Weekend Box Office Roundup

Weekend Box Office Top 10:

BLACK PANTHER is #1 again for the third weekend in a row, earning an impressive $65.7M (Million) to bring the domestic total to $501M, and the global haul to $897M, with China opening this next weekend. The film will be making a play now for the top domestic Marvel release, and could become their third biggest release ever globally, before INFINITY WAR arrives in April. By next weekend, the film will cross the billion mark, with more to come.

RED SPARROW opened at #2 with an okay start of $17M domestic, and $43.5M worldwide. Produced for $69M, the film will need a lot more than that to become profitable. With a reported $20M salary for the film, Jennifer Lawrence was by and large the center of the marketing campaign, and this will be the first real test of her ability to bring in audiences on her own in a mainstream studio film. DEATH WISH opened at #3 also with merely an okay launch of $13M, with international yet to roll out. Produced for $30M plus marketing, the film will have to rely on global to be profitable, as Bruce Willis hasn't starred in a theatrical release since 2013. GAME NIGHT is #4 with $10.7M, a decline of just -37%, to bring the domestic total to $33.5M, and global is just shy of the $50M mark. Produced for $37M plus marketing, the film will easily hit break-even territory, and should find itself moderately profitable in its theatrical run. PETER RABBIT is #5 with $10M, declining only -21%, for a domestic total now of $84M, and an early $101M worldwide. Produced for $50M plus marketing, this one will definitely be profitable for Sony. ANNIHILATION slid to #6 with $5.6M, and a total of only $20.6M. The film cost $40M plus marketing for Paramount, but the studio sold all international rights to Netflix for an undisclosed sum, mitigating their exposure. JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE is #7 with $4.5M, a domestic total of $393.2M, and $928.9M globally. It cannot be stressed enough how big a box office success this film has been, with a $90M budget plus marketing, making it one of Sony's most profitable films ever. FIFTY SHADES FREED is #8 with $3.3M, a domestic take of $95.5M, and $346.1M globally. With a budget of $55M plus marketing, the film has been tremendously profitable for Universal, along with the rest of the trilogy, which has now earned around $1.3 Billion worldwide between all three films. THE GREATEST SHOWMAN is #9 with $2.6M, a domestic total of $164.6M, and $375.8M worldwide, which notably makes it Hugh Jackman's biggest non-Wolverine/X-Men film ever. EVERY DAY is #10 with $1.5M, and a total of $5.2M. It was said the film needed to hit the $9-10M range for Orion to count it as a success, but it looks like this one will fall just shy of that mark. Next weekend sees releases for Disney's A WRINKLE IN TIME, horror sequel THE STRANGERS: PREY AT NIGHT, and disaster/action film THE HURRICANE HEIST, all hoping to connect with their respective audiences, as Black Panther will continue his reign.