Weekend Wrap-Up
Blade Runner Sequel Fades Over Opening Weekend
By John Hamann
October 7, 2017
In other box office news, Kingsman: The Golden Circle is doing the opposite of its original – showing no legs. It earned $8.1 million and fell 52%, after declining 57% last weekend. The $104 million film will likely end up a casualty, as the domestic gross sits at $80 million versus a $104 million budget.
The Tom Cruise flick, American Made, is sixth. After being a part of that number one conversation last weekend, the bottom fell out this time around, with American Made pulling in $8 million and dropping 52% compared to last weekend. So, despite having solid reviews and an upbeat premise, American Made appears to not have the domestic legs Universal was seeking. Still, it shouldn’t hurt too much – the thriller has $30.4 million going domestically and has crossed the $65 million mark overseas.
The LEGO Ninjago Movie is another sequel that is flailing. Ninjago earned $6.8 million and fell 42%. The $70 million flick has $43.8 million on the domestic side and just crossed the $33 million mark overseas.
Limited and platform releases saw mixed results. Victoria and Abdul, with Judy Dench, moved from 77 venues to 732 and audiences followed. Victoria earned $4.1 million and had a decent average of $5,658. The domestic total has hit $6 million, and the overseas total sits at a healthy $25 million. Battle of the Sexes has had a tough time platforming. This weekend, the Steve Carell/Emma Stone tennis movie picked up $2.4 million from 1,822 screens, and saw a 30% decrease in revenue. Gross-to-date stateside has hit $7.7 million.
Overall, the box office top 12 took in a decent, but not spectacular $95.5 million, but close to where we were last year. A year ago, The Girl on the Train debuted and led the box office with just shy of $25 million. Overall, last year’s top 12 found $95.6 million. Next weekend, new releases include The Foreigner, with Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan, so if you like your films over-cooked, this is your choice. Other openers include Happy Death Day, and Annapurna releases Dr. Marsten & the Wonder Women, a film I can only wonder about.
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Top Ten for Weekend of October 6-8, 2017
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Rank |
Film |
Distributor |
Estimated Gross (millions) |
Weekly Change |
Running Total (millions) |
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1
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Blade Runner 2049
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Warner Bros.
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31.5
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New
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31.5
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2
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The Mountain Between Us
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20th Century Fox
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10.1
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New
|
10.1
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3
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It
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Warner Bros.
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9.7
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-43%
|
304.9
|
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4
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My Little Pony: The Movie
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Lionsgate
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8.8
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New
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8.8
|
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5
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Kingsman: The Golden Circle
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20th Century Fox
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8.1
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-52%
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80.0
|
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6
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American Made
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Universal
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8.1
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-52%
|
30.4
|
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7
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The LEGO Ninjago Movie
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Warner Bros.
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6.8
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-42%
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43.8
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8
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Victoria and Abdul
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Focus
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4.1
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+279%
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6.0
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9
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Flatliners
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Sony
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3.8
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-42%
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12.2
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10
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Battle of the Sexes
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Fox Searchlight
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2.4
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-30%
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7.7
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11
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American Assassin
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Lionsgate
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1.4
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-59%
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34.4
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|
12
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Til Death Do Us Part
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Novus
|
.7
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-52%
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2.6
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