Bad Boys For Life was expected to top the weekend box office for the second weekend in a row but I think what surprised most is that the film held better than most high-profile sequels would and now it’s on its way to becoming the highest-grossing film of the franchise.
Bad Boys For Life grossed $34 million over the weekend for a drop of 45.6%. The lack of true competition and solid word of mouth allowed the film to keep its drop under 50% which has to be great news for Sony Pictures because it proves the film wasn’t entirely frontloaded by a fanboy rush. The film has grossed $120.6 million at the domestic box office and now it’s less than $20 million away from topping Bad Boys II as the highest-grossing film of the franchise. The film should achieve this feat this weekend since it’s once again facing little to no competition thanks to Super Bowl weekend which tends to be a bit quiet for moviegoers. Internationally, the film added another 19 markets and grossed $42 million this weekend, pushing the international gross to $95 million for a global tally reaching $215 million.
Maintaining second place is 1917 which continues to ride good word of mouth and its Oscar nominations to solid results. Sam Mendes won the DGA Award over the weekend for Best Director which is a strong indication that he may claim the Best Director prize at the Oscars so all eyes are still going to be on 1917 for the next few weeks. This weekend, 1917 grossed $15.9 million, down just 27.6% weekend to weekend. 1917 has now grossed $103.9 million at the domestic box office and internationally the film added an estimated $23.7 million from 50 markets, including new openings in Brazil, Italy, Norway, Indonesia and Colombia with the international total now reaching just shy of $97 million for a global tally that now tops $200 million.
In third we find last week’s misfire Dolittle with $12.1 million. That’s a drop of 44.2% and the only good news is that the film kept its second-weekend drop below 50% but with a $175 million price tag, the good news ends there for Dolittle which will go down as one of the biggest flops of 2020 and we’re only a month into the calendar year. Dolittle has grossed $44.3 million at the domestic box office and internationally the film added $13.2 million this weekend, pushing the overseas gross to $46.4 million for a global tally that currently stands just over $91 million. Overseas totals were the only way this film could be bailed out and they’re stalling quicker than Universal would like so they’re definitely going to see a loss here.
Opening in fourth is The Gentlemen with $10.6 million. STX Entertainment called an $11 million opening when estimates were announced but the film came in a little lower than anticipated. This is on the lower end of tracking for the Guy Ritchie film but it’s also pretty much in line with openings for Richie’s crime-caper endeavors. STX acquired North American rights to the film from Miramax for $7 million and following this weekend’s performance is planning a “significant expansion in theaters next weekend”. The opening weekend audience for the film was 60% male with 55% of the audience coming in aged between 25 and 44. I think this will be a modest hit for the studio and with good reviews and decent word of mouth (“B+” CinemaScore), the film should turn a decent profit before enjoying an even healthier life once it becomes available for home consumption. Internationally, The Gentlemen added another 20 territories where it generated another $3.1 million, pushing the film’s early international total to $22.5 million and an early global take topping $33.5 million. The UK is still the top-grossing market with an estimated $12.2 million so far.
Rounding out the top five is Jumanji: The Next Level which grossed $7.7 million. The film was down a slim 20.6% and it’s starting to perform much like its predecessor in terms of maintaining pretty solid holds weekend to weekend. It’s not going to finish with as much as Welcome to the Jungle but like I said last weekend, a domestic take just over $300 million is a win for Sony. The film has grossed $283.2 million at the domestic box office and the film also added another $9.6 million this weekend internationally, bringing the global total to $738 million.
Check out the full top ten results below:
| Film | Total | % Change | Gross to Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onward | $10,601,952 | -72.9% | $60.3 |
| Bloodshot | $9,176,695 | NEW | $9.17 |
| I Still Believe | $9,103,614 | NEW | $9.10 |
| The Invisible Man | $5,890,805 | -61.1% | $64.3 |
| The Hunt | $5,304,455 | NEW | $5.3 |
| Sonic the Hedgehog | $2,522,584 | -67.3% | $145.7 |
| The Way Back | $2,356,115 | -71.2% | $13.3 |
| The Call of the Wild | $2,226,720 | -67.1% | $62 |
| Emma. | $1,295,215 | -73% | $9.9 |
| Bad Boys for Life | $1,102,208 | -63.5% | $204.2 |
