Monday Update: The full table of weekend actuals is below, after our Sunday update featuring fuller numbers and analysis.
Sunday Update: Lionsgate’s The Hitman’s Bodyguard was No. 1 with a bullet this weekend, grossing $21.6 million in its opening frame – significantly above what our forecast predicted.
The buddy action-comedy starring Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson benefitted from the drawing power of its two stars, despite garnering a less-than-impressive 39% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Its weekend total puts it far ahead of last year’s similar War Dogs, which grossed $14.3 million in its opening frame.
The Hitman’s Bodyguard had the advantage of weak competition in the marketplace, as summer winds to a close and the season’s tentpole releases fade away. Audiences also liked the film much better than the critics did, finishing with a B+ Cinemascore.
Starting in third place was Steven Soderbergh’s heist comedy Logan Lucky, whose starry cast couldn’t stop it from opening to a soft $8 million in 3,031 locations.
Awareness for the film may have suffered from Soderbergh’s unorthodox distribution strategy, which saw him skirting the major studios in order to retain creative control of the film’s marketing (and a higher percentage of the gross). It secured its theatrical release through indie distributor Bleecker Street.
Starring Channing Tatum and Adam Driver as brothers attempting a heist during a NASCAR race, Logan Lucky finished with a strong 93% average on Rotten Tomatoes but simply wasn’t able to pick up steam with audiences. The film’s disappointing start will inevitably raise questions about Soderbergh’s renegade distribution strategy.
Last weekend’s champ, Warner Bros.’ Annabelle: Creation, held up well in its sophomore frame with $15.5 million, good enough for a second place finish. The prequel to 2014’s Annabelle (and latest entry in the “Conjuring universe”) has brought in over $64 million so far and may well top its predecessor’s $84 million total when all is said and done.
The studio’s Dunkirk also continued to hold well in its fifth frame, dropping just 38% for a total of $6.7 million in fourth place. Positive reviews and director Christopher Nolan’s ardent fanbase have kept the title strong over the last half of the summer, and it now stands at a domestic total of $165 million.
Among holdovers, Open Road’s critically-assailed animated sequel The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature brought in $5.1 million in fifth place, giving it a little over $17 million in two weeks with not much left in the tank.
Meanwhile, period drama The Glass Castle starring Brie Larson grossed around $2.5 million in its second week for a $9.7 million total.
In limited release, Fox Searchlight’s Sundance drama Patti Cake$ starring newcomer Danielle McDonald as an aspiring rapper had a so-so start with $66,000 from 14 locations, or about $4,700 per screen. The Aubrey Plaza dark comedy Ingrid Goes West did well in its sophomore expansion, grossing over $265,000 in 26 theaters, or about $10,000 per screen.
Overseas update:
Warner Bros.’ Wonder Woman soared past the $800 million mark globally over the weekend, putting it in line with previous DC Extended Universe entries Suicide Squad and Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. Unlike its franchise predecessors, which relied much more on overseas grosses, Wonder Woman’s total is so far about evenly split between domestic and international markets.
Weekend Actuals for Friday, August 18 – Sunday, August 20, 2017:
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hitman’s Bodyguard | $21,384,504 | — | 3,377 | — | $6,332 | $21,384,504 | 1 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 2 | Annabelle: Creation | $15,612,680 | -55% | 3,542 | 40 | $4,408 | $64,156,901 | 2 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 3 | Logan Lucky | $7,600,036 | — | 3,031 | — | $2,507 | $7,600,036 | 1 | Bleeker Street |
| 4 | Dunkirk | $6,614,385 | -39% | 3,271 | -491 | $2,022 | $165,422,464 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | The Nut Job 2: Nutty By Nature | $5,092,344 | -39% | 4,003 | 0 | $1,272 | $17,675,989 | 2 | Open Road |
| 6 | The Emoji Movie | $4,441,028 | -31% | 2,791 | -428 | $1,591 | $71,858,380 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | Spider-Man: Homecoming | $4,256,367 | -29% | 2,341 | -266 | $1,818 | $314,057,748 | 7 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Girls Trip | $3,911,300 | -40% | 2,010 | -293 | $1,946 | $104,053,445 | 5 | Universal |
| 9 | The Dark Tower | $3,788,669 | -52% | 3,143 | -308 | $1,205 | $41,673,047 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | Kidnap | $2,961,475 | -42% | 2,345 | -73 | $1,263 | $24,527,158 | 3 | Aviron Pictures |
| 11 | The Glass Castle | $2,549,459 | -46% | 1,461 | 0 | $1,745 | $9,705,840 | 2 | LionsgateLionsgate |
| 12 | Atomic Blonde | $2,179,190 | -51% | 1,628 | -465 | $1,339 | $47,158,045 | 4 | Focus Features |
| 13 | Despicable Me 3 | $2,073,810 | -34% | 1,551 | -462 | $1,337 | $251,774,330 | 8 | Universal |
| 14 | War for the Planet of the Apes | $2,010,898 | -44% | 1,608 | -490 | $1,251 | $140,958,101 | 6 | Fox |
| 15 | Detroit | $856,766 | -70% | 1,428 | -1579 | $600 | $15,525,229 | 4 | Annapurna Pictures |
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wind River | $2,975,732 | 386% | 694 | 649 | $4,288 | $4,089,001 | 3 | The Weinstein Company |
| 2 | Wonder Woman | $1,092,338 | -25% | 803 | -158 | $1,360 | $404,000,714 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | The Big Sick | $1,001,010 | -32% | 618 | -91 | $1,620 | $38,066,440 | 9 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | Baby Driver | $856,054 | -41% | 683 | -182 | $1,253 | $101,689,495 | 8 | Sony / TriStar |
| 5 | Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets | $397,019 | -56% | 465 | -412 | $854 | $39,227,747 | 5 | EuropaCorp/STXfilms |
| 6 | An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power | $331,007 | -59% | 514 | -42 | $644 | $3,024,656 | 4 | Paramount |
| 7 | Cars 3 | $249,148 | -25% | 247 | -61 | $1,009 | $148,772,915 | 10 | Disney |
| 8 | Step | $206,195 | — | 306 | 121 | $674 | $810,448 | 3 | Fox Searchlight |
| 9 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | $187,598 | -27% | 195 | -15 | $962 | $389,194,993 | 16 | Disney |
| 10 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales | $185,109 | 67% | 184 | 59 | $1,006 | $171,812,041 | 13 | Disney |
| 11 | Transformers: The Last Knight | $175,779 | -34% | 224 | -31 | $785 | $130,104,634 | 9 | Paramount |
| 12 | Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry | $169,203 | — | 292 | — | $579 | $519,461 | 1 | FUNimation Films |
| 13 | 47 Meters Down | $166,323 | 11% | 146 | -27 | $1,139 | $43,600,388 | 10 | Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | Brigsby Bear | $142,218 | 178% | 408 | 371 | $349 | $337,985 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 15 | Maudie | $110,320 | -33% | 124 | -39 | $890 | $5,624,698 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 16 | Captain Underpants | $93,118 | -36% | 157 | -21 | $593 | $73,339,459 | 12 | Fox / DreamWorks Animation |
| 17 | The House (2017) | $88,313 | -32% | 138 | -10 | $640 | $25,469,904 | 8 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 18 | The Boss Baby | $17,569 | -33% | 109 | 22 | $161 | $174,920,381 | 21 | Fox / DreamWorks Animation |
