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June 2-4

 

Audiences Respond to the “Call of Duty” a Second Time, “Final Cut” Sharp

 

Dropping slightly more than Y5’s On Their Own Accord, Eye of the Storm’s sophomore raid at the box office lends credence to last week’s suggestion that the franchise is plateauing, and with The Scavenger Wars Part III continually looming on the horizon (reports from Fandango indicate that pre-sales two weeks out are significantly higher than Part II through the same point), the race to pillage as much as the series can is very much ongoing.

 

The film’s two openers, while not performing spectacularly, still did decently for what they are. Final Cut, which some expectations pegged as high as $25 million, debuted somewhat below those predictions with a $16 million opening, but its premise always had more appeal with a midnight audience than necessarily the general one. Still, with an “A-” cinemascore and a high share of the film’s audience leaning female (up to 60%), “Cut” obviously has the potential to stand out in the marketplace, but with multiple female-led, or at least female-appealing, films coming, that remains to be seen.

 

The animal family film Adam & Cindy also did not exceed expectations, but scored an “A” among the families who did see it. With it and “Cut” both costing only $7 million each, both features should already be in the black by the weekend’s end. Wether or not "Adam & Cindy" can survive the arrival of Should You Imagine? in four weeks, however, remains to be seen.

 

  1. Call of Duty: Eye of the Storm - $24,197,285 (-60.7%) (2nd weekend)
  2. Fatal Attraction - 18,350,880 (-32.3%) (3rd weekend)
  3. Final Cut - $16,086,792 (1st weekend)
  4. Sir Thymes Time 2 - $15,250,296 (-36.3%) (4th weekend)
  5. Adam & Cindy - $10,220,685 (1st weekend)
  6. Cruis’n - $8,802,769 (-39.6%) (3rd weekend)
  7. Hilda and the Midnight Giant - $7,098,783 (-27.2%) (9th weekend)
  8. Looping - $6,489,530 (-22.1%) (7th weekend)
  9. Dual Consequences - $4,216,106 (-39.8%) (5th weekend)
  10. Flying High - $1,777,396 (-78.2%) (2nd weekend)

 

Top 10 gross: $112,490,522 (-31.3%)

 


June 9-11

 

“Yang” a True Box Office Tiger

 

Sold as a successor to growing cult favorite Yin from Year 5, Yang vastly outperformed expectations, in the week where a third Scavenger Wars loomed on the horizon even, scoring an impressive opening of $57 million dollars. Analysts attribute this to “Yin”’s reputation growing at a similar rate to the John Wick series, scoring large numbers on home video and streaming after the film’s theatrical release (which was still a respectable $92 million) two years ago. With the buzz around “Yang” centering on the presence of the, well, yang to “Scavenger Wars”’s Daniel Henney, Naomi Scott, the film tracked in the “Scavvies” fandom circles as well, creating a self-sustaining hype machine online that drove audience interest as a sort of “prelude” to next week’s “Scavs” entry.

 

Reviews have been mostly positive, but noticeably less enthusiastic than “Yin” (as of this writing, “Yang” sits at 74 on the critical aggregate), and audience response was to an extent similar, resulting in a “B+” cinemascore. Question remains if “Yang”’s newfound success will be a fluke or not, especially in the coming weeks, but as of right now, the director of Moon, Source Code and, sigh, Warcraft, Duncan Jones, can breathe easy, especially since the $75 million production budget should be covered fairly quickly.

 

  1. Yang - $57,197,427 (1st weekend)
  2. Fatal Attraction - $12,775,016 (-30.4%) (4th weekend)
  3. Call of Duty: Eye of the Storm - $12,558,296 (-48.1%) (3rd weekend)
  4. Sir Thymes Time 2 - $9,777,185 (-35.9%) (5th weekend)
  5. Final Cut - $7,105,695 (-56.4%) (2nd weekend)
  6. Cruis’n - $6,566,196 (-25.4%) (4th weekend)
  7. Adam & Cindy - $6,055,196 (-40.7%) (2nd weekend)
  8. Hilda and the Midnight Giant - $5,018,266 (-29.3%) (10th weekend)
  9. Looping - $4,887,069 (-24.7%) (8th weekend)
  10. Dual Consequences - $2,288,006 (-45.7%) (6th weekend)

 

Top 10 gross: $124,228,352 (+10.4%)
 

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June 16-18 (Father’s Day Weekend)

 

“Scavengers” Score Studio Record over Father’s Day Weekend

 

There wasn’t much doubt that the third entry in the Scavenger Wars franchise was going to have the largest opening weekend of Year 7 so far, possibly for the whole rest of the year, and the studio can pop those champagne bottles for Part III has grossed a stunning $190 million over the Father’s Day frame, making for the third-highest opening in CAYOM history, ahead of Spark: Homeward but behind the $200 million-plus grosses of Year 4’s Odyssey finale and last year’s Spark conclusion. Second all time for a June opener and for an R-rated feature, “Part III” lived up to expectations and then some.

 

While it was never promised as a conclusion to the saga, unlike "Odyssey" and "Spark," "Scavenger Wars" did pitch itself as the wrap-up to the arc established in Year 5’s Part II, and if the former two proved anything, it’s that big cliffhangers mean big money for what comes next, and given that the marketing purposefully did not reveal major aspects of “Part III”’s plot, including burning questions that had been on fans’ minds for years, together caused a major rush to cinemas so as to be ahead of the curve before the inevitable flurry of spoilers hit.

 

Note that none of this is an invitation to have all your tentpoles end on big cliffhangers for cheap attention-grabbing. Actuals Report does not want to be held accountable for whatever forced trends may come from this.

 

With reviews on a similarly strong level to its predecessor, and an “A” cinemascore from opening night audiences, a total of over $500 million at the domestic box office is well in sight for the threequel, and given the equally strong returns expected from international markets (both previous films grossed over $1 billion worldwide, the latter over $1.3 billion), it and Hilda and the Midnight Giant should provide the boost to Cookie Pictures’ finances the struggling studio so desperately needs.

