Box Office Breakdown: A calm before the summer storm…
The Dailies reports on the latest box office news from this week.
Thunderbolts* (Marvel Studios)
- 🦹♂️ Thunderbolts*: (Wk 2) $33.1M domestic weekend (-55%), $128.5M domestic total, $272.2M global. Holds remarkably well with the best second-weekend retention for an MCU title since pre-pandemic days.
- 🧛 Sinners: (Wk 4) $21.1M domestic weekend (-36%), $214.9M domestic total, $283.3M global. Coogler's vampire thriller joins the $200M club with yet another stellar hold.
- 🐓 A Minecraft Movie: (Wk 6) $8M domestic weekend (-42%), $409M domestic total, $909.6M global. Warner's blockbuster inches closer to the coveted $1B milestone, becoming 2025's potential first member of the billion-dollar club.
- 👨💼 The Accountant 2: (Wk 3) $6.1M domestic weekend (-36%), $50.9M domestic total, $71M global. Affleck's action sequel keeps tallying steady numbers with adult audiences despite its hefty $80M ledger.
- 🤡 Clown in a Cornfield: 🆕 $3.7M domestic opening. IFC's micro-budget slasher ($1M production cost) delivers historic returns, becoming the distributor's biggest opening ever and instantly proving profitable despite that telltale horror movie C+ CinemaScore.
- 🎮 Until Dawn: (Wk 3) $2M domestic weekend (-46%), $18M domestic total. Sony's video game adaptation continues fading.
- ✈️ Fight or Flight: 🆕 $2M domestic opening. Hartnett's airplane thriller struggles despite favorable critical reception (78% on Rotten Tomatoes).
- 🔫 Shadow Force: 🆕 $2M domestic opening. Kerry Washington and Omar Sy's $40M action flick becomes summer's first certified box office bomb.
- 🕵️ The Amateur: (Wk 5) $1.1M domestic weekend (-42%), $38.95M domestic total. Espionage thriller hangs in the top 10.
- ✝️ The King of Kings: (Wk 5) $680K domestic weekend (-60%), $59M domestic total. Angel Studios' faith-based epic continues its steady descent.
The Big Picture: The weekend box office totaled an estimated $86.7M, down 10% from the same frame last year. With no major new releases, this was the calm before the storm as theaters prep for a Memorial Day onslaught with ‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ next weekend followed by the one-two punch of ‘Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning’ and ‘Lilo & Stitch.’
Want more of The Dailies? Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, we'll deliver the most important industry scoops directly to your inbox. Sign up here.
Comments
-
I'm curious to know what Final Destination will do. Does anyone think Minecraft will be the biggest movie of the year?
0 -
It will be hard to beat nearly $1B, but with the box office having some great weeks leading into the summer it will be fun to see what films make a splash.
1 -
Oh yeah, I'm excited to see what the Summer holds. Hopefully 28 Years Later does well. I want them to get funding for the third movie.
0
