"Dunkirk" Makes #1 for 2nd Weekend

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Dunkirk Delivers $50.5M Debut, Girls Trip Opens with $30M and Valerian Stumbles
by Brad Brevet
July 23, 2017


Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk became the first non-franchise film to top the weekend box office this summer and the first since March of this year as it delivered over $50 million this weekend.

Additionally, Universal's Girls Trip played strong, finishing in second position, while STX's release of EuropaCorp's Valerian failed to take off. Also, for a second weekend in a row, we have another franchise title dipping over 60% in its second weekend in release.







With an estimated $50.5 million, WB's release of Dunkirk finished in first position from 3,720 locations. Of that gross a whopping 23% ($11.7 million) was from IMAX showings at just 402 locations ($29,129 PTA). Heading into the weekend the critics had already expressed their love for the film (92% on RottenTomatoes and 94 on Metacritic) and audiences tended to agree.

The film received an "A-" CinemaScore from opening day audiences, though of the 60% male audience vs. 40% female audience, women graded the film slightly lower at "B+". Of that overall audience, a massive 76% was over the age of 25.

Internationally, Dunkirk brought in an estimated $55.4 million from 46 markets.







In second is Universal's release of Girls Trip with an impressive $30.37 million debut in 2,591 theaters. Carrying a budget of just $19 million, this marks another successful release for producer Will Packer, an opening just $3.3 million shy of his 2012 success Think Like a Man, which spawned a sequel just two years later.

The female-led R-rated comedy stars Regina Hall, Tiffany Haddish, Jada Pinkett Smith and Queen Latifah and received a rare "A+" CinemaScore from opening day audiences, suggesting a long run throughout the rest of the summer is in the offing. The opening is $7 million more than last year's Bad Moms, which went on to gross over $113 million domestically after a $23.8 million opening weekend.

Girls Trip played to an audience that was 79% female vs. 21% male, of which 50% of the overall audience was under the age of 30.







Sony's Spider-Man: Homecoming dropped 50% in its third weekend, finishing in third position with an estimated $22 million, bringing its domestic cume to $251.7 million.

Spider-Man added another $33.2 million internationally bringing its overseas cume to $320 million, pushing its global tally over $570 million.







Fox's War for the Planet of the Apes finished in fourth position, and like the massive 62% drops for both Spider-Man and Transformers: The Last Night in their second weekends, War of the Apes is the latest franchise feature to experience a steep decline in its sophomore session.

Apes finished with an estimated $20.4 million, a nearly 64% drop from its opening weekend. The film's domestic cume now stands at $97.7 million.







Rounding out the top five is STX's release of EuropaCorp's Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, which delivered an estimated $17 million from 3,553 locations. A range of budgets have been reported for the film with STX reporting a net $150 million budget after subsidies, trade reports have noted a $180 million budget and the CNC reports a 197.47€ budget ($209m USD), the most expensive French production ever.

Of course, the film is expected to do very well in France when it opens next week, and while 90% of the budget was reportedly covered with foreign pre-sales, equity financing and tax subsidies, this remains a weak start for the film domestically.

Opening weekend audiences were 63% male vs. 37% female, of which 40% were under the age of 24. Overall, opening day audiences scored the film with a soft, "B-" CinemaScore, which isn't likely to translate into a long domestic run.







Universal's Despicable Me 3 finished in sixth position with an estimated $12.7 million. The animated feature topped $200 million domestically on Thursday and, following this weekend's performance, its cume now stands at $213.3 million.

Internationally, the film added an estimated $47.5 million this weekend from 63 markets, which brings its international cume to $514.1 million for a global tally of $727.4 million.







Also in the top ten for the eighth weekend in a row, WB's Wonder Woman brought in an estimated $4.6 million bringing the domestic cume to $389 million making it the largest domestic release of summer 2017, topping Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2's current $387 million.

Internationally, Wonder Woman added another $1.8 million this weekend for a $390.4 million overseas gross and a global tally just shy of $780 million.







In limited release this weekend, Magnolia's release of Landline from Amazon Studios debuted in four theaters with an estimated $52,336 ($13,084 PTA); Music Box debuted The Midwife at three locations where it grossed an estimated $20,250 ($6,750 PTA); and CFI released The Fencer in two theaters where it grossed an estimated $5,400 ($2,700 PTA).

