無論是喬丹·皮爾監制的恐怖片,還是瑪格特·羅比與科林·法瑞爾聯袂出演的愛情片,都未能延續9月份電影市場的火熱態勢。在連續兩個周末實現票房爆發(先是《招魂:終章》(The Conjuring: Last Rites),后是動漫電影《鬼滅之刃無限城篇》(Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle))之后,北美票房增速明顯放緩。
根據片方周日發布的預估數據,周末總票房較上周末下滑近50%,蟬聯票房冠軍的《鬼滅之刃》以微弱優勢險勝新上映的《他》(Him),守住榜首位置。Crunchyroll與索尼影業(Sony Pictures)出品的《鬼滅之刃》本周末再攬1,730萬美元票房,累計票房達1.047億美元,成為北美影史最賣座的動漫電影。
橄欖球題材恐怖片《他》以約1,350萬美元的票房成績位列第二。環球影業(Universal Pictures)在北美3,168家影院上映該片,觀影人群中男性的比例為52%,65%的觀眾年齡超過25歲。該片國際票房僅40萬美元。
由皮爾的Monkeypaw公司制作、賈斯汀·蒂平執導的《他》,講述一位前途無量的年輕四分衛(泰瑞克·威瑟斯飾)受資深球員(馬龍·韋恩斯飾)邀請,前往與世隔絕的訓練基地的故事。
《他》在影評界與觀眾層面雙雙遇冷:爛番茄新鮮度僅29%,影院評分獲C-。影評人杰克·科伊爾在美聯社發文評價該片“有一個強大的設定,以Monkeypaw作品一貫的暗黑諷刺視角,來審視橄欖球這項充滿暴力的全民娛樂活動,但最終卻淪為一個寓言式的密室劇,劇情愈發沉悶乏味”。
另一部恐怖片《招魂:終章》第三個周末收獲約1,300萬美元票房,險些反超《他》。該片全球累計票房達4億美元,已成為“招魂宇宙”最賣座作品。
上周末票房前十中有三部恐怖片,除上述兩部外還包括《武器》(Weapons)??的匪箍疲–omscore)數據分析公司指出,今年該類型影片北美票房已累計11億美元,距2017年《小丑回魂》(It)和《逃出絕命鎮》(Get Out)創下的紀錄僅相差數百萬票房。
康姆斯科市場趨勢主管保羅·德加拉貝迪安表示:“恐怖片持續保持強勁勢頭,今年有望刷新紀錄?!?/p>
索尼除《鬼滅之刃》外,本周末還上映了一部由羅比與法瑞爾主演的愛情新片《綺夢之旅》(A Big Bold Beautiful Journey),但該片在3,300家影院僅收獲350萬美元票房,市場反響平淡。影片同樣遭遇口碑滑鐵盧,爛番茄新鮮度僅37%。
德加拉貝迪安指出:“觀眾對影片的選擇日趨審慎,負面評價會對缺乏品牌認知度的作品形成巨大沖擊?!?/p>
《唐頓莊園:盛大終章》(Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale)上映第二個周末再獲630萬美元,累計票房達3,160萬美元。斯蒂芬·金小說改編電影《死亡競走》(The Long Walk)第二個周末票房同樣為630萬美元,較首周跌幅僅46%,其2,270萬美元北美票房已超越2,000萬美元的制作成本(未含宣發費用)。
為紀念羅恩·霍華德1995年賣座片《阿波羅13號》(Apollo 13)上映30周年,本周末該片在200家影院重映,收獲約60萬美元票房。《玩具總動員》(Toy Story)30周年重映版第二個周末再獲140萬美元票房。
下周末電影市場的焦點將是保羅·托馬斯·安德森的新作《一戰再戰》(One Battle After Another),但其迄今為止最賣座的影片《血色將至》(There Will Be Blood),全球票房僅7,600多萬美元(未計通脹調整)。
緊隨其后的是截然不同的觀影體驗:AMC影院(AMC Theaters)將于10月3日至5日在美國全部540家分店舉辦泰勒·斯威夫特第12張專輯《The Life of a Showgirl》發布派對,這場90分鐘的活動定名為“秀場人生官方發布派對(The Official Release Party of a Showgirl)”。
北美票房周末榜前十
本排行榜基于周一發布的最終北美票房數據,結合康姆斯科公司統計的美國及加拿大影院周五至周日的預估票房:
1. 《鬼滅之刃無限城篇》,1,730萬美元
2. 《他》,1,350萬美元
3. 《招魂:終章》,1,300萬美元
4. (并列)《死亡競走》,630萬美元
4. (并列)《唐頓莊園:盛大終章》,630萬美元
6. 《綺夢之旅》,350萬美元
7. 《高年新生》(The Senior),280萬美元
8. 《玩具總動員(30周年重映版)》,140萬美元
9. 《視與聽呈現:諾亞現場秀》(Sight & Sound Presents: NOAH – Live!),140萬美元
10. 《武器》,130萬美元(財富中文網)
譯者:劉進龍
審校:汪皓
無論是喬丹·皮爾監制的恐怖片,還是瑪格特·羅比與科林·法瑞爾聯袂出演的愛情片,都未能延續9月份電影市場的火熱態勢。在連續兩個周末實現票房爆發(先是《招魂:終章》(The Conjuring: Last Rites),后是動漫電影《鬼滅之刃無限城篇》(Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle))之后,北美票房增速明顯放緩。
