Weak-end Thread | Hitman's Bodyguard 21.6M; Annabelle 15.5M; Logan Lucky 8M; Dunkirk 6.7M | Wonder Woman beats Spider-Man and is now at 404M

[pieman]

The next two weekends are looking extremely thin. Will THB hold on to number one for three weeks? Or could Close Encounters have a wide enough opening to challenge it?

[MCKillswitch123]

1 hour ago, La Binoche said:

I just hope Rihanna doesn't tank Ocean's 8 like she did Battleship and Valerian. She's a bad omen. 

Of course it's Rihanna's fault. It's not the concept of Battleship alone combined with the incredibly popular and successful... Taylor Kitsch at the center that killed it - it was all Rihanna. It's not a combination of a diluted marketing campaign, the casting of two reasonably unproven/untrustworthy leads in terms of selling tickets, competition by Dunkirk and no premium screens that killed Valerian - it was all Rihanna.

 

I'm not a fan of hers, but please get a grip, will ya?

[POTUS 2020]

http://deadline.com/2017/08/channing-tatum-ryan-reynolds-weekend-box-office-hitmans-bodyguard-logan-lucky-annabelle-creation-1202151679/

 

1.). Hitman’s Bodyguard (LG), 3,377 theaters / $8.1M Fri. (includes $1.65M  previews) / 3-day cume: $21M/Wk 1

2.). Annabelle: Creation (NL/WB), 3,542 theaters (+40) / $4.7M Fri. (-69%) / 3-day cume: $14.3M (-59%)/Total: $62.8M/Wk 2

3.) Dunkirk (WB), 3,271 theaters (-491)/ $2M Fri. / 3-day cume: $7.3M (-33%)/Total: $166M/Wk 5

4.). Logan Lucky (BST), 3,031 theaters / $2.7M Fri. (includes $525k previews) / 3-day cume: $7.2M/Wk 1

5.). The Nut Job 2 (OR), 4,003 theaters (0)/ $1.65M Fri. (-45%) / 3-day cume: $5.9M (-29%)/Total:$18.4M/Wk 2

6.). The Emoji Movie (SONY), 2,791 theaters (-428) / $1.4M Fri./ 3-day cume: $4.7M (-27%) /Total: $72.1M/Wk 4

7). Spider-Man: Homecoming (SONY/MARVEL), 2,341 theaters (-266)/ $1.2M Fri. / 3-day cume: $4.5M (-26%)/Total: $314.3M/Wk 7

8). Girls Trip (UNI), 2,010 theaters (-293) / $1.2M Fri.  / 3-day cume: $3.8M (-41%)/Total: $103.9M/Wk 5

9.). The Dark Tower (SONY/MRC), 3,143 theaters (-308)/ $1M Fri. / 3-day cume: $3.6M (-54%)/Total: $41.5M/Wk 3

10.) Wind River (TWC), 694 theaters (+649) / $969k Fri. / 3-day cume: $3.2M (+414%)/Total: $4.3M/Wk 3

11.) The Glass Castle (LG), 1,461 theaters (0)/ $825k Fri. (-50%) / 3-day cume: $2.8M (-40%)/Total:$10M/Wk 2

Edited August 19, 2017 by POTUS

[a2k]

6.). The Emoji Movie (SONY) 3-day cume: $4.7M (-27%) /Total: $72.1M/Wk 4

 

85+ DOM could happen with low competition and LD coming up.

 

7). Spider-Man: Homecoming (SONY/MARVEL) 3-day cume: $4.5M (-26%)/Total: $314.3M/Wk 7

 

SS is locked to go down. BVS could go down too. Targeting GOTG1. Is ~22 away from SM3.

 

 

Edited August 19, 2017 by a2knet

[baumer]

I could see THB going a bit higher off that Friday. I think Saturday will get a good increase. Maybe 22 mill. 

 

And Guru predicted 11 mill OW lol.

[dxmatrixdt]

I do not see 4.5 for Spider-Man off of a 1.2 Friday.  I am a little disappointed it only got 1.2 versus 1.4 for Emoji.  I was hoping this late down the summer, Spider-Man would strengthen as a top choice for kids above Emoji Movie.

