"Mission: Impossible 5: The Unknown Country" poster
Time Network News The North American box office in July this year totaled 901 million U.S. dollars. Although it increased by 10.6% compared with the same period last year, the performance was still the second worst since 2010. The performance of the entire month Presenting an anticlimactic situation. The two new films that opened in North American theaters last weekend are both series films. Among them, the spy action blockbuster "Mission: Impossible: Rise of the Dead" starring Tom Cruise earned an astonishing US$56 million in its first weekend. It has achieved good results and easily topped the box office list for the new week.
Warner Bros.'s latest reboot of the series and New Line Productions' "Holiday Adventures" debuted in theaters on Wednesday, but its first week performance was mediocre, earning just over US$21 million in its five days of release; including US$14.85 million in the three weekend days. , ranked second over the weekend.
The "lightweight" superhero movie "Ant-Man" released by Disney and Marvel Studios fell by nearly half again in its third weekend, collecting another US$12.6 million over the weekend, falling two consecutive places to third place over the weekend. The animated spin-off film "Minions with Big Eyes" distributed by Universal and produced by Illumination Entertainment narrowed its decline and earned another US$12.2 million in North America over the three days over the weekend, ranking fourth over the weekend.
The sci-fi comedy "Pixels" released by Sony fell 57% the next weekend, collecting another 10.4 million US dollars. The trend was not optimistic, ranking fifth over the weekend.
The feature film "Travel's End" directed by "It's Better Now" director James Ponsoldt and starring Jesse Eisenberg and Jason Segel began to be screened in four theaters over the weekend, with a three-day revenue of 12.6 10,000 U.S. dollars, single library income is 31,500 U.S. dollars, and the performance is acceptable. The film is adapted from a true story and tells the story of David Foster Wallace, author of the best-selling book "Infinite Jest", and a reporter from Rolling Stone magazine who embarked on a national promotional tour for their new book. The film received an 89% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Top ten North American weekend box office 2015.07.31-2015.08.02 (Unit: 10,000 US dollars)
Weekend summary: The top 12 films on the 31st weekend of 2015 grossed a total of 136.2 million US dollars, which was higher than the previous weekend (138.3 million US dollars) USD) fell slightly by 1.5%; it fell 21% from the same period last year when the superhero movie "Guardians of the Galaxy" reached the top (the market was US$172.4 million).
Detailed description of last week's new film:
"Mission: Impossible 5" - the classic agent action series is full of vitality
"Mission: Impossible" series is a classic action series with a history of nearly two decades, similar to "007" and "The Bourne Shadow" "Heavy" is also known as the three major spy action movie series. As the producer and star of each film in this series, Tom Cruise is an iconic figure in the "Mission: Impossible" series. "Mission: Impossible: Rogue Nation" is the fifth film in the "Mission: Impossible" series.
Stills from "Mission: Impossible: Kingdom"
The first "Mission: Impossible" series, released in 1996, earned a global revenue of US$460 million at a cost of US$80 million, and won the third place at the North American box office that year with US$181 million. . Four years later, "Mission: Impossible 2" directed by Chinese director John Woo had a global box office of US$546 million, topping the global box office list that year. The box office of "Mission: Impossible 3" directed by J.J. Abrams fell below US$400 million due to the reputation of its predecessor, almost ruining the brand. At the end of 2011, "Mission: Impossible 4" produced by Tom Cruise and gold medal animation director Brad Bird not only brought the series' reputation to its peak, but the film's box office almost exceeded the US$700 million mark, making this spy action movie The series is resurrected with full health.
