Behind the Screens

By Vista Group

Each week, Matthew Liebmann, Vista Group’s Chief Innovation & Data Officer, Simon Burton, CEO of Numero and Maccs, & Ryan Provencher, Movio Senior Account Manager draw from their extensive ind... more

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May 07, 2024Fall Guy, Tarot, and May the 4th re-releases
As Fall Guy debuted below expectations domestically, China saw 3 of the top 4 titles globally over their Labor Day weekend. And as May the 4th marked its 25th anniversary, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace made a surprisingly sizeable splash with its re-release. Join us Behind the Screens for all the box office and audience analysis.

Topics and times:
Fall Guy box office overview - 0:26

Fall Guy audience analysis - 1:51

Tarot box office overview - 10:17

Tarot audience analysis - 10:58

Star Wars: The Phantom Menace re-release - 12:22

International box office roundup and China box office hits - 16:48

Pre-sales for The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes - 18:56

Next week - 19:18

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

Box Office Overview:
Fall Guy released domestically to $28M, with $25.4M internationally for a total of $53.1M worldwide.

Across 2nd, 3rd, and 4th position globally were three titles from China’s long weekend: The Last Frenzy which made just under $30M, Formed Police Unit which grossed $23.8M, and Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In which made 22.2M.

Re-released for its 25th anniversary on May the 4th, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace took $8.1M in the domestic market this past weekend.

Challengers grossed another $7.6M in the domestic market, taking 4th position.

Godzilla x Kong grossed an additional $4.5M, dropping 37% from its previous week.
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21min
April 30, 2024Throuples and Australian heroes: Challengers, Unsung Heroes, and Fall Guy
Zendaya’s star power is drawing in crowds for Challengers — so who made up the audience? We dive into all the details of the box office and audience analysis for Challengers, Unsung Heroes, and the international release of Fall Guy ahead of its domestic debut.

Topics and times:
Challengers box office overview - 1:09

Challengers audience analysis and reception - 1:36

Unsung Heroes box office overview and audience analysis - 6:10

Box office roundup - 9:58

Alien re-release - 12:10

Pre-sales for Fall Guy’s wider release - 12:58

Next week - 14:47

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

Box Office Overview:
The Roundup: Punishment took first place globally with $29M in the Korean market, and rounding up to $30M globally.

Challengers opened to $15M domestically, and an additional $10M internationally in its first weekend for a global total of $25M.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire grossed an addtional $15M, now surpassing $500M globally, as well as passing the lifetime gross of its two predecessors.

Fall Guy opened in 38 international markets, grossing $8.7M, led by Australia at $2.9M over the ANZAC long weekend.

Unsung Heroes grossed $7.8M from 2,832 theatres domestically.
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16min
April 23, 2024A Triple-threat of Debuts: Horror, Action, or Animation?
It’s a triple-feature this week with three new debuts in the market. How did Abigail compare to recent Horror titles? Is Guy Richie’s The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare finding its audience? Do you say the ‘x’ in Spy x Family Code: White? Join us as Matthew, Simon, and Ryan tackle all the biggest questions from the box office this week on Behind the Screens.

Topics and times:
Deadpool previews - 0:30

Abigail box office overview - 1:29

Abigail audience analysis - 2:40

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare box office overview - 6:26

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare audience analysis - 8:50

Spy x Family Code: White box office and audience breakdown - 11:54

Global box office roundup - 16:00

Next week - 18:11

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

Box Office Overview:
Civil War grossed $11.1M in its second week, retaining the top position at the domestic box office and bringing its domestic total to $45M. With an additional $21.4M internationally, its global total sits at $62M.

Abigail debuted in 2nd position domestically with $10.2M and $5M internationally for a total of $15.2M.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire grossed an additional $31.1M globally, maintaining 1st position in a global perspective.

Kung Fu Panda 4 grossed $19.9M globally this past weekend in 4th position.

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare debuted to an opening gross of just under $10M globally, taking $9.8M, primarily in the domestic market.
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20min
April 16, 2024The highlights of CinemaCon and Civil War
Fresh from CinemaCon, Matthew, Simon, and Ryan give us all the highlights and talk movie previews. With Civil War making A24’s highest-grossing opening this weekend, we tackle the box office and audience analysis with some surprising comparisons. Join us Behind the Screens for all the box office and more!

