Black Panther Delivers Fifth Largest Opening of All-Time, Heading Toward $218M+ 4-Day Debut
by Brad Brevet
February 18, 2018


Dominating the weekend and delivering one of the largest opening weekends of all-time, Disney and Marvel's Black Panther topped the President's Day weekend box office, outperforming its nearest competitor by nearly $175 million based on estimates.

As a result, fellow new wide releases were left in the dust with both Lionsgate's Early Man and PureFlix's Samson struggling in the low single digits.

The weekend did, however, have other notable performances such as Sony's Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, which became the studio's second highest grossing domestic release of all-time, and Fox's The Greatest Showman, which has now topped $150 million at the domestic box office.







Atop the weekend box office with an estimated $192 million for the three-day weekend, Black Panther delivered the fifth largest three-day domestic opening in history and is currently expected to finish around $218 million for the four-day holiday weekend.

The performance is also the largest February opening of all-time, the largest President's Day weekend opening of all-time and gives Disney eight of the top ten domestic openings of all-time. Within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Black Panther is the eighteenth release in the franchise and the ninth to open with over $100 million.



It's also the second largest opening in the MCU, behind only The Avengers ($207.4m) and topping the $191 million debut for Avengers: Age of Ultron. From an audience standpoint, Black Panther received an "A+" CinemaScore.

Internationally, Black Panther brought in an estimated $169 million from 48 markets for a global, three-day debut of $361 million, the fifteenth largest global opening weekend of all-time.







Sony's Peter Rabbit finished second with an estimated $17.25 million for the three-day, which is expected to bloom to $22+ million for the four-day holiday weekend.

The film's domestic cume currently stands at $48 million after ten days in release.







In third is last weekend's #1 pic, Universal's Fifty Shades Freed, which dipped an expected 56%, finishing with an estimated $16.9 million for the three-day and expected to finish around $19 million for the holiday.

The film also added another $47.7 million internationally this weekend, pushing its overseas cume over $190 million for a worldwide total that now stands at $268.9 million.







Sony's Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle lands in fourth position with an estimated $7.9 million for the three-day and is expected to climb over $10 million for the four-day weekend.

The film's domestic cume now stands at over $377.6 million making it Sony's second highest grossing domestic release of all-time, surpassing Spider-Man 2 and now opening the question as to whether it can top Spider-Man's $403.7 million to take over the top spot.

Jumanji also added an estimated $4.8 million internationally this weekend, bringing the film's overseas cume to $527 million for a worldwide total to $904.6 million.







Rounding out the top five is Warner Bros.'s release of Clint Eastwood's The 15:17 to Paris, which dropped 39% for an estimated $7.7 million over the three-day and is expected to finish around $9 million for the four-day with a domestic cume approaching $27 million after eleven days in release.

The film also added another $2.8 million internationally this weekend from 27 markets, pushing the international running cume to $10.7 million.







Just outside the top five for the first time since opening in late December we find Fox's The Greatest Showman with an estimated $5.1 million, dropping just 21% for a cume that now stands at $154 million.

The film is expected to deliver $6.3 million for the four-day weekend.







In seventh position we come to the second of the weekend's new wide releases, Lionsgate's release of Aardman's Early Man, which brought in an estimated $3.15 million for the three-day and is expected to finish around around $4.2 million for the four-day weekend.

This puts the film below the mid-single digit pre-weekend expectations, and short of Shaun the Sheep's $4 million debut back in August 2015. The film received a "B" CinemaScore from opening day audiences.







Rounding out the top ten we find the weekend's third and final new wide release of the weekend, PureFlix's Samson, which fell well short of Mojo's expectations, delivering just $1.97 million for the three-day and is expected to finish around $2.3 million for the four-day.

Indicators heading into the weekend suggested Samson might be able to challenge some of the studio's top openers, but instead is settling below even Same Kind of Different as Me, which delivered a $2.5 million three-day back in October 2017, a performance that was also short of expectations.







The weekend's limited releases include WB's Detective Chinatown 2 with an estimated $677k from 115 theaters ($5,887 PTA); Cohen Media's Double Lover brought in $69,176 from 48 locations ($1,441 PTA); Roadside's The Party debuted with an estimated $36,334 from three theaters ($12,111 PTA); Sony Classics' release of the Oscar nominated Loveless brought in $30,950 from three theaters ($10,317 PTA); Bleecker's Nostalgia also opened in three locations, pulling in an estimated $20,667 ($6,889 PTA); and FilmRise's The Boy Downstairs brought in an estimated $6,000 from one location.







