1). The Secret Life Of Pets (ILL/UNI), 4,381 theaters (+11) / $15.3M Fri. / $20.1M Sat. (+32%) / $15.1M Sun. (-25%) / 3-day cume: $50.56M (-52%)/Total Cume: $203.15M/Wk 2

2). Ghostbusters (SONY), 3,963 theaters (+11) / $17.2M Fri. (includes $3.4M previews)/ $16.35M Sat. (-5%) / $12.45M Sun. (-24%) / 3-day cume: $46M /Wk 1

3.) The Legend Of Tarzan (WB), 3,551 theaters (-40) / $3.3M Fri. / $4.6M Sat. (+39%) / $3.2M Sun. (-30%) / 3-day cume: $11.1M (-47%)/Total cume: $103.05M/Wk 3

4). Finding Dory (DIS), 3,536 theaters (-335) / $3.3M Fri. /$4.4M Sat. (+34%) / $3.3M Sun. (-25%) / 3-day cume: $11M (-47%)/Total cume: $445.5M/Wk 5

5). Mike And Dave Need Wedding Dates (FOX), 3,008 theaters (+26) / $2.4M Fri./ $3M Sat. (+25%) / $2.2M Sun. (-27%) / 3-day cume: $7.5M (-55%)/Total cume: $31.3M/Wk 2

6). The Purge: Election Day (UNI), 2,671 theaters (-150) / $1.95M Fri./ $2.4M Sat. (+24%) / $1.7M Sun. (-30%) / 3-day cume: $6.08M (-51%)/Total cume: $71M/Wk 3

7). Central Intelligence (WB/NL/UNI), 2,381 theaters (-460) / $1.6M Fri. / $2.2M Sat. (+43%) / $1.5M Sun. (-33%) / 3-day cume: $5.3M (-34%)/Total: $117.5M/ Wk 5

8). The Infiltrator (BG), 1,601 theaters / $1.5M Fri. / $2.2M Sat. (+46%) / $1.6M Sun. (-28%) / 3-day cume: $5.3M/Total: $6.7M/Wk 1 Wed. opening

9). The BFG (DIS), 2,182 theaters (-1,210) / $1.1M Fri. / $1.5M Sat. (+32%) / $1.1M Sun. (-25%) / 3-day cume: $3.7M (-52%)/Total cume: $47.3M/Wk 3

10). Independence Day: Resurgence (FOX), 2,290 theaters (-771) / $973K Fri. /$1.5M Sat. (+52%) / $1M Sun. (-32%) / 3-day cume: $3.45M(-56%)/Total: $98.5M/ Wk 4

OK, so it's obvious that Ghostbusters won't make back its 144 million dollar budget, b/c that's not even including marketing. It'll hit 100 million domestic TOPS.

So, how much in the red will Sony be after this?

Depends on international sales and how well it holds up over the next few weekends.

Central Intelligence outperformed ID42. That's embarrassing.

gotta put the Rock in ID43. problem solved.

I've seen many posts on box office forums stating GB will wind up with $120-150mm because of the usual multiples for Feig's films. But I see this one performing more like a standard tentpole. Next weekend will prove which theory is correct.

I'm guessing it just limps over $100mm.

You jest, but some executive at Fox is thinking about setting up a meeting.

It'll be interesting to see how GB does with Star Trek Beyond and Ice Age: Collision Course opening next week.

Just remember, it's not (at this time anyway) opening in China.

Aware, there are a lot of territories to cover out there that aren't China (thankfully, for them at least). It should do really well in South Korea, but yeah losing China is a big blow -- they seem to like anything big budget.

Mad Max never wound up getting released in China last year either, was curious how a movie like that would do there.

Sure, should make some decent coin in other territories but in China, that's a huge chunk of change. That country is the main reason IIRC there will be a Pacific Rim 2 (made $112M there). Heck, even Need for Speed managed $66M there and supposedly they will be producing a sequel.

We really are going to have a problem in the future as Hollywood makes films directed at China. They have the worst fucking taste in films. Fucking 10 year old boys are more discerning.

It's already having an affect. In the next Bond film, instead of meeting the villain in a casino over a game of Baccarat, they changed it to Chinese checkers.

I hear they break it up with a 40 minute game of Mahjong smack dab in the middle of the movie.

I love Chinese checkers. Never played Baccarat in my life. Now I'm looking forward to the next Bond film.

If it's anything like the Mahjong scene with Anita Mui in DRUNKEN MASTER II, it'll be an improvement over the last four Bond films.

I own that VHS and have seen the movie many times but can't remember what scene you're talking about, my brain is failing me these days.

Unless movies make insane numbers in China, it isn't the future of box office, where they take a huge cut of the box office compared to most other countries.

Talk to Warcraft. China is the reason it will get a sequel...

I assume it's situational - for instance, Legendary Pictures is owned by a Chinese company now, so I imagine their profits off distribution there would be more profitable then say a primary US based studio needing to find a partner. I also wonder how those large Chinese investments in movies play out, like for Iron Man 3.

Warcraft was huge there, hence why I wrote "insane numbers".