Movie Money: Episode 25 (14.08.2017)

After last week was a earnings low for the summer, things seem to have picked up a bit for the weekend box office. Coming in at number 5 we have the lego movie lite, 'The Emoji Movie' with $6.6m, bringing its domestic total to $63.5m and its worldwide total to $97m. A $100m worldwide cume is inevitable at this point, but that's hardly a success considering the film was expected to make at least that domestically. With a 58.9% drop this week, 'The Dark Tower' came in at number 4, with $7.8m. The film has made under its budget of $60m, with a worldwide total of $53.6m. At the rate it's going, it's safe to say 'The Dark Tower' is a dud.

The promising source material sadly led to a disappointing adaptation.

This week in films no one asked for, 'The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature' brought in under $10m, with an $8.9m weekend, leagues below its $40m budget. Compared to the first film which opened with $19m, and went on to make $120m on top of a $42m budget, the sequel is as successful as the film is entertaining. Hardly.

I'm so surprised by this result. Shocked. Appalled.

Still in the number 2 spot for the 3rd week in a row, 'Dunkirk', brought in $11.4m this weekend, and collectively has brought its worldwide total to $363.7m. It's a phenomenal success, and it shows no signs of slowing down, with no reason to considering the lack of competition it faces this August. One such competition was the number 1 film this week, 'Annabelle: Creation', which brought more than double its $15m budget, to a grand total of $34m. Foreign box office surpassed that number giving the film a $71.7m worldwide gross in just its first week.

That's the box office this week, as always for the podcast discussion, hit the link below.
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