{"id":10186,"date":"2019-09-09T11:21:57","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T18:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog-proxy.atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/?p=10186"},"modified":"2019-09-13T15:28:48","modified_gmt":"2019-09-13T22:28:48","slug":"box-office-insider-it-chapter-two-floats-way-above-the-rest-in-its-opening-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/box-office-insider-it-chapter-two-floats-in-opening-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Box Office Insider: \u2018It Chapter Two\u2019 Floats Way Above The Rest In Its Opening Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each week on <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Atom Insider<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, we break down the box office numbers for all of the biggest films opening in theaters. Summer is over, the leaves are changing, and Warner Bros. has once again released a scary movie starring a clown based on dense source material. No, I\u2019m not talking about <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joker<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Week\u2019s Top Earner \u2013 \u2018It Chapter Two\u2019<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kOnK5jXJcUg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sequel to 2017\u2019s runaway horror hit <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> opened in 4,570 theaters and absolutely crushed every other film playing right now. It was the only major new release this weekend, and it shows: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movies\/it-chapter-two\/258092\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It Chapter Two <\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">made $91 million domestically and $185 million worldwide this past weekend, making it the second-highest debut of an R-rated horror film ever, just behind its predecessor\u2014which opened to a domestic gross of $123.4 million in 400 fewer theaters just two years ago. I guess this one won\u2019t break records, too, but it&#8217;s a promising start to a fall season after a sluggish summer season that saw a number of films underperform if not outright tank. Read our review <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/it-chapter-two-review\/\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Second Place\u00a0 \u2013 \u2018Angel Has Fallen\u2019<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e1zGMaQ8zNE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The latest film in the <em>Fallen<\/em> series has certainly fallen after two weeks on top. The Lionsgate film made just $6 million in its third weekend, which is still high enough to make it #2 on the Top 10. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movies\/angel-has-fallen\/242438\"><em>Angel Has Fallen<\/em><\/a> doesn\u2019t have any official overseas numbers yet, but domestically it\u2019s already managed to power past the margin of error for its reported $40 million budget. With the series clearly winding down in interest after this third entry, it appears another action trilogy is down and out in 2019. Still, it&#8217;s likely to be a modest hit for Lionsgate, or at least break even.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And Third\u00a0 \u2013 \u2018Good Boys\u2019<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_dy2C_lvlQE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The R-rated preteen comedy has held strong after a month at the box office, earning $5.3 million despite losing 265 theaters. That\u2019s not great for a film still playing in nearly 3,200 theaters, but thanks to a low reported budget of $20 million, the Universal film is looking like a reasonably sized success with its worldwide total of $82.5 million, the vast majority of that being domestic. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movies\/good-boys\/271749\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good Boys <\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">won\u2019t finish last, it seems.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rounding Out The Rest Of The Box Office<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There was only one new wide release this weekend, but the Top 10 box office saw some pretty dramatic shifts, regardless. The biggest surprise was seeing <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Peanut Butter Falcon <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Roadside Attractions) jump from #12 in limited release to #7, despite playing in fewer theaters than every other film below it on the chart. This film reportedly has an absurd micro-budget, too, making it one of the surprise indie hits of the year, even more so than <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Farewell<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in terms of budget vs. profit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only two films in the Top 10 climbed in the rankings. First, there\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overcomer <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Affirm), which jumped up one spot to #5 with $3.75 million in its third week. Next is <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dora and the Lost City of Gold <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Paramount), which actually fell off the Top 10 over the course of the week, but then climbed up to #10 at the last minute.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lion King <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Disney) dropped just one spot to #4, holding on tight to its reign of the Top 10 after eight long weeks. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Lionsgate) also fell just one spot from #7 to #8, now five weeks in theaters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hobbs &amp; Shaw <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Universal) fell two spots to #6 thanks to that climb from <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overcomer<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. After six weeks at the box office, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/hobbs-and-shaw-review\/\">the <em>Fast and Furious<\/em> spinoff<\/a> is starting to slow way down with just $3.7 million earned domestically. The biggest drop this week happened for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ready or Not <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Fox Searchlight), which plummeted four spots to #9 (it climbed to #5 over the course of the week) and made just $2.2 million. When looked at a whole, the entire Top 10 box office underneath <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It Chapter Two <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">made somewhere between just $2.1 million and $6 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And They\u2019re Out<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That was fast. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spider-Man: Far From Home <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">swung back onto the Top 10 thanks to a rerelease from Sony, but it couldn\u2019t stick. The superhero film fell back down to #13 after 10 weeks at the box office. Still, with a worldwide haul of over $1 billion, I don&#8217;t think Spidey or Sony are crying themselves to sleep any time soon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Angry Birds Movie 2 <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Sony) fell three spots to #12, making just $1.6 million after a month at the box office. It made $104.3 million worldwide, but with only 36.4% of that total being domestic. It\u2019s hard to tell if the film at least broke even, made a little money, or even lost some money when considering its reported budget of $65 million and expected marketing costs. But it\u2019s definitely a major misfire compared to its predecessor, which made $352.3 million worldwide just three years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s it for this weekend. Check back with Atom Insider next week as we recap all the newest releases vying for the top of the box office.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each week on Atom Insider, we break down the box office numbers for all of the biggest films opening in theaters. Summer is over, the leaves are changing, and Warner Bros. has once again released a scary movie starring a clown based on dense source material. No, I\u2019m not talking about Joker. 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