Saturday Report: Disney and Pixar’s Coco again led the way on Friday, adding $4.272 million for a 32 percent Friday-to-Friday drop (besting Moana‘s comparable 35.7 percent drop at the same point). That brings Coco‘s 17-day domestic total to $121.478 million as the film continues to hold very well heading into the heart of holiday season. Pixar’s latest hit is pacing just 7 percent behind Moana and 49 percent ahead of The Good Dinosaur. Look for this weekend to bring in around $18.8 million.
Following last week’s excellent limited release of $1.2 million from just 19 locations, The Disaster Artist expanded into semi-wide release this weekend. Now playing in 840 locations — including select IMAX and PLF screens — the strongly reviewed film earned $2.623 million on Friday, averaging $3,123 per location. That’s a very healthy marker for a film that is driven largely by its source material’s cult following at this stage, but director/star James Franco and Seth Rogen’s fan base — in addition to word of mouth (the film stands at an excellent 92 percent on Flixster this morning) — will certainly be key toward the goal of branching out into a wider audience as the story of Tommy Wiseau’s The Room continues to gain more mainstream awareness through award season. Given that some fan-driven attendance made up a portion of Friday’s opening day — including an unconfirmed $700K Thursday night gross — the film will experience natural front-loading this weekend. As such, we’re projecting a weekend tally around $6 million, although estimates could swing a bit lower as projections are volatile at this stage due to the unique audience of the film.
Sliding into third place Friday was Justice League with $2.545 million, marking a 44 percent drop from last Friday. With $205.01 million in the bank through 22 days, the film is currently running 7 percent ahead of Fantastic Beasts and 23 percent behind Man of Steel. This weekend is on course for approximately $9.3 million.
Wonder claimed fourth place with another $2.51 million yesterday, just a 31 percent drop from last Friday’s take. The sleeper hit adaptation has tallied an impressive $94.36 million domestically through 22 days of release as it looks to cross the $100 million threshold this weekend. We’re projecting a weekend take of $8.5 million.
Thor: Ragnarok posted $1.676 million yesterday as it rounded out the top five, bringing its domestic haul up to $296.54 million. The latest MCU blockbuster will likely cross the $300 million mark on Sunday, which will make it the 10th film in the MCU to do so. Projections for this weekend sit around $6.2 million.
Meanwhile, the weekend’s lone new release — Just Getting Started — got off to a lukewarm start with $1.15 million on opening day, about 73 percent below the first day of Going In Style earlier this year. Projections for the weekend stand around $3.9 million as the film’s older target audience will show up in relatively stronger numbers during weekend matinees.
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Three Billboards pulled $835,000 yesterday as it expanded again into 1,620 theaters. With $16,29 million in the bank, the film aims for a weekend around $2.86 million (official Fox estimate).
Lady Bird posted $1.015 million yesterday with another staggered expansion into 1,557 locations, giving it $19.8 million in all thus far as it paces for around $3.5 million this weekend.
Last but not least, The Shape of Water earned $402,849 from 41 locations ($9,826 per theater) as it heads toward a $1.225 million weekend (studio estimate).
This weekend’s early estimates are below. Updated estimates from the studios to follow on Sunday.
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coco | $18,800,000 | -32% | 3,748 | -239 | $5,016 | $136,005,690 | 3 | Disney |
| 2 | Justice League | $9,300,000 | -44% | 3,508 | -312 | $2,651 | $211,765,371 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Wonder (2017) | $8,500,000 | -30% | 3,519 | 70 | $2,415 | $100,353,106 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | Thor: Ragnarok | $6,200,000 | -37% | 3,047 | -101 | $2,035 | $301,065,064 | 6 | Disney |
| 5 | Daddy’s Home 2 | $5,700,000 | -25% | 3,263 | -140 | $1,747 | $90,859,459 | 5 | Paramount |
| 6 | Murder on the Orient Express (2017) | $5,000,000 | -26% | 3,089 | -112 | $1,619 | $92,607,515 | 5 | Fox |
| 7 | Just Getting Started | $3,900,000 | — | 2,146 | — | $1,817 | $3,900,000 | 1 | Broad Green |
| 8 | The Star | $3,700,000 | -9% | 2,976 | 154 | $1,243 | $32,304,046 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | Lady Bird | $3,500,000 | -18% | 1,557 | 363 | $2,248 | $22,283,669 | 6 | A24 |
| 10 | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | $2,860,000 | -35% | 1,620 | 190 | $1,765 | $18,310,284 | 9 | Fox Searchlight |
| 11 | A Bad Moms Christmas | $2,500,000 | -26% | 2,124 | -127 | $1,177 | $68,620,606 | 6 | STX Entertainment |
| 12 | Roman J. Israel, Esq. | $825,000 | -58% | 1,453 | -216 | $568 | $11,162,525 | 4 | Sony Pictures |
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Disaster Artist | $6,000,000 | 395% | 840 | 821 | $7,143 | $7,596,774 | 2 | New Line / A24 |
| 2 | The Mountain Between Us | $230,000 | 299% | 535 | 416 | $430 | $30,176,291 | 10 | 20th Century Fox |
| 3 | Jigsaw | $162,000 | -27% | 257 | -44 | $630 | $37,847,218 | 7 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | Marshall | $81,000 | -67% | 341 | -310 | $238 | $9,356,794 | 9 | Open Road |
| 5 | Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween | $75,000 | -28% | 210 | -2 | $357 | $47,260,629 | 8 | Lionsgate |
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Shape of Water | $1,225,000 | 635% | 41 | 39 | $29,878 | $1,456,008 | 2 | Fox Searchlight |
| 2 | Titanic 20th Anniversary | $70,000 | -85% | 75 | -12 | $933 | $659,077 | 2 | Paramount / Fox |
| 3 | Last Flag Flying | $47,000 | -55% | 85 | -25 | $553 | $922,966 | 6 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | Painted Woman | $5,000 | 49% | 4 | 1 | $1,250 | $5,000 | 5 | Amor Media |
| 5 | Kepler’s Dream | $350 | — | 11 | — | $32 | $350 | 2 | Leomark Studios |
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