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[Ball Lightning]

Melbourne IMAX is running a constant 24 hours until Sunday. We're over 50% of the way to HP7.2 midnight.. With 29 hours of sales!

[JJ-8]

Just saw an update on courier mail. 30k has doubled overnight for event. Some cinemas have put on 3am sessions to meet demand. 30% of presales are for midnights. 70% of all sales are in 3D. Holy. !!!!! Edit - for reference previous highest presales TOTAL was the avengers 27,000 for the same chain. We r still 2 months away and already up to 60,000 tickets sold.

Edited October 21, 2015 by Jajang

[Olive]

80M AUD!

[Ball Lightning]

We have sold quite a few tickets today for Star Wars.

We're currently sitting at 54% of the admits that HP7's midnights achieved, and at 65% if it's gross. I'll be bringing regular updates about how it's going!

Also Bridge of Spies should win the weekend at this rate.

[JJ-8]

Just looking @ Chermside....

 

Midnights:

 

Vmax (All 3D) (2 cinemas - 640 seats) - 90% full

Gold class (All 3D) (2 cinemas - 80 seats) - SOLD OUT

normal cinemas (2 x 3D) (> 600 seats) - 65% to 70% full

normal cinema (1 x 2D) (~ 200 seats) - 80% full

 

of note - Chermside has put on 3 am sessions too - 1 x Gold Class + 1 x Vmax - gold class is about 70% full and the vmax has only sold about 20 tickets so far.. but that wasn't on sale from day dot...

 

good signs.... 

[lab276]

It won't beat Titanic.

[DeeCee]

Most Popular Films For Period Week, October 15 - 21, 2015 WIR = Weeks In Release
No	WIR	Title	$	%	Total $
1	3	THE MARTIAN (M), FOX [573/ $7,091]	4,063,065	-30%	18,746,876
2	3	THE INTERN (M), WARNER BROS [295/ $5,212]	1,537,624	-26%	6,903,348
3	1	CRIMSON PEAK (MA15+), UNIVERSAL [199/ $5,555]	1,105,350	N/A	1,105,350
4	1	LEGEND (MA15+), STUDIOCANAL [194/ $5,204]	1,009,489	N/A	1,015,010
5	2	BLACK MASS (MA15+), WARNER BROS [257/ $3,069]	788,845	-48%	2,301,832
6	PR	THE WALK (PG), SONY PICTURES [461/ $1,525]	702,988	N/A	801,999
7	2	MISS YOU ALREADY (M), ENTERTAINMENT ONE [212/ $2,816]	597,067	-29%	1,454,628
8	5	ODDBALL (G), ROADSHOW [256/ $1,681]	430,286	-52%	9,880,014
9	1	GOODBYE MR. LOSER (M), CHINALION FILM [11/ $38,817]	426,989	N/A	494,171
10	4	SICARIO (MA15+), ROADSHOW [108/ $2,767]	298,828	-48%	4,932,426
11	4	PAN (PG), WARNER BROS [225/ $1,143]	257,157	-65%	6,867,526
12	1	BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE (M), MADMAN [48/ $5,277]	253,300	N/A	286,362
13	5	EVEREST (M), UNIVERSAL [128/ $1,776]	227,391	-59%	10,099,763
14	6	PIXELS (PG), SONY PICTURES [212/ $997]	211,264	-64%	12,996,298
15	6	MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS (M), FOX [133/ $1,349]	179,354	-64%	13,526,465
16	1	UNINDIAN (M), FRIENDS INDIA [65/ $2,222]	144,398	N/A	147,094
17	2	LEARNING TO DRIVE (M), MADMAN [46/ $2,771]	127,444	-18%	283,183
18	4	THE VISIT (M), UNIVERSAL [57/ $1,797]	102,412	-70%	2,993,026
19	PR	BRIDGE OF SPIES (M), FOX [118/ $712]	84,010	N/A	84,010
20	1	BACK TO THE FUTURE (30TH ANNIVERSARY) (PG), UNIVERSAL [28/ $2,798]	78,348	N/A	78,348

 

[DeeCee]

That's a terrible first week for Back to the Future.

[JJ-8]

It won't beat Titanic.

Unless I'm completely misreading and this doesn't come close to breaking the ow record, I'd say it's a good chance of pushing past titanic. Hell I think 70m + is on the table at the moment. If we a 20m ow which by presales is looking good. Though hard to tell. Then 70m seems as easy jog with the Christmas period to follow. Even if it drops heavier than avatar that first werkend. Say 20m ow + 10m weekdays /30m total 12m 2nd we +10m weekdays / 52m total 11m third we + 5m weekdays / 67m total 6m 4th we + 3m weekdays / 76m I won't go on but I'm heading for around 90m on that trajectory. And I could be undercutting it still.