根據片方周日發布的預估數據,周末總票房較上周末下滑近50%,蟬聯票房冠軍的《鬼滅之刃》以微弱優勢險勝新上映的《他》(Him),守住榜首位置。Crunchyroll與索尼影業(Sony Pictures)出品的《鬼滅之刃》本周末再攬1,730萬美元票房,累計票房達1.047億美元,成為北美影史最賣座的動漫電影。
橄欖球題材恐怖片《他》以約1,350萬美元的票房成績位列第二。環球影業(Universal Pictures)在北美3,168家影院上映該片,觀影人群中男性的比例為52%,65%的觀眾年齡超過25歲。該片國際票房僅40萬美元。
由皮爾的Monkeypaw公司制作、賈斯汀·蒂平執導的《他》,講述一位前途無量的年輕四分衛(泰瑞克·威瑟斯飾)受資深球員(馬龍·韋恩斯飾)邀請,前往與世隔絕的訓練基地的故事。
《他》在影評界與觀眾層面雙雙遇冷:爛番茄新鮮度僅29%,影院評分獲C-。影評人杰克·科伊爾在美聯社發文評價該片“有一個強大的設定,以Monkeypaw作品一貫的暗黑諷刺視角,來審視橄欖球這項充滿暴力的全民娛樂活動,但最終卻淪為一個寓言式的密室劇,劇情愈發沉悶乏味”。
另一部恐怖片《招魂:終章》第三個周末收獲約1,300萬美元票房,險些反超《他》。該片全球累計票房達4億美元,已成為“招魂宇宙”最賣座作品。
上周末票房前十中有三部恐怖片,除上述兩部外還包括《武器》(Weapons)。康姆斯科(Comscore)數據分析公司指出,今年該類型影片北美票房已累計11億美元,距2017年《小丑回魂》(It)和《逃出絕命鎮》(Get Out)創下的紀錄僅相差數百萬票房。
康姆斯科市場趨勢主管保羅·德加拉貝迪安表示:“恐怖片持續保持強勁勢頭,今年有望刷新紀錄?!?/p>
索尼除《鬼滅之刃》外,本周末還上映了一部由羅比與法瑞爾主演的愛情新片《綺夢之旅》(A Big Bold Beautiful Journey),但該片在3,300家影院僅收獲350萬美元票房,市場反響平淡。影片同樣遭遇口碑滑鐵盧,爛番茄新鮮度僅37%。
德加拉貝迪安指出:“觀眾對影片的選擇日趨審慎,負面評價會對缺乏品牌認知度的作品形成巨大沖擊?!?/p>
《唐頓莊園:盛大終章》(Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale)上映第二個周末再獲630萬美元,累計票房達3,160萬美元。斯蒂芬·金小說改編電影《死亡競走》(The Long Walk)第二個周末票房同樣為630萬美元,較首周跌幅僅46%,其2,270萬美元北美票房已超越2,000萬美元的制作成本(未含宣發費用)。
為紀念羅恩·霍華德1995年賣座片《阿波羅13號》(Apollo 13)上映30周年,本周末該片在200家影院重映,收獲約60萬美元票房?!锻婢呖倓訂T》(Toy Story)30周年重映版第二個周末再獲140萬美元票房。
下周末電影市場的焦點將是保羅·托馬斯·安德森的新作《一戰再戰》(One Battle After Another),但其迄今為止最賣座的影片《血色將至》(There Will Be Blood),全球票房僅7,600多萬美元(未計通脹調整)。
緊隨其后的是截然不同的觀影體驗:AMC影院(AMC Theaters)將于10月3日至5日在美國全部540家分店舉辦泰勒·斯威夫特第12張專輯《The Life of a Showgirl》發布派對,這場90分鐘的活動定名為“秀場人生官方發布派對(The Official Release Party of a Showgirl)”。
北美票房周末榜前十
本排行榜基于周一發布的最終北美票房數據,結合康姆斯科公司統計的美國及加拿大影院周五至周日的預估票房:
1. 《鬼滅之刃無限城篇》,1,730萬美元
2. 《他》,1,350萬美元
3. 《招魂:終章》,1,300萬美元
4. (并列)《死亡競走》,630萬美元
4. (并列)《唐頓莊園:盛大終章》,630萬美元
6. 《綺夢之旅》,350萬美元
7. 《高年新生》(The Senior),280萬美元
8. 《玩具總動員(30周年重映版)》,140萬美元
9. 《視與聽呈現:諾亞現場秀》(Sight & Sound Presents: NOAH – Live!),140萬美元
10. 《武器》,130萬美元(財富中文網)
譯者:劉進龍
審校:汪皓
Neither a Jordan Peele-produced horror nor a Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell romantic drama were enough to continue the September hot streak at the movies. After back-to-back weekends that had films majorly overperforming, first “The Conjuring: Last Rights” followed by the anime “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle,” the North American box office slowed significantly.
