The Numbers News - January 2020

January 31, 2020

Gretel and Hansel got off to a faster start than The Rhythm Section did during Thursday previews. This isn’t surprising, as horror movies tend to be more front-loaded than nearly all other genres. The movie managed $475,000, which his a little more than the $425,000 The Turning earned during its previews. Furthermore, its reviews are flirting with the overall positive level, so its legs could be decent, all things considered. That said, even optimistic projections from this point have it barely beating our prediction with between $7 million and $8 million. This is a good start for a film that reportedly cost just $5 million to make. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Getting Short Changed

January 31, 2020

The 2020 Oscar Shorts lead the way on the limited release report this week; however, it is far from the only release worth checking out. The Assistant, Beanpole, The Wonderland, and others are all intriguing. I don’t think any of them will find an audience, but I think most people who do get a chance to see them will be impressed. More...

Greed Trailer

January 31, 2020

Comedy starring Steve Coogan opens February 28 ... Full Movie Details. More...

Weekend Predictions: The Box Office Looks far from Super

January 31, 2020

It is Super Bowl weekend, which is one of the biggest media events of the year. Even people who have no interest in the NFL tend to at least pay attention to the game. Because of that, no studio wants to release a typical film this time of year and instead focus on counter-programming, usually female-led counter-programming. Neither The Rhythm Section nor Gretel and Hansel are expected to challenge Bad Boys for Life for first place, but the pair could be in a close race with each other. This weekend last year, no movie earned $10 million or more, while Miss Bala opened with less than $10 million. 2020 should end the month on a huge winning note. More...

Theater Averages: Feeling Bad

January 30, 2020

No film cracked $10,000 on the theater average chart this week. Bad Boys for Life came the closest with an average of $9,010. More...

Weekend Theater Counts: 1917 Becomes The Widest Release After Dolittle Dips

January 30, 2020

1917 becomes the widest release as it enters its sixth weekend, as Dolittle decreases screens, dipping below 4,000 theaters. Meanwhile, Bad Boys For Life hangs in at the number three slot, while two newcomers crack the top five with Gretel and Hansel at 3,007 screens and The Rhythm Section at 3,049. More...

Trolls: World Tour Trailer

January 30, 2020

Animated adventure opens April 17 ... Full Movie Details.

A member of hard-rock royalty, Queen Barb, aided by her father King Thrash, wants to destroy all other kinds of music to let rock reign supreme. With the fate of the world at stake, Poppy and Branch, along with their friends—Biggie, Chenille, Satin, Cooper and Guy Diamond—set out to visit all the other lands to unify the Trolls in harmony against Barb, who’s looking to upstage them all. More...

International Box Office: Bad Boys can’t Be Beat

January 30, 2020

Bad Boys for Life remained in first place on the international box office chart with $44.04 million on 12,933 screens in 76 markets for totals of 96.5 million internationally and $217.33 million worldwide. This is already more than the first film in the franchise earned in total. However, before we get too excited, it did come out 25 years ago and not only does this film have 25 years of inflation behind it, it had huge growth in the international market to help it out as well. The film’s biggest new market was Russia, where it earned $5.02 million in 1,466 theaters, but it also had an impressive debut in France with $4.53 million on 619 screens. The film earned first place in both markets. As far as holdovers are concerned, the movie has already earned $10.82 million in the U.K., including $3.59 million in 559 theaters this past weekend. It is doing even better in Germany, if you take into account the relative size of the two markets, with $3.30 million on 669 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $9.55 million. On the downside, the film is rapidly running out of markets to open in, so it won’t remain in the top five for too much longer, but it has already earned enough to ensure a healthy profit in the end. More...

Home Market Releases for January 28th, 2020

January 30, 2020

The big winter releases are starting to come out, but the overall quantity of releases is still rather soft. Terminator: Dark Fate is the biggest release of the week, but it isn’t the best. As for the best, it was a close two-way race between Fail Safe and Parasite, with the latter winning by the tiniest of margins. More...

Wendy Trailer

January 29, 2020

Benh Zeitlin’s fantasy drama opens February 28 ... Full Movie Details.

Lost on a mysterious island where aging and time have come unglued, Wendy must fight to save her family, her freedom, and the joyous spirit of youth from the deadly peril of growing up. More...

