[NOTE: These are
only weekend box office estimates - based on Friday and Saturday ticket sales coupled with adjusted expectations for Sunday.
[NOTE: These are
only weekend box office estimates — based on Friday and Saturday ticket sales coupled with adjusted expectations for Sunday.
Not exact matches
That figure not
only makes it Universal's largest
box -
office opening ever, but also the largest worldwide opening for a movie ever and the
only to crack $ 500 million in its first
weekend.
This is huge because the types of movies that usually
only have second big
weekends at the
box office usually fall under one of two categories: They're either a comic book movie or sequel.
The
only thing that could prevent the DreamWorks» cavemen family from a good
weekend is the poor
box -
office performance of the year so far.
Black Panther
only needs roughly $ 60 million worldwide at this
weekend's
box office to reach $ 1 billion after pulling in roughly $ 122 million globally last
weekend.
The faith - based movie I Can
Only Imagine, based on the writing of the smash MercyMe song, completely out - performed
box -
office expectations this
weekend, ranking third overall with a $ 17 million take, behind Black Panther and Tomb Raider.
This
weekend, James Cameron's science - fiction epic Avatar topped the
box office for the third straight week, shooting past $ 1 billion worldwide,
only the fifth movie ever to hit that mark.
Debuting number one at the
box office this
weekend, the film not
only shows James McAvoy give a stunning performance, but
Debuting number one at the
box office this
weekend, the film not
only shows James McAvoy give a stunning performance, but sets very dark themes and more shockingly, an insane twist at the end that has left audiences's stunned.
In a most unusual turn of events, the picture not
only received many outstanding reviews in the press, but became the top
box -
office grosser of its
weekend.
The latest installment in the series not
only looks poised to win the
box office crown this
weekend, it looks poised to leave tire tracks all over the competing films.
And those weren't even the
only films with female leads in the top 5 of this
weekend's domestic
box office: Underworld: Blood Wars, the fifth installment in the vampire hunter series starring Kate Beckinsale, opened at No. 4 with $ 13.1 million from 3,070 theaters.
Not
only did Jackass 3D demolish all of the competition at the
box office this
weekend, it made $ 50 million earning it the highest grossing October opening
weekend ever stealing the honor from Scary Movie 3 and its $ 48.1 million.
The very first theatrical release of New York - based film distributor Bleecker Street, Danny Collins grossed a somewhat respectable $ 5.6 million, despite a max theater count of just 739 and
only a single top ten finish at the
weekend box office.
The biggest thud to date seems to belong to Lay the Favorite, a film whose budget IMDb estimates to be $ 26.4 million and whose
box office tally from 61 theaters in its
only weekend of tracking was a pitiful $ 20,998.
Yet it has fallen to third in the
box office against an animated film that was just in that seat last
weekend, and is an odd drop considering its
only competition Drive Angry: 3D didn't even have a ripple effect in the top
box office.
The
only surprises this holiday
weekend probably came in the form of your family's gift exchanges, as Rogue One: A Star Wars Story handily beat the
box -
office competition.
dropped at the
box office two weeks ago and performed poorly, taking in
only $ 7 million its first
weekend while scoring a rare «F» on CinemaScore.
Laura Butler IT
only opened in one US cinema over the
weekend, but Michael Fassbender's indie movie Frank has already been declared a hit at the US
box office.
Disney's reigning «toon Moana had
only one new wide release challenger at the American
box office this weekend, but for a day or so, it looked like raunchy comedy Office Christmas Party might overta
office this
weekend, but for a day or so, it looked like raunchy comedy
Office Christmas Party might overta
Office Christmas Party might overtake it.
The Georgia - filmed movie, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, put up a huge
weekend on top of a huge holiday week and finishes out the year with around $ 185 million at the
box office on
only a $ 90 million production budget.
For comparison, this same 12 - week period in 2017 had
only five
weekends where films with diverse leads (Hidden Figures, Get Out, and Beauty And The Beast) topped the
box office charts.
Not
only is this a singular cinematic experience, but over the
weekend distributor A24 managed to have it open to solid limited theatrical
box office.
put up a huge
weekend on top of a huge holiday week and finishes out the year with around $ 185 million at the
box office on
only a $ 90 million production budget.
