Disney (and others) at the Box Office - Current State of Affairs

BrianLo

BrianLo

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‘Despicable Me 4’ To Set Off Fireworks Over Independence Day Frame, Global Cume Bound For Potential $200M+ By Sunday – Box Office Preview

'Despicable Me 4' is eyeing $110M-$120M at domestic box office over five-day Independence Day holiday and a running total of $200M worldwide by Sunday.
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DM4 is poised to do very well as expected. While its start is meaningfully lower than Rise of Gru, that was also the best domestic take. These movies are always more carried by international markets anyways.

Can anyone help me parse out this comment?


DM4 is on a staggered release pattern abroad to take advantage of holiday play. Left to open are France, China, Germany, the UK and Italy. So far, the fourthquel is setting franchise records, and as of Sunday was seeing the biggest result for a Despicable Me/Minions film in like-for-like markets at the same point — well above DM, DM2, DM3, Minions and marginally above Minions: The Rise of Gru.
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Rise of Gru has the worst International market performance of the lot (other than the original), so how can it be well ahead of the better performers and only marginally ahead of Rise of Gru? Meanwhile Rise of Gru has the stronger domestic, but this comment seems to be referring to International.
 
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DKampy

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A Quiet Place was announced it is going to PVOD a month after it’s release… That is crazy… especially announcing it so early after having a good opening weekend and decent word of mouth for a Horror pic…. Sure to deter some to wait… seems Disney is one of the smartest with their theatrical windows

Also Deadpool seems to have settle down after projecting 200… it is now projected at 165… still a great number… but if that sticks for opening weekend… I think it is safe to say it won’t beat IO2 numbers
 
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WoundedDreamer

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Very impressive performance. Pixar's team ought to be proud of this one. This feels like a return to form. A true Pixarian mega hit like ones of old. Particularly impressive is the performance in Latin America and Asia. Mexican performance distinguished itself. Mexico ❤️'s Inside Out. By contrast, Europe showed a relative malaise. But in totality, a true victory for a storied studio!

Inside Out 2015 grossed ~1.146 Billion USD in May 2024 dollars. Inside Out 2 should surpass this number shortly. This is extremely encouraging.

Well done, Pixar!
 
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WoundedDreamer

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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes continues its weak performance relative to its 2017 predecessor. War for the Planet of the Apes grossed ~627 Million in April 2024 Dollars. This means Kingdom is sitting at around ~62% of its predecessor. Even accounting for the reduced production costs, this is disappointing. The future of the franchise will be determined on streaming...
 
BrianLo

BrianLo

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WoundedDreamer said:
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes continues its weak performance relative to its 2017 predecessor. War for the Planet of the Apes grossed ~627 Million in April 2024 Dollars. This means Kingdom is sitting at around ~62% of its predecessor. Even accounting for the reduced production costs, this is disappointing. The future of the franchise will be determined on streaming...
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If you are going to correct one part for inflation, then War had a production budget pushing 244 million (or perhaps 225 million, sources are mixed) in nominal dollars versus Kingdom's current 160.

War also generated a huge amount of receipts internationally, particularly from China, with its poor box office splits. Versus Kingdom has a much higher domestic split and very little Chinese contribution.

Most of the hard line difference between the two is China in totals, though. That market really collapsed for NA film.
 
Disney Irish

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So while not #1 at the box office anymore, it slipped to #2, Inside Out 2 has now passed $500M domestic. Making it only the 6th movie to do so in the post-pandemic era.

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Animaniac93-98

Animaniac93-98

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Very curious to see how Twisters does at the box office, because I feel like it could go either way.

Looking forward to the inevitable bad puns the trades will come up with to describe its performance:

"Twisters blows away competition!"

"Twisters sucks up box office receipts!"

"Twisters spirals out of control, leaves disappointing weekend a wreck..."
 
Wendy Pleakley

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Animaniac93-98 said:
Very curious to see how Twisters does at the box office, because I feel like it could go either way.

Looking forward to the inevitable bad puns the trades will come up with to describe its performance:

"Twisters blows away competition!"

"Twisters sucks up box office receipts!"

"Twisters spirals out of control, leaves disappointing weekend a wreck..."
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I checked and it's tracking to open in the $50 million range, which is decent but falls short of the original when inflation is taken into account.

It seems like a smart movie to release, as it's fun type of movie to see in a theater, the premise hasn't been beaten into the ground through other movies, and has the nostalgia factor.

I don't think it will hit the way other long-term sequels like Top Gun did, especially since the cast is new, but I'd expect it to do okay.

Makes me wonder if Beverly Hills Cop 4 should have gotten a theatrical release instead of straight to Netflix, as it was good.
 
Phroobar

Phroobar

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Animaniac93-98 said:
Very curious to see how Twisters does at the box office, because I feel like it could go either way.

Looking forward to the inevitable bad puns the trades will come up with to describe its performance:

"Twisters blows away competition!"

"Twisters sucks up box office receipts!"

"Twisters spirals out of control, leaves disappointing weekend a wreck..."
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"Twisters: where are all the damn sharks?"
 
Disney Analyst

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UPDATED: The global and international box office were extra animated this weekend with the expansion of Illumination/Universal’s Despicable Me 4 to domestic as well as another 52 overseas markets. At the same time, Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2 continues to jump for joy having reached $1,216.9M globally. It’s also now the No. 5 animated film of all time worldwide and No. 10 internationally. A notable new record places IO2 as the biggest film of all time in Mexico.

