The 10-Figure Club
Sony reached $1B on Sunday, with a total now just over that mark at $1.001B. They become the fourth studio of the year to reach the billion-dollar mark. Disney reached it on Sunday, April 28; Universal reached it on Friday, August 16, and Warner Bros. on Sunday, September 8.
A Rare Reversal
For Sunday’s studio weekend estimates, Warner Bros.’ Joker led with $18.9M over Disney’s fantasy sequel Maleficent: Mistress of Evil with $18.5M.
But by the time Monday afternoon’s weekend actuals were revealed, those top two had reversed in order. Maleficent was now on top with $19.36M, slightly ahead of Joker with $19.24M.
A switch on top from Sunday estimates to weekend actuals is rare, but it does occasionally happen, on average about once or maybe twice a year.
With only 0.63% difference between the top two films, that’s the closest difference between the top two titles since only 0.20% separated Kingsman: The Golden Circle and It on September 29 – October 1, 2017.
New Releases
Several new films entered the marketplace this weekend. All finished about in line with pre-release expectations, though none were projected to contend for any of the top three slots at the box office.
STX’s horror thriller Countdown counted up to a fifth place start of $8.8M.
Sony’s action drama Black and Blue was not feeling blue in sixth place with $8.3M, in line with pre-release expectations. [Read our interview with Black and Blue director Deon Taylor here.]
101 Studios’ historical drama The Current War, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Thomas Edison, failed to light up the box office with a ninth place start of $2.6M. However, it was only playing on 1,022 screens, which hurt its reach.
According to estimates from the studio, the Current audience was 55% male and 65% older than 35. It was also an educated audience, with 85% having a college degree or more.
The smaller films
In limited release, Fox Searchlight’s historical comedy Jojo Rabbit hopped to $1.04M on 55 screens in its second weekend, for an $18,983 average.
Neon’s thriller Parasite earned $1.81M on 129 screens, for a $14,100 average. That was good for 12th place.
Warner Bros.’ musical documentary starring Bruce Springsteen, Western Stars, took the thunder road to $560K on 537 screens, for a $1,043 average. When including preview grosses, the film has now earned just a hair over $1M.
How’d This Weekend Compare?
Total box office this weekend was $102.4M. That’s -25.7% below last weekend and -3.1% below this same weekend last year, when Halloween led for a second frame with $31.4M.
The Year So Far
Year-to-date box office stands at $9.07B. That’s -6.0% behind this same date last year, down from -5.5% after last weekend.
Monday’s Weekend Actuals (Domestic)
FRI, OCT. 25 – SUN, OCT. 27
Note: as of this writing, the number listed below for both Jesus is King and MET Opera: Massenet Manon are still studio weekend estimates, since their weekend actuals have not yet been reported.
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maleficent: Mistress of Evil | $19,369,877 | -48% | 3,790 | 0 | $5,111 | $66,245,035 | 2 | Disney |
| 2 | Joker | $19,248,035 | -34% | 3,936 | -154 | $4,890 | $277,931,557 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | The Addams Family | $12,006,007 | -26% | 4,207 | 105 | $2,854 | $73,101,705 | 3 | United Artists Releasing |
| 4 | Zombieland: Double Tap | $11,817,487 | -56% | 3,468 | 0 | $3,408 | $47,217,760 | 2 | Sony Pictures |
| 5 | Countdown | $8,865,082 | — | 2,675 | — | $3,314 | $8,865,082 | 1 | STX Entertainment |
| 6 | Black and Blue | $8,376,846 | — | 2,062 | — | $4,062 | $8,376,846 | 1 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 7 | Gemini Man | $4,065,502 | -51% | 3,008 | -634 | $1,352 | $43,407,915 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | The Current War | $2,633,717 | — | 1,022 | — | $2,577 | $2,633,717 | 1 | 101 Studios |
| 9 | Abominable | $2,085,225 | -41% | 2,196 | -451 | $950 | $56,903,820 | 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | Downton Abbey | $1,949,545 | -37% | 1,658 | -600 | $1,176 | $92,256,175 | 6 | Focus Features |
