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49% The Boss Baby

71% Beauty and the Beast (2017)

42% Ghost in the Shell (2017)

48% Power Rangers (2017)

78% Kong: Skull Island
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59% The Zookeeper's Wife
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n/a The Devotion of Suspect X

metacritic:

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‘Boss Baby' Tops ‘Beauty and the Beast,' ‘Ghost in the Shell' Bombs

”Boss Baby" is enjoying the view from the top.

The animated comedy bottled up a leading $49 million from 3,773 locations, edging out Disney's ”Beauty and the Beast," a box office juggernaut that's dominated the multiplexes since debuting three weeks ago. ”Beauty and the Beast" added another $ $48 million to its mammoth $395.5 million domestic haul. The weekend's other new release, Paramount's ”Ghost in the Shell" bombed, taking in a demoralizing $19 million.

Critics were cool towards ”Boss Baby," which centers on a cuteness standoff between babies and puppies. Alec Baldwin, in vulpine ”Glengarry Glen Ross" mode, voices a power suit-wearing infant, leading a vocal cast that includes Tobey Maguire, Steve Buscemi, Jimmy Kimmel, and Lisa Kudrow. DreamWorks Animation produced the film for over $100 million, with Fox distributing the picture. Heading into the weekend, ”Boss Baby" had been projected to debut to $30 million.

”The picture works because it's a great concept and having Alec Baldwin, who is such as well known voice, voicing a baby is near genius," said Chris Aronson, Fox's head of domestic distribution.

Aronson said he was surprised that the reviews for the film weren't stronger.

”I was shocked and still am," said Aronson. ”It's nice when you have cititcs and audiences aligned, but it's painful when you don't get it. You wonder why do audiences like it so much and the reviewers don't?"

”Ghost in the Shell," an adaptation of a popular Japanese manga about a cyber-enhanced warrior (a be-spandexed Scarlett Johansson) who must take down a cabal of terrorist hackers, was produced in conjunction with DreamWorks Pictures and Reliance Entertainment. If it wants to fight its way into the black, it will need to get a big lift from foreign crowds. To that end, the science-fiction story pulled in $40.1 million abroad from 50 foreign territories.

Paramount has gone through a punishing run at the box office, enduring costly flops such as ”Allied" and ”Ben-Hur," while going through a series of executive shakeups that resulted in the ousters of Chairman Brad Grey and Vice-Chairman Rob Moore. It has a newly named studio chief in Jim Gianopulos, the former head of Fox's film division, whose task it will be to bring more creative stability to the company.

”Ghost in the Shell's" rollout was nearly subsumed by controversy over its casting and accusations that by tapping Johansson the film had engaged in ”whitewashing." It was cited as exhibit A in a larger, industry-wide debate about studios' habits of employing white actors in Asian roles.

Lionsgate's ”Power Rangers" and Warner Bros. and Legendary's ”Kong: Skull Island" rounded out the top five, earning $14.5 million and $8.8 million, respectively. The Power Rangers reboot has grossed $65.1 million in two weeks of release, while the latest King Kong remake has made $147.8 million after four weeks in theaters.

In limited release, Focus Features' ”The Zookeeper's Wife" opened to $3.3 million in 541 locations this weekend. Jessica Chastain stars in the film as a woman in World War II era Warsaw who tries to save Jews during the Holocaust.

More to come...

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[jett]

Adjusted for inflation, Speed Racer had a higher opening weekend than Dreck in the Shell.

Speed Racer, forever king of all anime adaptations!

Honestly though, that's pretty pathetic.

 

[Branduil]

Will GitS even reach $50 million domestic?

 

[DR2K]

Ghost in the shell was amazing. Hope good word of mouth can give it a rebound.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Adjusted for inflation

Yeah but that's a trash metric, though

Will GitS even reach $50 million domestic?

...mmmmmaaaybe.

(nah)

Ghost in the shell was amazing. Hope good word of mouth can give it a rebound.

It won't.

