Weekend Actuals: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Leads the Global Box Office; Snatched Takes $17.5M Debut, King Arthur Stumbles

Monday Update: Disney’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 commanded the box office once again, leading in its second weekend with $65.2 million. That represents a stronger hold than for other Marvel sequels such as Avengers: Age of UltronCaptain America: Civil War, and Iron Man 3. Impressively, Guardians has already earned more than Doctor Strange or Thor: The Dark World through its second weekend.

Fox’s R-rated comedy Snatched took second place with $19.5 million, about in line with pre-release expectations. Warner Bros.’ King Arthur: Legend of the Sword wasn’t as lucky, debuting below expectations in third place with $15.3 million, quashing hopes that the film could mark the start of a possible franchise.

The table of weekend actuals is below, after our Sunday update which contains fuller numbers and analysis.


Sunday Update: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 dominated the North America box office in its second weekend of release, dropping 57% from its opening frame as it fell just short of the $250 million mark after only 10 days in release. Its $63 million weekend represents a stronger hold than comparable Disney Marvel titles such as Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Iron Man 3.

In only two weekends, the Guardians sequel has already outperformed the lifetime domestic gross of titles such as Doctor Strange ($233M) and Thor: The Dark World ($206M).

The overseas performance was just as strong, earning $52.2 million from 56 territories. The film opened in Japan this weekend, its final market, to $3 million, a better showing than the premieres of its predecessor, Captain America: Winter Soldier, and Thor: The Dark World in the same market. The film’s $384.4 million outside of North America has already surpassed the overseas lifetime gross of Ant-Man ($339M) and Iron Man 2 ($312M). Leading overseas markets are China ($80.5M), the UK ($42.5M), Russia ($23.1M), Germany ($23M), Australia ($20.1M), and France ($20.1M).

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 currently stands at $631 million globally and has already passed the lifetime global run of Iron Man 2 ($624M), Iron Man ($585M), Ant-Man ($519M).

Snatched, the R-rated comedy starring Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn, brought in $17.5 million over its opening weekend coinciding with Mother’s Day. The debut fell behind Schumer’s previous comedy, Trainwreck, which opened at $30 million in July 2015. Snatched entered the weekend with a “Rotten” rating of 38% on movie review aggregator RottenTomatoes.com

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword had to settle for third place in its North American debut, overshadowed by the Guardians’ stellar second-weekend hold. The $14.7 million launch will surely be disappointing for Warner Bros. King Arthur registered a B+ CinemaScore rating and entered the weekend with a “Rotten” rating of 21% on movie review aggregator RottenTomatoes.com

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword earned a total of $29.1 million from 51 markets in its overseas launch, combining with its North American debut to produce a $43.8 million global opening weekend. The film is keeping pace with Kingsman: The Secret Service across several markets according to Warner Bros. It finished the weekend as the top film in Russia, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, and Thailand. Russia is the film’s top overseas opener with a $5.2 million haul from 2,514 screens. China follows with a $5 million third place finish from 7,200 screens. Key markets like Australia, France, the UK, South Korea will open in the coming week.


Weekend Actuals for Friday, May 12 – Sunday, May 14, 2017:

WIDE (1000+)

# TITLE WEEKEND LOCATIONS AVG. TOTAL WKS. DIST.
1 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 $65,263,492 -55% 4,347 0 $15,013 $248,420,911 2 Disney
2 Snatched $19,542,248 3,501 $5,582 $19,542,248 1 Fox
3 King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword $15,371,270 3,702 $4,152 $15,371,270 1 Warner Bros.
4 The Fate of the Furious $5,400,845 -37% 3,067 -528 $1,761 $215,134,775 5 Universal
5 Beauty and the Beast $4,809,170 -5% 2,172 -508 $2,214 $494,140,334 9 Disney
6 The Boss Baby $4,496,614 -25% 2,911 -373 $1,545 $162,275,884 7 Fox / DreamWorks Animation
7 How to Be A Latin Lover $3,858,898 -25% 1,123 -80 $3,436 $26,251,899 3 Lionsgate / Pantelion
8 The Circle $1,780,689 -55% 2,132 -1031 $835 $18,943,251 3 STX Entertainment
9 Gifted $1,541,684 -24% 1,426 -448 $1,081 $21,605,717 6 Fox Searchlight
10 Smurfs: The Lost Village $1,136,573 -38% 1,605 -297 $708 $42,154,837 6 Sony / Columbia
11 Going in Style $1,075,044 -41% 1,244 -789 $864 $42,387,451 6 Warner Bros. / New Line
12 Born in China $913,071 -25% 1,055 -359 $865 $12,411,554 4 Disneynature