 

A question on some analysts’ minds was just how much of an impact “Part III” would leave in its wake. Needless to say, it was a lot. For family films such as Sir Thymes Time 2 and Adam & Cindy, you mainly saw a loss in business from theaters and screens being dropped, but if you were either Yang or Call of Duty? Oof. The latter especially saw a very harsh drop for this late in the run, and the hope now is that Numerator Pictures manages to recover some of the momentum going into the July 4th frame in a few weeks.

 

  1. The Scavenger Wars Part III - $190,794,134 (1st weekend)
  2. Yang - $20,977,592 (-63.3%) (2nd weekend)
  3. Fatal Attraction - $6,586,106 (-48.4%) (5th weekend)
  4. Sir Thymes Time 2 - $5,310,668 (-45.7%) (6th weekend)
  5. Call of Duty: Eye of the Storm - $4,625,692 (-63.2%) (4th weekend)
  6. Hilda and The Midnight Giant - $3,906,119 (-22.2%) (11th weekend)
  7. Adam & Cindy - $3,255,077 (-46.2%) (3rd weekend)
  8. Final Cut - $3,115,696 (-56.1%) (3rd weekend)
  9. Cruis’n - $3,015,797 (-54.1%) (5th weekend)
  10. Looping - $2,566,440 (-47.5%) (9th weekend)

 

Top 10 gross: $244,153,321 (+96.8%)

 


June 23-25

 

Dear “Scavenger Wars”, You’re On Top, But I’m in Strong Second. Sincerely, “Evan Hansen”

 

Social media buzz is the name of the game this summer, think pieces be damned, for the Blankments Productions adaptation Dear Evan Hansen, banking heavily on teens that either can’t or won’t sneak into screenings of The Scavenger Wars Part III (oh, and fans of the musical too, I guess) banked a $45 million opening in the shadow of the giant from last week. Given the legs these things tend to have, a domestic total of $175 million or more is definitely on the cards, especially with an “A+” cinemascore from audiences under the age of 18, although older audiences and parents were a fair bit harsher with an “A-” score overall.

 

Scoring a second weekend higher than most openings this year, “Part III” continued its staggering run with a respectable drop given the sheer size of its opening the week prior. A lot of films saw their box office recover after last week’s curb stomp, and Looping even benefited from a second round of fudge— I mean double features, increasing in gross from last week.

 

  1. The Scavenger Wars Part III - $80,179,567 (-58.0%) (2nd weekend)
  2. Dear Evan Hansen - $45,196,955 (1st weekend)
  3. Yang - $12,126,145 (-42.2%) (3rd weekend)
  4. Fatal Attraction - $4,780,295 (-27.4%) (6th weekend)
  5. Sir Thymes Time 2 - $4,085,015 (-23.1%) (6th weekend)
  6. Looping - $2,750,011 (+7.2%) (10th weekend)
  7. Call of Duty: Eye of the Storm - $2,733,066 (-40.9%) (5th weekend)
  8. Hilda and the Midnight Giant - $2,505,139 (-35.9%) (12th weekend)
  9. Adam & Cindy - $2,344,796 (-27.9%) (4th weekend)
  10. Final Cut - $2,106,495 (-32.4%) (4th weekend)

 

Top 10 gross: $164,107,484 (-32.9%)

 


June 30-July 4 (Independence Day Weekend)

 

“Should You Imagine” Large Box Office Returns? Yes.

 

Proving that animation is near unstoppable in CAYOM, Endless Animation’s first feature after the massively acclaimed Gateways from this past Christmas, the sequel to the similarly acclaimed Can You Imagine? rocked the 4th of July box office with a gross of over $185 million over five days. For any film, bar The Scavenger Wars Part III, that’s a staggering result, and shows that less than stellar reviews (not that they’re bad, just that the general consensus says Should is not as good as “Can”) are hardly a roadblock for family films, especially one as highly anticipated as this one. While Hilda and the Midnight Giant and Sir Thymes Time 2 did score big in the months prior, "Should You Imagine?" shows that parents’ wallets aren't dry just yet. Although, after this weekend, they just might be.

 

Audience reception did mirror the reviews somewhat, as “Should” scored an “A-” cinemascore from those who saw it, but that still translated to an “A+” from viewers under the age of 18, which should mean that the fortunes are abounding for Endless for the rest of the summer.

 

In fifth place, the action film Hearts on Fire wasn't burning especially bright, grossing less than $18 million over the 5-day frame. With a "B" cinemascore, word of mouth is just average, and despite miscast actors performing martial arts being very much present, it wasn't enough to sway audience attention.

 

While the impact was not as strongly felt for most films as it were when “Scavenger Wars” dropped (Call of Duty only dropped thirty-three percent on account of patriotic moviegoers thinking it was their duty for some reason to go see it over the holiday), family films fared even worse than before — “Hilda” and “Sir Thymes” both saw their sharpest plunges by far. Although, being close to the end of their respective runs, I think both Shining Star Animation and Cookie Pictures Animation aren’t losing much sleep over taking such a hit. More alarming it is for Adam & Cindy, which isn’t even in the top ten anymore after only four weeks.

 

What happened? How far did it drop? Who let the dogs out? All burning questions we may never get an answer to.

