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  1. Weekend could be 58/100/80, Probably will finish around $360m. Latest projection: http://imgsrc.baidu.com/forum/pic/item/5bdc8b510fb30f2405b7be24cd95d143ad4b03b8.jpg

    Firedeeps_ridiculous_week_four_drop.jpg

     

    75% drop? Really? Did you get this out of the Chinese BO Handbook; "all movies must drop 75% in week 4". Did you take into account that its biggest movie of all time? or that its a holiday weekend and holdovers can perform well? Or did you put the same amount of thought into this as Forrest Gump put into Shrimpin'.

     

    OK Ill go with 335Y Thursday thru Sunday, not my actual prediction, just best case scenario, to your  88Y just to show how wrong you are, lol. over under 211,5  we'll see next week.

  2. 390m+ by next Sunday (5.3), really ?? I love the table you make but I think you need to chill down a little tiny bit..... you do know Helios and Silent Separation open next Thursday, right ....

    Its a best case scenario based on an observation of historical data presented as a possibility. As in "should it bump it could be"...

     

    I will not chill down.

     

    You need to chill up

     

    It was obvious to me since day 1 it would get deep into the 300's when you were talking 270.  You're not omniscient. Stop pretending to be so.

  3. Silly question. When is May Day?

    May Day is May 1 in many countries.The China holiday is May 1,2,3. Evening of April 30th bumps as well.

     

    May 1st. This year and next year will see lower May Day bumps as it falls on the weekend as opposed to mid-week. A mid-week holiday makes people treat it as a holiday week instead of a single day.

    Friday and Saturday are workdays so the bump still happens in a big way compared to a regular weekend, but yes , Monday thru Wednesday would be a bigger boost, 

     

          April 30 - May 3 Bump      
      Classmate             CA2    
    April Yuan May Yuan Pre/wk April Yuan Prev/wk May Yuan Prev/wk
        W A30 29   Wed 7.0   W A30 5.5 -14%
    Thu   Thu M1 51   Thu 7.0 -45% Th M1 11 57%
    Fri 22.0 Fri M2 46 109% Fri 5.8 -51% Fri M2 13 124%
    Sat 39.3 Sat M3 32 -19% Sat 10.4 53% Sat M3 8 -23%
    Sun 36.5 Sun 13 -64% Sun 9.0 -53% Sun closed  
    Mon 21.4       Mon 4.7 -47%      
    Tue 18.7       Tue 2.8 -61%      
    Fri-Sat 61 Fri-Sat 78 27.2% W-Sat 30.2   W-Sat 38 24.2%
    Fri-Mon 119.2 W-Sat 158 32.6%            
                         
            May Day          
        CM   Week - Week     CA2    
      F-M W-Sa Increase       W-Sa W-Sa Increase  
      119.2 158 32.6%       30.2 37.5 24.2%  
    $ 19.5 25.9 32.6%     $ 5.0 6.1 24.2%  
                         
        FF7 ???         FF7 ???  
      Th-Su Th-Su Increase       Th-Su Th-Su Increase  
      270 358 32.6%       270 335 24.2%  
      44.3 58.7 32.6%       44.3 55.0 24.2%  

        

    Class mates was a hit and managed beat its opening 4 days by 32% on the 30th to the 3rd.

    CA2 was at the end of its run, the numbers are small and the same effect happened

    Other movies fell but they were not hits.

    Should FF7 get a bump it could be as high as 390+ by Sunday with 8 days to go

  4.     TF4               FF7      
    Day Yuan % +/- Last Week Total $ Tot   Yuan % +/- Last Week TF4 vs FF7 Total $ Tot % Cume
    Fri 195     195 32                
    Sat 223 14.4%   418 69   51 - MN          
    Sun 213 -4.6%   631 103   347     63.1% 398 64 -37.9%
    Mon 123 -42.1%   754 124   185 -46.7%   50.3% 583 94 -23.9%
    Tues 112 -8.9%   866 142   167 -9.7%   48.8% 750 121 -14.8%
    Wed 95 -15.7%   961 157   137 -18.0%   44.8% 887 143 -9.2%
    Thur 84 -11.0%   1045 171   115 -16.1%   36.6% 1002 162 -5.6%
                               
