Monday Update: Biblical epic His Only Son edged out Scream VI for third place, with $5.50M versus $5.33M. In the original Sunday studio estimates, both films were exactly tied at $5.30M.
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Paramount’s fantasy action comedy was hardly in the dungeon, debuting with $38.5M in first place.
That’s in line with pre-release industry projections, which were in the $35M-$40M range.
Versus some other comparable fantasy action comedies of recent years, that opening is:
- -12% below 2022’s Uncharted ($44.0M)
- +6% above 2017’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle ($36.1M)
- +26% above 2022’s The Lost City ($30.4M)
- +27% above this month’s Shazam! Fury of the Gods ($30.1M)
- +35% above 2021’s Free Guy ($28.3M)
The opening weekend audience for Honor was an estimated 60% male, 61% white, and gave the film an “A-” CinemaScore.
The box office comprised 35% from premium format screenings, including 10% from IMAX.
Honor debuted with $33.0M overseas, for a $71.5M global opening.
Top overseas markets include China ($5.0M though only a fourth-place opening), U.K. ($4.3M), Mexico ($2.4M), Australia ($2.4M), and Germany ($2.0M).
Read Boxoffice PRO’s interview with directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein here:
John Wick: Chapter 4
Last weekend, Lionsgate’s R-rated action thriller starring Keanu Reeves gunned its way to $73.8M start in first place, a franchise high and in line with pre-release industry projections.
Now in its sophomore frame, the film falls -62% to $28.2M and second place.
That’s a steeper sophomore drop than for any other film in the franchise:
- 2014’s John Wick (-45%)
- 2017’s John Wick: Chapter Two (-47%)
- 2019’s John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum (-57%)
With $122.8M total through 10 days, Chapter 4 has already far exceeded the totals of both the first ($43.0M) and second installments ($92.0M).
It’s also closing in on Parabellum’s $171.0M total. Through the equivalent point in release, it’s running +21% ahead.
Chapter 4 has now earned $122.0M overseas and $244.8M globally.
That global total far exceeds both the first ($76.0M) and second installments ($171.3M). It’s also currently -25% behind Parabellum’s $327.2M global total.
Top overseas markets for Chapter 4 include the U.K. ($12.2M), Germany ($10.6M), Australia ($8.7M), and France ($4.6M).
Read Boxoffice PRO’s interview with director Chad Stahelski here:
His Only Son
Angel Studios’ faith-based His Only Son debuted with $5.3M, tentatively tied with Scream VI for third place. (Final rankings will be released on Monday afternoon.)
That’s above industry pre-release projections, which were closer to $3M. Versus some other comparable faith-based films of recent years, Son opened:
- -2% below 2022’s Father Stu ($5.4M)
- -9% below 2021’s American Underdog ($5.8M)
- +2% above 2018’s Paul, Apostle of Christ ($5.1M)
Scream VI
Now in its fourth frame, Paramount’s horror sequel falls only -36% to $5.3M, tentatively tied with His Only Son for third place. (Final rankings will be released on Monday afternoon.)
With $98.2M total, the sixth installment has already beaten the third, fourth, and fifth installments, and looks poised to overtake the first two installments later this week or next weekend:
- +20% and counting above 2022’s fifth installment Scream ($81.6M)
- 2.57x and counting above 2011’s Scream 4 ($38.1M)
- +10% and counting above 2000’s Scream 3 ($89.1M)
- -3% below 1997’s Scream 2 ($101.3M)
- -4% below 1996’s Scream ($103.0M)
Scream VI has now earned $49.4M overseas and $139.3M globally.
That just slightly exceeds the global total of 2022’s Scream with $138.8M, though it hasn’t yet caught up to the first three installments which all earned in the $160M to $175M range globally.
Top overseas markets to date include France ($7.7M), U.K. ($7.4M), Mexico ($4.5M), and Australia ($4.1M).
Creed III
Now in its fifth frame, the MGM / United Artists Releasing boxing drama declines -39% to $5.0M and fifth place.
With $148.5M, the film has already exceeded the final totals of both its two predecessors:
- +35% and counting above 2015’s Creed ($109.7M)
- +28% and counting above 2018’s Creed II ($115.7M)
Creed III has earned $110.0M overseas and $258.6M globally. That’s also already exceeded both of its predecessors:
- +49% and counting above 2015’s Creed ($173.5M global)
- +21% and counting above 2018’s Creed II ($213.5M global)
Top overseas totals include France ($16.4M), U.K. ($15.4M), Germany ($10.1M), Mexico ($8.1M), and Italy ($7.2M).
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Last weekend, in its sophomore frame, Warner Bros.’ superhero sequel fell -69%. That was well below the sophomore drop for 2019’s Shazam (-54%).
It was also steeper than almost every other “DC Extended Universe” installment, though slightly milder than for 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (-69.1%) and 2021’s The Suicide Squad (-71%).
Now in its third frame, Fury falls -49% to $4.7M and sixth place – down a worrying four spots from its second place finish last frame.
With $53.5M total through 17 days, the film is faring poorly against several comparable “DC Extended Universe” superhero titles:
|
Film |
Fury opening |
Fury total through same point in release |
Trend |
|
2019’s Shazam! |
-47% |
-55% |
Down |
|
2022’s Black Adam |
-55% |
-61% |
Down |
|
2018’s Aquaman |
-58% |
-79% |
Down |
|
2017’s Wonder Woman |
-70% |
-80% |
Down |
Fury has now earned $66.0M overseas and $119.6 globally.
It appears certain not to match the $363.5M global total of 2019’s original Shazam! In the worst-case scenario, it might not even reach half of it.
