The Box Office Thread
 

I figured I would start a thread dedicated to showcasing the movies that are in the top ten each week in North America for the domestic box office, which I picked over the worldwide gross because domestic is much easier to track and is also more publicized when talking about box office gross.

For this thread, the first set of numbers are the current weekend gross, and the film's total is in bold.

I'll also add some commentary to each film's performance.


Weekend of August 14-16, 2015


1. Straight Outta Compton - $56,100,000 - $56,100,000 - 1st Weekend

I can't say I'm surprised by this performance, simply because the marketing campaign was everywhere for this flick. I didn't think the general public knew or cared that much about N.W.A, but now they clearly do.

2. Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation - $17,000,000 - $138,137,000 - 3rd Weekend

It's amazing to me how this franchise has managed to stay fresh after all these years, as well as keeping Tom Cruise's career afloat for the time being.

3. The Man From U.N.C.L.E - $13,535,000 - $13,535,000 - 1st Weekend

I haven't followed this movie at all, so I can't really comment. However, I have heard a bunch of ads for it, so $13 million doesn't sound too good considering the marketing campaign for it.

4. Fantastic Four - $8,000,000 - $41,961,000 - 2nd Weekend

This film deserves all the **** that's getting flung at it, not to mention only grossing $40 million after ten days of release. Even Ant Man managed to outgross that in it's first weekend. Of course that was an actual film that was good, but the comparison is still interesting, nonetheless.

5. The Gift - $6,500,000 - 23,577,000 - 2nd Weekend

Haven't really followed this one, either, but it's looks like a standard family flick judging by how my mom has talked about it. Nevertheless, a decent performance thus far.

6. Ant-Man - $5,517,000 - $157,568,000 - 5th Weekend

This is pulling Thor numbers for the most part, which was to be expected. There's no way this was going to do Iron Man or even Captain America 2 numbers. Between $150 and $200 million final gross for this is really good, given the niche audience for this particular superhero. In fact, it shows how strong Marvel's brand is at this point that they can essentially sell any superhero in their arsenal on the bigscreen and guarantee at least a $150-ish million gross.

7. Vacation - $5,330,000 - $46,852,000 - 3rd Weekend

No clue what this is about, but I guess these numbers are decent.

8. Minions - $5,200,000 - $312,969,000 - 6th Weekend

Very impressive numbers for what is essentially a spin off. But then again, the kids dragging their parents to see this probably don't even care, because it's Minions.

9. Ricki and the Flash - $4,570,000 - $14,656,000 - 2nd Weekend

No clue what this is, either, so I can't really comment on it's numbers.

10. Trainwreck - $3,800,000 - $97,919,000 - 5th Weekend

Very good numbers for a comedy that had a slow start but now is about to hit the nine digits.



Post your thoughts and discuss anything about this weekend's box office grosses or anything related to box office such as predictions or general commentary.

I'm pretty sure it's a horror, in the mould of "The Ring"??

This is correct.

Anyway, I've got to convince my parents to take me to Straight Outta Compton. None of my friends are in town and I want to see it at the theatre.

It's the directorial debut of Joel Edgerton who you may know from such films such as Animal Kingdom, Warrior, and Exodus. The dude can write. I'm seeing it this week.

Perhaps you'll favour us with a review? Not my sort of movie, but hell, any excuse to read your prose man...

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LOL wtf?...like, not even close. And it's not a supernatural horror movie like "The Ring" either, it's a mystery/thriller type of deal where an actual man is harassing a couple for some unknown reason.

I'll be seeing it this week. Perhaps tomorrow night. I only really write about movies I see in theaters. I guess the creative bug hasn't been present in me recently. As Frown pointed out, I have a lot of posts over the years on my website.

Just trying to get you to update your journal, my man! ;)

I just saw the ad for it and that was what I got from it: something like "Do YOU dare open.... The Gift???" :yikes:

I don't want to put movie stuff in there. I want it to be about other stuff. I've been busy as sh*t and spend my off time getting super drunk. You guys don't want to hear about that. I'll put music stuff in there soon.

I thought you quit booze?

:laughing: ja and I just quit smoking.

Always wanted to see this film. The cast looks great

Weekend of August 21-23, 2015

1. Straight Outta Compton - $26,364,020 - $111,087,490 - 2nd Weekend

I honestly just don't see the appeal in this. Hip Hop has never really been my thing, but still. How are this many people interested in a nearly thirty year old rap group? Just curious.

2. Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation - $11,451,746 - $157,514,785 - 4th Weekend

Still trucking along nicely, but most likely won't be able to beat it's predecessor, Ghost Protocol.

