Open Road debuted the Sundance darlingDopein 2,002 theaters.This Sundance sensation was acquired by Open Road Films for domestic distribution andSonyfor international theatrical release at a price tag of $7m, with a promise of $20m worth of promotion. It comes from producers Forest Whitaker, Puff Daddy, andPharrell Williams. Writer/director Rich Famuyima is best known for directingThe Woodin 1999 andBrown Sugarin 2002 and he is among a handful of names (allegedly) being tossed around in terms of directing MarvelsBlack Panther. The picture is about a bright young geek (Shameik Moore) who gets accidentally caught up in the seedier side of his lower-income neighborhood and must survive anAfter Hours-type adventure. Sadly it earned just $2.378 million yesterday for a likely $6.5m debut weekend.
The picture has earned rave reviews both for its performances and for its (allegedly) hyperkinetic filmmaking. And yes, for the record, its a kind of coming of age or geek boy becomes a geek man story that is usually reserved for white kids, so the racially diverse cast standsout in a relatively lilly-white summer. It can be argued that platforming may have been a better approach, but to be fair none of us were predicting thatJurassic Worldwould open at $208 million last weekend and thatInside Outwill be probably hitting $90-$95m this weekend as well. Even as someone who may not have time to see it for awhile (Im seriously considering taking my month-old to a Monday morning matinee, sitting far from everyone else, and hoping for best), Im happy that a film likeDopeexists in wide release in the middle of the blockbuster season. So call it a moral victory, for what thats worth!
In the holdover news,Spyearned another $3.075 million to bring its cume to $66.95m. Expect a $10.2m weekend (-34%), which is a pretty decent hold considering the competition, and a new $74m domestic cume for the 20th Century Fox action comedy. San Andreasearned $2.81m on its fourth Friday, giving The Rocks earthquake adventure a strong $126.169m cume. The Warner Bros./Time Warner Inc. film, which is about to cross $400m worldwide (if it hasnt already done so) on a $110m budget, should have $8m for the weekend (-25%) and a new $132m domestic cume.
Focus FeaturesInsidious Chapter 3earned another estimated $1.468millionon its third Friday, setting the stage for a $4.149m (-43%, not a bad hold) weekend and a $45.4m cume. Universal/Comcast Corp.s other big summer smashPitch Perfectearned $1.17m (-45%) despite losing 531 screens and should net $3.348m (-43%) for the weekend, giving the Anna Kendrick/Rebel Wilson sequel a $177.5m domestic cume. WarnersMad Max: Fury Roadearned another $720,000 on Friday, bringing its cume to $141.5m. It should earn $2.5m for the weekend for a new $143m domestic total.
Walt DisneysAvengers: Age of Ultronearned around $681k to set the stage for a 2.66m weekend (-28%) and a $449.3m domestic cume as it waits to open in Japan for the last leg of its global release. Disneys Tomorrowlandshould snag around $2m for the weekend (-44%) as it is no longer the big Disney movie of the moment or even the big female-centric Disney movie of the moment. Its new total will be $87m tomorrow.Entouragewas the movie of no moments, and it earned $545k (-61%) to bring its sad cume to $28.25m. Expect a $1.728m (-58%) weekend and a $29.44m total.
Love and Gloryearned around $457k on 794 screens (+221) to set the stage for a weekend total of $1.624m (-3%) and a new cume of $7m. Finally Fox Searchlight expandedMe, Earl, and the Dying Girlto 68 screens (+53) and earned $115k for the trouble. Expect a $416k weekend (+112%) and an okay $6,117 per-screen-average.
Thats the holdover news for today. Come back tomorrow for more weekend estimates and the like.
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Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/06/20/friday-box-office-dope-ropes-2-37m-me-earl-and-the-dying-girl-earns-115k-on-68-screens/
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