on the second weekend box office, sony‘s “Venom: The Last Dance” held steady, grossing over $22 million, similar to 2018’s numbersvenom“, a drop of just 56%. Despite the strong performance, the studio didn’t have the same luck”here“, the director’s new film Robert Zemeckis Starring in “Forrest Gump” tom hanks and Robin Wright. The production budget of “Here” was US$50 million, but its opening box office was only about US$5.15 million, which was lower than expected. Even if it opens at $7 million, it won’t cause a stir. Reviews are mixed, with an average of “B-” movie ratingthe film struggled to gain momentum among audiences.
“Here” wasn’t the lowest-grossing movie for either Zemeckis or Hanks. Zemeckis’ “Welcome to Marwen” performed disappointingly at the box office in 2018, opening to just $2.35 million despite similar production costs, while “News of the World” starring Hanks It debuted at $2.2 million in major markets facing challenges due to pandemic closures. While “Here” appealed to some, the audience was mostly older, with nearly half over the age of 55, and the film received lukewarm reviews (only a 40% rating) rotten tomatoes) does not help. About 64% of viewers said Hanks was the reason they watched, but word-of-mouth interest remained limited.
Meanwhile, lower-budget, better-reviewed films are doing just fine. For example, “Secret Meeting” Focus Features The opening price last weekend was $6.5 million. The film had a budget of $20 million and received a “B+” audience rating, with a Rotten Tomatoes score of 92%. In its second weekend, it performed well, falling only 24% and making another $5 million. On the other hand, other smaller films like “Saturday Night” ($3.4 million), “The Apprentice” ($1.6 million) and “The Piece” ($3.8 million) underperformed despite strong reviews. Same slump.
Two Hindi films also performed strongly at the box office during the Diwali weekend: horror-comedy “Bhool Bhulaiyaa” and Rohit Shetty’s action drama “Singham Again.” Both films performed well in key markets such as Toronto, New York and Houston, each grossing approximately $2 million at the weekend box office.
at the same time, Clint EastwoodWarner Bros. has chosen not to release early earnings for its new film “Juror #2” in limited release. Although Eastwood’s potential final film has a whopping 93% score on Rotten Tomatoes, the studio may avoid a full release to protect the film’s reputation and maintain Eastwood’s long-term legacy in Hollywood.
As for Liam Neeson’s new gangster movie “Absolution,” it debuted in more than 1,500 theaters and grossed $1.1 million, indicating that the film’s impact in theaters, although modest, But it’s stable, with most of its financial returns expected to come from streaming.
