- Inside Out 2 £6,003,526 -£31,956,489
Dropped 22.7% in its third weekend
Took £1.21m Friday 20.16% (-21.94% £1.55m); £2.5m 41.65% (-27.75% £3.46m) Saturday; £2.293m 38.2% (-16.68% £2.752m) Sunday; £724k Monday up 7%
14th biggest third weekend between Spider-Man: No Way Home and LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring (close to Wonka, Toy Story 2, Avatar and Jurassic World) and the 46th biggest inflated third weekend between Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 and Harry Potter & Prisoner Of Azkaban (close to The Jungle Book, Peter Rabbit, Star Wars: Phantom Menace and Love Actually).
2nd biggest Pixar third weekend between Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 4 and 7th biggest inflated between Toy Story 4 and Incredibles 2 as it continues to perform similarly to those recent Pixar sequels which it was always likely to do.
According to Movio research 880% of the audience were infrequent cinemagoers and mostly female
Pixar sequel’s third weekends
2019’s Toy Story 4 dropped 33% £5,543,052 #2 680 screens and £36,039,107 of £65,802,558; #1 Spider-Man: Far From Home £14,148,624
2018’s Incredibles 2 dropped 24% £5,146,128 #3 661 screens and £33,216,759 of £56.1m; #1 Mission: Impossible Fallout £7,300,103; #2 Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again! £7,104,808
2017’s Cars 3 dropped 38% £1,013,547 #7 606 screens and £7,403,511 of £10,254,953; #1 Dunkirk £8,235,532
2016’s Finding Dory dropped 35% £2,567,085 #2 638 screens and £27,313,178 of £46,258,802; : Suicide Squad #1
2013’s Monsters University up 11% £3,114,562 #2 583 screens and £15,453,747 of £30,554,711; #1 The Wolverine £4,694,092
2015’s Inside Out dropped 45% £1,957,627 #3 623 screens and £22,808,206 of £39,114,257: #1 Fantastic Four £2,686,176
The 25 Pixar films have taken £750m in the UK BO since Toy Story in 1996 and almost £1.1bn inflated.
4th biggest Pixar film between Ratatouille and Wall-E (close to Monsters University, A Bug’s Life, Toy Story and Brave).
134th biggest between WOG: The Curse of the WereRabbit and Incredibles (close to The Lego Movie, Deadpool 2, Slumdog Millionaire and The BFG) and 284th biggest inflated between The Amazing Spider-Man and The Croods (close to Hook, Twister, There’s Something About Mary and A Fish Called Wanda).
- 2. A Quiet Place: Day One £2,933,721 – NE
Took £477,618 (16.3%) from previews (Thursday)
Took £807k 27.51% Friday; £965k 32.9% Saturday; £449k 15.31% Sunday
559th biggest opening between Men in Black 3 and The Good Dinosaur (close to Scream VI, The Village, Sleepy Hollow and Alien Resurrection) and 893rd inflated biggest opening between Sommersby and Jeepers Creepers (close to Fantastic Four (2015), The Haunting, 12 Monkeys and Ghost Rider).
16th biggest horror opening between Scream VI and Insidious 2 (close to Paranormal Activity 3, The Woman in Black, Us and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It) and the 43rd inflated horror opening between The Haunting and Jeepers Creepers (close to The Omen, Final Destination 2, Freddy’s Dead The Final Nightmare and 28 Days Later).
13th biggest 2024 opening between Mean Girls and Back to Black (close to The Fall Guy, One Life, If and Madame Web)
84th widest opening (659 cinemas) similar to Bohemian Rhapsody and close to The Flash, Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes, The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes and Ghostbusters Afterlife; 219th 600+ opener since 2015’s Jurassic World.
The opening was 5.62% of its US opening ($52,202,495) similar to Annabelle: Creation, Black Mass, Speed 2: Cruise Control and Species 2) with previews and 4.7% without; the industry standing is 10% but that rarely happens its normally between 6-8%; while its screen average was £4,477 very close to Kalki 2898 AD £4,477 opening in less than a third of the screens and without PLF and other premium formats.
According to Movio research, 30% of the audience were frequent cinemagoers and mostly male
2018’s A Quiet Place opened £2,696,892 (£704,378 previews) #2 from 526 screens 22.85% of £11,801,912
2021’s A Quiet Place Part II opened £3,567,048 (£1,316,513 previews) #1 561 screens 30.89% of £11,547,774
In 2020 Jeff Nichols was attached to write and direct a spinoff but in October 2021 dropped out of the film due to “creative differences” and was replaced by Michael Sarnoski (previously directed Pig). Jeff Nichols directed The Bikeriders.
