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94% Finding Dory

33% Independence Day: Resurgence

65% Central Intelligence

74% The Shallows

40% Free State of Jones
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48% The Neon Demon

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‘Finding Dory’ Drowns Out Disappointing ‘Independence Day: Resurgence’

“Finding Dory” showed plenty of box office staying power with $73.2 million in an otherwise modest weekend at the North America box office as “Independence Day: Resurgence” invaded with a disappointing $41.6 million.

A week after energizing the summer season, Disney/Pixar’s “Finding Dory” declined only 46% and generated the eighth-highest second weekend of all time, edging “Captain America: Civil War.” It’s also the best second weekend for an animated title.

“Finding Dory,” the sequel to 2003’s “Finding Nemo,” is already the sixth-highest domestic grosser of 2016 after ten days with $285.6 million — less than $100 million short of the final total for “Nemo.”

Fox’s “Independence Day: Resurgence” finished about 20% below recent forecasts, which had pegged the sequel to match the $50 million opening weekend from the 1996 original. It edged “Kung Fu Panda 2” as the eighth-largest opening of 2016.

“Resurgence” brought back the same fearsome aliens from the original, again bent on destroying the Earth. Will Smith, who broke out in the original, did not return to battle the invaders although Bill Pullman, Vivica Fox and Jeff Goldblum reprised their characters with newcomers Liam Hemsworth and Jessie Usher coming on board.

Roland Emmerich returned to the director’s chair to helm the $165 million tentpole, which will require strong performances from international markets to become profitable.

Blake Lively’s shark tale “The Shallows” performed above forecasts with a $16 million launch for Sony while Matthew McConaughey’s historical drama “Free State of Jones” started quietly with $7.8 million for STX.

The weekend results underline how dominant Disney has been in 2016 with “Captain America: Civil War,” “The Jungle Book” and “Zootopia” all topping the $340 million mark after “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” generated massive holdover grosses in January.

For its part, Fox generated a surprise smash with “Deadpool” taking in $363 million domestically and solid returns from “X-Men: Apocalypse” — which brought in $2.5 million in its sixth weekend to lift its domestic total to $151 million.

“The Shallows,” which centers on Lively’s bikini-clad character battling for survival in a shark’s feeding ground, generated a B+ Cinemascore and nearly matched its modest $17 million price tag.

“Free State of Jones,” starring McConaughey as the leader of a rebellion against the Confederacy, cost $50 million to make but STX’s exposure is under $10 million.

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[alfredofroylan]

So I guess another Angry Birds movie is possible... or maybe a Clash of Clans film.

 

[BronsonLee]

Dory likes money.

 

[SnowFlakeCake]

Finding Nemo is the greatest film ever made, bar none. Was Dory any good at all? Going to watch it either way but the trailer was as though the director was just following Finding Nemo pretty much, which there's no need for.

 

[GraveRobberX]

Disney owns the Box Office

"Won't someone think of the other studios"

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Look at the Shallows almost clearing its budget in a single weekend

Finding Nemo is the greatest film ever made, bar none. Was Dory any good at all? Going to watch it either way but the trailer was as though the director was just following Finding Nemo pretty much, which there's no need for.

Finding Nemo isn't the best film ever made.
Dory is a good movie
It's not "following Finding Nemo" pretty much.
This is why trying to judge the entire contents of a film by two minutes of a commercial is a bad idea

 

[Slayven]

MGM:"About that Stargate revival...."

I don't get the deadpool reference

 

[GraveRobberX]

Is Zootopia ever leaving the box office, it feels like it'll chart till its sequel

 

[Bobby Roberts]

I think it's a reference to Fox's earnings this year?

 

[TheYoungHeroRises]

Disney's going on a COD killstreak lol.

 

[Pagusas]

Was expected with the horrible marketing that went along with it.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Disney's going on a COD killstreak lol.

Nah. Finest Hours and Alice Through the Looking Glass already broke the combo twice. Pete's Dragon's probably gonna do it again later this year.

 

[Saucycarpdog]

Nah. Finest Hours and Alice Through the Looking Glass already broke the combo twice. Pete's Dragon's probably gonna do it again later this year.

Nah. They keep getting rejacked thanks to Marvel and their animated films.

 

[BumRush]

Nah. Finest Hours and Alice Through the Looking Glass already broke the combo twice. Pete's Dragon's probably gonna do it again later this year.

BFG as well, I'd think. Even with that I think Disney takes this year 100% of the time lol.

 

[BotoxAgent]

Wow not bad for Shallows, considering the budget.

 

[BumRush]

Wow not bad for Shallows, considering the budget.

...and projections which were $7M-$9M

 

[FTF]

Wow, that's a sad pta for The Neon Demon...why did they think releasing it in so many theaters was a good idea?

 

[Magwik]

The success of Finding Dory will only accelerate Cars 4 to theaters quicker. we have dug our own grave.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Shallows might have a pretty decent run, honestly. It'll have cleared budget domestically by Monday, reviews were good and word of mouth was high, and the rest of the cineplex isn't running anything very good besides Dory.

People might be spending the next couple weeks deciding between checking out the fish movie or the shark one.

 

[Slayven]

I think it's a reference to Fox's earnings this year?

would you call id4 a bomba?

 

[Bobby Roberts]

would you call id4 a bomba?

What is this "Bomba" I keep seeing people say here?

I don't get it. It's like... I think you're just adding an "a" to the word "bomb" like that means something? But that can't be it, right?

 

[OfficerRaichu15]

Shallows did pretty damn good for getting back its budget. Dory keeps swimming IDR4 is a huge flop and Cental Intelligence is doing decent.

 

[Thewonandonly]

Shallows did pretty damn good for getting back its budget. Dory keeps swimming IDR4 is a huge flop and Cental Intelligence is doing decent.

