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18% The Boss

29% Batman v Superman

98% Zootopia

26% My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

51% Hardcore Henry
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Melissa McCarthy and ‘The Boss’ Narrowly Beat ‘Batman v Superman’

Melissa McCarthy’s star power lifted “The Boss” to an estimated $23.5 million opening weekend despite bad reviews and rough word-of-mouth for the R-rated comedy.

If those projections hold, it will be enough to narrowly topple “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” from first place at the weekend box office. As it stands, the superhero match-up fell just short of retaining the top slot, earning $23.4 million and bringing its total after three weeks to $296.7 million. Given that this is essentially a statistical dead heat, it is possible that those positions could shift once final numbers roll in on Monday morning.

With “Spy,” “Identity Thief,” and now “The Boss,” McCarthy has become one of the most reliable comic draws in the movie business.

“She has a hot streak going like no other comedian, male or female, working today,” said Jeff Bock, an analyst with Exhibitor Relations. “You have to consider the lineage of Eddie Murphy in the ’80s, Jim Carrey in the ’90s, and Adam Sandler in the aughts. She is their heir apparent.”

“The Boss'” rule will likely come to a close next weekend when Disney releases a live-action version of “The Jungle Book,” and it could have trouble showing endurance. The film’s middling C+ CinemaScore signals that audiences agreed with critics that the picture was flawed. The film is a collaboration between McCarthy and her husband, the director and co-writer Ben Falcone, who previously teamed on 2014’s “Tammy.” It finds McCarthy as a former business icon who is brought low after she is convicted of insider trading. Universal distributed the $29 million production across 3,480 theaters.

McCarthy was the film’s big draw, with 76% of ticket buyers surveyed reporting that they turned out to see the comedian. Women comprised 67% of the audience, with 51% of the opening crowd coming in over the age of 35.

“She is absolutely a bankable movie star,” said Nick Carpou, president of domestic distribution. “It’s another number one opening for her.”

The weekend’s other new release, STX Entertainment’s “Hardcore Henry,” struggled to break through, earning a feeble $5.1 million from 3,015 theaters for a fifth place finish. The studio acquired the point-of-view thriller in a bidding war at last year’s Toronto Film Festival, paying a reported $10 million for the rights. The opening weekend crowd drew heavily from the gamer set, with 72% of ticket buyers saying they played first-person shooter video games such as “Call of Duty” and “Halo.”

Disney’s “Zootopia” scored a third place finish with roughly $14.5 million, bringing its total to $296.2 million after six weeks in theaters, while Universal’s “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2” nabbed fourth place with $6.4 million, taking its total to $46.7 million after three weeks.

“Batman v Superman” has been something of a disappointment, given that it is likely to fall short of hitting $1 billion globally — the line that truly elite blockbusters have to cross. However, it has done better than some major comic book movies. This weekend, it passed “Man of Steel” ($291 million) on a domestic basis and it should pass $300 million stateside at some point this week.

“We’re on track to win the week three weeks in a row,” said Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros. distribution executive vice president.

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[Neoxon]

I'll be honest, I really didn't expect BvS to lose out this week.....until I saw the numbers leading up to now. That being said, I'm surprised you didn't use the "Doomsday for DC, Superman isn't the Boss" thread title.

“We’re on track to win the week three weeks in a row,” said Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros. distribution executive vice president.

.....Wow

 

[tomtom94]

“We’re on track to win the week three weeks in a row,” said Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros. distribution executive vice president.

Please, please let Jeff Goldstein end up being wrong three weeks in a row.

 

[Nokterian]

“We’re on track to win the week three weeks in a row,” said Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros. distribution executive vice president.

Look at all that sweat falling from his forehead.

 

[Ahasverus]

Jeff must hate his job. I'd resign if I were him.

