{"id":12138,"date":"2020-03-09T11:57:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T18:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/?p=12138"},"modified":"2020-03-10T17:11:48","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T00:11:48","slug":"box-office-insider-onward-conjures-up-just-enough-pixar-magic-to-win-the-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/box-office-insider-onward-conjures-up-pixar-magic\/","title":{"rendered":"Box Office Insider: \u2018Onward\u2019 Conjures Up Just Enough Pixar Magic To Win The 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. This week,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disney and Pixar unleashed <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onward<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a new animated film not based on any existing franchise from the director of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monsters University<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It won the weekend, but its box office quest is far from over.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Week\u2019s Top Earner\u00a0 \u2013 \u2018Onward\u2019<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gn5QmllRCn4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pixar\u2019s suburban fantasy adventure movie opened to just $40 million domestically, which matches box office estimates put out earlier this week. For any other film, that\u2019s a solid number, but for Pixar, it\u2019s cause for alarm. The studio\u2019s only legitimate flop to date, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Good Dinosaur<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, opened to a similarly low number of $39.2 million (again, that\u2019s low for Pixar). Because these films tend to have high budgets of up to $200 million, a $40 million opening could lead to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movies\/onward\/285150\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onward<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> becoming a box office bomb.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are at least two major reasons for why <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onward<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is flailing. The big one is the spread of the coronavirus, <a href=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/entertainment-industry-could-lose-5-billion-because-of-coronavirus\/\">which has many people around the world staying home<\/a> and avoiding public places for the sake of their health. It\u2019s an even stronger factor overseas as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onward <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">only made $28 million internationally for a $68 million box office overall this weekend. The virus is undoubtedly keeping many filmgoers at home, but it\u2019s impossible to know how much this virus is truly affecting the box office in general, especially since ticket sales have already been on the decline for most films, especially animated features.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second major reason could simply be disinterest. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onward<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has an 85% on Rotten Tomatoes, which is comparatively low for a Pixar film. It has an A- CinemaScore, which is tied with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cars 2 <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for the lowest score yet for Pixar. Unlike the virus, these factors could spell long-term trouble for the film\u2019s financial future, especially with so many other new releases slated for March, including <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mulan <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Quiet Place Pt. II<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rounding Out The Rest Of The Box Office<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12141\" src=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/box-office-recap-onward-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/box-office-recap-onward-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/box-office-recap-onward-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/box-office-recap-onward-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/box-office-recap-onward-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/box-office-recap-onward-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/box-office-recap-onward-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/box-office-recap-onward.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The other new wide release this week was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movies\/the-way-back\/296888\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Way Back <\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Warner Bros), which opened at #3 with $8.5 million domestically. That\u2019s not particularly strong for a movie starring Ben Affleck with a budget of up to $25 million, and it wasn\u2019t enough to topple <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Invisible Man<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Universal), which dropped just 46.3% in its second week and has nearly made $100 million worldwide off of a reported budget of $7 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sonic the Hedgehog <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Paramount) and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Call of the Wild <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(20th Century) both dropped two spots to #4 and #5 respectively, but the real charmer this week was <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emma.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Focus Features), which expanded its release and shot up seven spots to #6 with $5 million domestically. Worldwide, the period adaptation has already secured $20.8 million overall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lastly, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Birds of Prey <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Warner Bros), <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bad Boys for Life <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Sony), and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Impractical Jokers: The Movie<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (truTV) each slid two spots down the charts (ranging from #7 to #9), with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(FUNimation) plummeting six spots to #10 in just its second week.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And They\u2019re Out<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1917 <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Universal) is still playing in over 1,500 theaters after 11 weeks at the box office, but at this point, it\u2019s saying farewell to the Top 10 after dropping three spots to #11. It is an undeniable hit for the studio, making $364.7 million worldwide off an estimated budget of $90-100 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After just three weeks at the box office, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brahms: The Boy II <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(STX) fell off the Top 10, plummeting five spots to #13 despite still playing in over 1,300 theaters. It made $19.4 million against a budget of about $10 million, so it could break even depending on overall marketing costs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fantasy Island <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Sony) is off its own island this week, as it fell four spots to #14 after a month at the box office. It\u2019s still playing in over 1,300 theaters, but it only made a bit over $888,000 this weekend. Thanks to its low budget of $7 million, however, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fantasy Island <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a decent hit with $45.2 million worldwide.<\/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. This week, Disney and Pixar unleashed Onward, a new animated film not based on any existing franchise from the director of Monsters University. 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