DM4, which began a staggered overseas release pattern a few weeks back, now counts $229.5M globally with several key majors still to come including France, Germany, China, UK, Japan, Korea and Italy. The international cume to date is $107M.


Although Inside Out 2 had a slightly bigger overseas weekend ($78.3M) than DM4 ($73M), let’s start with the latter as there were a host of new openings.

In a total 73 markets, DM4’s $107M through Sunday is in line with Minions, above Minions: The Rise of Gru and well above DM3 and DM2 at the same point. In total, 18 of the new markets are estimated to have logged the biggest opening of the franchise, bringing the tally to 24 which have done so thus far.

This wider frame for the return of Gru included such notable new markets as Mexico, Spain and Brazil. Mexico brought in $12.6M. The film had a very strong start on Thursday with $2.5M, the 3rd highest opening day for the franchise and the 4th biggest opening Thursday ever for an animation. Note that around 52 sites were impacted this weekend by Hurricane Beryl. The 4-day $12.6M opening is in line with Minions, DM3 and above MTROG and DM2. Wide holidays begin on July 12.

Brazil grossed $5.9M for the biggest launch of the DM/Minions franchise and the 2nd biggest Illumination opening in the market, narrowly below Super Mario, as well as the 4th biggest animated opening of all time. Winter school holidays run until the end of July.

Spain opened across 808 screens with $5.7M at No.1, well above DM2 and DM and just off MTROG. The Wednesday debut delivered the 2nd biggest opening day of 2024 and the 2nd biggest opening day of the DM/Minions franchise.



Indonesia’s $2.6M came in above DM2, Inside Out 2, Super Mario and just off DM3. Wednesday, was the 2nd biggest opening day ever for Illumination, the 2nd biggest opening day of the franchise and the biggest opening day of 2024.

In the Netherlands, $2.6M including six days of previews during which the film was No. 1 each day, places DM4 above MTROG, Minions and DM2 (excluding previews). Poland opened with $2.5M at No.1, surpassing the total lifetimes of DM and DM2, performing above Inside Out 2 and just off DM3. The film grossed $900K from four days of previews which is the biggest preview result of the franchise. The UAE at $2M is estimated to have beaten Super Mario to become Illumination’s biggest opening in the market as well as the biggest animated opening of all time.

Sweden, with $1.9M, notched the 2nd biggest animated opening ever, only behind Frozen 2‘s Christmas start; Vietnam ($1.6M) put Gru at the top of the chart with over 75% market share and surpassing the total lifetime of Super Mario after three days of play. Other No. 1 starts include Central America, Taiwan, Czech Republic, Peru, Malaysia, Norway, Denmark, Turkey and Philippines.



The Top 5 markets to date are Australia ($16.2M), Mexico ($12.6M), Argentina ($6.6M), Brazil ($5.9M) and Spain ($5.7M).

Imax delivered $9.6M in 50 markets globally, including $1.8M from overseas (and with the previously released markets). The Imax worldwide cume is $10.1M as the movie prepares to launch on another 96 Imax screens the UK, France, Germany and more.

Over in Joy-land, Inside Out 2 has now grossed an estimated $1,216.9M worldwide after four weekends, including $683.1M from the international box office. The juggernaut is now the No. 5 animated film of all time globally. Internationally, it is the No. 10 animated release ever, overtaking Incredibles 2 ($635M), Toy Story 4 ($640M) and Toy Story 3 ($652M) during the frame.



It has also become the biggest movie ever in industry history in Mexico ($90.2M), Colombia, Chile and Uruguay — and the 2nd biggest film of all time across Latin America (behind only Avengers: Endgame).

The weekend generated $78.3M from 45 material overseas markets.With a terrific 31% drop, the Kelsey Mann-helmed pic was No. 1 again in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Brazil, Korea, Australia and China (the latter non-local). Key markets showing strong holds included Australia (+4%), France (even), Germany (-7%), Korea (-11%), UK (-21%), China (-23%), Brazil (-32%) and Italy (-47%).

Here are the Top 5 grossing markets to date: Mexico ($90.2M), Brazil ($55.3M), UK ($50.3M), Korea ($48.3M) and Italy ($39.6M).


The Imax global cume is $38.1M to date.
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‘Despicable Me 4’ Expands To $230M Global; ‘Inside Out 2’ At $1.217B WW, Now Biggest Movie Of All Time In Mexico – International Box Office

The global and international box office were animated this weekend with the expansion of Despicable Me 4 and the continued ascension of Inside Out 2
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TP2000

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Did everyone have a fun 4th weekend?! 🇺🇸 🥳 Box office is out for the holiday weekend, and no real surprises. Inside Out 2 continues to do very well, and is over $1.2 Billion (with a B) globally now. I can only imagine how many people are breathing again in Emeryville, can't you?

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The Numbers - Weekend Box Office Chart for August 2, 2024

Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for the weekend of August 2, 2024
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TP2000

TP2000

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Animaniac93-98 said:
Very curious to see how Twisters does at the box office, because I feel like it could go either way.

Looking forward to the inevitable bad puns the trades will come up with to describe its performance:

"Twisters blows away competition!"

"Twisters sucks up box office receipts!"

"Twisters spirals out of control, leaves disappointing weekend a wreck..."
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If I were a headline writer and it flops, I would go with...

"Twisters fails to touch down!"
 

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