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July 21-23, 2017 Weekend Studio Estimates:


1. Dunkirk $50,500,000
2. Girls Trip $30,370,720
3. Spider-Man: Homecoming $22,010,000 / $251,711,581
4. War for the Planet of the Apes $20,400,000 / $97,750,914
5. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets $17,020,000
6. Despicable Me 3 $12,714,475 / $213,322,700
7. Baby Driver $6,000,000 / $84,233,939
8. The Big Sick $5,000,000 / $24,539,378
9. Wonder Woman $4,630,000 / $389,033,279
10. Wish Upon $2,477,816 / $10,522,081

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Dunkirk Holds Off Emoji and Atomic Blonde for Second Weekend at #1
by Brad Brevet
July 30, 2017


After the dust settled, it wasn't much of a fight. Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk finished atop the weekend box office for the second week in a row with Sony's new animated feature, The Emoji Movie, settling for second place.

The weekend's other new wide release was Focus Features' Atomic Blonde, which fell a little short of expectations. Universal's R-rated comedy Girls Trip, however, had a stellar second weekend, finishing in third place with over $20 million, delivering on the promise of its opening weekend, "A+" CinemaScore.







With an estimated $28.1 million, Dunkirk topped the weekend box office, dropping just 44% in its second weekend in release. The film has now grossed over $102 million domestically in its first ten days in release and continues to perform well overseas.

This weekend it added 17 additional markets and brought in an estimated $45.6 million internationally bringing its overseas cume to $131.3 million for a global tally of $234.1 million.







Landing in second is Sony's latest animated feature The Emoji Movie, which entered the weekend with scathing reviews from critics. Yet, following Friday estimates, it looked as if it may have a chance at the weekend's top spot, but ultimately settled down, bringing in an estimated $25 million.

Opening day audiences gave the film a "B" CinemaScore.







Universal's Girls Trip finished in third with an exceptional $20 million weekend, signifying a 36% second weekend drop for a $65.5 million domestic cume.

This is almost right on par with the 35% average second weekend drop for films that opened in over 2,200 theaters and received an "A+" CinemaScore. The film has clearly captured the attention of a wide audience and should continue to play well throughout the rest of the summer months.







Falling to fourth is Focus Features' release of Atomic Blonde, an R-rated actioner starring Charlize Theron and directed by David Leitch, one-half of the directorial duo that helmed 2014's John Wick.

Expected to hit the $20 million mark this weekend and accompanied by a huge marketing campaign, Blonde's debut is a bit of a disappointment, delivering an estimated $18.5 million. The film, which carries a $30 million budget, received a "B" CinemaScore.







Rounding out the top five is Spider-Man: Homecoming, finishing with an estimated $13.4 million for a domestic cume totaling $278.3 million as it begins its fourth week in release.

The webslinger also brought in an estimated $19.7 million internationally this weekend from 64 markets bringing the international cume to $355.4 million for a global tally of $633.7 million.







Landing in eighth in its second weekend is STX's release of EuropaCorp's Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets delivered a mere $6.8 million, dropping 60% after what was already a disappointing opening weekend for a $30.6 million domestic cume.

Rounding out the top ten is Wonder Woman with an estimated $3.5 million, dropping only 23% in its ninth weekend in release. The superhero feature has now topped $395 million domestically and is on its way to becoming only the 27th film all-time to top $400 million at the domestic box office.







In limited release, Annapurna's Detroit brought in an estimated $365,455 from 20 theaters this weekend ahead of the film's nationwide release into over 2,800 theaters next weekend.

Paramount Vantage released An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power into four theaters where it grossed an estimated $130,000, $32,500 per theater.



Other limited releases include Sony International's release of Mubarakan into 128 theaters where it grossed $300,00 ($2,344 PTA); A24's Menashe grossed $61,409 from three theaters for a $20,470 per theater average; Sony Classics' Brigsby Bear brought in $45,060 from three screens ($15,020 PTA); Well Go released Wolf Warrior 2 in partnership with The H Collective and it grossed an estimated $190,000 on 53 screens ($3,585 PTA). Abramorama released Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk into one theater where it grossed an estimated $6,480.

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July 28-30, 2017 Weekend Studio Estimates:


1. Dunkirk $28,130,000 / $102,836,220
2. The Emoji Movie $25,650,000
3. Girls Trip $20,085,540 / $65,524,760
4. Atomic Blonde $18,554,000
5. Spider-Man: Homecoming $13,450,000 / $278,356,805
6. War for the Planet of the Apes $10,375,000 / $118,687,629
7. Despicable Me 3 $7,725,895 / $230,425,800
8. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets $6,800,000 / $30,626,147
9. Baby Driver $4,050,000 / $92,046,188
10. Wonder Woman $3,540,000 / $395,443,706