Box Office: ‘Terminator: Genisys,’ ‘Magic Mike XXL’ Fizzle in U.S.
Instead, 'Inside Out' narrowly beats 'Jurassic World' to win Fourth of July weekend, while Amy Winehouse doc 'Amy' rocks the specialty box office.
Leftovers were the dish of choice at the Fourth of July box-office picnic.
Firework champsInside Out andJurassic World beat new entriesTerminator:Genisys andMagic MikeXXL to top the holiday in their third and fourth weekends, respectively.
On Sunday, Universal hadJurassic Worldwinning the weekend with $30.9 million, but final numbers show Inside Out topping the holiday chart with $29.8 million.Jurassic World came in at $29.2 million for a domestic total of $556.5 million — the fourth-best showing of all time in North America and eclipsingThe Dark Knight ($534.9 million).Inside Out earning $30.1 million for a domesticcume of $245.9 million.
Either way, the duo trounced the new two entries, both of which opened Wednesday and did notably less business than expected. It’s never good when the Fourth of July falls on a Saturday, but overall revenue for the weekend was still up narrowly over last year, or by more than 3 percent.
Terminator:Genisys — which never expectedJurassic World to still be so strong — placed No. 3 with an estimated weekend gross of $28.7 million for a five-day debut of $44.1 million, a poor start that threatens the revival of the storied franchise (two other installments are already dated).
Coming in No. 4 wasMagic MikeXXL with a $12.8 million weekend and five-day debut of $27.9 million, compared to the $39.1 million opening ofMagic Mike. The sequel played almost entirely to females, who made up 96 percent of the audience, an unheard of number and compared to 73 percent female for the first film.
Genisys clearly has far more at stake, considering its $155 million production budget. Paramount and David Ellison‘sSkydance partnered on the film, which had hoped to at least hit $55 million in its North American launch. Instead, it has been hampered by poor reviews and a B+CinemaScore, although the movie did pick up somewhat as the long holiday wore on.
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The good news forGenisys is that it is doing well overseas, where it grossed $74 million this weekend from 60 percent of the international marketplace (or 46 territories) for an early foreign total of $85.5 million and globalcume of $129.6 million. It has yet to open in major markets including China, Japan, Germany, Italy and Spain, and could ultimately earn $300 million-$400 million overseas, three to four times its domestic take.
“There is no question that the U.S. market got affected by reviews, but through the weekend, we actually played above what people thought we would. And the international numbers are spectacular,” said Paramount vice chairmanRob Moore.
Alan TaylordirectedGenisys, withArnold Schwarzenegger reprising his role as Terminator. He stars oppositeEmilia Clarke, who plays John Connor’s mother, Sarah, andJason Clarke, who plays John Connor.Jai CourtneyandJ.K. Simmons co-star. This time out, John Connor sends Kyle Reese (Courtney) back in time to protect his mother, but things soon go awry.
Males made up 62 percent of the audience, while 65 percent of ticket buyers were over the age of 25.
Warner Bros.’Magic MikeXXL had hoped to clear $45 million-$50 million for the five days.The sequel had won Wednesday, thanks to female fans rushing out to see the movie, but fell fast after that.
Magic MikeXXL, the follow-up toStevenSoderbergh‘s sleeper hit, fared well with critics and even better with moviegoers, who gave it an A-CinemaScore.
The sequel was made this time without MatthewMcConaughey, who played an undeniable role in turningMagic Mike into a sleeper hit in summer 2012. But Channing Tatum, himself a popular star and whose early career as a male stripper inspired the film series, did return, alongsideMattBomer andJoeManganiello.Gregory Jacobs directed.
“I’m definitely down, but not out. When you have a movie that plays this strongly to women, it should begin over-indexing this week as females settle in after the holiday,” saidWarners domestic distribution chiefDanFellman. “And the film will be profitable, it’s just a question of how high we go. The fat lady hasn’t sung yet.”
Rounding out the top five was Ted 2, another R-rated comedy sequel that hasunderwhelmed since debuting last weekend. The film tumbled a steep 67 percent to $11 million for a domestic total of $58.3 million.
Some industry insiders suggest it is difficult to make sequels to a films likeMagic Mike orTed, both of which were unique concepts.
Internationally,Genisys knockedJurassic World from the top spot, although the latter still racked in a hearty $42 million from 66 markets for a foreign total of $826.9 million and global haul of $1.385 billion.Inside Outtook in $18.6 million from only 42 markets for an early foreigncume of $117.3 million and global total of $363.5 million.
Making headlines at the U.S. specialty office wasBAFTA-winning filmmakerAsifKapadia‘s documentaryAmy, chronicling the life and death of British singer and songwriterAmy Winehouse. The indie film, launching in six theaters in New York and Los Angeles, opened to $222,015 for a location average of $37,002, one of the top averages of all time for a documentary. To boot, it scored one of the top openings overall for a doc opening in less than 10 theaters, joining a club that includesAn Inconvenient Truth andCapitalism: A Love Story.
A24 films, which is handlingAmy in the U.S., will expand the film nationwide next weekend.
| # | MOVIE | WEEKEND |
| 1 | InsideOUtWeek: 3 Theaters: 4,158 Total: $558.1M | $29.8M |
| 2 | Jurassic WorldWeek:4 Theaters: 3,737 Total: $256.5M | $29.2M |
| 3 | TERMINATOR:GENISYSWeek: 1 Theaters: 3,758 Total: $44.1M | $28.7M |
| 4 | MAGIC MIKEXXLWeek: 1 Theaters: 3,355 Total: $27.9M | $12.8M |
| 5 | TED 2Week: 2 Theaters: 3,448 Total: $58.3M | $11M |
| 6 | MAXWeek: 2 Theater: 2,870 Total: $25.7M | $7M |
| 7 | SPYWeek: 5 Theaters: 2,387 Total: $97.8M | $5.5M |
| 8 | SAN ANDREASWeek: 6 Theaters: 1,672 Total:$147.3M | $3M |
| 9 | ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRLWeek: 4 Theaters: 870 Total: $4M | $1.3M |
| 10 | DOPEWeek: 3 Theaters: 863 Total: $14.1M | $1M |
July 3, 9:30 a.m. Updated with international numbers.
July 4, 8 a.m. Updated with Friday numbers.
July 5, 8 a.m. Updated with weekend estimates.
July 6, 11:15 a.m. Updated with final weekend numbers.
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