JamesG
07-11-2016, 01:16 AM
Illumination's Pets Opens with Massive $103M as Pixar's Dory Tops 2016 Domestic Releases
by Brad Brevet
July 10, 2016
Illumination and Universal's The Secret Life of Pets delivered a record opening for an original animated property as it led a strong, post-holiday weekend where the top twelve grossed an estimated $206 million, down only a fraction of a percentage compared to last year when Minions scorched the box office with a $115.7 million opening.
The weekend's other wide release, Fox's Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, also performed well as did Yash Raj's Bollywood release Sultan, which secured a top ten finish after opening on Wednesday and playing in a mere 283 theaters.
Heading into the weekend, the largest opening for an original, animated property was the $90.4 million Inside Out brought in last year followed by the $75 million opening for Zootopia just a few months ago. Thus, the $103.17 million opening for The Secret Life of Pets handily tops those openings while also becoming only the sixth animated film to ever open with more than $100 million.
Pets also delivered a solid "A-" CinemaScore as it premiered in 4,370 theaters, the widest opening ever for an animated film, earning the film a $23,609 per theater average. With Pets' performance it also becomes the sixth film in 2016 to open with more than $100 million, tying the record for the number of films that opened above the century mark, which was set just last year as 2016 is currently 2.9% ahead of 2015 year-to-date.
Coming in second with a solid sophomore hold is WB's The Legend of Tarzan, dropping only 46% for an estimated $20.6 million. Considering it was coming off a holiday opening, expectation heading into the weekend was for a 50+% drop proving the film's "A-" CinemaScore is no fluke as some good word of mouth appears to be spreading for the film.
Unfortunately, the monster $180 million production budget still puts the film at a disadvantage from a financial perspective as attention turns toward its international prospects where it grossed $27 million this weekend from 47 markets, bringing its international total to $54 million and its global cume to $135.4 million so far.
The second place finish for Tarzan means Disney and Pixar's Finding Dory will have to settle for third after three weeks atop the box office.
The film, however, has something to celebrate as its $20.3 million weekend pushes its domestic cume to $422.5 million, making it the highest grossing domestic release of 2016 and the third highest grossing animated release of all-time, less than $19 million shy of topping Shrek 2 ($441.2m).
Meanwhile, the weekend's other new wide release was Fox's R-rated comedy Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, which was expected to open around $12 million or so, scored a solid $16.6 million, fourth place debut.
The film played to an audience that was 48% male vs. 52% female and split right down the middle in age demographic, playing 50% under the age of 25. It scored a satisfactory "B" CinemaScore and should be looking at a domestic run somewhere around $35-42 million.
Finishing in sixth place for a second weekend in a row is the continuing, strong performance of the Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart action-comedy Central Intelligence.
After topping $100 million domestically heading into the weekend, the film continues to show strong legs as it dropped only 35% this weekend for an estimated $8.1 million, bringing its domestic cume to $108.3 million.
WB's The Conjuring 2 is also looking to become a $100+ million earner, but it looks as if it will have to wait until Monday as its estimated $1.7 million weekend brings its domestic total to $99.37 million.
Rounding out the top ten is a stellar opening for Yash Raj's Sultan starring Salman Khan.
The film delivered a top ten finish from just 283 theaters, bringing in an estimated $2.2 million, the largest Bollywood opening of 2016 and already the top-grossing Bollywood film overall this year.
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4205&p=.htm
July 8-10, 2016 Weekend Studio Estimates:
1. The Secret Life of Pets $103,170,000
2. The Legend of Tarzan $20,615,000 / $81,412,712
3. Finding Dory $20,351,000 / $422,580,243
4. Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates $16,600,000
5. The Purge: Election Year $11,700,000 / $58,110,275
6. Central Intelligence $8,125,000 / $108,325,338
7. Independence Day: Resurgence $7,700,000 / $91,495,582
8. The BFG $7,604,000 / $38,738,762
9. The Shallows $4,800,000 / $45,825,279
10. Sultan $2,216,475
by Brad Brevet
July 10, 2016
Illumination and Universal's The Secret Life of Pets delivered a record opening for an original animated property as it led a strong, post-holiday weekend where the top twelve grossed an estimated $206 million, down only a fraction of a percentage compared to last year when Minions scorched the box office with a $115.7 million opening.
