The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)

The Kid Who Would Be King
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $16,790,790Details
International Box Office $11,506,193Details
Worldwide Box Office $28,296,983
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $1,049,423 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $1,244,150 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $2,293,573
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Alex thinks he’s just another nobody, until he stumbles upon the mythical Sword in the Stone, Excalibur. Now, he must unite his friends and enemies into a band of knights and, together with the legendary wizard Merlin, take on the wicked enchantress Morgana. With the future at stake, Alex must become the great leader he never dreamed he could be.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,173,887 (42.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.34 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:59.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$59,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,521 opening theaters/3,528 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $19,760,333

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,238 $16,790,790
All Time International Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,517 $11,506,193
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,479 $28,296,983

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Amazon VOD:Amazon VOD, Amazon VOD
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu
Disney+:Disney+

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 25th, 2019 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: January 18th, 2019 (Wide) (Australia)
January 18th, 2019 (Wide) (Malaysia)
January 18th, 2019 (Wide) (South Korea)
January 25th, 2019 (Wide) (Indonesia)
January 25th, 2019 (Wide) (Philippines)
... Show all releases
Video Release: April 2nd, 2019 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for fantasy action violence, scary images, thematic elements including some bullying, and language.
(Rating bulletin 2552 (Cert #51719), 11/7/2018)
Running Time: 132 minutes
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Keywords: Bullies, Secret Magic, Same Role, Multiple Actors, Good vs. Evil, Dragon, Family Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Working Title Films, Big Talk Pictures, 20th Century Fox
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 366 $5,116,855 Feb 1, 2019 10
Leggiest Opening Weekend 52 4.21 Jan 25, 2019 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 25, 2019 4 $7,173,887   3,521 $2,037   $7,173,887 1
Feb 1, 2019 7 $4,247,454 -41% 3,528 $1,204   $13,221,130 2
Feb 8, 2019 15 $1,450,604 -66% 1,846 $786   $15,665,409 3
Feb 15, 2019 27 $336,650 -77% 415 $811   $16,281,724 4
Feb 22, 2019 43 $66,492 -80% 188 $354   $16,581,777 5
Mar 1, 2019 47 $54,187 -19% 111 $488   $16,662,792 6
Mar 8, 2019 51 $33,993 -37% 95 $358   $16,712,302 7
Mar 15, 2019 63 $16,588 -51% 63 $263   $16,759,314 8
Mar 22, 2019 63 $10,205 -38% 40 $255   $16,778,829 9
Mar 29, 2019 69 $4,805 -53% 25 $192   $16,788,964 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 25, 2019 4 $1,702,409     3,521 $484   $1,702,409 1
Jan 26, 2019 4 $3,351,123 +97%   3,521 $952   $5,053,532 2
Jan 27, 2019 4 $2,120,355 -37%   3,521 $602   $7,173,887 3
Jan 28, 2019 6 $360,102 -83%   3,521 $102   $7,533,989 4
Jan 29, 2019 6 $584,996 +62%   3,521 $166   $8,118,985 5
Jan 30, 2019 6 $410,483 -30%   3,521 $117   $8,529,468 6
Jan 31, 2019 6 $444,208 +8%   3,521 $126   $8,973,676 7
Feb 1, 2019 7 $1,045,575 +135% -39% 3,528 $296   $10,019,251 8
Feb 2, 2019 7 $2,246,279 +115% -33% 3,528 $637   $12,265,530 9
Feb 3, 2019 6 $955,600 -57% -55% 3,528 $271   $13,221,130 10
Feb 4, 2019 9 $216,033 -77% -40% 3,528 $61   $13,437,163 11
Feb 5, 2019 7 $390,713 +81% -33% 3,528 $111   $13,827,876 12
