WKND BO: #StarTrek $70.6M/$84.1M, IronMan3 $35.2M/$337.1M, Gatsby $23.4M/$90.2M

[wileECoyote]

That is true-but if it hits 257M I will be shocked.

I still see it going up WW so its still a win. At least it better beat ST WW

[CJohn]

Oz, IM3, F&F, MoS, MU, DM2, Thor, CF, Floppit

 

That's 9. If anything breaks out Trek is missing the year's top 10

Thor is easily going to do over 180-190M DOM.

[pieman]

Is it too late to replace JJ Abrams with Brad Bird for Star Wars? Man, he would have done an amazing job.

[Impact]

I still see it going up WW so its still a win. At least it better beat ST WW

Question-what was the last major film to have its sequel drop WW?

[acetabulum7]

I don't see what's so shocking.

 

Trek 2 isn't your typical 4-day weekend movie with the last-minute move and being a non-holiday.

 

Wait for Saturday numbers and we'll see.

[CJohn]

LMAO, this won't even top Oz. Who'd have seen that coming? Total and utter floppage.

This won't top the first Twilight

[Jandrew]

Is May 2013 still looking like biggest of all time? If any 2013 month is going to break a monthly record, it has to be May or June or November

[Gopher]

I remember Dex called for Trek disappointing last week when IM3 held well and TGG broke out. He said along the lines of "something gotta gives". Looks like he's right after all.

 

I believe 'something's gotta give' were my words actually. 

 

Having said that, I really had no idea it would open this poorly. I was thinking 80m for the 3-day and 100m for the 4-day. 

[Impact]

Is May 2013 still looking like biggest of all time? If any 2013 month is going to break a monthly record, it has to be May or June or November

No-1 word-Avengers.

[#ED]

Why is everyone doubting a big increase today?

[Heretic]

Why is everyone doubting a big increase today?

It's preformed horribly so far, why should we expect anything different today?

[baumer]

Best answer i can give is that ST09 was a novelty. Trek was never that big a franchise. This means the novelty has worn off.

[Chewy]

Is May 2013 still looking like biggest of all time? If any 2013 month is going to break a monthly record, it has to be May or June or November

 

November is probably the best bet at this point

[acetabulum7]

Is it too late to replace JJ Abrams with Brad Bird for Star Wars? Man, he would have done an amazing job.

I still think J.J. will still do an amazing job.

 

Brad Bird is one of my fav directors, but my only only gripe about him is that he doesn't quite give the audience an emotional connection to the characters as well as other directors.  Great action, great story movement, great styling--just superb at everything else.

 

He is probably a better fit, though, than Abrams, since he (Bird) can cater to the younger audience very well without making it "kiddy", which would be perfect for Star Wars.  But oh well, maybe they'll go back to having different directors and he'll do Episode 8.

[druv10]

STiD just had a wrong release date, it's going to get cannibalized next week. At least I won't be the only one to get screwed in the BSG for this week and for the long term. Misery loves company and I've a lot of company.     

Edited May 18, 2013 by druv10

[Jandrew]

No-1 word-Avengers.

 

Forgot about 2012. 2013 is going to have to have at least 1 monthly record.

Edited May 18, 2013 by jandrew

[wileECoyote]

Question-what was the last major film to have its sequel drop WW?

Scary Movie 5?

[Impact]

Universal probably has a sigh of releif they canned JP4 now.

[Impact]

Scary Movie 5?

Well not quite the movie type I had in mind. But oh heck it will work

 

Please Grown Ups 2 bomb.

[Gopher]

Why is everyone doubting a big increase today?

 

This is what I'm thinking- 

27.3m Saturday (+24%) 

20.2m Sunday (-26%) 

69.5m weekend, 83m 4-day.. 195m domestic total?