Bulgaria: Box Office Thread | National Cinema Days went gangbusters, biggest weekend since COVID

[cannastop]

edit: already said this

Edited July 28, 2023 by cannastop

[Simionski]

POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	2	Oppenheimer	2	22 996	311 072 BGN	-22%	62 158	775 987 BGN	85 154	1 087 059 BGN
2	1	Barbie	2	23 206	275 315 BGN	-39%	81 893	897 872 BGN	105 099	1 173 187 BGN
3	NEW	Haunted Mansion	1	4 460	54 541 BGN	-	-	-	4 460	54 541 BGN
4	3	Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Part One	3	3 946	54 514 BGN	-41%	14 023	177 412 BGN	45 015	589 603 BGN
5	NEW	Talk to Me	1	3 010	34 988 BGN	-	-	-	3 010	34 988 BGN
6	4	Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny	5	2 246	30 085 BGN	-46%	8 930	106 638 BGN	88 545	1 110 341 BGN
7	5	Elemental	7	2 137	24 945 BGN	-15%	5 248	60 900 BGN	59 753	689 727 BGN
8	8	Albert	3	775	8 140 BGN	-8%	2 174	20 915 BGN	5 592	54 438 BGN
9	7	Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken	5	665	7 120 BGN	-43%	2 512	25 468 BGN	17 529	173 792 BGN
10	6	Insidious: The Red Door	4	440	5 465 BGN	-64%	3 120	35 513 BGN	19 703	220 650 BGN

 

Here is the chart from the past weekend.

 

Barbenheimer is still on top but this weekend with adjusted places (only based on gross) while the new openers didn't impress. Outside of The Meg and TMNT I don't see anything go beyond 50k admissions in August so both film should have a healthy run and the final totals should be pretty amazing.

 

2023 - Top 20:

#	Title	Admissions		#	Title	Gross
1	Fast X	203 379		1	Fast X	2 800 513 BGN
2	Super Mario Bros. Movie, The	129 212		2	Super Mario Bros. Movie, The	1 525 297 BGN
3	Чалга	109 518		3	Чалга	1 242 992 BGN
4	Barbie	105 099		4	Barbie	1 173 187 BGN
5	Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny	88 545		5	Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny	1 110 341 BGN
6	Oppenheimer	85 154		6	Oppenheimer	1 087 059 BGN
7	John Wick: Chapter 4	81 844		7	John Wick: Chapter 4	1 081 528 BGN
8	Little Mermaid, The	72 457		8	Little Mermaid, The	863 639 BGN
9	Creed III	61 625		9	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3	835 572 BGN
10	Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse	60 912		10	Creed III	738 818 BGN
11	Elemental	59 753		11	Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse	705 840 BGN
12	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3	58 311		12	Elemental	689 727 BGN
13	Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre	57 069		13	Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre	676 104 BGN
14	Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Part One	45 015		14	Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Part One	589 603 BGN
15	Transformers: Rise of the Beasts	38 422		15	Transformers: Rise of the Beasts	519 668 BGN
16	Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves	38 026		16	Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania	491 808 BGN
17	Игра на доверие	36 688		17	Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves	487 407 BGN
18	Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania	35 067		18	Игра на доверие	416 619 BGN
19	Scream VI	34 718		19	Scream VI	407 421 BGN
20	Finnick (Финник)	32 406		20	Babylon	362 509 BGN

 

Barbie had a pretty good drop after the amazing debut so it seems that it won't be front-loaded. It's weekly gross also was nothing short of amazing and it's already at 2.76x multiplier. It should be around 140k admissions at least by the end of this week so a final total north of 160k admissions is pretty much a given. How high it can go is dependent on the holds but for the moment it has a chance to pass the 200k admissions mark. For now, I'll put the final range as 160-210k admissions and 2M-2.5M BGN.

 

Oppenheimer had an astounding hold after the amazing debut and managed to pass Barbie in gross and is nearly equal in admissions. This is turning out to be following the usual standards for Nolan films when it comes to legs despite the lhe larger opening. It's already at 2.86x multiplier after just 1 week and it passed Interstellar in gross to become the highest grossing Nolan film. It should be around 120k admissions at least by the end of this week so 150k admissions is almost a lock. For now, I'll put the final range as 150-200k admissions and 2M-2.5M BGN.

 

Chistopher Nolan's Filmography:

Title	OW (Attendance)	OW (Gross)	Total (Attendance)	Total (Gross)	Multi	Release Date
Memento	2 472	13 634 BGN	5 800	27 826 BGN	2,35	2002
Insomnia	2 800	13 969 BGN	14 851	68 986 BGN	5,30	2004
Batman Begins	5 723	26 900 BGN	28 389	120 245 BGN	4,96	2005
Prestige, The	6 235	37 896 BGN	18 387	104 945 BGN	2,95	2007
Dark Knight, The	17 979	157 249 BGN	61 664	445 034 BGN	3,43	2008
>>> Inception <<<	16 952	170 064 BGN	113 891	863 489 BGN	6,72	2010
Dark Knight Rises, The	20 898	183 273 BGN	100 453	756 444 BGN	4,81	2012
Interstellar	21 413	183 074 BGN	126 578	1 012 922 BGN	5,91	2014
Dunkirk	6 093	60 743 BGN	35 987	322 134 BGN	5,91	2017
Tenet	5 611	62 348 BGN	44 067	460 559 BGN	7,85	2020
Oppenheimer	30 019	403 925 BGN	85 154	1 087 059 BGN	2,86	2023

 

Haunted Mansion had a disappointing debut and will most likely end up around 20k admissions.

 

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Part One is definitely not rebounding and should end up around 55k admissions and 750k BGN - a significant underperfomance but this seems to be the trend for long-running franchises this summer.

 

Mission: Impossible Franchise:

Title	OW (Attendance)	OW (Gross)	Total (Attendance)	Total (Gross)	Multi	Release Date
Mission: Impossible	N/A	N/A	57 119	237 000 BGN	-	1996
Mission: Impossible II	N/A	N/A	90 204	375 000 BGN	-	2000
Mission: Impossible III	12 166	65 962 BGN	49 860	243 041 BGN	4,10	2006
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol	19 031	162 290 BGN	128 827	917 040 BGN	6,77	2011
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation	22 085	198 305 BGN	109 895	898 976 BGN	4,98	2015
Mission: Impossible - Fallout	17 275	204 530 BGN	86 969	959 192 BGN	5,03	2018
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Part One	11 778	161 265 BGN	45 015	589 603 BGN	3,82	2023

 

Talk to Me had an almost identical debut as Bodies Bodies Bodies from last year. I see a similar total around 12k admissions.

 

Seems like Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny won't be able to reach the 100k admissions mark and should end up around 95k.

 

Indiana Jones Franchise:

Title	OW (Attendance)	OW (Gross)	Total (Attendance)	Total (Gross)	Multi	Release Date
Raiders of the Lost Ark	-	-	-	-	-	1981
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom	-	-	-	-	-	1984
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade	-	-	-	-	-	1989
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	31 992	245 245 BGN	132 728	924 810 BGN	4,15	2008
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny	21 601	290 480 BGN	88 545	1 110 341 BGN	4,10	2023

 

Without any direct competition Elemental continues to stay almost flat. It still has a chance to go near 70k admissions if it doesn't get buried when TMNT opens.

 

PIXAR Animation:

Title	OW (Attendance)	OW (Gross)	Total (Attendance)	Total (Gross)	Multi	Release Date
>>> Toy Story <<<	N/A	N/A	28 119	142 668 BGN	-	1996
Bug's Life, A	N/A	N/A	11 479	48 000 BGN	-	-
>>> Toy Story 2 <<<	N/A	N/A	15 748	104 047 BGN	-	2000
>>> Monsters, Inc. <<<	5 000	17 312 BGN	62 486	346 949 BGN	12,50	2002
>>> Finding Nemo <<<	5 373	20 118 BGN	69 403	401 560 BGN	12,92	2002
Incredibles, The	2 119	7 218 BGN	18 549	62 859 BGN	8,75	2004
Cars	3 509	17 624 BGN	28 939	132 300 BGN	8,25	2006
Ratatouille	8 782	57 052 BGN	56 786	326 308 BGN	6,47	2007
WALL·E	5 843	48 153 BGN	31 658	205 616 BGN	5,42	2008
Up	9 393	103 902 BGN	33 226	348 998 BGN	3,54	2009
Toy Story 3	5 826	58 881 BGN	30 599	314 694 BGN	5,25	2010
Cars 2	13 050	128 671 BGN	82 712	720 035 BGN	6,34	2011
Brave	15 750	149 995 BGN	119 872	1 063 648 BGN	7,61	2012
Monsters University	15 462	139 889 BGN	85 073	718 106 BGN	5,50	2013
Inside Out	27 730	253 776 BGN	132 677	1 123 072 BGN	4,78	2015
Good Dinosaur, The	16 425	147 791 BGN	69 774	613 358 BGN	4,25	2015
Finding Dory	13 720	121 504 BGN	82 627	680 996 BGN	6,02	2016
Cars 3	23 800	219 593 BGN	70 069	596 280 BGN	2,94	2017
Coco	13 770	127 848 BGN	55 708	501 065 BGN	4,05	2017
Incredibles 2	20 021	198 663 BGN	107 499	980 382 BGN	5,37	2018
Toy Story 4	6 218	61 189 BGN	38 972	351 886 BGN	6,27	2019
Onward	8 541	88 505 BGN	20 547	176 333 BGN	2,41	2020
Soul	2 721	29 106 BGN	16 583	165 041 BGN	6,09	2021
Luca	10 196	90 538 BGN	58 326	499 764 BGN	5,72	2021
Turning Red	21 375	203 158 BGN	86 457	819 640 BGN	4,04	2022
Lightyear	5 463	52 984 BGN	20 882	190 080 BGN	3,82	2022
Elemental	14 569	178 098 BGN	54 740	633 470 BGN	3,76	2023

 

The upcoming weekend has 1 new wide entry - The Meg 2: The Trench. The first part opened around 15k admissions and I have a feeling this one should at least match it. The battle for the top spot will be quite interesting between Barbie, Oppenheimer and the big shark but I believe that Nolan will remain on top with another great hold.

 

P.S. All the relevant charts have been updated.

Edited July 31, 2023 by Simionski

[Simionski]

August 4th - August 6th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	NEW	Meg 2: The Trench	1	17 929	247 688 BGN	-	-	-	17 929	247 688 BGN
2	1	Oppenheimer	3	16 374	224 424 BGN	-27%	46 273	580 226 BGN	124 805	1 580 637 BGN
3	2	Barbie	3	13 743	167 075 BGN	-39%	52 051	574 347 BGN	147 687	1 639 294 BGN
4	4	Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Part One	4	2 729	35 646 BGN	-34%	8 113	102 776 BGN	51 911	673 511 BGN
5	3	Haunted Mansion	2	2 860	34 455 BGN	-36%	9 433	107 759 BGN	12 293	142 214 BGN
6	7	Elemental	8	2 255	26 375 BGN	6%	4 230	46 665 BGN	64 101	737 822 BGN
7	6	Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny	6	1 919	25 304 BGN	-15%	4 947	60 607 BGN	93 165	1 166 167 BGN
8	5	Talk to Me	2	1 967	23 690 BGN	-32%	6 786	73 057 BGN	8 753	96 747 BGN
9	8	Albert	4	672	7 248 BGN	-10%	1 725	16 664 BGN	7 214	70 209 BGN
10	9	Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken	6	675	7 220 BGN	2%	1 321	13 702 BGN	18 860	187 594 BGN
August 11th - August 13th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	NEW	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem	1	12 556	132 667 BGN	-	-	-	12 556	132 667 BGN
2	2	Oppenheimer	4	9 656	131 575 BGN	-41%	33 007	415 216 BGN	151 094	1 903 004 BGN
3	1	Meg 2: The Trench	2	8 940	115 874 BGN	-53%	34 896	457 912 BGN	43 836	573 786 BGN
4	3	Barbie	4	8 505	104 719 BGN	-37%	31 175	349 410 BGN	173 624	1 926 349 BGN
5	NEW	Gran Turismo	1	6 226	83 060 BGN	-	122	2 074 BGN	6 348	85 134 BGN
6	4	Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Part One	5	1 421	18 232 BGN	-48%	5 333	63 709 BGN	55 936	719 805 BGN
7	7	Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny	7	1 159	15 033 BGN	-40%	3 806	45 956 BGN	96 211	1 201 851 BGN
8	6	Elemental	9	1 137	13 667 BGN	-48%	4 504	49 115 BGN	67 487	774 229 BGN
9	8	Talk to Me	3	1 097	13 571 BGN	-42%	4 725	51 546 BGN	12 608	138 174 BGN
10	5	Haunted Mansion	3	1 034	12 040 BGN	-65%	5 969	67 439 BGN	16 436	187 238 BGN
August 18th - August 20th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	2	Oppenheimer	5	6 775	93 015 BGN	-29%	18 772	236 230 BGN	166 985	2 100 674 BGN
2	3	Meg 2: The Trench	3	5 535	73 946 BGN	-36%	18 411	226 112 BGN	58 842	757 969 BGN
3	1	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem	2	6 883	73 819 BGN	-44%	23 422	239 697 BGN	30 305	313 515 BGN
4	4	Barbie	5	5 084	63 185 BGN	-39%	17 851	206 000 BGN	188 054	2 090 815 BGN
5	NEW	Blue Beetle	1	4 251	54 882 BGN	-	-	-	4 251	54 882 BGN
6	5	Gran Turismo	2	3 447	43 141 BGN	-48%	13 041	159 674 BGN	16 610	204 889 BGN
7	6	Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Part One	6	935	12 368 BGN	-32%	2 924	34 455 BGN	58 374	748 396 BGN
8	9	Talk to Me	4	968	12 103 BGN	-10%	2 744	30 940 BGN	15 223	167 646 BGN
9	8	Elemental	10	997	11 502 BGN	-15%	2 419	26 669 BGN	69 766	798 734 BGN
10	7	Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny	8	877	11 000 BGN	-26%	2 315	26 990 BGN	98 244	1 224 809 BGN
August 25th - August 27th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	NEW	Retribution	1	6 547	81 882 BGN	-	-	-	6 547	81 882 BGN
2	1	Oppenheimer	6	4 415	62 106 BGN	-33%	13 277	169 623 BGN	177 902	2 239 389 BGN
3	2	Meg 2: The Trench	4	3 326	48 088 BGN	-34%	11 244	140 773 BGN	67 877	872 884 BGN
4	3	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem	3	3 953	42 108 BGN	-42%	13 308	136 587 BGN	40 683	418 392 BGN
5	4	Barbie	6	3 208	40 246 BGN	-36%	10 617	123 116 BGN	196 795	2 190 992 BGN
6	6	Gran Turismo	3	2 174	28 469 BGN	-34%	7 371	85 046 BGN	22 708	275 263 BGN
7	NEW	Cobweb	1	2 339	26 155 BGN	-	-	-	2 339	26 155 BGN
8	NEW	Chink: Tailed Detective (Чинк: Хвостатый детектив)	1	2 331	24 822 BGN	-	-	-	2 331	24 822 BGN
9	5	Blue Beetle	2	1 851	23 876 BGN	-56%	8 210	99 405 BGN	10 061	123 281 BGN
10	9	Elemental	11	883	10 010 BGN	-12%	1 982	20 521 BGN	71 634	817 763 BGN
September 1st - September 3rd
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	NEW	Equalizer 3, The	1	6 471	84 888 BGN	-	-	-	6 471	84 888 BGN
2	1	Retribution	2	3 107	39 174 BGN	-52%	12 513	144 413 BGN	15 620	183 587 BGN
3	2	Oppenheimer	7	2 697	36 875 BGN	-40%	8 637	112 188 BGN	184 821	2 326 345 BGN
4	3	Meg 2: The Trench	5	1 920	28 627 BGN	-40%	6 824	93 413 BGN	73 295	946 836 BGN
5	4	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem	4	2 498	27 143 BGN	-35%	7 281	73 921 BGN	46 509	477 348 BGN
6	5	Barbie	7	1 998	24 979 BGN	-37%	6 810	78 010 BGN	202 395	2 253 735 BGN
7	6	Gran Turismo	4	1 590	20 374 BGN	-28%	4 859	59 013 BGN	26 983	326 181 BGN
8	8	Chink: Tailed Detective (Чинк: Хвостатый детектив)	2	1 786	18 310 BGN	-26%	4 671	47 503 BGN	6 457	65 813 BGN
9	7	Cobweb	2	1 316	15 564 BGN	-40%	5 099	54 434 BGN	6 415	69 998 BGN
10	9	Blue Beetle	3	997	12 444 BGN	-47%	3 743	45 271 BGN	12 950	157 119 BGN
September 8th - September 10th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	NEW	Nun 2, The	1	20 660	251 667 BGN	-	-	-	20 660	251 667 BGN
2	NEW	My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3	1	4 202	52 012 BGN	-	-	-	4 202	52 012 BGN
3	1	Equalizer 3, The	2	3 246	43 657 BGN	-48%	13 551	168 166 BGN	16 797	211 824 BGN
4	3	Oppenheimer	8	2 069	28 122 BGN	-23%	6 580	82 083 BGN	190 773	2 399 675 BGN
5	2	Retribution	3	2 061	27 414 BGN	-30%	7 785	90 846 BGN	22 359	262 673 BGN
6	NEW	Moonbound	1	2 442	24 909 BGN	-	865	11 244 BGN	3 307	36 153 BGN
7	5	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem	5	1 649	18 315 BGN	-32%	5 983	61 910 BGN	51 643	530 430 BGN
8	4	Meg 2: The Trench	6	1 167	16 568 BGN	-42%	4 922	67 538 BGN	77 464	1 002 315 BGN
9	7	Gran Turismo	5	1 268	16 289 BGN	-20%	3 999	47 238 BGN	30 660	369 334 BGN
10	6	Barbie	8	1 329	16 198 BGN	-35%	4 756	55 098 BGN	206 482	2 300 051 BGN
September 15th - September 17th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	1	Nun 2, The	2	18 789	159 079 BGN	-36%	36 796	427 718 BGN	55 585	586 797 BGN
2	NEW	Haunting in Venice. A	1	16 040	134 341 BGN	-	-	-	16 040	134 341 BGN
3	NEW	After Everything	1	9 283	95 585 BGN	-	-	-	9 283	95 585 BGN
4	2	My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3	2	7 983	55 749 BGN	8%	7 462	85 100 BGN	15 445	140 849 BGN
5	NEW	Richard the Stork and the Mystery of the Great Jewel	1	5 858	45 410 BGN	-	-	-	5 858	45 410 BGN
6	3	Equalizer 3, The	3	4 032	35 049 BGN	-19%	5 854	72 374 BGN	23 437	275 590 BGN
7	6	Moonbound	2	4 121	31 790 BGN	28%	4 405	43 604 BGN	9 391	86 637 BGN
8	4	Oppenheimer	9	4 525	31 212 BGN	11%	3 612	45 058 BGN	196 841	2 447 822 BGN
9	7	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem	6	4 297	29 323 BGN	61%	2 832	29 804 BGN	57 123	571 243 BGN
10	5	Retribution	4	3 161	22 558 BGN	-17%	3 830	46 626 BGN	27 289	304 443 BGN

 

I've been pretty busy the last 2 months so the updates have been lagging. Here are all the top charts during that time.

 

In short, August saw good bussiness from pretty much all wide openers with the exception of Blue Beetle which bombed (expected, but still a bomb). September has been pretty unremarkable with the exception of The Nun 2 and this past weekend where the most popular chain decided to slash prices for Saturday in a sort of National Cinema Day which was a success.