 

  1. Should You Imagine? - $135,664,951 / $186,803,501 (1st weekend)
  2. The Scavenger Wars Part III - $40,012,839 / $58,240,171 (-50.1%) (3rd weekend)
  3. Dear Evan Hansen - $24,196,011 / $35,215,795 (-46.5%) (2nd weekend)
  4. Hearts of Fire - $13,760,911 / $17,896,695 (1st weekend)
  5. Yang - $6,484,195 / $9,509,106 (-46.5%) (4th weekend)
  6. Fatal Attraction - $3,150,196 / $4,635,017 (-34.1%) (7th weekend)
  7. Call of Duty: Eye of the Storm - $1,814,696 / $2,811,669 (-33.6%) (6th weekend)
  8. Sir Thymes Time 2 - $1,420,966 / $2,170,665 (-65.2%) (7th weekend)
  9. Looping - $1,220,696 / $1,801,696 (-55.6%) (11th weekend)
  10. Hilda and the Midnight Giant - $1,015,205 / $1,655,668 (-59.5%) (13th weekend)

 

Top 10 gross: $228,740,666 (+39.4%)

 


 

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Y7 vs Y6

 

May

5-7 (Y7): $124,954,091 vs 6-8 (Y6): $151,025,681 (-17.3%)

12-14 (Y7): $149,961,620 vs 13-15 (Y6): $96,041,482 (+56.1%)

19-21 (Y7): $152,098,897 vs 20-22 (Y6): $83,902,164 (+81.3%) 

26-28 (Y7): $163,755,867 vs 27-29(Y6): $113,870,745 (+43.8%)

 

June

2-4 (Y7): $112,490,522 vs 3-5 (Y6): $72,558,069 (+55%)

9-11 (Y7): $124,228,352 vs 10-12 (Y6): $49,183,459 (+152.6%)

16-18 (Y7): $244,153,321 vs 17-19 (Y6): $78,030,246 (+212.9%)

23-25 (Y7): $164,107,484 vs 24-26 (Y6): $79,810,509 (+105.6%)

 

July:

June 30th-July 2nd (Y7): $228,740,666 vs 1-3 (Y7): $140,069,665 (+63.3%)

7-9 (Y7): $144,773,823 vs 8-10 (Y6): $102,807,786 (+40.8%)

14-16 (Y7): $141,304,489 vs 15-17 (Y6): $107,304,232 (+31.6%)

21-23 (Y7): $93,266,410 vs 22-24 (Y6): $97,537,479 (-4.4%)

28-30 (Y7): $167,740,770 vs 29-31 (Y6): $98,650,818 (+70%)

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Adding up the top 10 from each weekend so far (1/6-7/2), Y7 is at $3,245,465,729. I’ll add up Y6 as well in a few minutes.

 

Edit: Y6 is at $2,794,497,362

 

Y7 is 16.1% ahead of Y6 so far, mainly thanks to a strong summer.

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Y7 Opening Weekends

 

$150M+ 

1. The Scavenger Wars Part III - $190,794,134 

2. Pillars of Eternity: An Ancient Legacy - $155,079,111

 

$100M+

1. The Scavenger Wars Part III - $190,794,134 

2. Pillars of Eternity: An Ancient Legacy - $155,079,111

3. Should You Imagine? - $135,664,951

4. Green Lantern Corps: Home - $122,691,655 
5. Attack on Titan - $115,650,191

 

$75M+

1. The Scavenger Wars Part III - $190,794,134 

2. Pillars of Eternity: An Ancient Legacy - $155,079,111

3. Should You Imagine? - $135,664,951

4. Green Lantern Corps: Home - $122,691,655 
5. Attack on Titan - $115,650,191

6. The Long Way Home - $85,844,915 

7. Hilda and the Midnight Giant - $85,012,664

8. Megalo Box - $84,310,595

9. Sir Thymes Time 2 - $75,770,220

 

 

$50M+

1. The Scavenger Wars Part III - $190,794,134 

2. Pillars of Eternity: An Ancient Legacy - $155,079,111

3. Should You Imagine? - $135,664,951

4. Green Lantern Corps: Home - $122,691,655 
5. Attack on Titan - $115,650,191

6. The Long Way Home - $85,844,915 

7. Hilda and the Midnight Giant - $85,012,664

8. Megalo Box - $84,310,595

9. Sir Thymes Time 2 - $75,770,220

10. Birdwing - $74,015,966

11. Dawn of the Last Six - $63,606,450 

12. Call of Duty: Eye of the Storm - $61,520,196

13. Plastic-Man - $60,106,791

14. Yang - $57,197,427

15. Starlight - $55,796,528

16. Scooby-Doo: Cult of the Creeper - $53,640,775

17. Dual Consequences - $53,440,679

18. Toons v Reality - $53,186,550 

 

$40M+

1. The Scavenger Wars Part III - $190,794,134 

2. Pillars of Eternity: An Ancient Legacy - $155,079,111

3. Should You Imagine? - $135,664,951

4. Green Lantern Corps: Home - $122,691,655 
5. Attack on Titan - $115,650,191

6. The Long Way Home - $85,844,915 

7. Hilda and the Midnight Giant - $85,012,664

8. Megalo Box - $84,310,595

9. Sir Thymes Time 2 - $75,770,220
10. Birdwing - $74,015,966
11. Call of Duty: Eye of the Storm - $61,520,196

12. Dawn of the Last Six - $63,606,450 
13. Plastic-Man - $60,106,791

14. Yang - $57,197,427

15. Starlight - $55,796,528

16. Scooby-Doo: Cult of the Creeper - $53,640,775
17. Dual Consequences - $53,440,679

18. Toons v Reality - $53,186,550 

19. Countdown City - $48,656,110

20. Tower of Babylon - $45,855,014

21. Dear Evan Hansen - $45,196,955 

22. Hypercompetency - $42,695,011

23. Banjo-Kazooie - $41,011,696 

24. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater - $40,277,595

25. Fatal Attraction - $40,167,385

 

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July 7-9

 

“Imagine” A World Without Drops, Two New Releases Fail To Dent

 

Endless Entertainment’s Should You Imagine? lost half its audience from last week, but from such a massive opening, a drop just over fifty percent in the middle of summer should still be considered a win. Less fortunate were the week’s two openers, the switcheroo comedy The Exchange and supernatural slasher Under the Lake, which both performed to lower expectations at best. Audience interest in smaller films have been waning this summer, and it doesn’t look like either “Exchange” or “Lake” was going to change anyone’s mind, especially with an “B+” and “C-” cinemascore respectively.

