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From experience, group of teens peak higher problem wise, but in % of chance of people talking during the movie, a group of old people are maybe the highest.

With how much the first half was better than the second of the first season, it is not too surprising, the first season could have been easily a 1h50m movie.

box office pro tend to have a short explanation to any change in prediction, in this case a mix of Thor 3 doing well with that quadrant and low social media metrics: In addition to competing for the female portion of Thor‘s audience, A Bad Moms Christmas has shown social media patterns consistent with that of Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising. As such, we’re slightly lowering expectations ahead of next week’s release.

Well anyone doing a batman movie will have that movie has is biggest opener for the rest of is life usually (except if he does an other giant franchise movie) Still Perfect storm, Ocean 11/12 were really close to Batman 42m OW, Perfect storm was the 6th biggest opening of the year 2000

Ok I think I misread you when you said: Apparently Daddy's Home 2 was financed solely by Gary Sanchez I thought you meant Paramount didn't participate in is financing, now I am not sure what you did mean by that.

even good appealing movie like the founder, you can add to that list (some will be medium movies) Lost city of Z Cure for wellness Patti Cake$ Terminator 2 3D Personal Shopper A Ghost Story Free Fire The wall Collide Trainspotting 2 The Salesman Tulip Fever My Cousin Rachel Colossal Stronger The Book of Henry Gold The Space Between Us etc....

That would usually be the other way around (less paramount invest in something, less profit they can make and less loss if it flop, when you reduce your risk you reduce your gain) It would be strange for Gary Sanchez to go 100% on a big movie like this, IMDB has it : Production Companies Paramount Pictures (presents) Gary Sanchez Productions Huahua Media Seem like the Chinesse paramount partner and paramount themselve did pitch in, no ? What is the source for Sanchez producing that movie alone ?

Just USA not even full domestic, you are probably right, the tax credit program was filled under Suburbicon, LLC not under paramount picture: http://film.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/CFC-Approved-Projects-List.pdf Unlike wikipedia IMDB do not list paramount under production companies, could be an independant movie: Production Companies Black Bear Pictures Dark Castle Entertainment Huahua Media Silver Pictures Smokehouse Pictures huahua media is a paramount picture-cofinancier of their slate too.

Was it particularly low for that type of 2,000 theater release ? It played quite a bit during the live sport events I watched recently. Oct. 9-15 http://variety.com/2017/film/news/the-snowman-tops-studios-tv-ad-spending-1202591162/ Impressions: 122,963,170 Attention Score: 93.99 Attention Index: 130 National Airings: 269 Networks: 23 Most Spend On: CBS, NBC Creative Versions: 5 Est. Lifetime TV Spend: $6.96M Studio: Paramount Pictures Started Airing: 09/26/17 Will see with how much they will have spend oct 16 to 23, but that spending more than 10 days before release was not too bad I think (in today world). Someone has an ispotv account to look ? https://www.ispot.tv/ad/wGa7/suburbicon-movie-trailer

Could have made it hard to have a fun junket that connect with people promoting the movie also, even if it is not a conscious decision. Maybe Downsizing will save is run, but it is already a 65% on RT.... It could have easily been the complete opposite, a Yimou Zhang, Clooney, Payne movie....

That 10m for P&A was when the decision to go wide or platform had to be made, not the total world P&A that would be particularly low. They would have spent that much on domestic TV alone if not more. Has for the 25m production budget, 25m are the expense that qualified for California tax credit rebate: http://film.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/CFC-Approved-Projects-List.pdf Below the line expense mostly, that 25m figure do not include: Story Rights - Purchase (Coens and clooney script, not cheap) Writers Editors Producers Directors Actors It will get a tax credit (2.5m reserved has of now) to reduce that 25m below the line cost, but probably not enough to cover that A-list cast/director/writers/producer expense. I imagine that it is at least a 42m gross, 35m net type of movie with an over 20m world P&A, they will maybe scrap their award season budget too, but maybe they gave it to the movie marketing.

Competition is strong for that title, grilled cheese and obviously burger are hard to beat imo and paninis cannot really be a vehicule for meat balls like submarine can from my experience.

It will probably be more to not leave money on the table for the big popular movie first days, than helping indie movie (if it is not the theatrical chain taking 100% of the hit for the reduced price). Depending of the deal obviously, but indie movies already get less from theater versus studios release, if they still get less rentetion rate and from lower priced tickets.... could make them go the way documentaries ended to go (netflix).

Does the tuesday boost bigger on smaller title than on big franchise one ?

Well..... That’s likely to be well ahead of two other new titles — Paramount’s dark comedy “Suburbicon” and DreamWorks’ PTSD drama “Thank You for Your Service.” “Suburbicon,” directed by George Clooney and starring Matt Damon, is heading for $5 million to $7 million at 2,046 venues http://variety.com/2017/film/news/jigsaw-box-office-opening-preview-1202598482/ Look like you were right on target.

Good candidate, took 51 days to reach 100m, the only element against it being a sleeper was how big the buzz was even before any audience saw that title: 10 biggest per theater of all time went it opened in 5 theater : http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/theateravg.htm

Sleeper hit: In the entertainment industry, a sleeper hit is a title (such as a film, song or game) that becomes successful gradually, often with little promotion. Something like Get Out got a giant over 30m opening weekend that didn't needed specially good legs to reach 100m, just 3.0x, it was already a big success around the second day of is release.

