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71% The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

77% The Good Dinosaur

93% Creed

64% Spectre

86% The Peanuts Movie
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73% The Danish Girl

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Box Office: ‘Hunger Games’ Leads Thanksgiving Pack, ‘Creed’ Scores

Moviegoers said goodbye to Katniss Everdeen and welcomed back Rocky Balboa, a series of farewells and reunions that powered Thanksgiving box office receipts above last year’s holiday.

“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2” led a crowded field of contenders, topping charts with $75.8 million and bringing its domestic total to $198.3 million. It marks the final film in the hugely popular series, although Lionsgate, the studio behind the franchise, has hinted it wants to figure out ways to create future spin-offs.

The previous two “Hunger Games” films have both debuted the week before Thanksgiving and gone on to rule multiplexes over the holiday. Its dominance is practically a holiday tradition.

If “Mockingjay – Part 2’s” strong returns was a familiar Thanksgiving sight, the big surprise was how well “Creed” performed. The film successfully brought back Sylvester Stallone’s iconic Rocky character and revived a boxing franchise that seemed like a Reagan-era relic after racking up $42.6 million over the five-day holiday period. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and New Line co-produced and co-financed the film, which centers on Rocky rival Apollo Creed’s illegitimate son (Michael B. Jordan) and his efforts to continue his father’s boxing legacy. Stallone plays his coach and confidant. It should have no trouble making back the $37 million that the studios spent putting the “Italian Stallion” back in the ring.

Pixar’s “The Good Dinosaur” capitalized on school holidays, becoming the de facto choice for families. The animated film earned $56 million over the five-day holiday. That’s a solid result and the fourth highest five-day Thanksgiving opening, but it is somewhat disappointing given Pixar’s track record as the most successful provider of all-ages entertainment. It ranks as the third lowest debut in company history. Pixar didn’t provide a budget number, but judging from the cost of its previous films, this one likely carries a $200 million price tag.

Disney, Pixar’s parent company, said that some of the reason that “The Good Dinosaur” couldn’t match the debuts of “Up” or “Inside Out” is that those films opened in the heart of summer.

“This is the first Pixar film in a long, long time to come out at this time of year,” said Dave Hollis, Disney’s distribution chief. “We know how fans feel about the film and how well it is playing to a general audience. By the end of the run I think that will give us a number that rivals what other Pixar films have put up historically.”

“The Good Dinosaur” had a troubled production history. The film’s debut was pushed back by two years and its original director Bob Peterson was pulled from the project over creative disagreements. He was replaced by Peter Sohn and the film underwent a massive overhaul.

But Hollis pointed the A CinemaScore that the picture received and its healthy opening as a sign that the delay was worth it.

“The result is a testament to the fact that this was the right way to do it,” he said. “The commitment this team has to quality comes from the comfort of knowing that if something in the process is not working, it’s more important to get it right than to release something that’s inferior in any way.”

The holiday period had some casualties. Fox’s “Victor Frankenstein” was dead on the slab after earning a torpid $3.4 million from 2,797 theaters over its first five days. The attempt to revive Mary Shelley’s monster story cost $40 million to produce and starred James McAvoy and Daniel Radcliffe. It stands as one of the year’s biggest flops.

In the holdover realm, “Spectre” took in $18.2 million, driving its domestic earnings to $176.1 million. The film has now grossed more than two of Daniel Craig’s previous James Bond outings “Casino Royale” ($167.4 million) and “Quantum of Solace” ($168.4 million), but seems unlikely to match the high-water mark set by “Skyfall” ($304.4 million).

“The Peanuts Movie” wasn’t completely overshadowed by “The Good Dinosaur.” The adaptation of the Charles Schulz comic strip picked up $13.6 million, pushing its total to $116.6 million.

Among art house releases, Focus Features premiered “The Danish Girl,” a drama about a transgender artist who undergoes one of the first sex change operations, in four theaters in New York and Los Angeles. It grossed an estimated $185,000, for a solid per-theater average of $46,250.

The Weinstein Company appears to be scoring with “Carol.” The romance about two lesbians pushing against conformity in the 1950s made $203,000 from four theaters over five days. After two weeks, the film has generated $588,000.

Open Road’s “Spotlight,” the widely acclaimed drama about the Boston Globe’s investigation of pedophile priests, continued to perform well in its expansion. The Oscar contender added $5.7 million to its $12 million haul after moving from 600 to 897 locations.

Fox Searchlight’s “Brooklyn” also used the holiday period to broaden its footprint. The story of an Irish immigrant making her way in 1950s New York took in $4.8 million after increasing from 598 to 897 locations. It has made $7.3 million in its first three weeks.

Final results are still trickling in, but it appears that the holiday will outpace last year’s ticket sales by more than 10%. The uptick follows several weekends of disappointing returns as flops like “The Last Witch Hunter,” “The 33” and “Steve Jobs” pulled down box office results. Most analysts expect that despite the fall lassitude, the domestic box office will cross $11 billion for the first time in history.

