Weekend Box Office Report (July 21st - July 23rd)
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. Dunkirk ($$50.50 Million): Christopher Nolan's latest has jumped tot he number one spot, coming in above expectations at a solid 50 million. As a war film, with a gritty tone and a set narrative that doesn't necessarily appeal to everyone, the fact that it made this much is a good sign for this film, as well as future original films. Nolan looks to have delivered with this film as the critical ratings have been through the roof, and we'll have to see how it stacks up in the coming months.
2. Girls Trip ($30.37 Million): This was unexpected, at least to me. Looking at the rest of the list, all four of these films are considered big blockbuster productions. And then Girls Trip comes in and lands the number two spot, beating out Apes and Spiders. While a nice contrast to Dunkirk and all the other films coming out, it doesn't appear to have huge legs and looks to fall down the rankings rather quickly.
3. Spider-Man: Homecoming ($22.01 Million): Spider-Man: Homecoming is hanging around, which is surprising. To me, it shouldn't just be hanging around; it should be crushing the box office, consistently at number one or two. This isn't alarming at all, with this movie making a ton of money, but it looks to be underwhelming and fall short of the top domestic box office spot this summer, behind Guardians 2 and Wonder Woman.
4. War for the Planet of the Apes ($20.40 Million): Apes are also here, and I believe that this film will have some staying power with all the positive response that its getting. Making a respectable amount, it looks hang around for awhile, but whether or not it can make enough money to be in the top five at the end of the summer/year remains to be seen.
5. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets ($17.02 Million): Meh. Valerian has come and it looks to go very quickly. It has a very mixed/positive response, with not many saying that it was a spectacular film. Many have said that it's nothing much more than eye-candy, and that doesn't bode well for the rest of its box office run.
3. Spider-Man: Homecoming ($22.01 Million): Spider-Man: Homecoming is hanging around, which is surprising. To me, it shouldn't just be hanging around; it should be crushing the box office, consistently at number one or two. This isn't alarming at all, with this movie making a ton of money, but it looks to be underwhelming and fall short of the top domestic box office spot this summer, behind Guardians 2 and Wonder Woman.
4. War for the Planet of the Apes ($20.40 Million): Apes are also here, and I believe that this film will have some staying power with all the positive response that its getting. Making a respectable amount, it looks hang around for awhile, but whether or not it can make enough money to be in the top five at the end of the summer/year remains to be seen.
5. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets ($17.02 Million): Meh. Valerian has come and it looks to go very quickly. It has a very mixed/positive response, with not many saying that it was a spectacular film. Many have said that it's nothing much more than eye-candy, and that doesn't bode well for the rest of its box office run.
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