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[Lootpack]

The calm before the storm.

Looking ahead to March 2023 and that month is on track to be packed with heat. Scream 6, Creed 3, John Wick: Chapter 4, Shazam 2, and the Dungeons and Dragons flick that actually doesn’t look bad.

 

[Avisible Man]

The Rock can 'Smile' as 'Black Adam' Takes Apart the Competition 'Piece' by Piece; is the Number 'One Film:' Weekend Box Office Results (Nov. 4-6)​

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3 weekends, 3 first place finishes for Black Adam. This weekend saw a better than expected hold of -32.6% for $18.5M. That hold was better Hobbs and Shaw's third weekend drop of 43.9% which resulted in a $133.7M gross to date, at that point. At $137.3M, Black Adam is #10 at the Domestic Box Office this year. Next up are Uncharted and Elvis at $148.6M and $151M, respectively. Black Panther will likely push it down a spot after next weekend though. For now, Black Adam can celebrate being number one again and grossing $319.6M worldwide.

Black heroes winning either way.

Taking second place was newcomer One Piece Film: Red, with $9.4M. It now stands at $141.6M worldwide. After one weekend, this film is looking like it's in the black, not the red. Domestically, this Crunchyroll anime is well off the pace of Dragon Ball Super's $26.1M debut back in August, where it averaged $7K per theater compared to One Piece's $4K per theater. Dragon Ball had a Super 77.8% drop in its second weekend so we'll see how far this shyt falls next week.

Ticket to Paradise is looking like it has the golden touch. It only fell 13.6% as it grossed another $8.5M. Of course, that 13.6% decline was helped by the fact that it expanded to 4,066 theaters. Last weekend, it averaged $2,668 per theater compared to this weekend's $2,092. It's now totaled $46.7M domestically and $137.2M worldwide. Not a bad start for a Rom-Com. That's 32% behind The Lost City's $68.7M pace after 3 weekends. Both films are rom-coms with 2 big stars. Yeah, I'll take Bullock and Tatum over Roberts and Clooney.

Sorry, Julia. I always liked Sandra more.

Smile remained in 4th place with another $4M. It continues to hold well, only dropping 26.4% off of last weekend. It's now at $99.1M domestically after 6 weekends, jussssst missing out on the coveted $100M mark. It'll make it on Tuesday. It has crossed $200M worldwide with $202.9M. A huge achievement for an original horror movie that not even Paramount saw coming. Scream, which, for my money, is the best running horror franchise, "only" made $81.6M domestically and $140M worldwide.

Ghostface is coming for that ass in March.

Rounding out the top 5 was Prey for the Devil with ticket sales of $3.8M. It only fell 46.1% from it's debut weekend when it finished in 3rd place. That's a very good hold for a horror movie, particularly a middling one. That's grosses of $13.6M domestic and $18.1M worldwide after two weeks.

More what, Sister Ann? More money at the box office? Sister Ann, you're getting the blood of Chris flowing.

The one horror movie that I did watch was the Patriots - Colts game. It wasn't horrifying but it was horrible. It was a horror movie where nothing happened for long stretches and then we got a couple of nice kills with the blocked punt and my cousin Jonathan Jones with the pick-6. At the end, it was 26-3. There were bodies everywhere. It was like watching Pearl. Sorry, @Lootpack

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Notables Outside the Top Five ​

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Halloween Ends grossed another $1.4M and now stands at $102.9M worldwide. All 3 movies in the trilogy have now grossed $100M+ at the worldwide box office.

Terrifier 2 held strong with another $1.2M and now stands at $10M worldwide.

Oscar-bait movies Armageddon Time ($810K) and Tár ($670K) finished in 12th and 13th place.

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The Top Ten ​

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Rank​	Last Week​	Movie ​	Gross​	% +/- LW​	Theaters ​	Total Gross​	Weeks ​	Distributor ​
1	1	Black Adam	$18,520,299	-32.6%	3,985	$137,366,000	3	Warner Bros
2	New	One Piece Film: Red	$9,475,251		2,367	$9,475,251	1	Crunchyroll
3	2	Ticket to Paradise	$8,510,000	-13.6%	4,066	$46,734,120	3	Universal
4	4	Smile	$4,000,000	-26.4%	3,046	$99,107,075	6	Paramount
5	3	Prey for the Devil	$3,875,000	-46.1%	2,980	$13,643,710	2	Lionsgate
6	7	Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile	$3,360,132	+22.6%	3,005	$36,567,000	5	Sony
7	13	The Banshees of Inisherin	$2,001,900	+274.1%	895	$3,035,002	3	Searchlight Pictures
8	6	Till	$1,875,581	-31.6%	2,136	$6,583,015	4	United Artists
9	5	Halloween Ends	$1,400,000	-65.5%	2,929	$63,445,190	4	Universal
10	8	Terrifier 2	$1,220,625	-35.9%	1,245	$9,858,975		Bloody Disgusting

Catch y'all next week.

