Box office
YOUR START OF SUMMER WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: The latest numbers tell us (1) that Kevin Hart can carry a movie whose modest budget (in this case $24m) ensures that it’ll be profitable right out of the gate, and (2) that Americans preferred being outdoors this weekend. The audience for the debuting Jersey Boys was 71% 50 or older, and because older moviegoers typically don’t rush out on opening weekend, Clint Eastwood’s Four Seasons biopic could be in for a solid run, according to Box Office Mojo. The animated How to Train Your Dragon 2 looks like a disappointment, while 22 Jump Street and Maleficent are exhibiting staying power.
1. Think Like a Man Too (Screen Gems) – $30m, 2,225/$13,483 avg. (debut)
2. 22 Jump Street (Sony) – $29m (-49.2%) 3,306/$8,772 avg. (week 2)
3. How to Train Your Dragon 2 (Fox) – $25.3m (-48.8%) 4,268 avg. (week 2)
4. Jersey Boys (WB) – $13.5m, 2,905/$4,652 avg. (debut)
5. Maleficent (Disney) – $13m (-29.7%), 3,450/$3,772 avg. (week 4)
Doug Liman’s Tom Cruise-starring sci-fi flick Edge of Tomorrow earned $10m+ on a modest 37.4% drop in its third weekend to finish in sixth place, one slot above The Fault in Our Stars ($8.6m, -41.9%). The well-reviewed Aussie film The Rover, starring Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson, expanded from five theaters to 599 and grossed $500k, a 621% uptick. (6/23a)
VMAs BEAMING BACK
TO THE BIG APPLE Getting back to where they once belonged (4/24a)
THE COUNT: ALL THE DESERT'S A STAGE
Jon Wayne is rolling over in his grave. (4/24a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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A CHORUS OF PRAISE: IVORS 2024 NOMS