HOWEVER - I would not be surprised if the basic narrative as laid out by Walter Chaw in his review ends up coming to pass. meaning in about 10-15 years people will start looking back at it from a different perspective and appreciate it in that way.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

All eyes on you China and Japan.

 

[Gentleman Jack]

Will GitS even reach $50 million domestic?

I think it's a safe bet that it won't even be in theaters come Easter.

 

[lightskintwin]

Adjusted for inflation, Speed Racer had a higher opening weekend than Dreck in the Shell.

Speed Racer, forever king of all anime adaptations!

Honestly though, that's pretty pathetic.

Boo A Madea Halloween opened bigger last year than Ghost in the Shell. LOL

 

[kswiston]

Moved from the dead thread:

It's not just about what animated movies are successful in America, but also what ones will never have any chance of being successful.

If you're a big America-focused studio that only makes CGI cartoons, you'll probably be okay. If you're a smaller European or Asian studio, or you're not working in CGI, or your story isn't family friendly(or worse, all three), you're pretty much DOA in American theaters. Better try your luck elsewhere.

Do animated films aimed at adults (or at least teenaged audiences and up) really do that well anywhere other than Japan? Ditto for 2D.

I mean, we have had a lot of complaining about Moana only making $400M overseas, but that is already more than any 2D animated film has made outside of the US in the past decade. I would have to check, but that is likely more than any 2D animated film has ever made outside of the US, barring the Lion King and a couple other Disney films.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Never even heard of Boss Baby. Yikes.

 

[Sorcerer]

A David Lynch documentary at 42. Wow never even knew about this. Hopes its on Blu-ray in a couple of weeks.

 

[J_Viper]

I thought Scarlet in the nude suit would have at least pushed GiTS to 800 Million WW

Ghost in the shell was amazing. Hope good word of mouth can give it a rebound.

Kek

 

[jett]

Yeah but that's a trash metric, though

Kinda, but it's only 9 years ago, and the difference is 500k between them anyway. Speed Racer didn't have the benefit of 3D ticket prices either.

An even sadder outing for GitS (and the prospect of Hollywood adapting anime properties) no matter where you look at it from. SR was considered a huge bomb.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

I thought Scarlet in the nude suit would have at least pushed GiTS to 800 Million WW

It's not 1993 anymore. "OMG BOOBS" isn't really much of a market force.

You'll always have Wild Things, I guess.

 

[jack_package_200]

No one was at my theater for GitS.

I'm curious to see what kind of legs Boss Baby will have. It does not seem like it would have any appeal to overseas markets.

This is all the calm before the F8 of the Furious storm

 

[firelogic]

This is good news for the Akira and Robotech adaptations. Good in that they won't be made.

 

[cartographer]

I think it's a safe bet that it won't even be in theaters come Easter.

Fate of the Furious is going to all but push it out of some theaters.

 

[kswiston]

Worldwide Updates

Beauty and the Beast - $876M
Kong: Skull Island - $477M
Ghost in the Shell - $59M
Power Rangers - $98M
LEGO Batman Movie - $297M
Split - $270M
Get Out - $167M
Moana - $636M
Sing - $614M

 

[Count Dookkake]

Major Dud.

 

[jack_package_200]

Worldwide Updates

Beauty and the Beast - $876M
Kong: Skull Island - $477M
Ghost in the Shell - $59M
Power Rangers - $98M
LEGO Batman Movie - $297M
Get Out - $167M
Moana - $636M
Sing - $614M

I doubt Beauty and the Beast will cross the Billion mark. Still a huge fucking success.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Kinda, but it's only 9 years ago, and the difference is 500k between them anyway. Speed Racer didn't have the benefit of 3D ticket prices either.

An even sadder outing for GitS (and the prospect of Hollywood adapting anime properties) no matter where you look at it from. SR was considered a huge bomb.

No doubt. related to that Chaw review I posted (he's basically saying the movie works when you look at it as part of Johannson's filmography, which is very much about her commenting on/deconstructing her public image) - I don't know what she got paid to be in this thing, but hopefully it's enough to make up for the failure of this thing being pinned DIRECTLY on her, because that is absolutely coming, unfair as it might be.

