TServo2049 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 So basically, WB switched Pan and Vacation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAJK Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 (edited) Good move for WB, Pan would really have not done well in July. October seems like a much better date, and now I'm looking at the October schedule as a whole, and the month looks really good! It's opening up against Steve Jobs, which shouldn't provide too much direct competition. The only thing I'm nervous about is Goosebumps the weekend after. Still, it's a step up from opening against Pixels, and having MI5 and F4 right afterwards. Edited April 20, 2015 by DAJK 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 (edited) Really? Aren't February and October pretty much the same thing nowadays? February has shown to be a great month the past few years, but it all depends on the product itself (and of course everything depends on wanting to take advantage of the President's Day/Valentine's Day holiday weekend). October is a much more "prestigious" time to open a movie because it's so close to Oscar season (meaning that movies that open there are much more likely to stick in the minds of voters than anything released in February). Edited April 20, 2015 by filmlover 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianarose27 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Steve Jobs doesn't seem like it would attract the same audience as this film at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inuyugi Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 The new release date might give this a better chance than in summer and avoid Pixels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahnamahna Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I can't think of anything big in October. This is a good move This October has a lot of potential $70 million+ DOM grossers The Walk Pan Steve Jobs Bridge of Spies Crimson Peak Goosebumps Suffragette Jem and the Holograms Not to mention September looks relatively solid Kitchen Sink The Visit Maze Runner 2 Black Mass Everest Hotel Transylvania 2 I'd say fall 2015 should be among one of the most well-attended fall seasons on record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAJK Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 You don't think London Has Fallen could reach 70M? Olympus made 100, so I think it has a shot. Also I'm glad you think The Visit could do well. If it ends up being good, I think it has break out potential. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grim22 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 You don't think London Has Fallen could reach 70M? Olympus made 100, so I think it has a shot. Also I'm glad you think The Visit could do well. If it ends up being good, I think it has break out potential. The Visit needs to do one thing to do well at the box office - hide Shyamalan's name. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianarose27 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 How much do you think Everest could do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAJK Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 (edited) The Visit needs to do one thing to do well at the box office - hide Shyamalan's name.Haha his name is front and center in the trailer. But they do I corporate "from the creator of The Sixth Sense." How much do you think Everest could do?Personally, I'd say 65-80M DOM. Maze Runner will keep it from breaking out big time, otherwise I would have said 100-120M. I mean, look what happened to A Walk Among the Tombstones. Edited April 21, 2015 by DAJK 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 (edited) Quite a few family friendly films from late September onwards with HT2, Goosebumps and now Pan. Edited April 21, 2015 by Jonwo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masterwolf Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Kidnap Is Now Going to Have to move to January or February Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masterwolf Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 October is as overcrowded Like July Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Haha his name is front and center in the trailer. But they do I corporate "from the creator of The Sixth Sense." Personally, I'd say 65-80M DOM. Maze Runner will keep it from breaking out big time, otherwise I would have said 100-120M. I mean, look what happened to A Walk Among the Tombstones. Oh please. The Maze Runner didn't cause A Walk Among the Tombstones to flop. Completely different audiences. Besides, A Walk Among the Tombstones looked like a two hour episode of Law & Order: SVU. Everest, from the plot synopsis, is an intense disaster thriller that sounds like it has plenty of potential to be a hit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAJK Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Oh please. The Maze Runner didn't cause A Walk Among the Tombstones to flop. Completely different audiences. Besides, A Walk Among the Tombstones looked like a two hour episode of Law & Order: SVU. Everest, from the plot synopsis, is an intense disaster thriller that sounds like it has plenty of potential to be a hit. No I agree that they are different audiences, but when one movie drastically out performs the other, you also get headlines. Maze Runner hurt Tombstones more with all the headlines and attention it was getting that weekend more than the actual audience seeing the movie. And yes, part of that films failure was because of the film itself. Obviously not having seen the trailer to Everest, I'm not sure what tone they're going for (Gravity on a mountain maybe?) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxmoser3 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Not bad release date although IMAX will have a very busy October 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 The Visit needs to do one thing to do well at the box office - hide Shyamalan's name. People will go to the theater not knowing he directed it and when they find out in the credits, that will be the big twist. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAJK Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 People will go to the theater not knowing he directed it and when they find out in the credits, that will be the big twist. But they make it extremely evident in the trailer that it's his movie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picores Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 I think its a good move. Pixels were gonna eat this alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 But they make it extremely evident in the trailer that it's his movie. Well, then it will do no good at the BO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