Overall ticket sales were down nearly 50% from last weekend, with the holdover champion “Demon Slayer” edging out the newcomer “Him” for first place, according to studio estimates Sunday. Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures’ “Demon Slayer” added $17.3 million over the weekend, bringing its total to $104.7 million, which makes it the highest grossing anime film ever in North America.
The football horror “Him” opened in second place with an estimated $13.5 million in ticket sales. Universal Pictures opened “Him” in 3,168 North American theaters, where the audience was 52% male and 65% over the age of 25. Internationally, it earned $400,000.
Produced by Peele’s Monkeypaw and directed by Justin Tipping, “Him” is about a promising young quarterback (Tyriq Withers) who is invited to train with a veteran (Marlon Wayans) at an isolated compound.
“Him” scored with neither critics (it carries a 29% on Rotten Tomatoes) nor audiences, who gave the film a C- CinemaScore. In his review for The Associated Press, film writer Jake Coyle wrote that the film “was made with the potent premise of bringing the kind of dark, satirical perspective that characterizes a Monkeypaw production to our violent national pastime. But that promise gets fumbled in an allegorical chamber play that grows increasingly tedious.”
“Him” was also nearly upstaged by another horror, “The Conjuring: Last Rights,” which made an estimated $13 million in its third weekend. With a global total of $400 million, it’s now the biggest film in the Conjuring universe.
They are two of three horror movies in this weekend’s top 10, including “Weapons.” According to data firm Comscore, this year that genre alone has generated $1.1 billion in domestic box office receipts, just several million short of the 2017 record driven by “It” and “Get Out.”
“Horror movies have been on a bit of a hot streak,” said Paul Dergarabedian, Comscore’s head of marketplace trends. “It’s going to be a record-breaking year.”
In addition to “Demon Slayer,” Sony had a new film this weekend as well: The original romance “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey,” starring Robbie and Farrell, but that fizzled with audiences, earning only $3.5 million from 3,300 locations. It also received largely negative reviews and currently has a 37% on Rotten Tomatoes.
“Audiences are selective in what they want to see,” Dergarabedian said. “Negative reviews can create really strong headwinds for original films with no brand recognition.”
In its second weekend, “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale” added another $6.3 million, bringing its running total to $31.6 million. The Stephen King adaptation “The Long Walk” is also estimating $6.3 million in weekend two, down only 46% from its opening. Its domestic total of $22.7 million has already exceeded its production budget of $20 million (though that sum does not account for marketing and promotion).
Ron Howard’s 1995 hit “Apollo 13” played in 200 theaters this weekend for its 30th anniversary as well. It made an estimated $600,000. The 30th anniversary re-release of “Toy Story,” now in its second weekend, added $1.4 million.
Next weekend there is excitement surrounding the new Paul Thomas Anderson film “One Battle After Another,” although his biggest hit to date remains the 2007 film “There Will Be Blood,” which made just over $76 million worldwide, not accounting for inflation.
And right on its heels is a very different kind of cinema experience: AMC Theaters is hosting a release party for Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album, “ The Life of a Showgirl.” The 90-minute show, aptly titled “The Official Release Party of a Showgirl,” will play at all 540 AMC theaters in the U.S. from Oct. 3 through Oct. 5.
Top 10 movies by domestic box office
With final domestic figures being released Monday, this list factors in the estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore:
1. “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle” $17.3 million
2. “Him,” $13.5 million.
3. “The Conjuring: Last Rites,” $13 million.
4. (tie) “The Long Walk,” $6.3 million.
4. (tie) “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale,” $6.3 million.
6. “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey,” $3.5 million.
7. “The Senior,” $2.8 million.
8. “Toy Story” (30th Anniversary re-release), $1.4 million.
9. “Sight & Sound Presents: NOAH – Live!” $1.4 million.
10. “Weapons,” $1.3 million.