More... For the third weekend in a row, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 led the international box office chart, earning $52.2 million in 56 markets for totals of $384.4 million internationally and $632.8 million worldwide. I'm not saying this one is guaranteed to do the same, but you can't dismiss that possibility. Its biggest market was Mexico, where it earned $8.6 million, while it was also impressive in Russia with $5.8 million. Figuring out where it will end up is deceptively tricky given the number of other Marvel Cinematic Universe films to compare it to. More... After two weeks on top of both the box office charts and the theater count list, F9: The Fast Saga will take a back seat to the long-awaited arrival of Black Widow. International Box Office: Spectre has Spectacular Start Early Man’s reviews have been overwhelmingly positive, but it is just hoping to reach the top five. And apparently, the pandemic-limited box office was still a monumental opening. This is 9.6% lower than last weekend, but more importantly, it is 30% higher than the same weekend last year. One of the reasons for the franchise's success is the quality. More... So we are going to have a condensed list this year. Meanwhile, Doctor Strange’s reviews are currently 90% positive and that should help it out at the box office. Going into its opening weekend, fan anticipation for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was certainly high as audiences were eager for the next chapter in the MCU.More importantly, however, was the anticipation for the franchise's first Asian superhero and predominantly Asian-led production, a step forward in Marvel's diversity efforts on the heels of ⦠Marvelâs Black Widow blasts the weekend box office! It easily earned first place in both markets. May 8th, 2016 If the recipient hasn’t started watching the show yet, they are likely not into it. More... It’s technically the July 4th Weekend, although July 4th was yesterday. Or can Vol 2 outshine the first installment? Even if August and September are slower than average, there's almost no chance 2015 will blow through the $460 million lead it has over 2014. Weekend Predictions: Will Any New Release Arrive on Top? This will leave Doctor Strange with an easy first place, while Trolls should remain in second. Is it really as bad as its reputation? According to reports, Shang-Chi shot off to $127.6 million (about Rs. Shang-Chi also broke a record held by 2007's Halloween for over a decade, according to Variety. In fact, the film’s only real competition is Captain America: Civil War, which opened this weekend last year. More... Justice League plummeted more than 60% to $71.5 million on 32,800 screens in 66 markets for two week totals of $310.98 million internationally and $482.88 million worldwide. This is the film’s biggest single market and it could hit $100 million there shortly. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 held on better than Captain America: Civil War did during its sophomore stint, but it was strong depth that helped 2017 win the year-over-year comparison. More... Captain Marvel earned $20.7 million during its Thursday previews, which is easily the best of the year so far. Also new in wide release this week is Courageous Legacy. This time last week, 2016 was ahead of 2016 by just over 6.7%, while this week its lead is just under 6.8% at $8.10 billion to $7.58 billion. If the year ended with a lead of $570 million, we would be very happy. This includes Mexico ($5.8 million on 2,669 screens); the U.K. ($5.3 million on 1,533); Russia ($5.2 million on 3,072 screens); and Brazil ($5.1 million on 1,509 screens). Granted, Captain America: Civil War earned more than $400 million, so the month got off to a fast start, but films struggled the rest of the way. The newest superhero film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, âBlack Widowâ garnered a grand $215 ⦠Secondly, it is the last week before the fall season begins in earnest, so it is the last week for a lot of shows to come out on DVD before they are running into competition from the new season. However, there’s some bad news here. A report from Forbes has revealed that despite the opening weekend box office success of Black Widow , the Scarlett Johansson-starring flick has suffered the harshest second-week drop in MCU history. That seems very likely at this point. This will be the last day Disney will be releasing daily tracking numbers early in the morning, but they picked a good day to end on. Thor: Ragnarok is widely expected to be the sixth film of 2017 to open with $100 million. More... MCU action movie starring Scarlett Johansson opens in theaters and as a PVOD release on Disney+ on July 9. It’s only competition is Avengers: Infinity War, which opened this weekend last year. Their incredible year really took flight at the beginning of April, when Furious 7 posted a monthly record $147 million opening weekend. Full movie details…. The ongoing pandemic may impact Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsâ box office as it could be the MCUâs lowest opening weekend in 13 years. The film opened in its last market, Japan, earning first place with $5.6 million. $500 million at the domestic box office, behind Force Awakens and The Last Jedi. This is nearly identical to the same weekend last year; in fact, it was up by less than 1%. The Adam Sandler/Kevin James-comedy/adventure-Ghostbusters/wannabe will earn about $24 million this weekend, according to Sony’s Sunday estimate. Sadly, Baywatch’s reviews are even worse. On the other hand, the film is already $10 million ahead of what will be Doctor Strange’s