A Quiet Place was originally conceived as a Cloverfield movie; 2008’s Cloverfield opened £3,485,956 taking £9,120,932; 10 Cloverfield Lane opened in 2016 £1,601,161 taking £5,029,725 and The Cloverfield Paradox was sold to Netflix. As with A Quiet Place, these two films weren’t originally conceived at Cloverfield Films, (10 Cloverfield Lane was called The Cellar and The Cloverfield Paradox was God Particle). Had the two films been more successful then A Quiet Place would have probably been a Cloverfield film, as they do feel they share the same universe.
2018’s A Quiet Place was the start of the renaissance of Paramount Pictures, the first film released by the studio with Jim Gianopulos as CEO. After its best year in 2012 celebrating the studio’s 100th anniversary, the following years underperformed as they lost Marvel to Disney and Dreamworks Animation to 20th Century Fox. This saw the studio go from #1 in 2012 to #6 in 2013 losing $445m in 2016. The studio suffered from cost-cutting and infighting at Viacom, Paramount is facing similar issues now with losses caused by streaming and rejecting the Skydance Media merger last month. Jim Gianopulos had huge success at 20th Century Fox for 16 years.
As much of what happened on Day One featured in the two previous films, this prequel was needed especially as it didn’t include John Krasinski or Emily Blunt, but it does feature more of the same silent scariness that cinema does so well.
- 3.Kalki 2898 AD £886,366 – NE
Took £425k from previews; Took £235k Weds/£160k Thurs)
Took £210k 24.25% Friday; £171k 19.75% Saturday; £90k 10.39% Sunday
1,855th biggest opening between The X-Files: I Want to Believe and Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (close to Red Eye, The Mask Of Zorro, Revolver and G.I Jane) and 2,471st inflated opening between Multiplicity and Lone Survivor (close to The Frighteners, To Die For, The Negotiator and I Love Trouble).
2,739th widest opening (198 cinemas) similar to Walk the Line, A Little Princess, Forget Paris, In the Line of Fire, The Lawnmower Man, Medicine Man, The Last Boy Scout and Bird on a Wire.
1,037th biggest screen average (£4,477) similar to The Firm and Dances with Wolves (close to Dead Man Walking, 10,000 B.C., There Will Be Blood and The Strangers).
The highest opening for an Indian in 2024 49% more than Fighter (£596k) and the biggest opening not in the English language, 44% more than Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – To The Hashira Training (£614k).
As with many Indian films, it was front-loaded taking almost 45% of Wed/Thurs and 16.19% of its US opening ($5,475,000).
- 4. Bad Boys: Ride Or Die £651,891 – £10,218,053
Down 35.4% in the fourth weekend
Took £193k 29.6% (-32.04% £284k) Friday; £277k 42.48% (-38.72% £452k) Saturday; £182k 27.91% (-33.33% £273k Sunday
603rd biggest fourth weekend between Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire and Ocean’s 12 (close to Heat, G-Force, A Few Good Men and Inside Man) and 898th biggest inflated fourth weekend between Hustlers and Wanted (close to Fast & Furious, Superman IV, Unknown and Days Of Thunder)
12th biggest 2024 film between If and Wicked Litle Letters (close to The Fall Guy, Back to Black, Mean Girls and Garfield); despite much made about The Fall Guy disappointing Bad Boys: Rise Or Die has taken almost £2m less to date.
Fourth weekend
1995’s Bad Boys down 25.7% £343,421 (£786,513 inflation inflated) taking £3,437,765 67.7% of £8,408,498 (£13,673,278 inflation inflated)
2003’s Bad Boys 2 dropped 48.5% £366,679 #6 (£537,212 inflation inflated) and £7,936,232 93.2% of £8,141,704 (£13,673,278 inflation inflated; Finding Nemo #1 £3,887,996
2020’s Bad Boys For Life dropped 45.7% £1,000,628 and £13,098,674 81.4% of £15,953,076
After Bad Boys: Rise Or Die has taken $332m worldwide and the film series has taken over $1bn worldwide Soy Pictures will surely be announcing Bad Boys 5 very soon for release in 2026.
693rd biggest between Final Destination and Deep Impact (close to Oblivion, Rush Hour 3, Die Hard with a Vengeance and Rush) and 1,144th biggest inflated between The Maze Runner and Alice Through the Looking Glass (close to Black Hawk Down, The Hunt For Red October, Falling Down and Natural Born Killers).
Down 45.7% in the second weekend
Took £191k 32.43% (-44.5% £347k) Friday; £241k 40.92% (-44.85% £437k) Saturday; £182k 27.91% (-33.33% £273k Sunday.
1,710th biggest second weekend between Disaster Movie and Are We There Yet? (close to Ferrari, Surrogates, Point-Break (1991) and The Saint) and 2,287th biggest inflated second weekend between Jackie and The Last Boy Scout (close to The Avengers (1998), Family Business, Copland and Running Scared (1986).
