"Pan" Sinks. "Steve Jobs" Sizzles.
Sunday, October 11, 2015 at 2:22PM It's your weekend box office report. Both The Martian and The Intern experienced small drops from their previous weekends, reminding everyone that Matt Damon and Anne Hathaway, who co-starred in Interstellar just last year, have always been fairly bankable. Their takes also indicate good word of mouth and leggy runs ahead in future weeks. The news was not good for Hugh Jackman and Pan however, perhaps reminding us that not every movie star can remain bankable when they're buried in silly makeup and made to look unlike themselves - not everyone can be Johnny Depp who people (for whatever reason) like to see buried in cartoonish makeup. Curiously Johnny Depp also once made a bad Peter Pan picture but that's another story...
BOX OFFICE WIDE
800+ screens (Oct 9th-11th)
01 The Martian $37 (cum. $108.7) Podcast, Matt's foot-in-mouth tour
02 Hotel Transylvania 2 $20.3 (cum. $116.8) Tim on the director Genny Tartakovsky
03 Pan $15.5 NEW Peter Pan Movies
04 The Intern $8.6 (cum. $49.5) Review
05 Sicario $7.3 (cum. $26.7) Podcast, Emily Blunt
06 Maze Runner: Scorch Trials $5.2 (cum. $70.6)
07 The Walk $3.6 (cum. $6.3) Review
08 Black Mass $3.1 (cum. $57.5)
09 Everest $3 (cum. $38.2)
10 The Visit $2.4 (cum. $61)
Jason reminds us, with sound reasoning, not to cry for Garrett Hedlund despite another massive flop (Pan) on his hands.
BOX OFFICE LIMITED (excluding prev. wide)
(Oct 9th-11th)
01 Ladrones (375 screens) $1.3 NEW
02 He Named Me Malala (689 screens) $.6 (cum. $.7)
03 99 Homes (689 screens) $.6 (cum. $.8) The return of Andrew Garfield Review
04 Steve Jobs (4 screens) $.5 NEW Review
05 Goodbye Mr Loser (51 screens) $.3 NEW
06 Grandma (205 screens) $.2 (cum. $6.2) Poster Blurb, Lily Tomlin's Filmography, Review
07 Goodnight Mommy (86 screens) $.1 (cum. $.6) Interview, Oscar Submission
08 Freeheld (51 screens) $.1 (cum. $.1)
09 Learning to Drive (71 screens) $.06 (cum. $3.2)
10 Labyrinth of Lies (16 screens) $.05 (cum. $.09) Interview, Review, Beauty Break
Meanwhile in select cities, business was solid for the heavily promoted human rights documentary He Named Me Malala and crazy robust for the Oscar Best Picture hopeful Steve Jobs which racked up some of the highest per screen averages ever in extremely limited release. The Michael Fassbender led drama goes wide next week.
Sadly, there continued to be a lack of interest in Julianne Moore & Ellen Page's lesbian drama Freeheld. It's grossed a tiny $140,00ish to date, despite four very well liked actors (Michael Shannon & Steve Carell are in the supporting roles). In truth the buzz hasn't been good on it (apart from a few vocal supporters) but still... I feel the guilt about not having seen it yet. In my defense, I have been totally sick as previously documented, so what little leave the house energy I've had has gone to the NYFF.
What did you see this weekend? Was it money well spent?
Reader Comments (24)
The Martian. Jokey and entertaining, if a little long. I really don't like movies where the characters read emails out aloud, but it has good moments and audience liked it.
Macbeth. Very disappointing, a dirge. Loud, monotone- the director's fault, I think.
Most powerful moments had no dialogue, Macbeth's 2nd journey to see the witches, Lady Macbeth walking through an abandoned camp.
Stunning looking though with a hilarious final shot
The marketing for Freeheld is gag-worthy (#loveislove) and the story looks by-the-numbers. Is it possible that it could be so behind the times?
I FINALLY saw Clouds of Sils-Maria and Juliette Binoche left me reeling. I don't agree with the superlative descriptions of her performance, but her absence in the end of the film left a void that made me realize how powerful her presence was.
@BD: I thought Freeheld felt just as dated and trite as it's marketing... Maybe even moreso. Nothing about it was topical or timely at all.