 

[kswiston]

Worldwide Updates:

Batman v Superman - $784M
Zootopia - $853M
The Jungle Book - $29M (only out in a handful of territories)
The Huntsman: Winters War - $20M (from 18 markets)
Kung Fu Panda 3 - $484M

 

[GhaleonEB]

BvS had a weak Friday but a strong Saturday lift which salvaged the weekend. It's just now edged Zootopia, but the streams will re-cross in the next week or so.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Title is nice.

No way that BvS total doesn't drop when actuals come in.

Jeff Goldstein is a mess.

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

Melissa McCarthy killed superhero movies. It's over. We don't have to put up with them anymore.

 

[Sanjuro]

 

[kswiston]

BvS made less this weekend than it did in its first 5 hours of release.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

In Superman Returns, Jimmy Olsen eats burritos
In Batman v Superman, Jimmy Olsen EATS BULLETS

 

[PhoncipleBone]

BvS made less this weekend than it did in its first 5 hours of release.

 

[kmax]

“We’re on track to win the week three weeks in a row,” said Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros. distribution executive vice president.

 

[Christopher]

I don't know why Disney isn't making a bigger deal out of Zootopia its VERY successful worldwide too - but frozen was like the second coming

 

[vinnygambini]

“We’re on track to win the week three weeks in a row,” said Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros. distribution executive vice president.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

I don't know why Disney isn't making a bigger deal out of Zootopia its VERY successful worldwide too - but frozen was like the second coming

Probably don't have to. If I remember right, Frozen was a juggernaut without any heavy marketing assistance. Even after the film took off, they basically just let word of mouth carry it.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

I don't know why Disney isn't making a bigger deal out of Zootopia its VERY successful worldwide too - but frozen was like the second coming

They are now focusing their marketing energy on Jungle Book.

And I bet they weren't anticipating Zootopia having legs like this either.

 

[Dahbomb]

Jimmy Olsen

Didn't realize that I stumbled into the spoiler thread.

 

[gamz]

I don't know why Disney isn't making a bigger deal out of Zootopia its VERY successful worldwide too - but frozen was like the second coming

Let it Go was a HUGE song which helped, and it's more marketable.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Jungle Book's gonna blow up next weekend. And if it ends up packing the emotional punch people are saying it carries (appears to be a bit of a surprise) then the legs will be strong.

Didn't realize that I stumbled into the spoiler thread.

It's not a spoiler.

 

[xaosslug]

I don't know why Disney isn't making a bigger deal out of Zootopia its VERY successful worldwide too - but frozen was like the second coming

Let it go, bruh

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

So Furfest & Dawn of Vanilla Ice cross the streams next week, right?

 

[kswiston]

I'm curious what Disney was expecting out of Zootopia. My guess would be $200M domestic and $500-600M WW based on trends in animated films.

At this point $950M is pretty much guaranteed, even if Japan hates the film. $60-70M in Japan is what it will take to push the film past $1B.

 

[Santiako]

“We’re on track to win the week three weeks in a row,” said Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros. distribution executive vice president.

 

[Finaika]

Worldwide Updates:

Batman v Superman - $784M
Zootopia - $853M
The Jungle Book - $29M (only out in a handful of territories)
The Huntsman: Winters War - $20M (from 18 markets)
Kung Fu Panda 3 - $484M

Wow, even Zootopia is beating BvS?

 

[kswiston]

Wow, even Zootopia is beating BvS?

BvS has no shot at topping Zootopia worldwide.

 

[Currygan]

might be the first time one of my predictions (BVS) ends up being close, lol

 

[Jarrod38]

Great to Hardcore Henry in the top 5. People need to see this movie. One of those films we get once in a blue moon.

 

[Magwik]

 

[kswiston]

If The Jungle Book blows up, Batman v Superman might not even make enough to crack the Disney Top 5 for the year worldwide.

 

[Exterminieren]

I don't know why Disney isn't making a bigger deal out of Zootopia its VERY successful worldwide too - but frozen was like the second coming

Frozen's sheer ubiquity absolutely caught Disney by surprise. They didn't see it coming, and struggled to meet demand for (almost) literally years. Zootopia's been an enormous (and satisfying!) success in much the same way that Frozen was- word of mouth, and giving the audience quality entertainment that they enjoy.