25th biggest 2024 second weekend between Madame Web and Priscilla (close to Furiosa, The Beekeeper, The Iron Claw and Imaginary)
Strong second weekend despite the arrival of Kinds Of Kindness and Horizons helped by strong word of mouth and Tom Hardy and Jodie Comer. But Jeff Nichols’s films receive critical acclaim but struggle to find a wide audience as many cinematic directors like Paul Thomas Anderson (Licorice Pizza) and Darren Aronofsky (Mother).
Jeff Nichols’s previous films
2015’s Mud dropped 46% £129,149 #6 89 screens and £506,218 of £859,557
2016’s Midnight Special dropped 69% £153,508 #13 343 screens and £944,683 of £1.2m
2017’s Loving took £950,068
Tom Hardy’s 2012 Lawless dropped 19% £790,378 #4 406 screens and £2,575,336 of £4,048,768.
Jeff Nichols had been previously attached to direct A Quiet Place: Day One but left due to creative differences. He was replaced by Pig director Michael Sarnoski.
2,302nd biggest between 21 and Over and Official Secrets (close to Licorice Pizza, The Color of Money (1987), Stakeout (1988) and Cobra (1986) and 2,757th biggest inflated between Freejack and The Wrestler (close to Carol, La Vie En Rose, Hudson Hawk and Passenger 57).
Also opened
• Kinds Of Kindness – Disney
Opened £322,142 from 474 screens
Took £113k 35.09% Friday; £107k 33.23% Saturday; £102k 31.68% Sunday
Had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival receiving positive reviews (80% on Rotten Tomatoes)
Yorgos Lanthimos’s previous films
2024’s Poor Things £1,819,563 (Includes £254,972 previews) taking £7,566,251
2019’s The Favourite opened £3,973,975 including £1,775,372 previews) £2,198,603 (Fri-Sun) #2 538 screens taking £16,972,417.
2017’s The Killing of a Sacred Deer opened £286,448 #10 from 100 screens taking £862,085
2015’s The Lobster opened £229,619 #9 from 75 screens taking £1,521,066
2009’s Dogtooth opened £26,149 from 16 screens taking £189,815
After making three films for Searchlight Pictures Yorgos Lanthimos Bugonia starring Emma Stone will be released in November 2025 by Universal Pictures.
• Horizon: An American Saga Chapter One – Warner Bros
Opened £150,371 from 404 screens
Taking £47k 31.33% Friday; £53k 35.33% Saturday; £50k 33.33% Sunday
It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival receiving mixed reviews; Chapter 2 will be released on August 16, Chapter 3 started shooting in May and Chapter 4 is in development.
Kevin Costner started developing Horizon in 1988 and it was originally based at Disney in 2003 when he made the film 2004’s Open Range (opened £424,954/£749,585 inflated) taking £872,843/£1,539,625 inflated) in February 2022 it was announced Warner Bros were attached to distribute all of the instalments; has an 181-running time with the four films having 12 hour running time.
Kevin Costner previously directed 1990’s Dances With Wolves (opened £353,490 79 screens (£923,974 inflated) taking £10,598,273 (£27,702,417 inflated); 1997’s The Postman and 2003’s Open Range and has had huge success from acting roles in the ’90s including Dances With Wolves, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, JFK and The Bodyguard but over the last 30 years has had mixed success and his fanbase will be 45+ those who grew up with his films.
Surprisingly Horizons received 4 stars in the PostTrak poll; with 86% Total Positive rating (94% amongst males under 25). Kevin Costner rated low 20% as a director and 19% for Costner as an actor as under 25s probably haven’t seen many of his films, beyond his small role in Man of Steel and Hidden Figures.
The question is who the audience for these films the home is sadly now on streaming as they are unlikely to find the wide audiences they need to be profitable. As seen by the recent Strangers Part 1 the first of three films planned for release this year if the first film comes short of expectations what kind of release will the sequels have?
While the Western genre has struggled with the biggest over the last 15 years True Grit. Django Unchained, The Lone Ranger, The Magnificent Seven, The Hateful Eight and Killers of the Flower Moon. But there have also been many misses over the last 20 years.
Having opened so poorly it will lose most of its screens in its second weekend leaving big questions over Part 2 in August.
UK box office in detail
The weekend’s top 10 box office took £12,103,063 up 7.5% from last weekend’s £11,256,622: 1,528,165 admissions up 10.5% from 1,382,713 admissions.
