“Silent” Bob Makes Noise
After opening this past Tuesday, Saban Films’ comedy sequel/reboot Jay & Silent Bob Reboot earned $93,250 from one theater on its opening weekend. That’s the second-best per-screen average of 2019, behind Parasite just last weekend. Speaking of which…
Parasite Takes a Bite
Last weekend, Neon’s thriller Parasite from director Bong Joon-Ho opened to $384,216 in only three theaters. Its $128,072 per-screen average was not only the best of the year so far, beating The Farewell in July with $88,916, but also the best in almost three years, since La La Land with $176,221 in December 2016.
This weekend, Parasite expanded into 33 theaters and earned $1,241,334, for a $37,616 per-screen average. Impressively, the film ranked #11 for the weekend, despite playing in literally several thousand fewer theaters than every film in the top 10.
Rabbit Run
Also starting with a terrific per-screen average was Fox Searchlight’s historical comedy Jojo Rabbit, directed by Taika Waititi. The film started in $349,555 in five theaters, for a $69,911 average. That’s the fifth-best average of the year so far.
“Mal” Intent
Disney’s sequel Maleficent: Mistress of Evil won the weekend with $36.9M, in line with pre-release projections but -46.7% below the first Maleficent‘s debut in May 2014.
The real story is not the sequel’s domestic debut, but its global one. The film opened with $117.0M overseas for a $153.9M global weekend. That’s the 12th-highest global weekend of the year, though still down -9.4% from the first film’s global opening.
It’s In Your Head, Zombie, Zombie
Sony’s action comedy sequel Zombieland: Double Tap “landed” in third place with $26.8M, in line with pre-release projections. That’s +8.3% above the original Zombieland‘s October 2009 opening, but if factoring in ticket price inflation, it actually came -8.4% behind the original.
How’d This Weekend Compare?
Total box office this weekend was $137.6M. That’s -2.6% below last weekend and -17.1% below this same weekend last year, when Halloween led with $76.2M
The Year So Far
Year-to-date box office stands at $9.01B. That’s -5.5% behind this same date last year, even with -5.5% after last weekend.
Monday’s Weekend Actuals (Domestic)
FRI, OCT. 18 – SUN, OCT. 20
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maleficent: Mistress of Evil | $36,948,713 | — | 3,790 | — | $9,749 | $36,948,713 | 1 | Disney |
| 2 | Joker | $29,251,840 | -48% | 4,090 | -284 | $7,152 | $247,275,844 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Zombieland: Double Tap | $26,803,104 | — | 3,468 | — | $7,729 | $26,803,104 | 1 | Sony Pictures |
| 4 | The Addams Family | $16,320,980 | -46% | 4,102 | 95 | $3,979 | $57,080,007 | 2 | United Artists Releasing |
| 5 | Gemini Man | $8,310,078 | -60% | 3,642 | 0 | $2,282 | $36,326,621 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | Abominable | $3,510,360 | -42% | 2,647 | -849 | $1,326 | $53,925,430 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | Downton Abbey | $3,105,720 | -36% | 2,258 | -761 | $1,375 | $88,638,180 | 5 | Focus Features |
| 8 | Judy | $2,093,144 | -35% | 1,418 | -209 | $1,476 | $19,055,282 | 4 | Roadside Attractions / LD Entertainment |
| 9 | Hustlers | $2,025,541 | -48% | 1,575 | -782 | $1,286 | $101,847,453 | 6 | STX Entertainment |
| 10 | It Chapter Two | $1,453,742 | -54% | 1,528 | -775 | $951 | $209,608,260 | 7 | Warner Bros |
| 11 | Jexi | $1,203,092 | -61% | 2,332 | 0 | $516 | $5,722,776 | 2 | Lionsgate / CBS / Entertainment One |
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ad Astra | $813,202 | -57% | 796 | -882 | $1,022 | $48,677,973 | 5 | 20th Century Fox |
| 2 | Rambo: Last Blood | $554,397 | -63% | 930 | -901 | $596 | $44,076,563 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 3 | The Lion King | $270,615 | -60% | 325 | -1362 | $833 | $542,954,243 | 14 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 4 | The Peanut Butter Falcon | $211,351 | -24% | 248 | -56 | $852 | $19,864,511 | 11 | Roadside Attractions |
