"Jungle Book" Opens with Massive $103 Million, Global Cume Tops $290M
by Brad Brevet
April 17, 2016


Disney's The Jungle Book delivers the third $100+ million opener of 2016, two more than 2015 had at this point in the year and Captain America: Civil War is just around the corner.

The weekend's two other new wide releases saw WB and MGM's Barbershop: The Next Cut finish second while Lionsgate's Criminal settled for a sixth place finish. Altogether, the weekend top twelve finished up 50.2% compared to last year and up 76.6% from last weekend.







With an estimated $103.5 million opening, The Jungle Book will be the talk of the town for the next couple weeks. It's an opening number that exceeds all expectations despite the pre-release buzz. Heading into the weekend the film had an impressive 95% rating at RottenTomatoes, a rating that was reflected in audience opinion as opening day moviegoers rewarded it with an "A" CinemaScore.

The result is the second largest April opening weekend of all-time behind only last year's Furious 7. Estimates say 43% of the film's domestic opening came from 3D equipped theaters and 10% of the domestic weekend came from 376 IMAX screens.

Internationally the film expanded into a total of 49 international territories from which it brought in $138.6 million, bringing the family feature's global tally to a whopping $293.4 million.







Coming in a distant second, Barbershop: The Next Cut brought in an estimated $20.2 million this weekend to go along with an "A-" CinemaScore. The film played 46% male vs 54% female with 66% of the audience coming in over the age of 25.

The result is below what the studio was expecting and well below Mojo's forecast, which, in hindsight, may have been a bit too aggressive for a sequel arriving eleven years after the Beauty Shop spin-off and twelve years after Barbershop 2, the latter of which opened with $24.2 million.

That said, the film was only carrying a budget in the low $20 millions and that "A-" CinemaScore along with an impressive 92% rating at RottenTomatoes should help with the film's legs over the coming weeks.







Just outside the top five we find the week's final new wide release, Lionsgate's Criminal, which wasn't able to make much of an impact, falling short of the lowest of expectations with an estimated $5.85 million.

Opening day audiences gave the film a "B-" CinemaScore, which means this one won't likely be hanging around the top ten for too long.







Elsewhere in the top ten, Melissa McCarthy's The Boss followed up its number one finish last weekend with $10.1 million, a 56.9% drop. McCarthy's films are typically immune to poor reviews and CinemaScore ratings, but it seems The Boss is an exception.

The 19% rating at RottenTomatoes and "C-" CinemaScore resulted in the largest second weekend drop for a McCarthy-led feature as she'd never seen a film drop more than 46.3% (Spy) in its sophomore session.







Below The Boss in fourth position is Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice with an estimated $9 million as it dropped 61.4% in its fourth weekend in release.

The film's domestic cume is now up to $311.3 million to go along with an international total of $516 million for a current global take of over $825 million.







Rounding out the top five, Disney's Zootopia has become only the tenth animated film to ever gross over $300 million at the domestic box office.

With an estimated $8.2 million this weekend the animated hit's domestic cume now sits at $307.4 million with a worldwide cume now over $880 million, placing it atop the 2016 chart.







Outside the top ten it wasn't a particularly successful second weekend for Fox Searchlight's Demolition or STX's Hardcore Henry, which dropped 72.1% and 71% respectively.

In limited release A24's Green Room was the weekend's per theater champion, bringing in an estimated $91,000 from 3 theaters for a $30,333 PTA. The Weinstein's Sing Street brought in an estimated $68,979 from five theaters and China Lion's New York, New York brought in an estimated $43,000 from 16 theaters.

In other news, Deadpool crossed $360 million and My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 has passed $50 million.

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April 15-17, 2016 Weekend Actuals:


1. The Jungle Book $103,261,464
2. Barbershop: The Next Cut $20,242,415
3. The Boss $9,958,855 / $40,140,765
4. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice $9,028,356 / $311,330,086
5. Zootopia $8,142,641 / $307,386,397
6. Criminal $5,767,278
7. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 $3,258,720 / $52,094,210
8. Miracles from Heaven $1,938,578 / $56,969,578
9. God's Not Dead 2 $1,718,303 / $16,962,475
10. Eye in the Sky $1,553,083 / $13,113,068

I'm going to see it tomorrow!


