Argentina Box Office for Second Act (2018)

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Second Act
Theatrical Performance (US$)
Argentina Box Office $158,030Details
Worldwide Box Office $63,288,854Details
Home Market Performance
North America DVD Sales $1,181,259 Details
North America Blu-ray Sales $842,327 Details
Total North America Video Sales $2,023,586
Further financial details...

Synopsis

An inspirational comedy about a 40-year-old woman struggling with frustrations of not having achieved more in life. As an experienced, quick-witted, perceptive employee, she is passed over for a promotion solely because she doesn’t have a college degree. Until, that is, she gets the chance to prove that street smarts are as valuable as book smarts, and that it is never too late for a Second Act.

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Movie Details

Production Budget:$15,700,000
Argentina Releases: January 4th, 2019 (Wide)
Video Release: March 12th, 2019 by Universal Home Entertainment
June 3rd, 2019 by Sony Pictures
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some crude sexual references, and language.
(Rating bulletin 2530 (Cert #51638), 6/6/2018)
Running Time: 104 minutes
Keywords: False Identity, Mid-Life Crisis, Comedy Drama, Unexpected Families, Promotion, Corporate Life
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: STX Entertainment, Huayi Brothers Pictures Ltd, Nuyorican
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Home Market Releases for March 26th, 2019

March 27th, 2019

If Beale Street Could Talk

It is an amazing week for home releases. Not only do we have the biggest hit of last winter on this week’s list, but Aquaman is actually worth owning. That’s only the second time I can say that about the D.C.E.U. Additionally, there are a huge number of contenders for Pick of the Week, ranging from Oscar contenders (If Beale Street Could Talk on Blu-ray Combo Pack); limited releases (The Miseducation of Cameron Post: Special Edition Blu-ray); animated imports (My Hero Academia: Two Heroes on Blu-ray); TV movie aimed at teens (Kim Possible on DVD); and classics (For A Few Dollars More: Special Edition Blu-ray). It was an exceptionally close call, but in the end, I went with If Beale Street Could Talk. More...

Home Market Releases for March 12th, 2019

March 13th, 2019

The Forbidden Photos Of A Lady Above Suspicion

It’s not a good week on the home market. There are some big releases, like Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, but none of them are good. There are a couple of contenders for Pick of the Week, but the The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends: The Complete Series DVD is a re-release at a more reasonable price, while it is worth waiting to get the The Miseducation of Cameron Post: Special Edition Blu-ray. In the end, I went with a late screener, The Forbidden Photos Of A Lady Above Suspicion: Collector’s Edition Blu-ray. It is definitely the best bet for fans of Giallo and / or Film Noir. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Aquaman Ends the Year on Top

January 2nd, 2019

Aquaman

Due to the holidays, there was a delay in getting final numbers from major studios for the weekend box office, but the last of them have finally arrived. Aquaman dominated with $52.11 million over the three-day weekend, while it cracked $200 million on New Year’s Day. Mary Poppings Returns isn’t matching expectations, but it is still having a profitable run. Meanwhile, both Bumblebee and Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse are overcoming incredible competition to dig out profitable runs of their own. Overall, the weekend box office hit $188 million, which is 6.2% higher than last weekend, and while it is 3.5% lower than the same weekend last year, this is still better than expected. It will take a long time to get the final yearly results, not until the MPAA’s state of the industry report in April, but preliminary results have 2018 beating 2017 by 8.4% or $920 million at $11.91 billion to $10.99 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Aquaman and Entire Top Five have a Repeat Performance

December 30th, 2018

Aquaman

It has been an even more predictable weekend than expected, as every film in the top five finished in the same order as last weekend. This includes Aquaman topping the chart with an estimated $51.55 million over the weekend for a ten-day total of $188.79 million. It will cross $200 million shortly and overtake A Star is Born as Warner Bros.’ biggest domestic hit of the year. Internationally, the film added $85.4 million this weekend to push its global running tally to just shy of $750 million at $748.8 million. It is already ahead of Man of Steel and Suicide Squad on the DCEU chart and should soon step into first place. More...

