Coronavirus Anxiety Results in Weakest Box-Office in Over 22 Years [Box-Office]

Unprecedented drops, lack of new releases, possible successes turned into flops. Amid the Coronavirus pandemic that’s sweeping the globe, the film industry is one of the many industries taking a hit, with this week’s top five combining for the lowest total at this stage of a year since 1995.

Still managing to keep the top spot this week is Disney and Pixar’s “Onward” which brought in just $10.5M in its second weekend, a ridiculously huge drop of over 70%. The film’s domestic total now stands at $61M. Internationally the Pixar original brought in an estimated $6.8M pushing its worldwide total beyond $100M.

In second is Lionsgate’s new release “I Still Believe” with $9.5M. The critically panned (37 Metacritic) Movie did draw in a 99% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes as of today.

Close behind is Sony’s Vin Diesel led “Bloodshot” with $9.3M domestic and $15.1M internationally.

Behind “Bloodshot” is Blumhouse’s “The Invisible Man” which brought in a solid $5.85M pushing its domestic total past the $60M mark. Internationally the horror/thriller managed $6.2M lifting its overall global standing to beyond $120M.

The last of this week’s big new releases (and last for a while) is another Blumhouse and Universal collaboration, “The Hunt”. Managing just $5.3M domestically, the film also had a below expectation showing overseas, taking just $673K from four markets.

Elsewhere, in limited release Focus’ “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” opened in four locations to just $18K, whilst Purdie’s “Heart of Africa” opened to around $24K from 20 theatres.

You’d imagine the box-office machine will continue to grind to a halt in the coming weeks, with totals reducing as many cinemas across the world reduce capacity and close, however, we will bring you updates on the rescheduling of the big releases that have been erased from the calendar and not yet re-assigned, including Paramount’s “A Quiet Place: Part II” and Disney’s “Mulan”.

Onward – $10.5M
I Still Believe – $9.5M (Debut)
Bloodshot – $9.3M (Debut)
The Invisible Man – $6M
The Hunt – $5.3M (Debut)
Sonic the Hedgehog – $2.6M
The Way Back – $2.4M
The Call of the Wild – $2.2M
Emma – $1.4M
Bad Boys for Life – $1.1M

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