Weeknd Official Est: Apes 2 - 73M | Friday Numbers and Saturday Numbers on Page 1

[a2k]

Showings started at what time?

10pm

[Mulder]

7 PM, I believe. 

10 PM actually.

[spatulashack]

Showings started at what time?

10pm.  Not 8. 

[75Live]

Didn't WWZ do similar numbers?

 

WWZ did $3.6 for previews

 

but it was going against one of the NBA finals games

Edited July 11, 2014 by 75live

[ChD]

Bay reigns supreme. The only director to have a movie opening over 100M.

 

All hail king of explosions.

 

 

'100M' they say.

[a2k]

for comps: MALEF 4.2 / 69.4 (7PM+); DVRGN 4.9 / 54.6; RSAPE 1.4 / 54.8; WOLV2 4 / 53.1 (10PM+)

http://www.hsx.com/forum/forum.php?id=3&pid=290792

[TalismanRing]

WWZ and Pacific Rim both did $3.6m.  WWZ did $66.m and WWZ did $37m over the w/e.  So hard to tell where Apes2 will wind up because not only is there a huge spread but both of those weren't sequels.  But I'd think $60-65m looks about right and that fits in with most recent B.O. guesses..

[redfirebird2008]

Godzilla did 9.3M. 

 

It also opened at 7 PM, which is an enormous difference.

[CJohn]

'100M' they say.

It is the official number from Paramount. Haters gonna hate. Bay gonna Bay. Paramount gonna Paramount. 

[Sam]

Take this as you wish but neither I, nor the executives at Fox are all that worried or upset by that Thursday number.  It seems more than "fine" to me.

So Fox expectations for it must not be that high?

[CoolioD1]

RSAPE 1.4 / 54.8;

http://www.hsx.com/forum/forum.php?id=3&pid=290792

double-take and what the fuck is this?

[K1stpierre]

'100M' they say.

 

100M my (bleeeeep).

[SuperBatman]

People get so worried about a movie that only had 10pm showings there was no 7:00 8:00 I don't even know if there was any Midnight showings or not.

[75Live]

So Fox expectations for it must not be that high?

 

I think they were saying they expected $55 mil or so

[#ED]

So Fox expectations for it must not be that high?

Fox expects mid-50s.

[Yandereprime101189]

That's not too bad. Film's supposed to do between $50 to $70 million anyway.

[redfirebird2008]

People get so worried about a movie that only had 10pm showings there was no 7:00 8:00 I don't even know if there was any Midnight showings or not.

 

I didn't see any midnights in my area. All the showtimes were between 10 and 11.

[a2k]

I am happy with the #. Looks set to meet 54.8m of Rise. The way 2014 has performed that's good enough for me. It will have good wom and a lot of space in the summer to play out.

[#ED]

There is no need to panic. 4.1 is Expected.

[eXtacy]

Rise of the Planet of the Apes only did 1.3m, so take that into account fellas