I see what you did there.

https://deadline.com/2018/08/china-b...ng-1202441489/

Christopher Robin banned in China due due to sensitivities between Pooh and the President looking similar.

Ridiculous

They should just have The Rock do Pooh's voice for that version, then they would release it

<<Last Weekend <Last Year	View Index: By Year | By Weekend
TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count / Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week # 1 N The Meg WB $44,500,000 - 4,118 - $10,806 $44,500,000 $130 1 2 1 Mission: Impossible - Fallout Par. $20,000,000 -43.4% 3,888 -507 $5,144 $161,967,284 $178 3 3 2 Disney's Christopher Robin BV $12,430,000 -49.4% 3,602 - $3,451 $50,019,317 - 2 4 N Slender Man SGem $11,325,000 - 2,358 - $4,803 $11,325,000 $10 1 5 N BlacKkKlansman Focus $10,799,000 - 1,512 - $7,142 $10,799,000 $15 1 6 3 The Spy Who Dumped Me LGF $6,600,000 -45.5% 3,111 - $2,122 $24,560,385 $40 2 7 4 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Uni. $5,820,000 -35.4% 2,812 -547 $2,070 $103,831,200 $75 4 8 5 The Equalizer 2 Sony $5,500,000 -37.2% 2,373 -352 $2,318 $89,645,928 $62 4 9 6 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Sony $5,110,000 -36.2% 2,589 -573 $1,974 $146,887,391 $80 5 10 7 Ant-Man and the Wasp BV $4,048,000 -36.4% 1,863 -370 $2,173 $203,518,344 - 6 11 9 Incredibles 2 BV $3,532,000 -29.1% 1,545 -257 $2,286 $589,874,600 - 9 12 N Dog Days (2018) LD $2,630,000 - 2,442 - $1,077 $3,670,972 - 1 13 8 The Darkest Minds Fox $2,100,000 -64.1% 3,127 - $672 $10,945,552 $34 2 14 11 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Uni. $1,965,000 -50.3% 1,237 -677 $1,589 $409,632,945 $170 8 15 10 Teen Titans Go! To The Movies WB $1,770,000 -62.9% 1,437 -1,751 $1,232 $25,546,544 $10 3 16 12 Eighth Grade A24 $1,625,000 -43.0% 1,084 - $1,499 $10,092,043 - 5 17 13 Death of a Nation QF $950,000 -59.7% 825 -180 $1,152 $4,483,941 - 2 18 15 Three Identical Strangers Neon $700,600 -30.5% 326 -79 $2,149 $9,686,192 - 7

Weekend Estimates. The Meg opened to $141m worldwide.

I'm glad to see Mission Impossible still holding on strong.

Was hoping Christopher Robin would have a stronger second week. Although I guess Winnie the Pooh movies have never been huge hits despite the character recognition.

I'm hoping BlacKkKlansman, with its strong PSA and high Cinemascore rating, will turn out to be the big sleeper hit of the summer. I don't see it playing well with the Flyover State crowd, and "urban" (black-perceived) films tend to drop faster. Great movie either way.

Early numbers this weekend:

Crazy Rich Asians plummeted from $26.4m last weekend to $25.5m this weekend, a devastating 4% drop for the movie for a $77.6m domestic gross. /s

There are no real comps for that one. Borat opened in a similar range and was up 6% in it's second weekend, but it also had a limited release it's first weekend and was rated R. Similarly, Wedding Crashers and Hangover were R and had 25% drops their second weekends. Both of those closed well above $200m domestic, as Crazy Rich Asians likely will too (not sure it'll reach Hangover ($277m domestic) or Big Fat Greek ($241m domestic) Wedding levels, but it should be high)


Happytime Murders didn't do so hot and looks to be landing around $10.2m for the weekend, placing third behind The Meg ($11.6m, which would put it at $103m after this weekend).

Industry estimates for the weekend of Aug. 24-26:

<thead> </thead> thumb rank film dis. screens (chg) fri 3-day (-%) total wk 1 Crazy Rich Asians WB 3,526 (+142) $7M (-4%) $25.5M (-4%)  $77.4M 2 2 The Meg WB 4,031 (-87) $3.2M (-44%) $11.6M (-45%) $103.8M 3 3 The Happytime Murders STX 3,256 $3.95M $10.2M  $10.2M 1 4 M:I – Fallout Par/Sky 3,052 (-430) $2.2M (-27%) $8.2M (-23%) $194.1M 5 5 Alpha S8/Sony 2,719 $1.6M (-52%) $5.7M (-45%) $20.2M 2 6 Mile 22 STX 3,520 $1.6M (-70%) $5.6M (-59%) $24.7M 2 7 Christopher Robin Dis 3,394 (-208) $1.55M (-42%) $5.5M (-38%) $76.7M 4 8 BlacKkKlansman Foc 1,914 (+126) $1.4M (-29%) $5M (-32%) $31.7M 3 9 slender Man Sony 2,065 (-293) $775K (-45%) $2.5M (-47%)  $25.1M 3 10 A.X.L. GR 1,710 $792K $2.35M $2.35M 1

BlacKKKlansman is Spike Lee's 4th highest grossing movie so far, it'll be his 3rd highest grossing after its run (behind 2006's Inside Man and 1992's Malcolm X).

