{"id":207953,"date":"2019-04-01T01:16:25","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T05:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=207953"},"modified":"2019-04-01T01:16:25","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T05:16:25","slug":"live-action-dumbo-struggles-to-soar-at-box-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/04\/01\/live-action-dumbo-struggles-to-soar-at-box-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Live action ‘Dumbo’ struggles to soar at box office"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Walt Disney Co. said Sunday that the Tim Burton-directed film has earned an estimated $45 million domestically from 4,259 locations against a $170 million production budget. (File Photo<\/a>: Dumbo\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LOS ANGELES \u2014 Disney’s \u201cDumbo\u201d isn’t exactly taking flight at the North American box office the way its other live-action remakes of animated classics have.<\/p>\n

The Walt Disney Co. said Sunday that the Tim Burton-directed film has earned an estimated $45 million domestically from 4,259 locations against a $170 million production budget. It’s less than half of what \u201cBeauty and the Beast,\u201d \u201cThe Jungle Book\u201d and Burton’s own \u201cAlice in Wonderland\u201d opened to.<\/p>\n

The remake of the 1941 animated film stars Colin Farrell and Danny DeVito. It got mixed to negative reviews from critics and currently has a middling 53 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes.<\/p>\n

Audiences who did turn out, however, had a different response than the critics and gave the film an A- overall, according to CinemaScore.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe think it’s a solid start,\u201d said Cathleen Taff, Disney’s president of theatrical distribution. \u201cWe’re encouraged and hopeful with audience word of mouth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Internationally, \u201cDumbo\u201d grossed $71 million, with $10.7 million coming from China, $7.4 million from the U.K. and $7.2 million from Mexico.<\/p>\n

Disney has two other high-profile live-action remakes coming out this year in \u201cAladdin\u201d (May 24) and \u201cThe Lion King\u201d (July 19).<\/p>\n

\u201cI don’t think this is a mandate against live-action remakes. But sometimes when you don’t have the reviews, it can affect it,\u201d said Paul Dergarabedian, Comscore’s senior media analyst. \u201cFor Disney, the bar is set so high. This is just a little speed bump on what is already a spectacular year for Disney.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDumbo\u201d did bump Jordan Peele’s \u201cUs\u201d to second place. \u201cUs\u201d added $33.6 million, down only 53%, bringing its domestic total to $128.2 million in its second week. The Lupita Nyong’o doppelganger movie cost only $20 million to produce.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor a horror, which generally have the scariest drops in the business, ‘Us’ is really holding in there,\u201d Dergarabedian said. \u201cIt’s good news for Jordan Peele.\u201d<\/p>\n

Easing the \u201cDumbo\u201d disappointment, Disney and Marvel’s \u201cCaptain Marvel\u201d landed in third place in weekend four with an additional $20.5 million. It’s now earned over $350 million in North America and is expected to cross the $1 billion mark globally sometime this week.<\/p>\n

The teen drama\/romance \u201cFive Feet Apart\u201d with Cole Sprouse and Haley Lu Richardson took fourth place with $6.3 million, down only 27% in its third week.<\/p>\n

And the pregnancy movie \u201cUnplanned\u201d rounded out the top five with $6.1 million from only 1,059 theatres. It’s another success for Pure Flix, which targets the faith-based audience.<\/p>\n

\u201cServing that underserved audience can pay off quite well,\u201d Dergarabedian said.<\/p>\n

Not so lucky was \u201cThe Beach Bum,\u201d a stoner-odyssey from the provocative filmmaker Harmony Korine starring Matthew McConaughey. It grossed only $1.8 million from 1,100 locations in its first weekend.<\/p>\n

The weekend overall is down around 2% and the year is still lagging about 16.4%.<\/p>\n

\u201cNext week is going to have two of the biggest genres hitting the multiplex simultaneously,\u201d noted Dergarabedian. The well-reviewed superhero pic \u201cShazam!\u201d debuts along with a \u201cPet Sematary\u201d remake.<\/p>\n

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to Comscore. Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.<\/p>\n

1.\u201dDumbo,\u201d $45 million ($71 million international).<\/p>\n

2.\u201dUs,\u201d $33.6 million ($22.6 million international).<\/p>\n

3.\u201dCaptain Marvel,\u201d $20.5 million ($26.4 million international).<\/p>\n

4.\u201dFive Feet Apart,\u201d $6.3 million ($6.2 million international).<\/p>\n

5.\u201dUnplanned,\u201d $6.1 million.<\/p>\n

6.\u201dWonder Park,\u201d $4.9 million ($2.5 million international).<\/p>\n

7.\u201dHow to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World,\u201d $4.2 million ($2.6 million international).<\/p>\n

8.\u201dHotel Mumbai,\u201d $3.2 million ($640,227 international).<\/p>\n

9.Tyler Perry’s \u201cA Madea Family Funeral,\u201d $2.7 million ($35,000 international).<\/p>\n

10.\u201dThe Beach Bum,\u201d $1.8 million ($427,000 international).<\/p>\n

\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at international theatres (excluding the U.S. and Canada), according to Comscore:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. \u201cDumbo,\u201d $71 million.<\/li>\n
  2. \u201cCaptain Marvel,\u201d $26.4 million.<\/li>\n
  3. \u201cUs,\u201d $22.6 million.<\/li>\n
  4. \u201cSong of Youth,\u201d $11.7 million.<\/li>\n
  5. \u201cThe Human Comedy,\u201d $9.3 million.<\/li>\n
  6. \u201cMirage,\u201d $8.9 million.<\/li>\n
  7. \u201cMore Than Blue,\u201d $6.6 million.<\/li>\n
  8. \u201cFive Feet Apart,\u201d 6.2 million.<\/li>\n
  9. \u201cMoney,\u201d $5.4 million.<\/li>\n
  10. \u201cBohemian Rhapsody,\u201d $3.5 million.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n

    This story has been corrected to say Cathleen Taff is the president of theatrical distribution for Disney.<\/p>\n

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