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[Sanjuro]

I was told Fantastic Four ruined Michael B. Jordan's career.

Biggest surprise for me is the Seth Rogen movie didn't drop harder.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

I was told Fantastic Four ruined Michael B. Jordan's career.

People say a lot of stupid shit

 

[ryseing]

I was told Fantastic Four ruined Michael B. Jordan's career.

Nobody was really saying that, right?

 

[demosthenes]

I was told Fantastic Four ruined Michael B. Jordan's career.

Biggest surprise for me is the Seth Rogen movie didn't drop harder.

Shouldn't believe everything you read on the internet

Was it that bad? @ The Night Before.

 

[Sanjuro]

Shouldn't believe everything you read on the internet

Was it that bad? @ The Night Before.

I dunno. I mean, it didn't look terrible or wildly appealing either. I thought it would have gotten its niche crowd first week, then drop finding some sort of Netflix audience. It's a decent hold.

People say a lot of stupid shit

Nobody was really saying that, right?

Yeah. I mean, people throw that around quickly. No different than talking about the weather for conversation.

 

[TheAbsolution]

Sho
Was it that bad? @ The Night Before.

It wasn't the best comedy movie over seen all year but it wasn't half bad.
I laughed quite a bit at certain parts.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

woo Creed

ayy lmao Victor Bombastein amirite

 

[kittoo]

Damn all of Sony movies got amazing drops. Good going!

 

[Kimawolf]

As I said in the other thread, guess the asteroid in The Good Dinosaur did a U-turn and came back to clobber the earth after all.

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

As someone who has watched every Pixar movie besides Cars 2 I have no interest in seeing The Good Dinosaur.
It seems more like a Cars but with Dinosaurs to me.

 

[Prompto]

Really happy Creed did well. Great film.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

ayy lmao Victor Bombastein amirite

 

[Frog-fu]

I was told Fantastic Four ruined Michael B. Jordan's career.

Biggest surprise for me is the Seth Rogen movie didn't drop harder.

Creed was in the pipe before F4 came out.

It very well could have severely damaged his career if he had nothing coming out shortly after it to flush out the shit taste.

 

[Savitar]

Makes me happy to see Creed to be doing so well.

 

[Toa TAK]

I was told Fantastic Four ruined Michael B. Jordan's career.

Who actually said that?

 

[kswiston]

Fantastic Four was an ensemble film. The individual actors were never going to shoulder the blame.

 

[Son Of D]

Can't say I'm too surprised with Good Dinosaur. Seems like Disney used their Pixar-marketing budget all on Inside Out because I was surprised when I saw it was out this week.

And good on Creed. This will flush away any bad taste F4 left on Jordan. Especially if it gets some Oscar buzz.

 

[zeemumu]

I was told Fantastic Four ruined Michael B. Jordan's career.

I don't think enough people saw it for it to ruin any of their careers.

 

[xaosslug]

I was told Fantastic Four ruined Michael B. Jordan's career.

Biggest surprise for me is the Seth Rogen movie didn't drop harder.

no, the narrative is that he's BEEN box office poison/not happening, and another critically acclaimed Rocky sequel doing well doesn't really rebuke that... ;P LOL

 

[Bobby Roberts]

It very well could have severely damaged his career

Not likely. Nobody blamed any of the actors for why that movie went the way it did. The entire reason that thing went up like a tire fire had to do with behind-the-scenes politics, which became the sole source of drama. That the movie sucked simply solidified the narrative that the big problem was Josh Trank.

Fantastic Four wasn't going to stick to any of those actors.

no, the narrative is that he's BEEN box office poison/not happening

This is the first I've heard of that narrative.

 

[Sanjuro]

Creed was in the pipe before F4 came out.

It very well could have severely damaged his career if he had nothing coming out shortly after it to flush out the shit taste.

Nah. It wouldn't have mattered. If they tossed him a few leading franchises and they flopped, then he would be in purgatory.

 

[Sanjuro]

I don't think enough people saw it for it to ruin any of their careers.

I was there day one! It was real to me damnit.

 

[Frog-fu]

Not likely. Nobody blamed any of the actors for why that movie went the way it did. The entire reason that thing went up like a tire fire had to do with behind-the-scenes politics, which became the sole source of drama. That the movie sucked simply solidified the narrative that the big problem was Josh Trank.

Fantastic Four wasn't going to stick to any of those actors.

Plenty of actors have paid for the mistake of studios and directors so to suggest that somehow wasn't a possibility with F4's cast is mystifying, even if the disasterous story behind it is well known.

 

[inm8num2]

Very solid debut for Creed. Hopefully seeing it today.

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

So Spectre is missing the billion, right?

Good for Creed.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Plenty of actors have paid for the mistake of studios and directors so to suggest that somehow wasn't a possibility with F4's cast is mystifying, even if the disasterous story behind it is well known.

