ecstasy Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 $7.6 million for Guardians obviously suggests Ninja Turtles could really give it some competition for first place.Yes. Indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 I think 4 movies opening with 7 PM and 8 PM showings on Thursday night obviously affected Guardians. So I think a drop around 50% like most people were expecting still seems pretty likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eXtacy Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 I think 4 movies opening with 7 PM and 8 PM showings on Thursday night obviously affected Guardians. So I think a drop around 50% like most people were expecting still seems pretty likely. Its going to need a good 70% jump today at least for that, not impossible but definitely on the high end for this time of year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 I just don't want Michael Bay to have another god damn #1 opening weekend. Even if he's only the producer, it's still pretty much Michael Bay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Decent for Turtles but I expect it to be frontloaded 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stingray Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 As long as GotG does +40m I'm good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmscholar Posted August 8, 2014 Author Share Posted August 8, 2014 But guys is this a sign of frontloadedness for "Guardians"? or give "Turtles" it's credit, it clearly appeals to some of the same demo's as "Guardians". People also forget that "Ninja Turtles" is technically a "Comic-Book" movie also. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstasy Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Hopefully this is a minor dent and Turtles is incredibly front loaded Hopefully this is a minor dent and Turtles is incredibly front loaded just accept the fact that turtles are more popular than people give it credit for. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#ED Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 GOTG does bad 1 day and now everyone panics? It will be fine. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 (edited) I'll just pull this outta my ass. Guardians wins the weekend, around $45-47 million, and Turtles comes in a VERY close second with $44-46 million. If Paramount fudges that statistic tho... Edited August 8, 2014 by Alpha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Wang Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 But guys is this a sign of frontloadedness for "Guardians"? or give "Turtles" it's credit, it clearly appeals to some of the same demo's as "Guardians". People also forget that "Ninja Turtles" is technically a "Comic-Book" movie also. It's not a sign of frontloadedness. It's taking a while for people to remember Thursday previews for new movies mean that last weeks releases are going to take a hit. This week there were 4 movies with previews at 7 and 8. That's going to effect the movie. The competing demos didn't help either, I'm not ignoring that. Same thing happened to Apes on it's first Thursday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAR Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 GOTG does bad 1 day and now everyone panics? It will be fine. Such is life around here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketheavenger Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 But guys is this a sign of frontloadedness for "Guardians"? or give "Turtles" it's credit, it clearly appeals to some of the same demo's as "Guardians". People also forget that "Ninja Turtles" is technically a "Comic-Book" movie also. As was being said by others, there were four openers yesterday, so a relatively steep drop is not surprising. I think a weekend over $45m for Guardians is still possible, though it's going to be tough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalismanRing Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 I think 4 movies opening with 7 PM and 8 PM showings on Thursday night obviously affected Guardians. So I think a drop around 50% like most people were expecting still seems pretty likely. It lost a huge chunk of it's big screens which have a premium ticket price Into The Storm. I think Turtles will be more competition in the morning, afternoon and early evening shows because of it appeal to very young children than it was in the post 7pm shows. A 50% drop would need an 75% Thu-Fri jump and then a 50% Sat jump. Ehhhh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmscholar Posted August 8, 2014 Author Share Posted August 8, 2014 GOTG does bad 1 day and now everyone panics? It will be fine. People want a breakout so bad this summer but the Legs have been bad all around for the most part. I think "Guardians" has already outdone expectations but people have this obsession with it beating "Transformers 4". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 I was always expecting the drop to be steeper than 50%, so this wouldn't be much of a surprise for me. And a 70% Friday-Saturday, while unlikely, is still achievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 People want a breakout so bad this summer but the Legs have been bad all around for the most part. I think "Guardians" has already outdone expectations but people have this obsession with it beating "Transformers 4". Well we already know that's a done deal domestically. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Its going to need a good 70% jump today at least for that, not impossible but definitely on the high end for this time of yearWell not really. 2 Guns managed to increase 70% on Friday, Rise of the Planet of the Apes increased 87%, heck Tomb of the Dragon Emperor increased 70%. Those had pretty much the same release date as Guardians butnon different years. So a 70%+ increase is certainly not abnormal in the slightest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstasy Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 People want a breakout so bad this summer but the Legs have been bad all around for the most part. I think "Guardians" has already outdone expectations but people have this obsession with it beating "Transformers 4".no people want it to win the summer in general. Nothing wrong with that imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmscholar Posted August 8, 2014 Author Share Posted August 8, 2014 Well we already know that's a done deal domestically. Well we already know that's a done deal domestically. It's going to be close but let's see how it holds this weekend. I think TF4 still has the edge right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
