1. Challengers
Amazon MGM | New
Opening weekend: $15 million
Amazon/MGM's romantic sports drama challengers was in line to win this weekend, taking the No. 1 spot with an estimated $15,011,078 from 3,477 locations. This is her $4,317 PSA and is probably the opening of her R-rated three-hander drama in the original, almost entirely due to her star power, and her clear MVP here. It's a big win for lead actress Zendaya. (After all, her face takes up almost 100% of the poster). This debut matches our prediction for the film to open over $13 million.
This is the second-highest opening for an original R-rated drama since the pandemic, behind the $19 million debut of Don't Worry Darling, both of which opened in the $14 million range. It surpassed the likes of “Air'' and “House of Gucci.'' Amazon has said that this theatrical release is not final/final and is intended to increase the downstream value of the title when it finally debuts on its service, likely later this summer. I'm emphasizing. According to Deadline, the film's budget was over $50 million.
According to exit data, the audience was skewed toward young people (76% under 35 years old) and women (58%), with young women in particular coming to see movies in pairs or groups.this suggests challengers as a communal experience that could propel the next few weekends. fall guy It won't take away any part of your audience.
- 41% – 18-24 years old
- 35% – 25-34 years old
- 22% – 35+
Compare this to the 2022 tennis biopic king richard, 55% of the opening weekend audience was over 35 and 33% over 50, with a similar 60/40 split in favor of women. On the other hand, demographic trends are challengers The big white part is distorted…
- 43% white
- 27% Hispanic
- 17% African American
- 9% Asian
- 4% Others
Warner Bros. handles international territories. challengers It grossed an estimated $9 million over the weekend on 6,344 screens in 52 markets including France, Italy, South Korea, Germany, Mexico, Brazil, Spain and the United Kingdom. Last weekend's Australian and New Zealand release figures were down only -21% this week. Twelve more markets will open next week, including Belgium and the Netherlands, with Japan the last scheduled for June 7th. Internationally, the film cost $10 million, with an estimated worldwide gross of $25 million.
underprovided Tennis films, a subgenre of sports films, have generally performed middlingly at the domestic box office over the past two decades…
- wimbledon (2004) – $16.8 million
- match point (2005) – $23 million
- battle of the sexes (2017) – $12.6 million
- Borg vs McEnroe (2017) – $231,000
- king richard (2021) – $15.1 million
Similarly, Luca Guadagnino's film definitely has a domestic ceiling, even with a Best Picture nomination. call me by your name…
- i am love (2009) – $5 million
- bigger splash (2016) – $2 million
- call me by your name (2017) – $18 million
- Suspiria (2018) – $2.4 million
- bones and everything (2022) – $7.8 million
So why did it happen? challengers Will you be successful if two of your key components aren't normally available at this level? Easy. The Zendaya factor is definitely in play here. The 27-year-old rising actress has already played an important supporting role in the MCU spiderman trilogy and legend dilogy dunes Videos and flashy parts from hit musicals the greatest showman. March's Dune: Part 2 In particular, it gave her a commanding presence in major franchises. And let's not forget her lead performance in the HBO series, which won her a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award. euphoria. With her popularity skyrocketing, it was time for Zendaya to take charge of the movie. She did it with gusto, and now it's all but guaranteed that she's at the top of each producer's A-list.
Perhaps another big takeaway is that female-led romances are back in fashion following the film's success. challengers The same goes for last year's comedy. I don't hold a grudge and anyone but you. These kinds of photos are becoming almost exclusive in the streaming realm (see this year's upcoming photos) your ideas and family circumstances), studios seem to forget that movie theaters are the primary destination for dates.The next big thing in theaters looks like a Blake Lively vehicle it ends with usfell in August.
