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

[baumer]

So wtf is Columbus Day?

[druv10]

Why isnt this considered a major holiday? Doesnt everyone have Columbus Day off in the US?

Nope, I'm working Monday and pretty much everyone I know is as well.  

[John Marston]

Why isnt this considered a major holiday? Doesnt everyone have Columbus Day off in the US?

Nobody I know has Monday off

[Tower]

Gravity #1 movie of the year over IM3, CF, and DM2

 

I'd be so happy if that happened

Well if it keeps dropping 20% weekly:

 

79.135
63.308
50.6464
40.51712
32.413696
25.9309568
20.74476544
16.595812352
13.2766498816
10.62131990528
8.497055924224
6.7976447393792
5.43811579150336
4.35049263320269
3.48039410656215
2.78431528524972
2.22745222819978
1.78196178255982
1.42556942604786
1.14045554083829
0.912364432670629

 

=392.025542269318

 

So not to far off IM3...

[A Marvel Fanboy]

Maybe it means "original live action release in 3000+ theaters on non-summer, non-holiday 2rd weekend" ....

Heck, even then there is Argo (-15.5%), Taken (-16.9%), etc.

[druv10]

Maybe it means "original live action release in 3000+ theaters on non-summer, non-winter, non-holiday 2rd weekend" ....

 

Pink Panther dropped 17%. 

[#ED]

Columbus Day is a Federal holiday here in the US.Post Office and Public schools are closed.

[Leyla]

Well if it keeps dropping 20% weekly:

 

So not to far off IM3...

[ChD]

Heck, even then there is Argo (-15.5%), Taken (-16.9%), etc.

 

Technically, Argo is adapted...

[CaptainJackSparrow]

Didn't paranormal Activity increase? Like on it's fourth or fifth weekend.

Edited October 12, 2013 by Gingy

[A Marvel Fanboy]

S_n=a₁(1-q^ⁿ)/(1-q)

[*]a₁= 79.1 [*]q=0.8 [*]Make n=(30)

Gravity DOM total = S_n= 

[A Marvel Fanboy]

Holiday means all movies released in Nov and Dec can not be comapred to Gravity.

[baumer]

Didn't paranormal Activity increase? Like on it's fourth or fifth weekend.

After a major expansion.

[Tower]

 

I can hope, IM3 was the worst Marvel film to date, I prefer if it didn't win the year.

[John Marston]

Columbus Day is a Federal holiday here in the US.Post Office and Public schools are closed.

Not all schools are closed.

[#ED]

Not all schools are closed.

Well in NYC they are.

[Cmasterclay]

Only in the northeast are public schools closed during Columbus Day. The rest of us have wised up. 

 

Is it safe to say, in a pretty great year, that Gravity is easily the box office story of the year? Also, besides Departed, is there other similar comps to Captain Phillips? I'm hoping there's a chance for 115+

[JCS]

So Gravity will hit $220M+, seems a long way still.

[ravon80]

I was responding to firedeep's post of O/U DM2.  

 

Fair enough, but I'd still say Thor and especially CF won't have any impact on Gravity's ability to surpass DM2. It will already be clear one way or the other if it's going to by then IMO. Guess we'll have to see. I can't see it getting to 300m period so kind of feels like a moot point

Edited October 12, 2013 by ravon80

[XenoZodiac]

Maybe it means "original live action release in 3000+ theaters on non-summer,  non-holiday 2rd weekend" ....

...opening over 50M