By Leonard Klady Klady@moviecitynews.com
The Weekend Report: Labor Day Weekend Estimates
Posted Monday, September 7th, 2015 - Comments Off on The Weekend Report: Labor Day Weekend Estimates
| Weekend (estimates) September 4 – 7, 2015 | ||||||
| Title | Distributor | Gross (average) | % change * | Theaters | Cume | |
| War Room | Sony | 12.6 (8,240) | -17% | 1526 | 27.9 | 12.6 |
| Straight Outta Compton | Uni | 11.0 (3,570) | -34% | 3094 | 150 | 11 |
| A Walk in the Woods | Broad Green | 10.4 (5,310) | NEW | 1960 | 12.5 | 10.4 |
| Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | Par | 9.3 (3,260) | -12% | 2849 | 182.5 | 9.3 |
| The Transporter Refueled | EuropaCorp | 9.0 (2,570) | NEW | 3494 | 9 | 9 |
| No Escape | Weinstein Co./VVS | 7.0 (2,050) | -33% | 3415 | 20 | 7 |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | WB | 4.5 (2,130) | -23% | 2102 | 40.4 | 4.5 |
| Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos | Lionsgate | 4.5 (11,310) | NEW | 395 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Inside Out | BV | 4.4 (1,490) | 134% | 2967 | 349.5 | 4.4 |
| Sinister 2 | Focus | 4.3 (1,614) | -26% | 2651 | 24.6 | 4.3 |
| Minions | Uni | 3.9 (2,020) | -1% | 1927 | 329.8 | 3.9 |
| Ant-Man | BV | 3.7 (2,440) | -6% | 1527 | 174 | 3.7 |
| Jurassic World | Uni | 3.4 (2,160) | -14% | 1571 | 647.4 | 3.4 |
| The Gift | STX/D Films | 3.4 (2,120) | -12% | 1591 | 40.4 | 3.4 |
| Hitman: Agent 47 | Fox | 2.8 (1,270) | -48% | 2191 | 20.3 | 2.8 |
| Pixels | Sony | 2.3 (1,600) | 21% | 1420 | 73.7 | 2.3 |
| Trainwreck | Uni | 1.8 (2,260) | -12% | 808 | 107.5 | 1.8 |
| American Ultra | Lionsgate/Elevation | 1.6 (930) | -56% | 1729 | 13.4 | 1.6 |
| Fantastic Four | Fox | 1.4 (1,240) | -36% | 1135 | 54.7 | 1.4 |
| Vacation | WB | 1.4 (1,370) | -30% | 1045 | 56.9 | 1.4 |
| Ricki and the Flash | Sony | 1.3 (1,010) | -40% | 1274 | 35.6 | 1.3 |
| Southpaw | Weinstein | 1.3 (900) | 26% | 1444 | 51.3 | 1.3 |
| Shaun the Sheep | Lionsgate/Elevation | 1.2 (1,070) | -19% | 1134 | 18 | 1.2 |
| Welcome Back | Eros | .92 (6,790) | NEW | 135 | 0.92 | 0.92 |
| Bhale Bhale Magadivoi | CineGalaxy | .85 (8,310) | NEW | 114 | 0.92 | 0.85 |
| We Are Your Friends | WB | .80 (340) | -64% | 2333 | 3.3 | 0.8 |
| Mistress America | Fox Searchlight | .73 (1,420) | 39% | 512 | 1.8 | 0.73 |
| Grandma | Sony Classics | .59 (11,490) | 62% | 51 | 1.2 | 0.59 |
| Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films) | $100.40 | |||||
| % Change (Last Year) | -19% | |||||
| % Change (Last Week) | 3% | |||||
| Also debuting/expanding | ||||||
| Learning to Drive | Broad Green | .47 (5,620) | 220% | 84 | 0.74 | |
| Mr. Holmes | Roadside | .44 (1,280) | -14% | 346 | 16.8 | |
| Phoenix | IFC/Films We Like | .41 (2,210) | 1% | 185 | 2.1 | |
| Meru | Music Box | .39 (3,250) | 27% | 121 | 1.2 | |
| The Diary of a Teenage Girl | Sony Classics | .19 (760) | -63% | 255 | 1.3 | |
| The End of the Tour | A24 | .18 (1,330) | -55% | 138 | 2.6 | |
| Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine | Magnolia | .17 (2,750) | 61 | 0.17 | ||
