{"id":8236,"date":"2019-06-10T12:14:49","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T19:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog-proxy.atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/?p=8236"},"modified":"2019-06-10T12:14:49","modified_gmt":"2019-06-10T19:14:49","slug":"box-office-insider-secret-life-of-pets-2-flies-right-over-dark-phoenix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/box-office-insider-secret-life-of-pets-2-dark-phoenix-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Box Office Insider: \u2018Secret Life Of Pets 2\u2019 Flies Right Over \u2018Dark Phoenix\u2019"},"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, two big sequels to two big franchises went head to head, but did either of them really win?<\/span><\/p>\n

This Week\u2019s Top Earner \u2013 \u2018The Secret Life Of Pets 2\u2019<\/span><\/h2>\n

Get this. The animated family film that opened up in way more theaters than everything else won the box office weekend! And it\u2019s the sequel to a massively successful franchise starter! So…why does it feel like <\/span>The Secret Life of Pets 2 <\/span><\/i>is kind of a dud for Universal and Illumination? Well, it made $47.1 million in North America, which is below not just this film\u2019s projections, but also the projections for <\/span>Dark Phoenix<\/span><\/i>, which many suspected would be the top performer. The real kicker, though, is that the first <\/span>Secret Life of Pets<\/span><\/i> made double this amount three years ago on a similar release date with comparable competition. <\/span><\/p>\n

Pets 2 <\/span><\/i>likely won\u2019t lose money, of course. Its global total is looking strong at $97 million off of an $80 million budget. But Illumination has had a string of somewhat disappointing movies lately, mainly with sequels like <\/span>Despicable Me 3<\/span><\/i>. 2019 hasn\u2019t been kind to animated sequels in general, to be fair, as we\u2019ve seen with <\/span>How to Train Your Dragon 3 <\/span><\/i>and <\/span>The Lego Movie 2<\/span><\/i>. Are audiences just tired of these sequels, or is something even wackier going on? For now, the former appears more accurate.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Second Place \u00a0\u2013 \u2018Dark Phoenix\u2019<\/span><\/h2>\n

By far, <\/span>Dark Phoenix <\/span><\/i>(Fox) had the worst opening weekend of all 12 \u201cX-Men\u201d<\/span> movies and spinoffs, going all the way back to the first <\/span>X-Men <\/span><\/i>in 2000. It made $33 million domestically, over $20 million less than <\/span>The Wolverine<\/span><\/i>. And that\u2019s not even adjusting for inflation. Globally, the film is doing a bit better with a worldwide total to $140 million, but this $200 million film will need a miracle to make up its losses from expensive reshoots and marketing. <\/span><\/p>\n

If there was any doubt Marvel would scrap this continuity now that Disney owns the rights to these characters, it can probably be laid to rest at this point, and this may even push Disney to release <\/span>New Mutants <\/span><\/i>next year on streaming or VOD instead of in theaters. They\u2019ll probably keep the Deadpool character intact, but <\/span>Dark Phoenix <\/span><\/i>will likely be the last we see of Fox\u2019s \u201cX-Men\u201d universe before an eventual reboot of some kind.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And Third \u00a0\u2013 \u2018Aladdin\u2019<\/span><\/h2>\n

Now in its third week, Disney\u2019s live-action remake of <\/span>Aladdin <\/span><\/i>collected another $24.5 million domestically, making it one of the summer\u2019s biggest hits so far with $607.4 million worldwide. Guy Ritchie ain\u2019t never had a box office success like this. <\/span><\/p>\n

Last week, I pointed out that <\/span>Aladdin <\/span><\/i>would likely surpass <\/span>Grease <\/span><\/i>to become the second highest-grossing musical of all time, and that wish definitely came true. It will almost certainly maintain that spot for a while, since <\/span>Beauty and the Beast <\/span><\/i>(2017) sits pretty comfortably with a domestic haul of over $504 million.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Godzilla: King of the Monsters <\/span><\/i>(Warner Bros) was #1 last week, but it fell three spots to #4 and lost to <\/span>Aladdin<\/span><\/i> by a big margin, making only $15.5 million in North America. That\u2019s a monster-sized 67.5% drop, which is only the norm for blockbusters with massive opening weekends.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rocketman <\/span><\/i>(Paramount) fell two spots to #5 with $14 million, which is a bit rough for a film in over 3,600 theaters. It\u2019s performing admirably, however, with a worldwide total of $101.7 million in its second week against a $40 million budget.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ma <\/span><\/i>(Universal) is now at #6, dropping quite a bit with just $7.8 million in its second week. But it\u2019s made $40 million worldwide against a low $5 million budget, so in other words, Blumhouse has done it again.<\/span><\/p>\n

John Wick: Chapter 3 <\/span><\/i>(Lionsgate) dropped to #7 with $7.4 million. After a month at the box office, the summer\u2019s R-rated success story will wind down to an impressive $252.2 million and counting box office, the highest gross for any <\/span>John Wick <\/span><\/i>film by a long shot.<\/span><\/p>\n

Avengers: Endgame <\/span><\/i>(Marvel) squeezed another $4.8 million domestically in its seventh week, which means we\u2019ll probably see it fall off the Top 10 either next week or the week after. <\/span>Detective Pikachu <\/span><\/i>(Warner Bros) is facing the same fate in its fifth week at #9, but its worldwide total is wrapping up at around $411.1 million and counting.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last we have <\/span>Booksmart<\/span><\/i>, which will undoubtedly fall off the Top 10 next week. It only made $1.5 million in its third week after losing 1,384 theaters. Its run is finishing out at about $17 million (domestic only), well over its low $6 million budget.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Brightburn <\/span><\/i>(Screen Gems) dropped pretty far to #12, but its $26.7 million worldwide total will suffice for its $6 million budget. And <\/span>The Hustle<\/span><\/i> is finishing its surprisingly impressive 5-week run with $77.7 million worldwide, almost quadruple its $21 million production budget.<\/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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