June 15, 201510 yr US The US weekend box office Top 10 for June 12-14 (studio estimates, all figures in US dollars) is as follows: 1. (-) Jurassic World - $204,600,000 2. (1) Spy - $16,000,000 3. (2) San Andreas - $11,010,000 4. (3) Insidious Chapter 3 - $7,300,000 5. (6) Pitch Perfect 2 - $6,000,000 6. (4) Entourage - $4,340,000 7. (5) Mad Max: Fury Road - $4,130,000 8. (8) Avengers: Age of Ultron - $3,641,000 9. (7) Tomorrowland - $3,417,000 10. (-) Love & Mercy - $1,765,000
June 15, 201510 yr UK Universal’s sequel posts biggest opening of the year, sixth biggest of all time at the UK box office and distributor’s biggest of all time. UNIVERSAL Pummelling its competition into near-extinction, Jurassic World dominated the UK box office on its opening weekend. Universal’s sequel roared to an astonishing non-final $29.9m (£19.26m), including $3.9m (£2.51m) in previews, with 38% coming from 3D and 9% from IMAX. That marks the biggest opening of the year to date, topping Avengers: Age of Ultron’s $28m (£18.02m) which included $5.6m (£3.6m) in previews. For Universal, Jurassic World achieved its biggest ever opening after also recording the distributor’s biggest ever Saturday and Sunday results. It also meant that Universal has become the first distributor to open three films over £10m in a calendar year at the UK box office. Overall, Jurassic World recorded the sixth biggest opening of all time at the UK box office, ahead of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’ $29.3m (£18.9m) which included a hefty $13.4m (£8.6m) in previews, but behind Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince’s $30.7m (£19.8m) with $12.2m (£7.9m) previews. Based solely on Fri-Sun takings, Jurassic World’s $26m (£16.75m) ranks as the fourth biggest of all time, behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 ($36.9m/£23.75m), Skyfall ($31.3m/£20.18m) and Deathly Hallows Part 1 ($28.5m/£18.32m). Jurassic World has already outgrossed the entire $28.4m (£18.3m) run of Jurassic Park III and will shortly overtake The Lost World: Jurassic Park’s $40.1m (£25.8m) result. Jurassic World’s target will be Jurassic Park’s $74.4m (£47.9m) haul, or $75.8m (£48.8m) if you include its re-releases. Should it manage to do so, it will also become the year’s biggest film in the process, a record currently belonging to Avengers: Age of Ultron with $74.6m (£48.07m) to date. Also for Universal, Pitch Perfect 2 added $635,000 (£409,000) for $26.1m (£16.79m) after five weeks in play. FOX Last week’s champion Spy held well in the Jurassic World onslaught, falling 34% (excluding previews) on its way to a $2.4m (£1.5m) second weekend. Fox’s comedy is up to $8.6m (£5.5m), and could surpass The Heat’s $10.9m (£7m) result by the end of this weekend. Also for Fox, Home bucked the overall trend of this weekend by climbing 14% as it journeyed to $187,000 (£120,796) for $37.8m (£24.4m), while Hamari Adhuri Kahani posted a UK bow of $136,000 (£87,709) from its 51 sites. Secret Cinema’s production of The Empire Strikes Back has grossed $746,000 (£481,390) with takings from Saturday and Sunday still to come. WARNER BROS Posting a respectable drop of around 40%, Warner Bros’ San Andreas is on the cusp of £10m following a $1.3m (£843,000) third weekend. The disaster thriller has now taken $15.4m (£9.9m). Also for Warner Bros, Mad Max: Fury Road drove to an extra $614,000 (£396,000) for $25.6m (£16.5m) after five weeks in play. EONE Dropping one place to fourth, eOne’s Insidious Chapter 3 scared up $1.1m (£692,000) for a ten-day tally of $4.3m (£2.8m). Unless it holds well this coming weekend, it could now struggle to match the $10.8m (£7m) performances of the previous two films in the series. PICTUREHOUSE ENTERTAINMENT / NATIONAL THEATRE The adaptation of National Theatre’s musical London Road enjoyed a UK opening of $330,000 (£213,249), including previews, from its 37 sites through Picturehouse Entertainment. Over Fri-Sun, London Road grossed $87,000 (£55,968) with its top three sites being Arthouse Crouch End, Curzon Victoria and Olympic Barnes. DISNEY In its eighth weekend of release, Disney’s Avengers: Age of Ultron shot to a further $252,000 (£162,000) for $74.6m (£48.07m) to date. Also for Disney, Tomorrowland: A World Beyond fell 61% on its way to $188,000 (£121,000) for $7.7m (£4.97m) after four weeks in play. DOGWOOF Boosted by a live satellite event at 91 cinemas last night [June 14], Dogwoof’s The Look of Silence grossed $82,000 (£52,524) from its 29 sites, including $2,300 (£1,487) in previews, on its UK opening. The Act of Killing bowed with $34,000 (£22,090) from 17 sites and went on to take $205,000 (£131,966), including a record-breaking year-long run at London’s ICA. STUDIOCANAL After three weeks in play, StudioCanal’s Man Up has grossed $1.8m (£1.15m) after adding $78,000 (£50,148) this weekend. CURZON FILM WORLD Having previewed in London cinemas last weekend, Curzon Film World’s Queen and Country posted a UK debut of $50,000 (£31,966) from its 49 sites. NEW WAVE FILMS Released in 15 sites through New Wave Films, West recorded a UK bow of $14,000 (£9,232). UPCOMING RELEASES This week sees saturation releases for Fox’s The Longest Ride, Warner Bros’ Entourage and eOne’s Mr. Holmes. Arrow Films’ Accidental Love, Curzon Film World’s Les Combattants and Soda Pictures’ Natural Resistance are among the films receiving a limited release. Fourth biggest UK opening based on Friday to Sunday takings! As much as I enjoyed Jurassic World, I'm glad Harry Potter is holding on to the record.. until the new James Bond and/or Star Wars later on in the year possibly. :lol:
June 15, 201510 yr Star Wars should easily take it, I suspect SPECTRE will probably fall short of Skyfall in the end (though this is just a HUNCH).
