[Moana 2 | November 27, 2024]

The reworking the show into the movie makes me think this isn't gonna be great... sounds like a move of desperation unless this pivot was done early in production. 

[Weekend Thread | The Boy and The Heron $12.97M, Godzilla -1.0 $8.59M]

Hope Heron holds ok for the month. I saw the Imax preview but am looking forward to seeing the English dub sometime in the next week.

[Saltburn | 11/17/23 NY/LA, 11/22 expansion | Amazon | Emerald Fennell's follow-up to Promising Young Woman | Rosamund Pike, Jacob Elordi, Barry Keoghan]

I loved this movie. Visually amazing and great performances. Some things with the the narrative kinda didn't work but that aside totally dug it. 

[National Cinema Day Draw 8.5m admission | GT $17.4m | Barbie $15.1m | BB: $12.2m | Oppy: $8.2m | TMNT: $6.1m | Meg2: $4.8m]

I saw Bottoms yesterday when I was in LA, had no idea it was only in 10 theaters. Very curious to see how it expands, found it pretty entertaining.

[Weekend Thread | Estimates - Barbie $53M (hit a billion!), Meg2 $30M, Oppy $28.7, TMNT - $27.95M (5-day $43M), HauntedMansion $8.97M]

Hm. If that Barbie # comes true then that would be closer to 50% weekend drop. Guessing # will be much higher. 

[Weekend Thread | Estimates - Barbie $53M (hit a billion!), Meg2 $30M, Oppy $28.7, TMNT - $27.95M (5-day $43M), HauntedMansion $8.97M]

TMNT will hopefully play well for the next couple of months. Market will be pretty empty of choices for families, again. Too bad Elemental will probably not be in enough theaters to continue its run. 

[Weekend Thread 7/28-7/30 - Barbenheimer Week 2; Barbie 93M/Oppy 46.2M - Haunted Mansion & Talk to Me OW; Mansion 24.2M, Talk 10M]

Deadline also reporting 34m Barbie and 18.1 Oppenheimer Saturdays. Fantastic.

 

Talk To Me hitting $10m is pretty impressive. Go A24. I could see the movie holding well. 

 

 

[Weekend Thread 7/28-7/30 - Barbenheimer Week 2; Barbie 93M/Oppy 46.2M - Haunted Mansion & Talk to Me OW; Mansion 24.2M, Talk 10M]

Haunted Mansion is only getting Dolby for less a week cause of TMNT, at least in my area.

[Weekend Thread 7/28-7/30 - Barbenheimer Week 2; Barbie 93M/Oppy 46.2M - Haunted Mansion & Talk to Me OW; Mansion 24.2M, Talk 10M]

... maybe WB should move Blue Beatle to that October spot idk lol but I guess it won't do that well whereever

 

Very curious to see what happens for the rest of the year. Think Dune will move, and if that happens Marvels should just move up a week. 

[Weekend Thread 7/28-7/30 - Barbenheimer Week 2; Barbie 93M/Oppy 46.2M - Haunted Mansion & Talk to Me OW; Mansion 24.2M, Talk 10M]

These look like what opening #s could've been. For 2nd weekend its incredibly good. 

[Weekend Thread 7/28-7/30 - Barbenheimer Week 2; Barbie 93M/Oppy 46.2M - Haunted Mansion & Talk to Me OW; Mansion 24.2M, Talk 10M]

20m+ weekdays all week and a sizable Friday increase did seem like too much. Anything above 81m 2nd weekend for Barbie I'll be happy with. 

[Weekday numbers July 24-27]

That may be the craziest number of its run yet. Wow. 

[Weekday numbers July 24-27]

Anything over $20m for Wednesday is fantastic but flat from Tuesday would be so insane. $100m+ 2nd weekend would definitely be in play jesus

[Weekday numbers July 24-27]

13th biggest Monday of all time. Terrific #. 

[C’MON BARBIE LET'S GO PARTY...AT LOS ALAMOS | BARBENHEIMER WEEKEND THREAD | We’re Thriving in our Plastic Fantastic Era | Mother Mothered with 162M | Daddy Exploded with 82.4M]

10 minutes ago, Spidey Freak said:

 

It's very apparent a lot of ya'll have STILL not watched this ahead-of-its-time masterpiece 👇

 

I know Diablo Cody would have killed a Barbie movie script if she had been allowed to write the character like she wanted instead of the then studio mandate to girlbossify her.