18th biggest weekend of the last 52 weeks between 24 November 2023 #1 Napoleon £5,235,706 (42.19%) and 20 October 2023 #1 Trolls Band Together £3,051,810 (25.95%)
46th biggest since cinemas reopened out of 189 weeks between 31 December 2021 #1 Spider-Man No Way Home £6,055,345 (49.61%) and 04 February 2022 #1 Sing 2 £5,149,645 (42.67%)
424th biggest top 10 of the last 22 years (out of 1,160) between 31 May 2013 #1 The Hangover Part III £2,917,887 (24.02%) and 13 October 2017 #1 The LEGO Ninjago Movie £3,642,038 (30.12%) and 733rd inflated between 09 November 2007 #1 Good Luck Chuck £1,316,325 (17.15%) and 06 October 2017 #1 Blade Runner 2049 £6,071,625 (53.4%)
The top 3 took (£9,823,613) 81.2% of the top 10; Inside Out 49.6% (£6,003,526); A Quiet Place: Day One 24.2% (£2,933,721; Kalki 2898 AD 7.3% (£886,366)
273rd highest #1 percentage (49.6%) between 31 December 2021 #1 Spider-Man No Way Home (49.61%) and 20 July 2018 #1 Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again! £9,735,930 (49.59%)
412th biggest admissions #1 (758,021) between 12 April 2013 #1 Oblivion (759,477) and 08 December 2006 #1 Happy Feet (757,529)
Down 9.1% from 2023; (£13,307,283); Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny (£7,144,441); Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (£885,056); #1 Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny £7,144,441 743 screens 1st week (53.69%)
Down 10.2% from 2022 (£14,973,318); Elvis (£4,023,573); The Black Phone (£1,384,344); George Michael Freedom Uncut (£68,399); First Blood (40th Anniversary 4K Restoration) (£11,880); #1 Elvis £4,023,573 1st week 740 screens (26.9% of top 10)
Up 21.9% 2021 from (£9,931,625); Fast & Furious 9 (£6,014,132); Supernova (£245,715); Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds (£212,334); #1 Fast & Furious 9 £6,014,132 1st week 594 screens (60.6% of top 10)
2020: Lockdown 1
Down 10.7% from 2019; (£13,549,874); Yesterday (£2,212,380); Apollo 11 (£324,732); #1 Toy Story 4 £8,284,437 2nd week 37% drop 691 screens (61.1% of top 10)
Up 86.8% from 2018: (£6,480,095); Sicario 2: Soldado (£698,466); Tag (£475,373); Adrift (£405,240); Patrick (£299,862); The Bookshop (£65,558); Leave No Trace (£50,445); Zoo (£12,516); #1 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom £2,001,876 3rd week 4th week on release 633 screens 38% drop (30.9% of top 10)
Down 38.3% from 2017: (£19,630,337); Despicable Me 3 (£11,154,904); Baby Driver (£3,605,705); All Eyez on Me (£912,662); The House (£487,542); Alone in Berlin (£108,047); #1 Despicable Me 3 £11,154,904 1st week 608 screens (56.8% of top 10)
Down 21.3% from 2016: (£15,368,987); Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (£4,042,959); Central Intelligence (£3,050,261); Notes on Blindness (£20,049); #1 The Secret Life Of Pets £4,739,295 2nd week 601 screens 51% drop (30.8% of the top 10)
Down 38.6% from 2015; (£19,704,414); Minions (£11,558,946); Knock Knock (£250,825); Slow West (£140,858); The Terminator (Re: 2015) (£66,492); She’s Funny That Way (£22,311); Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (£16,849); Everly (£160); #1 Minions £11,558,946 1st week 571 screens (58.6% of top 10)
Up 15.6% from 2014: (£10,468,569); Mrs. Brown’s Boys d’Movie (£4,301,306); Chef (£605,976); How to Train Your Dragon 2 (Scotland) (£604,325); Walking on Sunshine (£403,490); Cold in July (£156,783); Seve (£47,294); #1 Mrs. Brown’s Boys d’Movie £4,301,306 1st week 522 screens (41.1% of top 10)
Down 44.9% from 2013: (£21,973,402); Despicable Me 2 (£14,822,427); This is the End (£1,390,323); Hummingbird (£206,731); The East (£65,523); Stand Up Guys (£44,845); #1 Despicable Me 2 £14,822,427 1st week 534 screens (67.4% of top 10)
Up 134.5% from 2012 (£5,161,480); Ice Age: Continental Drift – Scotland only (£853,226); Friends with Kids (£357,520); Killer Joe (£208,553); Storage 24 (£131,342); Your Sister’s Sister (£81,098); Joyful Noise (£32,205); #1 Ice Age: Continental Drift (Scotland only) £853,226 1st week 134 screens (16.5% of top 10)
Up 24.5% from 2011; (£9,716,933) Bridesmaids (£3,445,395); Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon (£82,464); #1 Bridesmaids £3,445,395 1st week 482 screens (21.8% of top 10)
Up 284.8% from 2010: (£3,145,120); Get Him to the Greek (£1,569,556); The Collector (£109,519); Whatever Works (£72,678); When in Rome (£61,512); #1 Get Him to the Greek £1,569,556 1st week 389 screens (49.9% of top 10)
Up 23.8% from 2009; (£9,778,033); Year One (£978,008); My Sister’s Keeper (£922,947); Blood: The Last Vampire (£232,190); #1 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen £4,368,024 2nd week 521 screens 48% drop (44.6% of top 10)
