Tau Ceti Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Here's a question that has just come up on another thread: is it the studios or the distributors that get the main say over theatre counts? I'm struggling to understand how Lego could be expanding this weekend when did it a whopping $267 PTA last weekend. There is absolutely no economic rationale for a theatre chain to expand it so I can only assume that the studios have a veto over at least some portion of the theatre distribution?... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RthDeadWov Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Big drops all around, especially for Transformers....blame Canada. , well tues AOE was up 93% in Can and 1% in USA, Wed Can -58% and USA -23, Canada also had the leasdt drop of Mon to Sun Across all films Mon to Sun/ Tue to Mon/wed To Tue Can -38%, +73%, -50% USA -56%, +10%, -18% But they have a much better deal this time around in China. I think they are getting about 36% of the box office. And the DVD/BR/TV deal isn't necessarily going to be affected by the gross. This movie might sell very well on HV. The box office has nothing to do with that. Get 25% of net BO, use to be around 13-16% , also pay a lot in fees to get films released in China Can't say I blame them for this one. IMAX Corporation probably charges an arm and a leg for royalties on each movie. Yeah there are % Royalty payments that both theaters and distributors pay, Imax however does pay for most/all equiptment, prints,marketing 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPink Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 You shouldn't have gone limitless there, you should have used only 10% of that joke. I didn't know what would happen if I went 100%. Now I know. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tau Ceti Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Thank Canada on Tuesday, blame Canada on Wednesday. Ingrates. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Disney Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Thank Canada on Tuesday, blame Canada on Wednesday. Ingrates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aY9Ensgd0c 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoguy Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 LEGO's expansion this weekend is pointless and bizarre. It's not beating CA2, especially now that LEGO is out on dvd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Disney Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 LEGO's expansion this weekend is pointless and bizarre. It's not beating CA2, especially now that LEGO is out on dvd. This must be WB's Hail Mary. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tau Ceti Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aY9Ensgd0c Americans blaming Canada is sublimated form of envy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJackSparrow Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Ray Subers predicts 70 mil for Apeshttp://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3871&p=.htm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Disney Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Ray Subers predicts 70 mil for Apeshttp://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3871&p=.htm Ray's track record hasn't been that good as of late. I don't know if that means that he's due to get this one right or if it means we can expect another wrong prediction. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAR Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 (edited) Mission Impossible series4312And depending on my mood 1 and 3 could switch Edited July 11, 2014 by DAR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 I wonder what will happen if TA 2 misses 100M OD. Nothing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Mission Impossible series4312And depending on my mood 1 and 3 could switch Looks good to me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Ray's track record hasn't been that good as of late. I don't know if that means that he's due to get this one right or if it means we can expect another wrong prediction.Rays record isn't any better or worse than most here. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 I wonder what will happen if TA 2 misses 100M OD. The apocalypse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 The first Mission Impossible is the best and it isn't even close. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Disney Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Rays record isn't any better or worse than most here. But most here are not "professionals." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPink Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 2 is simultaneously the best and worst. But 1 really is the best. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitik Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Here's a question that has just come up on another thread: is it the studios or the distributors that get the main say over theatre counts? I'm struggling to understand how Lego could be expanding this weekend when did it a whopping $267 PTA last weekend. There is absolutely no economic rationale for a theatre chain to expand it so I can only assume that the studios have a veto over at least some portion of the theatre distribution?... I'm wondering if it's one of those "Saturday morning kids special" type of deals. Though those usually don't get reported in the weekly/daily box office updates. But expect WB to come in at a later point in time and say "oh yeah, Lego made another $3M from special showings". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitik Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Nothing. The apocalypse. I don't think too many people are predicting 100M OD for Avengers 2. It could happen, I suppose, but it's the type of movie that will be huge on both Saturday and Sunday, so no need to go super insane with the Friday number. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
