[THE GALLOWS | 07.10.15 | Warner Brothers | final domestic gross: $22,764,410]

Oh, look, another PG-13 found footage movie.

$15 million OW

$35 million DOM

Is it PG13?

Also there is a movie coming out over here called The Hallows, I got confused at first and thought it was this.

[Horror 2015]

I dunno, personally I'm kind of sick of meta, let's poke fun of this, slasher horror. Would prefer to get more serious and straight forwards slashers back.

[Horror 2015]

I want to see slashers make a comeback also but I'm worried studios will just go PG13 with them.

[Horror 2015]

My problem with horror recently is EVERYTHING IS GHOSTS! Like the last 7 or 8 mainstream horror movies have been about ghosts in some way or another. Not that I have a problem with ghost movies it's just add a little variaty. Maybe the reason the box office is so underwhelming is because audiences are sick of ghosts.

[Weekend Estimates (4-day): TL 41.7 M | PP II 38.5 M | MM: FR 32.1 M | A:AOU 27.8 M | POLTERGEIST 26.5 M]

Tomorrowland easily led the weekend but this is such a disappointment considering it's high budget and especially when you add prints and advertising costs even if it does good ok overseas it will not help losses for Disney.

Do prints even cost anything anymore? I thought everything was digital? Surely that's a lot cheaper.

[Weekend Estimates (4-day): TL 41.7 M | PP II 38.5 M | MM: FR 32.1 M | A:AOU 27.8 M | POLTERGEIST 26.5 M]

Evil Dead had really intense trailers. And was a better film by the look of things. Had a lot more fanboy hype too.

Yeah but Poltergeist is PG13 which is apparently supposed to make more money than R rated movie. Hence why they keep forcing it upon horror movies.

[Weekend Estimates (4-day): TL 41.7 M | PP II 38.5 M | MM: FR 32.1 M | A:AOU 27.8 M | POLTERGEIST 26.5 M]

I noticed Poltergeist is trailing Evil Dead (2013) figures. Which is odd considering Poltergeist is rated PG13 and has increased 3D ticket prices. Shouldn't it be doing much better since it's open to a broader audience? Evil Dead even cost half to make than Poltergeist did and it didn't have any known stars in it.

[Weekend Estimates (4-day): TL 41.7 M | PP II 38.5 M | MM: FR 32.1 M | A:AOU 27.8 M | POLTERGEIST 26.5 M]

that doesn't mean really a whole lot thought though the GI Joe movies were poorly received on both Flixster and IMDB same with The Devil Inside for example

that doesn't mean really a whole lot thought though the GI Joe movies were poorly received on both Flixster and IMDB same with The Devil Inside for example

Yeah but The Devil Inside dropped like a rock!

[Weekend Estimates (4-day): TL 41.7 M | PP II 38.5 M | MM: FR 32.1 M | A:AOU 27.8 M | POLTERGEIST 26.5 M]

I don't think Poltergeist is getting good word of mouth, it's user rating keeps dropping hard on IMDB and Flixter. I think it will fall hard for the next 3 days.

[Weekend Estimates (4-day): TL 41.7 M | PP II 38.5 M | MM: FR 32.1 M | A:AOU 27.8 M | POLTERGEIST 26.5 M]

When should we start seeing Saturday numbers?

[Weekend Estimates (4-day): TL 41.7 M | PP II 38.5 M | MM: FR 32.1 M | A:AOU 27.8 M | POLTERGEIST 26.5 M]

I don't think Poltergeist is hold well judging by the user ratings on IMDB and Flixter.

[Weekend Estimates (4-day): TL 41.7 M | PP II 38.5 M | MM: FR 32.1 M | A:AOU 27.8 M | POLTERGEIST 26.5 M]

Poltergeist is a decent enough fright flick but the script is about as stupid as can be.  The dad is laid off, the mom doesn't work, yet they buy a new house, gets his daughter a new Iphone, buys his wife diamonds and gets take out every night.  Who the fuck approved this script?

 

During my divorce, I missed three Visa payments and it took me two years for the bank to approve a loan for me.  These guys can buy a house with no money.

I assumed the sold off their old bigger house to pay for the new, smaller one.

[Weekend Estimates (4-day): TL 41.7 M | PP II 38.5 M | MM: FR 32.1 M | A:AOU 27.8 M | POLTERGEIST 26.5 M]

Wasn't there something else originally here instead of Poltergeist? I recall Fox swapped it with something.

[Thursday PP2 3.9, MMFR 3.7, AOU 2.4]

That's quite the big number for Poltergeist considering it only had 10pm shows.

It had 8PM shows.

[Horror 2015]

Hopefully. The genre seriously needs a big hit.

I'd rather a decent horror movie became a big hit rather than a shitting looking one like Polterguist

[Horror 2015]

I know a lot of people who hated Insidious 2, I feel that might hurt 3. As for The Gallows, found footage has turned into box office poison.

[UK Box Office Thread]

Any numbers for Paul Blart 2?

[Horror 2015]

Pg13 AND found footage? Count me out.

[China Box Office Thread | Oppenheimer-August 30]

Is $200 million worldwide obtainable for EX3?

Doesn't look very likely, I would guess it will do about 170-180 worldwide.

[China Box Office Thread | Oppenheimer-August 30]

Its pretty normal. Apes did'ent increase either...

But Apes came out last week, this is Expendables first weekend.

[China Box Office Thread | Oppenheimer-August 30]

Friday est.

The Expendables 3 26.3M/$4.2M, Total:158M/$25.5M (5 days)

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 20M/$3.2M, Total:408M/$65.8M (8 days)

Expendables 3 didn't make more on Friday than it has been during weekdays, that doesn't look to good.

Although it will probably outgross the Domestic gross.

[Weekend Numbers (4 day estimates pg 35)]

I think audiences have grown sick of Found Footage, hence As Above not doing very well.

[Weekend Numbers (4 day estimates pg 35)]

Where is The Expendables 3 in the top 5? I thought it was PG13 to get more money. The first 2 movies managed to stay in the top 5 for at least 3 weeks so shouldn't part 3 be kicking ass and taking names?

[China Box Office Thread | Oppenheimer-August 30]

277.

That good or bad?

[China Box Office Thread | Oppenheimer-August 30]

How are the Presales on The Expendables 3?