Disney is the No.
Many haveMoana 2andWickedheading to a half billion at the domestic box office.
But how do you swing from that to everything else which isnt winning on a quality level?
(Clockwise from top left) ‘Moana 2,’ ‘Wicked,’ ‘Kraven the Hunter’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim’Everett Collection
Comments include, Hes a super-VILLAIN!
Why does Sony want to make Spider-mans rogues gallery good(ish)?!
and, Here comes Sonys annual of Spider-Man universe movie without Spider-Man.
‘Kraven the Hunter’Sony
Kraven the Hunterwas getting comped to Jason StathamsThe Beekeeperin its opening ($16.5M) before the weekend.
When does a Marvel property get comped to an action vet vehicle?
We cant accept the dog ate my homework excuses here withKravenof superhero fatigue or the fact its deep universe.
James Gunn proved that deep universe does work when made emotional and epic withGuardians of the Galaxy.
Sony has lost Marvel fans, one razor-sharp motion picture marketing source told me recently.
Superhero movies are always about their first weekend before nosediving in weekend 2.
Biggest demo was 25-34 at 30%.
PLFs and Imax auditoriums accounted for 31% of the weekend.
The decision was made to go anime here so that it was a non-traditional film.
Warners did attempt to win over fanboys atNew York Comic-Conwith a panel that included candid voice-over actor Brian Cox.
Total weekend is$50,300, which is the second highest per screen for Roadside in its 20-year history.
The TIFF acquisition has a qualifying run this week for Oscars before opening January 10.
Chart updating indicated by inclusion of Saturday and Sunday figures.
The Dwayne Johnson-Aulii Cravalho animated sequel will stand at$336.9Min domestic box office by EOD Sunday.
Wickedis flying to$357Mby Sunday.
BothMoana 2andWickedare strong holdovers for a pre-Christmas period such as this.
A year ago, Warner Bros opened the Timothee Chalamet musicalWonkato $39M.
Sony/MarvelsKraven the Hunteris seeing a$4.7MFriday in 3,211 theaters, including $2M from Thursday previews.
The hope is that it crawls to$12M-$13Mfor the weekend now.
Both are seen as counterprogramming to upcoming family-laden frame of DisneysMufasa: The Lion Kingand ParamountsSonic the Hedgehog 3.
Kraven the Hunterpreviews began at 2 p.m. at 2,842 locations.
The Rotten Tomatoes audience score forKraven the Hunteris slightly higher thanMadame Web,68% to 55%.
Wickedmade$3Mon Thursday toMoana 2s$2.2M.