Feb 6, 2019 10 $228,558 -42% -44% 3,528 $65   $14,056,434 13
Feb 7, 2019 11 $158,371 -31% -64% 3,528 $45   $14,214,805 14
Feb 8, 2019 - $269,391 +70% -74% 1,846 $146   $14,484,196 15
Feb 9, 2019 14 $719,643 +167% -68% 1,846 $390   $15,203,839 16
Feb 10, 2019 14 $461,570 -36% -52% 1,846 $250   $15,665,409 17
Feb 11, 2019 - $94,675 -79% -56% 1,846 $51   $15,760,084 18
Feb 12, 2019 - $109,663 +16% -72% 1,846 $59   $15,869,747 19
Feb 13, 2019 - $33,958 -69% -85% 945 $36   $15,903,705 20
Feb 14, 2019 - $41,369 +22% -74% 415 $100   $15,945,074 21
Feb 15, 2019 - $73,257 +77% -73% 415 $177   $16,018,331 22
Feb 16, 2019 - $146,732 +100% -80% 415 $354   $16,165,063 23
Feb 17, 2019 - $116,661 -20% -75% 415 $281   $16,281,724 24
Feb 18, 2019 - $146,448 +26% +55% 415 $353   $16,428,172 25
Feb 19, 2019 - $37,743 -74% -66% 415 $91   $16,465,915 26
Feb 20, 2019 - $27,483 -27% -19% 415 $66   $16,493,398 27
Feb 21, 2019 - $21,887 -20% -47% 415 $53   $16,515,285 28
Feb 22, 2019 - $18,678 -15% -75% 188 $99   $16,533,963 29
Feb 23, 2019 - $29,146 +56% -80% 188 $155   $16,563,109 30
Feb 24, 2019 - $18,668 -36% -84% 188 $99   $16,581,777 31
Feb 25, 2019 - $6,197 -67% -96% 188 $33   $16,587,974 32
Feb 26, 2019 - $9,067 +46% -76% 188 $48   $16,597,041 33
Feb 27, 2019 - $5,350 -41% -81% 188 $28   $16,602,391 34
Feb 28, 2019 - $6,214 +16% -72% 188 $33   $16,608,605 35
Mar 1, 2019 - $15,068 +142% -19% 111 $136   $16,623,673 36
Mar 2, 2019 - $23,604 +57% -19% 111 $213   $16,647,277 37
Mar 3, 2019 - $15,515 -34% -17% 111 $140   $16,662,792 38
Mar 4, 2019 - $3,273 -79% -47% 111 $29   $16,666,065 39
Mar 5, 2019 - $4,096 +25% -55% 111 $37   $16,670,161 40
Mar 6, 2019 - $3,892 -5% -27% 111 $35   $16,674,053 41
Mar 7, 2019 - $4,256 +9% -32% 111 $38   $16,678,309 42
Mar 8, 2019 - $8,065 +89% -46% 95 $85   $16,686,374 43
Mar 9, 2019 - $15,336 +90% -35% 95 $161   $16,701,710 44
Mar 10, 2019 - $10,592 -31% -32% 95 $111   $16,712,302 45
Mar 11, 2019 - $7,885 -26% +141% 95 $83   $16,720,187 46
Mar 12, 2019 - $8,134 +3% +99% 95 $86   $16,728,321 47
Mar 13, 2019 - $7,568 -7% +94% 95 $80   $16,735,889 48
Mar 14, 2019 - $6,837 -10% +61% 95 $72   $16,742,726 49
Mar 15, 2019 - $5,676 -17% -30% 63 $90   $16,748,402 50
Mar 16, 2019 - $6,575 +16% -57% 63 $104   $16,754,977 51
Mar 17, 2019 - $4,337 -34% -59% 63 $69   $16,759,314 52
Mar 18, 2019 - $3,808 -12% -52% 63 $60   $16,763,122 53
Mar 19, 2019 - $1,454 -62% -82% 63 $23   $16,764,576 54
Mar 20, 2019 - $987 -32% -87% 63 $16   $16,765,563 55
Mar 21, 2019 - $3,061 +210% -55% 63 $49   $16,768,624 56
Mar 22, 2019 - $4,048 +32% -29% 40 $101   $16,772,672 57
Mar 23, 2019 - $4,047 n/c -38% 40 $101   $16,776,719 58
Mar 24, 2019 - $2,110 -48% -51% 40 $53   $16,778,829 59
Mar 25, 2019 - $1,173 -44% -69% 40 $29   $16,780,002 60
Mar 26, 2019 - $1,371 +17% -6% 40 $34   $16,781,373 61
Mar 27, 2019 - $1,377 n/c +40% 40 $34   $16,782,750 62
Mar 28, 2019 - $1,409 +2% -54% 40 $35   $16,784,159 63
Mar 29, 2019 - $1,636 +16% -60% 25 $65   $16,785,795 64
Mar 30, 2019 - $2,114 +29% -48% 25 $85   $16,787,909 65
Mar 31, 2019 - $1,055 -50% -50% 25 $42   $16,788,964 66
Apr 1, 2019 - $367 -65% -69% 25 $15   $16,789,331 67
Apr 2, 2019 - $645 +76% -53% 25 $26   $16,789,976 68
Apr 3, 2019 - $425 -34% -69% 25 $17   $16,790,401 69
Apr 4, 2019 - $389 -8% -72% 25 $16   $16,790,790 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 25, 2019 4 $8,973,676   3,521 $2,549   $8,973,676 1
Feb 1, 2019 7 $5,241,129 -42% 3,528 $1,486   $14,214,805 2
Feb 8, 2019 19 $1,730,269 -67% 415 $4,169   $15,945,074 3
Feb 15, 2019 28 $570,211 -67% 415 $1,374   $16,515,285 4
Feb 22, 2019 42 $93,320 -84% 188 $496   $16,608,605 5
Mar 1, 2019 48 $69,704 -25% 111 $628   $16,678,309 6
Mar 8, 2019 50 $64,417 -8% 95 $678   $16,742,726 7
Mar 15, 2019 62 $25,898 -60% 63 $411   $16,768,624 8
Mar 22, 2019 64 $15,535 -40% 40 $388   $16,784,159 9
Mar 29, 2019 71 $6,631 -57% 25 $265   $16,790,790 10

