The Strangers: Prey at Night<\/a>” from recently minted Aviron was low budget (perhaps $5 million), so its $10.8 million start is adequate. Further down is the more-expensive “The Hurricane Heist” (Entertainment Studios) from veteran director Rob Cohen. And even worse is “Gringo” from Amazon (shifting away from specialized, distributed in this instance by STX) that didn’t even make the Top Ten.<\/p>\nNew films are out there, but what fills the gap is not ultimately strong enough to keep theaters as busy as they should be. “Panther” is stellar, and its drops better than average. But as early as next week, it will fall under $30 million. Compare that to March 2017, which had “Beauty and the Beast”\u00a0 followed by two more films that opened over $40 million. This year, it’s quite possible that none of the upcoming films over the same period will do as much.<\/p>\n
At some point, movies that aren’t “Black Panther” need to step up.<\/p>\n
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The Top Ten<\/strong><\/p>\n1. Black Panther\u00a0<\/strong>(Disney) Week 4; Last weekend #1<\/p>\n$41,136,000 (-38%) in 3,943 theaters (-142); PTA (per theater average): $10,435; Cumulative: $562,016,000<\/p>\n
2. A Wrinkle in Time\u00a0<\/strong>(Disney) NEW – Cinemascore: 52; Metacritic: B; est. budget: $103 million<\/p>\n$33,316,000 in 3,980 theaters; PTA: $8,371; Cumulative: $33,316,000<\/p>\n
3. The Strangers: Prey at Night\u00a0<\/strong>(Aviron)\u00a0NEW – Cinemascore: 50; Metacritic: C; est. budget: $5 million<\/p>\n$10,480,000 in 2,464 theaters; PTA: $4,253; Cumulative: $10,480,000<\/p>\n
4. Red Sparrow\u00a0<\/strong>(20th Century Fox)\u00a0Week 2; Last weekend #<\/p>\n$8,150,000 (-52%) in 3,064 theaters (+8); PTA: $2,660; Cumulative: $31,199,000<\/p>\n
5. Game Night\u00a0<\/strong>(Warner Bros.)\u00a0Week 3; Last weekend #4<\/p>\n$7,905,000 (-24%) in 3,061 theaters (-441); PTA: $2,582; Cumulative: $45,046,000<\/p>\n
6. Peter Rabbit\u00a0<\/strong>(Sony)\u00a0Week 5; Last weekend #6<\/p>\n$6,800,000 (-32%) in 3,112 theaters (-495); PTA: $2,185; Cumulative: $93,458,000<\/p>\n
7. Death Wish\u00a0<\/strong>(MGM) Week 3; Last weekend #3<\/p>\n$6,600,000 (-49%) in 2,882 theaters (+35); PTA: $2,290; Cumulative: $23,875,000<\/p>\n
8. (tie) The Hurricane Heist\u00a0<\/strong>(Entertainment Studios)\u00a0NEW – Cinemascore: 32; Metacritic: B-; est. budget: $35 million<\/p>\n$3,150,000 in 2,402 theaters; PTA: $1,311; Cumulative: $3,150,000<\/p>\n
8. (tie) Annihilation\u00a0<\/strong>(Paramount)\u00a0Week 2; Last weekend #6<\/p>\n$3,150,000 in 1,709 theaters (-403); PTA: $1,843; Cumulative: $26,095,000<\/p>\n
10. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle\u00a0<\/strong>(Sony) Week 12<\/p>\n$2,755,000 (-38%) in 2,157 theaters (-403); PTA: $1,277; Cumulative: $397,263,000<\/p>\n
Source: IndieWire film<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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