‘1917’ Turns Golden Globe Win Into $36.8 Million Box Office

Universal’s launch technique for DreamWorks’ “1917” has paid off. After a restricted Christmas Day launch and a  Golden Globe Best Picture win, Sam Mendes’ World War I movie went large this weekend and beat expectations with a $36.5 million opening from 3,434 screens.

When added to the movie’s $2.7 million restricted home run and a $21.1 million abroad begin, “1917” has a world whole of $60.Three million, topping the $59.four million whole earned by Universal’s different December launch, “Cats,” from 4 weeks of large launch. With a reported funds of $90 million, “1917” ought to more-than make again its funds, as it’s anticipated to earn a number of Oscar nominations and proceed to attract in audiences over the following a number of weeks.

Audience breakdown for “1917” skewed 65% white and 60% male. But age demographics have been pretty even, with 25-34 main at 29% whereas 18-24 and 55+ demos have been evenly represented at 18%. Reception has stayed robust with an A- CinemaScore grade and a 90% Rotten Tomatoes rating.

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Holiday holdovers take second and third this weekend, with “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” taking second with $15 million and a $478 million whole after 4 weekends, and “Jumanji: The Next Level” taking third with $14 million and a $257 million whole after 5 weekends.

Completing the Top 5 are the Paramount comedy “Like a Boss” and the Warner Bros. racial justice drama “Just Mercy,” each neck-and-neck for the No. four spot with openings of round $10 million, assembly monitoring expectations.

While figures for the 2 movies are related, reception has been very completely different. “Like a Boss” was panned by critics with a 22% on Rotten Tomatoes and solely scored decently with audiences with a B on CinemaScore and a 3/5 on Postrak. “Just Mercy,” in the meantime, earned an 81% Rotten Tomatoes rating to go together with an A+ CinemaScore and 5/5 on Postrak.

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The movie additionally has gained over celebrities like Kobe Bryant, Common, John Legend, Lena Waithe, and Kanye and Kim Kardashian West, all of whom have purchased out theaters to permit folks to observe “Just Mercy” without spending a dime. While the movie gained’t have a presence on the Oscar nomination record, this overwhelmingly constructive phrase of mouth ought to assist it leg out effectively, particularly throughout Martin Luther King Jr. weekend when audiences have turned out for movies about social justice like “Selma” and “Hidden Figures.”

Outside the Top 5, Sony’s “Little Women” is in sixth with $7.6 million and a complete of $74 million because it hopes to push effectively previous $100 million home after Oscar nominations arrive tomorrow. Below it’s Fox’s “Underwater,” a $50 million suspense thriller that may flop with simply an estimated $7 million opening. It’s the second high-profile flop in two months for lead star Kristen Stewart after “Charlie’s Angels” bombed in November. The movie, which had distribution taken over by Disney, has a C on CinemaScore and 53% on Rotten Tomatoes.