Box Office 2015

[BigA]

With Jurassic World finally stampeding into Japan last Wednesday, Universal’s global blockbuster grabbed $15.1 million (+314%) from 63 territories this weekend and brought the overseas haul to $945.6 million and the worldwide total to $1.581 billion. Japan opened #1 with $13.0 million from 353 screens.

Thanks.

 

[Iceman]

Nice, had forgotten it hadn't opened in Japan yet.

 

[Wildcard]

Headed for a WW gross beyond $1.6 billion. Absolutely remarkable.

 

[:eek:]

Top 20 worldwide

1. Jurassic World $1581,5 million
2. Furious 7 $1511,7 million
3. Avengers: Age of Ultron $1398,7 million
4. Minions $913,7 million
5. Inside Out $636 million
6. Fifty Shades of Grey $569,7 million
7. Cinderella $539,7 million
8. San Andreas $462 million
9. Kingsman: The Secret Service $406,7 million
10. Home $386,3 million
11. Mad Max: Fury Road $368,5 million
12. Monster Hunt $331 million
13. Ant-Man $327,5 million
14. Taken 3 $325,8 million
15. Terminator: Genisys $322,5 million
16. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water $311,6 million
17. The Divergent Series: Insurgent $295,2 million
18. Pitch Perfect 2 $284,1 million
19. Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation $267,8 million
20. Paddington $259,5 million

 

[rashad]

Minions was so close to giving Universal the hat trick of three 1 billion dollar grossing films in one year.

 

[Iceman]

Has it run out of steam now?

 

[rashad]

Has it run out of steam now?

It hasn't I just checked. lol

"Minions crossed $300 million domestic yesterday and crossed $900m worldwide today. It earned $7.37m on its fifth weekend (-36%, finally a leggy hold) to put its cume at $302.7m domestic cume and a $912.5m worldwide as it makes a play for $1 billion worldwide in the next few weeks. And it still has a number of markets (Slovenia Aug. 13th; Italy Aug. 27th; Turkey Sept. 4th; China Sept. 13th and Greece on Sept 24th) to go.It may get to $1b before it even opens in China."

http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottme...-tops-weekend-minions-crosses-900m-worldwide/

 

[DlAMONDZ]

Universal eating big time goddamn. Year ain't even over yet too

 

[MadVillainy]

What other movies does Universal have to release

 

[Iceman]

3 billion dollar babies, nice.

 

[rashad]

What other movies does Universal have to release

Crimson Peak
Everest
Straight Outta Compton
Steve Jobs
Legend

 

[rashad]

International update heading into the weekend.

'Rogue Nation' crosses $300m global
14 August, 2015 | By Jeremy Kay

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation stands at $184.6m through Paramount Pictures International and is expected to dominate for a third consecutive session.

By Thursday the action thriller had reached $303.2m worldwide factoring in the $118.5m North American haul.

Warner Bros Pictures International rolls out The Man From U.N.C.L.E. in 23 markets day-and-date with North American this weekend, including UK, Germany, Australia and Russia.

Magic Mike XXL is at $50.6m, The Gallows $15.8m and comedy Vacation an early $2.3m.

Universal Pictures International’s Jurassic World stands at $955.3m, Universal and Illumination Entertainment’s Minions $625.3m and Trainwreck $7.4m ahead of debuts this weekend in the UK, Germany and Spain.

Fantastic Four has reached an early $38.9m and opens via Fox International in 18 smaller markets.

Pablo Trapero’s crime thriller The Clan (El Clan) opens in the director’s homeland of Argentina, while Coconut Hero arrives in Germany and Brothers opens in India, the UK and other diaspora markets in the Middle East. Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F stands at $52.4m.

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International’s Ant-Man stands at $183.4m and Marvel Studios stablemate Avengers: Age Of Ultron has reached $943m.

Pixel’s Inside Out has climbed to $312.7m and opens this weekend in Thailand.