Featured Blu-ray and DVD Review: Terminator: Dark Fate

January 29, 2020

The first Terminator movie was a relatively low-budget horror movie where the unstoppable killer was a Sci-fi robot instead of some supernatural force. Its sequel was the most expensive movie at the time and a pure action film with cutting edge special effects. What they had in common were stellar reviews and massive profit margins. Unfortunately, the films rapidly got worse in terms of reviews and when it came to box office returns. Terminator: Dark Fate had the worst financial performance in the franchise. Is it also the worst movie? Or were moviegoers unwilling to see it, because they were burned too many times in the past? More...

Promising Young Woman Trailer

January 28, 2020

Revenge thriller starring Carey Mulligan opens April 17 ... Full Movie Details.

Everyone said Cassie was a promising young woman... until a mysterious event abruptly derailed her future. But nothing in Cassie’s life is what it appears to be: she’s wickedly smart, tantalizingly cunning, and she’s living a secret double life by night. Now, an unexpected encounter is about to give Cassie a chance to right the wrongs of the past. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Bad Boys’ Box Office Boon Balances Mixed Opening Results

January 28, 2020

Bad Boys for Life saved the box office this weekend earning $34.01 million, which was more than The Gentlemen and The Turning earned combined. Granted, the overall box office was still down 27% from last weekend, but it is a post-holiday weekend, so this decline was expected. More importantly, it was 23% higher than the same weekend last year and this helped 2020 continue its early winning streak. 2020 is now ahead of 2019’s early pace by 8.2% / $63 million at $828 million to $765 million. It is still way to early to make any projections for the end of the year, but any lead 2020 can build up now will help it during the slower stretches of the year. More...

The Invisible Man Trailer

January 27, 2020

Psychological horror starring Elisabeth Moss opens February 28 ... Full Movie Details.

Trapped in a violent, controlling relationship with a wealthy and brilliant scientist, Cecilia Kass escapes in the dead of night and disappears into hiding, aided by her sister, their childhood friend and his teenage daughter. But when Cecilia’s abusive ex commits suicide and leaves her a generous portion of his vast fortune, Cecilia suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of eerie coincidences turns lethal, threatening the lives of those she loves, Cecilia’s sanity begins to unravel as she desperately tries to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see. More...

Weekend Estimates: Bad Boys are Doing Well

January 26, 2020

Bad Boys for Life will remain in first place on the weekend chart with an estimated $34.0 million, which is down just 46% from the film’s opening weekend. This amazing hold not only beat predictions by a significant margin, it helped the film blow past $100 million yesterday. Its running tally will sit at $120.0 million at the end of the weekend, assuming the estimate holds. Internationally, the film held even better, earning $42 million on 12,700 screens in 58 markets for a total of $95 million so far. This includes a $4.7 million debut in Russia, as well as a $3.5 million hold in the U.K. The film is already ahead of the franchise average, both domestically and globally, while it is rapidly approaching first place in both. At this rate, not only will there be yet another sequel, I could see a spin-off happening as well. More...

Friday Estimates: Audiences Turn Away from New Releases

January 25, 2020

Bad Boys for Life remained in first place earning $8.93 million on Friday, down 62% from its opening Friday. This is significantly better than anticipated and it means the film could fall less than 50% during the full weekend. Regardless, the film will reach $100 million domestically tonight, becoming the first film released in 2020 to get to that milestone. Obviously it won’t be the last. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: We have a Colorful List of Films this Week

January 24, 2020

Color Out of Space is the latest Nicolas Cage film to come out and unlike most of his films, this one is earning great reviews and is worth checking out. It isn’t the only high-quality film on this week’s list, with Detective Chinatown 3, Zombi Child, and even a secondary VOD release piquing my interest. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Gentlemen’s Start in Line with Expectations

January 24, 2020

The Gentlemen started its box office run with $725,000 from Thursday’s previews. This is not a great number, especially when compared to Bad Boys for Life’s $6.36 million in previews last week; however, this film has a more mature target audience and that should help its legs over the rest of the weekend. I’m cautiously optimistic it will match our $12 million prediction with a little room to spare. More...

Irresistible Trailer

January 24, 2020

Comedy starring Steve Carell, Chris Cooper, and Rose Byrne opens May 29 ... Full Movie Details. More...