3. Sinister 2 - $10,542,116 - $10,542,116 - 1st Weekend

Don't know anything about this other than that it's some horror sequel to another horror movie I've never heard of. Eh.

4. Hitman: Agent 47 - $8,326,530 - $8,326,530 - 1st Weekend

The previous adaptation did horribly at the box office, so I'm not sure why they felt the need to reboot this. Hollywood needs to accept the fact that video game adaptations just don't sell, especially when it's a game franchise that hasn't had any relevance in nearly a decade.

5. The Man From U.N.C.L.E - $7,317,374 - $26,534,214 - 2nd Weekend

I've been hearing more good things about this, so it might just become the sleeper hit of the summer.

6. American Ultra - $5,454,284 - $5,454,284 - 1st Weekend

Have no clue what this is about, and judging from it's poor debut, I'm guessing most Americans didn't, either.

7. The Gift - $4,282,360 - $31,035,523 - 3rd Weekend

Not bad for a horror film.

8. Ant-Man - $4,055,465 - $164,491,835 - 6th Weekend

Proof that Marvel isn't sinking anytime soon financially.

9. Minions - $3,828,720 - $320,084,045 - 7th Weekend

On one hand, I'm not surprised that this is a hit with families, but on the other hand, I'm surprised it's doing almost as good as Despicable Me 2.

10. Fantastic Four - $3,733,632 - $49,708,994 - 3rd Weekend

Almost out of the Top 10 on it's third weekend, and only $50 million? Hopefully the rights refer back to Marvel after this and they can set this franchise straight. But then again, it will be the second reboot right alongside Spider-Man, and who even cares at that point?

As far as Compton goes, they're one of the biggest names of the genre and you don't necessarily have to be a fan of them to like the movie. I mean, Walk the Line is far better than most of Cash's music.

I'd be interested to see how Sinister 2 turned out, I thought that the original flubbed a little on the premise.

I thought Sinister 1 sucked balls.

It had great atmosphere imo, but plot wise it didn't live up to its dads expectations.

Yeah, it started out pretty good.
The antagonist looking like a member of Slipknot, lame-ass ghost children and annoying jump scares killed my enjoyment after about half an hour.

Weekend of August 28 -30, 2015

1. Straight Outta Compton - $13,240,000 - $134,126,000 - 3rd Weekend

Seriously, WTF? I know it barely has any competition for the top spot, but how has it not been dethroned at this point?

2. War Room - $11,000,000 - $11,000,000 - 1st Weekend

From the quick research I did, this is one of those feel good Christian movies along the lines of Fireproof and Courageous. These are impressive numbers for such a film.

3. Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation - $8,300,000 - $170,387,000 - 5th Weekend

This movie is clearly following the philosophy of the slow and steady winning the race.

4. No Escape - $8,288,000 - $10,349,000 - 1st Weekend

Judging by the poster, this looks like some semi-serious action comedy with Owen Wilson in it. I'll gladly pass.

5. Sinister 2 - $4,650,000 - $18,512,000 - 2nd Weekend

Not a bad drop.

6. The Man From U.N.C.L.E - $4,410,000 - $34,122,000 - 3rd Weekend

This movie is starting to show percentage drops per weekend, so this will be a minor sleeper hit, at least.

7. Hitman: Agent 47 - $3,850,000 - $15,271,000 - 2nd Weekend

Flopping as expected. I totally didn't see that coming.

8. The Gift - $3,134,000 - $35,960,000 - 4th Weekend

This is having extremely small drops, which means it's creating a small fanbase.

9. Jurassic World - $3,120,000 - $643,088,000 - 12th Weekend

This is having a small comeback thanks to it hitting IMAX theaters again. It needs all it can get at this point if it's going to beat Star Wars for #1 grossing film in 2015.

10. Ant-Man - $3,054,000 - $169,187,000 - 7th Weekend

Marvel never flops, do they?

The sheer ignorance that TC continues to display towards Straight Outta Compton is really steering me away from this thread and TC in general. Like seriously shut the **** up, you have no damn clue what you're talking about.



The first is one of the my favorite horror films of all-time.

Sinister 2 on the other hand......gets like a 3/10 from me. I was extremely disappointed

Tc?

You've never seen someone use that before? It stands for "topic creator". Extremely commonly used on some of the other forums I frequent

There is the slight possibility that it is actually a good film. I know how surprising it might be to find out that the life story of a group/genre you don't like being interesting can be very confusing, but trust me it does occur.

That would be OP.