One last limited release was Lionsgate's release of Monster Hunt 2, which brought in an estimated $335,000 from 69 theaters.

The big news surrounding this follow-up to 2015's original, which delivered over $385 million worldwide, is the sequel's debut in China where it reportedly set a single day record with over $85 million on its opening day, ultimately bringing in an estimated $190 million for the weekend. We'll have more on that front on Tuesday.







Overall, the three-day weekend saw the top twelve nearly double the same weekend last year, delivering a combined $260.4 million.

If some rival estimates hold true, look for Black Panther's three-day cume to climb once actuals arrive, pushing that combined total even higher.

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February 16-18, 2018 Weekend Studio Estimates:


1. Black Panther $192,023,000
2. Peter Rabbit $17,250,000 / $48,222,542
3. Fifty Shades Freed $16,940,000 / $76,134,455
4. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle $7,945,000 / $377,623,565
5. The 15:17 to Paris $7,685,000 / $25,432,717
6. The Greatest Showman $5,100,000 / $154,478,356
7. Early Man $3,150,000
8. Maze Runner: The Death Cure $2,525,000 / $54,005,126
9. Winchester $2,230,000 / $21,860,179
10. Samson $1,972,000

Black Panther Continues Dominance in Second Weekend, Topping $700 Million Worldwide
by Brad Brevet
February 25, 2018


Disney and Marvel's Black Panther continued its box office domination this weekend, becoming only the fourth film to ever deliver over $100 million in its second weekend as well as joining Jurassic World as the second fastest film to top $400 million domestically.

Meanwhile, the weekend's new wide releases finished mostly as expected with WB's release of New Line's Game Night leading the way with a second place finish while Paramount's Annihilation landed in fourth and Orion's Every Day finished within the top ten.







With an estimated $108 million, Black Panther delivered the second largest second weekend of all-time, improving on Jurassic World's $106.5 million second weekend back in June 2015. Black Panther's domestic gross now stands at $400 million, which places it alongside Jurassic World as the second fastest film to top $400 million domestically.

However, given the way Black Panther has been outperforming estimates since release, don't be surprised to see these domestic numbers climb once actuals come in on Monday afternoon.



So far, Black Panther is already the fifth highest grossing title domestically in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and will shortly pass both Captain America: Civil War ($408m) and Iron Man 3 ($409m). The film is also now one of the top 30 domestic releases of all-time after just ten days of release.

Black Panther also continues to surge internationally where it has now brought in $304 million thanks to an estimated $83.8 million this weekend from 55 markets, pushing the film's worldwide total over $700 million, placing tenth within the MCU.







Warner Bros.'s release of New Line's R-rated comedy Game Night finished in runner-up position with an estimated $16.6 million from 3,488 locations ($4,759 PTA). The film received a "B+" CinemaScore from opening day audiences.

Given the film's opening weekend performance, look for this one to finish around $50 million or so, plus/minus $5 million on either side based on comps.

Game Night debuted in 22 markets internationally this weekend and brought in an estimated $5.2 million.







Sony's Peter Rabbit outperformed Mojo's pre-weekend forecast, holding on strong and dropping just 28% in its third weekend, bringing in $12.5 million.

The film's domestic cume is now over $70 million.







Finishing in fourth is Paramount's Annihilation with an estimated $11 million. The debut lines up with Paramount's expectations, but a "C" CinemaScore doesn't necessarily bode well for the film's future prospects, though the average audience rating on RottenTomatoes is positive and the 8/10 rating on IMDb.com is another good sign.

However, with Black Panther's continued success and the release of Red Sparrow next weekend, competition is going to be stiff.

Internationally, Paramount struck a deal with Netflix last year for international rights to stream Annihilation on its subscription service 17 days after the film's domestic release. Paramount does retain the rights to release the film in China and in VOD and home entertainment.







Universal Pictures' Fifty Shades Freed rounded out the top five with an estimated $6.9 million and also added another $22.3 million internationally.

The film crossed $320 million at the worldwide box office this weekend.







Outside the top five, Fox's The Greatest Showman continues its tremendous run, bringing in another $3.4 million this weekend for a domestic cume that now stands at $160.7 million.

Additionally, the film brought in an estimated $7.7 million internationally this weekend for an international cume that now tops $200 million, for a global tally of $361.2 million. The film currently ranks as the fourth highest grossing musical of all-time domestically.