June 21, 201510 yr Dinosaurs are still ruling the earth today with Jurassic World‘s strong second weekend bringing the Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures blockbuster to $981.3 million at the worldwide box office. The film is again No. 1 worldwide, in North America and internationally for the second weekend in a row. In North America, Jurassic World added an additional $102 million in box office grosses scoring a record for the second-biggest holdover in history to Marvel’s The Avengers, which made $103.1 million. The film has earned $$398.2 million domestically. Internationally, Jurassic World had the highest-grossing holdover for a day-and-date release with $160.5 million. IMAX also reported this morning that Jurassic World marks the quickest climb to $80 million in history (12 days) and its IMAX total currently stands at $84 million. This surpasses Avatar, which grossed $80 million in 23 days. Jurassic World blew past $500 million this weekend at the international box office, quicker than any other Universal film in history (11 days). The international gross now stands at an estimated $583.1 million. Just in China, the film has earned $167.1 million already. Internationally, it will pass the lifetime box office total of Jurassic Park ($640 million, including first-run, re-issues and 3D), this week, and become the highest-grossing film in the “Jurassic” franchise. Jurassic World will open in Japan on August 5th. Directed by Colin Trevorrow and produced by Steven Spielberg, Jurassic World stars Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ty Simpkins, Jake Johnson, Nick Robinson, Irrfan Khan, Vincent D’Onofrio, BD Wong, Omar Sy, Judy Greer, Katie McGrath, Lauren Lapkus and Andy Buckley. Even though Jurassic World dominated worldwide a second weekend, Disney•Pixar’s Inside Out opened with an estimated $91 million domestically in 3,946 theaters, which marks the highest opening weekend ever for an original property (non-sequel, non-sourced work), passing the previous best debut set by Avatar ($77 million) in 2009. It also represents the second-highest Pixar opening of all-time behind only Toy Story 3. The strong “A” CinemaScore should mean a long, successful run during the summer holidays. Internationally, Inside Out will have a staggered opening and earned $41 million its first weekend for a worldwide total of $132 million. Directed by Pete Docter and Ronaldo Del Carmen, the animated movie is voiced by Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Lewis Black, Mindy Kaling, Phyllis Smith, Diane Lane and Kyle MacLachlan. Domestically, 20th Century Fox’s action comedy Spy took third place with $10.5 million and has brought in $74.4 million after three weekends. Written and directed by Paul Feig of the upcoming Ghostbusters reboot, Spy stars Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale, Allison Janney, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Miranda Hart, and Jude Law. Fourth place belonged to Warner Bros. disaster flick San Andreas, directed by Brad Peyton and starring Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Paul Giamatti, Kylie Minogue, Ioan Gruffudd, Archie Panjabi, Hugo Johnstone-Burt and Art Parkinson. The movie took in $8.2 million this weekend for a total of $132.2 million after four weeks. Open Road Film’s Dope rounded out the top five domestically with an estimated $6 million. Written and directed by Rick Famuyiwa, Dope stars Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori, Kersey Clemons, Kimberly Elise, A$sap Rocky, Blake Anderson, Keith Stanfield, Chanel Iman, Quincy Brown, and Zoe Kravitz.:o :o 'Inside Out'! :o
June 21, 201510 yr That's an incredible result for Inside Out. Nice to see Pixar back on form both in terms of $$$ and more importantly in terms of making good movies.
June 21, 201510 yr Really hoping this gives Pixar the kick up their arse that they need to stop making unnecessary, predictable sequels and go back to bringing us originals again :wub:
June 22, 201510 yr Author WOW at 'Inside Out'! At first I was slightly disappointed due to me foolishly comparing it to 'Jurassic World''s absolutely mammoth figures but after seeing it's the highest opening for an original film, that's amazing! It shows that Pixar really don't need to rely on sequels and it would be nice if this marks a change in their behaviour. 'Inside Out' looks SO good and I'm very excited to see it, whenever that may be!