Also re Macbeth, I just realised it's the 2nd time this year where I've been like yup at the tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing monologue :(
I saw Carol at NYFF. I can't bring myself to express how I feel about it in words. The cumulative effect of the experience has been reverberating inside me for the past 24 hours. I need to take a few days to ruminate on it. I think I fell in love.
Mr Holmes: I think McKellen needs to be in the Caine position on the Oscar charts. A great performance.
The Walk: I wonder how much of the appeal of this movie (for me anyway) lies in how adorable JGL is. #body4days
Carol (twice), which I loved, The Assassin, which I admired, and Miles Ahead, which was disappointing despite Don Cheadle's obvious love for his subject.
Caught Sicario for a 2nd time and it was just as good. Villeneuve, Deakins, and the script all are working at a high level. (Not to mention the score!) I am holding out a tiny hope that Blunt, Del Toro (and more) get awards recognition. I have a feeling we may be looking at a sole cinematography nomination...
I cringed at the TV spot I saw for Freeheld yesterday. Way too message-y... they should frame it another way.
Monday: Room
Tuesday: Dheepan
Wednesday: Son of Saul
Today: Sicario
" Peter Pan" did not need a backstory
Closed out the NYFF with Assassin (loved it), Carol (SWOON), The Treasure (insightful), and De Palma (delightful). A great weekend - and fest - all around. Between TIFF and NYFF I was able to fit 38 movies into my annual fall movie binge, and I'm positively dizzy with all the great work going on around the world.
And though I'm going to need a few days off (at least) to recuperate, I'm also really excited that there are so many worthwhile movies already out or coming soon - my next few weeks will be filled catching up on The Martian, Sicario, Steve Jobs, Crimson Peak, and Bridge of Spies, and that's all very, very exciting.
Jaragon -- very few stories that were told well the first time need a backstory. it's like poison for the imagination. wish Hollywood could move on from using them as crutch.
I quite liked Finding Neverland thanks.
I knew nobody was going to be interested in "Pan" simply based on the trailer. I saw "Steve Jobs" and it was really good. With Mr. Fassbender's amazing performance and Sorkin's great script, you learn that Jobs had an IMAC where his heart ought to be,
I saw Carol (had feelings similar to Katey Rich- admiration but not outright love), Meru (an amazing ride), Steve Jobs (loved the acting, not the picture) and the Greek Oscar submission Xenia (hilariously all over the place, but heartfelt and definitely memorable).
Saw The Martian on Saturday and enjoyed it quite a bit. Definitely Ridley Scott's Best Film in a while. I used my Moviepass to get a ticket for Steve Jobs yesterday but because the trains ran slow, I got there just as the movie started and there were only front row seats left. Since I didn't actually pay to see the movie and I hate sitting in the front row, I bailed. What I saw looked good, though, so I'll just pay to see it sometime this week.
Daniel -- i actually do this at movies too. I will not sit in front row. would rather miss the movie. I feel like i'm not seeing the actual movie if the image is too distorted.
Nathaniel and Daniel- I remember me and my family had tickets to see Milk years ago at the AMC Loews Village 7 for like the 7 oclock show and we stupidly decided we didn't need to be early. It might have been opening weekend. We finally get to the theater and the only seats available were the ones in the front to the far left. They were so far left you literally couldn't even see the screen. My family don't usually love going to later films but we all agreed we had to go to the next showing. I don't know why they build seats where you can't see the screen. it was crazy. Any way your tidbit reminded me of that.
I saw Carol and Miles Ahead this weekend. Carol truly is excellent and needs time for me to let it breathe. I hate making this comparison cause it might be too obvious, but I felt the same way watching Carol as I did when I first saw Brokeback Mountain. It wasn't really just the subject matter, but more in the way that it was handled. Maybe it was the strong film making behind both films. Am i the only one that felt that way and I have to clarify it wasn't just the subject matter, but I'm sure it had something to do with it. Still comparing something to Brokeback Mountain isn't bad it was one of the best films of the last decade.
I saw and didn't hate Pan.
I saw Theeb, the Jordanian Oscar candidate. Pretty good, but not good enough, I think. And then I saw The Walk, which was rather cheesy and disappointing.
I saw Goodnight Mommy which was just flat-out fantastic. Even when I thought there was a mistake in the editing or script, it turned out to be deliberate. Silly me. My bf made a connection between it and The Babadook which makes sense on some thematic level but is definitely its own movie.
Nathaniel I totally agree - most idiot prequel/ sequels are only made to cash in on the original movie / book.