Finishing in ninth place with an estimated $3.1 million from 1,661 locations ($1,868 PTA) is Orion's Every Day.

Carrying a budget just below $5 million, this is the first theatrical release for the relaunched Orion films and the result is a solid start and right in line with expectations and what the studio was targeting. The film received a "B+" CinemaScore.







In limited release, Well Go's Operation Red Sea delivered an estimated $510,000 from 45 locations ($11,333 PTA); The Orchard's The Young Karl Marx brought in an estimated $28,599 from three theaters ($9,533 PTA); IFC released The Cured in three theaters where it brought in an estimated $5,332 ($1,777 PTA); and Oscilloscope's November opened in one theater with an estimated $4,300.

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February 23-25, 2018 Weekend Studio Estimates:


1. Black Panther $108,046,000 / $400,000,422
2. Game Night $16,600,000
3. Peter Rabbit $12,545,000 / $71,290,702
4. Annihilation $11,000,000
5. Fifty Shades Freed $6,915,000 / $89,560,780
6. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle $5,650,000 / $387,284,215
7. The 15:17 to Paris $3,600,000 / $32,257,752
8. The Greatest Showman $3,400,000 / $160,766,870
9. Every Day $3,103,996
10. Early Man $1,700,000 / $6,779,422

Has anybody seen this movie? My husband and I were going to see it yesterday, but it was sold out for the day! It must be pretty GOOD! :)

Went to see Black Panther. It's about a African country that wants the world
to think it's just another third world country. But, behind it's force fields, it's
a futuristic Hi-Tech world. That's the premise of the movie. Lots of action!
If you like Marvel action hero movies, you'll like this one!

Black Panther Tops $500 Million, Becoming Tenth Largest Domestic Release All-Time
by Brad Brevet
March 4, 2018


It was yet another monster weekend for Disney and Marvel's Black Panther as the superhero feature became the third fastest film to ever reach $500 million domestic.

Meanwhile, the weekend's new wide releases came up just a bit short of Mojo's pre-weekend forecast with Fox's Red Sparrow taking runner-up position behind Black Panther and MGM's Death Wish landing in third.

It's also Oscar Sunday, which means we'll end this recap with a brief look at this some of year's nominees and how they stack up at the box office.







With an estimated $65.7 million, Disney and Marvel Studios's Black Panther topped the weekend box office for the third straight weekend, becoming only the third film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to accomplish that feat over its first three weeks in release, the others being Captain America: The Winter Soldier and The Avengers.

As noted above, the film also topped $500 million domestic, becoming the third fastest film to do so, bringing in $501.1 million in just 17 days, tied with Jurassic World and one day behind Star Wars: The Last Jedi.



Black Panther's performance so far has it ranked as the tenth highest grossing domestic release of all-time, third highest grossing comic book adaptation and superhero film and it has now found a spot within the all-time top 50 worldwide.

This weekend's performance was also the third largest third weekend of all-time and should the past two weekends be any indication, it could leapfrog Avatar for second largest if actuals come in ~$2.8 million higher than estimates.



Speaking of worldwide, Black Panther added another $56.2 million internationally this weekend, pushing its overseas cume of $396.6 million for a global tally just shy of $900 million.







In second is Fox's Red Sparrow, an adaptation of the first novel in Jason Matthews' trilogy starring Jennifer Lawrence and directed by Francis Lawrence.

Debuting in 3,056 locations, the film brought in an estimated $17 million, which is in line with the studio's expectations while a bit behind Mojo's pre-weekend forecast. The film received a "B" CinemaScore.

Red Sparrow also brought in an estimated $26.5 million internationally this weekend.







Landing in third is MGM's Death Wish, a remake of Charles Bronson's 1974 classic starring Bruce Willis and directed by Eli Roth. The film debuted in 2,847 locations and delivered an estimated $13 million over its opening weekend. The film received a "B+" CinemaScore.

Looking ahead, the debut is relatively in line with our pre-weekend comp to The Foreigner, which opened with $13.1 million and ended its domestic run just shy of $35 million. The Foreigner, however, received a "A-" CinemaScore and was better received by critics suggesting an overall domestic performance right around $30 million may be a better bet.







WB's release of New Line's Game Night held on strong in its second weekend, delivering an estimated $10.7 million, signaling a 37% drop as the film's cume reached $33.5 million in its first ten days in release.

Internationally the film added $8.4 million, pushing its worldwide cume just shy of $50 million.