June 22, 201510 yr UK Universal’s sequel records second biggest second weekend ever with $17.6m (£11.1m); ScreenLive Entertainment’s Take That Live sets new record for biggest one-night-only concert event. UNIVERSAL Jurassic World continued to shake up the UK box office record book in its second weekend at the top of the chart. Universal’s sequel scored a monstrous $17.6m (£11.1m) second weekend, a drop of just 32% (excluding previews), for a tremendous 11-day tally of $60.9m (£38.5m). By comparison, 2015’s current leader Avengers: Age of Ultron stood at $51.1m (£32.3m). The weekend performance marks the second biggest ever second weekend at the UK box office, behind Skyfall’s $25.5m (£16.1m) performance, and means it’s guaranteed to become the first film since The Hobbit: An Expected Journey to hit the £50m mark in the UK. Jurassic World’s first targets will be to overhaul Jurassic Park’s $75.8m (£47.9m) run (excluding re-releases) as the best in the series and Avengers: Age of Ultron’s $76.3m (£48.2m) to become the year’s best. Stablemate Minions will provide stiff competition this weekend for the top spot but given Jurassic World’s run so far, you wouldn’t bet against it overhauling both records by the end of this weekend. Also for Universal, Pitch Perfect 2 stands at $27.2m (£17.2m) after six weeks in play. SCREENLIVE ENTERTAINMENT Defying the usual Event Cinema strategy by playing on Friday [June 19], ScreenLive Entertainment’s Take That Live posted a new record for the biggest one-night-only concert event in the UK. The cinecast of Take That’s final concert at London’s O2 Arena grossed a terrific non-final $1.49m (£943,100) from over 500 screens at more than 420 venues. Figures are still to be reported from its limited encore screenings yesterday [June 21], with further encores planned for next Sunday [June 28]. Friday’s performance saw Take That Live chart second in the market only behind Jurassic World, and also means the concert event is this week’s highest new entry. “UK cinemas have previously been reticent about event cinema programming on a Friday night with it being prime real-estate due to new movie releases,” Philip Solomons, CEO of ScreenLive Entertainment, told Screen. “However, we determined that a blockbuster act like Take That would be able to take on the blockbusters and play more like a movie opening than just another event cinema release. Cinemas gave us great support and the public reaction was overwhelming, in terms of ticket sales and social media feedback.” FOX Falling a respectable 36% in its third weekend, Spy charted third with $1.46m (£922,052). Fox’s action comedy is proving savvy counter-programming and has now reached $11.7m (£7.4m), meaning it has now surpassed The Heat’s $11.1m (£7m) result in the UK. Also for Fox, The Longest Ride started its UK journey with $662,000 (£418,086) from its 397 sites. In terms of Nicholas Sparks adaptations, that’s ahead of The Notebook’s $490,000 (£309,507) from 256 sites, but behind Message in a Bottle’s $919,000 (£579,997) from 285. Secret Cinema’s production of The Empire Strikes Back has now crossed the £1m mark in the UK as a $451,000 (£284,950) third weekend saw it reach $1.7m (£1.05m), while Home has now amassed $38.8m (£24.5m). EONE Charting fourth on debut was eOne’s Mr. Holmes with a $1.2m (£741,000) debut from its 489 sites, including previews. The opening marks director Bill Condon’s second biggest in the UK, outside of the Twilight Breaking Dawn two-parter. Dreamgirls landed with $2.1m (£1.3m) from its 270 sites. Also for eOne, Insidious Chapter 3 has scared up $5.6m (£3.5m) after three weeks in play. WARNER BROS Rounding off this week’s top five was Entourage which landed with an unspectacular UK bow of $955,000 (£603,000) from its 400 sites. Warner Bros’ big screen outing for HBO’s comedy could well struggle to sustain a run, given TV adaptations are usually front-loaded. Also for Warner Bros, San Andreas took an extra $700,000 (£442,000) for $17m (£10.7m) after four weeks in play, while Mad Max: Fury Road added $340,000 (£215,000) for $26.8m (£17m) after six weeks. ARROW FILMS The long-delayed Accidental Love posted a $50,000 (£31,518) UK debut from its 20 sites through Arrow Films. Also for Arrow Films, the re-release of The Long Good Friday grossed $14,000 (£9,029) from three sites on Fri/Sat and 21 on Sunday, while The Burning recorded a non-final UK bow of $5,700 (£3,613) from its seven sites (six on Saturday). PICTUREHOUSE ENTERTAINMENT / NATIONAL THEATRE In its second weekend of release, Picturehouse Entertainment’s adaptation of National Theatre’s musical London Road added $37,000 (£23,122) for $444,000 (£279,899) to date. DOGWOOF Currently playing in 29 sites, Dogwoof’s The Look of Silence took a further $18,000 (£11,176) for $128,000 (£80,607) to date. CURZON FILM WORLD Directors’ Fortnight 2014 title Les Combattants posted a UK bow of $18,000 (£11,106) from its 18 sites through Curzon Film World. Also for Curzon Film World, Queen and Country has taken $90,000 (£56,549) after two weeks in play. SODA PICTURES Playing three matinee shows at London’s ICA, Soda Pictures’ documentary Natural Resistance grossed $628 (£396) on its UK opening. UPCOMING RELEASES This week sees saturation releases for Universal’s Minions and Entertainment’s Knock Knock, while Lionsgate’s Slow West and Metrodome’s The Overnight both receive wide releases. Lionsgate’s She’s Funny That Way, Dogwoof’s Station to Station, eOne’s Everly and Soda Pictures’ That Sugar Film are among the films receiving limited releases.
