{"id":9469,"date":"2019-07-22T14:38:28","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T21:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog-proxy.atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/?p=9469"},"modified":"2019-08-05T11:15:27","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T18:15:27","slug":"box-office-insider-lion-king-scores-roaring-debut-endgame-tops-all-time-box-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/box-office-insider-lion-king-debut-avengers-endgame-all-time-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Box Office Insider: \u2018Lion King\u2019 Scores Roaring Debut; \u2018Endgame\u2019 Tops All-Time Box Office"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each week on <\/span>Atom Insider<\/span><\/i>, we break down the box office numbers for all of the biggest films opening in theaters. This week, Disney\u2019s photorealistic computer-animated remake lived up to high expectations, especially overseas. And <\/span>Avengers: Endgame <\/span><\/i>finally surpassed <\/span>Avatar <\/span><\/i>to become the highest-grossing film of all time, earning $2.79 billion at the box office to date.<\/span><\/p>\n

This Week\u2019s Top Earner \u2013 \u2018The Lion King\u2019<\/span><\/h2>\n

The lion usurped Spider-Man\u2019s throne this week, opening with $185 million domestically. It had the widest release in North America ever (4,725 theaters), enough to make this the most successful opening weekend of all time for a remake (let alone one made by Disney), as well as the 9th highest-grossing opening weekend domestically, just shy of <\/span>Avengers: Age of Ultron<\/span><\/i> ($191.2 million).<\/span><\/p>\n

Overseas, <\/span>The Lion King <\/span><\/i><\/a>was a stampede of success, earning $269 million over the weekend and $346 million overall in global markets. Its total box office now amounts to an impressive $536.8 million after just 10 days of release.<\/span><\/p>\n

Second Place\u00a0 \u2013 \u2018Spider-Man: Far From Home\u2019<\/span><\/h2>\n

Now in its third week of release, <\/span>Spider-Man: Far From Home<\/span><\/i><\/a> (Sony) dropped a harsh 53.7% with $21 million domestically ($319.6 million total). It\u2019s quickly crawling up to $1 billion worldwide, however, as it now counts $970.7 million, the highest gross ever for a solo Spider-Man film. Domestically, <\/span>Far From Home<\/span><\/i> will almost certainly surpass <\/span>Spider-Man: Homecoming <\/span><\/i>and <\/span>Spider-Man 3<\/span><\/i> by August, but this spider will need eight legs if it wants to catch all the way up to the first <\/span>Spider-Man<\/span><\/i>, which finished at $403.7 million.<\/span><\/p>\n

And Third\u00a0 \u2013 \u2018Toy Story 4\u2019<\/span><\/h2>\n

Disney and Pixar\u2019s <\/span>Toy Story 4<\/span><\/i><\/a> lost even more theaters than last week (460), but it still only dropped 30.3%, making $14.6 million in its fifth week of release. It needs to make another $140 million to hit the $1 billion mark, becoming the fourth Pixar film to do so. Domestically, it finally surpassed <\/span>Inside Out<\/span><\/i> to become the fourth highest Pixar film in North America, but it\u2019s still another $30 million away from beating <\/span>Finding Nemo <\/span><\/i>to become the fourth highest-grossing Pixar film worldwide (not adjusting for inflation).<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Crawl <\/span><\/i>(Paramount) dropped just one spot to #4 with $6 million domestically, pushing its modest worldwide total to $33.7 million after two weeks at the box office. But <\/span>Stuber<\/span><\/i> (Fox) dropped two spots to #6, allowing <\/span>Yesterday <\/span><\/i>(Universal) to remain at #5 with $5.1 million after a month at the box office. <\/span>Stuber <\/span><\/i>has only made $21.3 million worldwide so far, and it will need another $10-20 million to break even on its production and marketing budget, we\u2019re estimating.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yesterday<\/span><\/i>, by comparison, has proven to be a slow burn for audiences, as it\u2019s about to hit $100 million worldwide off of a reported $26 million budget. <\/span>Aladdin <\/span><\/i>(Disney) has had a similarly strong endurance this summer, earning another $3.8 million domestically and landing at #7 on the Top 10 after nine weeks at the box office. At $988.8 million worldwide, the film is just days or perhaps a week away from hitting $1 billion.<\/span><\/p>\n

Annabelle Comes Home <\/span><\/i>(Warner Bros) fell one spot to #8 with $2.6 million, a sharp 52.7% drop after just a month at the box office. And <\/span>Midsommar <\/span><\/i>(A24) is seeing nightfall rather early at #9, making just $1.59 million in its third week after losing 1,602 theaters.<\/span><\/p>\n

At #10 is <\/span>The Secret Life of Pets 2<\/span><\/i>, which is about to fall off after seven weeks at the box office. It lost almost 1,000 theaters and made just $1.53 million for a worldwide total of $318.5 million, a massive gap of money away from its predecessor.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Men in Black: International <\/span><\/i>(Sony) was the only film to fall off the Top 10 thanks to <\/span>Lion King <\/span><\/i>being the only major release. But it dropped a massive six spots to #16 after being reduced to just 554 theaters in North America. The film was outgrossed this weekend by <\/span>Avengers: Endgame<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>The Farewell<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>The Art of Self-Defense<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Rocketman<\/span><\/i>, and <\/span>John Wick: Chapter 3<\/span><\/i>, with the latter two having been in theaters for weeks longer.<\/span><\/p>\n

The MIB film is winding down its run at just $245.3 million worldwide, the lowest gross ever for one of these films and far below the box office needed to break even due to marketing costs.<\/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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