"PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie" Debuts at #1

[JamesG]

PAW Patrol Sequel Wins Weekend with $23 Million Debut, Dumb Money Flops with $3.5 Million
by Rebecca Rubi
October 1, 2023


Paramount’s animated sequel PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie topped the box office in its debut, earning a solid $23 million from 3,989 North American locations over the weekend.

Those ticket sales were more than enough to rule over the three other new nationwide releases, which could be categorized as the good (Lionsgate’s gruesome Saw X), the meh (Disney and New Regency’s sci-fi thriller The Creator) and the ugly (Sony’s Game Stop stock-inspired Dumb Money).




With decent reviews and strong audience scores, the PAW Patrol sequel almost doubled the debut of its inventively named predecessor, 2021’s PAW Patrol: The Movie, which opened to $13 million while landing simultaneously on Paramount+.

The newest adventure based on the popular Nickelodeon kids TV show also launched at the international box office with $23.1 million, bringing its global tally to $46.1 million.

Adding to the riches, its strong ticket sales will be dwarfed by the lucrative consumer products line. The franchise has earned $14 billion in global retail sales since 2014.




Saw X took second place with $18 million, an impressive start for the 10th entry in the long-running horror series.

At the international box office, Saw X collected $11.3 million from 50 territories for an estimated worldwide tally of $29.3 million. It cost just $13 million, so it’ll be profitable for its backers by the end of its theatrical run.




The Creator, directed by Gareth Edwards and starring John David Washington as the leader of a war between humans and AI, landed in third place with $14 million, below expectations for the $80 million-budgeted movie.

Initial ticket buyers were 69% male while 78% were over the age of 25. The movie’s saving grace will be the international box office, where it opened to $18.2 million — not including China, Japan and Korea.




The Nun II took fourth place, adding $4.6 million in its fourth weekend of release. So far, the supernatural sequel has generated $76.7 million at the domestic box office and $231 million worldwide.

It still has ways to go to match the original 2018’s The Nun with $117 million in North America and $366 million globally.




All the way in seventh place, Dumb Money flopped with $3.5 million as the comedic drama expanded to 2,837 venues following two weeks in limited release.

Some analysts suggest the torrential rainstorm that plagued New York City on Friday and forced some theaters to close for the day had a bigger impact on Dumb Money compared to this weekend’s other offerings.

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/b...ps-1235741654/





September 29 - October 1, 2023: Weekend Studio Estimates

1. PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie $23,000,000
2. Saw X $18,000,000
3. The Creator $14,000,000
4. The Nun II $4,675,000 / $76,759,534
5. The Blind $4,982,023
6. A Haunting in Venice $3,800,000 / $31,615,091
7. Dumb Money $3,500,000 / $7,300,670
8. The Equalizer 3 $2,700,000 / $85,927,935
9. Expend4bles $2,495,000 / $13,257,815
10. Barbie $1,430,000 / $633,082,303

[Hawkee]

I never figured out how in the world Paw Patrol became popular on TV but judging from the previews I've seen of Paw Patrol The Mighty Movie it seems like the movie will attract the 4-7 age group but I can tell when Christmas hits Paw Patrol merchandise will be the number one Christmas items on Santa's Wish List this year