Weekend Actuals: Don't breathe 26.4M, Squad 12.25M, Kubo 7.85M., Sausage 7.5M, Mechanic 7.5M, Dragon 7.4M, War Dogs 7M

[Cmasterclay]

Driving 35 minutes after work tonight to go see Southside With You. I'm actually really excited - it looks terrific. Hope it makes some ok cash.

[filmlover]

19 minutes ago, Rolling Thunder said:

Outstanding for DB - probably heading for low 20's OW.  Wasn't sure it could cross $20m with the R-rating and being in a trash dump weekend, but this is a well-reviewed film that has really been buzzing this week.

Don't Breathe is the only saving this weekend from being a trash dump weekend. Next weekend's new releases seem destined to make little.

[baumer]

Lionsgate Premiere has the distributor’s 11th Jason Statham movie this weekend, the sequel Mechanic: Resurrection which is poised to bank between $7M-$9M grossed $390K at 1,800 locations last night. Statham’s previous non-ensemble feature for Lionsgate, 2012’s Safe, loaded a $7.9M opening and a final cume of $17.1M.

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[FilmBuff]

Nobody wants to see Mechanic:Resurrection. 

[WrathOfHan]

lol

[baumer]

MR will make bank overseas.  I don't think they really care what it makes here

[Krissykins]

Fantastic start for Don't Breathe

 

 

Horror  - Summer 2016:

The Conjuring 2 $320m

The Purge: Election Year $102.4m so far

The Shallows $85m so far

Lights Out $111m so far

 

and now Don't Breathe is having a big #1 opening.

 

Great stuff.

 

[CJohn]

Just now, Baumer loves Oogieloves said:

MR will make bank overseas.  I don't think they really care what it makes here

Lionsgate sold the rights. So they care.

[Krissykins]

Summer 2017 has Annabelle 2 and Flatliners.

 

Surely more will be added closer to the time.

[CJohn]

1 minute ago, Krissykins said:

Summer 2017 has Annabelle 2 and Flatliners.

 

Surely more will be added closer to the time.

I think Annabelle should move to June or July. 

[Mockingjay Raphael]

Fede Alvarez is the new James Wan.

 

Insidious 1 and Evil Dead has almost the same Tomatoes score/Box Office.

 

The Conjuring and Don't Breath are both acclaimed movies and huge success at Box Office. 

 

Can't wait to see him directing Furious 10.

[baumer]

4 minutes ago, CJohn said:

Lionsgate sold the rights. So they care.

 

But why would the expect anything more than about 15 million from this film here?  

[miketheavenger]

Great number for DB. It's officially the year of horror and animation.

[a2k]

1.67 Thu for SS according to Deadline, so it could do

3 (+80%) + 4.5 (+50%) + 2.9 (-36%) = 10.4; -50%

GOTG was +86.3%, +55.3%, -34.5%

[Krissykins]

Two of the trades both saying "Don't Breathe INHALES $1.88m in previews".

 

It's too easy, lol. 

[DAJK]

Pretty good number for don't breathe. And here I thought all the late summer horror hype would be for Lights Out.

[baumer]

Here's an article that says they are selling foreign rights...doesn't say they sold them all.

 

http://variety.com/2014/film/news/jason-statham-mechanic-resurrection-2016-1201351021/

[a2k]

MOJO

 

FRIDAY AM UPDATE: Screen Gems and Stage 6 Films' Don't Breathe brought in $1.875 million from Thursday night screenings in ~2,500 theaters. This is just ahead of the $1.8 million Lights Out brought in on Thursday night before opening with $21.6 million and well ahead of the $1.02 million The Visit brought in last September before opening with $25.4 million. It's also 2.2x more than Sinister 2 brought in last August before opening with $10.5 million.

 

Lionsgate's Mechanic: Resurrection delivered $390,000 from 1,800 locations a number comparable to the $375,000 brought in by The Transporter Refueled last September before it went on to open with $7.35 million. Another good comparison is last year's Hitman: Agent 47 which brought in $600,000 last August before opening with $8.3 million.

[a2k]

LIGHTS OUT is a good comparison. 1.8 previews/21.6 ow.

[Maxmoser3]

Very good start for Don't Breathe! Horror is at its peak this summer. It could throw in between $20-$25 million for the weekend which is very solid. Bad but expected for The Mechanic:Ressurection, a sequel no one asked for to a remake that wasn't well-liked. Jason Statham isn't box office $$$ like Stallone, Schwarzenngger, or even Bruce Willis between the 25-30 my ear gap at the box office.