 

2023 - Top 20:

#	Title	Admissions		#	Title	Gross
1	Barbie	210 454		1	Fast X	2 801 623 BGN
2	Fast X	203 562		2	Oppenheimer	2 447 822 BGN
3	Oppenheimer	196 841		3	Barbie	2 330 587 BGN
4	Super Mario Bros. Movie, The	130 036		4	Super Mario Bros. Movie, The	1 529 249 BGN
5	Чалга	112 514		5	Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny	1 264 963 BGN
6	Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny	102 225		6	Чалга	1 259 459 BGN
7	John Wick: Chapter 4	81 909		7	John Wick: Chapter 4	1 082 068 BGN
8	Meg 2: The Trench	81 172		8	Meg 2: The Trench	1 033 449 BGN
9	Elemental	77 264		9	Elemental	864 577 BGN
10	Little Mermaid, The	72 475		10	Little Mermaid, The	863 729 BGN
11	Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Part One	64 597		11	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3	836 909 BGN
12	Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse	62 127		12	Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Part One	812 069 BGN
13	Creed III	61 625		13	Creed III	738 818 BGN
14	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3	58 595		14	Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse	713 441 BGN
15	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem	57 123		15	Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre	676 104 BGN
16	Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre	57 069		16	Nun 2, The	586 797 BGN
17	Nun 2, The	55 585		17	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem	571 243 BGN
18	Transformers: Rise of the Beasts	38 480		18	Transformers: Rise of the Beasts	520 016 BGN
19	Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves	38 026		19	Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania	491 808 BGN
20	Игра на доверие	37 045		20	Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves	487 407 BGN

 

Oppenheimer has done the most bussiness since the last update. It's still holding exceptionally well (6.56x multiplier till now) and next weekend it should pass the 200k admissions mark - only the 35th movie to do this in the past 25 years. In gross it's even more impressive since it's in the top 15 of all-time. For the year it should be able to pass Fast X for the second place in admissions with a smal chance to pass Barbier as well if it's kept on screens long enough. In gross it should remain in second place unless Aquaman does Endgame type of bussiness.

 

Chistopher Nolan's Filmography:

Title	OW (Attendance)	OW (Gross)	Total (Attendance)	Total (Gross)	Multi	Release Date
Memento	2 472	13 634 BGN	5 800	27 826 BGN	2,35	2002
Insomnia	2 800	13 969 BGN	14 851	68 986 BGN	5,30	2004
Batman Begins	5 723	26 900 BGN	28 389	120 245 BGN	4,96	2005
Prestige, The	6 235	37 896 BGN	18 387	104 945 BGN	2,95	2007
Dark Knight, The	17 979	157 249 BGN	61 664	445 034 BGN	3,43	2008
>>> Inception <<<	16 952	170 064 BGN	113 891	863 489 BGN	6,72	2010
Dark Knight Rises, The	20 898	183 273 BGN	100 453	756 444 BGN	4,81	2012
Interstellar	21 413	183 074 BGN	126 578	1 012 922 BGN	5,91	2014
Dunkirk	6 093	60 743 BGN	35 987	322 134 BGN	5,91	2017
Tenet	5 611	62 348 BGN	44 067	460 559 BGN	7,85	2020
Oppenheimer	30 019	403 925 BGN	196 841	2 447 822 BGN	6,56	2023

 

The other part of the duo - Barbie, is also still on screens and doing good bussiness even if it's now outside of the top 10 (5.52x multiplier till now). It's already above the 200k admissions mark and it's the top 30 of the past 23 years - it'll end up near Endgame in the end which goes to show how successfull it's been here. In gross it's a bit below Oppenheimer in the all-time charts standing at 17th place. For the year it's in the first place in admissions and should remain on this position since I'm not seeing anything else above the 200k mark, except mayber Aquaman if everyhing works in it's favor.

 

Overall, an astounding performance from both movies that I don't believe anyone could've predicted.

 

Meg 2: The Trench was the biggest August release here. This past weekend it finally passed it's predecessor admissions while it passed it in gross a few weeks before that. It managed to not be overshadowed by the Barbenheimer domination and created a path of it's own.

 

TMNT: Mutant Mayhem is the next big August release. It has done pretty well and will end up behind the first Megan Fox movie but far better than the second one. A total above 60k admissions is guaranteed so it should be considered a success here.

 

TMNT Franchise (Animated Movies):

Title	OW (Attendance)	OW (Gross)	Total (Attendance)	Total (Gross)	Multi	Release Date
TMNT	5 443	26 175 BGN	23 448	106 809 BGN	4,31	2007
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem	12 556	132 667 BGN	57 123	571 243 BGN	4,55	2023

 

TMNT Franchise (Live-Action):

Title	OW (Attendance)	OW (Gross)	Total (Attendance)	Total (Gross)	Multi	Release Date
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	-	-	-	-	-	1990
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze	-	-	-	-	-	1991
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III	-	-	-	-	-	1993
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	19 755	192 751 BGN	108 803	1 008 827 BGN	5,51	2014
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows	13 711	135 571 BGN	37 624	361 277 BGN	2,74	2016

 

Gran Turismo didn't have a great opening but has shown some staying power. It still has a chance to end up above the 40 admissions mark which will be near Ford v. Ferrari which ended up around 45k admissions. Not a remarkable perfomance but not a bomb either.

 

The battle for the biggest DC Comics bomb of the year has been quite fierce and Blue Beetle is doing it's best not end up as the worst performer here. It needs to be taken into consideration, that on paper this movie never had any chance to come year the other two DC release so the fact it's going to end up near both is quite tragic for the state of the franchise. I still Expect for Aquaman to double the combined totals of all 3 so hopefully DC can end the year on a high note.

 

DC Comics in 2023:

Title	OW (Attendance)	OW (Gross)	Total (Attendance)	Total (Gross)	Multi	Release Date
Shazam! Fury of the Gods	7 111	93 789 BGN	18 414	228 220 BGN	2,59	2023
Flash, The	7 394	100 104 BGN	20 175	255 506 BGN	2,73	2023
Blue Beetle	4 251	54 882 BGN	16 948	195 915 BGN	3,99	2023

 

Next in the list are two action flicks putting Liam Neeson in a battle with Denzel Washington - Retribution and The Equalizer 3. Both of them opened almost identically and will end up around the 35k-40k admissions mark. Let's see how The Expendables 4 will do this week as the final contender for the top old-school action movie of the fall.

 

The Equalizer Franchise:

Title	OW (Attendance)	OW (Gross)	Total (Attendance)	Total (Gross)	Multi	Release Date
Equalizer, The	13 006	112 089 BGN	50 513	400 103 BGN	3,88	2014
Equalizer 2, The	7 790	76 681 BGN	37 306	342 939 BGN	4,79	2018
Equalizer 3, The	6 471	84 888 BGN	23 437	275 590 BGN	3,62	2023

 

Horror is never that big around here but The Nun 2 is trying hard to prove that this may change. It had the best debut for a horror movie, as far as I could see, and then it held like a beast (with the help of the National Cinema Day promotion, of course) in it's sophomore frame. Unless it totally collapses this upcoming weekend, which I don't expect since there isn't any real competition, it can make a run for the 100k admissions mark which should be a first for a pure horror movie. 

 

The Conjuring Franchise:

Title	OW (Attendance)	OW (Gross)	Total (Attendance)	Total (Gross)	Multi	Release Date
Conjuring, The	3 354	25 061 BGN	17 907	123 618 BGN	5,34	2013
Annabelle	2 064	15 819 BGN	14 365	97 718 BGN	6,96	2014
Conjuring 2, The	3 415	26 825 BGN	18 056	129 553 BGN	5,29	2016
Annabelle: Creation	6 809	54 126 BGN	38 486	294 793 BGN	5,65	2017
Nun, The	18 067	166 671 BGN	72 862	617 152 BGN	4,03	2018
Curse of La Llorona, The	4 936	46 184 BGN	16 266	142 098 BGN	3,30	2019
Annabelle Comes Home	7 881	68 552 BGN	37 785	324 035 BGN	4,79	2019
Conjuring, The: The Devil Made Me Do It	6 938	69 775 BGN	30 436	282 551 BGN	4,39	2021
Nun 2, The	20 660	251 667 BGN	55 585	586 797 BGN	2,69	2023

 

Horror (Top 20):

#	Title	Admissions		#	Title	Gross
1	Anaconda	86 658		1	World War Z	806 996 BGN
2	It	85 521		2	It	733 961 BGN
3	World War Z	83 329		3	Nun, The	617 152 BGN
4	Nun, The	72 862		4	It: Chapter Two	606 915 BGN
5	It: Chapter Two	67 304		5	Prometheus	602 765 BGN
6	Alien: Resurrection	63 776		6	Nun 2, The	586 797 BGN
7	Hannibal	62 530		7	Smile	580 069 BGN
8	X-Files, The	62 495		8	Resident Evil: Afterlife	560 823 BGN
9	AVP: Alien vs. Predator	59 918		9	Underworld: Awakening	484 639 BGN
10	Smile	59 300		10	Pet Sematary	456 579 BGN
11	Prometheus	58 317		11	Glass	449 865 BGN
12	Nun 2, The	55 585		12	Escape Room	426 926 BGN
13	Alien³	50 200		13	Scream VI	407 421 BGN
14	Pet Sematary	50 043		14	Underworld: Blood Wars	398 219 BGN
15	Resident Evil: Afterlife	49 937		15	Alien: Covenant	365 174 BGN
16	Underworld: Awakening	47 643		16	Anaconda	360 000 BGN
17	Glass	46 774		17	Prey for the Devil	359 921 BGN
18	Escape Room	45 799		18	Saw 3D	356 872 BGN
19	Anacondas: The Hunt For The Blood Orchid	44 298		19	Final Destination, The	351 316 BGN
20	Hollow Man	43 731		20	Boogeyman, The	337 218 BGN

 

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 doubled it's admission in it's second weekend (with the help of the National Cinema Day promotion, of course) so now it'll be quite interesting to see if it can pull the audience that turned Ticket to Paradise into one of the biggest movies of last year. For the moment, it seems that it should at least be able to become the most successfull movie of the franchise but we'll need to see this weekend's hold first.

 

My Big Fat Greek Wedding Franchise:

Title	OW (Attendance)	OW (Gross)	Total (Attendance)	Total (Gross)	Multi	Release Date
My Big Fat Greek Wedding	6 274	34 211 BGN	24 102	110 223 BGN	3,84	2003
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2	5 615	50 196 BGN	31 403	251 930 BGN	5,59	2016
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3	4 202	52 012 BGN	15 445	140 849 BGN	3,68	2023

 

The latest Agatha Christie adaptation - A Haunting in Venice. had the best debut for the franchise (in admissions, with the help of the National Cinema Day promotion, of course). Usually, these films have long staying power so a total above 60k admissions seems certain but let's see this weekend's hold first.

 

Brannagh's Hercule Poirot Franchise:

Title	OW (Attendance)	OW (Gross)	Total (Attendance)	Total (Gross)	Multi	Release Date
Murder on the Orient Express	14 833	134 888 BGN	79 177	683 820 BGN	5,34	2017
Death on the Nile	9 535	102 013 BGN	46 979	489 469 BGN	4,93	2022
Haunting in Venice. A	16 040	134 341 BGN	16 040	134 341 BGN	1,00	2023

 

After Everything - marketed as finale to the saga, had the usual debut for the franchise. However, it had limited showings on National Cinema Day, which can be seen in the higher average ticket price. Therefore, it may hold better than the rest of the top this upcoming weekend and go near the 50k admissions mark.

 

Title	OW (Attendance)	OW (Gross)	Total (Attendance)	Total (Gross)	Multi	Release Date
After	16 672	152 194 BGN	55 113	473 510 BGN	3,31	2019
After We Collided	7 910	69 708 BGN	50 487	430 126 BGN	6,38	2020
After We Fell	10 113	83 937 BGN	47 306	392 910 BGN	4,68	2021
After Ever Happy	7 550	70 068 BGN	34 743	321 641 BGN	4,60	2022
After Everything	9 283	95 585 BGN	9 283	95 585 BGN	1,00	2023

 

The upcoming weekend has 1 new wide entry - The Expendables 4, as well as previews for PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie. The long-going action franchise has seen a large drop with the last part but it was famously available on all torrent sites long before the premiere. This one should be opening above 10k admissions to be considered a success. I'm not sure if the previews for PAW Patrol will be reported but I believe there is chance for it to be able to win the weekend with just them. The first movie was released during the pandemic and was able to pass the 100k admissions mark so I feel that this one may explode with something like 30-40k admission for the actual opening next weekend.

 

Otherwise, the holdovers should see decent drops in gross due to the lower ticket prices last weekend. Additionally, yesterday was a National Holiday so we may see better holds all around.

 

P.S. All the relevant charts have been updated.

Edited September 23, 2023 by Simionski
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September 22nd - September 24th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	2	Haunting in Venice. A	2	5 495	74 094 BGN	-44%	20 740	185 867 BGN	26 235	259 961 BGN
2	1	Nun II, The	3	5 021	66 218 BGN	-58%	24 842	228 507 BGN	66 659	722 443 BGN
3	NEW	Expendables 4, The	1	4 987	65 186 BGN	-	-	-	4 987	65 186 BGN
4	3	After Everything	2	4 087	47 622 BGN	-50%	14 128	145 030 BGN	18 215	192 652 BGN
5	4	My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3	3	1 529	20 795 BGN	-62%	9 610	73 152 BGN	18 601	179 047 BGN
6	6	Equalizer 3, The	4	1 310	18 926 BGN	-46%	5 288	49 681 BGN	26 003	309 148 BGN
7	5	Richard the Stork and the Mystery of the Great Jewel	2	1 683	17 910 BGN	-60%	6 679	53 513 BGN	8 362	71 423 BGN
8	8	Oppenheimer	10	918	12 816 BGN	-58%	5 422	41 312 BGN	198 656	2 470 739 BGN
9	9	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem	7	949	11 112 BGN	-62%	4 407	30 439 BGN	58 182	583 470 BGN
10	11	Gran Turismo	7	788	10 422 BGN	-43%	2 808	23 600 BGN	35 577	417 411 BGN
September 29th - October 1st
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	NEW	PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie	1	22 224	240 499 BGN	-	5 920	79 863 BGN	28 144	320 362 BGN
2	NEW	Creator, The	1	7 602	105 816 BGN	-	-	-	7 602	105 816 BGN
3	2	Haunting in Venice. A	3	3 267	44 161 BGN	-40%	8 456	107 388 BGN	32 463	337 417 BGN
4	3	Nun II, The	4	2 833	38 439 BGN	-41%	8 208	102 696 BGN	72 679	797 360 BGN
5	4	Expendables 4, The	2	2 174	27 756 BGN	-57%	7 980	99 435 BGN	10 154	127 190 BGN
6	5	After Everything	3	2 195	27 216 BGN	-42%	6 596	73 122 BGN	22 919	245 367 BGN
7	NEW	Записки по едно предателство	1	2 003	15 210 BGN	-	1 204	8 815 BGN	3 207	24 024 BGN
8	6	My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3	4	785	10 652 BGN	-48%	2 466	31 136 BGN	20 323	200 040 BGN
9	7	Equalizer 3, The	5	579	8 298 BGN	-56%	2 298	29 844 BGN	27 570	328 364 BGN
10	11	Gran Turismo	8	614	7 896 BGN	-24%	1 041	13 331 BGN	36 444	428 216 BGN
October 6th - October 8th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	1	PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie	2	14 977	162 334 BGN	-32%	30 129	316 283 BGN	51 026	558 480 BGN
2	NEW	Saw X	1	8 985	115 320 BGN	-	-	-	8 985	115 320 BGN
3	2	Creator, The	2	4 290	61 108 BGN	-42%	12 009	157 913 BGN	16 299	219 020 BGN
4	3	Haunting in Venice. A	4	2 350	31 782 BGN	-28%	5 217	66 175 BGN	36 763	391 213 BGN
5	NEW	Dumb Money	1	2 057	27 021 BGN	-	-	-	2 057	27 021 BGN
6	4	Nun II, The	5	1 546	20 928 BGN	-45%	4 609	58 867 BGN	76 001	838 716 BGN
7	5	Expendables 4, The	3	1 203	16 424 BGN	-40%	3 496	42 084 BGN	12 679	157 944 BGN
8	6	After Everything	4	1 265	16 085 BGN	-40%	3 506	40 436 BGN	25 495	274 673 BGN
9	7	Записки по едно предателство	2	926	10 740 BGN	-29%	3 030	26 241 BGN	5 160	45 796 BGN
10	11	Richard the Stork and the Mystery of the Great Jewel	4	632	7 138 BGN	-7%	784	8 676 BGN	10 463	94 078 BGN
October 13th - October 15th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	NEW	Exorcist, The: Believer	1	7 539	96 491 BGN	-	-	-	7 539	96 491 BGN
2	1	PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie	3	7 100	80 468 BGN	-50%	19 331	206 308 BGN	62 480	682 921 BGN
3	2	Saw X	2	4 133	52 814 BGN	-54%	15 477	191 941 BGN	19 610	244 755 BGN
4	NEW	Аферата Пикасо	1	2 912	37 340 BGN	-	-	-	2 912	37 340 BGN
5	NEW	Lassie: A New Adventure (Lassie - Ein neues Abenteuer)	1	3 290	36 649 BGN	-	-	-	3 290	36 649 BGN
6	3	Creator, The	3	2 271	31 460 BGN	-48%	6 570	88 346 BGN	20 850	277 719 BGN
7	4	Haunting in Venice. A	5	1 516	20 820 BGN	-34%	3 761	47 483 BGN	39 690	427 734 BGN
8	5	Dumb Money	2	1 053	14 780 BGN	-45%	3 683	44 898 BGN	4 736	59 678 BGN
9	6	Nun II, The	6	917	11 464 BGN	-45%	2 697	34 135 BGN	78 069	863 387 BGN
10	NEW	Two Buddies and a Badger (Knutsen & Ludvigsen og den fæle Rasputin)	1	900	9 304 BGN	-	-	-	900	9 304 BGN
October 20th - October 22nd
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	NEW	Killers of the Flower Moon	1	7 009	96 642 BGN	-	-	-	7 009	96 642 BGN
2	2	PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie	4	5 062	56 850 BGN	-29%	9 800	107 163 BGN	70 242	766 466 BGN
3	1	Exorcist, The: Believer	2	3 827	50 174 BGN	-48%	12 188	150 652 BGN	16 015	200 826 BGN
4	5	Lassie: A New Adventure (Lassie - Ein neues Abenteuer)	2	3 340	37 257 BGN	2%	4 557	48 601 BGN	7 897	85 858 BGN
5	3	Saw X	3	2 413	31 979 BGN	-39%	7 205	86 082 BGN	25 095	310 002 BGN
6	4	Аферата Пикасо	2	1 923	25 293 BGN	-32%	5 944	70 028 BGN	7 867	95 321 BGN
7	6	Creator, The	4	1 536	20 515 BGN	-34%	3 777	48 570 BGN	23 892	315 344 BGN
8	7	Haunting in Venice. A	6	1 156	15 812 BGN	-24%	2 775	34 087 BGN	42 105	456 813 BGN
9	8	Dumb Money	3	758	10 563 BGN	-28%	1 994	25 319 BGN	6 435	80 780 BGN
10	10	Two Buddies and a Badger (Knutsen & Ludvigsen og den fæle Rasputin)	2	683	6 956 BGN	-25%	1 230	12 557 BGN	1 913	19 513 BGN
October 27th - October 29th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	NEW	Five Nights at Freddy's	1	26 377	297 892 BGN	-	261	4 437 BGN	26 638	302 329 BGN
2	NEW	Trolls Band Together	1	9 718	116 528 BGN	-	-	-	9 718	116 528 BGN
3	1	Killers of the Flower Moon	2	4 802	67 059 BGN	-30%	12 379	158 280 BGN	17 181	225 339 BGN
4	NEW	Freelance	1	3 506	45 497 BGN	-	-	-	3 506	45 497 BGN
5	2	PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie	5	2 573	29 614 BGN	-47%	6 952	75 319 BGN	74 705	814 550 BGN
6	3	Exorcist, The: Believer	3	1 895	26 422 BGN	-47%	6 580	81 695 BGN	20 663	258 769 BGN
7	4	Lassie: A New Adventure (Lassie - Ein neues Abenteuer)	3	1 744	19 832 BGN	-46%	4 273	46 215 BGN	10 574	114 648 BGN
8	5	Saw X	4	1 153	15 061 BGN	-52%	4 017	49 916 BGN	27 852	342 999 BGN
9	6	Аферата Пикасо	3	994	13 647 BGN	-46%	3 533	42 257 BGN	10 471	125 932 BGN
10	7	Creator, The	5	942	12 614 BGN	-38%	2 330	29 339 BGN	25 628	336 781 BGN
November 3rd - November 5th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	2	Trolls Band Together	2	9 678	124 594 BGN	7%	19 538	223 417 BGN	29 216	348 011 BGN
2	1	Five Nights at Freddy's	2	7 434	89 754 BGN	-69%	48 043	525 295 BGN	55 738	619 486 BGN
3	3	Killers of the Flower Moon	3	3 254	48 226 BGN	-31%	9 072	117 068 BGN	24 705	323 574 BGN
4	NEW	All Fun and Games	1	3 422	43 564 BGN	-	1 419	21 224 BGN	4 841	64 788 BGN
5	4	Freelance	2	2 917	42 140 BGN	-7%	7 302	88 578 BGN	10 219	130 718 BGN
6	5	PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie	6	3 316	41 445 BGN	40%	5 800	57 365 BGN	81 248	883 746 BGN
7	NEW	Sound of Freedom	1	2 020	27 560 BGN	-	-	-	2 020	27 560 BGN
8	NEW	Добрият шофьор	1	1 514	20 317 BGN	-	798	6 417 BGN	2 312	26 734 BGN
9	7	Lassie: A New Adventure (Lassie - Ein neues Abenteuer)	4	1 588	19 562 BGN	-1%	3 737	40 510 BGN	14 155	154 887 BGN
10	6	Exorcist, The: Believer	4	1 204	19 480 BGN	-26%	7 440	76 960 BGN	27 412	328 787 BGN
November 10th - November 12th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	NEW	Диада	1	11 651	144 306 BGN	-	875	12 128 BGN	12 526	156 434 BGN
2	NEW	Marvels, The	1	8 389	131 471 BGN	-	888	15 660 BGN	9 277	147 131 BGN
3	1	Trolls Band Together	3	5 956	76 702 BGN	-38%	12 617	157 806 BGN	38 111	457 924 BGN
4	NEW	Cats in the Museum (Коты Эрмитажа)	1	6 524	74 047 BGN	-	-	-	6 524	74 047 BGN
5	2	Five Nights at Freddy's	3	3 365	44 770 BGN	-50%	10 120	118 639 BGN	61 789	693 141 BGN
6	3	Killers of the Flower Moon	4	2 332	35 014 BGN	-27%	4 983	69 552 BGN	28 766	379 914 BGN
7	6	PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie	7	2 288	29 150 BGN	-29%	4 353	52 802 BGN	84 573	924 254 BGN
8	4	All Fun and Games	2	1 979	25 990 BGN	-40%	5 419	65 790 BGN	8 817	113 004 BGN
9	5	Freelance	3	1 686	24 630 BGN	-41%	4 569	61 995 BGN	13 557	175 204 BGN
10	7	Sound of Freedom	2	1 243	18 018 BGN	-34%	3 570	44 972 BGN	4 813	62 990 BGN
November 17th - November 19th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	NEW	Hunger Games, The: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes	1	19 678	281 954 BGN	-	1 887	30 160 BGN	21 565	312 114 BGN
2	1	Диада	2	9 063	112 687 BGN	-21%	20 408	235 972 BGN	30 346	360 787 BGN
3	4	Cats in the Museum (Коты Эрмитажа)	2	5 640	64 332 BGN	-13%	8 275	91 247 BGN	13 915	155 579 BGN
4	2	Marvels, The	2	3 422	50 853 BGN	-61%	11 701	176 391 BGN	16 011	242 904 BGN
5	3	Trolls Band Together	4	3 482	43 326 BGN	-43%	6 898	87 375 BGN	42 535	511 924 BGN
6	NEW	Marsh King's Daughter, The	1	1 709	23 524 BGN	-	-	-	1 709	23 524 BGN
7	6	Killers of the Flower Moon	5	1 516	22 902 BGN	-34%	3 562	49 464 BGN	31 512	417 266 BGN
8	5	Five Nights at Freddy's	4	1 589	21 910 BGN	-51%	4 324	56 132 BGN	64 337	726 413 BGN
9	NEW	Headspace	1	1 849	21 735 BGN	-	-	-	1 849	21 735 BGN
10	7	PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie	8	1 439	18 733 BGN	-35%	2 777	34 667 BGN	86 501	948 503 BGN
November 24th - November 26th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	NEW	Napoleon	1	20 057	291 486 BGN	-	-	-	20 057	291 486 BGN
2	1	Hunger Games, The: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes	2	9 500	132 890 BGN	-52%	30 293	412 002 BGN	41 680	575 052 BGN
3	NEW	Wish	1	10 263	129 549 BGN	-	-	-	10 263	129 549 BGN
4	2	Диада	3	4 663	58 897 BGN	-47%	14 615	169 235 BGN	40 561	476 232 BGN
5	3	Cats in the Museum (Коты Эрмитажа)	3	2 134	25 770 BGN	-59%	6 784	76 165 BGN	17 193	193 182 BGN
6	4	Marvels, The	3	1 155	17 870 BGN	-64%	4 642	66 906 BGN	18 386	276 827 BGN
7	NEW	Thanksgiving	0	942	14 885 BGN	-	-	-	942	14 885 BGN
8	5	Trolls Band Together	5	1 033	12 945 BGN	-70%	3 956	48 398 BGN	44 042	529 941 BGN
9	10	PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie	9	570	7 388 BGN	-60%	1 692	21 523 BGN	87 324	958 682 BGN
10	7	Killers of the Flower Moon	6	466	7 098 BGN	-69%	2 267	32 121 BGN	32 729	433 583 BGN

