'Tom & Jerry' Scores Second Biggest Box Office Opening Since the Start of Pandemic

Tom Grennan has scored his first UK Number One album with his second studio album, ‘Evering Road’.The Bedford singer-songwriter’s new album, which arrived last week (March 12), debuted at the top spot with over 17,000 chart sales – 73 per cent of which were physical copies, including CD, vinyl and cassette.Grennan’s album was one of four new releases to land inside the Top Five, alongside Central Cee‘s ‘Wild West’ (Number Two), Thunder‘s ‘All The Right Noises’ (Number Three) and RJ Thompson‘s

For years, specialty films have counted on an Oscar best picture nomination to provide a major boost at the box office. This time around, analysts are stumped as to how much the top nominees will benefit, considering that the box office has yet to recover from the pandemic.

As much as the first hour of the Zack Snyder’s upcoming four-hour director’s cut of Justice League was leaked on HBO Max on Monday, the streaming service confirmed, with some subscribers who attempted to watch Tom & Jerry getting a major glimpse of the secret project 10 days before the film was to premiere.

Some HBO Max subscribers got a big surprise when they tried to watch Tom & Jerry on the streaming service on Monday (March 8).

Refresh for latest…: Disney’s Raya And The Last Dragon didn’t exactly come roaring out of the gate at the international box office with $17.6M from 32 markets. The global bow, including domestic’s launch, was $26.2M. Double-digit million-dollar debuts for Hollywood movies in the pandemic era are still a rare positive — and we’ve certainly seen family movies excel — but while not all openings are apples-to-apples, Raya’s start is being seen as a somewhat muted affair.

EXCLUSIVE: Tim Story, fresh from directing the number one theatrical film of the weekend, Tom & Jerry, is to helm the pilot for ABC hip hop drama Queens.

Updated Monday AM: Warner Bros is reporting this morning that Tim Story’s Tom & Jerry didn’t do $13.7M for the weekend, rather $14.1M. That’s a very good indication that an upbeat vibe is developing among moviegoer confidence as this pandemic slowly starts to draw its curtains.

Tom & Jerry made a number of friends at the weekend box office with a North American debut of $13.7 million from 2,475 theaters and a global total of $38.8 million through Sunday. Domestically, the feature film about the iconic alley cat and pesky mouse who are frenemies scored the second-best three-day launch of the pandemic behind fellow Warner Bros.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefJapanese hit animation “Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train” enjoyed a 32% surge to move to the top of the Korean box office. It grossed $745,000 over the weekend to expand its cumulative total to $7.74 million in just over four weeks of release.“Demon Slayer” had not previously topped the Korean chart.

A not-so-distant recovery for movie theatres could be glimpsed Sunday, as Warner Bros.′ live-action-animation hybrid “Tom & Jerry” debuted with $17.4 million ($13.7M USD) in ticket sales, the best domestic opening of the year.

NEW YORK -- A not-so-distant recovery for movie theaters could be glimpsed Sunday, as Warner Bros.' live-action-animation hybrid “Tom & Jerry” debuted with $13.7 million in ticket sales, the best domestic opening of the year.The better-than-expected opening came despite just 42% of U.S. theaters being open, according to data firm Comscore.

Refresh for latest…: Warner Bros’ hybrid live-action/animated feature Tom & Jerry began offshore rollout in mid-February, and this session became the first studio title to hit China in the wake of the Lunar New Year, as well as adding a host of other new markets. The Hanna-Barbera rascals scampered off with a further $19.4M from 33 markets at the international box office in the session, which made for a global $33.1M weekend including domestic‘s strong start.

Rebecca Davis editor“Tom and Jerry” squeaked in a narrow fifth in China with a $12.4 million debut, failing to capture viewers still flocking to local Chinese New Year holdover titles over the Lantern Festival holiday weekend.The Warner Bros.

set to reopen with 25% audience capacity restrictions next weekend, and there is hope that a similar reopening can take place in Los Angeles sometime in March.Also Read: NYC Movie Theaters Cleared to Reopen Next Month at 25% CapacityBut just as hopes of reopening theaters were derailed last fall, another surge of COVID-19 infections could easily reverse this positive trend.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterWarner Bros. animated family film “Tom and Jerry” debuted to $13.7 million at the domestic box office, one of the biggest opening weekend hauls of the coronavirus era and a signal that moviegoing may be on the mend.To be sure, it’ll take some time for ticket sales to reach pre-pandemic levels.

The new movie Tom & Jerry is now in theaters and it’s going to be a surprise box office hit for Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. day and date theatrical release of Tom & Jerry in theaters and on HBO Max had what would be considered a very solid day during the pandemic, with $4M on Friday and an expected $12.5M over three days, according to Warner Bros. That’s a number that beats the 3-day of Universal/Dreamworks Animation’s Croods: New Age, which took in $9.7M over the 3-day weekend Thanksgiving weekend.