Weekend Box Office Roundup

Weekend Box Office Top 10:

JUMANJI is #1 for the first weekend of the new year, with $36M (Million), bringing the domestic total to $244.3M, and the global haul to an impressive $519.3M and climbing. With a budget of $90M plus marketing, the film is wildly profitable for Sony, and the likely start of a rebooted franchise.

INSIDIOUS: THE LAST KEY opened at #2 above expectations with $29.2M domestic, and a worldwide debut of $49.3M. Produced for just $10M plus marketing, the film is already profitable after the first weekend, as the Blumhouse brand proves to be as potent to horror audiences as Marvel or Pixar to their fanbases. STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI fell to #3 with $23.5M, a domestic haul of $572.5M, and worldwide stands at a massive $1.2 Billion, the top film to be released in 2017, albeit looking to finish with only 67% of what THE FORCE AWAKENS earned. While a great number by any stretch, it is below expectations given the wild overperforming of the previous trilogy installment. THE GREATEST SHOWMAN is #4 with $13.8M, sliding only -11% from last weekend for an amazing hold. The domestic total is now $75.9M, and worldwide stands at $150M. Produced for $84M plus marketing, the film has a ways to go before it is profitable, but looks like it can get there. PITCH PERFECT 3 is #5 with $10.2M, a domestic total of $85.9M, and a global total of $140.9M. Produced for just $45M plus marketing, the film is already profitable for Universal, and a nice trilogy capper. FERDINAND is #6 with $7.7M, a domestic total of $70.4M, and a worldwide total of $183.3M. Produced for $111M plus marketing, the film looks like it will not be profitable, but could hit the break-even point for Fox. MOLLY'S GAME is #7 after expanding, hitting $7M for the weekend, a good number for this film which now stands at a total of $14.2M. DARKEST HOUR is #8 with $6.3M, bringing the domestic total to $28.3M, and worldwide to $35M, a good result for this historical drama which is riding awards buzz for star Gary Oldman. COCO is #9 with $5.5M, a domestic total of $192M, and a worldwide haul of $589M. No doubt the film will break past the $200M mark domestic and over $600M worldwide, a great result for Disney and Pixar. ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD is #10 with $3.5M, and a total of just $20M as the film fades fast, a disappointing result despite a key awards nomination for Christopher Plummer. Next weekend is a crowded frame with PADDINGTON 2, THE COMMUTER, PROUD MARY, and the expansion of THE POST.