Box Office Recap: 'Coco' Strums Up Second Weekend at #1 While Limited Releases Make a Splash

Disney and Pixar's Coco led the post-Thanksgiving frame in what was a repeat of last weekend's top five thanks in large part to no new wide releases this weekend. That doesn't mean there isn't anything to discuss as A24 enjoyed a great weekend with Lady Bird continuing its strong play and the studio's much-talked about feature The Disaster Artist finished just outside the top ten in its limited bow from just 19 locations. Additionally, Fox Searchlight's The Shape of Water was the weekend's per theater champ after opening in just two locations.

At the top, Coco added an estimated $26.1 million this weekend bringing the film's cume to $108.7 million after 12 days in release. The result is no surprise and the 48.6% second weekend drop is smaller than both of the comps we've been using throughout its release as Moana dropped 50% in its sophomore frame and Tangled dropped 56%. Both films finished their domestic runs over $200 million, which is where Coco is headed.

Coco also added an estimated $69 million internationally this weekend for an overseas total that tops $171 million and a global cume reaching $280 million. New markets this weekend included strong debuts in France, Belgium and Spain along with excellent holdovers where the film actually saw increases over opening weekend. One market where the film saw an increase was China where it posted a $17.8 million opening, which increased 148% this weekend to an estimated $44.2 million. The film's estimated, $75.6 million cume in China makes it the highest grossing Pixar release ever in China and third highest Pixar/Disney release after only Zootopia and Big Hero 6. Coco still has a long road ahead of it with openings in Australia, Italy, Brazil, Korea, UK and Japan to look forward to and it's Japan release isn't until mid-March.

Warner Bros. and DC Comics' Justice League finished in second place with an estimated $16.5 million, dropping 60% after the holiday weekend as the film's cume now stands just above $197 million. Internationally, Justice League grossed an estimated $35.7 million in 66 markets bringing its overseas running cume to $370.1 million for a global cume that tops $567 million.

Lionsgate's Wonder delivered a third place finish with an estimated $12.5 million, pushing the film's domestic cume over $88 million. The film also expanded internationally into 46 markets where it brought in an estimated $7.8 million, pushing its international cume over $12 million for a global tally that tops $100 million.

Thor: Ragnarok continued its climb to $300 million with an estimated $9.7 million this weekend leaving its domestic total at $291.4 million. The film also added another $16.2 million internationally as its global cume now stands at $816.4 million.

Rounding out the top five is Paramount's Daddy's Home 2 with an estimated $7.5 million as the comedy sequel has so far generated $82.8 million. Internationally the film added 25 new markets and brought in an estimated $15.6 million overseas, bringing its international cume to $34 million.

Elsewhere in the top ten, A24's Lady Bird brought in another $1.4 million this weekend as it expanded into 1,194 theaters (+403). The film's cume is now just over $17 million making it the fourth largest domestic release for A24 all-time and it still has a long run ahead of it as it will continue to expand into the holiday season.

A24's impact was felt elsewhere as well. The limited release of The Disaster Artist fell just outside the top ten, as it led the fleet of new limited releases bringing in an impressive $1.2 million from just 19 locations for a $64,254 per theater average. A24 reports exit polling showed sensational word of mouth across the board and they'll be counting on that word of mouth as the film expands into approximately 800 theaters next weekend with continued expansion planned throughout the holidays and awards season.

Fox Searchlight's The Shape of Water was the weekend's per theater champ, bringing in an estimated $166,800 from just two theaters for an average of $83,400 per location. The film will add around 45 new theaters next weekend in 12 new markets and is expected to reach 700-800 locations by the Christmas holiday play period.

And Amazon Studios's Wonder Wheel, the latest film from Woody Allen, opened in five theaters with an estimated $140,555 for $28,111 per location.

This weekend also saw Paramount re-release James Cameron's Titanic for its 20th anniversary. The film played in just 87 theaters where it brought in an estimated $415,000.