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 1/18/2019 $451,113 225 232 693 $1,351,295 2/12/2019
Brazil 2/1/2019 $421,000 0 441 441 $768,458 2/16/2019
Colombia 2/1/2019 $139,000 0 0 0 $139,000 2/8/2019
France 4/12/2019 $306,086 250 250 492 $547,415 4/27/2019
Indonesia 1/25/2019 $679,000 0 0 0 $679,000 1/27/2019
Italy 4/18/2019 $73,764 0 0 0 $73,764 4/22/2019
Malaysia 1/18/2019 $172,000 0 0 0 $172,000 1/22/2019
Mexico 4/11/2019 $209,715 0 0 0 $225,444 4/15/2019
Philippines 1/25/2019 $213,000 0 0 0 $213,000 1/29/2019
Russia (CIS) 3/14/2019 $688,684 966 969 2,440 $1,282,626 4/13/2019
South Korea 1/18/2019 $5,773 2 246 269 $202,624 1/31/2019
Spain 3/15/2019 $249,249 278 284 877 $703,186 4/12/2019
United Kingdom 2/15/2019 $857,224 491 512 3,280 $4,733,417 6/26/2019
 
Rest of World $414,964
 
International Total$11,506,193 6/26/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 21, 20191335,245 35,245$527,265$527,2653
Apr 28, 2019157,880-78% 43,125$117,885$645,1504

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 21, 20191231,649 31,649$656,037$656,0373
Apr 28, 20191712,359-61% 44,008$253,785$909,8224

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Leading Cast

Louis Ashbourne Serkis    Alex
Tom Taylor    Lance
Rebecca Ferguson    Morgana

Supporting Cast

Patrick Stewart    Merlin
Angus Imrie    Young Merlin
Dean Chaumoo    Bedders
Rhianna Doris    Kaye
Jake Greenlee    Blaxton
Denise Gough    Mary
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett    Mr. Kepler
Amir Wilson    Boy
Jaq Patel    Office Worker Passerby
Nick Mohammed    Mr. Boyle
Colin Matthews    Tourist
Adam Leese    Police Officer
John Kinory    Teacher
Keyaan Hameed    Bedders Picture Double
Joey Ansah    Police Officer
Genevieve O'Reilly    Sophie
Noma Dumezweni    Principal
Ruth Horrocks    Passerby
Connie Jenkins-Greig    Student Fight Commander
Chloe Stannage    School Girl
Jake Blight    Tourist
Annelle Olaleye    Kaye’s Sister
Jacob Percival    Student
Dylan Mitchell    Student Fighter
Jared Stewart    Student Fighter
Skye Sammarchi    Student Fighter
Connor Wolf    Student Fighter
Zak Holland    Student Fighter
Mikaél Frimpong    Student Fighter
Sean Coleman    Student Fighter
Archie Caswell-Chappell    Student Fighter

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Joe Cornish    Director
Joe Cornish    Screenwriter
Nira Park    Producer
Tim Bevan    Producer
Eric Fellner    Producer
James Biddle    Executive Producer
Rachael Prior    Executive Producer
Bill Pope    Director of Photography
Marcus Rowland    Production Designer
Jonathan Amos    Editor
Paul Machliss    Editor
Christophe Beck    Composer
Jany Temime    Costume Designer
Nick Angel    Music Supervisor

Home Market Releases for April 16th, 2019

April 17th, 2019

Dragon Ball Super: Broly

We’ve hit the summer doldrums on the home market, but we do have the first major hit of 2019 to talk about. Too bad Glass earned reviews that are so weak. Unfortunately, none of the smaller releases really rise to the level of Pick of the Week. Fans of animation are in luck, as both Dragon Ball Super: Broly and Justice League vs. The Fatal Five are both worth picking up. Bend of the River is a great western. Meanwhile, if you like B-movie cult classics, The Manitou is for you. More...

