Jonwo
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It looks good even though it screams Oscar bait. -
I think it'll do decently but I wonder if Will Smith's star power can help this overseas. The Blind Side which was a huge hit domestically only did $53m OS.
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Interesting that he's implying that Spectre might be his last Bond but I thought he was signed for one more Bond film
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Straight Outta Compton | August 14, 2015
Jonwo replied to CaptainJackSparrow's topic in Box Office Discussion
It did okay in Germany with $2.2m but TBH this was never going to be a huge hit OS and it's pure profit anyway -
I assume Compton will be at £3m+ for the weekend which for a 2.5 hour long film with no stars is very good. Not sure on its legs but I think £10m total is doable How did WAYF do, badly I assume
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It's interesting how some films especially comedies like Trainwreck don't do well OS, I assume it's because the humour doesn't translate well. It's still a success because the budget was $35m so it's already profitable for Universal.
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I assume most of that came from the UK,
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I'm hoping Compton does £3-4m OW which would be impressive
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The OS competition is really only Pan in most markets, HT had to face Madagascar 3 in many places so the lack of similar competition will help its OS grosses.
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Pixar has a strong track record and no one apart from Disney has done that well. Outside of DM and Minions,only The Lorax has been a hit and even that wasn't that successful OS. Illumination at this point are really relying on one franchise and that's risky in the long term.
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The budget for WAYF is $11m but Studiocanal who financed the film will have made the budget back by selling the domestic rights to WB and some overseas territories. It's similar to what Lionsgate and Summit do with their films.
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I wonder if WB knew it was a dud and gave up on it. They acquired it rather than produce and financed it so they won't lose out much on its failure.
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There is more kiddy competition with Goosebumps and Pan but animation wise, it has a month to itself until Peanuts. Considering that Genndy managed to get the film made in less than a year and it turned out okay, HT2 can only improve since they've had more time.
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Video game adaptations will still be made as it's still source material for studios.
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Universal also has Wicked which has grossed $3.2bn worldwide since it opened on Broadway 12 years ago. I dread to think huge the film will be but Universal doesn't need to greenlight it anytime soon.
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It's the last hurrah for the box office before the usual September slump. I think Straight Outta Compton will be number 1, can't see Hitman or We Are Your Friends making much of a dent. Looking at September, I can see Legend, Maze Runner and Everest doing well, The Martian comes out September 30th and i think that could do Interstellar numbers
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The Man from UNCLE had a really good drop as did Mission Impossible and IO.
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Having 7 or 8pm previews is a bit pointless in the UK since most big films do tend to open with up to 9 days worth of previews.
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I do wonder if something like Gone Girl or American Sniper would have done well as they did had they been released in say June or July rather than October and January.
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TBH mid budget films are still being made but not in huge droves nor in prime months. Even Disney, who only a few years back said they'd only make tentpoles have made a few low to mid budget films in the last few years and have two in 2016 with The Finest Hours and The Queen of Katwe.
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I would guess it's either number 3 or 4 as Inside Out is the real number 1. Also, Paper Towns had screenings at the beginning of August so it's technically an eight day opening.
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Weekend Prediction thread 5/10-5/12 Play the Derby
Jonwo replied to Impact's topic in Box Office Derby
Warner Bros are really only paying for distribution and marketing for WAYF as the film was made and financed by Studiocanal so I imagine WB aren't expecting it to do huge numbers. -
I agree, look at Shrek Forever After, much better film compared to Shrek the Third but still decreased domestically and that had way less competition than DM3 I think the DM and Minions fans are going to be for a shock when it does decrease domestically, OS, it might increase a bit but I wouldn't be surprised if it decreases OS in many places.
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I wonder if Toy Story 4 and the fact Minions had mediocre WOM may affect it. Not to mention, the competition that DM3 faces this time is tougher compared to when DM2 came out with Pirates 5 which will do very well OS, War of the Planet of the Apes which is coming off a very liked previous film and the new Spider-Man film. I want to see Compton OS result as last week's was paltry, things have to improve when it releases in UK and Australia
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If the Academy can nominate two DWA films in one year, one of which didn't deserve it then Pixar should have no problem getting two nominations. Shaun the Sheep will likely get nominated as the Academy loves stop motion and Aardman