Funny cause this part isn't in the actual movie lol

[C’MON BARBIE LET'S GO PARTY...AT LOS ALAMOS | BARBENHEIMER WEEKEND THREAD | We’re Thriving in our Plastic Fantastic Era | Mother Mothered with 162M | Daddy Exploded with 82.4M]

Imax would've given Barbie the WB record. Wow. 

[C’MON BARBIE LET'S GO PARTY...AT LOS ALAMOS | BARBENHEIMER WEEKEND THREAD | We’re Thriving in our Plastic Fantastic Era | Mother Mothered with 162M | Daddy Exploded with 82.4M]

More Dolby screens would be very welcome, they're almost always fully booked for big movies. I have a theater less than 5 minutes away from me but they only have 1 mediocre Imax screen. Would definitely go more if they built a Dolby theater. 

[C’MON BARBIE LET'S GO PARTY...AT LOS ALAMOS | BARBENHEIMER WEEKEND THREAD | We’re Thriving in our Plastic Fantastic Era | Mother Mothered with 162M | Daddy Exploded with 82.4M]

8 minutes ago, cedec0 said:

 

I just checked out of curiosity, and the last jedi had an A cinema score too:  (honestly surprised about that.)

 

https://twitter.com/CinemaScore/status/942037792544251904

 

There is a reason I bring this up.   Both films had great trailers that hid potentially divisive elements.  (no one was talking about how feminist barbie was until the review embargo lifted).   

 

I don't think the legs will be as bad a the last jedi (I haven't seen the movie, so I can't can't say for sure), but I don't think this will have staying power normally expected of an A cinema score.  (I noticed projections for 72.5 friday earlier today, then it's down to 70).  That's just my two cents.

 

 

Uh... this is not gonna be like TLJ lol what

 

The audience this film was made for, women, are loving this movie. 

[C’MON BARBIE LET'S GO PARTY...AT LOS ALAMOS | BARBENHEIMER WEEKEND THREAD | We’re Thriving in our Plastic Fantastic Era | Mother Mothered with 162M | Daddy Exploded with 82.4M]

Saturday's #s will be very interesting. In my area Barbie looked pretty full at late night shows while Oppenheimer lacked showtimes after 9.

[C’MON BARBIE LET'S GO PARTY...AT LOS ALAMOS | BARBENHEIMER WEEKEND THREAD | We’re Thriving in our Plastic Fantastic Era | Mother Mothered with 162M | Daddy Exploded with 82.4M]

Barbie is definitely a game changer, especially if it hits $1 billion. The good is there probably will be more projects greenlit geared towards women. The bad is seeing the studios greenlight stuff that they think is the next 'Barbie' when I don't know if any other IP can replicate this insanity.

[C’MON BARBIE LET'S GO PARTY...AT LOS ALAMOS | BARBENHEIMER WEEKEND THREAD | We’re Thriving in our Plastic Fantastic Era | Mother Mothered with 162M | Daddy Exploded with 82.4M]

Oppenheimer opening that high is really insane. The film is fantastic so I'm happy but still wow. 

[C’MON BARBIE LET'S GO PARTY...AT LOS ALAMOS | BARBENHEIMER WEEKEND THREAD | We’re Thriving in our Plastic Fantastic Era | Mother Mothered with 162M | Daddy Exploded with 82.4M]

I saw Barbie earlier; enjoyed it but I can see some not caring for it, very curious about its legs. If I had seen this without knowing about the sheer insane hype of it I would've never guessed it would open to $150m+. 

[C’MON BARBIE LET'S GO PARTY...AT LOS ALAMOS | BARBENHEIMER WEEKEND THREAD | We’re Thriving in our Plastic Fantastic Era | Mother Mothered with 162M | Daddy Exploded with 82.4M]

What's crazy is if WB never did the 2021 day and date... Oppenheimer probably would've been a WB release and Barbenheimer would have never happen. Ironic. 

[Barbie | July 21, 2023 | Warner Bros | Margot Robbie is Barbie. Ryan Gosling is Ken. | Taking down Deathly Hallows 2 to be WB's biggest movie ever]

Gerwig should do a DC movie. She'd be wasted in the MCU machine. 

 

Her doing Gotham City Sirens would be a dream. Hope Margot continues as Harley. 

[Barbie | July 21, 2023 | Warner Bros | Margot Robbie is Barbie. Ryan Gosling is Ken. | Taking down Deathly Hallows 2 to be WB's biggest movie ever]

... $150m+ is jaw dropping for a movie like this... but $200m+ may be the most impressive opening ever. 

 

I am so stoked for this film. If its anything like some of these reactions are saying I think this is gonna be something really special. Such a shame its coming out during the beginning of this strike.