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February 5th, 2019

Miss Bala

The Super Bowl broke records, but not in a good way. (Lowest scoring Super Bowl... ever.) Even so, the Super Bowl still had a devastating effect on the box office leading to arguably the worst Super Bowl weekend box office results since 1999. More on that year later. As expected, Glass earned first place on the weekend box office chart with $9.55 million, but it is never a good sign when the number one film earns less than $10 million. The best / only new release was Miss Bala, which only managed $6.86 million. Overall, the box office fell 27% from last week down to just $72 million. Hopefully this is the worst weekend of the entire year. Worse still, this was 24% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2019 has pulled in $866 million, which is $160 million or 16% lower than 2018’s pace. This is the worst start in terms of raw dollars since 2012 and the worst start in terms of tickets sold since 1999. However, the box office will pick up in March and while I don’t think we’ll match last year’s record pace, we also won’t see a once in a decade slump either. More...

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February 3rd, 2019

Miss Bala

The weekend estimates have Glass remaining on top of the chart with $9.54 million over the weekend, giving it a running tally of $88.66 million after three weeks of release. It is a lock to get to $100 million domestically, although it will likely be pushed out of the top five before it gets there. Internationally, the film is earning $12.2 million over the weekend for totals of $110.3 million internationally and $199.0 million worldwide. It will soon become the first film released in 2019 to get to $200 million worldwide and it isn’t done yet. More...

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February 2nd, 2019

Miss Bala

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January 31st, 2019

Miss Bala

It’s Super Bowl weekend, which is historically one of the worst weekends all year long and it doesn’t look like this year will be an exception. Miss Bala is the only true wide release of the week, while They Shall Not Grow Old is expanding wide enough that it could grab a spot in the top five. Glass should remain in top spot, likely with less than $10 million. It’s not going to be a good weekend at the box office. Meanwhile, this weekend last year, Winchester opened with just over $9 million and two holdovers earned $10 million. 2019 is going to lose in the year-over-year comparison, but because both weekends were so soft, the gap shouldn’t be too large. More...

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January 29th, 2019

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January 27th, 2019

The Kid Who Would Be King

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Friday Estimates: 2019 Continues its Cold Start

January 26th, 2019

The Kid Who Would Be King

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Thursday Night Previews: No News is Good News, Right?

January 25th, 2019

The Kid Who Would Be King

Neither The Kid Who Would Be King nor Serenity held Thursday previews, so there’s nothing to report on that front. That said, early industry tracking suggests I was a little too optimistic with The Kid Who Would Be King and it will likely have to settle for third place with under $10 million. As expected, Serenity is in a fight for fifth place and if it stumbles even a little over the rest of the weekend, it could land below the Mendoza Line. More...

Weekend Predictions: It Looks Like it will be a Serene Weekend

January 25th, 2019

The Kid Who Would Be King

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January 1st, 2019

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The Kid Who Would Be King Trailer

October 22nd, 2018

Fantasy adventure starring Louis Serkis opens January 25, 2019 ... Full Movie Details. More...


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Synopsis

Alex thinks he’s just another nobody, until he stumbles upon the mythical Sword in the Stone, Excalibur. Now, he must unite his friends and enemies into a band of knights and, together with the legendary wizard Merlin, take on the wicked enchantress Morgana. With the future at stake, Alex must become the great leader he never dreamed he could be.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,173,887 (42.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.34 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:59.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$59,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,521 opening theaters/3,528 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $19,760,333

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,238 $16,790,790
All Time International Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,517 $11,506,193
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,479 $28,296,983

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon VOD, Amazon VOD
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu
Disney+:Disney+

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 25th, 2019 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: January 18th, 2019 (Wide) (Australia)
January 18th, 2019 (Wide) (Malaysia)
January 18th, 2019 (Wide) (South Korea)
January 25th, 2019 (Wide) (Indonesia)
January 25th, 2019 (Wide) (Philippines)
... Show all releases
Video Release: April 2nd, 2019 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for fantasy action violence, scary images, thematic elements including some bullying, and language.
(Rating bulletin 2552 (Cert #51719), 11/7/2018)
Running Time: 132 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Bullies, Secret Magic, Same Role, Multiple Actors, Good vs. Evil, Dragon, Family Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Working Title Films, Big Talk Pictures, 20th Century Fox
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 366 $5,116,855 Feb 1, 2019 10
Leggiest Opening Weekend 52 4.21 Jan 25, 2019 3