Ant-man and the Wasp should be around $211m domestic after this weekend. It just had a huge $24m Friday in China and will pass the original's worldwide gross next weekend.

Mission Impossible Fallout opens in China next weekend which should boost its worldwide b.o. a substantial bit.

Wow, awesome for Crazy Rich Asians.

Crazy awesome for Crazy Rich Asians. Sequel is 100% guaranteed now.

8/26 Estimates

Ant-man and the Wasp blew past Ant-man's worldwide gross this weekend thanks to a strong opening in China.

<<Last Weekend <Last Year	View Index: By Year | By Weekend
TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count / Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week # 1 1 Crazy Rich Asians WB $25,010,000 -5.7% 3,526 +142 $7,093 $76,817,947 $30 2 2 2 The Meg WB $13,030,000 -38.4% 4,031 -87 $3,232 $105,300,646 $130 3 3 N The Happytime Murders STX $10,020,000 - 3,256 - $3,077 $10,020,000 $40 1 4 4 Mission: Impossible - Fallout Par. $8,000,000 -25.7% 3,052 -430 $2,621 $193,900,660 $178 5 5 6 Disney's Christopher Robin BV $6,340,000 -28.5% 3,394 -208 $1,868 $77,628,783 - 4 6 3 Mile 22 STX $6,030,000 -56.0% 3,520 - $1,713 $25,170,954 $50 2 7 5 Alpha Studio 8 $5,600,000 -45.9% 2,719 - $2,060 $20,160,574 $51 2 8 7 BlacKkKlansman Focus $5,345,000 -27.6% 1,914 +126 $2,793 $32,037,540 $15 3 9 N A.X.L. Global Road $2,939,356 - 1,710 - $1,719 $2,939,356 - 1 10 8 Slender Man SGem $2,785,000 -42.0% 2,065 -293 $1,349 $25,403,116 $10 3 11 9 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Sony $2,500,000 -33.7% 1,802 -385 $1,387 $158,617,389 $80 7 12 11 The Equalizer 2 Sony $2,005,000 -30.0% 1,914 +26 $1,048 $98,025,332 $62 6 13 10 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Uni. $1,910,000 -43.9% 1,557 -713 $1,227 $115,267,110 $75 6 14 12 Ant-Man and the Wasp BV $1,804,000 -31.8% 1,178 -342 $1,531 $211,470,699 - 8 15 14 Incredibles 2 BV $1,654,000 -28.2% 1,060 -178 $1,560 $597,066,966 - 11 16 N Papillon (2018) BST $1,150,750 - 544 - $2,115 $1,150,750 - 1 17 13 The Spy Who Dumped Me LGF $1,060,000 -59.5% 1,295 -1,114 $819 $32,338,142 $40 4 18 15 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Uni. $755,000 -34.8% 608 -206 $1,242 $413,025,695 $170 10 19 18 Eighth Grade A24 $440,000 -40.2% 366 -176 $1,202 $12,480,476 - 7

Crazy Rich Asians keeps on rolling. heading towards $30 million holiday weekend. what a site to behold...

Weekend Estimates 9/2 @ 3 Days:

<<Last Weekend <Last Year	View Index: By Year | By Weekend
TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count / Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week # 1 1 Crazy Rich Asians WB $22,235,000 -10.4% 3,865 +339 $5,753 $110,961,388 $30 3 2 2 The Meg WB $10,530,000 -17.8% 3,761 -270 $2,800 $120,516,416 $130 4 3 4 Mission: Impossible - Fallout Par. $7,000,000 -13.4% 2,639 -413 $2,653 $204,346,529 $178 6 4 N Operation Finale MGM $6,000,000 - 1,818 - $3,300 $7,727,095 $24 1 5 22 Searching SGem $5,700,000 +1,366.2% 1,207 +1,198 $4,722 $6,208,480 - 2 6 6 Disney's Christopher Robin BV $5,032,000 -19.6% 2,925 -469 $1,720 $85,440,868 - 5 7 7 Alpha Studio 8 $4,450,000 -25.9% 2,881 +162 $1,545 $27,372,220 $51 3 8 3 The Happytime Murders STX $4,410,000 -53.7% 3,256 - $1,354 $17,025,694 $40 2 9 8 BlacKkKlansman Focus $4,140,000 -18.8% 1,766 -148 $2,344 $38,330,825 $15 4 10 5 Mile 22 STX $3,580,000 -43.8% 2,950 -570 $1,214 $31,776,334 $50 3 11 15 Incredibles 2 BV $3,162,000 +92.5% 2,890 +1,830 $1,094 $601,022,913 - 12 12 N Kin LGF $3,020,000 - 2,141 - $1,411 $3,020,000 - 1 13 11 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Sony $2,040,000 -19.7% 1,421 -381 $1,436 $161,941,006 $80 8 14 10 Slender Man SGem $1,830,000 -34.4% 1,534 -531 $1,193 $28,189,809 $10 4 15 N Ya Veremos PNT $1,800,000 - 369 - $4,878 $1,800,000 - 1 16 18 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Uni. $1,470,000 +98.2% 1,556 +948 $945 $414,757,140 $170 11 17 12 The Equalizer 2 Sony $1,460,000 -28.2% 1,476 -438 $989 $100,361,362 $62 7 18 9 A.X.L. Global Road $1,353,700 -51.6% 1,710 - $792 $5,138,635 - 2 19 14 Ant-Man and the Wasp BV $1,337,000 -25.4% 830 -348 $1,611 $213,497,458 - 9 20 13 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Uni. $1,255,000 -37.3% 1,010 -547 $1,243 $117,702,120 $75 7 21 25 Juliet, Naked RAtt. $804,025 +234.0% 318 +275 $2,528 $1,252,955 - 3

Crazy Rich Asians didn't hold the early 6% estimate and instead plummeted a devastating 10%. Yeah no, that movie is fucking crushing it.

The Meg is doing very damn well also and has raked in $462m worldwide.

Mission:Impossible Fallout opened at $77.3m in China, a franchise high, and is now at $647m, about $12m shy of Rogue Nation but will a ton of heat behind it still. It should have no problems topping Ghost Protocol as the highest grossing entry worldwide (or Mission Impossible II in the US, it's about $11m shy there).

The Incredibles 2 crossed $600m US, $1.16b+ worldwide, and is the 2nd highest grossing animated feature to date.

Ant-man and the Wasp is now at $594m worldwide, the original pulled $519m at the end of its run.

Wow, Crazy Rich Asians is still going strong. I liked it and all, but I'm really surprised at the strong retention. But I guess at this point in the summer, the competition has been pretty weak for it.

I saw Searching last week and enjoyed it. Impressive debut for being a limited release.

I'm really happy to see Crazy Rich Asians and Searching do well. Even the Netflix movie To All the Boys I've Loved has been getting some love on social media, so a lot of movies with Asian lead actors doing well lately.

I'm glad to see Disney's Christopher Robin hanging in there. It's a great family movie.

Cute, well done live action family movies with animated bears seem to struggle a bit in the US--I blame Ted.

Peppermint overtook Crazy Rich Asians for #2 this weekend in the Actuals:

<<Last Weekend <Last Year	View Index: By Year | By Weekend
TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count / Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week # 1 N The Nun WB (NL) $53,807,379 - 3,876 - $13,882 $53,807,379 $22 1 2 N Peppermint STX $13,423,255 - 2,980 - $4,504 $13,423,255 $25 1 3 1 Crazy Rich Asians WB $13,148,404 -40.1% 3,865 - $3,402 $135,770,569 $30 4 4 2 The Meg WB $6,094,327 -42.2% 3,511 -250 $1,736 $131,637,101 $130 5 5 4 Searching SGem $4,570,235 -24.7% 2,009 +802 $2,275 $14,366,365 - 3 6 3 Mission: Impossible - Fallout Par. $3,885,798 -44.7% 2,334 -305 $1,665 $212,202,565 $178 7 7 6 Disney's Christopher Robin BV $3,404,931 -35.5% 2,518 -407 $1,352 $91,934,021 - 6 8 5 Operation Finale MGM $2,871,184 -52.3% 1,818 - $1,579 $13,935,630 $24 2 9 9 BlacKkKlansman Focus $2,609,915 -37.9% 1,547 -219 $1,687 $43,498,445 $15 5 10 7 Alpha Studio 8 $2,517,768 -44.6% 2,521 -360 $999 $32,460,286 $51 4 11 N God Bless the Broken Road Free $1,386,254 - 1,272 - $1,090 $1,386,254 - 1 12 11 Incredibles 2 BV $1,352,194 -59.9% 1,446 -1,444 $935 $604,465,699 - 13 13 10 Mile 22 STX $1,206,503 -68.0% 1,802 -1,148 $670 $35,111,649 $50 4 14 13 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Sony $1,121,921 -47.1% 1,012 -409 $1,109 $164,233,534 $80 9 15 8 The Happytime Murders STX $1,082,377 -75.3% 1,839 -1,417 $589 $20,027,804 $40 3

Weekend #s:

