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2017 Xmas is a very high bar to clear. Beside SW8, many movies had 110%-160% range of jump, and that is without a big movie that open on 25 Dec with 20m. And that is without mentioning the holiday moviegoing habit that permanently weakened post-Covid.

Aquaman may lose to the local title on CD.

NO way -7% on Christmas Eve. I guess GKIDS just want to score good headline to retain their screen and showtimes during holiday season. But both Japanese titles do not better Sat bump. Godzilla-1 sunday estimate was very realistic.

I believe he/she was referring this pre-Christmas weekend in particular, not overall run I think Migration 100m is still on table. That A cinemascore is justified. My theater love the movie. As for Aquaman, since people are still believe that people like the movie more than WOM meters suggest, I would have to see how the jump of CD and Boxing Day to conclude that.

I am totally emotionally invested in the movie! Yes, the movie is generic and formulaic but is fun and wildly entertaining! Now I can understand why the A cinemascore.

These numbers are better than expected but this season is still lacking a clear WOM sensation. This year the WOM across the board is a lot more shaky unless TCP surprises. Last year both Avatar sequel and PIB2 got A cinemascore and RT audience was comfortably above 90% with Posttrak 5 Stars. And 2021 famously feature 3 A+ cinemascore like NWH, Sing 2 and American Underdog.

The problem is Wonka is also a very viable option out there for families. PIB2 last year had a perfect situation that Migration isn't coming close to enjoy that.

This is some recovery after the lackluster presale window but unfortunately I doubt this is pushing the movie to 100m. 72% fresh isn't enough to sustain the WOM buzz. I can't believe Trolls is the only 100m animation post-Summer.

Even BA got 88% VA score with just 38% critics score, means that the audience agrees with critics. The movie is meh. Not only it is the worst reviewed of all DC movies post-Covid, the GA is also the second weakest, just not far above WW1984 (73% vs 77%)

Lionsgate is very much in holiday mood already. They stop reporting HG: BOSS daily grosses since Tuesday.

The number of theaters for this upcoming weekend is out. However there is no figure disclosed for Heron and Godzllia. So we still don't know how bad the lose of screen gonna be.

Theater Counts for December 22 Movie Distributor Theaters Previous Theaters Change Wonka Warner Bros. 4,213 4,203 +10 Migration Universal Pictures 3,761 New Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom Warner Bros. 3,706 New Anyone But You Sony Pictures 3,055 New Trolls: Band Together Universal Pictures 2,210 3,157 -947 Wish Walt Disney 1,740 3,100 -2,360 Poor Things Searchlight Pictures 800 82 +718 Napoleon Sony Pictures 750 2,601 -1851 Salaar: Cease Fire — Part 1 Prathyangira Cinemas 750 New The Holdovers Focus Features 316 587 -271 Saltburn Amazon Studios 267 476 -209 The Marvels Walt Disney 220 960 -740 Thanksgiving Sony Pictures 171 1,107 -936 Journey to Bethlehem Sony Pictures 73 272 -199 Killers of the Flower Moon Paramount Pictures 49 132 -83 American Fiction Amazon Studios 40 7 +33 Oppenheimer Universal Pictures 25 122 -97 Barbie Warner Bros 15 19 -4 All of Us Strangers Searchlight Pictures 4 New Holiday bloodbath begin

I actually need this to happen to prove that original animation still works. I mean, Trolls 3 and Wish already losing so many screen to make way for the holiday, Migration need to pick up the audience then to make their scarify "worthy"

Review bump since the reviews are pretty positive? 72% with 39 reviews is the best for animation since Paw Patrol?? Hope this can bump the walk-ups higher.

Told ya, quality of VFX matters.

But Christmas isn't a public holiday in China right?

Avatar the way of water

38% now. Half of the ATOW. Let's keep it that way.

75%. So Aquaman 2 still better and it is now up to 87%.

And vomit out.

But I remember there was so praise to the VFX of WF. It is only the real movie that praise go away. Whereas the first Atow teaser actually got some mixed reaction in regard to the VFX but the subsequent trailer and actual movie blow everyone mind away.

- (2) The Boy and the Heron GKIDS $870,000 -55% -27% 2,325 $374 $24,358,799 11 Great -27% from last week! 30m here we go!

Yeah, the first Aquaman released during the peak of Superhero genre. And that was before people realised the underwater scene can be this hyper-reaslistic and not plastic-looking. Once they seen what can be achieved during ATOW, there is no turning back. And it is not like this round the aquaman coming any better in term of story as compared to ATOW.

One big mistake WB made is allow this movie to come after Avatar 2. Not only that superhero fatigue hit harder now, it is also about the vast downgrade in term of CGI quality between two is too glaring.

The % of K-12 going off this Monday isn't much different from the same frame in 2019 and 2018 but Wonka still managed to hold better than ITSV and Jumanji next level. Bur still, both of that movie had a crazy Tuesday jump, something I doubt Wonka can replicate that Tuesday bump.