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
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Leonard Klady's Friday Estimates
Friday Screens % Chg Cume
Title Gross Thtr % Chgn Cume
Venom 33 4250 NEW 33
A Star is Born 15.7 3686 NEW 15.7
Smallfoot 3.5 4131 -46% 31.3
Night School 3.5 3019 -63% 37.9
The House Wirh a Clock in its Walls 1.8 3463 -43% 49.5
A Simple Favor 1 2408 -50% 46.6
The Nun 0.75 2264 -52% 111.5
Hell Fest 0.6 2297 -70% 7.4
Crazy Rich Asians 0.6 1466 -51% 167.6
The Predator 0.25 1643 -77% 49.3
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Shine 85,600 609
Exes Baggage 75,900 62
NOTA 71,300 138
96 61,600 62
Andhadhun 55,000 54
Afsar 45,400 33
Project Gutenberg 36,000 17
Love Yatri 22,300 41
Hello, Mrs. Money 22,200 37
Studio 54 5,300 1
Loving Pablo 4,200 15
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No Good Dead 24.4 (11,230) NEW 24.4
Dolphin Tale 2 16.6 (4,540) NEW 16.6
Guardians of the Galaxy 7.9 (2,550) -23% 305.8
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4.8 (1,630) -26% 181.1
The Drop 4.4 (5,480) NEW 4.4
Let's Be Cops 4.3 (1,570) -22% 73
If I Stay 4.0 (1,320) -28% 44.9
The November Man 2.8 (1,030) -36% 22.5
The Giver 2.5 (1,120) -26% 41.2
The Hundred-Foot Journey 2.5 (1,270) -21% 49.4