Purely anecdotal, but I've seen that sloth trailer far more than I saw any Frozen trailer back in 2013.

 

[munchie64]

If The Jungle Book blows up, Batman v Superman might not even make enough to crack the Disney Top 5 for the year worldwide.

With some solid reviews and obvious brand recognition, it's pretty plausible lol

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Things I didn't notice:

Everybody Wants Some!! has exclamation points in its title. It also has an $8k per-theater average, which is the best in the top 20

The Force Awakens is still in the top 20, and the budget is listed at $245mil. I believe that makes its budget more than Empire's entire domestic earnings pre-Special Edition.

 

[jon bones]

is BvS really not going to hit 1b? damn.

i'm interested in Jungle Book - early buzz seems good

 

[PlatypusDude]

If The Jungle Book blows up, Batman v Superman might not even make enough to crack the Disney Top 5 for the year worldwide.

Hell it might night even be top 6 if Moana blows up in the way Zootopia or Frozen did.

 

[gamz]

is BvS really not going to hit 1b? damn.

i'm interested in Jungle Book - early buzz seems good

It was a given it wasn't going to be a billion last weekend.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

Wow at Hardcore Henry's RT score at 51%. I expected something higher.

I thought the movie was unique and something every action fan should see.

 

[Magwik]

Wow at Hardcore Henry's RT score at 51%. I expected something higher.

I thought the movie was unique and something every action fan should see.

Eh it's about as expected, the first person view can easily be off-putting to many people

 

[Slayven]

Things I didn't notice:

Everybody Wants Some!! has exclamation points in its title. It also has an $8k per-theater average, which is the best in the top 20

The Force Awakens is still in the top 20, and the budget is listed at $245mil. I believe that makes its budget more than Empire's entire domestic earnings pre-Special Edition.

BVS is still the top grossing movie that involves 2 dudes in capes

 

[kswiston]

Things I didn't notice:

Everybody Wants Some!! has exclamation points in its title. It also has an $8k per-theater average, which is the best in the top 20

The Force Awakens is still in the top 20, and the budget is listed at $245mil. I believe that makes its budget more than Empire's entire domestic earnings pre-Special Edition.

That's sort of an interesting point.

If you subtract all of the SE and reissue money, ESB made about $400M worldwide on its $18M budget.

TFA made a little more than 5x as much on over 13x the budget.


Of course, merchandising is a much bigger part of the pie now than in 1980.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

If The Jungle Book blows up, Batman v Superman might not even make enough to crack the Disney Top 5 for the year worldwide.

I'm certain it isn't making it domestic.

 

[kswiston]

I'm certain it isn't making it domestic.

I was just talking about Disney movies.

For Arguments sake, lets say $875M for BvS worldwide.

Zootopia will be over that next weekend. I don't really have much doubt in Civil War, Finding Dory, or Rogue One hitting those numbers. Jungle Book is a bit of a long shot.


If you are talking about Top 5 overall, than BvS is most likely missing that domestically and worldwide.

 

[Manmademan]

I'm certain it isn't making it domestic.

what are the odds it passes deadpool domestically?

 

[PhoncipleBone]

what are the odds it passes deadpool domestically?

It ain't happening.

 

[gamz]

what are the odds it passes deadpool domestically?

0

 

[Gentleman Jack]

If The Jungle Book blows up, Batman v Superman might not even make enough to crack the Disney Top 5 for the year worldwide.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

I am curious if Deadpool can crawl past Passion of Christ now.

 

[Prompto]

If only Deadpool opened in China or had 3D. Maybe it would have beaten BvS worldwide too.

 

[DryEyeRelief]

I'll be honest, I really didn't expect BvS to lose out this week.....until I saw the numbers leading up to now. That being said, I'm surprised you didn't use the "Doomsday for DC, Superman isn't the Boss" thread title.

that's pretty good