Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Box: Bad guys rule!

1. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil - $38m / $38m / $125m
2. Joker - $30m / $247m / $300m
3. Zombieland: Double Tap - $22m / $22m / $65m
4. The Addams Family - $17m / $58m / $95m
5. Gemini Man - $10m / $38.5m / $58m
6. Abominable - $3.5m / $54m / $60m
7. Downton Abbey - $3m / $88m / $94m
8. Hustlers - $2m / $101.5m / $106m
**Judy - $2m / $19m / $25m
10. It: Chapter 2 - $1.5m / $209.5m / $212m

Last week, Parasite scored the biggest PTA of the year. Not sure how many theaters it is getting this weekend, but should be an exciting run to follow. It will be a big Oscar player and is a foreign film, a rare combo. After all, we don't know how Roma would have done had it been given a typical theatrical rollout. Also opening in limited this weekend is The Lighthouse and Jojo Rabbit. Lighthouse is going nationwide next weekend, probably smart as it doesn't seem to be a mainstream-friendly film. Jojo expands wide in early November, and that one despite mixed reviews is already an audience fave. In wide release this weekend are two sequels to movies that came out 6 years ago and a decade ago, respectively. Neither film will match the grosses of the originals, and Maleficent might not even get half there domestically. Double Tap is entering a market that isn't nearly as friendly to comedies as it was when the first opened.


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