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91% Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

17% Transformers: Age of Extinction

23% Tammy

85% 22 Jump Street

92% How to Train Your Dragon 2
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‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Rules With $73 Million. Richard Linklater's 'Boyhood' debuts to hefty $359,000

“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” swung into theaters and snagged an estimated $73 million domestic debut this weekend from audiences looking for a blockbuster with brains.

The 20th Century Fox release unspooled across 3,967 U.S. theaters and was fueled by a glowing reviews, with many critics calling it the summer’s best popcorn film.

“It’s one of those rare times when critics and audiences agree and the confluence created a perfect storm for a phenomenal opening,” said Chris Aronson, president of domestic distribution at 20th Century Fox. “A lot of the movies over the last couple of weeks have been received on the tepid side, shall we say, so the market was ripe for a high quality, visually-stunning film.”

Overseas, the film brought in $31.1 million from 26 markets, most of them smaller territories with the exception of Australia and South Korea.

Its U.S. debut exceeds the $60 million bow that tracking suggested it would hit and eclipses the $54.8 million bow of 2011′s “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.” Audiences were 58% male and 65% were 25 years or older, with the film skewing slightly younger than its predecessor. Roughly 8% of its domestic total came from premium large screen formats.

“With the critical response, we think that the older audience that sustained the first one will turn out and that will help give it legs,” said Aronson.

The studio set production costs at $170 million, a figure that the “Apes” sequel should have no trouble recouping when taking into account its international haul. After this weekend, the more-than-four decade-old “Apes” franchise has passed the $1 billion mark — a just reward for enduring Charlton Heston in a loincloth and Helena Bonham Carter in a monkey suit.

Matt Reeves (“Cloverfield”) directed the sequel, which swapped the bulk of the cast from the previous film, but kept the post-apocalyptic, Bay Area vibe. The picture finds the human survivors of a global pandemic trying to navigate a world where genetically modified simians have the upper hand. Chernin Entertainment produced the film and Fox financed it.

In limited release, Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood” debuted to $359,000 from just five locations in New York and Los Angeles. It also secured the second highest per-screen average of the year behind Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and the highest average of Linklater’s career with $71,800. Filmed over a 12-year period for $5 million, the picture traces one boy’s development into young adulthood — a remarkable cinematic accomplishment that has earned the director rapturous reviews.

“Ever since we debuted the film at Sundance, it’s been such a great trip,” said Jonathan Sehring, president of IFC Films. “Now that the general public is responding to it in a way that, I would not say is beyond our wildest dreams, but is with the same sort of pleasure viewing it that we have, it’s really gratifying.”

The indie label will expand the film into the ten major markets next weekend, representing between 30 to 60 screens, Sehring said.

“We want to keep it slow and not go out on 800 screens in week two or three,” he said. “The awareness is high, the media attention has been tremendous, and the word of mouth in the Twitter-sphere and social media universe is outstanding, so we’re going to continue to build on this.”

Internationally, “Boyhood” has opened in four territories including Germany and the United Kingdom and has picked up $3.2 million abroad. Universal is distributing the film overseas, while IFC handles the domestic rollout.

“Transformers: Age of Extinction” slid into the number two spot on the Stateside box office charts, picking up $16.5 million and pushing its domestic total to $209 million. Internationally, the film continues to be a monster, bringing in $102 million and goosing its foreign tally to $543.5 million.

It continues to perform better in China, where parts of it were filmed, than in the U.S., adding another $25 million from the People’s Republic and putting its record-setting bounty from the country at $262.6 million to date. Because of trade agreements, Paramount will only get 25% of the box office receipts, a smaller fraction than less protectionist countries.

In its second week of release, “Tammy” held well, dropping 40% to $12.9 million, despite poor reviews and a C+ CinemaScore. The film has now earned $57.3 million after two weeks in theaters. Although some coverage has portrayed the film as the death knell for Melissa McCarthy’s brand of humor and its finale numbers will fall short of “Identity Thief” and “The Heat’s” hauls, it’s worth noting the New Line release has nearly tripled its $20 million production budget.

“She really has a core audience that loves her and in those markets the movie is playing really well and enjoying a terrific hold,” said Dan Fellman, president of domestic distribution at Warner Bros.

Fellman said the film is performing strongly in the south and midwest and expects the picture to top out at $90 million domestically.