Sony Pictures Releasing International opens Pixels in eight territories including the UK. Extinction arrives in Spain.

http://www.screendaily.com/box-offi...e?blocktitle=LATEST-FILM-NEWS&contentID=40562

 

[rashad]

Friday Report:: 'Compton' Straight Up Hit
by Keith Simanton


August 14, 2015

Universal's historic year just keeps on rolling with Straight Outta Compton, which grossed $4,957,000 at late night shows, on its way to a predicted $40M weekend. The well-reviewed bio-pic of the group N.W.A., the ground-breaking rap artists that was fronted by Ice Cube and included now-billionaire and impresario Dr. Dre and the late Easy-E, was in 2,264 theaters. It adds another 493 for a final weekend screen count of 2,757.

If it has a little more gas in the box office tank, and it probably does (it sits with an 87% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes), Compton will be Ice Cube's best opening ever, beating Ride Along ($41.5M last year). Sure he's essentially a producer, but it's part of his amazing, inspiring story, It's also a family affair as Ice Cube's son, O'Shea Jackson, plays his father in the film.

Compton would also be the best opening for a musical bio-pic, leaping over the current leaders, 2005's Johnny Cash flick, Walk the Line ($22.3M, $28.3M adjusted) and 2009's Notorious B.I.G. pic, Notorious ($20.5M, $22.3M adjusted).

In what also feels like a reward for loyalty and longevity Compton will be director F. Gary Gray's best opening ever with a filmography that includes 2005's Be Cool ($23.5M, $29.7M adjusted), 2003's The Italian Job ($19.5M, $26.2M adjusted), and, most interestingly, 1995's Friday ($6.6M, $12.3M adjusted).

That was the first feature film collaboration between frequent, longtime collaborators, Gray and Ice Cube, though Gray had directed Cube's music videos previously. That first Friday, released 20 years ago, led to two more in the series which starred Ice Cube, and solidified his career as an actor and lead, but were directed by Steve Carr.

That Friday connection ups the already-high nostalgia factor for Straight Outta Compton, another Universal hit.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4095&p=.htm

 

[:eek:]

Total domestic numbers for the year as of August 13 is $7119,2 million and for the first time 2015 has fallen behind the record year of 2013, which was standing at $7121 million at the same day.

 

[MadVillainy]

A possible $50+ million opening with a movie with a predominately black cast set in a predominantly black culture?

 

[TalismanRing]

Saturday Update: Universal reports this morning that Straight Outta Compton bowed to an impressive $24.2 million estimated opening day on Friday, including Thursday evening's $4.96 million start. That gives the N.W.A. biopic the fourth best August opening day in history behind only Guardians of the Galaxy ($37.85 million), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) ($25.6 million), and The Bourne Ultimatum ($24.7 million). Yesterday also scored a 24 percent higher opening than Eminem's 8 Mile ($19.6 million) back in November 2002, and flew past the entire $20.5 million three-day launch of 2009's Notorious.As if that weren't enough good news for the generational hit, critics have given the pic a strong 88 percent Rotten Tomatoes score. Last but certainly not least, it also boasts the best day-after-release Flixster score of any wide release in 2015 so far with a stellar 95 percent. The studio itself is projecting a $57.2 million opening weekend, although we're fairly confident the strong word of mouth could carry over throughout the weekend and help offset some natural front-loading by fans. BoxOffice's official weekend projection as of Saturday morning is $59 million (which would give it the sixth best August launch ever).

Scooting down to second place yesterday was Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, off just 40 percent from last Friday to an estimated $4.88 million. The latest hit installment in the Tom Cruise franchise has tallied $126.0 million domestically through 15 days of play, putting it 3 percent ahead of the pace of 2011's Rise of the Planet of the Apes and 32 percent ahead of Mission: Impossible III. BoxOffice projects an excellent third weekend take of $17.1 million.

Opening in third place on Friday, Warner Bros.' The Man from U.N.C.L.E. pulled a modest $4.865 million estimate. Unfortunately, buzz for the classic television series adaptation never really caught fire (in large part due to strong word of mouth for the current Mission: Impossible flick), leading to a first day that came in nearly 50 percent shorter than The A-Team's $9.66 million in June 2010. Critics have awarded the film a middling 68 percent Rotten Tomatoes score, while Flixster users are more positive at 81 percent. The studio reports a "B" CinemaScore. BoxOffice is projecting an opening weekend around $12.9 million.

