CHAPPiE News Stories News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: Weekend Actuals: ‘Cinderella’ Arrives at the Box Office Ball with a Strong $67.9M; ‘Run All Night’ a Distant Second with a Modest $11.0M Boxoffice Staff • Mar 21st Cinderella was off to a strong start this weekend with $67.88 million. Disney’s well-received fairy tale adaptation opened on the high end of its lofty pre-release expectations (though it should be noted that the film was over-estimated by $2.17 million... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘Cinderella’ Impresses with $87.55M in Its First Week After Ruling Thursday with $4.47M Boxoffice Staff • Mar 20th Cinderella took in $4.47 million on Thursday to easily lead the daily box office for a seventh consecutive day. Disney’s well-received fairy tale adaptation was down a slim 2 percent from Wednesday’s performance. That represented a very solid daily hold,... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘Cinderella’ Dances Past the $75M Mark After Leading on St. Patrick’s Day with $5.82M Boxoffice Staff • Mar 18th Cinderella grossed $5.82 million on Tuesday to easily lead the daily box office for a fifth straight day. Disney’s well-received fairy tale adaptation was up 21 percent from Monday’s performance. Cinderella has grossed a strong $78.51 million in its first... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘Cinderella’ Surpasses the $70M Mark after leading Monday with $4.81M Boxoffice Staff • Mar 17th Cinderella took in $4.81 million on Monday to lead the daily box office with ease for a fourth consecutive day. Disney’s well-received fairy tale adaptation was down 73 percent from Sunday’s performance. Daily percentage holds for family films on Monday... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ Moves Into First Place on Thursday with $0.84M; ‘CHAPPiE’ Falls to Second with $0.81M Boxoffice Staff • Mar 13th Fox Searchlight’s The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel was up one spot from Wednesday to move into first place on Thursday with $0.843 million. The ensemble comedy sequel was still down a sizable 9 percent from Wednesday, as it took... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘CHAPPiE’ Reaches $16.8M in Six Days; ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ Shoots Down $100M Domestic Mark Boxoffice Staff • Mar 12th Sony reports that CHAPPiE added $0.96 million in first place on Wednesday, bringing its six-day total to $16.8 million. Unfortunately, the Neill Blomkamp film is pacing 9 percent behind Source Code and 58 percent behind Elysium through the same points.... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘CHAPPiE’ Leads Monday with a Modest $1.1M; ‘Focus’ Takes Second with $0.86M; ‘Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ Third Best with $0.84M Boxoffice Staff • Mar 10th Sony’s CHAPPiE grossed $1.099 million on Monday to lead the daily box office for a fourth consecutive day. However, the Neill Blomkamp directed sci-fi film continues to perform below its already modest pre-release expectations. CHAPPiE was down 69 percent from... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: Weekend Actuals: ‘CHAPPiE’ Leads with an Underwhelming $13.3M; ‘Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ Solid with $8.5M; ‘Unfinished Business’ Bombs with $4.8M; ‘American Sniper’ Becomes the Highest Grossing Release of 2014 Boxoffice Staff • Mar 9th Sony’s CHAPPiE led the box office this weekend with $13.35 million. However, the Neill Blomkamp directed sci-fi film debuted below its already modest pre-release expectations. The film’s performance also represented the smallest first place take since Ouija led last year’s... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: Weekend Estimates: ‘CHAPPiE’ Leads with an Underwhelming $13.3M; ‘Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ Solid with $8.6M; ‘Unfinished Business’ Bombs with $4.8M; ‘American Sniper’ Becomes the Highest Grossing Release of 2014 Boxoffice Staff • Mar 7th Sunday Update: Sony’s CHAPPiE led the box office this weekend with an estimated $13.3 million. However, the Neill Blomkamp directed sci-fi film debuted below its already modest pre-release expectations. The film’s performance also represented the smallest first place take since... News & Analysis Sony Pictures Entertainment and MRC Will Bring Neill Blomkamp’s ‘Chappie’ to IMAX Boxoffice Staff • Feb 6th SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT AND MRC’S CHAPPIE, DIRECTED BY NEILL BLOMKAMP, TO BE RELEASED IN IMAX® THEATRES WORLDWIDE STARTING MARCH 2015 SANTA MONICA, CA – Feb. 6, 2015 – IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX), Sony Pictures Entertainment and MRC announced today that Chappie,... Load more stories
