WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Space Jam: A New Legacy ($31.65 million) flies after Black Widow ($26.3 million) to eventually score #1; Escape Room: Tournament of Champions ($8.8 million) debuted at third place

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After posting a pandemic record of $80.37 million in its opening frame last weekend, Black Widow slipped to second place in its second year frame with an estimated $26.3 million, down 67% from its start. It was knocked out of the box office by the strong launch of Warner Bros. Space Jam: A New Legacy, which brought in an estimated $31.65 million in its first weekend thanks to a broad appeal that spanned across several demos. Elsewhere, the weekend’s other opener, Escape Room: A Tournament of Champions, placed third with a debut that was more or less in line with expectations.

Opening in 3,965 theaters, Space Jam: A New Legacy has risen above recent family-oriented sequels like Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway ($10.1 million) and The Boss Baby: Family Business ($16 million) thanks to a solid mix between families with… Kids and adults with a nostalgic attachment to the 1996 original and fans of NBA star LeBron James, who plays the lead in the role of Michael Jordan in the previous movie. On the latter front, James’ omnipresent presence on social media (141 million followers combined on Twitter and Instagram) served as a built-in marketing tool for A New Legacy, which may have helped make a difference in securing the #1 movie when opening this weekend. .

The theatrical opening of A New Legacy is particularly impressive given that the movie was made available on the day and date on HBO Max for free to subscribers, which inevitably led to some watching the sequel in the comfort of their homes. The lack of a vaccine for children under 12, combined with news of the most contagious Delta type of COVID-19, has led some families to refrain from watching the movie in a crowded movie theater, although it is impossible to know to what extent due to For lack of streaming numbers available in the film’s first weekend.

While A New Legacy’s opening weekend could be considered a win given its hybrid release strategy and ongoing pandemic, it’s also worth noting the film’s $150 million budget — a hefty price tag that gives it a relatively steep path to profitability. The film’s ultimate success or failure will depend on both its international performance as well as on how well it continues on subsequent weekends in North America. For what it’s worth, the first Space Jam competition opened to $27.5 million in November 1996 on its way to $90.4 million domestic and $230.4 million worldwide.

At number two, Black Widow’s year two weekend drop was rather steep in the MCU installment chart, although Disney+’s release of the movie Today and Date — it’s the first MCU title to boast a hybrid release strategy — makes any direct comparison to the previous franchise. Difficult entries. It’s worth noting that not every MCU title stayed on top of the domestic box office for more than one frame; Of the six entries released in July, 2015’s Ant-Man and 2019’s Spider-Man: Far from Home remained at number one after their first weekend. Anyway, Black Widow on Wednesday became the fastest pandemic-era release to hit $100 million, a feat it achieved in just five days (three days faster than F9). It now totals $132 million 10 days after release.

In third place, Escape Room: A Tournament of Champions took an estimated $8.8 million from 2,815 theaters in its first weekend, coming in well below the opening film’s $18.24 million. Playing exclusively in theaters, the $15 million sequel may have been hit by the release of several other horror series over the past month and a half – A Quiet Place Part II, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It and The Forever Purge – Which could overwhelm the audience in terms of genre releases. Fortunately, the PG-13 title’s relatively small budget should take the sting out of any underperformance relative to its predecessor, which opened at $18.2 million and finished its run with $57 million domestically and $155.7 million worldwide.

F9 slowed its decline by about $7.6 million into fourth place, which is a modest 34% drop from last weekend. The global release now grossed $154.8 million as of the end of its fourth weekend, putting it roughly 5% ahead of Hobbs & Shaw at the same point in his career.

Speaking of the global sequel, The Boss Baby: Family Business dropped 47% to fifth with an estimated $4.7 million, giving the family a disappointing $44.6 million through the end of its third weekend. Family Business runs 62% behind the first movie in the same stage of its run, though broadcast numbers aren’t available, it’s hard to say how much that’s down due to the mixed-release strategy (made available today and – date on Peacock) and the ongoing pandemic, and how much has been Due to the decline in public interest in the property.

