Saturday Update: Sony reports that Bad Boys for Life added $8.925 million on Friday, bringing its domestic cume to $95.6 million through eight days of play. The breakout sequel continues to draw strong turnout after its excellent holiday weekend start and could top $30 million for its sophomore frame this weekend.
1917 claimed second place for Universal yesterday with another $4.02 million. The WWI epic regained some premium screens this weekend and now stands at $92.1 million domestically. We’re projecting a $14.3 million third weekend in wide release.
STX’s The Gentlemen debuted in third place on Friday with $3.72 million, in the middle of our expected range entering the weekend. That figure bests the $3.65 million first day of Cold Pursuit last year and sets the Guy Ritchie film on course for an opening weekend north of $10 million.
In fourth place, Dolittle tacked on $2.74 million to begin its second weekend. The family film now stands at $34.9 million stateside after eight days, eyeing a $13 million sophomore frame.
Capping off the top five, The Turning debuted to $2.51 million on Friday — comparable to Underwater‘s $2.5 million earlier this month. We’re projecting around $6.9 million for the overall debut weekend.
Meanwhile, Jumanji: The Next Level is again showing its staying power with another $1.7 million earned on Friday — now claiming $277.3 million domestically — and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker added $1.26 million as it looks to clear the $500 million domestic threshold before the end of Sunday.
Early Weekend Estimates (Domestic)
FRI, JAN. 24 – SUN, JAN. 26
WIDE (1000+)
#
TITLE
WEEKEND
LOCATIONS
AVG.
TOTAL
WKS.
DIST.
1
Bad Boys For Life
$30,000,000
-52%
3,775
0
$7,947
$116,644,165
2
Sony / Columbia
2
1917
$14,300,000
-35%
3,937
325
$3,632
$102,383,309
5
Universal Pictures
3
Dolittle
$13,000,000
-40%
4,155
0
$3,129
$45,184,730
2
Universal
4
The Gentlemen
$10,900,000
—
2,165
—
$5,035
$10,900,000
1
STX Entertainment
5
Jumanji: The Next Level
$7,100,000
-27%
3,121
-202
$2,275
$282,645,800
7
Sony Pictures
6
The Turning
$6,900,000
—
2,571
—
$2,684
$6,900,000
1
Universal Pictures
7
Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker
$5,300,000
-36%
2,800
-258
$1,893
$501,710,140
6
Disney
8
Little Women
$4,500,000
-29%
2,528
25
$1,780
$93,527,401
5
Sony Pictures
9
Just Mercy
$3,900,000
-32%
2,408
-49
$1,620
$26,923,382
5
Warner Bros.
10
Knives Out
$3,300,000
-23%
1,677
10
$1,968
$151,515,922
9
Lionsgate
11
Frozen II
$2,200,000
-42%
1,750
-330
$1,257
$469,463,568
10
Disney
12
Like a Boss
$1,500,000
-63%
1,723
-1358
$871
$20,497,029
3
Paramount Pictures
13
Spies in Disguise
$1,500,000
-44%
1,323
-438
$1,134
$61,759,741
5
20th Century Fox
14
Jojo Rabbit
$1,300,000
-13%
1,160
155
$1,121
$1,300,000
15
Fox Searchlight
15
Underwater
$1,000,000
-73%
1,677
-1114
$596
$15,710,984
3
20th Century Fox
LIMITED (100 — 999)
#
TITLE
WEEKEND
LOCATIONS
AVG.
TOTAL
WKS.
DIST.
1
Ford v. Ferrari
$760,000
-29%
804
-276
$945
$114,290,875
11
20th Century Fox
2
Bombshell
$540,000
-12%
596
186
$906
$30,217,418
7
Lionsgate
3
The Grudge
$280,000
-69%
420
-557
$667
$20,727,664
4
Sony Pictures
4
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
$200,000
-32%
240
-125
$833
$60,922,027
10
Sony Pictures
5
Panga
$200,000
—
102
—
$1,961
$200,000
1
FIP
6
Once Upon a Time In Hollywood
$110,000
-66%
325
-380
$338
$141,823,823
27
Sony Pictures
PLATFORM (1 — 99)
#
TITLE
WEEKEND
LOCATIONS
AVG.
TOTAL
WKS.
DIST.
1
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
$55,000
-23%
90
-15
$611
$113,838,669
15
Disney
2
A Hidden Life
$38,000
-20%
43
-12
$884
$1,692,540
7
Fox Searchlight
3
Chhapaak
$18,000
-83%
21
-79
$857
$603,302
3
FIP
Friday Report: STX and Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen got off to a solid start with $725K from last night’s opening shows at 1,885 locations domestically, setting the stage for a healthy debut weekend. The R-rated crime comedy registered ahead of last year’s Cold Pursuit ($540K) and just behind The Foreigner‘s $775K back in autumn 2017.
Meanwhile, Universal’s The Turning earned $425K from its 7pm start at 2,220 locations last night. That figure comes in just south of Underwater ($500K) earlier this month and slightly better than The Prodigy ($350K) one year ago.
As covered in our earlier forecast for the weekend, Bad Boys for Life will easily retain the top spot again this weekend after its second-best-ever MLK opening one frame ago. Holdovers 1917 and Dolittle should fill out the top three ahead of this weekend’s wide openers, though The Gentlemen could be a dark horse candidate to challenge for third place if it breaks out beyond expectations after Thursday night.
More updates to follow throughout the weekend.
The post Weekend Box Office Estimates: <em>Bad Boys for Life</em> Targets $30M+ Second Frame; <em>1917</em> & <em>Dolittle</em> Hold Well; <em>The Gentlemen</em> Scores $10M+ Debut appeared first on Boxoffice.
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