Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Disney PG 1h 58m Released Oct 18, 2019 Discussed 2019
Opening weekend
$36.9M
3,790 theaters
Per-theater average
$9,749
opening weekend
Domestic total
$113.9M
3.1× its opening
Worldwide total
$489.2M
23% domestic
Production budget
$185.0M
2.6× worldwide
RT critics
40%
RT audience
95%
+55 vs critics
Metacritic
43
Where it turns up
Friday, October 18, 2019 Third weekend of October 2019
On the chart Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (opening): $36.9M
Expected 'If it plays okay to both, it's mid 30's' with lift upside Actual: $36.9M
In the note
So, based on something I heard at a Tulsi Gabbard Vodka themed Luau, here’s my best take on the weekend Boxoffice. #1 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil - Sequels (non-Marvel division) are a tough racket these days; gone are the days you used to just remake the movie, throw a Roman numeral on the end of the title and reap the 30% increase in opening weekend.
Friday, October 25, 2019 Fourth weekend of October 2019
On the chart Maleficent 2 (wk 2): $19.4M, -48%
Expected 'Down 55% for a 3 day in the mid high teens' Actual: $19.4M, -48%
In the note
So, based on something I heard from a woman screaming at a cardboard cutout of Harvey Weinstein, here’s my best take on the weekend box-office. #1 Joker - The drop looks pretty solid right now, figure down 35% for a 3 day in the very high teens with a shot at 20. #2 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil - Looks pretty standard for a 2nd weekend, figure down 55% for a 3 day in the mid high teens. #3 Zombieland 2 - Down 60% for about 11 or 12. #4 Addams Family - Looks solid today, down 35% for about 10. Black and Blue - Right now looks like 7 or 8, but could get a late surge. Countdown - Like most horror films they could also see a late night surge, but for now 6 or 7. The Current War - The recut of one of the TWC orphans, the went on about 1000 screens.
Friday, November 1, 2019 First weekend of November 2019
In the note
Joker looks terrific right now, figure it’s off only about 30% for the weekend for a gross of about $13 million. #3 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil - Looks a little better than a normal 3rd weekend (once again, when the new films falter, the holdovers pick up the slack), so figure down 45% for $10 or $11 million. #4 Harriet - On these historical biopics (especially the more serious ones like this that can easily feel like school work), the smarter marketing departments do a ton of group pre sales to schools, churches, etc.