 

I've been pretty busy the last 2 months so the updates have been lagging again. Here are all the top charts during that time.

 

In short, the autumn releases were pretty uneventful with a few exceptions I'll go trough down below. Overall, we're nearing the end of the year and the December slate is pretty weak so most probably the top 3 is save.

 

2023 - Top 20:

#	Title	Admissions		#	Title	Gross
1	Barbie	212 756		1	Fast X	2 801 623 BGN
2	Fast X	203 562		2	Oppenheimer	2 519 883 BGN
3	Oppenheimer	202 492		3	Barbie	2 356 751 BGN
4	Super Mario Bros. Movie, The	130 036		4	Super Mario Bros. Movie, The	1 529 249 BGN
5	Чалга	112 782		5	Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny	1 264 963 BGN
6	Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny	102 225		6	Чалга	1 260 764 BGN
7	PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie	87 324		7	John Wick: Chapter 4	1 082 068 BGN
8	Meg 2: The Trench	82 347		8	Meg 2: The Trench	1 049 665 BGN
9	John Wick: Chapter 4	81 909		9	PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie	958 682 BGN
10	Nun 2, The	81 306		10	Nun 2, The	895 169 BGN
11	Elemental	77 550		11	Elemental	867 504 BGN
12	Little Mermaid, The	72 475		12	Little Mermaid, The	863 729 BGN
13	Five Nights at Freddy's	65 005		13	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3	836 909 BGN
14	Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Part One	64 915		14	Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Part One	816 034 BGN
15	Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse	62 127		15	Creed III	738 818 BGN
16	Creed III	61 625		16	Five Nights at Freddy's	735 120 BGN
17	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem	60 841		17	Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse	713 441 BGN
18	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3	58 595		18	Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre	676 104 BGN
19	Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre	57 069		19	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem	613 488 BGN
20	Haunting in Venice. A	45 276		20	Hunger Games, The: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes	575 052 BGN

 

 

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie is the top autumn performer. It did well but it'll fall below it's predecessor in admissions which is a tad disappointing. The Super Mario Bros. Movie will remain the only animation over 100k admission for the year which doesn't bode well for the genre but the slate wasn't that strong to begin with.

 

Title	OW (Attendance)	OW (Gross)	Total (Attendance)	Total (Gross)	Multi
PAW Patrol: The Movie	23 100	188 112 BGN	111 653	898 387 BGN	4,83
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie	22 224	240 499 BGN	87 324	958 682 BGN	3,93

 

The other high-profile animation was Trolls Band Together which did quite poor given that it comes from DreamWorks and the first part was a big hit. It'll fall below the 50k admissions mark which is not good for such a big release.

 

Title	OW (Attendance)	OW (Gross)	Total (Attendance)	Total (Gross)	Multi
Trolls	20 781	188 100 BGN	113 776	976 610 BGN	5,48
Trolls World Tour	2 658	21 922 BGN	17 992	159 323 BGN	6,77
Trolls Band Together	9 718	116 528 BGN	44 042	529 941 BGN	4,53

 

The last big animation - Wish, opened this weekend. It did have the best November WDAS opening since the pandemic but this doesn't say much. It should have been able to match Moana to be considered a success and unless it develops amazing legs, a total below 50k admissions is expected.

 

Title	OW (Attendance)	OW (Gross)	Total (Attendance)	Total (Gross)	Multi
Tangled	19 985	207 961 BGN	127 583	1 249 697 BGN	6,38
Wreck-It Ralph	6 876	66 909 BGN	32 528	311 644 BGN	4,73
Frozen	33 452	311 217 BGN	227 391	2 007 984 BGN	6,80
Moana	17 650	163 210 BGN	77 736	685 045 BGN	4,40
Frozen II	66 118	683 787 BGN	226 142	2 228 898 BGN	3,42
Encanto	7 742	69 063 BGN	34 062	314 966 BGN	4,40
Strange World	9 529	101 725 BGN	26 243	279 517 BGN	2,75
Wish	10 263	129 549 BGN	10 263	129 549 BGN	1,00

 

Next, we have 2 horror films that both did exceptionally well in this market. It seems that the genre is becoming trendier here so hopefully we'll see more breakouts in the future.

 

The Nun 2 managed to surpass it's predecessor in both admissions and gross which is quite impressive given that the first part was one of the biggest horror hits here so the bar was set quite high. Unfortunately it fell short of both 100k admission and 1M BGN but still a great performance.

 

Title	OW (Attendance)	OW (Gross)	Total (Attendance)	Total (Gross)	Multi
Nun, The	18 067	166 671 BGN	72 862	617 152 BGN	4,03
Nun 2, The	20 660	251 667 BGN	81 306	895 169 BGN	3,94

 

However, the total surprise here (even though it'll end up with lower final total) is Five Nights at Freddy's. It had a truly outstanding opening weekend - based on my data, it's the best OW for the genre. The legs were quite bad but it'll still end up with a pretty nice total - around 65k admissions and 750k BGN.

 

Almost all of the other horror films also did quite well given the expectations. Saw X became the top entry in the long-running franchise in both admissions and gross. The Exorcist almost reached 30k admissions and the other two low-key entries also managed to pass the 10k admissions mark. Overall, a really stellar performance for the genre and I expect for Thanksgiving to also land somewhere around 20k admissions - it opens wide this Friday.

 

Title	OW (Attendance)	OW (Gross)	Total (Attendance)	Total (Gross)	Multi
Cobweb	2 339	26 155 BGN	10 277	106 661 BGN	4,39
Nun 2, The	20 660	251 667 BGN	81 306	895 169 BGN	3,94
Saw X	8 985	115 320 BGN	32 801	388 386 BGN	3,65
Exorcist, The: Believer	7 539	96 491 BGN	29 110	352 787 BGN	3,86
Five Nights at Freddy's	26 377	297 892 BGN	65 005	735 120 BGN	2,46
All Fun and Games	3 422	43 564 BGN	11 800	149 831 BGN	3,45

 

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes had a good opening given that it doesn't have anyone from the cast of the original quadrilogy and it's a prequel. It had a not so great hold in it's sophomore frame but it should still be able to pass at least 60k admissions and not be the lowest entry here. There isn't that much competition until Christmas so it may stabilize.

 

Title	OW (Attendance)	OW (Gross)	Total (Attendance)	Total (Gross)	Multi
Hunger Games, The	8 624	69 152 BGN	55 298	390 732 BGN	6,41
Hunger Games, The: Catching Fire	38 335	317 242 BGN	122 056	948 600 BGN	3,18
Hunger Games, The: Mockingjay - Part 1	45 277	363 920 BGN	122 665	942 989 BGN	2,71
Hunger Games, The: Mockingjay - Part 2	33 374	336 419 BGN	114 693	1 133 510 BGN	3,44
Hunger Games, The: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes	19 678	281 954 BGN	41 680	575 052 BGN	2,12

 

Napoleon did not disappoint in it's debut - the highest in gross for the director and one of the best in admissions as well. Usually, Scott's films have good legs so hopefully this one follows the trend and reaches at least 80k admissions. We need to wait for this week's hold before talking anything more than that.

 

Title	OW (Attendance)	OW (Gross)	Total (Attendance)	Total (Gross)	Multi
Gladiator	N/A	N/A	182 402	727 263 BGN	-
Hannibal	N/A	N/A	62 530	260 000 BGN	-
Black Hawk Down	4 600	27 039 BGN	14 284	79 536 BGN	3,11
Matchstick Men	6 000	30 000 BGN	20 420	93 820 BGN	3,40
Kingdom of Heaven	23 052	123 284 BGN	100 297	469 713 BGN	4,35
Good Year, A	6 314	39 480 BGN	26 226	149 612 BGN	4,15
American Gangster	8 800	43 599 BGN	34 307	230 764 BGN	3,90
Body of Lies	12 078	107 446 BGN	38 217	301 839 BGN	3,16
Robin Hood	16 299	140 891 BGN	65 570	503 572 BGN	4,02
Prometheus	13 231	149 093 BGN	58 317	602 765 BGN	4,41
Counselor, The	11 604	95 032 BGN	46 683	354 975 BGN	4,02
Exodus: Gods and Kings	25 109	259 675 BGN	112 907	1 131 942 BGN	4,50
Martian, The	15 455	167 900 BGN	84 258	867 242 BGN	5,45
Alien: Covenant	13 649	137 796 BGN	39 315	365 174 BGN	2,88
All the Money in the World	7 559	72 332 BGN	26 569	242 372 BGN	3,51
Last Duel, The	3 996	42 683 BGN	9 078	91 972 BGN	2,27
House of Gucci	18 348	194 881 BGN	84 001	877 869 BGN	4,58
Napoleon	20 057	291 486 BGN	20 057	291 486 BGN	1,00

 

The other release from a big name director was Killers of the Flower Moon which did manage to pass 30k admissions which is OK given the long-running time. Of course, it could have done better but it's still a respectable total in this climat - Oppenheimer is the outlier, not the standard.

 

The only pure Sci-Fi autumn release - The Creator, didn't manage to gather that much interest and ended up just below the 30k admissions mark. 

 

After it's great OW, the latest Agatha Christie adaptation - A Haunting in Venice, had really bad holds but it managed to get near to the previous entry. Most probably, the OW was quite inflated due to National Cinema Day and the general audience did not have that much interest to see the film on the big screen when normal pricing came to be.

 

Title	OW (Attendance)	OW (Gross)	Total (Attendance)	Total (Gross)	Multi
Murder on the Orient Express	14 833	134 888 BGN	79 177	683 820 BGN	5,34
Death on the Nile	9 535	102 013 BGN	46 979	489 469 BGN	4,93
Haunting in Venice. A	16 040	134 341 BGN	45 276	497 328 BGN	2,82

 

As in pretty much every market in the world, The Marvels bombed spectacularly giving The Flash a run for it's money as the biggest CMB bomb here this year. It'll end up below the 20k admission mark - a target which was only missed by The Incredible Hulk in 2008 from the whole MCU. The OW was bad and the legs from there are truly horrendous.

 

Title	OW (Attendance)	OW (Gross)	Total (Attendance)	Total (Gross)	Multi
Captain Marvel	25 207	295 267 BGN	83 282	942 271 BGN	3,30
Marvels, The	8 389	131 471 BGN	18 386	276 827 BGN	2,19

 

Other notable autumn releases all followed the same trend - becaming the lowest attended entries in their franchise. We have:

• The Equalizer 3, which got nearer the 30k admissions mark but a bit below its predecessors.
• After Everything almost the reached the 30k admissions mark but didn't have enough gas in the tank in the end.
• My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 managed to pass the 20k admissions mark.
• The Expendables 4 landed near 15k admissions mark as the wors performer of the bunch.

The upcoming weekend has 1 known entry - Thanksgiving, and a few low-tier releases. This weekend it had some limited previews and nearly passed 1k admissions so I hope it can at least pass the 5k admission mark in it's wide opening. Other than that, Napoleon should rule the BO at least till Wonka releases in the middle of December.

 

As far as I can see it, the possible December successes are:

• Thanksgiving to pass 30k admissions - a low chance but the genre is in a rising trend.
• Wonka to pass the 50k admissions mark - the first Paddington did it and there really isn't much competitions so it's possible. Otherwise, passing 30k admissions is sort of a win given the performance of other musicals here.
• Aquaman to pass the 100k admissions mark - the first one did over 150k admissions so this one should manage at least 100k to be considered a success.
• Migration to pass the 75k admissions mark - it's the only big animation during the holiday so this is a must. Even Sing 2 did 50k admissions during the pandemic so anything below 75k will be bad.

P.S. I'll update the relevant charts on the first page in the next few days,

Edited November 28, 2023 by Simionski

[Issac Newton]

@Simionski, Can you make a list for Japanese Titles? I am looking forward for "The Boy and The Heron" aka "How Do You Live?" to compare!

 

Did I asked earlier (⁠╯⁠︵⁠╰⁠,⁠).. 

Edited November 27, 2023 by Issac Newton

[Simionski]

10 hours ago, Issac Newton said:

@Simionski, Can you make a list for Japanese Titles? I am looking forward for "The Boy and The Heron" aka "How Do You Live?" to compare!

 

Did I asked earlier (⁠╯⁠︵⁠╰⁠,⁠).. 

 

Unfortunately, Japanese films are either released on festivals or not at all. I only have information for two films from the last few years and the latest One Piece was also released but the BO was never publicly reported. However, The Boy and the Heron is up for a wide release on December 8th but I doubt it'll gross much more than Suzume.

