The first weekend of August last year did $92M for all movies. Last August, Sony’s Bullet Train was the last huzzah before a dead August-into-October, which was left barren of marquee product due to the post-production logjam caused by Covid. Last weekend during Barbie‘s second frame, she blazed a record final weekend of July of $217M. The studio’s Barbie will dominate in its third weekend with around $55M-$60M. has The Meg 2 opening this weekend, industry estimates are in the mid-$20M range.
Props to Paramount: It was the only motion picture studio to brave San Diego Comic-Con sans stars, and it showed off reels of the pic to a near-full house in Hall H.
The movie is tied with Sony’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse as the best reviewed animated features of 2023 at 95% certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, and its current audience score is 94%.
Mutant Mayhem, from Nickelodeon and Seth Rogen’s Point Grey, is looking to be the family choice for the long haul into the fall.