Franchise entries “Starvation Video games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” (Lionsgate) and “Trolls Band Collectively” (Common) opened to respectable ranges, if beneath their precedents, to take #1 and #2 in theaters this weekend. Nevertheless, “The Marvels” (Disney) set one other report: After an MCU-worst opening ($46 million,) the movie outdid itself with an estimated 78 % drop. At $10.2 million, it’s neck-and-neck with the opening of Eli Roth’s “Thanksgiving;” on Monday, we’ll know which one landed at #4.
Not each Disney MCU movie is #1 in its second weekend — however to position third or decrease is with out precedent. The $220 million manufacturing stands at $65 million home, with no probability of reaching $100 million; worldwide, it will likely be fortunate to gross $200 million.
Theaters are lucky that three new movies dared to open the week after an MCU launch (aided by the timing of Thanksgiving simply forward). The vary of titles totaled about $115 million for the weekend, up 15 % from final 12 months. Yr so far now could be 22 % over 2022, the bottom mark in months. That also tasks to $9 million for the 12 months, however that determine is wanting much less sure.
The “Starvation Video games” prequel opened to lower than half of its 2015 predecessor, “Mockingjay — Half 2” ($102 million, which might be round $120 million now). At $98.5 million reported worldwide and a $100 million-plus advertising funds, that appears enough however not sufficient to imagine a full reboot.
That is the third “Trolls” installment, and the second full theatrical launch. (The 2020 “World Tour” was an early Covid casualty.) The 2016 “Trolls” opened to $46 million on its option to a home $154 million. The Dreamworks animated sequel has each Thanksgiving and the potential for Christmas holdovers, though it needs to be on PVOD earlier than then. Subsequent week, it can see competitors from Disney’s “Want.” That movie has already grossed $108 million worldwide on a $95 million funds.
“Thanksgiving,” which originated as a pretend trailer in Robert Rodriguez’s 2010 “Machete,” price a thrifty $15 million. The slasher movie is a return to low-budget filmmaking for Roth, with the bonus of first rate critiques (its 63 Metacritic rating the very best of this week’s new broad releases). The cachet of doubtless besting “The Marvels” this week is a bonus.
Taika Waititi’s “Subsequent Aim Wins” (#7) opened broad to solely $2.5 million in 2,240 theaters. Regardless of distinguished pageant positioning, this would-be heartwarming true sports activities story obtained tepid or worse critiques and confronted a aggressive market. It’s the primary Searchlight movie to be immediately distributed by Disney; beforehand, Searchlight had its personal crew. The unit nonetheless oversees its personal manufacturing, advertising, and publicity.
Doubling its theaters to 1,478, Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers” (Focus) got here in #6 with $2.7 million, over $8.3 million complete. It’s going to widen additional subsequent week, with the hope that phrase of mouth will nudge reluctant older viewers into theaters to push this considerably additional.
Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla” (A24) at #9 nears 17 million, including $2.3 million this weekend in 1,802 theaters.
Jacob Elordi stars in each “Priscilla” and “Saltburn,” Emerald Fennell’s second function (after “Promising Younger Girl”). The Amazon/MGM title had a powerful $45,000 per-theater common in seven New York/Los Angeles theaters, even with lukewarm critiques (60 Metacritic). Barry Keoghan and Rosamund additionally star within the movie which, per exhibitor sources, will soar to round 1,500 theaters this week.
Opening very impressively for a subtitled movie is “Fallen Leaves” (MUBI) from Finnish veteran Aki Kaurismaki. In two New York theaters, it grossed a wonderful $25,000 per theater and obtained among the many greatest critiques of the 12 months. Of word — it’s solely 81 minutes. Los Angeles and San Francisco open this week. IFC opened the Sundance documentary “The Disappearance of Shere Hite” at two theaters for $17,000.
A24’s “Dream Situation” with Nicolas Cage constructed on its robust begin final week with $275,000 in 25 theaters. It’s going to add extra this week, with December 1 for broad launch.