    Fri 87 3.4% -55.3% 1132 186   142 23.5%   63.0% 1144 185 -0.6%
    Sat 130 48.8% -41.9% 1262 207   226 59.2%   74.4% 1370 221 6.8%
    Sun 118 -9.0% -44.6% 1379 226   185 -18.1% -46.7% 56.9% 1555 251 10.9%
    Mon 54 -58.33% -56.1% 1433 235   73 -60.5% -60.5% 35.2% 1628 263 11.7%
    Tue 53 -1.85% -52.8% 1486 244   64 -12.3% -61.7% 20.8% 1692 273 12.0%
    Wed 43 -18.87% -54.5% 1529 251   52 -18.8% -62.0% 20.9% 1744 281 12.2%
    Thu 39 -9.30% -53.7% 1568 257   45 -13.5% -60.9% 15.4% 1789 289 12.2%
                               
    Fri 42 7.69% -51.8% 1610 264   58 28.9% -59.2% 38.1% 1847 298 12.8%
    Sat 62 47.62% -52.2% 1672 274 p 92 58.6% -59.3% 48.4% 1939 313 14.1%
    Sun 58 -6.45% -50.8% 1730 284 p 75 -18.5% -59.5% 29.3% 2014 325 14.5%

     

     

    Nice bump from Thursday but still down 59% from last Friday. Its enough however to give it a chance at 400m with the May Day bump

  5.     TF4               FF7              
    Day Yuan % +/- Last Week % BO -OW Total $ Tot   Yuan % +/- Last Week TF4 vs FF7 Total $ Tot % Cume TF4 Mltplr DayxM +OW $Proj
    Fri 195       195 32                      
    Sat 223 14.4%     418 69   51 - MN                
    Sun 213 -4.6%     631 103   347     63.1% 398 64 -37.9%      
    Mon 123 -42.1%   9.07 754 124   184 -47.0%   49.5% 582 94 -24.0% 11.03 2,421 390
    Tues 112 -8.9%   8.25 866 142   167 -9.2%   48.8% 749 121 -14.9% 12.12 2,416 389
    Wed 95 -15.7%   6.97 961 157   137 -18.0%   44.8% 886 143 -9.3% 14.35 2,358 380
    Thur 84 -11.0%   6.21 1045 171   114 -16.8%   35.4% 1000 161 -5.8% 16.10 2,228 359
                                       
    Fri 87 3.4% -55.3% 6.42 1132 186   142 24.6%   63.0% 1142 184 -0.7% 15.58 2,604 419
    Sat 130 48.8% -41.9% 9.55 1262 207   225 58.5%   73.6% 1367 220 6.6% 10.47 2,748 443
    Sun 118 -9.0% -44.6% 8.69 1379 226   184 -18.2% -47.0% 56.1% 1551 250 10.6% 11.51 2,509 404
    Mon 54 -58.33% -56.1% 4.02 1433 235   72 -60.9% -60.9% 33.3% 1623 262 11.4% 24.85 2,181 351
    Tue 53 -1.85% -52.8% 3.95 1486 244   63 -12.5% -62.3% 18.9% 1686 272 11.6% 25.32 1,987 320
    Wed 43 -18.87% -54.5% 3.20 1529 251   51 -19.0% -62.8% 18.6% 1737 280 11.7% 31.21 1,984 319
    Thu 39 -9.30% -53.7% 2.91 1568 257   45 -11.8% -60.5% 15.4% 1782 287 11.8% 34.41 1,940 312
                                       
    Fri 42 7.69% -51.8% 3.13 1610 264                      
    Sat 62 47.62% -52.2% 4.62 1672 274                      
    Sun 58 -6.45% -50.8% 4.32 1730 284                      
                                  Average Proj 371
                                       
        Str8 Up                              
    TF/FF Day TF4 FF7 %Cume       TF4     Fri to Thu   FF7    
    F/Su 1 195 398 104.3%         Yuan $$$ +/- Yuan $$$ +/- TF v FF    
    S/M 2 223 184 39.4%       Wk1 1045 171   1000 161   -4.3%    
    S/T 3 213 167 18.8%       Wk2 524 86 -49.9% 782 126 -21.8% 49.4%    
    M/W 4 123 137 17.5%       Wk3 256 42 -51.1% 390 63 -50.1% 52.3% Proj w Ap 30
    T/Th 5 112 114 15.5%       Wk4 81 13 -68.4% 300 48 -23.1% 270.4% Proj w M1,2.3
    W/F 6 95 142 18.9%       Wk5 42 7 -48.1% 75 12 -75.0% 78.6%    
    Th/S 7 84 225 30.8%       Tot 1947.4 319   2547 411   30.8%    
    F/Su 8 87 184 37.0%                          
    S/M 9 130 72 28.7%                          
    S/T 10 118 63 22.2%                          
    M/W 11 54 51 21.2%                          
    T/Th 12 53 45 20.0%                          
      Total 1486 1782 19.9%                          
      Tot $ 244 287 18.0%                          
    Proj$ 30 319 376 18.0%                          

