Saturday Report: Disney’s Frozen II added another $7.84 million on Friday, beginning its third weekend of domestic play with an estimated $310.8 million 15-day running cume. The blockbuster animated sequel will again win the weekend for a third time with what’s estimated at $35 million currently.
Knives Out is holding up very well to begin its second weekend, registering $4.138 million on Friday and giving it a 10-day domestic tally of $53.5 million thus far. The Rian Johnson film is targeting a sophomore frame of $14.2 million as strong word of mouth continues to propel it.
Queen & Slim posted $1.93 million in third place on Friday, bringing its own 10-day domestic haul to a healthy $22.3 million. The prestige title from director Melina Matsoukas continues to generate positive word of mouth as a counter-programming option for adult audiences. We’re projecting a second weekend around $6.4 million.
Ford v Ferrari wasn’t far behind in fourth place yesterday, tacking on another $1.871 million and bringing its domestic cume to $86.4 million through 22 days. Weekend estimates stand around $6.6 million currently.
As far as this weekend’s openers are concerned, Dark Waters expanded from 94 to 2,011 locations yesterday. The film took in $1.39 million on Friday and looks to be heading for a $4.5 million weekend.
Meanwhile, Playmobil: The Movie bowed to $167,000 from 2,337 locations. Opening weekend looks to register around $750K based on our current projections.
Early Weekend Estimates (Domestic)
FRI, DEC. 6 – SUN, DEC. 8
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frozen II | $35,000,000 | -59% | 4,348 | -92 | $8,050 | $337,924,901 | 3 | Disney |
| 2 | Knives Out | $14,200,000 | -47% | 3,461 | 0 | $4,103 | $63,536,491 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 3 | Ford v. Ferrari | $6,600,000 | -50% | 3,746 | 300 | $1,762 | $91,173,353 | 4 | 20th Century Fox |
| 4 | Queen & Slim | $6,400,000 | -46% | 1,715 | 25 | $3,732 | $26,764,005 | 2 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood | $6,000,000 | -49% | 3,491 | 256 | $1,719 | $43,920,415 | 3 | Sony Pictures |
| 6 | Dark Waters | $4,500,000 | 625% | 2,012 | 1918 | $2,237 | $5,684,749 | 3 | Focus Features |
| 7 | 21 Bridges | $2,700,000 | -52% | 2,465 | -200 | $1,095 | $23,752,696 | 3 | STX Entertainment |
| 8 | Midway | $2,000,000 | -49% | 2,100 | -275 | $952 | $53,462,471 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 9 | Playing with Fire | $2,000,000 | -53% | 2,253 | -426 | $888 | $41,982,325 | 5 | Paramount Pictures |
| 10 | Last Christmas | $1,100,000 | -45% | 1,262 | -590 | $872 | $33,537,175 | 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | Harriet | $900,000 | -51% | 1,000 | -84 | $900 | $40,941,550 | 6 | Focus Features |
| 12 | Playmobil: The Movie | $750,000 | — | 2,337 | — | $321 | $750,000 | 1 | STX Entertainment |
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joker | $1,000,000 | -49% | 956 | -190 | $1,046 | $332,101,623 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Jojo Rabbit | $560,000 | -54% | 579 | -129 | $967 | $19,294,823 | 8 | Fox Searchlight |
| 3 | Maleficent: Mistress of Evil | $540,000 | -59% | 728 | -263 | $742 | $112,378,846 | 8 | Disney |
| 4 | The Good Liar | $540,000 | -65% | 787 | -1216 | $686 | $16,196,751 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Terminator: Dark Fate | $290,000 | -67% | 431 | -351 | $673 | $61,760,666 | 6 | Paramount |
| 6 | Charlie’s Angels | $220,000 | -83% | 703 | -2453 | $313 | $17,509,006 | 4 | Sony Pictures |
| 7 | En Brazos de un Asesino | $200,000 | — | 160 | — | $1,250 | $200,000 | 1 | Lionsgate / Pantelion Films |
| 8 | Abominable | $120,000 | -19% | 174 | -21 | $690 | $60,327,080 | 11 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | Downton Abbey | $52,000 | -36% | 117 | -26 | $444 | $96,783,350 | 12 | Focus Features |
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ad Astra | $11,000 | -30% | 33 | 15 | $333 | $50,189,350 | 12 | 20th Century Fox |
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