LIMITED (100 — 999)

# TITLE WEEKEND LOCATIONS AVG. TOTAL WKS. DIST.
1 Lowriders $2,403,885 295 $8,149 $2,403,885 1 BH Tilt
2 Baahubali 2: The Conclusion $1,593,000 -53% 350 -69 $4,551 $18,977,072 3 Great India Films
3 The Wall $898,013 540 $1,663 $898,013 1 Roadside Attractions
4 The Lost City of Z $507,702 -51% 497 -318 $1,022 $7,590,929 5 Amazon Studios / Bleecker Street
5 Get Out $397,330 -44% 405 -413 $981 $174,539,700 12 Universal
6 The Zookeeper’s Wife $366,340 -31% 425 -230 $862 $16,441,571 7 Focus Features
7 Their Finest $304,210 -26% 258 -65 $1,179 $2,916,471 6 STX Entertainment
8 Sleight $296,130 -61% 364 -227 $814 $3,638,780 3 High Top Releasing
9 Kong: Skull Island $285,772 -44% 346 -307 $826 $166,758,422 10 Warner Bros.
10 Logan $283,740 -13% 305 -139 $930 $225,507,085 11 Fox
11 The Dinner $239,143 -63% 429 -76 $557 $1,145,597 2 The Orchard
12 A Quiet Passion $212,420 32% 117 33 $1,816 $779,394 5 Music Box Films
13 The Case For Christ $188,712 -51% 266 -319 $709 $14,269,341 6 Pure Flix
14 Unforgettable $185,582 -72% 303 -700 $612 $11,124,791 4 Warner Bros.
15 The LEGO Batman Movie $150,053 -19% 220 -15 $682 $175,129,105 14 Warner Bros.
16 The Shack $126,650 57% 201 23 $630 $57,330,873 11 Lionsgate / Summit
17 Colossal $120,835 -40% 160 -90 $755 $2,724,818 6 Neon
18 Power Rangers $105,828 -53% 197 -315 $537 $84,834,455 8 Lionsgate
19 Ghost in the Shell $101,475 -12% 188 -23 $540 $40,424,932 7 Paramount / DreamWorks
20 The Promise $85,575 -69% 110 -221 $778 $8,186,236 4 Open Road
21 Hidden Figures $81,493 39% 103 -10 $791 $169,200,624 21 Fox
22 Life (2017) $70,868 12% 125 -7 $567 $30,105,342 8 Sony / Columbia
23 CHiPs $58,550 -8% 105 -41 $558 $18,544,973 8 Warner Bros.

PLATFORM (1 — 99)

