MovieGuyKyle17 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) The dark epic Darren Aronofsky filmNoah got off to a good start domestically last night in late nights that started at 7 p.m. taking in an estimated $1.6M for Paramount and New Regency. Also, word is from distributors that the early matinees in N.Y. look good. The opening of Noah doesn’t reflect the numbers or the group sales that Son of God had for Fox. That faith-based pic surprised everyone last month when it took in $1.2M from shows that began at 10 p.m. So, in other words, Noah is opening more like a mainstream studio movie, which is not surprising given that it stars Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly. The demo on the picture is definitely skewing older and the studio is comparing it to Gravity, noting that Noah is playing just above it — Gravity made $1.4M in late nights. Noah already opened overseas in Mexico (where the Catholic faith is prominent) and Korea to a combined $14M. The movie grossed $8.3M at 500 dates for the No. 1 spot in Korea, 14% ahead of Gravityand 37% ahead of Skyfall’s 2012 bow.Russia and Australia have just opened in tandem with this weekend’s domestic debut. Tracking has it anywhere between $40M and $45M for the 3-day domestically but others have it in the high 30s, so after more grosses come in tonight, everyone will have a better estimate. Divergent (LGF) is expected to come in second in the low 20s at the moment for Summit, depending on its second weekend percentage drop. It has taken in $68.7M to date (as of today). Meanwhile, the Arnold Schwarzenegger-starring Sabotage from Open Road Films is going to be in a battle with The Grand Budapest Hotel for third place this weekend as Budapest Hotel expands after a stellar three weeks in limited release. The Wes Anderson pic is already at $15.6M as of today and early estimates has it taking in around $9M this weekend for Fox Searchlight. Jason Bateman’s Bad Words also expands this weekend from Focus Features. Also opening is Cesar Chavez from Pantelion (a partnership between Lionsgate and Grupo Televisa). Participant Media is helping to support advertising efforts for Pantelion. Noah 1.6m Late shows. Not bad Edited March 28, 2014 by Scott Pilgrim vs The Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narniadis Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Not bad not great - par for the course these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picores Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Fine midnights. There should be no big frontloading so 50m OW could happen. 40 OW are near locked imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiccup Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heat Vision Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Not bad for Noah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 It's not really "Midnights" at all now. At my AMC they had Noah at 7:00 pm and 10:00 pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derpity Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Seems kinda bad, considering the shows started at 7pm. Comparing it to Gravity is comical. Gravity opened at 10pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zackzack Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I am expecting higher numbers, slightly disappointing, even for late night, non-midnight shows. We shall see further reporting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I would really be impressed if this opened to 50mill!Considering the wrath of conservatives! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 30M OW here we go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvikk Lunsj Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Pretty good this play well on weekend. Noah when did well with older audience who would not see the movie on a work night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I think a 40M OW is possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyneOh1040 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I think a 40M OW is possible. Same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olive Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 BoxOffice @BoxOffice 1m DIVERGENT took in $3.07M on Thursday. 7-Day domestic total stands at $68.76M. #Divergent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ando918 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) This movie is going to underperform - only 33 million OW. Conservatives on talk radio are bashing the movie. Advertising a movie "from the director of Black Swan" is probably not a smart way to market a mainstream movie being released in March. Edited March 28, 2014 by Ando918 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctis Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 This movie is going to underperform - only 35 million OW. Conservatives on talk radio are bashing the movie. Advertising a movie "from the director of Black Swan" is probably not a smart way to market a mainstream movie being released in March. The conservatives need to go away. I have hope that this will hit $40m. How are sellouts now in the East Coast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyneOh1040 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I love Nikki but this is pointless. Nikki Finke @NikkiFinke 2m Box Office: #Noah (Paramount/New Regency - 3567 runs) projected $36M-$40M opening wkd. Intl $22M from 4 markets thru Thurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ando918 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 The conservatives need to go away. I have hope that this will hit $40m. How are sellouts now in the East Coast? I'm not a fan of most conservatives either, nor am I a fan of talk radio. I'm just being honest in that that is a huge chunk of the film's audience. There just aren't a whole lot of Jewish people in the U.S. to fill up seats in movie theaters and watch an Old Testament story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efialtes76 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) Movietickets: 1.Noah-40% 2.Divergent-14% 3.The Grand Budapest Hotel-8% 4.God's Not Dead-8% 5.Muppets Most Wanted-7% Edited March 28, 2014 by efialtes76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