                          

     

    Drops were steep this week but it still out performed TF4s second summer Thursday by 15%. The weekend bump should be larger from Thursday being that it is not summer. Looking for at least 5x Thursday like last week for 37.5m and a cume of 325m+. This size of this number is doubly important as it could be mirrored next weekend during the holidays.

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  6. No, it would be higher.

    -19% for the exchange rates

    +25% for the admissions

     

    25 > 19

     

    Thank you for pointing out 25 is greater than 19. I had my doubts until now.

     

    you need a 25% increase in admissions to offset a 20% drop in currency

     

      Adm 000 Tix price XR $ tot  
    IM3 2064 8.2 1.35 22904  
    TA2 2500 8.2 1.075 22091 -3.55%

     

    I guestimated -6% its -3.55%

    However I just looked up the XRate for may 12 and may 13 and they were 128. and 129.6. down 16% and 1t%. so it is up slightly against both. a 20.5% increase in admissions is need for 17% XR drop. 19% increase for 16%

     

      Adm 000 Tix price XR $ tot  
    IM3 2064 8.2 1.296 21988  
    TA2 2500 8.2 1.075 22091 0.47%

     

      Adm 000 Tix price XR $ tot  
    TA1 2041 8.2 1.28 21475  
    TA2 2500 8.2 1.075 22091 2.87%

     

                           

  7.     TF4               FF7              
    Day Yuan % +/- Last Week % BO -OW Total $ Tot   Yuan % +/- Last Week TF4 vs FF7 Total $ Tot % Cume TF4 Mltplr DayxM +OW $Proj
    Fri 195       195 32                      
    Sat 223 14.4%     418 69   51 - MN                
    Sun 213 -4.6%     631 103   347     63.1% 398 64 -37.9%      
    Mon 123 -42.1%   9.07 754 124   184 -47.0%   49.5% 582 94 -24.0% 11.03 2,421 390
    Tues 112 -8.9%   8.25 866 142   167 -9.2%   48.8% 749 121 -14.9% 12.12 2,416 389
    Wed 95 -15.7%   6.97 961 157   137 -18.0%   44.8% 886 143 -9.3% 14.35 2,358 380
    Thur 84 -11.0%   6.21 1045 171   114 -16.8%   35.4% 1000 161 -5.8% 16.10 2,228 359
                                       
    Fri 87 3.4% -55.3% 6.42 1132 186   142 24.6%   63.0% 1142 184 -0.7% 15.58 2,604 419
    Sat 130 48.8% -41.9% 9.55 1262 207   225 58.5%   73.6% 1367 220 6.6% 10.47 2,748 443
    Sun 118 -9.0% -44.6% 8.69 1379 226   184 -18.2% -47.0% 56.1% 1551 250 10.6% 11.51 2,509 404
    Mon 54 -58.33% -56.1% 4.02 1433 235   72 -60.9% -60.9% 33.3% 1623 262 11.4% 24.85 2,181 351
    Tue 53 -1.85% -52.8% 3.95 1486 244   63 -12.5% -62.3% 18.9% 1686 272 11.6% 25.32 1,987 320
    Wed 43 -18.87% -54.5% 3.20 1529 251   51 -19.0% -62.8% 18.6% 1737 280 11.7% 31.21 1,984 319
    Thu 39 -9.30% -53.7% 2.91 1568 257                      
                                       
    Fri 42 7.69% -67.6% 3.13 1610 264                      
    Sat 62 47.62% -47.4% 4.62 1672 274                      
    Sun 58 -6.45% 7.4% 4.32 1730 284                      
                                  Average Proj 377
  8. A movie like F7 that will do 300M+ isn't it better to maximize OW #'s so more can stay in China. I don't think a local film would do better than say AOU OW. To me it hurts China seeing they could make more, no?

    more money would be made by theaters but then less entertainment money is available for local films.