Rounding out the top five is Sony's Peter Rabbit, which dropped just 22% and delivered an estimated $10 million in its fourth weekend in release for a domestic cume that now stands at $84 million.

Additionally, the film landed in its first major international market this weekend, bringing in an estimated $12.7 million in China. The film's overall international weekend topped $14 million for a worldwide box office that now tops $101 million.







Outside the top five Sony's Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle continued its impressive run with an estimated $4.5 million, pushing its domestic gross to $393.2 million.

Added to that, Jumanji brought in an estimated $1.9 million internationally, pushing its global cume to $928.9 million. The film will launch in Japan, its final international market, on April 6.







In limited release Sony Classics's Foxtrot debuted in four locations with an estimated $36,786 ($9,197 PTA) and Hannover's Death House opened in one theater with an estimated $10,295.

Finally, considering it is Oscar Sunday, of this year's Oscar nominees The Greatest Showman is the only nominee that remains in the weekend top ten, having done so for 11 consecutive weeks and it was yet another standout weekend as the film dropped less than 22% for the ninth time out of ten weekends, delivering an estimated $2.67 million for a domestic cume just shy of $165 million.







Now here's a look at the year's nine Best Picture nominees in order of overall domestic box office performance:

Dunkirk (Warner Bros.) - $188.05M
Get Out (Universal) - $176.04M
The Post (Fox) - $80.37M
The Shape of Water (Fox Searchlight) - $57.39M
Darkest Hour (Focus Features) - $55.42M
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (Fox Searchlight) - $52M
Lady Bird (A24) - $48.29M
Phantom Thread (Focus Features) - $20.13M
Call Me by Your Name (Sony Classics) - $17.05M


Of the nine Best Picture nominees, Steven Spielberg's The Post has made the most since being nominated, bringing in nearly $34 million, followed by the year's top nominee The Shape of Water with nearly $26 million.

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March 2-4, 2018 Weekend Studio Estimates:


1. Black Panther $65,705,000 / $501,105,037
2. Red Sparrow $17,000,000
3. Death Wish $13,025,000
4. Game Night $10,710,000 / $33,537,766
5. Peter Rabbit $10,000,000 / $84,060,376
6. Annihilation $5,650,000 / $20,636,742
7. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle $4,500,000 / $393,201,353
8. Fifty Shades Freed $3,310,000 / $95,599,460
9. The Greatest Showman $2,675,000 / $164,616,443
10. Every Day $1,560,029 / $5,260,833

Black Panther Remains Box Office King, Topping $1 Billion Worldwide
by Brad Brevet
March 11, 2018


On top of eclipsing $1 billion worldwide, Disney and Marvel's Black Panther has now achieved what no other film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has accomplished as it remained #1 at the weekend box office for its fourth straight weekend in a row since release.

The superhero repeat means Disney's A Wrinkle in Time opened in second place followed by Aviron's The Strangers: Prey at Night while both Amazon Studios's Gringo and Entertainment Studios's The Hurricane Heist struggled mightily.







With an estimated $41.1 million, Black Panther topped the weekend box office for the fourth straight week in a row following it release. The last time a film managed that was Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The film's domestic cume now stands at a massive $562 million making it the second highest grossing superhero release of all-time and the seventh largest overall domestic release of all-time.

In addition to Black Panther's four weekend streak at #1, the film's performance this weekend is the third largest fourth weekend of all-time just behind Force Awakens ($42.3m).



Internationally, Black Panther debuted in its final major market this weekend, China, where it opened with an estimated $66.5 million. Overall, the film's international weekend added an estimated $100 million to its bottom line, pushing the overseas total to $516.6 million for a global tally that now totals $1.078 billion.

Black Panther is the fifth film in the MCU to reach this mark and is just shy of cracking the top 20 all-time.







Disney's A Wrinkle in Time landed in second with an estimated $33.3 million over its opening weekend. Reasoning for the film's lackluster debut will most likely focus on Black Panther's continued dominance within the marketplace as well as the mixed reviews the film received heading into the weekend.

Time will tell how well Wrinkle will be able to hold on over the coming weekends as the "B" CinemaScore suggests it could go either way. As of now the pre-weekend comparisons to Tomorrowland, which also opened with $33 million in 2015, appear to be holding up. That film went on to gross $93.4 million domestically.

Internationally, A Wrinkle in Time debuted with $6.3 million in approximately 14% of the international marketplace.







