Topline
The 14-year-old stop motion film Coraline will return to the big screen next week after a two-day theatrical re-release earlier this month pulled in $4.91 million, placing the film third in box office gross last Monday and Tuesday behind summer blockbusters Barbie and Oppenheimer, and cementing its place as one of the most well received re-releases in recent history.
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Key Facts
Fathom Events, an entertainment company that brings classic movies, concerts, sporting events and on-stage performances to movie theaters, said the re-release of Henry Selick’s Coraline was its biggest classic movie of all time.
Based on the children’s novella by Neil Gaiman, the stop-motion animated film was re-colored and remastered for the release and included behind-the-scenes footage.
When it first released in 2009, Coraline became the second-highest earning stop motion film of all time, according to Box Office Mojo—it’s $75.3 million domestic gross puts it behind the 2000 film Chicken Run, which grossed $106.8 million in the U.S., and ahead of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, ParaNorman and Corpse Bride.
Coraline was also Selick’s highest-grossing movie in a catalog that includes The Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach.
Surprising Fact
The $4.91 million earned by Coraline on August 14 and 15 represents half as much as DC’s newest superhero film, Blue Beetle, earned in its opening day and tops the opening day earnings of Strays, an R-rated talking-dog comedy starring Jamie Foxx and Will Ferrell that came out Friday.
Crucial Quote
“This film carries such a large fan following year-after-year,” said Ray Nutt, CEO of Fathom Events.
The Highest-Earning Re-Releases Of Fan Favorite Movies
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Titanic—The 1990s hit by James Cameron has enjoyed its moment in the spotlight several times since its original release. The 2012 release of a 3D version of the film earned $57.8 million domestically and a staggering $350.5 million worldwide, followed by a 25th anniversary release this spring that earned $15 million at more than 2,000 U.S. theaters in 28 days.
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Avatar—In preparation for the release of sequel Avatar: The Shape of Water, the original 2009 film was back in theaters last fall for four weekends and earned $24.7 million domestically from its limited rerun. Avatar has a total worldwide box office earning of $2.92 billion and is the highest grossing film of all time.
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Grease—The 1978 musical has been released several times over the years, most notably in 1998, when it celebrated its 20th anniversary by making $28.4 million across 12 days and 2,000 theaters. Releases in 2018 and 2020 pulled in another combined $1.3 million.
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Spider-Man: No Way Home—The most recent Tom Holland Spider-Man film was re-released in theaters with previously unseen scenes just a year after its original 2021 release and grossed $9.3 million domestically across 3,935 theaters in 35 days.
Carrie Fisher and some Star Wars friends for “Return of the Jedi.”
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi—The 1983 classic returned to theaters for seven days earlier this year to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its premiere. The re-release pulled in a total of $7.3 million over the week-long reshowing, including $3.6 million in its first two days. The release, which played in 475 theaters, ranks No. 69 in this year’s highest-grossing films.
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Jaws—Killer sharks were back on the big screen last year for 21 straight days and made a killing. The film pulled in $5.1 million in 1,200 domestic theaters.
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The Wizard of Oz—The 1939 cult classic returned to theaters in 2019 to mark 80 years since its original release. Fans flocked to nearly 700 theaters over the course of five days and the re-release made $2 million.
Marlon Brando pulling the cheeks of unidentified man in a scene from the film ‘The Godfather’, 1972.
The Godfather—The Godfather was back in theaters for a whopping 14 days last year to celebrate its 50-year anniversary. It played in less than 600 theaters but pulled in $1.4 million in the U.S. and $4.2 million worldwide.
Further Reading
DC Deals A Blow To Barbiemania: ‘Blue Beetle’ Ends Greta Gerwig’s Monthlong Box Office Streak (Forbes)
‘Blue Beetle’ Posts Second-Lowest DC Extended Universe Opening Weekend—Here’s The Full Ranking (Forbes)
‘Barbie’ And ‘Oppenheimer’ Continue Box Office Dominance For Fourth Week—Raking In Combined $52.5 Million (Forbes)
Paramount Sells Simon & Schuster For $1.6 Billion While Streaming Grows And Box Office Tumbles (Forbes)
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2023/08/21/coraline-theatrical-re-release-made-5-million-in-two-days—these-are-the-highest-earning-fan-favorites-to-return-to-theaters/