Coco Scores Another Strong Thanksgiving Debut for Disney
by Brad Brevet
November 26, 2017


With a strong, five-day debut Disney and Pixar's Coco joined the ranks of the many successful films Disney has launched over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Receiving high marks from critics and audiences alike, the film finished atop the weekend box office and is looking at solid returns throughout the holiday season.

Additionally, WB and DC Comics' Justice League and Lionsgate's Wonder played mostly as expected as the three films contributed to a healthy helping of receipts at the holiday box office, outperforming the Thanksgiving three-day last year by ~4% with the top twelve combining for over $180 million.

With an estimated $49 million for the three-day weekend and $71.2 million for the five-day, Disney and Pixar's Coco delivered the fourth largest Thanksgiving weekend three- and five-day openings. As a result, Disney continues to own nine of the ten largest three and five-day openings over the Thanksgiving holiday with New Line's Four Christmases the only non Mouse House title remaining among the ranks.







Coco's domestic opening is a hair over the 2010 opening for Disney Animation's Tangled, which went on to gross over $200 million domestically. The question is whether Coco, a non-Disney princess title, can have the same longevity as a film like Tangled or even last year's Thanksgiving hit, Moana, which opened with $82 million over the holiday five-day and went on to gross nearly $250 million domestically and nearly $650 million worldwide.

Looking into that future, one great stat is the "A+" CinemaScore the film received from opening day audiences. Next weekend will give us a strong indication as to how the film will play moving forward when you consider Tangled dipped 56% in its second weekend and Moana just 50%.

Internationally, Coco was already off to a great start before this weekend even began after becoming the highest grossing release ever in Mexico where it opened at the end of October.







Finishing in second place is WB and DC Comics' Justice League, which dropped almost 57% in its second weekend for an estimated $40.7 million three-day and a $59.6 million five-day. The film's domestic cume now stands at $171.5 million after ten days in release.

Internationally it added an estimated $72.2 million from 66 markets where its cume topped $300 million for a global tally that currently stands at $481.3 million.







Lionsgate's Wonder finished in third place, dropping just 19% for an estimated $22.3 million three-day and a $32.2 million five-day as its domestic cume is now just shy of $70 million after just ten days in release.







Disney and Marvel's Thor: Ragnarok enjoyed a fourth place finish, dropping just 22.5% for an estimated $16.8 million three-day and a five-day that nearly reached $25 million. The film is now the tenth largest release within the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a domestic cume that now stands at $277.5 million.

Additionally, Ragnarok added $11 million internationally this weekend for a global total is now up to over $790 million making it the seventh largest worldwide release in the MCU.







Paramount's Daddy's Home 2 rounded out the top five, bringing in an estimated $13.25 million over the three-day and $18.6 million for the five day as its domestic total now stands at $72.6 million.

Internationally the film added 21 new markets where it brought in an estimated $13.8 million including a #1 opening in the UK with an estimated $6.3 million. At this time the comedy's international haul stands at $15 million for a global tally topping $87 million.







The strongest hold in the top ten among films that didn't expand over the weekend belongs to Fox's Murder on the Orient Express. The film dropped just 6% for an estimated $13 million three-day and nearly $19 million five-day weekend haul.

The Agatha Christie adaptation's domestic cume is now just shy of $75 million while its international total added over $17 million this weekend bringing its overseas cume to $122.6 million an a global tally just shy of $200 million.







Elsewhere in the top ten, Sony's expansion of Roman J. Israel, Esq. outperformed expectations a bit, finishing in ninth place with an estimated $6.2 million over the five-day weekend.

The film expanded on Wednesday after a four theater limited opening the previous weekend and received a "B" CinemaScore from audiences.







Rounding out the top ten was Fox Searchlight's Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, which expanded into 614 theaters (+561) and brought in an estimated $4.4 million over the three-day and $5.85 million for the five-day.

The performance just narrowly topped A24's Lady Bird, which just missed the top ten with an estimated $4 million for the three-day and $5.37 million for the five-day weekend from 791 theaters (+553).







In limited release, STX's The Man Who Invented Christmas debuted in 626 locations and brought in an estimated $1.3 million over the three-day and $1.8 million for the five-day holiday session.

Sony Classics debuted Call Me by Your Name on Friday where it brought in an estimated $404,874 from just four theaters for a healthy $101,219 per theater average.

And Focus released Darkest Hour on Wednesday in four theaters split evenly between New York and Los Angeles where it brought in an estimated $247,000 over the five-day frame. Current plans for expansion don't have the film reaching the top ten markets until December 8 as it will continue to play in New York and Los Angeles for the next couple weeks.