 

The Amazon 1-day preview of the Looney Tunes remastered collection scored just over $1 million, which is decent for the type of feature it is.

 

  1. Should You Imagine? - $66,650,795 (-50.9%) (2nd weekend)
  2. The Scavenger Wars Part III - $24,897,573 (-37.8%) (4th weekend)
  3. Dear Evan Hansen - $16,988,066 (-35.2%) (3rd weekend)
  4. The Exchange - $13,266,011 (1st weekend)
  5. Out on the Lake - $9,550,669 (1st weekend)
  6. Hearts of Fire - $5,960,691 (-56.7%) (2nd weekend)
  7. Yang - $3,279,104 (-49.4%) (5th weekend)
  8. Fatal Attraction - $2,077,660 (-34.0%) (8th weekend)
  9. Call of Duty: Eye of the Storm - $1,079,558 (-46.4%) (7th weekend)
  10. Sir Thymes Time 2 - $1,023,696 (-28.0%) (8th weekend)

 

Looney Tunes: The Classics Remastered: $1,005,011 (Amazon 1-day Sneak Peek)

 

Top 10 gross: $144,773,823 (-37.3%)

 

 

July 14-16

 

Audiences Say “Doo!”, Albeit in Fewer Numbers

 

Looks like Blankments Productions and EssGeeKay Studios were right to lower the production cost for the second Scooby-Doo installment, Cult of the Creeper, for moviegoing audiences responded by deciding to pay nearly a quarter less attention to the further adventures of the Mystery Inc. crew than they did for its forebearer, Apocalypse. The main factor for this is simply the reverence, or lack thereof, of its predecessor, which received a very mixed response at the time, and so the sequel performed more like the second Treasure Planet than the second Spark, Mass Effect or Scavenger Wars, if we’re drawing space operas as comparisons.

 

To “Creeper”’s fortunes, reception from both critics and audiences are more positive the second time around (cinemascore was an “A-”), and while Attack on Titan and The Long Way Home are likely to be major roadblocks, “Creeper” could still gross north of $160 million if it’s able to hold on in the coming weeks.

 

Down in number five, Looney Tunes: The Classics Remastered performed to its low expectations. A remaster of classic cartoons was always going to appeal far more to Looney Tunes devotees than a general family audience, especially when they still have Should You Imagine? playing in most theaters (or Hilda and the Midnight Giant to rent at home starting this week). No exit polling was made.

 

  1. Scooby-Doo: Cult of the Creeper - $53,640,775 (1st weekend)
  2. Should You Imagine? - $37,920,669 (-43.1%) (3rd weekend)
  3. The Scavenger Wars Part III - $14,650,117 (-41.2%) (5th weekend)
  4. Dear Evan Hansen - 11,055,779 (-34.9%) (4th weekend)
  5. Looney Tunes: The Classics Remastered - $8,107,491 (1st weekend)
  6. The Exchange - $7,106,595 (-46.4%) (2nd weekend)
  7. Hearts of Fire - $3,155,796 (-47.1%) (3rd weekend)
  8. Out on the Lake - $2,765,012 (-71.0%) (2nd weekend)
  9. Yang - $1,480,559 (-54.8%) (6th weekend)
  10. Fatal Attraction: $1,421,696 (-31.6%) (9th weekend)

 

Top 10 gross: $141,304,489 (-2.4%)

 


July 21-23

 

“Honor” Can’t Halt “Scoob”

 

In the slowest weekend at the box office since all the way back in March, the collective top 10 grossed under $100 million for the first time in sixteen weeks. Not because the holdovers were stumbling, mind you, but rather because the weekend’s lone new fare, Scout’s Honor, was met with such a collective shrug that it had one of the worst debuts for a film opening in over 3,000 theaters in CAYOM history, less than half of what it was expected to make. One of Numerator Pictures’ other films from two weeks ago, The Exchange, even outperformed it.

 

So what happened? To put it simply, family options have been abundant lately, and Honor in particular had the aura of “nobody cares,” which is a deadly combination. Costing $25 million but playing to empty screens, "Honor" is likely to go down as one of the more quietly embarrassing box office follies in recent years.

 

Meanwhile, Scooby-Doo: Cult of the Creeper saw a better second weekend hold than its predecessor, Apocalypse, and is slowly gaining ground it had lost last week.

 

  1. Scooby-Doo: Cult of the Creeper - $30,085,191 (-43.9%) (2nd weekend)
  2. Should You Imagine? - $24,643,019 (-35.0%) (4th weekend)
  3. The Scavenger Wars Part III - $11,064,110 (-24.5%) (6th weekend)
  4. Dear Evan Hansen - $8,511,552 (-23.0%) (5th weekend)
  5. The Exchange - $5,250,966 (-26.1%) (3rd weekend)
  6. Scout’s Honor - $5,055,119 (1st weekend)
  7. Looney Tunes: The Classics Remastered - $4,350,296 (-46.3%) (2nd weekend)
  8. Hearts of Fire - $1,829,696 (-42.0%) (4th weekend)
  9. Out on the Lake - $1,366,011 (-50.6%) (3rd weekend)
  10. Fatal Attraction - $1,110,668 (-21.9%) (10th weekend)

 

Top 10 gross: $93,266,410 (-34.0%)

 


July 28-30

 

Divisive “Titan” Stands Tall

 

Despite receiving varying responses from both critics and audiences (pollsters anticipate a “B+” cinemascore), Lager Pictures’s Attack on Titan still performed up and above some expectations, although with analysts calling “Titan” Matt Reeves’s King Kong to his Lord of the Rings (i.e the Odyssey trilogy), expecting it to match even the first "Odyssey" film in total gross is optimistic. In fact, most analysts see a total anywhere between $270 to $285 million at the moment, depending on how it holds in the coming weeks.

 

The Matt Reeves factor cannot be overstated when it comes to audience interest in “Titan”, even if the manga/anime combo the film is based on saw significant traction online a few years ago. With the final “Odyssey” film even scoring a Best Picture win back in Year 4, and Reeves himself scoring back to back director wins, the perception that anything he’d touch would turn to gold ran high going into “Titan”’s release, and Lager Pictures made sure to plaster his name all over the film’s marketing campaign as if their lives depended on it. 

