Frozen II Delivers $350 Million Global Debut
by Brad Brevet
Nov. 21, 2019


Disney's Frozen II delivered a monster debut, bringing in an estimated $127 million domestically, which serves as the largest animated opening ever outside the summer corridor and a record animated opening for the month of November.

In fact, the performance is the fifth largest November opening of all-time, topping the $125 million opening for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 back in 2010.

Internationally the film opened with an estimated $223.2 million for an estimated $350 million global debut, opening at #1 in all markets.





Sony and TriStar's A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood debuted near expectations, bringing in an estimated $13.5 million from 3,235 theaters.

STXFilms's 21 Bridges brought in an estimated $9.2 million this weekend, falling a bit short of studio expectations. The film earned a "B+" CinemaScore from opening day audiences. The film also added an estimated $2.73 million internationally from 20 markets released.

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November 22-24, 2019 Weekend Studio Estimates:


1. Frozen II $130,263,358
2. Ford v Ferrari $15,730,678 / $57,720,248
3. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood $13,251,238
4. 21 Bridges $9,250,117
5. Midway $4,640,673 / $43,048,234
6. Playing with Fire $4,515,388 / $31,522,035
7. The Good Liar $3,401,194 / $11,791,988
8. Charlie's Angels $3,236,460 / $14,002,052
9. Last Christmas $3,236,460 / $14,002,052
10. Joker $2,746,029 / $326,857,842

Frozen II Feasts on Thanksgiving Records while Knives Out and Queen & Slim Enjoy Strong Holiday Openings
by Brad Brevet
Dec. 1, 2019


The folks at Disney have full bellies after the animated feature Frozen II delivered three and five-day Thanksgiving records as the film topped $287 million domestically after just ten days in release and $739 million globally in the film's first 12 days.

But it wasn't all Disney this weekend as Lionsgate's Knives Out exceeded expectations with a five-day performance topping $41 million and Universal and Makeready's Queen & Slim found a place in the top five.







With an estimated $85.2 million three-day and a $123.7 million five-day performance, Disney's Frozen II not only topped the standard and extended weekend, it delivered record performances serving as the largest three and five-day grosses over the Thanksgiving holiday frame ever.

To go along with that, the film has now grossed over $287 million in just ten days of release trailing just Incredibles 2 over the same number of days, which stood at an impressive $349.7 million after just ten days. In fact, Frozen II is already the 17th highest grossing animated film ever and is showing little sign of stopping.

Internationally, the film added another $163.8 million over the three-day and has now grossed $451 million overseas, already having topped the original Frozen in several markets, including China. That puts the global total at $738.6 million after just 12 days in release as it remains the #1 film in all markets released other than India, where it is still the #1 western title.







In second place is Lionsgate's release of Rian Johnson's Knives Out, which came in well ahead of expectations, delivering an estimated $41.7 million over the five-day weekend, serving as the 16th largest five-day Thanksgiving opening ever.

The film is also looking at a strong run ahead as word of mouth seems high thanks to an "A-" CinemaScore and what is currently an 8.1/10 rating on IMDb.

Internationally, Knives Out added another $28.3 million for a $70 million global debut, which includes a $13.5 million launch in China, where it ranked #3 in the marketplace.







Fox's Ford v Ferrari keeps firing on all cylinders, dipping just -17% over the three-day with an estimated $13.2 million and a $19 million five-day performance as the film's domestic gross now stands at $81 million.

Internationally it added another $10.2 million this weekend for an overseas cume totaling $62.3 million and a global tally that now tops $143 million.







Sony lands in fourth position with A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, dipping just -11% in its second weekend with an estimated $11.8 million for the three-day and a $17.3 million five-day performance.

The film's domestic cume now stands at $34.3 million after ten days in release.







Rounding out the top five is Universal's Queen & Slim, delivering an estimated $11.7 million over the three-day and an estimated $15.8 million over the five-day opening.

