Theater Counts: Thor’s Four Thousand

November 2, 2017

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After a dismal end to the summer, Disney will attempt to come to the industry’s rescue with three blockbuster releases in the coming two months: Coco for Thanksgiving, The Last Jedi for Christmas, and, this weekend, Thor: Ragnarok. The Thor sub-franchise has been the weakest link in the Marvel Universe so far, but this outing is getting stellar reviews, and by coming after a seemingly-endless succession of horror movies in September and October, seems well timed. It’ll launch in 4,080 theaters, which is a little more than The Dark World’s 3,841 debut, but quite a bit less than the 4,226 opening-theater count enjoyed by Captain America: Civil War. An opening over $100 million seems assured, but how much over remains an open question.

This weekend’s counter-programming comes from A Bad Mom’s Christmas, which opened in 3,615 theaters on Wednesday. Its more modest goal is to top the $23.8 million opening of its predecessor. STX Entertainment could do with a hit after some misfires this year, and missing $20 million this weekend would be bad news.

With Thor expected to dominate for a while, next weekend sees some more counter-programming: Daddy’s Home 2 and Murder on the Orient Express are both expected to start out in 3,300 theaters. Also opening, and, like Orient Express, hoping to get some awards season interest is Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, in four theaters.

Theater Counts for Weekend of November 3-5

MovieDistributorTheatersPrevious
Theaters
Change
Thor: RagnarokWalt Disney4,080new
A Bad Moms ChristmasSTX Entertainment3,615new
JigsawLionsgate2,9412,9410
GeostormWarner Bros.2,6663,246-580
Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea HalloweenLionsgate2,2022,388-186
Happy Death DayUniversal2,1803,535-1,355
Thank You for Your ServiceUniversal2,0842,054+30
Only the BraveSony Pictures2,0732,577-504
SuburbiconParamount Pictures2,0462,0460
Blade Runner 2049Warner Bros.1,4642,421-957
The ForeignerSTX Entertainment1,4562,505-1,049
ItWarner Bros.1,0812,538-1,457
The Lego Ninjago MovieWarner Bros.8351,474-639
Kingsman: The Golden Circle20th Century Fox8021,489-687
Victoria & AbdulFocus Features7931,044-251
My Little Pony: The MovieLionsgate7851,682-897
The Mountain Between Us20th Century Fox7162,029-1,313
American MadeUniversal6631,558-895
Same Kind of Different As MePure Flix5241,238-714
The SnowmanUniversal5211,815-1,294
MarshallOpen Road504821-317
Goodbye Christopher RobinFox Searchlight262213+49
Despicable Me 3Universal192210-18
The Florida ProjectA24189145+44
American AssassinLionsgate159175-16
Battle of the SexesFox Searchlight158291-133
WonderstruckRoadside Attractions12142+79
Leap!Weinstein Co.11062+48
Wind RiverWeinstein Co.10580+25
The Killing of a Sacred DeerA248633+53
DunkirkWarner Bros.65108-43
Home AgainOpen Road63126-63
All I See is YouOpen Road53283-230
StrongerRoadside Attractions3543-8
Wonder WomanWarner Bros.3055-25
Professor Marston & The Wonder WomenAnnapurna Pictures27181-154
A Question of FaithPure Flix2546-21
The StrayPurdie-Distribution2374-51
Walking OutIFC Films1727-10
KidnapAviron1427-13
Hitchcock's Shower SceneIFC Films1419-5
DealtIFC Films63+3
Lady BirdA244new
Friend RequestEntertainment Studios Motion Pictures432-28
Last Flag FlyingLionsgate4new
Tulip FeverWeinstein Co.417-13
Frank SerpicoIFC Films1new
Note: New theater counts are added as studios report throughout the day on Thursday



Estimates for Weekend of November 10

MovieDistributorEstimated
Theaters
Daddy's Home 2Paramount Pictures3,300
Murder on the Orient Express20th Century Fox3,300
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriFox Searchlight4

Filed under: Theater Counts, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thor