Weekend Box Office 8/6 - MEG 2 Chomps Way to 2nd Place

[AndyDursin]

Not a terrible MEG 2 opening, close with TMNT, as HAUNTED MANSION craters and BARBENHEIMER hype fuels the top 2 spots.

1.) Barbie (WB) 4,178 (-159) theaters, Fri $17M (-41%) 3-day $54M (-42%)/Total $460.4M/Wk 3

2.) Teenage Mutanta Ninja Turtles…(Par) 3,858 theaters Fri $9.3M 3-day $30M, Total $45M/Wk 1

3.) Oppenheimer (Uni) 3,612 (-35) theaters Fri $8.3M (-38%), 3-day $28.7M (-39%)/Total $228.5M/Wk 3

4.) The Meg 2: The Trench (WB) 3,503 theaters Fri $12M, 3-day $28M/Wk 1

5.) Haunted Mansion (Dis) 3,740 theaters Fri $2.68M (-73%) 3-day $9M (-63%), Total $42M/Wk 2

6.) Sound of Freedom (Angel) 3,001 theaters Fri $2.3M (-39%), 3-day $7.8M (-39%), Total $164.2M/Wk 5

7.) Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (Par) 2,422 (-337) Fri $1.87M (-38%) 3-day $6.6M (-38%), Total $151.2M/Wk 4

8.) Talk to Me (A24) 2370 (+30) theates, Fri $1.94M (-54%) 3-day $6M (-42%) Total $21.8M/Wk 2

9.) Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (Dis) 1,190 (-975) theaters, Fri $460K (-60%) 3-day $1.7M (-57%)/Total $170.8M/Wk 6

[AndyDursin]

A few international Results so far:

SPIDER-VERSE
DOMESTIC (55.6%)
$379,702,201
INTERNATIONAL (44.4%)
$303,688,122
WORLDWIDE
$683,390,323

LITTLE MERMAID
DOMESTIC (52.6%)
$297,066,718
INTERNATIONAL (47.4%)
$267,228,164
WORLDWIDE
$564,294,882

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE
DOMESTIC (32.1%)
$146,422,770
INTERNATIONAL (67.9%)
$309,300,000
WORLDWIDE
$455,722,770

TRANSFORMERS
DOMESTIC (36.5%)
$156,870,663
INTERNATIONAL (63.5%)
$273,100,000
WORLDWIDE
$429,970,663

ELEMENTAL
DOMESTIC
$147,467,938
INTERNATIONAL (63%)
$250,869,368
WORLDWIDE
$398,337,306

INDIANA JONES
DOMESTIC (47.3%)
$169,579,059
INTERNATIONAL (52.7%)
$189,150,483
WORLDWIDE
$358,729,542

[AndyDursin]

MEG 2 surprised everyone and finished a strong 2nd on the way high end of estimates. BARBIE effect in motion for WB.

SOUND OF FREEDOM is going to domestically outperform both Indy & Mission Impossible.

1.) Barbie (WB) 4,178 (-159) theaters, Fri $17M (-41%) Sat $20M Sun $16M 3-day $53M (-43%)/Total $459.4M/Wk 3

2.) The Meg 2: The Trench (WB) 3,503 theaters Fri $12.2M, Sat $10M Sun $7.8M 3-day $30M/Wk 1

3.) Oppenheimer (Uni) 3,612 (-35) theaters Fri $8.3M (-38%) Sat $11.1M Sun $9.1M 3-day $28.7M (-39%)/Total $228.5M/Wk 3

4) Teenage Mutanta Ninja Turtles…(Par) 3,858 theaters Fri $9.3M Sat $10.3M Sun $8.3M 3-day $28M, Total $43M/Wk 1

5.) Haunted Mansion (Dis) 3,740 theaters Fri $2.68M (-73%) Sat $3.6M Sun $2.69M 3-day $8.97M (-63%), Total $42M/Wk 2

6.) Sound of Freedom (Angel) 3,001 theaters Fri $2.2M, Sat $2.8M Sun $2M, 3-day $7M (-45%), Total $163.4M/Wk 5

7.) Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (Par) 2,422 (-337) Fri $1.87M (-38%) Sat $2.6M Sun $1.96M 3-day $6.45M (-39%), Total $151M/Wk 4

8.) Talk to Me (A24) 2370 (+30) theates, Fri $1.94M (-54%) Sat $2.4M Sun $1.9M 3-day $6.2M (-40%) Total $22.1M/Wk 2

9) Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prm Kahaani (Moviegoer) 275 theaters (-85) Fri $476K Sat $617K Sun $487K 3-day $1.58M Total $4.6M/Wk 2

10.) Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (Dis) 1,190 (-975) theaters, Fri $460K (-60%) Sat $620K Sun $441K 3-day $1.52M (-62%)/Total $170.6M/Wk 6

[Monterey Jack]

When was the last time the top four at the weekend box office took in at least $30 million (or just under)?

[mkaroly]

Looks like Little Mermaid wasn't that big of a failure after all?

[AndyDursin]

Looks like Little Mermaid wasn't that big of a failure after all?

It's still a miss. With a $250 mil budget, usually you've got to do 2X-3X that number just to break even, and that's basically where they are -- or maybe not even since promotion was so heavy on this film. Since half is coming from overseas, under $600 mil worldwide (or just under) means they either lost a little at worst, probably broke even at best. So no, not THE worst performance of this summer, but it's not what they were aiming for.

The way these are working now, if you're spending $250-$300 mil on a movie, the aim is $1 billion worldwide to really be profitable. That's why Disney's had such a rough summer, none of their films hit like BARBIE did, and also in that perspective, shows why DUD OF DESTINY is such a disaster.

[AndyDursin]

When was the last time when the top four at the weekend box office took in at least $30 million (or just under)?

That's a good question, it's probably been a while. And also, possibly, a long time before it happens again.

[Monterey Jack]

Looks like Little Mermaid wasn't that big of a failure after all?

It's still a miss. With a $250 mil budget, usually you've got to do 2X-3X that number just to break even, and that's basically where they are -- or maybe not even since promotion was so heavy on this film. Since half is coming from overseas, under $600 mil worldwide (or just under) means they either lost a little at worst, probably broke even at best. So no, not THE worst performance of this summer, but it's not what they were aiming for.ESTINY is such a disaster.

This is why the biggest success stories this summer have been the franchise pics that have capped their budgets around $100 million, like Super Mario Bros., Barbie, Across The Spider-Verse and TMNT: Mutant Mayhem ($70 mil!). Even with advertising taken into effect, each of these cost under $200 million, and all have turned a healthy profit. Meanwhile, even a movie which opened soft and had surprisingly good legs (Elemental) will still be lucky to break even because it cost $200 million.