Weekend Wrap-Up
Openers, Snowstorm Jonas Bury Box Office
By John Hamann
January 24, 2016
Sixth is The 5th Wave, the latest in a long line of dystopian thrillers aimed at teens. This one features Chloë Grace Moretz surviving waves of disasters caused by an alien presence. Made for $38 million, this one opened on Friday with only $3.5 million and finishes the weekend with only $10.7 million. Like The Boy, this one also earned a B- Cinemascore and was only 19% fresh at RottenTomatoes (all of this weekend’s openers are heading for the bargain bin at Walmart). If there is good news for The 5th Wave, its that it opened to $8.5 million overseas last weekend, and will keep the pain down for Sony as it counts its losses on this one.
Seventh is 13 Hours: The Secret Story of Benghazi, which is one of a very few films that didn’t get absolutely creamed this weekend, as it is likely playing better in the southern states. After debuting to $16.2 million last weekend, the Michael Bay film dropped 40% this weekend to $9.8 million. While the result is nothing to party about, it could have been worse, as this is a Michael Bay film. So far, the $50 million film from Paramount has earned a not-enough amount of $33.5 million.
Eighth is Daddy’s Home, which has its biggest drop in its five weekend run. The Will Ferrell comedy earned $5.3 million, falling a large 45% as Dirty Grandpa steals away some of its audience. The $50 million Paramount release has now earned an impressive $138.8 million domestically, and another $50 million overseas.
Norm of the North is ninth. After opening to $6.8 million last weekend, Norm declined 40% this weekend to $5.3 million. Made poorly for $18 million, this Lionsgate release now has a total of $14.3 million.
Tenth is The Big Short. The Oscar nominated flick earned another $3.5 million and fell 34%. The $28 million Paramount release has a running total of $56.7 million, and has earned another $20 million overseas.
Overall this weekend, given the storm, things could have been much worse. The top 12 films at the box office earned $102.3 million, which wasn’t close to last year, when American Sniper again the led the box office to a top 12 worth $141.3 million. Next weekend, things should turn around. King Fu Panda 3 opens, and should find $50 million or so. Also opening is The Finest Hours, which could also do significant business. The last opener is the wild card, as Fifty Shades of Black could cave completely, or could surprise.
| 1 |
The Revanant |
Fox |
$16,000,000 |
- 50% |
$119,192,000 |
| 2 |
Star Wars: the Force Awakens |
Disney |
$14,257,000 |
- 46% |
$879,290,000 |
| 3 |
Ride Along 2 |
Universal |
$12,960,000 |
- 63% |
$59,110,040 |
| 4 |
Dirty Grandpa |
Lionsgate |
$11,525,000 |
New |
$11,525,000 |
| 5 |
The Boy |
Stx Entertainment |
$11,260,000 |
New |
$11,260,000 |
| 6 |
The 5th Wave |
Sony |
$10,700,000 |
New |
$10,700,000 |
| 7 |
13 Hours: the Secret Soldiers of Benghazi |
Paramount |
$9,750,000 |
- 40% |
$33,483,000 |
| 8 |
Daddy's Home |
Paramount |
$5,270,000 |
- 45% |
$138,780,000 |
| 9 |
Norm of the North |
Lionsgate |
$4,100,000 |
- 40% |
$14,296,203 |
| 10 |
The Big Short |
Paramount |
$3,500,000 |
- 34% |
$56,714,000 |
| 11 |
Sisters |
Universal |
$1,900,000 |
- 59% |
$85,936,000 |
| 12 |
The Forest |
Gramercy Pictures |
$1,758,000 |
- 71% |
$25,065,417 |
| |
Also Opening/Notables |
| |
Ip Man 3 |
Wells Fargo Usa |
$762,400 |
New |
$762,400 |
| |
Monster Hunt |
Filmrise |
$21,000 |
New |
$21,000 |
| |
Aferim! |
Big World Pictures |
$16,420 |
New |
$16,420 |
| |
The Lady In the Van |
Sony Classics |
$187,026 |
+ 204% |
$329,455 |
| |
Anomalisa |
Paramount |
$375,000 |
+ 23% |
$1,411,000 |
| |
The Hateful Eight |
Weinstein Co. |
$1,440,000 |
- 60% |
$51,050,675 |
| |
Joy |
Fox |
$1,160,000 |
- 60% |
$54,219,000 |
| |
45 Years |
IFC Films |
$175,000 |
+ 82% |
$700,000 |
| |
Alvin And the Chipmunks: Road Chip |
Fox |
$1,045,000 |
- 64% |
$82,460,000 |
| |
Son of Saul |
Sony Classics |
$98,367 |
- 19% |
$504,891 |
| |
The Danish Girl |
Focus Features |
$531,000 |
- 26% |
$9,724,000 |
| |
Carol |
Weinstein Co. |
$639,000 |
- 56% |
$10,574,031 |
| |
Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt. 2 |
Lionsgate |
$550,000 |
- 51% |
$280,375,074 |
| |
Brooklyn |
FOX SEARCHLIGHT |
$1,675,000 |
- 7% |
$27,539,000 |
| |
Spotlight |
Open Road Films |
$1,377,417 |
- 17% |
$33,006,762 |
| |
Room |
A24 |
$1,424,886 |
+ 88% |
$7,953,680 |
| |
The Martian |
Fox |
$290,000 |
- 36% |
$227,625,000 |
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Box office data supplied by Exhibitor Relations
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