What did you see this weekend?
Sunday, June 23, 2019 at 1:32PM | Weekend Box Office Estimates June 21st-23rd (UPDATED WITH ACTUALS) 🔺 = New or Expanding / ★ = Highly Recommended |
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| W I D E |
PLATFORM / SPECIALTY TITLES |
 Toy Story 4 |
 Last Black Man in San Francisco |
| 1 🔺 Toy Story 4 $120.9 *NEW* on 4575 screens |
1🔺 The Dead Don't Die $1.1 (cum. $4.7) on 690 screens REVIEW |
| 2 🔺 Child's Play $14 *NEW* on 3007 screens REVIEW |
2 🔺 Pavarotti $431k (cum. $1) on 135 screens |
| 3 Aladdin $13.2 (cum. $288.5) on 3435 screens REVIEW, 1992 RETROSPECTIVE |
3 🔺 The Last Black Man in San Francisco $410k (cum. $1.3) on 72 screens REVIEW ★ |
| 4 Men in Black International $10.7 (cum. $52.6) on 4224 screens REVIEW |
4 🔺 Echo in the Canyon $225k (cum. 1.1) on 81 screens |
| 5 Secret Life of Pets 2 $10.2 (cum. $117.5) on 3804 screens REVIEW |
5 Biggest Little Farm $164k (cum. $3.2) on 134 screens |
| 6 Rocketman $5.6 (cum. $77.2) on 2414 screens REVIEW ★ |
6 🔺 Wild Rose $52k *NEW* on 4 screens |
What did you see this week?
• True to the overstated but possibly real 'franchise fatigue' of summer 2019, Toy Story 4 opened lower than both studio and analyst's expectations though $118 million is still a hefty opening tally, and the third best of the year (Disney has the top four openings all to themselves). Meanwhile Child's Play also fell short of expectations continuing the trend. If only some original film would break out we could view it as people being tired of sequels and franchises, but it's probably not that as they're not seeking out anything new instead. Speaking of franchise fatigue, Godzilla: King of Monsters managed to inch over the $100 million mark this weekend. But with a budget of $170 million (not including P&A) that's still rough waters for the iconic kaiju to swim in.
• In platform releases, The Last Black Man in San Francisco and the music docs Echo in the Canyon and Pavarotti continued to do well all three crossing the $1 million mark this weekend.
• The new titles not listed above included Anna, earning $3.6 million its opening weekend, the documentaries Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am, A Bigger Splash (a rerelease of the art doc classic) and The Quiet One earning $48k, $18k, and $10k respectively.
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Reader Comments (27)
Interesting... No news of Streep's 70th birthday!?
I saw Rocketman, finally, which I was just so-so on. Having never seen BoRhap, I wonder if part if the reason people flipped for Rocketman is because they know how bad it could be. At any rate, I loved Taran.
And I rewatched The Age of Innocence for the first time since 1993 and loved it. I love how an entire movie is happening offscreen with May, but both Newland and Scorsese are so infatuated with Ellen, they pay it no mind.
Saw the Morrison doc which disappointed me for not delving deeper into the life and work of its subject.
"If only some original film would break out we could view it as people being tired of sequels and franchises, but it's probably not that as they're not seeking out anything new instead."
I'd actually argue that even without a new film breakout, the level of oxygen being sucked out the room because of franchise domination is insane. Remember when Disney only released one tentpole animated film a year? Now they've released two computer generated/live action remakes four months and have two more coming. I've wanted to go the movies, but whenever I check what's playing I end up wanting to stream Fleabag again
Happy End by Michael Haneke and a re-watch of Fools Rush In (underrated!)
I wouldn't get too hopeless yet...only originals that should've done better didn't exactly look "original" from their trailers. I really liked Long Shot but it was basically Knocked Up + politics - baby, and Booksmart looked like a dozen other teen comedies. From the POV of casual moviegoers anyway.
I saw Child's Play (which was surprisingly solid in my opinion) and The Dead Don't Die (enjoyable, but messy).
I have All About Eve from Netflix currently, and am trying to work up the energy to watch it.
Finally saw BOOKSMART which was pretty solid. I thought it’d be funnier, but the cast (especially the leads) really sell everything and made me want more stories with them.
Toy Story 4 was completely unnecessary. They went full circle and totally nailed the third part. It should have stayed that way.
Rewatched "Broadcast News", which is amazing - watched it every 1-2 weeks since I rediscovered it in March.
Went to see a drag show production of "Cinderfella" which incorporated the Rodgers & Hammerstein, Disney, and "Into The Woods" Cinderella numbers into their lip-sync version, and it was a pleasure.
I'm throwing in a mention for Christina Applegate in Dead to Me. It wasn't a perfect show, but she was aces in it.
"Last Black Man in SF" is sooo good. Best seen on a big screen for the lovely lensing. See it soon!
I watched "Sons and Lovers" on DVD this weekend for the smackdown. Why did nobody tell me how hot young Dean Stockwell is? I've never seen a cribbage game filled with such sexual tension before!!
Does anyone know where I can catch "The Dark at the Top of the Stairs" to complete my 1960 Smackdown homework?
All About Eve was on TCM today, so of course I watched it again. So infinitely quotable. So impeccably acted. Definitely one of my all-time favorite Best Picture winners. I feel like it isn't quite as revered as some others because it's a "woman's picture", so much so, I wonder if it would even win in a different era.
I didn't want to watch Toy Story 4 after the first look of the trailer but i watch it because was my nephew's 7th birthday. I had few expectations but i like it so much. I'm not a huge fan of the saga (I prefer Megamind or the Aardman films) but i really think that is as good as the previous films: entertaining and funny with sweet tenderness.
I didn't want to watch Toy Story 4 after the first look of the trailer but i watch it because was my nephew's 7th birthday. I had few expectations but i like it so much. I'm not a huge fan of the saga (I prefer Megamind or the Aardman films) but i really think that is as good as the previous films: entertaining and funny with sweet tenderness.
@val - you are my kind of cinephile.
Rebecca -- i wanna see this drag show!
Val -- you're so right. it's shocking sometimes to see how women's pictures became less embraced over the decades as if women became less respected instead of more after the social changes of the 60s and 70s.
SFOTroy: the full movie is on YouTube.
I would have really liked to have seen the restoration of "A Bigger Splash". Alas.
@nathaniel - if you're in Seattle check out the Mimosas cabaret at the unicorn, previous musical they did was "Mean Girls".
I saw Booksmart and I LOVE IT!!!!
Mike in Canada and SFo Troy - is it? All I can find is a regional theater production.
Dave S. - I found it by googling "Dark at the Top of the Stairs 1960" and pressing "Videos". About the 3rd or 4th down there's a website "ok.ru" so it's probably pretty dodgy as far as copyright laws go, but I did get to see the whole movie, so I'm not complaining.
Big Little Lies is the closest thing we have to The Women. It makes me so angry - angry! - that there is such little studio interest in the female audience.
I saw nothing new- and yes I'm tired all these pointless sequels and remakes (Are you listening Mr Spielberg) in the old days movies were remade because of improved technology silent into sound, black and white into wide screen and color or because the censors had not allowed the story to be told honestly- but now we get remakes for no obvious reason- do we really need "The Lion King" with hyper real animals- and what will Spielberg bring to a new "West Side Story"? PoliVamp watch "All About Eve" a true film classic with top rate acting, directing and screenplay
"Toy Story 4" was fine and fun, but necessary? I don't really think so.
I totally LOVED "Toy Story 4." Will see it again. Just wonderful in every way.