| 5 | Scary Stories to Tell In The Dark | $138,646 | -44% | 219 | -127 | $633 | $68,140,950 | 11 | CBS Films / Lionsgate |
| 6 | Good Boys | $101,915 | -70% | 190 | -184 | $536 | $82,970,810 | 10 | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | Angel Has Fallen | $98,867 | -32% | 168 | -120 | $588 | $68,887,280 | 9 | Lionsgate |
| 8 | Dora and the Lost City of Gold | $95,819 | -32% | 147 | -77 | $652 | $60,452,837 | 11 | Paramount Pictures |
| 9 | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw | $93,635 | -50% | 187 | -114 | $501 | $173,697,270 | 12 | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | Toy Story 4 | $90,532 | -43% | 145 | -44 | $624 | $433,716,016 | 18 | Disney |
| 11 | Overcomer | $82,967 | -50% | 146 | -152 | $568 | $34,483,438 | 9 | Sony Pictures |
| 12 | Lucy In The Sky | $55,396 | -29% | 231 | 33 | $240 | $269,491 | 3 | Fox Searchlight |
| 13 | The Angry Birds Movie 2 | $50,158 | -42% | 108 | -61 | $464 | $41,533,527 | 10 | Sony Pictures |
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parasite | $1,241,334 | 223% | 33 | 30 | $37,616 | $1,821,976 | 2 | NEON |
| 2 | The Lighthouse | $427,797 | — | 8 | — | $53,475 | $427,797 | 1 | A24 |
| 3 | Pain and Glory | $424,716 | 56% | 67 | 44 | $6,339 | $1,091,557 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 4 | Jojo Rabbit | $349,555 | — | 5 | — | $69,911 | $349,555 | 1 | Fox Searchlight |
| 5 | The Captain | $324,769 | — | 47 | — | $6,910 | $324,769 | 1 | |
| 6 | Jay & Silent Bob Reboot | $93,520 | — | 1 | — | $93,520 | $1,104,825 | 1 | Fathom Events / Saban Films |
| 7 | Where’s My Roy Cohn? | $89,959 | -2% | 66 | 9 | $1,363 | $487,192 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 8 | Once Upon a Time In Hollywood | $65,662 | -35% | 75 | -38 | $875 | $139,840,978 | 13 | Sony Pictures |
| 9 | Brittany Runs A Marathon | $42,694 | -36% | 62 | -48 | $689 | $7,058,594 | 9 | Amazon Studios |
| 10 | Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins | $38,839 | 14% | 39 | -1 | $996 | $592,851 | 8 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 11 | The Art of Racing in the Rain | $33,804 | -24% | 66 | -23 | $512 | $26,381,503 | 11 | 20th Century Fox |
| 12 | Fantastic Fungi | $30,062 | -53% | 9 | 3 | $3,340 | $194,994 | 5 | Area 23a |
| 13 | Spider-Man: Far from Home | $28,510 | -52% | 84 | -49 | $339 | $390,523,780 | 16 | Sony / Columbia |
| 14 | Miles Davis: Birth of The Cool | $28,491 | 36% | 18 | 2 | $1,583 | $569,199 | 9 | Abramorama |
| 15 | The Farewell | $25,522 | -23% | 21 | -18 | $1,215 | $17,664,655 | 15 | A24 |
| 16 | Official Secrets | $24,329 | -18% | 34 | -9 | $716 | $1,919,451 | 8 | IFC Films |
| 17 | Aladdin | $22,391 | -23% | 45 | -28 | $498 | $355,552,231 | 22 | Disney |
| 18 | 47 Meters Down: Uncaged | $21,343 | -56% | 51 | -48 | $418 | $22,233,604 | 10 | Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | The Cave (2019) | $21,185 | — | 2 | — | $10,593 | $21,185 | 1 | National Geographic Documentary Films |
| 20 | Monos | $20,726 | -9% | 40 | -10 | $518 | $367,535 | 6 | Neon |
| 21 | Immortal Hero | $20,629 | — | 12 | — | $1,719 | $20,629 | 1 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 22 | Ready or Not | $19,619 | -28% | 39 | -13 | $503 | $28,708,466 | 9 | Fox Searchlight |
| 23 | First Love | $15,703 | -49% | 34 | -6 | $462 | $194,366 | 4 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 24 | Mr. Klein | $13,002 | -33% | 5 | 1 | $2,600 | $128,347 | 7 | Rialto Pictures |
| 25 | The Fighting Preacher | $11,151 | 11% | 14 | 0 | $797 | $897,450 | 13 | Purdie Distribution |
| 26 | The Goldfinch | $11,141 | -49% | 40 | -46 | $279 | $5,327,383 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | Promare | $9,441 | -78% | 10 | -12 | $944 | $1,393,324 | 5 | GKIDS |
