HIMYM finale so bad it rendered the earlier episodes of the final season completely pointless, and cut the rewatchability of the earlier seasons for even many die-hard fans.
This needs to make all it can in just 3 weeks before Endgame eats up all the competition. The strategy to spread the WOM through all these early previews and get the bums filled in the OW is the correct one by Warner.
Next weekend CM will have a good drop with Disney's Dumbo releasing. Disney holdovers always get strangely good holds when a new movie from the studio releases.
I think the second weekend drop will be just fine but not great. A lot of casual moviegoers will not be impressed with the ending, so WOM will be mixed among those crowds. Third weekend onwards will be the real test.
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The thanksgiving week plays out like no other week in the whole year. Add to that the later weeks of CF would be in the december holiday period. There would hardly be any similar pattern to compare it to a march release.