The 10-Figure Club

Sony reached $1B on Sunday, with a total now just over that mark at $1.001B. They become the fourth studio of the year to reach the billion-dollar mark. Disney reached it on Sunday, April 28; Universal reached it on Friday, August 16, and Warner Bros. on Sunday, September 8.

A Rare Reversal

For Sunday’s studio weekend estimates, Warner Bros.’ Joker led with $18.9M over Disney’s fantasy sequel Maleficent: Mistress of Evil with $18.5M.

But by the time Monday afternoon’s weekend actuals were revealed, those top two had reversed in order. Maleficent was now on top with $19.36M, slightly ahead of Joker with $19.24M.

A switch on top from Sunday estimates to weekend actuals is rare, but it does occasionally happen, on average about once or maybe twice a year.

With only 0.63% difference between the top two films, that’s the closest difference between the top two titles since only 0.20% separated Kingsman: The Golden Circle and It on September 29 – October 1, 2017.

New Releases

Several new films entered the marketplace this weekend. All finished about in line with pre-release expectations, though none were projected to contend for any of the top three slots at the box office.

STX’s horror thriller Countdown counted up to a fifth place start of $8.8M.

Sony’s action drama Black and Blue was not feeling blue in sixth place with $8.3M, in line with pre-release expectations. [Read our interview with Black and Blue director Deon Taylor here.]

101 Studios’ historical drama The Current War, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Thomas Edison, failed to light up the box office with a ninth place start of $2.6M. However, it was only playing on 1,022 screens, which hurt its reach.

According to estimates from the studio, the Current audience was 55% male and 65% older than 35. It was also an educated audience, with 85% having a college degree or more.

The smaller films

In limited release, Fox Searchlight’s historical comedy Jojo Rabbit hopped to $1.04M on 55 screens in its second weekend, for an $18,983 average.

Neon’s thriller Parasite earned $1.81M on 129 screens, for a $14,100 average. That was good for 12th place.

Warner Bros.’ musical documentary starring Bruce Springsteen, Western Stars, took the thunder road to $560K on 537 screens, for a $1,043 average. When including preview grosses, the film has now earned just a hair over $1M.

How’d This Weekend Compare?

Total box office this weekend was $102.4M. That’s -25.7% below last weekend and -3.1% below this same weekend last year, when Halloween led for a second frame with $31.4M.

The Year So Far

Year-to-date box office stands at $9.07B. That’s -6.0% behind this same date last year, down from -5.5% after last weekend.

Monday’s Weekend Actuals (Domestic)

FRI, OCT. 25 – SUN, OCT. 27

Note: as of this writing, the number listed below for both Jesus is King and MET Opera: Massenet Manon are still studio weekend estimates, since their weekend actuals have not yet been reported.

WIDE (1000+) # TITLE WEEKEND LOCATIONS AVG. TOTAL WKS. DIST. 1 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil $19,369,877 -48% 3,790 0 $5,111 $66,245,035 2 Disney 2 Joker $19,248,035 -34% 3,936 -154 $4,890 $277,931,557 4 Warner Bros. 3 The Addams Family $12,006,007 -26% 4,207 105 $2,854 $73,101,705 3 United Artists Releasing 4 Zombieland: Double Tap $11,817,487 -56% 3,468 0 $3,408 $47,217,760 2 Sony Pictures 5 Countdown $8,865,082 — 2,675 — $3,314 $8,865,082 1 STX Entertainment 6 Black and Blue $8,376,846 — 2,062 — $4,062 $8,376,846 1 Sony / Screen Gems 7 Gemini Man $4,065,502 -51% 3,008 -634 $1,352 $43,407,915 3 Paramount Pictures 8 The Current War $2,633,717 — 1,022 — $2,577 $2,633,717 1 101 Studios 9 Abominable $2,085,225 -41% 2,196 -451 $950 $56,903,820 5 Universal Pictures 10 Downton Abbey $1,949,545 -37% 1,658 -600 $1,176 $92,256,175 6 Focus Features 11 Judy $1,218,301 -42% 1,131 -287 $1,077 $21,551,677 5 Roadside Attractions / LD Entertainment 12 MET Opera: Massenet Manon $1,087,000 — 1,000 — $1,087 $1,087,000 1 Fathom Events 13 It Chapter Two $683,952 -53% 1,101 -427 $621 $210,758,107 8 Warner Bros 14 Once Upon a Time In Hollywood $555,845 747% 1,674 1599 $332 $140,428,363 14 Sony Pictures 15 Scary Stories to Tell In The Dark $534,136 285% 1,567 1348 $341 $68,711,623 12 CBS Films / Lionsgate

LIMITED (100 — 999) # TITLE WEEKEND LOCATIONS AVG. TOTAL WKS. DIST. 1 The Lighthouse $3,029,959 608% 586 578 $5,171 $3,610,446 2 A24 2 Parasite $1,826,424 47% 129 96 $14,158 $4,113,934 3 NEON 3 Housefull 4 $904,808 — 315 — $2,872 $904,808 1 FIP 4 Jesus is King $862,000 — 372 — $2,317 $862,000 1 IMAX 5 Hustlers $856,962 -58% 914 -661 $938 $103,561,824 7 STX Entertainment 6 Western Stars $560,282 — 537 — $1,043 $1,000,282 2 Warner Bros. 7 Pain and Glory $398,417 -6% 117 50 $3,405 $1,653,720 4 Sony Pictures Classics 8 Ad Astra $276,326 -66% 325 -471 $850 $49,313,893 6 20th Century Fox 9 Rambo: Last Blood $207,532 -63% 436 -494 $476 $44,536,318 6 Lionsgate 10 The Lion King $146,583 -46% 199 -126 $737 $543,187,716 15 Walt Disney Pictures 11 Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice $144,677 -26% 134 -13 $1,080 $3,775,509 8 Greenwich Entertainment 12 Jexi $129,748 -89% 322 -2010 $403 $6,449,670 3 Lionsgate / CBS / Entertainment One 13 The Peanut Butter Falcon $116,915 -45% 166 -82 $704 $20,080,446 12 Roadside Attractions 14 Angel Has Fallen $64,195 -35% 148 -20 $434 $69,002,336 10 Lionsgate 15 Toy Story 4 $62,434 -31% 121 -24 $516 $433,804,674 19 Disney 16 Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw $55,560 -41% 114 -73 $487 $173,788,145 13 Universal Pictures 17 Overcomer $54,622 -34% 125 -21 $437 $34,578,837 10 Sony Pictures 18 Good Boys $52,165 -49% 113 -77 $462 $83,062,270 11 Universal Pictures