Only in 2019 can a film handily cross a $100 million three-day opening and be deemed a disappointment. And yet, that is what has happened to “Toy Story 4,” whose $118 million opening in sales fell significantly short of Disney’s $140 million three-day estimate.
As mentioned in the past few weekend roundups, this is no doubt of concern for not just Disney but Hollywood as well, due to the numerous box-office disappointments which have happened this summer — the people have responded and they have had it with the sequels, reboots and franchises.
The ‘Toy Story 4’ numbers are already concerning given the fact that just last year “The Incredibles 2” opened to a $182 million father’s day weekend. Meanwhile, “Child’s Play,” another reboot, had a terrible $14 million opening. Not even close to the numbers of recent horror fare such as “It,” ($57M) “Pete Semetary” ($24M) and “Halloween” ($76M). Hell, even the “Carrie,” “Evil Dead,” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street” remakes fared better
The Top Ten
1. Toy Story 4 $118,000,000 in 4,575 theaters
2. Child’s Play $14,055,000 in 3,007 theaters
3. Aladdin $12,200,000 in 3,435 theaters
4. Men in Black: International $10,750,000 (-64%) in 4,224 theaters
5. The Secret Life of Pets 2 $10,290,000 (-58%) in 3,804 theaters
6. Rocketman $5,650,000 (-40%) in 2,414 theaters
7. John Wick 3 $4,075,000 (-36%) in 1,607 theaters
8. Godzilla: King of the Monsters $3,700,000 (-581%) in 2,368 theaters
9. Dark Phoenix $3,600,000 (-61%) in 2,054 theaters
10. Shaft $3,555,000 (-60%) in 2,952 theaters