November 9, 20159 yr UK Sony’s latest James Bond mission will overtake Jurassic World as the biggest UK release of 2015 today [Nov 9]; Lionsgate’s Brooklyn posts the biggest opening for an Irish film in Ireland since Michael Collins. SONY Those who thought the softer critical response could lead to a steep second weekend drop for Spectre have been proved wrong. Sony’s latest Bond mission fell just 33% (excluding previews) on its way to a stunning $19.9m (£13.2m) for $96.5m (£64m). At some point today [Nov 9], it will overtake Jurassic World’s $96.8m (£64.2m) as the highest grossing film of 2015 to date after just 15 days in play. That does, however, rank behind Skyfall’s second weekend of $24.3m (£16.1m) as it posted just a 20% drop, and Spectre also fell narrowly short of Skyfall’s record as the fastest film to £50m, achieving it on Thursday (Nov 5) after 11 days. After 14 days in play though, Spectre is still tracking ahead of Skyfall which stood at $92.8m (£61.6m). Skyfall went on to post a third weekend of $15.7m (£10.45m) and that is the benchmark Spectre has to aim for if it wants to keep pace. It has already overtaken Daniel Craig’s previous outings as Bond in 2006’s Casino Royale ($83.8m/£55.6m) and 2008’s Quantum of Solace ($77.2m/£51.2m). Spectre at least has a pretty clear run for the next ten days in the UK market, before Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 arrives on Nov 19. Also for Sony, Hotel Transylvania 2 fell more than 50% but still managed a decent $1.7m (£1.12m) fourth weekend to lift its UK haul to a more-than-healthy $26.4m (£17.52m). LIONSGATE This week’s highest new entry came in the form of Lionsgate’s Brooklyn as it charted third with a terrific $1.6m (£1.04m), including previews, from its 306 sites. Having opened in Ireland on Wednesday [Nov 4], Brooklyn went on to achieve the biggest opening of an Irish film in Ireland since Michael Collins in 1996 with $653,000 (£432,432) from 87 sites. It also marks the biggest overall debut for director John Crowley by some distance and will shortly become his highest grossing outing, currently Intermission’s $3.2m (£2.14m). Also for Lionsgate, Sicario has amassed $7.2m (£4.78m). WARNER BROS Pan dropped a slim 25% as it posted a $786,000 (£520,526) fourth weekend. Warner Bros’ fantasy prequel has now sailed to a solid $11.9m (£7.86m), given its soft domestic run. ENTERTAINMENT Rounding off this week’s top five, Entertainment’s Burnt cooked up a $673,000 (£445,777) from its 365 sites. That opening falls short of being director John Wells’ best UK bow, which remains August: Osage County’s $810,000 (£536,953) from 302 sites. Burnt’s debut is pretty similar to fellow cooking-based drama Chef which landed with a Fri-Sun tally of $699,000 (£462,989) from its 372 as it posted an overall opening of $915,000 (£605,976). FOX Dropping a slim 14% in its sixth weekend, Fox’s The Martian unearthed a further non-final $657,000 (£435,456) to lift its UK tally to a decent $34.1m (£22.59m). Also for Fox, Suffragette also held well as it dropped 22% on its way to a $610,000 (£404,087) fourth weekend for $13m (£8.58m), while He Named Me Malala launched with a disappointing non-final $147,000 (£97,238) from its 203 sites. PARAMOUNT Including previews of $38,000 (£25,000) on Halloween, Paramount’s Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse struggled on its UK bow with $447,000 (£297,000) from its 407 sites, and will likely fade quickly due to an increasingly busy market. Also for Paramount, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension found an extra $437,000 (£290,000) for $5.4m (£3.56m) after three weeks in play. EONE In its third week, eOne’s The Last Witch Hunter added $236,000 (£156,466) for $3.9m (£2.56m) to date. STUDIOCANAL Kill Your Friends was far from a chart-topper on its opening weekend as it could only manage a $154,000 (£102,221) debut from its 170 sites through StudioCanal. Comparisons are tricky, but fellow Brit flick Filth (with a similarly morally challenged lead) took $373,000 (£247,860) when it opened in 38 Scottish sites back in 2013. PICTUREHOUSE ENTERTAINMENT In its fourth weekend, Picturehouse Entertainment’s The Lobster has crossed the £1m mark at the UK box office after grossing $126,000 (£83,674) from its 47 sites to lift its tally to $1.6m (£1.06m). DISNEY Following its half term boost, Disney’s Inside Out dropped 47% as it took an extra $125,000 (£83,000) for $58.8m (£39m). UNIVERSAL For Universal, Minions and Crimson Peak have now grossed $71.3m (£47.25m) and $3.7m (£2.47m), respectively, after $89,000 (£59,210) and $71,000 (£47,320) weekends. UPCOMING RELEASES This week sees saturation releases for Sony’s The Lady in the Van and Universal’s Steve Jobs. eOne’s The Hallow, Dogwoof’s The Fear of 13, Metrodome’s Tangerine and Warner Bros’ Fathers and Daughters are among the films receiving a limited release. So pleased for Brooklyn, I couldn't have wished for more. Did over double Burnt with less sites :D Hope it has a healthy run with good word of mouth and should do well midweek. Disappointed with Malala, I know it's a documentary and a bit of a niche but I thought it could've done a bit more, seen enough advertising for it and caught her on The One Show the other week doing promo. Another upcoming weekend where I'm interested in four of the releases..