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrid Goes West | $267,385 | 98% | 26 | 23 | $10,284 | $440,503 | 2 | Neon |
| 2 | A Taxi Driver | $256,789 | -23% | 41 | 0 | $6,263 | $833,339 | 2 | Well Go USA |
| 3 | Menashe | $216,010 | 25% | 86 | 39 | $2,512 | $701,192 | 4 | A24 |
| 4 | Wolf Warrior 2 | $193,787 | -53% | 50 | -2 | $3,876 | $2,337,650 | 4 | The H Collective |
| 5 | Good Time | $165,441 | 32% | 20 | 16 | $8,272 | $341,404 | 2 | A24 |
| 6 | The Only Living Boy In New York | $86,022 | 58% | 66 | 51 | $1,303 | $163,145 | 2 | Roadside Attractions / Amazon Studios |
| 7 | The Adventurers | $68,614 | — | 17 | — | $4,036 | $68,614 | 1 | Well Go USA |
| 8 | Patti Cake$ | $67,599 | — | 14 | — | $4,829 | $67,599 | 1 | Fox Searchlight |
| 9 | The Trip to Spain | $64,414 | 58% | 19 | 16 | $3,390 | $123,008 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 10 | Once Upon A Time | $57,746 | -77% | 44 | -7 | $1,312 | $415,648 | 2 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 11 | Landline | $46,707 | -64% | 63 | -74 | $741 | $857,581 | 5 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 12 | Columbus | $42,518 | -5% | 12 | 5 | $3,543 | $150,829 | 3 | Sundance Institute’s Creative Distribution Fellowship |
| 13 | Megan Leavey | $40,761 | -4% | 59 | -16 | $691 | $13,113,857 | 11 | Bleeker Street |
| 14 | The Midwife | $39,540 | -24% | 39 | -4 | $1,014 | $402,918 | 5 | Music Box Films |
| 15 | Lady Macbeth | $36,213 | -56% | 86 | -33 | $421 | $1,007,759 | 6 | Roadside Attractions |
| 16 | Rough Night | $33,379 | -2% | 77 | -108 | $433 | $22,062,200 | 10 | Sony |
| 17 | The Little Hours | $33,290 | -44% | 39 | -21 | $854 | $1,509,962 | 8 | Gunpowder & Sky |
| 18 | Wish Upon | $33,106 | -59% | 44 | -71 | $752 | $14,053,908 | 6 | Broad Green Pictures |
| 19 | Crown Heights | $30,173 | — | 3 | — | $10,058 | $30,173 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 20 | Gook | $27,044 | — | 2 | — | $13,522 | $27,044 | 1 | Samuel Goldwyn Films |
| 21 | Whose Streets? | $25,331 | -42% | 27 | 3 | $938 | $91,446 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 22 | A Ghost Story | $23,059 | -45% | 39 | -18 | $591 | $1,513,209 | 7 | A24 |
| 23 | Marjorie Prime | $20,668 | — | 6 | — | $3,445 | $20,668 | 1 | FilmRise Releasing |
| 24 | Beatriz at Dinner | $16,614 | -51% | 25 | -16 | $665 | $7,014,280 | 11 | Roadside Attractions |
| 25 | Lost in Paris | $16,237 | -52% | 18 | -7 | $902 | $507,515 | 10 | Oscilloscope Laboratories |
| 26 | The Hero | $15,264 | -32% | 38 | -3 | $402 | $3,997,646 | 11 | The Orchard |
| 27 | We Love You, Sally Carmichael! | $7,536 | -43% | 10 | -1 | $754 | $79,963 | 3 | Purdie Distribution |
| 28 | Paris Can Wait | $6,253 | -34% | 13 | -3 | $481 | $5,598,731 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 29 | Sidemen: Long Road to Glory | $6,120 | — | 1 | — | $6,120 | $6,120 | 1 | Abramorama |
| 30 | Lemon | $5,957 | — | 2 | — | $2,979 | $5,957 | 1 | Magnolia |
| 31 | 13 Minutes | $5,733 | -34% | 17 | -1 | $337 | $143,019 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 32 | The Nile Hilton Incident | $5,633 | -39% | 2 | 0 | $2,817 | $20,235 | 2 | Strand Releasing |
| 33 | Alien: Covenant | $5,567 | -53% | 38 | -7 | $147 | $74,242,280 | 14 | Fox |
| 34 | Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World | $4,888 | 81% | 6 | 3 | $815 | $75,406 | 4 | Kino Lorber |
| 35 | Mubarakan | $4,849 | -81% | 8 | -14 | $606 | $757,057 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing International |
| 36 | The Fencer | $4,744 | -18% | 4 | 0 | $1,186 | $22,458 | 5 | CFI Releasing |
