Thursday Numbers | The Hangover 3 - 11.8M (includes WED night) | FF6 - 6.5M (previews + midnights)

[riczhang]

Any updates on the numbers for other films?

[kitik]

Wow, I mean..those numbers could (really worst case) mean, that H3 is opening 4th place over the 4d memorial weekend.

 

 

Nah, don't lower your expectations too much. This is just another case of people not knowing about a Thursday opening.

[GiantCALBears]

It's impossible for TITE to beat H3... Right? Right... Well...

[kayumanggi]

^If that's what it takes. I would think you were both above this sort of thing.

I was on topic until he called me an idiot.

[RichWS]

 

“Hangover,” meanwhile, could total roughly $10 million less than had been anticipated on Wednesday, with early matinee grosses suggesting a five-day opening in the $65 million range.

The Memorial Day scheduling of both “Fast and Furious” and “Hangover” was a surprising choice, since both films target mostly young males. Universal claimed the date on March 22, 2012 — nearly eight months before Warner Bros. dated its pic. According to sources, director Todd Phillips insisted on the holiday berth for “Hangover III” after the success of the sequel.

 

http://variety.com/2013/film/news/fast-and-furious-6-revs-up-for-85-million-100-million-bow-1200487355/

Edited May 24, 2013 by RichWS

[grey ghost]

Iron Man 3 did to Trek 2 and HO3 this year what Avengers did to Dark Shadow and Battleship last year.Not as badly but still...Keep your movie out of Marvel's opening month!bitch!

[kayumanggi]

Just for the record, no matter how annoying one is, I don't put him on ignore.

[Biggestgeekever]

Thanks for the vagueness, Variety. 

[Lordmandeep]

I dont think IM3 is to blame for St2 and Ho3 underperforming though. 

[FilmBuff]

[kayumanggi]

That is a terrible 5-day. My game is just...argh!

[grey ghost]

What was HO3's budget?

[Biggestgeekever]

 

http://variety.com/2013/film/news/fast-and-furious-6-revs-up-for-85-million-100-million-bow-1200487355/

lol

 

The hubris of that man is legendary.

Edited May 24, 2013 by Biggestgeekever

[ddddeeee]

http://variety.com/2013/film/news/fast-and-furious-6-revs-up-for-85-million-100-million-bow-1200487355/

This is just delicious.

[Lordmandeep]

I think HO3 should have opened latter in the summer.

 

The summer weekdays alone would allowed a decent gross. 

 

 

I can't believe they did not realize that fast six being a film that targets the same demo's would outshine it and not the other way around. 

Edited May 24, 2013 by Lordmandeep

[ecstasy]

Meanwhile Fandango seems to have crashed, lol.

[kayumanggi]

Who has the final say regarding release dates? The studio or the director?

[Alpha]

Who has the final say regarding release dates? The studio or the director?

 

Studio.

[ecstasy]

Who has the final say regarding release dates? The studio or the director?

 

Depends on what's in his contract. They can negotiate for different things but usually the studio has the final say so over that. But you never know. He's had two mega successful installments so that may have been a concession the studio gave him.

[grey ghost]

I dont think IM3 is to blame for St2 and Ho3 underperforming though.

I think IM3 and Gatsby took most of May's money.The rest of the cash people saved for Fast Six.