Leading Cast

Louis Ashbourne Serkis    Alex
Tom Taylor    Lance
Rebecca Ferguson    Morgana

Supporting Cast

Patrick Stewart    Merlin
Angus Imrie    Young Merlin
Dean Chaumoo    Bedders
Rhianna Doris    Kaye
Jake Greenlee    Blaxton
Denise Gough    Mary
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett    Mr. Kepler
Amir Wilson    Boy
Jaq Patel    Office Worker Passerby
Nick Mohammed    Mr. Boyle
Colin Matthews    Tourist
Adam Leese    Police Officer
John Kinory    Teacher
Keyaan Hameed    Bedders Picture Double
Joey Ansah    Police Officer
Genevieve O'Reilly    Sophie
Noma Dumezweni    Principal
Ruth Horrocks    Passerby
Connie Jenkins-Greig    Student Fight Commander
Chloe Stannage    School Girl
Jake Blight    Tourist
Annelle Olaleye    Kaye’s Sister
Jacob Percival    Student
Dylan Mitchell    Student Fighter
Jared Stewart    Student Fighter
Skye Sammarchi    Student Fighter
Connor Wolf    Student Fighter
Zak Holland    Student Fighter
Mikaél Frimpong    Student Fighter
Sean Coleman    Student Fighter
Archie Caswell-Chappell    Student Fighter

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Joe Cornish    Director
Joe Cornish    Screenwriter
Nira Park    Producer
Tim Bevan    Producer
Eric Fellner    Producer
James Biddle    Executive Producer
Rachael Prior    Executive Producer
Bill Pope    Director of Photography
Marcus Rowland    Production Designer
Jonathan Amos    Editor
Paul Machliss    Editor
Christophe Beck    Composer
Jany Temime    Costume Designer
Nick Angel    Music Supervisor

Home Market Releases for April 16th, 2019

April 17th, 2019

Dragon Ball Super: Broly

We’ve hit the summer doldrums on the home market, but we do have the first major hit of 2019 to talk about. Too bad Glass earned reviews that are so weak. Unfortunately, none of the smaller releases really rise to the level of Pick of the Week. Fans of animation are in luck, as both Dragon Ball Super: Broly and Justice League vs. The Fatal Five are both worth picking up. Bend of the River is a great western. Meanwhile, if you like B-movie cult classics, The Manitou is for you. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Super Bowl Wasn’t Super and Neither was the Box Office

February 5th, 2019

Miss Bala

The Super Bowl broke records, but not in a good way. (Lowest scoring Super Bowl... ever.) Even so, the Super Bowl still had a devastating effect on the box office leading to arguably the worst Super Bowl weekend box office results since 1999. More on that year later. As expected, Glass earned first place on the weekend box office chart with $9.55 million, but it is never a good sign when the number one film earns less than $10 million. The best / only new release was Miss Bala, which only managed $6.86 million. Overall, the box office fell 27% from last week down to just $72 million. Hopefully this is the worst weekend of the entire year. Worse still, this was 24% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2019 has pulled in $866 million, which is $160 million or 16% lower than 2018’s pace. This is the worst start in terms of raw dollars since 2012 and the worst start in terms of tickets sold since 1999. However, the box office will pick up in March and while I don’t think we’ll match last year’s record pace, we also won’t see a once in a decade slump either. More...

Weekend Estimates: Miss Bala hits the Glass Ceiling

February 3rd, 2019

Miss Bala

The weekend estimates have Glass remaining on top of the chart with $9.54 million over the weekend, giving it a running tally of $88.66 million after three weeks of release. It is a lock to get to $100 million domestically, although it will likely be pushed out of the top five before it gets there. Internationally, the film is earning $12.2 million over the weekend for totals of $110.3 million internationally and $199.0 million worldwide. It will soon become the first film released in 2019 to get to $200 million worldwide and it isn’t done yet. More...

Friday Estimates: Friday Falls In Line

February 2nd, 2019

Miss Bala

It looks like it will be a weekend to forget. In fact, if Friday is a reliable omen, then this will be the worst Super Bowl weekend at the box office in more than a decade. The only good news is, this was more or less expected. For example, Glass remained in first place with $2.76 million on Friday, putting it on pace for between $9 million on $10 million. Even if it hits the high end, it will still be within a rounding error of expectations. Get ready to read that phrase again a couple of more times this story. More...

