PAW Patrol successfully thwarts Saw X at the weekend box office
Even noted serial killer Jigsaw can't beat a bunch of puppies with cars
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For 10 movies now, the law enforcement officers of the world have tried and failed to apprehend the serial killer known as Jigsaw (though he was dead for a chunk of those movies), but apparently all it took to get the job done was a bunch of dogs with cars—or whatever the heck PAW Patrol is. The kid-beloved franchise’s latest cinematic spin-off PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie opened at the top of the domestic charts this weekend with $23 million, enough to somewhat comfortably beat second place’s Saw X (debuting with $18 million) and third place’s The Creator (debuting at $14 million). The puppies may be on top, but it’s a good weekend for new films either way.
Those three all handily trounced the winner of the last few weeks, The Nun II, which made $4.6 million in its fourth week and has a total of $76 million. Finishing out the top five is another newcomer, but this one is… less exciting than even the one about dogs who have wheels fighting an evil mayor: The Blind, a church-y biopic about right-wing nut Phil Robertson (one of the guys from Duck Dynasty). It made $4 million, presumably from some of the same people who made Sound Of Freedom a hit.
The bottom five is almost entirely movies that were in the top five last week: A Haunting In Venice, Dumb Money, The Equalizer 3, Expend4bles (falling 69 percent in its second week), and—a real shocker—Barbie, which dropped five places in its 11th week and may drop out of the top 10 entirely by next week. It has made $633 million, so it’s fine.
The full top 10 in list form, from Box Office Mojo, is below.
- PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
- Saw X
- The Creator
- The Nun II
- The Blind
- A Haunting In Venice
- Dumb Money
- The Equalizer 3
- Expend4bles
- Barbie
43 Comments
Can we make the PAW X double feature a thing?
Barbenheimer worked because most people apparently wanted to see both regardless but in this instance I doubt there’s any overlap between the two beyond doing it for the meme (and to be honest any single adult going to see a Paw Patrol movie should probably be put on a list somewhere) so no
Or Saw Patrol! Puppets with cars that have circular saw blades for tires and steering wheels. And are surrounded with barbed wire. And you’re locked inside. And it’s quickly filling up with puppy blood. The key is in the glove box, but the glove box handle is made of rusty razor blades. Also, there are 1200 used needles in the glove box on top of the key, but one of the needles has enough tetanus booster to keep you from getting lockjaw from the glove box handle. But the rest have lethal doses of fentanyl and the plungers are coated in acid. Your mom’s picture and a microcassette are also in there. But no microcassette player. Oh the cruelty!
Think fast, the puppy blood is rising!
You’re an evil, evil man, and I’m here for every minute of it.
I was shocked not to see the phrase “Saw Patrol” in this article after all the Barbenheimer we had this summer.
I expect my job offer from The Herb will be arriving any minute.
The Herb has chosen to train an AI on your comment history instead 🙁
Son of a . . .
Incorrect. Your response was too coherent and not enough grammatical errors for G/O Media.
Also, you sound like a human that would ask to be paid.
One of the theater chains where I am sent me an email advertising Saw Patrol. I’m surprised other chains didn’t do the same thing. I’m glad they didn’t.
No. Paramount already tried that.
I was surprised to learn the Paw Patrol sequel seems to ignore that they already got super powers from a meteor on the show.I guess they figure kids that age don’t really care about continuity, but I could see some of them being confused.
I don’t know anything about Paw Patrol (other than the fact when my nieces and nephews watched it as preschoolers, it was one of those shows that felt like nails on chalkboard) but this sounds a lot like Power Rangers: The Movie and the third season of the television series.
The film and the first couple of episodes of the television series are the same basic story (new villain shows up and wrecks the Power Rangers’ shit and an adventure ensues to find a Yoda-style mentor to help them gain new powers) but the overall details were completely different (the new villain in the movie is an alien slime emperor, in the show it’s just one of the main villain’s dimwitted brother, in the film their Yoda is a woman in a fur bikini, in the show it’s a robot ninja).
Maybe this is a trap to expose the many adult fans, known as pawdophiles.
I took my 2 year old to see it the other day, and it’s picking up from the previous movie (where they live in the city and have Liberty as part of the team). It seems like they are treating the show and movies as separate entities (like a PP multiverse) and the “Mighty Pups” episode was a test run for how the movie would be received.
The Mighty Pups weren’t a single episode though. They were an entire season or two of the show long before the first movie even came out.It’s more likely the Mighty Pups did so well previously they brought back the idea for the movie-verse.
I was surprised to learn the Paw Patrol sequel seems to ignore that they already got super powers from a meteor on the show.The movies are essentially their own universe.
Boy, I hope somebody got fired for that blunder.
I’m going out on a limb and assuming it’s a different universe from the show, but that doesn’t work since Liberty showed up in one episode. Talking and everything.