TW	LW	Title (click to view)	Studio	Weekend Gross	% Change	Theater Count / Change		Average	Total Gross	Budget*	Week #
1	1	Coco	BV	$27,533,304	-45.8%	3,987	-	$6,906	$110,108,708	-	2
2	2	Justice League	WB	$16,651,104	-59.5%	3,820	-231	$4,359	$197,407,025	-	3
3	3	Wonder	LGF	$12,147,182	-46.4%	3,449	+277	$3,522	$87,679,805	-	3
4	4	Thor: Ragnarok	BV	$9,885,936	-41.4%	3,148	-133	$3,140	$291,633,535	$180	5
5	5	Daddy's Home 2	Par.	$7,572,390	-42.7%	3,403	-115	$2,225	$82,886,836	$69	4
6	6	Murder on the Orient Express (2017)	Fox	$6,767,002	-48.6%	3,201	+49	$2,114	$84,839,515	$55	4
7	10	Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri	FoxS	$4,396,537	-0.1%	1,430	+816	$3,075	$13,537,057	-	4
8	11	Lady Bird	A24	$4,291,590	+5.8%	1,194	+403	$3,594	$16,837,041	-	5
9	7	The Star	Sony	$4,078,423	-41.2%	2,822	-15	$1,445	$27,358,076	$20	3
10	8	A Bad Moms Christmas	STX	$3,385,484	-30.8%	2,251	-55	$1,504	$64,737,307	$28	5

Box Office Results: Coco Wins Thanksgiving Box Office Showdown

Coco won the five-day Thanksgiving box office with an estimated $71.2 million from 3,987 theaters, with $49 million of the total coming from the Friday-to-Sunday period. The debut makes Coco the fourth-highest Thanksgiving opener ever and gives Disney 10 of the top 11 openings all-time for Thanksgiving. The film received an excellent A+ CinemaScore from audiences. Internationally, the movie added $30.7 million this weekend to take its international sum to $82.2 million and worldwide total to $153.4 million. Coco enjoyed a strong opening in China with $18.2 million over the three-day weekend, making it the second-highest opening ever for a Disney•Pixar release behind only Zootopia. In Mexico, Coco has now earned a record Mexico $53.4 million. Directed by Lee Unkrich and co-directed by Adrian Molina, Coco features the voices of Anthony Gonzalez, Benjamin Bratt, Gael Garcia Bernal, Edward James Olmos, Alanna Ubach, and more.