Up 8.3% from 2008; (£11,174,084); Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (£4,060,532); Wanted (£3,814,055); Female Agents (£68,412); A Complete History of My Sexual Failures (£12,772); #1 Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian £4,060,532 1st week 546 screens (36.3% of top 10)
Down 42.7% from 2007: (£21,135,733); Shrek the Third (£16,671,727); Hostel 2 (£681,426); The Flying Scotsman (£60,754);#1 Shrek the Third £16,671,727 1st week 536 screens (78.8% of top 10)
Up 90.2% from 2006; (£6,362,835); Over the Hedge (£3,589,038); Just My Luck (£579,306); Cave of the Yellow Dog (£12,623); #1 Over the Hedge £3,589,038 1st week 504 screens (56.4% of top 10)
Up 80.9% from 2005: (£6,688,816); Kung Fu Hustle (£469,211); A Lot Like Love (£417,904); #1 Batman Begins £2,926,042 2nd week 34% drop 516 screens (43.75% of top 10)
Up 124.5% from 2004 (£5,390,891); The Ladykillers (£565,137); The Notebook (£309,507); Eurotrip (£147,439); You Got Served (£68,255); #1 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban £2,029,289 4th week 499 screens 40% drop (37.6% of top 10)
Up 17.2% from 2003 (£10,329,409); Bruce Almighty (£7,260,467); Wrong Turn (£370,562); Nicholas Nickleby (£222,376); Biker Boyz (£65,412); Feardotcom (£23,025); #1 Bruce Almighty £7,260,467 1st week 446 screens (70.3% of top 10)
Up 120.8% from 2002 (£5,480,099); Murder by Numbers (£729,164); Big Fat Liar (£406,105); Birthday Girl (£237,165); Rollerball (£136,243); What’s The Worst That Could Happen? (£69,194); #1 Spider-Man: The Movie £2,605,993 3rd week 507 screens 39% drop (47.5% of top 10)
2023 Next week: (07 July 2023); Elemental (£3,049,002); Insidious: The Red Door (£2,279,084); #1 Elemental £3,049,002 1st week 623 screens (26.6%)
UK Box Office News
May 2024 admissions were 8.1m 15.8% down from 2023 when Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 and down 28.5% from 2019 opened. Admissions for the year to date are 45.82m down 2.6% from 2023 and 34.5% down from 2019. Expected 2024 admissions are 122.4m similar to last year’s 123.61m admissions.
Box office continues to be down a third since cinemas reopened after COVID. The positive is with Inside Out 2 opening with £11,321,387 it was the first time in 6 months (since Wonka) many had been to the cinema) and 87% were infrequent cinemagoers and they will likely return to the cinema in a couple of weeks for Despicable Me 4, Deadpool and Wolverine, and then Paddington In Peru later in the year.
Biggest May 2024 films
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes £12.6m
The Fall Guy £10.78m
If £8.72m
The Garfield Movie £5.49m
Challengers £3.98m
Furiosa: A Mad max Saga £3.88m
Back to Black £2.79m
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (2024) £1.57m
The Strangers: Part 1 £1.51m
US Box Office
- Inside Out 2 – Disney
Down 43% in the third weekend taking $57.52m and $469.29m
8th biggest third weekend between The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Spider-Man: No Way Home (close to Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War, Jurassic World and Barbie).
5th biggest animated film between Frozen II and Shrek 2; 24th biggest between Frozen II and Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope; 110th biggest inflated between Dances with Wolves and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2; 14th biggest Disney between Frozen II and Avengers: Age of Ultron.
EntTelligence reported Inside Out 2 had 5.1m admissions over the weekend and 40m total to date
Inside Out 2 has a 100-day window despite this it will take about 75% of BO within 21 days and 85%+ after 45 days as Despicable Me 4 opens in less than a month.
Recent Pixar sequel’s third weekends
2019’s Toy Story 4 dropped 43.3% $33.86m #2 and $306.11m of $434.03m and $1.073bn worldwide
2013’s Monsters University dropped 56.8% $19.71m #4 and $216.25m of $268.49m and $743.55m WW
2016’s Finding Dory dropped 42.7% $41.81m #1 and $372.16m of $486.29m and $1.029bn WW
2018’s Incredibles 2 dropped 42.2% $46.41m #2 and $440.6m of $608.58m and $1.243bn WW
2015’s Inside Out dropped 43.1% $29.77m #1 and $245.89m of $356.92m and $858.85m WW
Took $108m in 44 territories $545.5m total and $1.015bn worldwide; Mexico $81.9m; UK $40.5m; S. Korea $39.2m; Brazil $39m; Italy $31.3m; Spain $25.9m; China $24m; Germany $23.9m; France $22.4m; Argentina $19.2m; Australia $18.4m.
Taken $32.2m worldwide from 762 IMAX cinemas in 62 territories; $23.7m US and $8.5m internationally.
