Revealing our imaginary friends with IF, The Strangers, and Biopics Behind the Screens

IF debuted at the head of the domestic box office, and with two hosts fresh off seeing the family flick, we’re diving into the audiences for this week’s latest releases. Matthew, Simon, and Ryan spill the details on their own imaginary friends, and we take a look ahead at Furiosa and Garfield’s international performance ahead of its domestic release on this week’s Behind the Screens.



Topics and times:


News from Cannes Film Festival - 0:16
IF box office overview - 3:04
IF audience analysis - 3:36
IF audience and critical reception - 5:38
The Strangers: Chapter 1 box office overview - 7:03
The Strangers: Chapter 1 audience analysis - 7:42
Back to Black box office and audience - 10:20
Box office roundup - 13:08
Next week - 14:08



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Box Office Overview:


The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes was the number 1 global film, taking another $66.6M, bringing its global total to $238M.
IF opened to the number 1 slot domestically with $35M in the domestic market and a further $20M internationally, for an opening weekend total of $55M.
The Strangers: Chapter 1 opened in 3rd position in the domestic market with $12M.
Fall Guy took another $15.6M globally, bringing its cumulative total to $127M.
The Garfield Movie ahead of release in the US is now in 27 international territories and grossed $10.3M, bringing the international total to $49M.
Back to Black released to $2.85M domestically, bringing its worldwide cume to $26.3M.