Saturday, August 16, 2014

The Box Office

... of the animated and related features.

Domestic Box Office Thru Thursday

Teenage Turtles -- $89,242,236

Guardians of the Galaxy -- $197,545,821

Planes: Fire and Rescue -- $54,695,759

Dawn of Apes -- $199,912,360

How to Train Your Dragon 2 -- $170,662,593

Transformers Extinct -- $243,136,930

And of course, there's more news about the movie that sent DreamWorks Animation's stock downward. ...

Forbes:

... "How to Train Your Dragon 2" has surpassed the $494m worldwide cume of "How to Train Your Dragon" just as "Kung Fu Panda 2" surpassed the $631m cume of "Kung Fu Panda". A hit is a hit, no matter where it makes its money. ...

Also noted at the L.A. Times and Cartoon Brew (among other places.)

Add On: The domestic Top Ten now contains halfway animated features (Turtles, Galaxy Guardians, etc.) but none of the 100% variety.

Weekend U.S./Canada Box Office

1). Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PAR), 3,980 theaters (+135) / $7.9M Friday / $10.7M (+35%) / 3-day est. cume: $27M (-58%) / Total est. cume: $116M+ / Wk 2

2). Guardians of the Galaxy (DIS), 3,697 theaters (-391) / $6.9M Fri. / $9.69M Sat. (+40%) /3-day cume: $23.75M / Total cume: $221.4M / Wk 3

3). Let’s Be Cops (FOX), 3,094 theaters / $5.2M Wed. (includes $1.2M late nights) / $3.2M Thurs. / $5.6M Fri. / $6.49M Sat. (+15%) / 3-day cume: $17M+ / 5-day cume: $25.4M / Wk 1

4). The Expendables 3, (LGF), 3,221 theaters / $5.9M Fri. (includes $875K late nights) / $5.6M Sat. (-5%) / 3-day cume: $15.8M to $16M+ / Wk 1

5). The Giver (TWC), 3,003 theaters / $4.7M Fri. (includes $750K late nights) / $4.7M Sat. (0) / 3-day cume: $13M / Wk 1

6). The Hundred-Foot Journey (DIS), 2,043 theaters (+20)/ $2M Fri. / $3.19M Sat. (+55%) / 3-day cume: $7M (-32%) / Total cume: $24M / Wk 2

7). Into The Storm (WB), 3,434 theaters (0) / $2.26M Fri. / $3M Sat. (+35%) / 3-day cume: $7M+ (-58%) / Total cume: $30.9M / Wk 2

8). Lucy (UNI), 2,520 theaters (-627) / $1.57M Fri. / $2.1M Sat. (+35%) / 3-day cume: $5.2M / Total cume: $107.5M / Wk 4

9). Step Up All In (LGF), 2,072 theaters (0) / $750K Fri. / $860K Sat. (+15%) / 3-day cume: $2.25M (-66%) / Total cume: $11.4M / Wk 2

10). Boyhood (IFC), 771 theaters (+265) / $535K Fri. / $845K Sat. (+60%) / 3-day cume: $1.95M / Total cume: $13.6M / Wk 6

Another halfway animated feature, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is out of the top tier but has reached $200,427,000 in domestic ticket sales.

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