In a movie match-up almost as unlikely as Martin Scorsese took on Taylor Swift in cinemas over the weekend. And while the box office belonged for a second time to B次元官网网址淭aylor Swift: The Eras Tour,B次元官网网址� ScorseseB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淜illers of the Flower MoonB次元官网网址� got off to a strong start in Apple StudiosB次元官网网址� first major theatrical gambit.
After of $92.8 million, B次元官网网址淭aylor Swift: The Eras TourB次元官网网址� took in an estimated $31 million over the weekend from 3,855 locations, according to AMC Theaters. , the theater chain is distributing SwiftB次元官网网址檚 concert film, and playing it only Thursdays through Sundays.
Most Swifties rushed to see the film on opening weekend, when a large percent of sales were driven by advance ticketing. Sales dropped a steep 67% in its second weekend, potentially signifying that B次元官网网址淭he Eras TourB次元官网网址� was predominantly an opening-weekend phenomenon.
But B次元官网网址淭he Eras TourB次元官网网址� has still proved to be a movie event unlike any other. Within days, it became the highest grossing concert film ever in North America, not accounting for inflation. ItB次元官网网址檚 quickly accumulated $129.8 million domestically.
More was riding on a historical crime drama about a string of murders against the Osage nation in the early 1920s. The film, which cost at least $200 million to make, is the largest production yet from Apple Studios. The streamer partnered with Paramount Pictures to release ScorseseB次元官网网址檚 adaptation of David GrannB次元官网网址檚 bestseller in 3,628 theaters, with plans to later stream it on a not-yet-announced date on Apple TV+.
B次元官网网址淜illers of the Flower MoonB次元官网网址� debuted with $23 million, marking the third best opening for the 80-year-old Scorsese, following B次元官网网址淪hutter IslandB次元官网网址� ($41 million in 2010) and B次元官网网址淭he DepartedB次元官网网址� ($26.9 million in 2006). Though ScorseseB次元官网网址檚 latest opus, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone and Robert De Niro, will have a hard road to reaching profitability, itB次元官网网址檚 a successful launch for a 206-minute-long adult-skewing drama B次元官网网址� a type of movie that, has struggled mightily at the box office in recent years.
And B次元官网网址淜illers of the Flower Moon,B次元官网网址� with , an B次元官网网址淎-B次元官网网址� CinemaScore from audiences and the backing of a robust Oscar campaign, should continue to play well over the long haul. It added $21 million overseas.
B次元官网网址淜iller of the Flower MoonB次元官网网址� also marks the best wide-release debut for a film from a streaming company. While Netflix (which backed ScorseseB次元官网网址檚 last narrative feature, in 2019) has charted a mostly limited approach to theatrical release, Apple and Amazon, which last year closed its purchase of MGM, have pursued more expansive theatrical strategies.
Earlier this year, Apple said it plans to spend $1 billion a year making movies that will have theatrical releases before reaching its streaming service. Apple is also behind Ridley ScottB次元官网网址檚 upcoming B次元官网网址淣apoleon,B次元官网网址� with Joaquin Phoenix, which Sony Pictures will distribute Nov. 22, and has partnered with Universal for Matthew VaughnB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淎rgylle,B次元官网网址� due out Feb. 2.
Paramount had initially signed on to produce and distribute B次元官网网址淜illers of the Flower Moon,B次元官网网址� but transitioned into the deal with Apple when costs of project, shot during the pandemic, rose.
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As dissimilar as B次元官网网址淭aylor Swift: The Eras TourB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淜illers of the Flower MoonB次元官网网址� are, theyB次元官网网址檙e alike in their extended run times. A double features of the weekendB次元官网网址檚 top two movies would have taken you six hours and 14 minutes, not counting ads and trailers.
B次元官网网址淜illers of the Flower MoonB次元官网网址� also reeled in more young moviegoers than you might have expected. Paramount said 44% of ticket buyers were under the age of 30.
B次元官网网址淓xorcist: The Believer,B次元官网网址� the horror sequel directed by David Gordon Green, came in a distant third with $6.7 million in its third weekend of release. The Universal, Blumhouse film has grossed $54.2 million domestically.
B次元官网网址淧AW Patrol: The Mighty MovieB次元官网网址� came in at No. 4 with $4.3 million in its fourth weekend. The fifth spot went to the rerelease of Tim BurtonB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淭he Nightmare Before Christmas,B次元官网网址� which collected $4.1 million 30 years after it first landed in theaters.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. B次元官网网址淭aylor Swift: The Eras Tour,B次元官网网址� $31 million.
2. B次元官网网址淜illers of the Flower Moon,B次元官网网址� $23 million.
3. B次元官网网址淭he Exorcist: Believer,B次元官网网址� $5.6 million.
4. B次元官网网址淧aw Patrol: The Mighty Movie,B次元官网网址� $4.5 million.
5. B次元官网网址淭he Nightmare Before Christmas,B次元官网网址� $4.1 million.
6. B次元官网网址淪aw X,B次元官网网址� $3.6 million.
7. B次元官网网址淭he Creator,B次元官网网址� $2.6 million.
8. B次元官网网址淟eo: Bloody Sweet,B次元官网网址� $2.1 million.
9. B次元官网网址淎 Haunting in Venice,B次元官网网址� $1.1 million.
10. B次元官网网址淭he Blind,B次元官网网址� $1 million.
