The Panda Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Universal is having a banner year, and with no potential mega-budget disasters on tap to put a damper on things like last year. The Lone Survivor nationwide expansion, Ride Along, Endless Love actually managed to top $20 million domestically and any money lost there was already recouped, Non-Stop and now Neighbors. Universal looks like they are going to get a lot of strong hits this year, but no blockbuster potential. 2015 looks like it could be a banner blockbuster year for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#ED Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Is this a trick question? I'm starting to think Tele has a secret to getting likes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Get ready for Neighbors 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#ED Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Get ready for Neighbors 2. Roomates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadAtGender Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 I wonder what I'd have to do to get more likes than posts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruthie Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Goodness, gracious me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babz06 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 (edited) So, what are we thinking ASM2 will gross total domestically?I expect big drops against Godzilla and X Men. Imagine if Neighbors ends up grossing more than Spidey...that could mean Spidey ends up being the fourth best selling film of May... No way Neighbors grosses more than Spider-man. Yall are going a bit crazy and i think are a bit biased. Million Ways to Die will cut of its legs and then 22JS will completely kill it. Im predicting about 140-150m and thats really reaching for me. Edited May 10, 2014 by babz06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 A Million Ways is also from Universal. I have a feeling they are dumping it. The movie only got done as a thank you present for Seth MacFarlane, in order to keep him happy to make Ted 2. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamKendall Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 I can't be the only one who did his voice in my head saying that line. Great # for Neighbors ... never would have guessed near 20 million opening day . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonytr87 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Judging from the trailers, A Million Ways is going to be one of those comedies that's very hit and miss. Watching them, it goes back and forth between looking like a brilliant satire and looking juvenile and like it's trying way too hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#ED Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 I can't be the only one who did his voice in my head saying that line. Great # for Neighbors ... never would have guessed near 20 million opening day . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDC1987 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 A Million Ways is also from Universal. I have a feeling they are dumping it. The movie only got done as a thank you present for Seth MacFarlane, in order to keep him happy to make Ted 2. Universal doesn't (intentionally) dump anything, even 47 Ronin got a decent round of TV sports. Universal's marketing efforts are going to switch to AMWTDITW very quickly here now that Neighbors is out and did so well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 I fear they put both too close to each other. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Judging from the trailers, A Million Ways is going to be one of those comedies that's very hit and miss. Watching them, it goes back and forth between looking like a brilliant satire and looking juvenile and like it's trying way too hard.In other words, like any MacFarlane production? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDC1987 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 I fear they put both too close to each other. I really don't think Universal thought Neighbors had the potential to do *this* well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder / Operator Shawn Robbins Posted May 10, 2014 Founder / Operator Share Posted May 10, 2014 If they really wanted to dump Million Ways, they could have opened in the spring when there were no comedies in the market. But, still, putting it between 22JS and their own Neighbors doesn't speak to much confidence either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#ED Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 In other words, like any MacFarlane production? Well Family Guy is funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 (edited) I can't wait until A Million Ways opens here. It is going to the biggest comedy of the Summer by far. It only needs to sell half of the tickets of Ted and I think the hype is big enough to guarantee at least 2/3. Yeah, we are a strange place. Edited May 10, 2014 by CJohn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder / Operator Shawn Robbins Posted May 10, 2014 Founder / Operator Share Posted May 10, 2014 I really don't think Universal thought Neighbors had the potential to do *this* well. How come? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDC1987 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Universal looks like they are going to get a lot of strong hits this year, but no blockbuster potential. 2015 looks like it could be a banner blockbuster year for them. I take it you mean major, big budget blockbuster? Because Neighbors and RA are both blockbusters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
