Harpospoke Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Nolan has done it again. INTERSTELLAR is connecting with the worldwide audience. I thought this would be a tough sell. Other movies that connected with the WW audience far more than domestic audiences: Spider-Man 3 Amazing Spider-Man 2 Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon Transformers: Age of Extinction Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Alice in Wonderland The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Ice Age: Continental Drift Ice Age: Meltdown The Da Vinci Code Matagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Kung Fu Panda 2 Mama Mia 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cade Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 ^Yeah but space-based sci-fi usually doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Other movies that connected with the WW audience far more than domestic audiences: Spider-Man 3 Amazing Spider-Man 2 Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon Transformers: Age of Extinction Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Alice in Wonderland The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Ice Age: Continental Drift Ice Age: Meltdown The Da Vinci Code Matagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Kung Fu Panda 2 Mama Mia When I said worldwide, I meant including N.A. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 (edited) Absolutely fucking incredible numbers for Interstellar worldwide. I'm so pleased and happy, I could dance. Edited November 16, 2014 by Pokearcher 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harpospoke Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 When I said worldwide, I meant including N.A. IS is headed for the same percentage as those listed above. 70% or more OS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfirebird2008 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 IS is headed for the same percentage as those listed above. 70% or more OS. And what's your point? Avatar and Titanic made more than 70% of their money overseas too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spizzer Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 So real quick, Interstellar has outperformed Skyfall's adjusted OD multiplier by 9.9% through Thursday. Staying at 9.9% would yield a weekend of ~23M, which is unlikely (that would require a ~100% Friday jump), so that % will continue to grow over the weekend. At 9.9% it is pacing for a finish at 171M, and it will likely also finish over that 9.9%. Where it will finish is difficult to determine as Skyfall did not have to contend with a potential 4-Quad opener (though BD2 did open to 140M+). FWIW, the target for 200M is 29.1%. Comparing BH6 to WiR, its currently pacing ahead of the OD multiplier by 12.2% (Wednesday is inflating this figure), on pace for a 235M finish. 20% sets it on target for 250M. 44% for 300M (obviously don't see this happening). Through Sunday IS is now at 18.7% (184M pace) and BH6 is now at 8.1% (226M pace). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketheavenger Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Fantastic numbers for the Top Three. So happy for IS which I finally saw today. Not my favorite of the year, but still really, really good and extremely ambitious. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spizzer Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 FWIW, while Mads 2 lines up with BH6 perfectly for the days, I prefer the WiR comp, as they're both WDAS films with similar reception in more similar BO environments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmandeep Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 The whole point is when people dislike a film and say it only did well because of its overseas gross can't then say the same thing for a film that did well due to an overseas gross. Point is the box office is global these days and it has to be as budgets skyrocket. If a film does not become a global success then it will not become a hit. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctis Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 The whole point is when people dislike a film and say it only did well because of its overseas gross can't then say the same thing for a film that did well due to an overseas gross. Point is the box office is global these days and it has to be as budgets skyrocket. If a film does not become a global success then it will not become a hit. Revelatory words. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spizzer Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 The whole point is when people dislike a film and say it only did well because of its overseas gross can't then say the same thing for a film that did well due to an overseas gross. Point is the box office is global these days and it has to be as budgets skyrocket. If a film does not become a global success then it will not become a hit. You are the epitome of "point out the obvious" bro 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmandeep Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 You are the epitome of "point out the obvious" bro Of course but people get so blinded by fanboyism. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harpospoke Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 And what's your point? Avatar and Titanic made more than 70% of their money overseas too. Just this: OS audiences might have different tastes than NA audiences. I consider Spider-Man 3 to be an abomination but it is actually the highest grossing Spider-Man film...thanks to OS audiences. Is the OS taste really a good comparison? They really seem to eat up stuff that domestic audiences yawn at or openly dislike. So offering up praise like, "Nolan has done it again. INTERSTELLAR is connecting with the worldwide audience" sounds a little deceptive to me. Comparison time: "Michael Bay has done it again. Transformers 4 is connecting with the worldwide audience" "Burton has done it again. Alice in Wonderland is connecting with the worldwide audience" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMan89 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 (edited) Damn, Gone Girl just will not quit. Heading for a 5x multi at this rate and the best WOM of the year (so far). Also yay for The Maze Runner hitting 100. One of, if not the biggest pleasant surprise I had at the movies this year. Edited November 16, 2014 by MovieMan89 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatebox Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 (edited) Comparison time: "Michael Bay has done it again. Transformers 4 is connecting with the worldwide audience" "Burton has done it again. Alice in Wonderland is connecting with the worldwide audience" Well... yeah? They did. As far as Nolan goes I would say that getting plot-heavy movies like Inception and IS to do big numbers overseas is pretty good going. The latter, in particular, is being sold almost entirely on his name alone if the people I know are anything to go by. Edited November 16, 2014 by Untitled Hatebox Project 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfirebird2008 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Just this: OS audiences might have different tastes than NA audiences. I consider Spider-Man 3 to be an abomination but it is actually the highest grossing Spider-Man film...thanks to OS audiences. Is the OS taste really a good comparison? They really seem to eat up stuff that domestic audiences yawn at or openly dislike. So offering up praise like, "Nolan has done it again. INTERSTELLAR is connecting with the worldwide audience" sounds a little deceptive to me. Comparison time: "Michael Bay has done it again. Transformers 4 is connecting with the worldwide audience" "Burton has done it again. Alice in Wonderland is connecting with the worldwide audience" As if the domestic audience is much better in that regard. I watch people pay $15 for a ticket and then have to run to the bathroom or concession stand every 20 minutes and it blows my mind. People in general all over the world have the attention span of a gnat these days. I'm actually pretty amazed that a movie like Interstellar is making any money at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMan89 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Also now that Carrey just scored his first real (live action) hit in over a decade, I'm bracing myself for the incoming desperate sequels to the Mask, Liar Liar, Bruce Almighty, and a third Ace Ventura. If he does a Truman Show sequel though, so help me.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfirebird2008 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Also now that Carrey just scored his first real (live action) hit in over a decade, I'm bracing myself for the incoming desperate sequels to the Mask, Liar Liar, Bruce Almighty, and a third Ace Ventura. If he does a Truman Show sequel though, so help me.... Let's hope like hell that doesn't happen, lol. Truman Show is great...needs to stand on its own. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozen Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 I'd be fine with a third Ace Ventura film. That's the only character of his I ever liked besides the Grinch. OMG, do I smell a Grinch sequel!?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