November 10, 20159 yr So disappointed at Malala, I know it's only a documentary and was never going to be that popular but that is really low numbers for such an inspirational film. I guess I should've known when there were only four people in my screening on a Saturday. Not great for Burnt or Scouts Guide either, I suppose Spectre is still eating up a lot of the competition. Out of interest Jahq what are the films that you're excited for? I'm looking forward to Lady in the Van the most, I would be excited for Steve Jobs but apparently our local doesn't want to show it so we might have to travel half an hour to see it :( Mothers & Daughters looks good too but not in our local either...
November 10, 20159 yr I'm excited for Lady in the Van the most too, saw the new trailer twice at the weekend and it looks hilarious. Steve Jobs for the awards buzz, it looks good too but I don't really consider myself a Fassbender fan at this stage. Fathers & Daughters, probably not essential but I should have time to fit it in. The fourth is Tangerine, a story about a couple of trans friends and the actresses playing them are trans themselves and the entire movie was filmed with iPhone 5s. Don't see it on the Cineworld, Odeon or Vue websites though so a visit to Picturehouse may be on the cards !
November 10, 20159 yr Apparently Universal aren't confident in Steve Jobs doing too much (due to it's performance in the US), so they've not given it as wide a release as they originally wanted. It's a shame coz Fassbender is one of my favourite actors and he can bring life into any character he plays, imo. I think it'll be one of those that gradually builds due to awards buzz.
November 10, 20159 yr So disappointing to hear that, was never worried about it not being shown at my local cinema but I guess it happened. Praying it'll be in the big one still in two weeks time when I go the week of the 27th cause I doubt my cinema will be showing all four of Carol, Black Mass, TGD and Bridge of Spies. Maybe the Perfect Guy too if that's showing at the big one.
November 16, 20159 yr UK Sony also notch highest new entry as The Lady in the Van posts terrific $3.5m (£2.3m) from 540 sites, and becomes second distributor ever to record a 1-2-3 (based solely on Fri-Sun) at the top of the chart. Further distributor results to come… SONY As Spectre retained its grip on the top spot, Sony became only the second distributor ever to record a 1-2-3 (based solely on Fri-Sun) at the top of the chart following Universal earlier this year. Sony’s latest Bond mission fell 40% on its way to $12m (£7.9m) for a stonking $118m (£77.6m) after 21 days in play. That makes it the fourth biggest film of all time, with Titanic’s $122m (£80.1m) - including its 3D re-release - shortly to be surpassed. Spectre is currently tracking just ahead of Skyfall, which stood at $117.6m (£77.27m) at the same stage in its run. Skyfall posted a higher third weekend of $15.9m (£10.45m), yet this was achieved earlier in its run (days 15-17). Skyfall posted a 47% drop in its fourth weekend with $8.47m (£5.57m) as The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 opened. Spectre faces a similar challenge with the arrival of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 on Thursday [Nov 19]. Sony also provided this week’s highest new entry as The Lady in the Van opened with a terrific $3.5m (£2.3m) from its 540 screens, ahead of what is likely to be some very healthy midweek numbers. That marks the best debut, by some distance, for director Nicholas Hytner as it topped The History Boys’ $1.2m (£794,672) from 292 sites. The Lady in the Van will likely soon topple that film’s $6.4m (£4.22m) as Hytner’s best-ever performance. The opening again shows the strength of the ‘grey pound’ at the box office, and is comparable to the $3.38m (£2.22m) debut of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel from its 504 sites. Completing the Fri-Sun 1-2-3 for Sony was Hotel Transylvania 2 as it posted another slim drop of 18% on its way to $1.38m (£906,000) for $28.3m (£18.6m). It still stands a great chance of becoming the 14th film this year to crack the £20m mark. Since the start of October, Sony have accounted for just over 53% of the market and have been number one for five consecutive weeks. This weekend