And successful movies drive toy sales.
Noggin created two learning-based games exclusive to their app.
However, the reality star did drop the trailer on TikTok before the SAG-AFTRA strike startedon June 12.
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RelishMix reports that the sequels social media universe was below other family film comps at just over 117M.
While tracking sawSaw Xat $20M+, Lionsgate says that they did not.
For trivia purposes:Saw IIIrepped the highest opening for aSawpic at $33.6M back in 2006.
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The average domestic opening for aSawmovie through nine pictures is $23M.
This yielded 46M views on owned TikTok content alone just from Billy.
The question remains whether some of this cool stuff was dropped too late in the campaign.
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BothCreatorandSawXscreened at Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX.
Disneys number for New Regency/20th Century StudiosThe Creatoris$14M, or just shy of 1M admissions.
This is an upset stateside.
However, hope resides in bigger ticket sales abroad, with a $32.3M global start.
Disney did support this movie.
Understand, this is the pop in of movie that would have blown the roof off of Comic-Con.
The Creatoris the bang out of movie youd take TIFF, just New Regency did withThe Martianback in 2015.
Its also the bang out of movie that would have world premiered at Venice.
But it didnt make sense for the studio to spend money to do that during the strike.
Some marketing folks will take jabs at the studios campaign, that it was vague in early trailers.
However, the movie does deliver.
Abroad,Creatoropened No.
Sunday studio reported figures:
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Providing some freak-on forSaw Xare some PLFs driving 21% of the gross.
Despite NYC theater closures,Saw Xis slaying in East, South Central, and West.
AMC Burbank, natch, is best theater stateside with $22K so far.
New Regency/20th Century Studios/DisneysThe Creatorposted$5.6Mon its opening day, with an outlook of$14M.
PostTrak is 81% positive and a 61% recommend.
That movie ended its run at $102.8M abroad.
Guys at 71% showed up, with 51% between 18-34.
The weekend outlook is$3.8M.
The audience who showed up loved it at 99% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Saturday numbers:
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The Creator (New Reg/20th/Dis) 3,680 theaters, Fri $5.6M, 3-day $14M/Wk 1
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To do nearly double the amount of money in a sequels opening is commendable here.
Thats slightly more thanJigsawbut still under the bullish $20M+ tracking had.
Well see if theres momentum as the weekend continues.
The movie has the best reviews of anySawpic at 86% fresh.
The Gareth Edwards-directed title is booked in 3,680 theaters.
Oy, on this $80M-budgeted spectacle.
Movies such asPAW PatrolandSaw Xarent contingent on their casts spurring foot traffic.
All three of them are vying for No.
The horror sequel saw a big turnout among Latino and Hispanic moviegoers at 41%.
What remains is to be seen how both older-guy movies were frontloaded with fans Thursday night.
The $13M production plays at 3,262 theaters, the widest ever for aSawmovie.