"Bare necessities, those simple bare necessities" :D I always loved Jungle book! :)

i saw it i really enjoyed it!

i saw it i really enjoyed it!


Awesome!!!;) I'm looking forward to it!!! Saw the preview/trailer in the theatre when I saw Zootopia and it looked like it would be really good !!! :) ;)

The Jungle Book Repeats, Huntsman Falls on his Axe and Zootopia Tops $900M Worldwide
by Brad Brevet
April 24, 2016


The Jungle Book remained in first place in its second weekend by a large margin over the weekend runner up as it tripled the opening weekend for Universal's The Huntsman: Winter's War.

Meanwhile, Pantelion's Compadres finished among the weekend top ten while Roadside's release of A Hologram for the King finds itself in a battle for tenth position.







With an estimated $60.8 million, Disney's The Jungle Book dropped only 41.1%, the fourth smallest second weekend drop for a film that opened over $100 million as its domestic cume now climbs to over $191 million.

Internationally the film took in an additional $96 million this weekend as its global take is now over $528 million, fifth largest for the year so far.







In second place, Universal's prequel The Huntsman: Winter's War struggled out of the gate. With an estimated $20 million it brought in only 36% of the opening weekend total of its 2012 predecessor Snow White and the Huntsman.

From an audience standpoint, Winter's War played 61% female vs. 39% male and 47% of the overall audience was over the age of 30. Comparatively, Snow White and the Huntsman played much more evenly across gender lines as 53% of its audience was female.

From here it's likely to struggle to reach an overall domestic cume around $55-60 million on a reported budget of $115 million.







The best holdover in the top ten belongs to Disney's Zootopia, which went from its worst weekend-to-weekend hold last week (43.2%) to its best this weekend. Dropping only 18.8% the animated hit brought in an estimated $6.6 million as its domestic cume now sits at $316.4 million.

Internationally it added another $10.8 million as its worldwide total is now over $907 million, positioned in 37th place all-time just behind Shrek 2 ($919.8m).







Speaking of best weekend holdovers, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice enjoyed its smallest drop yet, dipping only 38.9% in its fifth weekend, bringing in an estimated $5.5 million.

Internationally the film added another $8.3 million as its global cume is now over $850 million.







Moving further down the chart we come to two of the weekend's new moderate releases beginning with Lionsgate and Pantelion's Compadres, which brought in an estimated $1.35 million from 368 theaters.

Just behind it, and in a battle for tenth position with Eye in the Sky, was Roadside's A Hologram for the King starring Tom Hanks, which finished the three-day with an estimated $1.2 million from 401 locations.



These were just two of the weekend's moderate releases as Bleecker Street also released Amazon Studios' Elvis & Nixon into 381 theaters were it brought in $456,793.

Additionally, Sony Classics expanded Don Cheadle's Miles Ahead from 47 theaters last weekend into 527 theaters this weekend where it brought in an estimated $686,655.







In limited release Sony Classics' The Meddler starring Susan Sarandon, Rose Byrne and J.K. Simmons brought in $15,067 from four theaters.

Additionally, IFC's Tale of Tales brought in $9,000 from two theaters.



Josh Fox's How to Let Go of the World and Love All Things Climate Can't Change earned an estimated $6,750 from one theater; and Drafthouse released Men & Chicken into two theaters where it brought in an estimated $2,565.

The biggest dipper of the weekend was STX's Hardcore Henry, which comes as no surprise as the film was yanked from 2,496 theaters resulting in a 78.8% third weekend drop. The theater drop was actually the second largest, third weekend theater drop of all-time behind only Meet Dave.