| 11 | Judy | $1,218,301 | -42% | 1,131 | -287 | $1,077 | $21,551,677 | 5 | Roadside Attractions / LD Entertainment |
| 12 | MET Opera: Massenet Manon | $1,087,000 | — | 1,000 | — | $1,087 | $1,087,000 | 1 | Fathom Events |
| 13 | It Chapter Two | $683,952 | -53% | 1,101 | -427 | $621 | $210,758,107 | 8 | Warner Bros |
| 14 | Once Upon a Time In Hollywood | $555,845 | 747% | 1,674 | 1599 | $332 | $140,428,363 | 14 | Sony Pictures |
| 15 | Scary Stories to Tell In The Dark | $534,136 | 285% | 1,567 | 1348 | $341 | $68,711,623 | 12 | CBS Films / Lionsgate |
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lighthouse | $3,029,959 | 608% | 586 | 578 | $5,171 | $3,610,446 | 2 | A24 |
| 2 | Parasite | $1,826,424 | 47% | 129 | 96 | $14,158 | $4,113,934 | 3 | NEON |
| 3 | Housefull 4 | $904,808 | — | 315 | — | $2,872 | $904,808 | 1 | FIP |
| 4 | Jesus is King | $862,000 | — | 372 | — | $2,317 | $862,000 | 1 | IMAX |
| 5 | Hustlers | $856,962 | -58% | 914 | -661 | $938 | $103,561,824 | 7 | STX Entertainment |
| 6 | Western Stars | $560,282 | — | 537 | — | $1,043 | $1,000,282 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Pain and Glory | $398,417 | -6% | 117 | 50 | $3,405 | $1,653,720 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 8 | Ad Astra | $276,326 | -66% | 325 | -471 | $850 | $49,313,893 | 6 | 20th Century Fox |
| 9 | Rambo: Last Blood | $207,532 | -63% | 436 | -494 | $476 | $44,536,318 | 6 | Lionsgate |
| 10 | The Lion King | $146,583 | -46% | 199 | -126 | $737 | $543,187,716 | 15 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 11 | Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice | $144,677 | -26% | 134 | -13 | $1,080 | $3,775,509 | 8 | Greenwich Entertainment |
| 12 | Jexi | $129,748 | -89% | 322 | -2010 | $403 | $6,449,670 | 3 | Lionsgate / CBS / Entertainment One |
| 13 | The Peanut Butter Falcon | $116,915 | -45% | 166 | -82 | $704 | $20,080,446 | 12 | Roadside Attractions |
| 14 | Angel Has Fallen | $64,195 | -35% | 148 | -20 | $434 | $69,002,336 | 10 | Lionsgate |
| 15 | Toy Story 4 | $62,434 | -31% | 121 | -24 | $516 | $433,804,674 | 19 | Disney |
| 16 | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw | $55,560 | -41% | 114 | -73 | $487 | $173,788,145 | 13 | Universal Pictures |
| 17 | Overcomer | $54,622 | -34% | 125 | -21 | $437 | $34,578,837 | 10 | Sony Pictures |
| 18 | Good Boys | $52,165 | -49% | 113 | -77 | $462 | $83,062,270 | 11 | Universal Pictures |
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jojo Rabbit | $1,044,070 | 199% | 55 | 50 | $18,983 | $1,503,494 | 2 | Fox Searchlight |
| 2 | Jay & Silent Bob Reboot | $219,397 | 135% | 17 | 16 | $12,906 | $1,570,700 | 2 | Fathom Events / Saban Films |
| 3 | The Captain | $120,112 | -63% | 39 | -8 | $3,080 | $580,196 | 2 | |
| 4 | Fantastic Fungi | $61,852 | 106% | 14 | 5 | $4,418 | $285,573 | 6 | Area 23a |
| 5 | Where’s My Roy Cohn? | $50,600 | -44% | 51 | -15 | $992 | $581,244 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 6 | No Safe Spaces | $45,548 | — | 1 | — | $45,548 | $45,548 | 1 | Atlas Distribution |
| 7 | The Angry Birds Movie 2 | $33,763 | -33% | 86 | -22 | $393 | $41,578,027 | 11 | Sony Pictures |
| 8 | Brittany Runs A Marathon | $23,972 | -44% | 47 | -15 | $510 | $7,102,450 | 10 | Amazon Studios |
| 9 | Official Secrets | $22,931 | -7% | 45 | 11 | $510 | $1,954,191 | 9 | IFC Films |
| 10 | Frankie | $19,435 | — | 4 | — | $4,859 | $19,435 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 11 | Synonyms | $17,891 | — | 2 | — | $8,946 | $39,177 | 1 | Kino Lorber |
| 12 | Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins | $16,934 | -56% | 29 | -10 | $584 | $633,449 | 9 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 13 | Cyrano, My Love | $13,647 | 99% | 18 | 15 | $758 | $324,133 | 2 | Roadside Attractions |
| 14 | Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound | $12,348 | — | 3 | — | $4,116 | $12,348 | 1 | Matson Films |
| 15 | Miles Davis: Birth of The Cool | $11,086 | -61% | 11 | -7 | $1,008 | $594,292 | 10 | Abramorama |
