{"id":10276,"date":"2019-09-16T11:06:11","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T18:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog-proxy.atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/?p=10276"},"modified":"2019-09-18T12:42:43","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T19:42:43","slug":"box-office-insider-audiences-came-out-for-hustlers-but-it-chapter-two-is-still-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/box-office-insider-hustlers-it-chapter-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Box Office Insider: Audiences Came Out For \u2018Hustlers\u2019 But \u2018It Chapter Two\u2019 Is Still #1"},"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. We knew for a while that <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It Chapter Two <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">would be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/it-chapter-two-on-track-for-110-million-opening-weekend-box-office\/\">one of the biggest movies of the fall<\/a>, if not <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">biggest. But just one week later, we have <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hustlers <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">knocking on its haunted house door.<\/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;\">Arguably Warner Bros\u2019s most important film of the year in terms of box office expectations,\u00a0<\/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;\"> is so far performing admirably as it dropped just 55.3% in its second weekend, securing a domestic box office of $40.7 million. Worldwide, it\u2019s already made $323.3 million, and for the sake of context, it\u2019s already made in about two weeks what took <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Godzilla: King of the Monsters <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">almost a full box office run. It\u2019s made more than <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> earned in 13 weeks, and it will also soon surpass <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shazam! <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and its current 2019 champ, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Detective Pikachu<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which finished at a worldwide total of $431.6 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But that doesn\u2019t mean <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It Chapter Two <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will keep pace with its own predecessor, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(2017). The sequel would have to maintain some extraordinary momentum to keep audiences coming back, because at this point, it\u2019s still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/box-office-insider-it-chapter-two-floats-in-opening-weekend\/\">well behind the first film domestically and internationally<\/a>. Still, this is certainly the best film Warner Bros has seen at the box office since <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aquaman <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">toppled a billion last winter, and they won\u2019t have another heavy hitter at the box office until <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joker<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> debuts in October.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Second Place \u2013 \u2018Hustlers\u2019<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GSr6hcCgCbc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">STX hasn\u2019t seen very many success stories come out of its studio in 2019, but <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movies\/hustlers\/277157\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hustlers <\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is easily their biggest since <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Upside <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">released in January. The film starring Constance Wu and Jennifer Lopez as strippers who scam Wall Street sleazebags to the tune of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goodfellas<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> saw a big turnout in its opening weekend, overperforming with $33.2 million in over 3,200 theaters. Though this was only enough to get <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hustlers <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to #2 at the box office, it had the highest per-theater average in the Top 50 box office ($10,225).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hustlers <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also had the best domestic opening weekend of all 30 STX films, beating out <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bad Moms <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Upside <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by about $10 million. And judging from the film\u2019s positive buzz, uproarious reviews (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/hustlers-review\/\">like ours from TIFF<\/a>), and a lack of similar films coming soon to compete (save for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Downtown Abbey<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, maybe?), <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hustlers <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">could eventually hustle its way to becoming the biggest film ever released by STX.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And Third\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;\"><em>Angel<\/em> doesn\u2019t just have wings, it also has legs. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movies\/angel-has-fallen\/242438\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Angel Has Fallen <\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Lionsgate) only dropped 26.5% in its fourth week, managing to outgross <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Goldfinch <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in its own debut by double (we\u2019ll get to that film later). The action film still doesn\u2019t have any international numbers coming in, so for now, we\u2019re still looking at a $40 million reported budget getting just barely outsized by the film\u2019s domestic numbers. Certainly not a flop, but we\u2019re still guessing if the film has made a profit, broken even, or lost some money overall.<\/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;\">And then there\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Goldfinch <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Warner Bros), which was the only other major debut of the weekend alongside <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hustlers<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Did it land at #4? #5? #6? No, the film opened at a paltry #8, making just $2.6 million in over 2,500 theaters. This was always a film positioned to be an Oscars contender considering its subject matter, and who doesn\u2019t want to see Ansel Elgort acting in just about anything? Unfortunately, a lot of people, including many fans of the book by Donna Tartt who weren\u2019t on board with the film\u2019s direction under John Crowley. Amazon produced the film, which has so far been decried by critics writ large, so perhaps it will eventually be caught on streaming sometime soon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rest of the Top 10 this week saw predictable movement. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good Boys, The Lion King<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hobbs &amp; Shaw<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overcomer<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> all dropped just one spot and maintained their respective orders on the chart. All of these films lost hundreds of theaters, except for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overcomer<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which gained 140 but still dropped in box office compared to last week.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A nice surprise was seeing <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Peanut Butter Falcon <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Roadside Attractions) climb to #9 in its sixth week of release, edging past <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dora and the Lost City of Gold <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Paramount), a film that has been jumping all over the Top 10 and Top 15 these last few weeks. It will likely drop out of the Top 10 as new films hit the charts next week.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And They\u2019re Out<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Lionsgate) saw a gradual decline over the past few days, falling to #11 after six weeks at the box office. The surprise late-summer horror hit will wind down its run at $91.1 million off a reported budget of just $25 million.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And after a month at the box office, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ready or Not <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Fox Searchlight) fell all the way to #15 after losing half of its theaters and earning just under $1 million domestically. Though the film lost steam fast, it still managed to gross $41 million, which is almost 7x its reported budget of $6 million.\u00a0<\/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<p>Get tickets for all those and more below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/atomtickets.com?ref=insidertickets\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7948\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-proxy.atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Get-Tickets.png\" alt=\"get tickets\" width=\"200\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/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. We knew for a while that It Chapter Two would be one of the biggest movies of the fall, if not the biggest. 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