{"id":7921,"date":"2019-05-28T11:32:21","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T18:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog-proxy.atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/?p=7921"},"modified":"2019-08-05T11:16:19","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T18:16:19","slug":"box-office-insider-aladdin-grants-all-of-all-disneys-opening-weekend-wishes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/box-office-insider-aladdin\/","title":{"rendered":"Box Office Insider: \u2018Aladdin\u2019 Grants All Of Disney\u2019s Opening Weekend Wishes"},"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, Disney\u2019s live-action remake took a magic flying carpet ride right over the competition, winning the top spot for Memorial Day weekend by a huge margin as family films kicked the summer off in earnest.<\/span><\/p>\n

This Week\u2019s Top Earner \u2013 \u2018Aladdin\u2019<\/span><\/h2>\n

Audiences were one jump ahead of expectations this week, giving <\/span>Aladdin <\/span><\/i><\/a>(Disney) a whopping $90.4 million opening weekend in North America ($112.7 million if you count Memorial Day). Like <\/span>Avengers: Endgame<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Aladdin <\/span><\/i>was helped greatly by a massive release, as it debuted in over 4,400 theaters. <\/span><\/p>\n

This will be another big hit for Disney, because worldwide, <\/span>Aladdin <\/span><\/i>has already amassed $233.7 million off of a reported budget of $183 million. Diamond in the rough, indeed. <\/span>Aladdin <\/span><\/i>also has the distinction of being the fifth highest grossing movie to debut over Memorial Day Weekend, behind <\/span>Fast & Furious 6<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>X-Men: The Last Stand<\/span><\/i>, the fourth <\/span>Indiana Jones <\/span><\/i>movie (this exists?), and <\/span>Pirates of the Caribbean: At World\u2019s End<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Second Place \u00a0\u2013 \u2018John Wick: Chapter 3 \u2013 Parabellum\u2019<\/span><\/h2>\n

Now in its second week, <\/span>John Wick 3 <\/span><\/i><\/a>(Lionsgate) managed to secure the #2 spot with $24.6 million domestically, keeping its massively successful momentum going strong with a global total of $182 million. Taking Memorial Day into account, the film actually made $31 million in North America, guaranteeing that Keanu Reeves will reload for another outing. In fact, we even have a release date<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And Third \u00a0\u2013 \u2018Avengers: Endgame\u2019<\/span><\/h2>\n

Disney\u2019s other summer tentpole in theaters right now fell to #3 in its fifth week at the box office, making $17.2 million domestically ($22.3 million including Memorial Day). Avengers: Endgame<\/em><\/a> film lost over 400 theaters to make way for Prince Ali, but it\u2019s still hot on the heels of\u00a0<\/span>Avatar <\/span><\/i>to become the highest grossing film ever, as it\u2019s now at $2.68 billion worldwide. We\u2019ll just have to wait and see if audiences keep assembling as more competition (from Disney, no less) enters the summer box office.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Pok\u00e9mon Detective Pikachu<\/span><\/i> (Warner Bros) fell just one spot to #4 with a Memorial Day weekend domestic total of $17.2 million, accounting for a sizable worldwide gross of $358.1 million in just its third week. That means <\/span>Detective Pikachu <\/span><\/i>is already the second highest grossing video game adaptation movie of all time, just about $10 million or so behind Paramount\u2019s <\/span>Lara Croft: Tomb Raider <\/span><\/i>from 2001.<\/span><\/p>\n

And now we get to the bad news. This week\u2019s two original new films (so not based on any existing IP) debuted with almost no fanfare despite good reviews and a wide release schedule. <\/span>Brightburn <\/span><\/i>(Sony) opened at #5 with $9.5 million domestically (Memorial Day included), and <\/span>Booksmart <\/span><\/i>(Annapurna) made just $8.6 million. For context, some of the only other Memorial Day weekend openers that made this kind of money go back to the ’80s and ’90s with films like <\/span>Encino Man<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Super Mario Brothers<\/span><\/i>, and <\/span>Brewster\u2019s Millions<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

(Note: the rest of the releases mentioned below include Memorial Day in their domestic box office totals for the weekend.) <\/span><\/p>\n

A Dog\u2019s Journey <\/span><\/i>(Universal) fell three spots to #7 with just $5.5 million in its second week. That\u2019s pretty rough considering it\u2019s in nearly 800 more theaters than <\/span>Brightburn <\/span><\/i>and <\/span>Booksmart<\/span><\/i>, though the majority of the blame can likely be placed on <\/span>Aladdin <\/span><\/i>for bringing in more families.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Hustle<\/span><\/i> (MGM)<\/span> fell three spots to #8, making $4.7 million in its third weekend after losing 700 theaters. But the caper film has made $67 million worldwide off of a low reported budget of $21 million, making this one a surprisingly modest moneymaker for MGM and United Artists.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Intruder <\/span><\/i>(Screen Gems) fell three spots to #9 with $2.9 million after a month at the box office. The PG-13 thriller has earned $33.3 million worldwide off of a reported budget of just $8 million, with the vast majority of that total counting as domestic box office. Not a breakout film, by any stretch, but it\u2019s still a solid win for the studio.<\/span><\/p>\n

And last we have <\/span>Long Shot<\/span><\/i> (Lionsgate), which fell three spots to #10 with $2.1 million after a month of release (and losing another 756 theaters). The political romantic comedy will be lucky if it breaks even, as it\u2019s only earned $39.4 million off of a reported budget of $40 million, which doesn\u2019t include marketing costs.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Sun Is Also a Star <\/span><\/i>(Warner Bros) just couldn\u2019t keep the chemistry going. It fell off the Top 10 in its second week with just $1 million domestically, falling below <\/span>Dumbo <\/span><\/i>at #11 (which is in its 9th week). It\u2019s only made $4.9 million worldwide so far, which is a little over half of its low reported budget of $9 million.<\/span><\/p>\n

Poms <\/span><\/i>(STX) fell to #13 in its third weekend, but it\u2019s managed to eke out $12.3 million domestically to get past its reported budget of $10 million. But <\/span>UglyDolls<\/span><\/i> (STX) faces a worse fate, dropping to #14 after a month at the box office with a worldwide total of $20.4 million, less than half its reported budget of $40 million.<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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