By Leonard Klady Klady@moviecitynews.com
The Weekend Report
Finding Dory propelled to a record estimated $136.4 million. There was also good news for the other national debut—pumped-up action comedy Central Intelligence—with a finish of $34.4 million. The frame’s only significant expansion was Genius , which maintained its bottom line. The Lobster continues to be a surprise success with a current cume of $6.7 million, rivaling its international run of $8.5 million.
Horror yarn Clown neither provided chuckles nor chills with a $27,300 tally at 100 venues. Best of the exclusive newcomers was the nonfiction Tickled with a coochy-coo $20,600 from two screens. In the niches, two Indian imports demonstrated significant heft. Punjabi Udta Punjab grossed $644,000 while Telugu Gentleman bowed to $458,000.
Overall revenues for the session swam to roughly $235 million and a 53% hike from last weekend. It was still 6% behind the 2015 level was Jurassic World’s second weekend grossed $106.6 and Inside Out bowed with a potent $90.4 million.
Expectations were bold for Finding Dory with cautious levels around $120 million that bettered Toy Story 3’s animated opening record of $110.3 million. The 13-year interval since Finding Nemo only made absence fonder (though the new film isn’t a strict sequel) with Thursday previews also setting records. The picture also opened in 29 international waters with an estimated $50 million including $17.5 million in China and $7.6 million in Australia.
Dory skewed female with 55% of domestic viewers with studio exit demos identifying families comprising 65% of the audience. Roughly 57% of the crowd was aged 25-years and younger.
Counterprogramming proved effective for Central Intelligence with the buddy action comedy coming close to top-end predictions of $35 million. Exit demos saw a surprising 51% female tilt. The plus 25-year old audience accounted for 57% of viewers with 32% of aged between 18 and 34-years old.
Weekend (estimates) June 17 – 19, 2016 | |||||
Title | Distributor | Gross (average) | % chng | Thtrs | Cume |
Finding Dory | BV | 136.4 (31,690) | NEW | 4305 | 136.4 |
Central Intelligence | WB | 34.4 (9,810) | NEW | 3508 | 34.4 |
The Conjuring 2 | WB | 15.6 (4,650) | -61% | 3356 | 71.8 |
Now You See Me 2 | Lionsgate | 9.2 (2,850) | -59% | 3232 | 40.9 |
Warcraft | Uni | 6.5 (1,910) | -73% | 3406 | 37.7 |
TMNJ 2 | Par | 5.2 (1,680) | -64% | 3086 | 71.9 |
X-Men: Apocalypse | Fox | 5.2 (1,960) | -48% | 2632 | 146 |
Alice Through | BV | 3.9 (2,090) | -30% | 1880 | 69.6 |
Me Before You | WB | 4.2 (1,580) | -54% | 2645 | 46.4 |
Captain America: Civil War | BV | 2.3 (1,590) | -47% | 1434 | 401.3 |
The Angry Birds Movie | Sony | 1.6 (810) | -75% | 2021 | 103.1 |
The Jungle Book | BV | 1.3 (1,390) | -52% | 953 | 355.7 |
Zootopia | BV | .91 (2,980) | 63% | 305 | 339.5 |
The Nice Guys | WB | .81 (1,550) | -59% | 522 | 34.2 |
Love & Friendship | Roadside | .76 (1,520) | -47% | 497 | 11 |
Udta Punjab | White Hill | .64 (5,800) | NEW | 111 | 0.64 |
The Lobster | A24 | .61 (1,910) | -38% | 319 | 6.7 |
Gentleman | Atmus | .46 (3,610) | NEW | 127 | 1 |