Seems as good a place as any to say that Barbie, which has 1.4 billion worldwide, is on rental platforms at $24.99 for premium rental and $29.99 to purchase, $5 more than the standard for that sort of thing. Which strikes me as somewhat greedy, especially in light of the 1.4 billion. Anyone know what the thinking is behind the difference in pricing on these things, aside from the aforementioned greed? I’ve also noticed more films that have not made a billion dollars are taking longer than the usual 6 weeks to switch from premium pricing to “standard” rental fees. As someone who watches a lot of new films at home, I’d love to understand if there is a formula for these things.
It’s soft drink logic in action. If you can get a large drink for just a small about of money more than a regular when at the cinema or a fast food place, you might as well buy that instead is how the reasoning goes. They really want to shift almost $30 units.
pink tax
In a capitalist utopia, prices aren’t consistent; they’re set by demand. If people are willing to pay $30, but you only charge $25, you’re leaving money on the table, because you can always lower the price to attract more customers later. The fact that Barbie didn’t just make a billion dollars, but is a unique phenomenon (most successful theatrically-released film for Warner Brothers) has probably emboldened WB to charge a little more for it, because people really want to watch Barbie.
This. Don’t want to pay $30 to see Barbie on VOD? Then don’t, and if enough people don’t, it’ll push the price down (to say nothing of it eventually going to a streaming service, or being available to borrow in your local library). Not like someone’s boosting the cost on insulin or something.
Also we are in the middle of a huge strike about compensation, so if the end result is higher prices that’s the end result.
My rental platform says it’s $0, same as all the other movies.
Hokey smokes, the Paw Patrol sequel earned nearly twice as much as the first movie’s debut.But I’m sure the fact-challenged right will find some way to spin it as “get woke, go broke”.
I’m surprised if they don’t praise its success because it depicts Chase as benevolent despite being a police officer. Will kids indoctrinated by this be more resistant to calls to defund/reform the police when older?
Ah, but the spinoff series starring Rubble introduced a non-binary character (and a kid at that) which is, according to the evangelical right, the ultimate evil.Although I’ve long been surprised I haven’t seen more criticism from the left over Chase, for just the reasons you cite.
Although I’ve long been surprised I haven’t seen more criticism from the left over Chase, for just the reasons you cite.Do you generally see this kinda nonsense from the left? I feel like most people get that he’s not shooting people or planting drugs on them. Though I would watch that show.I’m now probably going to imagine Training Day but it’s Chase and Marshall as I go to sleep, so thanks for that.
There are enough people who joke “ACAB means all cops including Paw Patrol” that there are probably a few who take it seriously. Imagining that these people wield any kind of power or influence though is deeply credulous.
Do you generally see this kinda nonsense from the left?Sometimes. The AV Club ran a piece saying it was time to end Brooklyn Nine-Nine because it was basically copaganda-lite. At least it’s not a daily thing, and twice on Sunday, like what comes from the right.I’m now probably going to imagine Training Day but it’s Chase and Marshall as I go to sleep, so thanks for that.You’re welcome.
Kotaku also ran an article criticizing the Spiderman PS4 game because it had you working with the cops. For a while the G/O Media sites found it very profitable to be against the police.
Do you generally see this kinda nonsense from the left?Not as loudly, but the ACAB people often view anything that paints police in a positive light as “copaganda.”Shit, AVClub went thorugh that phase with Brooklyn 99. Even as the show tried to shape its final season around those types of concerns.
I’m Gen X without kids so I didn’t know anything about Paw Patrol besides the fact that it exists until I saw the trailer. So this is a world with talking dogs and humans? I had thought it was just a world of talking dogs. Do the dogs have the same rights as humans or are they still owned by people?
Well, the PAW Patrol are orphans who Ryder adopted—although this was retconned with the existence of “Rubble & Crew”.
Competing movies about weirdos with overcomplicated machines of frankly-unknown provenance messing around in people’s lives in ways that make you want to call real emergency services? Great weekend.
My takeaway is that there’s just not enough family friendly stuff at the theatres these days, so when something like Paw Patrol comes out, people jump on it. Then again, I guess not everyone is as into going to movies as I am, and streaming is killing family movie outings.
For sure. G movies are basically non-existent any more. Movies like Elemental this summer are still all PG.
You’re barking up the wrong tree here. Paw Patrol, like Mario, is a HUGE brand. It’s no surprise it’d have a big theatrical debut.
…and third place’s The Creator (debuting at $14 million).Ooof.
Since ‘Dumb Money’ gets a mention, it reminds me that Dan Olson (the guy who released the “Line Goes Up” video that eviscerated NFTs) just did a new piece called “This is Financial Advice” all about the people who drove up GameStop stock prices. It’s long and at points quite technical, but it’s a fascinating look at the kind of magical thinking and cult-like behaviour behind the type of people who type “hodl” and believe they have a secret insight into world finance. Kind of funny and sad in equal measure.