Box Office Round-Up ~ 10/2/24

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A robot was able to unseat Beetlejuice Beetlejuice after all, just not one from Cybertron. DreamWorks Animation’s The Wild Robot was a surprise hit at the box office this past weekend, grossing $35.7 million thanks in part to glowing reviews and word-of-mouth. Between this and Kung Fu Panda 4 back in March, 2024 has been the best year for DreamWorks Animation since before the pandemic.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice took second place, crossing the $250 million mark in less than a month with $16.2 million. Transformers One continued to disappoint with $9.1 million in third place. Breaking $100 million domestically may be a tall order at this point.

Bollywood actioner Devara Part 1 saw a better-than-expected U.S. debut with $5.6 million. Rounding out the top five, Speak No Evil grossed $4.2 million in its third weekend. This coming weekend’s new releases include the improbable musical sequel Joker: Folie á Deux, with Lady Gaga joining a returning Joaquin Phoenix. Advance reviews have been divisive to say the least, but that’s probably how the Joker would like it.

1.  The Wild Robot ($35.7 MM)
Director: Chris Sanders (WME)
Writers: Chris Sanders (WME)
Cast: Lupita Nyong'o (CAA)
        Pedro Pascal (CAA)
      Kit Connor (WME)

2.  Beetlejuice Beetlejuice ($16.2 MM)
Director: Tim Burton (WME)
Writers: Alfred Gough (WME), Miles Millar (WME), Seth Grahame-Smith (WME)
Cast: Michael Keaton (CAA)
        Winona Ryder (Anonymous Content)
        Catherine O'Hara (CAA)

3. Transformers One ($9.1 MM)
Director: Josh Cooley (CAA)
Writers: Eric Pearson (CAA), Andrew Barrer (CAA), Gabriel Ferrari (CAA)
Cast: Chris Hemsworth (CAA)
        Brian Tyree Henry (CAA)
      Scarlett Johansson (CAA)

4.  Devara Part 1 ($5.6 MM)
Director: Koratala Siva
Writers: Koratala Siva
Cast: N.T. Rama Rao Jr. (The Lede Company - Publicist)
        Saif Ali Khan
      Janhvi Kapoor (Six Three Zero Group)

5.  Speak No Evil ($4.2 MM)
Director: James Watkins (WME)
Writers: James Watkins (WME), Christian Tafdrup (WME), Mads Tafdrup (WME)
Cast: James McAvoy (UTA)
        Mackenzie Davis (UTA)
      Scoot McNairy (UTA)

Source: Box Office Mojo, The Numbers