I'm just giving my opinion on it's run at the box office, and I'm baffled that it's doing so well. Perhaps I'm a little harsh on the film, but that's because it's just not my thing, so I have trouble seeing how it's dominating so much.

I never questioned it being a good film. It's 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes is proof of that.

TC, OP, w/e XO.

God I sound like Sansa. The irony.

Weekend of September 4-6, 2015

1. War Room - $9,450,000 - $24,763,458 - 2nd Weekend

Mixing feel good Christianity with the formula of a Hallmark channel movie is apparently a recipe for success.

2. Straight Outta Compton - $8,850,000 - $147,785,705 - 4th Weekend

Still dominating as usual.

3. A Walk In The Woods - $8,250,000 - $10,309,000 - 1st Weekend

Looks like an adult drama that did poorly.

4. The Transporter Refueled - $7,220,000 - $7,220,000 - 1st Weekend

Not only does it not have Jason Statham in it so I don't care, but even if it did, why was another Transporter necessary? The original three made jack **** at the box office, and that was nearly a decade ago. Let it go, Hollywood.

5. Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation - $7,180,000 - $180,416,692 - 6th Weekend

I'm not exactly a big Cruise fan, but a part of me becomes happy every time he has a hit. It's like a nice middle finger to the media crusade that tried to destroy his career a decade ago.

6. No Escape - $5,448,000 - $18,449,079 - 2nd Weekend

Why do people still like Owen Wilson?

7. The Man From U.N.C.L.E - $3,445,000 - $39,374,148 - 4th Weekend

Still don't have anything to say about this film other than the fact that it's performing like any other Guy Ritchie movie not named Sherlock Holmes.

8. Sinister 2 - $3,432,000 - $23,766,803 - 3rd Weekend

You can tell that it's the slowest time of the year for the box office when the same films keep appearing every week while barely making anything.

9. Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos - $3,421,000 - $3,421,000 - 1st Weekend

Some foreign animated film, I guess.

10. Inside Out - $3,226,000 - $348,299,280 - 12th Weekend

Nice to see Pixar with a successful movie again that isn't a sequel or a prequel.

So have you, like, seen any of these movies?

Nope. Why?

He wants to debate you.

Weekend of September 11-13, 2015

1. The Perfect Guy - $25,888,154 - $25,888,154 - 1st Weekend

Interesting action thriller that seems to have had a good weekend start.

2. The Visit - $25,427,560 - $25,427,560 - 2nd Weekend

I was going to hate on this due to it being another M Night Shyamalan flick, but it actually has a 62% on Rotten Tomatoes, so I have to give the guy credit for at least making a decent movie again. Too bad it took him thirteen years to do so.

3. War Room - $7,772,485 - $39,560,812 - 3rd Weekend

This is having drops similar to what last year's Christian hit God's Not Dead had. I wouldn't be surprised if it squeaks past $100 million.

4. A Walk In The Woods - $4,743,520 - $20,000,445 - 2nd Weekend

Nothing much to say here, except for the fact that it's performing as expected for it's target audience.

5. Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation - $4,100,405 - $188,122,923 - 7th Weekend

Damn, this thing never stops. $200 million is a lock at this point.

6. Straight Outta Compton - $3,923,895 - $155,546,495 - 5th Weekend

Still impressive for a musical biopic.

7. No Escape - $2,881,786 - $24,158,721 - 3rd Weekend

How does a film manage to stay in the Top 3 for three weekends and only gross $24 million so far? Must be that time of the year.

8. The Transporter Refueled - $2,824,147 - $13,467,643 - 2nd Weekend

Like Hitman a few weeks back, another pointless reboot is getting what it deserves. Jason Statham must be laughing his ass off somewhere.

9. 90 Minutes In Heaven - $2,035,273 - $2,035,273 - 1st Weekend

It looks as if the market for Christian films is finally getting more attention from Hollywood.

10. Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos - $2,024,134 - $6,791,486 - 2nd Weekend

Random foreign animated film manages to cling to the Top 10 for another week.

Weekend of September 18-20, 2015

1. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials - $30,316,510 - $30,316,510 - 1st Weekend

Along with Divergent, we have another Young Adult series adaptation trying to recreate the success of Potter, Twilight, and Hunger Games. Doesn't look like it's working.

2. Black Mass - $22,635,037 - $22,635,037 - 1st Weekend

A modest hit for Depp, who can't seem to score a hit outside of Pirates or random Tim Burton flicks.

3. The Visit - $11,566,400 - $42,564,720 - 2nd Weekend

Props to Shyamalan for creating something worthwhile again and having it stay on the charts.