Warner Bros. Pictures‘ Justice League added $59.6 million over the five-day Thanksgiving box office in second place for a domestic total of $171.5 million after two weeks. The comic book movie is playing in 4,051 North American theaters and earned $40.7 million from Friday to Sunday. Internationally, Justice League ranked No. 1 again with $72.2 million from about 31,450 screens in 66 markets, bringing its overseas total to $309.8 million and worldwide sum to $481.3 million. Of the international markets, China is on top with $83.1 million, followed by Brazil with $24.9 million, Mexico with $18.2 million, the UK with $16.6 million, and Korea with $12 million. Directed by Zack Snyder, Justice League stars Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Connie Nielsen, and J.K. Simmons.
In third place, Lionsgate’s Wonder earned $32 million for the five days and $22.3 million over the weekend for a total of $69.4 million in North America. Playing in 3,172 theaters and directed by Stephen Chbosky, Wonder stars Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Jacob Tremblay, Daveed Diggs, and Noah Jupe.
The fourth spot belonged to Marvel Studios’ Thor: Ragnarok, which grossed $24.3 million over the five-day Thanksgiving holiday ($16.8 million for the weekend) to push its domestic total to $277.5 million after four weeks. Overseas, the film earned another $11 million and has now reached $512.6 million. That’s a worldwide total of $790.1 million. The first Thor earned $449.3 million worldwide and Thor: The Dark World took in $644.5 million globally. Made for $180 million, the Taika Waititi-directed Thor: Ragnarok stars Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, Karl Urban, Mark Ruffalo, and Anthony Hopkins.
Rounding out the top five was Paramount Pictures’ Daddy’s Home 2, directed by Sean Anders and starring Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, John Lithgow, and Mel Gibson. The sequel, produced for $69 million, collected $18.6 million for the five days ($13.3 million over the weekend) and has earned $72.7 million domestically after three weeks. Internationally, the comedy grossed $13.8 million this weekend in 24 markets and has now grossed $15 million. In 2015, the first Daddy’s Home earned $150 million domestically and $92.4 million internationally, for a worldwide total of $242.8 million.
20th Century Fox’s Murder on the Orient Express took in $18.6 million for the five days ($13 million this weekend) in sixth place and has now grossed $74.2 million domestically. Overseas, the film collected $17.2 million from 62 markets, driving its international total to $122.6 million and global total to $196.8 million. Made for $55 million and directed by Kenneth Branagh, the adaptation of Agatha Christie’s novel features a large ensemble cast that includes Branagh, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley, Michael Pena, Judi Dench, Leslie Odom Jr., Tom Bateman, Lucy Boynton, Sir Derek Jacobi, Josh Gad, Penelope Cruz, Sergei Polunin, and Willem Dafoe.
Sony’s AFFIRM Films and Walden Media’s faith-based The Star earned $9.5 million over the five-day holiday ($6.9 million this weekend) in the seventh spot and has earned $22 million after two weeks. Costing $20 million to make, the film features the voices of Steven Yeun, Gina Rodriguez, Zachary Levi, Keegan-Michael Key, Kelly Clarkson, Anthony Anderson, Aidy Bryant, Ving Rhames, Gabriel Iglesias, Patricia Heaton, Kristin Chenoweth, Christopher Plummer, Tracy Morgan, Tyler Perry, and Oprah Winfrey.
In eighth, STXfilms’ A Bad Moms Christmas grossed $6.8 million ($5 million for the weekend) and is up to $59.8 million. Internationally, the sequel brought in $4 million and has reached $33 million, for a global total of $92.8 million. Last year, the first Bad Moms took in $113.3 million in North America and $70.7 million overseas, for a global sum of $183.9 million. Written and directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, the $28 million-budgeted A Bad Moms Christmas stars Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Cheryl Hines, Christine Baranski and Susan Sarandon.
Columbia Pictures’ Roman J. Israel, Esq. took in $6.2 million for the five-day holiday weekend (a $4.5 million weekend) in ninth place, for a $6.27 million domestic cume. Written and directed by Dan Gilroy, the Denzel Washington-starrer was made for $22 million.

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Box Office Results: Thor: Ragnarok dominates theaters once again !

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Thor: Ragnarok dominates globally with another $133 million

Marvel Studios‘ Thor: Ragnarok dominated globally this weekend with another $133 million, taking its global total to $650.1 million already. Domestically, the third installment easily kept the top spot with $56.6 million, for a total of $211.6 million after two weekends. Internationally, the sequel is now playing in all markets and added $75.9 million, to push its overseas total to $438.5 million. Globally, the total to date has already exceeded the lifetime box office grosses of both Thor ($449.3 million) and Thor: The Dark World ($645 million). The international highlights include: China ($95.2M); UK ($34.1M); Korea ($31.0M); Brazil ($24.4M); Australia ($20.4M); France ($17.7M); Mexico ($16.9M); Russia ($16.5M); Germany ($13.3M); Indonesia ($11.2M); India ($9.8M); Italy ($9.6M); Taiwan ($9.4M); Spain ($8.9M); Philippines ($7.8M); Malaysia ($7.1M); and Japan ($7.0M). Made for $180 million, Taika Waititi-directed Thor: Ragnarok stars Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, Karl Urban, Mark Ruffalo, and Anthony Hopkins.

