Heretic Posted August 24, 2015 Author Share Posted August 24, 2015 (edited) Disney’s Inside Out again tops Fri-Sun market as it becomes the sixth 2015 release to hit the £30m mark. FOX With the market hit by good weather, Paper Townsdebuted top of the UK box office thanks to previews after opening last Monday [Aug 17] Fox’s adaptation journeyed to $3.3m (£2.07m) from its 472 sites, including $2.1m (£1.3m) in previews. It’s worth noting that based solely on Fri-Sun, Paper Towns would have charted sixth with its $1.2m (£743,983) tally. Paper Towns opened behind previous John Green adaptation The Fault in Our Stars which opened with $5.4m (£3.43m) from its 511 sites, including $1.56m (£992,893) in previews, on its way to $17.3m (£11m). Also for Fox, Fantastic Four posted a $393,000 (£249,205) third weekend for $8.9m (£5.65m) to date, while Secret Cinema’s production of The Empire Strikes Back has reached $7.1m (£4.5m) after 12 weeks of its run. Mistress America and Brothers have grossed $605,000 (£384,325) and $401,000 (£254,376), respectively, after their second weekend in play. DISNEY As with last weekend, Inside Out led the UK market over Fri-Sun as a slim 29% drop saw it add $2.2m (£1.38m). Disney’s latest Pixar offering has now become the sixth 2015 release to hit £30m and currently stands at $48.1m (£30.65m). It’s now overtaken A Bug’s Life ($46.2m/£29.45m) and will surpass Monsters University’s $48.2m (£30.7m) today [Aug 24]. After that, Inside Out’s next - and potentially final - targets will be The Incredibles ($50.6m/£32.27m) and Up($54.3m/£34.59m). 2014 only saw six £30m+ releases in the entire year, while 2015 still has at least three £30m+ films to come (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2, Spectre andStar Wars: The Force Awakens). Also for Disney, Ant-Man took a further $221,000 (£141,000) for $24.8m (£15.78m) after six weeks in play, while Strange Magic conjured up $89,000 (£57,000) from its 289 sites, with minimal shows, on debut. EONE Sinister 2 scared up $1.7m (£1.07m) from its 396 sites on its UK bow to chart third. eOne’s horror sequel recorded one of the strongest site averages of the weekend with $4,243 (£2,699), although it fell short of its predecessor’s $2.3m (£1.44m) debut from 370 sites. Sinister went on to take $10.4m (£6.6m) in the UK, and the sequel will require a strong hold to have a chance of challenging that. PARAMOUNT Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation posted a $1.6m (£1.04m) fourth weekend as it dropped one place to fourth. Paramount’s latest outing for Ethan Hunt is now up to $26.5m (£16.88m) and has surpassed Mission: Impossible III’s $24.3m (£15.45m). It looks to be in a strong position to finish its run as the highest grossing mission of the series, currently Mission: Impossible’s $29.3m (£18.65m). WARNER BROS The Man from U.N.C.L.E. rounded off this week’s top five with a $1.4m (£916,000) second weekend. Warner Bros’ spy reboot has now uncovered $5.6m (£3.54m) and, having overtaken Revolver, is only likely to be able to challenge RocknRolla’s $8m (£5.12m) result in terms of Guy Ritchie performances in the UK. Also for Warner Bros, Vacation travelled to an uninspiring $952,000 (£606,000) UK bow, including previews, from its 432 sites. Like the rest of the market, it will likely have suffered from the good weather on Saturday [Aug 22] so will hope to hold well this coming weekend. SONY Last week’s champion Pixels gobbled up an extra $1.3m (£818,000) as it fell to sixth. Sony’s sci-fi comedy is now up to $7.5m (£4.8m) and, barring a surge, will likely finish up around the £7m-£8m mark. ENTERTAINMENT The Bad Education Movie started its UK run with $936,000 (£594,243) from its 414 sites through Entertainment. In terms of recent big screen outings for UK comedies, that’s some way short of Mrs. Brown’s Boys D’Movie’s $6.8m (£4.3m) debut from 522 sites and even Keith Lemon: The Film’s $1.9m (£1.2m) from 420 sites. Also for Entertainment, Southpaw punched its way to a further $588,000 (£373,478) for $12.3m (£7.82m) after five weeks in play and, as expected, became director Antoine Fuqua’s best-ever UK performer last week. UNIVERSAL Falling almost 50% in its second weekend, Universal’sTrainwreck added $769,000 (£490,027) for a ten-day tally of $3.4m (£2.17m). It will still hope to be able to overtake This Is 40’s $4.4m (£2.8m) to avoid becoming Judd Apatow’s lowest-grossing UK outing. Also for Universal, Minions is up to $69.4m (£44.2m) following a $612,000 (£389,566) ninth weekend, and is currently the fifth highest grossing animation of all time in the UK. Jurassic World has now amassed $100.3m (£63.84m). LIONSGATE In its second weekend, Lionsgate’s Absolutely Anythingcrossed the £1m mark with $291,000 (£185,265) for $1.7m (£1.06m), and will still hope to edge past Man Up’s $1.9m (£1.23m) run. Also for Lionsgate, The Gift stands at $2.7m (£1.74m) after three weeks in play, while Good People opened with $40,000 (£25,150) from its 18 sites. CURZON ARTIFICIAL EYE Alejandro Jodorowsky’s The Dance of Reality grossed $4,600 (£2,901) from its one-site release at London’s ICA through Curzon Artificial Eye. UPCOMING RELEASES This week sees saturation releases for Fox’s Hitman: Agent 47 (opens Aug 27) and StudioCanal’s We Are Your Friends (opens Aug 27) Universal’s domestic smash Straight Outta Comptonand Curzon Artificial Eye’s 45 Years both receive wide releases, while Signature Entertainment’s Barely Lethaland Altitude’s Zombie Fight Club are among the films receiving a limited release. Inside Out is having a really great run, another £3m this week, it should continue to play well for the rest of August. The weather this week is horrible, and there is virtually no competition. £38-40m may be a possibility ($60m+). The other big news, Jurassic World has finally passed $100m! First time this has happened since 2012. This year is likely to have 10 £30m+ grosses. As well as SW, Spectre and MJ2, The Good Dinosaur could easily hit the mark. It has the potential to top Inside Out. Edited August 24, 2015 by Heretic 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinaTakla Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 (edited) Inside Out is having a really great run, another £3m this week, it should continue to play well for the rest of August. The weather this week is horrible, and