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It cost $8. 5 million to make, which is a lot of money by nearly every definition, but relatively cheap for a digitally animated film. The reviews were mixed, but it was a big financial hit.
It came as no surprise that there was a sequel. Hotel Transylvania 2 did better than its predecessor in nearly every way, but it is still a second- tier digitally animated film. For a second- tier film like this to succeed, all it needs to do is entertain the kids while not making the parents want to flee the room right away. That's not a particularly high bar to set.
Does this film manage to get above that bar? Alphabetical order is very useful in most circumstances, but not here. On the other hand, the nominees within each category are not presented in alphabetical order. Are the BAFTAs trolling us? As for the actual nominees, the big winners here are Bridge of Spies and Carol, both of which earned nine nominations. For Carol, this is just another impressive score, but this was a pleasant surprise for Bridge of Spies. The top two releases are Ant- Man and Minions, which made more than $5.
It's rare you get a one- two punch like that on top. However, the competition for those two films is much, much weaker.
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It looks amazing, which is why it led this years Holiday Gift Guide, but I'm not sure there are a lot of people who will be willing to spend $2. Beyond that, there's mostly TV on DVD releases. The competition for Pick of the Week is also not very deep with Ant- Man coming out on top. When I first heard they were making a spin- off of the Despicable Me films, I was not shocked in the least.
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Those two films were monster hits and were loved by critics. However, I was worried this movie wouldn't live up to its predecessors, because a little Minions goes a long way. Could they handle a movie to themselves? Or do they work better providing comic relief for the main characters?
While the sales usually mean a massive increase in units sold, the sales also tend to scare away new releases. This is certainly the case here and this week's list is very short as a result. That's not to say there are no releases worth picking up. In fact, there are several Pick of the Week contenders, led by Shaun the Sheep on Buy from Amazon: Blu- ray Combo Pack.
Meanwhile, for the second week in a row, we have a Puck of the Week, for best Canadian release, Guidance on DVD. This is better than Monster Hunt opened with, so if it has the same legs, the box office record in China will fall for the third time this year.
Speaking of records, the overall Chinese box office rose to $5 billion with three months left in the year. This is amazing. The film's biggest opening came from South Korea, but it only managed second place there with $5. On the other hand, the film dominated the Russian box office with $4.
The original movie opened stronger in Russia, but The Scorch Trials performed better in its opening in South Korea. Given these results, it is still too soon to tell how well this film will do compared to its predecessor. That said, it already has more worldwide than it cost to make. In fact, it almost has enough worldwide to pay for its entire production budget. Its advertising budget would have to be much larger than expected for it to not break even sooner rather than later. The Freedom To Marry (2017) Watch Free Online. This includes $8.
China. Its three- day weekend number is a lot smaller than that, but still enough for first place. Overall, the film now has $4.
It became only the second film in the franchise to reach the $6. This is more than enough to break even, so it should come as no surprise that there's another installment in the works. This lifted its international total to $3. This helped the film become the second biggest hit in the franchise, assuming you don't take inflation into account. In China, the film managed $2.
In China, the film pulled in $2. It is going to hit the century mark in that market, while its overall worldwide number is high enough to break even.
That was enough for first place in that market over the entire weekend. In fact, that was enough for first place internationally.
Adding in one holdover market, and the movie made $2. One final note, China is already the film's biggest single market and it could save the franchise and make another installment likely. The film's biggest opening was in France where it easily earned first place with $7. It also earned first place with $2. Brazil. The film isn't quite done its international run.
It opens in Italy this weekend and China next month. It should have no trouble getting to $3. China could be a huge market for the movie. It pulled in $6. 5.
The film earned first place in a trio of major markets, led by Russia where it made $4. It also debuted in Germany ($2. Spain ($1. 7. 3 million on 6. On the other hand, it had to settle for second place in Japan with $4. Jurassic World earned first place in Japan, so that's hardly a poor opening. Its biggest market overall was South Korea, where it made $6. The film is below average for the franchise so far, but that's still enough to break even and justify yet another installment.
The Gift also did well, but the other two wide releases opened on the low end of expectations. Overall, the box office fell 8. Worse still, compared to last year, the box office was 2.
Granted, 2. 01. 5 still has a solid lead over 2. A lead of 5. 7% at this time of year is great and it would take an epic collapse for that to disappear anytime soon. I don't think 2. 01. I also don't think it will have 2.
Its biggest opening by far came in South Korea, where it made $1. That total opening was more than twice the film's second biggest opening, $8. U. K. The film also had major market openings in Mexico ($4. Australia ($3. 6. The film has yet to open in most major markets, including Germany, Russia, Spain, and Japan.
The film opens in all four this weekend, so it should strong on the international chart. Meanwhile, Vacation came within 1. Friday's predictions, but unfortunately, we weren't predicting box office success, so that's not a good thing. With the holdovers slumping as summer ends, the overall box office dipped 3. That's not the problem.
The problem is the 2. Granted, Guardians of the Galaxy broke records when it opened this weekend last year, but a 2. In fact, it should make more than the rest of the top five combined. On the downside, its real competition isn't the other films in theaters, but Guardians of the Galaxy, which set the August weekend box office record when it opened this weekend last year. Rogue Nation could have a record- opening for the franchise and still not come close to Guardians of the Galaxy. The only other new wide release of the week is Vacation, which started on Wednesday.
Its reviews are terrible and its box office chances are not much better. Since nothing will top Guardians of the Galaxy's record- breaking opening, it seems 2. Hopefully this is just a momentary hiccup and not an omen for how the rest of the summer will go.
The film again dominated its home market (China) earning $1. It became the biggest Chinese film in its native market and the third biggest film of all time, behind Transformers: Age of Extinction and the current record holder, Furious 7. In fact, only Southpaw beat expectations. The overall box office sunk as a result, down 2. Worse still, this was 2. Fortunately, 2. 01. It isn't impossible for 2.
I'm cautiously optimistic that it can see this lead grow through to the end of the year. That’s in large part thanks to a disappointing debut from Pixels. The Adam Sandler/Kevin James- comedy/adventure- Ghostbusters/wannabe will earn about $2. Sony’s Sunday estimate. That puts it in danger of not even earning back its marketing budget domestically, let alone starting to recover the $8. It also means that Ant- Man will top the charts for a second weekend.
Pixels emerged the winner with $9.