Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ flops, Chris Sanders’ ‘The Wild Robot’ at the box office

Francis Ford Coppola’s decade-making, self-financed epic Megalopolis The movie flopped with audiences, while the acclaimed DreamWorks Animation family film wild robot 1 at the weekend box office.

wild robotChris Sanders’ adaptation of Peter Brown’s bestseller beat expectations to open with $35 million in U.S. and Canadian theater ticket sales, according to studio estimates on Sunday.

wild robot Critics were poised to do well after raving about the story of a shipwrecked robot who raises an orphaned Gosling. Audiences agreed, giving the film a CinemaScore. wild robot Probably set up for a long and profitable run for Universal Pictures release.

ComScore Senior Media Analyst Paul Dargarbedian predicted wild robot “Could take a page from basic Playbook by looking at respectable box office openings and then long-term playability. Pixar’s basicwhich likes wild robotThere was no sequel, debuting with a modest $30 million but grossing nearly $500 million worldwide.

Family movies, led by the biggest hit of the year Inside Out 2This year in particular has driven the box office. David A. Gross, a film consultant who publishes a newsletter for Franchise Entertainment, said the genre should reach $6 billion worldwide in 2024 — which, he noted, is “back to pre-pandemic levels.”

MegalopolisCoppola’s vision of a Roman epic set in modern-day New York, wasn’t expected to perform anywhere near that level. But the film’s $4 million debut was still alarming for a movie that Coppola bankrolled himself for $120 million. After its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, critics were mixed on Coppola’s first film in 13 years. Audiences gave it a CinemaScore of D+.

By any monetary measure, Megalopolis was a mega-flop. But from the beginning, the 85-year-old Coppola maintained that money was not his concern. Coppola created the film, which he first began developing in the late 1970s, as a grand personal statement about human potential.

“Everyone is so worried about money,” Coppola said Associated Press In an interview before the release of the film. “I say: give me less money and give me more friends.”

Studio Pass Megalopolis After the ear. Lionsgate eventually went ahead with a fee to distribute it. Coppola picked up the tab for most of his $15 million in marketing expenses. The film, starring Adam Driver, Nathalie Emanuel and Aubrey Plaza, played at nearly 200 IMAX locations, accounting for $1.8 million in ticket sales.

After three weeks at the top of the box office, Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice It moved into second place with $16 million in its fourth weekend of release. Warner Bros. 1988 sequel BeetlejuiceStarring Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder, it grossed $250 million domestically in its month of release.

Went third Transformers OneTransformers prequel starring Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry. After a lower-than-expected debut last weekend, the Paramount release collected $9.3 million in its second weekend.

Megalopolis It was even bested by Indian Telugu language action films Devara: 1st episode. It grossed $5.1 million in its opening weekend, good enough for fourth place.

Also making his theatrical debut was Jason Reitman saturday nightAn affectionate dramatization of the sketch-comedy establishment the night it first aired in 1975. The same weekend the NBC series opened its 50th season, Reitman’s film opened in five theaters in New York and Los Angeles and grossed $265,000, good for a strong $53,000 per-theater average. saturday night Goes nationwide in two weeks.

According to Comscore, US and Canadian theaters have estimated ticket sales from Friday through Sunday. Final domestic figures will be released on Monday.

1. wild robot$35 million

2. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice$16 million

3. Transformers One$9.3 million

4. Devara: 1st episode$5.1 million

5. SPeak is no evil$4.3 million

6. Megalopolis$4 million

7. Deadpool and Wolverine$2.7 million

8. my old ass$2.2 million

9. Never let go$2.2 million

10. substance$1.8 million