Surprisingly, the robots were squeezed out Beetlejuice Beetlejuice at the weekend box office.
Paramount and Hasbro Entertainment Transformers One The North American box office opening is expected to be at least $30 million to $35 million, enough to top the list. Instead, the film grossed an estimated $25 million from 3,978 theaters and Warner Bros.’ estimated $26 million from 4,172 theaters. Beetlejuice The sequel is now in its third weekend.
Transformers One The company maintained a slim advantage as of Saturday morning, but the necessary traffic needed to sustain a victory had not materialized.
The unwelcome news came despite rave reviews, numerous awards, an A CinemaScore and a stellar PostTrak exit rating, but Paramount and Hasbro always knew they were returning to the roots of the franchise and partnering with family-friendly PG is taking a risk making a CGI animated film together. The movie hopes to play two demos similar to blockbusters Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse series, but so far the turnout has been low on both sides. Discussions on social media indicate that some fans of the series are confused about the animated status of the film.
The film also opened overseas, grossing $14 million in 50 markets, accounting for 40% of the international market (it has yet to open in many major territories).
The jury is still out on the film’s ultimate fate. Co-financed by Habro, the modestly budgeted event film cost $75 million to produce before marketing, minimizing the impact of a weak domestic debut. The hope now is that based on such strong exits and reviews, it can find its footing and have a long run in theaters, despite the additions of DreamWorks Animation and Universal Pictures. wild robot Next weekend could complicate things, at least on the home front. (wild robot An international rollout kicked off the weekend in eight markets, taking in $6.9 million, including a paltry $4 million from China.
Directed by Pixar alum Josh Cooley, Transformers One is an origin story that chronicles how two of the most iconic Transformers, Optimus Prime and Megatron, went from best friends to bitter enemies. Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry voice the two characters, along with Keegan McCoy, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi, Laurence Fishburne and Jon Hamm.
Frank Scheck wrote in his review of the film: “This could be considered a franchise that has been given a new lease of life.” hollywood reporter.
Two other new releases released over the weekend fared much worse. Halle Berry Photos from Lionsgate never let go In fourth place, with an estimated value of $4.5 million from 2,667 sites, Mubi’s substance“Star Wars,” starring Demi Moore, opened in 1,949 theaters with an estimated $3.1 million, ranking sixth.
Beetlejuice North America continued to perform well on Sunday, with a domestic total of $226.8 million. The film, directed by Tim Burton, fared poorly at the overseas box office, taking in $103 million overseas and $329.7 million worldwide.
Ranked third after Beetlejuice sequels and Transformers One is Blumhouse and the horror thriller Don’t say bad wordsThe film grossed $5.9 million in its second weekend from 3,375 locations for a domestic total of $21.5 million. It also grossed a solid $20.9 million at the international box office, for a global total of $42.4 million, on a production budget of just $15 million.
Marvel and Disney Deadpool and Wolverine “Weekend 9” broke into the top five with $7.3 million from 2,450 theaters in North America, with a domestic box office of $627.3 million and a global box office of $1.316 billion, ranking 23rd among the 25 highest-grossing films in North America. , not adjusted for inflation.
High-profile documentary by conservative pundit Matt Walsh Am I a racist? On its second release, it grossed $2.5 million from 1,600 locations, ranking seventh, with a domestic gross of $9 million, the best showing for a political documentary in two decades.
September 22, 8:11 am: Updated with revised weekend estimates.
This article was originally published on September 21 at 9:23 am.
