Over the weekend we had 3 new releases – The Jungle Book, Barbershop: The Next Cut, and Criminal. These all did moderately well, and The Jungle Book in particular exceeded expectations.
David has to be very happy with The Jungle Book‘s initial haul of $103.2 million. I suspect that this movie will have some legs, as I mentioned in the last post, and if things go well, could surpass some of the big budget comic book movies in the draft, making it an excellent deal at $30. Barbershop: The Next Cut made $20.2 million opening weekend, which is not bad given the $9 Michelle paid for it. This is a movie we will have to keep an eye on, as I am not sure how much longevity it will have. Meanwhile, Criminal, for which Violet paid $7, had a relatively small opening at $5.7 million.
As for older movies, Batman v Superman continues to lose steam, only making about $9 million in its 4th weekend. The Boss beat it out once again, making almost $10 million. My Big, Fat Greek Wedding 2 is not doing the epic run the first one did, but it is still making a respectable $3.2 million.
Here are the top 10 movies this week:
- The Jungle Book – $103.2 M
- Barbershop: The Next Cut – $20.2 M
- The Boss – $9.9 M
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – $9 M
- Zootopia – $8.1 M
- Criminal – $5.7 M
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 – $3.2 M
- Miracles from Heaven – $1.9 M
- God’s Not Dead 2 – $1.7 M
- Eye in the Sky – $1.5 M
As for the upcoming week, we only have a couple movies coming out. The Huntsman: Winter’s War releases, which finally gets Jamie into the game. This is a big mystery as to how well it will do. The first Show White and the Huntsman made a respectable $155 million, but critics seemed to give it a mediocre 48% on Rotten Tomatoes. Stars like Charlize Theron, Emily Blunt and Chris Hemsworth could bring in the crowds though, we will have to wait and see. The other release is A Hologram for the King, which Violet was able to snag for an easy $1. This stars Tom Hanks, which is probably the only selling point for the movie. But given the cheap price that Violet paid, it could pay off in the end.
Don’t forget to participate in the Summer Movie Draft Giveaway! Simply respond in the comments below with what movie you think will take number one at the domestic box office for this upcoming weekend and how much you think it will make, and you will receive 1 entry towards the giveaway. If your guess for the #1 movie is correct, you will earn 3 additional entries into our giveaway. If you also come within $5 million on the box office haul for the weekend, you get a cool 5 additional entries, for a total of 8 extra entries! For details of the giveaway, and to claim your entry, you can check out this link:
We had a couple of guessers get it right this week! William Landefeld, Matthew D, and Austin Baraoudi all picked the The Jungle Book at number one, earning each of them an additional 3 entries!
Here are the current standings for players in the Summer Movie Draft:
| Movie | Cost | Box Office |
|---|---|---|
| My Big, Fat Greek Wedding 2 | $13 | $52.1 M |
| Ratchet and Clank | $6 | – |
| X-Men: Age of Apocalypse | $37 | – |
| TMNT: Out of the Shadows | $14 | – |
| Now You See Me 2 | $9 | – |
| Warcraft | $17 | – |
| The Founder | $4 | – |
| Total | $52.1 M |
| Movie | Cost | Box Office |
|---|---|---|
| Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice | $30 | $311.3 M |
| Criminal | $7 | $5.8 M |
| A Hologram for the King | $1 | – |
| Captain America: Civil War | $42 | – |
| Money Monster | $2 | – |
| Jason Bourne | $18 | – |
| Total | $317.1 M |
| Movie | Cost | Box Office |
|---|---|---|
| God’s Not Dead 2 | $5 | $16.9 M |
| Central Intelligence | $15 | – |
| The BFG | $20 | – |
| The Secret Life of Pets | $21 | – |
| Ghostbusters | $15 | – |
| Sausage Party | $24 | – |
| Total | $16.9 M |
| Movie | Cost | Box Office |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcore Henry | $7 | $8.2 M |
| Jungle Book | $30 | $103.2 M |
| The Purge: Election Year | $5 | – |
| Ice Age: Collision Course | $19 | – |
| Suicide Squad | $39 | – |
| Total | $111.4 M |
| Movie | Cost | Box Office |
|---|---|---|
| Keanu | $8 | – |
| The Angry Birds Movie | $16 | – |
| The Nice Guys | $9 | – |
| Finding Dory | $50 | – |
| Nine Lives | $5 | – |
| Ben Hur | $12 | – |
| Total | – |
| Movie | Cost | Box Office |
|---|---|---|
| Huntsman: Winter’s War | $20 | – |
| Mother’s Day | $11 | – |
| Alice Through the Looking Glass | $35 | – |
| Free State of Jones | $9 | – |
| Independence Day: Resurgence | $25 | – |
| Total | – |
| Movie | Cost | Box Office |
|---|---|---|
| Meet the Blacks | $4 | $8.2 M |
| The Boss | $1 | $40.4 M |
| Barbershop 2: The Next Cut | $9 | $20.2 M |
| The Darkness | $1 | – |
| Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising | $20 | – |
| The Conjuring 2 | $7 | – |
| The Shallows | $6 | – |
| The Legend of Tarzan | $7 | – |
| Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates | $6 | – |
| Star Trek Beyond | $19 | – |
| Bad Moms | $1 | – |
| Pete’s Dragon | $15 | – |
| Spectral | $4 | – |
| Total | – | $68.8 M |
The Jungle Book at #1 with $60 million
The Jungle Book will probably stay on top, but even though it was bad I’m going to go with The Huntsman with $62 million
Jungle Book with $63 million.