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

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November 29 - December 1, 2019 Weekend Studio Estimates:


1. Frozen II $85,977,773 / $288,845,131
2. Knives Out $26,769,548 / $41,414,093
3. Ford v Ferrari $13,168,306 / $81,031,328
4. Queen & Slim $11,890,490 / $16,000,790
5. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood $11,776,422 / $34,291,766
6. 21 Bridges $5,587,111 / $19,220,781
7. Playing with Fire $4,221,014 / $39,236,057
8. Midway $3,919,935 / $50,214,308
9. Last Christmas $2,008,275 / $31,686,250
10. Joker $1,950,478 / $330,523,625

Frozen II Threepeats Atop Weekend Box Office while Playmobil Bombs
by Brad Brevet
Dec. 8, 2019


It was yet another weekend atop the weekend box office for Disney's Frozen II, which has now topped $900 million globally, well on its way to becoming the studio's sixth 2019 release to top the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office.

Meanwhile, while Focus Features saw Dark Waters finish just outside the top five in its nationwide expansion this weekend, STX's release of Playmobil failed to make the top ten, delivering the third worst opening ever for a film debuting in over 2,000 locations.







At the top of the box office is Frozen II, dipping -59.7% with an estimated $34.7 million for a domestic cume totaling $337.6 million, making it the seventh highest grossing release of the year so far domestically. For some perspective, it wasn't until the original film's 61st day in release that it topped $337 million domestically, before going on to gross over $400 million after 57 weeks in release.

In addition to the domestic performance, Frozen II added another $90.2 million internationally, for an overseas cume that now totals over $582 million and a global tally that now stands just shy of $920 million.







In second place is Lionsgate's release of Knives Out, which dipped just -47% for an estimated $14.15 million three-day and a domestic cume that now stands at $63.5 million.

The film also added another $18.7 million internationally, pushing the overseas cume to $60.6 million for a global cume that is now just shy of $125 million.







It's a close race for third with the edge currently going to Fox's Ford v Ferrari, but just $7,000 separates it from Universal and Makeready's Queen & Slim as both films generated an estimated $6.5 million this weekend.

Ford v Ferrari is now in its fourth week in release with a domestic cume totaling over $91 million while it also added another $8.3 million internationally for an international cume totaling $76.5 million and a global tally that now stands at $167.6 million.







As for Queen & Slim it is entering its sophomore frame, dipping just -45% following its holiday weekend debut with a domestic cume that now stands at $26.9 million.

Rounding out the top five is Sony's A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood with an estimated $5.2 million, pushing the film's domestic cume over $43 million as it enters its third week in release.







Just outside the top five is Focus's nationwide expansion of Dark Waters. The adult-targeted feature was entering a marketplace loaded with content targeting the same audience and was unable to see the kind of breakout I'm sure they were expecting, especially considering audiences seem to be taking to the film as much as critics did.

That said, it did deliver an estimated $4.1 million.







Falling well outside the top ten is STX's release of the animated feature Playmobil, which the studio picked up for domestic distribution after Global Road filed for bankruptcy in 2018.

The studio is emphasizing the use of variable pricing for the film, which included a $5 a ticket experiment to "encourage and incentivize audiences to see the film, while allowing theaters to begin to explore value pricing for a first-run movie".

The experiment didn't exactly pay off, resulting in an estimated $660,000 three-day from 2,337 locations and a $282 per theater average, the third worst opening average ever for a film opening in 2,000 or more locations.







In limited release, Reliance' Panipat opened with an estimated $285,275 from 172 theaters ($1,659 PTA); Lionsgate's En Brazos de un Asesino delivered an estimated $230,000 from 160 locations ($1,438 PTA); Neon's Portrait of a Lady on Fire opened in two locations with an estimated $33,552; and 1091's Midnight Family opened at the Metrograph in New York with an estimated $3,5000.

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December 6-8, 2019: Weekend Studio Estimates


1. Frozen II $34,670,000 / $337,594,901
2. Knives Out $14,150,000 / $63,486,491
3. Ford v Ferrari $6,537,000 / $91,110,353
4. Queen & Slim $6,530,000 / $26,894,005
5. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood $5,200,000 / $43,120,415
6. Dark Waters $4,100,000 / $5,284,749
7. 21 Bridges $2,880,000 / $23,932,696
8. Playing with Fire $2,000,000 / $41,982,325
9. Midway $1,940,000 / $53,402,471
10. Joker $1,040,000 / $332,141,623