![]() Sing 2 is the leading animated title with $162 million. ![]() Sonic the Hedgehog 2 remains the leading family go-getter from 2020-22 with over $190 million. So now the question on everyone’s minds is whether or not Lightyear can pierce the $200 million line. Sure, it ranks 18th for Pixar (out of 23 theatrical films) but those are all pre-pandemic numbers, and they have thrown their last three films on Disney+ instead of releasing them theatrically. But does it come down to families still not fully on board with bringing their little ones to theaters, or kids not wanting to see Movie Buzz compared to Toy Buzz or, God forbid, some parents worried about their kids seeing the barest of pecks between two ladies for half a second? Whatever the case may be, here is some more perspective: Lightyear’s $20.7 million between Thursday and Friday (and $51 million for the weekend) is the sixth-best of the year (between Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Fantastic Beasts 3.) That would have been eighth-best in all of 2021. OK, that does actually make it look much worse, especially coming in below those Illumination titles. Incredibles 2 ($18.5 million Thursday / $182.6 million opening weekend) A-ha! Let’s balance Lightyear’s early numbers – $5.2 million on Thursday and $51 million for the weekend – against its animated counterparts: But can we at least admit that expectations for Lightyear were a bit higher than either of those? The few films that helped pad that $55 million average were SPECTRE ($70.4 million), The Matrix Reloaded ($91.7 million), and the true outlier, The Secret Life of Pets ($104.3 million). It doesn’t help that two of the films in that category include 2022 releases Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore ($42.1 million opening) and Morbius ($39 million). History suggests that films making between $5-6 million in those Thursday showings average an opening of just below $55 million. The first sign of trouble appeared to be with Lightyear’s Thursday preview numbers, which came to roughly $5.2 million from shows that began at least as early as 3 PM in some markets. (Photo by ©Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) The Top Ten and Beyond: Lightyear Settles for Second, Maverick Eyes $500 Million As for its race to a billion, Dominion is currently over $621 million worldwide, which is the seventh best among domestic studio releases since 2020. Dominion made $46 million in its first four weekdays while The Hunger Games made $37.3 million, so the former is already beginning to outpace the latter, but it would need to keep itself above $33 million next weekend to maintain pace that’s not outside the realm of possibility with Elvis and The Black Phone leading new releases on Friday. That film finished with over $408 million, and it was a March release with only 25.2% of its final haul from Mondays-to-Thursdays. On the other hand, it is also very much in line with The Hunger Games, which had $248.4 million after 10 days and a $58.5 million weekend. 2, which finished with $389 million, though Dominion’s second weekend was $8 million below the Marvel film. What are its chances at a $400 million total? It is just about in line with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1 dropped 59% to $58.7 million, driving its total to $248.8 million. Billy, do you want to go see the movie that inspired the toy from that other movie, or do you want to see dinosaurs again? Jurassic World: Dominion’s second week at No. King of the Crop: Jurassic World Dominion Fends Off Lightyearīefore we get to Lightyear, though, we have to give it up for the dinosaurs who admittedly got a big assist from a very low Pixar number. Perspective deserves its day in the sun when it comes to the Lightyear numbers, and though it may end up not applying to infinity and beyond, it is worth breaking down for the time being. Expectations that this would be the exception to the family trends during the pandemic may still pan out, just maybe not with the truly excellent returns many pundits were imagining. Rather than just watching the movie, the system allows the viewer to get fully immersed as the seat moves with the action adding a new dimension to the enjoyment.ĭ-Box uses its D-BOX HEMC (Home Entertainment Motion Controller) and D-BOX motion enabled chairs to deliver life-like cinematic motion for any content that has D-BOX motion codes designed for it.A lot will likely be written this weekend about “what went wrong with Lightyear” when, in reality, there may not have been anything wrong with it at all. Features Guides Home Cinema & AV News Pulse Cinemas 143 min readīased on the same technology included in commercial flight simulators and other cutting-edge applications, D-Box brings movies to life.
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