GREECE: 'Kung Fu Panda 4' punches through competition for 4th time in a row

[Quigley]

Weekend 21–24/12/2017

 

Ranking	Title	Weekend admissions	% change from last weekend	Total admissions (up to Sunday)	Monday-Wednesday admissions	Week
1	Star Wars: The Last Jedi	42,146	-57.9%	181,389	46,459	2
–	Bachelor 2 [GR]	–	–	–	32,806	–
2	Ferdinand	12,951	N/A	12,951	19,007	1
3	All the Money in the World	10,779	N/A	10,779	15,394	1
4	Coco	10,774	-35.4%	31,680	17,107	2
5	Τζαμάικα (Jamaica) [GR]	10,479	N/A	10,479	17,204	1
6	Santa et Cie [French]	6,504	+4.5%	15,120	7,531	2
7	Paddington 2	6,483	-4.3%	55,802	5,050	4
8	Καζαντζάκης (Kazantzakis) [GR]	5,397	-39.7%	216,164	5,884	5
9	Murder on the Orient Express	5,159	-41.7%	335,934	3,260	7
10	Ο Θησαυρός (Treasure) [GR]	2,917	-66.3%	44,545	2,026	3

 

Source: http://freecinema.gr/bad-programming-wrecks-holidays/

http://flix.gr/news/box-office-21122017.html

 

Numbers are finally in, for last weekend and the whole week. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are generally very quiet in Greece, therefore the bulk of the sales were made on Saturday and Tuesday-Wednesday. 'The Last Jedi' dominated sales for a second weekend. The film had a solid hold and its second Mon-to-Wed was 19% higher than its first, which is a sign that next weekend will see a good hold or maybe even an increase. It is running 34% behind 'The Force Awakens' although that film had a different release pattern. In fact, when comapring only the Mon-to-Wed tallies for the second week of these two films, 'The Last Jedi' is only 10% behind 'The Force Awakens'. Therefore, I think that this 34% difference will decrease over the coming weeks and 300K admissions is almost guaranteed. However, 'Orient Express' has done exceedingly well, reaching 340K admissions, and will likely top 360K admissions when all is said and done. It is very likely to remain the biggest film of the year, although it really depends on how heavily 'The Last Jedi' will drop and whether 'Bachelor 2' will break out over the coming weeks. 350K+ admissions does seem likea bit of a stretch, although 2015's 'Worlds Apart' and 2016's 'Roza tis Smirnis' have taught us that you should expect everything and anything from Greek films released over the holiday period.

 

'Fedinand' did not match 'Coco's opening and, although it was earning more than 'Coco' during last weekend, 'Coco' managed to surpass it on Wednesday. This may continue next weekend. Furthermore, 'Jamaica' was a complete dud, earning less in 7 days (27,863 admissions) than what 'Bachelor 2' earned in 3 days (it was released on Christmas day, which is why there is no weekend tally). Last year, 'Bachelor 2's predecessor earned 101,623 admissions and this one looks poised to beat that by far. 'Santa et Cie' and 'Paddington 2' had the best holds of the Top 10 and 'Kazantzakis' is aiming for a total around 250K admissions, while 'The Treasure' will not be getting anywhere near 100K admissions.

 

Total weekend admissions (126,373) were lower than last year (150,690), mainly since 'Bachelor 2' opened on Christmas Day, rather than the preceding Thursday. Next weekend will definitely be much higher. Happy New Year 'til then!

[Quigley]

According to Deadline, 'The Last Jedi' dropped a further 34% this weekend, which puts it 3rd weekend at 27.8K admissions and its total around 256K admissions. Drops of 50% from now on would just about push it past 300K admissions, putting it in the same region as 'Furious 8', 'Despiable Me 3' and 'Pirates 5'.

 

It seems very likely that 'Bachelor 2' won the weekend, although no numbers are out yet.

 

http://deadline.com/2017/12/star-wars-the-last-jedi-billion-dollars-worldwide-coco-greatest-showman-weekend-international-box-office-1202233919/

Edited January 1, 2018 by Quigley

[Quigley]

Weekend 28–31/12/2017

 

Ranking	Title	Weekend admissions	% change from last weekend	Total admissions (up to Sunday)	Monday admissions	Week
1	Bachelor 2 [GR]	36,561	N/A	69,367	10,603	1
2	Star Wars: The Last Jedi	24,789	-41.2%	252,637	5,038	3
3	Ferdinand	18,010	+39.1%	49,968	3,455	2
4	Coco	13,401	+24.4%	62,188	2,264	3
5	The Greatest Showman	9,286	N/A	9,286	3,115	1
6	All the Money in the World	8,693	-19.4%	34,866	2,893	2
7	Τζαμάικα (Jamaica) [GR]	7,918	-24.4%	35,601	2,209	2
8	Wonder	5,712	N/A	5,712	2,115	1
9	Santa et Cie [French]	5,267	-19.0%	27,918	687	3
10	Paddington 2	4,795	-26.0%	65,647	686	5