4. The Perfect Guy - $9,751,801 - $41,462,273 - 2nd Weekend

Very run of the mill box office performance for a film of this type. Not much else to say.

5. Everest - $7,222,035 - $7,222,035 - 1st Weekend

I honestly wish we had more of these climbing movies, but judging from the performance of this one in particular, I can see why the industry is hesitant to fund more of them.

6. War Room - $6,215,991 - $49,054,653 - 4th Weekend

The only explanation for this success has to be churches buying out entire showings.

7. A Walk In The Woods - $2,808,717 - $24,868,233 - 3rd Weekend

Nothing to see here.

8. Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation - $2,213,360 - $191,695,570 - 8th Weekend

Considering this series is the only thing keeping his career afloat, Tom Cruise must be jumping in delight that a sixth film is in the works.

9. Straight Outta Compton - $1,907,980 - $158,859,240 - 6th Weekend

I know I haven't been particularly kind to this film on here, as pointed out by some in colorful language, but I still gotta give it props for hanging on this long.

10. Grandma - $1,501,101 - $3,694,820 - 5th Weekend

Have no clue what this is about, but it did gain over 900 theaters, which would explain it's boost this late in it's run.

Weekend of September 25-27, 2015

1. Hotel Transylvania - $48,464,322 - $48,464,322 - 1st Weekend

Perhaps the only type of successful movie starring Adam Sandler.

2. The Intern - $17,728,313 - $17,728,313 - 1st Weekend

Robert De Niro doesn't really impress me these days, but eh. Different strokes for different folks.

3. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials - $14,271,777 - $51,957,349 - 2nd Weekend

I think these numbers reflect the growing sentiment of people getting tired of every young adult book series receiving film adaptations, especially when it's a series not even as well known as Harry Potter or Twilight were during their prime.

4. Everest - $13,242,895 - $23,282,700 - 2nd Weekend

This received a nice boost in theaters, and in return, a nice boost in profits.

5. Black Mass - $11,031,215 - $42,129,394 - 2nd Weekend

Johnny Depp just isn't interesting to me when he isn't playing a weird character.

6. The Visit - $6,674,280 - $52,184,860 - 3rd Weekend

I'm proud of M Night's little comeback here. Hopefully he uses this success to his advantage and creates something that rivals his early work. One can hope.

7. The Perfect Guy - $4,774,505 - $48,895,640 - 3rd Weekend

Doing as expected.

8. War Room - $4,242,644 - $55,967,325 - 5th Weekend

Christian films are quickly becoming a hot commodity in Hollywood.

9. The Green Inferno - $3,520,626 - $3,520,626 - 1st Weekend

I've never watched Eli Roth's work, and judging from past responses to his films, they weren't particularly good. Looks like this might be another stinker on his hands, considering it's poor performance this weekend.

10. Sicario - $1,717,301 - $2,297,895 - 2nd Weekend

Looks like a war film that's having limited release success.

Sicario is about drug cartels. It's a different kind of war. It's also supposed to be amazing. It also broke records for a six screen release. That's a lot of success.

Weekend of October 2-4, 2015

1. The Martian - $54,308,575 - $54,308,575 - 1st Weekend

Looks a lot like Gravity in terms of thematic content. I might have to check this one out.

2. Hotel Transylvania 2 - $33,192,596 - $90,734,361 - 2nd Weekend

This had a pretty decent drop. The 3rd should already be in the works by now after this.

3. Sicario - $12,148,041 - $15,149,336 - 3rd Weekend

Huge boost in theaters and profits. Good job.

4. The Intern - $11,685,064 - $36,588,956 - 2nd Weekend

Eh. Not much to say here. Decent drop, but anything non-action with De Niro is an instant turn off for me. I don't know why, but it is.

5. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials - $7,804,991 - $63,396,115 - 3rd Weekend

Doing as expected. Nothing to write home about here.

6. Black Mass - $5,846,126 - $52,462,156 - 3rd Weekend

I want Pirates 5 to come out already, and I don't even care that the fourth sucked ass. Depp needs to be interesting again.

7. Everest - $5,640,500 - $33,311,810 - 3rd Weekend

Really nice drops for this. I'm excited to see where it ends up.

8. The Visit - $3,972,020 - $57,717,110 - 4th Weekend

This will end up between $65 and $70 million by the end of it's run. Not bad for a guy who directed two ****-bombs in the last five years.

9. War Room - $2,824,067 - $60,568,680 - 6th Weekend

Churchgoers sure have a lot of money.

