This weekend marked the release of the newest entry in the Saw franchise, a Miles Teller led war drama, and Suburbicon, the newest George Clooney directorial effort, written by the Coen brothers. Did one of these manage to sneak into the top spot? or did another film stand its ground? Keep reading to find out.
The Top 5
#1- Jigsaw
Week #: 1
Weekend Gross: $ 16,250,000
Total Domestic Gross: $ 16,250,000
Theatre Count: 2,941
Weekend to Weekend: N/A
While Jigsaw managed to easily take the top spot, I expected it to make a lot more. With the buzz surrounding it and a lack of other horror movies to watch around Halloween, I thought this movie would be able to pull in at least 21-22 million dollars but I guess people just don't really care about this franchise anymore. With the large slate of highly anticipated films coming out in the next few weeks, Jigsaw will likely be buried in the next few weekends.
#2- Tyler Perry's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
Week #: 2
Weekend Gross: $ 10,000,000
Total Domestic Gross: $ 35,521,643
Theatre Count: 2,388
Weekend to Weekend: -52.9%
While Jigsaw didn't manage to take much advantage of the Halloween weekend, Boo 2! made great use of it, adding another 10 million dollars to its haul from last weekend. Much like the Madea movie from last year, Boo 2! is making its competition look silly as it is surrounded by serious movies that aren't making money. While the release of some other comedic films this weekend, as well as the passing of Halloween, this movie will start to make a lot less money, but it has already made well over its budget domestically, marking another success for Tyler Perry.
#3- Geostorm
Week #: 2
Weekend Gross: $ 5,675,000
Total Domestic Gross: $ 23,553,368
Theatre Count: 3,246
Weekend to Weekend: -58.6%
I have no idea why this movie was even made. With another bad weekend, Geostorm is at a domestic total just over $23 million, on a budget of around $120 million. This film will continue to drop from weekend to weekend and mark a huge failure for its studio.
#4- Happy Death Day
Week #: 3
Weekend Gross: $ 5,099,000
Total Domestic Gross: $ 48,393,535
Theatre Count: 3,535
Weekend to Weekend: -45.5%
For a fun, campy horror movie to be dropping less than 50% from weekend to weekend is very impressive. I don't think many people, especially myself, would expect this movie to be close to a $50 million domestic total only three weeks into its theatrical run. While it is yet another movie that I'd expect to take a large drop next weekend due to the upcoming slate of films, I think the word of mouth surrounding it could soften the blow and keep it in the top 5.
#5- Blade Runner 2049
Week #: 4
Weekend Gross: $ 3,965,000
Total Domestic Gross: $ 81,385,785
Theatre Count: 2,421
Weekend to Weekend: -46.1%
While it isn't dropping a ton from weekend to weekend, Blade Runner 2049 is on its last legs. With a lot of films coming out soon and a haul below $5 million this weekend, we likely won't see much when it comes to this film until awards season. It unfortunately won't hit $100 million domestically but has made its budget back internationally so it won't be a loss for Warner Brothers.
Outside the Top 5
#6- Thank You for Your Service
Week #: 1
Weekend Gross: $ 3,702,000
Total Domestic Gross: $ 3,702,000
Theatre Count: 2,054
Weekend to Weekend: N/A
While this movie didn't manage to reach the top 5 it managed to finish just a few thousand dollars behind Blade Runner 2049. I don't think this movie had nearly enough buzz to make a name for itself and with mixed word of mouth I'd expect it to get buried in the coming weekends.
#9- Suburbicon
Week #: 1
Weekend Gross: $ 2,800,000
Total Domestic Gross: $ 2,800,000
Theatre Count: 2,046
Weekend to Weekend: N/A
This movie had the same problems as The Snowman did last weekend: a cool premise, a good promotional campaign, and absolutely brutal critical reception. Sporting a 26% critics rating and a 21% audience rating, people just didn't want to go see a bad movie this weekend. George Clooney is a great actor but has yet to prove himself as a director. The movie was also somewhat buried from a mixed critical response dating all the way back to the festival season in early September.
#17- The Snowman
Week #: 2
Weekend Gross: $ 1,180,000
Total Domestic Gross: $ 5,766,585
Theatre Count: 1,815
Weekend to Weekend: -65%
There isn't really much to talk about when it comes to the rest of the weekend box office, so I'm going to do what I do best and shit on The Snowman. It barely managed one million dollars this weekend, in its second weekend, with an established director, starring a great cast, and based on a best selling book. This movie sucks, I'm glad it isn't making money, and hopefully next time this studio gets a cool movie premise, they take the time to make something better than what a two year old could make on iMovie.