Aviron's The Strangers: Prey at Night debuted in third place with an estimated $10.2 million, on par with expectations.

Opening weekend audiences scored the film a "C" CinemaScore.







Fox's Red Sparrow landed in fourth position, dropping a top ten worst 51.6% with an estimated $8.15 million. The film's domestic cume now stands at $31.1 million after ten days in release.

The film also added $15.7 million internationally this weekend raising its worldwide cume to $82.9 million.







Rounding out the top five is WB's release of New Line's Game Night, dropping just 24% for an estimated $7.9 million three-day. The R-rated comedy's domestic cume is now up to $45 million as it enters its third week in release.

Internationally the film added another $5.4 million this weekend bringing its overseas cume to $24.7 million for a global cume just shy of $70 million.







Outside the top five we find The Hurricane Heist, which opened this weekend in 2,402 theaters with a mere $3.1 million.

The film received a "B-" CinemaScore from opening audiences.







The Hurricane Heist wasn't the only new wide release to struggle as STX's release of Amazon Studios's Gringo missed out on a place in the top ten with an estimated $2.6 million from 2,404 locations.

The two films delivered per theater averages among the worst all-time for films opening in more than 2,000 theaters with Gringo placing 27th, averaging just $1,094 per theater.

Gringo also debuted in eight international territories this weekend with an estimated $850k.







Elsewhere, Sony's Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle added another $2.75 million to its bottom line for a domestic cume that now totals $397.2 million.

The film continues to inch closer and closer to the $400 million mark and is now just $6.5 million away from becoming Sony's highest grossing domestic release of all-time.







We must also be sure and mention Fox's The Greatest Showman, which fell out of the weekend top ten for the first time after 12 straight weekends. The film added an estimated $1.77 million this weekend for a domestic cume that now totals over $167 million.

It currently ranks as the fourth largest musical of all-time and is $3.2 million shy of eclipsing 2002's Chicago. The film also added $5.2 million to its overseas total this weekend for a global tally just shy of $389 million.







This weekend also saw Fox Searchlight's Best Picture winning The Shape of Water expand back into 1,552 locations (+720) and bring in an estimated $2.4 million. The film's domestic cume now stands at $61 million.

Adding to its total, the film brought in $11.3 million internationally this weekend for an overseas cume of $87.4 million and a worldwide total just shy of $150 million.







In moderate release this weekend, Focus debuted their 2017 Sundance acquisition Thoroughbreds into 549 theaters where it brought in $1.2 million.

In limited release IFC's The Death of Stalin delivered an impressive $181,308 from just four theaters for a weekend best $45,327 per theater average. Sony Classics released The Leisure Seeker into 28 theaters where it brought in an estimated $119,573 ($4,270 PTA); Cinema Guild's Claire's Camera brought in $11,843 from one theater; and new studio Greenwich Entertainment opened the documentary Itzhak into two locations where it brought in an estimated $14,442 ($7,221 PTA).

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March 9-11, 2018 Weekend Studio Estimates:


1. Black Panther $41,136,000 / $562,015,601
2. A Wrinkle in Time $33,316,000
3. Strangers: Prey at Night $10,480,000
4. Red Sparrow $8,150,000 / $31,118,743
5. Game Night $7,905,000 / $45,045,632
6. Peter Rabbit $6,800,000 / $93,457,806
7. Death Wish $6,600,000 / $23,875,301
8. The Hurricane Heist $3,150,000
9. Annihilation $3,150,000 / $26,094,514
10. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle $2,755,000 / $397,263,020

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I have not been seeing Black Panther yet in Theatres but it's been a month since the Cinemas started showing it.

Black Panther Tops $600M Domestically While I Can Only Imagine Surprises with $17M Debut
by Brad Brevet
March 18, 2018


For the fifth weekend in a row, Disney and Marvel's Black Panther is the weekend's number one film at the domestic box office, becoming the first film to accomplish that feat since Avatar in 2009.

The film is also only the seventh film to ever gross over $600 million at the domestic box office as it continues to dominate, now less than $18 million shy of topping The Avengers and becoming the highest grossing superhero movie of all-time.



As for the weekend's new releases, WB's Tomb Raider performed as expected, delivering a second place finish while the big surprise of the weekend was Roadside and Lionsgate's release of I Can Only Imagine.

The faith-based feature delivered a third place finish, defying all expectations, and topped not only Disney's A Wrinkle in Time in its sophomore session, but Fox's freshman debut, Love, Simon.







