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Doable....
PP2 did $69M while MMFR did $44M in their opening weekends. The gap is closing fast by the coming third weekend.
While PP2 performance is awesome, can it hit $200M?
I think MMFR is likely to end up like another May performer Neighbors with $150M and OS may very well end up with $250M for a $400M WW. Very nice figure for a hard R action adventure with
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WWZ is a zombie thriller that had a series of frequently reported production problems. The zombie genre never did gross more than $80M dom.
San Andreas on the other hand belongs to the tried-and-true disaster thriller which historically is very popular. 2012 earned $700M WW. Day After Tomorrow, Poseidon Adventure, and Towering Inferno - all are hugely popular.
Also, just for comparison's sake: Towering Inferno would have grossed close to $500M if it is released today. Earthquake (1974) would have done $300M+ & Poseidon Adventure (1972) $400M+
With MMFR doing very good business, Warner may have a nice pair of medium-sized hits (Andreas $400M WW, MMFR $300M WW) here that sums to an equivalent of a single superhero movie ($600M -$700M WW). Problem is price tag of Max is little too high.
Actually that's pretty awesome considering the film's S&M-weirdo aesthetics, the occasional ultra-violence & the general nastiness of the atmosphere.
This movie deserves $200M that the equally nasty & violent WWZ earned in 2013.
Still, a bit disappointing. I know Disney already made boatloads of money but I want AoU to pass $500M
As much as I find FF franchise entertaining, FF7, with the exception of 1 or 2 action scenes, is a so-so
action movie. MMFR is a near euphoric/religious experience compared to FF7. On that subject, MMFR
drop of 39% is excellent for the genre and rating.
Disney must be furious at how a bunch of criminals are beating their biggest superheroes.
Me, I am not furious. Although Ultron is not an excellent SH movie, it plays better than the
tiresome, rather dull Furious 7. The best stuff they've already shown in the trailer and the
best shot in the movie, also the most emotional one, is in the end when the 2 cars
part ways.