"Mission: Impossible: Kingdom" is another collaboration between director Christopher McQuarrie and Cruise after "Jack Reacher". McQuarrie is also the fifth director of the "Mission" series. Jeremy Renner and Simon Pegg, who starred as agents in "Disc 4", also return to this film again. In "Mysterious Nation", Ethan Hunt, played by Tom Cruise, will be hunted down by an organization called "Mysterious Nation" together with his team. The opponent is a powerful enemy with the same skills as them, and the enemy is trying to destroy A. The "Impossible Mission Intelligence Agency" (IMF) where Brother Tang works. Tom Cruise, who has passed the age of knowing his destiny, will perform the major scene in the film, personally picking up a plane and waiting to fly to heaven and earth.
"Mission: Impossible: Rogue Nation" landed in North America ahead of schedule on Thursday night, earning 4 million in advance.The film was expanded to 3,956 theaters in the United States on Friday. It grossed US$20.3 million on the first day including advance screenings, easily winning the single-day box office championship. Due to the different release schedules, it is impossible to compare it horizontally with "Mission: Impossible 4", but this result is 22% higher than the first day of "Mission: Impossible 2", which also opened on Friday. This is also the best first-day result for a film starring Tom Cruise in the past decade. The film
dropped 3% on Saturday from Friday, earning another US$19.7 million. The film is expected to receive another US$15.98 million on Sunday, with a rough opening weekend estimate of US$56 million. This result is second only to the US$57.85 million in the opening weekend of "Mission: Impossible 2" released in 2000, which is the second highest opening of the series. The film's opening is also the third highest box office opening of Tom Cruise's career, behind only "War of the Worlds" ($64.88 million in its first weekend) and "Mission: Impossible 2". Given the film's good reputation, the film can easily exceed its US$150 million cost line.
"Mission: Impossible 5" was released simultaneously in some 40 overseas markets, with overseas box office revenue of US$65 million, which was a significant increase compared to "Mission: Impossible 4" in each market. The film's global box office is expected to hit US$750 million, a new series high. The film is scheduled to be released in mainland China on September 8, and will compete with "Minions" during the same period.
There are relatively few young viewers in the audience of this film. Only 20% of the ticket-buying audiences are under 25 years old; 62% of the audience are male. The film's CinemaScore is "A-", its popcorn index is 92%, and it has a good reputation. The media reviews of the film are also mainly positive. The Rotten Tomatoes website included 189 media with a freshness score of 93%, with an average score of 7.6; the powerful media MetaCritic gave the film a series-high score of 75 from 45 media.
"International Screen": The action scenes in the film are as grand and spectacular as expected, and the new actor Rebecca Ferguson's performance is brilliant, making this film a sexy and powerful top action film. (90/100)
"Hollywood Reporter": The formula of the film is very familiar but has stood the test of time. Director McQuarrie and other main creators make the film present just the right effect. (90/100)
"New York Daily News": The film is the perfect summer action blockbuster, with charming characters, gorgeous locations, a hateful villain and a powerful soundtrack to tie them all together. (80/100)
"ReelViews": The movie meets all your popcorn movie needs. (75/100)
"Holiday Adventures" - the latest film in a long-established series. It has lost all reputation at the box office.
Another new film that opened over the weekend is also from a classic film series. This "Vacation Adventure" is already the seventh film in the series and the fifth film released in theaters. It has been 18 years since the last theatrical film "Vegas Vacation".
"Holiday Adventures" poster
Due to the long time lag and the fact that the subject matter that was suitable for family fun was turned into a restricted "18-ban" film, the film suffered a failure in both word-of-mouth evaluation and box office.
The film is the directorial debut of John Francis Daly, the screenwriter of "Horrible Bosses 2" and "Butterfly 2". It is produced by "The Hangover" actor Ed Helms and "Hammer" Chris Haim. Swarth and Christina Applegate. The story of the movie follows the first part of the series released in 1983. The male protagonist Rust Griswold (played by Ed Helms) is the youngest son of the protagonist in the first part. In order to solve various problems in the family Determined to take his wife Debbie (played by Applegate) and children to relive his childhood dreams, he drove to the best amusement park in his heart-Wally's World. What seems like a wonderful family trip is full of dangers, with all kinds of unreliable stories and accidents happening one after another.