 

[humminbird]

what are the chances of black Adam getting to 450 at least

 

[Deltron]

prey for the devil still top 5

 

[Lootpack]

The one horror movie that I did watch was the Patriots - Colts game. It wasn't horrifying but it was horrible. It was a horror movie where nothing happened for long stretches and then we got a couple of nice kills with the blocked punt and my cousin Jonathan Jones with the pick-6. At the end, it was 26-3. There were bodies everywhere. It was like watching Pearl. Sorry, @Lootpack

Man I’d rather take my chances sitting through Amsterdam again, watch paint dry, or literally do anything else besides watching that game.

Smile should easily cross $100 mil before the next weekend. Grand dub for Paramount and they’re en route to kick ass again next year.

Todd Field ain’t drop a movie in over 15 years, I doubt he’s that mad over TÁR’s box office performance when it’s getting mass praise in other avenues. Gave it a watch last week as well. It’s a solid flick minus the underwhelming closer.

 

[Optimus Prime]

what are the chances of black Adam getting to 450 at least

needs China but looks like its banned

 

[jetflyinglimousineriding]

needs China but looks like its banned

Yikes, that's a major blow for it. I guess that 11/11 date someone mentioned got thrown in the bushes.

 

[Rekkapryde]

what are the chances of black Adam getting to 450 at least

Opens in China next weekend.

 

[Rekkapryde]

needs China but looks like its banned

Yikes, that's a major blow for it. I guess that 11/11 date someone mentioned got thrown in the bushes.

No it opens there next weekend.

edit: 'Black Adam' China Release In Doubt: Killed By Marvel Fans

What in the stannified fukk

 

[Rekkapryde]

i hope this shyt ain't true about internet MCU goofys because if so, this is ridiculous and opens up the door to so much other fukkery that it's nuts.

 

[Ironman]

I'm surprised China would've released Black Adam anyway fukk China Deadpool proved they're not necessary for box office success

 

[Won Won]

No it opens there next weekend.

edit: 'Black Adam' China Release In Doubt: Killed By Marvel Fans

What in the stannified fukk

Cosmic Book News is gamergate neckbeard MAGA trash

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

That was a good hold for Black Adam. Anywhere around $400M puts it around that Shazam/Eternals/Black Widow/Shang-Chi tier of recent superhero origins.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever should be able to get to $1B and beyond. it's not supposed to have an early Disney+ release.

 

[Avisible Man]

What's at the Movies this Weekend? Nov. 11-13​

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The moment is here when the Black Panther appear. Chadwick is gone; his spirit still there. I'm writing this with the new Nas bumping. What can I say? I'm a proud Jones, youngin. Hood2Hood, Brotha2Brotha, Cousin2Cousin.

BlackAdam2BlackPanther. Jackie Robinson 2 James Brown 2 Thurgood Marshall 2 T'Challa? Black excellence is the answer. It may be cliche: fukk cancer. Rest in power to the King. You'll forever do your thing. In the ethereal plane, yours is an eternal reign.

I can't sing, so while I'm locked in this body bing, I'ma do this rapping movie thing.

Like Wakanda, I can't rap forever. Playing in 4,396 theaters, boy you ain't clever. Get ya shyt together. Leave the rhyming to pros and stick with the prose.

Like I said before I was so rudely interrupted by that mothafukka who tried to stop my shine, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will be playing in 4,396 theaters this weekend. It'll actually be shown in 6 fewer theaters than Black Adam's widest release of 4,402. Thor: Love and Thunder's opened in 4,375 theaters. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness opened in 4,534.

The question is "will Black Panther 2 outgross Doctor Strange 2's $187.4M opening?" It sound like a tall task but not when you look at recent MCU openings. Black Panther opened with $202M in 2018 in 4,020 theaters. Thor: Love and Thunder opened with $144.1M. That was up from Ragnarok's $122.7M. I really don't see why it shouldn't do $190 to $200M. Maybe more. Whatay'all think? Let me know in the comments below like this is a fukkin YouTube video.

Do I even need to post the trailer? I'm sure you've seen it no less than 7 times by now. For posterity.



Ticket to Paradise will cross $50M.

Black Adam looks to get to the $150M mark. It currently sits at $141.5M. We'll see how much of it's shine Black Panther steals.

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile is closing in on $40M, as it sits at $37.4M.

Smile crossed $100M on Wednesday.

Speaking of horror, Halloween Ends, is this close to passing $65M domestically. It's grossed $63.8M so far in it's lackluster run.