saw them account for over 70% of the market. FOX Prem Ratan Dhan Payo has posted the third biggest debut for a Bollywood film at the UK box office. Fox’s romantic drama grossed a superb non-final $1.39m (£911,777), including $283,000 (£186,501) in previews, from its 141 sites to chart third overall, but sixth based on its Fri-Sun tally of $1.1m (£725,276). That puts it narrowly behind both My Name is Khan ($1.42m/£936,454 from 91 sites) and Chennai Express ($1.42m/£935,671 from 126 sites). Dhoom 3 is the highest grossing Bollywood film of all time though with $4.12m (£2.71m). Also for Fox, The Martian added a non-final $447,000 (£294,204) for $35.1m (£23.1m) to date, while Suffragette took an extra $368,000 (£242,199) for $14m (£9.23m) after five weeks in play. UNIVERSAL Rounding off this week’s top five was Universal’s Steve Jobs with a solid, if unspectacular, debut of $1.36m (£896,150) from its 413 sites. Comparatively, that’s much stronger than its first weekend of wide release in the US of $1.5m (going by accepted 10% rule), but it pales in comparison to Aaron Sorkin’s last dip into technology, The Social Network, which landed with $3.8m (£2.49m) from 394 sites. In terms of director Danny Boyle’s outings in the UK, Steve Jobs ranks as his lowest since Millions, and is behind Sunshine’s $1.55m (£1.02m) from 407 sites. LIONSGATE Brooklyn followed up its excellent opening with a strong second weekend as it fell just 26% for $1.2m (£780,197). Lionsgate’s acclaimed drama is up to $4.2m (£2.78m) in the UK after 12 days in play after grossing almost £1m over its first Mon-Thurs. As expected, it is now director John Crowley’s best-ever UK performer. WARNER BROS Holding extremely well in its fifth weekend, Warner Bros’ Pan sailed to an extra $736,000 (£484,000) for a solid $12.8m (£8.41m) to date. Also for Warner Bros, Fathers and Daughters could only manage a $38,000 (£25,000) UK bow from its 104 sites. ENTERTAINMENT Falling over 50% in its second weekend, Entertainment’s Burnt cooked up a further $266,000 (£174,802) for a ten-day tally of $1.44m (£944,610). PARAMOUNT In its fourth week, Paramount’s Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension found a further $228,000 (£150,000) for $5.9m (£3.85m) to date. Also for Paramount, Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse unsurprisingly struggled following its soft opening, taking just $123,000 (£81,000) for $816,000 (£537,000). EONE Nearing the end of its run, eOne’s The Last Witch Hunter added $132,000 (£86,751) for $4.1m (£2.71m) after four weeks in play. Also for eOne, The Hallow couldn’t quite capitalise on its fitting Friday 13th opening as it unearthed $79,000 (£51,709), including $5,700 (£3,726) in previews, from its 46 sites. STUDIOCANAL Kill Your Friends suffered after its soft opening with only a $19,000 (£12,375) for a ten-day tally of $289,000 (£190,097) through StudioCanal. METRODOME Released in 15 sites through Metrodome, the well-received Tangerine posted a UK opening of $28,000 (£18,611). UPCOMING RELEASES This weeks sees saturation releases for Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (opens Nov 19) and Entertainment’s The Dressmaker. Sony’s The Perfect Guy, Curzon Artificial Eye’s Love and Altitude’s My Nazi Legacy are among the films receiving a limited release. VERY impressed with "The Lady in the Fan", my highest expectations would've been for it to do what "Brooklyn" did last week. Love that the forthcoming weekend gives us a double dose of Liam Hemsworth :D
November 16, 20159 yr TERRIBLE for Fathers & Daughters, I quite liked it, it did a touching storyline pretty well and I like Amanda Seyfried too but that is an awful total! Lady in the Van doing very well though, was a very enjoyable watch so happy to see it get a Marigold Hotel reception in terms of openings, I hope we get another sequel of the latter as well! I thought it was going to do quite alright though when the screening I went to on Saturday was almost sold out. Pan is also holding out very well over here really, shame that it's going to be a massive loss. So happy to see HT2 over $400 million worldwide, it's been so much bigger than the previous one. Shame the same can't be said for the Maze Runner, I was hoping it might reach $400million, not go down on the first one!