The weekend's other wide release, Fox's Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, also performed well as did Yash Raj's Bollywood release Sultan, which secured a top ten finish after opening on Wednesday and playing in a mere 283 theaters.
Heading into the weekend, the largest opening for an original, animated property was the $90.4 million Inside Out brought in last year followed by the $75 million opening for Zootopia just a few months ago. Thus, the $103.17 million opening for The Secret Life of Pets handily tops those openings while also becoming only the sixth animated film to ever open with more than $100 million.
Pets also delivered a solid "A-" CinemaScore as it premiered in 4,370 theaters, the widest opening ever for an animated film, earning the film a $23,609 per theater average. With Pets' performance it also becomes the sixth film in 2016 to open with more than $100 million, tying the record for the number of films that opened above the century mark, which was set just last year as 2016 is currently 2.9% ahead of 2015 year-to-date.
Coming in second with a solid sophomore hold is WB's The Legend of Tarzan, dropping only 46% for an estimated $20.6 million. Considering it was coming off a holiday opening, expectation heading into the weekend was for a 50+% drop proving the film's "A-" CinemaScore is no fluke as some good word of mouth appears to be spreading for the film.
Unfortunately, the monster $180 million production budget still puts the film at a disadvantage from a financial perspective as attention turns toward its international prospects where it grossed $27 million this weekend from 47 markets, bringing its international total to $54 million and its global cume to $135.4 million so far.
The second place finish for Tarzan means Disney and Pixar's Finding Dory will have to settle for third after three weeks atop the box office.
The film, however, has something to celebrate as its $20.3 million weekend pushes its domestic cume to $422.5 million, making it the highest grossing domestic release of 2016 and the third highest grossing animated release of all-time, less than $19 million shy of topping Shrek 2 ($441.2m).
Meanwhile, the weekend's other new wide release was Fox's R-rated comedy Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, which was expected to open around $12 million or so, scored a solid $16.6 million, fourth place debut.
The film played to an audience that was 48% male vs. 52% female and split right down the middle in age demographic, playing 50% under the age of 25. It scored a satisfactory "B" CinemaScore and should be looking at a domestic run somewhere around $35-42 million.
Finishing in sixth place for a second weekend in a row is the continuing, strong performance of the Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart action-comedy Central Intelligence.
After topping $100 million domestically heading into the weekend, the film continues to show strong legs as it dropped only 35% this weekend for an estimated $8.1 million, bringing its domestic cume to $108.3 million.
WB's The Conjuring 2 is also looking to become a $100+ million earner, but it looks as if it will have to wait until Monday as its estimated $1.7 million weekend brings its domestic total to $99.37 million.
Rounding out the top ten is a stellar opening for Yash Raj's Sultan starring Salman Khan.
The film delivered a top ten finish from just 283 theaters, bringing in an estimated $2.2 million, the largest Bollywood opening of 2016 and already the top-grossing Bollywood film overall this year.
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4205&p=.htm
July 8-10, 2016 Weekend Studio Estimates:
1. The Secret Life of Pets $103,170,000
2. The Legend of Tarzan $20,615,000 / $81,412,712
3. Finding Dory $20,351,000 / $422,580,243
4. Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates $16,600,000
5. The Purge: Election Year $11,700,000 / $58,110,275
6. Central Intelligence $8,125,000 / $108,325,338
7. Independence Day: Resurgence $7,700,000 / $91,495,582
8. The BFG $7,604,000 / $38,738,762
9. The Shallows $4,800,000 / $45,825,279
10. Sultan $2,216,475