While it has a lot of ground here and abroad to cover for its $185 million budgetary costs, Star Trek Beyond still took the weekend with an estimated $59.6 million, and with critical praise it appears to have enough positive buzz to keep afloat for long enough to turn a profit. It dethroned two-time first-place finisher The Secret Life of Pets, which ended the weekend with an estimated $29.3 million and $260.7 million in domestic gross for three weeks…remarkable performance for a film that cost $75 million, though a comparatively lackluster performance from the studio who has made billions so far with its Despicable Me franchise. Despite critical praise, the beleaguered $144 million production of Ghostbusters is suffering worldwide, potentially from both a campaign against the film since the release of its first trailer and a lack of release in China…in any case, the estimated $21.6 million has added to a worldwide total of $122.9 million, far below its break-even point.
Lights Out has gotten some good words from critics, but despite tying Ghostbusters this week with an estimated $21.6 million, the horror flick only cost $4.9 million to make, enjoying profound success on its small budget. With an estimated $21 million opening, the opposite is true for $105 million-costing Ice Age: Collision Course. The fifth film in the series is apparently beginning to show its age with domestic audiences, but worldwide the film is approaching break-even numbers, with almost $200 million in total.
Finding Dory is moving smoothly down the list with a less than average downturn in income from last week, picking up an estimated $7.2 million (and remaining the highest-earning domestic animated film), while The Legend of Tarzan is looking more and more like it will flop in worldwide income, earning an estimated $6.4 million and $261.5 million in total. While not entering failure territory just yet, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates still needs to go quite a distance to break even on its $33 million costs…a distance that may be just a little too far out of reach.
In the final two slots, the latest political documentary from Dinesh D’Souza, Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party carried the top ten for its second week of release as it opened in over 1,200 new theaters, earning an estimated $3.7 million but the ire of the critical community. Below it, the much kindlier reviewed The Infiltrator has not proven to be a widespread moneymaker (an estimated $3.3 million for a second weekend, $12.2 million in total), but with an unreported budget, its success has yet to be determined.
Weekend Box Office (July 22nd – July 24th)
- Star Trek Beyond…$59.6 million
- The Secret Life of Pets…$29.3 million
- Ghostbusters…$21.6 million
- Lights Out…$21.6 million
- Ice Age: Collision Course…$21 million
- Finding Dory…$7.2 million
- The Legend of Tarzan…$6.4 million
- Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates…$4.4 million
- Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party…$3.7 million
- The Infiltrator…$3.2 million
Seth Paul
Latest posts by Seth Paul (see all)
- Box Office Weekend: Eight Figure Box Office for Magnificent Seven - September 26, 2016
- Box Office Weekend: Sully Rides High for Second Week - September 19, 2016
- Box Office Weekend: Sully Lands On Target - September 12, 2016