JamesG
11-01-2015, 10:21 PM
The Martian Tops Worst Weekend of 2015
by Brad Brevet
November 1, 2015
For the third weekend in a row the conversation concerns new films failing to meet expectations, though this Halloween weekend in particular is even more dire.
With newcomers Burnt and Our Brand is Crisis falling well below even the most pessimistic of predictions, this was the worst weekend of 2015 yet with the top twelve tallying an estimated $62 million. That's $3.8 million below the first weekend in September when War Room topped the box office in its second weekend in release with only $9.4 million.
However, in more positive news, Sony reports Spectre is breaking records left and right as it hits theaters overseas.
Beginning with the domestic box office, Fox has a bonafide hit on their hands as The Martian finished #1 for the second weekend in a row and the fourth weekend out of the five it has been in theaters.
Dropping only 27.5%, adding another $11.4 million to its total, The Martian is now at $182.8 million domestically ($428.4m worldwide), just $5.2m behind Interstellar's overall domestic cume.
It is also just $4.8 million shy of becoming director Ridley Scott's highest grossing domestic release of all-time.
Coming in second this weekend was Sony's Goosebumps, adding an estimated $10.2 million to its cume as the film has done well in its first three weekends.
It will, however, be interesting to see where it finishes up as its international haul hasn't been hefty as of yet (just $9.2 million heading into the weekend) and that $58 million budget means its going to need to add some more dough to its bank before all is said and done.
Arriving in third position we're still yet to find one of the weekend's new releases. This weekend's top three mirrors last weekend with Bridge of Spies holding on very nicely yet again.
With another sub-30-percent drop, this time bringing in $8 million, the cumulative total of the Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks thriller grows to $45 million.
Not even in fourth do we have a new release or even one of last weekend's new releases for that matter. Nope, it's the now, six-week-old Hotel Transylvania 2, which did solid numbers over the holiday weekend bringing in an estimated $5.8 million.
The animated sequel is now $7.7 million ahead of its predecessor's overall cume from 2012 and Sony's top-grossing domestic release of 2015 by a large margin.
This will change next weekend with the release of Spectre and Halloween season ending.
Finally, we come to one of the weekend's new releases as the Weinstein's Burnt finished in fifth place with an estimated $5 million.
For star Bradley Cooper, this is his second weak release in a row following Aloha earlier this year. Aloha, however, managed $9.6 million in its opening weekend despite a rash of negative press surrounding nearly every aspect of that film.
Burnt didn't exactly have positive reviews heading into the weekend and a "B-" CinemaScore suggests it won't be hanging around for too long. Cooper, however, won't be singed for too long as he has Joy, his latest teaming with director David O. Russell and Jennifer Lawrence, arriving in December.
Lionsgate's The Last Witch Hunter dropped 56% for a sixth place, $4.7 million finish, just ahead of fellow sophomore feature, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension.
Ghost Dimension brought in an estimated $3.4 million, a 57% drop from its opening, to go along with an additional $13.5 million internationally as its worldwide cume climbs to $51.3 million.
In eighth is where we find Sandra Bullock's worst, wide release opening to date. With only $3.4 million, the opening weekend for Our Brand is Crisis falls below even Two if by Sea, which opened with $4.6 million in 1996. Even that opening, however, translates to $8.7 million when adjusted to today's ticket prices.
This is also another bust for director David Gordon Green whose last true hit was Pineapple Express in 2008, though I'm sure many would argue films such as George Washington and 2014's Joe are where Green truly shines, not his mass audience features.
The political comedy earned only a "C+" CinemaScore from opening day audiences, which means Our Brand is Crisis is going to fall and fall fast.
Rounding out the top ten has got to be one of the year's biggest disappointments from a box office perspective.
Universal's wonderful 2015 at the box office just couldn't manage to make Danny Boyle's Steve Jobs a hit. The film had an excellent opening in limited theaters, but once it went wide last weekend audiences just didn't show up.
Dropping a whopping 63.7%, Steve Jobs managed only $2.58 million this weekend and a $1,035 per theater average. It's a shame. It's a very good film and now all involved are going to have to hope for some serious awards juice to keep it in the social consciousness and hope for some serious money from home video.
The last of the weekend's new wide releases is Paramount's Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse. Opening in only 1,509 theaters as several exhibitors refuse to show the picture on account of Paramount's experiment with a new flexible release window.
The zombie comedy managed only $1.77 million and audiences that caught the film on opening night rated it a "B-" with CinemaScore.
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4118&p=.htm
October 30-November 1 Weekend Studio Estimates:
1. The Martian $11,400,000 / $11,400,000
2. Goosebumps $10,210,000 / $57,104,415
3. Bridge of Spies $8,060,000 / $45,202,616
4. Hotel Transylvania 2 $5,830,000 / $156,004,480
5. Burnt $5,038,000
6. The Last Witch Hunter $4,750,000 / $18,612,861
7. Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension $3,450,000 / $13,569,623
8. Our Brand is Crisis $3,430,000
9. Crimson Peak $3,110,000 / $27,745,980
10. Steve Jobs $2,580,000 / $14,540,683
by Brad Brevet
November 1, 2015
For the third weekend in a row the conversation concerns new films failing to meet expectations, though this Halloween weekend in particular is even more dire.
