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44% The Girl on the Train

64% Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children

83% Deepwater Horizon

63% Magnificent Seven

62% Storks

79% Birth of a Nation

59% Middle School

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‘Girl on the Train’ Tops With $24.7 Million, ‘Birth of a Nation’ Stumbles

“The Girl on the Train” pulled into the station with a $24.7 million opening, a solid result despite the fact that the mystery debuted as much of the U.S. Southeast was being pummeled by Hurricane Matthew.

Its success is a shot in the arm to DreamWorks, which optioned the Paula Hawkins’ best-seller about an alcoholic woman (Emily Blunt), who must piece together a mysterious disappearance. The company has suffered a string of duds in recent years, most recently shouldering the twin duds of “The BFG” and “The Light Between Oceans.” However, “The Girl on the Train” kicks off a new five-year distribution deal with Universal Pictures. One that will see the company rebranded as Amblin Partners, complete with backing from Reliance, Entertainment One, and Participant. Over the weekend, Amblin announced that Alibaba Pictures will take an equity stake in the production company. “The Girl on the Train” cost $45 million to make.

Nate Parker’s “The Birth of a Nation” was not as fortunate, premiering to a disappointing $7.1 million across 2,105 theaters. The biopic about slave rebellion leader Nat Turner was a sensation at the Sundance Film Festival, where it premiered to a rapturous standing ovation and sold to Fox Searchlight for a record-shattering $17.5 million. But the release was derailed after rape allegations against Parker and his “The Birth of a Nation” co-writer Jean Celestin resurfaced. Both men were accused of assaulting a college classmate over a decade ago. Though they were ultimately acquitted of those charges, news broke this summer that their accuser had committed suicide in 2012. The ensuing controversy overshadowed the strong reviews and may have hurt the film’s Oscar chances.

The weekend’s other wide release, “Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life,” attempted to court younger crowds, opening to $6.9 million from 2,822 theaters. The film follows a teenager who cooks up a series of pranks to embarrass his autocratic principal. It is based on a popular series of books by James Patterson. CBS Films produced the movie for $11 million, with Lionsgate distributing the picture.

Last weekend’s champ, “Miss Peregrine’s School for Peculiar Children,” fell roughly 50% to $15 million for a second place finish. That puts the Tim Burton fantasy’s total at $51.1 million. Fox backed the film, which carries a sizable $110 million price tag.

Lionsgate’s “Deepwater Horizon” continued to struggle, taking in $11.7 million, and bringing its domestic total to $38.5 million. The action-drama about the men and women caught up in one of the worst oil spills in history earned solid reviews, but cost a massive $120 million after tax credits were taken into account.

Sony’s “The Magnificent Seven” took fourth place with $9.1 million, pushing the Western remake’s haul to $75.9 million. “Storks,” the Warner Bros. animated comedy, rounded out the top five with $8.4 million, bringing its stateside receipts to $50.1 million.

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[Violence Jack]

Anyone see Girl on the Train? I was curious about it until I saw the not-so-great review scores.

 

[vinnygambini]

Miss Peregrine is following in the same footsteps as Percy Jackson - though internationally, Miss Peregrine seems to be a winner.

I saw Deepwater Horizon too last Tuesday, great film.

Not surprised for Birth of Nation - too much controversy surrounding the film.

 

[Saucycarpdog]

I'm really surprised at how Girl on the Train has piggybacked off of the success of Gone Girl.

 

[jrush64]

How the hell is Suicide Squad still hanging close to the top 10?

 

[AnotherDayAnotherDollar]

Is this the first time a company had three $1B movies in the same year?

 

[Chamber]

How the hell is Suicide Squad still hanging close to the top 10?

It resonated with the audience.

Is this the first time a company had three $1B movies in the same year?

The first time since way back in 2015.

 

[FTF]

I'm really surprised at how Girl on the Train has piggybacked off of the success of Gone Girl.

I don't really think it is...its ow is a decent amount lower than Gone Girl's and it'll only make about half domestically what GG did.

 

[DizzyCaffeine]

Anyone see Girl on the Train? I was curious about it until I saw the not-so-great review scores.

It bored me to tears, but I knew what was coming since I had read the book. It's...not very good.

I'm really surprised at how Girl on the Train has piggybacked off of the success of Gone Girl.

There are similarities, sure, but it's success is really because of the book's popularity.

 

[mreddie]

DORY broke 1B

 

[KeyBladerXIII]

So all in all, was Magnificent 7 a success? I really enjoyed it.

And I guess Tim Burton gets a win, sort of?

 

[Dr. Feel Good]

Anyone see Girl on the Train? I was curious about it until I saw the not-so-great review scores.

Yes it was solid.

 

[Zombine]

No way that Girl wasn't going to be the weekend winner. Saw too many people over the past few weeks reading the book so they could see the movie.

 

[firelogic]

How the hell is Suicide Squad still hanging close to the top 10?

10 weeks later and still pulling in $1M weekends. It's only $8M behind BvS domestically. It's about $30M behind Guardians of the Galaxy worldwide which was a critical and audience darling. Considering how much hate there was/is for Suicide Squad, it's a resounding success.

 

[Saucycarpdog]

There are similarities, sure, but it's success is really because of the book's popularity.

And the books popularity rode off of Gone Girl. The author even had to come out and shoot down the comparisons.

 

[Sibersk Esto]

After all the hullabaloo around Birth of a Nation I expected better numbers.

 

[Gentleman Jack]

How the hell is Suicide Squad still hanging close to the top 10?

What precisely came out in the last 7 weekends that would have dislodged it from theater screens? I don't see any standouts that set the world on fire.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

Suicidie Squad is the real mvp

 

[LFMartins86]

After all the hullabaloo around Birth of a Nation I expected better numbers.

