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The streaming service explosion accelerated by the pandemic has effected the box office overall, but those taking the brunt of the force are definitely the smaller Oscar films. Why pay 15 bucks to see something in theaters that you can watch in a month or two on a streaming service you already pay for with no real difference in viewing experience? The visual blockbusters can still draw crowds, but these types are mostly DOA without any star power in it.
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The Box Office Buzz and Tracking Thread (December 2021 - July 2023)
Mattrek replied to Cap's topic in Numbers and Data
Only going in 1 direction: up. Nov. 18 135-175m Nov. 25 140-175m Dec. 2 150-180m Dec. 9 167-192m -
Has anyone else seen the new Mercedes Benz and Avatar The Way of Water crossover commercial? Uses clips of Avatar original and Avatar sequel, ends with: “Earth is our Pandora”. Don’t think I’ve seen a company use actual Avatar movie footage in a commercial before.
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Welcome to the BOT Mod Squad, Inceptionzq and XXR!
Mattrek replied to Shawn Robbins's topic in Staff Announcements
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Yes they will. You don’t get a 135-150m estimated opening in pre-tracking otherwise. There absolutely is anticipation for the story too. If it was just visuals a whole lotta films should’ve made more then they did. The genius of Cameron movies is the easily accessible story and characters. That leads some like presuming yourself included to view it as dumbing it down when in reality it’s just making a film all people can enjoy.
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Ah Porthos, good to see you still around! Hope you’ve been well. Thanks! I remember your un as well from way back. Glad to see some familiar faces so to speak. I’m obviously super not attuned to box office and movies these days because for some reason I thought Avatar 2 was releasing December 2023. Caught a commercial while watching the Raptors game luckily to inform me of my mistake. Yes, ads do work haha. COVID basically brought the world to a halt, seeing big numbers for movies this year shows audiences are still hungry for that immersive and unique theater experience despite the explosion in all the streaming options available. Avatar 2 is so difficult to predict. Only BJ and Kal-El got the first one right and no one else expected those long sexy legs after it’s “ok” opening. I could see it opening anywhere from 50-200m honestly. And the multiplier afterwords is anyone’s guess. It’ll depend on the quality of the movie obviously, but I know now not to doubt Cameron’s work bringing positive WOM. He’s had 1 miss in his directing career and that wasn’t really his anyways. Anyways I’m blabbering, thanks for the welcome back! Cheers.
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It’s been a very, very long time since I’ve logged on here, there’s probably only a few people still on the boards that remember the BOM forum days before this website was created by Shawn. Anyways hello all from a former active user! Watching Avatar 2’s coming box office run has brought me back. Avatar was a crazy behemoth at the box office that only 1 or 2 people predicted correctly. It broke every box office rule we knew for months. Still remember locally months later it was selling out shows. I watched it 10 times in theaters. Most people who watched it went multiple times. I can’t wait to relive this experience again in theaters and in real life and to follow a new chapter in the Avatar universe at the box office.
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Wow. Not a strong enough word, but as close to encompassing my feelings after watching the movie. Casting was perfection, visuals were stunning (especially "Be Our Guest"), they picked the right tone for the movie and it had a great flow from start to finish. It's been a long time since I've felt that good after seeing a film in theaters. I absolutely loved it, a completely faithful adaptation. 10/10 A+ the perfect movie, which is what I rated the original too coincidentally. On the box office side holy shit! I had a feeling it would be big around the 100-120m range, but 170m? That's incredible. This movie deserves every last penny. Disney does it again and hits yet another one out of the park. I'm loving this.
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What boxoffice runs are unbelievable in retrospect?
Mattrek replied to lilmac's topic in Classic Box Office Runs
The one that I still have no idea how it could have made so much is My Big Fat Greek Wedding. I watched it a while back and remember thinking to myself "THIS made over 200 million dollars? THIS?" Maybe it wasn't to my taste, but out of all the phenomenal runs we've experienced it's the only one where I can't pinpoint something in hindsight to explain it. There wasn't any big stars, there wasn't a moment that everyone knew and it wasn't a part of a franchise. Titanic was epic and had a love story like no other, Avatar was incredibly beautiful and though not original created a whole new world and the story took you on an emotional ride, TFA was the return to Star Wars, Gone With the Wind was a powerful movie during its time. I could go on, but those are the 4 most discussed monster runs here. Still have no idea how MBFGW made so much, it will live in infamy in box office lore imo. -
Thursday numbers (Asgard) R1 16.9,Sing 9.8,Pass 3.1, Ass 2.8 (pg6)
Mattrek replied to Alli's topic in Numbers and Data
If Rogue One hits 9 figures for the 4 day we're going to need a defibrillator for MovieMan when he logs on