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

[Disney Irish]

Interesting. I didn't see either of those or remember hearing much positive buzz about them but if that holds, there could be some legit appetite for it.

Thinking about it honestly, I can also see it picking up some DC fans in general who really want this refresh to be the start of something good.

Personally, I still find it hard to believe it will do much better than any other movie this summer, but maybe I am being too pessimistic.

Honestly just given the tone of the trailers I don't see it doing well, but that is just me. I've said it before, that when the trailer of Superman yelling at Lois in an interview was released, that turned me and likely a bunch of people off to the movie. As Superman doesn't yell at Lois, at least not my Superman.

So we'll see, I'll probably see it as I see just about all mainstream movies in theaters, but maybe not opening weekend.

 

[coffeefan]

Jurassic Park needs a complete reboot. Will be interesting to see if the audience still supports it.
Anyway, Disney should take another shot at dinosaurs. Get the PotA and Alien teams on it.

 

[DKampy]

I don’t think the box office is in as dire a situation for theaters as some have suggested…. Has theaters decreased the numbers of butts in seats…absolutely…. They closed my towns theater because it was a ghost town once theaters were reopened after the pandemic…. It was always slow even before..,, however the next town over does not feel any different then before COVID…. I am guessing they are receiving some of the past moviegoers from the abandoned theater…. For example I saw The Life of Chuck the second week in it’s wide release and it was still well over 1/2 full… granted it was in the smallest theater… but for a film that failed to gain traction at all it is more then I thought would be there

The days of every town having a multiplex of at least 12 screens are over… I think chains will cut back on the number of theaters…. Which will take the leftover movie fans from those other areas….Studios still need theaters even when the focus is more on VOD and streaming… the Data shows films do better if theaters receive them first

Theaters need to add more premium screens however…. With these back to back summer blockbusters…. Movies lose out on potential cash…. How much more could F1 gross if the vast majority of the premium screens were not being replaced with Jurassic World

 

[Disney Irish]

Jurassic Park needs a complete reboot. Will be interesting to see if the audience still supports it.
Anyway, Disney should take another shot at dinosaurs. Get the PotA and Alien teams on it.

I think they need a break again from Dinos.

But it got $30.5M yesterday in opening, so we'll see how the rest of the holiday weekend does. I'm guessing it'll get over $90M for the 3-day and close to $125M for the 5-day. But after that the holds will be the determining factor, I think it'll drop hard as the audience scores aren't good. It got a B its for Cinemascore, only Jurassic Park 3 got lower with a B-, so audiences don't seem to like it so far.

 

[Disney Irish]

I don’t think the box office is in as dire a situation for theaters as some have suggested…. Has theaters decreased the numbers of butts in seats…absolutely…. They closed my towns theater because it was a ghost town once theaters were reopened after the pandemic…. It was always slow even before..,, however the next town over does not feel any different then before COVID…. I am guessing they are receiving some of the past moviegoers from the abandoned theater…. For example I saw The Life of Chuck the second week in it’s wide release and it was still well over 1/2 full… granted it was in the smallest theater… but for a film that failed to gain traction at all it is more then I thought would be there

The days of every town having a multiplex of at least 12 screens are over… I think chains will cut back on the number of theaters…. Which will take the leftover movie fans from those other areas….Studios still need theaters even when the focus is more on VOD and streaming… the Data shows films do better if theaters receive them first

Theaters need to add more premium screens however…. With these back to back summer blockbusters…. Movies lose out on potential cash…. How much more could F1 gross if the vast majority of the premium screens were not being replaced with Jurassic World

I've said it before, I still think that theaters will become more of a boutique experience, where a majority of theaters will end up changing all or a majority of their screens to premium and offer more amenities like dining and drink service. And that it'll becoming like the Golden Age of when going out to the theater was a once or twice a year event experience.

We're half way there already, might as well fully embrace it.

 

[Tha Realest]

It would surprise me if it does, but admittedly, that might be my personal bias as I find the character boring.

Has there even been a solo Superman movie, even adjusted for inflation, that has cleared the $500 million mark? Maybe the 1978 one?

Man of Steel made $670 million WW a few years ago.

 

[Ghost93]

Man of Steel made $670 million WW a few years ago.

Man of Steel is now 12 YEARS OLD.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Man of Steel is now 12 YEARS OLD.

That 12 years ago feels like "a few years ago" is proof of how fast we are all aging

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Jurassic World is predicted to have a $133 million 5-day opening weekend. I expect it to have a large 2nd weekend drop.

Stitch has now made over $400 million domestically. The only other Summer movie that might make more is Superman IMO

 

[Tha Realest]

Man of Steel is now 12 YEARS OLD.

You asked if there had ever been a solo Superman film that made over $500M. I’m sorry an immediately obvious fact bothers you.

 

[TP2000]

Okay gang, let's do our pre-weekend box office update now as we'll all be busy hosting and guesting and celebrating our great nation's Independence the next few days! Wherever this long weekend finds you, may your burgers and dogs turn out great, may your marshmallows not fall into the fire during S'mores production, and may your sparklers stay lit!

Box office: Elio never found it's word-of-mouth rebound from its disastrous opening weekend, it seems. And it's overseas box office is just as weak as its domestic box office. Going into third weekend, Elio stands at just $78 Million globally.

