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[lab276]

Constant, steady drizzle from Wollongong to Newcastle today.  

 

Box office gold from the sky.

You know what's funny, going from north to south, the major cities are; Newcastle, Sydney, Wollongong. NSW.

[Robertron]

So how's the weekend shaping up?

Two reasons for a big drop today: 1. It's Easter Sunday. 2. Have you looked outside today?!

[RthDeadWov]

should be well over 14 could get close 18 for 5 days

[CJohn]

Holy shit!

 

Rth, bless us in the DOM numbers thread. Pleaseeeeeeee!

[JJ-8]

should be well over 14 could get close 18 for 5 days

 

that sounds like close to 15m (maybe even more) for the 4 normal 4 days........  That is just insane.  if it's getting close to 18m for the 5 days that is!

 

FYI - how massive is this... this would be the at a minimum the 8th biggest opening of all time.  (it will become the 8th film to open above 14m here).... I'm thinking as high as 3rd spot (> 15.3m) is possible based on this...but lets see how sunday pans out...

[Ball Lightning]

With Saturday it got to around $11.3m. Victorian cinemas once again pretty flat from Friday to Saturday to Sunday.

[Robertron]

This is just insane. Rth, get yo ass here now and give us numbers.

[JJ-8]

BOM have it as 11.2 USD. that is around 14.3m?

[Robertron]

And 14.3m follows perfectly the 1:10 ratio we have with North America.

[RthDeadWov]

Closer to 14.6 come 14.9

[Robertron]

Closer to 14.6 come 14.9

Fantastic!

[DeeCee]

So, it grossed more then The Fast and the Furious in 4 days.

[JJ-8]

given it should be above 17m (probably closing in on 18m at this rate) by the end of monday, anyone thinking that 40m might be possible here ?.

 

 

lets see:

 

WE1 = 14.6m / 14.9m

Projections from here:

WE2 = 7.3m (-50%) / 27.5m

WE3 = 4.0m / 34.0m

WE4 = 1.6m / 36.5m  (Avengers opens this weekend  - 23rd April)

WE5 = 900k / 37.8m

WE6 = 500k / 38.5m

WE7 = 300k / 38.9m

WE8 = 39.1m

WE9 = 39.2m

~ estimated 39m - 39.5m  (I think 40m is possible if it can hold slightly better than i've shown.

[Robertron]

I think it's going to drop closer to 60-65% next weekend.

[JJ-8]

I think it's going to drop closer to 60-65% next weekend.

 

i'm not convinced as yet... 

 

F&F6 - yeah ok 58% - it also didn't have holidays cushioning the blow (it came off the queens birthday long weekend)

F&F5 - 45% ? (ok there isn't a good comparison here either... given it burnt off demand on the wednesday no apples for apples again. but it did fall on the easter weekend but it also had a second bonus with ANZAC day on the same weekend.

 

I just don't know.. we are in new territory with a film opening this big at this time of the year.  yeah ok we have openers this big over the anzac day weekend (FF5 / TA etc) but Easter has never produced something this big.  I'd normally agree with a big dip... but i think the holidays will help hold the film a little more flat that normal.  (yeah 50% will be a good hold for this film)  I think > 60% seems a little on the high side here.. very rare for films to drop that heavy in Australia.

[RthDeadWov]

FF7 5th biggest OWe, 4th biggest 1st 5 days Thu-Mon(Behind HP:DH2 Wed-Sun, TA Wed-Sun, HP:HBP Wed-Sun, ahead ROTK Fri-Tues)

 

NZ 2nd biggest Owe 

[DeeCee]

Nuts

[Robertron]

FF7 5th biggest OWe, 4th biggest 1st 5 days Thu-Mon(Behind HP:DH2 Wed-Sun, TA Wed-Sun, HP:HBP Wed-Sun, ahead ROTK Fri-Tues)

 

NZ 2nd biggest Owe

FF7 just took the franchise to the level of the box office elites.

[RthDeadWov]

FF7 Fri & Mon had 2nd biggest non-opening day for those days

 

by end of its 7th day FF7 will most likely be #2 Opening week(recorded as 1st 7 days) at the very least #3, current #1 HP:DH2,#2 HP: Blood, #3 Avengers

Edited April 7, 2015 by RthWillSeeYouNow

[DeeCee]

Most Popular Films For Period Weekend, April 2 - 5, 2015 WIR = Weeks In Release
No	WIR	Title	$	%	Total $
1	1	FAST AND FURIOUS 7 (M), UNIVERSAL [507/ $28,838]	14,620,741	N/A	14,965,436
2	2	CINDERELLA (G), WALT DISNEY [402/ $7,837]	3,150,485	-28%	9,706,792
3	3	HOME (PG), FOX [327/ $5,860]	1,916,206	15%	8,014,046
4	1	SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS: SPONGE OUT OF WATER (PG), PARAMOUNT [402/ $3,298]	1,325,722	N/A	2,213,963
5	3	INSURGENT (M), ENTERTAINMENT ONE [254/ $4,621]	1,173,694	-44%	9,228,691
6	2	GET HARD (MA15+), WARNER BROS [154/ $6,714]	1,034,009	-42%	3,455,608
7	1	THE DUFF (M), ROADSHOW [169/ $4,918]	831,175	N/A	831,175
8	2	SHAUN THE SHEEP (G), STUDIOCANAL [242/ $3,307]	800,293	49%	1,843,094
9	6	THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (PG), FOX [159/ $2,534]	402,929	-31%	15,036,313
10	5	FOCUS (MA15+), WARNER BROS [105/ $2,120]	222,629	-64%	8,496,763
11	2	A LITTLE CHAOS (M), PARAMOUNT/TRANSMISSION [58/ $3,581]	207,680	4%	562,201
12	9	KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE (MA15+), FOX [52/ $3,233]	168,135	-22%	18,025,533
13	1	TINKERBELL: LEGEND OF THE NEVERBEAST (G), WALT DISNEY [156/ $770]	120,160	N/A	201,332
14	2	LEVIATHAN (M), PALACE [14/ $8,430]	118,021	38%	360,126
15	1	SAMBA (M), TRANSMISSION [28/ $4,070]	113,946	N/A	252,145
16	6	THAT SUGAR FILM (PG), MADMAN [40/ $2,258]	90,339	-49%	1,009,297
17	1	THE BOOK OF LIFE (PG), FOX [192/ $457]	87,766	N/A	117,678
18	2	DIOR AND I (M), MADMAN [17/ $4,534]	77,084	-9%	261,847
19	3	BIG EYES (M), ROADSHOW [32/ $2,060]	65,929	-23%	426,269
20	4	CHAPPIE (MA15+), SONY PICTURES [57/ $1,072]	61,117	-78%	3,107,673