June 26, 201510 yr I can't believe I finally miss 2 weeks of box office and miss the biggest opening ever and biggest ever opening weekend in America :drama: Especially after so many expected record holders falling short (*cough* Avengers 2 *cough*). What a gigantic opening for Jurassic world :o Also massive for Inside Out, one of the biggest Pixar openings ever. So excited to see it next month :wub:
July 1, 201510 yr UK It’s a Universal one-two at the top of the chart as Jurassic World becomes year’s biggest film with $76.8m (£48.9m) haul to date. UNIVERSAL Defying the good weather, Minions posted the fifth biggest opening of the year as it debuted top of the UK box office. Universal’s animation spin-off from the popular Despicable Me series grossed a superb $18.1m (£11.6m) from its 573 sites, meaning that the distributor now boasts four of the five biggest openings of the year to date. The result means Minions has recorded the biggest ever three-day opening for an animation in the UK. Despicable Me 2’s $23.3m (£14.8m) bow from 534 sites, but that included $7.7m (£4.9m) in previews. Based solely on Fri-Sun takings, Minions took more than Despicable Me 2’s $15.7m (£9.98m). Minions will now look to try and challenge Despicable Me 2’s $74.3m (£47.3m) UK result, and could be aided by a relatively clear run at the family market until the arrival of Disney’s Inside Out on July 24. While Jurassic World may have been dethroned at the top of the weekend chart it now resides at the top of the 2015 box office with the year’s biggest gross to date. Thanks to a $9.1m (£5.8m) third weekend, Jurassic World has now reached a huge $76.8m (£48.9m) after 18 days in play, surpassing Avengers: Age of Ultron’s $75.7m (£48.2m) current running total. It also has become the biggest film in the Jurassic Park series, overtaking the original’s $75.2m (£47.9m) result (excluding re-releases). In the coming days, Jurassic World will also become the first film since The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey to cross the £50m mark in the UK. Pitch Perfect 2 has reached $27.2m (£17.3m) after seven weeks in play. FOX Remaining in third for the second week running was Spy with a $990,000 (£630,497) fourth weekend. Fox’s action comedy is now up to a sturdy $13.5m (£8.6m) having held well in the face of blockbuster competition. Also for Fox, Secret Cinema’s production of The Empire Strikes Back rounded off this week’s top five with $433,000 (£275,875) for $2.2m (£1.42m) to date, while The Longest Ride fell around 50% with $323,000 (£205,549) for a ten-day tally of $1.6m (£989,220). Home has now amassed $38.6m (£24.6m), but will soon see its reign as 2015’s biggest animation ended by Minions. EONE Falling 46% on its second weekend, eOne’s Mr. Holmes took an extra $624,000 (£396,982) for a ten-day tally of $2.7m (£1.7m). Also for eOne, Insidious Chapter 3 has now scared up $6.1m (£3.9m) after four weeks in play. WARNER BROS Falling over 50% in its second weekend, Warner Bros’ Entourage added $426,000 (£271,000) for a ten-day tally of $2m (£1.26m). Also for Warner Bros, San Andreas rocked to a further $308,000 (£196,000) for $17.5m (£11.2m) to date, while Mad Max: Fury Road has now journeyed to $27m (£17.2m). ENTERTAINMENT Eli Roth’s Knock Knock recorded a soft $394,000 (£250,825) debut from its 264 sites through Entertainment Film Distributors. That marks Roth’s lowest-ever UK opening, behind Hostel Part II’s $1.1m (£681,426) bow from 263 sites. LIONSGATE Critically acclaimed neo-Western Slow West enjoyed a healthy start to its UK run with $221,000 (£140,858) from its 69 sites, including $10,000 (£6,565) in previews, through Lionsgate. Slow West could post decent numbers midweek given its older-skewing audience, but it may be hit by the predicted good weather this week. Also for Lionsgate, She’s Funny That Way posted a UK debut of $35,000 (£22,311) from its 19 sites. SCREENLIVE ENTERTAINMENT Following its record-breaking opening, ScreenLive Entertainment’s Take That Live added $95,000 (£60,496) from 202 encore screenings last night [June 28]and has now grossed $1.6m (£1.03m). GOING CLEAR Sky Atlantic’s controversial Scientology documentary Going Clear: Scientology and The Prison of Belief posted a UK opening of $26,000 (£16,849) from its 15 sites, including $1,300 (£838) in previews. DOGWOOF Released in three sites through Dogwoof, Station to Station grossed $5,200 (£3,341) on its UK bow, including $2,400 (£1,502) in previews. Figures for The Look of Silence are still to be confirmed. UPCOMING RELEASES This week sees saturation releases for Paramount’s Terminator Genisys (opens July 2) and Warner Bros’ Magic Mike XXL, while Altitude’s Amy receives a wide release. Metrodome’s Housebound, Soda Pictures’ Still the Water and BFI’s Magician: The Life and Work of Orson Welles are among the films receiving a limited release.