 

Whether it’ll be enough to carry “Titan” going forward, especially with a direct follow-up scheduled for next year, is a question for another day, but as of right now, Lager can at least take solace in knowing that divisive reception wasn’t enough to sink this outing. Audience praise was levied at action scenes more than character development or story, and while that may sometimes be enough, some of those exit polled did express disappointment with the latter factors, especially with how well previous Lager efforts like the “Odyssey” films and last year’s Borrasca have done on that front.

 

  1. Attack on Titan - $115,650,191 (1st weekend)
  2. Should You Imagine? - $16,080,558 (-34.9%) (5th weekend)
  3. Scooby-Doo: Cult of the Creeper - $14,197,540 (-52.8%) (3rd weekend)
  4. The Scavenger Wars Part III - $6,135,170 (-44.5%) (7th weekend)
  5. Dear Evan Hansen - $5,061,086 (-40.5%) (6th weekend)
  6. The Exchange - $3,096,295 (-41.0%) (3rd weekend)
  7. Looney Tunes: The Classics Remastered - $3,007,298 (-30.9%) (3rd weekend)
  8. Scout’s Honor - $2,805,660 (-44.5%) (2nd weekend)
  9. Hearts of Fire - $866,779 (-51.5%) (5th weekend)
  10. Fatal Attraction  - $840,193 (-24.4%) (11th weekend)

 

Top 10 gross: $167,740,770 (+83.0%)

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So did some calculations due to totals, I’ll be focusing on films larger than $70M DOM and here’s my results:

Estimated Grosses/Projections of Total on July 30th

TSW3: $560M-$565M+

SYI?: $440M-$445M+

DEH: $160M-$165M+

Scooby 2: $135M-$140M+

Yang: ~$145M (ended count on 7/14-7/16)
Hilda: ~$385M (ended count on 6/30-7/4)

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May PTAs

Sir Thymes Time 2 - $18,769

Call of Duty: Eye of the Storm - $15,149/$18,977

Dual Consequences - $13,488

Fatal Attraction - $11,496

Cruis'n USA - $8,790

Flying High - $3,327/$4,164

 

June PTAs

The Scavenger Wars Part III - $43,861

Should You Imagine? - $30,094/$41,438

Yang - $16,436

Dear Evan Hansen - $11,922

The Final Cut - $4,879

Hearts of Fire - $4,283/$5,570

Adam and Cindy - $3,181

 

July PTAs

Attack on Titan - $28,187

Scooby-Doo: Cult of the Creeper - $13,400

The Exchange - $3,905

Looney Tunes: The Classics Remastered - $3,441

Out on the Lake - $3,000

Scout's Honor - $1,596

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August 4-6

 

“Titan” Stumbles But Remains Standing, “Lena” Strung of Feathers

 

Analysts expected Attack on Titan to see a hefty drop from last week and drop it did. It still easily took the top spot, though, not that the competition would’ve stolen it unless the drop was far more catastrophic.

 

While it was adequately spaced away from the likes of Should You Imagine?, Lena and the Featherweights still saw the weakest opening for a major animated feature so far this year, grossing only $27 million, a cry so far from the mammoths that were Cookie Pictures’ Scrooge McDuck films that it can’t even be heard. Now, expectations were never high for “Lena” to begin with, and it fell right in the range of those expectations, but given how major animation has performed so far this year (see Starlight, Hilda and the Midnight Giant, Sir Thymes Time 2 and “Imagine?”) it can’t help but look underwhelming in comparison.

 

In some respects, the cards were stacked against “Lena" from the beginning. Even if the "Scrooge McDuck" series hadn’t met an abrupt and unfortunate end due to numerous development issues, “Lena” was going to be a tricky sell to anyone but those infatuated with the character from the 2017 reboot of DuckTales, due in part to being from an unproven studio and asking audiences to accept this paradigm when memories are still fresh from Year 3’s The Number One Dime, of which the Lena character isn’t even mentioned in.

 

This could’ve been easily remedied if the film announced its arrival with authority and had the reception to back it up, but with poor reviews from critics, many of which describe the film as lacking, it couldn’t tout that in its favor. Now, critical reviews don’t matter much for family films, but the response from young audiences lacked the enthusiasm to make up for it. With a “B+” cinemascore, which is mediocre for an animated feature, expecting “Lena” to gross much more than $85 million is fool’s gold, but given the production budget is $75 million, it at least shouldn’t financially sting for Cannastop Productions.

 

  1. Attack on Titan - $41,792,110 (-63.9%) (2nd weekend)
  2. Lena and the Featherweights - $27,233,011 (1st weekend)
  3. Scooby-Doo: Cult of the Creeper - $9,118,604 (-35.8%) (4th weekend)
  4. Should You Imagine? - $9,110,669 (-43.3%) (6th weekend)
  5. The Scavenger Wars Part III - $4,611,799 (-24.8%) (8th weekend)
  6. Dear Evan Hansen - $3,975,242 (-21.5%) (7th weekend)
  7. The Exchange - $2,106,184 (-32.0%) (5th weekend)
  8. Looney Tunes: The Classics Remastered - $1,297,240 (-56.9%) (4th weekend)
  9. Scout’s Honor - $801,696 (-71.4%) (3rd weekend)
  10. Fatal Attraction - $777,502 (-7.5%) (12th weekend)

 

Roman Fever - $265,079 (1st weekend)

 

Top 10 gross: $100,824,037 (-39.9%)

 

 

August 11-13

 

August Audiences Took The Long Way “Home”

 

Numerator Pictures finally saw another win after a long string of mild to severe commercial disappointments after the Pillars finale bowed in March, for their original space opera project, The Long Way Home, took home (heh) over $85 million over the weekend, which for a mid-August feature is very impressive. Space operas continue to be a big deal in the CAYOM landscape, and while it didn’t reach the coveted “$90 million zone” that the first Spark, Scavenger Wars and Mass Effect inhabited, it was still a fairly impressive result given the critical response was more mellow than those films.