 

Title	OW (Attendance)	OW (Gross)	Total (Attendance)	Total (Gross)	Multi
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero	1 650	17 930 BGN	3 991	42 619 BGN	2,42
Suzume (Suzume no tojimari)	2 009	26 652 BGN	5 953	74 880 BGN	2,96

[Simionski]

December 1st - December 3rd
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	1	Napoleon	2	11 794	169 806 BGN	-41%	30 404	413 342 BGN	42 198	583 148 BGN
2	3	Wish	2	9 598	121 104 BGN	-6%	13 108	160 963 BGN	22 706	282 068 BGN
3	2	Hunger Games, The: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes	3	6 046	87 090 BGN	-34%	14 482	191 352 BGN	52 708	720 303 BGN
4	NEW	Цената на властта	1	4 338	56 358 BGN	-	-	-	4 338	56 358 BGN
5	7	Thanksgiving	1	3 694	45 409 BGN	-	942	14 885 BGN	4 636	60 294 BGN
6	NEW	Forgotten Christmas (Snekker Andersen og den vesle bygda som glømte at det var jul)	1	3 671	41 434 BGN	-	-	-	3 671	41 434 BGN
7	4	Диада	4	2 690	34 992 BGN	-40%	7 637	90 044 BGN	46 225	542 371 BGN
8	NEW	Jeanne du Barry	1	1 719	19 557 BGN	-	-	-	1 719	19 557 BGN
9	5	Cats in the Museum (Коты Эрмитажа)	4	1 414	17 148 BGN	-33%	2 645	31 052 BGN	19 118	215 612 BGN
10	6	Marvels, The	4	642	10 090 BGN	-43%	1 615	24 316 BGN	19 488	293 363 BGN
December 8th - December 10th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	1	Napoleon	3	7 718	113 982 BGN	-32%	18 220	246 166 BGN	56 342	773 491 BGN
2	2	Wish	3	7 067	89 864 BGN	-25%	11 782	145 488 BGN	31 957	396 315 BGN
3	NEW	Boy and the Heron, The (Kimitachi wa dô ikiru ka)	1	5 304	70 781 BGN	-	-	-	5 304	70 781 BGN
4	3	Hunger Games, The: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes	4	4 557	67 120 BGN	-22%	9 279	125 832 BGN	60 498	826 164 BGN
5	6	Forgotten Christmas (Snekker Andersen og den vesle bygda som glømte at det var jul)	2	3 831	43 786 BGN	6%	4 844	53 619 BGN	8 675	97 405 BGN
6	4	Цената на властта	2	3 097	41 370 BGN	-26%	7 581	91 094 BGN	10 678	132 464 BGN
7	5	Thanksgiving	2	2 056	27 002 BGN	-40%	5 990	70 471 BGN	8 988	112 358 BGN
8	7	Диада	5	1 926	25 452 BGN	-27%	4 582	55 018 BGN	50 043	587 848 BGN
9	9	Cats in the Museum (Коты Эрмитажа)	5	1 479	18 222 BGN	7%	1 650	19 748 BGN	20 833	236 434 BGN
10	8	Jeanne du Barry	2	1 315	16 438 BGN	-15%	2 983	31 675 BGN	4 298	48 113 BGN
December 15th - December 17th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	NEW	Wonka	1	9 599	127 276 BGN	-	-	-	9 599	127 276 BGN
2	NEW	Masha and the Bear: Twice the Fun (Маша и Медведь)	1	7 465	83 336 BGN	-	-	-	7 465	83 336 BGN
3	1	Napoleon	4	4 486	64 316 BGN	-43%	11 884	164 673 BGN	64 994	888 498 BGN
4	NEW	Уроците на Блага	1	4 613	57 603 BGN	-	2 653	34 241 BGN	7 266	91 844 BGN
5	4	Hunger Games, The: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes	5	2 793	41 145 BGN	-38%	6 610	92 632 BGN	65 344	892 822 BGN
6	2	Wish	4	3 067	39 634 BGN	-55%	8 500	105 655 BGN	36 457	451 740 BGN
7	NEW	Migration	0	1 881	30 796 BGN	-	0	0 BGN	1 881	30 796 BGN
8	3	Boy and the Heron, The (Kimitachi wa dô ikiru ka)	2	2 021	28 044 BGN	-60%	7 811	99 170 BGN	9 832	127 214 BGN
9	5	Forgotten Christmas (Snekker Andersen og den vesle bygda som glømte at det var jul)	3	2 245	24 425 BGN	-44%	6 075	62 292 BGN	13 164	140 335 BGN
10	6	Цената на властта	3	1 706	23 674 BGN	-42%	5 323	65 543 BGN	14 610	180 310 BGN
December 22nd - December 24th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	NEW	Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom	1	14 434	219 288 BGN	-	1 937	34 288 BGN	16 371	253 576 BGN
2	1	Wonka	2	5 917	73 100 BGN	-42%	14 904	185 484 BGN	20 821	258 583 BGN
3	NEW	Migration	1	5 568	68 086 BGN	-	2 331	38 136 BGN	7 899	106 222 BGN
4	2	Masha and the Bear: Twice the Fun (Маша и Медведь)	2	3 186	35 701 BGN	-57%	10 539	113 093 BGN	13 725	148 793 BGN
5	3	Napoleon	5	1 896	28 092 BGN	-56%	7 030	93 931 BGN	69 434	946 204 BGN
6	6	Wish	5	1 359	17 399 BGN	-56%	4 226	52 008 BGN	38 975	481 514 BGN
7	4	Уроците на Блага	2	1 200	15 353 BGN	-73%	7 742	90 821 BGN	11 595	140 415 BGN
8	9	Забравената Коледа	4	1 383	14 469 BGN	-40%	4 957	46 403 BGN	17 259	176 783 BGN
9	5	Hunger Games, The: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes	6	950	13 688 BGN	-66%	4 353	60 756 BGN	67 854	926 120 BGN
10	8	Boy and the Heron, The (Kimitachi wa dô ikiru ka)	3	825	11 446 BGN	-59%	3 547	46 331 BGN	12 183	156 947 BGN
December 29th - December 31st
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	1	Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom	2	10 964	171 310 BGN	-21%	43 859	623 249 BGN	56 760	828 848 BGN
2	3	Migration	2	7 670	95 833 BGN	41%	18 433	214 998 BGN	28 434	348 967 BGN
3	2	Wonka	3	5 078	62 964 BGN	-13%	17 495	203 860 BGN	37 477	452 307 BGN
4	4	Masha and the Bear: Twice the Fun (Маша и Медведь)	3	3 219	36 480 BGN	3%	9 285	98 244 BGN	23 043	247 816 BGN
5	5	Napoleon	6	2 035	29 900 BGN	7%	7 043	94 181 BGN	76 616	1 042 194 BGN
6	NEW	Next Goal Wins	1	1 813	23 354 BGN	-	-	-	2 065	26 430 BGN
7	6	Wish	6	1 774	23 138 BGN	33%	5 002	58 638 BGN	44 392	545 891 BGN
8	7	Уроците на Блага	3	1 320	16 862 BGN	10%	4 816	57 016 BGN	16 531	198 941 BGN
9	9	Hunger Games, The: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes	7	931	13 753 BGN	1%	3 434	45 214 BGN	71 269	971 399 BGN
10	10	Boy and the Heron, The (Kimitachi wa dô ikiru ka)	4	775	10 939 BGN	-4%	2 444	31 060 BGN	14 577	187 500 BGN
2024
January 5th - January 7th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	NEW	Ferrari	1	11 778	156 026 BGN	-	-	-	11 778	156 026 BGN
2	1	Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom	3	9 722	153 920 BGN	-10%	22 318	328 393 BGN	77 836	1 139 850 BGN
3	2	Migration	3	5 969	77 090 BGN	-19%	12 975	156 795 BGN	39 708	487 019 BGN
4	NEW	Night Swim	1	5 516	71 568 BGN	-	-	-	5 516	71 568 BGN
5	3	Wonka	4	5 357	68 339 BGN	9%	9 337	113 014 BGN	47 093	570 697 BGN
6	4	Masha and the Bear: Twice the Fun (Маша и Медведь)	4	2 548	29 837 BGN	-18%	5 380	60 117 BGN	27 752	301 290 BGN
7	5	Napoleon	7	1 809	27 096 BGN	-9%	4 421	59 597 BGN	80 811	1 098 987 BGN
8	7	Wish	7	1 683	21 713 BGN	-6%	3 121	38 813 BGN	47 422	583 279 BGN
9	6	Next Goal Wins	2	1 125	15 432 BGN	-33%	3 830	46 794 BGN	5 207	65 302 BGN
10	8	Уроците на Блага	4	1 188	15 034 BGN	-10%	3 074	37 012 BGN	19 473	234 123 BGN
January 12th - January 14th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	NEW	Beekeeper, The	1	11 641	165 013 BGN	-	-	-	11 641	165 013 BGN
2	1	Ferrari	2	7 679	107 069 BGN	-31%	18 903	237 941 BGN	26 582	345 010 BGN
3	NEW	Anyone But You	1	7 350	96 776 BGN	-	-	-	7 350	96 776 BGN
4	2	Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom	4	5 566	87 418 BGN	-43%	14 328	218 547 BGN	88 008	1 291 896 BGN
5	5	Wonka	5	4 281	53 957 BGN	-21%	6 798	84 441 BGN	52 815	640 755 BGN
6	3	Migration	4	4 003	51 170 BGN	-33%	7 304	92 231 BGN	45 046	553 330 BGN
7	NEW	Inseparables, The	1	3 612	42 811 BGN	-	-	-	3 612	42 811 BGN
8	4	Night Swim	2	2 823	37 065 BGN	-48%	8 903	110 931 BGN	11 726	147 996 BGN
9	6	Masha and the Bear: Twice the Fun (Маша и Медведь)	5	1 549	19 034 BGN	-36%	3 343	37 034 BGN	30 096	327 520 BGN
10	8	Wish	8	1 451	18 736 BGN	-13%	1 939	24 602 BGN	49 129	604 904 BGN

 

I finally got around to writing another update here. Above you can find all top 10 weekend charts from December till now.

 

The end of the year was quite less eventfull than the 2-punch combo of Avatar and Puss in Boots. Nothing blew up either to great success or as big bomb but January is quite dead from now on so hopefully we some nice late legs for most releases.

 

I'll do a more thorough review of the most notable releases for 2023 and some predictions for 2024 in the next few days. However, I'll post below my thoughts on the current releases.

 

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom expectedly led the month and should pass 100k admissions in the next few weeks. However, given the barren market and total lack of competition it should have been able to get closer to the first one. Of course, there was much controversy surrounding the film and it's the end of the DCEU so the performance here is not that bad when this is taken into consideration. It will have a better retention rate than Deadpool 2 (another successfull CBM here) and that one didn't have all the bad press.

 

Wonka is doing pretty good and unless it collapses it can even catch up with the first Paddington movie and end up near 80k admissions. Since the start of the holidays it's been holding up exceptionally well so let's see where it'll end up. And this is good news for Dune 2 which I believe will be a big hit, at least here.

 

Migration is the biggest disappointment of the major holiday releases. It'll pass Sing 2, but that was released when COVID was still a thing, to not become the worst performing Illumination release here since Despicable Me 2 blew up and put them on the map here. It was the major animated movie for the holidays and it'll end up far below the 100k admissions mark. It should end up in the 60k-70k admissions range which is not bad but not that great given the circumstances.

 

Other than the big 3 December releases, The Boy and the Heron had a nice run and it'll end up just below 18k admissions. This proves that there is a target audience in the market for such films so hopefully we'll see more major releases this year.

 

As for the 2024 releases, Ferrari is doing quite well and a total north of 50k admissions seems likely. Michael Mann is quite popular here (even Blackhat ended with a total north of 30k admissions) so this isn't that big of a surprise but it's still a good success story to start the year.

 

Night Swim had an OK opening and should end up just below 20k admissions.

 

The Beekeper proves that Jason Statham has a lot of pull in the market. A total north of 50k admissions is possible for this one as well if it has some staying power.

 

Anyone But You had a pretty good opening as well. Let's see if it can pull a run similar to Ticket to Paradise since it seems to be quite leggy in a lot of markets. This will mean 50k admissions for it as well but for now let's stick with 30k admissions based on some decent legs.

 

This weekend will see the release of Poor Things and a local movie. The local movie should bomb and the latest Yorgos Lantimos film will probably end up below 5k admissions. This means that Statham should remain in top for the time being.

P.S. All the relevant charts on the first page have been updated.

[Simionski]

January 19th - January 21st
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	1	Beekeeper, The	2	8 859	125 903 BGN	-23%	19 121	253 197 BGN	27 980	379 100 BGN
2	3	Anyone But You	2	6 539	89 668 BGN	-7%	12 277	152 117 BGN	18 816	241 785 BGN
3	NEW	Чума	1	5 125	64 352 BGN	-	283	4 104 BGN	5 408	68 456 BGN
4	4	Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom	5	3 921	64 262 BGN	-26%	7 965	119 714 BGN	94 328	1 388 455 BGN
5	NEW	Poor Things	1	4 522	61 713 BGN	-	3 609	54 690 BGN	8 131	116 403 BGN
6	2	Ferrari	3	4 322	61 338 BGN	-42%	11 542	151 062 BGN	34 767	450 341 BGN
7	5	Wonka	6	3 440	43 610 BGN	-19%	5 388	66 346 BGN	57 362	696 755 BGN
8	6	Migration	5	2 795	36 208 BGN	-29%	4 833	60 212 BGN	48 671	598 579 BGN
9	7	Inseparables, The	2	2 562	30 167 BGN	-29%	4 576	53 247 BGN	7 138	83 414 BGN
10	8	Night Swim	3	1 702	23 015 BGN	-37%	4 286	53 841 BGN	14 891	187 787 BGN

 

Here is top 10 from the past week - really great holds all around the board and two better than expected openings.

 

The Beekeper expectedly keeps the first place with a pretty decent hold. It's starting to catch up with Statham's last January opening - Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre, and given the lack of competition this upcoming weekend it has a real chance to also end up above the 50k admissions mark.

 

Anyone But You had the best hold in the top 10 so hopefully we'll see a long run, similar to the one in the USA. It's hard to predict this one but for the moment a total above 30k admissions should be guaranteed. Let's see next weekend's hold to see if 50k admissions or more is on the horizon.

 

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom with another decent hold. It should pass the 100k admissions mark comfortably and land somewhere around 105k-110k admissions. A respectable performance given the circumstances and the top comic-book movie of 2023 in the market - and by a significant margin.

 

Poor Things had the best debut for a Lanthimos film here and a pretty good one for the type of film it is. When we add up the preview it's already near the 10k admission mark so it should be able to pass 20k admissions at the least.

 

Ferrari seems to be starting to lose ground and had the worst drop in the top 10. If it can stabilize next weekend the 50k admissions mark is still achievable but a lot harder than it seemed last week.

 

Wonka keeps chugging along with another great hold. There are few low-tier animations opening in February which may cut into it's late legs. Nevertheless, a total near 70k admissions is nothing to frown upon.

 

Migration is nearing the end of it's run and should end up around 55k admissions. An decent performance if it wasn't the only major animated movie during the holidays.

 

Night Swim will most probably end up below the 20k admissions mark but the expecations were low, anyway.

 

This weekend will see the releases Miller's Girl, Dogman (the new Luc Besson film) and a Romanian comedy sequel (the first one wasn't released here). I don't see any of them opening above 5k admissions but the Romanian movie looks really stupid so it could surprise us. I believe that The Beekeper should keep the first place unless Anyone But You is nearly flat again.

[Simionski]

As I promised earlier this month, I'll share my predictions for 2024.

 

A short recap of how I fared in 2023 - I'm flagging in green the ones that I had in the correct admissions range and in red the ones that couldn't pass the previous range or got over the next range (a really bad prediction). The rest I'll count as passable but not that great:

 

200k Admissions Possibilities: 1 out of 3

• Fast X - ended at 203k admissions
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie - ended at 130k admissions
• Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom - it should end up around 108k admissions

100k Admissions Possibilities: 1 out of 14; 4 out of 14

• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 - ended up at 58k admissions
• The Little Mermaid - ended up at 72k admissions
• Transformers: Rise of the Beasts - ended up at 38k admissions
• The Flash - ended up at 20k admissions
• Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny - ended up at 102k admissions
• Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Part One - ended up at 65k admissions
• The Marvels - ended up at 20k admissions
• The Meg 2: The Trench - ended up at 82k admissions
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem - ended up at 60k admissions
• PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie - ended up at 88k admissions
• Dune: Part Two - moved to 2024
• The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - should end up around 76k admissions
• Trolls 3 - ended up at 46k admissions
• Migration - should end up around 60k admissions

50k Admissions Possibilities: 6 out of 21; 8 out of 21

• Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre - ended up at 57k admissions but had already opened when I did the predictions
• Plane - ended up at 22k admissions
• Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania - ended up at 35k admissions
• Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves - ended up at 38k admissions
• 65 - ended up at 10k admissions
• Shazam! Fury of the Gods - ended up at 18k admissions
• John Wick: Chapter 4 - ended up at 61k admissions
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - ended up at 62k admissions
• Elemental - ended up at 77k admissions
• Barbie - ended up at 212k admissions
• Oppenheimer - should end up around 204k admissions
• Gran Turismo - ended up at 37k admissions
• Blue Beetle - ended up at 18k admissions
• The Equalizer 3 - ended up at 29k admissions
• The Nun 2 - ended up at 81k admissions
• A Haunting in Venice - ended up at 45k admissions
• The Expendables 4 - ended up at 15k admissions
• Kraven the Hunter - moved to 2024
• The Exorcist: Believer - ended up at 29k admissions
• Wish - should end up around 54k admissions
• Wonka - should end up around 70k admissions

I'm not happy with the above so I'm going to change the format a bit for this year:

200k+ admissions:

• Despicable Me 4 - this should be a no-brainer. The last one did 185k admissions, the 2 Minions movies are both around the 250k admissions mark and outside of Harold and the Purple Crayon it has no real competition for 2 full summer months. 

Unless something blows up like Barbenheimer the only other ones I see with a chance here are Gladiator, Inside Out , Mufasa: The Lion King and Sonic the Hedgehog 3. If none of them makes it, we may see the first year (outside of COVID) since 2018 without a 200k+ admissions hit.

 

150-200k admissions:

• Mufasa: The Lion King - the first one is the 7th most attended film in the last 30 years with nearly 300k admissions. I do expect for this to drop but it should be the main Christmas release together with Sonic so I doubt it'll miss the mark.

100-150k admissions:

• Dune: Part Two - the first one ended up with 54k admissions during COVID and simulatenous HBO MAX release. I really believe this one will double it since it'll be the first really big film of the year and original had amazing legs.
• Bad Boys 4 - assuming this one releases on time, it has a high chance to end up here. Both of the last 2 movies ended up around 130k admissions and this one doesn't have any direct competition for a month.
• Inside Out 2 - the original is the most attended PIXAR film here with around 130k admissions and is highly regarded by most people as one of their best ones. I believe this should surpass the first one and if it wasn't for the yellow guys I'd have put it in the range above but Despicable Me should affect it given the release schedule.
• Deadpool 3 - this is a bit tricky since the second one dropped quite a bit from the original (130k to 90k admissions) despite the good reception. At the same time, none of the X-Men films went above Deadpool 2. However, this does seem like the biggest MARVEL movie since No Way Home so I expect for it to play more like a major MCU team up and up near the 150k admissions mark or even above.
• Joker: Folie à Deux - the original was a big hit ending up around 130k admissions. This one adds up Lady Gaga and her last 2 films did amazingly for their genre so expect for this one to be able to not fall that much from the first one and still pass the 100k admissions mark.
• Gladiator 2 - the original was one of the most attended movies of it's time (over 180k admissions) and Ridley Scott is still quite popular (both of House of Gucci and Napoleon ended up above 80k admissions). I believe this has a chance to even win the year if things turn right.
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - the last one ended up around 130k admissions and the first one would also have come near that if it wasn't for COVID. This also has one of the best release dates in the year so it should match the second part.

As possible surprise hits here I see Twisters and The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. Nothing else gives me vibes as a contender.

 

50-100k admissions:

• The Beekeper - this one is already in release and will definitely pass the 50k admissions mark
• Kung Fu Panda 4 - the last two films ended up at 80k and 90k admissions. It really is the only major animated release till Garfield so it should at least match them.
• Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire - there shouldn't be much discussion on this since it'll be the only big spectacle film, outside of Dune, until the summer.
• The Garfield Movie - I believe that the current release date isn't great since it only has 3 weeks before Inside Out 2 comes out. IF is opening the week before and that one will also take away some of it's audience. I'm really baffled why it's not opening in April or August given the barren state of both months. Nevertheless, Garfiled is quite popular and the animation looks cute so it should end up above 50k admissions.
• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga - a tricky one since Fury Road did pass the mark but it needed pretty strong legs to do so. However, I do believe it'll open bigger than it which should compensate the worse legs and should be able to end up with a higher total.
• Twisters - this is just a hunch for now but this seems to have great chance to perform really well. It's one of the few movies on the list that are not the 4th+ entry in a franchise and the original is played regularly on TV so I think this may get near the 100k admissions mark.
• Alien: Romulus - Covenant did end up around 40k admissions but this one has a great release date so I have faith that it'll be able to put the franchise back in the 50-100k admissions range
• Beetlejuice 2 - this is a long shot without any actual footage but the original is highly regarded so a total north of 50k admissions seems quite possible
• Venom 3 - the franchise is on a decline but it's still popular enough to prevent an implosion and going below 50k admissions
• The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim - all of the Middle-Earth films are giant hits here, the last 4 all did over 200k admissions. However, this will be animated so I don't expect for it to match them (at least until I see some actual footage) but for the moment it's safe to say it should at least match Across the Spider-Verse and get into the 50-100k range.

As possible surprises here I see Argylle, Ballerina, Borderlands and Smile 2. Also Mickey 17 but I'm not sure when this will release.