Weekend Predictions: The Box Office will have a Gentle Weekend

January 23, 2020

It is a post-holiday weekend and the weekend before the Super Bowl. Needless to say, there are no prime releases coming out in theaters. The Gentlemen is the widest release of the week a should open in the top five, even if it doesn’t compete for top spot. The Turning is a low-budget horror movie, and we’ve already had one of those struggle at the box office this year. There’s little hope this one will be better. Finally, there’s The Last Full Measure, which is only opening nationwide, not even semi-wide. It’s not even going to make the top ten, so we will talk about that film with the other limited releases. This leaves Bad Boys for Life as the only real contender for first place this weekend. The question is more about how far it falls from last weekend. As for this weekend last year, we were in a similar situation with the two new releases, The Kid Who Would Be King and Serenity, failing to make any real impact, leaving Glass in first place for the second weekend in a row. The Upside was the only other film to earn more than $10 million that weekend, while this weekend we will have four, perhaps even five films above $10 million. 2020 should walk away with an easy win. More...

Weekend Theater Counts: Dolittle Retains Its Spot As The Widest Release

January 23, 2020

Dolittle takes the top spot going into its second week by retaining its 4,155 theaters. 1917 adds 325 screens to take the second position, while Bad Boys For Life sees no change to its 3,775 count to round out the top three... More...

Downhill Trailer

January 23, 2020

Comedy drama starring Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus opens February 14 ... Full Movie Details.

Barely escaping an avalanche during a ski vacation in the Alps throws a seemingly picture-perfect family into disarray as they are forced to reevaluate life, and how they truly feel about each other. More...

Theater Averages: The Weather was Bright and Shiny on the Theater Average Chart

January 23, 2020

Bad Boys for Life easily won the race for top spot on the theater average chart. In fact, it was the only film in the $10,000 club with an average of $16,557. The best new limited release of the week was Weathering With You, which earned $5.28 million, although that was over six days. It managed an average of $3,716 in 486 theaters over the three-day weekend, which isn’t enough to expand, but it is enough to encourage more theater owners to book Anime in the future. More...

International Box Office: Bad Boys Bounces Star Wars Out of Top Spot

January 22, 2020

Bad Boys for Life took over top spot with $37.50 million on 8,945 screens in 54 international markets over the three-day weekend and $38.96 million including previews and non-standard days, as Sony puts it. The film’s biggest market was arguably Germany where it earned $4.71 million on 661 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.14 million. However, the film made more money over the three-day weekend in the U.K., $4.93 million in 535 theaters, to be more precise. The film earned strong openings in Australia with $3.97 million on 259 and in Mexico with $3.88 million on 2,242 screens. More...

The Rhythm Section Trailer 2

January 22, 2020

Thriller starring opens January 31 ... Full Movie Details. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Bad Boys Gives the Box Office Life

January 22, 2020

The first long weekend of the year was fantastic at the box office as Bad Boys for Life set a number of box office records, including MLK Long Weekend Opening Record, which is arguably the most prestigious of the records it set. Dolittle, on the other hand, managed to avoid embarrassing itself, which is about as good as it was going to get after its troubled production. Overall, the box office had amazing growth from last weekend, improving by 25% to $166 million. More importantly, this is 28% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2020 is ahead of 2019 by 10.5% or $63 million at $666 million to $602 million; however, every little bit helps. We don’t have an Endgame this year, so getting off to a fast start will be more important than usual. More...

Home Market Releases for January 21st, 2020

January 21, 2020

It’s an odd week for the home market, as there are four wide releases coming out this week, which is more than most weeks. However, none of them were $100 million hits domestically, so it feels slow on top. That said, The Addams Family did come close to that mark and Zombieland: Double Tap was a solid midlevel hit. As for high quality releases, Jay And Silent Bob Reboot will very likely please fans of the franchise, but I’m unsure about its ability draw in newcomers. Finally, the Pain & Glory is the best of the best and only the lack of substantial extras prevents it from winning Pick of the Week with ease. Zombieland: Double Tap has much better extras, so it a contender for Pick of the Week as well. Pain & Glory does win, but it is relatively close. More...

Weekend Estimates: Bad Boys Blow Up Record Book

January 19, 2020

The weekend estimates are a little more estimated than usual, because it is a long weekend, so studios are predicting Monday’s results the day before they happen, and there’s a larger margin of error than usual. That said, Bad Boys for Life is going to have no trouble topping the old MLK long weekend opening record, as it is projected to earn $59.2 million / $68.1 million over the weekend. Its three-day figure is almost $10 million more than the previous record holder, Ride Along, earned over three days. And yes, it has the opening weekend record. American Sniper was a December release that expanded wide on MLK weekend. On another positive note, the film’s reviews have risen to 76% positive, which is enough to earn a Certified Fresh rating from Rotten Tomatoes, although the site appears to be slow on awarding that. Additionally, the film earned an A-rating from CinemaScore, so audiences liked the film even more than critics did. The audience was 39% African-Americans, compared to 33% Caucasian, while it was 61% male. No real surprises there. The film is earning $38.6 million on 8,200 screens in 39 markets during its international debut, including stellar openings in Germany ($5.1 million) and the U.K. ($5.0 million). More...

