SaysWho? Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 $28.5 million opening and a B CinemaScore. Quote It was another disappointing weekend for a pair of new sequels as both Sony's Men in Black International and WB's Shaft were both unable to reach even the slimmest of studio expectations heading into the weekend. The weekend is down significantly compared to last year when Incredibles 2 bowed with a record-shattering $182.6 million opening and next weekend will turn to Pixar once again, looking to Toy Story 4 to turn the tide. Sony's release of Men in Black International debuted with a disappointing $28.5 million from 4,224 locations. By comparison, this is the lowest opening in the franchise by over $20 million as all three of the previous installments opened with over $51 million. The $110 million production joins a slew of recently released sequels to not only under-perform based on pre-weekend expectations, but severely under-performing based on previous films in the franchise. Entering the weekend the film received mostly negative reviews and opening day audiences gave the film a "B" CinemaScore, which is hardly a ringing endorsement. The film played to an opening weekend crowd that was 56% male with 53% of the overall audience coming in aged 25 or older. The weekend chart Looking at BOM, 14 million tickets were sold, less than half of last year when Incredibles 2 opened. All in all, it's the least attended weekend in this time frame (24th weekend of the year) since 1997. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Brutal for our indoor, but weather was great so the drive in still killed. Toy Story 4 should remedy the box office blues though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury33 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 I didn’t even realize that was out this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Just now, Mercury33 said: I didn’t even realize that was out this week. I bet the studio didn't either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 I knew it was out because of those endless promos during the NBA Finals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 This summer has been brutal with shitty movies besides Booksmart. Hopefully starting with Toy Story 4 the tide can start to turn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 I hate the voice of that green alien. Had zero desire to see it after hearing that thing speak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar189 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Seeing Thor people in an MIB movie didn't excite me at all. I'll wait to rent it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Another brutal BO showing. John Wick 3's performance is even more impressive in retrospect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Looks like uninspired dog shit, so I'm not terribly surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurdyb1 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 I still want to see it. I heard of folks liking it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Apparently there were a lot of behind the scenes issues that caused this movie to turn out poorly, similar to Suicide Squad, The Mummy, Hellboy, and Dark Phoenix. Maybe studio and producer interference/notes isn't a good thing. Wonder when Hollywood will catch on. https://www.slashfilm.com/men-in-black-international-behind-the-scenes-problems/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikachu Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Actual results tipped MIB over $30 million: https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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