Friday Estimates: Aquaman Rises with the Tides

December 29th, 2018

Aquaman

The Friday box office estimates are almost exactly as predicted, with most films out-pacing expectations by a small amount. At least as far as the top five is concerned. The lower films struggled more. For example, Aquaman led the way with $17.1 million putting it on pace for $52 million over the weekend. The film will become Warner Bros.’ second film released in 2018 to get to the $200 million mark (A Star is Born quietly got there before Christmas.) but it might have to wait till the new year to get there. Internationally, the film has already cracked $500 million with a running tally of $511.8 million as of the end of business on Friday. More...

Weekend Predictions: Aquaman Will Celebrate the New Year on Top

December 28th, 2018

Aquaman

It’s the weekend after Christmas and as is the holiday tradition, there are no new releases this week. I guess you could technically call Holmes and Watson and Vice new releases, but they’ve been out since Tuesday. This means there won’t be much new news to talk about. Aquaman will dominate, while Mary Poppins Returns will bounce back, as will most other family fair. I think the same five films that appeared in the top five last weekend will appear in the top five this weekend. Holmes and Watson might not collapse and could grab a spot in the top five, but I personally wouldn’t bet on it. This weekend last year, Star Wars: The Last Jedi barely stayed ahead of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, as both films earned more than $50 million. Aquaman has close to a 50/50 chance of earning $50 million, but the rest of the films will be well back resulting in 2018 ending on a losing note. That said, it should be relatively close and 2018 has already topped last year’s final box office by a significant margin. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office Christmas Clean-up

December 27th, 2018

Aquaman

The Christmas holiday is over for most people, although it is not entirely over for some studios. This is making getting all of the box office details much harder to do. In fact, we are still limited to estimated for more than half the top five this weekend. We have enough details now to look at the weekend results and the Christmas Day releases and see which are thriving and which are not. Aquaman dominated the charts with just over $100 million so far, including its paid previews. On the other hand, Mary Poppins Returns missed expectations by a substantial margin. It will still break even. The same can be said of Bumblebee, which could usher in a new era of Transformers movies. Overall, the box office rose by 53% from last weekend to $177 million. This is just 0.3% lower than the same weekend last year; however, last year, Christmas Eve fell on a Sunday and Christmas Eve is a dead zone at the box office. We can’t even compare Christmas Day, because landing on a Monday vs. a Tuesday is a huge difference. Next weekend’s comparison will be much easier to make. Year-to-date, and this is up to Boxing Day, 2018 is ahead by 7.7% or $810 million at $11.37 billion to $10.56 billion. This would be an impressive year, even if no more movie tickets were sold after boxing day. More...

Christmas Predictions: Can Sherlock Solve the Case?

December 24th, 2018

Holmes and Watson

Tomorrow is Christmas Day, which is a surprisingly good day to release a movie, and two new films are hoping to take advantage of this. Holmes and Watson is by far the bigger of the two releases, but despite the comedic talent in the movie, its reviews are, well, practically non-existent. There’s only one review and it is negative. Not that long ago, I thought the film would still open with $10 million for the day, as Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly do have box office drawing power. However, the lack of reviews hurts and the buzz isn’t loud enough to compensate. I think $8 million is more likely. More...

Weekend Estimates: Aquaman Easily Tops Weekend Chart, Poppins / Bumblebee Need Long Legs

December 23rd, 2018

Aquaman

Aquaman is the only certifiable hit of the weekend with an estimated opening of $67.4 million over the weekend for a total of $72.1 million including last week’s paid previews. This is not more than we predicted, but it is dominating the chart, because the competition didn’t show up. It should hit $100 million by the end of Christmas Day. Its reviews are good, but not great, and the same is true of its A minus from CinemaScore. It is also a comic book movie and those tend to have shorter legs, so it might not get as large a multiplier as the average Christmas weekend release, but it should be a large enough hit that Warner Bros. will keep this new direction going for the DCEU. Internationally, it is earning an estimated $91.3 million on 31,930 screens in 70 markets for a three-week total of $410.7 million. Overall, it is tracking ahead of every other film in the DCEU, but a lot of that has to do with China. More...

