Weekend Numbers: GOTG - 94M (PG 180) [25.5M Sunday (Spatula) Cancel the Godzilla legs!]

[cory]

non-sequel late July/early August over $80m adjusted:

 

Signs – 84/320 (original story, old fashioned legs)

Simpsons – 88/217 (essentially just a big budget episode of the TV series)

POTA Remake – 99/259 (very poor WOM compared to GOTG)

 

 

That's it. Cap 1 is the closest comparison we have to work with, which gives us $260m & that seems a bit light considering how loud the praise is for this compared to Cap 1.

 

Winter Soldier

Batman Forever but with Spider-Man

Days of Future Past

Guardians of the Galaxy

 

what a great year for CBMs, can't wait to see it.

Edited August 3, 2014 by cory

[Chewy]

Guardians isn't dropping 50%. Not with the 11M previews

[MrPink]

Guardians isn't dropping 50%. Not with the 11M previews

It will drop 12%. Star Lord has got part of a plan

[wileECoyote]

Thor dropped less. But in the summer drops are usually harder since more demand is burnt off from days 4-7.

 

Yeah and someone mentioned a Canadian holiday on Monday so it may burn off more demand.  Of course it could inflate this weekend more as well.

[Chewy]

It will drop 12%. Star Lord has got part of a plan

 

I'mma strengthen the curse

[Mojoguy]

What is the record ow for a superhero/comic character debut?

The first Spider-man still holds the record for superhero debut OW with 114m.

[KATCH-2D2]

Spiderman?

^ This.

 

I didn't follow the B.O that close back then. Anyone was around on it's opening weekend? How big it was back then? Was it like, everyone must see it THIS week? I remember feeling a bit shocked when I saw that opening number, I didn't realise 100m+ weekend could happen.

Edited August 3, 2014 by KATCH 22

[Sam]

It will drop 12%. Star Lord has got part of a plan

10 bucks says you're wrong.

[Mojoguy]

The first Spider-man still holds the record for superhero debut OW with 114m.

Also the first Iron Man holds the 2nd place record for original superhero OW with 102m (if we include previews).

[eXtacy]

That whole 12% of a plan, is that a reference to Tony Stark saying to Pepper she should give herself 12% of credit in the Avengers

[Sam]

That whole 12% of a plan, is that a reference to Tony Stark saying to Pepper she should give herself 12% of credit in the Avengers

[cory]

Still holding out hope that GOTG can do a few hundred K above $100m. 

 

I'm pretty much over DOTPOTA's legs at this point.

22JS missing $200M sucks but its legs were great for a comedy sequel so it's fine. 

[eXtacy]

Still holding out hope that GOTG can do a few hundred K above $100m. 

 

I'm pretty much over DOTPOTA's legs at this point.

22JS missing $200M sucks but its legs were great for a comedy sequel so it's fine. 

 

I thought its legs were alright given this is an 8th X-Men movie and it opened Memorial weekend

[Blankments]

For anyone who's still on the fence, GOTG is one of the most visually stunning movies of all time.

 

If you have IMAX anywhere near you, it's worth a bigger screen. Many of the shots are worth 3D too.

It's also in DAT RATIO HNGHH

[MrPink]

I'mma strengthen the curse

I will see it a million times if I have to next weekend just to get the trailer and it will drop 12% as a result

[MrPink]

10 bucks says you're wrong.

Let me play Snoopy for once dammit Edited August 3, 2014 by MrPink

[MrPink]

That whole 12% of a plan, is that a reference to Tony Stark saying to Pepper she should give herself 12% of credit in the Avengers

That reference went over my head.

[Heat Vision]

Or they could Puerto Rico it and I wouldn't care.

Still don't get the Puerto Rico joke.

[Kvikk Lunsj]

Still don't get the Puerto Rico joke.

Back when Transformers 2 came out. Its 5 day estimate was 198m but on Monday Paramount said they forget to add Puerto Rico to the domestic gross and it made 200m for its 5 day. 

[Orestes]

Or they could Puerto Rico it and I wouldn't care.  

 

I wouldn't either, especially after the fudge-job again this year.