July 2, 201510 yr US UPDATED JUNE 29: Universal’s global smash held on to pole position in its third weekend and used a confirmed $54.5m to become the fifth film to cross the half-billion mark. Jurassic World stands at $500.4m and combines with the $745.5m international haul for $1.246bn worldwide. The other four members of the $500m club are Avatar on $760.5m in 2009, Titanic on $658.7m in 1997, The Avengers on $623.4m in 2012 and The Dark Knight on $534.9m in 2008. Disney-Pixar’s Inside Out held firm at number two on $52.3m for a mighty $185.1m after two sessions. Last week Walt Disney Studios executives said the division crossed $1bn at the North American box office in a record 174 days for the studio. The top two films are the latest drivers in what is shaping up to be a record year at the box office, fulfilling the predictions of many an industry observer. By June 24 figures on Rentrak showed box office had reached $5.303bn, an unprecedented high by that stage. Back to the weekend box office and two new arrivals delivered less bombastic results. Universal and MRC’s R-rated comedy sequel Ted 2 featuring Seth MacFarlane and Mark Wahlberg opened at number three on $33.5m, a drop of just under 40% compared to the $55.4m debut of the 2012 original and 41.6% when adjusted to $57.38 for inflation. Sources said the budget for Ted 2 came to $85m inclusive of rebates. MGM’s family film Max arrived in fourth place via Warner Bros on $12.2m, a decent number considering some outlets have reported the budget at $20m. Love & Mercy has amassed $9.3m after four weekends via Roadside Attractions and the distributor opened Escobar: Paradise Lost on $106,869 from 105. Focus debuted Alan Rickman’s A Little Chaos starring Kate Winslet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Rickman and Stanley Tucci on $181,791 from 83. Warner Bros released the documentary Batkid Begins and reported $19,437 from four venues. Rialto’s re-release of Carol Reed’s 1949 Cold War noir classic The Third Man starring Orson Welles generated $24,832 from three venues. Overall box office for the top 12 amounted to $174.1m and fell 28.2% against last weekend and fell less than a point against the comparable session in 2014 when Transformers: Age Of Extinction opened top on $100m and the top 12 generated $172.8m. This week’s wide releases are Paramount-Skydance’s Terminator Genisys starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emilia Clarke and Jason Clarke and Magic Mike XXL featuring Channing Tatum via Warner Bros. Confirmed top 10 North America June 26-28 2015 Film (Dist) / Conf wkd gross / Conf total to date 1 (1) Jurassic World (Universal) Universal Pictures International $54.5m $500.4m 2 (2) Inside Out (Buena Vista-Pixar) Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International $52.3m $185.1m 3 (-) Ted 2 (Universal-MRC) Universal Pictures International $3.53m – 4 (-) Max (Warner Bros-MGM) Warner Bros Pictures International-MGM $12.2m – 5 (3) Spy (Fox) Fox International $7.9m $88.5m 6 (4) San Andreas (Warner Bros) Warner Bros Pictures International $5.4m $141.9m 7 (5) Dope (Open Road) Sony Pictures Releasing International $2.8m $11.7m 8 (6) Insidious: Chapter 3 (Focus) Universal Pictures International $2m $49.8m 9 (8) Mad Max Fury Road (Warner Bros) Warner Bros Pictures International $1.8m $147.1m 10 (9) Avengers: Age Of Ultron (Buena Vista-Marvel Studios) Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International $1.7m $452.5m
July 6, 201510 yr UK Paramount’s Terminator Genisys lands with $5.9m (£3.8m), as Warner Bros’ Magic Mike XXL posts $2.4m (£1.5m) debut. Further distributor results to come… ALTITUDE FILM DISTRIBUTION In spite of the good weather, Amy has recorded the biggest ever opening weekend for a British documentary at the UK box office. Altitude Film Distribution’s critically acclaimed release grossed $810,000 (£520,528) from its 133 sites, including $194,000 (£124,506) in previews. The opening also marks the second biggest ever for a non-concert documentary in the UK, as well as the fifth biggest documentary opening ever. The weekend has seen cinemas such as HOME in Manchester breaking house records. Asif Kapadia’s Senna opened with $584,000 (£375,173) and went on to take $4.9m (£3.17m), a total that is well within the reach of Amy given it will be expanding to over 200 sites from this Friday [July 10]. “It was a risk putting the film out in the high summer to mix it with the studio blockbusters but we always believed Amy to have significant potential outside of a fashionable event cinema release for a doc,” Hamish Moseley, head of distribution at Altitude Film Distribution, told Screen. “We applied that large scale thinking to all areas of the campaign from early teaser materials (with worldwide impact), to a wide-reaching nationwide marketing campaign cemented with a series of magnificent events at Glastonbury, Secret Cinema, Edinburgh and Hackney film festivals, a live broadcast gala premiere and regional Q&As. We’re delighted with the result!” UNIVERSAL Holding off new entrants Terminator Genisys and Magic Mike XXL, Minions retained its lead at the UK box office with an impressive performance. Universal’s animation scored a superb $9.7m (£6.2m) second weekend for a ten-day tally of $32.6m (£21m). Despicable Me 2 stood at $36.1m (£23.2m) at the same stage having been boosted by previews, but Minions held stronger as Despicable Me 2 posted a $6.2m (£4m) second weekend. Minions might find its box office crown challenged by the arrival of Ted 2 this week, but is likely to enjoy an extended