10th biggest animated worldwide between Finding Dory and Zootopia; 50th biggest worldwide between The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Dark Knight; Biggest 2024 worldwide ahead of Dune: Part Two $711.2m; 25th biggest Disney between Finding Dory and Zootopia.
- A Quiet Place: Day One – Paramount Pictures
Opened $52.2m; received mixed reviews (84% Rotten Tomatoes) and B+ CinemaScore (A Quiet Place B+/96% Rotten Tomatoes)/A Quiet Place Part 2 A-/91% Rotten Tomatoes)
Took $6.8m from Thursday previews; The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes $6.6m; Bad Boys: Ride or Die $5.7m; Halloween Kills $4.85m; A Quiet Place Part II $4.8m; A Quiet Place $4.3m; Annabelle: Creation $4m; Scream $3.5m.
271st biggest opening between I, Robot and Men in Black II (close to Green Lantern, Paranormal Activity 3, Prometheus and The Village)
EntTelligence reported A Quiet Place: Day One had 3.6m admissions
41% of BO was from IMAX/PLF (the norm for these tentpoles)
IMAX took $5.8m US; international $2.5m and China $1m.
2018’s A Quiet Place opened $50.2m taking $188.02m and $340.95m worldwide
2021’s A Quiet Place Part II opened $47.54m (took 20% from IMAX/PLF) taking $160.07m and $297.37m worldwide.
A Quiet Place was in production before Jim Gianopulos joined the studio, but they championed the film giving John Krasinski an extra $1m for more effects and reshoots after seeing an early cut and then premiered the film at SXSW 6 weeks before release generating strong buzz.
Industry reaction is so predictable with Deadline saying the opening of A Quiet Place: Day One along with Mean Girls, Bob Marley: One Love and IF shows they can make excellent mass-appeal films, the problem has been that they aren’t making enough of them. Next week Netflix release Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F surely highlights the problem with the studio over the last decade, the sequel was in development at the studio for decades, swapped Indiana Jones rights for Jerry Bruckheimer in 2013. Within a few months, they had set a March 2016 release date, but a year later Paramount removed it, and then three years later Netflix acquired it. The first two films were hugely successful for the studio, and the third was poorly conceived opting for comedy over action with John Landis directing. At the same time, Amazon acquired Coming2America
Paramount Pictures had its best year in 2012 the year of its 100th anniversary but over the years that followed having lost Marvel to Disney, Dreamworks also to Disney and Dreamworks Animation to 20th Century Fox they dropped from #1 studio to #6 while they released fewer films than their rivals. Things started to change after the release of the first film in 2018 but the problem has been it’s been a stop-start Top Gun: Maverick was a huge global BO hit in 2022 taking $718m with Sonic the Hedgehog 2 #2 $191m Smile #3 $106m; The Lost City #4 $105m; Scream $81m #5 with their other 12 releases taking about $80m combined.
The Viacom years haven’t been good for the studio as Viacom spent most of the time cost-cutting and saw the studio selling off international rights to many of their films in the 90s to their rivals.
What of course helped A Quiet Place: Day One was its strong trailer being played with Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and Bad Boys: Ride Or Die the only adult major release.
Opened $45.5m from 59 territories and $98.5m worldwide; China $9.8m; Mexico $4.7m; UK $3.9m; Australia $2.6m; South Korea $2.5m; France $1.9m; Brazil’s $1.7m.
A Quiet Place Part II had a staggered international opening starting with $22m from 12 territories including $15m from China (68%)
- Horizon: An American Saga Chapter One – Warner Bros
Opened $11.05m; received mixed reviews (39% Rotten Tomatoes) and B- CinemaScore
Took $800k from Thursday previews
Kevin Costner started developing Horizon in 1988 and it was originally based at Disney in 2003 when he starred and directed 2003’s Open Range opened $14.04m taking $58.33m and $68.29m worldwide.
A month ago, it was tracking to open with about $12m
1992’s Far and Away opened $10.19m taking $58.88m and $137.78m worldwide
2016’s The Magnificent Seven opened $34.7m taking $93.43m and $162.36m and 2010’s True Grit opened $24.83m taking $171.24m and $252.27m worldwide; both were reboots and had far bigger stars.
Kevin Costner previously directed 1990’s Dances With Wolves opened $598,257 from 14 screens and expanded into 1,048 screens in the third weekend $9.49m taking $184.2m (took $1m+ for 29 weeks). 1997’s The Postman opened $5.26m taking $17.62m.
Kevin Costner put $38m of his own money into making the films and heavily promoted the film in the UK, marketing was much softer in the UK. He paid for the marketing costs as Francis Ford Coppola will do with Megalopolis later in the year.
He had huge success in acting roles in the ’90s including Dances With Wolves, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, JFK and The Bodyguard but over the last 30 years has had mixed success with small roles in films including Hidden Figures, Molly’s Game, Batman Vs Superman and Man of Steel. His biggest starring role was 2015’s McFarland opened $11.02m taking $44.48m.
