SATURDAY AM: Refresh for chart and more analysis After two weekends of overperforming, the September box office steps on the brakes, down -49% from last weekend to $76.9M. Sony/Crunchyroll’s Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle and Universal/Monkeypaw’s Him are in a dead heat with $15M-$16M apiece— it’s still too early to call which one is No. 1….
Refresh for latest… It was only a matter of time, and what a time it is. After making record-breaking waves in Japan this summer, and rolling out in staggered fashion elsewhere, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle finally reached a big suite of overseas markets, and the U.S., this weekend via Sony/Crunchyroll. The latter…
SUNDAY AM: Sony hasn’t reported their official figures yet, but we understand that Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle had quite the robust Saturday yesterday north of $21M+ which will get the Crunchyroll movie to a $70M opening. This is off of estimates last night. That’s the sixth biggest opening of September, in addition…
Refresh for latest…: Two major global milestones were crossed this weekend as Warner Bros/DC’s Superman passed the six-century mark — at $604.5M through Sunday — and Apple Original Films’ F1, via WB, also pushed the needle past $600M, reaching $603.4M through today. It’s notable that Superman is seeing the majority of its money coming from…