The top performer was “Witnesses,” about early Mormon leaders, did about $160,000 in 84 theaters for #13 overall. Several other new films from independents opened to no great effect. There was another wide studio release this week, but DreamWorks Animation’s theaters-only “Spirit Untamed” grossed $6.2 million for fourth place. Family titles have overall shown better holds, so this “101 Dalmatians” prequel could see a $75 million theatrical total. It’s more evidence that day-and-date play has much less impact than expected. With a 48 percent drop, “Cruella” had a much better hold even with its concurrent $29.99 PVOD option. The sequel appears to be headed for 2.5 times, or around $120 million. In fact, the original had 10 weeks of drops under 50 percent and ended up with a sensational 3.75 times-multiple gross. On the other hand, “Quiet Place II” had a Cinemascore of A- and the first title dropped only 34 percent. “A Quiet Place Part II” fell 59 percent in its second week, which is not entirely surprising it follows a holiday weekend and horror films normally drop by 50 percent or more. Still, the total gross is far below sustainable levels and while it appears that theaters and streamers can coexist, can that be good for theaters? This week’s Top Ten has six films with current home platforms. When Warners’ same-day streaming plan comes to a close at the end of 2021, almost all studios will give theaters at least a three-week head start only Disney is still poised to be the exception. ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Leads VOD, While ‘A Man Called Otto’ Takes the #1 Netflix Slot Kong.” How much did its HBO Max availability cut into its total? Maybe enough to keep it from a $30 million total as a theater-only release. Its $24 million debut is impressive - the third best since theaters reopened, along with “Quiet Place II” and “Godzilla vs. This “Conjuring” is the eighth film in an eight-year-old franchise that includes three “Annabelle” titles, “The Nun,” and “The Curse of La Llorona.” It opened with parallel streaming, and faced off another major title in a similar genre. Theaters have every reason to expect further improvement, and no one expects short-term parity, but viability will require hockey-stick growth. Similarly, Memorial Day weekend 2021 represented 45 percent the same period in 2019. Theaters in the U.S./Canada (the latter still mostly shut down) took in around $69 million this weekend, a sum that represents 42 percent of the gross for the first June weekend of 2019. “ The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It,” which opened in theaters along with HBO Max, bested the second weekend of theatrical exclusive “ A Quiet Place Part II.” There’s positive signs in the results for both films as well as the #3 title, “Cruella,” but signs are mixed in the broader picture.
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