     

    The bigger picture is that china doesn't like to see money shipped out of the country no matter the product. To placate them we put factories in their countries for items sold locally and as you know Hollywood is co producing films so that more money stays in China keeping them happy. Hollywood is happy because they now risk less money producing and marketing a film up front in the event its a bomb and are getting a nice return when they perform well in china

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  9. But they do make a % of what it makes?

    the theaters do but 100% of the money stays in China when its a Chinese film and provides thousands of jobs. Reduce foreign choices that may be more desired and a moviegoer will have no choice but opt for something local.

     

    If the 4b  in BO was the amount Chinese were able or willing to spend last year and if all OS releases were released in China and not restricted to 30 days, would it have been approx. 50/50 for local and imports? Doubt it.

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  10. Exactly, David Poland of Movie City News wrote a blog post just recently about this right here.

     

    http://moviecitynews.com/2015/04/weekend-estimates-by-ex-kladina/

     

    I don't agree with everything David states (he doesn't believe in trying to use adjusted grosses for various reasons) but I do agree that China boxoffice going forward is a major game changer. I hesitate to put an asterisks on anything but when you consider China will be surpassing domestic boxoffice and become the number one market in the world and future films will literally be putting up 500 million grosses in an expanding market that is noteworthy and must be taken into account with all past film comparisons.  

    This china bump is only going to apply to a few movies a year.. If it propels 1B films 300-500m  closer to 2B, well that's just making up for declining ticket sales for the last 30 years.  A film has to do 2B ww to beat Jaws ET SW Exorcist , Dom and established markets are still shrinking. This "bump" is just making up the difference of this 30 year decline in a matter of a few years, In the end the studios love a headline, that's why they don't adjust for inflation or report ticket sales.  They like to announce that its a top ten dom or ww, which they get to do every year do to inflation and expanding markets. There are just a few thousand of us that follow BO and care about the stats. 7B others aren't aware or concerned. All they hear is the headline and that's what the studios will feed them. If there is an asterisk for china for 2014 (TF4s pop)then you need one for talkies 1927, TV 1951, WW population has doubled since 1968, Cable 1980, VCR 1984, Quick DVD/VCR late 90s, internet piracy early 2000's and now rapid china expansion. to name a few Some had slow positive/negative impacts others were fast,

     

    China;s economy will slow down. All do. When that happens so will the BO. They will not be passing Dom anytime soon, A bust will happen before then and BO will flatten out.

     

    what is WW BO? anyone know? DOM was 10.5b, China was 4b last year?  no idea what the rest is including all films. I would like to see the number for the rest of OS. China is close to 20% of the ww population sans dom. I would think that 20% +/-2.5% of overall OS would be their target to get to and rapid growth ceases.

  11.     TF4               FF7          
    Day Yuan % +/- % BO -OW Total $ Tot   Yuan % +/- TF4 vs FF7 Total $ Tot % Cume TF4 Mltplr DayxM +OW $Proj
    Fri 195     195 32                    
    Sat 223 14.4%   418 69   51 - MN              
    Sun 213 -4.6%   631 103   347   63.1% 398 64 -37.9%      
    Mon 123 -42.1% 9.07 754 124   184 -47.0% 49.5% 582 94 -24.0% 11.03 2,421 390
    Tues 112 -8.9% 8.25 866 142   167 -9.2% 48.8% 749 121 -14.9% 12.12 2,416 389
    Wed 95 -15.7% 6.97 961 157   137 -18.0% 44.8% 886 143 -9.3% 14.35 2,358 380
    Thur 84 -11.0% 6.21 1045 171   114 -16.8% 35.4% 1000 161 -5.8% 16.10 2,228 359
                                   
    Fri 87 3.4% 6.42 1132 186   142 24.6% 63.0% 1142 184 -0.7% 15.58 2,604 419
    Sat 130 48.8% 9.55 1262 207   225 58.5% 73.6% 1367 220 6.6% 10.47 2,748 443
    Sun 118 -9.0% 8.69 1379 226   184 -18.2% 56.1% 1551 250 10.6% 11.51 2,509 404
    Mon 54 -58.33% 4.02 1433 235   72 -60.9% 33.3% 1623 262 11.4% 24.85 2,181 351
    Tue 53 -1.85% 3.95 1486 244   63 -12.5% 18.9% 1686 272 11.6% 25.32 1,987 320
    Wed 43 -18.87% 3.20 1529 251                    
    Thu 39 -9.30% 2.91 1568 257                    
                                   