November 17, 20159 yr US BOX OFFICE: Three new films cracked the weekend top ten, but last weekend's two new releases repeated at the top of the box office by a large margin. Both Spectre and The Peanuts Movie enjoyed strong holds from last weekend with the new James Bond film fairing especially well, enjoying the smallest second weekend franchise drop since Casino Royale, pushing the new title over $130 million. It was the holiday comedy Love the Coopers ranking highest among the newcomers, but the Bollywood film Prem Ratan Dhan Payo carried over its record-breaking India debut into a top ten finish domestically. Meanwhile Angelina Jolie's By the Sea hardly even registered in its ten theater debut as the weekend itself was down 34.9%. Settling into #1 for a second weekend in a row, the 24th James Bond film, Spectre, brought in an estimated $35.4 million for only a 49.7% drop. As impressive as that may be, it's overseas where the film is making the most waves this weekend. After breaking records in the U.K., the film took in an estimated $48 million in China this weekend. If that estimate holds it's looking at China records as the largest opening weekend and largest opening three days of all time for any 2D US film. Add to that, it's already encroaching on the $59 million Skyfall made during its entire China run. Of that China number, $4.6 million came from 246 IMAX screens, which was also a new three-day record for a November release, besting Interstellar. Spectre currently sits at $543.8 million worldwide, moving it into the top ten for the year. Maintaining its second place position from last weekend is The Peanuts Movie. The film dropped a little more than I projected, but the estimated $24.2 million sophomore session puts the film at $82 million domestically. Overseas, however, it hasn't made much of a dent. Opening in only twelve territories so far, Snoopy and the gang have generated only $8.1 million, including a disappointing $4.2 million from China after two weeks in release. It still has one more weekend to take in as much as it can before Pixar's The Good Dinosaur starts stealing audience's animated attention. Third place is where we find the week's first newcomer in CBS Films' and Lionsgate's Love the Coopers. Performing better than my predictions, the holiday, family feature brought in an estimated $8.4 million from 2,603 theaters. The "B-" CinemaScore doesn't suggest a strong audience response, but being the only such film in wide release it should have a decent holdover. The Martian, now the sixth highest grossing release of 2015, continues its strong run with a 25.9% drop and an estimated $6.7 million in its seventh weekend. Worldwide, The Martian has moved ahead of San Andreas and into eleventh position for the year with a $477.9 million cume. Finishing fifth is WB's The 33, which kicked off its theatrical run with an estimated $5.8 million. Headlined by Antonio Banderas, the Chilean miner drama didn't score enough to make much of its solid, "A" CinemaScore, but at least those that saw it—73% of which were over 25—seemed to enjoy it. Speaking of WB, the studio didn't even announce weekend estimates for Our Brand is Crisis, which the studio pulled from 1,701 theaters as it entered only its third weekend. The Sandra Bullock starrer managed an estimated $63k on Friday from 501 theaters and we'll have to wait for Monday's actuals to see where it ended up for the weekend. Finishing in eighth place was Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, which opened on Thursday, day-and-date with India where it scored an opening day record of $8.61 million. That bests the previous record holder, Happy New Year, which brought in $8.1 million last year, also opening during India's Diwali festival. Domestically the film brought in an estimated $2.4 million from 286 theaters this weekend, the fourth largest Bollywood opening of all-time in North America and the largest opener for the film's distributor FIP. In ninth we have a career milestone for Adam Sandler as Hotel Transylvania 2 added an estimated $2.3 million to its domestic run, which brings its cume to $165.2 million, making it Adam Sandler's highest grossing domestic release of all-time. Unable to crack the top ten, Aviron's My All American finished in twelfth position with an estimated $1.3 million opening from 1,565 theaters for a paltry $889 per theater. Coming on the heels of the similarly themed Woodlawn couldn't have helped matters as My All American did score an "A" CinemaScore with opening day audiences, but that opening is just too low to expect any kind of significant holdover. From there we have to scroll down the charts to find Angelina Jolie's By the Sea. Written, directed by and starring Jolie alongside her husband, Brad Pitt, the '70s set, disintegrating marriage feature managed only $95,440 on ten screens. Budgeted at a reported $10 million, Universal will expand the film's release into 120 theaters next weekend in hopes of finding a broader audience. Still in limited release, Open Road's Spotlight showed impressive second weekend returns with an estimated $1.39 million from 61 theaters for a weekend best, $22,925 per theater average. Just behind it was Fox Searchlight's Brooklyn, which is also slowly expanding and brought in $485,000 this weekend from 23 theaters for a $21,087 per theater average. Next weekend we'll see the release of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 into 4,000+ theaters. The Hunger Games finale will be looking to top the $121.8 million opening Part 1 brought in just last year.
November 22, 20159 yr Mockingjay Part 2 has opened to just over $100M in America :( Pretty disappointing, poor marketing campaign and buzz falling a bit seems to have affected this quite badly :( Shame as loved the movie, that's less than $20M of Mockingjay Part 1 The Night Before completely bombed with just over $10M, will need fantastic legs now and The Secret In Their Eyes did poor but a tiny bit better than expected with $6.6M Mockingjay Part 2 opened to £11.1m in the UK, below Catching Fire and Part 1 :( Spectre falls to just under £4M in UK this week, Lady In The Van holding fantastic with £1.7M.
November 22, 20159 yr I'm not too surprised, there has been no hype whatsoever for Part 2. Hardly any trailers, no soundtrack, just plodded out there .... not sure what they could have expected. Shame, as it is one of the best movies in the franchise.
