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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2. May 2. 9th, 2. 01. Last week was amazing for this time of year with three top- tier releases. This week, the best first- run release is Before I Fall, which deserves to be seen by more, but there are no extras, so it is not a Pick of the Week contender. The actual contenders are limited to The Blackcoat’s Daughter and Ghost World: The Criterion Collection. It isn’t close as to which one comes out on top.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story comes out on DVD or Blu- ray Combo Pack and the competition has clearly scared away any other top- level releases. The only other first- run release is Office Christmas Party, which is worth a rental, if you like anti- Christmas movies. As far as Pick of the Week contenders are concerned, there’s Rogue One.. There are a couple of other releases I highlighted, but they wouldn't be contenders during an average week.

Don’t Kill It looks good for a low- budget horror movie, while Paterson is coming out on a featureless DVD / Blu- ray. They are worth picking up if you are a fan of their respective genres.

Unfortunately, none of them really scream out as The Pick of the Week. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is by far the biggest, but it is only out on Video on Demand right now, while Hidden Figures is the best, but again, it is only on VOD this week.

There are also a couple of busted Oscar- bait films, Archer: Season Seven is only getting a DVD release, while the previous seasons came out on Blu- ray. In the end, I went with Mystery Science Theater 3. Volume XXXVIII, partially to celebrate the return of the show. There were some who questioned whether or not audiences would show up to a Star Wars movie if it wasn’t directly part of the overall story.

Turns out the answer to that question is yes, to the tune of over $1 billion worldwide. This was nearly 5. The Force Awakens earned, but is it also much weaker in terms of quality? However, it is only coming out on Video on Demand and doesn’t come out till Friday. As for Tuesday releases, there are a few contenders, but no film that immediately jumps out as the Pick of the Week.

If you go with quality, extras, and overall audience appeal, then Sing on Blu- ray Combo Pack comes out on top. I would also definitely checkout Insecure: Season One and Lifeboat, if you don’t already own the latter.

Read on the the highlights of what turned out to be a crazy night. Before that, let’s take a last look at the nominations with a few annotations. Nominees in italics are those that have received the most votes from our readers so far in our Oscar contest (which is open to new entries until noon, Pacific, today—enter now!). Bold films are those films I think will win.

Meanwhile, those that are Underlined are those I want to win. Not all categories have underlined nominees, because not all categories have someone I’m cheering for, or because there are two nominees I couldn’t pick between. Rings will finish second with $1. A Dog’s Purpose will win Sunday (making this a rare weekend where three different films will top the daily chart) to finish the weekend with $1. This includes Journey to the West 2, which earned first place with $8. It dominated China with $8. Chinese film, $5.

The original film made just over $2. The film’s biggest market was India, where it pulled in $7. Russia was second best with $5.

The film had similar debuts in France ($3. Germany ($2. 8 million); Mexico ($2. Movie Dvd Guardians Of The Galaxy 2 (2017) on this page.

Australia ($2. 2. This film is clearly doing better internationally than it is domestically, but it will need about $2. Nothing is good that early in the morning. Worse still, it’s a boring year for nominations with very few surprises worth talking about, especially in the biggest categories. Leading the way was La La Land with 1. The overall box office still shrunk from last weekend, but it was down just 3.

Compared to this weekend last year, 2. Year- to- date, 2. At least that’s what the dsitributors are saying. In reality, there are only two truly wide releases, x. Xx: Return of Xander Cage and Split.

There is also one semi- wide release, The Resurrection of Gavin Stone, as well as two semi- wide expansions, The Founder and 2. Century Women. Return of Xander Cage and Split are the only two of the films that have a shot at the top ten and they could be in a close race for first place. This weekend last year, there were three wide releases, but none of them made significantly more than $1.

The biggest film of the weekend, The Revenant, earned just $1. At this point, the studio has either earned back the $1. If it can find an audience on the home market, then it could break even, eventually. This weekend, the film’s biggest opening was in China where it earned first place with $1.

China is already the film’s biggest market overtaking Russia, where it has $1. The best of the new releases / wide expansions was The Bye Bye Man, which earned fifth place with $1. On the positive side, while there was only one film to earn more than $2. That’s really good depth.

It’s good enough for an 8. However, this is still 1. Year- to- date, 2. Hidden Figures will be down just 1. Sunday evening. Fox is projecting a $2. La La Land is even more impressive, growing its box office by 4. It’s record- breaking performance at the Golden Globes has clearly lifted it to another level with audiences.

However, only one of them, Patriots Day, has a real shot at first place. In fact, it might be the only “new” film in the top five. The biggest wide release of the week is Monster Trucks, which is opening in 2,8.

I didn’t see that coming. We still haven’t mentioned all of the new films. As for holdovers, Hidden Figures has a real shot at first place, while La La Land should get a boost from its Awards Season success. This weekend last year, Ride Along 2 opened with just over $3. There’s no film that will match that figure during the four- day weekend.

On the positive side, there were only four films that earned more than $1. That’s not enough to win in the year- over- year competition. It likely won’t even be close. It is now in fifth place on the 2. The entire top five worldwide is from Disney. This is unprecedented.

As for this past weekend, Rogue One earned first place in China with $3. Romantic Movies 2009 The Battleship Island (2017). This is on par with expectations, although some were worried it would struggle due to.. I was going to say weather, but is smog weather?

China is currently dealing with a smog crisis and has been issuing warnings to stay inside. This is the last market for the film, but it should cruise to $1 billion on holdovers. It will likely reach second place on the 2. I think Captain America: Civil War is safe on the top of the chart. La La Land with 1. Nocturnal Animals and Arrival are tied for second with nine nominations a piece.

This helped Hidden Figures earn first place with $2. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which pulled in $2. The box office was down 2. The box office was also down 1. It is still way too soon to compare the box office year- over- year. In fact, we should wait till The Force Awakens faded out of the top five before we can really get a picture of how 2.

That was President’s Day long weekend. So once we get past President’s Day long weekend, the year- over- year comparison will begin it have some real value.

Disney posted the highest projection this morning, saying they are expecting Rogue One to earn $2. Fox, meanwhile, is projecting $2. Hidden Figures, and thinks that the film’s lead of about $9. Saturday will be enough to hold on for a win. Sunday’s performance will be key, and there are a couple of factors that make the outcome genuinely uncertain.

I don’t think it will top $3 million over the weekend.) None of these films are really going to challenge the top two holdovers, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Sing, although that pair should be in a close race for first place. This weekend last year was very similar to this weekend, with one new release, one wide expansion, and a Star Wars holdover on top. Unfortunately, this year is much weaker.