$204k of PIB is a full weekend figure but $147k and $111k for A2 and AM3 are just Friday-only numbers. For some reason, Disney didn't bother to report a weekend estimate this weekend. Probably feeling too defeated.
Of the three, DnD has the most most bullish Sunday estimate from Paramount with only -34% on Sunday. Three-way fight for number 2 should either go to Air or JW4, their older-skewed audience should help Sunday drop.
Can I know just what is special about VN that Universal keep it in theater for 19 weeks? they even add a theater to its run this weekend.
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Violent Night
Universal
$1,000
+257%
-42%
25
$40
$50,051,835
127
How can this happen when AM3 was like 2 months after A2's debut.
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Avatar: The Way of Water
20th Century…
$72,937
+45%
-43%
675
$108
$682,167,850
112
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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Qua…
Walt Disney
$59,161
+31%
-70%
1,440
$41
$212,446,514
49
I bet people from adult to kids know both Queen Elsa and Disney but you can't say that to Illimitation and Minion. Minion as a characters under illumination simply outshine its franchise holder.
Both Mario and PIB2 prove just how stupid the day-to-date streaming release. You can easily milk money from at least 3 people from a single family but streaming just watch money away. I bet when Mario hit on streaming or home media, the movie will just attract the similar number of viewership like other animation that went straight to streaming.
I believe this is the trend now where PVOD window will precede streaming. Studio realise putting on streaming is leaving too much money on table without much value adding to streamer platform.
JW4 meh leg so far can only be explained by the fact the movie is way too male-skewed. No matter how good the WOM is, the goodwill just isn't spreading far beyond the core audience base, or at least have them interested. Deadline was saying 69% of the audience are male. This is a % that come a lot higher than chapter 3.