Saturday Update: Fox’s Hidden Figures lived up to optimistic expectations as it debuted in wide release with an estimated $7.575 million on Friday, according to the studio. Notably, that makes it the first film since Rogue One‘s December 16 opening day to place first at the box office other than the aforementioned Star Wars spin-off. Figures is poised to enjoy a strong weekend and leggy run ahead with fantastic reviews and very positive word of mouth. We’re projecting it will come close to our final pre-release forecast of $21.8 million this weekend.
Rogue One itself added $6.054 million yesterday for a new sum of $461.4 million, while Sing pulled $5.1 million ($198.9 million new total). The two are in a close race for first place this weekend, with Figures not far behind.
Meanwhile, La La Land added $3.14 million yesterday, while Underworld: Blood Wars earned around our final forecast range at $4.85 million. A Monster Calls also lived down to expectations, unfortunately, with just $659,000 earned from 1,523 locations.
Our weekend projections based on studio Friday estimates are below. Studio weekend estimates will be published tomorrow.
| 1 | Sing (2016) | $24,000,000 | -44% | 3,955 | -74 | $6,068 | $217,799,645 | 3 | Universal |
| 2 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | $23,900,000 | -52% | 4,157 | 0 | $5,749 | $479,201,354 | 4 | Disney |
| 3 | Hidden Figures | $21,800,000 | 2440% | 2,471 | 2446 | $8,822 | $24,754,178 | 3 | Fox |
| 4 | Underworld: Blood Wars | $13,000,000 | — | 3,070 | — | $4,235 | $13,000,000 | 1 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 5 | La La Land | $10,500,000 | 10% | 1,515 | 765 | $6,931 | $52,156,587 | 5 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 6 | Moana | $9,100,000 | -17% | 2,549 | -226 | $3,570 | $228,081,182 | 7 | Disney |
| 7 | Passengers | $9,000,000 | -44% | 3,400 | -78 | $2,647 | $81,093,043 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Why Him? | $6,600,000 | -34% | 2,904 | -104 | $2,273 | $48,659,553 | 3 | Fox |
| 9 | Fences | $4,700,000 | -53% | 2,368 | 67 | $1,985 | $40,663,264 | 4 | Paramount |
| 10 | Assassin’s Creed | $3,700,000 | -57% | 2,642 | -354 | $1,400 | $49,405,783 | 3 | Fox |
| 11 | Manchester By the Sea | $2,700,000 | -36% | 1,054 | -152 | $2,562 | $34,040,357 | 8 | Roadside / Amazon |
| 12 | A Monster Calls | $2,200,000 | 10343% | 1,523 | 1519 | $1,445 | $2,291,492 | 3 | Focus |
| 13 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | $1,900,000 | -54% | 1,188 | -654 | $1,599 | $229,156,573 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | Collateral Beauty | $1,300,000 | -69% | 1,402 | -1343 | $927 | $29,855,265 | 4 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lion | $2,000,000 | -12% | 600 | 75 | $3,333 | $9,792,719 | 7 | Weinstein Company |
| 2 | Jackie | $1,000,000 | -36% | 353 | -6 | $2,833 | $9,196,551 | 6 | Fox Searchlight |
| 3 | Arrival | $855,000 | -37% | 381 | -164 | $2,244 | $94,117,522 | 9 | Paramount |
| 4 | Office Christmas Party | $850,000 | -76% | 953 | -1394 | $892 | $54,112,351 | 5 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 5 | Trolls | $500,000 | -25% | 332 | -86 | $1,506 | $151,347,527 | 10 | Fox / DreamWorks Animation |
| 6 | Doctor Strange | $320,000 | -51% | 263 | -203 | $1,217 | $230,910,918 | 10 | Disney |
| 7 | Hacksaw Ridge | $195,000 | -51% | 222 | -130 | $878 | $65,082,345 | 10 | Lionsgate |
| 8 | Allied | $81,000 | -49% | 121 | -42 | $669 | $39,801,190 | 7 | Paramount |
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silence | $575,000 | 590% | 51 | 47 | $11,275 | $957,423 | 3 | Paramount |
| 2 | Patriots Day | $125,000 | -15% | 7 | 0 | $17,857 | $890,414 | 3 | CBS Films / Lionsgate |
| 3 | Nocturnal Animals | $90,000 | -53% | 73 | -85 | $1,233 | $10,430,304 | 8 | Focus |
| 4 | Loving | $48,000 | -34% | 65 | -16 | $738 | $7,593,102 | 10 | Focus |
| 5 | Live By Night | $27,000 | -27% | 4 | 0 | $6,750 | $168,490 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
===
Friday Report: Fox’s Hidden Figures scored $1.2 million from approximately 2,250 locations on Thursday evening, setting the stage for a very strong weekend ahead as the well-reviewed film expands into nationwide release. By comparison, Selma — which followed a similar release strategy — earned $400,000 from its Thursday night opening shows heading into wide release.
Unfortunately, Thursday night figures for Underworld: Blood Wars and A Monster Calls (the latter also expanding nationwide) were unavailable at the time of publishing. That’s particularly unusual for the former of the two titles given its franchise stature, although various outlets report the film launched at midnight instead of the typical 6-8pm window for most films.
Initial weekend projections based on studio Friday estimates will be posted here on Saturday.
Share this post