 

Source: http://flix.gr/news/box-office-28122017.html

http://cine.gr/article.asp?topic=Box Office

http://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-the-bachelor-2-gets-stronger/

 

'Bachelor 2' had an impressive first weekend after opening on Christmas Day and achieving strong weekdays. It will beat its predecessor within the next few days and may even have chances to reach 200K admissions. 'The Last Jedi' had a harder drop than initially projected but it is still on course to cross 300K admissions. It is running 33% behind 'The Force Awakens'. 'Ferdinand' and 'Coco' had solid increases and the school holidays, which end on Sunday (they last two weeks), will definitely help them get closer to 100K admissions. Other movies have been very quiet. 'Jamaica' is getting nowhere near 100K admissions. 'Kazantzakis' had a big drop with the arrival of 'Bachelor 2' (more than 40%) and is now at 225.2K admissions.

 

2017 ended with a reported 10.08M admissions, which is slightly bigger than 2016 and 2015 and slighty smaller than 2012. The fact that the market is not on a downward trajectory is good but nothing to celebrate for. 'Murder on the Orient Express' seems to be the winner for the year, with close to no chances that 'The Last Jedi' will surpass it. It has sold 344,145 admissions so far.

Edited January 2, 2020 by Quigley

[Quigley]

Weekend 04–07/01/2018

 

Ranking	Title	Weekend admissions	% change from last weekend	Total admissions	Week
1	Bachelor 2 [GR]	38,000	+3.9%	154,090	2
2	Insidious: The Last Key	34,908	N/A	34,908	1
3	Ferdinand	19,190	+6.6%	88,530	3
4	Molly's Game	18,804	N/A	18,804	1
5	Coco	14,828	+10.6%	90,422	4
6	Star Wars: The Last Jedi	12,724	-48.7%	287,200	4
7	Wonder	8,305	+45.4%	21,965	3
8	Downsizing	8,097	N/A	8,097	1
9	The Greatest Showman	7,540	-18.8%	30,309	2
10	All the Money in the World	5,749	-33.9%	52,472	3

 

Source: http://www.grandmagazine.gr/ngine/article/3814/box-office-ena-bachelor-pou-den-teleionei-kai-merikes-pagideumenes-psuxes

 

Welcome to the first weekend of 2018! We have a definite winner among Greek films for this holiday period and that is 'Bachelor 2'. It is difficult to predict where it will end up but anywhere above 250K admissions seems like a safe bet. Hey, it could even top 300K admissions and surprise us all. In the meantime, 'The Last Jedi' was the clear holiday winner, nearing 300K admissions, despite having another sharp drop. It seems poised to top 'Pirates 5' to rank as #2 for the year. Disney will certainly not be disappointed. However, 'Orient Express' is by far the best film of the year and will remain as such. Unthinkable! It has just crossed 350K admissions (350,868).

 

In the meantime, 'Insidious 4' had a hewew-ge opening compared to the previous three films of the franchise, around 3 times its predecessors. It is days away from exceeding the total of the 1st and 3rd chapter and will top the total of the 2nd by next Sunday at latest.

 

Insidious
Title	Athens OW	National OW	Release date	Total admissions
Insidious	7,114	8,982	Thu 12 May 11	37,122
Insidious Chapter 2	6,251	11,829	Thu 31 Oct 13	47,261
Insidious Chapter 3	6,142	10,791	Thu 25 Jun 15	38,158
Insidious: The Last Key	14,051	34,908	Thu 4 Jan 18	–

 

'Ferdinand' seems to have won over 'Coco' and will surpass it in total admissions soon. In terms of Blue Sky Studios films, 'Ferdinand' has topped 'Robots' (2005), 'Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!' (2008), 'Epic' (2013), 'The Peanuts Movie' (2015) and will soon top both 'Rio' films ('Rio': 100,255 admissions, 'Rio 2': 107,167 admissions). That leaves it to beat only four 'Ice Age' sequels (ha ha ha – or should I say ho ho ho – all of them have made more than 200K admissions), which is completely out of the question. In the meantime, 'Coco' is at the same point that 'Moana' was exactly one year ago: a 15K-admission weekend and a 90K-admission total. That film reached a 141K-admission total but had very strong holds on subsequent weekends. That is also likely for 'Coco' if only word-of-mouth materialises into ticket sales (and word-of-mouth is really really good). Even so, such a total will be on the low end for a Pixar film. Hopefully, this year will be a come-back for Pixar, with the help of 'Incredibles 2'.

 

As for other openers, there was nothing notable to mention, and as for holdovers, 'Wonder' had the biggest increase of the weekend, although it is unlikely to build up to any respectable total.