Speaking again of the global sequels, The Forever Purge made an estimated $4.1 million in sixth place, also in its third weekend, which is a 34% drop from the previous frame. The horror sequel has grossed $35.9 million to date, putting it 40% behind the pace of the previous installment The First Purge, which was previously the lowest boost from the franchise. Unlike The Boss Baby: Family Business, The Forever Purge has not been given a streaming version for the day and date.

Seventh place went to Paramount’s A Quiet Place Part II, which grossed $2.3 million in its eighth weekend with a total of $155.03 million so far.

It opened in eighth place Focus Features Roadrunner: A Movie About Anthony Bourdain, which earned an estimated $1.9 million from 925 screens, which is good per screen at an average of $2,050. This is the biggest opening for a niche movie or documentary so far this year. Notably, the raucous and critically acclaimed documentary about the late chef is currently available in theaters only.

Cruella took ninth place with an estimated $1.1 million in the eighth weekend of release, bringing her domestic balance to $83.4 million.

Among the top 10 was the Neon Theater Pig starring Nicolas Cage, which earned an estimated $945,000 in its opening frame from just 552 screens, giving it an average of $1,712 per screen. Like the Roadrunner, the standalone version was only available in theaters this weekend.

overseas

Amid increasing restrictions in a number of key territories including Australia, Japan and Korea due to rising numbers of COVID-19 cases, Black Widow has generated an estimated $29.9 million from 48 regions, bringing its overseas totals to $132 million and $264 million . The most lucrative international markets so far to enter the MCU, which have not yet opened in China, are Korea ($19.1 million), the United Kingdom ($15.6 million) and France ($11.5 million).

F9 has taken in an estimated $28.65 million from 57 regions, including new openings in France ($9.4 million) and Germany ($6.8 million). The global flagship event now has an international total of $436.43 million, while its global turnover is $591.27 million. To open include Japan (6 August) and Italy (18 August).

Space Jam: A New Legacy opened at $23.01 million from 63 markets, including first place openings in Australia ($6.5 million), Mexico ($3.2 million) and second place openings in the United Kingdom ($1.9 million).

The Croods: A New Age, one of the strongest performing films in the earlier phase of the pandemic, has grossed an estimated $6.42 million overseas, including new openings in the United Kingdom ($1 million) and Italy ($0.9 million). The global supplemental animation total is now $132.68 million, while the global giant is $191.24 million.

Studio Weekend Estimates: July 16-18, 2021 Title Percentage Change Weekend Locations Average Total Weekend Dealer Space: New Legacy 31,650,000 3,965 7,982 31,650,000 1 Warner Bros. Black Widow 26,251,000 -67% 4,275 6,141 132,012,671 2 Disney Escape Room: Tournament of Heroes 8,800,000 New 2,815 3,126 8,800,000 1 Sony F9 7 3,620,000 -33% 3,368 2,262 154,839,000 4 Universal The Boss Baby: Family Business 4,720,000 -47% 3,449 1,369 44,642,000 3 Universal The Forever Purge 4,160,000-42% 2,735 1,521 35,911,000 3 Universal A Quiet Place Part II 2,300,000 -27% 1,995 1,153 155,028,000 8 Paramount Roadrunner: Movie About Anthony Bourdain 1,900,000 New 927 2,050 1,900,000 1 Focus Features Cruella 1,112,000 -53% 1,175946 83,429,517 8 Disney Pig 945,000 New 552 1,712 945 1 Neon Rated The Hitman’s Wife’s, 00 0 -52% 1,034750 36,673,131 5 Lionsgate Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway 605,000 -52% 1,117542 39,297,000 6 Sony In the Heights 365 0.000-40% 418,873 29,084,000 6 Warner Bros. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do it 330,000-49% 390846 64,555,000 7 Warner Bros. Zola 270,000 -56% 533507 4,275,638 3 A24 Summer of Soul 182,000 -52% 275662 1,873,366 3 Scouts 12 Mighty Orphans 94,800 -30% 140,677 3,332,969 6 Sony Pictures Classics Spirit Untamed 55,000 -61% 910 60 17,485,000 7 Universal I carry you with me 26,752 -13% 111,241,134,762 4 Sony Pictures Classics Raya and the Last Dragon 18,000 -46% 41439 54,623,580 20 Disney

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