Top overseas totals to date include Mexico ($9.2M), China ($6.0M), and the U.K. (also $6.0M). That China total in particular is only a fraction of the original Shazam’s $43.8M there.
A Thousand and One
Focus Features’ drama debuted with $1.8M in seventh place.
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Now in its seventh frame, the Disney / Marvel Studios superhero sequel shrinks -49% to $1.2M and ninth place.
Quantumania’s $212.0M has already exceeded the final domestic total of 2015’s Ant-Man ($180.2M). However, it risks falling short of 2018’s Ant-Man and the Wasp ($216.6M), an outcome few would have projected pre-release.
Through 45 days, Quantumania is faring poorly versus both the two prior Ant-Man films, plus 2022’s three Marvel Cinematic Universe releases:
|
Film |
Quantumania opening |
Quantumania total through same point in release |
Trend |
|
2015’s Ant-Man |
+85% |
+25% |
Down |
|
2018’s Ant-Man and the Wasp |
+39% |
+1.7% |
Down |
|
2022’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
-41% |
-50% |
Down |
|
2022’s Thor: Love and Thunder |
-26% |
-36% |
Down |
|
2022’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness |
-43% |
-47% |
Down |
Quantumania looks increasingly to match Ant-Man and the Wasp’s $622.6M global total.
Weekend comparisons
Total box office this weekend came in around $96.5M, which is:
|
Weekend |
Total |
This weekend is: |
Notes |
|
Last weekend |
$116.2M |
-16% |
John Wick: Chapter 4 led ($73.8M) |
|
Same weekend in 2022 |
$83.0M |
+16% |
Morbius led ($39.0M) |
|
Same weekend in 2019 |
$137.8M |
-30% |
Dumbo led ($45.9M) |
YTD comparisons
Year-to-date box office stands around $1.75B, which is:
|
Year |
YTD total |
2023 YTD now: |
2023 YTD after last weekend: |
Trend |
|
2022 |
$1.37B |
+27.6% |
+26.8% |
Up |
|
2019 |
$2.41B |
-27.2% |
-26.4% |
Down |
Top distributors
Grouped by parent company, the YTD leaders are:
-
- Disney + 20th Century + Searchlight: $516.1M
- Universal + Focus Features: $351.6M
- Lionsgate: $212.3M
- Paramount: $195.7M
- MGM + United Artists: $155.6M
- Sony Pictures + Sony Classics: $143.8M
- Warner Bros.: $88.6M
Sunday’s Studio Weekend Estimates:
| Title | Estimated weekend | % change | Locations | Location change | Average | Total | Weekend | Distributor |
| Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves | $38,500,000 | 3,855 | $9,987 | $38,500,000 | 1 | Paramount | ||
| John Wick: Chapter 4 | $28,200,000 | -62% | 3,855 | $7,315 | $122,868,306 | 2 | Lionsgate | |
| His Only Son | $5,300,000 | 1,920 | $2,760 | $5,300,000 | 1 | Angel Studios | ||
| Scream VI | $5,300,000 | -36% | 3,016 | -339 | $1,757 | $98,228,000 | 4 | Paramount |
| Creed III | $5,007,290 | -39% | 2,827 | -380 | $1,771 | $148,579,993 | 5 | United Artists |
| Shazam! Fury of the Gods | $4,720,000 | -49% | 3,451 | -620 | $1,368 | $53,593,049 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| A Thousand and One | $1,800,000 | 926 | $1,944 | $1,800,000 | 1 | Focus Features [Universal] | ||
| “65” | $1,580,000 | -51% | 2,113 | -673 | $748 | $30,580,972 | 4 | Sony Pictures |
| Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania | $1,230,000 | -49% | 1,440 | -475 | $854 | $212,023,747 | 7 | Walt Disney |
| Jesus Revolution | $1,000,000 | -49% | 1,415 | -549 | $707 | $50,898,788 | 6 | Lionsgate |
| Cocaine Bear | $850,000 | -59% | 1,164 | -1,043 | $730 | $63,758,925 | 6 | Universal |
| Avatar: The Way of Water | $846,000 | -38% | 675 | -260 | $1,253 | $681,798,437 | 16 | 20th Century Studios [Disney] |
| Champions | $700,000 | -54% | 1,121 | -796 | $624 | $14,951,805 | 4 | Focus Features [Universal] |
| A Good Person | $510,210 | -39% | 687 | 157 | $743 | $1,751,450 | 2 | United Artists |
| Puss in Boots: The Last Wish | $430,000 | -50% | 807 | -500 | $533 | $184,878,235 | 15 | Universal |
| Malum | $221,738 | 249 | $891 | $221,738 | 1 | Welcome Villain Films | ||
| Everything Everywhere All At Once | $168,507 | -61% | 253 | -354 | $666 | $77,020,896 | A24 | |
| The Quiet Girl | $92,200 | -25% | 129 | -17 | $715 | $1,369,880 | 16 | Super LTD |
| Enys Men | $71,200 | 62 | $1,148 | $100,000 | 1 | Neon | ||
| The Whale | $19,054 | -53% | 49 | -40 | $389 | $17,443,137 | 17 | A24 |
| Tori and Lokita | $9,827 | -32% | 8 | 6 | $1,228 | $27,254 | 2 | Janus Films |
| Violent Night | $7,000 | -43% | 24 | -3 | $292 | $50,050,440 | 18 | Universal |
| Nam June Paik: Moon Is The Oldest TV | $6,623 | -38% | 1 | n/c | $6,623 | $24,706 | 2 | Greenwich |
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