Weekend Actuals (Page 62): Suicide Squad 20.9M | Sausage Party 15.5M | War Dogs 14.7M | Kubo 12.6M | Pete's Dragon 11.3M | Ben Hur 11.2M

[a2k]

TD	YD	Title (Click to View)	Studio	Daily Gross	% +/- YD / LW		Theaters / Avg		Gross To-Date	Day
1	1	Suicide Squad	WB	$6,025,000	+69%	-54%	3,924	$1,535	$247,598,335	15
2	-	War Dogs	WB	$5,530,000	-	-	3,258	$1,697	$5,530,000	1
3	2	Sausage Party	Sony	$5,000,000	+66%	-63%	3,103	$1,611	$55,001,019	8
4	-	Ben-Hur (2016)	Par.	$4,130,000	-	-	3,084	$1,339	$4,130,000	1
5	-	Kubo and the Two Strings	Focus	$4,092,000	-	-	3,260	$1,255	$4,092,000	1
6	3	Pete's Dragon	BV	$3,104,000	+68%	-55%	3,702	$838	$34,665,269	8
7	4	Bad Moms	STX	$2,520,000	+78%	-30%	2,811	$896	$80,252,428	22
8	5	Jason Bourne	Uni.	$2,240,000	+84%	-42%	2,887	$776	$135,143,285	22
9	6	The Secret Life of Pets	Uni.	$1,520,000	+60%	-41%	2,404	$632	$342,472,030	43
10	7	Florence Foster Jenkins	Par.	$1,236,000	+57%	-41%	1,528	$809	$11,341,743	8
11	8	Star Trek Beyond	Par.	$1,076,000	+76%	-41%	1,966	$547	$144,007,370	29
12	-	Hell or High Water	LGF	$742,000	+1,354%	+283%	472	$1,572	$1,619,687	8
-	10	Lights Out	WB (NL)	$480,000	+92%	-53%	942	$510	$63,100,376	29
-	9	Nine Lives (2016)	EC	$370,000	+1%	-66%	1,364	$271	$16,024,024	15
-	12	Ghostbusters (2016)	Sony	$310,000	+45%	-52%	788	$393	$123,170,434	36
-	-	Finding Dory	BV	$251,000	+52%	-33%	450	$558	$477,780,164	64
-	11	Ice Age: Collision Course	Fox	$225,000	-1%	-60%	782	$288	$60,153,290	29

[Jonwo]

10 minutes ago, Sal said:

Re: Kubo.  I know some people are saying that stop motion just doesn't appeal to kids, but there have been many successful stop motion kids shows, most recently Tumble Leaf, which has bright colours and great ratings and is going into its third season. It's far from the first, too.  The trouble is that while Laika's stuff is visually interesting... a lot of it is also really not very bright.  I remember watching the Box Trolls and there were times when it felt like I was watching a greyscale film. Stylistically it LOOKS like it should be bright and visually pleasing because it's cartoony and interesting, but their muted palettes don't help in that regard.

 

Laika's stories aren't... bad... but they tend to be weak and could use some shoring up.  They COULD be doing better. Frankly, since the owner is already rich and is mostly just doing it for his own personal amusement, I don't think they'll be changing their tactics or methodology soon.   But stop motion, in itself, is a perfectly viable medium and the lack of a really big stop motion success story has less to do with how it's made and more to do with WHAT is made.

 

 

 

I agree to a point, I do think stop motion just doesn't get the mass marketing that a CG animated film does. Aardman for example hasn't had been able to replicate the box office success that Chicken Run and Wallace and Gromit achieved and it's not done down to the films themselves since they are more humorous In tone compared to Laika

[robertman2]

Think I might go see Jason Bourne or Sausage Party today. Not sure yet.

[a2k]

SP's 2nd weekend will be close to what it's OW was expected to be.

[babz06]

There is a good chance that SS loses number one next  weekend to Don't Breathe. Regaining it again on Labor Day Weekend, before finally losing it for good to either Sully or When the Bough Breaks.

[WrathOfHan]

5 minutes ago, babz06 said:

There is a good chance that SS loses number one next  weekend to Don't Breathe. Regaining it again on Labor Day Weekend, before finally losing it for good to either Sully or When the Bough Breaks.

Don't Breathe is probably going to be on top for two weeks depending how the Labor Day releases do.

[That One Girl]

5 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said:

Don't Breathe is probably going to be on top for two weeks depending how the Labor Day releases do.

 

Maybe Morgan or LBO can build up buzz...somehow.

 

They need to open to at least 10M to even have a shot at coming in first (assuming DB opens to 20M)

Edited August 20, 2016 by ThatOneWardog

[a2k]

It's gonna be a nail biter between BH and PD

0.9 + 3.2 + 4 + 3 = 11.1

3.1 + 4.6 + 3.4 = 11.1

[Gopher]

10 minutes ago, babz06 said:

There is a good chance that SS loses number one next  weekend to Don't Breathe. Regaining it again on Labor Day Weekend, before finally losing it for good to either Sully or When the Bough Breaks.

 

If Suicide Squad keeps up the 50-something drops I'd expect Don't Breathe to be ahead of it for Labor Day. 

 

Nothing to write home about this weekend. Kubo did fine, not very well. War Dogs' IM is weirdly frontloaded and the weekend probably won't top 14m. Sausage Party's drop is fine and at least secures 100m. Pete's Dragon should've held better. Ben Hur didn't even bomb as much as it could've. 

[Blaze Heatnix]

I've just watched the trailer for Don't Breath. Yeah, that movie will be number 1 next weekend.

 

I can see general audiences eating it up. Seems to be fine. I shouldn't have watched the red band trailer, though. 

[Brainiac5]

22 minutes ago, babz06 said:

There is a good chance that SS loses number one next  weekend to Don't Breathe. Regaining it again on Labor Day Weekend, before finally losing it for good to either Sully or When the Bough Breaks.

I really would like it to be #1 again but that is wishful thinking.To be honest it really doesn't matter holding the top spot for 3 weeks and getting to 300 domestic it all SS needed to accomplish.ImHO

[WrathOfHan]

Don't Breathe looks good as hell.

[grey ghost]

11 minutes ago, Blaze Heatnix said:

I've just watched the trailer for Don't Breath. Yeah, that movie will be number 1 next weekend.

 

I can see general audiences eating it up. Seems to be fine. I shouldn't have watched the red band trailer, though.

 

 

Why? Because of spoilers or because of gore?

[Ethan Hunt]

2 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said:

Don't Breathe looks stupid as hell.

FTFY

[WrathOfHan]

5 minutes ago, Ethan Hunt said:

FTFY

Goddammit Ethan.

[EmpireCity]

Don't Breathe is an excellent late August horror.  Thinking strongly it might break out.  

[EmpireCity]

44 minutes ago, babz06 said:

There is a good chance that SS loses number one next  weekend to Don't Breathe. Regaining it again on Labor Day Weekend, before finally losing it for good to either Sully or When the Bough Breaks.

 

More than a chance.  Don't Breathe could really surprise and do $25m+ as it is pretty damn good (reviews back this up at 86% so far).  

[Brainiac5]

Who here has seen Ben Hurr?

[bcf26]

Bad Moms with the lowest drop from last friday.

[That One Girl]

5 minutes ago, nilephelan said:

 

More than a chance.  Don't Breathe could really surprise and do $25m+ as it is pretty damn good (reviews back this up at 86% so far).  

 

Do you think The Wild Life will finish with under 5M total?

 

I need my club to be a success