Update for more…Mufasa I continued to get out of the count on Thursday, hitting Sonic the Hedgehog 3, 12 million dollars to $11.55 million. The duration of these two family films is expected to be close to 3 days and 5 days. Mufasa He is currently looking to be the strongest in 58 million dollars. Running total as of yesterday Mufasa It is $76.4 million while Sonic 3 He stands at $99.55 million.
But enough about those filthy animals, the real story over the holiday is Classic Tags, Focus Features, and Searchlight seeing record openings. Post Covid, Focus Features rose from the ashes this weekend to remind the city how great filmmaking can be, and the win here was Robert Eggers' gothic vampire thriller Nosferatu Who looks forward to a $21.4 million 3 days and $40.6 million After 5 days $7.6 million Yesterday, the second day of the photo's release. At five days, this is Focus Features' biggest opening ever, better than the Friday and Tuesday of 2019 Downton Abbey Which grossed $38.4 million. in 3 days, Nosferatu It's bound to be #4 in the Focus category then Downton Abbey ($31 million), Insidious 3 ($23.7 million) and London has fallen ($21.6 million) – Still excellent for this artistic mark that was eclipsed by Comcast Universal's 17-day PVOD window. 55% perverted men, 4 PostTrak stars Nosferatu It's also the best opening for post-Covid focus features before 2022 Downton Abbey: The New Age Which grossed $16 million. As we mentioned, Nosferatu It is director Robert Eggers' best opening of his career, ahead of the New Regency/Focus Features film. Northman ($12.2 million). The 7pm edition at the Alamo Drafthouse in Yonkers, New York last night sold out the Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Bill Skarsgård and Aaron Taylor-Johnson screening.
Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan in “Totally Anonymous”
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Similar applause here for Searchlight with James Mangold's Bob Dylan, Completely anonymous Who sees a 12 million dollars 3 days and $24 million for 5 days. For a classic label, this is the best opening they've seen following the 2019 Disney merger. For reference, Searchlight's top three openings go back to 2009 Notorious ($20 million) in 2006 The hills have eyes ($15.7 million) and 2018 Super Troopers 2 ($15.1 million).
In a theatrical market that continues to compete with streaming mid-sized movies, it's a hit here Nosferatu and Completely anonymous It should be duly noted and offer plenty of hope for greenlighting such fare as we head toward 2025 at the box office, untainted by strikes and the pandemic. What to do here? in Nosferatu It's the tried-and-true horror genre in action but in the hands of a great up-and-coming author in Eggers, who's making a name for himself among hipsters 18-34 (56%) ala Ari Aster. with Completely anonymousit's an accessible film about Bob Dylan that adults (62% over 35) have never had before in the hands of a director who knows how to create emotion and warmth from the warts-and-all of those performers on stage (read, Oscar-winning Walk the line (which opened to $22.3 million and went on to reach $119.5 million domestically).
side by side Nosferatu and Completely anonymous On to the non-franchise adult openers of Last Christmas: The $8 Million Drama boys in the boat, Michael Mann's dark drama Ferrari ($3.9 million), the tragic drama of A24's wrestling dynasty Iron claw ($4.8 million) and front-loaded violet ($11.7 million for 3 days), which ended at $60.6 million.
Also, let's not ignore that when it comes to the release of these two films – there's no time like now when it's all gone.
worldwide evil to make $6.89 million In fourth place yesterday, behind Nosferatu It finished its fifth week in $34.3 million And crossing the mark of the fourth century with $404.7 million. The five-day forecast is $35.5 million. The Jon M. Chu-directed film arrives on PVOD and digital on December 31.
Disney Moana 2 Witness 5 days from 27 million dollars. Yesterday's $5.7 million fourth week cume was $30.3 million and overall total $376.2 million.
The extremely R-rated office romance drama on A24 Babygirl Starring Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson $1.3 million Yesterday, -13% from Christmas Day $1.5 million With an operating gross of $2.8 million. The 5-day forecast is slightly lower 7 million dollars.
Amazon MGM Studios Fire inside It made $613,000 on Thursday, -64% from Christmas. Boxing film of a young Rachel Morrison looking in 5 days of $4.3 million In tenth place.
