{"id":8055,"date":"2019-06-03T11:51:40","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T18:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog-proxy.atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/?p=8055"},"modified":"2019-08-05T11:16:19","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T18:16:19","slug":"box-office-insider-godzilla-is-king-of-the-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/box-office-insider-godzilla-is-king-of-the-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Box Office Insider: \u2018Godzilla\u2019 Is King Of The Weekend"},"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, Godzilla breathed fire on the competition with a solid debut.<\/span><\/p>\n

This Week\u2019s Top Earner \u2013 \u2018Godzilla: King Of The Monsters\u2019<\/span><\/h2>\n

The sequel to <\/span>Godzilla <\/span><\/i>from 2014 made $49 million domestically in its opening weekend, which was enough for it to tower confidently over the competition. But that number is almost half the debut of the previous <\/span>Godzilla <\/span><\/i>film, and just below 2017\u2019s <\/span>Kong: Skull Island<\/span><\/i>, suggesting Warner Bros\u2019 \u201cMonsterverse\u201d of interconnected kaiju-based films might be losing interest with audiences.<\/span><\/p>\n

For context, <\/span>King of the Monsters <\/span><\/i><\/a>made less in its opening weekend than <\/span>Aladdin<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>John Wick 3<\/span><\/i>, and <\/span>Pok\u00e9mon Detective Pikachu <\/span><\/i>did in their opening weekends, the commonality being they all opened this month as well. Outside of 2019, <\/span>King of the Monsters <\/span><\/i>performed similarly to <\/span>Neighbors<\/span><\/i>, a May release from 2014. That said, the film is being carried by global ticket sales. Worldwide, it\u2019s managed to gross over $179 million, enough to overcome its reported production budget of $170 million.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Second Place \u00a0\u2013 \u2018Aladdin\u2019<\/span><\/h2>\n

Disney has another hit at its command. <\/span>Aladdin <\/span><\/i><\/a>dipped just one spot to #2 in its second weekend, making $42.3 million in North America. It\u2019s made $445.9 million globally, which means it\u2019s made almost $100 million more than <\/span>Dumbo <\/span><\/i>in just two weeks. This is great news for fans of Disney live-action remakes who want even more of these films coming down the pipeline, especially if <\/span>Lion King <\/span><\/i>proves to be even more successful later this summer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Aladdin <\/span><\/i>is also on its way to becoming the second highest-grossing musical of all time, domestically. It managed to beat out <\/span>The Greatest Showman<\/span><\/i> and is just a day or two away from making more than <\/span>Grease <\/span><\/i>from 1978. It almost certainly won\u2019t manage to unseat <\/span>Beauty and the Beast <\/span><\/i>(2017), another Disney live-action remake.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And Third \u00a0\u2013 \u2018Rocketman\u2019<\/span><\/h2>\n

It\u2019s a little bit funny…how well musical biopics are doing these days. Paramount\u2019s <\/span>Rocketman<\/span><\/i><\/a> didn\u2019t pull out show-stopping numbers, but its $25 million domestic debut and $56 million worldwide gross means this is one hell of an opening act. <\/span>Rocketman<\/span><\/i> won\u2019t come close to touching <\/span>Bohemian Rhapsody<\/span><\/i>, which finished its run at $903.6 million worldwide, but it had the fourth strongest opening weekend performance for a musical biopic domestically, behind <\/span>All Eyez on Me<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Bohemian Rhapsody<\/span><\/i>, and <\/span>Straight Outta Compton<\/span><\/i>, which all came out in the last several years.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

This weekend\u2019s other wide release was <\/span>Ma<\/span><\/i>, which debuted at #4 in a crowded box office fray. The Blumhouse horror thriller made $18.2 million domestically and $21 million worldwide, which is killer for a film that only cost $5 million, reportedly. <\/span>Ma <\/span><\/i>made around the same amount in its opening weekend as <\/span>Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Sinister<\/span><\/i>, and <\/span>The First Purge<\/span><\/i>, which are all fellow Blumhouse productions.<\/span><\/p>\n

John Wick: Chapter 3 <\/span><\/i>(Lionsgate) dropped three spots to #5, making $11.1 million in its third weekend. The Keanu Reeves action film has made an impressive $221.6 million worldwide off of a reported budget of $75 million.<\/span><\/p>\n

Avengers: Endgame <\/span><\/i>(Disney) dropped three spots to #6, and it\u2019s fading fast in its sixth weekend. The MCU film made just $7.8 million domestically, enough to bring its North American total to a colossal $815 million, which is still over $100 million away from beating the current record holder. Looks like both <\/span>Avatar <\/span><\/i>and <\/span>Star Wars: The Force Awakens <\/span><\/i>will hold on to their all-time box office status for now.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pok\u00e9mon Detective Pikachu <\/span><\/i>(Warner Bros) dropped three spots to #7 (you might sense a pattern at this point) with $6.6 million domestically. After a month at the box office, this new franchise starter has made $392.1 million worldwide, more than doubling its reported budget of $150 million.<\/span><\/p>\n

Looks like some word got around for <\/span>Booksmart <\/span><\/i>(Annapurna). It only fell two spots to #8 with $3.3 million domestically, beating out <\/span>Brightburn<\/span><\/i> (Sony) at #9 with $2.3 million. <\/span>Booksmart <\/span><\/i>has made $14.3 million total (without an international release), so its low reported budget of $6 million is looking like a saving grace for the studio. <\/span>Brightburn <\/span><\/i>has made about the same amount domestically (and has the same reported budget), but its international returns provide an additional $10 million to its total gross.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Hustle <\/span><\/i>(MGM) fell two spots to #10 with $1.3 million domestically, holding on to the Top 10 with all its might after a surprisingly steady month at the box office. Worldwide, the caper comedy has made $73.9 million against a reported $21 million budget. <\/span><\/p>\n

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

That was a quick trip for <\/span>A Dog\u2019s Journey <\/span><\/i>(Universal), which fell off the Top 10 in its third weekend after losing over 1,600 theaters and dropping four spots to #11. If only dogs had nine lives. <\/span>The Intruder <\/span><\/i>(Screen Gems) wrapped up its modest five-week run after losing half its theaters and dropping three spots to #12. And <\/span>Long Shot <\/span><\/i>(Lionsgate) fell five spots to #15 after losing almost all of its theaters. It\u2019s finishing its five-week run at about $42.1 million, barely more than its production budget and in the red when factoring in marketing costs.<\/span><\/p>\n

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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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