Heretic Posted July 26, 2015 Author Share Posted July 26, 2015 Fantastic opening! £30m+ is all but assured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCS Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Disney’s latest posts sixth biggest UK opening for Pixar outings from an industry record release of 608 sites. DISNEY Receiving a new industry record release of 608 sites, Inside Out has enjoyed an auspicious start to its UK box office run. Disney’s latest Pixar outing grossed a superb $11.4m (£7.35m) as it dethroned Ant-Man, ahead of what’s likely to be a lengthy run due to the school holidays and positive word-of-mouth. In terms of Pixar outings in the UK, Inside Out posted the sixth biggest opening overall ahead of Up ($9.9m/£6.4m), but narrowly behind Finding Nemo ($11.5m/£7.38m). There’s every chance it could overtake the latter when final results are confirmed later today. Based solely on Fri-Sun takings, Inside Out ranks as the fourth biggest ahead of Monsters Inc ($10.1m/£6.5m) and again currently just behind Finding Nemo. The last Pixar outing in the UK, Monsters University, recovered from a slow start to gross ten times its opening and hit £30m. Inside Out is unlikely to have such a multiple given its stronger start, but there’s every chance it’ll be the latest 2015 release to hit the £30m mark. Also for Disney, Ant-Man fell 38% on its way to a $3.9m (£2.51m) second weekend for a ten-day tally of $14.9m (£9.61m). In terms of Marvel outings in the UK, it’s now overtaken the lifetime tallies of The Incredible Hulk ($12.8m/£8.3m) and Captain America: The First Avenger ($14.7m/£9.5m). Next in its sights will be Thor’s $21.8m (£14.04m). UNIVERSAL As the school holidays kick into gear, Minions will shortly become the third film (and Universal’s second) of 2015 to hit the £40m mark. Universal’s animated spin-off fell just 17% in its fifth weekend to take a further $3.5m (£2.26m) for a terrific $57.5m (£37.09m). It’s still tracking ahead of Despicable Me 2 which had reached $53m (£34.14m) at the same stage, including two extra days of previews. The arrival of Inside Out means Minions now doesn’t have a clear run at the family market, but you still wouldn’t yet rule out £50m. Also for Universal, Jurassic World has now become the ninth biggest film of all time in the UK following a sensational seventh weekend, dropping just 12% to add $1.55m (£1m) for a monstrous $95.4m (£61.48m). The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’s final UK result of $97.8m (£63m) could still be within Jurassic World’s reach. Jurassic World has also delivered 5.7m admissions on the Digital Cinema Media estate, making it the busiest film since Skyfall. Ted 2 fell 47% on its way to a $1.1m (£728,000) third weekend for $13.6m (£8.75m) to date. ENTERTAINMENT Landing in fourth was Entertainment’s Southpaw with a strong $2.6m (£1.66m) punch from its 401 sites. The debut marks director Antoine Fuqua’s fourth biggest UK opening overall, but is his third biggest Fri-Sun result, ahead of Olympus Has Fallen’s $2.5m (£1.59m). Southpaw could well prove to be savvy counter-programming for Entertainment over the coming weeks. Also for Entertainment, Self/less fell heavily on its way to a $75,000 (£48,159) second weekend for $728,000 (£469,390) to date. PARAMOUNT Falling a respectable 41% in its fourth weekend, Paramount’s Terminator Genisys shot to an extra $760,000 (£490,000) as it crossed the £10m mark to reach $16.1m (£10.35m). FOX Secret Cinema’s production of The Empire Strikes Back has hit the £3m mark in the UK after eight weeks of its run with a $473,000 (£304,900) weekend. Also for Fox, True Story fell a steep 66% in its second weekend with $46,000 (£29,386) for $446,000 (£287,307), while Home and Spy have amassed $38.6m (£24.88m) and $15.5m (£9.97m), respectively. WARNER BROS Into its fourth week, Warner Bros’ Magic Mike XXL added $428,000 (£276,000) for $9.8m (£6.3m) to date. Also for Warner Bros, The Gallows fell heavily in its second weekend as it could only take $183,000 (£118,000) for $1.2m (£749,000). ALTITUDE FILM DISTRIBUTION Scaling back to 149 sites, Altitude Film Distribution’s Amy still posted a healthy fourth weekend with a non-final $371,000 (£239,000). Asif Kapadia’s critically acclaimed documentary is now up to $4.1m (£2.64m), on par with (and soon to overtake) Touching the Void as the fourth biggest non-concert documentary of all time. Kapadia’s Senna ($4.9m/£3.17m) and March of the Penguins ($5.1m/£3.31m) are still potentially within Amy’s range. ICON FILM DISTRIBUTION Robert Carlyle’s directorial debut The Legend of Barney Thomson enjoyed a decent $254,000 (£163,395) start from its 70 sites through Icon Film Distribution. METRODOME Marking director Mia Hansen-Løve’s best-ever UK bow, Metrodome’s Eden posted a $76,000 (£49,211) opening, including previews, from its 49 sites. VERTIGO FILMS Zombie