 

Check the first page for an updated yearly chart for 2017 and much more.

Edited January 8, 2019 by Quigley

[FantasticBeasts]

I watched "The Other Me" recently and I have to admit that I enjoyed it very much. It was a good effort all things considered.

[Quigley]

Weekend 11–14/01/2018

 

Ranking	Title	Weekend admissions	% change from last weekend	Total admissions	Week
1	The Post	46,453	N/A	46,453	1
2	The Commuter	26,296	N/A	26,296	1
3	Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle	24,625	N/A	26,851	1
4	Bachelor 2 [GR]	18,348	-51.7%	193,584	3
5	Insidious: The Last Key	14,606	-58.2%	68,892	2
6	Ferdinand	12,596	-34.4%	102,977	4
7	Molly's Game	11,515	-38.8%	42,155	2
8	Coco	8,793	-40.7%	100,152	5
9	Wonder	3,781	-54.5%	28,637	3
10	Star Wars: The Last Jedi	3,513	-72.4%	294,733	5

 

Source: http://flix.gr/news/box-office-11012018.html

 

The second weekend of the year was slightly quieter than the first, but busier than the same time last year. 'The Post' was the clear winner, opening higher than most other films of the same genre starring Tom Hanks: 'Sully' (39,874 admissions), 'Captain Phillips' (37,992 admissions) and 'Bridge of Spies' (33,544 admissions). It also opened higher than other films starring Meryl Streep, such as 'The Iron Lady' (22,523 admissions) and 'Florence Foster Jenkins' (25,519 admissions), 'Hope Springs' (14,054 admissions) and 'It's Complicated' (30,530 admissions). 150K admissions should be the goal for this film.

 

'The Commuter' has performed on par with a similar Liam Neeson action film, 'Non-Stop' (25,312 admissions), and scored a middling opening among other recent Liam Neeson action films: 'Taken' (12,453 admissions), 'Taken 2' (31,671 admissions), 'The Grey' (29,671 admissions), 'Taken 3' (50,780 admissions). 'Jumanji' seems to be much less successful than in the US. There aren't many comps.

 

'Bachelor 2' had a sizeable drop, although this was expected due to the end of the holiday period. 'Insidious 4' had already surpassed the totals of all its predecessors before the weekend started and may well reach 100K admissions. 'Ferdinand' and 'Coco' both crossed 100K admissions and are aiming for totals up to 130–150K admissions. Finally, 'The Last Jedi' plummeted, recording the biggest drop in the Top 10. It will probably cross 300K admissions but it may not top 'Pirates 5' for the #2 spot of 2017.

 

Next week sees the release of 'Darkest Hour', '12 Strong', 'Den of Thieves' among others.

 

 

Edited January 8, 2019 by Quigley

[Quigley]

Weekend 18–21/01/2018

 

Ranking	Title	Weekend admissions	% change from last weekend	Total admissions	Week
1	The Post	30,572	-34.2%	99,226	2
2	Darkest Hour	25,785	N/A	25,785	1
3	The Commuter	16,468	-37.4%	58,547	2
4	Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle	14,177	-42.4%	51,679	2
5	Den of Thieves	12,187	N/A	12,187	1
6	Bachelor 2 [GR]	11,480	-37.4%	215,440	4
7	Ferdinand	10,080	-20.0%	114,314	5
8	Coco	7,453	-15.2%	108,195	6
9	Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri	4,948	N/A	4,948	1
10	Insidious: The Last Key	4,390	-69.9%	81,041	3

 

Source: http://flix.gr/news/box-office-18012018.html

 

The weekend box office was once again busier than last year. 'The Post' was the uncontested winner and has clearly beat all comps mentioned last weekend, leading them by more than 10K admissions through the same point in their run. The other two openers of last week also held quite well but there were no reshuffles in their rankings. As for openers, 'Darkest Hour' beat the pack with a solid opening. The worst was Chris Hemsworth-starring '12 Strong', which sold 3,935 admissions from 25 screens, in contrast to 'Three Billboards', which averaged 2.5K admissions from just 2 screens!

 

Greek comedy 'Bachelor 2' crossed 200K admissions and is bound to top Greek historical drama 'Kazantzakis' (~230K admissions) and rank as the top Greek film of 2017. That says a lot about the historical drama genre which used to be unbeatable. 'Bachelor 2' echoes the success of sleeper-hit Greek comedy 'Perfect Strangers' from Christmas 2016 (200K admissions) and it is the biggest Greek comedy in 6 years, since 2011's 'The Island 2' (299K admissions). Maybe this should work as a reminder for the (remnants of the) Greek film industry that historical dramas (even poorly executed ones) are not the only things that Greek audiences crave for. I know... it seems unbelievable I managed to squeeze so many caustic comments into a single sentence.