Friday Estimates: Aquaman Easily Tops Chart, Bumblebee tops Struggling Mary Poppins

December 22nd, 2018

Aquaman

Friday was not as potent as midnight previews led us to believe it would be. That said, Aquaman still had an impressive $28.0 million opening day. This does include the previous night’s $9.0 million in previews, but not last weekend’s $4.7 million in previews, giving the film a $32.7 million running tally. The film’s reviews remain in the overall positive level and it earned an A minus from CinemaScore, so it should have relatively good legs over the weekend, for a comic book movie. We predicted an opening weekend of $67 million and I think the film will top that, by one or two million dollars. It is more than enough for Warner Bros. to continue with the new direction DCEU is taking. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Aquaman Torpedoes the Competition, Mary Poppins has a Quiet Return

December 21st, 2018

Aquaman

Aquaman earned $9.0 million during Thursday’s previews, which is a little lower than the $11.0 million Wonder Woman opened with. However, the film also had $4.7 million in earlier paid previews, which undoubtedly lowered last night’s figure a little bit. Its reviews continue to be good, but not great, so it won’t have amazing legs over the weekend, but after a start like this, topping Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s $71.56 million haul from last year is a lot more likely. In fact, $80 million over three-days is a realistic goal to aim for. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Aquaman Swim to Victory, or will Mary Poppins Return to Top Spot?

December 19th, 2018

Mary Poppins Returns

It is a busy week, as there are seven films opening wide over the next seven days. Not all of these will be hits—the competition is just too great for that. However, there could be a real race for Christmas champion this year. Because of its fast start in China and its strong pre-sales numbers, many believe Aquaman will top earlier expectations and earn first place over the three-day weekend. However, I think Mary Poppins Returns will be number one over the full week, partially because it should earn a bigger boost over Christmas, but also because it is opening two days early. Meanwhile, Bumblebee’s surprisingly strong reviews are lifting its box office potential. More...

2018 Preview: December

December 1st, 2018

Mary Poppins Returns

November turned out to be a really, really good month. I thought 2018’s lead over 2017 would shrink, potentially by $200 million to $300 million. However, the lead actually managed to grow a little bit, thanks to hits like Ralph Breaks the Internet, Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, and Bohemian Rhapsody. December has an equal number of potential hits, led by Mary Poppins Returns, which some think will top $300 million. Additionally, Spider-man Into the Spider-Verse, Aquaman, Bumblebee, and Holmes and Watson all have a realistic shot at $100 million or more. On the other hand, last December was stronger, at least on top. The Last Jedi earned more than $500 million just during December, which is more than any December release this year will earn in total. It could be more than the top two films earn in total. 2018 will win the in year-over-year competition; however, its lead won’t be as large as it is at the start of the month. More...

Second Act Trailer

November 3rd, 2018

Comedy starring Jennifer Lopez opens December 21 ... Full Movie Details. More...

Weekend Box Office Performance

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 1/4/2019 $76,812 89 89 119 $158,030 3/15/2019
Australia 12/7/2018 $706,014 303 303 889 $1,963,207 1/23/2019
Bulgaria 12/14/2018 $36,011 0 0 0 $243,682 2/12/2019
Czech Republic 12/28/2018 $108,171 93 93 247 $328,111 1/29/2019
Germany 1/18/2019 $904,272 0 0 0 $2,072,949 2/1/2019
Italy 1/24/2019 $980,436 0 10 10 $2,496,664 3/5/2019
Lithuania 12/14/2018 $21,250 70 70 113 $59,093 1/29/2019
Mexico 1/11/2019 $1,584,362 0 0 0 $3,870,141 1/28/2019
Netherlands 12/21/2018 $111,156 51 52 264 $803,383 3/5/2019
North America 12/21/2018 $6,489,983 2,607 2,607 12,214 $39,282,227
Poland 12/28/2018 $255,557 125 125 125 $307,014 1/4/2019
Portugal 12/28/2018 $0 0 49 109 $275,502 2/5/2019
Russia (CIS) 1/10/2019 $633,278 563 563 1353 $1,392,987 5/18/2019
Slovakia 12/28/2018 $13,215 15 67 207 $369,503 3/12/2019
Spain 2/8/2019 $328,106 232 233 540 $650,047 3/1/2019
Turkey 12/21/2018 $20,353 50 50 77 $46,740 1/17/2019
United Kingdom 1/25/2019 $531,240 344 344 344 $531,240 2/12/2019
 