| Assassination | Well Go | .14 (7,940) | -27% | 18 | 1.8 | |
| Amy | A24/Mongrel | .11 (1,610) | -10% | 69 | 8 | |
| Dragon Blade | Lionsgate | 36,400 (2.280) | 16 | 0.04 | ||
| The Black Panthers: Vanguard of Revolution | Firelight | 25,700 (25,700) | 1 | 0.03 | ||
| Before We Go | Weinstein Co. | 22.500 (990) | 23 | 0.02 | ||
| Rififi (reissue) | Rialto | 22.100 (11,050) | 2 | 0.02 | ||
| Dynamite | 24 Frames | 17,600 (430) | 41 | 0.02 | ||
| Paayum Puli | Prime Media | 14,900 (530) | 28 | 0.01 | ||
| Une Heure de tranquilite | A-Z Films | 13,300 (1,660) | 8 | 0.01 | ||
| Heroes of Dirt | Blue Trail | 12,600 (360) | 35 | 0.01 | ||
| Bloodsucking Bastards | Scream Factory | 10,700 (110) | 10 | 0.01 | ||
| Break Point | Broad Green | 7,100 (790) | 9 | 0.01 | ||
| Domestic Market Share (January 1 – September 3, 2015) | ||||||
| Distributor (releases) | Box Office | Market Share | ||||
| Universal (16) | 2148.9 | 28.00% | ||||
| Buena Vista (12) | 1424.4 | 18.60% | ||||
| Warner Bros. (23) | 1250.2 | 16.30% | ||||
| 20th Century Fox (17) | 768.5 | 10.00% | ||||
| Paramount (9) | 539.9 | 7.00% | ||||
| Sony (11) | 332.1 | 4.30% | ||||
| Weinstein Co, (15) | 255.1 | 3.30% | ||||
| Lionsgate (12) | 240.5 | 3.10% | ||||
| Focus (10) | 100 | 1.30% | ||||
| Fox Searchlight (7) | 94.1 | 1.20% | ||||
| Relativity (6) | 71.7 | 0.90% | ||||
| Sony Classics (18) | 51.6 | 0.70% | ||||
| A24 (7) | 45.9 | 0.60% | ||||
| Open Road (5) | 39.5 | 0.50% | ||||
| Other * (257) | 315.1 | 4.10% | ||||
| 7677.5 | 100% | |||||
| * none greater than 0.4% | ||||||
| Top Global Grossers (January 1 – September 3, 2015) | ||||||
| Title | Distributor | Box Office | ||||
| Jurrasic World | Uni | 1,639,353,208 | ||||
| Furious 7 | Uni | 1,515,162,581 | ||||
| Avengers: Age of Ultron | BV | 1,403,434,820 | ||||
| Minions | Uni | 1,030,586,843 | ||||
| Inside Out | BV | 621,584,758 | ||||
| Fifty Shades of Grey | Uni | 570,309,104 | ||||
| American Sniper | WB | 549,569,608 | ||||
| Cinderella | BV | 541,978,706 | ||||
| San Andreas | WB | 490,198,433 | ||||
| Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | Par | 486,400,440 | ||||
| Terminator Ganysis | Par | 418,521,971 | ||||
| Kingsman: The Secret Service | Fox | 406,073,377 | ||||
| Monster Hunt | Edko | 388,413,766 | ||||
| Home | Fox; DmWks | 385,085,573 | ||||
| Mad Max: Fury Road | WB | 379,566,152 | ||||
| Ant-Man | BV | 370,620,564 | ||||
| Taken 3 | Fox; Europa | 328,171,749 | ||||
| The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies * | WB | 324,095,379 | ||||
| SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | Par | 314,647,753 | ||||
| Big Hero 6 * | BV | 307,976,246 | ||||
| Insurgent | Lionsgate | 293,086,775 | ||||
| Pitch Perfect 2 | Uni | 285,872,413 | ||||
| Spy | Fox | 234,926,470 | ||||
| Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb * | Fox | 227,262,504 | ||||
| Tomorrowland | BV | 208,086,814 | ||||
| * does not include 2014 box office | ||||||
