From left: Mary Steenburgen, Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton and Candice Bergen in the Book Club: The Next Chapter featured features.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON: At the moment Focus Features’ Book Club: The Next Chapter aiming for a debut in third place $2.1 million today (including Thursday previews) and a $7M 3 days in 3,508 cinemas. We’ll have to wait and see what boost, if any, this Mother’s Day Sunday re-imagining of Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen gets. There are no circuits offering any discounts, similar to the previous, older Season 5 women’s title, 80 for Brady. I’ve been told that exhibitors are running value-added promotions with the sale of Book Club 2 tickets, e.g. B. Complimentary mimosas and margheritas.
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol.3
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 And Super Mario Bros Movie occupy the top positions. The Marvel Cinematic Universe Threequel sees one $15M second Friday, -69%, for a 3-day course $54 to $55 million (-54%) at 4,450 locations. The holding value on the second weekend is not far from that of GOTG2 and GOTG on the second weekend at -55%, however, the second weekend of the former picture was higher at $65.2M while GOTG made $42.1M. The current balance of GOTG3 until Sunday should be correct $207.9 million.
Illumination/Universal/Nintendo’s Super Mario, booked at 3,800, is planning a sixth Friday $2.9 million3 days $13.3 million-28%, and running total of $536.2 million.
New Lines Evil Dead RiseBooked in 2,821 theaters, sees a $1 million Fourth Friday for 3 days $3.6 million (-39%) and a running total through Sunday of $60M. The film, executive produced by Sam Raimi, has already surpassed the domestic total of the 2013 Fede Alvarez-directed remake, which ended its run at $54.2 million.
In fifth place, it’s Lionsgate’s third weekend are you there god it’s me margaret at 2,359 locations $2.3 million-28%, after a $515,000 Friday and running total $16.3 million.
Ben Affleck in Ketchup Entertainment’s “Hypnotic.”
Ben Affleck noir by Robert Rodriguez, Hypnotic, comes from Ketchup Entertainment in 2,118 theaters. There were some TV spots. What does that mean in terms of money? A Friday that lies in between $800,000 to $900,000 And $2.2 to $2.3 million Opening.
FRIDAY AM: The box office and industry need counter-programming after multiple non-tentpoles were crushed by Super Mario Bros. Movie and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and that will hopefully be Focus Features’ Book Club: The Next Chapter. With $500,000 in Thursday previews, the film is expected to have a $7 million to $10 million gross in 3,507 theaters. Hopefully it’s in the double digits, which will make itself felt on Mother’s Day when the universal specialty label expects business to pick up.
In turn, Brady’s 80, another Jane Fonda film earlier in the year, grossed $750,000 The film subsequently opened for $12.7 million in Thursday previews, which began at 3 p.m., but the film offered concession tickets at most major theaters to attract older female audiences. In this post-pandemic environment, this debut was a win for us older female distortion film. Hopefully Book Club 2 can do the same.
The first Book Club was a domestic acquisition by Paramount and turned out to be a sleeper with a starting $13.5 million and five exits for a domestic purchase of $68.5 million – very good for the days before Pandemic for a film like this. Paramount wasn’t interested in the sequel, so financier Fifth Season sold the film to Focus Features worldwide. a negative bounce in the $20+ million range. The fifth season was also past 80 for Brady, which cost around $20 million and grossed $40.2 million.
Disney/Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will dominate the second weekend with a hopeful -60% hold, which translates to around $47 million. The first week of the James Gunn-directed Threequels grossed $152.6 million in 4,450 theaters, which is 17% less than the first week of Volume 1. 2 ($183.1 million, which ended at $389.8 million) and is up 14% over the first week of the original GOTG ($134.3 million, final US BO of $333.1 million U.S. dollar). Thursday was $7.1 million despite Wednesday.
Illumination/Universal/Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. movie grossed $1 million last night in its fifth week, $23.6 million in 3,909 theaters and $523.2 million overall.
New Line’s “Evil Dead Rise” grossed $490,000, down1% from Wednesday, for a third week of $8 million in 3,036 theaters and ongoing sales of $56.4 million.
Lionsgates are you there god It’s Me Margaret earned $289,000, -17% from Wednesday, for a second week of $4.76 million and domestic revenue of $14 million.
Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 4 grossed $223,000 from 1,658 theaters yesterday, down2% for a seventh week of $3.3 million from 1,658 theaters and a running total of $181 million.