by: keaton marcus

UNIVERSAL AND illumination’s THE GRINCH: WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FOR BOX OFFICE

Soon after this weekend’s Bohemian Rhapsody trumped the Box Office, next week, we see Universal and Illumination’s Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch which is so far doing well on marketing and is expected to play in an estimated 4,000 locations which does boost the chances of The Grinch being a Box Office success, as it is heading in similar footprints as the Despicable Me trilogy, and with baa nkable star Benedict Cumberbatch, the top of the chart will be glowing green most likely.

Budget wise, comparable films such as Despicable Me 1,2,3 and Minions hold costs from 69-80M and have all been Box Office successes (domestic grosses: from 251-368M, worldwide grosses: from 543-1.159B). The other similar flicks include the Dr. Seuss films, which also have all been immediate successes such as The Lorax, Horton Hears a Who!, The Cat in the Hat or How the Grinch Stole Christmas which hold budget costs from 70-123M; (Domestic grosses: from 101-260M, worldwide grosses: from 133-348M).

Here is a list of the similar films to The Grinch, showing how their Box Office numbers both domestic and international compared with the production cost.

Illumination films:

The Secret Life of Pets: $368.384M domestic and $875.5M worldwide on 75M production budget
Despicable Me 2: $368.061M domestic and $970.8M worldwide on 76M production budget
Minions: $336.045M domestic and $1.159B worldwide on 74M production budget
Sing: $270.395M domestic and $634.2M worldwide on 75M production budget
Despicable Me 3: $264.624M domestic and $1.034B worldwide on 80M production budget
Despicable Me: $254.513M domestic and $543.1M worldwide on 69M production budget
Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax: $214.030M domestic and 348.8M worldwide on 70M production budget
Hop: $108.085M domestic and $184M worldwide on 63M production budget
Dr. Seuss Adaptions:
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas: $260.044M domestic and $345.1M worldwide on 123M production budget
Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax: $214.030M domestic and $348.8M worldwide on 70M production budget
Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!: $154.529M domestic and 297.1M worldwide on 85M production budget
Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat: $101.149M domestic and $133.9M worldwide on 109M production budget
Based on this list of the two brands, now here are the domestic, international and budget averages which may determine roughly the Box Office performance for The Grinch.
Domestic Box Office Average: $242.3M
International Box Office Average: $389.9M
Production Budget Average: $80.7M
This proves that The Grinch is looking for success next weekend.