The Top 5
#1- Jigsaw
Week #: 1
Weekend Gross: $ 16,250,000
Total Domestic Gross: $ 16,250,000
Theatre Count: 2,941
Weekend to Weekend: N/A
While Jigsaw managed to easily take the top spot, I expected it to make a lot more. With the buzz surrounding it and a lack of other horror movies to watch around Halloween, I thought this movie would be able to pull in at least 21-22 million dollars but I guess people just don't really care about this franchise anymore. With the large slate of highly anticipated films coming out in the next few weeks, Jigsaw will likely be buried in the next few weekends.
#2- Tyler Perry's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
Week #: 2
Weekend Gross: $ 10,000,000
Total Domestic Gross: $ 35,521,643
Theatre Count: 2,388
Weekend to Weekend: -52.9%
While Jigsaw didn't manage to take much advantage of the Halloween weekend, Boo 2! made great use of it, adding another 10 million dollars to its haul from last weekend. Much like the Madea movie from last year, Boo 2! is making its competition look silly as it is surrounded by serious movies that aren't making money. While the release of some other comedic films this weekend, as well as the passing of Halloween, this movie will start to make a lot less money, but it has already made well over its budget domestically, marking another success for Tyler Perry.
#3- Geostorm
Week #: 2
Weekend Gross: $ 5,675,000
Total Domestic Gross: $ 23,553,368
Theatre Count: 3,246
Weekend to Weekend: -58.6%
I have no idea why this movie was even made. With another bad weekend, Geostorm is at a domestic total just over $23 million, on a budget of around $120 million. This film will continue to drop from weekend to weekend and mark a huge failure for its studio.
#4- Happy Death Day
Week #: 3
Weekend Gross: $ 5,099,000
Total Domestic Gross: $ 48,393,535
Theatre Count: 3,535
Weekend to Weekend: -45.5%
For a fun, campy horror movie to be dropping less than 50% from weekend to weekend is very impressive. I don't think many people, especially myself, would expect this movie to be close to a $50 million domestic total only three weeks into its theatrical run. While it is yet another movie that I'd expect to take a large drop next weekend due to the upcoming slate of films, I think the word of mouth surrounding it could soften the blow and keep it in the top 5.
#5- Blade Runner 2049
Week #: 4
Weekend Gross: $ 3,965,000
Total Domestic Gross: $ 81,385,785
Theatre Count: 2,421
Weekend to Weekend: -46.1%
While it isn't dropping a ton from weekend to weekend, Blade Runner 2049 is on its last legs. With a lot of films coming out soon and a haul below $5 million this weekend, we likely won't see much when it comes to this film until awards season. It unfortunately won't hit $100 million domestically but has made its budget back internationally so it won't be a loss for Warner Brothers.
Outside the Top 5
#6- Thank You for Your Service
Week #: 1
Weekend Gross: $ 3,702,000
Total Domestic Gross: $ 3,702,000
Theatre Count: 2,054
Weekend to Weekend: N/A
While this movie didn't manage to reach the top 5 it managed to finish just a few thousand dollars behind Blade Runner 2049. I don't think this movie had nearly enough buzz to make a name for itself and with mixed word of mouth I'd expect it to get buried in the coming weekends.
#9- Suburbicon
Week #: 1
Weekend Gross: $ 2,800,000
Total Domestic Gross: $ 2,800,000
Theatre Count: 2,046
Weekend to Weekend: N/A
This movie had the same problems as The Snowman did last weekend: a cool premise, a good promotional campaign, and absolutely brutal critical reception. Sporting a 26% critics rating and a 21% audience rating, people just didn't want to go see a bad movie this weekend. George Clooney is a great actor but has yet to prove himself as a director. The movie was also somewhat buried from a mixed critical response dating all the way back to the festival season in early September.
#17- The Snowman
Week #: 2
Weekend Gross: $ 1,180,000
Total Domestic Gross: $ 5,766,585
Theatre Count: 1,815
Weekend to Weekend: -65%
There isn't really much to talk about when it comes to the rest of the weekend box office, so I'm going to do what I do best and shit on The Snowman. It barely managed one million dollars this weekend, in its second weekend, with an established director, starring a great cast, and based on a best selling book. This movie sucks, I'm glad it isn't making money, and hopefully next time this studio gets a cool movie premise, they take the time to make something better than what a two year old could make on iMovie.
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