialr direction. It was otherwise a quiet weekend.

Edited February 17, 2020 by Quigley

[Quigley]

Weekend: 13th–16th February 2020

 

Rank	Title	Weekend admissions	% Change	Screen count / Change		Total admissions	Week
1	Χαλβάη 5-0 (Halwaii 5-0) [GR]	20,546	-52.4%	76	-31	197,824	3
2	Little Women	17,702	-20.0%	84	+24	50,040	2
3	Parasite [South Korean]	13,108	+846.4%	49	+39	104,757	18
4	Die Heinzels - Rückkehr der Heinzelmännchen [German]	10,580	–	77	–	10,580	1
5	1917	9,592	-26.2%	36	-5	243,405	6
6	Gretel & Hansel	9,203	–	52	–	9,203	1
7	Ευτυχία (Eftyhia) [GR]	7,514	-34.3%	43	-11	647,368	9
8	The Gentlemen	6,722	-29.8%	29	-18	46,274	3
9	Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)	5,105	-61.9%	38	-59	30,118	2
10	Dolittle	4,498	-35.7%	62	-13	68,312	5

 

Source: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-13-2-2020.html

 

For a third weekend in a row, Greek crime parody film 'Halwaii 5-0' topped the box office and is on the verge of crossing the blockbuster milestone of 200K admissions. However, it is not clear that it can reach 250K admissions. For now, it is focused on surpassing Greek comedy sequels 'Bachelor 2' and 'Bach3lor' (236K and 238K admissions respectively). It experienced quite a sharp drop, compared to its softer sophomore drop, which is an indication that it wasn't the couples' pick for Valentine's Day. 'Little Women' and 'Parasite' managed to satisfy the demand, though, with '1917' and 'Eftyhia' also playing their part. 'Little Women' had a very good hold, but when taking into account the screen expansion and the Valnetine's Day factor, its hold is a bit underwhelming. 'Parasite' managed an impressive comeback, but it still ended up selling slightly fewer admissions than last year's Oscar Best Picture winner, 'Green Book', on its post-Oscars weekend. Overall, it is aiming for close to 150K admissions by the end of its run. '1917' may have lost the big award a week ago, but it still managed a superb drop. 250K admissions is now guaranteed and, by the looks of it, it will manage to stay safely ahead of 'Halwaii 5-0' (thankfully). Fun little piece of trivia, it has overtaken 'The Favourite' (225,203 admissions), which was also a hugely hyped Oscar Best Picture contender. In the meantime, 'Eftyhia' is now only 1,100 admissions behind 'Worlds Apart' at the same point in its run, which also happened to be a Valentine's Day weekend. The film dropped 48% on the following weekend, so next weekend is 'Eftyhia's' chance to move ahead. 647,000 admissions down, 22,000 admissions to go...

 

As for openers, the scene was as dreadful as it was boring. In fact, I can't even be bothered to report on it. Here's a chart of all Oscar Best Picture contenders and their (non-final, in some cases) totals:

 

Oscar Films 2019
Title	Total admissions
Joker	904,988
1917	243,405
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood	232,159
Parasite	104,757
Little Women	50,040
Ford v Ferrari	43,358
Jojo Rabbit	31,253
The Irishman	Unknown
Marriage Story	Unknown

 

Authoritarian-minded Netflix refuses to report numbers for its own films. Although '1917', 'Parasite' and 'Little Women' still have some steam left, the list's rankings will not change from now on. Prediction for these three films' final totals: 270K, 150K and 90K respectively.

Edited February 19, 2020 by Quigley

[Quigley]

Weekend: 20th–23rd February 2020

 

Rank	Title	Weekend admissions	% Change	Screen count / Change		Total admissions	Week
1	Sonic the Hedgehog	16,044	–	89	–	16,044	1
2	The Call of the Wild	12,004	–	63	–	12,004	1
3	Parasite [South Korean]	11,166	-14.8%	65	+16	122,910	19
4	Little Women	8,894	-49.8%	64	-20	66,256	3
5	Χαλβάη 5-0 (Halwaii 5-0) [GR]	8,085	-60.6%	50	-26	213,466	4
6	Die Heinzels - Rückkehr der Heinzelmännchen [German]	6,879	-35.0%	70	-7	19,036	2
7	1917	5,203	-45.8%	32	-4	252,751	7
8	Ευτυχία (Eftyhia) [GR]	4,012	-46.6%	37	-6	655,439	10
9	The Gentlemen	3,703	-44.9%	23	-6	53,353	4
10	Gretel & Hansel	2,984	-67.6%	26	-26	17,862	2

 

Source: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-200220.html

 

Openers were appalling. Not just the two embarassments at #1 and #2, but also 'The Aeronauts' and Greek film 'Apostratos', which failed spectacularly (2,835 and 2,230 admissions from 49 and 8 screens, respectively). 'Parasite' remains focused on its goal of 150,000 admissions, after another screen expansion. 'Little Women' dropped heavily coming off the Valntine's Day weekend. We could say 'Halwaii 5-0' is hemorrhaging at this point, while '1917' and 'Eftyhia' also dropped significantly despite small screen losses. 'Eftyhia' remains slightly behind 'Worlds Apart' at the same point in its run, despite a slightly bigger weekend. It would be quite disappointing if it ended its run a few thousand admissions behind the latter's total (669K admissions). Hopefully, it will move ahead, even if only for a few hundred admissions. Cumulative admissions for the weekend were slightly above 100,000. The box office is in desperate need of another hit, but next weekend seems like it's gonna be as dull as this one.

Edited February 24, 2020 by Quigley

[Joel M]

20 hours ago, Quigley said:

We could say 'Halwaii 5-0' is hemorrhaging at this point, 

We could also say it's heading to the company it deserves

 

Bachelor 2 [GR]236.464

Καζαντάκης (Kazantzakis) [GR]232.551

The Bach3lor [GR]230.407

 

I 've said in the past about my theory that these horrendous cheap looking movies appeal to the exact same audience that don't watch any other kind of movie. Well numbers don't lie 😏

[Quigley]

MEDIA Salles has published annual results for 2019 throughout Europe. In Greece, 9,570,000 admissions were sold. This represents a 2.3% increase from a dismal 2018. All numbers back to 1989 can be found on the first page. Here is a graph of the last 15 years:

 

 

Since the crisis broke in 2008, one can see a very clear downhill trajectory (with a small uptick in 2009). After 2015, there has been a partial recovery and a plateau.

 

Cyprus, for which 2018 results had not been reported last year, has enjoyed two consecutive years of big increases. 791,000 admissions were sold in 2018 and 860,000 admissions were sold in 2019.

 

 

Cyprus had a big dip in 2013 due to the economic crisis, which precipitated that year. It dipped further in 2014 but has now fully recovered to pre-crisis levels.

 

For up-to-date information on individual years and individual films, visit the first page.