 

Audience response was fairly positive though, as indicated by an “A-” cinemascore, and with jack all in terms of significant competition until the next Last Six installment way into next month, expect “Home” to stick around for a “long” time (I’m just full of these today!).

 

  1. The Long Way Home - $85,844,915 (1st weekend)
  2. Attack on Titan - $18,846,404 (-54.9%) (3rd weekend)
  3. Lena and the Featherweights - $13,510,696 (-50.4%) (2nd weekend)
  4. Should You Imagine? - $5,150,119 (-39.5%) (7th weekend)
  5. Scooby-Doo: Cult of the Creeper - $5,005,795 (-45.1%) (5th weekend)
  6. Roman Fever - $3,076,191 (+1,060.4%) (2nd weekend)
  7. Dear Evan Hansen - $2,770,195 (-30.3%) (8th weekend)
  8. The Scavenger Wars Part III - $2,229,794 (-44.4%) (9th weekend)
  9. The Exchange - $2,203,348 (+4.6%) (6th weekend)
  10. Looney Tunes: The Classics Remastered - $1,015,188 (-21.7%) (5th weekend)

 

Top 10 gross: $139,652,645 (+38.5%)

 


August 18-20

 

“Home” is Where the Top Spot Is, “Shadow” Purrs, “Roman” Reigns

 

Actuals Report is on a late summer break and thus will not provide written updates until Labor Day weekend.

 

Cinemascores are “A+” for Roman Fever and Loving a Shadow respectively.

 

  1. The Long Way Home - $38,117,160 (-55.6%) (2nd weekend)
  2. Loving a Shadow - $16,662,506 (1st weekend)
  3. Attack On Titan - $10,291,116 (-45.4%) (4th weekend)
  4. Roman Fever - $10,033,795 (+226.2%) (3rd weekend)
  5. Lena and the Featherweights - $8,031,066 (-40.6%) (3rd weekend)
  6. Should You Imagine? - $5,356,107 (+4.0%) (8th weekend)
  7. Scooby-Doo: Cult of the Creeper - $3,085,001 (-38.4%) (6th weekend)
  8. Dear Evan Hansen - $1,655,106 (-40.3%) (9th weekend)
  9. The Scavenger Wars Part III - $1,548,775 (-30.5%) (10th weekend)
  10. The Exchange - $1,102,696 (-50.0%) (7th weekend)

 

Tongues - $102,664 (1st weekend)

 

Top 10 gross: $95,883,238 (-31.3%)

 


August 25-27

 

Audiences Decide to Stay “Home,” “Life” Not So Perfect, "Snakes" Slitherin'

 

  1. The Long Way Home - $24,247,286 (-36.4%) (3rd weekend)
  2. The Perfect Life - $17,010,595 (1st weekend)
  3. Loving a Shadow - $11,266,296 (-32.4%) (2nd weekend)
  4. Snakes - $7,330,595 (1st weekend)
  5. Roman Fever - $7,033,121 (-29.9%) (4th weekend)
  6. Attack On Titan - $7,018,651 (-31.8%) (5th weekend)
  7. Lena and the Featherweights - $5,515,191 (-31.3%) (4th weekend)
  8. Should You Imagine? - $2,958,186 (-44.8%) (9th weekend)
  9. Scooby-Doo: Cult of the Creeper - $2,140,550 (-30.6%) (7th weekend)
  10. The Scavenger Wars Part III - $1,306,783 (-15.6%) (11th weekend)

Tongues - $1,015,925 (+889.6%) (2nd weekend)

 

Top 10 gross: $85,827,254 (-10.5%)

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September 1-4 (Labor Day Weekend)

 

Actuals Report Runs Out of “Home” Puns

 

Labor Day proved extremely fruitful for summer films on their last legs, for bar a few films there were increases to go around over the holiday weekend. Part of this may be because audiences collectively went “to hell with this” as they finally had enough with the “A.M” series, especially since 3.32 A.M is a prequel for no reason at all, and moviegoers leapt out the window faster than the protagonist did — Actuals Report does not care if this is a spoiler, these films are all copy-paste of one another and should be called out as such.

 

With a strong “F” cinemascore from the very few people who decided to brave it, it might be time to stop pressing the snooze button and just discard the clock altogether on this series.

 

On a more positive note, Tongues saw its wide release this weekend to a respectable $7 million opening from 1,500 theaters. Cinemascore polling was an “A+” from moviegoing audiences, many from Hispanic communities.

 

Both Endless Entertainment and Cookie Pictures decided to do end of summer expansions for Should You Imagine? and The Scavenger Wars Part III respectively, and it seems to have paid off well for both of them.

 

  1. The Long Way Home - $24,036,515 / $30,751,879 (-0.9%) (4th weekend)
  2. The Perfect Life - $10,177,494 / $12,989,658 (-40.2%) (2nd weekend)
  3. Loving a Shadow - $11,150,550 / $14,517,199 (-1.0%) (3rd weekend)
  4. Attack on Titan - $7,765,196 / $10,007,396 (+10.6%) (6th weekend)
  5. Roman Fever - $7,266,782 / $9,267,505 (+3.3%) (5th weekend)
  6. Tongues - $7,123,066 / $9,102,843 (+601.1%) (3rd weekend)
  7. Lena and the Featherweights - $5,605,776 / $7,291,604 (+1.6%) (5th weekend)
  8. Should You Imagine? - $5,072,689 / $6,615,776 (+71.5%) (10th weekend)
  9. Snakes - $4,501,385 / $5,865,792 (-38.6%) (2nd weekend)
  10. The Scavenger Wars Part III - $4,011,077 / $5,151,936 (+206.9%) (12th weekend)

 

3:32 A.M - $3,277,505 / $4,110,555 (1st weekend)

 

Top 10 gross: $93,977,312 (+9.5%)

 


September 8-10

 

“First Month” First Out in Fall

 

Failing to meet its loftier expectations, The First Month nevertheless took the top spot on the slowest weekend at the box office since the debacle that was the Year 7 super bowl. The nuclear holocaust drama scored a “B” with audiences, many of which came to see the film for the star power involved, but should have decent legs on account of positive reviews from critics and lack of similar films looking to make much of an impact.