 

The two animated buddies of this past holiday period, 'Ferdinand' and 'Coco', continue their ascent, achieving the best holds of the Top 10. 'Insidious 4' had a sharp drop but its total is nearly double its nearest predecessor so no reason to complain.

Edited January 8, 2019 by Quigley

[Joel M]

On 22/1/2018 at 8:12 PM, Quigley said:

Greek comedy 'Bachelor 2' crossed 200K admissions and is bound to top Greek historical drama 'Kazantzakis' (~230K admissions) and rank as the top Greek film of 2017. That says a lot about the historical drama genre which used to be unbeatable. 'Bachelor 2' echoes the success of sleeper-hit Greek comedy 'Perfect Strangers' from Christmas 2016 (200K admissions) and it is the biggest Greek comedy in 6 years, since 2011's 'The Island 2' (299K admissions). Maybe this should work as a reminder for the (remnants of the) Greek film industry that historical dramas (even poorly executed ones) are not the only things that Greek audiences crave for. I know... it seems unbelievable I managed to squeeze so many caustic comments into a single sentence.

 

I think it happens because those 2 genres bring to the theatre people that just don't see any other kind of movie. I'm basing this purely on anecdotal evindence but every person I know that goes to see X terrible raunchy comedy or Y historical snoozefest doesn't go to see the superhero movies or horror or the movie that might win all the oscars or that European WOM hit that happens every summer. The only reason they go to the theatre is to see that b-celebrity they know from TV fall down a lot or a historical event that they have lived or their parents lived. I'm not saying that these people are 100% of Bachelor's and Kazantzakis audience, but they're a big part.

[FantasticBeasts]

Was the movies on Kazantzakis life any good?

He is a big favourite of my mother and I have also tried to read some of his stuff.

[Quigley]

On 25/1/2018 at 8:11 PM, FantasticBeasts said:

Was the movies on Kazantzakis life any good?

He is a big favourite of my mother and I have also tried to read some of his stuff.

Haven't seen it. Don't plan to. I can go into the reasons but they're probably not relevant to this discussion or the forum's purpose.

[FantasticBeasts]

8 hours ago, Quigley said:

Haven't seen it. Don't plan to. I can go into the reasons but they're probably not relevant to this discussion or the forum's purpose.

Well I would be intrested in it, but it's your choice...

[Joel M]

On 25/1/2018 at 10:11 PM, FantasticBeasts said:

Was the movies on Kazantzakis life any good?

He is a big favourite of my mother and I have also tried to read some of his stuff.

 

I haven't seen it, but going by the director's other movies I would say no. Out of all the historical dramas I've seen, his are the worst by a fair margin. 

[Quigley]

On 27/1/2018 at 9:23 AM, FantasticBeasts said:

Well I would be intrested in it, but it's your choice...

Intrested in what? The movie or or my reasons for not wanting to watch it?

[FantasticBeasts]

1 hour ago, Quigley said:

Intrested in what? The movie or or my reasons for not wanting to watch it?

I mean since you haven't watched the movie the latter.

[Quigley]

Weekend 25–28/01/2018

 

Ranking	Title	Weekend admissions	% change from last weekend	Total admissions	Week
1	1968 [GR]	33,033	N/A	33,033	1
2	Darkest Hour	22,433	-13.0%	61,940	2
3	Maze Runner: The Death Cure	21,757	N/A	21,757	1
4	The Post	16,283	-46.7%	128,449	3
5	Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri	16,195	+227.3%	24,022	2
6	Ferdinand	9,262	-8.1%	125,120	6
7	Den of Thieves	9,115	-25.2%	30,635	2
8	The Commuter	8,548	-48.1%	76,409	3
9	Coco	7,225	-3.1%	116,076	7
10	Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle	6,949	-51.0%	63,686	3

 

Source: http://flix.gr/news/box-office-25012018.html

http://cine.gr/article.asp?topic=Box Office&id=17769

http://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-this-is-not-1968/

 

Just as the Greek films of the holiday period were beginning to quiet down, '1968' appeared on the horizon. It is the 4th film directed by Tasos Boulmetis, following 'The Dream Factory' (1990), 'A Touch of Spice' (2003) and 'Mythopathy' (2016). His one-film-per-decade record has been finally broken. His new film however opened to half of 'A Touch of Spice' (62.1K admissions) and lower than 'Mythopathy' (41.9K admissions). To discuss its chances of reaching the record-shattering 1.3 million-admission total of 'A Touch of Spice' would make no sense. On the other hand, 'Mythopathy' finished at 134.1K admissions with a 3.2x mutliplier. Beating that is doable if the film resonates wiith audiences. The other opener, 'Maze Runner 3', had a similarly mediocre result and is likely to end up as the lowest-grossing film of the franchise. The two-and-a-half year wait between its predecessor and this one did certainly no good to the franchise.

