Taken (and other Thurs numbers)Thursday early shows: 1.6M

[DAJK]

1.6 million is great, and I'm not thinking Taken 3 will blow past my 31M prediction. But could the finale factor have inflated Thursday grosses?

[John Marston]

$1,340,000 for Hobbit according to BOM on Thursday. -6.8%. $227,087,000 total. The film loses 473 theaters today.

Bigger drop than DOS.

[#ED]

Good numbers.

 

I don't understand any predictions based off previews EVER, but I'm hopeful this movie succeeds. 

[terrestrial]

Bigger drop than DOS.

 

You compare the wrong datas.

 

Look  up the release dates, when which holiday was... and when the way less results earning full school ... January week is placed within the charts.

 

DOS was January 2 at that Thursday, Hobbit 3 is the 8 January result

[terrestrial]

The Theory of Everything $118,373 7% 651 -85 $182 $25,221,028 9 Focus

 

Dumb and Dumber To $19,860 -7% 331 -63 $60 $85,485,105 8 Universal

 

The Boxtrolls $4,250 19% 132 -11 $32 $50,636,437 15 Focus

 

Citizenfour $10,601 9% 49 9 $216 $2,300,046 11 RADiUS-TWC

 

Song of the Sea $814 -17% 3 1 $271 $68,949 3 GKIDS

 

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya $652 -41% 11 3 $59 $599,039 12 GKIDS

[kayumanggi]

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB took in $0.62M on Thursday. Domestic total stands at $92.82M. #NightAtTheMuseum

— BoxOffice (@BoxOffice)

January 9, 2015

[Fancyarcher]

It has a ton of buzz and some really great marketing, so I can certainly see a 40 mill weekend coming, but this is not going to get WOM like the second, much less the first, at all. Taken 2 might have gotten bad reviews, but it had ENERGY, was fun in a ludicrous way, and had cool action scenes. This movie has barely any action and a bland, lifeless storyline. Not gonna be a WOM hit, IMO.

 

Plus Taken 2 failed to outgross it's predecessor despite a much bigger opening weekend.

[Frozen]

BoxOffice ‏@BoxOffice  30s30 seconds ago

INTO THE WOODS took in $1.02M on Thursday. Domestic total stands at $95.52M. #IntoTheWoods

[kayumanggi]

THE IMITATION GAME took in $0.67M on Thursday from 754 locations. Domestic total stands at $33.22M. #TheImitationGame

— BoxOffice (@BoxOffice)

January 9, 2015

[terrestrial]

  The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 $426,837 -9% 2,505 -288 $170 $325,774,553  

[terrestrial]

Wild (2014) $450,232 3% 1,361 76 $331 $27,638,942  

 

Exodus: Gods and Kings $240,889 -15% 2,260 -742 $107 $62,552,105  

 

Big Hero 6 $209,692 1% 1,913 -152 $110 $212,215,958  

 

  Penguins of Madagascar $117,187 6% 1,585 -448 $74 $78,677,626  

[Frozen]

So neither Mojo or Boxoffice.com has changed their MJ numbers from yesterday. Will we ever know who was right?

[terrestrial]

  Birdman $80,023 -6% 282 -10 $284 $25,747,726  

 

Gone Girl $35,788 -2% 279 10 $128 $166,872,192  

 

So neither Mojo or Boxoffice.com has changed their MJ numbers from yesterday. Will we ever know who was right?

 

The-Numbers gave the same as BO.com, so for the moment I asume their number

[terrestrial]

Thursday, January 8, 2015
 

		>Yr >Mo >Wk >>Next Day
TD YD Title (Click to View) Studio Daily Gross % +/- YD / LW Theaters / Avg Gross To-Date Day 1 1 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies WB $1,340,000 -7% -86% 3,875 $346 $227,087,000 23 2 2 Unbroken Uni. $1,229,505 -4% -82% 3,190 $385 $93,234,270 15 3 3 Into the Woods BV $1,018,414 +1% -87% 2,538 $401 $95,521,929 15 - 5 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Fox $616,517 -0% -90% 3,802 $162 $92,823,488 21 - 9 Wild (2014) FoxS $450,232 +3% -71% 1,361 $331 $27,638,942 37 - 6 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 LGF $426,837 -25% -85% 2,505 $170 $325,874,553 49 - 11 Exodus: Gods and Kings Fox $240,889 -15% -87% 2,260 $107 $62,552,105 28 - 13 Big Hero 6 BV $202,692 -2% -89% 1,913 $106 $212,208,958 63 - - The Theory of Everything Focus $118,373 +7% -73% 651 $182 $25,221,028 63 - - Penguins of Madagascar Fox $117,187 +6% -90% 1,585 $74 $78,677,626 44 - - Birdman FoxS $80,023 -6% -73% 282 $284 $25,747,726 84 - - Gone Girl Fox $35,788 -2% -73% 279 $128 $166,872,192 98 - - Dumb and Dumber To Uni. $19,860 -7% -83% 331 $60 $85,485,105 56 - - Nightcrawler ORF $11,872 +9% -71% 105 $113 $32,031,840 70 - - Citizenfour RTWC $10,601 +9% -46% 49 $216 $2,300,046 77 - - The Book of Life (2014) Fox $10,556 +2% -84% 134 $79 $49,611,965 84 - - John Wick LG/S $8,528 -4% -69% 127 $67 $42,960,758 77 - - The Homesman Saban $7,819 +19% -61% 54 $145 $2,299,809 56 - - The Maze Runner Fox $7,519 +13% -81% 118 $64 $102,272,088 112

