The heat wave in August can always bring disappointment to the cinema, but this year it’s been really bad.
If the estimates are justified, Sony Invitation It will move into the $6 million to $7 million range in first place on Friday for $2.6 million from 3,114 theaters.
A horror film that works best with young women, it was widely panned by critics, although it received a C CinemaScore from audiences (in fact, it’s not uncommon for the horror film to receive a C rating).
George Miller’s new movie three thousand years of longing, which had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, opened on Friday to $1.2 million from 2,436 locations, for a projected weekend of about $3 million for seventh place. The MGM and United Artists Releasing title was intended to be released in far fewer theaters as it was more of a specialty title than a mainstream offering, but UAR was urged by theater operators to book the film due to lack of gross production. .
A special movie on Bleecker Street to tear apart He chose to release in 902 locations. Projections have the John Boyega thriller debuting below $1 million for a potential 15th spot.
Back to Sony’s Top 10 Charts Bullet train It should come in second with around $5.5 million to follow. Top Gun: Maverick any Dragon Ball Super: Superhero with a projection of US$ 5 million each.
Top Gun: Maverick It now ranks ninth on the list of the highest-grossing films of all time, without adjustment for inflation. Nationwide, it will end the week with more than $690 million in ticket sales.
Dragon Ball Super is looking down 75 percent or more after listing last weekend with a staggering $20.1 million.
the beastStarring Elba, it is expected to finish in the top five at the box office this weekend with $4.3 million.
The weekend’s domestic box office total appears to be $54 million, the lowest since February. Also, the weekend is down 16% from the same frame as 2021, when the delta variant of COVID-19 was much more relevant in terms of cinema. On the same weekend as last year, an image of terror sweet man It debuted at $22 million while free boy It remained a strong earner with $13.2 million in its third weekend.
Exhibitors are gearing up for a dry August schedule this spring and summer following high-profile studio releases. The drought, at least in part due to further production delays, will continue through September and the first half of October.
Mega-Circuit Cineworld cites pressure to slow down content as one of the reasons it is bracing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US, where Regal Cinemas operates. Wall Street analysts and others argue that movie chains that aren’t saddled with debt, like Cineworld, are much better off as they are.
The box office estimates will be updated on Sunday morning.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
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