{"id":44412,"date":"2016-04-17T11:52:15","date_gmt":"2016-04-17T18:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/?p=44412"},"modified":"2016-04-17T11:52:15","modified_gmt":"2016-04-17T18:52:15","slug":"box-office-the-jungle-book-exceeds-expectations-while-barbershop-the-next-cut-underperforms-slightly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/04\/box-office-the-jungle-book-exceeds-expectations-while-barbershop-the-next-cut-underperforms-slightly.html","title":{"rendered":"Box office: The Jungle Book<\/i> exceeds expectations, while Barbershop: The Next Cut<\/i> underperforms slightly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Disney got more than the bare necessities at the box office this week.<\/p>\n

The Jungle Book<\/i><\/b>, a live-action reimagining of the 1967 animated film, grossed an estimated $103.6 million between Thursday and Sunday nights<\/a>, which was way better than the $65 million to $70 million that some observers had predicted<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It was also better than the openings of other recent live-action Disney remakes such as Maleficent<\/a><\/i> (2014, $69.4 million) and Cinderella<\/i> (2015, $67.9 million), though it was behind the first weekend of Alice in Wonderland<\/i> (2010, $116.1 million).<\/p>\n

The film has earned another $187.4 million overseas since opening there last week. It is a particularly big hit in India<\/a>, which is where the story is set. (In my corner of Canada, which has a strong South Asian population, the Cineplex theatre chain is offering bonus Scene points if you watch the film dubbed in Hindi.)<\/p>\n

Needless to say, the film\u2019s success bodes well for Disney\u2019s other upcoming remakes such as Pete\u2019s Dragon<\/i> (August 12) and Beauty and the Beast<\/i> (March 17, 2017).<\/p>\n

And this wasn\u2019t the only good news for Disney this week.<\/p>\n

Zootopia<\/b><\/i> is still in the top five after seven weeks, and this week it crossed the $300 million line. The film earned $8.2 million this weekend for a $307.5 million cume.<\/p>\n

Zootopia<\/i> has earned another $574.8 million overseas, which gives it a global total of $882.3 million and makes it easily the top-grossing film of the year<\/a> worldwide.<\/p>\n

The film is particularly popular in China, which is apparently disturbing some in the establishment there<\/a> who find the film\u2019s prey-over-predators theme subversive.<\/p>\n

The other big new film this week was Barbershop: The Next Cut<\/b><\/i>, which landed in second place with $20.2 million \u2014 slightly less than the $20.6 million and $24.2 million that the first two films<\/a> opened to over a decade ago, but better than the $12.8 million that the female-themed spin-off Beauty Shop<\/i> opened to in 2005.<\/p>\n

The first two Barbershop<\/i> films had, at the time, the best openings of Ice Cube\u2019s career<\/a>. They have since been surpassed by the Ride Along<\/i> and Jump Street<\/a><\/i> films. (Are We There Yet?<\/a><\/i> also surpassed the total domestic gross of both Barbershops<\/i>.)<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Criminal<\/b><\/i> flopped in sixth place with $5.9 million, the lowest opening for a Kevin Costner film<\/a> in wide release since 2005\u2019s Rumour Has It\u2026<\/i> ($3.5 million).<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in other box-office news\u2026<\/p>\n

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice<\/b><\/i> also crossed the $300 million line in North America this past week. It grossed $9 million this weekend for a domestic cume of $311.3 million. After four weeks in theatres, the superhero flick has still not yet doubled the $166 million that it made in its first weekend<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Batman v Superman<\/i> has earned another $516 million overseas for a worldwide total of $827.3 million, which is well short of the billion-dollars-plus that the last two Batman films<\/a> made, and that the studio was clearly hoping for here.<\/p>\n

Miracles from Heaven<\/b><\/i> grossed $1.9 million and ranked eighth in its fifth week, for a domestic total of $56.9 million. It has earned another $5.2 million overseas.<\/p>\n

God\u2019s Not Dead 2<\/b><\/i> grossed $1.7 million and ranked ninth in its third week, for a domestic total of $17 million. It has earned another $514,942 overseas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There were no estimates for Risen<\/b><\/i> in its ninth week. As of Thursday it had grossed $36.7 million in North American and another $7.8 million overseas.<\/p>\n

The Young Messiah<\/b><\/i> grossed only $12,000 in 55 theatres in its sixth week. It has earned $6.5 million in North America and another $701,211 overseas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now for a bit of extra data on the \u201cfaith-based\u201d films:<\/p>\n

Miracles from Heaven<\/i> had the fourth-best first weekend<\/a> of any film in this genre<\/a> four weeks ago, and now it has the seventh-best fifth weekend:<\/p>\n