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What's Playing ​

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Movie​	Distributor​	Theaters​	Previous Theaters​	Gross to Date​	Projection​
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever	Disney	4,396​	New​	New​	$170M -$205M
Ticket to Paradise	Universal	3,633​	4,066​	$49.5M​	$6M
Black Adam	Warner Bros.	3,603​	3,985​	$141.5M​	$8M
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile	Sony	2,486​	3,005​	$37.4M​	$2.1M
Smile	Paramount	2,271​	3,046​	$100.1M​	$2.4M
One Piece Film: Red	Crunchyroll	2,367​	2,367​	$10.9M​	$2M
Prey for the Devil	Lionsgate	2,164​	2,980​	$14.7M​	$1.8M
Till	United Artists	1,358​	2,136​	$7.2M​	$1.1M
Armageddon Time	Focus Features	981​	1,006​	$1.1M​
The Banshees of Inisherin	Searchlight Pictures	960​	895​	$3.8M​	$1.3M
The Woman King	Sony	513​	1,075​	$66.1M​
Halloween Ends	Universal	503​	2,929​	$63.8M​
Terrifier 2	Bloody Disgusting	453​	1,245​	$9.7M​
TÁR	Focus Features	359​	1,090​	$4.1M​

Catch y'all on Sunday.

 

[Avisible Man]

Black Panther-ess Pretender? Wakanda Forever New Number One For November: Weekend Box Office Results (Nov.11-13)​

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Let's not bury the lede. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever set a record for biggest November weekend ever at the Domestic Box Office with $180M. Shuri beat Katniss Everdeen and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire's $158M from back in 2013. That was the best Hunger Games movie. Came out on my niece's birthday and I took her to see it. That's my little connection to the previous November record holder.

Wakanda Forever came up just shy of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' $187.4 opening back in May for the best opening weekend of 2022. After one weekend, Wakanda Forever already stands as the number 8 movie at this year's Domestic Box Office. It didn't reach Black Panther's $202M but it smashed Thor: Love and Thunder's $144.1M. So, how'd it get there?

It started with the Thursday previews where it did $28M. That's good for number 15 all time, behind Love and Thunder's $29M and Multiverse of Madness' $36M. It was ahead of Black Panther's $25.2M. It had a $56M Friday when you subtract previews, an even better $56.5M Saturday and a $39.5M Sunday, assuming a 30% drop. Pretty good for Chadwick-less led Black Panther. Oh, yeah, it grossed $330M worldwide. Almost forgot.

From Wakanda, we head to Kahndaq, where Black Adam's $8.6M was good for second place. Just a little black on black violence. Nothing like a couple of crabs in a barrel pulling each other down. That was a 52.9% drop from last weekend, which I think Rocky and the Warner Bros will take given Wakanda Forever's debut. That brings the domestic total to $151.1M and it's worldwide total to $352.2M. While run damn near outgrossed by one weekend of Wakanda Forever.

George Clooney's Ticket to Paradise took third place with $6.1M. It held strong in it's fourth weekend with only a 28.6% drop. It's now grossed $149.9M worldwide, including $56.5M domestically.

You helped to, Julia. I didn't forget about you but I thought I made it clear last week when I said we like Sandra better than you.

You know who was immune to Black Panther's charms? Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile that's who. It's $3.2M represented only a 5% drop from last weekend. It's now passed the $40M mark domestically at $40.8M. Good for you, Lyle.

Rounding off the top five and holding strong with $2.3M was Smile. It's now got a domestic cume of $102.7M. It's jussssst shy of $210M worldwide at $209.977M. It'll be on Epic next week and Paramount+ this Friday. It's another 2022 horror movie.

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Notables Outside the Top Five ​

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Prey for the Devil continues to hold strong with $2M. That represented a 48.4% drop from it's second weekend. It's now grossed $16.9M domestically $26.1M worldwide.

Steven Spielberg's semi-autobiographical, The Fabelmans, grossed $160K from four theaters. It goes wide on the 23rd.

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The Top Ten​

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Rank​	Last Week​	Movie ​	Gross​	% +/- LW​	Theaters ​	Total Gross​	Weeks ​	Distributor​
1	-	Black Panther: Wakanda Forever	$180,000,000	-	4,396	$180,000,000	1	Disney
2	1	Black Adam	$8,600,000	-52.9%	3,603	$151,123,090	4	Warner Bros.
3	3	Ticket to Paradise	$6,100,000	-28.6%	3,640	$56,512,445	4	Universal
4	6	Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile	$3,200,391	-5%	2,486	$40,840,000	6	Sony
5	4	Smile	$2,330,483	-41.5%	2,271	$102,777,000	7	Paramount
6	5	Prey for the Devil	$2,010,000	-48.4%	2,164	$16,961,244	3	Lionsgate
7	7	The Banshees of Inisherin	$1,700,000	-17.4%	960	$5,784,663	4	Searchlight Pictures
8	2	One Piece Film: Red	$1,447,807	-84.5%	2,213	$12,768,073	2	Crunchyroll
9	8	Till	$618,254	-66.6%	1,358	$8,038,426	5	United Artists
10	12	Armageddon Time	$352,000	-55.6%	981	$1,582,570	3	Focus Features

Catch y'all next week.