 

Maze Runner
Title	Athens OW	National OW	Release date	Total admissions
The Maze Runner	11,800	19,641	Thu 18 Sep 14	91,570
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials	15,159	31,132	Thu 24 Sep 15	82,810
Maze Runner: The Death Cure	10,429	21,757	Thu 25 Jan 18	–

 

Among holdovers, 'Darkest Hour' had an impressive hold, presumably buoyed by the film's 6 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. This was also the case for 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri', which received 7 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, but which also expanded from 2 to 25 screens nationwide. 'The Post' has become the first film of 2018 to cross 100K admissions despite having a sharper drop than most other films this weekend. The best holds were achieved by 'Coco' and 'Ferdinand'. The prior is ahead of 'Moana' at the same point in its run and has a chance of reaching 150K admissions. 'Ferdinand' is the animated winner of the holidays and definitely reminds of surprise hit 'Sing' from 2016, even if it is likely to fall short of that film's total.

 

As for other holdovers, 'Den of Thieves' achieved a solid hold, 'Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle' has been far less successful than in NA and 'The Commuter', after 3 weekends, is close to becoming the biggest original Liam Neeson action film. It is unlikely to surpass the 'Taken' sequels.

 

Liam Neeson action films
Title	Athens OW	National OW	Release date	Total admissions	Notes
Taken 3	28,114	50,780	Thu 15 Jan 15	174,600
Taken 2	19,167	27,056	Thu 11 Oct 12	126,370	4,615 in previews
The Grey	21,436	29,671	Thu 23 Feb 12	88,059
Unknown	19,329	25,260	Thu 24 Mar 11	87,958
A Walk Among the Tombstones	14,971	23,027	Thu 23 Feb 12	79,652
The Commuter	16,454	26,296	Thu 11 Jan 18	76,409
Run All Night	1,966	2,986	Sun 12 Apr 15	64,913	Opened on Easter Sunday
Non-Stop	12,121	15,954	Thu 27 Feb 14	62,885	9,358 in previews
Taken	11,331	12,453	Thu 18 Jun 09	~28,000	Last time in top 10: 25,791

 

The weekend saw 175,813 admissions being sold in cinemas, which was only a tad higher than last year. Still better than selling less tickets. Next week sees the arrival of 'Phantom Thread' and the actor in the lead role, Daniel Day-Lewis, will be visiting Athens for the premiere, so it will be interesting to see if anyone notices.

Edited January 30, 2018 by Quigley

[Quigley]

Weekend 01–04/02/2018

 

Ranking	Title	Weekend admissions	% change from last weekend	Total admissions	Week
1	Phantom Thread	40,184	N/A	40,184	1
2	1968 [GR]	19,653	-40.5%	73,766	2
3	Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri	12,878	-20.5%	45,479	3
4	Darkest Hour	12,876	-42.6%	85,240	3
5	Maze Runner: The Death Cure	12,043	-44.6%	47,362	2
6	Early Man	9,158	N/A	9,158	1
7	Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House	6,987	N/A	6,987	1
8	The Post	6,918	-57.5%	142,694	4
9	Den of Thieves	6,496	-28.7%	43,819	3
10	Ferdinand	5,825	-37.1%	132,499	7

 

Source: http://flix.gr/news/box-office-01022018.html

 

Daniel Day-Lewis's visit to Athens for sure increased awareness about the weekend winner, 'Phantom Thread', although the actor is probably not very well known anyway. It opened to nearly double the tickets of his last film, 'Lincoln' (22.5K admissions), in early 2013. That film finished with 110.3K admissions. 'Nine', another Daniel-Day Lewis film, sold north of 80K admissions in total, while the most popular film starring this actor is probably 'Gangs of New York' (289.5K admissions), but this was probably due to Leonardo DiCaprio rather than anything else. Two other newcomers were unremarkable.

 

'1968' will not get far past 100K admissions. On ther other hand, 'Three Billboards' has made amazing leaps from #9 to #5 to #3. After adding 23 screens last week, it added another 19 this week to reach a total of 44. 100K admissions is not out of the picture. This is also the case for 'Darkest Hour'. 'Maze Runner 3', on the other hand, has fallen behind both predecessors and is likely to finish at a lower level, far from any respectable total. 'Den of Thieves' and 'Ferdinand' also had good holds, with the latter still on course to top 150K admissions.

 

Overall, business was slightly higher than last year, for a fourth weekend in a row. Despite massive protests (possibly even record numbers) against the government happening in Athens on Sunday, the % drops do not suggest that cinema business was affected in any significant way, except maybe animated films ('Ferdinand' had its greatest drop as yet). Next week sees the release of 'Fifty Shades Freed' which is looking to surpass its predecessor's 88.4K admissions and propel 2018 to a fifth consecutive weekend ahead of last year. This is however harder than it seems since 'Fifty Shades Darker' had bad audience ratings – nearly as bad as 'Fifty Shades of Grey' and still negative overall.

