Recently, there were two more Hollywood movie news.
One is the thriller movie "Don't Say Indecent Words" starring "One Beauty" James · McAvoy, which was announced in the mainland to be released on September 14, one day later in North America, the film was created by the "Megan" Bren House team, and Universal Pictures is responsible for global distribution.
The other is the romance film "Love, End Here" starring Blake ·, which will be released in the mainland on August 30. And her husband "Little Cheap" Ryan· Reynolds and Uncle Wolf's "Deadpool and Wolverine" is being released around the world.
Then let's take a closer look at the North American box office and global box office of "Deadpool and Wolverine".
1. Analysis of the North American box office market.
Starring Ryan· Reynolds and Hugh · Jackman, "Deadpool and Wolverine" broke records again, earning $97 million in North America in its second weekend, making it the top grossing box office for two consecutive weeks.
In the 31st week of 2024 (August 2 to August 4), the North American box office report: the market totaled $169 million, down $100 million from the 30th week, and last week exploded, mainly due to "Deadpool and Wolverine".
The top three are "Deadpool and Wolverine", "Tornado" and "Trap".
In terms of old films, "Widow Sister" Scarlett · Johnson's "Moon Plan" only collected $350,000 in a single week in the fourth week, exiting the top ten list, and the cumulative total box office in North America was $20.01 million.
The film cost $100 million, grossed just over a fifth, and grossed dismal overseas, with an estimated loss of $60 million.
"A Quiet Place: Invasion Day" and "Jedi Men: Life or Death" ranked ninth and tenth, respectively, and both met the filmmaker's expectations at the box office, and the series can continue forever.
The thriller "Long-legged Monster" starring McCar· Monroe and Nicolas · Cage once again reported $4.14 million in the fourth week, achieving a super long range, and the total box office in North America has reached nearly $70 million.
With a cost of $10 million, plus overseas box office revenue, this film not only achieved a small and big deal, but also allowed Uncle Cage to get rid of the title of "box office poison", which is really a double win.
The disaster film "Tornado", jointly created by Universal and Warner Pictures, won $22.65 million again in the third week of its release, and North America got 195 million at the box office, but the global audience doesn't seem to buy it very much, and it is difficult to recover the cost.
"Deadpool and Wolverine" fell 53% the following week from its first week, but it still became the eighth-largest second-week film in North American box office history, earning $97 million in 4,230 venues, once again winning the first consecutive week.
In terms of international box office, "Deadpool and Wolverine" grossed $110.5 million in 52 countries and regions the following week, and so far, the total revenue in North America and $824 million worldwide is $395 million.
In addition to North America, the highest output markets were Chinese mainland at US$45.2 million, United Kingdom at US$42.4 million, Mexico at US$32.8 million and Australia at US$24.6 million. Among them, IMAX premium screens contributed $64.5 million.
It can be seen from this how important the overseas distribution of super blockbusters is, even if the local box office is not ideal, there are still global fans. For example, Tom's "New Mummy" hit the streets in North America and made a lot of money around the world.
What's more, there is also the influence of the global appeal of Little Cheap and Uncle Wolf, how much I hope that Deadpool and Wolverine will be in the same frame in one movie, and the director has indeed met the requirements of all Marvel movie fans and X-Men fans.
It can be said that there is no fan who is not applauded, but the reputation of passers-by is really too mediocre, and a large number of ordinary viewers find it incomprehensible and boring, which is also doomed to not be as brilliant as most superhero movies.
In just two weeks, "Deadpool and Wolverine" has surpassed the $783 million box office of "Deadpool" and the $786 million box office of "Deadpool" Part II. The overall score also surpassed "Dune 2", second only to "Mind Agent 2", becoming the second biggest film in 2024.
In the R-rated category, "Deadpool and Wolverine" is also the third-largest R-rated film after "Joker" ($1.07 billion) and "Oppenheimer" ($975 million).
According to its box office trend, it will enter the $1 billion club in the third week, surpassing "Joker" and setting a new R-rated box office record again.
Last week's new films were all crushed by Little and Uncle Wolf, including M·Knight · Shyamalan's "Trap", Zachary · Levy's new work "Harold and the Purple Crayon", and the adventure film "Execution".
In eighth place was the low-budget adventure film "Execution," which grossed only $1.6 million in its first three days of weekend, but it was only shown in 702 venues and was not released on a large scale.
This is a faith-themed film, which is tailored for a specific group of people, and it is not surprising that the box office is not high.
