No, directors aren't generally a big component of what makes me excited for a movie.
As far as that component goes though I would say:
Gunn -- significant trust
Mangold -- moderate trust
Andy -- negative trust
To be clear I think the CBM fan skew will contribute to a frontloaded prepoasting pattern but the exceptional WOM may be able to counteract that some with strong poasting holds on Sat and sun
Are you adjusting for QM and TLM being 4days @IronJimbo & Sheldon's Son? If the comp values are final thread length that would be TUES actuals instead of MON which may be why those comps are skewing high.