| 16 | Greener Grass | $9,804 | 5% | 17 | 15 | $577 | $23,324 | 2 | IFC Films / IFC Midnight |
| 17 | 47 Meters Down: Uncaged | $9,420 | -56% | 25 | -26 | $377 | $22,249,979 | 11 | Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures |
| 18 | By the Grace of God | $8,771 | 13% | 6 | 4 | $1,462 | $19,926 | 2 | Music Box Films |
| 19 | Immortal Hero | $8,576 | -58% | 9 | -3 | $953 | $34,571 | 2 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 20 | Monos | $8,362 | -60% | 20 | -20 | $418 | $392,693 | 7 | Neon |
| 21 | Lucy In The Sky | $7,000 | -87% | 35 | -196 | $200 | $314,999 | 4 | Fox Searchlight |
| 22 | The Farewell | $6,838 | -73% | 15 | -6 | $456 | $17,688,952 | 16 | A24 |
| 23 | Mr. Klein | $6,583 | -49% | 4 | -1 | $1,646 | $140,755 | 8 | Rialto Pictures |
| 24 | Jay Myself | $6,038 | — | 2 | — | $3,019 | $146,493 | 13 | Oscilloscope Laboratories |
| 25 | First Love | $5,474 | -65% | 20 | -14 | $274 | $211,009 | 5 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 26 | The Cave (2019) | $5,096 | -76% | 2 | 0 | $2,548 | $28,753 | 2 | National Geographic Documentary Films |
| 27 | Honeyland | $4,961 | 18% | 18 | 0 | $276 | $699,175 | 14 | Neon |
| 28 | Promare | $4,059 | -57% | 4 | -8 | $1,015 | $1,398,253 | 6 | GKIDS |
| 29 | Prescience | $3,407 | — | 3 | — | $1,136 | $3,407 | 1 | Indican Pictures |
| 30 | David Crosby: Remember My Name | $2,935 | 18% | 8 | 4 | $367 | $724,438 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 31 | Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles | $2,780 | -60% | 7 | -8 | $397 | $543,329 | 10 | Roadside Attractions / Samuel Goldwyn Films |
| 32 | Gift | $2,695 | -21% | 5 | 0 | $539 | $11,648 | 3 | Matson Films |
| 33 | Give Me Liberty | $2,301 | -65% | 7 | -2 | $329 | $215,571 | 10 | Music Box Films |
| 34 | Midnight Traveler | $2,201 | -64% | 5 | -2 | $440 | $32,240 | 6 | Oscilloscope Laboratories |
| 35 | After The Wedding | $1,820 | -47% | 2 | -3 | $910 | $1,571,111 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 36 | Tel Aviv on Fire | $1,732 | -64% | 5 | 0 | $346 | $504,443 | 13 | Cohen Media Group |
| 37 | Stuffed | $1,572 | -2% | 1 | 0 | $1,572 | $4,995 | 2 | Music Box Films |
| 38 | End of the Century | $1,551 | -56% | 3 | -3 | $517 | $51,212 | 11 | |
| 39 | Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements | $1,361 | 107% | 2 | 0 | $681 | $33,244 | 7 | Abramorama |
| 40 | My People, My Country | $1,340 | -98% | 3 | -38 | $447 | $2,323,409 | 4 | CMC |
| 41 | Aquarela | $1,265 | -38% | 5 | -4 | $253 | $294,031 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 42 | 100 Acres of Hell | $1,232 | 23% | 1 | 0 | $1,232 | $4,436 | 3 | Indican Pictures |
| 43 | Battle of Jangsari | $1,029 | -73% | 1 | -6 | $1,029 | $69,630 | 4 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 44 | Maiden | $840 | -66% | 7 | 3 | $120 | $3,152,567 | 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 45 | Ága | $813 | -67% | 1 | -2 | $813 | $22,708 | 8 | Big World Pictures |
| 46 | The Chambermaid | $813 | 51% | 2 | 1 | $407 | $84,847 | 18 | Kino Lorber |
| 47 | Anthropocene: The Human Epoch | $754 | -49% | 2 | -2 | $377 | $98,404 | 5 | Kino Lorber |
| 48 | Edie | $724 | 101% | 1 | 0 | $724 | $58,513 | 8 | Music Box Films |
| 49 | Grass | $637 | — | 2 | — | $319 | $8,969 | 28 | Cinema Guild |
| 50 | I’m Leaving Now | $475 | -21% | 2 | 1 | $238 | $4,443 | 8 | Cinema Guild |
| 51 | Britt-Marie Was Here | $379 | -41% | 1 | 0 | $379 | $37,127 | 6 | Cohen Media Group |
| 52 | Serendipity | $334 | -71% | 2 | 0 | $167 | $2,213 | 2 | Cohen Media Group |
| 53 | The Mountain | $312 | — | 1 | — | $312 | $60,842 | 14 | Kino Lorber |
| 54 | Union | $302 | -92% | 1 | -3 | $302 | $41,255 | 13 | Indican Pictures |
| 55 | The Golden Glove | $263 | -6% | 2 | -1 | $132 | $5,202 | 5 | Strand Releasing |
| 56 | The Ground Beneath My Feet | $102 | -93% | 1 | -1 | $102 | $29,171 | 14 | Strand Releasing |
| 57 | Wrinkles the Clown | $62 | -92% | 2 | -2 | $31 | $13,853 | 4 | Magnolia Pictures / Magnet Releasing |
| 58 | Chained for Life | $54 | -71% | 1 | 0 | $54 | $14,880 | 7 | Kino Lorber Films |
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