Weekend Predictions: Super Bowl Looks to Bowl Over the Competition

January 31st, 2019

Miss Bala

It’s Super Bowl weekend, which is historically one of the worst weekends all year long and it doesn’t look like this year will be an exception. Miss Bala is the only true wide release of the week, while They Shall Not Grow Old is expanding wide enough that it could grab a spot in the top five. Glass should remain in top spot, likely with less than $10 million. It’s not going to be a good weekend at the box office. Meanwhile, this weekend last year, Winchester opened with just over $9 million and two holdovers earned $10 million. 2019 is going to lose in the year-over-year comparison, but because both weekends were so soft, the gap shouldn’t be too large. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: January Ends on a Quiet Note

January 29th, 2019

Glass

2019 has been off to a slow start and that certainly didn’t change this past weekend. Glass and the holdovers held up better than expected, but the two new releases, The Kid Who Would Be King and Serenity, both went nowhere. This led to the weekend box office haul falling below the $100 million mark at just $97 million. This is 25% lower than last weekend and 31% lower than the same weekend last year, when Maze Runner: The Death Cure opened with $24.17 million. That’s more than this week’s two releases will earn combined. It’s going to be another bad week for 2019. Year-to-date, 2019 is already down by $100 million; $764 million to $871 million and it’s not going to get better in February. More...

Weekend Estimates: Glass and Others put a Ceiling on New Releases

January 27th, 2019

The Kid Who Would Be King

Glass bounced back after a weak Friday earning an estimated $19.05 million over the weekend for a two-week total of $73.59 million. This is even better than our original prediction. It’s practically guaranteed to get to $100 million domestically, while it is doing a little better internationally. This weekend it pulled in $23.6 million for a two-week total of $89.1 million. The film has yet to open in China and when it does, it will get past $250 million worldwide. More...

Friday Estimates: 2019 Continues its Cold Start

January 26th, 2019

The Kid Who Would Be King

It was a Friday to forget, and it’s going to be another bad weekend at the box office. Glass fell 69% from its opening Friday to $4.98 million this Friday. This is a sharper decline than anticipated, but even so, it should still earn a little more than $16 million over the full weekend, keeping it on pace for $100 million domestically. In other words, while this is a faster decline than predicted, it is not so fast that anyone should panic. More...

Thursday Night Previews: No News is Good News, Right?

January 25th, 2019

The Kid Who Would Be King

Neither The Kid Who Would Be King nor Serenity held Thursday previews, so there’s nothing to report on that front. That said, early industry tracking suggests I was a little too optimistic with The Kid Who Would Be King and it will likely have to settle for third place with under $10 million. As expected, Serenity is in a fight for fifth place and if it stumbles even a little over the rest of the weekend, it could land below the Mendoza Line. More...

Weekend Predictions: It Looks Like it will be a Serene Weekend

January 25th, 2019

The Kid Who Would Be King

The weekend after a long weekend is rarely a good weekend to release a movie and there are only two films attempting this challenge this week. The Kid Who Would Be King is a live-action family film and those rarely do well at the box office. Serenity is... a movie... that... If what I read about the film’s surprise twist is correct, then this film could earn a D or worse from CinemaScore. Glass will remain at the top of the box office, unless something truly strange happens. Meanwhile, this weekend last year, Maze Runner: The Death Cure opened with $24.17 million. That’s more than this week’s two releases will earn combined. It’s going to be another bad week for 2019. More...

Preview: January

January 1st, 2019

Glass

December would have been an excellent month, except it had to be compared to Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The top four movies of this December might not finish with as much as that movie made. That said, the year ended on an overall positive note finishing with a lead of close to $800 million over 2017. Unfortunately, 2019 is going to get off to a slow start. Not only are there very few films opening wide this month, only one of them, Glass, is expected to be a midlevel hit or better. Granted, Glass is expected to earn more than $100 million domestically, which is something no film released last January could do. However, The Last Jedi and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle both had such incredible legs that 2019 will still get off to a slower start, even if it has stronger new releases. More...