Friday Estimates: Bad Boys Sets January Opening Day Record with $23.5 million

January 18, 2020

Bad Boys for Life earned $23.5 million on Friday, which is the biggest opening day in January, breaking the previous record of $17.16 million set by Cloverfield back in 2008. It is also way more than anticipated, and puts it on pace to crush the opening weekend record for MLK weekend, and all of the associated records. In fact, Sony is projecting a $66 million four-day debut as a result of this start. There are reasons to be bullish, including the film’s solid reviews and its A-rating from CinemaScore. The film is already the biggest hit released in 2020 and if this is a sign of things to come, then we are in for a good year. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Weathering the Storm

January 17, 2020

It’s yet another slow week for limited releases. That’s not to say there are no films worth checking out. Weathering With You is earning outstanding reviews and will be the biggest hit opening this week. Extracurricular and Feedback are also worth checking out, but they will find audiences on VOD, not in theaters. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Bad Boys has Record MLK Start with $6.36 million

January 17, 2020

Bad Boys for Life had the best MLK weekend previews earning $6.36 million on Thursday. Granted, best MLK weekend previews don’t even make the top 50 all-time previews, but it is still a good sign going forward. Given the film’s reviews, this should translate into a record opening for MLK long weekend of over $50 million, maybe even $60 million. It depends on the film’s legs and how much the Sequel Effect shortens its legs. I remain cautiously optimistic about the film’s chances. More...

Peter Rabbit: The Runaway Trailer

January 17, 2020

Family adventure starring Rose Byrne and Domhnall Gleeson, with the voice of James Corden opens April 3 ... Full Movie Details.

Bea, Thomas, and the rabbits have created a makeshift family, but despite his best efforts, Peter can’t seem to shake his mischievous reputation. Adventuring out of the garden, Peter finds himself in a world where his mischief is appreciated, but when his family risks everything to come looking for him, Peter must figure out what kind of bunny he wants to be. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Bad Boys do a Good Job at the Box Office?

January 16, 2020

It’s the first long weekend of the year and we have two films that are hoping to take advantage of MLK Day to get off to a fast start at the box office. Bad Boys for Life does have the advantage in terms of reviews and hype, not to mention a much more reasonable production budget. Dolittle is an early contender for worst movie of 2020. It also cost $175 million to make, so if it doesn’t make at least $100 million domestically, then it is practically guaranteed to lose a ton of money for Universal. This weekend last year, Glass earned first place with $40 million over the three-day weekend. I’ve seen some predictions that have Bad Boys for Life earning less than that over the four-day weekend, but I’ve also seen some predictions that would top the $48-million MLK long weekend opening record. 2020 does have better depth, so the year’s short winning streak shouldn’t come to an end just yet. More...

Weekend Theater Counts: Dolittle Dominates as This Weeks Widest Release

January 16, 2020

Dolittle takes the top spot in its debut, opening in 4,155 theaters. Coming in second is also a newcomer to the list in Bad Boys For Life, while 1917 increases screens to round out the top three. More...

Theater Averages: 1917 Keeps Racing to the Top

January 15, 2020

It’s rare for a film to remain in the $10,000 club for three weeks in a row, especially when they expand. However, 1917 managed this rare feat at the weekend with an average of $10,775, despite now playing in well over 3,000 theaters. More...

New at The Numbers: Even More Customizable Charts

January 15, 2020

Have you registered for an account yet? We have expanded our customizable chart feature (available to registered users while logged in) to our acting credits, technical credits, keywords, franchises, and production company charts. You can configure these charts to show only the information most useful to you and it will be remembered across multiple devices.

The optional columns are the Release Date, Distributor, Genre, Source, Creative Type, Production Method, Rating, Production Budget, Opening Weekend, Opening Theaters, Maximum Theaters, Theatrical Engagements, Domestic Box Office, Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office, International Box Office, Worldwide Box Office, and link to the trailer for all the films in the list. Registered users also can enjoy the site with fewer ads! More...