That was arguably a fast hit, it broke record in 4 theater in is limited, then opened wide at 89m (107m in the 3 days weekend) in only is week 3, not really sleepy.

Paranormal activity took 50 days to reach 100m, removing the movies that took really a look time to reach 100m just to get the mark, since 2010 movie that took a good while: Silver Linings Playook: 96 days (132m total with is first weekends above 10m at is week 10 ) King speech: 86 (135m total, first weekend above 10m was is week #8, redid it week 10) Black Swan: 76 days (106m total, no 10m weekend but a 3 days weekend of 10m week 7) A lot of those were hits, the very first weekend they got into theater Blind Side: 34m in 3,110 theater Get out: 33m in 2,781 theater Bridesmaids: 26.2m in 2,918 theater The help: 26m in 2,534 theater The lowest and only not to open wide directly, Hidden figures went wide at is week #3, 22.8m W

I was going to say has a joke: Well reading that I thought Bay was getting involved in a Dory movie, than scrolled up and .............. what a strange match.

I think you overestimate how a Time Warner share holder (a company with gross profit above 10b a year, revenue getting close to 30b) care if WB loose 15m on BladeRunner or make 40m on it (with the way the deal sounded like maybe I even getting a bit high on those numbers, 40m that what Sony can do on a James Bond movie making 900m), same for distributing Geostorm. While looking at TWX stock I would imagine that if we will put mark on big success/failure movie wise: Yahoo stock price It would be hard to see movies affecting the stock, look around may 15 (Wonder Woman) for example or IT mega opening weekend (September 8) Stock september 1: Sep 01, 2017 101.41 Sep 08, 2017 100.43 Stock the monday morning opened after IT become a giant world success, not a sign of impact: Sep 11, 2017 100.46 Liongates, Europa Corps, type of studio stockholder care abouts movies a lot and big movie in particular (you can see the stock move a lot after hunger games opening weekend or down after the last HG opening weekend), but for those giant media conglomerate stock holder, what their movies subdivision do are usually on the side profit wise and expected to have a lot of flops, particular movie is rarely something to care much about, the total slate when they result come in is more what can affect it.

I felt it missed something to justify is runtime, the climatic moment and generals ending was really excellent (and I think is why the cinemascore, reviews are that good, when the last third is that strong you get out of the room liking the movie, has long has it was at least average in the first section). What was missing to me was getting more into the procedural of fighting the fire and making those moments more cinematically fun, a bit like Spotlight achieved to do with Journalist work, Social Network with programming, moneyball with managing a team, etc... It missed that to elevate the movie to something more than just good 6/10 type. Otherwise it was really strong, the scene when the 2 men take care of the baby for the first time (loved Kitsch overall and in general in every supporting role he do), the taking the water from the swimming pool. Good movie, good emotional punch at the end, C+/B or so.

At least downsizing has the high concept with a somewhat possible hook for an audience going on for it, will see if the last trailer show some hero journey and not just the premise, if it does it would not need reviews to open, if it does not and keep a marketing that reveal nothing about the actual story/goal of the hero, it would have to rely on them a bit and Christmas release tend to be about legs, easy to see that to underperform also. Without being saved it could do higher, it is a studio release, crime/comedy genre a la Coens with them involved, with a 25.4m qualified expenditure in California, with that above the line + other expense that do not qualify, I imagine 40m+ gross budget or something of the sort, that was making the top spending list on TV last week and should do it the 3 week before it's release. I think a 8-12m should happen (if it goes around you 6m prediction in a weekend without any competition, that would show how hard and low the floor is getting for non successful movie right now)

That low with an over 2000 theater opening and pretty much no direct competition (or competition in general) at all ? Box office pro had it doing 45m not so long ago, I imagine it was before the reviews. Trying to look at precedent, it could happen too, but would be very on the low side for a wide release with the people involved. Clooney wide release directed movie: Leatherheads: 12.6m (2,800 theater) Ides of March: 10.47m (2,200 theater) Monument men: 22m (3,000 theater) Damon recent non franchise/big spectacle movies (say below 60m budget): We bought a zoo: 9.36m (3,117 theater) Promised Land: 4.05m (1,600 theater) Hereafter: 12m (2,180 theater) The Informant: 10.4m (2,505 theater) Damon Big non franchise lead role movie opening: Great Wall: 18m Martian: 54m Elysium: 29.8m Contagion: 22.4m Adjustment bureau: 21m Green Zone: 14.3m Invictus: 8.6m Coens: Hail, Ceasar: 11.35m (2,200 theater) Inside Llewyn Davis/Serious man (never got wide)

Warner’s, meantime, is facing more trouble than the other studios. Their “Geostorm” is going to be a disaster this weekend. And their “Lego Ninja” movie is leaving 951 theaters after $52 million and five weeks. Better to get out while they can. I have no idea what does that even mean, why would a studio want to have theater not play their movie, what does he mean what is the advantage of removing from screen your movie ?