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November 24-26, 2017 Weekend Studio Estimates:


1. Coco $49,022,000 / $71,195,000
2. Justice League $40,730,000 / $171,546,643
3. Wonder $22,300,000 / $69,440,202
4. Thor: Ragnarok $16,791,000 / $277,468,394
5. Daddy's Home 2 $13,250,000 / $72,662,166
6. Murder on the Orient Express $13,000,000 / $74,246,517
7. The Star $6,875,000 / $22,030,988
8. A Bad Moms Christmas $5,010,000 / $59,754,557
9. Roman J. Israel, Esq. $4,515,000 / $6,274,277
10. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri $4,400,000 / $7,624,070

Can't wait to see Coco:D

I have been a fan of Disney/Pixar's Coco since I first heard about it and i'm glad that it did well in it's first opening week. I think Disney/Pixar is hoping that Coco will do well and I can tell you that Coco will win an Oscar next year at the Academy Awards for Best Animated Movie
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Coco Strums Up Second Weekend at #1 While Limited Releases Make a Splash
by Brad Brevet
December 3, 2017


Disney and Pixar's Coco led the post-Thanksgiving frame in what was a repeat of last weekend's top five thanks in large part to no new wide releases this weekend.

That doesn't mean there isn't anything to discuss as A24 enjoyed a great weekend with Lady Bird continuing its strong play and the studio's much-talked about feature The Disaster Artist finished just outside the top ten in its limited bow from just 19 locations.

Additionally, Fox Searchlight's The Shape of Water was the weekend's per theater champ after opening in just two locations.







At the top, Coco added an estimated $26.1 million this weekend bringing the film's cume to $108.7 million after 12 days in release.

Coco also added an estimated $69 million internationally this weekend for an overseas total that tops $171 million and a global cume reaching $280 million.







Warner Bros. and DC Comics' Justice League finished in second place with an estimated $16.5 million, dropping 60% after the holiday weekend as the film's cume now stands just above $197 million.

Internationally, Justice League grossed an estimated $35.7 million in 66 markets bringing its overseas running cume to $370.1 million for a global cume that tops $567 million.








Lionsgate's Wonder delivered a third place finish with an estimated $12.5 million, pushing the film's domestic cume over $88 million.

The film also expanded internationally into 46 markets where it brought in an estimated $7.8 million, pushing its international cume over $12 million for a global tally that tops $100 million.







Thor: Ragnarok continued its climb to $300 million with an estimated $9.7 million this weekend leaving its domestic total at $291.4 million.

The film also added another $16.2 million internationally as its global cume now stands at $816.4 million.







Rounding out the top five is Paramount's Daddy's Home 2 with an estimated $7.5 million as the comedy sequel has so far generated $82.8 million.

Internationally the film added 25 new markets and brought in an estimated $15.6 million overseas, bringing its international cume to $34 million.







Elsewhere in the top ten, A24's Lady Bird brought in another $1.4 million this weekend as it expanded into 1,194 theaters (+403).

The film's cume is now just over $17 million making it the fourth largest domestic release for A24 all-time and it still has a long run ahead of it as it will continue to expand into the holiday season.







A24's impact was felt elsewhere as well. The limited release of The Disaster Artist fell just outside the top ten, as it led the fleet of new limited releases bringing in an impressive $1.2 million from just 19 locations for a $64,254 per theater average.

A24 reports exit polling showed sensational word of mouth across the board and they'll be counting on that word of mouth as the film expands into approximately 800 theaters next weekend with continued expansion planned throughout the holidays and awards season.







Fox Searchlight's The Shape of Water was the weekend's per theater champ, bringing in an estimated $166,800 from just two theaters for an average of $83,400 per location.

The film will add around 45 new theaters next weekend in 12 new markets and is expected to reach 700-800 locations by the Christmas holiday play period.







And Amazon Studios's Wonder Wheel, the latest film from Woody Allen, opened in five theaters with an estimated $140,555 for $28,111 per location.

This weekend also saw Paramount re-release James Cameron's Titanic for its 20th anniversary. The film played in just 87 theaters where it brought in an estimated $415,000.

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December 1-3, 2017 Weekend Studio Estimates:


1. Coco $26,114,000 / $108,689,404
2. Justice League $16,580,000 / $197,335,921
3. Wonder $12,500,000 / $88,032,623
4. Thor: Ragnarok $9,659,000 / $291,406,599
5. Daddy's Home 2 $7,500,000 / $82,814,446
6. Murder on the Orient Express $6,700,000 / $84,772,513
7. Lady Bird $4,543,990 / $17,089,441
8. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri $4,530,000 / $13,670,520
9. The Star $4,000,000 / $27,279,653
10. A Bad Moms Christmas $3,480,000 / $64,831,823

Coco was awesome!!!