In fourth place, Fantastic Four sank a massive 79 percent from its opening day last Friday to $2.4 million yesterday. That brings the superhero reboot's eight-day domestic total to $36.4 million, nearly 57 percent behind the pace of 2007's Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. BoxOffice projects a $7.6 million sophomore weekend.

Filling out the top five, STX Entertainment's The Gift posted $1.9 million for a respectable 54 percent Friday-to-Friday decline. The sleeper hit's eight-day tally is now $18.98 million. The studio itself projects a $6.3 million second frame.

http://pro.boxoffice.com/latest-new...cellent-496m-the-man-from-uncle-captures-900k

 

[rashad]

UPDATE: Universal Pictures is now reporting that Straight Outta Compton brought in $60.2 million in actual box office for the weekend after Sunday did far better than originally projected. That would put it right in line with M. Night Shyamalan’s Signs as the fifth-highest opening for an August release.

http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/ne...n-caps-off-universals-amazing-summer#/slide/1

 

[Iceman]

Great performance there. Universal's year just getting better.

 

[Wildcard]

^ Indeed, they are on fire. And I'm beyond ecstatic for SOC's success, should open a lot of doors.

 

[:eek:]

Top 20 worldwide

1. Jurassic World $1606,9 million
2. Furious 7 $1511,7 million
3. Avengers: Age of Ultron $1398,9 million
4. Minions $962 million
5. Inside Out $667,3 million
6. Fifty Shades of Grey $569,7 million
7. Cinderella $539,8 million
8. San Andreas $468,6 million
9. Kingsman: The Secret Service $406,8 million
10. Home $386,7 million
11. Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation $375,5 million
12. Mad Max: Fury Road $373,2 million
13. Monster Hunt $356,3 million
14. Ant-Man $347,7 million
15. Taken 3 $325,8 million
16. Terminator: Genisys $324,7 million
17. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water $311,6 million
18. The Divergent Series: Insurgent $295,2 million
19. Pitch Perfect 2 $284,8 million
20. Paddington $259,5 million

 

[Micromind]

Damn, Universal was really down a few years back, nobody could have expected them to make a spectacular comeback, and now They have ... what five hit movies in a year ?

That's great !

 

[rashad]

TheWrap ‏@TheWrap https://***********/TheWrap/status/635465461669343232
'Straight Outta Compton' Throttles Newcomers With $26 Million to Top Blah Box Office

BoxOffice ‏@BoxOffice
MINIONS: $669.4M Overseas Total / $989.4M Global Total #Minions

Exhibitor Relations ‏@ERCboxoffice
FANTASTIC FOUR lost nearly 1,500 theaters in its 3rd weekend and grossed just $3.6M, $49M total. Outright bomb of the summer, folks.

BoxOffice ‏@BoxOffice
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION took in an estimated $11.7M this weekend. Domestic total stands at $157.76M

BoxOffice ‏@BoxOffice
ANT-MAN: $196.5M Overseas Total / $361.024M Global Total #AntMan

BoxOffice ‏@BoxOffice
INSIDE OUT: $347.5M Overseas Total / $689.924M Global Total #InsideOut

BoxOffice ‏@BoxOffice
JURASSIC WORLD: $983.3M Overseas Total / $1.62287B Global Total #JurassicWorld

Ian Sandwell ‏@ian_sandwell
With $989.4m, Minions is now the third highest grossing animation of all time worldwide. It still has four more territories to open.

 

[:eek:]

The all time worldwide chart over at Box Office Mojo is a little messed up at the moment. It says Inside Out has grossed almost $2,5 billion.

 

[:eek:]

Okay, that mistake about Inside Out seems to have been fixed quickly

 

[Shifty]

Damn, Universal was really down a few years back, nobody could have expected them to make a spectacular comeback, and now They have ... what five hit movies in a year ?

That's great !

And just two bombs with Black Hat and The Seventh Son.

Their 2017 lineup also looks strong, maybe some films will disappoint like Ted 2 did, but they've got a lineup that will keep them competitive versus the huge films from Disney and WB.

Mena 1/6/17
Fifty Shades Darker 2/10/17
Kong: Skull Island 3/10/17
The Mummy (2017) 3/24/17
Furious 8 4/14/17
Despicable Me 3 6/30/17
Pitch Perfect 3 7/21/17
Pacific Rim 2 8/4/17
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2017) 11/17/1