International Box Office: Star Wars Keeps Competition Away from Top Spot

January 15, 2020

As previously reported, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker entered the billion dollar club on Tuesday. Over the weekend, it earned $24.2 million in 55 markets for totals, as of the end of the weekend, of $511.4 million internationally and $989.6 million worldwide. It struggled in South Korea, earning second place with $2.16 million on 948 screens over the three-day weekend for a total opening of $3.09 million. I’ll talk about the film that beat it below. Rise of Skywalker did relatively better in the Philippines with an opening of $1.0 million over the weekend, and $3.0 million including previews. More...

International Box Office: Rise of Skywalker Joins 2019’s Billion-Dollar Club

January 15, 2020

There were already a record number of films released in 2019 to get to the $1 billion milestone on the worldwide chart, and on Tuesday Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker added to that record when it become the ninth such film. The film earned $1.9 million domestically and $2.6 million internationally, pushing its totals to $481.3 million internationally and $1.001 billion worldwide. This total includes $72.0 million in the U.K. and $61.7 million in Germany. The film has also cracked $50 million in both Japan ($56.4 million) and France ($50.7 million). Amazingly, of the nine films that hit $1 billion, seven were released by Disney directly, while one of the others, Spider-man: Far from Home, is part of the M.C.U. We’ve never seen a studio dominate the box office like Disney has over the past few years and hopefully we will never see it again. As much as I like the M.C.U., for the overall health of the industry, I would rather have more studios thriving. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Older Release Dominates the New Year

January 14, 2020

It was a mixed weekend with the two wide expansions bettering predictions by small margins, but most of the rest of the top five failed to do so. Granted, no film truly bombed, but the little misses did add up causing the total box office to slip by 6.6% from last weekend hitting $132 million. Dips like this are expected at this time of year, as the big holiday releases are fading and January releases just are not expected to be able to compensate. On the positive side, this weekend was 11% higher than the same weekend last year and that’s helped 2020 get off to an early 6.3% / $24 million lead at $410 million to $386 million. This is not only a faster start than last year, it is actually faster than 2018, which set the record at the end of the year. I’m not saying 2020 will have the biggest total domestic box office; it is far too early to make a prediction like that. However, an early lead can help, as it sets a tone of winning. If the dominant story is a weak box office, then moviegoers could assume the movies coming out are not worth going to see and that becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. More...

I Still Believe trailer

January 14, 2020

Faith-based drama starring K.J. Apa and Britt Robertson opens March 13 ... Full Movie Details.

One love can change your life. One life can change the world. From the creators of I Can Only Imagine comes an inspiring love story for the ages. More...

2020 Awards Season: Oscar Nominations

January 13, 2020

The Oscar nominations were announced on Monday, and the results were... well, there were some puzzling results. Joker led the way with eleven nominations. ... A film with 69% positive reviews earned the most nominations. It’s not the worst-reviewed movie to earn a Best Picture Nomination—after all, Bohemian Rhapsody was nominated just last year. However, this film is arguably the worst-reviewed movie to ever earn the most nominations in a single year. More...

Morbius Trailer

January 13, 2020

Superhero action movie starring Jared Leto opens July 31 ... Full Movie Details.

Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder, and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. What at first appears to be a radical success soon reveals itself to be a remedy potentially worse than the disease. More...

Home Market Releases for January 14th, 2020

January 13, 2020

It’s a really bad week on the home market. Granted, there are three wide releases on this week’s list, which is better than most weeks. However, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is the biggest and the best of these three releases. That’s not a good sign. There are not even a lot of smaller releases to make up for the weakness at the top. More...

Weekend Estimates: 1917 Fires First Shots in 2020 Box Office Race

January 12, 2020

1917 is matching projections based on Friday estimates perfectly with a weekend estimate of $36.5 million, which would push its total run to $39.2 million so far. This is a little above our prediction, and much higher than studio expectations. It has some of the best reviews in the top ten and a solid A-minus rating from CinemaScore, both of which should help its legs. Its legs will get even longer if it does well in the Oscar nominations tomorrow. Interestingly, the film isn’t skewing as old as I thought it would, as 47% of its audience was in the 18-through-34 age bracket, compared to just 18% at 55 and above. The film is earning $19.92 million from 30 international markets, although it is being released by multiple studios outside the domestic market, which makes tracking more difficult, as no one studio is giving a complete picture. Hopefully we will get enough smaller details to piece things together by Wednesday. More...

