Official Weekend Estimates: Maleficent - 70M, X-Men - 32.6M, A Million Ways - 17.1M, Godzilla - 12.2M

[blackspider]

I even think it should worry (because, you know, movies can "worry" ) about 22JS almost as much as Dragon. Dat Tatum appeal.

 

Agreed. If 22JS can avoid the comedy sequel curse then I can see it doing Ted-like numbers (200m+) albeit with a larger opening and weaker legs.

[Blankments]

And I for one can't be more excited to see what it can do!

65M+ or bust!

[a2k]

forget legs of dofp. they reinvigorated a franchise in the 7th film and wiped out the fatigue. what would sony not do to have that with spidey. dofp is a godzilla size success. also that os 

[a2k]

I even think it should worry (because, you know, movies can "worry" ) about 22JS almost as much as Dragon. Dat Tatum appeal.

 

hopefully the tatum appeal will survive post JA. dot elf ears 

Edited May 31, 2014 by a2k

[rockNrollaDIM]

I'm rooting for Maleficent to beat Godzilla. That would be wonderful.

[Biggestgeekever]

22 Jump Street ahead of Million Ways on the twitter index during the latter's opening weekend kind of says it all.

[Empire]

Maleficent DOM projections of OD

 

Now You See Me: 284M

Oz, the Great and Powerful: 236M

Jack the Giant Slayer: 205M

Alice in Wonderland: 199M

Snow White and the Huntsman: 184M

After Earth: 149M

 

For the sake of my sanity and BSG, I hope it follows After Earth

Same here as I put 150M for it in BSG. 

[Blankments]

Is it weird that I'm kinda wondering iJack's opinion on DOFP? I mean, there's no way he could hate it despite him saying it'd be awful; the movie was too good

[Shawn Robbins]

Only if he attempts the cajun accent. I'll channel my inner Shay and go see it a dozen times if he does

 

How can they NOT give him the accent?!

[The Panda]

Now that the action pornfest has started I remember why I didn't like this movie, it's all destruction from the second half onward and not enough build up to make the action meaningful or worth caring about.

[reddevil18]

Is it weird that I'm kinda wondering iJack's opinion on DOFP? I mean, there's no way he could hate it despite him saying it'd be awful; the movie was too good

It's iJack. Regardless of his true opinion, he'd keep saying it's worse than TASM2.

[Michael Gary Scott]

Disappointed to see DOFP not doing good at the box office. People should go see this movie. Great movie. Rebooted the X-Men series, and Brian Singer tried to make amends to as many wrongs as he could.

Just the cameos of Cylcops, Jean Grey, and Rogue brought huge cheers at my screening! Glad they rectified the stupid deaths in Last Stand.

700 WW is not good? What did you expect?

[Kvikk Lunsj]

Has anyone else seen the adult swim commercial with Seth Macfarlane and Charlize Theron. She tells him if this movie sucks people will blame him and not her.

[The Panda]

Same here as I put 150M for it in BSG.

I think it could easily follow Snow White and the Huntsman.It'll fall faster than Oz due to summer competition.

[Dementeleus]

It wasn't just the final days, it was months. Those trailers were genuinely great. Looked like it might be the best movie of the summer. Buzz was huge. All of that led to its breakout OW.

 

It's fallacious to now claim that the performance is fine because "most franchise pics perform like this". Most sequels do, franchise starters don't often break out with enormous OWs and follow that up with really pathetic legs

 

It's Man of Steel redux, basically. Except Man of Steel held better, against harsher competition

 

I'm not saying every franchise. I'm saying certain franchises seem to be inherently front loaded because of their immediate appeal to a certain core demo and an inability to expand beyond that. GODZILLA seems like it falls squarely in that category (along with X-MEN).

 

Yes, the marketing for GODZILLA was great. But even despite all that, look at the earlier predictions from all of us. Most people were pegging it in the 160-200 range if it was good. So.... collectively we were right! Some of us (myself included) got too caught up in the late hype and then expanded our predictions accordingly, but that's our fault.

[Claire of Themyscira]

I'm rooting for Maleficent to beat Godzilla. That would be wonderful.

[Dementeleus]

There are huge Maleficent fans... she is Disney's iconic villain.

 

And that's why I disagree with Tele that there is good WOM among Malefcent fans... they hate what they did with her.

 

Well, I'll amend my statement for just Jolie fans (although from some of the comments I've read it seems like some of Maleficent's fans adore the movie too).

[MrPink]

Only if he attempts the cajun accent. I'll channel my inner Shay and go see it a dozen times if he does

 

Now that Days of Future Past allows for some resets, please bring back will.i.am. and porcupine dude.

[CoolioD1]

Is it weird that I'm kinda wondering iJack's opinion on DOFP? I mean, there's no way he could hate it despite him saying it'd be awful; the movie was too good

iJack...uhh... finds a way.

[#ED]

Baby names. I need some.