Coco Threepeats, Disaster Artist Soars and WB Tops $2 Billion
by Brad Brevet
December 10, 2017


Disney and Pixar's Coco topped the weekend box office for the third week in a row.

In fact, the only shake-up in the weekend top five compared to the last two weeks is to see A24's The Disaster Artist landing in fourth position as it expanded into 840 theaters this weekend following its strong limited bow last week.

As for the weekend's only new wide release, Broad Green's release of Just Getting Started struggled to finish over $3 million, barely eking into the top ten.







With an estimated $18.6 million, Disney and Pixar's Coco topped the weekend box office as its domestic gross climbs to $135.5 million domestically.

Internationally, Coco added an estimated $55.3 million from 35 markets bringing the film's international cume to $254 million for a global tally reaching an estimated $390 million.







WB and DC's Justice League finished in second place once again, dropping 42% and delivering an estimated $9.5 million as its cume now climbs to $212 million domestically.

The film also added an estimated $15.4 million internationally this weekend as it crossed $400 million overseas and now tops $600 million worldwide.



Of additional note, Warner Bros. became the first studio in 2017 to cross the $2 billion mark at the domestic box office.

Overall, 2017 is shaping up to be the second best year in the studio's history domestically, while its worldwide performance is shaping up to be WB's best ever after it recently topped $5 billion at the global marketplace led by releases such as Wonder Woman, It, Justice League and Dunkirk.







In third, Lionsgate's Wonder delivered an estimated $8.45 million, which pushes its domestic cume over $100 million.

Wonder also added $11.4 million internationally this weekend from 56 markets bringing its international cume to $29.3 million.







Fourth position is where we find A24's The Disaster Artist, which delivered an impressive $6.4 million from 840 locations, pushing the film's ten-day cume just over $8 million. A24 reports exit polling remained strong for the second straight weekend in a row as the film will continue to expand nationwide over the coming weeks.

The Disaster Artist is also underway internationally where it added $1 million this weekend from three markets, led by the UK with $915k after a limited opening last weekend and $744k in Australia, which also saw a limited debut last weekend.







Disney and Marvel's Thor: Ragnarok rounds out the top five with an estimated $6.29 million becoming the tenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to top $300 million domestically.

Internationally, Ragnarok added a little over $3 million this weekend for an overseas total that now stands at $532 million for a global cume topping $833 million.







Elsewhere in the top ten, A24's Lady Bird continues its strong run, dropping just 17.3% and delivering an estimated $3.5 million for the weekend.

The film's domestic cume now stands at $22.3 million as it enters its sixth week in release.







It isn't until tenth position where we find the week's only new wide release, Broad Green's Just Getting Started. Industry expectations heading into the weekend were for a debut in the mid-single digits and even that appears to have been too optimistic as the $22 million production could only manage an estimated $3.18 million from 2,161 locations.

The film received a "C" CinemaScore and critical opinion isn't much better as it currently holds a score of 21 on Metacritic.







Falling just outside the top ten is Fox Searchlight's The Shape of Water, which expanded to 41 theaters this weekend (+39) and delivered an estimated $1.1 million.

The film from Guillermo del Toro led the Critics Choice Awards nominations with 14 this past week and will continue to expand over the coming weeks. Next weekend it should add around 25 new markets bringing its theaters count between 150-200 theaters followed by a wider expansion on December 22 to 700-800 theaters.







In limited release this weekend, Neon debuted I, Tonya into four theaters where the film delivered an estimated $245,602 for an average of $61,400 per theater.

The film will remain in four theaters next weekend with eyes on a wider expansion after the new year.

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December 8-10, 2017 Weekend Studio Estimates:


1. Coco $18,303,000 / $135,508,690
2. Justice League $9,595,000 / $212,060,371
3. Wonder $8,450,000 / $100,303,106
4. The Disaster Artist $6,435,514 / $8,032,288
5. Thor: Ragnarok $6,291,000 / $301,156,064
6. Daddy's Home 2 $6,000,000 / $91,159,459
7. Murder on the Orient Express $5,100,000 / $92,707,515
8. The Star $3,675,000 / $32,279,046
9. Lady Bird $3,547,469 / $22,331,138
10. Just Getting Started $3,181,568

sorry this movie looks too werid to me!! i remember there was another Anmited movie several years ago called book of life!! it was ok i just didn't like the Anmited in it!! I think this movie will scare little kids!!