Relativity’s “Earth to Echo” also had good legs, falling 34% to $5.5 million in its second frame and putting its total at $24.6 million. The $13 million production seems to be benefiting from a lack of family product in the marketplace.

Sliding in at the fourth and fifth spots on the domestic chart were “22 Jump Street” with $6.7 million, propelling its total to $172 million, and “How to Train Your Dragon 2″ with $5.9 million, pushing its take to $152 million.

Then there were the limited releases. In its third week in theaters, the Weinstein Company’s “Begin Again” picked up $2.9 million from 939 locations, pushing its total to $5.3 million, while Dinesh D’Souza’s politically charged “America” added $2.4 million to its $8.3 million bounty, a testament to the commercial power of provocation.

Not all the numbers are in, but analysts expect that the summer box office will continue to lag behind last year’s record-setting figures. This weekend’s top 23 releases were off roughly 25% from the same period last year when “Pacific Rim” and “Grown Ups 2″ debuted in theaters.

Though this summer lacks a four-quadrant hit on the scale of “Iron Man 3,” there are also fewer films that have grossed between $80 million to $150 million — a club last year that included such members as “The Conjuring” ($137.4 million), “We’re the Millers” ($150.4 million) and “This is the End” ($101.4 million).

“You need those to fill out the summer and create a more robust slate,” said Phil Contrino, chief analyst and vice president of BoxOffice.com. “You need movies like that to connect. You can’t just rely on tentpoles.”

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[alfredofroylan]

Sad to see Edge of Tomorrow out of the Top 10, Maleficent is $668,994,000 worldwide so that thread about predicting the Box office bomb was way off.

 

[Neoxon]

Go Apes, earn dat money.

 

[Currygan]

they really made a movie titled America?

will do wonders overseas

 

[DECK'ARD]

Good to see Dawn do well.

 

[StoOgE]

Still disappointed to not see How to Train Your Dragon 2 not doing as well as the first.

Hopefully still enough to get a 3rd movie which I assume it is.

 

[alfredofroylan]

they really made a movie titled America?

will do wonders overseas

Critics destroyed the film too.

 

[Nemesis121]

Apes budget wow, from $93m for Rise to $170m for Dawn..

 

[Currygan]

Critics destroyed the film too.

I see, its a sort of Michael Moore flick but a thousand times worse

 

[ratcliffja]

Still disappointed to not see How to Train Your Dragon 2 not doing as well as the first.

Hopefully still enough to get a 3rd movie which I assume it is.

It's seemingly has great legs though. It started out looking like a minor bomb but it's already made back its budget domestically. I loved Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and hope it had good legs as well. I'm really surprised how well both it and its predecessor turned out.

 

[Aquamarine]

HTTYD 2 is now $26 million domestically behind its predecessor.

But in other news, it blew by Over the Hedge, Megamind, and Rise of the Guardians to be the 15th most successful Dreamworks movie by gross revenue.

Its next milestones are surpassing Monsters vs. Aliens and Shark Tale, both of which should be easily obtainable.

Considering Dreamworks made a 26-episode TV series out of Monsters Vs. Aliens, I'd say surpassing it in terms of revenue would be the hallmark of a success in DWA's eyes. Maybe not a massive success...and it may be a disappointing success based on expectations HTTYD 2 will outperform its predecessor, but it's a success nonetheless.



How to Train Your Dragon (HTTYD) vs. How to Train Your Dragon 2 (HTTYD 2)



Absolute Comparison:


HTTYD:

Opening Weekend: March 26th - March 28th - $43,732,319
Opening Week: March 26th - April 1st - $63,125,872
Gross-to-Date: $63,125,872

2nd Weekend: April 2nd - April 4th - $29,010,044
2nd Week: April 2nd - April 8th - $45,415,031
Gross-to-Date: $108,540,903

3rd Weekend: April 9th - April 11th - $24,863,535
3rd Week: April 9th - April 15th - $30,076,843
Gross-to-Date: $138,617,746

4th Weekend: April 16th - April 18th - $19,633,320
4th Week: April 16th - April 22nd - $24,377,968
Gross-to-Date: $162,995,714

5th Weekend: April 19th - April 22nd - $15,350,213
Gross-to-Date: $178,345,927



HTTYD 2:

Opening Weekend: June 13th - June 15th - $49,451,322
Opening Week: June 13th - June 19th - $69,876,735
Gross-to-Date: $69,876,735

2nd Weekend: June 20th - June 22nd - $24,719,312
2nd Week: June 20th - June 26th - $38,837,797
Gross-to-Date: $108,714,532

