By Leonard Klady Klady@moviecitynews.com
The Weekend Report
Jason Bourne easily led the field with an estimated $60 million debut. Also strong among national debs was the raucous comedy Bad Moms that slotted third with $23.3 million while the social media thriller Nerve opened to a more modest $8.9 million.
Activity among exclusive launches was also fierce with the top performers emerging as the Philip Roth adaptation Indignation at $83,600 at four venues and the financial thriller Equity grossing $76,200 also on four screens.
In the niches Indian imports put on a full court press with three solid debuts. The Hindi Dishoom grossed $417,000; Punjabi Bambukat opened with $297,000; and the Telugu Pelli Chupulu took $228,000.
The second weekend of Don’t Think Twice added four sets and maintained a hearty $33,240 per-location average. Café Society went wide-ish with an effective $2.3 million.
Overall revenues for the session generated about $190 million for a slight 6% decline from last weekend. It was a 30% improvement from 2015 when Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation opened to $55.5 followed by Vacation, with $14.7 million.
Jason Bourne has evolved as America’s James Bond (though past efforts to find a replacement actor were less organic) with a combination of contemporary socio-political issues, superlative action set pieces and a tortured protagonist. Tracking suggested a high end debut of $55 million that it quickly surpassed. Critical response and strong w-o-m is likely to translate into a strong multiple and its effective ambiguous end virtually demands further installments.
On the domestic side, Bourne skewed 55% male with 76% of the audience aged 25-years and older. The core 17-34 year old corridor comprised 32% of ticket buyers.
The film opened day-and-date in 46 international markets to an estimated $50 million. Its top territory was Korea with $11 million with the UK close behind at $10 million. It bowed top of the chart in 27 markets.
Bad Moms proved to be the weekend surprise as it smashed expectations of $16 million to $18 million. The tale of errant housewives hit a nerve with its target crowd and may cast a wider net in the coming weeks. The opening weekend audience was 82% female with 48% aged 34-years and older.
Moms also dipped its toe in 12 international waters to an estimated $1.4 million including a $325,000 bow in Spain.
Nerve got a head start on the weekend with a Wednesday launch that provided a $6 million two-day tally. It also drew majority female viewers gauged at 63% with 78% aged 25-years and younger.
Weekend (estimates) July 29 – 31, 2016 | |||||
Title | Distributor | Gross (average) | % chng | Thtrs | Cume |
Jason Bourne | Uni | 60.0 (14,910) | NEW | 4026 | 60 |
Star Trek Beyond | Par | 24.1 (6,130) | -59% | 3928 | 105.8 |
Bad Moms | STX | 23.3 (7,240) | NEW | 3215 | 23.3 |
The Secret Life of Pets | Uni | 18.2 (4,940) | -38% | 3677 | 296.2 |
Lights Out | WB | 10.7 (3,790) | -51% | 2835 | 42.8 |
Ice Age: Collision Course | Fox | 10.5 (2,620) | -51% | 3997 | 42.1 |
Ghostbusters | Sony | 9.7 (3,190) | -54% | 3052 | 106.1 |
Nerve | Lionsgate | 8.9 (3,520) | NEW | 2538 | 15 |
Finding Dory | BV | 4.2 (2,410) | -42% | 1733 | 469 |
The Legend of Tarzan | WB | 2.4 (1,580) | -64% | 1503 | 121.8 |
Hilary’s America | D’Souza Media | 2.4 (2,230) | -40% | 1066 | 8.7 |
Café Society | Lionsgate | 2.3 (4,020) | 167% | 565 | 3.9 |
Mike and Dave | Fox | 1.4 (1,320) | -68% | 1070 | 43.9 |
Captain Fantastic | Bleecker Street | 1.0 (1,860) | 71% | 550 | 2.4 |
