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 91裸聊视频淭aylor Swift: The Eras Tour,91裸聊视频� Scorsese91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淜illers of the Flower Moon91裸聊视频� got off to a strong start in Apple Studios91裸聊视频� first major theatrical gambit.
After of $92.8 million, 91裸聊视频淭aylor Swift: The Eras Tour91裸聊视频� took in an estimated $31 million over the weekend from 3,855 locations, according to AMC Theaters. , the theater chain is distributing Swift91裸聊视频檚 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 91裸聊视频淭he Eras Tour91裸聊视频� was predominantly an opening-weekend phenomenon.
But 91裸聊视频淭he Eras Tour91裸聊视频� 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. It91裸聊视频檚 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 Scorsese91裸聊视频檚 adaptation of David Grann91裸聊视频檚 bestseller in 3,628 theaters, with plans to later stream it on a not-yet-announced date on Apple TV+.
91裸聊视频淜illers of the Flower Moon91裸聊视频� debuted with $23 million, marking the third best opening for the 80-year-old Scorsese, following 91裸聊视频淪hutter Island91裸聊视频� ($41 million in 2010) and 91裸聊视频淭he Departed91裸聊视频� ($26.9 million in 2006). Though Scorsese91裸聊视频檚 latest opus, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone and Robert De Niro, will have a hard road to reaching profitability, it91裸聊视频檚 a successful launch for a 206-minute-long adult-skewing drama 91裸聊视频� a type of movie that, has struggled mightily at the box office in recent years.
And 91裸聊视频淜illers of the Flower Moon,91裸聊视频� with , an 91裸聊视频淎-91裸聊视频� 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.
91裸聊视频淜iller of the Flower Moon91裸聊视频� also marks the best wide-release debut for a film from a streaming company. While Netflix (which backed Scorsese91裸聊视频檚 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 Scott91裸聊视频檚 upcoming 91裸聊视频淣apoleon,91裸聊视频� with Joaquin Phoenix, which Sony Pictures will distribute Nov. 22, and has partnered with Universal for Matthew Vaughn91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淎rgylle,91裸聊视频� due out Feb. 2.
Paramount had initially signed on to produce and distribute 91裸聊视频淜illers of the Flower Moon,91裸聊视频� but transitioned into the deal with Apple when costs of project, shot during the pandemic, rose.
91裸聊视频淚f 91裸聊视频榝lexibility91裸聊视频� is the new mantra of the theatrical movie business, then this is a significant success 91裸聊视频� it establishes a viable option for the companies,91裸聊视频� David A. Gross, who runs the movie consulting firm Franchise Entertainment Research, said of the 91裸聊视频淜illers of the Flower Moon91裸聊视频� launch.
As dissimilar as 91裸聊视频淭aylor Swift: The Eras Tour91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淜illers of the Flower Moon91裸聊视频� are, they91裸聊视频檙e alike in their extended run times. A double features of the weekend91裸聊视频檚 top two movies would have taken you six hours and 14 minutes, not counting ads and trailers.
91裸聊视频淜illers of the Flower Moon91裸聊视频� also reeled in more young moviegoers than you might have expected. Paramount said 44% of ticket buyers were under the age of 30.
91裸聊视频淓xorcist: The Believer,91裸聊视频� 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.
91裸聊视频淧AW Patrol: The Mighty Movie91裸聊视频� came in at No. 4 with $4.3 million in its fourth weekend. The fifth spot went to the rerelease of Tim Burton91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淭he Nightmare Before Christmas,91裸聊视频� 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. 91裸聊视频淭aylor Swift: The Eras Tour,91裸聊视频� $31 million.
2. 91裸聊视频淜illers of the Flower Moon,91裸聊视频� $23 million.
3. 91裸聊视频淭he Exorcist: Believer,91裸聊视频� $5.6 million.
4. 91裸聊视频淧aw Patrol: The Mighty Movie,91裸聊视频� $4.5 million.
5. 91裸聊视频淭he Nightmare Before Christmas,91裸聊视频� $4.1 million.
6. 91裸聊视频淪aw X,91裸聊视频� $3.6 million.
7. 91裸聊视频淭he Creator,91裸聊视频� $2.6 million.
8. 91裸聊视频淟eo: Bloody Sweet,91裸聊视频� $2.1 million.
9. 91裸聊视频淎 Haunting in Venice,91裸聊视频� $1.1 million.
10. 91裸聊视频淭he Blind,91裸聊视频� $1 million.