there is virtually no competition. £38-40m may be a possibility ($60m+). The other big news, Jurassic World has finally passed $100m! First time this has happened since 2012. This year is likely to have 10 £30m+ grosses. As well as SW, Spectre and MJ2, The Good Dinosaur could easily hit the mark. It has the potential to top Inside Out. Heretic, what do you think about MI5 and Minions based on this week's performance and next week's weather? Is Minions trailing DM2 at the same point? Edited August 24, 2015 by MinaTakla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchumacherFTW Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Wish Absolutely Anything had found more of an audience, it's a fun film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted August 24, 2015 Author Share Posted August 24, 2015 Heretic, what do you think about MI5 and Minions based on this week's performance and next week's weather? Is Minions trailing DM2 at the same point? MI5 will hit £20m easily and become the biggest of the series. It made over £2m in the past week, and due to the shitty weather it'll probably stay more or less flat this week. It should pass Mission: Impossible by the end of this weekend, or early next week at the latest. Minions is still ahead of DM2. That stood at £42.9m after the 9th weekend, so Minions is just over £1m ahead at the same point, though DM2 had two extra days. I reckon a finish around $74-75m. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinaTakla Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 MI5 will hit £20m easily and become the biggest of the series. It made over £2m in the past week, and due to the shitty weather it'll probably stay more or less flat this week. It should pass Mission: Impossible by the end of this weekend, or early next week at the latest. Minions is still ahead of DM2. That stood at £42.9m after the 9th weekend, so Minions is just over £1m ahead at the same point, though DM2 had two extra days. I reckon a finish around $74-75m. Thanks for your insights! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 The Man from UNCLE had a really good drop as did Mission Impossible and IO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop54 Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Congrats to Jurassic World on crossing that milestone. Nice work UK! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rthmessiah Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Top Engagements 21-23/8 1-Vue Westfield London (MI5) 2-Vue Westfield London (MFU) 3-Odeon Leicester Square (MI5) 4-Imax Southbank (MI5) 5-Vue West End 9 (MFU) 6-Vue Westfield London (IO) 7-NAC Showcase Bluewater (MI5) 8-Vue Stratford (MI5) 9-CW Sheffield (S2) 10-NAC Showcase Bluewater (IO) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted August 25, 2015 Author Share Posted August 25, 2015 (edited) Westfield London is becoming more and more dominant. Not surprised, it's probably the best cinema. Westfield Sheperds Bush is so much better than Stratford in general anyway. Edited August 25, 2015 by Heretic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchumacherFTW Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Westfield London is becoming more and more dominant. Not surprised, it's probably the best cinema. Westfield Sheperds Bush is so much better than Stratford in general anyway. One day I'll get over there. What're the prices like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted August 25, 2015 Author Share Posted August 25, 2015 One day I'll get over there. What're the prices like?It is quite pricey, depending on what film and time, standard 2d adult tickets are between £12-13, or around £15 for eXtreme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted August 25, 2015 Author Share Posted August 25, 2015 I forgot its bank holiday this weekend, everything should have soft drops, maybe increases. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepsa Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 What is a bank holiday, don't understand it tbh. Do you mean national or christian or like a holiday for banks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchumacherFTW Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 What is a bank holiday, don't understand it tbh. Do you mean national or christian or like a holiday for banks It's a traditional term where the banks all close, as does anywhere that civil servants work and schools. It's just our term for a national holiday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 It's the last hurrah for the box office before the usual September slump. I think Straight Outta Compton will be number 1, can't see Hitman or We Are Your Friends making much of a dent. Looking at September, I can see Legend, Maze Runner and Everest doing well, The Martian comes out September 30th and i think that could do Interstellar numbers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCS Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Admissions totals are in for July, and the number of tickets sold shows a big rise on July 2014. Thanks to July hits, including Inside Out and Ant-Man plus sustained runs by June releases Jurassic World and Minions, cinemas saw 20% more bums on seats than the same month a year ago. For the first seven months of the year overall, admissions are running an impressive 11% ahead of 2014. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop54 Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 20% with the unseasonably warm stretches of weather too, it could have been higher. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted August 25, 2015 Author Share Posted August 25, 2015 Amazing growth for a developed market such as the UK. Spectre and SW7 guarantee this trend will continue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Hitman and We Are Your Friends are both gonna flop hard. SOC should be first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrestrial Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 No idea sbout this (for the moment also not even relly interested) Ian Sandwell @ian_sandwell 11 mins11 minutes ago Looks like meta horror comedy The Final Girls is going straight to DVD in the UK. Currently set for Oct 12 release. No blu-ray version. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