 

[kswiston]

I doubt Beauty and the Beast will cross the Billion mark. Still a huge fucking success.

It will be past $1B before Easter Sunday.

 

[3N16MA]

I doubt Beauty and the Beast will cross the Billion mark. Still a huge fucking success.

It is guaranteed to cross 1B.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

This is good news for the Akira and Robotech adaptations. Good in that they won't be made.

We still get video game movies. GitS bombing doesn't Guarantee Hollywood will stop. Also Edge of Tomorrow is the movie they can always look to when adapting animes.

Edit: All You Need Is Kill wasn't an anime. My bad.

 

[bachikarn]

Geez. Wonder why GITS did so bad.

I figured it would have had some mass market appeal. The white washing controversy hurt it a lot or will anime adaptions just never be popular?

 

[ItIsOkBro]

it makes me wonder just why the hell lucy opened with $40 million, thereby convincing people scar jo's a bankable action lead.

 

[Bronx-Man]

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[lightskintwin]

No doubt. related to that Chaw review I posted (he's basically saying the movie works when you look at it as part of Johannson's filmography, which is very much about her commenting on/deconstructing her public image) - I don't know what she got paid to be in this thing, but hopefully it's enough to make up for the failure of this thing being pinned DIRECTLY on her, because that is absolutely coming, unfair as it might be.

I can't remember where I read it but I believe 10 million was the figure being reported she was paid.

 

[Obliterator]

I doubt Beauty and the Beast will cross the Billion mark. Still a huge fucking success.

It's going to smash 1 Billion........


Good lord at that opening for Ghost in the Shell. Horrible performance.

Live Action Anime is a baaaaad genre to try to position a film on

 

[Branduil]

Moved from the dead thread:

Do animated films aimed at adults (or at least teenaged audiences and up) really do that well anywhere other than Japan? Ditto for 2D.

I mean, we have had a lot of complaining about Moana only making $400M overseas, but that is already more than any 2D animated film has made outside of the US in the past decade. I would have to check, but that is likely more than any 2D animated film has ever made outside of the US, barring the Lion King and a couple other Disney films.

Well, Your Name has made 83 million in China and 26 million in Korea, plus a few million more in other various countries. Not sure it has any theatrical plans in America yet.

Geez. Wonder why GITS did so bad.

I figured it would have had some mass market appeal. The white washing controversy hurt it a lot or will anime adaptions just never be popular?

The trailers were somehow both weird and generic at the same time. Also trying to recreate one of the best-directed animated films of all time in terms of mood and atmosphere with a B-list director-for-hire doesn't work so well I guess.

 

[3N16MA]

Moved from the dead thread:




Do animated films aimed at adults (or at least teenaged audiences and up) really do that well anywhere other than Japan? Ditto for 2D.

I mean, we have had a lot of complaining about Moana only making $400M overseas, but that is already more than any 2D animated film has made outside of the US in the past decade. I would have to check, but that is likely more than any 2D animated film has ever made outside of the US, barring the Lion King and a couple other Disney films.

The Simpsons Movie is the most recent to have success.

 

[lightskintwin]

We still get video game movies. GitS bombing doesn't Guarantee Hollywood will stop. Also Edge of Tomorrow is the movie they can always look to when adapting animes.

Edge of Tommorow's box office returns were disappointing.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

Moved from the dead thread:




Do animated films aimed at adults (or at least teenaged audiences and up) really do that well anywhere other than Japan? Ditto for 2D.

I mean, we have had a lot of complaining about Moana only making $400M overseas, but that is already more than any 2D animated film has made outside of the US in the past decade. I would have to check, but that is likely more than any 2D animated film has ever made outside of the US, barring the Lion King and a couple other Disney films.

I think the last animated adult movie to do well was Sausage Party.

Edge of Tommorow's box office returns were disappointing.

It brought back Tom Cruise.

 

[HeySeuss]

GitS was doomed to bomb no matter who the lead was. ScarJo wasn't going to help this not bomb.