[Cochofles]

1 hour ago, La Binoche said:

I just hope Rihanna doesn't tank Ocean's 8 like she did Battleship and Valerian. She's a bad omen. 

 

Of course it was the black female supporting cast member who tanked those two flops.

Not the patently uncharismatic, unappealing leads, not the concepts, not the scripts, not the convoluted stories or uninspired direction or badly-conceived marketing, or the competition, or just audience apathy.

No siree.

It was Rihanna, of course. 

[Cochofles]

18 minutes ago, MCKillswitch123 said:

Of course it's Rihanna's fault. It's not the concept of Battleship alone combined with the incredibly popular and successful... Taylor Kitsch at the center that killed it - it was all Rihanna. It's not a combination of a diluted marketing campaign, the casting of two reasonably unproven/untrustworthy leads in terms of selling tickets, competition by Dunkirk and no premium screens that killed Valerian - it was all Rihanna.

 

I'm not a fan of hers, but please get a grip, will ya?

Thank you!

 

[Maxmoser3]

People talking about "The Tomato Law" it's only existent for movies people are already interested in like Dunkirk, Wonder Woman, and other big tentpoles. Yeah we get surprise/sleeper hits like Get Out, Girls Trip, and Baby Driver in the mix.

 

but why Logan Lucky is doing below expectations was lackluster marketing, using an occasional hit director, and films associated with NASCAR racing rarely perform to big numbers. Days Of Thunder & Talladega Nights are the ones that stick out that made the most money. So I'm not going to mention it over & over but the film will find an audience later on as most films sometimes do. Also the cast members aren't really striking gold either, Channing Tatum is popular with romance, and comedy. Daniel Craig had 007. And Katie Holmes well just Dawson's Creek and Tom Cruise's ex-wife. 

[Maxmoser3]

Either way it's nice to see The Hitman's Bodyguard keep on increasing as numbers come in. Lionsgate is recovering from a year of duds last year, while they did have a few modest budget hits, they also a few big budget bombs. 

[Cochofles]

I am happy that The Emoji Movie is turning out to be a solid performer.

Not a gigantic blockbuster but not the spectacular flop that so many hoped for.  

[Maxmoser3]

1 minute ago, Cochofles said:

I am happy that The Emoji Movie is turning out to be a solid performer.

Not a gigantic blockbuster but not the spectacular flop that so many hoped for.  

An $80-$85 million domestic total isn't too bad for a modest budget animated film. It's at least doing better than The Smurfs 2 &a The Nut Job 2. 

[FantasticBeasts]

If that hold turns out true for Annabelle, it would be very good.

[Amadeus]

will this august be the worst august since.. don't know... 1996(!)?

By the end of this weekend august 2017 will be close to or just over $500m. 
Lets say next weekend will add another 80m and then another 80m for the weekdays. 


 

2017	$416.0	-	193	$2.2	Dunkirk	$54.2	13.0%
2016	$1,019.6	+20.8%	243	$4.2	Suicide Squad	$286.4	28.1%
2015	$844.1	-17.2%	205	$4.1	M:I - Rogue Nation	$150.7	17.8%
2014	$1,019.5	+9.8%	230	$4.4	Guardians of the Galaxy	$275.4	27.0%
2013	$928.8	+14.9%	216	$4.3	We're the Millers	$104.7	11.3%
2012	$808.3	-9.7%	219	$3.7	The Dark Knight Rises	$122.7	15.2%
2011	$894.7	+2.3%	218	$4.1	Rise of the Planet of the Apes	$151.5	16.9%
2010	$874.6	-3.4%	204	$4.3	The Other Guys	$100.4	11.5%
2009	$905.3	+2.1%	201	$4.5	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	$132.7	14.7%
2008	$886.6	-3.7%	213	$4.2	The Dark Knight	$151.2	17.1%
2007	$920.5	+20.9%	215	$4.3	The Bourne Ultimatum	$192.0	20.9%
2006	$761.2	+6.7%	208	$3.7	Talladega Nights	$130.7	17.2%
2005	$713.3	-10.7%	210	$3.4	The Dukes of Hazzard	$75.3	10.6%
2004	$798.6	-10.8%	201	$4.0	Collateral	$81.4	10.2%
2003	$895.6	+8.5%	224	$4.0	S.W.A.T.	$100.3	11.2%
2002	$825.6	-4.3%	198	$4.2	Signs	$187.0	22.6%
2001	$862.5	+29.0%	110	$7.8	Rush Hour 2	$190.1	22.0%
2000	$668.9	-19.8%	118	$5.7	Hollow Man	$67.7	10.1%
1999	$833.6	+20.7%	109	$7.6	Sixth Sense	$143.1	17.2%
1998	$690.8	+10.3%	55	$12.6	Saving Private Ryan	$99.3	14.4%
1997	$626.5	+16.0%	57	$11.0	Air Force One	$97.4	15.5%
1996	$540.3	-2.8%	58	$9.3	A Time to Kill	$63.4	11.7%

