4-Day Wknd Est: AS - 105.3M, Pad - 25.2M, TWR - 24.5M,Taken 3 - 17.44M (pg 109)

[Rorschach]

Hopefully this sets the tone for this year.

[K1stpierre]

!!! Daaaaaaamn that number!

[mahnamahna]

I hope M:I 5 doesn't move. I want to face SW head on and destroy it...

No one interrupt this wonderful daydream.

Nahh... I'd rather see MI5 get a $75-85 million 4 day and $225-250 million DOM with minimal competition than $45-50 million OW and $150-170 million DOM against Star Wars Episode VII. I want ticket sales to go back to 2002/2003 levels. The only way to do that is to put quality films and tentpoles yearround, rather than have long periods of dumping. 

Edited January 17, 2015 by mahnamahna

[Heat Vision]

100 Million 4 Day?

[Robertron]

BOM has put their predictions as 86/101.

If this doesn't prove that you can open to big numbers any time of the year so long as it's content that people actually want, then I don't know what ever will.

[Empire]

100 Million 4 Day?

I think that is highly likely.

[acsc1312]

Edited January 17, 2015 by acsc1312

[riczhang]

It would be incredible if American Sniper became the highest grossing 2014 film release. 

 

I'm praying to god that it happens. A Hunger Game 2 years in a row would be boring. 

Edited January 17, 2015 by riczhang

[Rorschach]

I'm praying to god that it happens. A Hunger Game 2 years in a row would be boring.

2 years. First one made less than TA and TDKR.

[theultimatebiu]

[redfirebird2008]

Another incredible number for Sniper. Looking at a Saturday jump of at least 27% from non-preview Friday if it hits $32m today. That's pretty cool to see in today's frontloaded marketplace. Could be a mini-Avatar or something. Interested to see how it all plays out in coming weeks.

[druv10]

Some amazing tidbits, AS's going to increase 100% over the previous Jan OW record. Friday alone is the 10th biggest OW ever in January. Absolutely stunning performance. 

[MrPink]

AS Sat atm going with 32-34

 

Fri 8 of top 20 thrs in TX, Diego managed 2, also thrs in OK,AZ,DC, NM,KS, LA/NYC 1thr

 

[mahnamahna]

Hopefully this sets the tone for this year.

I'm thinking it will. 

 

Feb - 50 Shades

Mar - Cinderella, Insurgent

Apr - Furious 7

May - Avengers 2, Tomorrowland 

Jun - Jurassic World, Inside Out, Ted 2 

Jul - Minions, Ant-Man

Aug - none

Sep - none

Oct - none 

Nov - Spectre, Mockingjay 2, Good Dinosaur 

Dec - Star Wars 7

 

If Jungle Book was still in October... but yeah I could see 9 out of 12 months having an OW above $75 million. The contenders (likely or not) listed above. 

[mahnamahna]

Another incredible number for Sniper. Looking at a Saturday jump of at least 27% from non-preview Friday if it hits $32m today. That's pretty cool to see in today's frontloaded marketplace. Could be a mini-Avatar or something. Interested to see how it all plays out in coming weeks.

It'd be even cooler if it has an insane hold on Sunday. A $26-28 million Sunday would seal the deal as far as legs go. $400 million+ would be in the cards with a $110 million+ 4 day IMO. 

[CoolioD1]

there are like 95 better movies from last year this could've happened to. But an r-rated biopic blowing up like this is rare enough that I can't help root for it. Hollywood are looking through the life stories of every dead veteran, hoping to find a potential january 2017 release.

[Rorschach]

I think Tomorrow land could either be really surprising or end up like Edge of Tomorrow.

[Rorschach]

there are like 95 better movies from last year this could've happened to.

HTTYD2

[redfirebird2008]

there are like 95 better movies from last year this could've happened to. But an r-rated biopic blowing up like this is rare enough that I can't help root for it. Hollywood are looking through the life stories of every dead veteran, hoping to find a potential january 2017 release.

 

Any time an R-rated movie can blow up, that's good to see. Way too much stuff in wide release targeted at the most vanilla audience possible.

[DAJK]

I just got back from Sniper, and after seeing it, the success isn't as baffling. It is a sure crowd pleaser; the theatre was dead silent as everyone for up to leave, it was crazy.

As for how I liked the film, I really enjoyed it, but I wouldn't say I loved it. I want to see t again, just to watch a few scenes again, that might change my score for the better but for now I'd say it is a

B/B+ film. It was a bit slow at times, but it paid off at the end.