Behind the Screens

By Vista Group

Each week, Matthew Liebmann, Vista Group’s Chief Product, Innovation, & Marketing Officer, and Simon Burton, Vista Group's Chief Film Officer draw from their extensive industry experience to deliv... more

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November 28, 2023Hunger Games holds on, but how did Wish and Napoleon fare?
Two titles debuted this past weekend to vastly different audiences; we examine who turned out for Napoleon and Wish, and what titles found the strongest holdovers as The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes managed to retain the #1 spot in the domestic box office. Then, we look ahead to the remainder of the year; join us Behind the Screens to find out what December has in store.

Topics and times:
Napoleon box office - 0:35

Napoleon audience analysis - 1:55

Wish box office - 4:54

Wish audience analysis - 5:40

Box office roundup - 8:53

Next week - 10:55

Find us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/vista-group-limited/, and follow @moviohq & @numeroboxoffice on Twitter

Box Office Overview:
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes remained at the top of the domestic box office with a modest drop of 35%, grossing $42M over the 5-day period.

Napoleon debuted to $32.5M in the domestic market and $46M from 56 international markets, for a global total of $79M.

Wish debuted third in the domestic box office with $32M, with a further $17.3M internationally for a worldwide total of $49M.

Trolls Band Together grossed a further $17.5M over the 3-day period.

Thanksgiving had a very small drop of 29%, grossing another $7.3M domestically, bringing its total in the US market to $24M.
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November 21, 2023Four film debuts: tackling The Hunger Games, Trolls, Thanksgiving, and more!
This weekend saw The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Trolls Band Together, Thanksgiving, and Next Goal Wins all debuting for a bold box office, with something for everyone from adventure to animation to horror. So we have plenty to dig into on this episode of Behind the Screens as we uncover the audiences for the top films, see how Songbirds and Snakes measures up against the previous Hunger Games titles, and the impressive performance of horror throughout 2023!

Topics and times:
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes box office overview - 1:01

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes audience analysis - 2:31

Trolls Band Together box office and audience - 4:50

Thanksgiving box office overview - 9:02

Thanksgiving audience analysis - 10:25

Box office roundup - 12:20

Next week - 15:41

Find us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/vista-group-limited/, and follow @moviohq & @numeroboxoffice on Twitter

Box Office Overview:
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes opened to $44M domestically and $54.5M internationally, making for a global opening weekend of $98.5M.

Trolls Band Together debuted to $30.6M in the domestic market, while it grossed $76.8M internationally for a worldwide weekend of $108.5M.

Thanksgiving grossed $10.3M domestically and a further $2.5M internationally for a worldwide total of $12.7M.

The Marvels fell 78% in the domestic box office, taking $10.2M. Internationally it’s cumulative total stands at $96M, with its worldwide total to date $160M.

Five Nights at Freddy’s took another $3.5M domestically, bringing its worldwide total to $272M.
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18min
November 14, 2023Did The Marvels miss the mark? The challenges of the MCU for audiences
The Marvels unfortunately saw the MCU’s lowest opening weekend box office results, so we take a look at what may be forming challenges for the MCU in audiences’ eyes. We break down who made it out for the film, the reporting cost-per-minute of production, and more on this week’s Behind the Screens.
Topics and times:
The Marvels box office overview - 0:45

The Marvels audience analysis - 2:01

The challenges of the MCU’s scope for audiences - 5:43

Cost-per-minute of production - 8:08

Disney moves titles beyond 2024 - 9:09

Journey to Bethlehem audience analysis - 11:00

Box office holdovers - 13:28

Next week - 17:02

Find us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/vista-group-limited/, and follow @moviohq & @numeroboxoffice on Twitter

Box Office Overview:
The Marvels debuted to $47M domestically and $63.3M internationally for a global total of $110.3M.

Five Nights at Freddy’s grossed $9M domestically in its third week, and sits at $127.2M cumulatively in the domestic market and $124.7M internationally, so has grossed the $250M global mark.

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour brought in a further $5.9M domestically, and reached an international total of $68.4M for a global cumulative total of $241M.

Priscilla made a further $4.8M domestically, bringing its total to $12.7M.

Killers of the Flower Moon grossed $4.7M domestically, for a domestic total of $59.9, international total of $66.8M, and global total of $126.7M.

The Holdovers meanwhile grossed $3.2M, bringing its total to $4.3M
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20min
November 07, 2023Fresh from AIMC, Priscilla, and pre-sales for The Marvels
With a return from the Australian International Movie Convention, Matthew, Ryan, and Simon are back together bringing us breakdowns from the domestic and international box office titles, examining the audience of Priscilla, and taking a deeper dive into the pre-sales audience for The Marvels as we look to bigger upcoming titles.