[Nova]

1 hour ago, Stutterng baumer Denbrough said:

I could see THB going a bit higher off that Friday. I think Saturday will get a good increase. Maybe 22 mill. 

 

And Guru predicted 11 mill OW lol.

I think $22M is possible actually. It's getting pretty solid WOM so hopefully its legs will keep on going. 

 

And yea those predictions for it....I was like what. Like all it took was a look around at a few of the bigger theater chains to know it wasn't doing $11M for the OW lol 

[Nova]

@MrPinkDunkirk is in third for the weekend 

[a2k]

53 minutes ago, Amadeus said:

will this august be the worst august since.. don't know... 1996(!)?

By the end of this weekend august 2017 will be close to or just over $500m. 
Lets say next weekend will add another 80m and then another 80m for the weekdays. 


 

2017	$416.0	-	193	$2.2	Dunkirk	$54.2	13.0%
2016	$1,019.6	+20.8%	243	$4.2	Suicide Squad	$286.4	28.1%
2015	$844.1	-17.2%	205	$4.1	M:I - Rogue Nation	$150.7	17.8%
2014	$1,019.5	+9.8%	230	$4.4	Guardians of the Galaxy	$275.4	27.0%
2013	$928.8	+14.9%	216	$4.3	We're the Millers	$104.7	11.3%
2012	$808.3	-9.7%	219	$3.7	The Dark Knight Rises	$122.7	15.2%
2011	$894.7	+2.3%	218	$4.1	Rise of the Planet of the Apes	$151.5	16.9%
2010	$874.6	-3.4%	204	$4.3	The Other Guys	$100.4	11.5%
2009	$905.3	+2.1%	201	$4.5	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	$132.7	14.7%
2008	$886.6	-3.7%	213	$4.2	The Dark Knight	$151.2	17.1%
2007	$920.5	+20.9%	215	$4.3	The Bourne Ultimatum	$192.0	20.9%
2006	$761.2	+6.7%	208	$3.7	Talladega Nights	$130.7	17.2%
2005	$713.3	-10.7%	210	$3.4	The Dukes of Hazzard	$75.3	10.6%
2004	$798.6	-10.8%	201	$4.0	Collateral	$81.4	10.2%
2003	$895.6	+8.5%	224	$4.0	S.W.A.T.	$100.3	11.2%
2002	$825.6	-4.3%	198	$4.2	Signs	$187.0	22.6%
2001	$862.5	+29.0%	110	$7.8	Rush Hour 2	$190.1	22.0%
2000	$668.9	-19.8%	118	$5.7	Hollow Man	$67.7	10.1%
1999	$833.6	+20.7%	109	$7.6	Sixth Sense	$143.1	17.2%
1998	$690.8	+10.3%	55	$12.6	Saving Private Ryan	$99.3	14.4%
1997	$626.5	+16.0%	57	$11.0	Air Force One	$97.4	15.5%
1996	$540.3	-2.8%	58	$9.3	A Time to Kill	$63.4	11.7%

First time since 2012 (TDKR) that a movie that opened in a July weekend is leading August (MI:RN's July 31-Aug 2 probably counts as August's 1st weekend).

[Jake Gittes]

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot is a great underseen heist movie.

[baumer]

The score, with Robert De Niro and Edward Norton is a terrific Heist movie as well. Also I thought the Inside Man with Denzel Washington was quite good.

[efialtes76]

The Town,Heat and Point Break are my favourite heist movies.