Rest of World $8,438,334
 
Worldwide Total$63,288,854 5/18/2019

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Supporting Cast

Vanessa Hudgens Zoe
Leah Remini Joan
Treat Williams Anderson Clarke
Milo Ventimiglia Trey
Annaleigh Ashford Hildy
Charlyne Yi Ariana
Alan Aisenberg Chase
Freddie Stroma Ron
Dave Foley Felix Herman
Larry Miller Weiskopf
Dierdre Friel Ant
Lacretta Suzi Teplitzky
Dan Bucatinsky Arthur Coyle
Dalton Harrod Dilly
John James Cronin Otto
Phil Nee Philip Jiang
Meng Ai Dr. Chow
Adam Ray Technician
Elizabeth Masucci Claire
Michael Boatman Edward Taylor
Ed Jewett Walt Benjamin
Anna Suzuki Alicia Zhou
Ellen Cleghorne Shaniqua
Denise Schaefer Anderson’s Receptionists
Rachael Emrich Anderson’s Receptionists
Kenneth Lee Chemist
Tina McKissick Woman Customer
Roya Shanks Reporter
Brianda Agramonte Young Maya
Karl Lake Vondel

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Segal Director
Justin Zackham Screenwriter
Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas Screenwriter
Jennifer Lopez Producer
Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas Producer
Justin Zackham Producer
Benny Medina Producer
Robert Simonds Executive Producer
Adam Fogelson Executive Producer
Wang Zhongjun Executive Producer
Wang Zhonglei Executive Producer
Felice Bee Executive Producer
Mark Kamine Executive Producer
Peter Segal Executive Producer
Donald Tang Executive Producer
Ueli Steiger Director of Photography
Richard Hoover Production Designer
Jason Gourson Editor
Patricia Field Costume Designer
Molly Rogers Costume Designer
Michael Andrews Composer
Jason Markey Music Supervisor
Roger Mussenden Casting Director
Regina Heyman Unit Production Manager
Mark Kamine Unit Production Manager
Urs Hirscvhbiegel First Assistant Director
Ginger Gonzalez Second Assistant Director
Jery Hewitt Stunt Coordinator
Mandy Moore Choreography
Alexandra Brown Co-Producer
Jordan Jacobs Art Director
Stephanie Bowen Art Director
Mary A. Kelly Script Supervisor
Anthony Ortiz Sound Mixer
Graydon Pihlaja Special Effects Coordinator
Christopher George Location Manager
Mark Agnes Costume Supervisor
Louise McCarthy Make up
Joanna McCarthy Make up
Mandy Lyons Hairstylist
Gina M. Leone Hairstylist
Timothy Feeley First Assistant Editor
Paul A. Levin Post-Production Supervisor
Jeffrey J. Haboush Sound Supervisor
Fred Rosenberg Sound Supervisor
Jeffrey J. Haboush Re-recording Mixer
Joel D. Catalan Re-recording Mixer
Tim Terusa Dialogue Editor
Daniel Pagan Sound Designer
David Torres Foley Mixer
Michael Andrews Score Producer
Todd Burke Score Mixer
Todd Burke Score Recordist
Alexander Thompson Score Recordist
Stuart Grusin Music Editor
Justin Zackham Second Unit Director
Samuel J. Brown Executive in Charge of Production
Edwardo Mendez Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Bob Lowery Visual Effects Executive Producer
Ruben Rodas Visual Effects Supervisor
Katherine Soares Visual Effects Producer
Adrienne McNeary Visual Effects Producer
Jonathan Stone Visual Effects Producer

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.