Opening in second place in North America with an estimated $30 million was the Paramount Pictures sequel Daddy’s Home 2, directed by Sean Anders and starring Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, John Lithgow, and Mel Gibson. The sequel, produced for $69 million, played in 3,575 theaters where it averaged $8,392 per location. The first film opened to $38.7 million over Christmas in 2015 and went on to earn $150.4 million domestically and $92.4 million internationally, for a worldwide total of $242.8 million.
Arriving in the third spot was Murder on the Orient Express (20th Century Fox) with $28.2 million from 3,341 theaters, an average of $8,441 per site. Internationally, the film earned $45.8 million from 57 markets ($19 million from China) and has collected $57.2 million for a worldwide total of $85.4 million. Made for $55 million and directed by Kenneth Branagh, the adaptation of Agatha Christie’s novel features a large ensemble cast that includes Branagh, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley, Michael Pena, Judi Dench, Leslie Odom Jr., Tom Bateman, Lucy Boynton, Sir Derek Jacobi, Josh Gad, Penelope Cruz, Sergei Polunin, and Willem Dafoe.
STXfilms’ A Bad Moms Christmas dropped two spots to fourth place but only 31.3% in ticket sales with $11.5 million. The sequel has earned $39.9 million domestically in two weeks. Written and directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, the sequel stars Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Cheryl Hines, Christine Baranski and Susan Sarandon. It was made for $28 million.
Rounding out the top five was Lionsgate’s Jigsaw, which earned $3.4 million its third weekend and has made $34.3 million so far. Internationally, Jigsaw added $8.6 million from 73 markets, bringing the overseas total to $44.7 million and global total to $79 million. Made for $10 million, Jigsaw was directed by Peter and Michael Spierig. The film stars Matt Passmore, Callum Keith Rennie, Clé Bennett, Hannah Emily Anderson, Laura Vandervoort, Mandela Van Peebles, Paul Braunstein, Brittany Allen, and Josiah Black.
Also opening in limited release was Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, which grossed an impressive $320,000 from just four theaters, an average of $80,000 per theater. The film stars Francis McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Abbie Cornish, Lucas Hedges, Zeljko Ivanek, Caleb Landry Jones, Clarke Peters, Samantha Weaving, John Hawkes, and Peter Dinklage.

 

TW	LW	Title (click to view)	Studio	Weekend Gross	% Change	Theater Count / Change		Average	Total Gross	Budget*	Week #
1	1	Thor: Ragnarok	BV	$56,600,000	-53.9%	4,080	-	$13,873	$211,589,707	$180	2
2	N	Daddy's Home 2	Par.	$30,000,000	-	3,575	-	$8,392	$30,000,000	$69	1
3	N	Murder on the Orient Express (2017)	Fox	$28,200,000	-	3,341	-	$8,441	$28,200,000	$55	1
4	2	A Bad Moms Christmas	STX	$11,510,000	-31.3%	3,615	-	$3,184	$39,873,626	$28	2
5	3	Jigsaw	LGF	$3,420,000	-47.9%	2,651	-290	$1,290	$34,354,093	$10	3
6	4	Tyler Perry's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween	LGF	$2,070,000	-54.4%	1,900	-302	$1,089	$45,920,463	$25	4
7	5	Geostorm	WB	$1,545,000	-51.6%	1,685	-981	$917	$31,623,892	$120	4
8	7	Blade Runner 2049	WB	$1,410,000	-39.3%	863	-601	$1,634	$88,001,297	$150	6
9	6	Happy Death Day	Uni.	$1,312,000	-51.4%	1,564	-620	$839	$54,954,605	$4.8	5
10	26	Lady Bird	A24	$1,249,358	+242.8%	37	+33	$33,766	$1,781,438	-	2
11	10	Let there be Light	ADC	$1,188,244	-30.0%	773	+131	$1,537	$6,013,138	-	3
12	9	Only The Brave	Sony	$950,000	-50.5%	1,207	-866	$787	$17,073,916	$38	4
13	8	Thank You for Your Service (2017)	Uni.	$895,000	-59.5%	1,348	-735	$664	$9,106,390	$20	3
14	11	The Foreigner	STX	$750,000	-53.0%	737	-719	$1,018	$33,443,122	$35	5
15	12	Victoria and Abdul	Focus	$675,000	-44.1%	637	-159	$1,060	$21,136,704	-	8
16	19	The Florida Project	A24	$579,370	-8.6%	229	+40	$2,530	$3,839,248	-	6
17	20	My Little Pony: The Movie	LGF	$525,000	-12.9%	592	-193	$887	$21,536,241	-	6
18	21	Loving Vincent	Good Deed	$515,140	-14.3%	212	+7	$2,430	$3,934,014	-	8
19	14	LBJ	Electric	$509,000	-54.2%	608	-51	$837	$2,084,946	-	2
20	25	The Killing of a Sacred Deer	A24	$476,243	+21.2%	238	+152	$2,001	$1,559,422	-	4

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: RAP RADAR'S 2013 RECAP LIST !

