The Wild Robot opened manner forward of business expectations, but Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis was a catastrophe.

Dreamworks Animation’s The Wild Robot carried out manner forward of our expectations on the field workplace this weekend. Even probably the most optimistic business estimates had this solely making about $25 million (we pegged it at considerably much less). Still, it seems to be like the wonderful critiques (and the truth that it’s primarily based on a universally beloved guide) performed in its favor. Its $35 million opening weekend is a fairly massive coup for a non-sequel as of late, with all of it incomes a terrific A CinemaScore ranking, promising that it ought to have good legs within the week to come back.

However, one other animated film about robots with stable word-of-mouth wasn’t so fortunate. Transformers One, which additionally earned an A CinemaScore and boasts an all-star voice forged, collapsed in week two on the field workplace. It plummeted a huge 62% to a $9.3 million whole and a $39 million home tally. It shall be fortunate to interrupt $55 million in North America and can rank because the lowest-grossing Transformers film because the unique animated movie manner again in 1986. Perhaps this franchise must be retired for a whereas (do we actually want a G.I. Joe/ Transformers crossover?).

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice additionally sported one other robust exhibiting on the field workplace, incomes a rock-solid $16 million and crossing the $250 million mark domestically. Not dangerous for a film WB nearly consigned to a streaming debut on Max. 

Of course, the opening everybody shall be speaking about this weekend is Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis, which turned out to be the catastrophe everybody thought it will be with a $4 million opening. Sporting a putrid D CinemaScore ranking, the film additionally proved to be the newest field workplace dud from Lionsgate, a studio which, sadly, can not appear to catch a break as of late. 

Megalopolis was soundly trounced by a few motion pictures this weekend, together with the Indian blockbuster Devara Part 1, which stars RRR’s N. T. Rama Rao Jr, and made a hefty $5.6 million for fourth place. Blumhouse’s Speak No Evil additionally continued to indicate some critical legs, making  $4.3 million (solely a 26% week-to-week decline), with it more likely to finish its theatrical run within the $40 million vary. 

Deadpool & Wolverine, regardless of its imminent residence media bow, made one other $2.65 million, which landed it in seventh place, with a $631 million whole. Amazon/MGM’s My Old Ass, which has been doing effectively in restricted launch, expanded to over 1000 screens and made $2.24 million. Lionsgate’s Never Let Go misplaced 50% of its viewers and sank to ninth place with $2.2 million (and a sub $10 million home tally – horrible for a horror flick). Finally, The Substance, regardless of nice critiques, hasn’t been capable of appeal to a lot of a theatrical viewers, with it making solely $1.8 million in tenth place and a $6.8 million whole. Ouch.

Next weekend ought to give the field workplace a much-needed shot of adrenaline, with Joker Folie A Deux primed for a $60 million-plus opening. Did you see something this weekend? Let us know within the feedback!