Abominable, the latest animated film from Dreamworks Animation, is the big winner at the box office the weekend of September 27. The movie starsChloe Bennett(Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) as one of a group of kids who must help a very cute and magical Yeti find its way back home.Abominablehas hit predictions, bringing in $20.8 million domestically and $10.2 million internationally for a $31 million worldwide total. Shown in 4,242 theaters in the U.S., the movie did very well averaging nearly $5,000 per theater and grabbing an A CinemaScore, too. Despite this admirable first weekend,Abominablehas a long way to go before it can be considered a financial win; it has considerable ground to cover in earning its estimated $75 million budget back.
Downton Abbey’s earnings dipped 53% this week despite adding 311 theaters, putting it in the number two spot in its second weekend. The biggest Focus Features release of all time brought in $14.5 million domestically and its international earnings currently total $48.6 million for a global total of $107 million. An even better sign of the film’s success is its domestic per-theater average;Downtonis bringing in $4,277 per theater now.
Hustlersis holding strong as it goes into its third week, with sales slowing slightly (down 31.8%) but the numbers still promising. The movie raked in $11.5 million domestically and another $3 million combined from international showings. This bringsHustlersglobal total up to $95 million — a stunning result, especially considering this STX Film was made on an estimated $20 million budget.
Keeping things interesting in the top 10 chart this weekend are the only horror and sci-fi offerings currently in theaters:IT: Chapter TwoandAd Astra, respectively. These two are neck-and-neck, withIT: Chapter Twobringing in $10.4 million domestically and the B CinemaScoreAd Astraearning $10.1 million. Both movies hit different, unique sweet spots for different audiences, which is likely contributing to their continued strong showing at the box office. This good run could end soon for them both withJokeron the horizon, threatening to steal viewers in its first weekend.
The other newcomer at the box office is theJudy GarlandbiopicJudy, starringRenee Zellweger, which did surprisingly well after a shaky start at the beginning of this weekend. Currently in the number seven spot in the charts,Judyearned a cool $3 million. Sales were slow on Friday asJudyearned $900,000 domestically but sales slowly picked up on Saturday and Sunday. Sales peaked on Saturday here in the U.S., withJudynetting $2,638 per theater in the 461 theaters is was available in.
Rounding out the chart are the veterans of the box office (at this point):Good Boys, Disney’s live-action remake ofThe Lion King, andAngel Has Fallen. As far as domestic sales go,Good Boysbrought in $2 million,The Lion Kingearned $1.6 million, andAngel Has Fallennabbed $1.5 million. It’s worth noting thatThe Lion Kingis now in its 11th week but thanks to its still-fruitful run it theaters worldwide, the movie’s worldwide gross has hit $1,639M.
Expect the box office to get all sorts of topsy-turvy next weekend asJokerfinally makes its way into theaters. Will there be shake-ups? Yes. Will there be surprises? Absolutely. Will it be interesting to see how it all goes down? You betcha.
Abominable
$20,850,000
Downton Abbey
$14,500,000
$58,509,850
$11,470,000
$80,634,711
IT: Chapter Two
$10,400,000
$193,911,049
$10,143,000
$35,525,600
Rambo: Last Blood
$8,575,000
$33,150,810
$3,091,417
$2,010,000
$80,379,855
The Lion King (2019)
$1,603,000
$540,025,662
Angel Has Fallen
$1,535,000
$67,184,033
