Sing | Dec. 21, 2016 | Illumination | Beats Moana domestic. The McConaissance Continues

[grim22]

Free shows across the US on Thanksgiving Saturday

 

 

[Morieris]

I hate not living close to an AMC anymore. Didn't they buy out Carmike, do something with that...

[yjs]

has this been done before? this clearly shows their confidence and this feels like a marketing genius to me..!

[cannastop]

2 hours ago, Morieris said:

I hate not living close to an AMC anymore. Didn't they buy out Carmike, do something with that...

Deal hasn't closed yet.

[CoolK]

BO.com predicts 115 DOM for this 

Edited November 15, 2016 by CoolK

[elcaballero]

1 hour ago, CoolK said:

BO.com predicts 115 DOM for this 

115m opening weekend would be a closer prediction than that.

[TalismanRing]

7 hours ago, yjs said:

has this been done before? this clearly shows their confidence and this feels like a marketing genius to me..!

 

Or maybe Bo.Com isn't smoking something with that prediction and it's not tracking well.

[grim22]

18 minutes ago, TalismanRing said:

 

Or maybe Bo.Com isn't smoking something with that prediction and it's not tracking well.

 

 

 

There is literally no tracking data yet. Tracking data does not come out till 3 weeks before release. BO.com is making that prediction because "American Idol is no longer popular", seriously, that is half the reason they are saying 115M total domestic.  This is going to end up being one of their biggest misses for sure.

[The Futurist]

Come to think those movies from Illumination are done in an abandonned parking lot by french slave animators in the Heart of Paris.

[MovieMan89]

2 hours ago, elcaballero said:

115m opening weekend would be a closer prediction than that.

Hopefully after this is another massive blockbuster for Illumination, people stop severely underestimating them at the B.O. with every release. It's getting tired and basically equivalent to predicting that the next Pixar film was only gonna do 100m back in 2004. 

[yjs]

4 hours ago, MovieMan89 said:

Hopefully after this is another massive blockbuster for Illumination, people stop severely underestimating them at the B.O. with every release. It's getting tired and basically equivalent to predicting that the next Pixar film was only gonna do 100m back in 2004. 

at least from bo.com Illumination films weren't as underestimated as Disney films.

Their long range forecast predictions for Disney films never exceeded $200M till Moana ($170M for Frozen, $180M for BH6 and Zoo)

but they predicted $300M for Minions, $265M for SLOP, and $350M for DM2.

 

[Morieris]

 

[grim22]

Sing already appearing on Fandango Pulse today. That is crazy early.

[MinaTakla]

Just now, grim22 said:

Sing already appearing on Fandango Pulse today. That is crazy early.

Maybe because of the thanksgiving screenings?

[grim22]

Just now, MinaTakla said:

Maybe because of the thanksgiving screenings?

 

Those have no tickets. You just show up to the theater and collect tickets at the box office.

[elcaballero]

26 minutes ago, grim22 said:

Sing already appearing on Fandango Pulse today. That is crazy early.

I know it happened, but I still don't know how. A family feature showing that far up in advance is insane.

Edited November 16, 2016 by elcaballero

[The Wild Eric]

Sing > Rogue One?

Spoiler

 

[MrFanaticGuy34]

I have to ask.

 

Is Sing going to be a one off Illumination-film like The Lorax or could it be like Despicable Me & Pets, where it could be a start for another animated franchise if it's a huge hit, depending on how much it does at the box office?

[cannastop]

1 hour ago, Morieris said:

 

OK, with that thumbnail, I am never seeing this movie.

[cannastop]

7 minutes ago, MrFanaticGuy34 said:

I have to ask.

 

Is Sing going to be a one off Illumination-film like The Lorax or could it be like Despicable Me & Pets, where it could be a start for another animated franchise if it's a huge hit, depending on how much it does at the box office?

Well, making a sequel to The Lorax would be tacky. It even might be difficult, considering the Dr. Suess estate.