Well who's dumb idea was it to have a sequal without the only actor who made Your movie worth a damn

 

[TheYoungHeroRises]

Dory should be called Dory The Destroyer.

I wouldn't be surprised if Disney fast tracks a third Finding movie after Dory's success.

 

[Saucycarpdog]

would you call id4 a bomba?

More of a disappointment than a bomb. It'll probably just break even thanks to international markets but I don't think a third one is coming.

Also Bobby is just being cheeky.

 

[Slayven]

What is this "Bomba" I keep seeing people say here?

I don't get it. It's like... I think you're just adding an "a" to the word "bomb" like that means something? But that can't be it, right?

Now you know how I feel when people call Static, Static Shock.

 

[Calamari41]

Finding Nemo is the greatest film ever made, bar none. Was Dory any good at all? Going to watch it either way but the trailer was as though the director was just following Finding Nemo pretty much, which there's no need for.

The quality overall, I would say, is on par with the original. The stakes aren't as high, and I would describe it more as a great "Tales from the world of Nemo" kind of thing rather than the more "epic quest" that was the original.

 

[kswiston]

MGM:"About that Stargate revival...."

I don't get the deadpool reference

Blake Lively is pregnant. Ryan Reynolds is her husband. That's the joke.

 

[zero_suit]

The success of Finding Dory will only accelerate Cars 4 to theaters quicker. we have dug our own grave.

LOL

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Blake Lively is pregnant. Ryan Reynolds is her husband. That's the joke.

huh

 

[numble]

I think this week's thread title is a bomba.

 

[Matt_]

Well it looks like I was very wrong about ID managing to hit 60M opening weekend
im really very poor at these predictions

 

[PhoncipleBone]

So ID4R couldn't live up to the grosses of cinematic masterpiece Divergent, much less Insurgent. NOT A RECORD!

 

[kswiston]

Worldwide Updates:

Civil War - $1.147B
Zootopia - $1.017B
The Jungle Book - $930M
Warcraft - $412M ($221M from China)
Finding Dory - $397M
Alice: Through the Looking Glass - $249M
Now You See Me 2 - $160M ($44M first weekend in China)
Independence Day Resurgence - $143M

 

[Slayven]

Blake Lively is pregnant. Ryan Reynolds is her husband. That's the joke.

who the hell keeps up with Ryan Reynolds news?

 

[Sean C]

Disney's voodoo curse on all the other studios is still in effect, I see. This has been an underwhelming blockbuster season, both creatively and commercially.

 

[mjc]

So what're the odds that Blizzard fronts money for a sequel?

 

[OSHAN]

Wow, that's a sad pta for The Neon Demon...why did they think releasing it in so many theaters was a good idea?

I was surprised to see it releasing as wide as it did, especially considering there was very little, if any, marketing for the movie. It's purely anecdotal, but no one at work knew about this movie when we were discussing weekend plans. Same goes for my wife at her work place.

I saw the 7 o'clock show on Saturday and there were five people total in the theater, including my wife and me. And, oddly enough, it was playing at the theater which has ID4 and Dory and what have you, while the local theatre which normally gets the more limited releases didn't get it.

 

[kswiston]

who the hell keeps up with Ryan Reynolds news?

You didn't follow the gripping tale of true love on the set of Green Lantern?!?


I only know they were married because GAF had a debate on whether Lively was an upgrade or downgrade from Scarlet Johanssen a couple of years ago. A google search solved the rest.

 

[TheYoungHeroRises]

Can someone please explain to me why the 2016 summer movie season has been shit so far?

 

[Bobby Roberts]

So what're the odds that Blizzard fronts money for a sequel?

Blizzard won't have to: Legendary is owned by a Chinese theater chain now.

 

[WillyFive]

Finding Nemo is the greatest film ever made, bar none. Was Dory any good at all? Going to watch it either way but the trailer was as though the director was just following Finding Nemo pretty much, which there's no need for.

Once it stops trying to copy Nemo in it's first 15 minutes, it is a really good movie.

 

[A Human Becoming]

They can't all be winners xaosslug.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Terrible thread title as usual

Great showing for the Shallows and Dory. ayy lmao @ IDR. And if A24 has its way with Sea of Trees, this wont even be the worst mcconaughey movie this year.

 

[kswiston]

Blizzard won't have to: Legendary is owned by a Chinese theater chain now.

They own AMC as well.



ID4R managed to make $102M overseas this weekend. Only $37M of that was from China, so it must have done decently in some other territories. There are a few remaining European territories to launch in coming weeks, but we're probably looking at $300M or so overseas. Definitely this year's Terminator Genisys.

 

[What did he mean by this?]

I saw an Independence Day ad where that "It Ain't Me" Vietnam song started playinh

I'm glad it bombed

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Disney's voodoo curse on all the other studios is still in effect, I see. This has been an underwhelming blockbuster season, both creatively and commercially.

Disney's voodoo curse will hurt itself next week when Dory outgrosses BFG that weekend.

 

[Raxus]

This may be the last week Zootopia charts. If so, salute.

Your only mistake Zootopia is you came out on blu ray.

 

[Chezzymann]

The quality overall, I would say, is on par with the original. The stakes aren't as high, and I would describe it more as a great "Tales from the world of Nemo" kind of thing rather than the more "epic quest" that was the original.

Yeah I think if I could pinpoint my problem with finding dory its that it could probably have been a 30 minute short on ABC. It had that same feel that those toy story ones did.

 

[kswiston]

This may be the last week Zootopia charts. If so, salute.

Your only mistake Zootopia is you came out on blu ray.

Yeah, Disney could have held off on that until July. 3 months to home video really limits the late legs.