[Quigley]

Weekend 08–11/02/2018

 

Ranking	Title	Weekend admissions	% change from last weekend	Total admissions	Week
1	Fifty Shades Freed	64,017	–	64,017	1
2	Phantom Thread	23,511	-41.5%	82,644	2
3	1968 [GR]	8,268	-57.9%	89,769	3
4	Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri	7,700	-40.2%	59,782	4
5	Early Man	6,829	-25.4%	17,211	2
6	Darkest Hour	6,254	-51.4%	97,091	4
7	Call Me by Your Name	6,012	–	6,012	1
8	Maze Runner: The Death Cure	4,784	-60.3%	58,218	3
9	The Limehouse Golem	4,490	–	4,490	1
10	Ferdinand	4,414	-24.2%	137,560	8

 

Source: http://flix.gr/news/box-office-08022018.html

 

'Fifty Shades Freed' finished in first place, as expected, and is on a slower start than its predecessors, as expected. It is 27.6% lower than 'Fifty Shades Darker' (88,426 admissions) and 54.4% lower then 'Fifty Shades of Grey' (140,443 admissions). Compared to North America, the drop between the first and third entry is the same. Compared to the international market, the drop between the second and third entry is much bigger in Greece (28% vs 7%). If it follows the same trajectory as its immediate predecessor (which ended its run at 260K admissions), it will end up below 200K admissions. In the meantime, two other openers achieved very little.

 

As for holdovers, the Oscar lot is putting on a great performance with 'Darkest Hour' and 'Phantom Thread' soon to join 'The Post' in crossing the 100K-admission milestone. 'Three Billboards' could potentially get there too if it holds well enough although it seems unlikely at the moment since it lost 11 of its 44 screens last weekend. Animated films held well, as usual, and 'Ferdinand' is getting closer and closer to 150K admissions. Greek documentary and historical drama '1968' crashed this weekend, as did 'Notias' ('Mythopathy') in its third weekend. A Mr Grey might have been the underlying cause of that. Finally, 'Maze Runner 3' crashed too and will undoubtedly end the franchise on a low note.

 

Next week, 'The Black Panther' may liven up the market and Wednesday (Valnetine's Day) will also be very busy. It certainly has the potential to open around the 60K-admission level that 'Thor 3' and 'Doctor Strange' achieved. 'Deadpool' has done it before in the month of February (77,774 admissions). Although Marvel hasn't reached astonishing levels of success in Greece, its films are definitely becoming more popular, so all outcomes are possible.

Edited February 12, 2018 by Quigley

[Quigley]

Weekend 15–18/02/2018

 

Ranking	Title	Weekend admissions	% change from last weekend	Total admissions (up to Sunday)	Monday admissions	Week
1	Black Panther	41,104	–	41,104	7,918	1
2	Fifty Shades Freed	30,388	-52.5%	154,600	4,763	2
3	The Shape of Water	21,297	–	21,297	4,631	1
4	Phantom Thread	12,295	-47.7%	105,612	2,476	3
5	Winchester	6,430	–	6,430	1,531	1
6	Lino [Brazilian]	6,244	–	6,244	1,681	1
7	Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri	5,314	-31.0%	69,067	1,174	5
8	Early Man	4,196	-38.6%	22,194	832	3
9	1968 [GR]	4,060	-50.9%	98,073	1,316	4
10	Darkest Hour	3,977	-36.4%	103,836	1,047	5

 

Source: http://flix.gr/news/box-office-15022018.html

http://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-black-hit-with-blessings-from-marvel/

 

This weekend has been on par with the last two, selling 156,495 tickets. That was with the help of a Marvel film, a 'Fifty Shades' sequel and a Monday holiday that boosted Sunday sales. So it looks like next weekend admissions will certainly take a nosedive. Despite being an MCU film with a new titular character, it scored quite well – well above the likes of 'Captain America: The First Avenger', 'Ant-Man', 'The Incredible Hulk' and 'Guradians of the Galaxy'. It was also on par with 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' although that opened in the quiet month of July.

