Weekend Thread. Friday Numbers: Equalizer 12.8-14.5, Box 5.6-6.8m, Maze 4 (Rth)

[Fancyarcher]

Yeah, he just makes good or at least entertaining movies and people go and see them mainly because of him.

 

Absolutely and he doesn't stretch himself thin in terms of projects either, he can balance action films with serious dramas (Flight, The Great Debaters), and he's even conquered Broadway (Fences and A Raisin in the Sun were both the biggest hits of their respective seasons). Heck he's even an accomplished director.

 

Its no wonder his career is as successful as it is.

[forg]

Denzel is such a consistent BO draw, he may not have a lot of 100M movies but all his movies in the last few years opened strong and grossed well since the budgets are not high usually

Edited September 27, 2014 by forg

[The Futurist]

Denzel is very consistent but he was never in a huge movie, that s the strange paradox of his carrer. Also, the huy doesn t like movies and rarely watch any of them.

[baumer]

Ill never understand why hes paid so well or how his films have 80-100 mill budgets. They rarely do well internationally and they seem to be the kind of film that should have a 50 mill budget to be successful.

Edited September 27, 2014 by baumer

[Ozymandias]

Ill never understand why hes paid so well or how his films have 80-100 mill budgets. They rarely do well imtrrnationally and they seem to be the kimd of film that should have a 50 mill budget to be successful.

 

Because he brings in the dough by himself.  He could have three R-rated thrillers over 120m domestic depending on how well The Equalizer legs it out, it looks to open between 35-45m right now.

[MovieMan89]

I often wonder just how big Denzel's success would be if he made really good movies more often. Most of the time his movies are the definition of mediocre, typically only redeemed by his performances.

Edited September 27, 2014 by MovieMan89

[The Futurist]

Ill never understand why hes paid so well or how his films have 80-100 mill budgets. They rarely do well imtrrnationally and they seem to be the kimd of film that should have a 50 mill budget to be successful.

Agree, most of his movies do well but never fantastic and he s not a huge draw os. Always felt that Denzel was overpriced too.

[La Binoche]

Go Denzel! A great actor and a great, consistent draw. 

[forg]

What is Denzel's salary?

[Blankments]

Is that for friday boxoffice? Because Boxtrolls is more likely to make that over the weekend than on friday

No, weekend predicts

[Fancyarcher]

What is Denzel's salary?

 

On average around 20m.

[Jandrew]

That's actually pretty awesome for The Boxtrolls. Glad to see the potentially first $20m opening for a stop motion film.

 

What a beast Chicken Run was. Adjusted it sits at $26M/$161M. Even unadjusted it went over $100M with only a $17M OW. Looks like Chicken Run still is and always will be the king of stop motion.

[baumer]

Because he brings in the dough by himself.  He could have three R-rated thrillers over 120m domestic depending on how well The Equalizer legs it out, it looks to open between 35-45m right now.

Thats still a loss for the studio when its not making more than 200 WW.

[Ando918]

I'm hoping that The Equalizer somehow manages to show some strong legs and beats Ride Along's domestic total of 133 million....just because I think it is terrible that the top grossing movie of the year with a Black person in a leading role has an 18% on RT.  

[DeeCee]

I was just looking back through Denzel's filmography and realised Training Day was 13 years ago.  It doesn't feel like it was that long ago.  Does anyone else get that feeling sometimes?

[baumer]

I was just looking back through Denzel's filmography and realised Training Day was 13 years ago.  It doesn't feel like it was that long ago.  Does anyone else get that feeling sometimes?

Blair Witch, Sixth Sense and American Beautywere 15 yrs ago. WTF!

[DeeCee]

I know. It's an old blokes problem.

[TalismanRing]

http://deadline.com/2014/09/equalizer-box-office-results-boxtrolls-841650/

Deadline

 

The early numbers:

 

1). The Equalizer (SONY), 3,236 theaters / $12.5-13M Fri. (includes $1.45M late nights) / 3-day est. cume: $33-37M / Wk 1

2). The Boxtrolls (FOC), 3,464 theaters / $4.8M Fri. (includes $1.45M late nights) / 3-day est. cume: $16.5-17.5M / Wk 1

3). The Maze Runner (FOX), 3,638 theaters (9%) / $5M Fri. / 3-day cume: $16-17M (-44%) / Total cume: $58M / Wk 2

4). This is Where I Leave You (WB), 2,868 theaters/ $2.1M Fri. / 3-day cume: $7.8 M (-50%) / Total cume: $M / Wk 2

5). Dolphin Tale 2 (WB), 3,376 theaters (-8%) / $M Fri. / 3-day cume: $5M (-43%)/ Total cume: $23M / Wk 3

6). A Walk Among the Tombstones (UNI),  2,714 theaters (-1%) / $1.3M Fri. / 3-day cume: $4.6M / Total cume: $21M / Wk 2

7). No Good Deed (SONY), 2,130 theaters (-2%) / $1.2M Fri. / 3-day cume: $4.2M / Total cume: $46M / Wk 3

8). Guardians of the Galaxy (DIS), 2,451 theaters (-16%) / $1M Fri. / 3-day cume: $3.7M / Total cume: $319M / Wk 9

9). Let’s Be Cops (FOX), 1,534 theaters (-33%) / $400K Fri. / 3-day cume: $1.4M / Total cume: $79M / Wk 7

10). Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PAR), 1,585 theaters (-32%) / $340K Friday / 3-day cume: $1.4M / Total cume: $187M / Wk 8

[kayumanggi]

Yay THE MAZE RUNNER!

[kayumanggi]

And congrats to GOTG for passing IRON MAN.