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April 22-24, 2016 Weekend Studio Estimates:


1. The Jungle Book $60,803,000 / $191,477,426
2. The Huntsman: Winter's War $20,080,000
3. Barbershop: The Next Cut $10,830,000 / $36,031,492
4. Zootopia $6,611,000 / $316,435,606
5. The Boss $6,080,000 / $49,508,205
6. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice $5,520,000 / $319,501,603
7. Criminal $3,100,000 / $10,864,486
8. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 $2,100,000 / $55,374,740
9. Compadres $1,350,000
10. Eye in the Sky $1,214,963 / $14,967,114

I cant wait to see it

The Jungle Book Dominates Domestically while Captain America: Civil War Explodes in Overseas Opening
by Brad Brevet
May 1, 2016


It's another weekend on top for Disney's The Jungle Book as the live-action family feature dropped only 31% and made $20 million more than all three newcomers combined.

As for said new releases, the kidnapped cat comedy Keanu led the pack over Mother's Day and Ratchet & Clank, though not a single one of them topped $10 million.

Meanwhile, Captain America: Civil War led the charge overseas, bringing in a top 15, all-time international opening, though falling just shy of Avengers: Age of Ultron's number from last year.







In the #1 position for a third straight weekend, The Jungle Book brought in an estimated $42.4 million as the film's domestic cume climbs to $252 million, well on its way to becoming 2016's fourth $300+ million domestic grosser.

Internationally it added another $57.1 million this weekend as its global cume now stands at $684.7 million, moving it into the all-time top 100.







In a battle for second with The Huntsman: Winter's War, the weekend's top newcomer was Keanu with an estimated $9.35 million from 2,658 locations. Heading into the weekend this was a tough one to nail down as a wide range of scenarios could have played out. As it just so happens, it fell to the leaner side of expectations.

Budgeted at $15 million, the film from comedic duo Key & Peele played to an audience that was 53% male vs 47% female and opening day audiences gave it a "B" CinemaScore.







Finishing in fourth, Open Road's Mother's Day managed a mere $8.3 million. For director Garry Marshall this was his third holiday themed release featuring an ensemble cast in a row and it was by far the worst performer.

After Valentine's Day opened with $56.2 million back in February 2010 Marshall returned the following year with New Year's Eve, but it only brought in $13 million as the formula already seemed to have lost its appeal.

Mother's Day, however, did earn a "B" CinemaScore, which suggests opening day audiences at least liked it a little more than critics as it currently holds an 8% rating at RottenTomatoes.







The last of the weekend's new wide releases was Gramercy's Ratchet & Clank, an all-too-appropriate name for the video game adaptation as it could only muster $4.8 million from 2,891 theaters for a per theater average of $1,668.







Elsewhere, A24 expanded the release of Green Room into 470 theaters where the horror/thriller brought in $960,000 for a lackluster $2,042 per theater average.

The Weinstein Co's Sing Street added 79 theaters and brought in an estimated $330,000 ($3,173 PTA) and Sony Classics added 20 theaters to their release of The Meddler which brought in an estimated $174,369 ($7,265 PTA).







Topping the per theater averages this weekend was Screen Media's The Family Fang, which opened in one theater and brought in an estimated $15,285.

Depending on how actuals shape out it may end up a close race for the per theater crown, however, as IFC's The Man Who Knew Infinity played at six locations and brought in an estimated $88,134 for a $14,689 PTA.







As was alluded to in the opening, Disney and Marvel's Captain America: Civil War got off to an excellent start overseas with an estimated $200.2 million international opening.

That's enough to place 14th on the all-time chart, a mere one million dollars behind Avengers: Age of Ultron's $201.2 million from last year, which means we'll have to wait for actuals to see how it ends up.

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April 29-May 1, 2016 Weekend Studio Estimates:


1. The Jungle Book $42,439,000 / $252,095,800
2. The Huntsman: Winter's War $9,390,000 / $33,986,025
3. Keanu $9,350,000
4. Mother's Day $8,302,319
5. Barbershop: The Next Cut $6,125,000 / $44,705,640
6. Zootopia $5,006,000 / $323,518,489
7. Ratchet & Clank $4,823,000
8. The Boss $4,250,000 / $56,111,125
9. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice $3,810,000 / $325,132,593
10. Criminal $1,325,000 / $13,476,167