2. The unsung hero
Lionsgate | New
$7.75 million opening weekend
Lionsgate and the Irwin Brothers' Kingdom Story Company have told the true story of the Smallbone family of Christian musicians. The unsung hero It earned an estimated $7.75 billion and took the No. 2 spot for the weekend on 2,832 screens. This debut is in line with our forecast range of $6 million to over $10 million, an early tracking range heading into the weekend, with the weekend starting to move in the $5 million to $6 million range. . The film also had the biggest opening of the year for a faith-based film, with a reported budget of $6 million, and is on track to gross. Wednesday night's early access screenings and Thursday night previews definitely helped boost Friday's numbers, but here are the three days of screenings.
- Friday – $3,650,000
- Saturday – $2,350,000
- Sunday – $1,750,000
One of the emerging images of 2024 is that it's shaping up to be the year that faith-based films become mainstream at the box office. With the success of the top five, ordinary angel, cabriniand Fathom release The Chosen: Season 4, family values have never seemed so popular or so profitable.Even videos aimed at general audiences like King Arthur It was marketed specifically to Christian audiences and was performed at a similar level to these other works.Let's compare The unsung hero'The start of this year's similarly targeted releases…
- The unsung hero – $7.75 million
- King Arthur – $7.63 million
- The Chosen: Season 4 (Episodes 1-3) – $7.37 million
- cabrini – $7.16 million
- ordinary angel – $6.16 million
- someone like you – $2.97 million
Things to note The unsung hero Unlike previous collaborations like Dennis Quaid's Lionsgate and Kingdom Story Company, no real-name Hollywood actor appeared on screen. i can only imagine (2018), Kelsey Grammer jesus revolution (2023), or Hilary Swank ordinary angel (2024). The film got a big boost from co-writer, co-producer, and co-director Joel Smallbone's involvement with his band, For King & Country, but as we've seen this year, it's one thing after another. We're seeing similar attendance numbers, but there's just a problem. There's a pre-built audience of a certain size that craves this content, and Lionsgate specifically knows how to make the marketing happen.
Warner Bros. continues to lead studio rankings in 2024
Warner Bros. 'His two big releases in 2024 passed major worldwide milestones. Dune: Part 2 704,243 million, which is inching past the $700 million mark. Godzilla x Kong: New Empire It surpassed the $500 million mark with $519.38 billion. The films ranked 9th and 3rd on the domestic charts, respectively. In other words, new empire It is expected to exceed 2014 soon. Godzilla ($529 million) and 2017 Kong: Skull Island ($561 million) Legendary's MonsterVerse is the world's top grossing title. However, in Japan (distributed by long-time Godzilla studio Toho) godzilla x kong Opened in second place with a difference of $2.4 million. Detective Conan Million Dollar Pentagram.The failure to take the top spot may be due to piracy on the US release a month ago, which puts it at a disadvantage compared to domestic champions godzilla minus oneor a simple denial of the American version of Godzilla.
Other notable performances
Universal's blockbuster action comedy overseas fall guy The Ryan Gosling-starring film opened in 3,938 locations in 38 markets with an estimated $8.7 million. The best market was Australia, where it fared better with $2.9 million on 132 screens. bullet train and lost citySpain opened with $1 million (above) lost city and Mad Max Fury Road). Other #1 open countries in the world include the Netherlands, New Zealand, Israel, Ukraine, Central America, Belgium, Sweden, Finland, and Norway.
After scoring big on the opening weekend, they held firm and maintained their No. 1 spot in the second week. civil war ” recorded 7,040,038 million dollars in 3,518 theaters, and finally fell from the top spot in this frame, dropping -38% to 4th place.