"Holiday Adventures" landed in North America ahead of schedule on Tuesday night, earning $1.2 million in advance, showing average performance. The film expanded to 3,310 theaters in the United States on Wednesday and grossed a total of US$3.82 million on the first day including advance screenings. Although it won the single-day championship, its performance was significantly lower than expected. The film plummeted 35% on Thursday, collecting only US$2.5 million; the box office performance rebounded over the weekend, with a total of US$14.85 million collected over the three-day weekend. Five days after its release, the film's cumulative box office was only US$21.17 million, which was less than the US$30 million expected by the industry.Due to the poor reputation of the film, it remains to be seen whether it can eventually recoup its US$30 million production cost. The
film received a "B" theater audience rating, a popcorn index of only 62%, and a poor audience rating. The film's media reviews are also mostly negative. The Rotten Tomatoes website includes 99 media and the freshness is only 23%, with an average score of 4.0. The powerful media MetaCritic includes 31 media and gives it a score of 33.
"Salt Lake City Weekly": The film attempts the plot of a 21st century vulgar comedy, and the creators work hard to balance those disgusting ideas. (63/100)
"American Grand View Magazine": The film is determined to be more obscene, darker, more disgusting and generally more disgusting than the previous films in the series. (63/100)
"The Boston Globe": The first 40 minutes of the film maintain the vitriolic cynicism of the previous film, but then it becomes predictably boring. (38/100)
Details of the old movies on the list: "Pixel Wars" and "Paper Towns" plummeted the next week
"Ant-Man" stills
The Marvel superhero movie "Ant-Man" released by Disney shrunk to 3,322 stores last weekend Screened in theaters, it grossed another US$12.62 million over the three-day weekend, down nearly 50% from the previous weekend and ranking third over the weekend after falling two places in a row. As the 12th movie in the "Marvel Cinematic Universe", the comic book adaptation starring Paul Rudd has a cumulative box office of US$132 million, and the film will eventually reach US$160 million. The global box office of this US$130 million film has risen to US$292 million.
Universal's animation studio Illumination Entertainment's new animated film "Minions with Big Eyes" was reduced to 3,575 theaters and grossed another $12.2 million over the three days over the weekend, ranking fourth over the weekend. The film's sales dropped 47% compared with the previous weekend, and this decline was narrower than the previous two weeks. The film's cumulative box office in North America reached US$287.4 million, which was only less than US$3.5 million ahead of the box office of "Inside Out" during the same period. It is no longer expected to win the North American animation championship of the year. The film's overseas box office has reached US$567 million, bringing its global box office to US$855 million, and is expected to exceed one billion US dollars before it is released in China on September 13.
"Pixels" was not very satisfactory at both the box office and word-of-mouth.
The science fiction comedy "Pixels" released by Sony maintained its screenings in 3,723 theaters the following weekend. It fell 57% over the weekend compared with its opening week, and collected another US$10.4 million. Dropped to fifth for the weekend. This unique film starring Adam Sandler received unanimous negative reviews, and its follow-up trend is not optimistic. Two weeks after the film was released, the North American box office collected only $45.6 million. The film's global box office has just exceeded US$100 million, and it will be released in theaters in mainland my country on September 13. The restricted comedy "Trainwreck" distributed by
Universal was reduced to 2,960 theaters last weekend, and it collected another US$9.7 million over the weekend, falling two places to sixth place over the weekend, with a drop of 44%. The cumulative North American revenue of this comedy written and directed by Judd Apatow rose to US$79.71 million, and it eventually exceeded US$100 million without any pressure.
"Iron Fist" stills
Weinstein's boxing-themed drama "Iron Fist" maintained its screenings in 2,772 theaters the following weekend, and collected another US$7.52 million over the weekend, down 55% from its opening weekend and showing a weak trend. The film, directed by Antoine Fuqua, the director of "The Vengeance" and "Olympus Has Fallen", has grossed US$31.58 million in two weeks, and may eventually be unable to recoup its US$30 million production cost.
