Suicide Squad Still Dominate #1 Spot Though Dropping It Gun As Sausage Party Sizzles In #2 Position Cooking Up A Storm On August 12-14 Box Office Weekend
Though dominating the #1 spot for second weekend, Suicide Squad drops its gun declining 67.4% as Sausage Party cooks up a good a decent opening
Despite a steep drop and moviegoers attending a sausage party, there was a repeat champ at the box office this weekend.
Coming in first again is Suicide Squad, which made $43.5million during its second weekend. That’s a hard 67.3 percent drop from its record-breaking debut, indicating that the project may be front loaded and not have very strong legs. It is worth pointing out that Suicide Squad‘s decrease was slightly lower than Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (69.1 percent) earlier this year, but that still isn’t great. The latest installment in the DC Extended Universe was positioned as the last major tentpole of the season and didn’t have much in the way of competition, but there was a sharp decline. On the positive side, the film has made $222.8 million domestically and $465.3 million worldwide, so it’s made a profit and then some.
Opening in second is the R-rated animated romp Sausage Party, which won the Friday daily box office en route to a $33.5 million start. The movie benefitted from the positive response, which only helped sell its absurd premise to a wider audience. What’s more is that Sausage Party cost only $19 million to produce (extremely cheap for a CGI project), so it nearly doubled those costs in a single weekend. Given that the word-of-mouth is there, the movie should hold well over the next few weeks and have a fruitful run at the box office.
Sausage Party, which cost a modest $19 million to make, is a needed boost for Sony and another win for Megan Ellison's Annapurna Pictures, which developed the project on behalf of producing duo Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (This Is the End, The Interview). Comparisons are difficult since there haven't been a slew of R-rated animated comedies; in 1999, South Park — Bigger, Longer and Uncut debuted to $11.3 million ($19.3 million when adjusting for ticket-price inflation). "It shows that if you are really original and take risks, it can pay off really well in today's marketplace. The humor was smart and elevated," said Sony worldwide president of distribution and marketing Josh Greenstein. Generally speaking, R-rated comedies have been in a slump. Sausage Party, a pic about a brave sausage who is determined to find out what happens to hot dogs once they leave the grocery store shelf, is an exception. Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon directed the raunchy movie, which drew strong reviews but only a B CinemaScore from audiences (considering the subject matter, the grade from moviegoers isn't a huge surprise).
Coming in third is the new family film Pete’s Dragon, which made $21.5 million in its first three days. This year has seen hit after hit for Walt Disney Pictures, but in this case they were probably hoping for much more. Pete’s Dragon had a very modest debut – even though it received largely positive reviews – and couldn’t contend with all else that was playing. It’s a rare instance of a Disney live-action remake not hitting it big, and with interest this low at the start, it’s unlikely the film can turn things around moving forward. The good news is that Pete’s Dragon cost “only” $65 million to make, so if the international numbers are there, the studio won’t lose money.
The #4 film is Jason Bourne, grossing $13.8 million. The action sequel is now up to $127 million in the States.
Rounding out the top five is Bad Moms. The comedy brought in $11.3 million to raise its domestic total to an impressive $71.3 million.
Outside of The Top Five: Debuting in eighth iNew film Florence Foster Jenkins opens in eighth with $6.6 million. It was able to find some traction as a counter-programming option, boosted by the star power of Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant.
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al to $38.7 million.
Suicide Squad 20.8 Mil
Sausage Party 15.4 Mil War Dogs 14.6 Mil Kubo and the Two Strings 12.6 Mil Petes Dragon 11.3 Mil |
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