| 28 | Greener Grass | $9,305 | — | 2 | — | $4,653 | $9,305 | 1 | IFC Films / IFC Midnight |
| 29 | Out Of Liberty | $8,234 | -5% | 12 | -1 | $686 | $260,300 | 6 | Purdie Distribution |
| 30 | By the Grace of God | $7,765 | — | 2 | — | $3,883 | $7,765 | 1 | Music Box Films |
| 31 | Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles | $6,967 | 205% | 15 | 4 | $464 | $535,121 | 9 | Roadside Attractions / Samuel Goldwyn Films |
| 32 | Cyrano, My Love | $6,851 | — | 3 | — | $2,284 | $306,451 | 1 | Roadside Attractions |
| 33 | Give Me Liberty | $6,601 | -1% | 9 | -1 | $733 | $209,539 | 9 | Music Box Films |
| 34 | The Climbers | $6,557 | -86% | 5 | -24 | $1,311 | $482,449 | 3 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 35 | Midnight Traveler | $6,178 | — | 7 | — | $883 | $27,520 | 5 | Oscilloscope Laboratories |
| 36 | Honeyland | $4,196 | -53% | 18 | -6 | $233 | $688,515 | 13 | Neon |
| 37 | Union | $3,992 | -46% | 4 | -2 | $998 | $38,457 | 12 | Indican Pictures |
| 38 | Battle of Jangsari | $3,873 | -87% | 7 | -13 | $553 | $66,399 | 3 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 39 | End of the Century | $3,535 | 78% | 6 | 3 | $589 | $47,500 | 10 | |
| 40 | After The Wedding | $3,460 | 464% | 5 | 1 | $692 | $1,568,107 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 41 | Gift | $3,429 | -19% | 5 | 3 | $686 | $8,953 | 2 | Matson Films |
| 42 | David Crosby: Remember My Name | $2,491 | -46% | 4 | -6 | $623 | $720,374 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 43 | Ága | $2,462 | 78% | 3 | 0 | $821 | $21,275 | 7 | Big World Pictures |
| 44 | Maiden | $2,460 | -68% | 4 | -3 | $615 | $3,150,912 | 17 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 45 | Aquarela | $2,033 | -48% | 9 | -8 | $226 | $291,433 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 46 | High Strung Free Dance | $1,746 | -97% | 6 | -100 | $291 | $82,529 | 2 | GVN Releasing |
| 47 | Desolation Center | $1,625 | 11% | 3 | -4 | $542 | $25,880 | 6 | Matson Films |
| 48 | Stuffed | $1,602 | — | 1 | — | $1,602 | $2,574 | 1 | Music Box Films |
| 49 | Anthropocene: The Human Epoch | $1,473 | 196% | 4 | 2 | $368 | $96,777 | 4 | Kino Lorber |
| 50 | The Ground Beneath My Feet | $1,387 | -54% | 2 | -1 | $694 | $28,550 | 13 | Strand Releasing |
| 51 | Beloved Beast | $1,232 | -68% | 1 | -2 | $1,232 | $7,052 | 2 | Indican Pictures |
| 52 | 100 Acres of Hell | $1,004 | 1% | 1 | 0 | $1,004 | $2,869 | 2 | Indican Pictures |
| 53 | Tigers Are Not Afraid | $926 | — | 2 | — | $463 | $175,559 | 9 | Variance Films |
| 54 | The Woman Who Loves Giraffes | $894 | — | 2 | — | $447 | $7,612 | 3 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 55 | Wrinkles the Clown | $737 | 471% | 4 | 1 | $184 | $13,203 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures / Magnet Releasing |
| 56 | Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements | $659 | -91% | 2 | -2 | $330 | $31,254 | 6 | Abramorama |
| 57 | The Dead Center | $633 | -89% | 1 | -9 | $633 | $8,320 | 2 | Matson Films |
| 58 | I’m Leaving Now | $603 | — | 1 | — | $603 | $3,768 | 7 | Cinema Guild |
| 59 | One Cut of the Dead | $586 | — | 2 | — | $293 | $52,406 | 6 | Shudder |
| 60 | The Chambermaid | $539 | — | 1 | — | $539 | $83,816 | 17 | Kino Lorber |
| 61 | Mister America | $502 | -95% | 2 | 0 | $251 | $126,018 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 62 | Memory: The Origins of Alien | $449 | — | 2 | — | $225 | $26,235 | 3 | Screen Media Variance Films |
| 63 | Edie | $360 | -24% | 1 | 0 | $360 | $56,022 | 7 | Music Box Films |
| 64 | The Golden Glove | $279 | — | 3 | — | $93 | $4,726 | 4 | Strand Releasing |
| 65 | The Other Story | $258 | -62% | 1 | 0 | $258 | $134,962 | 17 | Strand Releasing |
| 66 | Chained for Life | $188 | 248% | 1 | 0 | $188 | $14,451 | 6 | Kino Lorber Films |
| 67 | Genese | $152 | — | 1 | — | $152 | $6,784 | 9 | Film Movement |
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