By Leonard Klady Klady@moviecitynews.com
The Weekend Report
It was Rampage by a snout as the monkeyshines debuted with an estimated $34.6 million. On its heels was A Quiet Place with $32.7 million. The session’s other wide release was the horror Truth or Dare in third, with $19.1 million. In limited wide political thriller Beirut opened to $1.6 million and animated Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero grossed $1.1 million.
Best of exclusive premieres were Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami with $58,000 and the Cannes-prized rodeo tale The Rider with a $42,300 launch, both debuting on three.
Indian imports saw a strong start for the Punjabi Golak Bugni Bank te Batua of $153,000 at 33 venues while Telugu Krishnarjuna Yudham struggled to $234,000 at 178 locations following a fast start on Wednesday. In Canada, Indian Horse – a saga of a native lad pursuing a hockey life – had a thumbs-up of $373,000.
Revenues for the frame approached $150 million for a 12% slip from last weekend. It was also 15% diminished from 2017 when Fate of the Furious premiered with a stunning $98.8 million.
Despite the presence of the biggest star in the world, Rampage tracked soft with estimates of $34-$38 million. It was anticipated to hit second to A Quiet Place; anticipating the silent scream would decline just 25% from a strong opening. Studio exiting polling broke down the audience as 55% male with 63% 25 and older.
In line with such recent entries as Ready Player One and Pacific Rim Uprising, Rampage had a warmer embrace overseas with an estimated $114 million debut in 61 markets. China provided roughly half the box office with a $55 million tally. The next top grossing markets were the UK and South Korea each grossing $5.7 million and Mexico with $4.8 million.
The Blumhouse brand may not have an Oscar contender with Truth or Dare but it again topped high end expectations of $17 million for its latest venture. Its audience skewed 60% female and 60% 25 and younger. It also dipped into the international marketplace with seven territories that rang up $2.6 million. The UK provided half of foreign revenues.
| Weekend (estimates) April 13 – 15, 2018 | |||||
| Title | Distributor | Gross (avg) | % chng | Thtrs | Cume |
| Rampage | WB | 34.6 (8,440) | NEW | 4101 | 34.6 |
| A Quiet Place | Par | 32.7 (9,120) | -35% | 3589 | 99.8 |
| Truth or Dare | Uni | 19.1 (6,290) | NEW | 3029 | 19.1 |
| Ready Player One | WB | 11.1 (3,040) | -55% | 3661 | 114.5 |
| Blockers | Uni | 10.3 (1,010) | -50% | 3418 | 36.9 |
| Black Panther | BV | 5.4 (2,470) | -38% | 2180 | 673.8 |
| Isle of Dogs | Fox Searchlight | 5.0 (2,590) | 10% | 1939 | 18.5 |
| I Can Only Imagine | Roadside/Lionsgate | 3.9 (1,510) | -50% | 2563 | 75 |
| Acrimony | Lionsgate | 3.7 (2,750) | -56% | 1332 | 37.8 |
| Chappaquiddick | Entertainment/D Films | 3.0 (1,740) | -50% | 1645 | 10.9 |
| The Miracle Season | Mirror/Elevation | 2.1 (1,240) | -46% | 1707 | 7 |
| Sherlock Gnomes | Par | 2.1 (1,000) | -61% | 2116 | 36.9 |
| Beirut | Bleecker Street | 1.6 (2,160) | NEW | 755 | 2 |
| Pacific Rim Uprising | Uni | 1.4 (900) | -71% | 1537 | 57.5 |
| A Wrinkle in Time | BV | 1.2 (1,110) | -63% | 1112 | 92.3 |
| Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero | Fun Academy | 1.1 (670) | NEW | 1633 | 1.1 |
| Love, Simon | Fox | 1.0 (1,090) | -65% | 889 | 39.2 |
| Paul, Apostle of Christ | Sony | .57 (980) | -68% | 581 | 16.3 |
| The Death of Stalin | IFC/Elevation | .48 (1,440) | -52% | 330 | 6.3 |
| Tomb Raider | WB | .46 (920) | -76% | 502 | 56.2 |
| Indian Horse | Elevation | .37 (3,840) | NEW | 97 | 0.37 |
| La Bolduc | Seville | .36 (4,360) | -21% | 83 | 1.1 |
| Game Night | WB | .35 (990) | -67% | 356 | 67.9 |
| Peter Rabbit | Sony | .34 (660) | -65% | 519 | 113.8 |