<<Last Weekend <Last Year	View Index: By Year | By Weekend
TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count / Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week # 1 N The Predator (2018) Fox $24,000,000 - 4,037 - $5,945 $24,000,000 $88 1 2 1 The Nun WB (NL) $18,200,000 -66.2% 3,876 - $4,696 $85,076,325 $22 2 3 N A Simple Favor LGF $16,050,000 - 3,102 - $5,174 $16,050,000 - 1 4 N White Boy Rick Studio 8 $8,800,000 - 2,504 - $3,514 $8,800,000 $29 1 5 3 Crazy Rich Asians WB $8,700,000 -33.8% 3,385 -480 $2,570 $149,551,904 $30 5 6 2 Peppermint STX $6,070,000 -54.8% 2,980 - $2,037 $24,245,804 $25 2 7 4 The Meg WB $3,805,000 -37.6% 2,851 -660 $1,335 $137,087,190 $130 6 8 5 Searching SGem $3,200,000 -30.0% 2,009 - $1,593 $19,621,103 - 4 9 N Unbroken: Path to Redemption PFR $2,350,000 - 1,620 - $1,451 $2,350,000 - 1 10 6 Mission: Impossible - Fallout Par. $2,315,000 -40.4% 1,761 -573 $1,315 $216,135,337 $178 8 11 7 Disney's Christopher Robin BV $2,028,000 -40.4% 1,902 -616 $1,066 $95,021,487 - 7 12 9 BlacKkKlansman Focus $1,295,000 -50.4% 942 -605 $1,375 $45,944,950 $15 6 13 20 The Wife SPC $1,227,510 +91.8% 541 +388 $2,269 $3,536,249 - 5 14 8 Operation Finale MGM $1,185,000 -58.7% 1,472 -346 $805 $16,331,305 $24 3 15 10 Alpha Studio 8 $1,020,000 -59.5% 1,534 -987 $665 $34,361,017 $51 5 16 12 Incredibles 2 BV $764,000 -43.5% 710 -736 $1,076 $605,633,025 - 14 17 14 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Sony $755,000 -32.7% 673 -339 $1,122 $165,261,099 $80 10 18 11 God Bless the Broken Road Free $455,000 -67.2% 1,201 -71 $379 $2,425,232 - 2 19 21 Ant-Man and the Wasp BV $393,000 -36.5% 356 -192 $1,104 $215,410,791 - 11 20 22 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Uni. $360,000 -39.5% 455 -159 $791 $119,735,935 $75 9

Unadjusted, Mission Impossible Fallout finally passed Mission Impossible II for highest domestic gross (not even close with Adjusted though), the movie has grossed $760m worldwide (also #1 unadjusted by about $70m).

The 66.2% drop for the Nun is the largest second weekend decline in the Conjuring Universe.

Fox surely wanted a bigger opening weekend for the Predator.

From Box Office Guru:

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Here's the full chart:

<<Last Weekend <Last Year	View Index: By Year | By Weekend
TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count / Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week # 1 N The House With A Clock In Its Walls Uni. $26,850,000 - 3,592 - $7,475 $26,850,000 $42 1 2 3 A Simple Favor LGF $10,400,000 -35.0% 3,102 - $3,353 $32,562,414 - 2 3 2 The Nun WB (NL) $10,250,000 -43.8% 3,707 -169 $2,765 $100,895,307 $22 3 4 1 The Predator (2018) Fox $8,700,000 -64.7% 4,070 +33 $2,138 $40,435,122 $88 2 5 5 Crazy Rich Asians WB $6,515,000 -25.0% 2,802 -583 $2,325 $159,439,483 $30 6 6 4 White Boy Rick Studio 8 $5,000,000 -43.6% 2,504 - $1,997 $17,410,368 $29 2 7 6 Peppermint STX $3,720,000 -38.0% 2,680 -300 $1,388 $30,332,559 $25 3 8 N Fahrenheit 11/9 Briarcliff $3,101,000 - 1,719 - $1,804 $3,101,000 - 1 9 7 The Meg WB $2,350,000 -39.2% 2,003 -848 $1,173 $140,522,919 $130 7 10 8 Searching SGem $2,175,000 -31.6% 1,787 -222 $1,217 $23,115,344 - 5 11 N Life Itself (2018) Amazon $2,106,200 - 2,609 - $807 $2,106,200 - 1 12 10 Unbroken: Path to Redemption PFR $1,335,000 -40.4% 1,484 -136 $900 $4,590,522 - 2 13 9 Mission: Impossible - Fallout Par. $1,165,000 -49.0% 871 -890 $1,338 $218,139,667 $178 9 14 11 Disney's Christopher Robin BV $1,053,000 -51.0% 1,252 -650 $841 $96,888,797 - 8 15 N Assassination Nation Neon $1,028,600 - 1,403 - $733 $1,028,600 - 1