Canada and the U.S. are in different worlds when it comes to COVID-19. The northern neighbor is good to go for most theaters (with safety measures in play). And with that, the country went its own way this weekend with two wide releases.
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run took top spot for all theaters in both countries, grossing around $910,000 in 300 theaters. The Russell Crowe-starring thriller Unhinged was #2 with about $580,000 on 284 screens. Peninsula, the Korean Train to Busan sequel, made $119,000 in 45 theaters. This opens in 115 U.S. theaters this Friday.
In 2015, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water opened to $55 million ion North America, and Canada generally earns about 10 percent of the two-country total. If the new SpongeBob opened in North America in a world without COVID, we might factor in a falloff of interest in the franchise over five years; a reasonable guess might be a North American opening weekend of $25 million-$30 million. That would place Canadas share between $2.5 million-$3 million. On that basis, this weekends Canadian result would reflect a 65 percent drop.
In the U.S., SpongeBob movie is consigned to VOD and CBS streaming next year. Unhinged and Peninsula debut in domestic theaters August 21. Unhinged estimates 2,000 screens a number that may be tough to meet. AMC projects that only 115 of its more than 600 locations will be open.
Still in theaters is The Tax Collector starring Shia LeBeouf, with $182,000 in 138 theaters, reflecting a drop of only 30 percent. That puts it at $612,000 to date, all while playing as a standard-price VOD at $6.99. Second-week VOD is where it really shines: It swept the charts, both those based on transactions but also total revenue (the latter favors premium-price entries).
The new original entry is The Silencing (XYZ), a Canadian action thriller starring Nicolaj Coster-Waldau from Game of Thrones. Its #2 at both Apple TV and FandangoNow. The other new entry is IFCs Russian Sputnik. It placed #5 at AppleTV, which often shows initial interest before other sites. Unlike other recent IFC dual-platform releases, it had a modest theatrical response (about $11,000 in 32 theaters, with subtitles limiting drive-ins.)
Also charting on VOD are Made in Italy (IFC) in its second week, with Liam Neeson in the top four at AppleTV and Spectrum. In its third week, the PVOD The Secret: Dare to Dream (Lionsgate) is no. 3 at Spectrum and FandangoNow, and and no. 10 at AppleTV.
Likely getting the most views was the instant #1 at Netflix, Project Power, with Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The New Orleans-set action sci-fi thriller. a Netflix Original from the directing duo from Catfish and Paranormal Activity 3, hits the streamers sweet spots.
Expect alternative platform titles to continue as theaters reopen. Labor Day weekend will mean a battle between Tenet in theaters and Mulan on Disney+.
Starting this week, we are replacing the Amazon chart with Google Play. Amazon is often inexact about film placement, often showing multiple listings for the same title as well as mixing TV series and features.
Current distributor listed where different from original release.
Ranked by number of transactions, with position as of Monday, August 17
1. The Tax Collector(RLJE) $6.99
2. The Silencing(XYZ) $6.99
3. Made in Italy (IFC) $6.99
4. Homefront(Open Road) $3.99
5. Sputnik(IFC) $6.99
6. Trolls World Tour (Universal) $5.99
7. The Outpost (Screen Media) $4.99
8. The King of Staten Island (Universal) $14.99
9. Fantastic Fungi (Area 23a) $4.99
10. The Secret: Dare to Dream(Lionsgate) $19.99
Ranked by revenue accrued not transactions, for the week of August 10 16)
1. The Tax Collector(RLJE) $6.99
2. The Silencing(XYZ) $6.99
3. The Secret Dare to Dream (Lionsgate) $19.99
4. The King of Staten Island(Universal) $14.99
5. Trolls World Tour (Universal) $5.99
6. The Deep Blue Sea 3 (Warner Bros.) $14.99
7. The Secret Garden (STX) $19.99
8. Scoob! (Warner Bros.) $19.99
9. You Should Have Left (Universal) $5.99
10. The Invisible Man (Universal) $5.99
RLJE Films
Ranked by transactions for August 7 August 13; all $6.99 unless noted
1. The Tax Collector(RGLE)
2. You Should Have Left (Universal)
3. The Secret: Dare to Dream (Lionsgate) $19.99
4. Made in Italy(IFC)
5. Trolls World Tour (Universal)
6. The Rental (IFC)
7. The Outpost (Screen Media)
8. The High Note (Focus)
9. Sonic the Hedgehog(Paramount)
10. The Invisible Man(Universal)
Ranked by number of transactions, with the daily position as of Monday, August 17
1. The Tax Collector (RLJE) $6.99
2. Trolls World Tour (Universal) $5.99
3. Sonic the Hedgehog(Paramount) $4.99
4. Birds of Prey (Warner Bros.) $19.99
5. The Outpost (Screen Media) $3.99
6. Homefront(Open Road) $3.99
7. Jumanji: The Next Level (Sony) $5.99
8. You Should Have Left (Universal) $5.99
9. The Rental (IFC) $6.99
10. Deep Blue Sea 3 (Warner Bros.) $4.99
Most-viewed, current ranking as of Monday, August 17
1. Project Power(2020 Netflix original)
2. The Lost Husband(2020 VOD release)
3. Mr. Peabody and Sherman(2014 theatrical release)
4. Dennis the Menace (1993 theatrical release)
5. Work It (2020 Netflix original)
6. Scary Movie V (2013 theatrical release)
7. Seventh Son(2014 theatrical release)
8. Fe@rless_(2020 Netflix animated original)
9. Jurassic Park (1993 theatrical release)
10. An Easy Girl(2019 Netflix French original)
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