Furious 7 Weekend Numbers: Revised Official Estimate - 146.5M (Sunday underestimated) | Official OS Estimate - 240.4M

[grim22]

Iat moved?

 

They moved it from July of 2014 to April 10th originally, then a few months ago it moved to the Easter weekend.

[kowhite]

I heard the production budget was $190M, which would mean total budget (including worldwide marketing) would be $350-400M, no?

I get the feeling the production budget might be a bit more. But generally yeah.

[lab276]

58-60?!

[takerowns]

I get the feeling the production budget might be a bit more. But generally yeah.

is marketing really that expensive ? i know this is marketed everywhere but still sounds like a lot

[kowhite]

is marketing really that expensive ? i know this is marketed everywhere but still sounds like a lot

Yeah, it's fucking expensive.

These are pretty normal numbers for tent poles.

Edited April 4, 2015 by kowhite

[sfran43]

Early reports indicate a $120 million-$125 million debut for #Furious7. A new April/franchise record.

— BoxOffice (@BoxOffice)

April 3, 2015

Deadline: UPDATED, Friday, 5:18 PM: More early results have come in for Furious 7 and estimates have risen now. Industry observers are now saying that Friday’s haul could be in the range of $56M to $60M with an upwards of $130M to $138M for the three-day weekend. Whether this will be a front-loaded Friday is yet unknown. If so, it could slink backwards a bit, closer to $130M. Regardless, this is a mash-up monster at the box office. The highest estimate we’ve heard today for F7‘s Easter weekend holiday tank is $145M. More to come as numbers roll in later this evening.

[grim22]

Quoting Gitesh here as his late Friday numbers have been pretty accurate over the past few big openers

 

#Furious7 smashing all-time April opening record heading to high 50s FRI. Wknd may soar to about $130M.

— Gitesh Pandya (@giteshpandya)

April 4, 2015

[kowhite]

New April record...new franchise record...and new Universal record.

Congrats Uni.

[DeeCee]

I get the feeling the production budget might be a bit more. But generally yeah.

Has anyone heard anymore about what kind of insurance payout they would have got?

[The Futurist]

3 years ago, Universal was known on this forum to be the king of bombs.

What a turnaround for them.

[kowhite]

Has anyone heard anymore about what kind of insurance payout they would have got?

I'd be curious too. I could totally see the insurance company arguing about paying out total budget overruns cause of potential box office impact.

Even though...honestly such arguments feel kinda wrong given the circumstances. But...insurance companies.

3 years ago, Universal was known on this forum to be the king of bombs.

What a turnaround for them.

Yeah, it's impressive. They might be the number 2 studio this year.

[Avatree]

is marketing really that expensive ? i know this is marketed everywhere but still sounds like a lot

Yes. Marketing budget is around the same cost as production budget for these big CGIgasm tentpole blockbusters.

[takerowns]

I'd be curious too. I could totally see the insurance company arguing about paying out total budget overruns cause of potential box office impact.

Even though...honestly such arguments feel kinda wrong given the circumstances. But...insurance companies.

Yeah, it's impressive. They might be the number 2 studio this year.

def will be numb 2 behind buena vista ofc 

[DAR]

I mean has there ever been a franchise that opened to a then great 40 million and by the seventh film made close to what the original made in its entire run?

[MrPink]

Watching Tokyo Drift on HBO2.

 

The scene where Lucas Black and DK meet is hilarious. Oozing sexual tension

[JJ-8]

Some big numbers coming from down under too.

All in AUD.

0.3m wednesday previews.

3.3m OD (Thursday)

Friday reported to be going gangbusters.

Tracking for 14m+ and one of the biggest all time OW ever here.

Fantastic results everywhere ATM.

I mean has there ever been a franchise that opened to a then great 40 million and by the seventh film made close to what the original made in its entire run?

Bond?

[DAR]

The original film is on TNT

[#ED]

Ok. The movie is as better than the last. I still think Vin Diesel's acting is atrosish.

[DAR]

But Bond is different it was 10 or so films in before we had the big opening weekends

[MrPink]

The original film is on TNT

 

Guess what's on after