Topics and times:
AIMC - 0:15

Updates on the SAG-AFTRA strike - 1:07

Domestic box office overview - 2:54

Priscilla audience analysis - 4:01

International box office overview - 7:36

The Marvels pre-sales and pre-sale audience - 8:32

Next Week - 11:23

Find us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/vista-group-limited/, and follow @moviohq & @numeroboxoffice on Twitter

Box Office Overview:
Five Nights at Freddy’s dropped 76% bringing in $19M domestically for a total of $113M in the US market.

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour grossed a further $13.6M, bringing its domestic cumulative total to $166M.

Killers of the Flower Moon made just under $7M, making a 26% drop.

Priscilla’s wide release gained $5.1M.

Radical in 5th position made $2.6M in its wide open.

Trolls Band Together released in 54 markets international markets grossing $13.2M, for an international cumulative total of $57M.
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13min
October 31, 2023Five Nights At Freddy’s and 2023’s video game adaptation success
The latest video game movie adaptation, Five Nights at Freddy’s saw Blumhouse’s biggest opening weekend ever! What seems to be the key to video game adaptations finding their audience? We take a deep dive into Freddy’s audience, as well as the new religious title After Death, and more on this week’s Behind the Screens.

Topics and times:
Five Nights at Freddy’s box office overview - 0:52

Five Nights at Freddy’s audience analysis - 1:54

Uplift in younger audiences from Five Nights at Freddy’s - 4:52

2023’s video game adaptation success - 6:06

After Death box office and audience - 7:57

Box office top 5 roundup - 10:28

More title shifts - 11:16

Next Week - 13:14

Find us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/vista-group-limited/, and follow @moviohq & @numeroboxoffice on Twitter

Box Office Overview:
Five Nights at Freddy’s debuted with an $80M domestic box office return, with another $52.7M from 64 international markets for a global opening weekend of $132.7M.

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour grossed a further $15.4M domestically and $53M internationally, bringing its global cumulative total to $202.6M.

Killers of the Flower Moon saw a drop of 60% from its opening weekend, bringing in $9.3M domestically.

After Death opened on 2,600 screens for a total of $5.1M in the domestic market.

The Exorcist: Believer made $3.3M domestically, and internationally reached a total of $61M, bringing its worldwide total to $120.6M.
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15min
October 24, 2023Killers of the Flower Moon: How long is too long?
Scorcese’s newest blockbuster hit the big screens, but with a runtime clocking in at 3.5 hours, what did Killers of the Flower Moon’s audience look like? We bring you all the insights from across the box office and audiences this week on Behind the Screens.

Topics and times:
2023 cumulative box office - 1:22

Killers of the Flower Moon box office overview - 1:56

Killers of the Flower Moon audience analysis - 3:28

Is Killers’ runtime hurting it? - 6:52

Killers of the Flower Moon critical reception - 8:35

Box office top 5 roundup - 9:10

Next Week - 14:07

Find us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/vista-group-limited/, and follow @moviohq & @numeroboxoffice on Twitter

Box Office Overview:
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour remained at the top with $33.2M domestically and $16.1M internationally, with its worldwide total sitting just under $179M.

Killers of the Flower Moon debuted with $23.3M in the domestic market, and $21M internationally for a worldwide total of $44.3M.

The Exorcist: Believer grossed a further $5.6M domestically and $8.5M internationally, reaching a global total of $108M.

Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie gathered $4.5M in the domestic market and a further $11.7M internationally, and now sits at a global total of $148.4M.

The Nightmare before Christmas for its 30th anniversary re-release grossed $4.1M from 3,855 screens.
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18min
October 17, 2023How to market The Eras Tour: Taylor Swift delivers the biggest concert film opening of all time
With Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour bringing the biggest concert film opening of all time — as well as the second biggest October film opening of all time — we dive into the audience and box office analysis, and bring along resident Movio marketing expert (and Taylor Swift expert) Janelle Conti to tell us how movie marketers can make the most of Taylor Swift’s audiences.

Topics and times:
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour box office overview - 1:09

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour record breaking accolades - 1:56

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour audience analysis - 4:01

Advice for marketing Taylor Swift in week 2 - 6:05

Box office top 5 roundup - 11:13

Killers of the Flower Moon - 14:40

Next Week - 16:17

Find us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/vista-group-limited/, and follow @moviohq & @numeroboxoffice on Twitter

Box Office Overview:
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour debuted to $92.8M in the domestic market, not only the biggest concert film opening of all time, but the second biggest October opening as well. Internationally it grossed $30.7M for a worldwide total opening weekend of $123.5M.

The Exorcist: Believer grossed $10.9M domestically, while its international total reached $40M, bringing it to a worldwide total of $84.9M.

Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie followed with $6.8M domestically, bringing the domestic total to $49.7M and the international total of $76M for a combined global total of $126.5M.

Saw X saw only a small drop, grossing $5.6M domestically, reaching an international total of $23.5M, and worldwide $64.9M total.

The Creator grossed $4.3M domestically. Internationally it reached $46.7M, making its worldwide total $80M.
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18min
October 10, 2023The Exorcist, and analysing Taylor Swift’s pre-sales
With Halloween on the way, Horror titles are battling for the box office between The Exorcist: Believer, Saw X, and The Nun II. While The Exorcist makes its debut, we’re looking to the massive release of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Movie, with pre-sales analysis and comparisons to theatrical benchmarks to see how the concert event of the season matches up.

Topics and times:
The Exorcist: Believer box office overview - 0:30

The Exorcist: Believer audience analysis - 1:39

Box office roundup - 4:00

Taylor Swift pre-sales analysis and comparison - 6:46

Next Week - 10:55

Find us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/vista-group-limited/, and follow @moviohq & @numeroboxoffice on Twitter

Box Office Overview:
The Exorcist: Believer debuted to $27.2M domestically and a further $17.9M internationally for a worldwide total of $45.1M.

Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie came in second adding another $11.8M domestically. It currently sits at a global total of $87.1M.

Saw X grossed $8.2M domestically this weekend, bring the domestic total to $32.6M, which sits, $4M ahead of Jigsaw at the same point in its release. Internatioanlly it added $11.3M for a worldwide total of $43.9M.

The Creator grossed $6.1M domestically for a domestic cumulative total of $24.9. The international total reached $36.9M, for a worldwide total of $61.8M.

The Blind, despite dropping to only 1,314 screens in the domestic market, added $3.2M and sits at a cume of $10.6M.
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12min
October 03, 2023Saw Patrol! Puppies, horror, and China’s booming 8-day box office
The box office is booming again this week with a trio of major releases. We examine the box office results and audience demographics for Saw X, Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie, and The Creator. China’s autumn festival made for an 8-day-long holiday period with exceptional box office results from local titles, and we look ahead as Beyoncé adds to the concert movie buzz and Matthew and Ryan prepare for NATO Fall Cinema Summit.

Topics and times:
Vista Group launch Oneview - 0:46

Paw Patrol box office overview - 1:18

Paw Patrol audience analysis - 2:18

Saw X box office overview - 6:40

Saw X audience analysis - 7:18

The Creator box office overview - 10:55

The Creator audience analysis - 11:57

Box office roundup - 17:04

China’s 8-day holiday - 19:45

Next Week - 21:13

Find us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/vista-group-limited/, and follow @moviohq & @numeroboxoffice on Twitter

Box Office Overview:
Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie took the top slot at the box office this week, opening to $23M in the domestic market and $23.1M internationally, reaching a worldwide total of $46.1M.

Saw X debuted to $18M domestically, well ahead of previous instalment Spiral’s $8.8M. It grossed an additional $11.3M internationally for a worldwide total of $29.3M.

The Creator grossed $14M domestically and a further 18.3M from 48 international territories for a global total of $32.3M.

The Nun II continued its strong run with another $4.7M domestically, bringing the domestic total to $76.8M. It grossed a further $12.8M internationally, for a current worldwide total of $231.2M.

Dumb Money unfortunately only added $3.5M domestically, and now sits at $7.1M total.
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September 26, 2023WGA & AMPTP strike an agreement, Expendables struggles
Riding on the excellent news of the WGA reaching a tentative agreement with the AMPTP, we take a look at the unfortunately lackluster debut for The Expendables 4 — who turned out to see the latest instalment, and what audiences might marketers try to draw in to round out its box office?

Topics and times:
WGA reach a tentative agreement - 0:39

The Expendables 4 box office overview - 1:44

The Expendables 4 audience analysis - 4:03

Box office roundup - 8:24

Next Week - 10:14

Find us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/vista-group-limited/, and follow @moviohq & @numeroboxoffice on Twitter

Box Office Overview:
The Nun II stayed at the #1 spot in its third week with $8.4M domestically, down 42.2%, and $20.8M internationally, now sitting at a global total of $204.2M.

The Expendables 4 in its debut grossed a franchise-low of $8.3M domestically, well behind predictions, which expended between $15-17M. However, in China the film grossed $10.9M in its opening, and its global cume to date sits at $33.9M.

A Haunting in Venice grossed $6.3M down 56% domestically, $14.7M internationally, and sits at $71.5M worldwide.

Oppenheimer crossed $600M domestically this weekend, reaching $604.8M domestic and a worldwide total of $925.7M.
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13min

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