| Rank | Title | Domestic Gross (Weekend) | Worldwide Gross (Cume) | Week # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beauty and the Beast (2017) | $170,000,000 | $350,000,000 | 1 |
| 2 | Kong: Skull Island | $28,850,000 | $259,325,294 | 2 |
| 3 | Logan | $17,500,000 | $524,064,372 | 3 |
| 4 | Get Out | $13,249,475 | $136,017,620 | 4 |
| 5 | The Shack | $6,130,000 | $43,046,743 | 3 |
Notable Box Office Stories:
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If you are personally sick of live-action Disney remakes then you got a rough road ahead of you as Beauty and the Beast smashed not only the records of its predecessors in the live action Disney remake movement but also broke several major box office records by opening at #1 with an incredible $170M. That means the film has beaten the all time March opening weekend record set by Batman v Superman ($166M) last year and destroyed the PG opening weekend record set by Finding Dory ($135M), also last year. The film is already the third highest grossing live-action musical of all time just from this weekend alone and will pass Grease ($188M) to become the highest grossing live-action musical ever by week's end. Compared to previous live-action Disney remakes Beauty and the Beast stands above them as well, as the film opened more than $50M over previous record holder Alice in Wonderland and $70M above last year's The Jungle Book. Overseas the film set even more records, as it was the highest PG opening ever in the UK opening to an impressive $22.8M overseas. The film notably did lose the Malaysia market due to the inclusion of a gay character but that market has never been a major one. The real questionable one was Russia, which has significant buying power and who gave the film an adults only rating for their "anti-gay propaganda" laws. However despite the stricter rating the film is still projected to open to $6.8M in the country. The biggest market of all had no issues with the gay character content as the film opened cut free in China to a fantastic $48M, better than the lifetime runs of Alice in Wonderland and Maleficent in the country. The legs for the film are also looking good, as despite solid but not rave reviews the film earned an excellent A rating on Cinemascore. The breakdown of the audience was 60% female for the weekend and 52% under the age of 25, so this could see major potential in key markets as the weeks go on. With limited major competition until Fate of the Furious (which even then appeals to a different demo) there is a lot of room for Beauty and the Beast to hold and almost certainly become the first $1B film of 2017.
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Well not everything Blumhouse touches can be a smash hit as their latest distributed release The Belko Experiment performed to their very modest expectations, opening at #6 to $4M. The film (written by James Gunn of Guardians of the Galaxy fame) was clearly hoping to perform as a surprise counter-programing hit, but failed to even gain more attention than Blumhouse's own Get Out which made $13M in its fourth week this weekend. However that number is basically on track with what Blumhouse was expecting not to mention the film is only in 1,100 theater, more than half of Get Out's screen space. Belko wasn't even a Blumhouse original but a property developed by Orion that was picked up by Blumhouse Tilt, a side venture that focuses on smaller releases and strong VOD strategies. With a budget of only $5 mil, Belko will do just fine and the with the crazy success of Split and Get Out, Blumhouse has basically paid for all their films for the next year. Belko worked exactly as it needed to, no more no less.
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While I'm certain many of you were disappointed to discover the US release of T2 Trainspotting was only in 5 theaters this weekend the few of you who did manage to see it went in droves as the film earned an excellent $180K this weekend, a per theater average of $36,000. This should speak well to a bigger expansion in the coming weeks and if it continues to hold well there may even be a a wide release in the future. The film has already earned $33M overseas, mostly lead by the UK of course so there isn't really any big financial panic about the US numbers. The other big indie release this week was the latest from Terrence Malick Song to Song which opened in 4 theaters to a solid $53,945, a per theater average of $13,486. The film is the third Malick film in a row to receive middling reviews and will likely not pass $1M in domestic gross, much like his previous two films.
Films Reddit Wants to Follow
This is a segment where we keep a weekly tally of currently showing films that aren't in the Top 5 that fellow redditors want updates on. If you'd like me to add a film to this chart, make a comment in this thread.
| Title | Domestic Gross (Cume) | Worldwide Gross (Cume) | Budget | Week # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your Name | N/A | $328,013,836 | Unk | 29 |
| Moonlight | $27,252,471 | $50,344,270 | $1.5M | 22 |
| Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them | $233,868,941 | $812,368,941 | $180M | 18 |
| Moana | $248,060,698 | $606,060,698 | $150M | 15 |
| La La Land | $149,764,184 | $426,864,184 | $30M | 15 |
| Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | $530,748,532 | $1,054,483,538 | $200M | 14 |
| Sing | $269,347,740 | $589,847,740 | $75M | 13 |
| Split | $136,870,965 | $256,870,965 | $10M | 9 |
| John Wick: Chapter Two | $89,790,804 | $158,090,804 | $40M | 6 |
Notable Film Closings
| Title | Domestic Gross (Cume) | Worldwide Gross (Cume) | Budget |
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| Doctor Strange | $232,641,920 | $677,551,307 | $165M |
| xXx: The Return of Xander Cage | $44,898,413 | $345,898,413 | $85M |
| Monster Trucks | $33,370,166 | $64,361,194 | $125M |
| Underworld: Blood Wars | $30,353,973 | $81,093,313 | $35M |
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