drama Maggie lacked bite on its UK debut for Vertigo Films, grossing a soft $73,000 (£47,002) from its 90 sites. CURZON FILM WORLD Rising 12% (excluding previews) on its opening, Curzon Film World’s The Salt of the Earth added $64,000 (£41,596) for $210,000 (£136,026) to date. DOGWOOF Including $2,900 (£1,880) in previews, Dogwoof’s political debate documentary Best of Enemies recorded a $11,000 (£7,295) debut from its six sites. UPCOMING RELEASES This week sees saturation releases for Paramount’s Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (opens July 30) and Warner Bros’ Hot Pursuit. eOne’s The Cobbler receives a wide release, while Vertigo’s Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder, Dogwoof’s Iris and Altitude Film Distribution’s Cub are among the films receiving a limited release. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinaTakla Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Very impressive for both IO and Minions - amazing! Big win for both films. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCS Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Those JW and Minions drops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenedictL11 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 IO is a lock for £30M+ and may gross £35M for its final total. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted July 27, 2015 Author Share Posted July 27, 2015 Uk box office is looking incredibly strong right now. JW May actually hit $100m! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinaTakla Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Uk box office is looking incredibly strong right now. JW May actually hit $100m! Heretic, do you think Minions can hit £45-47 million given it's above DM2 by £3 million so far? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop54 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Uk box office is looking incredibly strong right now. JW May actually hit $100m! Only 4 other films have done it correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rthmessiah Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Top engagements 24-26/7 all IO 1-Vue Westfield London 2-NAC Showcase Bluewater 12 3-CW Crawley 15 4-Vue Finchley north 10 5-Cq Milton Keynes 6-Vue westfield Stratford 7-Odeon Guildford Way 9 8-Vue Watford 11 9-Cw Wandersworth 14 10-Odeon Kingston 14 11-CW Didsbury 11 12-Vue Finchley Rd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 (edited) Heretic, do you think Minions can hit £45-47 million given it's above DM2 by £3 million so far?Definitely can. DM2 topped £47m and Minions is ahead right now so I don't see why not. It's holding incredibly well, even with Inside Out opening. Edited July 28, 2015 by Heretic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 Only 4 other films have done it correct?Few more than that, not entirely sure what exact number is. Skyfall, Toy Story 3, Dh2, Mamma mia, ootp, Titanic, probably a few more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infernus Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 IO should get atleast a 5x multiplier. 35m+ should easily happen and I hope it will be able to crawl past 40m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoguy Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Why aren't the IO numbers in this topic's title? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infernus Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Few more than that, not entirely sure what exact number is. Skyfall, Toy Story 3, Dh2, Mamma mia, ootp, Titanic, probably a few more. Avatar too. Btw, ootp crossed 100m here? Wow, didn't knew that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchumacherFTW Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Avatar too. Btw, ootp crossed 100m here? Wow, didn't knew that. The exchange rate was stunning in 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelestialFairyIX Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 £35 million plus is my bet for Inside Out at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCS Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Saw Southpaw tonight at Westfield - Sold out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Saw Southpaw tonight at Westfield - Sold out! Southpaw's done surprisingly well considering it's summer blockbuster season, at any other time at the year its OW would have been easily number 1 or 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatree Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 aye, Southpaw is doing terrific business in my cinema. we have had some 90% full showings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoguy Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Someone update the title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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