"Harold and the Purple Crayon," produced and distributed by Sony Pictures, ranked sixth with only $6 million in its first three days of weekend, and there is no way to compete with other films.
The film tells the story of a 4-year-old boy who uses a magical magic crayon to create the world around him. The film is based on the novel of the same name published in 1955 and is produced in a hybrid form of live-action and animation, similar to Sonic the Hedgehog.
But this film did not continue the box office trend of "Mind Squad 2" and "Despicable Me 4", nor was it as attractive as "Sonic the Hedgehog", coupled with the 28% freshness of Rotten Tomatoes, even if the male protagonist of "Thunder Shazam" was invited, it would be useless.
In the words of our fans, this is a big online movie.
Due to the large number of special effects involved in the production of "Harold and the Purple Crayon", the cost is relatively high, and Sony Pictures has set a budget of $40 million for the film.
It can be seen from the results of $6 million in North America and $3 million overseas that the box office hit the street is a foregone conclusion, and the final box office landing point is basically set within $20 million, and a small loss is inevitable.
M·Knight · Shyamalan have another work to come out!
The suspense thriller "Trap," starring Josh · Hartnett, earned $15.6 million in 3,181 venues in its first week, losing to "Deadpool and Wolverine" and "Tornado," and finishing third in less than expected.
"The Trap" is one of the more modest opening films of Shyamalan's career. Like his two previous films, "Visit the Cabin" in 2023 and "Getting Old" in 2021 opened at the box office with $14.1 million and $16.8 million, respectively.
The film follows a notorious serial murderer who takes his teenage daughter to a pop concert that he realizes may be a trap set by the police to catch him.
How can he escape while protecting his daughter?
"The Trap" has a 48% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a "C" rating from CinemaScore, which obviously doesn't help the box office in any way, and there's no way to attract potential horror movie fans.
Shyamalan's movies are all produced by his own company, and then docked with Sony Pictures distributors to be responsible for overseas distribution, like Chen Sicheng and Ning Hao's films, if you want to be a box office hit, you have to do your homework on the quality of the film.
It was learned that the budget cost of "Trap" is $30 million, and the global box office needs to exceed $80 million to recover the cost, but the North American and global box office are less than expected, and the probability of loss is very high.
The film earned a paltry $4.4 million in 38 regions around the world, bringing its global opening weekend box office to $20.05 million.
Audiences who like to watch horror movies must know that M·Knight · Shyamalan, the India director, wrote and directed the famous work "The Sixth Sense" in 1999, and has now been identified by the audience as a classic suspense thriller in film history.
With a score of 8.9 points, it rushed into the top 250 of Douban's TOP and is now ranked 106th.
However, since "Split", director Shamaran's works are difficult to be sought after by fans, perhaps because of the bottleneck in creation.
It is worth mentioning that his daughter Ishana · Shyamalan's film of the same genre "Mystery Peep", the total box office in North America is only $1907, and it was withdrawn from the list two weeks after its release in June, and he is also the producer and investor of this film.
2. Notice.
That's it for the 31st week of the North American box office report, and here's a preview of the new film that will open this week.
On August 9, North America will usher in the release of three new films.
One is the horror film "The Terrible Bird," directed by Tillman · Singer and starring Hunter · Shaver, about a 17-year-old girl, Gretchen, who is forced to move with her family to a resort that is not as peaceful as it seems.
The other is the comedy action film "Borderlands" directed by Eli · Ross and starring Cate· Blanchett, Kevin ·Hart and Jack · Black, which is distributed by Lionsgate.
The film tells the story of Lilith, a bounty hunter with a mysterious past, who is forced to return to her hometown, the most chaotic planet in the galaxy, Pandora, with a mission to find Atlas's missing daughter.
Here, she forms an unexpected alliance with a group of misfits to uncover Pandora's most explosive secrets on a mission.
There is also a "Love, End Here" starring Blake ·, the wife of the little, as mentioned at the beginning of this article, and the film synopsis is as follows:
Blake · Lively play Lily· Bloom meets the handsome and golden-looking neurosurgeon Lyle · Kincaid, they fall in love at first sight, they are obsessed with each other, and it doesn't take long for them to enter the marriage hall.
However, at this time, Lily, who loved Lyle deeply, suddenly chose to leave, what broke their happiness?
The film is adapted from the world's best-selling phenomenal novel, can Xiao Cheap's new film be a big hit, can his wife's new work be bad?
Well, this issue of the North American box office will introduce you here, and we will see you in the next issue.