Traxan

Who's afraid of the big bad reviews?

1 N Suicide Squad WB $135,105,000 - 4,255 - $31,752 $135,105,000 $175 1
2 1 Jason Bourne Uni. $22,710,000 -61.6% 4,039 +13 $5,623 $103,416,020 $120 2
3 3 Bad Moms STX $14,204,000 -40.4% 3,215 - $4,418 $51,050,830 $20 2
4 4 The Secret Life of Pets Uni. $11,560,000 -38.9% 3,417 -260 $3,383 $319,578,780 $75 5
5 2 Star Trek Beyond Par. $10,200,000 -58.8% 3,263 -665 $3,126 $127,901,364 $185 3
6 N Nine Lives (2016) EC $6,500,000 - 2,264 - $2,871 $6,500,000 - 1
7 6 Lights Out WB (NL) $6,005,000 -44.4% 2,581 -254 $2,327 $54,714,252 $4.9 3
8 8 Nerve LGF $4,900,000 -48.1% 2,538 - $1,931 $26,888,794 - 2
9 7 Ghostbusters (2016) Sony $4,800,000 -52.6% 2,545 -507 $1,886 $116,711,936 $144 4
10 5 Ice Age: Collision Course Fox $4,300,000 -60.9% 2,738 -1,259 $1,570 $53,539,797 $105 3

Double_Oh_7

A record opening weekend for Suicide Squad, but expect a record drop-off in week 2.

RichC2

It already started, this was gearing up for $146m+ on Thursday, Friday and Saturday morning

Ranger

Is Warner Bros really in financial trpuble? Batman v SUperman did pretty well and shouldn't they be getting some cash from the cable service sale to Charter?

Defiant1

Batman v Superman did not do "pretty well". $872M global on a $250M budget is meh at best. That should have been a slam-dunk $1B easy but they fucked it up.

RichC2

Naw, they're doing fine financially. They simply could be doing much better with a little due care.

resinrats

LOL if a movie filled with C/D-list characters ends up being the most profitable of DC films and the A-list character films never makes as much.

Super X

True, it took a big drop from Friday to Saturday and those numbers could look even worse if it takes another larger-than-expected drop from Saturday to Sunday. Personally, I enjoyed the film, but I expect the box office drop to be at least equal to what BvS experienced.

B5Erik

I'm betting on a massive DROP for SS next weekend. BVS kind of drop.

We'll see.

PhantomStranger

Audience scores for Suicide Squad have been very good in the younger age brackets. It's only middle-aged people that don't like it.

stingermck

SS gets the August record.

SS Opening Pushes Warner Bros. Past $1B Domestic Mark For 16th Year In A Row

DVDTalk predicts the end of WB in 6 months

Super X

I don't think anybody is saying WB is going down the tube, nor that it isn't a solid opening for SS. But signs are suggesting that SS will follow a similar box office trend to BvS, which clearly isn't what WB was hoping for. And the critical panning of the DC-based films is becoming a trend of its own, which raises the question about what's happening behind the scenes at WB and when it will be righted.

DJariya

Yeah I look forward to the write ups that claim Suicide Squad needs to make like $2B to make a profit.

Traxan

Ok let's talk about something other than SS. Star Trek is looking rough. $127m on a $185m budget. How's it doing overseas?

And Secret Life sure has staying power. Still top 5.

MLBFan24

I contributed to Star Trek this weekend. I enjoyed it, even though I'm not a Star Trek fan (my dad is a fan).

TomOpus

Only $66 million. Not sure if it's opened in all foreign markets yet.

stingermck

Domestic: $127,901,364 65.8%
+ Foreign: $66,500,000 34.2%
= Worldwide: $194,401,364

Production Budget: $185 million

I seriously think Star Trek benefited when Star Wars was not around.

RichC2

It hasn't opened in Japan, China or South Korea which are all pretty solid markets for Trek (nor has it opened in France, Spain, Mexico, Belgium, South Africa, or Brazil amongst others)

Double_Oh_7

Not financially bankrupt, but creatively.

islandclaws

In other news, GB hasn't even cracked $200mm WW yet. Ouch! So much for a new franchise.

Artman

Yeah, I mentioned in the GB thread I anticipated a 225m finish...I'm going to downgrade that to just above 200 now. A handful of markets still to open, but nothing that's going to move the needle much. 2nd lowest grossing movie of the big summer releases, BFG taking first. A yuuuge bomb!

stingermck

Ouch. Didn't realize it was that bad.

DJariya

Looks like Independence Day: Resurgence's foreign money saved it from being an outright bomb

Same thing will be needed for Star Trek Beyond.

resinrats

Wonder if Sony will still go ahead with Ghostbusters 2 instead of admitting their movie failed.

islandclaws

Of course they will. Sony is desperate for a franchise right now.