The first Independence Day opened with $50.2 million, or about $77 million in inflation-adjusted dollars.Of the weeks other debuts, the Blake Lively shark thriller The Shallows rode a wave of good reviews to a better-than-expected $16.7 million for Sony. The Lionsgate film brought in $43.3 million from that country alone, the lion’s share of its $51 million global haul from 55 markets, which brings its grand worldwide total to $107.7 million.
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The numbers are in, and Pixar’s Finding Dory ruled the weekend at the U.S. box office. The film is now on-track to become Disney’s highest-grossing film of 2016, and that’s saying something: The studio’s The Jungle Book has amassed $357.1 million total thus far, while Zootopia trails closely behind with $340.2 million and counting.
Finding Nemo director Andrew Stanton, who returns for the sequel, is likely breathing a sigh of relief at these numbers; his last job as a director was John Carter, which lost Disney around $200 million in spite of building a pretty solid following among audiences who saw it.
“We were able to convey that this is a movie that has you on the edge of your seat and is both fun and scary”, he added. It cost $50 million to make but STX’s exposure is under $10 million.
The Civil War drama “Free State of Jones” had a dismal opening.
“Central Intelligence” was third at the box office, with $18.2 million.
In North America, the collection is already up to an fantastic 287 million dollars just 10 days of release, posting a strong hold of -46% this weekend and holding the no.1 spot.
“The Neon Demon”, a twisted take on the modeling industry, was D.O.A.at the box office.
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A24’s Swiss Army Man, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Paul Dano, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert boasted the best location average of Summer so far for a specialty film after grossing $114,000 from 3 locations in NY and Los Angeles for an average of $38,000.