3rd Weekend: June 27th - June 29th - $13,237,697
3rd Week: June 27th - July 3rd - $22,535,468
Gross-to-Date: $131,250,000

4th Weekend: July 4th - July 6th - $8,961,088
4th Week: July 4th - July 10th - $14,948,997
Gross-to-Date: $146,203,361

5th Weekend: July 11th - July 13th - $5,865,000 (studio estimate)
Gross-to-Date: $152,068,000 (studio estimate)




Relative Comparison:


HTTYD Weekend declines:
----1st Weekend -> 2nd Weekend: -33.7%
----2nd Weekend -> 3rd Weekend: -14.3%
----3rd Weekend -> 4th Weekend: -21.0%
----4th Weekend -> 5th Weekend: -21.8%

HTTYD Weekly declines:
----1st Week -> 2nd Week: -28.1%
----2nd Week -> 3rd Week: -33.8%
----3rd Week -> 4th Week: -18.9%


HTTYD 2 Weekend declines:
----1st Weekend -> 2nd Weekend: -50.0%
----2nd Weekend -> 3rd Weekend: -46.4%
----3rd Weekend -> 4th Weekend: -32.3%
----4th Weekend -> 5th Weekend: -34.6% (studio estimate)

HTTYD 2 Weekly Declines:
----1st Week -> 2nd Week: -44.4%
----2nd Week -> 3rd Week: -42.0%
----3rd Week -> 4th Week: -33.7%





Dreamworks Worldwide Grosses:

1) Shrek 2 (2004, $150 million budget): $919,838,758
2) Shrek 3 (2007, $160 million budget): $798,958,162
3) Shrek 4 (2010, $165 million budget): $752,600,867
4) Madagascar 3 (2012, $145 million budget): $746,921,274
5) Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011, $150 million budget): $665,692,281
6) Kung Fu Panda (2008, $130 million budget): $631,744,560
7) Madagascar 2 (2008, $150 million budget): $603,900,354
8) The Croods (2013, $135 million budget): $587,204,668
9) Puss in Boots (2011, $130 million budget): $554,987,477
10) Madagascar (2005, $75 million budget): $532,680,671
11) HTTYD 1 (2010, $165 million budget): $494,878,759
12) Shrek (2001, $60 million budget): $484,409,218
13) Monsters Vs. Aliens (2009, $175 million budget): $381,509,870
14) Shark Tale (2004, $75 million budget): $367,275,019
15) HTTYD 2 (2014, $145 million budget): $349,536,000 (estimated)
16) Over the Hedge (2006, $80 million budget): $336,002,996
17) Megamind (2010, $130 million budget): $321,885,765
18) Rise of the Guardians (2012, $145 million budget): $306,941,670
19) Bee Movie (2007, $150 million budget): $287,594,577
20) Turbo (2013, $127 million budget): $282,570,682
21) Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014, $145 million budget): $268,224,577
22) Chicken Run (2000, $45 million budget): $224,834,564
23) The Prince of Egypt (1998, $70 million budget): $218,613,188
24) Wallace & Gromit (2005, $30 million budget): $192,610,372
25) Flushed Away (2006, $149 million budget): $178,120,010
26) Antz (1998, $105 million budget): $171,757,863
27) Spirit (2002, $80 million budget): $122,563,539
28) Sinbad (2003, $60 million budget): $80,767,884
29) The Road to El Dorado (2000, $95 million budget): $76,432,727

 

[RukusProvider]

Apes budget wow, from $93m for Rise to $170m for Dawn..

Horses and guns.

 

[TheExhaustedWalrus]

So glad to see Apes earn that much. Movie was fucking great.

 

[Kusagari]

Glad to see Apes do so well.

 

[FairyD]

I have to check out apes this week. It looks good and word of mouth is getting around.

 

[Measley]

Bayformers makes way too much fucking money.

 

[Neoxon]

they really made a movie titled America?

will do wonders overseas

Captain America says hi, even though Winter Soldier was legit.

 

[Lebron]

Good for dem apes. Movie of the summer so far.

 

[Neoxon]

Apes budget wow, from $93m for Rise to $170m for Dawn..

Isn't that GotG's budget?

 

[Currygan]

Captain America says hi, even though Winter Soldier was legit.

there's a tiny bit of difference I surmise

 

[zero_suit]

Good for the Apes. It was even better than DOFP.