 

30-50k admissions:

• Ferrari - this one is already in release and will end up in the 40k admissions range
• Anyone But You - this one is already in release and should end up with at least 40k admissions
• Argylle - this seems to be the major February release so it's highly unlikely for it to miss the mark
• Civil War - the trailer is pretty effective and outside of the April releases it seems like the most likely to gain some traction here
• Challengers - same as for Civil War, the trailer is pretty effective and April's state is quite bad. On top of that, Zendaya is quite popular even here so this has a chance to end up above the 30k admissions mark.
• The Fall Guy - it looks fun and there must be a few comedy breakouts and for the moment this seems like a likey candidate
• Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes - all of the new films ended up in the 30k range and I don't expect for this to change here
• IF - the release date is pretty bad but the local distributor does seem to be going all-in on targeting children since this will be dubbed (same as Paddington, Wonka and the Disney Live-Action adaptations) so it should pass the 30k admissions mark
• Ballerina - I may be overpredicting this one since Atomic Blonde couldn't even pass 20k admissions. However, the John Wick franchise gained a lot of popularity since then and this should have Keanu in it, as far as I know. Therefore, I do believe it should be able to come near the 50k admissions mark.
• Borderlands - a total guess but the games are popular so this should be able to pass at least 30k admissions
• Transformers One - if the animation style is appealing this seems like a sure thing
• Smile 2 - first one was a WOM hit with a 10x multiplier and ended up around 60k admissions. This one has the major horror October release so a total around 50k admissions seems likely

As possible additions here I see Bob Marley: One Love, Madame Web, A Quiet Place: Day One, Harold and the Purple Crayon, Kraven the Hunter, The Wild Robot, Saw XI, Smile 2 and Wicked: Part One.

 

[Simionski]

January 26th - January 28th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	1	Beekeeper, The	3	6 425	92 533 BGN	-26%	14 527	192 658 BGN	40 073	538 388 BGN
2	2	Anyone But You	3	4 600	64 207 BGN	-28%	11 019	140 695 BGN	27 896	357 018 BGN
3	4	Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom	6	3 103	51 880 BGN	-19%	5 623	88 060 BGN	99 133	1 464 132 BGN
4	5	Poor Things	2	3 474	49 120 BGN	-20%	8 456	105 709 BGN	15 539	209 520 BGN
5	3	Чума	2	3 366	43 979 BGN	-31%	9 266	107 258 BGN	12 915	155 341 BGN
6	NEW	Miller's Girl	1	3 357	43 858 BGN	-	-	-	3 357	43 858 BGN
7	7	Wonka	7	3 209	40 608 BGN	-6%	4 291	53 033 BGN	61 422	746 786 BGN
8	6	Ferrari	4	2 698	38 683 BGN	-36%	6 580	86 721 BGN	39 723	514 407 BGN
9	8	Migration	6	2 619	33 927 BGN	-6%	3 466	43 848 BGN	51 961	640 147 BGN
10	NEW	Miami Bici 2	1	2 413	31 706 BGN	-	-	-	2 413	31 706 BGN

 

Here is top 10 from the past week - really great holds all around the board.

 

The Beekeper expectedly keeps the first place for the third weekend in a row with another great hold. It's now only 1k admissions below the total (by the third week) of Statham's last January opening - Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre, but with a lot better third weekend than it. Unless it suddenly collapses, it should at least match that film's final total of 57k admissions so 60k admissions is now a real possibility.

 

Anyone But You had another great hold and it now makes 40k admissions almost a given. Based on it's hold until Valentine's Day we may see it even pass the 50k admissions mark.

 

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom with an exceptional hold and is back in the top 3. It should pass the 100k admissions mark comfortably and land somewhere around 110k admissions. A respectable performance given the circumstances and the top comic-book movie of 2023 in the market - and by a significant margin.

 

Poor Things held great in it's sophomore frame (despite the large number of previews and already burned demad). A total above 20k admissions is a lock and if it can keep holding this well we may start talking about 30k admissions.

 

Miller's Girl had a pretty respectable opening when compared to the disastrous one in it's home market. A total above 10k admissions is likely which is OK for this type of film and the lack of any marketing.

 

Ferrari again with the worst drop in the top 10 and now the 50k admissions mark seems like a mirage. Still, a total above 40k admissions is quite good.

 

Wonka and Migration thrive with no competition on the children's front. There are few low-tier animations opening in February which may cut into their late legs but Wonka still seems likely to finish near 70k admissions and Migration around 60k admissions.

 

Outside of the top 10, Oppenheimer had a re-release and through it managed to pass Fast X for the second place in admissions for 2023. Now Barbenheimer holds the top 2 spots and having 2 non-franchise entries at the top hasn't happened since 2010 so this is quite remarkable.

 

This weekend will see the releases of Argylle, Fast Charlie (a new Pierce Brosnan film with shockingly great reviews) and a low-tier animated movie. Argylle should comfortably win the weekend and end Statham's reign with an opening north of 10k admissions. The ex-Bond should be able to pass the 5k admissions while the low-tier animation will probably end up below the mark. Hopefully, the holdovers will see great holds again to continue the good trend this year.

Edited January 29 by Simionski

[BOfficeStats]

Thank you for your analysis.  It is interesting.

12 hours ago, Simionski said:

Civil War - the trailer is pretty effective and outside of the April releases it seems like the most likely to gain some traction here

Do you think the setting and overall theme will harm the movie overseas compared to if it had a less America-focused narrative?  

Edited January 30 by BOfficeStats

[Simionski]

13 hours ago, BOfficeStats said:

Thank you for your analysis.  It is interesting.

Do you think the setting and overall theme will harm the movie overseas compared to if it had a less America-focused narrative?  

With this premise they'll always limit the overseas audience but it would be a totally different film if it was set up somewhere else. And being America-focused doesn't alway mean that it'll bomb outside of the USA. I mean, American Sniper grossed nearly 200M overseas and it screams USA. It also ended around the 30k admissions mark here - a total I believe is possible for Civil War if the audience doesn't reject it as a whole.

[Simionski]

February 2nd - February 4th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	NEW	Argylle	1	7 081	100 740 BGN	-	-	-	7 081	100 740 BGN
2	1	Beekeeper, The	4	3 684	51 819 BGN	-43%	9 836	134 022 BGN	47 168	631 695 BGN
3	2	Anyone But You	4	3 567	50 612 BGN	-21%	7 901	103 164 BGN	34 764	446 588 BGN
4	4	Poor Things	3	2 647	37 322 BGN	-24%	6 262	81 616 BGN	20 974	279 337 BGN
5	NEW	Snowtime!	2	3 009	33 074 BGN	-	-	-	3 009	33 074 BGN
6	7	Wonka	8	2 363	30 441 BGN	-25%	3 976	49 438 BGN	64 552	786 058 BGN
7	9	Migration	7	2 147	27 622 BGN	-18%	3 169	39 999 BGN	54 658	673 840 BGN
8	6	Miller's Girl	2	1 945	26 576 BGN	-39%	5 865	71 469 BGN	7 810	98 045 BGN
9	3	Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom	7	1 591	25 320 BGN	-51%	4 315	69 636 BGN	101 936	1 507 209 BGN
10	5	Чума	3	1 810	23 514 BGN	-46%	5 538	67 261 BGN	16 897	202 138 BGN

 

Here is top 10 from the past week. The first weekend of the year where the top 10 didn't manage to pass 30k admissions so the lack of interesting options finally caught up. I don't see anything remarkable happening in February outside of Madame Web and the Bob Marley: One Love doing decent but not spectacular numbers. There are also a few local movies that open in the next few weeks so hopefully at least one of them attracts some of the audience. Otherwise, we're waiting for Dune: Part Two to spice things up.

 

Argylle took the first place with a so-so opening. It didn't even manage to pass the 10k admissions so a total north of 30k admissions will depend on the legs. For the moment I'm sceptical about it's chances but let's see how it holds next week.

 

The Beekeper had it's first noticeable drop. Neverthelss, a total above 50k admissions is a given but 60k admissions seems too hard now.

 

Anyone But You is still holding remarkably well and 40k admissions are now guaranteed. Based on it's hold around Valentine's Day we may see it even pass the 50k admissions mark.

 

Poor Things is going strong and it's already passed the 20k admissions mark. It remains to be seen if it'll have enough statying power to pass 30k admissions as well.

 

Wonka and Migration continue to thrive even with a new children's movie taking some of the audience this weekend. There is another low-tier animation opening next week but Wonka still seems likely to finish near 70k admissions and Migration around 60k admissions.

 

Miller's Girl had an OK hold in it's second weekend and should pass the 10k admissions mark. Given the expectations it's a decent performance.

 

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom finally collapsed this weekend. However, it's now over 100k admissions and in the next few days will pass Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny to reach the 6th place in admissions for 2023. A respectable performance given the circumstances and the top comic-book movie of 2023 in the market - and by a significant margin.

 

Fast Charlie debuted outside of the top 10 with a terrible opening just above 1k admissions. It'll probably end up below 5k admissions which is quite unfortunate since it seems like a decent film.

 

This weekend will see the releases of Anatomy of a Fall, the re-release of Dune: Part One, a low-tier animated movie and a local movie. The Palme d'Or winner will probably open around the 1k admissions mark, the re-release of Dune should end up below the 5k admissions mark so one of the other 2 should take the weekend since Argylle placed the bar quite low. 

[Simionski]

February 9th - February 11th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	NEW	Пулсът на танца	1	6 327	77 064 BGN	-	83	586 BGN	6 410	77 650 BGN
2	1	Argylle	2	3 573	51 030 BGN	-49%	11 244	150 402 BGN	14 817	201 432 BGN
3	3	Anyone But You	5	2 477	35 706 BGN	-29%	5 730	76 424 BGN	39 404	508 106 BGN
4	2	Beekeeper, The	5	2 451	35 359 BGN	-31%	5 715	75 438 BGN	51 650	690 674 BGN
5	NEW	Butterfly Tale	1	3 112	34 966 BGN	-	-	-	3 112	34 966 BGN
6	6	Wonka	9	1 818	23 408 BGN	-23%	3 641	45 802 BGN	67 648	824 826 BGN
7	4	Poor Things	4	1 595	22 658 BGN	-39%	4 211	55 372 BGN	24 133	320 046 BGN
8	7	Migration	8	1 491	19 185 BGN	-30%	3 021	37 836 BGN	57 023	703 240 BGN
9	NEW	Dune: Part One (2024 Re-Release)	121	1 385	17 315 BGN	-	-	-	55 352	663 174 BGN
10	9	Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom	8	1 026	16 370 BGN	-35%	2 483	38 250 BGN	103 854	1 536 508 BGN
February 16th - February 18th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	NEW	Madame Web	1	6 250	88 641 BGN	-	2 082	34 795 BGN	8 332	123 436 BGN
2	NEW	Bob Marley: One Love	1	3 597	47 798 BGN	-	937	15 486 BGN	4 534	63 283 BGN
3	1	Пулсът на танца	2	3 465	45 280 BGN	-41%	11 231	129 704 BGN	14 779	175 570 BGN
4	5	Butterfly Tale	2	3 255	37 309 BGN	7%	4 243	46 534 BGN	7 498	83 843 BGN
5	3	Anyone But You	6	2 081	29 420 BGN	-17%	6 512	86 414 BGN	45 520	588 234 BGN
6	4	Beekeeper, The	6	1 933	28 442 BGN	-19%	4 503	60 470 BGN	55 635	744 227 BGN
7	2	Argylle	3	1 906	27 493 BGN	-46%	6 360	86 647 BGN	19 510	264 541 BGN
8	11	Киберпрестъпност/Story-та	1	2 045	27 192 BGN	68%	1 791	23 916 BGN	3 836	51 108 BGN
9	6	Wonka	10	2 085	26 132 BGN	12%	2 423	30 457 BGN	70 338	858 008 BGN
10	8	Migration	9	1 422	18 472 BGN	-3%	1 808	22 756 BGN	58 762	725 283 BGN
February 23rd - February 25th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	NEW	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - To the Hashira Training (Kimetsu no Yaiba Kizuna no Kiseki, Soshite Hashira Geiko e)	1	4 086	56 112 BGN	-	-	-	4 086	56 112 BGN
2	1	Madame Web	2	3 019	44 179 BGN	-50%	9 146	123 813 BGN	14 247	202 788 BGN
3	NEW	Dogs at the Opera (Великолепная пятерка)	1	3 599	40 698 BGN	-	-	-	3 599	40 698 BGN
4	NEW	Three Musketeers, The - Part I: D'Artagnan (Les trois mousquetaires: D'Artagnan)	1	3 018	40 636 BGN	-	-	-	3 018	40 636 BGN
5	NEW	Уроци по немски	1	2 732	29 820 BGN	-	-	-	2 732	29 820 BGN
6	2	Bob Marley: One Love	2	1 795	24 302 BGN	-49%	6 014	73 799 BGN	8 746	113 587 BGN
7	3	Пулсът на танца	3	1 780	21 652 BGN	-52%	5 214	63 898 BGN	18 308	215 841 BGN
8	5	Anyone But You	7	1 253	18 506 BGN	-37%	3 368	44 340 BGN	48 060	621 659 BGN
9	9	Wonka	11	1 319	17 012 BGN	-34%	2 453	30 942 BGN	72 025	879 831 BGN
10	6	Beekeeper, The	7	1 140	16 534 BGN	-41%	3 133	42 542 BGN	57 975	774 861 BGN
March 1st - March 3rd
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	NEW	Dune: Part Two	1	29 788	445 524 BGN	-	5 909	100 843 BGN	35 697	546 366 BGN
2	3	Dogs at the Opera (Великолепная пятерка)	2	4 019	46 710 BGN	15%	4 707	52 012 BGN	8 726	98 721 BGN
3	4	Three Musketeers, The - Part I: D'Artagnan (Les trois mousquetaires: D'Artagnan)	2	1 891	25 878 BGN	-36%	4 567	58 544 BGN	6 458	84 422 BGN
4	2	Madame Web	3	1 758	25 444 BGN	-42%	4 294	59 661 BGN	17 280	243 713 BGN
5	5	Уроци по немски	2	1 831	24 716 BGN	-17%	4 724	51 101 BGN	6 609	76 174 BGN
6	1	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - To the Hashira Training (Kimetsu no Yaiba Kizuna no Kiseki, Soshite Hashira Geiko e)	2	1 469	19 003 BGN	-66%	5 626	74 658 BGN	7 095	93 661 BGN
7	9	Wonka	12	1 461	18 612 BGN	10%	1 578	19 994 BGN	73 745	901 424 BGN
8	NEW	Promised Land, The (Bastarden)	1	1 545	18 434 BGN	-	-	-	1 545	18 434 BGN
9	NEW	Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon (Månelyst i Flåklypa)	1	1 600	17 682 BGN	-	-	-	1 600	17 682 BGN
10	8	Anyone But You	8	1 094	15 952 BGN	-13%	1 987	27 853 BGN	49 888	646 959 BGN

 

Here are all the top 10 charts from the past month. February was quite uneventful but at least this led to some nice legs for most of the releases. However, March is starting with a bang, thanks to Dune: Part Two and we have at least 2 other films that should do decent bussiness till the end of the month.

 

Dune: Part Two had a great opening more than tripling the OW of the first when we include the previews as well. Most probably, it won't have the same 5x multiplier but a multiplier in the 4x range is not impossible given the barren state in the upcoming weeks. For now, I'd put the final range as 100k-125k admissions but let's see how it holds in it's second weekend.

 

All of the February releases pretty much bombed - only 1 of them has passed the 20k admissions as of this moment (Argylle), 1 local movie should pass the mark next week and Madame Webb will likely pass it as well in the next few weeks. Overall, a terrible month but an expected one since there wasn't anything that interesting in theaters anyway.

 

Thanks to the slow month, all of the December and January hits managed some incredible holds in the last month which helped a lot with their totals.

 

Wonka just spent it's 12th week in the top 10 with another increase and will pass the 75k admissions mark. If it doesn't disappear when Kung Fu Panda 4 releases on the 15th it has a shot at 80k admissions as well which was totally unexpected after it's OW. It should manage a total of nearly 8x which is amazing even for a release that opened just before the holidays.

 

Migration managed to pass the 60k admissions mark and should end up with a similar final total as Across the Spider-Verse. Overall, a decent performance but it should have aimed for more given the great release schedule.

 

The Beekeeper will pas the 60k admissions mark as well in the coming days. A great performance and another proof that Statham is a star around these parts of the world.

 

Anyone But You got the best of Valentine's Day and will manage to pass the 50k admissions mark by next week. A truly amazing performance with a final multiplier near 7x.

 

Finally, Poor Things will pass the 30k admissions mark in the next few weeks. A great performance for an arthouse film.

 

Next week will see the releases of the second part of the latest French adaptation of The Three Musketeers, Imaginary and The Zone of Interest (only in handful of cinemas). Outside of Imaginary, none of them has any chance to pass the 5k admissions mark so Dune will continue it's reign.

 

 

 

[Simionski]

Long time no see!

 

This will be a bigger updates since the last one was in March. Here is the current top 20 for the year:

Spoiler

#	Title	Admissions		#	Title	Gross
1	Inside Out 2	175 281		1	Dune: Part Two	2 283 836 BGN
2	Dune: Part Two	158 500		2	Inside Out 2	2 153 295 BGN
3	Kung Fu Panda 4	149 075		3	Kung Fu Panda 4	1 918 693 BGN
4	Despicable Me 4	147 502		4	Despicable Me 4	1 812 425 BGN
5	Bad Boys: Ride or Die	95 444		5	Deadpool & Wolverine	1 326 582 BGN
6	Garfield Movie, The	88 376		6	Bad Boys: Ride or Die	1 293 222 BGN
7	Deadpool & Wolverine	88 127		7	Garfield Movie, The	1 016 935 BGN
8	Beekeeper, The	60 311		8	Beekeeper, The	805 344 BGN
9	Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire	53 622		9	Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire	777 191 BGN
10	Anyone But You	53 023		10	Anyone But You	687 741 BGN
11	Ferrari	46 298		11	Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes	621 143 BGN
12	Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes	45 475		12	Ferrari	601 666 BGN
13	Никога не е просто секс	37 788		13	Никога не е просто секс	458 054 BGN
14	Опасни шматки	33 083		14	Poor Things	432 915 BGN
15	Poor Things	32 616		15	Опасни шматки	411 697 BGN
16	Tarrot	27 872		16	Tarrot	339 995 BGN
17	Quiet Place, A: Day One	25 487		17	Quiet Place, A: Day One	337 107 BGN
18	Fall Guy, The	24 761		18	Fall Guy, The	337 101 BGN
19	Count of Monte-Cristo, The (Le Comte de Monte-Cristo)	23 471		19	Argylle	313 253 BGN
20	Пулсът на танца	23 156		20	Count of Monte-Cristo, The (Le Comte de Monte-Cristo)	307 840 BGN

 

The top 10 charts up till this week:

Spoiler

March 8th - March 10th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	1	Dune: Part Two	2	22 998	353 450 BGN	-20%	54 325	763 787 BGN	83 232	1 218 080 BGN
2	NEW	Kung Fu Panda 4	0	9 587	154 028 BGN	-	-	-	9 587	154 028 BGN
3	NEW	Imaginary	1	3 848	48 725 BGN	-	-	-	3 848	48 725 BGN
4	NEW	Three Musketeers, The - Part II: Milady (Les trois mousquetaires: Milady)	1	2 314	30 864 BGN	-	-	-	2 314	30 864 BGN
5	2	Dogs at the Opera (Великолепная пятерка)	3	2 315	27 658 BGN	-40%	5 911	67 346 BGN	12 933	147 016 BGN
6	10	Anyone But You	9	918	13 374 BGN	-16%	1 835	25 127 BGN	51 547	669 508 BGN
7	4	Madame Web	4	917	13 344 BGN	-47%	2 726	37 784 BGN	19 165	269 397 BGN
8	5	Уроци по немски	3	744	10 452 BGN	-57%	3 065	39 000 BGN	8 587	100 910 BGN
9	NEW	Zone of Interest, The	1	754	9 768 BGN	-	-	-	754	9 768 BGN
10	7	Wonka	13	749	9 583 BGN	-48%	2 204	27 346 BGN	75 237	919 742 BGN
March 15th - March 17th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	2	Kung Fu Panda 4	1	32 486	424 245 BGN	176%	13 040	210 626 BGN	45 526	634 871 BGN
2	1	Dune: Part Two	3	14 815	229 996 BGN	-34%	36 698	531 133 BGN	111 747	1 625 758 BGN
3	NEW	Arthur the King	1	1 937	26 709 BGN	-	-	-	1 937	26 709 BGN
4	NEW	Haunting of the Queen Mary	1	2 107	26 569 BGN	-	-	-	2 107	26 569 BGN
5	3	Imaginary	2	1 569	20 380 BGN	-58%	6 470	77 448 BGN	8 039	97 828 BGN
6	5	Dogs at the Opera (Великолепная пятерка)	4	1 172	14 184 BGN	-48%	2 949	34 022 BGN	14 739	167 563 BGN
7	NEW	Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia	1	1 034	13 884 BGN	-	-	-	1 034	13 884 BGN
8	4	Three Musketeers, The - Part II: Milady (Les trois mousquetaires: Milady)	2	740	10 068 BGN	-67%	3 814	47 293 BGN	4 554	57 362 BGN
9	20	Poor Things	9	535	7 942 BGN	81%	793	10 701 BGN	31 214	413 778 BGN
10	6	Anyone But You	10	302	4 459 BGN	-66%	1 386	19 032 BGN	52 317	679 624 BGN
March 22nd - March 24th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	1	Kung Fu Panda 4	2	18 625	247 535 BGN	-41%	42 431	537 948 BGN	74 096	996 109 BGN
2	2	Dune: Part Two	4	9 115	141 717 BGN	-38%	23 595	345 136 BGN	129 642	1 882 616 BGN
3	NEW	Immaculate	1	3 817	46 581 BGN	-	-	-	3 817	46 581 BGN
4	NEW	Beautiful Wedding	1	2 373	30 996 BGN	-	-	-	2 373	30 996 BGN
5	3	Arthur the King	2	1 276	18 035 BGN	-32%	3 302	42 211 BGN	4 578	60 246 BGN
6	4	Haunting of the Queen Mary	2	682	9 078 BGN	-65%	3 613	43 208 BGN	4 295	52 286 BGN
7	6	Dogs at the Opera (Великолепная пятерка)	5	703	8 634 BGN	-39%	1 451	16 927 BGN	15 721	178 940 BGN
8	5	Imaginary	3	609	8 425 BGN	-58%	2 712	32 850 BGN	9 791	118 723 BGN
9	7	Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia	2	506	7 158 BGN	-48%	1 841	22 970 BGN	2 347	30 128 BGN
10	8	Three Musketeers, The - Part II: Milady (Les trois mousquetaires: Milady)	3	340	4 943 BGN	-50%	1 313	16 614 BGN	5 467	68 850 BGN
March 29th - March 31st
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	NEW	Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire	1	13 241	197 550 BGN	-	-	-	13 241	197 550 BGN
2	1	Kung Fu Panda 4	3	8 269	108 586 BGN	-56%	25 001	321 473 BGN	88 773	1 178 984 BGN
3	2	Dune: Part Two	5	4 401	65 985 BGN	-53%	14 883	218 118 BGN	139 811	2 025 002 BGN
4	3	Immaculate	2	2 033	25 112 BGN	-46%	7 004	81 581 BGN	9 037	106 693 BGN
5	NEW	Jungle Bunch: Operation Meltdown (Les As de la Jungle 2)	1	1 867	21 322 BGN	-	-	-	1 867	21 322 BGN
6	4	Beautiful Wedding	2	1 090	14 704 BGN	-52%	4 256	51 770 BGN	5 346	66 474 BGN
7	5	Arthur the King	3	396	5 503 BGN	-69%	2 053	27 064 BGN	5 751	74 778 BGN
8	8	Imaginary	4	249	3 306 BGN	-60%	933	12 315 BGN	10 364	125 919 BGN
9	9	Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia	3	215	3 174 BGN	-55%	947	12 414 BGN	3 003	38 559 BGN
10	7	Dogs at the Opera (Великолепная пятерка)	6	245	2 992 BGN	-65%	908	10 925 BGN	16 171	184 224 BGN
April 5th - April 7th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	1	Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire	2	6 780	105 441 BGN	-46%	23 694	336 538 BGN	30 474	441 979 BGN
2	2	Kung Fu Panda 4	4	6 543	88 449 BGN	-18%	18 486	223 281 BGN	105 533	1 382 128 BGN
3	3	Dune: Part Two	6	3 267	50 049 BGN	-24%	8 604	117 605 BGN	147 281	2 126 672 BGN
4	NEW	First Omen, The	1	2 723	34 305 BGN	-	-	-	2 723	34 305 BGN
5	NEW	Защото обичам лошото време	1	2 685	33 124 BGN	-	922	10 315 BGN	3 607	43 440 BGN
6	5	Jungle Bunch: Operation Meltdown (Les As de la Jungle 2)	2	1 766	20 619 BGN	-3%	4 618	48 129 BGN	6 384	68 748 BGN
7	NEW	Monkey Man	1	1 159	15 597 BGN	-	-	-	1 159	15 597 BGN
8	4	Immaculate	3	722	10 036 BGN	-60%	4 231	48 568 BGN	11 957	140 185 BGN
9	6	Beautiful Wedding	3	482	7 052 BGN	-52%	2 295	28 165 BGN	7 033	86 987 BGN
10	NEW	Perfect Days	1	574	6 279 BGN	-	2 460	26 991 BGN	3 034	33 270 BGN
April 12th - April 14th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	2	Kung Fu Panda 4	5	5 027	66 073 BGN	-25%	8 488	111 329 BGN	112 505	1 471 082 BGN
2	NEW	Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire	1	3 932	55 569 BGN	-	-	-	3 932	55 569 BGN
3	1	Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire	3	3 585	53 259 BGN	-49%	9 921	149 746 BGN	37 200	539 544 BGN
4	NEW	Back to Black	1	2 261	30 114 BGN	-	-	-	2 261	30 114 BGN
5	3	Dune: Part Two	7	1 568	23 562 BGN	-52%	4 897	70 467 BGN	150 479	2 170 652 BGN
6	NEW	Civil War	1	1 601	23 080 BGN	-	-	-	1 601	23 080 BGN
7	5	Защото обичам лошото време	2	1 609	20 574 BGN	-37%	5 153	56 360 BGN	7 684	87 248 BGN
8	4	First Omen, The	2	1 358	17 876 BGN	-47%	4 487	54 142 BGN	5 845	72 017 BGN
9	6	Jungle Bunch: Operation Meltdown (Les As de la Jungle 2)	3	1 233	14 719 BGN	-28%	2 264	25 733 BGN	8 115	88 580 BGN
10	10	Perfect Days	2	563	5 983 BGN	-4%	1 209	12 632 BGN	4 232	45 606 BGN
April 19th - April 21st
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	1	Kung Fu Panda 4	6	7 018	94 454 BGN	43%	6 625	84 730 BGN	121 121	1 584 193 BGN
2	NEW	Опасни шматки	1	6 239	80 724 BGN	-	-	-	6 239	80 724 BGN
3	3	Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire	4	3 323	51 286 BGN	-3%	5 290	75 864 BGN	42 228	613 435 BGN
4	2	Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire	2	3 530	50 179 BGN	-9%	6 180	81 669 BGN	9 710	131 848 BGN
5	NEW	Abigail	1	3 382	45 630 BGN	-	-	-	3 382	45 630 BGN
6	NEW	Rabbit Academy: Mission Eggpossible (Die Häschenschule - Der große Eierklau)	1	3 477	38 932 BGN	-	-	-	3 477	38 932 BGN
7	4	Back to Black	2	2 248	31 217 BGN	4%	4 348	53 026 BGN	6 596	84 243 BGN
8	5	Dune: Part Two	8	1 721	26 792 BGN	14%	2 564	36 042 BGN	153 196	2 209 925 BGN
9	9	Jungle Bunch: Operation Meltdown (Les As de la Jungle 2)	4	1 370	17 068 BGN	16%	1 673	19 074 BGN	9 925	110 004 BGN
10	6	Civil War	2	1 116	16 276 BGN	-29%	2 886	38 720 BGN	4 002	54 996 BGN
April 26th - April 28th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	NEW	Fall Guy, The	1	4 883	70 614 BGN	-	1 252	19 529 BGN	6 135	90 143 BGN
2	1	Kung Fu Panda 4	7	3 002	39 317 BGN	-58%	8 780	114 491 BGN	125 885	1 643 546 BGN
3	NEW	Challengers	1	2 754	37 143 BGN	-	-	-	2 754	37 143 BGN
4	2	Опасни шматки	2	2 827	37 001 BGN	-54%	9 974	122 376 BGN	12 801	159 377 BGN
5	3	Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire	5	1 621	24 511 BGN	-52%	4 869	71 408 BGN	45 395	658 069 BGN
6	NEW	Boonie Bears: Guardian Code (Xiong Chu Mei Ban Wo Xiong Xin)	1	1 297	15 906 BGN	-	-	-	1 297	15 906 BGN
7	5	Abigail	2	1 146	15 056 BGN	-67%	5 456	70 500 BGN	6 602	85 557 BGN
8	4	Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire	3	1 029	14 299 BGN	-71%	4 677	64 193 BGN	11 886	160 161 BGN
9	6	Rabbit Academy: Mission Eggpossible (Die Häschenschule - Der große Eierklau)	2	1 278	14 170 BGN	-63%	4 629	49 965 BGN	5 907	64 136 BGN
10	7	Back to Black	3	975	13 943 BGN	-55%	3 722	48 136 BGN	9 045	115 106 BGN
May 3rd - May 5th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	NEW	Tarrot	1	5 934	74 198 BGN	-	-	-	5 934	74 198 BGN
2	1	Fall Guy, The	2	3 893	56 352 BGN	-20%	10 357	138 857 BGN	15 502	214 737 BGN
3	2	Kung Fu Panda 4	8	4 011	54 036 BGN	38%	6 931	84 604 BGN	133 825	1 742 869 BGN
4	4	Опасни шматки	3	2 831	37 650 BGN	2%	6 579	80 266 BGN	19 384	240 292 BGN
5	3	Challengers	2	2 076	28 043 BGN	-24%	7 174	87 629 BGN	9 250	115 672 BGN
6	5	Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire	6	1 771	26 909 BGN	10%	3 464	50 164 BGN	49 009	710 631 BGN
7	6	Boonie Bears: Guardian Code (Xiong Chu Mei Ban Wo Xiong Xin)	2	1 807	20 116 BGN	27%	3 087	35 834 BGN	4 894	55 950 BGN
8	8	Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire	4	988	15 586 BGN	9%	2 246	28 993 BGN	14 091	190 441 BGN
9	11	Dune: Part Two	10	860	13 072 BGN	16%	1 654	23 391 BGN	156 490	2 256 314 BGN
10	10	Back to Black	4	745	10 375 BGN	-25%	2 232	29 024 BGN	11 047	140 562 BGN
May 10th - May 12th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	NEW	Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes	1	12 536	180 560 BGN	-	-	-	12 536	180 560 BGN
2	NEW	Никога не е просто секс	1	6 593	85 721 BGN	-	-	-	6 593	85 721 BGN
3	1	Tarrot	2	4 149	52 970 BGN	-28%	10 964	129 701 BGN	15 113	182 671 BGN
4	3	Kung Fu Panda 4	9	2 733	35 584 BGN	-34%	5 500	72 012 BGN	138 047	1 796 429 BGN
5	2	Fall Guy, The	3	1 761	25 702 BGN	-54%	6 437	87 953 BGN	19 807	272 042 BGN
6	NEW	IF	0	1 656	24 176 BGN	-	-	-	1 656	24 176 BGN
7	5	Challengers	3	1 737	24 076 BGN	-14%	4 190	52 096 BGN	13 101	163 800 BGN
8	4	Опасни шматки	4	1 436	20 598 BGN	-45%	4 546	57 218 BGN	22 535	280 457 BGN
9	7	Boonie Bears: Guardian Code (Xiong Chu Mei Ban Wo Xiong Xin)	3	1 067	12 324 BGN	-38%	2 336	25 750 BGN	6 490	73 907 BGN
10	6	Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire	7	805	12 054 BGN	-55%	2 624	38 893 BGN	50 667	734 669 BGN
May 17th - May 19th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	1	Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes	2	7 913	115 280 BGN	-36%	18 969	258 286 BGN	26 882	373 566 BGN
2	6	IF	1	7 111	82 553 BGN	242%	1 664	24 252 BGN	8 775	106 805 BGN
3	2	Никога не е просто секс	2	5 316	69 762 BGN	-18%	13 137	156 002 BGN	18 453	225 764 BGN
4	NEW	Strangers, The: Chapter 1	1	3 228	40 176 BGN	-	-	-	3 228	40 176 BGN
5	3	Tarrot	3	2 541	34 469 BGN	-34%	7 338	87 803 BGN	20 843	251 973 BGN
6	4	Kung Fu Panda 4	10	2 603	32 890 BGN	-7%	3 909	48 280 BGN	141 826	1 842 015 BGN
7	7	Challengers	4	1 430	20 198 BGN	-16%	3 182	40 732 BGN	15 976	200 655 BGN
8	5	Fall Guy, The	4	1 293	19 134 BGN	-25%	2 974	39 994 BGN	22 313	305 467 BGN
9	8	Опасни шматки	5	1 219	17 516 BGN	-14%	2 741	35 528 BGN	25 059	312 904 BGN
10	10	Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire	8	748	11 588 BGN	-3%	1 243	17 742 BGN	51 853	751 944 BGN
May 24th - May 26th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	NEW	Garfield Movie, The	1	17 670	220 920 BGN	-	-	-	17 670	220 920 BGN
2	NEW	Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga	1	5 144	75 460 BGN	-	946	16 234 BGN	6 090	91 693 BGN
3	1	Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes	3	3 086	44 083 BGN	-61%	12 075	167 547 BGN	34 130	469 916 BGN
4	3	Никога не е просто секс	3	2 766	38 062 BGN	-45%	9 893	120 378 BGN	25 796	314 442 BGN
5	2	IF	2	2 001	23 648 BGN	-71%	10 298	115 722 BGN	13 963	163 622 BGN
6	4	Strangers, The: Chapter 1	2	1 401	17 992 BGN	-55%	5 647	67 048 BGN	7 048	85 041 BGN
7	5	Tarrot	4	1 244	17 348 BGN	-49%	4 529	58 049 BGN	24 075	292 901 BGN
8	6	Kung Fu Panda 4	11	843	10 575 BGN	-67%	3 396	41 845 BGN	143 462	1 861 545 BGN
9	8	Fall Guy, The	5	534	8 226 BGN	-57%	1 988	27 705 BGN	23 542	322 263 BGN
10	9	Опасни шматки	6	536	7 928 BGN	-54%	1 961	26 829 BGN	26 337	330 146 BGN
May 31st - June 2nd
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	1	Garfield Movie, The	2	24 248	243 200 BGN	11%	26 048	312 779 BGN	50 296	555 980 BGN
2	2	Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga	2	2 732	40 798 BGN	-45%	8 898	122 094 BGN	12 576	179 126 BGN
3	3	Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes	4	2 327	34 146 BGN	-22%	4 799	64 363 BGN	38 170	524 341 BGN
4	NEW	School of Magical Animals (Die Schule der magischen Tiere)	1	2 872	26 430 BGN	-	-	-	2 872	26 430 BGN
5	5	IF	3	2 865	24 801 BGN	5%	3 156	35 231 BGN	17 983	200 005 BGN
6	4	Никога не е просто секс	4	1 650	22 214 BGN	-41%	5 437	68 105 BGN	30 117	366 699 BGN
7	8	Kung Fu Panda 4	12	2 511	19 779 BGN	88%	1 242	15 096 BGN	146 372	1 885 845 BGN
8	NEW	Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2	1	1 397	16 583 BGN	-	-	-	1 397	16 583 BGN
9	NEW	Haikyuu!! The Dumpster Battle (Gekijôban Haikyû!! Gomi Suteba no Kessen)	1	1 135	14 920 BGN	-	-	-	1 135	14 920 BGN
10	7	Tarrot	5	850	11 788 BGN	-32%	2 364	30 321 BGN	26 288	319 543 BGN
June 7th - June 9th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	NEW	Bad Boys: Ride or Die	1	19 197	273 939 BGN	-	3 642	57 676 BGN	22 839	331 615 BGN
2	1	Garfield Movie, The	3	7 022	90 750 BGN	-62%	29 257	300 238 BGN	62 327	703 768 BGN
3	NEW	Watchers, The	1	1 469	20 094 BGN	-	-	-	1 469	20 094 BGN
4	3	Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes	5	1 127	16 468 BGN	-51%	3 322	46 578 BGN	40 292	553 241 BGN
5	2	Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga	3	911	14 010 BGN	-65%	4 553	64 046 BGN	15 308	216 384 BGN
6	4	School of Magical Animals (Die Schule der magischen Tiere)	2	1 048	12 278 BGN	-53%	3 788	35 736 BGN	4 836	48 014 BGN
7	6	Никога не е просто секс	5	749	10 184 BGN	-54%	3 091	38 376 BGN	32 307	393 045 BGN
8	5	IF	4	769	9 956 BGN	-59%	3 506	31 508 BGN	19 393	216 668 BGN
9	12	Опасни шматки	8	574	8 198 BGN	7%	915	10 619 BGN	28 207	353 586 BGN
10	9	Haikyuu!! The Dumpster Battle (Gekijôban Haikyû!! Gomi Suteba no Kessen)	2	427	5 672 BGN	-61%	1 834	22 715 BGN	2 261	28 387 BGN
June 14th - June 16th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	NEW	Inside Out 2	1	30 460	394 141 BGN	-	-	-	30 460	394 141 BGN
2	1	Bad Boys: Ride or Die	2	11 211	160 811 BGN	-41%	34 436	458 037 BGN	49 289	676 524 BGN
3	2	Garfield Movie, The	4	4 331	55 298 BGN	-39%	11 924	146 266 BGN	71 560	814 582 BGN
4	3	Watchers, The	2	1 134	15 764 BGN	-21%	2 832	36 164 BGN	3 966	51 928 BGN
5	4	Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes	6	954	13 337 BGN	-19%	1 972	26 680 BGN	42 091	576 790 BGN
6	5	Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga	4	636	9 568 BGN	-31%	1 613	22 708 BGN	16 646	234 649 BGN
7	7	Никога не е просто секс	6	730	9 253 BGN	-9%	1 576	19 436 BGN	33 864	411 550 BGN
8	9	Опасни шматки	9	515	6 992 BGN	-14%	1 109	14 620 BGN	29 257	367 000 BGN
9	6	School of Magical Animals (Die Schule der magischen Tiere)	3	632	6 920 BGN	-43%	1 942	21 461 BGN	6 362	64 118 BGN
10	8	IF	5	422	5 476 BGN	-44%	1 641	19 476 BGN	20 687	231 665 BGN
June 21st - June 23rd
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	1	Inside Out 2	2	20 046	265 412 BGN	-32%	56 143	687 604 BGN	76 189	953 017 BGN
2	2	Bad Boys: Ride or Die	3	6 248	93 079 BGN	-42%	19 548	262 700 BGN	63 874	871 492 BGN
3	3	Garfield Movie, The	5	2 682	34 374 BGN	-37%	6 814	83 392 BGN	76 725	877 049 BGN
4	NEW	Exorcism, The	1	1 830	23 213 BGN	-	-	-	1 830	23 213 BGN
5	NEW	Bikeriders, The	1	1 016	14 212 BGN	-	-	-	1 016	14 212 BGN
6	NEW	Arcadian	1	712	9 366 BGN	-	-	-	712	9 366 BGN
7	5	Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes	7	543	7 890 BGN	-40%	1 682	22 302 BGN	43 362	593 646 BGN
8	7	Никога не е просто секс	7	436	6 012 BGN	-35%	1 450	17 398 BGN	35 020	425 707 BGN
9	6	Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga	5	392	5 866 BGN	-38%	1 190	16 637 BGN	17 592	247 584 BGN
10	8	Опасни шматки	10	339	4 530 BGN	-35%	1 297	15 728 BGN	30 378	380 267 BGN
June 28th - June 30th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	1	Inside Out 2	3	14 994	197 165 BGN	-25%	38 820	481 354 BGN	109 957	1 366 124 BGN
2	NEW	Quiet Place, A: Day One	1	5 583	79 053 BGN	-	-	-	5 583	79 053 BGN
3	2	Bad Boys: Ride or Die	4	4 243	62 483 BGN	-32%	12 250	167 396 BGN	74 119	1 008 292 BGN
4	3	Garfield Movie, The	6	2 330	29 850 BGN	-13%	4 809	58 537 BGN	81 182	932 063 BGN
5	4	Exorcism, The	2	828	11 340 BGN	-51%	3 790	45 316 BGN	4 618	56 657 BGN
6	NEW	Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1	1	746	10 296 BGN	-	-	-	746	10 296 BGN
7	5	Bikeriders, The	2	540	7 546 BGN	-46%	2 186	27 628 BGN	2 726	35 173 BGN
8	7	Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes	8	394	5 510 BGN	-30%	1 090	14 430 BGN	44 303	605 695 BGN
9	8	Никога не е просто секс	8	339	4 730 BGN	-21%	864	11 006 BGN	35 787	435 430 BGN
10	10	Опасни шматки	11	315	4 290 BGN	-5%	1 097	12 648 BGN	31 451	392 674 BGN
July 5th - July 7th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	NEW	Despicable Me 4	1	30 100	386 519 BGN	-	-	-	30 100	386 519 BGN
2	1	Inside Out 2	4	7 210	93 849 BGN	-52%	30 505	376 843 BGN	132 678	1 639 651 BGN
3	2	Quiet Place, A: Day One	2	3 156	44 870 BGN	-43%	11 325	149 480 BGN	14 481	194 350 BGN
4	NEW	Count of Monte-Cristo, The (Le Comte de Monte-Cristo)	1	3 134	43 636 BGN	-	-	-	3 134	43 636 BGN
5	3	Bad Boys: Ride or Die	5	2 563	37 782 BGN	-39%	8 803	118 874 BGN	81 242	1 102 465 BGN
6	NEW	Maxxxine	1	895	12 314 BGN	-	-	-	895	12 314 BGN
7	26	Rabbit Academy: Mission Eggpossible (Die Häschenschule - Der große Eierklau)	12	933	10 554 BGN	2882%	114	668 BGN	12 679	133 383 BGN
8	4	Garfield Movie, The	7	809	10 273 BGN	-65%	4 353	52 950 BGN	84 014	965 435 BGN
9	5	Exorcism, The	3	372	5 001 BGN	-55%	2 195	26 716 BGN	6 357	77 033 BGN
10	6	Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1	2	269	3 924 BGN	-61%	1 616	20 292 BGN	1 885	24 216 BGN
July 12th - July 14th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	1	Despicable Me 4	2	18 759	246 517 BGN	-36%	56 359	685 852 BGN	75 118	932 369 BGN
2	2	Inside Out 2	5	6 149	79 294 BGN	-15%	14 636	178 595 BGN	146 253	1 803 691 BGN
3	NEW	Twisters	1	3 626	53 428 BGN	-	-	-	3 626	53 428 BGN
4	4	Count of Monte-Cristo, The (Le Comte de Monte-Cristo)	2	2 787	39 612 BGN	-9%	6 671	84 031 BGN	9 458	123 642 BGN
5	5	Bad Boys: Ride or Die	6	2 006	30 014 BGN	-20%	5 564	74 821 BGN	86 249	1 169 519 BGN
6	NEW	Fly Me to the Moon	1	1 958	27 272 BGN	-	-	-	1 958	27 272 BGN
7	3	Quiet Place, A: Day One	3	1 574	22 525 BGN	-49%	6 363	83 682 BGN	19 262	255 687 BGN
8	8	Garfield Movie, The	8	773	9 714 BGN	-5%	1 527	18 590 BGN	85 505	983 466 BGN
9	6	Maxxxine	2	488	6 724 BGN	-45%	2 076	26 252 BGN	2 564	32 976 BGN
10	10	Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1	3	138	2 106 BGN	-46%	553	7 134 BGN	2 307	29 532 BGN
July 19th - July 21st
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	1	Despicable Me 4	3	13 537	178 953 BGN	-27%	37 377	460 850 BGN	107 273	1 325 655 BGN
2	2	Inside Out 2	6	5 214	67 747 BGN	-14%	12 387	150 689 BGN	157 705	1 942 833 BGN
3	3	Twisters	2	3 227	48 506 BGN	-9%	8 042	109 050 BGN	11 269	157 556 BGN
4	4	Count of Monte-Cristo, The (Le Comte de Monte-Cristo)	3	2 675	39 318 BGN	0%	5 858	76 123 BGN	15 204	199 471 BGN
5	5	Bad Boys: Ride or Die	7	2 005	29 284 BGN	-2%	4 257	58 125 BGN	90 505	1 226 913 BGN
6	NEW	Gracie and Pedro: Pets to the Rescue	1	1 938	20 936 BGN	-	-	-	1 938	20 936 BGN
7	6	Fly Me to the Moon	2	1 414	19 966 BGN	-26%	3 981	51 407 BGN	5 395	71 372 BGN
8	7	Quiet Place, A: Day One	4	1 306	19 044 BGN	-15%	3 323	43 489 BGN	22 317	295 695 BGN
9	NEW	Wake Up	1	987	12 355 BGN	-	-	-	987	12 355 BGN
10	NEW	Blue Lock: Episode Nagi (Gekijô-ban Blue Lock -Episode Nagi-)	1	749	9 916 BGN	-	-	-	749	9 916 BGN
July 26th - July 28th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	NEW	Deadpool & Wolverine	1	26 692	420 071 BGN	-	15 126	231 298 BGN	41 818	651 369 BGN
2	1	Despicable Me 4	4	8 794	115 020 BGN	-35%	27 296	336 866 BGN	129 826	1 598 588 BGN
3	2	Inside Out 2	7	4 322	54 661 BGN	-19%	10 056	123 375 BGN	166 869	2 053 121 BGN
4	4	Count of Monte-Cristo, The (Le Comte de Monte-Cristo)	4	1 964	28 665 BGN	-27%	5 233	70 062 BGN	19 726	258 881 BGN
5	3	Twisters	3	1 646	23 563 BGN	-51%	6 154	85 116 BGN	15 842	217 728 BGN
6	5	Bad Boys: Ride or Die	8	1 176	17 522 BGN	-40%	3 554	49 271 BGN	93 230	1 264 422 BGN
7	6	Gracie and Pedro: Pets to the Rescue	2	1 358	14 570 BGN	-30%	4 264	43 661 BGN	5 622	58 231 BGN
8	8	Quiet Place, A: Day One	5	727	10 498 BGN	-44%	2 480	33 485 BGN	24 218	320 634 BGN
9	7	Fly Me to the Moon	3	558	8 141 BGN	-59%	2 900	37 020 BGN	7 439	96 568 BGN
10	NEW	Two Buddies and a Badger: The Great Big Beast (Knutsen & Ludvigsen 2 - Det store dyret)	42	633	6 860 BGN	-	-	-	633	6 860 BGN

