Weekend Wrap-Up
Batman v Superman: Dawn of a Troubled Franchise
By John Hamann
March 27, 2016
Sixth is 10 Cloverfield Lane, and like Miracles, is another lower budget film finding success. This weekend, its third, the $15 million film earned another $6 million, and fell 52% compared to last weekend. With that small budget, this one got to profitability quite quickly, as it has a gross to date of $56 million.
Deadpool is seventh as it enjoys its seventh weekend in the top ten. The Ryan Reynolds flick earned another $5 million and dropped 38%. Deadpool has now earned $349.5 million domestically, and 12.75 times its production budget worldwide. If Batman v Superman earned 12.75 times its budget, it would gross $3.2 billion.
London Has Fallen is eighth, as it earned $2.9 million to bring its domestic total up to $55.6 million. Sally Field's Hello, My Name is Doris provides excellent counter-programming, as it finishes in ninth with $1.7 million. The small film from Roadside Attractions has earned $3.3 million since opening, against a budget of $1 million. Finally, another limited release film finishes in 10th. Eye in the Sky, a thriller featuring Helen Mirren and the late Alan Rickman, earned $1 million and increases 137% from the previous frame. So far, the Bleecker Street production has earned $1.7 million.
Overall, Batman v Superman alone earned more than any top 12 ever has on this weekend, ever. This weekend, the top 12 films earned a massive $248.8 million, benefiting from an extremely strong top 12. The previous biggest March weekend came when The Hunger Games opened in 2012. That frame pulled in $203.8 million, a ways off from this weekend's. Next weekend, the only opener is God's Not Dead 2, but after reading the reviews for Dawn of Justice, I have to wonder.
1 |
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice |
WARNER BROS. |
$170,100,000 |
New |
$170,100,000 |
2 |
Zootopia |
Disney |
$23,138,000 |
- 38% |
$240,548,000 |
3 |
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 |
Universal |
$18,100,000 |
New |
$18,100,000 |
4 |
The Divergent Series: Allegiant |
Lionsgate |
$9,500,000 |
- 65% |
$46,605,496 |
5 |
Miracles From Heaven |
Sony |
$9,500,000 |
- 36% |
$34,127,000 |
6 |
10 Cloverfield Lane |
Paramount |
$6,000,000 |
- 52% |
$56,011,000 |
7 |
Deadpool |
Fox |
$5,000,000 |
- 38% |
$349,472,000 |
8 |
London Has Fallen |
Gramercy |
$3,000,000 |
- 56% |
$55,600,000 |
9 |
Hello, My Name Is Doris |
Roadside Attractions |
$1,650,000 |
+ 65% |
$3,240,000 |
10 |
Eye In the Sky |
Bleecker Street |
$1,001,202 |
+ 135% |
$1,723,308 |
11 |
Risen |
Sony |
$925,000 |
- 19% |
$36,000,000 |
12 |
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot |
Paramount |
$860,000 |
- 69% |
$21,286,000 |
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Also Opening/Notables |
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I Saw the Light |
Sony Classics |
$50,464 |
New |
$50,464 |
|
April And the Extraordinary World |
Gkids |
$12,101 |
New |
$12,101 |
|
Kapoor & Sons - Since 1921 |
Fip |
$600,000 |
- 39% |
$1,935,000 |
|
Midnight Special |
WARNER BROS. |
$97,000 |
- 49% |
$358,000 |
|
The Clan |
Fip |
$50,000 |
+ 299% |
$69,000 |
|
Krisha |
A24 |
$38,000 |
+ 285% |
$52,558 |
|
City of Gold |
IFC Films |
$90,000 |
+ 29% |
$275,000 |
|
Marguerite |
Cohen Media |
$50,000 |
+ 51% |
$130,000 |
|
Remember |
A24 |
$81,000 |
+ 13% |
$933,533 |
|
Star Wars: the Force Awakens |
Disney |
$805,000 |
- 17% |
$933,663,000 |
Box office data supplied by Exhibitor Relations
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