November 22, 20159 yr I'm really sorry to ask such a 'basic' question but... is there any chance we could have a thread that summarises all the information in here? I'd be interested in seeing the charts but I don't like deciphering the huge paragraphs (especially as they're written by studio) - not that I wish to grumble as such but it would be easier for casual film fans such as I. A stats/reference part would be great too, like a low key version of the one in the charts forum maybe? edit... maybe I should have posted this in the ideas thread - sorry! Edited November 22, 20159 yr by dandy*
November 22, 20159 yr You can click on the separate links here for each date, such a handy/informative resource! http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/uk/
November 22, 20159 yr No problem Dandy, it pretty much covers every country and I love looking at Box Office totals for films I've just watched and worldwide EOYs and things, I'd recommend that website all day long :wub: Love how you can order it by increase/decrease and number of theatres and everything as well. Edited November 22, 20159 yr by Josh.
November 23, 20159 yr UK Sony’s Spectre falls to second with $5.8m (£3.85m) for $128.3m (£84.6m) and has overtaken Avatar as the highest grossing IMAX release in the UK. LIONSGATE The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 might not be going out on a series high, but still posted the year’s seventh opening over £10m. Lionsgate’s climactic chapter in the young adult franchise scored a confirmed $17.07m (£11.26m) from its 576 sites, including $3m (£2m) from Thursday [Nov 19]. That marks the seventh biggest opening of 2015, both in terms of overall debuts and Fri-Sun tallies. In terms of the Hunger Games series, Mockingjay - Part 2 has debuted behind the overall debuts of Mockingjay - Part 1 ($19.22m/£12.65m from 565 sites) and Catching Fire ($18.52m/£12.19m from 554 sites). It’s exactly the same story in terms of opening Fri-Sun tallies, with Mockingjay - Part 2’s $14.03m (£9.26m) behind Part 1’s $15.68m (£10.32m) and Catching Fire’s $15.37m (£10.12m). Mockingjay - Part 1 ($47.2m/£31.1m) failed to surpass Catching Fire’s $52m (£34.2m) as the series’ highest grossing outing to date. The slightly softer opening suggests that Part 2 will also likely struggle to match that benchmark as well. Also for Lionsgate, Brooklyn fell 48% on its way to a $620,000 (£409,100) third weekend for $5.7m (£3.78m) to date. SONY As expected with the arrival of Mockingjay, Sony’s Spectre suffered its first big drop of 50% on its way to a $5.8m (£3.85m) fourth weekend. The latest mission for James Bond is now up to a stellar $128.3m (£84.6m) after 28 days in play, and Spectre is also now the highest grossing IMAX release in the UK with $10.09m (£6.66m), surpassing Avatar’s $9.92m (£6.55m). Spectre is now tracking behind Skyfall, which stood at $130.4m (£85.81m) at the same stage. As with Spectre, Skyfall faced young adult competition in its fourth weekend in the form of the climactic Twilight outing, posting a 47% drop with $8.47m (£5.57m). Also for Sony, The Lady in the Van held extremely well as it dropped just 28% with a $2.5m (£1.62m) second weekend for a ten-day tally of $9.8m (£6.45m). Before the weekend, it had already become director Nicholas Hytner’s best-ever UK performer thanks to a terrific Mon-Thurs haul of over $3.8m (£2.5m). Expect this film to stick around for a few weeks yet. Hotel Transylvania 2 added a further $818,000 (£540,000) for $29.2m (£19.25m) after six weeks in play, while The Perfect Guy recorded a UK bow of $152,000 (£100,000) from its 100 sites. UNIVERSAL Falling over 50% in its second weekend, Universal’s Steve Jobs grossed $612,000 (£404,026) for a ten-day tally of $2.7m (£1.78m). It has at least avoided becoming Danny Boyle’s lowest UK outing, Millions’ $2.3m (£1.5m), but will end up as one of the director’s weakest performances. ENTERTAINMENT Charting seventh on its UK bow, Entertainment’s The Dressmaker took $357,000 (£235,668) from its 200 sites and will hope to improve over mid-week given its older-skewing audience. Also for Entertainment, Burnt has amassed $1.6m (£1.06m) after three weeks in play. WARNER BROS After six weeks in play, Warner Bros’ Pan has now sailed to $13.2m (£8.69m) following a $349,000 (£230,000) weekend. FOX After its strong