 

  1. The First Month - $18,711,742 (1st weekend)
  2. The Long Way Home - $13,315,797 (-44.6%) (5th weekend)
  3. Loving a Shadow - $6,044,801 (-45.6%) (4th weekend)
  4. The Perfect Life - $5,255,047 (-48.4%) (3rd weekend)
  5. Roman Fever - $4,159,088 (-42.8%) (6th weekend)
  6. Tongues - $3,908,273 (-45.1%) (4th weekend)
  7. Attack On Titan - $3,855,755 (-50.3%) (7th weekend)
  8. Lena and the Featherweights - $2,585,024 (-53.9%) (6th weekend)
  9. Should You Imagine? - $2,399,865 (-52.7%) (11th weekend)
  10. The Scavenger Wars Part III - $1,820,644 (-54.6%) (13th weekend)

 

Top 10 gross: $62,056,036 (-34.0%)

 


September 15-17

 

“Banjo” Collects Box Office Reward

 

After a mellow few months for animated films after the massive Should You Imagine? bowed back in June, the format finally saw a return to somewhat of a prime state with New Journey Pictures’ Banjo-Kazooie, based on the classic N64 title, debuting to $41 million, surpassing the two Crash Bandicoot films from a few years ago if we’re going to compare September video game animation flicks. Kids and parents alike were enamored with the simple but charming adventure story with plenty of whimsy and slapstick to go around, awarding an “A” cinemascore.

 

The highly controversial Columbine, which saw mostly savage reviews from critics save a few outliers, debuted in range with its putrid expectations, not even being able to capitalize on the controversy to see much box office success. WIth a “C-” cinemascore from audiences, recouping the $20m production cost is going to be a challenge.

 

  1. Banjo-Kazooie - $41,011,696 (1st weekend)
  2. The First Month - $10,795,883 (-42.3%) (2nd weekend)
  3. The Long Way Home - $8,538,955 (-35.9%) (6th weekend)
  4. Columbine - $8,216,743 (1st weekend)
  5. Roman Fever - $3,330,329 (-19.9%) (7th weekend)
  6. The Perfect Life - $2,976,545 (-43.4%) (4th weekend)
  7. Loving a Shadow - $2,899,686 (-52.0%) (5th weekend)
  8. Tongues - $2,777,505 (-28.9%) (5th weekend)
  9. Attack on Titan - $2,466,596 (-36.0%) (8th weekend)
  10. Lena and the Featherweights - $1,198,766 (-53.6%) (7th weekend)

 

Top 10 gross: $84,212,704 (+35.7%)

 


September 22-24

 

“Last Six” Stuck in Twilight

 

The increased budget (as high as $200 million, which should be a record and a half for a September release) was only enough to starve out an audience recession rather than contribute to a significant increase in revenue, for the Last Six sequel debuted to familiar numbers that, while surely a CAYOM September record, aren’t up to the expectations that pegged for an opening in the $70 million range. The reason being is that audience approval of the first Last Six wasn’t especially high, and while “Dawn” is considered an improvement by some, it still has ways to go before the series can pull itself out of the corner it’s found itself in.

 

With a “B+” cinemascore from moviegoers, the question of whether “Dawn” will exceed its predecessor or fall just short is very much a factor now, but Blankments Productions is perhaps more interested in international returns to determine the future of the series.

 

  1. Dawn of the Last Six - $63,606,450 (1st weekend)
  2. Banjo-Kazooie - $25,012,696 (-39.0%) (2nd weekend)
  3. The First Month - $6,301,976 (-41.6%) (3rd weekend)
  4. The Long Way Home - $5,015,773 (-41.3%) (7th weekend)
  5. Columbine - $3,229,685 (-60.7%) (2nd weekend)
  6. Roman Fever - $3,105,981 (-6.7%) (8th weekend)
  7. Loving a Shadow - $2,215,778 (-23.6%) (6th weekend)
  8. The Perfect Life - $2,023,665 (-32.0%) (5th weekend)
  9. Tongues - $1,975,056 (-28.9%) (6th weekend)
  10. Attack on Titan - $1,055,591 (-57.2%) (9th weekend)

Top 10 gross: $113,542,651 (+34.8%)

 


September 29-October 1

 

“Fish” Fried, “Laika” a Good Girl in Limited

 

The second Tyler Perry movie in a year saw lesser returns than January’s Father Knows Worst, but CInemascore was still an “A” because Perry knows his audience. Other than that it was fairly quiet on most fronts save some good drops among a few holdovers, Laika debuting strongly in only five theaters and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater cracking the top ten despite being in theaters for only Saturday.

 

  1. Dawn of the Last Six - 27,515,595 (-56.7%) (2nd weekend)
  2. Banjo-Kazooie - $17,855,021 (-28.6%) (3rd weekend)
  3. Fish Fry - $12,303,611 (1st weekend)
  4. The First Month - $4,115,795 (-34.7%) (4th weekend)
  5. The Long Way Home - $4,077,218 (-18.7%) (8th weekend)
  6. Roman Fever - $2,552,071 (-17.8%) (9th weekend)
  7. Loving a Shadow - $2,007,495 (-9.4%) (7th weekend)
  8. Columbine - $1,513,797 (-53.1%) (3rd weekend)
  9. Tongues - $1,500,779 (-24.0%) (7th weekend)
  10. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater (1-day Amazon Prime Preview) - $1,469,897

 

Laika - $285,011 (1st weekend)

 

Top 10 gross: $74,911,279 (-34.0%)

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October 6-8 (Columbus Day Weekend)

 

Busy Columbus Day Allow “Countdown” And “Hawk” To Ride in Style

 

Kicking off the trail towards Halloween, Countdown City and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater pulled a Venom and A Star is Born respectively, not necessarily to their numbers, but rather they both performed above expectations on the same weekend and delivered a big kick in the behind to the fall box office, grossing nearly $90 million combined over the weekend.