It's not often that a movie hits the charts after 2,344 weeks of release, but that's what happened with Fox's seminal 1979 theatrical re-release directed by Ridley Scott. alien” grossed $1.6 million from 1,750 theaters and ranked 11th. Sci-fi horror classic to be taken out of theater mothballs to lubricate new release on August 16th Alien: RomulusThe film is reportedly set sometime in the 57 years between the events of Scott's series starter and James Cameron's 1986. alien.Scott serves as producer Romulus. May to September 1979 alien The film grossed $59,864,651 million, and a slightly longer director's cut version was released in 347 theaters on Halloween 2003, grossing $1,279,565 million in its first week. Over the next three weeks, it grossed an additional $435,827,000. This weekend's performance had a lower PSA ($893) than the 2003 re-release ($2,950), but the theater count was more for publicity than revenue. Romulus Includes a 9-minute pre-screening interview with Scott and the upcoming film's director Fede Alvarez. PostTrak gave this famous film 5/5 stars, reporting 92% as “positive” and 87% as “excellent”, which may be due to the fact that primarily younger audiences were introduced to the film. Or are you a die-hard fan who experienced the film on the big screen?
Sunday Studio Weekend Estimate:
| title | weekend estimate | % change | location | change of location | P.S.A. | Domestic total | week | wholesaler |
| challengers | $15,011,078 | 3,477 | $4,317 | $15,011,078 | 1 | Amazon MGM Sa… | ||
| The unsung hero | $7.75 million | 2,832 | $2,737 | $7.75 million | 1 | lions gate | ||
| Godzilla x Kong: New Empire | $7,200,000 | -twenty five% | 3,312 | -346 | $2,174 | $181.68 million | Five | Warner Bros. |
| civil war | $7,004,038 | -38% | 3,518 | -411 | $1,991 | $56,194,932 | 3 | A24 |
| Abigail | $5,250,000 | -49% | 3,393 | 9 | $1,547 | $18,788,000 | 2 | Universal |
| Ministry of Ungentlemanly War | $3,860,000 | -57% | 2,845 | Not applicable | $1,357 | $15,448,667 | 2 | lions gate |
| kung fu panda 4 | $3,550,000 | -twenty four% | 2,767 | -188 | $1,283 | $184,999,000 | 8 | Universal |
| Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire | $3,250,000 | -27% | 2,627 | -482 | $1,237 | $107,388,000 | 6 | Sony Pictures |
| Dune: Part 2 | $1,985,000 | -33% | 1,334 | -680 | $1,488 | $279,743,000 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| boy kills world | $1,675,475 | 1,993 | $841 | $1,675,475 | 1 | Roadside attractions… | ||
| alien | $1,563,000 | 1,750 | $893 | $63,568,728 | 2,345 | 20th century… | ||
| monkey man | $1,150,000 | -50% | 1,538 | -1,103 | $748 | $23,917,000 | Four | Universal |
| Spy x Family Code: White | $1,100,000 | -77% | 2,009 | Not applicable | $548 | $7,075,000 | 2 | crunchy roll |
| mummy | $1.04 million | 1,236 | $841 | $156,599,000 | 1,304 | Universal | ||
| first hunch | $700,000 | -61% | 1,000 | -1,430 | 700 dollars | $19,248,646 | Four | 20th century… |
| King Arthur | $253,000 | -52% | 411 | -301 | $616 | $24,870,172 | 7 | lions gate |
| long game | $214,000 | -62% | 341 | -484 | $628 | $2,764,176 | 3 | mucho mass media |
| shrek 2 | $170,000 | -69% | 254 | -565 | $669 | $439,641,000 | 1,041 | Universal |
| Until late at night with the devil | $108,101 | -29% | 275 | twenty four | $393 | $9,848,565 | 6 | IFC film |
| sasquatch sunset | $97,964 | -79% | 562 | -294 | $174 | $897,669 | 3 | bleaker street |
| beast | $62,300 | 16% | 117 | 58 | $532 | $280,078 | Four | janus movie |
| La Chimera | $40,000 | -53% | 57 | -55 | $702 | $637,883 | Five | neon |
| one life | $36,557 | -51% | 95 | -28 | $385 | $5,581,546 | 7 | bleaker street |
| spotless | $30,240 | -76% | 55 | -145 | $550 | $15,662,264 | 6 | neon |
| stress position | $26,743 | -11% | 15 | 14 | $1,783 | $63,033 | 2 | neon |
| humanitarian | $25,756 | 56 | $460 | $25,756 | 1 | IFC film |