run regardless with a lack of direct family competition until Inside Out on July 24. Also for Universal, Jurassic World is now the 15th highest grossing film of all time at the UK box office after a $4.1m (£2.6m) fourth weekend saw it reach a stunning $83.7m (£53.8m). By the end of this coming weekend, there’s every chance Jurassic World could be challenging the all-time top ten, with the tenth biggest film currently The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers at $89.6m (£57.6m). PARAMOUNT Terminator Genisys landed in second with a UK bow of $5.9m (£3.8m), including $1.2m (£720,000) in previews, from its 536 sites through Paramount. That debut is considerably behind both Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines’ $9.5m (£6.1m), including $1.7m (£1.1m) in previews, and Terminator Salvation’s $10.8m (£6.9m) which also included $3.4m (£2.2m) in previews. It also doesn’t compare all that favourably with the $4m (£2.6m) debut of Terminator 2: Judgment Day, when you factor in inflation and the rise in ticket prices since T2’s 1991 release. Terminator 3 is currently the series’ highest UK grosser with $29.4m (£18.9m) and, given the soft reviews and good weather, Terminator Genisys could find it tricky to come close to that. WARNER BROS Magic Mike XXL charted fourth on its UK bow after gyrating to $2.4m (£1.5m) from its 495 sites. Warner Bros’ sequel opened behind its critically acclaimed predecessor which posted a $4.1m (£2.7m) debut from 446 sites, including $1.6m (£1m) in previews. Based on Fri-Sun takings, the two films are closer but Magic Mike XXL will have to hold well in order to challenge Magic Mike’s $13.1m (£8.4m) result. Also for Warner Bros, Entourage and San Andreas stand at $2.3m (£1.46m) and $17.6m (£11.3m), respectively. FOX Dropping 52% in its fifth weekend, Fox’s Spy shot to an extra $474,000 (£305,000) for a healthy $14.4m (£9.3m) and will still hope to hit the £10m mark. Also for Fox, Secret Cinema’s production of The Empire Strikes Back has reached $2.8m (£1.8m) after five weeks of its run, while Home has journeyed to an excellent $38.3m (£24.6m). The Longest Ride has grossed $1.8m (£1.2m) after three weeks in play. EONE Now in its third week, eOne’s Mr. Holmes uncovered a further $173,000 (£111,127) for $3.2m (£2.1m) to date. ENTERTAINMENT Knock Knock posted a hefty drop on its way to a $103,000 (£66,461) second weekend through Entertainment Film Distributors. Eli Roth’s latest is now up to $733,000 (£471,542) and will end its run as Roth’s lowest UK grosser. LIONSGATE Falling over 50% in its second weekend, Lionsgate’s Slow West added $97,000 (£62,162) for $439,000 (£282,019) to date. UPCOMING RELEASES This week sees a saturation release for Universal’s Ted 2 (opens July 8), while Sony’s Love & Mercy receives a wide release. StudioCanal’s Song of the Sea, The New Black Film Collective’s Dear White People, Curzon Film World’s The Choir and Eureka’s The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) are among the films receiving limited releases. Yay Amy! Very pleased to hear that it's expanding next weekend because I felt like it should be bigger given how famous she was / is. Nice totals for the top 4 given the weather.
July 8, 201510 yr US BOX OFFICE: Here's the awfully written box office mojo one as none of the other websites have uploaded articles for this week yet. In a squeaker of a Fourth of July finish actuals coming in show that Inside Out made $29.77M to Jurassic World's $29.24M, giving the Disney/Pixar film its first #1, three-day weekend berth, in its third week of release. Friday and Sunday made the difference for the Pete Docter-directed animated film as Jurassic World won Saturday. Disney reports Inside's weekend breakdown as such: Fri—$12,559,310 Sat—$8,209,548 Sun—$9,002,366 Inside Out has a reported domestic cume of $245.9M. Universal reports the following grosses for World: Fri –$11,827,605 Sat—$8,539,045 Sun—$8 ,875,375 Jurassic World has a reported domestic cume of $556.5M. That slow rise to #1 is a good omen for the future of the Pixar film as it joins other long-legged films such as Disney's 2013 juggernaut Frozen, the Best Picture of 2012 Argo, and 2010's True Grit (the Coen Bros. best grossing film). The lackluster home field reception for Paramount's Terminator Genisys, grew even lack-lustier when actuals arrived. The Arnold Swarzenegger reboot of the once-popular franchise made $27M (was $28.7M) over the three-day weekend with a five-day estimate of $42.5 (was $44.1M) Overseas coin, however, the likely reason that anyone revisted making another Terminator in the first place, looks like it might save the day. Grosses came in a little lower than thought at $73.3M (was $74M) from 44 markets over the weekend and an $85M international cume. With an astounding 96% female audience Magic Mike XXL left the three-day weekend with $12.85M (was $12.04M) dollars tucked into its waistband. For the five-day frame the film made $27.89M (was $27.07M). Overseas had a limited launch with $6.2M at 2,572 screens in 15 markets, led by the U.K. with $2.5M. Ted 2 had a -67% drop off from last week, making a higher-than-thought $11.2M (was estimated at a straight $11M) for the three day and $ 17.3M for the five day holiday. Its domestic cume stands at $58.3M. In a limited release of 6 theaters Amy, the documentary about Amy Winehouse, earned $222,500 for a per screen average of $37,083. Max's actuals didn't change the estimates with Warner Bros still reporting that the PTSD dog movie made $6.6M for the three-day, just ahead of Spy with $5.9M.
