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It was another crazy rich weekend for Warner Bros.'s Crazy Rich Asians, which dropped just 5.7% in its second weekend based on estimates, and if last weekend's performance is any indication, don't be surprised to see that weekend number climb once actuals are received on Monday afternoon. As for the weekend's new wide releases, both The Happytime Murders and A.X.L. struggled, though Sony's limited release of Searching delivered a chart-topping per theater average in limited release, in adva... from Box Office Mojo - Top Stories https://ift.tt/2obPPLf

FRIDAY AM UPDATE: STXfilms's The Happytime Murders brought in $950,000 from preview showing last night beginning at 7 PM in ~2,500 locations. The performance, while ahead of the $700k in previews for Life of the Party, trailers the $1.6 million in previews for Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates. The film begins playing in 3,256 theaters today. Sony's release of Searching also held previews last night in the nine theaters the film is opening in this weekend and brought in $36,000 for a $4,... from Box Office Mojo - Top Stories https://ift.tt/2obLFDn

August may be a notoriously slow month at the box office, but Warner Bros. has now delivered back-to-back strong performers. Last weekend The Meg topped all expectations and continued its strong global performance this weekend, while the new release of Crazy Rich Asians delivered an estimated $34 million in its first five days of release. Between the two films, WB secured the weekend's top two spots, and helped deliver the third straight August weekend this year to top the same weekend last... from Box Office Mojo - Top Stories https://ift.tt/2MCVFTC

This weekend gets off to an early start with the Wednesday release of the much-anticipated romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians, the first Asian-led studio film to hit theaters since The Joy Luck Club. While Joy Luck Club didn't play in any more than 600 theaters during its run 25 years ago, Crazy Rich Asians will get its start in over 3,300 locations with plenty of buzz behind it. Later in the week, STX will release what they hope is a franchise-starter in Mile 22 featuring Mark Wahlberg re-t... from Box Office Mojo - Top Stories https://ift.tt/2KRISbg

It was a monstrous weekend thanks to Warner Bros.'s The Meg, which devoured everything in its path en route to a nearly $150 million global debut. As a result, the weekend box office was up 5.7% compared to last weekend and over 25% compared to last year, with the top twelve grossing over $132 million. It was also a strong weekend for Focus Features's release of Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman and Screen Gems's Slender Man even over-performed against expectations, though a disappointing CinemaS... from Box Office Mojo - Top Stories https://ift.tt/2nCm0TG

The strong second weekend hold for Mission: Impossible - Fallout last weekend says a lot about how much audiences are enjoying the sixth installment in the franchise and should make for an interesting weekend this week. Warner Bros. is going big with the debut of The Meg, which appears to be riding a wave of interest, suggesting it should challenge for the weekend's top spot. Question is, how much does it need to make to secure that top spot and what will Fallout do as it enters its third w... from Box Office Mojo - Top Stories https://ift.tt/2OX1FFm

July 2018 saw Universal take the box office crown, narrowly out-performing the Mouse House by less than $10 million. It was only the second time this year that a studio other than Disney topped the monthly box office. Disney, however, did claim the highest grossing release of the month with Ant-Man and the Wasp taking in over $186 million after hitting theaters on July 6. Overall, it was something of a down July with calendar grosses reaching $1.188 billion, down -1.4% compared to last... from Box Office Mojo - Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Mcrym1

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With July coming to a close, the Summer 2018 movie season begins to wind down, yet Disney's Christopher Robin hopes to keep the summer season alive for just a bit longer. The new release from the Mouse House will battle Paramount's Mission: Impossible - Fallout for the weekend's number one slot while Lionsgate's The Spy Who Dumped Me looks for a spot in the top three and early signals suggest Fox's The Darkest Minds may need to scratch and claw for a spot in the top ten. While we're exp... from Box Office Mojo - Top Stories https://ift.tt/2MbLqCh

This weekend saw Paramount's Mission: Impossible - Fallout top the weekend box office with the franchise's largest three-day opening as well as star Tom Cruise's second largest opening of his career. Meanwhile, Warner Bros.'s animated feature Teen Titans Go! To the Movies struggled and fell short of expectations. Overall, the weekend was up ~6% compared to last weekend and up ~8% compared to the same weekend last year. With an estimated $61.5 million, Paramount's Mission: Impossible - ... from Box Office Mojo - Top Stories https://ift.tt/2vfEKfo

