GuardianDevil

I still haven't seen this. I'll probably make it a point to buy a ticket on the day it's supposed to hit 100 million. It still has 8 daily showings in my town.

I don't know about other Texas cities,but San Antonio had 127 showings tonight. I went to a show at 10:30 were even the front row was taken.

You young bucks have nothing on us "old timers". We are dealing with shit like the fact Titanic turns 20 years old,Spaceballs turns 30 and Star Wars Turns 40. Take your Juno/Superbad feels and go update your MySpace page.

I just read all 26 pages of this thread in one sitting. Blankments, the opening for LBM is fine. It was never gonna be a tentpole. $200 million might still be in play,but if not its not the marketing. Also brace yourself,because Ninjago is going to struggle to break 100 million,much less be a big hit on par with anything put out by WDAS,Pixar or Illumination. It could do as bad as Planes. John Wick 2 is doing fantastic because the first film broke out on home media. 25 to 30+ was never a bad estimate. Even if it ends up frontloaded,it will still likely finish on par with The Accountant.It might even go past The Equalizer and truly break out. I'm stoked for this film and it is my top choice this weekend. Also,wtf Hidden Figures? That is a sick hold!

Yuck. Rogue One and Doctor Strange should have just re expanded this weekend ala The Arrival and Passengers. What a crap weekend. Next weekend will be hot though.

I am one of the saps who contributed to the gross of Yoga Hosers. Kevin Smith hasn't even released the grosses for it,but all evidence points to it being just north of $30,000. I didn't even go to the Events screening with the live QA,this was the general release. I feel bad because I made my wife and sister go too,so the three of us all contributed to that trainwreck.

This is all very simple. People nowadays have access. That's it. Access to high quality,Blu Ray level streams of the media they want to watch. It was bad enough when Napster allowed everyone to download music,but look at the effect that had on the music industry. If your name wasn't Beyonce or Kanye no one was paying for your actual media,just downloading it for free. Look at the grosses for movies in 2016. Everything that wasn't an event film or family film lost money against their projected grosses. The top 10 or 12 movies are the ones that made all the blockbuster money Why is that? Very simple. Going to the theatre costs money that people DON'T have to spend. Yes,families still like to get out of the house,couples still like to go to the movies on dates and event films are the kind of theatrical experiences that can't be replicated at home,BOSE sound system and 4k tvs be damned. You still have to deal with talkers,chair kickers and the back of the mind threat of potential violence. This is why theatres are upping their game. Cinemas like the Alamo Drafthouse chain have been ahead of the curve. Movie going needs to be an experience to offset piracy. Offer alcohol,food,theme nights ,leather recliners and people will still pay for the experience. There is a thing now called the Amazon Firestick. The other night I was at a friends place for a Christmas party,and the hostess offered us a movie to watch. She had a Firestick someone rigged for her. "Hey guys do you want to watch Passengers,Assassin's Creed,Sing or Office Christmas Party?" She said. Someone yelled out "Oh shit,let's watch Rogue One!" To which the hostess replied," Nah that's a movie that you need to see in theatres." This isn't going away guys. 2017 is going to be hit even harder. You are delusional if you think otherwise.

I still believe in RO hitting 600 million.

Ooh like Empire!!

Dude if you don't think Seinfeld was a better show than Friends was,you are a lost soul.

Fantastic Beasts is Batman Begins. FB2 is going to be TDK. The franchise is fine. That being said I'm really happy DS is going to outgross this. I know some Potter nerds that were saying this had a legit shot at topping Rogue One. Uh. No.

Yeah,Trolls weekend 3 isn't beating DS weekend 3

Baumer,you and I go back to the Box Office Mojo forums almost 14 years and I respect your opinion on movies. I'm not in your Rogue One club,but I'll take your advice on this and check it out with my wife this week.

I'm saving this picture for Tuesday if Trump wins.

Yeah,I saw that. Strange to end right before Halloween weekend. There are still nine total daily showings of it in my town this week. Should have tracked it one more week.