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Here’s the plot for those who are interested: Terrier Max (Patton Oswalt) is coping with some major life changes. His owner (Ellie Kemper) is now married and has a toddler, Liam. Max is so worried about protecting the boy that he develops a nervous tic. On a family trip to a farm, Max and mutt Duke (Eric Stonestreet) encounter canine-intolerant cows, hostile foxes and a terrifying turkey, all of which only elevates Max's anxiety. Luckily, Max gets some guidance from veteran farm dog Rooster (Harrison Ford, making his animated-film debut), who pushes Max to ditch his neuroses, find his inner alpha, and give Liam a little more freedom.

What about Medusa?

Not to intrude but earlier in the morning I got 1442 for DP.

To be fair, BOPs long range tracking doesn’t always correlate with actual tracking, Two good examples would be Poppins and Lego 2. And we should also remember that barring Lego Movie 1, WB is notorious for mishandling family films (even Happy Feet, no memory of but I was 6 at the time, which some thought had $300M potential (looking at WOKJ)) limped to barely under $200M due to bad marketing) and it opens on the heels of Endgame despite being a well buzzed family film. I do think it can breakout but I can also see why others have a valid reason to underpredict.

Using comps of Shazam! (excluding the Fandango fan rush) and Incredibles 2 day 1, Pikachu is at $61M to near $100M OW. I don’t think presales will matter to much as if there was a fan rush like MCU/Potter/Star Wars, it’d be apparent, so it may be more likely to perform as a family film or something like JWFK (remember how some said I2 2nd weekend over it). However, I do think we may have overestimated it a bit but breakout possibilities is still there as it is still early. Besides we all know that walkups will be so insane, it’ll break $65M previews/$200M OW with ease*. *- means it’s a joke Also mini Endgame comp before the entree tomorrow (sorry everyone), one showing of Endgame is more than the total for previews of a certain CBM at a certain time.

Curious what total GLC will end with.

I can’t see EG with anything under a 55% drop with a $300M OW but stranger things have happened.

So Zelda vs Bounty vs Numbers animated movie.

Also no guts.

It’s stop motion. At most it’ll do $170M DOM.

Isn’t Zelda PG-13?

I think the stop motion Christmas movie will do around Puss In Boots numbers.

I suck it all up, just like Marion, to please him and to be the good little boy he wants me to be.

No but the stop motion Christmas spin-off is. Curious about that ones gross.

Kind of curious how the rest of this year’s animated fare pan out, especially the holiday season. As long as Squirrel Girl crosses $200M DOM I am happy.

Bump.

My god at 2LBH and it’s holds. If I deliver on Pigeon 2, judging from the jumps 2LBH and TNOD had, it’ll be a monster.

I may start a trend for MLK blockbusters Y9 if all goes as planned.

On second thought, the Endgame report will be tomorrow as I should have comparisons and today was stressful. Sorry everyone.

No Bountiful Christmas?

I also think lower tier CBMs Like Shazam, Ant Man and Venom are good comps as well as strong selling family films, Ralph 2 and Dragon 3.

Using just that, it would translate to a $50M OW, it should grow throughout the night so that’s a good start.

May pre actuals predicts: Two Lonely Bounty Hunters breaks The Number One Dime’s animation opening weekend record due to lack of substantial fare The Drowsy Chaperone legs it to $100M Call of Duty 2 has a slight increase to a $65M/$180M run Gold Diggers does around Cabana Boys numbers since lack of comedy In Yhe Valley does what Torrential did in Y2.

Is May still tonight?