Kevin Costner films have taken $2.55bn in the US and almost $5bn worldwide
After the first chapter opened so poorly the question is what Warner Bros will do with Chapter Two set for August and the third film that has been completed and if the fourth film will be made. Kevin Costner paid marketing costs for the film and put up some of the budget.
Sadly, it was predictable Horizon: An American Saga would struggle to find an audience as while it might be the most cinematic film on release the home for these kinds of films is streaming.
- Bad Boys: Ride or Die – Sony Pictures
Dropped 45% in the fourth weekend $10.34m #4 and $165.25m.
293rd biggest fourth weekend between Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and Logan (close to The Meg, Lethal Weapon 2, xXx and Tron: Legacy).
Took $12.7m from IMAX worldwide; US $7.4m and International $5.3m
353rd biggest between Knives Out and Kung Fu Panda 2; 901st inflated between Tango & Cash and Shazam!; 6th biggest 2024 between Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire; 202nd biggest action film between Knives Out and Hannibal; 35th biggest Sony Pictures between 2012 and Big Daddy.
Fourth weekends
2020’s Bad Boys for Life dropped 32.1% $12.01m #2 and $166.33m of $206.3m and $426.5m worldwide
2003’s Bad Boys II dropped 52.6% $6.04m #7 and $1283.09m of $138.6m ($165m inflated) and $273.34m worldwide
1995’s Bad Boys dropped 38.5% $4.31m #3 and $50.21m of $65.8m ($250m inflated) and $141.4m worldwide
Jerry Bruckheimer’s 38 films have taken $5.5bn in the US, $7.8bn internationally and $13.5bn worldwide; most of his biggest hits were released in the 80s and 90s including Beverly Hills Cop, Top Gun, Days of Thunder, Bad Boys, The Rock, Con Air, Armageddon, Enemy of the State, Coyote Ugly and Remember the Titans.
Will Smith’s 29 films have taken $4.1bn in the US; $5.8bn internationally and $9.9bn worldwide.
Bad Boy’s four films have taken $556m in the US and $1.15bn worldwide.
Took $13.1m from 62 territories $166.7m total and $332m worldwide; Saudi Arabia $18m; Mexico $13.9m; UK $13m; U.A.E $9.2m; Germany $9.1m; France $8.5m; Australia $7.8m; Brazil $6.2m; Spain $5.5m; China $4.8m.
486th biggest worldwide between Back to the Future Part II and 22 Jump Street; 6th biggest 2024 between Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and The Garfield Movie; 174th biggest action film between Fantastic Four (2005) and 300: Rise of an Empire; 43rd biggest Sony Pictures between The Smurfs 2 and 22 Jump Street.
- The Bikeriders – Focus Features
Opened $9.69m; received positive reviews (87% Rotten Tomatoes) and B CinemaScore.
Directed by Jeff Nichols; all of his previous films apart from Mud had limited platform openings.
2011’s Take Shelter took $1.73m and $3.71m worldwide; 2016’s Loving took $7.75m and $12.95m worldwide; 2016’s Midnight Special took $3.71m and $7.11m worldwide.
The Bikeriders was made by New Regency originally set to be released by 20th Century Studios having premiered at 2023’s Telluride Film Festival and is set for release in December 2023. It was taken off release after the SAG strike and Regency took back ownership selling distribution tights to Focus Features.
Will be released on VOD on July 9th.
Opened similar to Tom Hardy’s 2012’s Lawless $10m taking $37.4m and $55.4m and 2004’s biker film Torque $9.97m taking $21.21m and $46.54m worldwide.
Took $1.9m from 53 territories $7.5m total and $23.7m worldwide
Also released
Yorgos Lanthimos’s Kinds of Kindness added 485 screens up 317.9% taking $1.57m and $2.08m
Yorgos Lanthimos’s Poor Things expanded into 82 screens in its second weekend taking $1.28m and then into 800 screens in its third weekend $2.11m, By playing in 485 screens in its second weekend its unlikely to expand much further.
Poor Things took $34.55m and $117.62m worldwide. His previous film 2018’s The Favourite took 10 weeks to expand into over 1,500 screens; taking $34.36m and $95.91m worldwide.
2017’s The Killing of a Sacred Deer expanded to 238 screens after 4 weeks); taking $2.29m and $6.93m worldwide.
UK Box Office Top 10
UK Box Office Preview
Inside Out 3 will drop about 25% in its fourth weekend and remain #1 for another week taking £4.3m- £5m (after taking about £2.5m Mon-Thurs) by Sunday will have taken about £40m after 24 days. Despicable Me 4 will replace it at #1 the following weekend opening £10m+ and both will take £50m+.
