Swifties hit again.
Taylor Swift’s special show The life of a singer The album release contest towers in the domestic box office competition, which includes films by two of the world's biggest stars Dwayne Johnson and Leonardo DiCaprio – an estimated weekend bounty of $33 million. Overseas, it has a global tax rate of $46 million, with revenue exceeding the expected $13 million.
The numbers described as “movie experience” are record numbers, played in cinemas only for three days. In other words, it is neither a photo of a concert nor a documentary, but a timing of a promotion, and the release time of her new album is The life of a singerFriday fell, and sales records have been set. The 89-minute big-screen event is a mix of music videos, behind-the-scenes videos and a series of lyrics videos for tracks from her new album. It is reserved by her music videos for the world premiere showgirl Her single “Ophelia's Destiny” directed by her.
Taylor Swift: The official release party for the showIRL in her historical concert movies, with mouthwatering Journey to the times It's easy to be number one thanks to her stubborn fans. Johnson wasn't that lucky. His new wrestling drama, grinderalmost bombarded an estimated $6 million in 3,345 theaters when it was the worst start of his career, although his performance was called the Oscars and had an extremely high premiere at the Venice Film Festival. Entering the weekend, tracking showed the A24 winners opening for $12 million to $14 million, but it stalled after being slapped by B-Cinemascore and So-So exited the poll. Apart from the influx of A24s and booking premium large format screens, Johnson's team is hard to blame showgirlConsidering that these two products are completely different. Nearly 90% showgirl The buyer is female, while the male of the crushing machine is skewed (over 70%).
Swift did his best to keep it showgirl Until the 11th hour, Project Project Project Secret (they almost succeeded, but not quite), annoyed other distributors who didn't like last-minute surprises. She announced a special event from October 3-5 in a well-curated social media post on September 19, informing fans that the then-12:12 advance payment will be available for $12 on the same day to align with Swift’s long-term relationship with the numbers (showgirl It's her 12th studio album). However, consumers can expect premium screenings for premium large formats to account for $12, which accounts for 28% of the opening gross profit.
In 2023, Taylor Swift: A Journey to the Times When box office hits the box office, it opened domestically with a record $93.2 million, becoming the best-selling concert film of all time and earning $261.6 million in global ticket sales. The superstar and her team funded the $15 million project bypassing the Hollywood studios and teamed up with the AMC Theater to release the film. The movie tour is also unleashing showgirl Work with different films in the United States and Canada, as well as magic entertainment in other international markets.
according to thrComment showgirl“89 minutes of film experience – visual albums and concert movies, not a documentary – is strictly stubborn.
Paul Thomas Anderson's critically acclaimed award contender A battleStarring Leonardo DiCaprio, it fell to second place in its sophomore outing as it exceeded $100 million worldwide. Warner Bros. movies’ estimates in North America fell 49% to $11.1 million, with a 10-day domestic box office of $42.8 million; overseas, where it opened in certain markets before its domestic debut, A battle The global foreign box office, with a global value of $58.9 million, increased by another $21.7 million. The film is under scrutiny due to its $135 million net production budget, the most money Anderson has ever made.
From film producer Benny Safdie, grinder Ranked third. Awards and Promises Johnson Reunion with Him Jungle cruise The co-star and good friend Emily Blunt played a key role in bringing Johnson and Safdie together. The film is based on the reality story of Mark Kerr, a former college wrestler who fought trauma early in the UFC and was addicted to painkillers. The film is the fundamental starting point of the actor, who is known for anchoring large action pictures or wide, all-wise tentacles.
Swift showgirl No harm grinder In terms of stealing the angles of moviegoers, but it does pour in and book a lot of good large format screens grinder want to.
Insiders close to Safdie's movies say the pre-release tracking is too radical due to Johnson's stardom, and a $6 million start is not uncommon during the awards season. What’s more important than the opening weekend is to maintain motivation. While this is indeed true, many moviegoers don't seem to have a relationship with grinder So far, based on the worrying B-Cinemascore (for adult drama, it's like accepting C). Box office experts point out that there may be consumer confusion because Johnson fans are not used to using this role as a character.
But A24 used to have magic. Darren Aronofsky's whale In the United States, it was neither key nor box office, but Brendan Fraser went on to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. In 2019, Safdie Brothers Uncut gemstonesdespite winning C+ Cinemascore, starring Adam Sandler, was both an awards ceremony and a box office success.
A difference grinder And these two movies: A24 is open whale and Uncut gemstones In early December only in a few theaterswhale Never played a movie theater more than 1,700 times). Opening grinder It's a more aggressive move of 3,345 locations, although sources say the A24 is still confident that the film will stride forward as word of mouth grows and becomes more positive.
“The film presents a bold and profound personal portrait for legendary MMA pioneer Mark Kerr and marks a dramatic twist for Johnson, unlike anything he has done before,” A24 said in a box office note on Sunday. “Matching the powerful performance of the unparalleled Emily Blunt, grinder It's a creative achievement that will resonate with people, not the opening weekend. ”
Another product for the weekend is James Cameron's Avatar: Water stylereposted only in 3D. Like the Swift team, Cameron and partners 20th Century/Disney are using the box office for promotional purposes: this Christmas, Avatar: Fire and Ashes Open.
The way of water $3.2 million earned from 2,100 cinemas and another $6.8 million overseas, totaling $10 million worldwide, earning $3.2 million from the country. In North America, the seventh-ranked North America, it plays in 90% of all IMAX auditoriums, which is a huge boon.
IFC Good boy – A horror photo from a dog's perspective – debuted in 9th with $2.5 million in 1,650 locations. This is the second best opening with a special label. The film was played by Ben Leonberg in his starring debut.
In reservation, Gabby's Dollhouse: MovieFrom DreamWorks Animation/Universal, it fell 62% on the second weekend, falling from 3,507 locations to $5.2 million, with a domestic box office of $21.6 million.
Following closely behind is the new series Magic: The Last Ritewhich earned $4.1 million from the 2,753 Theater, with a global box office of $167.8 million, and a franchise top $458.2 million, earning the highest revenue worldwide, without adjusting for inflation. Nearly $100 million ahead of previous record holders nuntotal revenue in 2018 was approximately US$366 million.
Japanese box office Demonic Killer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle After the competition ended on Sunday, the top ten in the world ranked fifth in the box office, fifth in the world’s top ten, estimated to be sixth in the world’s box office, accounting for $757.6 million in global ticket sales, including $633 million overseas and fifth in the world. $324.6 million of that comes from a market outside Japan where Sony Crunchyroll is dealing with comic pictures.
October 5, 8:03 AM;Updated by revised estimates.
October 5, 11:40 AM; Previous versions of this story have been mistakenly described Good boy and its director. thr Regret about the mistake.
The story was originally published on October 4 at 8:45 am