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    BO Germany/Austria: Dune 2 fine 2nd weekend

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    3 hours ago, Brainbug said:

    Im excited to see how Hollywood does. Tarantino has quite a fanbase here and Django Unchained was a huge hit in Germany (though Hateful Eight less so).

    I wonder how much of Django's success had to do with Christoph Waltz. He came off his Oscar for Inglourious Basterds and of course won another one for Django. He probably added more interest than some people think.

     

    Hollywood should be fine mostly because of Leonardo DiCaprio. Wolf of Wall Street and The Revenant did really well here, so the guy is clearly a big draw.

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    Toy Story 4 Weekend Thread | Estimates: Small Soldiers 118, Puppet Master 14.1, Prince of Persia 12.2 (-30%), Blues Brothers 2000 10.8 (-64%), Beverly Hills Chihuahua: The Squeakquel 10.3 (-58%)

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    I think we can say that since everybody in the industry seemed to think TS4 would open to $140m+, this opening weekend is an underperformance. However, that doesn't mean that the movie is a flop or a disappointment because that $140m is just one random mark that these people set for this movie to be a success for them when in reality opening with $120m will also make it a big success.

    Do you actually think Disney is gonna be disappointed with this start? Of course, they would've loved for TS4 to crush records, they always want every movie to make as much as it possibly can. But they also know that that is wishful thinking and that sometimes movies are gonna miss expectations. But again, missing expectations and flopping/underperforming are two very different things.

     

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    Toy Story 4 Weekend Thread | Estimates: Small Soldiers 118, Puppet Master 14.1, Prince of Persia 12.2 (-30%), Blues Brothers 2000 10.8 (-64%), Beverly Hills Chihuahua: The Squeakquel 10.3 (-58%)

    in Numbers and Data

    Posted · Edited by miketheavenger

    I really like the first two Shrek films, but they can't compare to the majority of Pixar's work or some other Dreamworks films (like HTTYD for example). That being said, IMO Shrek is still quite relevant today and I actually think a great Shrek 5 could do Incredibles 2 numbers with a big nostalgia boost.

    Weekend Thread: Friday Estimates: Pika pi! 20.7m, Assemble! 16.1m, Anne Hathaway! 4m, Cheerleaders: Endgame 1.5m, LotR: Origins 825k

    in Numbers and Data

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    I'm with reddevil on Black Widow. I don't think it's gonna be that big mostly because it'll likely have a relatively small scale compared to other CBM. And that could hurt it overseas, especially in Asia. It will likely also have a low Budget, though, so of course it'll still make money.

     

    I could see Minions 2 winning the year WW. People still love those little yellow buggers.

    Weekend Thread: Friday Estimates: Pika pi! 20.7m, Assemble! 16.1m, Anne Hathaway! 4m, Cheerleaders: Endgame 1.5m, LotR: Origins 825k

    in Numbers and Data

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    I must admit, I caught up in the first Hype around Pikachu and originally predicted huge numbers, but in the last few weeks I've dialed back on that. And These numbers Show that I did good in doing so. But like @baumer said earlier, $50-60m OW for a Video game/family film like Detective Pikachu is solid (though I'm still wondering why Warner Bros. spend 150m on this film).

     

    As for Endgame, I'm not surprised that it's gonna end up with Age of Ultron legs. No matter how massive Marvel's fanbase might be at this point, it's still the 22nd movie in a giant franchise that includes tons and tons of references to those other films. It's gonna have a limited audience (even though that limit is obviously incredibly huge). Overall, Endgame has destroyed every prediction by a mile and it also has defied historical trends (Sequels to mega hits always decreasing). That alone is a huge accomplishment and a testament to Marvel's incredible work building this world over the past decade.

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