| 37 | Love, Kennedy | $4,707 | -13% | 10 | -2 | $471 | $375,723 | 12 | Purdie Distribution |
| 38 | Hare Krishna! | $4,412 | 91% | 3 | 2 | $1,471 | $77,950 | 10 | Abramorama |
| 39 | From The Land Of The Moon | $4,068 | -43% | 7 | 0 | $581 | $37,757 | 4 | IFC Films |
| 40 | The Wound | $2,920 | — | 1 | — | $2,920 | $19,737 | 1 | Kino Lorber |
| 41 | Gifted | $2,847 | -64% | 8 | -7 | $356 | $24,799,765 | 20 | Fox Searchlight |
| 42 | Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge | $2,538 | -34% | 3 | -4 | $846 | $124,911 | 8 | Society Films |
| 43 | Person to Person | $2,488 | -20% | 5 | -4 | $498 | $43,328 | 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 44 | Slack Bay | $2,364 | -17% | 2 | -1 | $1,182 | $104,349 | 18 | Kino Lorber Films |
| 45 | It Comes At Night | $2,104 | -73% | 3 | -2 | $701 | $13,876,824 | 11 | A24 |
| 46 | The Exception | $2,013 | -6% | 2 | -2 | $1,007 | $704,018 | 12 | A24 |
| 47 | Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk | $1,590 | -65% | 3 | 0 | $530 | $28,490 | 4 | Abramorama |
| 48 | The Farthest | $1,548 | -78% | 2 | 0 | $774 | $13,557 | 2 | Abramorama |
| 49 | Pop Aye | $1,398 | 12% | 5 | 0 | $280 | $61,468 | 8 | Kino Lorber |
| 50 | Dawson City: Frozen Time | $1,324 | -64% | 4 | -2 | $331 | $109,153 | 11 | Kino Lorber Films |
| 51 | Stalker | $1,225 | -23% | 1 | 0 | $1,225 | $258,443 | 16 | Janus |
| 52 | City of Ghosts | $1,197 | 19% | 12 | 1 | $100 | $121,081 | 7 | IFC Films / Amazon |
| 53 | I Am The Blues | $921 | -60% | 3 | 1 | $307 | $23,319 | 6 | Film Movement |
| 54 | False Confessions | $594 | -63% | 2 | -1 | $297 | $25,021 | 6 | Big World Pictures |
| 55 | The Girl Without Hands | $542 | -56% | 2 | -2 | $271 | $12,196 | 5 | GKIDS |
| 56 | Obit. | $509 | -23% | 3 | 1 | $170 | $313,286 | 17 | Kino Lorber |
| 57 | After Love | $436 | -46% | 1 | 0 | $436 | $2,368 | 2 | Distrib Films |
| 58 | The Untamed | $428 | -75% | 1 | -3 | $428 | $23,685 | 5 | Strand Releasing |
| 59 | Moka | $297 | -59% | 1 | -1 | $297 | $118,138 | 10 | Film Movement |
| 60 | Manifesto | $272 | -80% | 1 | 0 | $272 | $161,101 | 15 | FilmRise |
| 61 | Hidden Figures | $250 | -49% | 1 | 0 | $250 | $169,376,484 | 35 | Fox |
| 62 | The Ornithologist | $81 | -67% | 1 | -1 | $81 | $46,155 | 9 | Strand Releasing |
| 63 | Hermia & Helena | $27 | — | 1 | — | $27 | $40,344 | 13 | Kino Lorber |
Studio Weekend Estimates for Friday, August 18 – Sunday, August 20, 2017
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hitman’s Bodyguard | $21,600,000 | — | 3,377 | — | $6,396 | $21,600,000 | 1 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 2 | Annabelle: Creation | $15,500,000 | -56% | 3,542 | 40 | $4,376 | $64,044,221 | 2 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 3 | Logan Lucky | $8,050,182 | — | 3,031 | — | $2,656 | $8,050,182 | 1 | Bleeker Street |
| 4 | Dunkirk | $6,700,000 | -38% | 3,271 | -491 | $2,048 | $165,508,079 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | The Nut Job 2: Nutty By Nature | $5,113,278 | -39% | 4,003 | 0 | $1,277 | $17,696,923 | 2 | Open Road |
| 6 | The Emoji Movie | $4,350,000 | -33% | 2,791 | -428 | $1,559 | $71,767,352 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | Spider-Man: Homecoming | $4,250,000 | -29% | 2,341 | -266 | $1,815 | $314,051,381 | 7 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Girls Trip | $3,844,030 | -41% | 2,010 | -293 | $1,912 | $103,986,175 | 5 | Universal |
| 9 | The Dark Tower | $3,720,000 | -52% | 3,143 | -308 | $1,184 | $41,604,378 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | Kidnap | $2,860,000 | -44% | 2,345 | -73 | $1,220 | $2,860,000 | 3 | Aviron Pictures |