Maggie’s Plan | Sony Classics | .44 (1,320) | -29% | 335 | 1.8 |
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising | Uni | .32 (700) | -85% | 464 | 54.5 |
Genius | Roadside | .29 (2,230) | 197% | 131 | 0.43 |
Money Monster | Sony | .20 (710) | -71% | 286 | 40.3 |
Popstar: Never Stop | Uni | .18 (860) | -89% | 211 | 9.4 |
Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films) | $229.53 | ||||
% Change (Last Year) | -6% | ||||
% Change (Last Week) | 53% | ||||
Also debuting/expanding | |||||
Weiner | IFC | .13 (1,590) | -21% | 80 | 1 |
The Man Who Knew Infinity | IFC/Mongrel | .12 (1,300) | -37% | 91 | 3.5 |
The Meddler | Sony Classics | 66,800 (710) | -49% | 94 | 4 |
The Wailing | Well Go | 46,500 (2,110) | -65% | 22 | 0.65 |
Clown | Weinstein | 27,300 (270) | 100 | 0.03 | |
Tickled | Magnolia | 20,600 (10,300) | 2 | 0.02 | |
Au Nom de ma fille | A-Z Films | 16,700 (1,280) | 13 | 0.02 | |
Raiders! | Drafthouse | 10,300 (690) | 15 | 0.01 | |
Proof of Innocence | CJ | 10,200 (10,200) | 1 | 0.01 | |
My Love, Don’t Cross That River | Film Movement | 5,800 (2,900) | 2 | 0.01 | |
Seoul Searching | Wonder Vision | 5,700 (5,700) | 1 | 0.01 | |
The Last King | Magnolia | 4,300 (1,430) | 3 | 0.01 | |
Cosmos | Kino | 3,400 (3,400) | 1 | 0.01 | |
Domestic Market Share (January 1 – June 16, 2016) | |||||
Distributor (releases) | Box Office | Market Share | |||
Buena Vista (9) | 1493.1 | 29.90% | |||
20th Century Fox (11) | 912.4 | 18.30% | |||
Warner Bros. (14) | 615.4 | 12.30% | |||
Universal (11) | 426.9 | 8.50% | |||
Paramount (9) | 393.4 | 7.90% | |||
Sony (13) | 318.4 | 6.40% | |||
Lionsgate (13) | 238.3 | 4.80% | |||
Fous (8) | 134.3 | 2.70% | |||
Open Road (4) | 69.4 | 1.40% | |||
Weinstein Co. (7) | 54.6 | 1.10% | |||
STX (3) | 42.4 | 0.85% | |||
A24 (5) | 41.6 | 0.85% | |||
Roadside Attractions (6) | 27.4 | 0.55% | |||
Sony Classics (9) | 22.1 | 0.45% | |||
Other * (181) | 200.8 | 4.00% | |||
4990.5 | 100% | ||||
* none greater than 0.4% | |||||
Top Global Grossers (January 1 – June 16,2016) | |||||
Title | Distributor | Box Office | |||
Captain America: Civil War | BV | 1,145,722,250 | |||
Zootopia | BV | 1,008,705,316 | |||
The Jungle Book | BV | 914,919,915 | |||
Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice | WB | 869,087,267 | |||
Deadpool | Fox | 778,191,797 | |||
Star Wars: The Force Awakens * | BV | 741,421,311 | |||
The Mermaid | Alibaba; Sony | 552,493,009 | |||
The Revenant | Fox | 531,557,282 | |||
Kung Fu Panda 3 | Fox; DreamWorks | 518,403,862 | |||
X-Men: Apocalypse | Fox | 484,664,146 | |||
Warcraft | Uni; Legendary | 337,050,505 | |||
The Angry Birds Movie | Sony | 319,730,868 | |||
Alice Through the Looking Glass | BV | 223,231,243 | |||
London Has Fallen | Focus; NuImage | 203,893,315 | |||
The Monkey King 2 | China Lion | 190,755,793 | |||
From Vegas to Macau III | Bona; Media Asia | 186,923,621 | |||
Allegiant | Lionsgate | 179,835,477 | |||
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip * | Fox | 165,150,302 | |||
The Huntsman: Winter’s War | Uni | 164,134,837 | |||
Daddy’s Home * | Par | 154,763,061 | |||
* does not include 2015 revenue |