July 13, 201510 yr UK Distributor becomes the first to record the first, second and third chart positions, as Minions holds off Ted 2. UNIVERSAL Not content with its films setting records, Universal has become the first ever distributor to achieve a 1-2-3 treble at the top of the UK box office. Minions retained its UK lead with a superb $6.5m (£4.15m) third weekend for $43m (£27.6m) to date. It is now tracking ahead of Despicable Me 2, which stood at $42.1m (£27.1m) at the same stage and with extra days due to previews. It also means that Minions is now the year’s biggest animation, topping Fox’s Home, and it has a further week to prosper before the arrival of Disney’s Inside Out on July 24. The 1-2-3 record for Universal may have softened the blow of Ted 2’s disappointing debut as the comedy sequel landed with $6m (£3.9m), including $1.9m (£1.2m) in previews, from its 549 sites. That’s less than half the $14.5m (£9.3m) bow of Ted which included $5.3m (£3.4m) in previews. Its soft critical response will likely see Ted 2 struggle to also match even half of Ted’s final UK result of $47.3m (£30.4m). And Universal’s domination of this week’s chart was completed by Jurassic World as it roared to a extra $2.9m (£1.85m) for a monstrous $88.9m (£57.1m). It will shortly become the tenth biggest film of all time, currently The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers with $89.6m (£57.6m). PARAMOUNT Falling 45% (excluding previews), Paramount’s Terminator Genisys shot to a further $2.6m (£1.67m) for $11.3m (£7.31m) to date. Realistically, its only potential target is Terminator Salvation’s $22.1m (£14.2m) result, but even that is likely to prove a step too far. WARNER BROS Magic Mike XXL dropped around a third on its way to a $1.5m (£954,000) second weekend for $6.2m (£4m) through Warner Bros. It will need a sturdy hold and healthy midweek numbers to have a hope of challenging Magic Mike’s $13.1m (£8.4m) tally. ALTITUDE FILM DISTRIBUTION Boosting 5% (excluding previews) after expanding to 214 sites nationwide, Altitude Film Distribution’s Amy took an additional $648,000 (£417,000) for $2m (£1.29m) to date. Amy will become the sixth biggest non-concert documentary of all time tonight, overtaking TT3D’s $2.1m (£1.34m), and it should be challenging Bowling for Columbine’s $2.6m (£1.67m) as the fifth biggest by the end of this week. This would also see it break into the top ten documentaries of all time. FOX Secret Cinema’s production of The Empire Strikes Back crossed £2m in the sixth week of its run through Fox as a $447,000 (£287,225) weekend lifted it to $3.4m (£2.2m). Also for Fox, Spy added $273,000 (£175,316) for $15m (£9.7m) to date and still has a shot at £10m, as Home reached $38.4m (£24.7m). SONY Love & Mercy was off-key on its UK debut, grossing $158,000 (£101,589) from its 128 sites. Sony will be hoping its older-skewing audience will lead to more robust midweek returns. STUDIOCANAL Critically acclaimed Oscar nominated animation Song of the Sea recorded a non-final UK opening of $113,000 (£72,392), including $23,000 (£14,506) in previews, from its 105 sites through StudioCanal. CURZON FILM WORLD Achieving the best-ever UK debut for director François Girard, Curzon Film World’s The Choir grossed $35,000 (£22,784) from its 36 sites. THE NEW BLACK FILM COLLECTIVE Having received backing from the BFI [see separate story here], The New Black Film Collective’s well-received Dear White People posted a non-final UK debut of $16,000 (£10,060) from its 18 sites. NEW WAVE FILMS With a handful of shows across its eight sites, New Wave Films’ P’Tit Quinquin took $3,600 (£2,322) on its UK debut, marking the second best opening for director Bruno Dumont behind Hors Satan. SODA PICTURES Released in four sites through Soda Pictures, The Reunion posted a UK bow of $2,300 (£1,495). UPCOMING RELEASES This week sees saturation releases for Disney’s Ant-Man, Entertainment’s Self/less and Fox’s True Story. Warner Bros’ The Gallows receives a wide release, while Curzon Film World’s Salt of the Earth, Soda Pictures’ The Wonders and StudioCanal’s 13 Minutes are among the films receiving a limited release. The first Ted did REALLY well! Shame about the sequel, I should be seeing it this weekend. Minions becoming the highest grossing animation of the year was inevitable but a bit frustrating considering that Home is better, and then Big Hero 6 and Shaun the Sheep are both better on top of that.
July 13, 201510 yr 2015 is Universal's year, isn't it?! Amazing results for them. 'Fifty Shades' (that was them, wasn't it?), 'Fast & Furious', 'Jurassic World', 'Minions' ALL breaking records, all within the first half of the year! The second half should belong to Disney, no? 'Ant Man', 'Inside Out', 'The Good Dinosaur' & 'Star Wars' all still to come (as well as 'Avengers' & 'Big Hero 6' in the first half!) MONSTROUS year for Box Office. And they say Cinema is dead...
July 15, 201510 yr US Box Office Estimated top 10 North America July 10-12 Film (Dist) / Est wkd gross / Est total to date 1 (1) Minions (Universal/Illumination) Universal Pictures International $115.2m – 2 (2) Jurassic World (Universal) Universal Pictures International $18.1m $590.6m 3 (1) Inside Out (Buena Vista-Pixar) Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International $17.1m $283.6m 4 (3) Terminator Genisys (Paramount/Skydance) Paramount Pictures International $13.7m $68.7m 5 (-) The Gallows (Warner Bros) Warner Bros Pictures International $10m – 6 (4) Magic Mike XXL (Warner Bros) Warner Bros Pictures International $9.6m $48.4m 7 (5) Ted 2 (Universal-MRC) Universal Pictures International $5.6m $71.6m 8 (-) Self/Less (Focus Features) FilmNation $5.4m – 9 (-) Baahubali: The Beginning (Blue Sky Cinema) $3.6m – 10 (6) Max (Warner Bros-MGM) Warner Bros Pictures International-MGM $3.4m $33.7m Massive for minions! also solid for gallows but ouch for self/less
July 15, 201510 yr Shame to see ted 2 bomb so badly though was kind if expecting it to mimic its awful American box office performance. 2015 is Universal's year, isn't it?! Amazing results for them. 'Fifty Shades' (that was them, wasn't it?), 'Fast & Furious', 'Jurassic World', 'Minions' ALL breaking records, all within the first half of the year! The second half should belong to Disney, no? 'Ant Man', 'Inside Out', 'The Good Dinosaur' & 'Star Wars' all still to come (as well as 'Avengers' & 'Big Hero 6' in the first half!) MONSTROUS year for Box Office. And they say Cinema is dead... Been amazing for Universal, they had pitch perfect 2 also doing gangbusters for them *.* Agree with you about the 2nd half belonging to Disney, so many potential massive smashes
July 16, 201510 yr Shame to see ted 2 bomb so badly though was kind if expecting it to mimic its awful American box office performance. Been amazing for Universal, they had pitch perfect 2 also doing gangbusters for them *.* Agree with you about the 2nd half belonging to Disney, so many potential massive smashesOoh yes! 'Pitch Perfect' was them. Maybe I was confusing 50 Shades with PP. Amazing year though overall.
