‘Sonic The Hedgehog 2’ Beats ‘Dumbledore’ At Easter Monday Box Office: Who Says Families Don’t Go To The Movies During The Streaming Era?
19.04.2022 - 21:31
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In an unusual feat for really any Monday at the box office, the No 2 movie from this past weekend, beat the No. 1 opening pic. Specifically, Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 2 made $4.5M yesterday to Warner Bros.’ The Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore‘s $3.68M.
Essentially, 41% of K-12 schools were out on break on Easter Monday per Comscore; the halo effect which we’re seeing at the box office, particularly with two family movies. Another gets added in the mix on Friday, Dreamworks Animation/Universal’s The Bad Guys. Who says families don’t want to come back to the movies as the pandemic ratchets down? Enough of all the talk of changing-consumer habits. This week is a solid week for spring break across the nation with Comscore also noting that K-12 schools are off 16% today, 15% on Wednesday and Thursday and 17% on Friday.
In its first four days, Dumbledore has made $45.8M stateside. Through Sunday, the revised international cume for the J.K. Rowling title was at $150.7M, which means the movie is somewhere north of $200M WW. Industry estimates believe Dumbledore, despite its franchise low U.S./Canada opening of $42.1M, could still clear $100M, which is a number exhibition will be content with, especially having so much product in the marketplace before Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Dumbledore‘s Monday stateside was 56% off of its $8.3M Sunday.
Meanwhile, the second Monday of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was up 4.6% from the sequel’s first Monday, and +275% from the first movie’s second Monday in 2020 (wow). Sonic the Hedgehog 2‘s running cume is $123.4M through 11 days, which is 15% ahead of Sonic the Hedgehog compared to the same frame; that pic finaling at $148.9M.
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