 

[Narag]

Well, Your Name has made 83 million in China and 26 million in Korea, plus a few million more in other various countries. Not sure it has any theatrical plans in America yet.

Opens in select theaters next week.

 

[Glass]

Glad to see Power Rangers almost at 100 million, foreign market did a bit more weight pulling this time round. Not a runaway success but hopefully a mild one by the end of its run? Few more markets to go.

 

[harSon]

Scarlett sure can carry the fuck out of a movie. I'm glad they brought someone into the lead role that was going to guarantee that this thing was a sure fire hit at the box office.

 

[kswiston]

Well, Your Name has made 83 million in China and 26 million in Korea, plus a few million more in other various countries. Not sure it has any theatrical plans in America yet.

Ya, but that was the Frozen of anime films. Even then, Zootopia made almost 3x as much in China. 2D isn't nearly as popular as 3D anywhere but Japan.

As for Your Name in America, it is being distributed by GKids next weekend, which probably means 50 theatres for 2 weeks.

 

[mjc]

I could see Saban making a Power Rangers sequel even if it barely gets past the $100mil mark worldwide. Don't ask me why.

 

[kunonabi]

Opens in select theaters next week.

already started showing the states actually.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

The white washing controversy hurt it a lot or will anime adaptions just never be popular?

No really solid hook. The imagery - as great as it looked - is also not particularly new. The whitewashing controversy. The fact it's a movie banking on star power when STAR POWER as a fuel is highly diluted and has been for like 20 years.

That it's an anime adaptation isn't really that big a deal, I don't think. I keep seeing people bring it up, and I don't know why. Audiences don't really give a shit what the movie they're going to watch is adapted from. Laaaaaarge percentages of them will never look at that source material no matter what it is. Book. Cartoon. TV commercial. Board game, whatever.

Is the premise interesting, can you sell that premise intriguingly. That's really all that matters at this point. You can adapt a fucking coffee cup if you can knock out a commercial that makes people feel like it'll be a good 90 minutes at the theater.

 

[Obliterator]

Glad to see Power Rangers almost at 100 million, foreign market did a bit more weight pulling this time round. Not a runaway success but hopefully a mild one by the end of its run? Few more markets to go.

Unless I'm misreading it that seems a pretty weak number for PR. The overseas box office looks anemic for it.

Am I misreading that figure kswis? Is there still some big international markets for it to open in?

 

[firelogic]

We still get video game movies. GitS bombing doesn't Guarantee Hollywood will stop. Also Edge of Tomorrow is the movie they can always look to when adapting animes.

Edge of Tomorrow was excellent! It was a travesty how few people saw it in theatres.

 

[Ridley327]

A David Lynch documentary at 42. Wow never even knew about this. Hopes its on Blu-ray in a couple of weeks.

It should be coming out via Criterion by the end of the year. Amazon is releasing it through them once it wraps up its theatrical run.

 

[Dishwalla]

Ghost in the Shell bombing is funny, the marketing for it was huge, commercials constantly airing on TV.


...Boss Baby only got a 49% on RT? It didn't look that bad.

 

[3N16MA]

2 weeks out to OW boxoffice.com had GitS above Boss Baby. Boss Baby's Saturday was bigger than GitS OW.

 

[DeathyBoy]

Unless I'm misreading it that seems a pretty weak number for PR. The overseas box office looks anemic for it.

Am I misreading that figure kswis? Is there still some big international markets for it to open in?

Hasn't opened in Japan or China yet.

 

[Zackat]

GitS gonna bomb worse than Warcraft domestic?

never would have guessed that tbh

 

[lightskintwin]

It brought back Tom Cruise.

What does that have to do with your original comment about anime adaptations and using Edge of Tommorow as a positive example box office wise? LOL

Granted it didn't bomb.

 

[firelogic]

I could see Saban making a Power Rangers sequel even if it barely gets past the $100mil mark worldwide. Don't ask me why.

They have to do a sequel so I can see

Spoiler

THE GREEN RANGER! And if they make her female, even better!