| You Were Never Really Here | Amazon | .32 (6,240) | 139% | 51 | 0.5 |
| Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films) | $140.25 | ||||
| % Change (Last Year) | -15% | ||||
| % Change (Last Week) | -12% | ||||
| Also debuting/expanding | |||||
| Finding Your Feet | Roadside Attractions | .28 (1,020) | 127% | 277 | 0.57 |
| The Leisure Seeker | Sony Classics/eOne | .26 (950) | -50% | 276 | 2.3 |
| October | Rising Sun | .24 (1,810) | 132 | 0.24 | |
| Krishnarjuna Yudham | Magnus | .23 (1,310) | NEW | 178 | 0.48 |
| Golak Bugni Bank te Batua | Rhythm Boyz | .15 (4,640) | 33 | 0.15 | |
| Pandas | WB | .12 (3,700) | -20% | 33 | 0.37 |
| Hector el Father: Conoceras la Verdad | Cristal | 81,400 (4,522) | -71% | 18 | 0.42 |
| Lean on Pete | A24 | 77,600 (4,310) | 65% | 18 | 0.14 |
| Mercury | Prime Media | 72,700 (840) | 87 | 0.07 | |
| Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami | Kino | 58,800 (19,600) | 3 | 0.06 | |
| Cake | B4U | 51,100 (1,500) | 34 | 0.05 | |
| Borg vs. McEnroe | Neon | 46,400 (1,010) | 46 | 0.04 | |
| Veneno | GRA | 45,600 (2,400) | 19 | 0.05 | |
| The Rider | Sony Classics | 42,300 (14,100) | 3 | 0.04 | |
| Final Portrait | Sony Classics | 36,700 (1,150) | -32% | 32 | 0.04 |
| Le Promesse de l’aube | A-Z Films | 33,400 (3,710) | 9 | 0.03 | |
| La Terre vue du coeur | Nation 4:3 | 26,300 (6,580) | 4 | 0.03 | |
| Krystal | Paladin | 20,800 (250) | 83 | 0.02 | |
| Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum | Well Go | 17,600 (8,800) | 2 | 0.02 | |
| Aardvark | Great Point | 14,900 (530) | 28 | 0.01 | |
| Zama | Strand | 9,800 (4,900) | 2 | 0.01 | |
| Hitler’s Hollywood | Kino | 7,200 (7,200) | 1 | 0.01 | |
| Domestic Market Share (January 2 – April 12, 2018) | |||||
| Distributor (releases) | Box Office (millions) | Market Share | |||
| Buena Vista (5) | 889 | 28.30% | |||
| Sony (9) | 386.7 | 12.30% | |||
| 20th Century Fox (8) | 372.1 | 11.80% | |||
| Warner Bros. (15) | 361.1 | 11.50% | |||
| Universal (8) | 284.6 | 9.10% | |||
| Paramount (5) | 142.3 | 4.50% | |||
| Fox Searchlight (3) | 90.4 | 2.90% | |||
| Lionsgate (7) | 89.6 | 2.80% | |||
| Roadside Attractions (4) | 85.5 | 2.70% | |||
| STX (4) | 66.8 | 2.10% | |||
| Focus (4) | 63.5 | 2.00% | |||
| Entertainment (3) | 42.5 | 1.40% | |||
| MGM (2) | 36.8 | 1.20% | |||
| Neon (1) | 25.4 | 0.80% | |||
| Aviron (1) | 23.6 | 0.75% | |||
| CBS (1) | 23.4 | 0.75% | |||
| Other * (127) | 160.7 | 5.10% | |||
| 3144 | 100% | ||||
| * none greater than 0.6% | |||||
| Top Domestic Grossers (January 2 – April 12, 2018) | |||||
| Title | Distributor | Box Office | |||
| Black Panther | BV | 668,455,522 | |||
| Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle * | Sony | 218,539,884 | |||
| The Greatest Showman * | Fox | 118,647,942 | |||
| Peter Rabbit | Sony | 113,482,652 | |||
| Ready Player One | WB | 103,402,798 | |||
| Fifty Shades Freed | Uni | 100,407,760 | |||
| A Wrinkle in Time | BV | 91,096,220 | |||
| Star Wars: The Last Jedi * | BV | 88,660,921 | |||
| The Post * | Fox | 79,860,197 | |||
| I Can Only Imagine | Roadside/Search Engine | 71,151,565 | |||
| Insidious: The Last Key | Uni/Sony | 67,583,071 | |||
| Game Night | WB | 67,543,954 | |||
| A Quiet Place | Par | 67,035,885 | |||
| Maze Runner: The Death Cure | Fox | 57,965,182 | |||
| Pacific Rim Uprising | Uni | 56,154,135 | |||
| Tomb Raider | WB | 55,766,569 | |||
| The Shape of Water * | Fox Searchlight | 46,916,884 | |||
| Red Sparrow | Fox | 46,396,077 | |||
| 12 Strong | WB | 45,500,164 | |||
| Den of Thieves | STX/VVS | 44,973,685 | |||
| * does not include 2017 box office | |||||
Hi,
can you please give us the boxoffice gross sales of the Filipino Movie, Never Not Love You? It’s now on it’s 3rd week in US Cinemas. Thank you.