# TITLE WEEKEND LOCATIONS AVG. TOTAL WKS. DIST.
1 Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer $382,742 -14% 18 -107 $21,263 $1,579,618 5 Sony Pictures Classics
2 The Belko Experiment $186,740 611% 74 5 $2,524 $9,941,215 9 BH Tilt
3 The Lovers $125,256 89% 23 19 $5,446 $214,078 2 A24
4 Paris Can Wait $98,850 4 $24,713 $98,850 1 Sony Pictures Classics
5 Chuck $70,655 104% 39 35 $1,812 $113,094 2 IFC Films
6 This Is Not What I Expected $56,734 -58% 29 -7 $1,956 $252,068 2 Well Go USA
7 Phoenix Forgotten $51,613 -60% 55 -131 $938 $3,552,019 4 Cinelou Films
8 Battle of Memories $47,385 -51% 21 -19 $2,256 $525,484 3 China Lion Film
9 Risk $38,024 -50% 45 11 $845 $145,122 2 Neon
10 Citizen Jane: Battle for the City $31,793 -19% 20 0 $1,590 $195,510 4 IFC Films
11 The Wedding Plan $31,658 8 $3,957 $31,658 1 Roadside Attractions
12 Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary $22,934 -16% 16 -1 $1,433 $194,124 5 Abramorama
13 Obit. $19,996 30% 10 7 $2,000 $85,027 3 Kino Lorber
14 The King’s Case Note $19,812 3% 7 1 $2,830 $61,403 3 CJ Entertainment
15 T2: Trainspotting $18,408 -20% 32 -13 $575 $2,372,493 11 Sony
16 KEDi $17,582 -21% 22 -8 $799 $2,601,225 14 Oscilloscope Laboratories
17 Buster’s Mal Heart $16,053 5% 18 8 $892 $46,768 3 Well Go USA
18 Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent $12,665 -55% 19 -10 $667 $139,571 4 The Orchard
19 One Week and a Day $12,181 364% 15 12 $812 $25,952 3 Oscilloscope
20 Graduation $9,795 -38% 17 -9 $576 $157,925 6 IFC Films / Sundance Selects
21 Manifesto $9,628 0 $11,824 1 FilmRise
22 Stalker $9,506 -54% 1 0 $9,506 $42,226 2 Janus
23 I am Not Your Negro $9,134 -26% 10 0 $913 $7,098,308 15 Magnolia Pictures
24 Dead Awake $8,834 12 $736 $8,834 1 FilmRise
25 Tommy’s Honour $7,823 -58% 15 -20 $522 $552,074 5 Roadside Attractions
26 A Woman’s Life $7,445 -35% 4 2 $1,861 $24,511 2 Kino Lorber Films
27 Frantz $6,980 -37% 15 -8 $465 $851,038 9 Music Box Films
28 David Lynch: The Art Life $6,898 -54% 8 0 $862 $132,311 7 Janus
29 The Last Shaman $6,799 1 $6,799 $0 1 Abramorama Entertainment
30 Alive and Kicking $6,705 572% 8 3 $838 $48,569 6 Magnolia Pictures
31 Burden $6,501 101% 12 10 $542 $12,446 2 Magnolia Pictures
32 Truman $5,813 -57% 9 -5 $646 $176,161 6 Filmrise
33 Cezanne and I $5,009 -53% 7 -7 $716 $224,647 7 Magnolia Pictures
34 Bang! The Bert Berns Story $4,617 -12% 4 2 $1,154 $24,277 3 Abramorama
35 The Mayor $3,994 -62% 2 -5 $1,997 $93,583 3 Well Go USA
36 Like Crazy $3,943 -32% 4 2 $986 $12,718 2 Strand Releasing
37 My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea $3,679 -55% 18 -3 $204 $65,250 5 GKIDS
38 After the Storm $3,625 30% 8 1 $453 $246,528 9 Film Movement
39 Personal Shopper $3,536 -40% 6 -1 $589 $1,285,774 10 IFC Films
40 A United Kingdom $3,205 17% 10 -1 $321 $3,896,030 14 Fox Searchlight
41 The Last Word $2,145 -56% 14 -14 $153 $1,779,620 11 Bleeker Street
42 Land of Mine $1,941 -33% 3 -7 $647 $432,582 14 Sony Pictures Classics
43 Toni Erdmann $1,632 -12% 3 0 $544 $1,478,960 21 Sony Pictures Classics
44 Slack Bay $1,547 -14% 2 0 $774 $39,983 4 Kino Lorber Films
45 Panique (2017 Restoration) $1,341 -64% 1 0 $1,341 $40,061 17 Rialto Pictures
46 The Transfiguration $1,167 502% 2 0 $584 $18,560 6 Strand Releasing
47 Glory $924 546% 1 0 $924 $11,612 5 Film Movement
48 Swept Away (1974) $780 122% 1 0 $780 $4,944 5 Kino Lorber
49 Seven Beauties (1975) $726 -67% 1 -1 $726 $8,245 5 Kino Lorber
50 The Red Turtle $668 -67% 3 -3 $223 $918,131 17 Sony Pictures Classics
51 Free Fire $452 -94% 6 -30 $75 $1,798,483 4 A24
52 Donald Cried $276 360% 1 0 $276 $61,309 11 The Orchard
53 A Woman, A Part $125 -83% 2 -1 $63 $23,206 8 Strand Releasing
54 All These Sleepless Nights $65 -84% 2 0 $33 $20,555 6 The Orchard

Studio Weekend Estimates for Friday, May 12 – Sunday, May 14, 2017:

WIDE (1000+)

# TITLE WEEKEND LOCATIONS AVG. TOTAL WKS. DIST.
1 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 $63,007,000 -57% 4,347 0 $14,494 $246,164,419 2 Disney
2 Snatched $17,500,000 3,501 $4,999 $17,500,000 1 Fox
3 King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword $14,700,000 3,702 $3,971 $14,700,000 1 Warner Bros.
4 The Fate of the Furious $5,300,000 -38% 3,067 -528 $1,728 $215,033,930 5 Universal
5 The Boss Baby $4,600,000 -23% 2,911 -373 $1,580 $162,379,270 7 Fox / DreamWorks Animation
6 Beauty and the Beast $3,860,000 -24% 2,172 -508 $1,777 $493,191,164 9 Disney
7 How to Be A Latin Lover $3,750,000 -27% 1,123 -80 $3,339 $26,143,001 3 Lionsgate / Pantelion
8 The Circle $1,740,000 -56% 2,132 -1031 $816 $18,902,562 3 STX Entertainment
9 Gifted $1,370,000 -32% 1,426 -448 $961 $21,434,033 6 Fox Searchlight
10 Smurfs: The Lost Village $1,175,000 -36% 1,605 -297 $732 $42,193,264 6 Sony / Columbia
11 Going in Style $1,040,000 -43% 1,244 -789 $836 $42,352,407 6 Warner Bros. / New Line
12 Born in China $820,000 -33% 1,055 -359 $777 $12,318,483 4 Disneynature