The new work "Paper Towns", released by Fox and written by "The Fault in Our Stars" screenwriter John Green, maintained its screening in 3,031 theaters the following weekend, and collected another US$4.6 million over the weekend, a 64% drop from the opening weekend, and dropped to Eighth place. The film grossed a total of US$23.82 million in North America in two weeks, which was a poor performance. The film earned US$25.7 million in overseas markets, and its performance was not very impressive.
The animated masterpiece "Inside Out" released by Disney and produced by Pixar was reduced to 1,904 theaters over the weekend. It earned another US$4.52 million in three days over the weekend, which was only a 39% decrease from the previous weekend, the lowest decline among the top ten. The cumulative box office of the film in North America has reached 329.6 million U.S. dollars, and it is expected to eventually reach 350 million U.S. dollars, and is expected to win the North American animation championship of the year. The film's global box office has also reached 602 million US dollars, and there are still markets such as mainland China and Italy that have not yet opened.The sci-fi blockbuster "Jurassic World" distributed by
was reduced to 1,912 theaters over the weekend. It took in another 3.8 million US dollars in the three days of the weekend, down 47% from the previous weekend, ranking tenth on the weekend. The film's North American box office reached US$631.5 million, currently ranking third among the highest-grossing films in North American film history. The film will be released in Japan this weekend, and its global box office has climbed to US$1.56 billion.
independent distribution company Curbside Gravity released the crime drama "Mr. Holmes" starring "Gandalf" Ian McKellen and expanded to 901 theaters. It earned US$2.41 million over the weekend, down only 12% from the previous weekend. , but was squeezed out of the top ten on the list. "Dreamgirls" director Bill Condon's feature film, which focuses on the retirement life of detective Sherlock Holmes, has grossed more than 10 million US dollars in box office.
New film released this week:
Introduction to the new film:
Type: Action/Adventure
Release: Fox (number of theaters: 3800+)
Overview: "Fantastic Four 2015" is a reboot of the "Fantastic Four". The film tells the story of four A young man who originally lived an ordinary life was transported to a time and space full of crises. The appearance and body shape of the four people have undergone tremendous changes, and they have superpowers. The "Fantastic Four" need to learn and make good use of their superpowers to fight side by side to resist foreign enemies and protect their earth's homeland that is about to be destroyed by enemy forces. Unexpectedly, what they have to fight against is the transformation of their former companions. The destruction of Dr. Steel Eyes.
"The Gift"
Director: Joel Edgerton (debut)
Starring: Joel Edgerton, Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall
Type: Suspense/Thriller
Released by: STX Entertainment (number of theaters: unknown)
Overview: "The Gift" tells the story of a couple who hopes to rediscover the feeling of love, so they move to a new residence, but unexpectedly receive one after another from the so-called old man. A prank gift sent by a classmate. As time goes by, they slowly discover that this is not a prank, but a threat to their lives.
"Ricki and the Flash" (Ricki and the Flash)
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Release: Sony Samsung (Number of theaters: 1800+)
Overview: The movie tells the story of a young man played by Meryl Streep It tells the story of a woman who abandoned her family in pursuit of fame and fortune. Years later, she repairs her relationship with her estranged children and tries to save her family.
"Shaun the Sheep"
Starring: Justin Fletcher, John Sparks, Omid Giarelli
Type: Animation
Distribution: Lions Gate (number of theaters: 2200)
Summary: The story tells that due to Shaun the Sheep's prank, the farmer was kidnapped, so he must take the sheep into the city to explore and save the farmer. From the posters and trailers, you can see that Shaun the Sheep leads a group of little sheep to the big city, squeezes into a green double-decker bus, and tries every means to find the farmer. The film has been released in mainland my country.
