FRIDAY: Afternoon industry forecasts show Cineverse Creepy 3 be the biggest clown at the box office this weekend, estimated Friday around $7.7 million for potential Over $15 million 3 days in 2,514 cinemas. It would be a great story for the industry if a small movie like this could live up to all that potential, and if it falters, it's only because it has real fan appeal.
Once again, Cineverse only informed its fans; The threequel's social media reach on RelishMix is 80 million across TikTok, Facebook, X, YouTube and Instagram, which isn't as broad as, say, a studio film like I saw X which before opening had an SMU of 134 million. “When the light is in range, top actresses Lauren Lavera is activated at 166k. and David Howard Thornton at 133,000.” – RelishMix reports on the topic Creepy 3actors.
Second place goes to Universal/DreamWorks Animation Wild Robot in 3848 locations $3.6 million today, o $13.1 million third weekend, -31% and total $83.3 million; standing tall.
The third one belongs to Warner Bros. Joker: Folie à Deux in 4,102 locations, which falls on the second Friday $2.8 million For $8–9 million second weekend, -77%. Put a pin on it. Let's not judge until Saturday morning. Top shelf, that is $53.5 million until Sunday EOD. Joker 2 mostly stores all Imax rooms.
Next up is Warner Bros. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice in 3,408 locations on the sixth Friday $1.8 million and 3-day $6.7 million-34%, with current estimated total through Sunday $275.2 million.
Paramount's fourth weekend Transformers One is next at 2758, a 1 million dollars Friday and 3-day $4.1 million-23%, making the total amount $53.3 million.
And in this sad situation, the rest of the critically acclaimed, widely acclaimed entries and award-winning favorites fail to impress: Sony Saturday night ($1.55 million Friday, $4 million wide break in 2309 locations), Focus features Piece by piece ($1.25 million Friday, $3 million weekend in 1863) and, worst of all, Briarcliff Entertainment Student With 500 thousand dollars today and $1.3-1.5 million hole. This points to a larger dilemma in terms of what viewers want to see immediately when it comes to smaller films and what they read in the streaming menu; this does not mean that these titles were intended for streaming. More to come this weekend.
FRIDAY: The invaluable Cineverse slasher threequel Creepy 3 castrated $2.6 million in Thursday's previews, which started at 8 p.m. There is speculation that this micro-budget film, which cost Cineverse just under $5 million in total through acquisition and P&A transactions, will topple Warner Bros. Joker: Folie à Deux from number one at the box office in its second weekend with $11 million+ To take.
We'll see. It all depends on whether Cineverse's frugal marketing campaign finds a larger audience beyond the primary area it's being promoted to: streaming subscriptions and The blood is disgusting entourage. Writer-director Damien Leone's horror film has a 94% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 78% critical approval rating. PostTrak Comscore/Screen Engine did not capture viewer exits in the image.
“Early ticket sales results Creepy 3 in first place after early announcements has far exceeded our expectations and we are thrilled to see how well Frightening fans have shown support for this new chapter of the franchise,” Cineverse president and CEO Chris McGurk said Friday morning. “This success is proof that a high-quality independent film can remain in the theatrical marketplace despite lack of ratings and competition from big studio films and buzzy festival favorites, and a testament to (producer) Phil (Falcone) and Damien's vision and affiliation with those most passionate about the horror genre.”
Creepy 3 Pay per preview is similar to the 2018 Blumhouse/Universal Tuesday release First Purge, which grossed $17.3 million in three days and $31.2 million in five days – but keep in mind that this comes at a lot of expense for a major studio. It's also a step up from Warner Bros.' $2.5 million announcement. Rise of the Evil Dead last year, which grossed a magnificent $24.5 million over the 3-day weekend.
Joker: Folie à Deux finished his first week with $44.55 million after Thursday worth $1.1 million, -12% from Wednesday. This first-week result is 19% worse than the first week of Marvel Studios' 2023 bomb Miracles, which grossed $54.8 million (yes, it was a PG-13 movie, just the lowest grosser in the MCU based on the math alone), but that's 15% more than the Warner Bros. movie. Furiouswhich grossed $38.9 million in its first week. Miracles dropped 72% in its second weekend, the worst performance ever for an MCU title Furious dropped by 60% in the second session. Marvels finished its domestic run with $84.5 million Furious was set at USD 67.4 million.
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LEGO version of Pharrell Williams from the movie “Piece by Piece”.
Focus functions
Other announcements from Thursday night include Pharrell Williams' Lego documentary directed by Morgan Neville, Piece by piece, what it did 450 thousand dollars from 1,500 cinemas. It is expected to earn between $3 million and $9 million this weekend. The documentary received a solid 60% recommendation and 4½ stars on PostTrak. Thursday's announcements started at 2 p.m. Critics like it at 86% RT.
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Sony
Sony's wide break SNL a movie about the beginnings Saturday night made 370 thousand dollars from the announcements that started on Thursday at 2:00 p.m. This money will be included in today's share. The Jason Reitman-directed film is expected to do the trick $3 million – $5 million this weekend during the national break. The only good news is that viewers are liking the film with a 4.5-star rating and an 84% positive rating on PostTrak, with RT critics having an 80% fresh certificate and a 92% audience rating. During its two-week premiere on the platform, the film has already earned over PLN 731,000. dollars. Last year Sony Stupid money – which competed for awards season glory – grossed $3.3 million from 2,837 theaters in its big run; The picture's suppressed profits were the result of the actors' strike, and talent could not be promoted. Saturday night cost $30 million before P&A.
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Student
Briarcliff
Briarcliff Entertainment Student the movie about young real estate baron Donald Trump and his mentor Roy Cohn didn't do very well 150 thousand dollars in announcements after 4 p.m. on Thursday. Critics love the pic starring Jeremy Strong, Sebastian Stan and Maria Bakalova, which has a 79% fresh certificate, but early Thursday viewers on PostTrak gave it 2½ stars and a 45% strong recommendation. Briarcliff gave this film a chance to win it and premiered it on the big screen amid the Trump campaign threatening its production with a lawsuit. Briarcliff is sentenced to P&A.
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