opening last weekend, Fox’s Prem Ratan Dhan Payo fell 68% (excluding previews) with a non-final $330,000 (£217,514) for $2.1m (£1.4m) to date. Also for Fox, The Martian and Suffragette have amassed $35.3m (£23.32m) and $14.5m (£9.56m), respectively, while The Crow’s Egg posted a UK debut of $3,800 (£2,481) from its six sites. CURZON ARTIFICIAL EYE Thanks for the hefty chunk of previews, Curzon Artificial Eye’s Love recorded a $66,000 (£43,321) opening from its 13 sites, with $18,000 (£12,148) taken over Fri-Sun. That does mark Gaspar Noé’s best UK debut ahead of Irreversible’s $55,000 (£36,165) from 16 sites, and Love’s challenge will be that film’s $266,000 (£175,437) tally as Noé’s highest grossing outing. EONE For eOne, The Last Witch Hunter and The Hallow have taken $4.2m (£2.76m) and $137,000 (£90,258), respectively, while Mr. Calzaghe grossed $1,100 (£731) from its three sites on its UK bow. UPCOMING RELEASES This week sees saturation releases for Warner Bros’ Black Mass (opens Nov 25), Fox’s Bridge of Spies (opens Nov 26) and Disney’s The Good Dinosaur. StudioCanal’s Carol receives a wide release, while Dogwoof’s Unbranded, Picturehouse Entertainment’s Radiator and the BFI’s re-release of Doctor Zhivago are among the films receiving a limited release. I don't mind fishing the numbers out to do a quick summary at the bottom This week: 1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 (£11.26m) 2 Spectre (£3.85m / £84.6m to date) 3 The Lady In The Van (£1.62m / £6.45m to date) 4 Hotel Transylvania 2 (£540k / £19.25m to date) 5 Brooklyn (£409,100 / £3.78m to date) 6 Steve Jobs (£404,026 / £1.78m to date) 7 The Dressmaker (£235,668) 8 Pan (£230k / £8.69m to date) 9 Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (£217,514 / £1.4m to date) The Perfect Guy (£100k) Love (£43,321) The Crow's Egg (£2,481) Mr. Calzaghe (£731) Other totals: The Martian (£23.32m) Suffragette (£9.56m) The Last Witch Hunter (£2.76m) Burnt (£1.06m) The Hallow (£90,258) The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (£34.2m) The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (£31.1m) Millions' (£1.5m) -- Next weekend looks interesting, a Pixar release and three Oscar hopefuls, who can come out on top??
November 23, 20159 yr Great numbers for Lady in the Van, feel like that's gonna be around for a while here. In terms of next week, I'm sure TGD will beat the HG second week but there doesn't seem that much hype really, none of ky friends want to see it :(
November 30, 20159 yr Disney’s The Good Dinosaur is the week’s highest new entry with $4.4m (£2.9m) from 513 sites. LIONSGATE Falling around 50% (excluding previews), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 still had more than enough to retain top spot at the UK box office over a busy weekend of new releases. Lionsgate’s climactic chapter in the young adult franchise took a further non-final $6.8m (£4.53m) for an 11-day tally of $29m (£19.32m). At the same stage, Catching Fire stood at $32.4m (£21.59m) and Mockingjay - Part 1 had grossed $31.9m (£21.25m). By the end of next week, Mockingjay - Part 2 should be close to overtaking The Hunger Games’ $36m (£24m) UK haul, but Part 1’s $46.7m (£31.1m) result could well be a trickier target to match. Also for Lionsgate, Brooklyn added $299,000 (£199,177) for $6.5m (£4.35m) after four weeks in play. DISNEY The week’s highest new entry came in the form of Disney’s The Good Dinosaur as it beat spies and gangsters to chart second. Pixar’s second outing of 2015 took $4.4m (£2.9m) from its 519 sites which does rank as the second lowest Pixar debut, ahead of only Cars’ $4m (£2.67m) from its 513 sites. However, with Christmas just around the corner and no family competition until The Peanuts Movie on Dec 21, The Good Dinosaur is far from extinct at the UK box office and is likely to have a lengthy run. SONY Falling 44% in its fifth weekend, Sony’s Spectre shot to a further $3.3m (£2.2m) as it dropped to third. The latest James Bond mission is now up to a mighty $132.7m (£88.4m) after 35 days in play. However, after putting up a decent fight, it’s now tracking further behind Skyfall which stood at $137.3m (£91.49m) at the same stage. Also for Sony, The Lady in the Van fell a respectable 41% on its way to a $1.4m (£950,000) third weekend for a terrific $13.6m (£9.05m) to date. It’s