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  1. Jonwo
    At $45m, it'll make a profit and Universal is only distributing it in the US and a handful of territories, the rest is being handled by eOne and other local distributors, given DreamWorks SKG hasn't had a number 1 film in five years, it's a good start for them and Amblin Partners.
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    Live by Night took the slot previously held by Geostorm, the latter is a dump film as it's been delayed twice already. Dennis Lehane's novels have been good source material for movies with Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone and Shutter Island and hopefully Live by Night will continue that trend.
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    June 8th 2018 is pretty good slot although I think that December 22nd 2017 would have been good as it's a viable alternative to Star Wars.
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    The budget is $110m which is pretty high for a gangster film but I guess WB must think it'll be successful awards wise and box office wise.
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    Not a surprise as WB clearly is setting this as their big awards contender
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    Civil War did underperform somewhat in the UK, it was great for a Marvel film in general and on par with IM3 but it was only slightly ahead of BvS and below Deadpool. Girl on the Train will open well but it won't have the legs that Gone Girl had.
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    This will be DreamWorks SKG first film to hit number 1 on its opening weekend in over five years!
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    Deepwater Horizon is rolling out over several months but TBH it'll probably do best in the UK and Australia. Lionsgate likely sold the foreign rights so won't seeing any of the OS income apart from the UK where they distribute.
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    I think anyone around 9-11 would be fine but I'd be hesitant to have anyone really young see it, same situation with Jurassic World which was a lot more intense.
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    £40-43m is locked at this point, £45m is tricky although doable since October has more adult skewing competition. If The Girl on the Train doesn't knock Bridget Jones off the top spot then Inferno probably will.
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    Bridget Jones's Baby really didn't click with domestic audiences whereas it's thriving in the UK and on course to crack the top three films of 2016 which currently consists of Jungle Book, Dory and Captain America (in local currency not dollars). Sully is another success for Hanks, Eastwood and WB, I imagine it'll end at $120m domestic and perhaps $80-100m OS perhaps more.
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    It seems inevitable that DC will take over the bulk of the top ten. Lego Batman which is a WAG/DC film if it's well received will likely knock DH1 out of the top ten, I wonder if we'll get a WAG film in the top five? Would probably be a sequel, Lego or a WB property but you'll never know.
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    Im not a fan of Illumination but I think having budgets under $100m allows more profitability but helps when a film underperforms, it works for them and WAG but I don't think it'd work for Disney or Pixar, the latter's budgets have soared in recent years but I doubt Lassiter would ever accept a budget cut to Pixar films
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    I think $250m is more likely than WW as Trolls has an early OS release, im sure WB would be more than happy if it cracked $300m WW In the long run, original films need to be better because WAG has plenty of characters from the WB library that they can use for ideas and I worry that original films will get sidelined
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    Storks is a disappointment but not a flop, OS should be able to do decently which means while it'll not make much if any profit from the box office, ancillary like TV and home entertainment will make that up. Mag 7 hasn't done as well as MGM and Sony have hoped, Sony luckily have Inferno which I see being a hit OS
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    It didn't help the play itself wasn't great. I suppose many actors like Cruise or Depp avoid theatre since it's live and so you cannot afford to make mistakes. I'd love to see Matt Damon do a play, he hasn't appeared on stage since 2002!
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    I'm surprised Portman hasn't done any theatre yet. I'm sure she would sell tickets if she starred in a classic play.
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    Maybe Portman needs a comedy like The Heat or a adult blockbuster like The Martian or Gravity rather than another superhero film or Oscar bait. She does comedy well so I think pair her with someone like Paul Feig and you're on a winner.
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    Sony have proven with Cloudy 1 and 2 and HT 1 and 2 that animation can thrive in September, it just have to be good and appealing which Storks wasn't to an extent. I expect Lego Ninjago will do more than Storks did on its OW.
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    I do wonder if the number of talking animal movies that have already done well this year hurt Stork's performance? I think the marketing while good just wasn't as good as Warner Bros does usually. WAG is still relatively new and they'll at least break even with Storks, the two Lego films next year will likely do better business but I think they really need to promote Smallfoot if they want to have a successful film that isn't Lego or based on a Warner Bros owned character
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    Sony probably won't lose much from Mag 7, it's MGM that'll bear the brunt of any losses
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    MGM aren't having much luck with big budget films this year, they're in a better place than Lionsgate since they have Bond but they need to be careful.
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    In places, once the Hollows arrive, it does take a darker turn but it's more Jurassic World or Harry Potter sort of scary. I think PG-13 was about right, it wasn't suitable for younger kids but anyone 10-15 would be fine.
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    Its quite scary in places and a tad gory,
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    Miss Peregrine is Tim Burton back on form, I do wonder how it would have fared had it been released at Christmas
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