With newcomers Burnt and Our Brand is Crisis falling well below even the most pessimistic of predictions, this was the worst weekend of 2015 yet with the top twelve tallying an estimated $62 million. That's $3.8 million below the first weekend in September when War Room topped the box office in its second weekend in release with only $9.4 million.
However, in more positive news, Sony reports Spectre is breaking records left and right as it hits theaters overseas.
Beginning with the domestic box office, Fox has a bonafide hit on their hands as The Martian finished #1 for the second weekend in a row and the fourth weekend out of the five it has been in theaters.
Dropping only 27.5%, adding another $11.4 million to its total, The Martian is now at $182.8 million domestically ($428.4m worldwide), just $5.2m behind Interstellar's overall domestic cume.
It is also just $4.8 million shy of becoming director Ridley Scott's highest grossing domestic release of all-time.
Coming in second this weekend was Sony's Goosebumps, adding an estimated $10.2 million to its cume as the film has done well in its first three weekends.
It will, however, be interesting to see where it finishes up as its international haul hasn't been hefty as of yet (just $9.2 million heading into the weekend) and that $58 million budget means its going to need to add some more dough to its bank before all is said and done.
Arriving in third position we're still yet to find one of the weekend's new releases. This weekend's top three mirrors last weekend with Bridge of Spies holding on very nicely yet again.
With another sub-30-percent drop, this time bringing in $8 million, the cumulative total of the Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks thriller grows to $45 million.
Not even in fourth do we have a new release or even one of last weekend's new releases for that matter. Nope, it's the now, six-week-old Hotel Transylvania 2, which did solid numbers over the holiday weekend bringing in an estimated $5.8 million.
The animated sequel is now $7.7 million ahead of its predecessor's overall cume from 2012 and Sony's top-grossing domestic release of 2015 by a large margin.
This will change next weekend with the release of Spectre and Halloween season ending.
Finally, we come to one of the weekend's new releases as the Weinstein's Burnt finished in fifth place with an estimated $5 million.
For star Bradley Cooper, this is his second weak release in a row following Aloha earlier this year. Aloha, however, managed $9.6 million in its opening weekend despite a rash of negative press surrounding nearly every aspect of that film.
Burnt didn't exactly have positive reviews heading into the weekend and a "B-" CinemaScore suggests it won't be hanging around for too long. Cooper, however, won't be singed for too long as he has Joy, his latest teaming with director David O. Russell and Jennifer Lawrence, arriving in December.
Lionsgate's The Last Witch Hunter dropped 56% for a sixth place, $4.7 million finish, just ahead of fellow sophomore feature, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension.
Ghost Dimension brought in an estimated $3.4 million, a 57% drop from its opening, to go along with an additional $13.5 million internationally as its worldwide cume climbs to $51.3 million.
In eighth is where we find Sandra Bullock's worst, wide release opening to date. With only $3.4 million, the opening weekend for Our Brand is Crisis falls below even Two if by Sea, which opened with $4.6 million in 1996. Even that opening, however, translates to $8.7 million when adjusted to today's ticket prices.
This is also another bust for director David Gordon Green whose last true hit was Pineapple Express in 2008, though I'm sure many would argue films such as George Washington and 2014's Joe are where Green truly shines, not his mass audience features.
The political comedy earned only a "C+" CinemaScore from opening day audiences, which means Our Brand is Crisis is going to fall and fall fast.
Rounding out the top ten has got to be one of the year's biggest disappointments from a box office perspective.
Universal's wonderful 2015 at the box office just couldn't manage to make Danny Boyle's Steve Jobs a hit. The film had an excellent opening in limited theaters, but once it went wide last weekend audiences just didn't show up.
Dropping a whopping 63.7%, Steve Jobs managed only $2.58 million this weekend and a $1,035 per theater average. It's a shame. It's a very good film and now all involved are going to have to hope for some serious awards juice to keep it in the social consciousness and hope for some serious money from home video.
The last of the weekend's new wide releases is Paramount's Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse. Opening in only 1,509 theaters as several exhibitors refuse to show the picture on account of Paramount's experiment with a new flexible release window.
The zombie comedy managed only $1.77 million and audiences that caught the film on opening night rated it a "B-" with CinemaScore.
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4118&p=.htm
October 30-November 1 Weekend Studio Estimates:
1. The Martian $11,400,000 / $11,400,000
2. Goosebumps $10,210,000 / $57,104,415
3. Bridge of Spies $8,060,000 / $45,202,616
4. Hotel Transylvania 2 $5,830,000 / $156,004,480
5. Burnt $5,038,000
6. The Last Witch Hunter $4,750,000 / $18,612,861
7. Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension $3,450,000 / $13,569,623
8. Our Brand is Crisis $3,430,000
9. Crimson Peak $3,110,000 / $27,745,980
10. Steve Jobs $2,580,000 / $14,540,683