We've reached the point where an opening like No Time To Die's can be considered a disappointment.
No Time to Die, the 25th official James Bond movie (sorry, Never Say Never Again) and fifth and final appearance of Daniel Craig in the role, opened after a year-and-a-half delay to $55.2 million, a solid opening, but one that came in below expectations. It comes in below the openings of Skyfall, Spectre, and Quantum of Solace, and seems likely to end up as the lowest-grossing Bond movie since The World is Not Enough. Still, the fact that a $55.2 million debut, just four months after that would have been the best opening of the pandemic, can be thought of as disappointing is a sign of just how far the box office has come in a few short months. And while there will be lots of competition, good word of mouth could boost the final take of No Time to the level of Quantum or Spectre.
Last week's champ, Venom: Let There Be Carnage has a fully expected drop, coming in with $31.8 million, with a ten-day total of $141.4 million. It becomes the 8th pandemic-era film to top $100 million. $200 million is still on the table, though it's going to have to hold up a lot better in the coming weeks.
The Addams Family 2 had a relatively small drop, bringing in $10.1 million for a ten-day total of $31.2 million. It has one more week before Ron's Gone Wrong comes in.
In fourth, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings continues to chug along, with $4.3 million for a total of $212.6 million.
The many saints of Newark apparently had better things to do than see The Many Saints of Newark, which had a worse tumble than Venom did to $1.4 million. The Sopranos prequel has a ten-day total of $7.8 million, probably ensuring that any future spin-off projects stick to HBO and/or HBO Max.
Late summer hit Free Guy continues to inch upward, as it takes in $1.2 million for a total of $119.6 million. Dear Evan Hanson is proving to be an even bigger flop than In the Heights was, as it could only come up with $1 million for a total of $13.7 million.
Opening in 8th is Icelandic horror flick Lamb, which brought in an OK $1 million on its opening weekend.
In 9th, Candyman continues to wrap up a successful run, as its total is now up to $60.1 million.
The Metropolitan Opera's performance of Boris Godunov was sent out live on Saturday night to theaters from coast to coast, and it brought in just enough to make the Top Ten, earning $0.4 million.
This week sees three movies aiming for the Top 10. Likely dethroning No Time To Die is Time For Everyone to Die, aka Halloween Kills, the second movie in the current revival series, the third in the current timeline, the sixth to feature Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strodie, the tenth in the original series stretching back to 1978, the eleventh to feature Michael Myers as the antagonist, and the twelfth in the entire Halloween franchise, including Halloween III and the Rob Zombie remakes. Three years ago, Halloween '18 opened to $76.2 million. With the three-year wait and the fact that the movie is going to be streaming on Peacock this weekend, I'd be surprised if it made that much, but with no big new horror movies out right now (unless you want Icelandic subtitles or PG-rated cartoon characters) two weeks before Halloween (the holiday), Halloween Kills should slice off a decent total.
Also opening is The Last Duel, one of two new Ridley Scott movies out this fall. This one has an impressive cast, including the first significant on-screen teaming of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck (who co-wrote the screenplay) since Dogma, along with Adam Driver and Jodie Comer, fresh off of Free Guy. It seems likely to challenge No Time to Die for second. Father down the chart, the documentary The Rescue has a shot at cracking the lower rungs of the Top Ten. Will Halloween Kill its way to the top? Will The Last Duel shoot down the competition? Will No Time to Die find it's Time to repeat in the #1 slot? We'll find out next week.
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