Friday Estimates: 1917 has Exemplary Start to Wide Expansion

January 11, 2020

1917 earned $13.97 million during the first Friday of its wide expansion. Universal is projecting a $36.5 million weekend after this result, which is a little better than we predicted and better than most were expecting after its Thursday previews. Add in the film’s stellar reviews and its likely performance when the Oscar nominations are announced on Monday, and the film should have very long legs. (It earned an A minus from CinemaScore, which is actually lower than I was anticipating.) Universal didn’t have a great 2019 domestically, so an early $100 million hit would help its 2020 run get off to a better start. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Armageddon for Limited Releases

January 10, 2020

This time of year is terrible for limited releases and while I don’t think any of the films on this week’s list will find an audience in theaters, there are a few that are worth checking out. This includes Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, which is playing on Netflix and it is worth watching. More...

Thursday Night Previews: 1917 Pulls in $3.5 million in Previews - Update

January 10, 2020

1917 started its wide release with $3.5 million on Thursday during its previews. This is more than the film made during two weeks of limited release and it had a stellar run in limited release. Some are saying this is a weaker than anticipated start, but I’m not sure that’s the case. Dunkirk earned $5.5 million and if this film just manages the same legs it will open with $32 million, which isn’t that far below our prediction. Furthermore, Dunkirk was a summer release, which would help its previews. Another comparison is American Sniper, which was also a limited release that expanded in January. That film made $5.3 million during its previews on its way to a nearly $90 million wide expansion. If this film does the same, then it will earn nearly $60 million over the weekend. That’s not going to happen, as American Sniper was an anomaly in so many ways that you can’t assume any film will ever match its start, but it does show getting to $35 million after this start isn’t a stretch. This is especially true if mainstream audiences like the film as much as critics did. We won’t have solid evidence either way until the CinemaScore comes out, but I would be surprised if it is less than an A-rating. More...

Birds of Prey Trailer 2

January 10, 2020

Action movie starring Margot Robbie opens February 7 ... Full Movie Details. More...

Weekend Predictions: Can 1917 Race to First Place?

January 9, 2020

It is a busy weekend with two films opening wide and two films expanding wide. These two groups have vastly different critical receptions and will likely have vastly different box office results. 1917 could be the big winner on Oscar night and that buzz is certainly helping its box office chances. Just Mercy isn’t doing as well with critics or in limited release, so it likely won’t be a major factor during its wide expansion. Like a Boss is earning the worst reviews of the weekend and that’s not helping its box office chances. Finally there’s Underwater, which was made by Fox before the merger, and I don’t think Disney cares if it lives or dies at the box office. This weekend last year was led by The Upside with just over $20 million. There’s a slim chance 1917 will double that figure over the weekend and even if that turns out to be too optimistic, 2020 shouldn’t have too much trouble topping 2019 in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Theater Averages: 1917 Helps 2020 Start on a Strong Note

January 9, 2020

There were three films in the $10,000 club, all of them holdovers. 1917 led the way with an average of $56,154 in 11 theaters, which is 7% higher than its opening weekend. I’m very excited for its wide expansion this weekend. On the other hand, Just Mercy fell to an average of $19,154 in four theaters. That’s still good, but perhaps not good enough to thrive in wide release. We finally got numbers for Ashfall as its distributor was closed over the Christmas break. The film earned an average of $16,198 in two theaters during its third weekend of release. More...

Weekend Theater Counts: Despite a Decrease, Skywalker Remains the Widest Release.

January 9, 2020

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker retains its top spot heading into its fourth weekend. The latest installment of the Star Wars franchise dropped 127 theaters, from 4,406 to 4,279. Jumanji: The Next Level stays in second place, while 1917 expands wide to take the third position. More...

Brahms: The Boy II Trailer

January 9, 2020

Horror movie starring Katie Holmes opens February 21 ... Full Movie Details. More...

International Box Office: Star Wars Still Strong, Frozen and Jumanji Practically Tie for Second

January 8, 2020

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker added $50.5 million in 53 markets to its totals, which now sit at $468.0 million internationally and $918.8 million worldwide. The film will hit $1 billion, likely by the end of the weekend, especially if it is a big hit when it opens in its last two markets, South Korea and the Philippines. While the film won’t match initial expectations, it will be fantastically profitable. More...

