By: Keaton Marcus

Diving into the weekend, Bad Boys for Life kept up stamina, repeating on top with a rock solid sophomore session, and doubling down internationally. Other holdovers such as 1917 and Dolittle topped newcomer The Gentlemen, which bagged a decent debut. Otherwise, Jumanji: The Next Level rounded out the top five while The Turning disappointed in sixth, adding to the growing list of underwhelming 2020 horror movies at the box office.

Easily topping the charts once again was Sony’s Bad Boys for Life which sold an estimated 34M in ticket sales during its sophomore session, dropping only 45.6% from its excellent debut, and topping a stellar 120.6M after just 10 days in release. This isn’t just “good”, its domestic total could be a sign of nearing the 200M mark at the end of its run, or maybe even reaching it.

Internationally, Bad Boys added another 42M from 58 markets, making way for a foreign gross of 95M and a worldwide bout of 215.6M, already coming near to breaking even with its 90M budget. Russia came on top for this weekend with an estimated 4.7M, followed by France (4.1M), the Netherlands (1.5M) Belgium (1.4M), Ukraine (1.1M), Columbia (1.1M) and South Africa (1M). The movie’s biggest overall market remains the UK with 10.7M.

In runner-up was Universal’s 1917 which continued its strong performance, bagging another 15.8M, dipping just 28% for a North American total now capping 103.8M. Overseas, the acclaimed war film earned 23.7M from 50 material markets, with the movie now reaching 96.6M foreignly, and a very impressive 200.4M worldwide.

Thirdly, Universal took the bronze medal as well with Dolittle. The overly-expensive reboot brought in 12.5M in its second weekend, sliding 42.8% and having a mere 44.6M in the bag domestically. Showing more signs that the 175M production has work to do is its international performance, where it grossed 13.2M, contributing to its jaded 46.4M overseas total and its 91M global cume.

In fourth place lies our first newcomer, STX’s The Gentlemen, which bagged an estimated 11M from 2,165 locations in its opening, averaging a respectable $5,094 per-screen average. The Guy Ritchie gangster film performed solidly enough, and was right on expectations. Internationally, after last weekend’s rollout, the movie added 20 more markets, and brought in 3.1M, for a foreign gross of 22.5M and a global launch of 33.5M. Also, critics gave the film generally positive reviews and audiences handed it a B+ CinemaScore, which could lead to a solid run.

Rounding out the top five was Sony’s Jumanji: The Next Level which drew another stellar hold, bringing in an estimated 7.9M for sales of 283.4M stateside. Overseas, it earned 9.6M for an international grasp of 454M and a worldwide running gross of 737.4M.

Just outside the top five was Universal’s horror film The Turning which disappointed to just 7.3M from 2,571 theaters, debuting on expectations, but those were already conservative. The flick has become the third underwhelming horror flick in one month, joining The Grudge and Underwater. It also began its overseas rollout with 800K from 13 markets, adding to a launch of 8.1M. Critics loathed the movie and audiences gave it the rare F CinemaScore.

Next weekend, we see another two nationwide releases hit theaters. Paramount will release action thriller The Rhythm Section in over 3,000 sites, while UAR will attempt to save horror films this year with Gretel & Hansel in more than 2,500 theaters.

TOP FIVE:

Bad Boys for Life
1917
Dolittle (2020)
The Gentlemen
Jumanji: The Next Level