A Quiet Place Part II will drop about 45% (30% without previews) in its second weekend taking £1.2m-£1.5m
Lionsgate Indian action film Kill will likely be the biggest new release opening similar to Kalki 2898 AD last week (£886,366) opening third. Lionsgate announced this week John Wick producers are developing an English-language remake of the film. Lionsgate acquired US and UK rights to Kill In October after it premiered at the Toronto Film Festival receiving critical acclaim.
Blue Lock The Movie – Episode Nagi could open similar to Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – To The Hashira Training (£614k) over 5 days, these films are so hard to predict as the fanbase is likely small and they are very front-loaded, so might be played out before Friday. This could see Bad Boys: Ride Or Die and The Bikeriders remain in the top 5 for another weekend as the other wide release MaXXXine is unlikely to open with more than £250k as the previous two films have opened.
It is the calm before the storm with Despicable Me 4 opening next Friday, Twisters 5 days later and then Deadpool & Wolverine a week later will see BO rise to the highest level since July 2023 with three £20m+ BO weekends in a row.
Opening in two weeks
- Deadpool & Wolverine – Disney
The sequel to 2018’s Deadpool 2 and now the 34th MCU starring Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin and Matthew Macfadyen, directed by Shawn Levy.
The development of a third Deadpool film started at 20th Century Fox in 2016, was put on hold after Disney acquired the studio in 2019 and plans began to incorporate Deadpool into the MCU. In August 2022 Hugh Jackman said he would reprise his Wolverine role, in the previous films Deadpool mocked Wolverine.
Filming started in May 2023 but stopped after the SAG strike in July, shooting restarted in November
The teaser trailer was released in February during the Super Bowl Disney reported it had been seen 365 million times beating Spider-Man: No Way Home (355.5mn views) but the number included 123m Super Bowl viewers.
The trailer was released on April 22nd featuring Madona’s Life a Prayer (April 22nd was the day Like A Prayer single became #1 in the US in 1989). Another trailer was released on May 20th announcing presales had opened taking $9m in the first 24 hours.
Nine minutes of footage was screened at CinemaCon in April and 12 minutes of footage was shown at CineEurope in June.
It’s expected to open in the US $200m+ in IMAX/PLF/3D/Dolby/4DX and it will likely take about 60% from premium formats.
2016’s Deadpool opened £13,729,803 (including £3,762,513 from 2 days of previews) £12,266,016 (89.4%) from 2D; £1,453,710 (10.59%) IMAX (£14,767,413 inflated inflated) 543 screens taking £37,616,432 (£40,459,239 inflation inflated)
It was 20th Century Fox’s second biggest-ever opening after 2005’s Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith £14,361,469
Deadpool held #1 for three weeks; 2nd weekend £5,694,280 59% drop/43% not including previews)
2018’s Deadpool 2 opened £12,974,669 (including £5,251,978 from 2.5 days of previews); 636 screens (£11.36m (87.55%) 2D; £933,143 (7.19%) IMAX; (£14,322,453 inflation inflated) taking £32,501,893 (£35,878,128 inflation inflated); Deadpool 2’s opening was more impressive as it also had to deal with the Royal Wedding, FA Cup and hot weather. The Royal Wedding had a TV audience of 18m on Saturday afternoon with the FA Cup Final watched by 9m in the evening.
Deadpool 2 was #1 for only 1 week as Solo: A Star Wars Story opened the following weekend at £6,061,231; Deadpool 2 was £3,771,293 (dropped 71%/51% not including previews)
Deadpool & Wolverine has a 4-day opening its opening has to be compared to other MCU films rather than 20th Century Fox X-Men film
Exhibitors will have a job on their hands as Deadpool 3 will be a 15 as the last two films but as it is now part of the MCU, and school holidays younger fans will want to see it but the 15 certificate would stop them legally seeing it.
Deadpool & Wolverine will likely open similarly to Doctor Strange in the Multiverse (£19,765,718); Avengers: Age of Ultron (£18,015,774); Black Panther (£17,700,000) and ahead of Avengers Assemble (£15,778,074); Captain America Civil War (£14,466,681); Spider-Man: Far From Home (£14,148,624) and Iron Man 3 (£13,711,048).
While there will be the predictable headline “What superhero fatigue”. Phase 4 including Blade Widow, Shang-Chi, Eternals, Thor: Love and Thunder, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and The Marvels was always going to come short of expectations of the heights of Phase 4 ending with Captain Marvel, Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: Far From Home.
Deadpool & Wolverine will set up the inclusion of X-Men into the MCU with Fantastic Four likely to feature in the end credits. While many X-Men characters are likely to cameo, in the first two films it was the lesser-known X-Men characters and Deadpool 2 was set up X-Force which of course won’t happen now.
While have tracking for the US opening there is rarely any pre-release data available for the UK
2016’s Deadpool took $363m US and $782.8m worldwide; Deadpool 2 took $324.5m and $785.8m worldwide and the two films have taken over $1.5bn worldwide.