Home Market Releases for January 7th, 2020

January 8, 2020

The home market returns to normal after two of the worst weeks I’ve ever seen. Keep in mind, I said normal, not good. There’s only one big release of the week, Joker, and not much else that is selling well enough to make the main list. In fact, not everything in the main list is selling well enough to get there on just an average week. The contenders for Pick of the Week include Brick, The Lighthouse, and Zombie Land Saga: Season One. It was a really close call and it came down to the roll of the dice, with Zombie Land Saga winning out. More...

Featured Blu-ray and DVD Review: Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

January 7, 2020

I loved the first Maleficent, certainly more than the average critic did. The sequel, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, earned even worse reviews and struggled at the box office. Are these results fair? Or should this film have also performed as well at the box office as the first film did? More...

New at The Numbers: Updates to Domestic All Time and Yearly Charts

January 7, 2020

The Numbers has a variety of helpful box office records charts categorized into international, domestic, and worldwide records.

Thanks to the feedback of our readers, we have added a column listing the Distributor to our All Time Domestic Box Office chart and our charts of the top domestic films going back to 1995 making it easier than ever to find information, like which distributor has released the highest amount of the all-time top grossing films or who distributed the top film of 1997. More...

Emma Trailer

January 7, 2020

Historical drama, based on the novel by Jane Austen, starring Anya Taylor-Joy, opens February 21 ... Full Movie Details. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Star Wars Earns Trilogy of Wins with $34.5 Million

January 7, 2020

2020 got off to a great start with The Grudge opening better than expected, while most of the holdovers also held strong. Granted, it is still a post-holiday weekend and the total box office did fall 28% from last weekend earning $142 million. However, this is 2.4% higher than the first weekend of last year and that’s a much more important figure. It’s way too early for the year-to-date comparisons to matter, but 2020 did get off to a faster start than 2019 did and has a 7.7% / $17 million lead at $231 million to $215 million. Again, it is way too early to make any predictions, but any victory now will make it easier for 2020 to keep pace with last year during the inevitable slow times. More...

2020 - Awards Season: Golden Globes Winners

January 6, 2020

The Golden Globes winners were announced on Sunday and we have some interesting developments for the rest of Awards Season. 1917 wasn’t considered a front-runner with five films earning more nominations. However, after this result, it might be the front-runner to become the big winner on Oscar night. More...

The New Mutants Trailer

January 6, 2020

X-Men horror movie starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Maisie Williams, Charlie Heaton, Henry Zaga, and Blu Hunt opens April 3 ... Full Movie Details. More...

Weekend Estimates: Skywalker Slips on Saturday, Still Scores First Place

January 5, 2020

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker isn’t going to live up to projections based on Friday estimates, but it is still expected to land a little north of weekend predictions with an estimated weekend haul of $33.74 million for a three-week total of $450.80 million. A 53% decline at this time of year isn’t a great result and it is clear the film’s reviews and its mere B plus from CinemaScore are not doing it any favors. That said, it is still one of the biggest hits released in 2019, both domestically and worldwide. Internationally, the film is pulling in $50.5 million in 53 markets for totals of $468.0 million internationally and $918.8 million worldwide. The film had no major market openings this weekend, but it debuts in South Korea and the Philippines this coming weekend and that should help it hit $1 billion worldwide. More...

Friday Estimates: Skywalker is still Sky High, Grudge Makes Many Moviegoers Mad

January 4, 2020

It looks like it is going to be a good weekend at the box office, as Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is beating expectations at the box office, and it isn’t the only film to do so. The latest in the Star Wars franchise earned an estimated $11.0 million on Friday, putting it on pace for $37 million over the full weekend. The film needed about $31 million to remain on pace to hit $500 million domestically, so with this result, it is no longer a matter of if it will get there, but how fast it will get there. On the other hand, this is not enough to make a realistic run at The Lion King for second place on the 2019 domestic chart. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Slow Start to a New Decade

January 3, 2020

It’s the worst time of year to release a film in limited release. It’s too late to qualify for the Oscars, but the theaters are filled with Oscar-bait movies that will drown out any quality release that hits theaters. It should come as no surprise that no film released this week has the ten reviews on Rotten Tomatoes that I normally use to limit the scope of this column; in fact, all four films combined don’t have ten reviews. Since no film qualified, I might as well talk about all of them. More...

Disney Decimates the Competition on its way to $13.2 Billion Record in 2019

January 3, 2020

The preliminary final numbers for 2019 have been announced and we had record-breaking results. Overall, the worldwide box office hit $41 billion, with a $30 billion international and $11 billion domestic break-down. Of that total, Disney was responsible for $13.2 billion, or 32% of the worldwide total. This does include its Fox releases, but the studio earned $11.1 billion by itself. This breaks the previous record of $7.6 billion, set by Disney in 2016. It doesn’t just break the previous record; it practically redefines the industry. More...