With an estimated $27 million, Black Panther finished atop the weekend box office for the fifth straight weekend, pushing the film over $605 million domestically. As a result, Black Panther joins Avatar and The Sixth Sense as only the third film to top the weekend box office for five straight weekends in the last 19 years.

Alongside its domestic achievements, Black Panther added an estimated $30 million internationally this weekend, pushing its overseas cume to $577.1 million for a global tally topping $1.183 billion, passing Captain America: Civil War ($1.153B) and Minions ($1.159B) to become the fourteenth largest worldwide release of all-time.







In second is WB's adaptation of the popular video game Tomb Raider with an estimated $23.5 million. This makes it the sixth largest opening for a video game adaptation ever, a list still topped by the original Tomb Raider film starring Angelina Jolie, which debuted with $47.7 million back in 2001.

The film received a "B" CinemaScore from opening day audiences.

Internationally, after debuting in nine markets last weekend, Tomb Raider expanded to 65 overseas territories this weekend, delivering an estimated $84.5 million for a international cume estimated at $102.5 million.







Landing in third is the surprise of the weekend, Roadside and Lionsgate's I Can Only Imagine, delivering an estimated $17 million from just 1,629 locations for an impressive $10,476 per theater average.

This is the seventh largest opening for a faith-based feature of all-time (fourth if you don't count the Narnia films) and the best opening since 2014's Heaven is for Real, which opened with $22.4 million while playing in nearly 800 more theaters.

The film received an "A+" CinemaScore from opening day audiences.



Looking ahead, it will be interesting to see how I Can Only Imagine performs over the coming weeks as Sony and its AFFIRM label will release Paul, Apostle of Christ next weekend and PureFlix will be releasing God's Not Dead: A Light in the Darkness the following weekend, all hoping to take advantage of the Easter holiday session.







Disney's A Wrinkle in Time dropped 50% in its second weekend for an estimated $16.56 million, landing in fourth position. The film's domestic cume now stands at $61 million.

Internationally, Wrinkle delivered an estimated $3.2 million from 11 markets for an overseas cume that now stands at $10.6 million and a global tally reaching $71.7 million.







Rounding out the top five is Fox's Love, Simon, delivering an estimated $11.5 million from 2,402 locations.

While this is a bit below Mojo's forecast, it falls right in line with the studio's expectations and given the "A+" CinemaScore from opening day audiences the film could be looking to play for quite some time.







Just outside the top five, Warner Bros.'s and New Line's Game Night continues to hold strong from one weekend to the next, this weekend dipping just 29% for an estimated $5.57 million, pushing the film's domestic cume over $54 million.

The R-rated comedy should continue to see solid numbers as it will remain the only such film in theaters until April 6 when Universal releases Blockers.







Landing in seventh is Sony's Peter Rabbit with an estimated $5.2 million, pushing the film's domestic cume to $102 million as it begins its sixth week in release.

Internationally, Peter Rabbit grossed an estimated $15.5 million from 22 markets for an international cume of $42.7 million.







Sony is also celebrating as Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle topped $400 million this weekend. The film is now just $3.4 million shy of Spider-Man and becoming the studio's highest grossing release of all-time.

Only problem facing Jumanji topping that mark is that it is already available on digital and On Demand and will arrive on Blu-ray on Tuesday.







Just behind Jumanji is Focus's 7 Days in Entebbe, which debuted in 838 theaters with an estimated $1.6 million.

Also of note, IFC's The Death of Stalin expanded into 32 locations (+28) this weekend and delivered an estimated $580,576, once again delivering a weekend-best per theater average of $18,143.

Among limited releases The Orchard's Flower opened in three theaters with an estimated $57,851 ($19,284 PTA); Good Deed's Journey's End brought in $12,700 from two theaters; and FilmBuff's Ramen Heads opened in two theaters with an estimated $7,014.

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March 16-18, 2018 Weekend Studio Estimates:

1. Black Panther $27,024,000 / $605,400,528
2. Tomb Raider $23,525,000
3. I Can Only Imagine $17,064,640
4. A Wrinkle in Time $16,565,000 / $61,059,654
5. Love, Simon $11,500,000
6. Game Night $5,570,000 / $54,174,184
7. Peter Rabbit $5,200,000 / $102,440,268
8. Strangers: Prey at Night $4,810,000 / $18,612,052
9. Red Sparrow $4,450,000 / $39,583,642
10. Death Wish $3,368,000 / $29,949,685