This weekend sees Tom Cruise return to theaters as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible - Fallout. It's the sixth film in the now 22-year-old franchise, and yet another sequel added to the box office mix as this weekend will once again see eight sequels finish within the top ten. Meanwhile Warner Bros. debuts their animated feature Teen Titans Go! To the Movies, which will serve as one of three animated titles in the top ten, giving families plenty of options as folks look for some reprieve a... from Box Office Mojo - Top Stories https://ift.tt/2JYgIdW

A different kind of record was set this weekend in that it was the first weekend ever where eight of the top ten films at the weekend box office were sequels. Of those eight, two of the weekend's new follow-up films are locked in a tight race at the top with Sony's The Equalizer 2 pulling off a surprise upset, edging out Universal's Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, which looked as if it might top $40 million at one point over the weekend, but settled down well below that mark. Overall, the wee... from Box Office Mojo - Top Stories https://ift.tt/2A5fqOI

SATURDAY AM UPDATE: With an estimated $14.7 million, Universal's Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again led the way, heading toward what could be a $40 million opening weekend, well ahead of the $27.7 million opening for the original. The film received an "A-" CinemaScore from opening day audiences. Internationally, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again opened in 41 markets this weekend including major markets U.K. & Ireland, Germany, Australia, Sweden and Spain. The film has so far grossed $2... from Box Office Mojo - Top Stories https://ift.tt/2mG99j4

A different kind of record was set this weekend in that it was the first weekend ever where eight of the top ten films at the weekend box office were sequels. Of those eight, two of the weekend's new follow-up films are locked in a tight race at the top with Sony's The Equalizer 2 pulling off a surprise upset, edging out Universal's Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, which looked as if it might top $40 million at one point over the weekend, but settled down well below that mark. Overall, the wee... from Box Office Mojo - Top Stories https://ift.tt/2LEZjZB

FRIDAY AM UPDATE: Universal Pictures' Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again grossed an impressive $3.4 million in previews from 2,850 theaters. The performance is behind the $4.6 million in previews for Pitch Perfect 2, though ahead of the $1.1 million in previews for Into the Woods. However, as mentioned in our previews below, comps for this title are a little difficult, even more so since the concept of previews weren't the same ten years ago when the original Mamma Mia! only held midnight screenin... from Box Office Mojo - Top Stories https://ift.tt/2O2zrIE

Sony Animation's Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation continued the franchise tradition of debuting atop the weekend box office and doing so with over $40 million over the three-day. The weekend also featured a strong expansion from Annapurna's Sorry to Bother You, which landed in seventh position on the weekend chart, but unfortunately for Universal's Skyscraper, the weekend's other new wide release, it struggled over its opening weekend, failing to meet the studio's expectations, delive... from Box Office Mojo - Top Stories https://ift.tt/2uqEzy1

FRIDAY AM UPDATE: Sony's Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation took in $2.6 million from Thursday night previews, which began at 5PM and took place in 3,276 locations. This total does not include the $1.3 million the film already took in from advanced showings on June 30 for Amazon Prime members, which will be added to the overall weekend cume. Neither of the previous Hotel Transylvania features held preview showings. However, using the comps from our weekend preview, Ice Age: Collision... from Box Office Mojo - Top Stories https://ift.tt/2mczi8U

It's another Disney-led weekend as Ant-Man and the Wasp claims the weekend's #1 spot. This marks the tenth time this year a film based on a Marvel comic character has topped the weekend box office. Also releasing this week, Universal and Blumhouse's The First Purge is the latest success in the now, four-film franchise, Roadside's documentary Whitney fell just shy of a spot in the weekend top ten and Annapurna's Sorry to Bother You was a smashing success in limited release. Disney's success... from Box Office Mojo - Top Stories https://ift.tt/2zhxjK0

FRIDAY AM UPDATE: Ant-Man and the Wasp is already off to a great start, delivering $11.5 million from Thursday night previews, which began at 6PM. The preview grosses dramatically outperform the original film's $6.4 million in previews as well as the $9.4 million Doctor Strange brought in from preview grosses before opening with $85 million. In fact, it's also more than the $7.1 million in previews for Thor: The Dark World, which opened with $85.7 million in 2011 and just head of the $11.2 ... from Box Office Mojo - Top Stories https://ift.tt/2KPJS3w

After delivering a record first quarter, 2017 struggled in the second and third quarters before rebounding in the fourth. 2018 is having no such problem. With yearly grosses already topping $6 billion, outpacing 2017 by +10% and the record year of 2016 by nearly +11%, 2018 has already brought us the second largest first quarter ever and now a record second quarter, fueled by record months in April and June. Additionally, the year has seen record grosses in the winter season, the second larg... from Box Office Mojo - Top Stories https://ift.tt/2KvdlQT