The Traitor Trailer

January 3, 2020

Italian thriller based on real-life events opens January 31 ... Full Movie Details. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Grudge Grabs $1.8 million in Previews

January 3, 2020

The Grudge is the only new wide release, so that should have given it an advantage this weekend and its previews suggest that will be the case. The film managed $1.8 million from previews on Thursday, which isn’t that far behind the $2.3 million Escape Room earned during its previews this time last year. Granted, its reviews are not going to be a selling point, but even so, the film has an excellent shot at topping my $10 million prediction by a huge margin. It looks like 2020 will get off to a fast start. More...

Weekend Predictions: Can the Grudge Hold Audience’s Attention?

January 2, 2020

It is the first weekend of the new year and the only wide release to talk about is a low-budget horror movie, The Grudge, with nearly no buzz and almost no reviews. Unfortunately, it has almost no chance of matching last year’s low-budget horror film, Escape Room. Fortunately, this year’s holdovers, led by Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, will outpace last year’s holdovers giving 2020 its first win during the first weekend of the year. More...

Weekend Theater Counts: With no Change, Skywalker Enters the New Year as the Widest Release

January 2, 2020

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker retains its place as the weekend's widest release with no change going into its third weekend. Both The Last Jedi and The Force Awakens kept their original theater counts throughout their first four weeks at 4,232 and 4,134 respectively. Jumanji: The Next Level lands in the second spot despite a slight decrease, while Spies in Disguise rounds out the top three. More...

Gretel & Hansel Final Trailer

January 2, 2020

Fairytale horror starring Sophia Lillis opens January 31 ... Full Movie Details.

A long time ago in a distant fairytale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil. More...

Theater Averages: 1917 Helps 2019 End on a Strong Note

January 2, 2020

Only four limited release announced box office numbers for the final weekend of 2019, but all four were in the $10,000 club. 1917 led the way with an average of $52,383 in 11 theaters. That was over the three-day weekend. It earned over $1 million during its five-day debut. Just Mercy was well back with an estimated average of $27,250 in four theaters over the three-day weekend. Ip Man: The Finale will probably turn out to be poorly named, because the movie earned over $1 million over the three-day weekend and earned an average of $20,850. I’m sure someone is trying to figure out how to continue the franchise, despite the Finale part of the name. Clemency was next with an average of $17,682 in two theaters. The final film in the $10,000 club was Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which earned an average of $16,430 during its second weekend of release. More...

International Box Office: Skywalker Remains Sky High in Last Weekend of 2019

January 1, 2020

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker remained on the top of the international chart with an impressive $94.3 million in 52 markets for totals of $363.0 million internationally and $725.2 million worldwide. It got to $750 million worldwide on Monday. The film has had strong runs in a number of major markets, including the U.K. ($51.4 million); Germany ($44.1 million); France ($34.7 million); Japan ($29.2 million); and Australia ($21.2 million). The film opens in Vietnam this weekend and South Korea next weekend, but that’s the end of its run. It will get to $1 billion worldwide, which is more than enough to ensure a healthy profit, but it is far below initial expectations. More...

A Quiet Place II Trailer

January 1, 2020

Horror thriller starring Emily Blunt and Cillian Murphy opens March 20 ... Full Movie Details. More...

2020 Preview: January

January 1, 2020

It’s the year 2020, the year where we find out how many times you can say, “Well, hindsight is 20/20.” before you get punched. On the positive side, while December wasn’t a great month, it was good enough to help 2019 end on a positive note, a positive note that should continue into January. There are no real potential monster hits coming out this month, but there are three films that have a real shot at $100 million domestically. These are, in alphabetical order, 1917, which will rely on Awards Season to get to the century mark. Bad Boys for Life will have a much, much easier time getting to $100 million, assuming people still care about the franchise 17 years later. Finally, Dolittle is looking like a disaster with a really troubled production; however, a $100 million run isn’t out of the question and if it can get there, it will at least save face. As for last January, Glass was the biggest hit of the month in terms of raw dollars, but The Upside was more impressive, as it is one the biggest hits in STX Entertainment’s history. We need two of the three potential $100 million hits to reach that mark to keep pace with last year, but we also have one more weekend to get there. More...

The Numbers News - January 2020

Quick Links