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: Weekend Actuals: ‘Cinderella’ Arrives at the Box Office Ball with a Strong $67.9M; ‘Run All Night’ a Distant Second with a Modest $11.0M Boxoffice Staff • Mar 21st Cinderella was off to a strong start this weekend with $67.88 million. Disney’s well-received fairy tale adaptation opened on the high end of its lofty pre-release expectations (though it should be noted that the film was over-estimated by $2.17 million...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘Cinderella’ Impresses with $87.55M in Its First Week After Ruling Thursday with $4.47M Boxoffice Staff • Mar 20th Cinderella took in $4.47 million on Thursday to easily lead the daily box office for a seventh consecutive day. Disney’s well-received fairy tale adaptation was down a slim 2 percent from Wednesday’s performance. That represented a very solid daily hold,...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘Cinderella’ Dances Past the $75M Mark After Leading on St. Patrick’s Day with $5.82M Boxoffice Staff • Mar 18th Cinderella grossed $5.82 million on Tuesday to easily lead the daily box office for a fifth straight day. Disney’s well-received fairy tale adaptation was up 21 percent from Monday’s performance. Cinderella has grossed a strong $78.51 million in its first...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘Cinderella’ Surpasses the $70M Mark after leading Monday with $4.81M Boxoffice Staff • Mar 17th Cinderella took in $4.81 million on Monday to lead the daily box office with ease for a fourth consecutive day. Disney’s well-received fairy tale adaptation was down 73 percent from Sunday’s performance. Daily percentage holds for family films on Monday...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ Moves Into First Place on Thursday with $0.84M; ‘CHAPPiE’ Falls to Second with $0.81M Boxoffice Staff • Mar 13th Fox Searchlight’s The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel was up one spot from Wednesday to move into first place on Thursday with $0.843 million. The ensemble comedy sequel was still down a sizable 9 percent from Wednesday, as it took...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘CHAPPiE’ Reaches $16.8M in Six Days; ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ Shoots Down $100M Domestic Mark Boxoffice Staff • Mar 12th Sony reports that CHAPPiE added $0.96 million in first place on Wednesday, bringing its six-day total to $16.8 million. Unfortunately, the Neill Blomkamp film is pacing 9 percent behind Source Code and 58 percent behind Elysium through the same points....
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘CHAPPiE’ Leads Monday with a Modest $1.1M; ‘Focus’ Takes Second with $0.86M; ‘Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ Third Best with $0.84M Boxoffice Staff • Mar 10th Sony’s CHAPPiE grossed $1.099 million on Monday to lead the daily box office for a fourth consecutive day. However, the Neill Blomkamp directed sci-fi film continues to perform below its already modest pre-release expectations. CHAPPiE was down 69 percent from...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: Weekend Actuals: ‘CHAPPiE’ Leads with an Underwhelming $13.3M; ‘Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ Solid with $8.5M; ‘Unfinished Business’ Bombs with $4.8M; ‘American Sniper’ Becomes the Highest Grossing Release of 2014 Boxoffice Staff • Mar 9th Sony’s CHAPPiE led the box office this weekend with $13.35 million. However, the Neill Blomkamp directed sci-fi film debuted below its already modest pre-release expectations. The film’s performance also represented the smallest first place take since Ouija led last year’s...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: Weekend Estimates: ‘CHAPPiE’ Leads with an Underwhelming $13.3M; ‘Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ Solid with $8.6M; ‘Unfinished Business’ Bombs with $4.8M; ‘American Sniper’ Becomes the Highest Grossing Release of 2014 Boxoffice Staff • Mar 7th Sunday Update: Sony’s CHAPPiE led the box office this weekend with an estimated $13.3 million. However, the Neill Blomkamp directed sci-fi film debuted below its already modest pre-release expectations. The film’s performance also represented the smallest first place take since...
News & Analysis Sony Pictures Entertainment and MRC Will Bring Neill Blomkamp’s ‘Chappie’ to IMAX Boxoffice Staff • Feb 6th SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT AND MRC’S CHAPPIE, DIRECTED BY NEILL BLOMKAMP, TO BE RELEASED IN IMAX® THEATRES WORLDWIDE STARTING MARCH 2015 SANTA MONICA, CA – Feb. 6, 2015 – IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX), Sony Pictures Entertainment and MRC announced today that Chappie,...