Topics and times:
CinemaCon roundup - 0:20

Our thoughts on CinemaCon previews - 2:50

Civil War box office overview - 5:15

Civil War audience analysis - 7:05

Global box office roundup - 10:42

Bob Marley: One Love re-release - 13:34

Next week - 15:41

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

Box Office Overview:
Civil War made for A24’s highest-grossing opening this past weekend, with $25.7M from the domestic market and an additional $4.3M internationally for a total of $30M.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire dropped 50% grossing $15.5M domestically, with $49M globally.

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire made nearly $6M domestically only dropping 36%, for $31.4M globally.

Kung Fu Panda 4 grossed $5.5M domestically, for a drop of only 30%.

Internationally, Detective Conan: Million-Dollar Pentagram opened to nearly $22M in Japan alone.
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18min
April 02, 20242024’s second-biggest opening: Godzilla x Kong takes the Easter weekend
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire debuted this Easter weekend, making for the second-biggest opening weekend for a title in 2024 after Dune: Part Two. We delve into all the Behind the Screens details of the audience, and how this latest instalment measures up against previous Monsterverse movies on this week’s episode.

Topics and times:
Catch us at CinemaCon next week - 0:16

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire box office overview - 1:31

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire audience analysis - 3:45

Comparing Godzilla x Kong with the Monsterverse - 7:03

Global box office roundup - 10:44

Next week - 11:42

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

Box Office Overview:
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire debuted to $80M in the domestic market, and an additional $114M across 63 international territories for a global opening of $194M — the second-highest opening weekend result of the year, only behind Dune: Part Two.

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire grossed $15.7M domestically for a drop of 65% into its second week, bringing its total domestically to $73M.

Dune: Part Two crossed a $250M total in the domestic market with $11M this weekend bringing the domestic total to $252M, and $626M worldwide.

Kung Fu Panda 4 grossed $10.2M domestically over the easter weekend, passing $150M domestically in total, as its global total approaches $350M.

Immaculate grossed 3.2M, a drop of 38%, bringing its current domestic total to just over $11M.
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14min
March 26, 2024Ghostbusters and Horror Double-Features
As Kung Fu Panda 4 debuts in China and the Ghostbusters hit the big screen domestically, it’s an exciting week for box office. We delve into the audience of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire to explore how the audiences for the franchise has evolved over its 40 years, and look into horror double-features with Immaculate and Last Night with the Devil here on Behind the Screens.

Topics and times:
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire box office overview - 1:31

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire audience analysis - 3:24

Multigenerational audience appeal - 6:22

Box office top 5 roundup - 8:57

Immaculate audience analysis - 10:06

Late Night with the Devil box office and audience - 13:00

Godzilla x Kong pre-sales - 16:08

Next week - 18:08

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

Box Office Overview:
Kung Fu Panda 4 launched in another 13 international markets this weekend including China, taking $72M around the world, its global cumulative total nearly reaching $270M.

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire topped the box office with $45.2M domestically and $16.4M internationally from 25 territories, for a global debut total of $61.6M.

Dune: Part Two grossed a further $48M this past week, and now sits at a global total of $575M.

Immaculate debuted to $5.3M at the domestic box office for 4th position this weekend.
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21min
March 19, 2024Arthur The King’s audience, the 'Poohniverse', and Dune approaches $500M
Dune: Part Two continues to make a splash as it surpasses its predecessor and approaches $500M worldwide. As Arthur the King debuts, we examine the audience, and take a look at pre-sales for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire on this week’s instalment of Behind the Screens.

Topics and times:
The ‘Poohniverse’ set for 2025 - 0:32

Box office overview - 1:30

Arthur the King box office overview - 3:48

Arthur the King audience analysis - 4:10

Arthur the King reception - 6:47

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire pre-sales - 7:31

Next week - 9:00

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Box Office Overview:
Dune: Part Two approached the $500M mark worldwide in its second week, grossing $80.3M globally this past week, and crossing $100M from IMAX screenings.

Kung Fu Panda 4 widened its release internationally, grossing nearly $70M worldwide including $29M from the domestic market.