The Kid Who Would Be King Trailer

October 22nd, 2018

Fantasy adventure starring Louis Serkis opens January 25, 2019 ... Full Movie Details. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 25, 2019 4 $7,173,887   3,521 $2,037   $7,173,887 1
Feb 1, 2019 7 $4,247,454 -41% 3,528 $1,204   $13,221,130 2
Feb 8, 2019 15 $1,450,604 -66% 1,846 $786   $15,665,409 3
Feb 15, 2019 27 $336,650 -77% 415 $811   $16,281,724 4
Feb 22, 2019 43 $66,492 -80% 188 $354   $16,581,777 5
Mar 1, 2019 47 $54,187 -19% 111 $488   $16,662,792 6
Mar 8, 2019 51 $33,993 -37% 95 $358   $16,712,302 7
Mar 15, 2019 63 $16,588 -51% 63 $263   $16,759,314 8
Mar 22, 2019 63 $10,205 -38% 40 $255   $16,778,829 9
Mar 29, 2019 69 $4,805 -53% 25 $192   $16,788,964 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 25, 2019 4 $1,702,409     3,521 $484   $1,702,409 1
Jan 26, 2019 4 $3,351,123 +97%   3,521 $952   $5,053,532 2
Jan 27, 2019 4 $2,120,355 -37%   3,521 $602   $7,173,887 3
Jan 28, 2019 6 $360,102 -83%   3,521 $102   $7,533,989 4
Jan 29, 2019 6 $584,996 +62%   3,521 $166   $8,118,985 5
Jan 30, 2019 6 $410,483 -30%   3,521 $117   $8,529,468 6
Jan 31, 2019 6 $444,208 +8%   3,521 $126   $8,973,676 7
Feb 1, 2019 7 $1,045,575 +135% -39% 3,528 $296   $10,019,251 8
Feb 2, 2019 7 $2,246,279 +115% -33% 3,528 $637   $12,265,530 9
Feb 3, 2019 6 $955,600 -57% -55% 3,528 $271   $13,221,130 10
Feb 4, 2019 9 $216,033 -77% -40% 3,528 $61   $13,437,163 11
Feb 5, 2019 7 $390,713 +81% -33% 3,528 $111   $13,827,876 12
Feb 6, 2019 10 $228,558 -42% -44% 3,528 $65   $14,056,434 13
Feb 7, 2019 11 $158,371 -31% -64% 3,528 $45   $14,214,805 14
Feb 8, 2019 - $269,391 +70% -74% 1,846 $146   $14,484,196 15
Feb 9, 2019 14 $719,643 +167% -68% 1,846 $390   $15,203,839 16
Feb 10, 2019 14 $461,570 -36% -52% 1,846 $250   $15,665,409 17
Feb 11, 2019 - $94,675 -79% -56% 1,846 $51   $15,760,084 18
Feb 12, 2019 - $109,663 +16% -72% 1,846 $59   $15,869,747 19
Feb 13, 2019 - $33,958 -69% -85% 945 $36   $15,903,705 20
Feb 14, 2019 - $41,369 +22% -74% 415 $100   $15,945,074 21
Feb 15, 2019 - $73,257 +77% -73% 415 $177   $16,018,331 22
Feb 16, 2019 - $146,732 +100% -80% 415 $354   $16,165,063 23
Feb 17, 2019 - $116,661 -20% -75% 415 $281   $16,281,724 24
Feb 18, 2019 - $146,448 +26% +55% 415 $353   $16,428,172 25
Feb 19, 2019 - $37,743 -74% -66% 415 $91   $16,465,915 26
Feb 20, 2019 - $27,483 -27% -19% 415 $66   $16,493,398 27
Feb 21, 2019 - $21,887 -20% -47% 415 $53   $16,515,285 28
Feb 22, 2019 - $18,678 -15% -75% 188 $99   $16,533,963 29
Feb 23, 2019 - $29,146 +56% -80% 188 $155   $16,563,109 30
Feb 24, 2019 - $18,668 -36% -84% 188 $99   $16,581,777 31
Feb 25, 2019 - $6,197 -67% -96% 188 $33   $16,587,974 32
Feb 26, 2019 - $9,067 +46% -76% 188 $48   $16,597,041 33
Feb 27, 2019 - $5,350 -41% -81% 188 $28   $16,602,391 34
Feb 28, 2019 - $6,214 +16% -72% 188 $33   $16,608,605 35
Mar 1, 2019 - $15,068 +142% -19% 111 $136   $16,623,673 36
Mar 2, 2019 - $23,604 +57% -19% 111 $213   $16,647,277 37
Mar 3, 2019 - $15,515 -34% -17% 111 $140   $16,662,792 38
Mar 4, 2019 - $3,273 -79% -47% 111 $29   $16,666,065 39
Mar 5, 2019 - $4,096 +25% -55% 111 $37   $16,670,161 40
Mar 6, 2019 - $3,892 -5% -27% 111 $35   $16,674,053 41
Mar 7, 2019 - $4,256 +9% -32% 111 $38   $16,678,309 42
Mar 8, 2019 - $8,065 +89% -46% 95 $85   $16,686,374 43
Mar 9, 2019 - $15,336 +90% -35% 95 $161   $16,701,710 44
Mar 10, 2019 - $10,592 -31% -32% 95 $111   $16,712,302 45
Mar 11, 2019 - $7,885 -26% +141% 95 $83   $16,720,187 46
Mar 12, 2019 - $8,134 +3% +99% 95 $86   $16,728,321 47
Mar 13, 2019 - $7,568 -7% +94% 95 $80   $16,735,889 48
Mar 14, 2019 - $6,837 -10% +61% 95 $72   $16,742,726 49
Mar 15, 2019 - $5,676 -17% -30% 63 $90   $16,748,402 50
Mar 16, 2019 - $6,575 +16% -57% 63 $104   $16,754,977 51
Mar 17, 2019 - $4,337 -34% -59% 63 $69   $16,759,314 52
Mar 18, 2019 - $3,808 -12% -52% 63 $60   $16,763,122 53
Mar 19, 2019 - $1,454 -62% -82% 63 $23   $16,764,576 54
Mar 20, 2019 - $987 -32% -87% 63 $16   $16,765,563 55
Mar 21, 2019 - $3,061 +210% -55% 63 $49   $16,768,624 56
Mar 22, 2019 - $4,048 +32% -29% 40 $101   $16,772,672 57
Mar 23, 2019 - $4,047 n/c -38% 40 $101   $16,776,719 58
Mar 24, 2019 - $2,110 -48% -51% 40 $53   $16,778,829 59
Mar 25, 2019 - $1,173 -44% -69% 40 $29   $16,780,002 60
Mar 26, 2019 - $1,371 +17% -6% 40 $34   $16,781,373 61
Mar 27, 2019 - $1,377 n/c +40% 40 $34   $16,782,750 62
Mar 28, 2019 - $1,409 +2% -54% 40 $35   $16,784,159 63
Mar 29, 2019 - $1,636 +16% -60% 25 $65   $16,785,795 64
Mar 30, 2019 - $2,114 +29% -48% 25 $85   $16,787,909 65
Mar 31, 2019 - $1,055 -50% -50% 25 $42   $16,788,964 66
Apr 1, 2019 - $367 -65% -69% 25 $15   $16,789,331 67
Apr 2, 2019 - $645 +76% -53% 25 $26   $16,789,976 68
Apr 3, 2019 - $425 -34% -69% 25 $17   $16,790,401 69
Apr 4, 2019 - $389 -8% -72% 25 $16   $16,790,790 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 25, 2019 4 $8,973,676   3,521 $2,549   $8,973,676 1
Feb 1, 2019 7 $5,241,129 -42% 3,528 $1,486   $14,214,805 2
Feb 8, 2019 19 $1,730,269 -67% 415 $4,169   $15,945,074 3
Feb 15, 2019 28 $570,211 -67% 415 $1,374   $16,515,285 4
Feb 22, 2019 42 $93,320 -84% 188 $496   $16,608,605 5
Mar 1, 2019 48 $69,704 -25% 111 $628   $16,678,309 6
Mar 8, 2019 50 $64,417 -8% 95 $678   $16,742,726 7
Mar 15, 2019 62 $25,898 -60% 63 $411   $16,768,624 8
Mar 22, 2019 64 $15,535 -40% 40 $388   $16,784,159 9
Mar 29, 2019 71 $6,631 -57% 25 $265   $16,790,790 10