Central Intelligence | WB | .89 (1,360) | -69% | 652 | 125.3 |
The Infiltrator | Broad Green | .82 (1,260) | -75% | 650 | 14.4 |
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie | Fox Searchlight | .79 (2,220) | -58% | 355 | 3.4 |
The Purge: Election Day | Uni | .69 (1,360) | -71% | 510 | 78.3 |
The BFG | BV | .42 (1,550) | -58% | 273 | 52.1 |
Dishoom | Eros | .42 (3,860) | NEW | 108 | 0.42 |
Hunt for the Wilderpeople | Orchard | .36 (2,070) | -38% | 174 | 2.9 |
The Jungle Book | BV | .31 (1,390) | -23% | 225 | 362.2 |
Bambukat | Nadar | .30 (8,480) | NEW | 35 | 0.3 |
Independence Day: Resurgence | Fox | .27 (1,200) | -70% | 227 | 101.9 |
Kabali | CineGalaxy | .24 (1,670) | -94% | 142 | 4.5 |
Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films) | $182.30 | ||||
% Change (Last Year) | 30% | ||||
% Change (Last Week) | -6% | ||||
Also debuting/expanding | |||||
Pelli Chupulu | Freeze Frame | .23 (4,300) | 53 | 0.25 | |
Train to Busan | Well Go | .22 (7,690) | -22% | 29 | 0.71 |
Don’t Think Twice | Film Arcade | .17 (33,240) | 79% | 5 | 0.23 |
Indignation | Roadside Attract | 83,600 (20,900) | 4 | 0.08 | |
Gleason | Open Road | 82,500 (9,170) | 0.08 | ||
Equity | Sony Classics | 76,200 (19,050) | 4 | 0.08 | |
League of Gods | Media Asia | 72,300 (1,340) | 54 | 0.07 | |
The Innocents | Music Box | 67,800 (1,300) | -46% | 52 | 0.74 |
Love & Friendship | Roadside Attract | 59,400 (1,140) | -48% | 52 | 13.8 |
The Lobster | A24/Mongrel | 44,700 (1,440) | -54% | 31 | 9 |
Hieronymus Bosch: Touched by the Devil | Kino | 11,300 (11,300) | 1 | 0.01 | |
Miss Sharon Jones! | Starz | 10,200 (10,200) | 1 | 0.01 | |
Into the Forest | A24 | 5,200 (370) | 14 | 0.01 | |
The Land | IFC | 4,100 (2,050) | 2 | 0.01 | |
Can We Take a Joke? | IDP | 3,400 (1,130) | 3 | 0.01 | |
Hollywood Beauty Salon | Paladin | 1,700 (1,700) | 1 | 0.01 | |
Domestic Market Share (January 1 – July 28, 2016) | |||||
Distributor (releases) | Box Office | Market Share | |||
Buena Vista (10) | 2029.2 | 29.80% | |||
20th Century Fox (14) | 1102.9 | 16.20% | |||
Warner Bros. (16) | 953.1 | 14.00% | |||
Universal (14) | 805.2 | 11.80% | |||
Paramount (10) | 479.6 | 7.00% | |||
Sony (15) | 475.3 | 7.00% | |||
Lionsgate (15) | 278.7 | 4.10% | |||
Fous (8) | 134.5 | 2.00% | |||
Open Road (4) | 69.4 | 1.00% | |||
STX (5) | 64.2 | 0.90% | |||
Weinstein Co. (8) | 54.9 | 0.80% | |||
A24 (7) | 48.5 | 0.70% | |||
Roadside Attractions (7) | 34.5 | 0.50% | |||
Other * (231) | 283 | 4.20% | |||
6813 | 100% | ||||
* none greater than 0.4% | |||||
Top Domestic Grossers (January 1 – July 28, 2016) | |||||
Title | Distributor | Box Office | |||
Finding Dory | BV | 464,792,930 | |||
Captain America: Civil War | BV | 406,865,223 | |||
Deadpool | Fox | 363,070,709 | |||
The Jungle Book | BV | 361,910,909 | |||
Zootopia | BV | 341,257,194 | |||
Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice | WB | 331,123,905 | |||
Star Wars: The Force Awakens * | BV | 284,378,657 | |||
The Secret Life of Pets | Uni | 277,967,745 | |||
The Revenant | Fox | 182,765,375 | |||
X-Men: Apocalypse | Fox | 155,442,489 | |||
Kung Fu Panda 3 | Fox | 143,528,619 | |||
Central Intelligence | WB | 124,393,013 | |||
The Legend of Tarzan | WB | 119,451,210 | |||
The Angry Birds Movie | Sony | 106,864,037 | |||
The Conjuring 2 | WB | 101,947,824 | |||
Independence Day: Resurgence | Fox | 101,670,640 | |||
Ghostbusters | Sony | 96,371,471 | |||
Ride Along 2 | Uni | 91,251,872 | |||
Daddy’s Home | Par | 85,902,195 | |||
Star Trek Beyond | Par | 81,720,378 | |||
* does not include 2015 box office |