Weekend Box Office Report (July 14th - July 16th)
Disclaimer: Every Monday, I will post the top five movies that grossed the most money DOMESTICALLY (in the United States), with some brief thoughts about each film.
1. War For the Planet of the Apes ($56.50 Million): The Apes are back and they are out for blood. The Matt Reeves directed Andy Serkis led film opened to a respectable 56 million, boosting it to the number one spot. While these are good numbers, it is also worth mentioning that previous installment in the franchise made almost 20 million more in its opening weekend. This is not due to a lack of quality, but mostly due to the film that it opened against, which was in its second weekend.
2. Spider-Man: Homecoming ($45.20 Million): It was basically a lose-lose situation for both Spider Man and War. Both films, which butted heads this past weekend, scored big money, but it is clear that if War had opened sometime later in Spider-Man's box office run, it would have done better. As for Spidey, had War not opened the weekend after it did, it may have fared better, much like Wonder Woman, which benefited from a quiet June.
3. Despicable Me 3 ($18.95 Million): Still hanging in there, it's clear that the only reason why this is hanging around is because of the younger audience. Younger audiences (perhaps in the age demographic of around 5-7) may be too young to see Spider-Man, and for that, their parents would take them to see Minions in stead. It's hanging tough, but we'll see for how long.
4. Baby Driver ($8.75 Million): This is a huge success for both Edgar Wright and the film industry as well. I hope that this film stays in the top five, even on the firings, for as long as possible. The originality and the unique spin has people coming back to see this film over and over, and has new audience members drawn in as well. With only a 32 percent drop, this film looks to stay up there in the rankings for a couple more weeks at least.
5. The Big Sick ($7.60 Million): This film, which was on nobody's radar before it came out, is another huge success story. A smaller film with Ray Romano in it, The Big Sick has garnered critical acclaim from many critics. What's most impressive about it is its percentage decrease, or lack thereof. This film increased its weekend box office revenue by 112 percent. It wasn't even in the top five last week. If it can keep making this kind of money, it looks to be a smaller hit, much like Baby Driver.
3. Despicable Me 3 ($18.95 Million): Still hanging in there, it's clear that the only reason why this is hanging around is because of the younger audience. Younger audiences (perhaps in the age demographic of around 5-7) may be too young to see Spider-Man, and for that, their parents would take them to see Minions in stead. It's hanging tough, but we'll see for how long.
4. Baby Driver ($8.75 Million): This is a huge success for both Edgar Wright and the film industry as well. I hope that this film stays in the top five, even on the firings, for as long as possible. The originality and the unique spin has people coming back to see this film over and over, and has new audience members drawn in as well. With only a 32 percent drop, this film looks to stay up there in the rankings for a couple more weeks at least.
5. The Big Sick ($7.60 Million): This film, which was on nobody's radar before it came out, is another huge success story. A smaller film with Ray Romano in it, The Big Sick has garnered critical acclaim from many critics. What's most impressive about it is its percentage decrease, or lack thereof. This film increased its weekend box office revenue by 112 percent. It wasn't even in the top five last week. If it can keep making this kind of money, it looks to be a smaller hit, much like Baby Driver.
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