 

For “Countdown,” the goodwill from The Last Policeman drew increased interest as the series draws closer to its eventual apocalyptic end goal, and word of mouth took notice of the sequel’s hit-the-ground-running pace compared to the more contemplative feel of the original, which resulted in an “A-” cinemascore from moviegoers. A total as high as $170 million could very well be in sight.

 

As for “Tony Hawk,” early naughts nostalgia and family appeal contributed to this video game adaptation’s resounding success, especially when Phoenix Fire Entertainment has been looking for that major hit to really kick things off with. With positive reviews and a stellar “A” cinemascore, “Hawk” is looking to skate rather than die.

 

  1. Countdown City - $48,656,110 / $56,101,797 (1st weekend)
  2. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater - $40,277,595 / $46,350,191 (1st weekend)
  3. Dawn of the Last Six - $13,388,495 / $15,173,954 (-50.6%) (3rd weekend)

  4. Banjo-Kazooie - $11,086,125 / $13,336,180 (-37.9%) (4th weekend)

  5. Fish Fry - $5,166,484 / $5,950,773 (-58.0%) (2nd weekend)

  6. The First Month - $4,005,797 / $4,659,245 (-2.7%) (5th weekend)

  7. The Long Way Home - $3,170,155 / $3,690,775 (-22.2%) (9th weekend)

  8. Roman Fever - $1,812,788 / $2,100,238 (-29.0%) (10th weekend)

  9. Tongues - $1,015,776 / $1,170,255 (-32.3%) (8th weekend)

  10. Loving a Shadow - $875,015 / $1,086,797 (-56.4%) (8th weekend)

Laika - $847,595 / $985,066 (+197.4%) (2nd weekend)

 

Top 10 gross: $129,454,340 (+73.7%)

 


October 13-15

 

Holdovers Dominate on Friday the 13th

 

The romantic comedy The Layover placed third on Friday the 13th, performing below expectations that pegged it in the $25 million range. Audience approval resulted in an “A-” cinemascore. On the lower end, Beetlejuice had a solid debut for a Broadway Selects title, likely stemming from audience familiarity with the film version. No exit polling was made.

 

  1. Countdown City - $26,898,550 (-44.7%) (2nd weekend)
  2. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater - $24,376,055 (-39.5%) (2nd weekend)
  3. The Layover -  $18,166,797 (1st weekend)
  4. Banjo-Kazooie - $8,515,781 (-23.2%) (5th weekend)
  5. Dawn of the Last Six - $8,330,559 (-37.8%) (4th weekend)
  6. Broadway Presents: Beetlejuice - $8,015,769 (1st weekend)
  7. Fish Fry - $3,169,066 (-38.7%) (3rd weekend)
  8. The Long Way Home - $2,202,555 (-30.5%) (10th weekend)
  9. The First Month - $2,011,665 (-49.8%) (6th weekend)
  10. Roman Fever - $1,730,558 (-4.5%) (11th weekend)

 

Laika - $1,211,653 (+43.0%) (3rd weekend)

 

Top 10 gross: $103,417,355 (-20.1%)

 


October 20-22

 

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@SLAM! prepping to break the October record

 

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But CAYOM says “not so fast”

 

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And Friday estimates cast doubt

 

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But an “A” cinemascore turns the tide

 

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And Saturday sees big rebound

 

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And the CAYOM October record goes down

 

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“Megalo” is Box Office Champion

 

  1. Megalo Box - $84,310,595 (1st weekend)
  2. Countdown City - $14,565,764 (-45.8%) (3rd weekend)
  3. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater - $12,812,597 (-47.4%) (3rd weekend)
  4. The Layover - $10,110,797 (-44.3%) (2nd weekend)
  5. Banjo-Kazooie - $6,185,055 (-27.3%) (6th weekend)
  6. Broadway Presents: Beetlejuice - $4,966,015 (-38.0%) (2nd weekend)
  7. Dawn of the Last Six - $3,810,556 (-54.3%) (5th weekend)
  8. Laika - $3,001,595 (+147.7%) (4th weekend)
  9. Fish Fry - $1,705,133 (-46.2%) (4th weekend)
  10. The Long Way Home - $1,515,767 (-31.2%) (11th weekend)

 

Top 10 gross: $143,983,874 (+39.2%)

 


October 27-29

 

“Turkey” Lives Up to Its Name, “Megalo” Wins Round Two

 

Audiences did not go “gobble gobble” for Turkey Squad, instead wondering why a crappy Thanksgiving film is out even before Halloween, giving it a “C-” cinemascore.

 

  1. Megalo Box - $45,095,584 (-46.5%) (2nd weekend)
  2. Countdown City - $10,260,976 (-29.6%) (4th weekend)
  3. The Turkey Squad - $10,155,688 (1st weekend)
  4. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater - $9,776,104 (-23.7%) (4th weekend)
  5. The Layover - $7,011,699 (-30.7%) (3rd weekend)
  6. Banjo-Kazooie - $4,755,775 (-23.1%) (7th weekend)
  7. Laika - $4,099,555 (+36.6%) (5th weekend)
  8. Broadway Presents: Beetlejuice - $3,660,559 (-26.3%) (3rd weekend)
  9. Toons V. Reality (1-day Amazon Preview Screening) - $2,550,118
  10. Dawn of the Last Six - $2,215,767 (-41.9%) (6th weekend)

 

Adult Swim Bomb Scare Non-Fiction Documentary For Theaters - $65,966 (1st weekend)
 

Top 10 gross: $99,581,825 (-30.8%)

 

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