RIP in peace Geena Davis career post Cutthroat Island

 

[BumRush]

I wonder how good dino will perform overseas...I could see it doing really well actually.

 

[WaffleTaco]

How's Spectre doing Internationally? Can it hit a billion?

 

[Currygan]

Spectre hits 750 ww, good show

 

[kswiston]

How's Spectre doing Internationally? Can it hit a billion?

Nope

 

[Sanjuro]

Plenty of actors have paid for the mistake of studios and directors so to suggest that somehow wasn't a possibility with F4's cast is mystifying, even if the disasterous story behind it is well known.

It's a case by case basis though. Nothing about their performances in the film warranted any sort of drastic criticism.

At the same time, he isn't a marketable guy on his own anyway at this moment. Creed helps this, while F4 was just no benefit to anyone.

 

[Violence Jack]

Called that Frankenbomba soon as I saw the trailer. Why not release it around Halloween?

 

[xaosslug]

I wonder how good dino will perform overseas...I could see it doing really well actually.

i think the International bo is where Ice Age REALLY blew up, so perhaps?

 

[What did he mean by this?]

I see ads for Victor Frankenstein that call it "electrifying" "the must-see holiday movie!"

What hell are they talking about?

So it's a movie based off a classic horror property....that's not a horror movie....whose 'holiday' it should have released on was a month ago...and was set up against known properties like Rocky, Pixar and Hunger Games as if it would appeal as some counter-programming for niche audiences even though most people are with their families and would never be able to go niche.

It's just baffling.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Plenty of actors have paid for the mistake of studios and directors so to suggest that somehow wasn't a possibility with F4's cast is mystifying

It's not mystifying at all because I'm not removing it from the context in which this flameout happened. Nobody thought it was an actual possibility precisely because of how it went down.

 

[BronsonLee]

Creed don't give a fuck about dinos and birds

 

[rekameohs]

I see ads for Victor Frankenstein that call it "electrifying" "the must-see holiday movie!"

What hell are they talking about?

So it's a movie based off a classic horror property....that's not a horror movie....whose 'holiday' it should have released on was a month ago...and was set up against known properties like Rocky, Pixar and Hunger Games as if it would appeal as some counter-programming for niche audiences even though most people are with their families and would never be able to go niche.

It's just baffling.

Well, if it's like the Boris Karloff one, there would be a scene that's literally electrifying. ¯\_(&#12484_/¯

 

[kswiston]

Worldwide Updates:

The Martian - $545M
Spectre - $750M
The Good Dinosaur - $84M
Mockingjay Part 2 - $441M
Bridge of Spies - $95M
Crimson Peak - $74M
The Visit - $95M
Victor Frankenstein - $13M

 

[Currygan]

I see ads for Victor Frankenstein that call it "electrifying" "the must-see holiday movie!"

What hell are they talking about?

So it's a movie based off a classic horror property....that's not a horror movie....whose 'holiday' it should have released on was a month ago...and was set up against known properties like Rocky, Pixar and Hunger Games as if it would appeal as some counter-programming for niche audiences even though most people are with their families and would never be able to go niche.

It's just baffling.

they're desperate since movie is shit and they know it. It's honestly not at all surprising

but, it can't be worse than I, Frankenstein, which i have actually paid to see seen in a theater

 

[gtj1092]

Glad Creed did well. First movie I've gone to see for myself since Avengers 2(boring).

Really enjoyed it. Was a little long but the pacing wasn't too bad. Even bought the soundtrack.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

How much further can Spectre run before it lays down.

 

[Chezzymann]

I see ads for Victor Frankenstein that call it "electrifying" "the must-see holiday movie!"

What hell are they talking about?

So it's a movie based off a classic horror property....that's not a horror movie....whose 'holiday' it should have released on was a month ago...and was set up against known properties like Rocky, Pixar and Hunger Games as if it would appeal as some counter-programming for niche audiences even though most people are with their families and would never be able to go niche.

It's just baffling.

It was probably a quote in some article saying 'this is not the must see holiday movie you're looking for' and they took it out of context lol

 

[Anth0ny]

The fact that creed didn't open to $100 million+ triggers me.

 

[Currygan]

How much further can Spectre run before it lays down.

I'd say 100 more raking and scraping at the very best

 

[IdreamofHIME]

I was told Fantastic Four ruined Michael B. Jordan's career.

.

Black Ops 3 commercial says this may still be true.

 

[Sanjuro]

Black Ops 3 commercial says this may still be true.

Wait, what?

 

[kswiston]

I see that they are now reporting Victor Frankenstein's budget at $40M. I wonder if the $90M report was off, or if Fox is just trying to downplay its bomb status.

How much further can Spectre run before it lays down.

Not much further. The only opening left is Japan. Skyfall only did $32M there and the yen is much weaker now.

I think $900M is about as high as Spectre can hope to go.

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

Wow, The Martian jumped a bit.

Big success.

 

[Penguin]

The fact that creed didn't open to $100 million+ triggers me.

Isn't this the highest opening for the franchise?