Weekend Estimates: Elysium 30.5M; Millers 26.55M; Planes 22.53M; Percy Jackson 14.6M Pg 29

[A Marvel Fanboy]

WorldWarZ opened #1 this wknd in BradPitt-loving Japan sending intl cume past $300M & global past half-billion to $503M.

https://twitter.com/giteshpandya/status/366581986824945668

 

So PR lost to WWZ in Japan. Ouch.

Not a surprise at all.

 

WWZ was always going to destroy PR in Japan. likely more than double.

[John Marston]

Oh that's a horrendous shitty hold for Wolverine

[Ezen Baklattan]

Pretty awful weekend all around. Blue Jasmine and We're The Millers are easily the only very positive spots.

Edited August 11, 2013 by Spaghetti

[A Marvel Fanboy]

Pretty awful weekend all around. Blue Jasmine and We're The Millers are easily the only very positive spots.

Still well ahead of comparable weekend of last year.

[baumer]

Bollywood had a record opening in North America also. I say that there's one of the good things this weekend.

[A Marvel Fanboy]

Summer 2013 still breaks record in term of overal box office, setting new high, despite so many misfires.

[GiantCALBears]

Summer 2013 still breaks record in term of overal box office, setting new high, despite so many misfires.

In what regard? Tickets sold or BO gross? Because adjusted for inflation I find that hard to believe.

[lab276]

Pretty awful weekend all around. Blue Jasmine and We're The Millers are easily the only very positive spots.

Disagree, it's one of the better recent mid-August weekends.

[CJohn]

The Lone Ranger has his best drop at the American box office yet, just 55%

[Cmasterclay]

It actually isn't that bad a weekend, and if it wasn't for two movies opening on Wednesday, it'd actually be pretty damn good. WTM would have challenged 35+, and Percy Jackson, flop that it is, would have done over 20, giving up all four openers with over 20 million.

[lab276]

In what regard? Tickets sold or BO gross? Because adjusted for inflation I find that hard to believe.

Dollars. Obviously it was never going to reach the highs of 2002, but it's gotten a lot closer than most years. It's a genuinely big summer.

[Fancyarcher]

Planes fell apart on Saturday. WOM must awful even amongst children.

[Jack Nevada]

Will Blue Jasmine make more than To Rome with Love (16M)?

 

The Way Way Back is pretty much a hit. It'll make 25M

 

I guess they expanded too early and too big on Fruitvale Station.

[shayhiri]

YES! ELYSIUM CONQUERS THE WEEKEND!!

 

I was right. Hehe.

 

P.S.: Hoho.

Edited August 11, 2013 by Shaylysium

[kayumanggi]

It must be gratifying to have an entire country described as "Brad Pitt-loving Japan," or something to that effect. I hope Clay Miller obsessed Puerto Rico one day becomes a thing. God, movie stars have such power.

Anyway, Elysium had a solid Saturday number to get over 30- I don't think WOM can carry it to 100 though. WTM has excellent WOM, though, and I wouldn't be stunned at all if it approaches 100

 

WTM could be WB's 5th 100 M film this summer.

[Jack Nevada]

I was right. Hehe.

 

P.S.: Hoho.

I dunno, is making 4M more than the number two movie really "CONQUERING THE BOX OFFICE"?

[druv10]

Planes fell apart on Saturday. WOM must awful even amongst children.

 

 

I doubt it. Most kids' movies had pretty lousy Sat jumps so it decreasing makes sense. 

[shayhiri]

Well, considering most of you were convinced Planes was making a comeback on Sat and Sunday, winning the whole weekend, I'd say Elysiym did great.

 

Also seeing a very bright OS future: much, much ahead of the stupid OS number of D9.

[Fancyarcher]

I doubt it. Most kids' movies had pretty lousy Sat jumps so it decreasing makes sense. 

 

Most kids’ movies still have jumps on Saturday (Monsters University had a jump on Saturday, which is rare by Pixar standards), Planes making less on Saturday than Friday isn’t the most promising of signs.

 

I wouldn’t be surprised if it dropped 50% next weekend, which would be huge for a kid’s movie, especially one that only opened to 22 million.

Edited August 11, 2013 by Boxofficefanatic

[Fancyarcher]

Well, considering most of you were convinced Planes was making a comeback on Sat and Sunday, winning the whole weekend, I'd say Elysiym did great.

 

Also seeing a very bright OS future: much, much ahead of the stupid OS number of D9.

 

I think Elysium has way more overseas appeal than District 9.

Edited August 11, 2013 by Boxofficefanatic