 

Mavel Cinematic Universe
Rank	Title	Opening weekend	Total	Release date
1	Captain America: Civil War	101,800	215,155	05/05/16
2	Avengers: Age of Ultron	94,250	224,334	30/04/15
3	The Avengers	75,755	242,565	26/04/12
4	Iron Man 3	66,278	206,006	25/04/13
5	Iron Man	61,400	146,800	01/05/08
6	Iron Man 2	61,080	154,360	29/04/10
7	Thor: Ragnarok	60,036	165,522	02/11/17
8	Doctor Strange	58,232	169,010	27/10/16
9	Thor	55,630	125,857	28/04/11
10	Thor: The Dark World	51,418	128,339	21/11/13
11	Spider-Man: Homecoming	41,556	127,663	06/07/17
12	Black Panther	41,104	49,022	15/02/18
13	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2	35,156	84,120	04/05/17
14	Captain America: The Winter Soldier	32,489	108,964	03/04/14
15	Guardians of the Galaxy	25,646	88,292	04/09/15
16	Captain America: The First Avenger	24,850	65,938	01/09/11
17	The Incredible Hulk	22,000	70,000	12/06/08
18	Ant-Man	18,674	47,985	17/09/15

 

The character of course had been introduced in 'Civil War', but I doubt that that played a major part in this mini-success. It will undoubtedly drop heavily next weekend though.

 

The final part of the 'Fifty Shades' trilogy experienced the lowest sophomore drop of the series and is running 19% behind its predecessor (that percentage was 28% last weekend). It seems capable of crossing 200K admissions even if just barely.

 

Other openers did not shine really and 'The Shape of Water' only managed to attract a minute crowd in relation to its 13 Oscar noms. In the meantime, two other Oscar contenders crossed 100K admissions: 'Phantom Thread' and 'Darkest Hour'. Greek film '1968' is just about to cross that milestone too, while 'Three Billboards' also has slim chances to make it there, after scoring the smallest drop of the Top 10 (winning Best Picture will certainly help).

 

Rounding up last year's films, 'Bachelor 2' ended up being the biggest Greek film of 2017 with 236.5K admissions, not far ahead of 'Kazantazkis' but certainly achieving a rare, very good result among Greek comedy films. 'The Last Jedi' will not cross 300K admissions, finishing wiith 298,770 admissions and reaching the #5 spot on the yearly chart. 'Despicable Me 3' has settled for third place behind 'Pirates 5' and 2017 king, 'Orient Express'. It is the biggest 7th biggest animated film ever, right behind 'Inside Out' (310.1K admissions). 'Ferdinand' is still headed for 150K admissions. Finally, 'Coco' has achieved the best mulitplier for a Pixar film, beating the 7.47x mulitplier of 'Finding Nemo':

 

Pixar (since 2003)
Title	Multiple	Opening weekend	Total	Release date
Coco	7.64	16,667	127,342	Thu 14 Dec 17
Finding Nemo	7.47	45,615	340,731	Fri 5 Dec 03
The Good Dinosaur	7.19	27,160	195,289	Thu 17 Dec 15
Monsters University	5.20	19,138	99,587	Thu 20 Jun 13
Inside Out	4.94	62,766	310,104	Thu 3 Sep 15
Ratatouille	4.52	68,000-70,000	312,019	Thu 27 Sep 07
Brave	4.09	21,040	86,067	Thu 20 Sep 12
Cars	4.04	38,000-40,000	157,500	Thu 14 Sep 06
Up	3.71	57,008	211,570	Thu 10 Sep 09
Cars 2	3.61	38,970	140,825	Thu 23 Jun 11
Toy Story 3	3.59	56,358	202,242	Thu 24 Jun 10
Wall-E	3.53	41,787	147,357	Thu 18 Sep 08
Cars 3	3.40	51,698	175,915	Thu 15 Jun 17
Finding Dory	3.27	90,356	295,338	Thu 1 Sep 16
The Incredibles	3.23	38,700	120,000-130,000	Fri 26 Nov 04

 

Total admissions in 2017 were 10.08 million (up from 10.03 million in 2016) and total revenue was 65 million euros, compared to 64.4 million euros in 2016. Average ticket price was virtually the same (6.45€ vs 6.43€). All this according to estimates released by Media Salles: http://www.mediasalles.it/ybk2018/index.html

 

Check the first page of this thread for an updated 2017 chart and a new 2018 chart. Also cumulative data for 2017 in Greece and Cyprus have been added to the first page.

[Quigley]

Weekend 22–25/02/2018

 

Ranking	Title	Weekend admissions	% change from last weekend	Total admissions	Week
1	Black Panther	25,424	-38.1%	93,980	2
2	Tadeo Jones 2: El secreto del Rey Midas [Spanish]	16,360	–	16,360	1
3	The Shape of Water	15,979	-25.0%	51,044	2
4	Fifty Shades Freed	14,285	-53.0%	190,059	3
5	In the Fade [German–French]	11,945	+1,110.2%	13,361	2
6	The 15:17 to Paris	11,653	–	11,653	1
7	Μαζί τα φάγαμε (Mazi ta fagame) [GR]	10,088	–	10,088	1
8	Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri	6,712	+26.3%	79,010	6
9	Phantom Thread	5,421	-55.9%	117,024	4
10	Lino: Uma Aventura de Sete Vidas [Brazilian]	5,136	-17.7%	13,863	2

 

Source: http://flix.gr/news/box-office-22022018.html

http://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-black-panther-stays-on-top/

 

Total cinemagoing remained surprisingly steady for the fourth weekend in a row, with 154,062 admissions (vs 158K, 159K and 156K admissions on the last 3 weekends). 'Black Panther' had an amazing hold, the best so far for an MCU film, beating the 41.1% drop of 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier'. 'Fifty Shades 3' is also holding better than its predecessor and has matched its third weekend although it is still lagging in total admissions by more than 40K.