still posting strong midweek numbers, adding over $2.4m (£1.6m) over the past Mon-Thurs. Hotel Transylvania 2 and The Perfect Guy have grossed $29.3m (£19.5m) and $341,000 (£227,000), respectively. FOX Charting fourth on its UK bow was Fox’s Bridge of Spies with a non-final $2.5m (£1.68m) from its 531 sites, including just over $300,000 (£200,000) in previews. In terms of Steven Spielberg outings in the UK, that’s on par with Lincoln’s $2.5m (£1.66m) from 472 sites and ahead of the likes of The Terminal ($2.2m/£1.45m from 436) and Munich ($1.8m/£1.2m from 383). It’s worth noting that even without its previews, Bridge of Spies’ Fri-Sun tally of $2.2m (£1.47m) would have also seen it chart fourth. Also for Fox, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo stands at $2.3m (£1.52m) after three weeks in play, while The Martian and Suffragette have amassed $35.1m (£23.4m) and $14.5m (£9.68m), respectively. WARNER BROS Rounding off this week’s top five was Warner Bros’ Black Mass with a $1.9m (£1.27m) UK debut from its 448 sites, including $551,000 (£337,000) in previews. That already makes it director Scott Cooper’s best-ever UK performer, topping Crazy Heart’s $1.5m (£984,880) tally. Based solely on Fri-Sun tallies, Black Mass’ $1.35m (£902,000) would have seen it land in sixth. Also for Warner Bros, Pan has sailed to $13.2m (£8.77m) after seven weeks in play. STUDIOCANAL Carol started its UK run with a promising $812,000 (£540,633), including previews from its 206 sites through StudioCanal. The critically acclaimed romance scored the best ever opening for director Todd Haynes, topping Far from Heaven’s $680,000 (£452,369) from 195 sites, and Carol will hope to prosper midweek due to its older-skewing audience. UNIVERSAL Falling over 60% in its third weekend, Universal’s Steve Jobs added $130,000 (£86,660) for $3.2m (£2.1m) to date. ENTERTAINMENT Unsurprisingly after its soft opening, Entertainment’s The Dressmaker fell heavily on its way to a $92,000 (£61,397) weekend for $812,000 (£539,480) after ten days in play. PICTUREHOUSE ENTERTAINMENT Released in five sites through Picturehouse Entertainment, Glasgow Film Festival 2015 audience award winner Radiator posted a UK debut of $8,500 (£5,644). CURZON ARTIFICIAL EYE In its second weekend, Curzon Artificial Eye’s Love grossed $7,000 (£4,676) for $85,000 (£56,679) to date. UPCOMING RELEASES This week sees saturation releases for eOne’s Christmas with the Coopers (opens Dec 1) and Fox’s Victor Frankenstein (opens Dec 3). Sony’s The Night Before and Universal’s Krampus both receive wide releases, while Metrodome’s Sunset Song and Peccadillo Pictures’ ChemSex are among the films receiving a limited release. That's about the limit as to what I expected The Good Dinosaur to do tbh. Nice number for Bridge of Spies, I thought Black Mass may have won out of the non-animations due to how well Legend did a couple of months back (and I thought Bridge of Spies/Carol were more likely to split audience!) This week: 1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 (£4.53m / £19.32m to date) 2 The Good Dinosaur (£2.9m) 3 Spectre (£2.2m / £88.4m to date) 4 Bridge of Spies (£1.68m) 5 Black Mass (£1.27m) The Lady In The Van (£950k / £9.05m to date) Carol (£540,633) Brooklyn (£199,177 / £4.35m to date) Steve Jobs (£86,660 / £2.1m to date) The Dressmaker (£61,397 / £539,480 to date) Radiator (£5,644) Love (£4,676 / £56,679 to date) Other totals: The Martian (£23.4m) Hotel Transylvania 2 (£19.5m) Suffragette (£9.68m) Pan (£8.77m) Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (£1.52m) The Perfect Guy (£227k) The Hunger Games (£24m)
November 30, 20159 yr I thought Black Mass may have been the higher too but maybe the 15 rating made a little impact (not that many 12 year olds would be interested in Bridge of Spies :lol:) but sure why it's so much lower really, glad BoS made more though because it is the better film. Now that other people like Will Smith and Bryan Cranston are in the discussion for best actor at the Oscars as well, I hope Depp and Hanks do squeeze in. Wish the Good Dinosaur was doing better too, haven't seen as much promotion for it as usual and it really doesn't deserve such low openings compared to other Pixar movies, hoping it can hold well and maybe have a week at the top later down the line in the US and UK.
