Box Office Round-Up ~ 6/11/24

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In a promising sign for theaters, new release Bad Boys: Ride or Die debuted with a better-than-expected $56.5 million. It’s the biggest opening for A-lister Will Smith since, well, Bad Boys For Life back before the pandemic, and a welcome shot in the arm for what has been a very underwhelming summer so far.

In second place, The Garfield Movie grossed $10 million in its third weekend, closing in on $70 million overall. After a month in theaters, IF is on the doorstep of $100 million with a fourth-weekend gross of $7.8 million.

In fourth place, new horror release The Watchers disappointed slightly with $7 million. It’s been overall a down year so far for the usually reliable horror genre, though A Quiet Place: Day One may change all that later this month. Lastly, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes reached $150 million overall in its fifth weekend, grossing $5.4 million.

Theater chains are hopeful that the strong performance of Bad Boys: Ride or Die will be dwarfed next weekend with the arrival of Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2. There has yet to be a $100 million opening weekend in 2024, but fingers are crossed that that’s about to change.

1.  Bad Boys: Ride or Die ($56.5 MM)
Director: Adil El Arbi (CAA), Bilall Fallah (CAA)
Writers: Chris Bremner (UTA), Will Beall (Entertainment 360)
Cast: Will Smith (CAA)
        Martin Lawrence (UTA)
        Vanessa Hudgens (CAA)

2.  The Garfield Movie ($10 MM)
Director: Mark Dindal
Writers: Paul A. Kaplan, Mark Trove, David Reynolds (Entertainment 360)
Cast: Chris Pratt (UTA)
        Samuel L. Jackson (CAA)
        Hannah Waddingham (CAA)

3. IF ($7.8 MM)
Director: John Krasinski (WME)
Writers: John Krasinski (WME)
Cast: Cailey Fleming (CESD Talent)
        Ryan Reynolds (WME)
      John Krasinski (WME)

4.  The Watchers ($7 MM)
Director: Ishana Shyamalan (Range Media Partners)
Writers: Ishana Shyamalan (Range Media Partners)
Cast: Dakota Fanning (UTA)
        Georgina Campbell (UTA)
        Olwen Fouéré (United Agents)

5.  Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes ($5.4 MM)
Director: Wes Ball (WME)
Writers: Josh Friedman (CAA)
Cast: Owen Teague (CAA)
        Freya Allan (CAA)
        Kevin Durand (IAG)

Source: Box Office Mojo, The Numbers