Saturday Update: Sony and Marvel Studios remain in first place this weekend as Spider-Man: Far From Home added $13.365 million on Friday, its 11th day of release. With $242.6 million in the bank thus far, the conclusion to Phase 3 of the MCU is 14 percent ahead of the domestic start of Spider-Man: Homecoming ($212.7 million through 11 days). Boxoffice projects a strong $46.1 million sophomore weekend.
Toy Story 4 also continues to hold very well, beginning its fourth frame with $6.254 million yesterday. Having taken in $331.96 million domestically after 22 days, the Pixar sequel is 2 percent ahead of Toy Story 3‘s 22-day total ($324.7 million) back in 2010. Boxoffice projects a $21.7 million weekend.
Crawl is winning the battle among openers this weekend with an estimated $4.33 million opening day. That’s comparable to the $4.37 million first day of 47 Meters Down two summers ago. Look for an opening weekend finish north of $10 million. Meanwhile, Stuber is slightly under-performing against pre-release expectations with a $3.08 million first day, putting it on course of a debut weekend around $8 million.
Among holdovers, as expected, the likes of Yesterday, Aladdin, and Secret Life of Pets 2 are pacing for strong holds this weekend. Early weekend estimates are below with studio updates to follow on Sunday.
Early Weekend Estimates (Domestic)
FRI, JUL. 12 – SUN, JUL. 14
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spider-Man: Far from Home | $46,100,000 | -50% | 4,634 | 0 | $9,948 | $275,329,305 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Toy Story 4 | $21,700,000 | -36% | 4,210 | -330 | $5,154 | $347,404,574 | 4 | Disney |
| 3 | Crawl | $10,400,000 | — | 3,170 | — | $3,281 | $10,400,000 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | Stuber | $8,000,000 | — | 3,050 | — | $2,623 | $8,000,000 | 1 | 20th Century Fox |
| 5 | Yesterday | $6,700,000 | -33% | 2,755 | 141 | $2,432 | $48,266,525 | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 6 | Aladdin | $5,900,000 | -21% | 2,557 | -201 | $2,307 | $331,516,720 | 8 | Disney |
| 7 | Annabelle Comes Home | $5,300,000 | -44% | 3,209 | -404 | $1,652 | $60,510,434 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Midsommar | $3,500,000 | -45% | 2,707 | 0 | $1,293 | $18,355,271 | 2 | A24 |
| 9 | The Secret Life of Pets 2 | $3,300,000 | -29% | 2,320 | -526 | $1,422 | $147,337,185 | 6 | Universal |
| 10 | Men in Black: International | $2,200,000 | -42% | 1,612 | -1104 | $1,365 | $76,468,597 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 11 | Rocketman | $1,700,000 | -35% | 1,332 | -77 | $1,276 | $91,974,910 | 7 | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | Avengers: Endgame | $1,600,000 | -49% | 1,443 | -542 | $1,109 | $851,108,139 | 12 | Disney |
| 13 | John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum | $1,300,000 | -39% | 1,145 | -348 | $1,135 | $167,463,716 | 9 | Lionsgate |
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Child’s Play | $590,000 | -60% | 807 | -900 | $731 | $28,415,516 | 4 | United Artists Releasing |
| 2 | Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable | $240,000 | — | 205 | — | $1,171 | $240,000 | 1 | Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | Dark Phoenix | $195,000 | -56% | 200 | -226 | $975 | $65,078,366 | 6 | Fox |
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unplanned | $440,000 | — | 49 | — | $8,980 | $440,000 | 16 | Pure Flix |
| 2 | The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith | $140,000 | -21% | 97 | -82 | $1,443 | $1,268,210 | 3 | ArtAffects Entertainment |
| 3 | Anna | $92,000 | -52% | 92 | -232 | $1,000 | $7,505,591 | 4 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 4 | Dumbo | $49,000 | -20% | 92 | -11 | $533 | $114,638,619 | 16 | Walt Disney Pictures |
Friday Report: This weekend’s openers are officially in play as Paramount’s Crawl won the Thursday night showdown with an estimated $1 million start — about 25 percent behind The Shallows‘ $1.33 million start three years ago, but 35 percent ahead of 47 Meters Down ($740K) two summers back. The film’s 88 percent Rotten Tomatoes score could be conducive to a healthy weekend multiple if word of mouth from creature feature fans spreads quickly enough.
Meanwhile, Stuber is off to a comparatively modest start with $750K from last night’s first shows. That’s just over half of Tag‘s $1.325 million Thursday night bow last summer, and less than half of Hitman’s Bodyguard ($1.65 million) and Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates ($1.6 million).
In the mean time, Spider-Man: Far From Home remains on course for a second weekend atop the domestic box office. More updates throughout the weekend.
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