December 8, 20159 yr Sony’s Spectre crosses £90m mark in sixth weekend, Victor Frankenstein alive - but only just. LIONSGATE The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 has become the first in the Hunger Games franchise to achieve a hat-trick of number one weekends in the UK. Lionsgate’s final chapter in the young adult franchise fell 51% with a $3.4m (£2.24m) third weekend, but still had more than enough to beat a lacklustre field of new releases. Mockingjay - Part 2 now stands at $35.2m (£23.32m), but is tracking behind both Mockingjay - Part 1 ($38.1m/£25.25m) and Catching Fire ($39.6m/£26.27m) at the same stages in their run. It will require a Christmas boost if it’s to get to £30m and stand a chance of not finishing its run as the lowest-grossing title in the series. Also for Lionsgate, Brooklyn stands at a healthy $7m (£4.6m) after a $165,000 (£109,182) fifth weekend. DISNEY The Good Dinosaur fell 42% on its way to a $2.6m (£1.7m) second weekend. Disney’s latest Pixar outing is up to a ten-day tally of $7.7m (£5.12m) and will hope for stronger holds - and better midweek performances - once the schools break up for Christmas. Cars 2’s $23.5m (£15.62m) result currently ranks as the lowest-grossing Pixar outing in the UK. SONY Spectre has become the first film since Skyfall to hit £90m at the UK box office. Sony’s latest James Bond mission enjoyed a $1.8m (£1.2m) sixth weekend for $136.3m (£90.5m) to date. Skyfall’s $155m (£102.9m) is out of reach, but Avatar’s $141.6m (£94m) could still be overtaken. Also for Sony, the remarkable The Lady in the Van crossed the £10m mark with a $699,000 (£464,000) fourth weekend for a haul of $15.7m (£10.4m), while The Night Before struggled with a $410,000 (£272,000) debut from its 272 sites. Hotel Transylvania 2 has amassed $29.4m (£19.5m) after eight weeks in play. FOX Remaining in fourth, Fox’s Bridge of Spies posted the best holdover of the top ten, dropping just 33% (excluding previews) for a non-final $1.6m (£1.08m) second weekend. Steven Spielberg’s latest has now grossed $5.9m (£3.9m) after adding over $1.7m (£1.1m) across its first Mon-Thurs. It looks well-placed to play as counter-programming over the coming weeks. Also for Fox, Victor Frankenstein is alive, but only just, at the UK box office with a non-final $649,000 (£430,990) debut from its 421 sites, including around $83,000 (£55,000) in previews, for a site average of just over $1,500 (£1,000). That debut is just over half the $1.2m (£811,365) UK bow achieved by I, Frankenstein last year from 384 sites, which did include $246,000 (£163,158) in previews and was released in 3D. Ahead of its release on Boxing Day, Snoopy and Charlie Brown: A Peanuts Movie banked almost $452,000 (£300,000) in previews on Saturday and Sunday. Prem Ratan Dhan Payo and The Martian have taken $2.4m (£1.57m) and $35.3m (£23.43m), respectively. EONE The week’s highest new entry came in the form of eOne’s Christmas with the Coopers as it recorded a solid $1m (£683,217) debut from its 371 sites with an average of $2,775 (£1,842). That includes $239,000 (£158,734) from its previews on Tues-Thurs, but it’s worth noting that the comedy’s Fri-Sun tally of $790,000 (£524,483) would have also seen it chart in the same position of fifth. WARNER BROS Dropping almost 50% (excluding previews) in its second weekend, Warner Bros’ Black Mass shot to an extra $716,000 (£475,400) for $3.6m (£2.38m) to date. UNIVERSAL Krampus opened up with $622,000 (£412,691) from its 323 sites for an average of $1,926 (£1,678) through Universal. It will hope to buck the fast-burn trend of horrors at the UK box office and hold well this coming weekend. STUDIOCANAL Falling around 40% (excluding previews), StudioCanal’s awards contender Carol added a non-final $521,000 (£345,950) for $1.9m (£1.26m) to date. It will soon become director Todd Haynes’ best-ever UK performer, currently Far from Heaven’s $2m (£1.3m) result. METRODOME Sunset Song has recorded the biggest UK debut for director Terence Davies despite charting outside the top ten in 12th. Metrodome’s drama grossed $172,000 (£113,853), including previews, from its 81 sites, topping The Deep Blue Sea’s $164,000 (£108,767). The latter only opened on 53 sites, however. PECCADILLO PICTURES Including previews of $8,100 (£5,400), Peccadillo Pictures’s documentary ChemSex posted a UK bow of $16,000 (£10,820) from its four sites. NEW WAVE FILMS Released in seven sites through New Wave Films, Bulgarian drama The Lesson posted a UK debut of $4,800 (£3,204). UPCOMING RELEASES This week sees a saturation release for Universal’s By the Sea, while Sony’s Grandma receives a wide release. Universal’s Sisters starts previews from Saturday [Dec 12]ahead of its saturation release on Dec 18. Dogwoof’s Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict, Soda Pictures’ The Forbidden Room and Metrodome’s Swung are among the films receiving a limited release. This week: 1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 (£2.24m / £23.32m to date) 2 The Good Dinosaur (£1.7m / £5.12m to date) 3 Spectre (£1.2m / £90.5m to date) 4 Bridge of Spies (£1.08m / £3.9m to date) 5 Christmas with the Coopers (£683,217) Black Mass (£475,400 / £2.38m to date) The Lady In The Van (£464k / £10.4m to date) Victor Frankenstein (£430,990) Krampus (£412,691) Carol (£345,950 / £1.26m to date) ** Snoopy and Charlie Brown: A Peanuts Movie (£300k in preview screenings) ** The Night Before (£272k) Sunset Song (£113,853) Brooklyn (£109,182 / £4.6m to date) ChemSex (£10,820) The Lesson (£3,204) Other totals: The Martian (£23.43m) Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (£1.57m) Skyfall (£102.9m) Avatar (£94m) Cars 2 (£15.62m) Far From Heaven (£1.3m)
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