{"id":5337,"date":"2019-03-18T19:46:15","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T19:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog-proxy.atomtickets.com\/?p=5337"},"modified":"2019-08-05T11:16:49","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T18:16:49","slug":"box-office-insider-captain-marvel-doubles-down-wonder-park-stumbles-at-the-gate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/box-office-insider-captain-marvel-wonder-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Box Office Insider: \u2018Captain Marvel\u2019 Doubles Down, ‘Wonder Park’ Stumbles At The Gate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each week on <\/span>Atom Insider<\/span>, we break down the box office numbers for all of the biggest films opening in theaters. This week, Hollywood released a few new alternatives for audiences, but it wasn\u2019t enough to topple the biggest movie of the year so far.<\/span><\/p>\n

This Week’s Top Earner (For The Second Week In A Row) \u2013 ‘<\/span>Captain Marvel’<\/span><\/h2>\n

The latest entry into the MCU dominated the box office once again this week, dropping just 54% for a domestic haul of $69 million. Worldwide, <\/span>Captain Marvel<\/span><\/i><\/a> has made a staggering $762 million, already surpassing the entire run of similar Marvel standalone films like <\/span>Iron Man<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Captain America<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Doctor Strange<\/span><\/i>, and plenty more. At this rate, barring a drastic third-weekend dropoff, it’s a near-certainty it will cross the billion dollar mark. Marvel has a new heavy hitter, and her name is Carol Danvers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Second Place \u00a0\u2013 ‘<\/span>Wonder Park’<\/span><\/h2>\n

Paramount and Nickelodeon Movies rolled out the red carpet for their new animated family film <\/span>Wonder Park<\/span><\/i><\/a>, giving it a chance to play around in over 3,800 theaters. With $16 million domestic, the film made just enough to snag the #2 spot at the box office, but that reported budget of $100 million is looking like a steep climb for this roller coaster movie. Critics have so far been mostly unamused, too, so we can expect this one to nosedive by next week.<\/span><\/p>\n

And Third \u00a0\u2013 ‘<\/span>Five Feet Apart’<\/span><\/h2>\n

Critics may have found a few faults in the stars of <\/span>Five Feet Apart<\/span><\/i><\/a>, but audiences were more than happy to check in for this appointment with Haley Lu Richardson and Cole Sprouse. The weepy teen romance collected $13.1 million domestically, already surpassing its low budget of $7 million and surpassing Lionsgate\u2019s expectations and then some.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rounding Out The Rest Of The Box Office<\/span><\/h2>\n

Universal and DreamWorks Animation\u2019s<\/span> How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World <\/span><\/i><\/a>fell two spots to #4 this week with $9.3 million in the U.S., a less impactful drop than last week despite new animated competition from Paramount. Similarly, <\/span>Tyler Perry\u2019s A Madea Family Funeral <\/span><\/i><\/a>dropped two spots with a domestic take of $8 million, despite playing in about a thousand fewer theaters than <\/span>The Hidden World<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Two more films debuted this week, one in limited release and one in over 2,500 theaters. The latter is <\/span>Captive State <\/span><\/i><\/a>from Focus Features, which came in at #7 with $3.1 million. And despite only premiering in 472 theaters, Pantelion\u2019s <\/span>No Manches Frida 2<\/span><\/i><\/a> secured #6 with $3.8 million. This is the second-highest per-theater average in the Top 10, beaten only by <\/span>Captain Marvel<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Lego Movie 2<\/span><\/i><\/a> dropped four spots this week to #8, making just $2.1 million in its 6th week. Aside from <\/span>Lego Ninjago<\/span><\/i>, this is the weakest-performing <\/span>Lego <\/span><\/i>film by far($171.4 million), making a little over half of what <\/span>Lego Batman <\/span><\/i>pulled off in 2017, not to mention the first <\/span>Lego Movie<\/span><\/i> in 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alita: Battle Angel <\/span><\/i><\/a>is also fading fast, making just $1.9 million in its 5th week and dropping four spots to #9. Despite the point of the \u201cAlita Challenge\u201d being for this film to make more than <\/span>Captain Marvel<\/span><\/i>, it definitely failed in that regard. Regardless, <\/span>Battle Angel <\/span><\/i>still\u00a0<\/span>has slim hopes for a sequel thanks to its worldwide total of $394 million, assuming the marketing budget was far less expensive than it seemed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, our #10 film of the week is <\/span>Green Book<\/span><\/i><\/a>, which dropped four spots after stalling in place last weekend. Universal\u2019s Oscar trophy collected another $1.2 million domestically in its 18th week.<\/span><\/p>\n

And They\u2019re Out<\/span><\/h2>\n

Isn\u2019t It Romantic<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Apollo 11<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Fighting with My Family<\/span><\/i>, and <\/span>Greta <\/span><\/i>all fell out of the Top 10 this week, but the most dramatic drop was definitely <\/span>Greta<\/span><\/i>, which fell eight spots to #16. Audiences have good reason to watch their back, because Greta surely won\u2019t tolerate this disrespect.<\/span><\/p>\n

Check back with Atom Insider later this week as we preview all the new releases hitting theaters this Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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