 

[Kabuki Waq]

Will apes make back its budget?

 

[Escape Goat]

Will apes make back its budget?

Yes

 

[zero_suit]

Will apes make back its budget?

Why wouldn't it? It should have great word of mouth.

 

[Discotheque]

Horses and guns.

Crazy cgi improvement too

 

[Dany]

Seeing Boyhood and Life Itself saturady.

 

[Slayven]

Sad to see Edge of Tomorrow out of the Top 10, Maleficent is $668,994,000 worldwide so that thread about predicting the Box office bomb was way off.

I am still mad we were robbed of Jupiter Rising.

 

[alfredofroylan]

I am still mad we were robbed of Jupiter Rising.

It's Jupiter Ascending

 

[Bobby Roberts]

It's Jupiter Ascending

Jupiter Dawning?

The Rise of Jupiter Dawning in Ascension?

Ascent of the Rise of the Dawn of Jupiter colon of Justice.

These movie titles are getting fucking stupid, by the way.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

Apes budget wow, from $93m for Rise to $170m for Dawn..

Not shocking at all. Way more CGI intense shit going on. The apes are the main characters this time, with very few scenes featuring only the humans. Also, some pretty huge action scenes.

 

[Mr Croft]

Good for dem apes. Movie of the summer so far.

this.
an absolutely incredible movie

 

[jonno394]

I hope HTTYD2 has good legs and makes plenty of money. Took my nieces to watch it yesterday and we all loved it, fantastic film.

Going to see Rise next week when it launches in the UK, can't wait, haven't been hyped for a film in a long while (I went in to Godzilla expecting to be disappointed) so very excited.

 

[XenodudeX]

It's Jupiter Ascending

Rise of Jupiter's Dawn of Ascension: Evolution

 

[kswiston]

Numbers being reported for China's Transformers 4 gross are wrong (like they were a couple of weeks back). This time they are not including Saturday or Sunday's gross for some reason, and again, everyone is playing telephone.

Transformers 4 is sitting at ~$275M in China as of today.


Maleficent should break $700M and will probably pass Amazing Spider-Man 2, and potentially Captain America 2 worldwide.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

Transformers #1 WW already?

 

[kswiston]

Transformers #1 WW already?

Yep. It will probably stay there as well unless something really surprised later in the year.

 

[uncblue]

Yep. It will probably stay there as well unless something really surprised later in the year.

maybe mockinjay part 1

 

[Ninja Scooter]

one thing that sorta bugged me about the Apes movie titles, shouldn't Dawn come before Rise?

 

[~Kinggi~]

Apes was amazing guys go see it.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Nah. See, the apes were rising before dawn because you gotta get up early in the mornin to get one over on Caesar.

(yeah, the titles are meaningless shit - executives are convinced words like "rise" and "dawn" help get people into theaters)

 

[BronsonLee]

Sad to see Edge of Tomorrow out of the Top 10, Maleficent is $668,994,000 worldwide so that thread about predicting the Box office bomb was way off.

Whoever was saying Maleficent were buttheads!

I am still mad we were robbed of Jupiter Rising.

It's Jupiter Ascending

WHO GIVES A SHIT *slams desk*

 

[BertramCooper]

Any numbers for Snowpiercer?

 

[a secret-boss]

get em apes.
I want the 3rd movie

 

[Diprosalic]

Apes budget wow, from $93m for Rise to $170m for Dawn..

1 was like a single Ape for 90% of the movie.

 

[kswiston]

maybe mockinjay part 1

I doubt that will increase enough to beat Transformers worldwide. Catching Fire made $865M worldwide. Transformers should at least break $1B.

 

[zero_suit]

I doubt that will increase enough to beat Transformers worldwide. Catching Fire made $865M worldwide. Transformers should at least break $1B.

The Hobbit?

 

[Kusagari]

Mockingjay will definitely increase overseas, the real question in regards to it, and the possibility of it breaking a bill, is if it can do the unfathomable feat of getting 3 straight 400m movies domestically.

It's never been done.

 

[TheXbox]

Who are these people who keeping buying tickets to Transformers movies?

 

[vinnygambini]

25% of China's Domestic Gross will go to its parent studio, Paramount, for Transformers. That's such a small percentage, I'm surprised.

What are people's expectations for Maze Runner? Could go be a good hit.

 

[T.M. MacReady]

seeing Apes tomorrow, looking forward to it.