 

Oscar contenders had good holds and increases and it seems like 'The Shape of Water' and 'Three Billboards' both have chances to reach 100K admissions. I will pay special attention to Oscar films in next weekend's report. Among openers, a Spanish animated film did best and more than tripled its predecessor's opening (4,568 admissions). 'In the Fade' had a crazy-looking boost due to expanding from a single screen to 15. It also scored the best per-screen average of the weekend (796 admissions). Greek film 'Mazi ta fagame' is the second comedy in three months from director Stratos Markidis, following 'Treasure', which opened with 16,304 admissions. Hopefully, this second failure in a row will teach the director how not to do comedy. Maybe he should be paying more attention to 'Bachelor 2'.

Edited February 26, 2018 by Quigley

[Quigley]

Weekend 01–04/03/2018

 

Ranking	Title	Weekend admissions	% change from last weekend	Total admissions	Week
1	Red Sparrow	41,982	–	41,982	1
2	Tadeo Jones 2: El secreto del Rey Midas [Spanish]	14,788	-9.6%	33,039	2
3	Black Panther	13,501	-46.9%	124,058	3
4	The Shape of Water	10,142	-36.5%	69,737	3
5	In the Fade [German–French]	8,476	-29.0%	27,359	3
6	Fifty Shades Freed	6,395	-55.2%	206,575	4
7	Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri	6,347	-5.4%	88,118	7
8	Lady Bird	5,696	–	5,696	1
9	Μαζί τα φάγαμε (Mazi ta fagame) [GR]	4,624	-54.2%	20,559	2
10	The 15:17 to Paris	3,919	-66.4%	22,733	2

 

Source: http://www.grandmagazine.gr/ngine/article/3883/box-office-to-kokkino-spourgiti-petaxe-mexri-tin-korufh

 

Total admissions reached a new low for 2018 (142,106), however, they only dropped 8% from last weekend and are 9% ahead of last year. Jennifer Lawence managed to attract her core fans and some more, although she is hardly a mega-star in Greece, like DiCaprio. 'Red Sparrow' is the biggest opening for a film starring Jennifer Lawrence outside the 'Hunger Games' and 'X-Men' frachises. Here are a few of them:

 

Title	Opening weekend	Release date	Total
Sliver Linings Playbook	17,589	Thu 31 Jan 13	111,266
American Hustle	23,747	Thu 9 Jan 14	113,376
Joy	11,312	Thu 24 Dec 15	41,388
Passengers	14,161	Thu 29 Dec 16	46,003
Mother	15,003	Thu 19 Oct 17	43,691
Red Sparrow	41,982	Thu 1 Mar 18	–

 

'Tadeo Jones 2' had a minuscule drop, since it has virtually the entire animated market to itself. 'Black Panther' had another sub-50% drop and will surpass 'Thor' and 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' any day now. It also has a chance of surpassing the first 'Iron Man' film. 'Fifty Shades Freed' is looking for a final tally around 220K admissions, which is about 15% lower than its immediate predeccessor. It has held better than that film, but not enough to catch up to it. Oscar weekend saw many films experience small drops, especially 'Three Billboards', which will almost certainly top 100K admissions. I expect 'The Shape of Water' to do the same after winning Best Picture, as we should see an increase next weekend. This is how Best Picture candidates have fared so far:

 

Oscar Films 2017
Title	Total admissions*
Dunkirk	200,754
The Post	151,018
Phantom Thread	121,588
Darkest Hour	112,352
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri	88,118
Get Out	74,973
The Shape of Water	69,737
Call Me by Your Name	18,958
Lady Bird	5,696

 

*With the exception of 'Three Billboards', 'Shape of Water' and 'Lady Bird' (which opened this week), the rest of the films have either finished their run or are very near the end.

 

Last year there was only 1 film that crossed the 100K-admission milestone: 'La La Land' (206,497 admissions). This year there are 4 and there may be 2 more that will get there. This year, 7 films earned more than 60K admissions. Last year, 7 films earned less than 60K admissions. It therefore seems that critical appraisal and popularity among the general public correlated better this year.

Edited March 6, 2018 by Quigley