[lab276]

Most Popular Films For Period Weekend, October 22 - 25, 2015 WIR = Weeks In Release
No	WIR	Title	$	%	Total $
1	4	THE MARTIAN (M), FOX [510/ $4,334]	2,210,338	-30%	20,957,673
2	1	BRIDGE OF SPIES (M), FOX [300/ $5,880]	1,763,946	N/A	1,848,796
3	1	PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: GHOST DIMENSION (M), PARAMOUNT [330/ $4,058]	1,339,249	N/A	1,339,249
4	1	BURNT (M), ROADSHOW [246/ $3,560]	875,801	N/A	881,756
5	4	THE INTERN (M), WARNER BROS [263/ $2,862]	752,681	-33%	7,657,172
6	2	CRIMSON PEAK (MA15+), UNIVERSAL [190/ $2,105]	400,014	-52%	1,505,391
7	2	LEGEND (MA15+), STUDIOCANAL [195/ $1,943]	378,895	-48%	1,393,905
8	3	BLACK MASS (MA15+), WARNER BROS [196/ $1,207]	236,519	-60%	2,537,963
9	6	ODDBALL (G), ROADSHOW [209/ $1,062]	222,041	-32%	10,103,746
10	3	MISS YOU ALREADY (M), ENTERTAINMENT ONE [183/ $1,212]	221,730	-47%	1,673,617
11	2	THE WALK (PG), SONY PICTURES [330/ $597]	197,110	-62%	999,109
12	2	GOODBYE MR. LOSER (M), CHINALION FILM [13/ $9,167]	119,175	-65%	613,346
13	1	ED SHEERAN: JUMPERS FOR GOALPOSTS (TBC), SCREEN LIVE [20/ $5,761]	115,215	N/A	115,215
14	5	SICARIO (MA15+), ROADSHOW [70/ $1,614]	112,955	-49%	5,046,064
15	5	PAN (PG), WARNER BROS [124/ $861]	106,789	-49%	6,976,689
16	1	ALEX & EVE (M), MAGIC BOX ENT. [32/ $2,762]	88,385	N/A	123,837
17	1	SHAANDAAR (M), MINDBLOWING FILMS [15/ $5,771]	86,569	N/A	86,569
18	1	SHAREEK (M), FRIENDS INDIA [20/ $4,225]	84,495	N/A	84,495
19	7	PIXELS (PG), SONY PICTURES [145/ $539]	78,193	-55%	13,074,091
20	6	EVEREST (M), UNIVERSAL [65/ $1,122]	72,950	-58%	10,172,71

[DeeCee]

4 weeks in a row for The Martian.

At least Burnt did better then The Walk.

[JJ-8]

The Martian is having a great run.  Against other Sci Fi, Interstellars final total has just been passed or very near to if not.  Gravity is about to be passed.

The Martian is having a remarkably similar run to Gone Girl from last year.  After 4 weeks Gone Girl had banked 19.3m (after a 2.2m weekend)  the Martian has a 1m lead already though it's weekend total is similar.  From this point, Gone Girl went on to make 27m, something that The Martian should be able to make.  To be honest 28m or 29m isn't impossible from here.... but i think 30m might be just out of reach, especially with all the upcoming competition in november / december.

still a fantastic result for a fantastic film.

[DeeCee]

It should lose top spot to The Dressmaker this weekend. 

[Plain Old Tele]

Interesting article about Australian tax subsidies, the market for native Aussie movies, and the state of the Australian film economy:

http://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2015/oct/26/how-much-does-australia-really-subsidise-overseas-films-and-is-it-worth-it?CMP=soc_568

Jajang, DeeCee, what do you guys think? It's always nice to get some local perspective.

[DeeCee]

As he says in the article it's both a cultural and economic issue.  Feature film making in Australia has a very long history going back to the first feature length film in the world back in 1906.   

 

If the choice is between a no tax credit and no overseas production or a tax credit and overseas production coming into Australia.  I go with later.  It maintains the skill base for both local and overseas productions and gives local films a base to maintain quality productions.  Australia also has the blessing and curse that we make local films in the same language as Hollywood.  This can be a huge bonus for a Crocodile Dundee, Mad Max etc but it does mean we can get swamped by Hollywood productions.  Local productions still struggle each year to hit 5% of the local box office.  

 

[Plain Old Tele]

It's pretty mindblowing (to me, at least) that something like MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER is bigger -- adjusted -- than MOCKINGJAY. That's crazy.

[DeeCee]

The poem is quite famous and is actually printed in micro print on the $10 note.  The movie was the highest grossing Australian film until the release of Crocodile Dundee.  

[Plain Old Tele]

The poem is quite famous and is actually printed in micro print on the $10 note.  The movie was the highest grossing Australian film until the release of Crocodile Dundee.  

I remember really enjoying it when I saw it (in theaters!) as a kid. And in retrospect, it makes sense that it'd be a big hit, being such a notable Australian movie. But there's certainly a world of difference between that and a modern blockbuster (even one filmed in Australia).

[Claire of Themyscira]

YAS. Y'ALL AUSTRALIANS GO OUT TO YOUR THEATER FOR THE ACTIVE OR OUTGOING ONES OR GET ON YOUR LAPTOPS FOR THOSE COACH POTATOES AND BUY YOUR TICKETS OR JUST MORE. LET'S ALL WORK TOGETHER TO SCALP AVATANIC.

[Claire of Themyscira]

AND AREN'T AUSTRALIA AND THE USA KNOWN FOR FOLLOWING EACH OTHER CLOSELY IN BOX OFFICE. OMG. DEATH AT THE POTENTIAL SLAYAGE. WHAT IF IT'S NOTHING LIKE WE EXPECTED IN A GOOD WAY?