Did yall Missed The Lists Rap Radar made for the end of the year ? Well you’re in luck, as I get back into the groove of blogging more frequently as I did befor, I wanted to share this. Check out the recap below. See you next year Rap Radar !!!! lol  and check out they website while you/re at it, www.rapradar.com 

10 Best Albums:

10. Childish Gambino Because The Internet

9. Freddie Gibbs ESGN

8. Wale The Gifted

7. Kanye West Yeezus

6. Tyler, The Creator Wolf

5. Pusha T My Name Is My Name

4. J.Cole Born Sinner

3. Eminem The Marshall Mathers LP 2

2. Jay Z Magna Carta Holy Grail

1. Drake Nothing Was The Same

5 Underrated Albums:

5. Prodigy x The Alchemist Albert Einstein

4. Yo Gotti I Am

3. Danny Brown OLD

2. Lil Wayne I Am Not A Human Being 2

1. Mac Miller Watching Movies With The Sound Off

5 Disappointing Albums:

5. Nelly M.O.

4. Goodie Mob Age Against The Machine

3. Tyga Hotel California

2. 2 Chainz B.O.A.T.S. 2: #METIME

1. Big Sean Hall Of Fame

5 Worst Albums:

5. U-God The Keynote Speaker

4. Snoop Lion Reincarnated

3. Eve Lip Lock

2. will.i.am #willpower

1. LL Cool J Authentic

10 Best Mixtapes:

10. Trae Tha Truth I Am King

9. Big K.R.I.T. King Remembered In Time

8. Nipsey Hussle Crenshaw

7. Troy Ave New York City

6. Grand Hustle G.D.O.D.

5. Chance The Rapper Acid Rap

4. Meek Mill Dreamchasers 3

3. Action Bronson Blue Chips 2

2. J.Cole Truly Yours 2

1. El-P x Killer Mike Run The Jewels

10 Best Singles:

10. French Montana “Ain’t Worried About Nothin”

9. A$AP Ferg “Work”

8. Ace Hood Ft. Future x Rick Ross “Bugatti”

7. Drake “Hold On, We’re Going Home”

6. Rich Homie Quan “Type Of Way”

5. Wale x Tiara Thomas “Bad”

4. Eminem x Rihanna “The Monster”

3. Rocko Ft. Future x Rick Ross “U.O.E.N.O.”

2. J.Cole “Power Trip”

1. Drake “Started From The Bottom”

5 Worst Singles:

5. Nelly “Hey Porsche”

4. French Montana x Nicki Minaj “Freaks”

3. Future Ft. Miley Cyrus x Mr. Hudson “Real & True”

2. Mike Will Made It Ft. Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa x Juicy J “23″

1. Migos “Hannah Montana“

5 Best Guest Verses:

5. Jay Z “Pound Cake”

4. Rick Ross “FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt”

3. Kendrick Lamar “Control”

2. Big Sean “All Me”

1. Drake “Versace”

5 Best Beats:

5. Don Cannon “Numbers On The Boards”

4. DJ Mustard “R.I.P.”

3. Boi-1da, Timbaland, Vinylz & J-Roc “FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt”

2. J.Cole “Power Trip”

1. Boi-1da x Jordan Evans “Pound Cake”

5 Best R&B Albums:

5. Janelle Monáe The Electric Lady

4. The-Dream IV Play

3. Jhené Aiko Sail Out

2. Mack Wilds New York: A Love Story

1. Beyoncé BEYONCÉ