Weekend numbers thread:TMNT: 28.4 GOTG: 24.7 LBC. 17.7 Ex3: 16.2

[John Marston]

sub 20m for Expendables is locked. This franchise is dead. 

[jj99]

Where is Baumer?turtle power. Hope actuals are on the high end for all so this summer can salvage some dignity.

[AJG]

Anita Busch is dddrunk

 

I hate that fake Nikki. 

 

Who else remembers her comments when Need for Speed was released "Disney’s Need for Speed (DreamWorks) is proving that gamers are hermits and aren’t bringing friends (do they have any that aren’t digitally created in chat boxes?) as this Fast and Furious-lite (it’s a soft PG-13) started off well in late nights and then hit then slowed."

[miketheavenger]

Damn, could Ex3 miss $50m? That would be terrible. Nice to see a close race for no.1 though.

[Mango]

Anita Busch is a funny name. Maybe it's just me.

[terrestrial]

Anita Busch is a funny name. Maybe it's just me.

 

Sounds german to me (I am German)

 

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[Ozymandias]

sub 20m for Expendables is locked. This franchise is dead. 

 

That PG-13 rating certainly expanded this franchise's audience.  15-20m below the opening of the first one!

[ban1o]

thats really poor the giver. How many theatres was it released in? 

[terrestrial]

That PG-13 rating certainly expanded this franchise's audience.  15-20m below the opening of the first one!

 

Leaked hQ movie might also be a part of it.

 

Even wore in certain other countries, looks loike that will be a big problem for the e.g. Russian numbers too

[TServo2049]

Anita Busch is a funny name. Maybe it's just me.

Oh man, as soon as you said it, it hit me. No, it's not just you.

[druv10]

quick rough workout

TMNT 6.5-7.5,GOTG 6-7, EXP3 6-7,LBC 4-4.5, Giv 3.5-4

 

Congrats to GOTG for hitting 200M and in the process passing Apes 2/Godzilla/TASM2. 

[terrestrial]

thats really poor the giver. How many theatres was it released in? 

 

Friday

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NEW IN THEATERS DISTRIBUTOR

RELEASE

 

The Expendables 3

Action Lionsgate

3,221

 

The Giver

Fantasy Drama Weinstein Company

3,003

 

Let's Be Cops (on Wed.)

Action Comedy Fox

3,094

 

[miketheavenger]

Congrats to GOTG for hitting 200M and in the process passing Apes 2/Godzilla/TASM2. 

And we should also still congratulate Apes 2 for hitting 200M this weekend.

[FilmBuff]

Great to see Guardians doing so good. I'm just glad it beat Shitfest.

[CaptainJackSparrow]

Congratulations Apes!!!

[eXtacy]

Really hope Guardians hits the high end

[wileECoyote]

quick rough workoutTMNT 6.5-7.5,GOTG 6-7, EXP3 6-7,LBC 4-4.5, Giv 3.5-4

Looks good for GotG and TMNT :)Ouch for EX3. Even at the high end, it'll probably miss 20.

[TLK]

I knew The Giver would under-perform and this is mostly on TWC. They do a horrible job of selling any movie that is not an Oscars contender.

Edited August 16, 2014 by TLK

[druv10]

And we should also still congratulate Apes 2 for hitting 200M this weekend.

 

Yes congrats to it as well. One of the best movies of the year. 

[mahnamahna]

I feel like it's always impossible to prove the impact of piracy. Remember, Taken did nearly $150M despite the fact that a high-quality bootleg was out and about for like an entire year before it opened here.

Well, Taken had a lot in its favor.

 

[*]No one was really paying attention to it a year in advance 

[*]The film had an appealing hook

[*]Its primary audience is older and likely wouldn't download a bootleg

[*]January-February 2009 was unusually big at the box office 

[*]It was a relatively satisfying movie for that time of year

Although Taken and Paul Blart are definitely in my top 10 for most impressive DOM box office performances of the last 5 years. Nobody thought both would handily top $100 million DOM (along with Gran Torino breaking out) 

 

I knew The Giver would under-perform and this is mostly on TWC. They do a horrible job of selling any movie that is not an Oscars contender.

If it's not Tarantino or Oscar bait, it's gonna bomb under TWC's care. Definitely could have been a sleeper hit with the right marketing team.