 

The latest top 10:

August 2nd - August 4th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	1	Deadpool & Wolverine	2	18 969	298 924 BGN	-28%	54 032	796 360 BGN	88 127	1 326 582 BGN
2	2	Despicable Me 4	5	7 198	92 812 BGN	-19%	19 227	235 622 BGN	147 502	1 812 425 BGN
3	3	Inside Out 2	8	3 881	49 263 BGN	-9%	8 853	105 572 BGN	175 281	2 153 295 BGN
4	NEW	Dragonkeeper	1	4 236	47 086 BGN	-	-	-	4 236	47 086 BGN
5	NEW	Trap	1	3 045	40 066 BGN	-	-	-	3 045	40 066 BGN
6	4	Count of Monte-Cristo, The (Le Comte de Monte-Cristo)	5	1 729	25 134 BGN	-12%	3 980	52 490 BGN	23 471	307 840 BGN
7	5	Twisters	4	881	12 794 BGN	-45%	3 457	45 266 BGN	18 534	252 224 BGN
8	6	Bad Boys: Ride or Die	9	838	11 997 BGN	-31%	2 552	34 324 BGN	95 444	1 293 222 BGN
9	NEW	#AMFAD: All My Friends Are Dead	1	899	10 845 BGN	-	-	-	899	10 845 BGN
10	7	Gracie and Pedro: Pets to the Rescue	3	625	6 992 BGN	-52%	2 460	25 074 BGN	7 349	75 727 BGN

 

Last time I wrote here, Dune: Part Two had just opened and with a pretty good result as well. It managed to get some amazing legs (5.3x multiplier) and got over 158k admissions and 2.2M BGN.

 

For the rest of March there wasn't anything worth mentioning except the performances of other 2 blockbusters. We had another big hit with Kung Fu Panda 4 which became the most attended film in the franchise with almost 150k admissions and doubled the third part's gross. At the same time, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire did decent enough and passed the 50k admissions mark - it fared better than the last two movies of the MonsterVerse franchise but came 20k admissions short of Godzilla and Kong: Skull Island.

 

April was terrible and nothing outside of a local movie managed to pass even 30k admissions. Every wide release outside of Challengers came below expectations or directly bombed and even the Zendaya film ended around 20k admissions.

 

May turned a bit better but still terrible. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes managed became the most successfull entry in the latest iteration of the long-running franchise - both in admissions and in gross, but still came a bit short of the 50k admissions mark. The Garfield Movie did pretty well and should end up around 90k admissions - mainly thanks to a lack of competition and great performance around Children's day but still a great result. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga bombed in spectacular fashion by not being able to reach even 1/3 of Mad Max: Fury Road. Tarrot was the surprise of the month since it ended near the 30k admissions mark.

 

Thanks to the two biggies, June continued the upwards trend. Bad Boys: Ride or Die still has a small chance the 100k admissions mark and even it misses it it'll be quite close. Nevertheless, it lost almost 30k admissions from the third part which is not ideal. At the same time, Inside Out 2 blew up and it's fighting for the 200k admissions mark. The first one had around 130k admissions so this is a great increase, especially given the lack of success for PIXAR here this is amazing (outisde of the 2 Inside Out movies, only Incredibles II has passed the 100k admissions mark). A Quiet Place: Day One is doing decent and has already bested the previous movies from the franchise - unfortunately, with a low total just below 30k admissions.

 

July is also centered on the two big blockbusters from Illumination and MARVEL. Despicable Me 4 is still going strong and should end up really close to the 200k admissions mark, similar to Inside Out 2. Deadpool & Wolverine had a great debut and an amazing second weekend hold so 150k admissions should be reached. Twisters bombed hard and will end up around 20k admissions, Fly Me to the Moon bombed even harder and won't pass 10k admissions.

 

In August I don't see anything passing the 30k admission mark, except Borderlands, It Ends with Us and Alien: Romulus. And from these 3 the only shoe-in is Alien since the other 2 are big wild cards. At least the slower August should lead to great legs for Inside Out 2, Despicable Me 4 and Deadpool & Wolverine.

 

 

 

 

 

[Simionski]

Another post for today with some comparisons for the 3 summer hits here:

 

Deadpool & Wolverine vs Multiverse of Madness vs Love & Thunder:

Spoiler

	Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness						Thor: Love and Thunder						Deadpool & Wolverine
	Admissions	Gross	% Change	Total Admissions	Total Gross		Admissions	Gross	% Change	Total Admissions	Total Gross		Admissions	Gross	% Change	Total Admissions	Total Gross
PREVIEWS	7 281	103 205 BGN	-	7 281	103 205 BGN		4 935	68 405 BGN	-	4 935	68 405 BGN		15 126	231 298 BGN	-	15 126	231 298 BGN
1st Weekend	42 347	534 800 BGN	-	49 628	638 005 BGN		33 103	413 258 BGN	-	38 038	481 663 BGN		26 692	420 071 BGN	-	41 818	651 369 BGN
1st Week	58 968	725 408 BGN	-	66 249	828 613 BGN		55 128	656 800 BGN	-	60 063	725 205 BGN		54 032	796 360 BGN	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
2nd Weekend	15 504	203 894 BGN	-63%	81 753	1 032 507 BGN		11 459	147 515 BGN	-65%	71 522	872 720 BGN		18 969	298 924 BGN	-29%	88 127	1 326 582 BGN
2nd Week	25 332	316 336 BGN	-57%	91 581	1 144 949 BGN		22 111	267 342 BGN	-60%	82 174	992 547 BGN		-	-	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
3rd Weekend	7 143	97 739 BGN	-54%	98 724	1 242 688 BGN		6 746	87 851 BGN	-41%	88 920	1 080 398 BGN		-	-	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
3rd Week	12 885	165 670 BGN	-49%	104 466	1 310 619 BGN		14 188	171 862 BGN	-36%	96 362	1 164 409 BGN		-	-	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
4th Weekend	3 857	48 529 BGN	-46%	108 323	1 359 148 BGN		4 684	58 808 BGN	-31%	101 046	1 223 217 BGN		-	-	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
4th Week	6 756	80 440 BGN	-48%	111 222	1 391 059 BGN		8 789	104 131 BGN	-38%	105 151	1 268 540 BGN		-	-	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
5th Weekend	2 698	33 796 BGN	-30%	113 920	1 424 855 BGN		2 832	35 900 BGN	-40%	107 983	1 304 440 BGN		-	-	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
5th Week	4 491	53 138 BGN	-34%	115 713	1 444 197 BGN		5 863	70 247 BGN	-33%	111 014	1 338 787 BGN		-	-	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
6th Weekend	2 843	36 310 BGN	5%	118 556	1 480 507 BGN		2 578	33 784 BGN	-9%	113 592	1 372 571 BGN		-	-	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
6th Week	4 724	56 577 BGN	5%	120 437	1 500 774 BGN		5 079	61 546 BGN	-13%	116 093	1 400 333 BGN		-	-	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
7th Weekend	1 517	19 427 BGN	-47%	121 954	1 520 201 BGN		1 635	21 293 BGN	-37%	117 728	1 421 626 BGN		-	-	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
7th Week	2 649	31 867 BGN	-44%	123 086	1 532 641 BGN		3 363	40 559 BGN	-34%	119 456	1 440 892 BGN		-	-	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
8th Weekend	-	-	-	123 086	1 532 641 BGN		1 047	13 341 BGN	-36%	120 503	1 454 233 BGN		-	-	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
8th Week	1 401	16 966 BGN	-47%	124 487	1 549 607 BGN		2 422	28 013 BGN	-28%	121 878	1 468 905 BGN		-	-	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
9th Weekend	-	-	-	124 487	1 549 607 BGN		1 857	16 286 BGN	77%	123 735	1 485 191 BGN		-	-	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
9th Week	-	-	-	124 487	1 549 607 BGN		2 702	26 134 BGN	12%	124 580	1 495 039 BGN		-	-	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
10th Weekend	-	-	-	124 487	1 549 607 BGN		-	-	-	124 580	1 495 039 BGN		-	-	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
10th Week	-	-	-	124 487	1 549 607 BGN		-	-	-	124 580	1 495 039 BGN		-	-	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
FINAL TOTAL	-	-	-	125 600	1 562 316 BGN		-	-	-	126 296	1 517 142 BGN		-	-	-	88 127	1 326 582 BGN

 

Deadpool & Wolverine vs No Way Home vs Endgame:

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	Avengers: Endgame						Spider-Man: No Way Home						Deadpool & Wolverine
	Admissions	Gross	% Change	Total Admissions	Total Gross		Admissions	Gross	% Change	Total Admissions	Total Gross		Admissions	Gross	% Change	Total Admissions	Total Gross
PREVIEWS	11 689	165 496 BGN	-	11 689	165 496 BGN		7 638	105 140 BGN	-	7 638	105 140 BGN		15 126	231 298 BGN	-	15 126	231 298 BGN
1st Weekend	66 410	775 510 BGN	-	78 099	941 006 BGN		45 402	513 818 BGN	-	53 040	618 958 BGN		26 692	420 071 BGN	-	41 818	651 369 BGN
1st Week	133 220	1 500 795 BGN	-	144 909	1 666 291 BGN		77 240	844 017 BGN	-	84 878	949 157 BGN		54 032	796 360 BGN	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
2nd Weekend	26 181	320 630 BGN	-61%	171 090	1 986 921 BGN		15 563	175 315 BGN	-66%	100 441	1 124 472 BGN		18 969	298 924 BGN	-29%	88 127	1 326 582 BGN
2nd Week	43 698	518 122 BGN	-67%	188 607	2 184 413 BGN		45 893	490 782 BGN	-41%	130 771	1 439 939 BGN		-	-	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
3rd Weekend	11 043	137 298 BGN	-58%	199 650	2 321 711 BGN		7 863	94 120 BGN	-49%	138 634	1 534 059 BGN		-	-	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
3rd Week	17 180	203 826 BGN	-61%	205 787	2 388 239 BGN		17 261	196 948 BGN	-62%	148 032	1 636 887 BGN		-	-	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
4th Weekend	4 589	58 730 BGN	-58%	210 376	2 446 969 BGN		9 496	111 891 BGN	21%	157 528	1 748 778 BGN		-	-	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
4th Week	7 962	95 714 BGN	-54%	213 749	2 483 953 BGN		13 200	152 102 BGN	-24%	161 232	1 788 989 BGN		-	-	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
5th Weekend	2 247	26 064 BGN	-51%	215 996	2 510 017 BGN		5 706	64 082 BGN	-40%	166 938	1 853 071 BGN		-	-	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
5th Week	3 485	38 149 BGN	-56%	217 234	2 522 102 BGN		8 109	89 206 BGN	-39%	169 341	1 878 195 BGN		-	-	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
6th Weekend	-	-	-	217 234	2 522 102 BGN		3 544	39 906 BGN	-38%	172 885	1 918 101 BGN		-	-	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
6th Week	1 269	13 244 BGN	-64%	218 503	2 535 346 BGN		5 046	55 347 BGN	-38%	174 387	1 933 542 BGN		-	-	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
7th Weekend	-	-	-	218 503	2 535 346 BGN		3 153	35 295 BGN	-11%	177 540	1 968 837 BGN		-	-	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
7th Week	-	-	-	218 503	2 535 346 BGN		6 263	65 054 BGN	24%	180 650	1 998 596 BGN		-	-	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
8th Weekend	-	-	-	218 503	2 535 346 BGN		2 331	26 947 BGN	-26%	182 981	2 025 543 BGN		-	-	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
8th Week	-	-	-	218 503	2 535 346 BGN		3 290	37 326 BGN	-47%	183 940	2 035 922 BGN		-	-	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
9th Weekend	-	-	-	218 503	2 535 346 BGN		-	-	-	183 940	2 035 922 BGN		-	-	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
9th Week	-	-	-	218 503	2 535 346 BGN		1 210	13 351 BGN	-63%	185 150	2 049 273 BGN		-	-	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
10th Weekend	-	-	-	218 503	2 535 346 BGN		-	-	-	185 150	2 049 273 BGN		-	-	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
10th Week	-	-	-	218 503	2 535 346 BGN		-	-	-	185 150	2 049 273 BGN		-	-	-	69 158	1 027 658 BGN
FINAL TOTAL	-	-	-	218 863	2 539 122 BGN		-	-	-	187 226	2 072 549 BGN		-	-	-	88 127	1 326 582 BGN

 

Iside Out 2 vs Despicable Me 3 vs Despicable Me 4:

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	Despicable Me 3						Inside Out 2						Despicable Me 4
	Admissions	Gross	% Change	Total Admissions	Total Gross		Admissions	Gross	% Change	Total Admissions	Total Gross		Admissions	Gross	% Change	Total Admissions	Total Gross
PREVIEWS	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-
1st Weekend	25 842	248 951 BGN	-	25 842	248 951 BGN		30 460	394 141 BGN	-	30 460	394 141 BGN		30 100	386 519 BGN	-	30 100	386 519 BGN
1st Week	54 655	481 842 BGN	-	54 655	481 842 BGN		56 143	687 604 BGN	-	56 143	687 604 BGN		56 359	685 852 BGN	-	56 359	685 852 BGN
2nd Weekend	16 201	153 237 BGN	-37%	70 856	635 079 BGN		20 046	265 412 BGN	-34%	76 189	953 016 BGN		18 759	246 517 BGN	-38%	75 118	932 369 BGN
2nd Week	32 696	286 735 BGN	-40%	87 351	768 577 BGN		38 820	481 354 BGN	-31%	94 963	1 168 958 BGN		37 377	460 850 BGN	-34%	93 736	1 146 702 BGN
3rd Weekend	15 167	141 908 BGN	-6%	102 518	910 485 BGN		14 994	197 165 BGN	-25%	109 957	1 366 123 BGN		13 537	178 953 BGN	-28%	107 273	1 325 655 BGN
3rd Week	29 113	251 880 BGN	-11%	116 464	1 020 457 BGN		30 505	376 843 BGN	-21%	125 468	1 545 801 BGN		27 296	336 866 BGN	-27%	121 032	1 483 568 BGN
4th Weekend	6 369	59 102 BGN	-58%	122 833	1 079 559 BGN		7 210	93 849 BGN	-52%	132 678	1 639 650 BGN		8 794	115 020 BGN	-35%	129 826	1 598 588 BGN
4th Week	15 610	132 274 BGN	-46%	132 074	1 152 731 BGN		14 636	178 595 BGN	-52%	140 104	1 724 396 BGN		19 227	235 622 BGN	-30%	140 259	1 719 190 BGN
5th Weekend	7 261	64 552 BGN	14%	139 335	1 217 283 BGN		6 149	79 294 BGN	-15%	146 253	1 803 690 BGN		7 198	92 812 BGN	-18%	147 457	1 812 002 BGN
5th Week	14 213	117 322 BGN	-9%	146 287	1 270 053 BGN		12 387	150 689 BGN	-15%	152 491	1 875 085 BGN		-	-	-	140 259	1 719 190 BGN
6th Weekend	4 970	44 340 BGN	-32%	151 257	1 314 393 BGN		5 214	67 747 BGN	-15%	157 705	1 942 832 BGN		-	-	-	140 259	1 719 190 BGN
6th Week	11 325	93 297 BGN	-20%	157 612	1 363 350 BGN		10 056	123 375 BGN	-19%	162 547	1 998 460 BGN		-	-	-	140 259	1 719 190 BGN
7th Weekend	4 802	43 961 BGN	-3%	162 414	1 407 311 BGN		4 322	54 661 BGN	-17%	166 869	2 053 121 BGN		-	-	-	140 259	1 719 190 BGN
7th Week	10 384	86 703 BGN	-8%	167 996	1 450 053 BGN		8 853	105 572 BGN	-12%	171 400	2 104 032 BGN		-	-	-	140 259	1 719 190 BGN
8th Weekend	2 451	21 579 BGN	-49%	170 447	1 471 632 BGN		3 881	49 263 BGN	-10%	175 281	2 153 295 BGN		-	-	-	140 259	1 719 190 BGN
8th Week	5 889	47 552 BGN	-43%	173 885	1 497 605 BGN		-	-	-	171 400	2 104 032 BGN		-	-	-	140 259	1 719 190 BGN
9th Weekend	1 789	15 916 BGN	-27%	175 674	1 513 521 BGN		-	-	-	171 400	2 104 032 BGN		-	-	-	140 259	1 719 190 BGN
9th Week	4 526	35 982 BGN	-23%	178 411	1 533 587 BGN		-	-	-	171 400	2 104 032 BGN		-	-	-	140 259	1 719 190 BGN
10th Weekend	1 632	14 963 BGN	-9%	180 043	1 548 550 BGN		-	-	-	171 400	2 104 032 BGN		-	-	-	140 259	1 719 190 BGN
10th Week	3 514	29 680 BGN	-22%	181 925	1 563 267 BGN		-	-	-	171 400	2 104 032 BGN		-	-	-	140 259	1 719 190 BGN
FINAL TOTAL	-	-	-	186 894	1 605 845 BGN		-	-	-	175 281	2 153 295 BGN		-	-	-	147 502	1 812 425 BGN

 

Deadpool & Wolverine is outpacing the last two 100k admission entries in the MCU so a final total north of 150k admissions looks quite promising. If it manages another great hold this upcoming weekend it can try to get closer to No Way Home for the second place for any comic-book movie here.

 

Inside Out 2 and Despicable Me 4 are both outpacing Despicable Me 3 so if they manage to extend the gap a bit, 200k admissions does look possible which will be amazing.

[Simionski]

Another update is coming so here are the top 10 charts of the last 2 weeks:

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August 9th - August 11th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	1	Deadpool & Wolverine	3	10 521	165 329 BGN	-44%	36 312	537 751 BGN	115 991	1 730 738 BGN
2	NEW	It Ends With Us	1	7 572	96 401 BGN	-	720	11 839 BGN	8 292	108 240 BGN
3	2	Despicable Me 4	6	5 523	71 688 BGN	-22%	15 028	183 634 BGN	160 855	1 974 933 BGN
4	3	Inside Out 2	9	3 126	39 346 BGN	-20%	7 444	89 385 BGN	182 017	2 233 217 BGN
5	NEW	Borderlands	1	2 281	31 296 BGN	-	-	-	2 281	31 296 BGN
6	4	Dragonkeeper	2	2 749	30 941 BGN	-34%	8 291	87 184 BGN	11 040	118 125 BGN
7	5	Trap	2	1 668	23 094 BGN	-42%	6 357	76 602 BGN	8 025	99 696 BGN
8	6	Count of Monte-Cristo, The (Le Comte de Monte-Cristo)	6	1 252	18 452 BGN	-26%	3 172	42 896 BGN	26 166	344 053 BGN
9	NEW	Little Mermaid, The	1	934	10 270 BGN	-	-	-	934	10 270 BGN
10	8	Bad Boys: Ride or Die	10	592	8 494 BGN	-29%	1 864	24 810 BGN	97 102	1 314 980 BGN
August 16th - August 18th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	NEW	Alien: Romulus	1	9 809	141 481 BGN	-	1 228	19 340 BGN	11 037	160 822 BGN
2	1	Deadpool & Wolverine	4	6 908	101 670 BGN	-38%	20 882	308 975 BGN	133 260	1 976 054 BGN
3	2	It Ends With Us	2	6 662	87 119 BGN	-9%	18 151	214 243 BGN	25 533	313 201 BGN
4	3	Despicable Me 4	7	4 976	62 538 BGN	-12%	11 684	142 602 BGN	171 992	2 108 387 BGN
5	4	Inside Out 2	10	3 291	39 019 BGN	0%	6 521	76 512 BGN	188 703	2 309 402 BGN
6	6	Dragonkeeper	3	1 701	20 598 BGN	-33%	5 616	60 329 BGN	15 608	168 111 BGN
7	8	Count of Monte-Cristo, The (Le Comte de Monte-Cristo)	7	1 238	18 145 BGN	-1%	2 568	34 242 BGN	28 720	377 988 BGN
8	7	Trap	3	1 017	14 429 BGN	-37%	3 608	45 997 BGN	10 982	137 028 BGN
9	5	Borderlands	2	952	12 900 BGN	-58%	4 466	57 605 BGN	5 418	70 504 BGN
10	NEW	Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back	1	1 131	12 081 BGN	-	-	-	1 131	12 081 BGN

 

Alien: Romulus finally ended Deadpool's reign on top of the charts with a debut a bit lower (in admissions) than previous two installments in the franchise. However, it should be noted that this one is opening in August where we see lower debuts but better legs. Therefore, it should be able to finish around 50k admissions and 700k BGN, unless it's really frontloaded. If my projection is right, it should become the highest grossing entry in the franchise and land in the usual range in admissions - pretty consistent series as a whole.

 

The history of the franchise here (unfortunately, there isn't any information on the first two films):

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Title	OW (Attendance)	OW (Gross)	Total (Attendance)	Total (Gross)	Multi
Alien	-	-	-	-	-
Aliens	-	-	-	-	-
Alien³	N/A	N/A	50 200	150 000 BGN	-
Alien: Resurrection	N/A	N/A	63 776	265 000 BGN	-
Prometheus	13 231	149 093 BGN	58 317	602 765 BGN	4,41
Alien: Covenant	13 649	137 796 BGN	39 315	365 174 BGN	2,88
Alien: Romulus	9 809	141 481 BGN	11 037	160 822 BGN	1,13

 

It Ends With Us is definitely the surprise hit of the summer. After a pretty great debut for such a film, it also had an amazing hold in its second weekend. It's already passed the 3x multiplier and with women-skewing films the sky is the limit when a film takes off here. For comparison, Where the Crawdads Sing managed nearly a 7x multiplier two years ago but the Blake Lively film already reached it's total so it worked on a much lower level. For now, I'd say a total north of 50k admissions and 600k BGN is a given but it'll be really interesting to see where this one lands.

 

In the last 2 weeks we were also able to experience one of the biggest bombs of a big budget blockbuster here with the release of Borderlands. After a disastrous debut it also managed to have an even worse hold in its second weekend and it seems that it won't even manage to reach the 10k admissions mark. I mean, Twisters also bombed pretty hard but after the bad opening it had great legs and managed a total north of 20k admissions - still a bomb, but at least it showed that the movie had a chance with a better marketing.

 

Deadpool & Wolverine is continuing its great run - it has already passed Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Thor: Love and Thunder and is pretty much locked for a total north of 150k admissions. Only 3 comic-book movies managed to do this till now - Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: No Way Home and Aquaman. It's certainly going to pass No Way Home and get the second spot as the highest grossing comic-book movie and still has a small chance to even pass the 2.5M BGN of Endgame. However, in admissions No Way Home and Endgame seem pretty safe.

 

Despicable Me 4 and Inside Out 2 are still going gangbusters and both are on their way north of 200k admissions and 2.5M BGN. The next high-profile animation to release is Transformers: One which is still 1 month away so the market is pretty open. Both movies have a chance to at least disrupt if not end the reign of the Ice Age franchise as the top 3 highest grossing animations. As for admissions, I beleive they should take the 8th and 9th positions in the top 10.

 

The top charts for Animated movies:

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#	Title	Admissions		#	Title	Gross
1	Ice Age: Collision Course	291 106		1	Ice Age: Continental Drift	2 686 365 BGN
2	Ice Age: Continental Drift	280 326		2	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	2 575 849 BGN
3	Minions	263 628		3	Ice Age: Collision Course	2 503 491 BGN
4	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	241 592		4	Minions: The Rise of Gru	2 383 446 BGN
5	Minions: The Rise of Gru	240 926		5	Inside Out 2	2 309 402 BGN
6	Frozen	227 391		6	Minions	2 273 015 BGN
7	Frozen II	226 142		7	Frozen II	2 228 898 BGN
8	Secret Life of Pets, The	201 169		8	Despicable Me 4	2 108 387 BGN
9	Zootopia	195 950		9	Frozen	2 007 984 BGN
10	Inside Out 2	188 703		10	Kung Fu Panda 4	1 918 693 BGN
11	Despicable Me 3	186 894		11	Puss in Boots: The Last Wish	1 910 498 BGN
12	Despicable Me 4	171 992		12	Zootopia	1 783 092 BGN

 

The only other thing to note is the amazing performance of the French blockbuster The Count of Monte-Cristo - it's nearly reached a 10x multiplier and will definitely get above the 30k admissions mark. I mean, it'll be only the 6th foreign-language (Enlish not being counted, of course) movie to pass that mark in the last 30 years so this is pretty remarkable.

 

This weekend will see the releases of The Crow and Blink Twice - I expect for both to bomb, probably a total of 5k admissions between the two in their OW. Which means that the top 3 will probably remain the same.

 

[Simionski]

Another weekly update on the market. Here is the top 10 of this past weekend:

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August 23rd - August 25th
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	1	Alien: Romulus	2	5 120	72 242 BGN	-48%	19 632	264 519 BGN	25 980	356 102 BGN
2	2	Deadpool & Wolverine	5	4 430	66 324 BGN	-34%	14 139	202 156 BGN	144 921	2 142 864 BGN
3	NEW	Crow, The	1	4 491	60 474 BGN	-	717	11 097 BGN	5 208	71 571 BGN
4	4	Despicable Me 4	8	4 265	52 968 BGN	-15%	10 374	124 104 BGN	181 655	2 222 920 BGN
5	3	It Ends With Us	3	3 582	48 100 BGN	-44%	14 911	179 869 BGN	37 364	454 051 BGN
6	NEW	Blink Twice	1	2 886	39 488 BGN	-	-	-	2 886	39 488 BGN
7	5	Inside Out 2	11	2 768	33 435 BGN	-14%	6 973	78 782 BGN	195 153	2 382 600 BGN
8	6	Dragonkeeper	4	1 335	16 058 BGN	-22%	3 702	41 486 BGN	18 944	205 057 BGN
9	7	Count of Monte-Cristo, The (Le Comte de Monte-Cristo)	8	788	11 024 BGN	-39%	2 570	34 138 BGN	30 840	405 006 BGN
10	10	Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back	2	749	8 149 BGN	-32%	2 586	26 569 BGN	3 335	34 718 BGN

 

Alien: Romulus had a better hold than both Covenant and Prometheus so it's caching up after the worse opening (only in admissions, in gross it's doing better). WOM seems to be good so let's see if it'll manage to reach the 50k admissions mark.

 

Deadpool & Wolverine continues it's great run here and is on the verge of the 150k admissions mark which it should pass next weekend. A total around 170k admissions seems reachable and it's still has a small chance to pass Endgame in gross to become the highest grossing comic book movie in the market.

 

The Crow really surprised me and managed to avoid bombing spectacularly. Instead, it should be able to settle around the 20k admissions mark sith normal holds for this time of the year. This means that Borderlands will retain it's title as the bomb of the summer here since it'll definitely end up below the 10k admissions mark.

 

Despicable Me 4 and Inside Out 2 continue to defy gravity and are pretty much locked to pass the 200k admissions mark. The PIXAR film should pass the mark next weekend while the Illumination one should pass it before the middle of September. A great success for both - PIXAR never had a movie even pass the 150k admissions mark while this will be the first film from the main Despicable Me series to pass the mark.

 

It Ends With Us came back to earth after last weekend's extraordinary hold but should still be able to reach the 50k admissions mark which will be great and I don't believe anyone expected this to happen.

 

Blink Twice also managed to open a bit above my expectations but will probably end up below the 10k admissions mark. Nevertheless, it was seen by more people this weekend than Borderlands in it's respective OW.

 

This coming weekend will see two major releases - 10 Lives (low budget animation) and Strange Darling. The new animation will probably open above 5k admissions and it'll be interesting to see if it'll have any impact on the two biggies while the other new release will be lucky to outpace Blink Twice's OW.

[Simionski]

Another weekly update on the market. Here is the top 10 of this past weekend:

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August 30th - September 1st
POS	LW	TITLE	WiR	WEEKEND			WEEK		TOTAL
				ADM	GROSS	CNG %	ADM	GROSS	ADM	GROSS
1	NEW	10 Lives	1	9 292	106 480 BGN	-	-	-	9 292	106 480 BGN
2	4	Despicable Me 4	9	3 877	51 184 BGN	-3%	8 841	104 032 BGN	190 108	2 325 169 BGN
3	1	Alien: Romulus	3	2 897	44 545 BGN	-38%	9 575	126 886 BGN	33 332	455 290 BGN
4	2	Deadpool & Wolverine	6	3 438	40 100 BGN	-39%	8 744	123 848 BGN	152 673	2 237 546 BGN
5	5	It Ends With Us	4	2 692	36 600 BGN	-23%	8 288	101 280 BGN	44 762	543 830 BGN
6	6	Blink Twice	2	2 495	35 483 BGN	-10%	6 229	77 856 BGN	8 724	113 339 BGN
7	3	Crow, The	2	2 601	35 240 BGN	-41%	8 938	112 169 BGN	12 256	158 505 BGN
8	7	Inside Out 2	12	1 949	24 006 BGN	-28%	5 344	60 906 BGN	199 678	2 434 077 BGN
9	NEW	Strange Darling	1	1 578	20 750 BGN	-	-	-	1 578	20 750 BGN
10	9	Count of Monte-Cristo, The (Le Comte de Monte-Cristo)	9	991	13 925 BGN	27%	1 597	20 254 BGN	32 640	428 161 BGN

 

Another slow weekend to finish a slow month, mainly carried by the 3 big July holdovers + 2 mid-sized hits. The bad news are unless something truly surprises, September doesn't look any better.

 

Nothing much to to update on so just a short summary:

• Inside Out 2 and Despicable Me 4 are still on track for 210k admissions or so - most probably by next weekend both movies will have passed the 200k admissions mark.
• Deadpool & Wolverine is still on track for 170k admissions.
• Alien: Romulus will most likely fall short of the 50k admissions mark but will at least pass Covenant - Prometheus will remain the franchise's champion.
• It Ends With Us still on track for a total north of 50k admissions - most likely one around 55k admissions.
• Blink Twice may end up around 15k admissions given the great hold in the second weekend.
• The Crow will most likely end up around 20k admissions.

Next weekend will be a long one since this Friday - September 6th, is Unification Day (a national holiday) so we can expect better holds. Too bad that it doesn't seem like there will be National Cinema Day this year since it would have helped in this barren market.

 

Anyway, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice will definitely top the charts - the question is with how much. Given the large number of screens that most cinema chains have given it, they are prepared for an event but I don't expect much more than 10k admissions.

 

We also have Kinds of Kindness opening - the last Lanthimos film managed to pass the 30k admissions mark but this seems to be more niche so I don't expect a total above 15k admissions so the OW should be below the 5k admissions mark (probably even half of it).

 

The last new wide release is another low budget animation which looks really bad but so did the one that just topped the charts so one can never know with these last minute releases. Still I don't believe it'll pass 5k admissions in it's OW.

[Simionski]

The summer is ending so let's have a look at the fall season and what can we expect for the BO. Here is the full schedule for the wide releases in the next month:

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Title	Release Date
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice	September 6th
Kinds of Kindness	September 6th
Panda Bear in Africa	September 6th
Speak No Evil	September 13th
200% Wolf	September 13th
Русалки	September 13th
Transformers: One	September 20th
AfrAId	September 27th
Top Floor	September 27th
Joker: Folie à Deux	October 4th
School of Magical Animals 2 (Die Schule der magischen Tiere 2)	October 4th
Wild Robot, The	October 11th
Terrifier 3	October 11th
Гунди: Легенда за любовта	October 18th
Smile 2	October 18th
Venom: The Last Dance	October 25th

 

I won't go through all of the releases since most are non-starters but will try to give my educated guesses on how the rest may perform.

 

Based on Burton's track record, I expect for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice to end up around 50k admissions. I see that the tracking in the USA is great and may top IT for the September OW record but I don't see this same success translate here.

 

Kinds of Kindness should land around 15k admissions but maybe Lanthimos has a bigger following and it can replicate Poor Thing's success and top 30k admissions.

 

Speak No Evil seems to have a chance to pass the 20k admissions mark since we haven't had a mid-sized horror hit since A Quiet Place: Day One.

 

Transformers: One is a big wild card - there was a time when the Michael Bay films passed 100k admissions but this time is long gone and the franchise is in a downward trend. However, this does seem to be good and it's animated so for now I'm sticking with a total around 50k up to 75k admissions.

 

Joker: Folie à Deux seems destined to be the biggest release of this fall. It should have a great OW so a total north of 100k admissions should be a lock. How high it can go after that it'll depend on WOM but for now I see a final total around Dune 2 and Deadpool & Wolverine (160-170k admissions).

 

The Wild Robot does look great based on the trailers and it won't have any real competition untial Moana 2 at the end of November. Therefore, it's hard for me to imagine for it to miss the 50k admissions mark.

 

I'm not sure how popular Terrifier is here since this will be the first one to be release in theaters. It'll also face some heavy competition from Smile 2 so I don't think it can go beyond 15k admissions but it'll be interesting to see.

 

Smile 2 comes after a predecessor that had amazing WOM and 10x legs with a final total on the cusp of 60k admissions. Given that it'll be the main horror film for Halloween I believe it can reach 50k admissions again but it'll need a much bigger OW since it's sandwiched by 2 movies that should be bigger.

 

Venom: The Last Dance is in an interesting situation - the first one was a big hit with 130k admissions while the second one lost almost half of it's audience and ended up around 70k admissions. Of course, it was release at a time when COVID was still a thing so this needs to be taken into consideration as well. I believe that this one should fare better and it has 3 weekends to itself before Gladiator II opens so it should end up around the 100k admissions mark.

 

Last but not least, a local movie about a football legend from the 50s-60s releases in October. The trailer does look pretty good which is unusual for local movies so I feel like it will go above the 100k admissions mark and may limit the true potential of the two comic-book tentpoles.

Edited September 3 by Simionski