With a domestic
box office opening
weekend of $ 2.35 million, Victor Frankenstein is not
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If this
weekend's massive $ 125 - million
box -
office haul for «Deadpool 2» is any indication — the second - highest ever for an R - rated title, behind
only its predecessor — it seems audiences agree.
Not
only has Stephen King's IT broken
box office records (grossing an insane $ 117 million on opening
weekend) and received huge critical acclaim, but it's also left fans obsessing over hidden references from the original book, the»90s miniseries, and other classic horror films.
But it will not revive the actor's film career which peaked with 1998's Lost in Space, famous
only for being the film to finally bump Titanic to second place at the
weekend box office.
Another guy having a great return to movies this year is Ben Affleck whose crime drama «The Town» which he co-wrote, directed and stars in, fell
only 33 % this
weekend, a terrific hold in an era where
box office leaders usually fall between 50 to 60 % from opening
weekend to the next.
For Paramount and MGM's «Ben - Hur» reboot, prophecies of its bad
box office performance came true as the big - budget biblical feature opened to
only an estimated $ 11.4 million this
weekend.
While the film is
only expected to bring in around $ 5 million for its opening
weekend,
box office experts expect the movie to have a long life with Blu - ray and DVD sales in the future.
Box Office Challenge Hitting the screens this
weekend... Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Read Aaron Ruffcorn's TOP 7 «Pirates of the Caribbean» Characters TSR's complete Film Review Database Pirates is the
only real contender this
weekend and, no surprise there, it's looking like Captain Jack Sparrow is poised to steal the show again.
Up until now, the
only weekend in which a film with a white male lead actor had won the
box office came when «Maze Runner: The Death Cure,» starring Dylan O'Brien, knocked «Jumanji» off the top spot at the North American
box office on the
weekend of Jan. 26.
The Black Panther 4 day long
weekend box office is now sitting at $ 242 million, behind
only Star Wars: The Force Awakens as the biggest opening ever.
Box office numbers for the Specialties were slow in coming Sunday, with
only some holdovers reporting their Friday to Sunday grosses over the holiday
weekend.
The film earned $ 112.5 million in its second
weekend at the domestic
box office, which is the second - highest second
weekend of all time behind
only Star Wars: The Force Awakens» $ 149 million.
Black Panther has not
only taken the
box office by storm during its opening
weekend, but is inspiring movements in fashion, voting and even random acts of kindness.
Not
only is Pixar one of the most reliable
box office «brands,» this particular film's family appeal should have resulted in at least $ 45 million for the three - day
weekend.
According to reports, Alice Through The Looking Glass was expected to earn $ 116 million dollars in the
box office but, the Johnny Depp flick is
only expected to earn
only $ 35 million in the
box office over the long
weekend, which is a decline of about 70 %.
It's Labor Day
weekend again and that can
only mean one thing - low
box office.
And while the domestic numbers for that film are less than thrilling —
only $ 67 million despite two straight
weekends at the top of the
box office — internationally, the film is kicking ass and with more than $ 150 million worldwide, if the movie shows some legs, the studio will at least have a blueprint to get rolling on a followup.
With
only two
weekends left in 2017, the North American
box office is holding form with this stat: Eight of the year's top nine...
Films with women or minorities in lead roles led the
box office 11 out of the first 12
weekends this year, compared to 2017, when the same 12 - week period had
only five
weekend dominated by films with women or minorities in the lead.
It expanded into more than 2500 theaters domestically last
weekend and
only landed at seventh at the
box office.
Avengers: Infinity War broke not
only the domestic opening
weekend box office record bringing in $ 250 million this
weekend, but it also succeeded in taking in a total of $ 630 million worldwide, giving it records for both domestic and global openings of all time.
«Most genre films drop in the second
weekend by at least 60 percent,» Deadline notes — but Get Out has
only suffered slight dips at the
box office, indicating that it has some serious staying power.
Unfortunately for the three films, cheapest
only two of them made it to the top ten highest - grossing movies of the
weekend and the highest of the three of them earned less than ten million at the
box office.
Black Panther is expected to earn about $ 150 million at the domestic
box office on its opening
weekend, which would be he fifth - highest debut in the MCU, behind
only Captain America: Civil War, Iron Man 3 and both Avengers films.
«Dead Man Down,» the
only other film to hit theaters nationwide this
weekend, was swiftly killed by audiences at the
box office.