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 1/18/2019 $451,113 225 232 693 $1,351,295 2/12/2019
Brazil 2/1/2019 $421,000 0 441 441 $768,458 2/16/2019
Colombia 2/1/2019 $139,000 0 0 0 $139,000 2/8/2019
France 4/12/2019 $306,086 250 250 492 $547,415 4/27/2019
Indonesia 1/25/2019 $679,000 0 0 0 $679,000 1/27/2019
Italy 4/18/2019 $73,764 0 0 0 $73,764 4/22/2019
Malaysia 1/18/2019 $172,000 0 0 0 $172,000 1/22/2019
Mexico 4/11/2019 $209,715 0 0 0 $225,444 4/15/2019
Philippines 1/25/2019 $213,000 0 0 0 $213,000 1/29/2019
Russia (CIS) 3/14/2019 $688,684 966 969 2,440 $1,282,626 4/13/2019
South Korea 1/18/2019 $5,773 2 246 269 $202,624 1/31/2019
Spain 3/15/2019 $249,249 278 284 877 $703,186 4/12/2019
United Kingdom 2/15/2019 $857,224 491 512 3,280 $4,733,417 6/26/2019
 
Rest of World $414,964
 
International Total$11,506,193 6/26/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 21, 20191335,245 35,245$527,265$527,2653
Apr 28, 2019157,880-78% 43,125$117,885$645,1504

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 21, 20191231,649 31,649$656,037$656,0373
Apr 28, 20191712,359-61% 44,008$253,785$909,8224

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