

If “Beyond” continues to play out with a 16% drop it would come to $192 million domestic, and if the world plays the same (its early returns are also down from the last film), that would be a $380 million total theatrical take for a project with a pre-marketing budget of $185 million.Ĭompared to Paramount’s other top franchise, this falls somewhere between the full run drop for “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation” (only about 7% less) and the greater drop a decade ago between the second and third series entries. The downside? It marks an ongoing decline in an ongoing series, and one that since its rebooting has shown international returns at best equal to domestic. With No Studio Entries, Best Animated Short Is an Open Race for Indies and International Titles Oscars 2023: Best Original Song Predictions

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The gross is bigger than any opening weekend from mid-July through October last year except “Straight Outta Compton.” So it’s just fine, more so because it comes in at the high end of pre-opening estimates. At an estimated $59.6 million, “Beyond” opened $13 million or about 28% better than “Ghostbusters” last week. That’s an improvement over “X-Men: Apocalypse,” which fell 26% from its last edition. “Star Trek Beyond” came in 16% ($11 million) lower than its preceding franchise entry. Yet the returns on these franchise tentpoles compared to cost pales versus the massive numbers seen for a slew of animated hits and far less costly real blockbusters “Deadpool” and “The Jungle Book.” “Beyond” likely will end up, like earlier summer recoupers “X-Men: Apocalypse” and “Batman vs. It’s not a domestic bomb like “Warcraft” or “Alice Through the Looking Glass,” nor is it a too-expensive minor dud like “Ghostbusters” and “The Legend of Tarzan.” It falls into the middle ground of big-budget films of late. That doesn’t make “Beyond” a big moneymaker for Paramount. Abrams “Star Trek” series, boosted the summer of 2106 back into positive territory. Justin Lin’s “ Star Trek Beyond,” the third installment in the J.J.