 

[terrestrial]

not finished, only for 'mourning' about the percentages

[terrestrial]

Thursday, January 8, 2015
 

		>Yr >Mo >Wk >>Next Day
TD YD Title (Click to View) Studio Daily Gross % +/- YD / LW Theaters / Avg Gross To-Date Day 1 1 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies WB $1,335,176 -7% -86% 3,875 $345 $227,082,487 23 2 2 Unbroken Uni. $1,229,505 -4% -82% 3,190 $385 $93,234,270 15 3 3 Into the Woods BV $1,018,414 +1% -87% 2,538 $401 $95,521,929 15 4 4 The Imitation Game Wein. $673,177 +4% -76% 754 $893 $33,216,439 42 5 5 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Fox $616,517 -0% -90% 3,802 $162 $92,823,488 21 6 7 The Gambler Par. $481,281 -14% -80% 2,494 $193 $29,957,314 15 7 9 Wild (2014) FoxS $450,232 +3% -71% 1,361 $331 $27,638,942 37 8 8 The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death Rela. $448,413 -16% - 2,602 $172 $17,509,105 7 9 6 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 LGF $426,837 -25% -85% 2,505 $170 $325,874,553 49 10 10 Annie (2014) Sony $406,822 +2% -90% 3,166 $128 $74,518,050 21 11 12 Big Eyes Wein. $245,518 -2% -75% 1,408 $174 $10,961,682 15 12 11 Exodus: Gods and Kings Fox $240,889 -15% -87% 2,260 $107 $62,552,105 28 13 13 Big Hero 6 BV $202,692 -2% -89% 1,913 $106 $212,208,958 63 14 14 Interstellar Par. $185,086 -10% -81% 1,048 $177 $183,648,849 65 - - The Theory of Everything Focus $118,373 +7% -73% 651 $182 $25,221,028 63 - - Penguins of Madagascar Fox $117,187 +6% -90% 1,585 $74 $78,677,626 44 - 15 Top Five Par. $107,101 -26% -88% 1,195 $90 $24,340,593 28 - - American Sniper WB $82,968 -11% -63% 4 $20,742 $2,595,151 15 - - The Interview (2014) Sony $82,344 -15% -75% 581 $142 $5,352,387 15 - - Birdman FoxS $80,023 -6% -73% 282 $284 $25,747,726 84

 

.

Aaaaannd, last 6-digit weekly for GotG, or so I am guessing

 

(it even climbed up a bit)

 

32

34

Guardians of the Galaxy

BV

$114,446

-47.1%

154

-16

$743

$333,079,971

$170

23

 

 

[wileECoyote]

By comparison, Taken 2 earned $1.5 million from preview shows, as part of a $49.5 million weekend, back in October 2012. Taken 3's initial haul is also in line with last September's The Equalizer ($1.5 million Thursday night / $34.1 million weekend). Based on early results and strong online tracking, Taken 3 looks poised to top $30 million through Sunday.

If it's a similar preview number shouldn't it translate to a similar OW? I don't know about the buzz of Taken 3 but it seems to me the franchise and Liam have a nice solid fan base.

[Maxmoser3]

Not bad but it might suffer Sunday since some weather is supposed to come in and football

Edited January 9, 2015 by Maxmoser3

[Maxmoser3]

1.6 million is great, and I'm not thinking Taken 3 will blow past my 31M prediction. But could the finale factor have inflated Thursday grosses?

not necessarily what possibly drove it was that Taken is a known action movie franchise and Liam Neeson is a more known name in that genre

[Rogerio]

So neither Mojo or Boxoffice.com has changed their MJ numbers from yesterday. Will we ever know who was right?

Probably Box Office Mojo was wrong..

The Box Office´s number makes more sense, I think..