Ant-man is the latest release in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a franchise that has averaged $300 million domestically over eleven films and all of the past six films have reached at least $200 million. There are also a number of potential $200 million films, led by Ant-man. That film made more than $300 million and nearly $1 billion worldwide, so any growth would be fantastic. The biggest hit of the month will likely be Minions, which has already opened in several international markets and it's ahead of Despicable Me 2 at the same point. Most weeks there are two films that at least have a shot at getting to the century mark. As for this coming month, there are five weekends in July and each week there is at least one film with the potential to reach $100 million. Had those two films merely matched expectations, then 2015 would have likely fallen behind 2014. June was a much better month than expected due to two films, Jurassic World and Inside Out. There are a few documentaries that might do well on the art house circuit, but it is unlikely that any have what it takes to find mainstream success.
Unexpected is the biggest release, but its reviews suggest it will do better on Video on Demand than in theaters. It is also one of those weeks where I can't find a limited release that has a good chance at earning some mainstream success. Limited and VOD Releases: Exorcising Your OptionsĮvery once and a while, I feel the need to apologize for the pun in the headline.
It also means that Ant-Man will top the charts for a second weekend. That puts it in danger of not even earning back its marketing budget domestically, let alone starting to recover the $88 million production budget. The Adam Sandler/ Kevin James-comedy/adventure- Ghostbusters/wannabe will earn about $24 million this weekend, according to Sony’s Sunday estimate. That’s in large part thanks to a disappointing debut from Pixels. Three new wide releases and three returning movies that are still pulling in good crowds will produce a box office chart with no knock-out winner this weekend. Weekend Estimates: Ant-Man Defeats Poor Pixels Samba was next with an average of $12,294, also in two theaters. The number one film was Phoenix with an average of $15,148 in two theaters. None of the wide releases earned a spot in the $10,000 club, but at least we had a couple of limited releases that found their way there. That's amazing and it could be an omen that it will expand wide enough to earn some measure of mainstream success. Its theater count doubled, but its per theater average dropped just 20% to $12,004. The final film in the $10,000 club was Phoenix. The overall number one film was next, as Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation earned an average of $14,034. Up next were a pair of documentaries, Best of Enemies and Listen to Me Marlon, with averages of $16,913 and $15,034 respectively. The End of the Tour is the latest success for A24, as it topped the per theater chart with an average of $30,810 in four theaters. Per Theater Chart: Strong Beginning for The End Is it really that bad? Or did it struggle because of genre overload? It opened below the Mendoza Line (earning less that $2,000 per theater) before disappearing from theaters. It also opened in "select cities", which is a terrible release strategy in general, and especially bad for horror films. (It was actually originally written to be entirely found footage, but that was changed early in the production.) This genre is well off its peak in terms of popularity and even the fact that it had some connection to found footage was enough to kill its buzz. The Vatican Tapes is a horror film that includes elements of found footage. Diary of a Lost Girl is 86 years old, but the Blu-ray is Pick of the Week.įeatured Blu-ray / DVD Review: The Vatican Tapes As for the best release on this week's list, I'm going old school. There's mostly filler by the time you get to the second page of new releases. The second biggest release according to is the Back to the Future Box Set. The number one release is Jurassic World, which is one of the biggest hits of all time. Home Market Releases for October 20th, 2015
The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits. Production and Technical Credits Mark Neveldine Religious, Demons, Possessed, Exorcism, Non-Chronological, Found Footage, Filmed By a Character, Intertitle, Prologue PG-13 for disturbing violent content, and some sexual references. October 20th, 2015 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records. All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,701-7,800)Īll Time International Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000)Īll Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000)Īll Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200)