LIMITED (100 — 999)

# TITLE WEEKEND LOCATIONS AVG. TOTAL WKS. DIST.
1 Lowriders $2,413,205 295 $8,180 $2,413,205 1 BH Tilt
2 Baahubali 2: The Conclusion $1,550,000 -54% 350 -69 $4,429 $18,934,072 3 Great India Films
3 The Wall $891,590 541 $1,648 $891,590 1 Roadside Attractions
4 The Lost City of Z $467,514 -55% 497 -318 $941 $7,550,731 5 Amazon Studios / Bleecker Street
5 Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer $409,732 -8% 153 28 $2,678 $1,606,608 5 Sony Pictures Classics
6 Get Out $386,000 -46% 405 -413 $953 $174,528,370 12 Universal
7 The Zookeeper’s Wife $331,560 -37% 425 -230 $780 $16,406,791 7 Focus Features
8 Their Finest $290,000 -29% 258 -65 $1,124 $2,902,261 6 STX Entertainment
9 Sleight $285,850 -63% 364 -227 $785 $3,628,500 3 High Top Releasing
10 Logan $285,000 -13% 305 -139 $934 $225,508,345 11 Fox
11 The Dinner $245,864 -62% 429 -76 $573 $1,152,318 2 The Orchard
12 A Quiet Passion $199,306 24% 116 32 $1,718 $766,280 5 Music Box Films
13 The Case For Christ $170,000 -56% 266 -319 $639 $14,250,629 6 Pure Flix
14 Power Rangers $120,000 -47% 197 -315 $609 $84,848,627 8 Lionsgate
15 Colossal $115,003 -43% 160 -90 $719 $2,718,986 6 Neon
16 The Shack $115,000 43% 201 23 $572 $57,319,223 11 Lionsgate / Summit
17 Ghost in the Shell $100,000 -13% 188 -23 $532 $40,423,457 7 Paramount / DreamWorks
18 Hidden Figures $85,000 45% 103 -10 $825 $169,204,131 21 Fox
19 The Promise $81,884 -71% 110 -221 $744 $8,182,545 4 Open Road

PLATFORM (1 — 99)

# TITLE WEEKEND LOCATIONS AVG. TOTAL WKS. DIST.
1 The Belko Experiment $172,870 559% 74 5 $2,336 $9,927,345 9 BH Tilt
2 The Lovers $140,553 112% 23 19 $6,111 $229,375 2 A24
3 Paris Can Wait $101,825 4 $25,456 $101,825 1 Sony Pictures Classics
4 Chuck $79,170 129% 39 35 $2,030 $121,170 2 IFC Films
5 Risk $36,095 -53% 45 11 $802 $143,193 2 Neon
6 The Wedding Plan $33,040 1 $33,040 $33,040 1 Roadside Attractions
7 Citizen Jane: Battle for the City $32,400 -18% 20 0 $1,620 $191,600 4 IFC Films
8 3 Generations $21,185 17% 37 31 $573 $46,421 2 Weinstein Company
9 Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary $20,202 -26% 16 -1 $1,263 $191,392 5 Abramorama
10 One Week and a Day $14,000 433% 15 12 $933 $27,771 3 Oscilloscope
11 Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent $13,027 -53% 19 -10 $686 $139,933 4 The Orchard
12 KEDi $12,500 -43% 19 -11 $658 $2,596,143 14 Oscilloscope Laboratories
13 Manifesto $10,500 1 $10,500 $13,000 1 FilmRise
14 The Last Shaman $7,040 1 $7,040 $7,040 1 Abramorama Entertainment
15 Truman $6,500 -52% 9 -5 $722 $176,848 6 Filmrise
16 Dead Awake $6,000 12 $500 $6,000 1 FilmRise
17 Bang! The Bert Berns Story $4,187 -20% 4 2 $1,047 $23,847 3 Abramorama
18 Donald Cried $265 342% 1 0 $265 $61,298 11 The Orchard
19 All These Sleepless Nights $66 -84% 2 0 $33 $20,556 6 The Orchard

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