July 20, 201510 yr UK Universal becomes first distributor to have four films hit the £30m mark in a calendar year as Minions reaches $50.3m (£32.3m). DISNEY Marking the first non-Universal number one since Spy over the June 5-7 weekend, Ant-Man has continued Marvel’s run of top spot debuts. Disney’s latest superhero outing with a solid $6.2m (£4m) from its 550 sites. Though it ranks towards the lower end of Marvel bows, it did debut ahead of Captain America: The First Avenger ($4.6m/£3m) and The Incredible Hulk ($5.1m/£3.3m). Based solely on Fri-Sun figures, Ant-Man also opened higher than Thor which struck up $8.5m (£5.4m), but included $3.6m (£2.3m) in previews. Given its strong critical response, Ant-Man could be well-set for a lengthy run and will be looking to challenge the final results of Iron Man ($27.1m/£17.4m) and Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($29.7m/£19.1m). UNIVERSAL They may not be top of the chart, but Universal has still set another record as it became the first distributor to have four films hit £30m in a calendar year. The feat was achieved as animated spin-off Minions continued its superb run with a $4.2m (£2.7m) fourth weekend for a terrific $50.3m (£32.3m) to date. It’s still tracking ahead of Despicable Me 2 ($46.6m/£30m at same stage), so don’t rule out Minions threatening £50m just yet. Also for Universal, Ted 2 followed up its somewhat soft opening with $2.1m (£1.4m) for $11m (£7m) after 12 days in play, and is still to match the $14.5m (£9.3m) opening five days of Ted. Jurassic World will soon become the first film since Skyfall to hit the £60m mark in the UK. The triumphant dinosaur return added $1.8m (£1.13m) for $92.6m (£59.5m) to date, meaning it could be the ninth biggest film of all time by the end of next weekend if it overtakes LOTR: The Return of the King’s $94.7m (£60.88m). CINEMALIVE André Rieu’s 2015 Maastricht Concert again broke records for CinemaLive on Saturday [July 18]with a $1.6m (£1.02m) haul [see separate story here]. PARAMOUNT Now in its third week, Paramount’s Terminator Genisys shot to a further $1.3m (£822,000) for $14.4m (£9.24m) to date. It still has a chance of catching Terminator Salvation’s $22.2m (£14.2m) UK result. WARNER BROS Holding well in its third weekend, Warner Bros’ Magic Mike XXL gyrated to an extra $816,000 (£524,195) for $8.6m (£5.5m) to date. It will likely fall short of Magic Mike’s $13.1m (£8.4m) tally, barring a late surge. Also for Warner Bros, The Gallows failed to bring the chills at the UK box office, mustering up $523,000 (£335,923) from its 315 sites. In terms of recent found footage horrors in the UK, it debuted ahead of The Pyramid ($296,000/£190,049 from 251), but behind As Above, So Below ($621,000/£398,693 from 337). ALTITUDE FILM DISTRIBUTION Falling just 24%, Altitude Film Distribution’s Amy added $492,000 (£315,421) from its 279 sites for an excellent $3.2m (£2.06m) to date. That makes Asif Kapadia’s documentary the ninth biggest documentary of all time, and the fifth biggest non-concert documentary ever. FOX Secret Cinema’s production of The Empire Strikes Back grossed $472,000 (£303,625) in the seventh week of its run and has now taken $4m (£2.6m). Also for Fox, True Story uncovered $213,000 (£136,779) from its 147 sites on debut and will hope to have healthier midweek returns, while Spy edged closer to £10m as a $98,000 (£62,705) weekend saw it reach $15.4m (£9.88m). ENTERTAINMENT Marking one of the lowest openings for director Tarsem Singh, Entertainment’s Self/less could only manage a $335,000 (£214,988) debut from its 270 sites. That’s only ahead of The Fall which received a limited release, taking $36,000 (£22,849) from just eight sites on its UK bow. SONY Following its disappointing opening, Sony’s Love & Mercy added $87,000 (£56,088) for a ten-day tally of $433,000 (£278,387). CURZON FILM WORLD Sebastião Salgado documentary The Salt of the Earth recorded a UK bow of $86,000 (£55,632), including $29,000 (£18,745) in previews, from its 26 sites through Curzon Film World. STUDIOCANAL Falling around 50% in its second weekend, StudioCanal’s Song of the Sea took a non-final $56,000 (£36,060) from its 109 sites for $255,000 (£163,849) to date. Also for StudioCanal, 13 Minutes posted an opening of $20,000 (£12,572) from its 17 sites, marking director Oliver Hirschbiegel’s lowest-ever UK debut but it’s worth noting that it received his smallest release, site-wise. SODA PICTURES Cannes 2014 Grand Prix winner The Wonders grossed $11,000 (£6,900) from its 11 sites on its UK debut through Soda Pictures. UPCOMING RELEASES This week sees a saturation release for Disney’s Inside Out, while Metrodome’s Eden, Entertainment’s Southpaw, Vertigo’s Maggie and Icon’s Edinburgh opener The Legend of Barney Thomson all receive wide releases.
July 20, 201510 yr Author 'Ant-Man' has been Marvel's lowest opening since 'The Incredible Hulk'. I'm not really suprised at all, the title and the premise weren't ever really going to click with the public.
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