Once again, it's the folks over the hill at Ridgeback Ranch who made Lilo & Stitch for a tidy $100 Million that deserve all the credit for salvaging the summer so far for Burbank. Also, Thunderbolts is still in 145 theaters. Who knew?!

The Numbers - Daily Box Office Chart for Wednesday July 2, 2025

Daily Domestic Box Office Chart for Wednesday July 2, 2025

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[Tha Realest]

Okay gang, let's do our pre-weekend box office update now as we'll all be busy hosting and guesting and celebrating our great nation's Independence the next few days! Wherever this long weekend finds you, may your burgers and dogs turn out great, may your marshmallows not fall into the fire during S'mores production, and may your sparklers stay lit!

Box office: Elio never found it's word-of-mouth rebound from its disastrous opening weekend, it seems. And it's overseas box office is just as weak as its domestic box office. Going into third weekend, Elio stands at just $78 Million globally.

Once again, it's the folks over the hill at Ridgeback Ranch who made Lilo & Stitch for a tidy $100 Million that deserve all the credit for salvaging the summer so far for Burbank. Also, Thunderbolts is still in 145 theaters. Who knew?!

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The Numbers - Daily Box Office Chart for Wednesday July 2, 2025

Daily Domestic Box Office Chart for Wednesday July 2, 2025

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The biggest thing is it broke its streak of third place finishes.

 

[Willmark]

We knew Stich was going to be a massive hit and we knew Elio was going to bomb. Thunderbolts underperformed in my estimations. And so did the latest Mission Impossible.
As far as what's coming up next, I think Jurassic will do poorly, compared to previous ones at least. I think F4 does better than Thunderbolts but not by much. I think Superman does the best of those 3, at least domestically

It’s certainly going to be an interesting month to say the least. As to how it turns out if anyone’s guess.

I’ve thought Jurassic would do moderately well given it’s dinosaurs, but initial word of mouth apparently isn’t good.

I’ll be seeing Superman and FF so I’ll be able to speak to those but as to your take on them? You got me wondering, what if all three turn out meh? Not saying that’s a likely outcome. General consensus has been at least one is going to be major hit but it wasn’t until you posted that what happens of all three stumble?

The one I most want to see is FF so that could be clouding my outlook but I wonder if it does better than Superman? Not saying it will mind you.

Of course we could all be wrong and maybe all three do well, Hollywood can’t count on anything turning out how they expect these days.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

Ok this was cute.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

I saw F4 is currently tracking for an $125-$135 million opening

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Jurassic World is now projected to hit $141.2 million for the 5-day period.

Top grossing theater so far? AMC Disney Springs once again. I'm sure both Disney and AMC are happy for the consistently good business, along with other vendors on that side of Springs.

F1 will cross $100 million today or tomorrow, Dragon $220 million by the end of the weekend

Elio is not holding well. Another drop over 50%, despite the holiday long weekend. Doubt it makes even $75 million total.

Mission: Impossible has had a good multiplier and steady business this whole time. Started with a $64 million opening, will be over $190 million by Sunday (3x). It will still loose money though thanks to it's insane $400 million budget.

Feast or famine is this year's theme when it comes to box office, thanks to studio's continued insistence on dumping all their high profile titles during two short periods in the calendar year.

 

[DKampy]

Mission: Impossible has had a good multiplier and steady business this whole time. Started with a $64 million opening, will be over $190 million by Sunday (3x). It will still loose money though thanks to it's insane $400 million

Paramount has stated the latest Mission Impossible was never expected to break even theatrically…. As it was all about the back end and bringing more profits to an IP they value including adding to the profits of past Missions…. I think it speaks to the changing expectations in a post COVID world with all studios including Disney as has been discussed in this thread

 

[easyrowrdw]

Paramount has stated the latest Mission Impossible was never expected to break even theatrically…. As it was all about the back end and bringing more profits to an IP they value including adding to the profits of past Missions…. I think it speaks to the changing expectations in a post COVID world with all studios including Disney as has been discussed in this thread

I read somewhere that part of the reason its budget was so high was that they paid people even during shutdowns (Covid, strikes). I thought that was commendable.

 

[Disney Irish]

I read somewhere that part of the reason its budget was so high was that they paid people even during shutdowns (Covid, strikes). I thought that was commendable.

Well I mean the very expensive $25M submarine they were using for parts of the film kept breaking down too, so that didn't help matters either.

At this point in his career I really think Cruise is just trying to see how much he can get away with. He's doing a lot of stuff that studios wouldn't let him do earlier in his career, like all the stunts and such. And doing sequels to movies that they wouldn't have greenlit before. Which is why there has been talk about Cruise and Pitt getting back together to do a cross-over movie between Days of Thunder and F1, in a sequel to both, since F1 has been so positively received.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

OK, we saw Jurassic World last night. I don’t know what everyone is complaining about. I haven’t read any reviews, but I may now.

This movie had everything I want a Jurassic Park movie to have. There were some callbacks, the pacing was decent, it was all or mostly on an island rather than running through cities, the premise made sense for the most part.

Without spoilers, there was a minor thing I could’ve done without, but it was done for cuteness. It just lasted too long. The new biggest baddie was just too deformed. You can see that one in the previews, I think.

But overall, totally fun ride, much less convoluted than the last two. Give me dinosaurs. Give me chase scenes. I’m happy.

Also: Netflix’s Lincoln Lawyer was in it. We like that show.

I will likely see it again by myself on a cheap day or something.