lifetime total in the U.K. with $11.07 million in 666 theaters over the weekend for a two-week total of $37.52 million. In fact, one could argue Aladdin was the biggest hit of the month, despite it opening in May. In fact, its opening day box office of $10.36 million is actually a little better than expected and it is on pace for a $26 million opening weekend. On the other hand, Homecoming could have a bigger Fanboy Effect, as Spider-Man is a much more established character. It should come as no surprise that the best releases on this week's list are in the TV on DVD categories, including Marvel's Agent Carter: Season 1 and Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. However, The Gate does earn Puck of the Week for Best Canadian Release. In fact, with a margin of just $2.46 billion to $2.39 billion, it is very likely 2018 will lose its lead before the next weekend begins. It is yet another success story for the M.C.U. That said, this result is way above the $20 million I was expecting and a $200 million four-day debut is now more likely than not. (On a side note, Finding Dory is the most anticipated family film of the summer and Ghostbusters is the most anticipated comedy of the summer. Wonder Woman broke a number of records during its box office run, including biggest box office hit for a female director, biggest super hero original movie, etc. The film had a stronger than expected hold in China down $22.54 million over the weekend for a two-week total of $83.22 million. Year-to-date, 2015 has pulled in $6.20 billion, which is 8.1% more than 2014's pace. This weekend last year, The Boss Baby led the way with $26.36 million during its second weekend of release. Fortunately, last October was very similar with one $100 million hit, Gone Girl, while two other films came close, Annabelle and Fury. I don’t know if 2017 will win in the year-over-year comparison, but it should be close. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales has the worst reviews in the franchise and its domestic box office will likely be the same. July 19th, 2015 Both Ant-Man and Minions should continue to perform well, with the former having a shot at first place, if Pixels flops. They have come through in some style, however, posting a record for March of $170.1 million, according to Warner Bros.’ Sunday morning estimate. More... At the beginning of the month, I thought that would happen, but now I’m not so sure. Instead, the film became the second biggest introductory film in the MCU, behind only Guardians of the Galaxy. Year-to-date, 2015 has pulled in $6.20 billion, which is 8.1% more than 2014's pace. However, the Fanboy Effect will likely keep it to just above $80 million. All-in-all, this could be a year of studio dominance the likes of which we haven’t seen since, well, last year, when Universal could do no wrong. It is also the second best for the MCU, just ahead of Civil War’s $25 million mark, and just behind Age of Ultron’s result of $27.6 million. While Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings did have one of the worst opening weekends in MCU history, it did beat industry estimates. More... It’s the first weekend in May, and that means it’s time for another installment from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Is it worthy of this? The film, which stars Simu Liu as Marvelâs first lead Asian superhero grossed $23.2 million on ⦠After $106 million on Friday, the studio estimates the film had the biggest Saturday of all time, with $83 million, and is projecting an all-time-best $61 million on Sunday. More specifically, Box Office Pro estimates a $215 million domestic opening which would not only top the MCU's record books, but make it the third biggest domestic opening of ⦠So for example, if you had a 300M gross off of a 100M opening weekend, that would give you a 3x multiplier. This weekend, there are three new releases that are just hoping to not get embarrassed. As much as I like the M.C.U., for the overall health of the industry, I would rather have more studios thriving. I think 2017 will lose the year-over-year comparison this weekend, but the rest of the month should be better. This is true, despite its mixed reviews. In other words, we are going to rate all of the movies in the MCU to see where Infinity War and the rest fit into place. Age of Ultron held the previous record at $27.6 million and Infinity War destroyed that record with $39 million. Numbers via Box Office Mojo.. Part of the Encore Film Book Classics series, this is a reprint of the original text to The Great Science Fiction Pictures: Volume 1 by James Robert Parish and Michael R. Pitts. Wonder Park is the biggest new release, at least in terms of theater count, but it also has the worst reviews of the three wide releases. November 9th, 2016 More... Spider-Man: Far From Home was already named Pick of the Week when it came out on VOD and the DVD / Blu-ray / 4K lives up to that title. It’s a very good opening, to be sure, but the second slightly disappointing debut from the Marvel Cinematic Universe this year, after The Avengers: Age of Ultron’s $191 million opening weekend back in May. May 6th, 2016 The film’s biggest opening of the past weekend came in Poland where it earned $2.7 million on 187 screens, which is the best opening for the Fast and the Furious franchise in that market. New this week from Warner Bros. is Malignant, directed by James Wan and starring Annabelle Wallis. Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Ant-Man This weekend last year, there were four wide releases; however, they only managed a little more than $35 million combined. In India, as per trade analyst Taran Adarsh, the film's collections stand at ⦠In order to be on this list, a film has to be a major release, earn critical praise, and be on out DVD / Blu-ray and that’s a really short list this year. Or is it yet another critical smash? Arrival is the stand-out performer in wide release, with $24 million from 2,317 theaters and an average over $10,000. There could be an interesting race on top of the box office charts this weekend, as Ant-Man will be looking to unseat Minions. Furthermore, this number doesn’t include China, because the film doesn’t open there until the end of the month. The Last Knight has to be a monster hit, because the studio, Paramount, is in a slump the likes of which you rarely see. Since this weekend was so close to last weekend, it should come as no surprise that the year-over-year comparison hardly moved. This weekend, the film debuted in first place in China with $44.12 million, including some previews, as well as in Brazil with $7.9 million. Speaking of the MCU, next weekend will see Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings take over the box office. And now it is being completely overshadowed by Black Panther’s success. More... A precipitous drop from last weekend won’t be enough to knock Suicide Squad off its perch at the top of the box office chart, according to studio estimates released on Friday. That said, unless Rogue One opens with less than $100 million during its weekend, 2016 should still come out ahead at the end of the year. Had those two films merely matched expectations, then 2015 would have likely fallen behind 2014. That still puts Moana well on course for $300 million domestically, although $350 million is looking like a stretch. Directed by Stephen Chbosky and based on the music stage play by Steven Levenson, Dear Evan Hansen debuts in 3,364 theaters. Disney and Marvel have reportedly not made a decision regarding how The Eternals will debut, be it an exclusive release in theaters or a day-and-date release on Disney Plus like Black Widow. There is certainly precedent for an animated movie to be a monster hit at this time of year, but there is also a lot of competition. The ongoing pandemic may impact Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' box office as it could be the MCU's lowest opening weekend in 13 years. This weekend last year, Ant-Man and the Wasp opened with $75.81 million. I blame the Fourth of July holidays.) That relatively subdued debut left the door open for Black Panther, which will pick up another $41.1 million this weekend to top the chart, and continues breaking records. Its next biggest international market was South Korea, where it has earned $31.07 million, including $3.53 million on 856 screens this past weekend. However, they reportedly had to reshoot 70% of the movie, which lifted the price to $250 million. International Box Office: Guardians Protect the Globe for Another Weekend with $123.8 million, Weekend Wrap-Up: Galaxy gets the Summer Going with $146.51 million, Weekend Estimates: Guardians Posts Marvelous $145 Million Debut, Friday Estimates: Galaxy Doesn’t Shine as Bright, but Still Earns $56.26 million, Weekend Predictions: Guarding the Box Office against Civil War, International Box Office: Furious Fast Start Leads to a Quick Fall with $158.1 million, Friday Estimates: Beast Knocks Out Kong with $63.79 million. I don’t think 2018 will be able to match that, but it should be close. Or I might have let the box office success of June cloud my judgment. More... Three new wide releases and three returning movies that are still pulling in good crowds will produce a box office chart with no knock-out winner this weekend. It isn’t the only contender, as both Mamoru Hosoda Movie Collection (Blu-ray) and Whitney (DVD or Blu-ray) were in the race. 2 should at least be competitive with Captain America: Civil War, allowing 2017 to win thanks to its superior depth. More... Shazam stormed to the top of the international chart with an opening weekend haul of $102.3 million on over 40,000 screens in 79 markets. This is almost exactly $100 million more than the previous record, set this weekend last year by Avengers: Infinity War. The month ended with 2016 being nearly 4% higher than 2015's pace. Even better, last May there was only one monster hit, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, and most analysts think Captain America: Civil War will beat it at the box office. The Avengers (2012)Domestic Opening: $207.4 millionWorldwide Opening: $392.5 million, 2. We will soon find out. It did relatively better in the U.K. and in Mexico. This weekend, the film debuted in first place in China with $44.12 million, including some previews, as well as in Brazil with $7.9 million. Of the five $1 billion movies, this one is arguably the one that had the most disappointing run at the box office. 2 (2017)Domestic Opening: $146.5 millionWorldwide Opening: $252.5 million, 8. It's going to be a little short this year, because I was not impressed with last year's batch of new releases. Spider-Man: Homecoming did earn better reviews, while both movies earned a solid A from CinemaScore, and many more kids have no school on Monday compared to when Guardians debuted. Whatever happens, it’s set for the biggest weekend of the pandemic era, and our models say $100 million is well within reach. After a hattrick of wins for The Jungle Book, the studio’s Captain America: Civil War will top the chart this weekend with a year’s-best $181.8 million, according to the studio’s weekend projection, released on Sunday morning. Thatâs a 56% drop. 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