Weekend Numbers Jan 23-25 pg 46(AS 64 mill, Mom's cookies 15)

[forg]

Boy Next Door way lower than early estimates but still solid for the movie.

 

Yikes Mortdecai and Strange Magic

 

Nice for Paddington!

[Leyla]

Go JLO!  

Edited January 24, 2015 by Lady of Lorien

[Jessie]

Will chris kyle's widow receive any of the profits from this?

[pepsa]

That IG hold is great, only 3% down from last week. 100M might not be out of reach.

[ChD]

Will chris kyle's widow receive any of the profits from this?

 

I imagine so.

[CJohn]

Pre-sales for American Sniper here for today are so magnificent   They must add some shows, they must. Some shows will sell out hours in advance. WOM is spreading.

[theultimatebiu]

Will chris kyle's widow receive any of the profits from this?

 

I guess. She lost a bit to Jesse Ventura.

[Leyla]

 

American Sniper does not deserve all the money its getting, it was not that good a film

Murica 

lol I counted on OS to flop but Italy is eating it up Cjohn's report is not encouraging so I guess we're in the minority that it absolutely sucks 

Edited January 24, 2015 by Lady of Lorien

[pepsa]

Murica 

lol I counted on OS to flop but Italy is eating it up Cjohn's report is not encouraging so I guess we're in the minority that it absolutely sucks 

 

I don't get the hate or the love for this movie. It's just a movie, it is what it is. Nothing special for now: C+ Coopers acting was great and saved the film from a C-

[DAR]

It's a much smaller scale but I continue to be impressed with what Imitation Game is doing.

[lab276]

http://deadline.com/2015/01/american-sniper-to-take-out-new-films-by-jennifer-lopez-johnny-depp-george-lucas-box-office-preview-1201354871/

 

1). American Sniper (WB), 3,705 theaters (+150)/ $18M Fri. (-40%) /3-Day: $61.2M (-31)/Total cume: $197.7M/ Wk 5

2). The Boy Next Door (UNI), 2,602 theaters / $5.56M Fri./ 3-Day: $15.3M/ Wk 1

3). Paddington (TWC), 3,355 theaters (+52) / $2.57M Fri. (-45%) / 3-Day: $11.8M (-37%) / Total cume: $39.5M /Wk 2

4). The Wedding Ringer (Sony), 3,003 theaters (0)/ $3.2M Fri. (-53%) / 3-Day: $10.95M (-47%)/ Total cume: $38.9M /Wk 2

5). Taken 3 (Fox), 2,909 theaters (-685)/$2M Fri (-51%). / 3-Day: $6.9M (-53%)/Total cume: $75.1M/ Wk 3

6). The Imitation Game (TWC), 2,025 theaters (+414) / $1.8M Fri. (-2%) / 3-Day: $6.5M (-3%)/Total cume: $59.68M / Wk 9

7). Selma (Par), 2,046 theaters (-189) / $1.5M Fri. (-%)/ 3-Day: $5.49M (-37%)/Total cume: $39.45M / Wk 5

8). Mortdecai (LGF), 2,648 theaters / $1.6M Fri./ 3-Day: $4.6M/Wk 1

9). Strange Magic (DIS), 3,020 theaters  / $1.2M Fri./ 3-Day: $4.3M/ Wk 1

10). Into The Woods (DIS), 2,270 theaters (-488) / $1M Fri. (-39%)/ 3-Day: $3.8M (-43%)/Total cume: $121.29M / Wk 5

Notables:

Blackhat (UNI), 2,568 theaters (1)/ $476 Fri. (-66%)/3-Day cume: $1.6M (-59%)/Total cume: $4.8M / Wk 2

Oscar Best Pictures: (outside of the top 10, all of them added more runs)

Birdman (FSL) 833 theaters (+362)/$487K Fri. (+20%)/ 3-day cume: $1.85M (+20%)/Total cume: $30.8M/Wk 15

The Theory of Everything (FOC), 858 theaters (+349)/ $330K Fri. (+33%)/ 3-day cume: $1.2K (+32%)/Total cume: $29M / Wk 12

Whiplash (SPC) 567 theaters (+378)/$202K Fri. (+120%)/3-day cume: $802K (+120%)/Total cume: $7.6M/Wk 16

Boyhood (IFC), 197 theaters (+64) / $58K Fri. (+5%)/3-day cume: $229K (+3%)/Total cume: $24.95M/ Wk 29

Top 10 130.84m, vs 118.6m (2009) 93.5m (2014)

Overall weekend should be less than 2009 though, it's a lot more top heavy now.

[Lordmandeep]

Imo 2015 will be quite top heavy. 

 

 

AS 370+

Fast seven 250+

 

TA2: 550+

 

Bond: 280+

 

Mj2: 370+

SW7:500+ 

 

 

 

I think there will be less moderate hit films this year. 

Edited January 24, 2015 by Lordmandeep

[lab276]

January box office might reach 1b for the first time since 2010.

[La Binoche]

Lmao @ Aniston's Cake flopping even after that endless and corrupt Oscar promo campaign. http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2015/01/jennifer_aniston_in_cake_how_cinelou_turned_a_bad_movie_into_a_likely_oscar.html

 

[zackzack]

I cannot believe AS's gargantuan performance. I am speechless, I am without speech.

However $370M is rather high. I think it will settle around $350M or so.

[Asyulus]

Where are the hobbit numbers

[Asyulus]

355m is a possibility

[4815162342]

Will chris kyle's widow receive any of the profits from this?

 

Only if the deal that sold the rights to his autobiography included a cut of film revenue. That's unlikely, most novel rights deals are a straight-up flat fee (only really, really, really big stuff like say Harry Potter gets the author a notable cut of media revenue).

[4815162342]

It's a much smaller scale but I continue to be impressed with what Imitation Game is doing.

 

Yeah it's quietly chugging away to put up good numbers.

[CloneWars]

Only if the deal that sold the rights to his autobiography included a cut of film revenue. That's unlikely, most novel rights deals are a straight-up flat fee (only really, really, really big stuff like say Harry Potter gets the author a notable cut of media revenue).

Nope. Not true at all.