10. The Perfect Guy - $2,412,366 - $52,627,556 - 4th Weekend

On it's way out of the Top Ten. Not a bad run, though.

October 9-11, 2015

1. The Martian - $37,005,266 - $108,715,595 - 2nd Weekend

Matt Damon is having a good year, isn't he?

2. Hotel Transylvania - $20,420,392 - $116,942,033 - 3rd Weekend

Adam Sandler must be satisfied with this keeping his career afloat for now.

3. Pan - $15,315,435 - $15,315,435 - 1st Weekend

Somehow I'm not surprised that a remake of a worn out character flopped hard. And to add salt to that wound, this has a budget of $150 million. Ouch.

4. The Intern - $8,678,187 - $49,592,234 - 3rd Weekend

Must be a slow weekend if this is still in the Top Five.

5. Sicario - $7,579,324 - $26,935,340 - 4th Weekend

We've got a sleeper hit on our hands.

6. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials - $5,371,941 - $70,765,331 - 4th Weekend

At this rate, the third film will flop massively.

7. The Walk - $3,719,177 - $6,430,676 - 2nd Weekend

Why is this making so little? It's not like it's in limited release anymore, and it actually looks good, not to mention that it's directed by Robert Zemeckis, who's a technical master.

8. Black Mass - $3,118,427 - $57,557,218 - 4th Weekend

Depp must be padding his pockets right now.

9. Everest - $3,073,035 - $38,253,250 - 4th Weekend

Another sleeper hit.

10. The Visit - $2,523,505 - $61,158,030 - 5th Weekend

This had a great run, considering it's director. Props to him for getting back into the public eye.

October 16-18th, 2015

1. Goosebumps - $23,618,556 - $23,618,556 - 1st Weekend

It's been ten years since I've even thought about this series. Guess it's about time it has some relevance pumped into it again.

2. The Martian - $21,300,120 - $143,595,778 - 3rd Weekend

Matt Damon's pocket must be overflowing with green right about now.

3. Bridge of Spies - $15,371,203 - $15,371,203 - 1st Weekend

Spielberg's first directed film in nearly three years doesn't seem to be off to a good start.

4. Crimson Peak - $13,143,310 - $13,143,310 - 1st Weekend

I had no idea Del Toro even had anything new coming out.

5. Hotel Transylvania 2 - $12,645,773 - $136,805,161 - 4th Weekend

Animated vampires sure bring in the cash, don't they?

6. Pan - $5,863,128 - $25,741,311 - 2nd Weekend

Perhaps Disney should come up with some new ideas next time.

7. The Intern - $5,447,297 - $58,773,279 - 4th Weekend

Still chugging along. Nothing interesting to see here.

8. Sicario - $4,557,480 - $34,720,093 - 5th Weekend

After watching Narcos on Netflix, I might have to check this out.

9. Woodlawn - $4,002,226 - $4,002,226 - 1st Weekend

Looks like another Christian sports film along the lines of Facing The Giants. Not my thing, but more power to the people that like these films.

10. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials - $2,856,842 - $75,518,812 - 5th Weekend

Really poor run for a sequel.

October 23-25, 2015

1. The Martian - $15,732,907 - $166,188,055 - 4th Weekend

This year's Gravity is performing as expected.

2. Goosebumps - $15,525,901 - $43,738,043 - 2nd Weekend

This adaptation is holding up well.

3. Bridge of Spies - $11,374,203 - $32,590,400 - 2nd Weekend

Looks like Spielberg's days as a box office giant are largely over, but then again, political thrillers with Tom Hanks don't exactly ignite the box office like Indiana Jones does.

4. The Last Witch Hunter - $10,812,861 - $10,812,861 - 1st Weekend

Eh, Vin Diesel is basically the more marketable version of Jason Statham, which is an aging action star playing in generic flicks.

5. Hotel Transylvania 2 - $8,883,348 - $148,175,889 - 5th Weekend

Decent drop this weekend.

6. Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension - $8,070,493 - $8,070,493 - 1st Weekend

The fact that this even exists is proof that Hollywood still has yet to learn their lesson about what happened to the Saw series.

7. Steve Jobs - $7,105,735 - $9,818,543 - 3rd Weekend

This finally comes out of limited release, and it's not too shabby of an opening.

8. Crimson Peak - $5,666,525 - $22,557,300 - 2nd Weekend

Del Toro's flick is hanging on.

9. The Intern - $3,787,039 - $64,634,921 - 5th Weekend

How is this still going?

10. Sicario - $2,844,855 - $39,280,402 - 6th Weekend

I better see this before it leaves theaters.