By Leonard Klady Klady@moviecitynews.com
The Weekend Report
Incredibles 2 opened to a record-breaking estimated $180.1 million. The animated adventure accounted for about two-thirds of all tickets sold. Two other films attempted counterprogramming with Tag grabbing a niche with $14.4 million in third while Superfly took only $6.2 million.
True-life crime potboiler Gotti escaped a fated direct-to-stsreaming verdict and grossed $1.6 million in limited wide. Hindi Race 3 rang up a $1.6 million launch with its Indian debut eyeing a potent $15 million weekend during Eid holidays. Telugu Sammohanam was down the ladder with a $327,000 opening weekend.
American Animals, Hearts Beat Loud effectively squeezed out expansions. Among exclusive newcomers Eating Animals devoured a tasteful $31,300 from two fasts.
Revenues for the session generated about $267 million and ballooned 122% from the prior weekend. It was also a significant 40% boost from 2017 when Cars 3 opened to $53.7 million and musical All Eyez on Me bowed in third position with $26.4 million.
Thanks to continuing exposure Incredibles 2 didn’t seem like a movie 14 years in the making. As a tip to its timelessness, the cartoon literally resumed its story where the 2004 edition concluded. Industryites anticipated a domestic bow in the arena of $145 million to $150 million and its $18.5 million return from Thursday previews didn’t significantly alter that bit of crystal ballgazing.
The bottom line is that it posted the biggest ever box-office start for an animated movie, eclipsing the former benchmark of $135 million set by Finding Dory two years ago. Exit polling characterized the audience as 52% female with 56% 25 and younger and 57% identified as families.
Incredibles 2 also stepped out internationally in 25 territories to about $51 million. Top tier market debuts included Mexico with $12.3 million, Australia grossing $7.7 million and Russia contributing $5.4 million.
The big noise overseas remained Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom that rang up a second weekend gross estimated at $174 million including a Chinese premiere weekend of $112 million. It has an overseas cume of $370 million prior to its domestic bow later this week.
A high-end programmer, Tag wound up on the high end of tracking that suggested a $13-$15 million first weekend. Though expected to tilt male tracking claimed 51% of viewers were female and more likely accurate 76% were 25 and older.
| Weekend (estimates) June 15 – 17, 2018 | |||||
| Title | Distributor | Gross (average) | % change * | Theaters | Cume |
| Incredibles 2 | BV | 180.1 (40,830) | NEW | 4410 | 180.1 |
| Ocean’s 8 | WB | 19.5 (4,710) | -53% | 4145 | 79.1 |
| Tag | WB | 14.4 (4,270) | NEW | 3382 | 14.4 |
| Solo: A Star Wars Story | BV | 9.2 (2,900) | -42% | 3182 | 193 |
| Deadpool 2 | Fox | 8.7 (2,710) | -38% | 3212 | 294.6 |
| Hereditary | A24/Elevation | 6.9 (2,290) | -49% | 2998 | 27 |
| Superfly | Sony | 6.2 (2,810) | NEW | 2220 | 8.4 |
| Avengers: Infinity War | BV | 5.3 (2,460) | -26% | 2164 | 664.2 |
| Adrift | STX/VVS | 2.1 (1,070) | -61% | 1929 | 26.8 |
| Book Club | Par | 1.9 (1,140) | -56% | 1656 | 62 |
| Gotti | Vertical | 1.7 (3,300) | NEW | 503 | 1.7 |
| Race 3 | Yash Raj | 1.6 (5,210) | NEW | 315 | 1.6 |
| A Wrinkle in Time | BV | 1.3 (5,270) | 1165% | 245 | 99.5 |
| Won’t You Be My Neighbor? | Focus | .97 (10,130) | 105% | 96 | 2 |
| Hotel Artemis | Global Road/Cineplex | .93 (410) | -71% | 2299 | 5.7 |
| Upgrade | Focus | .50 (780) | -79% | 646 | 11.1 |
| Life of the Party | WB | .44 (730) | -80% | 608 | 51.9 |
| Breaking In | Uni | .42 (840) | -71% | 504 | 45.2 |
| RBG | Magnolia | .41 (1,660) | -45% | 249 | 10 |
| Overboard | Lionsgate | .36 (620) | -69% | 581 | 48.5 |
| A Quiet Place | Par | .36 (900) | -66% | 397 | 186.5 |
| Sammohanam | Nirvana | .35 (2,870) | NEW | 121 | 0.42 |
| First Reformed | A24 | .32 (1,180) | -42% | 273 | 2.4 |
| Rampage | WB | .26 (910) | -46% | 288 | 96.4 |
| Hearts Beat Loud | Gunpowder & Sky | .23 (2,890) | 214% | 81 | 0.33 |
| American Animals | Orchard | .21 (2,940) | -9% | 71 | 0.75 |
| Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films) | $261.30 | ||||
| % Change (Last Year) | 40% | ||||
| % Change (Last Week) | 122% | ||||
| Also debuting/expanding | |||||
| The Seagull | Sony Classics | .14 (650) | 37% | 211 | 0.87 |
| 2001: A Space Odyssey (reissue) | WB | 78,200 (6,020) | -18% | 6 | 0.85 |
| The Rider | Sony Classics | 69,500 (740) | -43% | 94 | 2.1 |
| Believer | Well Go | 57,300 (2,730) | -61% | 21 | 0.28 |
| Naa Nuvve | LA Telugu | 37,400 (320) | 118 | 0.1 | |
| Eating Animals | IFC | 33,100 (16,550) | 2 | 0.03 | |
| 7 Din Mohabbat In | B4U | 31,300 (1,230) | 31 | 0.03 | |
| Outez-moi d’un doute | Axia | 10,300 (940) | 11 | 0.01 | |
| Five Seasons: Gardens of Piet Oudolf | Argot | 5,800 (1,450) | 4 | 0.01 | |
| The Yellow Birds | Saban | 5,200 (1,010) | 17 | 0.01 | |
| The Year of Spectacular Men | MarVista | 4,800 (440) | 11 | 0.01 | |
| Gabriel and the Mountain | Strand | 4,700 (2,350) | 2 | 0.01 | |
| Straight Into a Storm | Abramorama | 3,200 (3,200) | 1 | 0.01 | |
| Domestic Market Share (January 2 – June 14, 2018) | |||||
| Distributor (releases) | Box Office (millions) | Market Share | |||
| Buena Vista (8) | 1788.4 | 34.00% | |||
| 20th Century Fox (9) | 662.4 | 12.60% | |||
| Warner Bros. (19) | 606.1 | 11.50% | |||
| Universal (9) | 405.8 | 7.70% | |||
| Sony (11) | 394.5 | 7.50% | |||
| Paramount (7) | 335.3 | 6.40% | |||
| Lionsgate (9) | 156.4 | 3.00% | |||
| Fox Searchlight (4) | 139.3 | 2.70% | |||
| STX (6) | 132.5 | 2.50% | |||
| Roadside Attractions (5) | 98.9 | 1.90% | |||
| Focus (8) | 85.9 | 1.60% | |||
| Entertainment (3) | 51.6 | 1.00% | |||
| A24 (7) | 41.1 | 0.75% | |||
| MGM (2) | 37.1 | 0.70% | |||
| Global Road (4) | 28.9 | 0.55% | |||
| Neon (4) | 25.8 | 0.50% | |||
| Other * (191) | 267 | 5.10% | |||
| 5257 | 100% | ||||
| * none greater than 0.45% | |||||