| 11 | The Glass Castle | $2,550,000 | -45% | 1,461 | 0 | $1,745 | $9,706,381 | 2 | LionsgateLionsgate |
| 12 | Atomic Blonde | $2,240,085 | -50% | 1,628 | -465 | $1,376 | $47,218,940 | 4 | Focus Features |
| 13 | Despicable Me 3 | $2,039,710 | -35% | 1,551 | -462 | $1,315 | $251,740,230 | 8 | Universal |
| 14 | War for the Planet of the Apes | $1,975,000 | -45% | 1,228 | -870 | $1,608 | $140,922,203 | 6 | Fox |
| 15 | Detroit | $850,000 | -71% | 1,428 | -1579 | $595 | $15,518,463 | 4 | Annapurna Pictures |
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wind River | $3,025,236 | 394% | 694 | 649 | $4,359 | $4,138,505 | 3 | The Weinstein Company |
| 2 | Wonder Woman | $1,100,000 | -24% | 803 | -158 | $1,370 | $404,008,376 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | The Big Sick | $1,025,000 | -30% | 618 | -91 | $1,659 | $38,090,430 | 9 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | Baby Driver | $875,000 | -39% | 683 | -182 | $1,281 | $101,708,441 | 8 | Sony / TriStar |
| 5 | An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power | $300,000 | -63% | 524 | -32 | $573 | $2,993,649 | 4 | Paramount |
| 6 | Cars 3 | $267,000 | -19% | 247 | -61 | $1,081 | $148,790,767 | 10 | Disney |
| 7 | 47 Meters Down | $219,000 | 46% | 146 | -27 | $1,500 | $43,653,065 | 10 | Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | Step | $205,000 | — | 306 | 121 | $670 | $809,253 | 3 | Fox Searchlight |
| 9 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | $185,000 | -28% | 195 | -15 | $949 | $389,192,395 | 16 | Disney |
| 10 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales | $183,000 | 65% | 184 | 59 | $995 | $171,809,932 | 13 | Disney |
| 11 | Transformers: The Last Knight | $170,000 | -36% | 224 | -31 | $759 | $130,098,855 | 9 | Paramount |
| 12 | Maudie | $124,451 | -24% | 124 | -39 | $1,004 | $124,451 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Taxi Driver | $266,000 | -20% | 41 | 0 | $6,488 | $842,550 | 2 | Well Go USA |
| 2 | Ingrid Goes West | $265,567 | 96% | 26 | 23 | $10,214 | $438,685 | 2 | Neon |
| 3 | Menashe | $230,130 | 33% | 86 | 39 | $2,676 | $715,312 | 4 | A24 |
| 4 | Wolf Warrior 2 | $204,000 | -51% | 50 | -2 | $4,080 | $2,347,863 | 4 | The H Collective |
| 5 | Good Time | $173,044 | 38% | 20 | 16 | $8,652 | $349,007 | 2 | A24 |
| 6 | Brigsby Bear | $159,133 | 211% | 48 | 11 | $3,315 | $159,133 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 7 | The Only Living Boy In New York | $84,910 | 56% | 66 | 51 | $1,287 | $162,033 | 2 | Roadside Attractions / Amazon Studios |
| 8 | Patti Cake$ | $66,000 | — | 14 | — | $4,714 | $66,000 | 1 | Fox Searchlight |
| 9 | The Adventurers | $65,000 | — | 17 | — | $3,824 | $65,000 | 1 | Well Go USA |
| 10 | Lady Macbeth | $47,630 | -43% | 86 | -33 | $554 | $1,019,176 | 6 | Roadside Attractions |
| 11 | Columbus | $44,450 | -1% | 12 | 5 | $3,704 | $44,450 | 3 | Sundance Institute’s Creative Distribution Fellowship |
| 12 | The Midwife | $34,488 | -34% | 37 | -6 | $932 | $34,488 | 5 | Music Box Films |
| 13 | The Little Hours | $33,290 | -44% | 39 | -21 | $854 | $33,290 | 8 | Gunpowder & Sky |
| 14 | A Ghost Story | $27,846 | -33% | 39 | -18 | $714 | $1,517,996 | 7 | A24 |
| 15 | Marjorie Prime | $24,000 | — | 6 | — | $4,000 | $24,000 | 1 | FilmRise Releasing |
| 16 | The Hero | $17,631 | -21% | 39 | -2 | $452 | $4,000,013 | 11 | The Orchard |
| 17 | Lost in Paris | $16,500 | -51% | 16 | -9 | $1,031 | $507,778 | 10 | Oscilloscope Laboratories |
| 18 | Dave Made a Maze | $13,178 | — | 1 | — | $13,178 | $13,178 | 1 | Gravitas Ventures |
| 19 | The Fencer | $6,362 | 9% | 4 | 0 | $1,591 | $24,076 | 5 | CFI Releasing |
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