Weekend Wrap-Up
No Breakouts, No Problem, Over MLK Weekend
By John Hamann
January 17, 2016
Michael Bay actually made a decent film this time around as well. At the time of this writing, 13 Hours was 60% fresh, Bay’s first fresh film since he had a bit part in Mystery Men (also 60% fresh), and his first directed film since The Rock in 1996 (66% fresh). The Cinemascore was also fantastic at an A, which may indicate that Paramount could add screens to 13 Hours going forward.
Daddy’s Home continues its quiet but remarkable run. In its fourth weekend, the Will Ferrell/Mark Wahlberg comedy earned another $9.3 million, off 38%, and brought its total up to a very impressive $129.3 million. Daddy’s Home passed Anchorman 2 to become Ferrell’s fifth biggest domestic earner and is going to finish domestically with about $150 million. It has another $50 million in overseas sales, so this $50 million production is hitting the win column for Paramount.
New animated release Norm of the North opens in sixth. It earned only $6.7 million to start, and is going to fade quickly. It is our first candidate of the year for a film with zero positive reviews, as 33 reviewers at RottenTomatoes have chimed in without a positive notice. The Cinemascore is also a B-, so this is going to vanish soon.
Seventh is last weekend’s new horror release, The Forest. After opening to $12.7 million last weekend, the bottom fell out this weekend, as it earned only $5.8 million. That’s a drop of 55%, but the $10 million film is going to do fine with a gross so far of $21.1 million.
The Big Short is eighth and holds nicely after picking up five Oscar nominations this week. After earning $6.2 million last weekend, the Adam McKay film fell only 16% this weekend, earning $5.2 million. The Paramount release lifts its domestic total up to $50.5 million against a $28 million budget.
Sisters is ninth, as it earned $4.4 million, dropping 39%. The domestic total for the $30 million film has now hit $81.8 million and it has another $10 million overseas.
The Hateful Eight received three Oscar nominations, but the bottom still fell out this weekend. The Quentin Tarantino flick earned $3.4 million and declined 46%. That’s the second consecutive large drop for the western talker, as its domestic gross grows to $47.6 million against a $44 million budget.
Overall this weekend, the box office did okay, but there was no chance of catching last year, when American Sniper earned $89.3 million over three days. This weekend, the top 12 earned $145.1 million, a solid result, but well back of the $184.8 million earned last year. Next weekend brings three more releases each opening with a screen count between 2,500 and 3,000. STX opens The Boy with Maggie from The Walking Dead; Robert De Niro and Zac Efron share the screen in Dirty Grandpa; and Chloe Moretz rides The 5th Wave.
| 1 |
Ride Along 2 |
Universal |
$34,040,000 |
New |
$34,040,000 |
| 2 |
The Revanant |
Fox |
$29,500,000 |
- 26% |
$87,500,000 |
| 3 |
Star Wars: the Force Awakens |
Disney |
$25,125,000 |
- 41% |
$851,053,000 |
| 4 |
13 Hours |
Paramount |
$16,000,000 |
New |
$16,000,000 |
| 5 |
Daddy's Home |
Paramount |
$9,300,000 |
- 38% |
$129,300,000 |
| 6 |
Norm of the North |
Lionsgate |
$6,675,000 |
New |
$6,675,000 |
| 7 |
The Forest |
Gramercy Pictures |
$5,792,000 |
- 55% |
$21,215,634 |
| 8 |
The Big Short |
Paramount |
$5,200,000 |
- 16% |
$50,571,000 |
| 9 |
Sisters |
Universal |
$4,420,000 |
- 39% |
$81,853,630 |
| 10 |
The Hateful Eight |
Weinstein Co. |
$3,447,000 |
- 46% |
$47,595,491 |
| 11 |
Alvin And the Chipmunks: Road Chip |
Fox |
$2,900,000 |
- 49% |
$79,500,000 |
| 12 |
Joy |
Fox |
$2,675,000 |
- 40% |
$51,300,000 |
| |
Also Opening/Notables |
| |
The Lady In the Van |
Sony Classics |
$72,264 |
New |
$119,936 |
| |
Wazir |
Reliance Ent. |
$250,000 |
- 57% |
$975,000 |
| |
Anomalisa |
Paramount |
$290,000 |
+ 34% |
$870,000 |
| |
45 Years |
IFC Films |
$95,000 |
+ 23% |
$465,000 |
| |
Son of Saul |
Sony Classics |
$113,748 |
+ 360% |
$334,676 |
| |
Creed |
WARNER BROS. |
$1,105,000 |
- 27% |
$107,270,000 |
| |
The Danish Girl |
Focus Features |
$649,000 |
- 23% |
$8,693,637 |
| |
Carol |
Weinstein Co. |
$1,383,000 |
- 7% |
$9,078,854 |
| |
Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt. 2 |
Lionsgate |
$1,100,000 |
- 48% |
$279,300,000 |
| |
Brooklyn |
FOX SEARCHLIGHT |
$1,660,000 |
+ 57% |
$24,500,000 |
| |
Spotlight |
Open Road Films |
$1,549,967 |
+ 67% |
$30,500,000 |
| |
The Martian |
Fox |
$416,000 |
+ 11% |
$227,050,000 |
| |
Room |
A24 |
$700,000 |
+ 504% |
$5,900,000 |
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Box office data supplied by Exhibitor Relations
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