The rape controversy would always affect it's reception.

 

[DizzyCaffeine]

The rape controversy would always affect it's reception.

It's all I hear about regarding the film.

 

[WaffleTaco]

After all the hullabaloo around Birth of a Nation I expected better numbers.

I'm not seeing it because of this. I'll wait till it streams on Netflix.

 

[CREMSteve]

Don't Breathe $87M on a budget of 10M. Well deserved, such a fun flick.

 

[FTF]

Don't Breathe $87M on a budget of 10M. Well deserved, such a fun flick.

ww even better, $131m.

 

[Radec]

Saw Deepwater Horizon earlier..

Didn't like it tbh. First half was pretty boring.

 

[CREMSteve]

ww even better, $131m.

Excellent!

 

[Doctor Ironic]

Don't Breathe $87M on a budget of 10M. Well deserved, such a fun flick.

Yep - super pleased that Alvarez is finding success. Can't wait for his next movie.

 

[vinnygambini]

Total Lifetime Grosses
Domestic: $51,053,483 35.2%
+ Foreign: $94,036,584 64.8%
= Worldwide: $145,090,067

 

[banktree]

How the hell is Suicide Squad still hanging close to the top 10?

Because the market is still under served for Super Hero movies and it's the only one out. People liked it, love Harley Quinn, and it's still a month till Doctor Strange.

It's why I expect Strange to do huge 200+ million numbers. There's no such thing as Superhero fatigue. You could put a new big one out every month and as long as they are at a certain level of quality they'll all hit.

 

[kswiston]

Zootopia and Finding Dory over $1B. SLOP eventually over $850M. Moana and Sing still to come. This must be a record year for animation.

 

[xaosslug]

ww chart added

 

[TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared]

I liked Girl On The Train, don't get the sniffy reviews really. Glad it's doing well.

 

[MHWilliams]

Looks like Mag 7 will make it into the black at least. Not bad for a Western.

 

[Heshinsi]

Is this the first time a company had three $1B movies in the same year?

Didn't universal have FF7, JW. and the Minions last year?

 

[kswiston]

Didn't universal have FF7, JW. and the Minions last year?

Yes. Disney will likely be the first with 4 $1B films in a single year though.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Major props for the title of this thread.

 

[Gentleman Jack]

That's better. Keep it up.

 

[Diprosalic]

Zootopia and Finding Dory over $1B. SLOP eventually over $850M. Moana and Sing still to come. This must be a record year for animation.

Any chance for Moana to get to a bill?

 

[kswiston]

It's pretty sad that these threads now have trouble getting to two 50ppp pages.

This will be the shittiest October box office in years...

 

[J_Viper]

At least The Accountant looks neat.

 

[Freeza Under The Shower]

It resonated with the audience.

The "tryin' too hard to be kewl" Hot Topic audience? Eh, whatever. Another month, another superhero movie we can bitch about. Good thing Thor: The Third One is coming soon, otherwise we'd run out of material! I should so be drinking while I'm saying that too. Like, full drunk stupor, ready to fall over, right into the pile of shit called Thor: The Sequel. *goes on but becomes incomprehensible*

*snap*
Oh wait, I'm not drunk, I don't even have booze. Oh right, watched a presidential debate. Had about the same effect, possible worse. #PrayForBraincells

So on the other hand, Don't Breathe is also hanging in there and is close to 100 mill domestic. Nice, for a small budget thriller-horror movie.

Apparently 10 mill budget to 140 made. Better than BvS and Ghostbusters. Slightly worse than Deadpool though. Sooooo, anyone care to bet Thor: The Third Bowel Movement will beat the multiplayer for Deadpool? I hear it's all the rage here on gaf!

It's pretty sad that these threads now have trouble getting to two 50ppp pages.

This will be the shittiest October box office in years...

Well, I kinda lost interest for a bit, and I figure other people aren't too excited about Fuck All: The List either (seriously, did anything of interest even come out this month? I don't even recall). That, and you know, election.

 

[vinnygambini]

It's pretty sad that these threads now have trouble getting to two 50ppp pages.

This will be the shittiest October box office in years...

We can talk about Divergent?

At least The Accountant looks neat.

Don't think it's going to do all that well to be honest.

 

[Ridley327]

After all the hullabaloo around Birth of a Nation I expected better numbers.

There really aren't many controversies out there that would negatively impact a film quite like a rape allegation, especially when the accused is doing their hardest to be as scuzzy about it as possible.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

We can talk about Divergent?
.

These threads aren't as dead as that series' chances of having another theatrically released film.

We have moved on to the Miss Peregrine Cinematic Universe now.

 

[guek]

I'm extremely curious about how Suicide Squad will perform on blu-ray and if WB's strategy with director's cuts will work a second time.

 

[vinnygambini]

These threads aren't as dead as that series' chances of having another theatrically released film.

How dare you

 

[PhoncipleBone]

How dare you

Figured I would liven this up with a cheap shot.

*Goes and cries in the corner since Dredd is even deader than that.*

 

[vinnygambini]

Figured I would liven this up with a cheap shot.

*Goes and cries in the corner since Dredd is even deader than that.*

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Seriously, it saddens me that we haven't gotten more Dredd. Such an awesome film.

 

[Freeza Under The Shower]

Might have had less to do with the returns and more with Garland wanting to make Ex Machina, but the excuse was that the Boxoffice bombed. :\

obligatory: Make Dredd 2

 

[watershed]

Is it weird that the movie is called "The Girl on the Train" instead of "The Woman on the Train"? I'm pretty sure the character in question is an adult woman not a girl. Is it based on an existing property or did the producers decide that "Girl" is more marketable or appealing?