    Fri 42 7.69% 3.13 1610 264                    
    Sat 62 47.62% 4.62 1672 274                    
    Sun 58 -6.45% 4.32 1730 284                    
                                AvePro 384
                                   
        Str8 Up       TF4     1st Week FF7     2nd Week
    TF/FF Day TF4 FF7 %Cume   Day Yuan % Ch Total $ Tot Yuan % Ch vs TF4 Total $ Tot
    F/Su 1 195 398 104.3%   Fri 195   195 32 142   -27.2% 142 23
    S/M 2 223 184 39.4%   Sat 223 14.4% 418 69 225 58.5% 0.9% 367 59
    S/T 3 213 167 18.8%   Sun 213 -4.6% 631 103 184 -18.2% -13.5% 551 89
    M/W 4 123 137 17.5%   Mon 123 -42.1% 754 124 72 -60.9% -41.5% 623 100
    T/Th 5 112 114 15.5%   Tue 112 -8.9% 866 142 63 -12.5% -43.9% 686 111
    W/F 6 95 142 18.9%   Wed 95 -15.7% 961 157          
    Th/S 7 84 225 30.8%   Thu 84 -11.0% 1045 171          
    F/Su 8 87 184 37.0%                      
    S/M 9 130 72 28.7%   TF4     Fri to Thu   FF7    
    S/T 10 118 63 22.2%     Yuan $$$ +/- Yuan $$$ +/- TF v FF    
    M/W 11         Wk1 1045 171   1000 161   -4.3%    
    T/Th 12         Wk2 524 86 -49.9% 791 128 -20.9% 51.1% Partial Proj
      Total 1379 1686 22.2%   Wk3 256 42 -51.1% 400 65 -49.4% 56.3% Proj w Ap 30
      Tot $ 226 272 20.3%   Wk4 81 13 -68.4% 300 48 -25.0% 270.4% Proj w M1,2.3
    Proj$ 30 319 384 20.3%   Wk5 42 7 -48.1% 75 12 -75.0% 78.6%    
                Tot 1947.4 319   2566 414   31.8%    

    Numbers keep getting lower than I thought after that amazing Saturday number. Fingers crossed for a 40m + weekend. The more I look the May numbers, the more I think we're in for a surprise.

  12. Does F7 still have an outside chance of 400?

     

    If it can hold above 40m this weekend for a 330m+ total, the May holiday could give it a chance. Here is last years numbers:

     

          April 30 to May 3 Bump        
      Classmate               CA2    
    April Yuan May Yuan Pre/wk   April Yuan Prev/wk May Yuan Prev/wk
        W A30 29     Wed 7.0   W A30 5.5 -14%
    Thu   Thu M1 51     Thu 7.0 -45% Th M1 11 57%
    Fri 22.0 Fri M2 46 109%   Fri 5.8 -51% Fri M2 13 124%
    Sat 39.3 Sat M3 32 -19%   Sat 10.4 53% Sat M3 8 -23%
    Sun 36.5 Sun 13 -64%   Sun 9.0 -53% Sun closed  
    Mon 21.4         Mon 4.7 -47%      
    Tue 18.7         Tue 2.8 -61%      
    Fri-Sat 61 Fri-Sat 78 27.2%   W-Sat 30.2   W-Sat 38 24.2%
    Multiply 8.3 x Tues= W-Sat     Multiply 13.5 xTues= W-Sat    

     

    There is a 4 day bump for the holidays, Apr 30th is the night before it starts and sees an increase. CA2, dealing with a smaller number here, bumped 24% wed to sat.  Classmate which opened the Friday before saw a similar increase for Friday and Saturday. this pattern could bring in $50m, Another way to look at it is the 4/29 multiple. The multiple times Tues the 29th was huge last year. 8 CM and 13 for CA2. If FF7 could come in at 30mY on Wed the 29th then it could be worth 250mY-360mY, $40-60m, if it could follow suit and bring it close enough to 400m for the final week to have a chance.

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  13. I'm pretty sure this has alreasy happened in China with Pacific Rim

    yes but pacrim was a disappointment in Dom and therefore easy to beat.

    TLS wad a bit of a feat for Japan to beat DOM but it was a modest hit not a blockbuster TF$ was big, but underperformed for the franchise.  This will however be the first over performing dom blockbuster to get beat.

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