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    Weekend Thread August 23rd-25th

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    I mean it's not very easy for a franchise that's been around since the 70s to get a younger audience unless you totally reboot everything a la James Bond or, to an extent, Planet of the Apes. And even then, Rise of the Apes still grossed less than the Burton film domestically despite a decade of inflation. It also doesn't help that Romulus is coming off a franchise that has dealt with poorly-received projects that span 3 decades. I think Romulus getting close to Prometheus is still commendable, and I can see a scenario where, like with the Apes series or the Craig Bonds, a sequel can increase upon its predecessor thanks to goodwill from old and new fans.

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    Weekend Thread August 23rd-25th

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    https://deadline.com/2024/08/box-office-blink-twice-channing-tatum-the-crow-alien-1236048699/

     

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    The chart:

    1.) Deadpool & Wolverine (Dis) 3,840 (-120) theaters, Fri $4.8M (-41%) 3-day $17.8M (-41%), Total $576.6M/Wk 5

    2.) Alien: Romulus (20th/Dis) 3,915 (+30) theaters, Fri $4.5M (-75%) 3-day $16M (-61%) Total $72.5M/Wk 2

    3.) It Ends With Us (Sony) 3,839 (+100) theaters, Fri $3.8M (-51%) 3-day $11.85M (-50%), Total $120.8M/Wk 3

    4.) Blink Twice (AMZ MGM) 3,067 theaters, Fri $2.89M, 3-day $7.1M/Wk 1

    5.) The Forge (Sony) 1,818 theaters, Fri $2.4M 3-day $6.4M/Wk 1

    6.) Twisters (Uni/WB) 3,206 (-277) theaters, $1.64M (-42%) 3-day $5.85M (-42%), Total $248.3M/Wk 6

    7.) Coraline (Fath) 1,600 (+168) theaters, Fri $1.4M (-47%) 3-day $5.1M (-46%), Total $24.1M/Wk 2

    8.) The Crow (LG) 2,752 theaters, Fri $2M 3-day $4.5M-$5M/Wk 1

    9.) Despicable Me 4 (Uni) 2,591 (-197) theaters, Fri $1.06M (-34%) 3-day $4.15M (-34%), Total $348M/Wk 8

    1. ) Inside Out 2 (Dis) 1,850 (-350) theaters Fri $498K (-41%) 3-day $2M (-42%) Total $646.2M/Wk 11

     

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    Weekend Thread August 23rd-25th

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    https://deadline.com/2024/08/box-office-blink-twice-channing-tatum-the-crow-alien-1236048699/
     

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    SATURDAY AM: Refresh for updates Blame the lack of want-to-see fare as well as kids returning to school, but this penultimate weekend of summer is coming in at $93.4M for all movies, -33% from last weekend. That’s the third lowest weekend of this summer after the first weekend of June/post Memorial Day frame ($66.3M) and the first weekend of May ($73.9M). Compared to the same weekend a year ago when Sony’s Gran Turismo led the box office, this Friday-Sunday is +3%.

     

    Disney is seeing their MCU title Deadpool & Wolverine take its fourth weekend at No. 1 (though not in a row) with $17.8M (-41%), but in its fifth weekend.


    Disney/20th Century Studios Alien: Romulus isn’t far behind in second with $16M, -61%, which is a much better hold and second frame than the previous 2017 installment, Alien: Covenant ($10.6M, -71%). 
     

    The Ryan Reynolds-Hugh Jackman is easily triumphing over new entries Blink Twice ($7.1M opening), the disastrous $50M reboot of The Crowvia Lionsgate $4.5M-$5M, and Sony AFFIRM’s $5M Kendrick Brothers movie The Forge with an estimated $6.1M.

     

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    Weekend Thread August 23rd-25th

    in Numbers and Data

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    1 hour ago, baumer said:

    So we don't even have an update for alien or Deadpool and it's 6:00 a.m. here on the east coast. I even asked Charlie on Twitter if he could give me anything about those two movies and he didn't respond to me. He usually does but I guess this weekend means nothing LOL

    Wanna talk about cute boys while we wait?

    Weekend Thread August 23rd-25th

    in Numbers and Data

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    32 minutes ago, ThomasNicole said:

    Apparently they keep Coraline and actually are expanding it? Very curious about the hold, it did great on weekdays.

    Not apparently. They are. I’m seated for it right now. Only a few minutes until the show starts.

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    Weekend Thread August 23rd-25th

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    10 minutes ago, John Marston said:

    This is why the “everything should be released theatrically” mindset is stupid. These movies shouldn’t be taking away screens from stuff people want to see

    I mean these movies take away the screens for movies that either also bombed or have been out for weeks and have already made their money. I don't think Alien or Deadpool or Twisters are hurting or are losing millions because theaters decided to give Blink Twice or The Crow an auditorium that is likely on the smaller side anyways.

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    The Box Office Buzz, Tracking, and Pre-Sale Thread

    in Box Office Discussion

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    26 minutes ago, emoviefan said:

    Holy Shit on Moana 2. Wicked is toast. Not really but I do not think there is a real competition with those 2 movies. Gladiator 2 assuming we get good and not bad Ridley will be number 2 on Thanksgiving weekend.

    Important to note this was polled the same week as D23 and a new trailer dropped, so it does have that kind of inflation. That's also why Mufasa and Snow White are on here, though they could stick around over the next few weeks, especially the former.

     

    And Wicked is no slouch in terms of unaided awareness either, though granted that can also be attributed to all the Olympics promotion.

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    Weekend Thread August 23rd-25th

    in Numbers and Data

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    Fun fact: The Crow has been in development since 2008 (original plan was for this to star Mark Wahlberg!). That's more than 15 years of projects coming and going, directors moving in and out, actors getting shuffled and removed. Was all of this really worth it? Was it? Was it really?

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