By Leonard Klady Klady@moviecitynews.com
The Weekend Report
You can’t keep a good man down as Hotel Transylvania 2 staked top spot in session moviegoing with an estimated $47.3 million. There was also good news for incoming entry The Intern that slotted second with $18.1 million and OK results for chiller The Green Inferno at $3.5 million. Everest added conventional screens to last weekend’s special format debut and grossed $13.1 million.
Roland Emmerich’s controversial Stonewall generated $117,000 from 129 playdates.
In the niches. new Indian entries were on the soft side with Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon opening to $188,000 and Subramanyam For Sale behind it with $118,000. The returns for China franchise title Lost in Hong Kong were considerably better with a $558,000 tally at a mere 27 sites.
Best of the exclusives was reel estate drama 99 Homes with $34,200 from two screens.
The frame’s bounty expanded to more than $135 million, a 22% improvement from a week back and a 29% bump from 2014. A year ago, the bow of The Equalizer led with $34.1 million with newcomer The Boxtrolls grossing $17.3 million.
Industry tracking had Hotel Transylvania 2 the clear leader with an anticipated launch of $37-40 million. Opening day performance upped the prospects to as much as $50 million but it unquestionably was going to exceed early low-ball projections. On target with its core audience studio exit polls identified the crowd as 69% family with women comprising 59% of viewers and 60% aged 25-years and younger overall.
The role reversal comedy The Intern opened on the high side of an anticipated $16-18 million weekend. It had an even higher female skew of 62% and a mature audience that was 88% aged 25-years and older. All elements considered, it’s likely to have a better than average multiple in the long run.
Intern opened day-and-date in 40 foreign climes and grossed an estimated $12 million. South Korea was strongest with $2.7 million with Germany and Russia opening respectively to $1.5 million and $1.4 million.
The Green Inferno marks the first entry of a series of low budget horror films by Blumhouse and studio specialty division High Top. It bettered its anticipated bow with a crowd that was 57% male and 57% aged 25-years and older.
Everest expanded well but continued to be a stronger international title. Last weekend’s $28 million overseas launch added $30 million for a cume just shy of $75 million.
| Weekend (estimates) September 25 – 27, 2015 | |||||
| Title | Distributor | Gross (avg) | % chng | Thtrs | Cume |
| Hotel Transylvania | Sony | 47,3 (12,610) | NEW | 3754 | 47.3 |
| The Intern | WB | 18.1 (5,480) | NEW | 3305 | 18.1 |
| Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials | Fox | 14.2 (3,750) | -53% | 3792 | 51.9 |
| Everest | Uni | 13.1 (4,350) | 81% | 3006 | 23.1 |
| Black Mass | WB | 11.4 (3,590) | -49% | 3188 | 42.5 |
| The Visit | Uni | 6.7 (2,270) | -42% | 2967 | 52.2 |
| The Perfect Guy | Sony | 4.7 (2,510) | -51% | 1889 | 48.9 |
| War Room | Sony | 4.3 (2,230) | -31% | 1920 | 56 |
| The Green Inferno | Gramercy | 3.5 (2,260) | NEW | 1540 | 3.5 |
| Sicario | Lionsgate | 1.8 (29,830) | 339% | 59 | 2.3 |
| A Walk in the Woods | Broad Green | 1.1 (770) | -62% | 1385 | 27.3 |
| Pawn Sacrifice | Bleecker Street | 1.0 (1,320) | 410% | 779 | 1.3 |
| Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | Par | .91 (1,080) | -59% | 840 | 193.5 |
| Grandma | Sony Classics | .79 (980) | -47% | 804 | 5.2 |
| Pixels | Sony | .77 (1,530) | 9% | 503 | 77.2 |
| Straight Outta Compton | Uni | .67 (1,100) | -65% | 609 | 160.2 |
| Lost in Hong Kong | Well Go | .56 (20,670) | NEW | 27 | 0.56 |
| Captive | Par | .50 (620) | -64% | 806 | 2.3 |
| Minions | Uni | .44 (860) | -56% | 507 | 333.5 |
| Jurassic World | Uni | .38 (1,100) | -40% | 347 | 650.4 |
| Inside Out | BV | .37 (790) | -60% | 468 | 353.5 |
| Ant-Man | BV | .35 (740) | -62% | 477 | 178.2 |
| Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos | Lionsgate | .30 (830) | -72% | 364 | 8.8 |
| 90 Minutes to Heaven | IDP | .29 (590) | -71% | 485 | 4.5 |
| Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films) | $131.40 | ||||
| % Change (Last Year) | 29% | ||||
| % Change (Last Week) | 22% | ||||
| Also debuting/expanding | |||||
| Veteran | CJ | .21 (5,150) | -43% | 41 | 0.75 |
| Meet the Patels | Alchemy | .20 (3,210) | 32% | 63 | 0.5 |
| Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon | Viva | .19 (2,720) | 69 | 0.19 | |
| Learning to Drive | Broad Green/SEF | .19 (850) | -65% | 220 | 2.8 |
| Paul a Quebec | Remstar | .16 (3,280) | -5% | 49 | 0.45 |
| Sleeping with Other People | IFC | .12 (1,190) | 31% | 102 | 0.32 |
| Stonewall | Roadside Attractions | .12 (910) | 129 | 0.12 | |
| Subramanyam for Sale | Classics | .12 (1,530) | 77 | 0.12 | |
| Jawani Phir Nahi Ani | Eros | 72,400 (2,010) | 36 | 0.07 | |
| 99 Homes | Broad Green | 34,200 (17,100) | 2 | 0.03 | |
| UnBranded | Gravitas | 16,800 (930) | 18 | 0.02 | |
| Mississippi Grind | A24 | 16,500 (4,120) | 4 | 0.02 | |
| A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story | Cinedgm | 8,200 (590) | 14 | 0.01 | |
| Wildlike | Killer | 8,100 (660) | 12 | 0.01 | |
| Drunked Stoned Brilliant Dead | Magnolia | 5,900 (5,900) | 1 | 0.01 | |
| Finders Keepers | Orchard | 5,100 (1,020) | 5 | 0.01 | |
| Ashby | Film Arcade | 4,500 (300) | 15 | 0.01 | |
| Domestic Summer Market Share (May 3 – September 7, 2015) | |||||
| Distributor | Gross | Mkt Share | % Change | Rank | |
| (in millions) | 2009 | 2012 | |||
| Universal | 1526.5 | 35.80% | 259% | 6 | |
| Buena Vista | 896.3 | 21.00% | 31% | 2 | |
| Warner Bros. | 615.8 | 14.40% | 9% | 3 | |
| 20th Century Fox | 289.3 | 6.80% | -66% | 1 | |
| Paramount | 273.4 | 6.40% | -45% | 5 | |
| Sony | 149.1 | 3.50% | -70% | 4 | |
| Focus | 89.7 | 2.10% | N/A | N/A | |
| Weinstein Co. | 79.5 | 1.90% | -9% | 8 | |
| Lionsgate | 57.4 | 1.40% | -28% | 7 | |
| STX | 37.1 | 0.90% | N/A | N/A | |
| Roadside Attractions | 27.7 | 0.65% | 61% | 14 | |
| A24 | 24.1 | 0.55% | N/A | N/A | |
| Fox Searchlight | 20.8 | 0.50% | -1% | 12 | |
| Opem Road | 19.5 | 0.50% | -41% | 10 | |
| Other | 154.3 | 3.60% | N/A | N/A | |
| 4360.5 | 100% | 11% | |||
