Caladbolg

Mondays of Thanksgiving week have softer drops than others, mid-low 60s (see Spectre, SKyfall, Thor 2, Interstellar, Big Hero 6). I took the price of the comic Asgard posted as meaning DS would have $1.76m Monday,

$1.76 for DS? That would fall inline with past Mondays of Thanksgiving week having softer drops. Both Spectre and Thor 2 dropped in the low 60s.

It's possible, looking back at some previous first weekends of November new releases saw bumps. Even the 2nd weekend in 2013, Thor 2 had a small bump. Spectre seems to be the odd one with a small decrease http://www.boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/?sortdate=2015-11-07&track=bond24.htm http://www.boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/?sortdate=2014-11-07&track=bond24.htm&p=.htm http://www.boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/?sortdate=2013-11-01&track=bond24.htm&p=.htm http://www.boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/?sortdate=2013-11-08&track=bond24.htm&p=.htm http://www.boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/?track=bond24.htm&sortdate=2012-11-09&p=.htm

I don't think it would have to be any new innovation, just something that would benefit, monetarily, the studios. The studio could begin to release all movies direct to dvd. That would reduce distribution fees and the studio wouldn't have to share revenue with theater chains. That said, on release day would dvds/blurays fly off the shelf enough to compensate for lack of a theatrical release? Probably not since box office gross contains repeat viewings, so even that wouldn't be a good idea. Unless they find a way to directly rent the movie from studio and bypass the middle men, theaters are here to stay.

Dollar theater "expansion"

Unless you had ridiculous expectations for the movie's gross, I don't see why it's disappointing. It's way past CA2 and on track to pass IM3, the main 2 stars of the film.

Neat, CW goes down $3m from estimates and JB goes up $3m

Very good opening for CW, hope the legs are just as good

Yes only the 5th movie to ever gross $60m+ on Saturday is "ho-hum."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Monday#United_States

$12.7m is just insane, I definitely wasn't expecting that.

I think April is too far away for that, especially when you have Batman V Superman in March, in April The Jungle Book, and some other decent wide releases in those months that'll take screens. TFA should at that time be playing in dollar theaters, possible it could make a killing in that run. Maybe though if it is still playing strong it can hold out and get a double feature with TJB or CA3

BOM has updated their 3 and 4 day estimate chart

Nice up from earlier estimates.

Don't think it will happen but if The Revenant beats Star Wars then

Even my man Dudamel is excited it's officially passed Avatar

quick cheap little gif I made:

Using BOM 2015 average ticket price it has passed The Phantom Menace adjusted, with the 3d release added in. I think it's too soon to be using their 2016 avg price.

I'm not saying it is accurate and the Wiki Article attempts to explain, I think it is off- but his chart according Guinness World Records: Highest-grossing films adjusted for inflation[28][29] Rank Title Worldwide gross (2014 $) Year 1 Gone with the Wind $3,440,000,000 1939 2 Avatar $3,020,000,000 2009 3 Star Wars $2,825,000,000 1977 4 Titanic T$2,516,000,000 1997 5 The Sound of Music $2,366,000,000 1965 6 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial $2,310,000,000 1982 7 The Ten Commandments $2,187,000,000 1956 8 Doctor Zhivago $2,073,000,000 1965 9 Jaws $2,027,000,000 1975 10 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs S$1,819,000,000 1937

I've been thinking down around 58%. TFA hasn't followed Avatar exactly, but more often than not it's been close. Looking back on the Sunday drop in 2009, Avatar was the only one in the top 10 not to have the big 40%+ drop. This time TFA was. Looking at it as Monday to Monday drop, down 72% would put about $8.8m. At some point TFA will probably fall behind Avatar in the dailies just hope it no so soon.

Great thread, nice to revisit the classics in history while we're witnessing history in the making.

Some sequels do, go check out the incredible runs of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Shrek 2, The Dark Knight, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, each of the Lord of the Rings films, X-Men 2, many more.

I agree. Ep 8 is sandwiched in a crowded Summer. It won't get the same screen/theater dominance, especially the IMAX dominance. Ep 8 looks to hurt Guardians of the Galaxy 2 as well.

Kinda what some of us are feeling here as well about Sunday. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4140&p=.htm