10/11 - 10/13 Wknd Est: Gravity - 44.2M; Captain Phillips - 26M; CWCM2 - 14.2M; Machete - 3.7M

[tawasal]

I think it could be safe until Thor 2 for 3D screens and IMAX too, but how much is it going to take though? 

[Tower]

How long does Gravity keep these Imax screens? As long as there are no 3D movies and Imax movies for a while, then Sky's the limit.

 

No Imax until Ender's game I think.

[lab276]

How long does Gravity keep these Imax screens? As long as there are no 3D movies and Imax movies for a while, then Sky's the limit.

No 3D movies until Free Birds.IMAX theatre owners probably won't want to let it go for a while. Movies with long legs make the theatres the most money.

[tawasal]

Ender's Game comes out in 2 weeks. 

It's not as huge as Thor 2 and THG 2. 

[LexJoker]

Really hoping overall business is > 130m. Any chance of that?

Next weekend

[John Marston]

Thor 2 has no IMAX

[CaptainJackSparrow]

Thor 2 has no IMAX

Bye Bye 100 mil OW

[druv10]

It's been great 4 weeks for quality movies. First Prisoners than Gravity and now Captain Phillips. I'm going to do a double feature tomorrow for Gravity and CP.

[tawasal]

By saturday it will top each movie in this list http://boxofficemojo.com/showdowns/chart/?id=2013scifi.htm

[tawasal]

Thor 2 has no IMAX

Does it have 3D then? 

[ecstasy]

Bye Bye 100 mil OW

 

I'm skeptical of Thor opening to 100m anyway. Would be nice but the last one only opened in the 60s right? I think 80-85m is a great increase for it.

[John Marston]

Does it have 3D then?

Yes

[ecstasy]

Thor has 3D but the truth is not many people see these converted movies in 3D. The shares are really low.

[Shawn Robbins]

Ender's Game comes out in 2 weeks. 

 

3 weeks.

[A Marvel Fanboy]

No IMAX for Thor 2 ?? really ?

[Poseidon]

Show me one movie opening to over 55m, dropping 20% second weekend without the help of a holiday, that did not develop amazing legs? It would have to start dropping pretty hard now, but why would it? I mean it survived like it did against direct competition by Captain Phillips. "Gravity" can officially be considerd as untouchable, just like Avatar.

 

If it drops by 30% from now on, it's at 260m, coming from a $10m weekend. It would be a very crazy run after that second weekend to not pass 300m.

[tawasal]

3 weeks.

I more worried about the Free Birds than EG. 

[tawasal]

Show me one movie opening to over 55m, dropping 20% second weekend without the help of a holiday, that did not develop amazing legs? It would have to start dropping pretty hard now, but why would it? I mean it survived like it did against direct competition by Captain Phillips. "Gravity" can officially be considerd as untouchable, just like Avatar.

 

If it drops by 30% from now on, it's at 260m, coming from a $10m weekend. It would be a very crazy run after that second weekend to not pass 300m.

This is some canadian holiday and another one I don't know about. 

[filmnerdjamie]

Gravity could get those IMAX screens back when Ender's Game bombs horribly.

[Shawn Robbins]

Don't get me wrong, Thor is still going to be a big success because it appeals to younger audiences.

 

But by the same token, Gravity's buzz can't be matched at the moment and that's not likely to change. If it's still making bank in November, you can bet theater owners will favor giving it as many showtimes over anything else as much as they possibly (legally) can. This is the "water cooler moment" movie that Avatar and Inception were during their time--it's not going to slow down significantly for anything.

Edited October 12, 2013 by ShawnMR