Her leap of faith takes her on an epic adventure that jump-starts her life and leads to her triumphant rediscovery. In the movie, a loving mom becomes compelled to reconnect with her creative passions after years of sacrificing herself for her family. New Line CinemaĪt a time when the industry demands diversity behind and in front of the camera, here are two releases trying to make a difference, and it’s extremely unfortunate, but the forecast is that audiences won’t be going out of their way to watch them.īernadette, at 2,400 locations, stars two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett. Two films, aimed at adults and which look a lot like specialty releases, are going wide and will come up with an estimated $4M-$5M apiece: Annapurna/ UAR’s Richard Linklater movie Where’d You Go, Bernadette? based on the 2012 Maria Semple comedy novel, and New Line’s Sundance acquisition Blinded By the Light. Meanwhile, Dorain weekend 2 is expected to see between $8M-$9M. Critics, who usually hate R-rated comedies, so far are enjoying it at 85% on Rotten Tomatoes. The trick is whether Uni can get the 17-34 crowd out to see this little kid version of Superbad (a movie, by the way, which is already 12 years old). Good Boys, in north of 3,000 theaters, is one pic that if analysts had to guess could pop, it’d be this comedy from the filmmaking team of Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky. Young females, the ones who already saw Scary Stories, are the prime demo for 47 Meters Down 2, booked at 2,850 theaters with 7 PM previews on Thursday. Then there’s a slew of pics posting or debuting in the $11M-$12M range including the second weekend of CBS Films’ Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark(up to $23.3M through four days), Entertainment Studios’ new shark sequel 47 Meters Down: Uncagedstarring Nia Long and Sylvester Stallone’s daughter Sistine Rose Stallone, The Lion King‘s fifth weekend (current stateside total $475.9M) and Universal/Point Grey’s fresh potty-mouth R-rated comedy Good Boys. Through yesterday, the David Leitch-directed spinoff has collected $111M. Universal’s Hobbs & Shaw is the exception, with a forecast third-weekend take in the high teens. The sequel has already earned around $3M abroad from territories including China, the UK, Ukraine, South Korea and Norway among others.įor the most part, box office analysts see the majority of this weekend’s holdovers and new entries (another five) posting tickets sales in the low double digits. The first movie released in May 2016 cost $73M and grossed $352.3M worldwide. The animated pic before distribution and marketing expenses cost $65M. The six-day outlook for Angry Birds 2 is north of $16M. by the majors is to get as many of these pics that couldn’t be fitted on the regular summer schedule out before the new school season pulls people out of the multiplex. Per ComScore, there are still 70% K-12 schools out today, but that number dwindles to 56% by Friday and 38% the following Friday (August 23). Today, for example, in the wake of Paramount opening Dora and the Lost City of Gold last weekend, Sony decided to have Rovio’s Angry Birds Movie 2 fly at 3,869 screens in what looks to be a $2.5 million Tuesday. PREVIOUSLY, Tuesday, 7:08 PM: Similar to last weekend before everybody rushes back to school, studios and distributors are trying to grab as much cash as they can. The first Angry Birds back in 2016 made 70% of its global $352.3M from abroad. Six-day outlook is $16M-$18M for this $65M production which, like Dora, is going to need help from overseas. Parents gave the pic a 72% definite recommend with kids at 59% saying it’s a “must see” right away.įor Sony, these first few days of Angry Birds 2 are like previews with more business, natch, on the weekend. Moms outweighed dads in attendance, 56% to 44% with girls and boys under 12 a near even split. In ComScore/Screen Engine PostTrak exits, Angry Birds 2 drew 4 stars with parents and kids under 12, who all in repped 66% of yesterday’s audience. That’s better than the B earned by Sony’s late July 2017 animated The Emoji Movie, which turned around a 3.5x multiple off its $24.5M opening for an $86M final domestic take. UPDATED, Wednesday AM: Sony’s Angry Birds 2 flew in line with what we were seeing last night for a $2.6 million opening day Tuesday, ranking fifth among pics on the day behind Universal’s Hobbs & Shaw ($4.3M, $115.4M gross), Disney’s The Lion King ($4.1M, $480M), Paramount’s Dora and the Lost City of Gold ($3.3M, $22.7M), and CBS Films’ Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark ($3.2M, $26.5M).ĭirected by Thurop Van Orman and featuring the voices of Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Leslie Jones, Bill Hader, Awkwafina, Tiffany Haddish, Eugenio Derbez, Peter Dinklage, Pete Davidson and more, Angry Birds 2 received a B+ CinemaScore. Small Movies, Big Profits: 2019 Most Valuable Blockbuster Tournament
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