Arthur the King debuted with $7.5M in the domestic market.

Imaginary grossed a further $5.6M domestically, reaching $19M domestic total in its second week.

Cabrini dropped 61% for $2.8M in its second week, and now sits at just over $13M for its cumulative domestic total.
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12min
March 12, 2024The Oscars, Kung Fu Panda 4, and Imaginary
Kung Fu Panda returns to the big screen at the head of the box office as Dune: Part Two comes close to the original’s lifetime gross already. Following the Academy Awards, we’re examining the audiences for Kung Fu Panda 4, Imaginary, and Cabrini on this week’s episode of Behind the Screens.

Topics and times:
Domestic box office overview - 1:36

Dune: Part Two box office overview - 3:24

Kung Fu Panda 4 box office overview - 4:09

Kung Fu Panda 4 audience analysis - 5:15

Imaginary box office and audience analysis - 8:15

Cabrini box office and audience analysis - 11:52

Next week - 14:16

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

Box Office Overview:
Kung Fu Panda 4 debuted at the top position with $58M domestically and $22M from 41 international territories for a global total of $80.5M.

Dune: Part Two grossed $46M domestically, a 44% drop from the opening weekend, and $127M globally, bringing its worldwide total to $367M.

The Pig the Snake and the Pigeon, a chinese release, grossed $20.7M worldwide.

Imaginary grossed $10M in the domestic and $3.1M internationally, though from only 27 territories.

Cabrini from Angel Studios grossed $7.6M.

and YOLO, after achieveing nearly half a billion in China, debuted to the domestic market with $900K.
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16min
March 05, 2024Dune: Part Two kickstarts the box office again!
All eyes are on Dune: Part Two as the big screen lights up again, and we’re bringing you all the numbers across the booming box office, as well as breaking down the audience for Denis Villenueve’s blockbuster sequel. How does Dune: Part Two compare to the original? Join us Behind the Screens to find out!

Topics and times:
Global box office overview - 0:36

Domestic box office overview - 2:00

Dune: Part Two box office - 3:36

Dune: Part Two audience analysis - 7:00

The Chosen Season 4 Part 3 box office and audience - 13:55

Next week - 15:24

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

Box Office Overview:
Dune: Part Two exploded onto the big screen with a $178.5M global opening weekend, with $81.5M estimated domestically across 4071 screens—giving it a per-screen average of $20,019—and an additional $97M from 71 territories internationally.

Bob Marley: One Love crossed the $150M worldwide this past weekend, with some territories yet to release, and $7.4M grossed domestically this weekend.

Ordinary Angels grossed an additional $3.9M for a $12.5M cume to date.

Madame Web also grossed $3.2M in its third weekend, reaching $40M cumulative total.

The Chosen Season 4 Episodes 7 & 8 grossed $3.2M with the third instalment of its series episodes in cinemas.
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18min
February 27, 2024Dune: Part Two pre-sales, AI video generation, Demon Slayer, and Ordinary Angels
With the next big blockbuster on the horizon, we have a Behind the Screens look at how the pre-sales box office and audience are shaping up for Dune: Part Two. Between Demon Slayer and Ordinary Angels landing on the big screen this past weekend, we uncover who’s on which side in the audience, and dive into a discussion on the emergent technology of AI video generation.

Topics and times:
ChatGPT’s new video generation - 0:32

Box office overview - 3:59

Demon Slayer box office - 7:00

Demon Slayer audience analysis - 8:25

Ordinary Angels box office and reception - 11:08

Ordinary Angels audience analysis and marketing recommendations - 11:50

Driveaway Dolls box office and audience - 16:38

Dune: Part Two pre-sales - 19:56

Next week - 23:12

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

Box Office Overview:
Bob Marley: One Love maintained the top position in the domestic market with $13.5M, bringing its domestic total to $71.2M. It added another $15M internationally from 60 markets for an international total of $49M.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—To the Hashira Training debuted to $11.5M in the second position domestically.

Ordinary Angels, another faith-based title, grossed $6.5M domestically in its opening.

Madame Web grossed $6M in its second weekend, reaching only $35.4M so far in the domestic market and $77M worldwide.

And Migration rounded out the top 5 domestically with $3M.
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25min

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