15th anniversary reissue Coraline a big milestone has passed at the local box office. The 2009 stop-motion animated film directed by Henry Selick and based on the Neil Gaiman novel of the same name was the first feature film produced by Laika. ParaNorman and Kubo and two strings. Time Coraline the film returned to theaters for its latest release, outperforming typical re-releases with a top-5 chart debut of $8.37 million, an eye-popping performance that competed well against big new releases.
Per DeadlineLike Sunday morning, the Coraline The re-release is projected to take a 3-day total of $3.15 million in its third weekend at the domestic box office and a 4-day total of $4.3 million over the Labor Day holiday. This will happen Bringing the reissue's cumulative domestic total to $30.6 millionmaking it the 34th highest-grossing domestic film of the year to date. This is more than the domestic total of many major releases, including those for 2024 Horizon: The American Saga – Chapter 1, Imaginary, Abigail, King Arthur, Monkey Man, Cabrini, Cyclists, The first Omenand Ordinary Angels.
How Coraline Compares to Major Modern Re-Releases
2009 Classics Outlast the Competition
A stellar performance Coraline re-release cannot be overstated. While re-releases have always been a part of the theatrical landscape, they have become increasingly popular in recent years, both as a promotional tool for upcoming releases and as a way to make up for the deficit of subsequent new theatrical releases. The COVID-19 pandemic and the 2023 Hollywood holidays. But they usually do not perform at this level and in fact many releases underperform dramaticallyfor example i saw 10th anniversary releases that earned the third worst wide release debut in history at the time.
However, even among high-performing releases that grossed more than $10 million during theatrical runs, Coraline ahead of the competition. it is so the highest-grossing reissue of the decadeeven surpassing its record-breaking 2022 re-release Avatarwas put back into theaters to promote the upcoming sequel Avatar: The Waterwayit later became the third highest-grossing film of all time. Below, see a breakdown of how Coraline's current domestic box office total compares to the top-performing domestic re-releases since 2010:
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Title |
Reissue year |
Re-release local checkouts |
|---|---|---|
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Coraline (2009) |
2024 |
30.6 million dollars |
|
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) |
2023 |
10.2 million dollars |
|
Avatar (2009) |
2022 |
24.7 million dollars |
|
Jurassic park (1993) |
2013 |
$45.4 million |
|
Bare feet (1984) |
2011 |
51.6 million dollars |
It's been more than 10 years since a re-release has fared better Coralineand it was the 30th anniversary re-release of the Steven Spielberg classic Jurassic parkthen a film with twice as much internal nostalgia. Notably, both reruns also received an additional boost from 3D showtimes, which boosted ticket prices. Avatar. Regardless, the performance of the 15-year-old stop-motion title is almost on par with the Spielberg classic, showing how well this re-release connected with audiences.
Source: Deadline