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BVS will break literally every release record there is due to time of year, I am thinking. Theater count, screen count, show time count, etc.

I highly doubt JW turned away $20 million business. Maybe 3 or 4.

they have depth. sadly what was supposed to "depth" is now "starters" and in the finals, your opponent is usually pretty good...

BDH kills it in JURASSIC WORLD.

Pratt nails a character written with absoltuley no depth. Claire is clearly the star and main character of the movie.

lol GOTG 2 isnt doing 175m ow.

Never seen audience erupt in applause like 1) when everybody figured out Claire was getting the T-Rex. You could hear the theater buzzing and when it appeared everybody was like " :D " and 2) Nobody liked seeing Rex getting her shit pushed in Dommy, but Blue appeared in full attack mode sprint and music blared, a ton of people clapped, and then when rex flips dommy and the sea dino appears out of nowhere and eats it, shit ya not, a bunch of people stood up and clapped as if they had just seen a LeBron James alley oop dunk or something. It was RIDICULOUS. I wish I had recorded the latter on my phone. The whole sequence is so cheesy but everybody was buying it.

Rexy was hurting while Blue is Pratts boy.

The very first shot (post egg scene) sets the movie up so well. DUMDUMDUM *close up of scaley foot* Pan back to see it's....pigeon. This movie was hilarious. Bryce Dallas Howard's comedic timing was PERFECT. "She's Brittish, LOL they like invented nannies LOL".

Returning to Jurassic Par for many moviegoers is akin to returning to their childhood. Its an emotional connection to film which simply cannot be replicated by another property. So many tweets and reports of audience members legit. tearing up when they first enter the park. They feel like their 5 years old again. Oh, the amounts of money full grown adults will pay to feel that way once again. It's mind boggling/

THIS IS THE STUFF OF LEGENDS Die, Marvel. DIE. B) The part in the movie where the music is bumping and we know we are about to see the park and the little kid yells "I don't want to wait anymore!!"...audience was like " *through tears* me neither son, me neither..."

Uni is missing out a lot of busniess; should have made more show times available! SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO EXCEL!

Not any more. Twitter. 271,000 tweets for JW yesterday says EVERYTHING.

Holy shit.

"Due to a containment anomaly, please seek shelter immediately" *Terodacto's arrive right on que*

Everybody at KJ knew the opening day record was falling as soon as the 18m midnights came out. That was crazy and everybody knew word of mouth was insane. 18m midnights meant opening day was falling, which meant opening weekend was falling, which - when paired OUT OF THIS WORLD word mouth - literally every record through 21-24 days was going to fall. What a great time that was. Such a deserving movie. Batman is the most popular fictional character in the country and it really isn't close.

Re: opening weekend record. I think, personally, Avengers wasn't max capacity. It was more of a Potter or Spidey 3 where the record was due to get crushed. Batman has broken the record 4 times in 7 movies. The 7th movie, in all liklihood, would have set the attendance record had there been no shooting. If you're a reasonable analyst, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, with 3D and no shooting, probably lands in the mid to high $220's opening weekend back in 2012. That's with a slight uptick in attendance over THE DARK KNIGHT with the same 3D as Avengers. My guess the next Batman movie having the popular-in-his-own-right Superman in the movie, plus being in 3D - this is the best shot at a MAXIMUM CAPACITY movie in the next few years. Frankly, if Batman v Superman is good, I think it opens to $225m+.

This is a total different topic. Whatever a films maximum potemntial is is always changing. 1989 -Indy sets record at 29.5 record -Ghostbusters 2 sets new record 29.6 -Batman sets new record of 42.5 the following week, an absurd increase of 37% in just a 1 week span. 1992 -Batman Returns hits 43 million, a new record 1993 -Jurassic Park hits 47 million a new record 1995 -Batman Forever does 50 million, a new record In 6 years, the record from 29.5 million to 50 million 1996 -Independence Day opens on a Wednesday, still does 50 million Fri-Sun and 96m 5 day. Noteworthy discussion of "How much would ID4 have done had it not blown off $46 million worth of steam on Wed and Thursday? Takeaway: the "record" is still Batman Forever's 50 Million, but it's clear the right property can do A LOT more. Que 1997 -Lost World opens to 72 million, a ridiculous 44% increase over the previous record. In 5 years, the record has gone from 43 million to 72 million, an increase of 70%. The record would have been strongly challenged by Episode 1 in 1999. 2001 -Harry Potter opens to 90 million. Large increase over the original, deafening buzz - many think this is the top of the mountain at this point. Wrong. 2002 -Spider-man opens to 114 million. Just destroy Potters newly minted record, but wise analysts knew it was possible. In 5 years, the record has gone 72 million to 114 million. An increase of 35%. Screens continued to develop at a fast rate, so folks should known it was still possible. As of 2002, BATMAN, ID4, and now SPIDER-MAN marked the closest to "maximum capacity" film had seen. But then... 2003 -The rated R MATRIX RELOADED does 134m 4 day with a Thursday opening. The movie WOULD have topped Spider-man ridiculous $114 million if it had opened on a Friday, AND it would have done while beiong rated R! Again, more hints there is still room to grow. 2004 -Spidey 2 opens on a Wednesday, missing his shot. 2005 -Sith opens to 50 million on a Thursday and does 158m 5 day. Wise analysts determine it would have done 130-135ish with a Friday opening. 2006 -Pirates opens to that number - 135m. Most think this # will last for a while, unless it is barely topped. In 5 years, the record has gone from 90m to 135. 2007 -Spider-man goes kaboom again to the tune of 151 million opening weekend. Most assume this is kind of like ID4 or Batman or what Matrix would have done at PG-13. This is the most. 2008 -The Dark Knight breaks the record for the 4th time in 6th movies. $158 million, widely regarded as the most attended opening weekend ever, We entered the 3D era which changed everything heavily as films like HARRY POTTER and AVENGERS were selling 53% of their tickets at a price 25% higher than the usual ticket. The incredible amount of movie theaters and screens which arose from the late 80s through the early 2000s is why the record was able to imore than double from 29m in early 1989 to 72 in 1997. It's why it doubled again in the 7 years from 1995 to 2002. It doubled again in the 11 1/2 years from 2001 to 2012, but that had 3D so it's tough to say. The # of theaters and screens is not blowing up any more (if anything it's shrinking) and 3D attendance is only decling. So even though Avengers record is now 3 years old, don't expect it to be broken a bunch of times in the coming years. The question to ask is whether films like Avengers or Jurassic World represent truly max capacity movies ala The Dark Knight or Independence Day or Lost World, or do they represent movies like Spider-man 3 or Harry Potter which seem huge but are ready to get crushed. JURASSIC WORLD will challenge the record while having a shitload of spillover business. What do you think will happen when there are more showtimes next time? STAR WARS is blowing our chance to get a real good read at what it's opening weekend potential is by opening in fucking December, which makes it's opening weekend much less exciting for analysts like us as we know no records will fall. Its obvious Marvel isn't going to do it again. Avengers 2 was clearly going to be their best chance and didnt come close. If JURASSIC WORLD does break it, it won't be by much. And that # will hold for years unless BVS does something about it next March. There's nothing else with that ype of potential.

Im sorry but if you think SW7 has a chance at 200m OW the conversation is over because I don't trust your box office knowledge.

Man of Steel was received better than many make it out to be. It sold tremendously on DVD and held well given the context of extreme competition it faced week 2 onward.

Well well have to agree to disagree. Talk and chatter is usually a great indicator annnnd just look at that. Even if they think they're going to hate....they'll pay to atleast find out.

lol yes