Todd Haynes’ “Could December,” (Netflix), additionally among the many top-reviewed movies of the awards season, opened at an unknown variety of theaters to an unreported gross. The streamer is getting its prime movies out to huge cities, however it’s arduous to quote particular worth past ticking off the field for a theatrical launch.
The High 10
1. Starvation Video games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Lionsgate) NEW – CInemascore: B+; Metacritic: 53; Est. funds: $100 million
$44,000,000 in 3,776 theaters; PTA (per theater common): $11,653; Cumulative: $44,000,000
2. Trolls Band Collectively (Common) NEW – Cinemascore: A; Metacritic: 53; Est. funds: $95 million
$30,600,000 in 3,870 theaters; PTA: $7,907; Cumulative: $31,770,000
3. (tie) Thanksgiving (Sony) NEW – Cinemascore: B-; Metacritic: 63; Est. funds: $15 million
$10,200,000 in 3,204 theaters; PTA: $3,184; Cumulative: $10,200,000
3. (tie) The Marvels (Disney) Week 2; Final weekend #1
$10,200,000 (-78%) in 4,030 (no change) theaters; PTA: $2,531; Cumulative: $65,025,000
5. 5 Nights at Freddy’s (Common) Week 4; Final weekend #2; additionally streaming on Peacock
$3,500,000 (-%) in 2,829 (-865) theaters; PTA: $1,237; Cumulative: $132,612,000
6. The Holdovers (Focus) Week 4; Final weekend #6
$2,700,000 (-16%) in 1,478 (+700) theaters; PTA: $1,824; Cumulative: $8,400,000
7. Subsequent Aim Wins (Disney) NEW – Cinemascore: B+; Metacritic: 45; Est. funds: $14 million
$2,500,000 in 2,240 theaters; PTA: $1,116; Cumulative: $2,500,000
8. Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Variance for AMC) Week 6; Final week #3
$2,400,000 (-61%) in 1,573 (-1,275) theaters; PTA: $1,526; Cumulative: $175,300,000
9. Priscilla (A24) Week 4; Final weekend #4
$2,326,000 (-49%) in 1,802 (-559) theaters; PTA: $1,291; Cumulative: $16,982,000
10. Killers of the Flower Moon (Paramount) Week 5; Final weekend #5
$1,920,000 (-58%) in 1,714 (-1,643) theaters; PTA: $1,120; Cumulative: $63,570,000
Different specialised titles
Movies (restricted, expansions of restricted, in addition to awards-oriented releases) are listed by week in launch, beginning with these opened this week; after the primary three weeks, solely movies with grosses over $5,000 are listed. Metacritic scores and preliminary movie festivals recorded.
Saltburn (MGM) NEW – Metacritic: 60; Festivals embrace: Telluride 2022
$312,492 in 7 theaters; PTA: $45,070
Fallen Leaves (MUBI) NEW – Metacritic: 86; Festivals embrace: Cannes, Telluride, New York 2022
$50,672 in 2 theaters; PTA: $25,336
The Disappearance of Shere Hite (IFC) NEW – Metacritic: 84; Festivals embrace Sundance 2023
$17,000 in 2 theaters; PTA: $8,500
Dream Situation (A24) Week 2
$275,514 in 25 (+19) theaters; PTA: $11,021; Cumulative: $609,062
Radical (Pantelion) Week 3; Final weekend #5
$901,000 in 461 (-73) theaters; Cumulative: $6,568,000
What Occurs Later (Bleecker Avenue) Week 3
$27,336 in 106 (-1,344) theaters; Cumulative: $3,261,000
The Persian Model (Sony Photos Classics) Week 5
$17,820 in 34 (-86) theaters; Cumulative: $534,498
Anatomy of a Fall (Neon) Week 6
$170,000 in 170 (-413) theaters; Cumulative: $3,189,000
Dicks: The Musical (A24) Week 7
$9,346 in 18 (-4) theaters; Cumulative: $1,435,000
Cease Making Sense (A24) (reissue) Week 8
$14,099 in 24 (-2) theaters; Cumulative: $(reissue solely) 5,032,000
