pensivepenguin Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 yes, yes, its all the 'Fights' fault. Yeah the fight caused Friday's and Sunday's numbers right?. If it was all down to the Fight, next weekend should have a good hold then. That's my point though. Disney underestimated what damage all the sporting events that happened on Saturday will do to AOU. The Sunday estimates are just that -- estimates. They're already going for a very generous 20% drop. If the games/fight/etc. did affect AOU a bit, the drop should be around that. But if it's greater, then obviously it's not just those. The Friday number shows that this is more frontloaded than any previous Marvel film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Manager Water Bottle Posted May 3, 2015 Community Manager Share Posted May 3, 2015 It is a bomb WB. Stop the spinning. It is a an epic flop. If by bomb you mean it exploded the box office and destroyed all but American Sniper in it's path (yeah that movie went up) with great box office numbers then yes, it was a bomb. Is that your view Water Bottle or is that a release from Disney? My initials are WB not WD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POTUS 2020 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 What other MCU films had legs that bad? IM3 2.4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiantCALBears Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 The Avengers: Age of Ultron has made more domestically in one weekend than Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger, and The Incredible Hulk all did in their entire run. It has the second highest OW of the MCU. It might not be record-breaking but I'm sure every other studio in town wishes they could have released Age of Ultron. It is, by any account, a major success. Like expected. It was expected to open huge, it wasn't expected to fall this short of TA1 OW by most (even Disney). Facts are facts, big budget sequels never profit the same levels as an original. Disney will make money but it will be far from historic profit margin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatebox Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I'm more interested in the final gross than the OW. TDKR numbers would be inexcusably crap as far as I'm concerned, but its legs may surprise us yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 If by bomb you mean it exploded the box office and destroyed all but American Sniper in it's path (yeah that movie went up) with great box office numbers then yes, it was a bomb. I was being ironic Iron Man owns the 3 biggest OW of all time. Time to give RDJ a 50M paycheck and set Iron Man 4 for May 2017 and Iron Man 5 for May 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
passerby Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Regarding RDJ. I think he's following a similar trajectory as Johnny Depp. Soon people will be bored of him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Manager Water Bottle Posted May 3, 2015 Community Manager Share Posted May 3, 2015 It was expected to open huge, it wasn't expected to fall this short of TA1 OW by most (even Disney). Facts are facts, big budget sequels never profit the same levels as an original. Disney will make money but it will be far from historic profit margin. Right just like how The Dark Knight dropped from Batman Begins? Disney has already made historic profit margin from this franchise. I'd love to see how much money Age of Ultron has made before it was even released and how much it will make outside the theater now that it's out, though. But, hey, keep on thinking that the real profit is in theater grosses. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart360 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 (edited) That's my point though. Disney underestimated what damage all the sporting events that happened on Saturday will do to AOU. The Sunday estimates are just that -- estimates. They're already going for a very generous 20% drop. If the games/fight/etc. did affect AOU a bit, the drop should be around that. But if it's greater, then obviously it's not just those. The Friday number shows that this is more frontloaded than any previous Marvel film. yeah i wasn't being sarcastic to you, i was doing it at the articles. Edited May 3, 2015 by stuart360 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Disney Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 (edited) I'm more interested in the final gross than the OW. TDKR numbers would be inexcusably crap as far as I'm concerned, but its legs may surprise us yet. Yeah, I am interested in the final gross as well. There is room for this to grow decent legs, but that doesn't mean that it will. Next weekend will be an interesting weekend to watch. Edited May 3, 2015 by Walt Disney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 RDJ will play Iron Man forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grim22 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I was being ironic Iron Man owns the 3 biggest OW of all time. Time to give RDJ a 50M paycheck and set Iron Man 4 for May 2017 and Iron Man 5 for May 2020. Well, "Captain America 3: Iron Man 4: Avengers 3" is coming up in a years time. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 1 Furious 7 Uni. $330,539,000 4,022 $147,187,040 4,004 4/3 - 2 Cinderella (2015) BV $193,651,000 3,848 $67,877,361 3,845 3/13 - 3 Avengers: Age of Ultron BV $187,656,000 4,276 $187,656,000 4,276 5/1 - 4 Fifty Shades of Grey Uni. $166,134,000 3,655 $85,171,450 3,646 2/13 - 5 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water Par. $162,297,000 3,680 $55,365,012 3,641 2/6 - 6 Home (2015) Fox $158,132,000 3,801 $52,107,731 3,708 3/27 - 7 Kingsman: The Secret Service Fox $126,860,000 3,282 $36,206,331 3,204 2/13 - 8 The Divergent Series: Insurgent LG/S $126,492,000 3,875 $52,263,680 3,875 3/20 - 9 Taken 3 Fox $89,211,680 3,594 $39,201,657 3,594 1/9 - 10 Get Hard WB $86,168,000 3,212 $33,803,253 3,175 3/27 - 11 Paddington W/Dim. $75,634,921 3,355 $18,966,676 3,303 1/16 - 12 The Wedding Ringer SGem $64,460,211 3,003 $20,649,306 3,003 1/16 - 13 Focus (2015) WB $53,811,491 3,323 $18,685,137 3,323 2/27 - 14 Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Sony $51,186,000 3,633 $23,762,435 3,633 4/17 - 15 Jupiter Ascending WB $47,340,105 3,181 $18,372,372 3,181 2/6 - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoguy Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I can't believe they still sell The Rock merchandise. The Rock is very popular right now with wrestling fans, and even some casual movie audiences because his breakout role in the Fast movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAR Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I know it seems ridiculous to complain when something has the second highest opening ever. but 187m is a bit of a disappointment. that's only $14m higher than IM3. I agree with the first part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxmoser3 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I'm more interested in the final gross than the OW. TDKR numbers would be inexcusably crap as far as I'm concerned, but its legs may surprise us yet.it should be fine but may 15th,22nd,29th would be an effect but should still do fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiantCALBears Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Right just like how The Dark Knight dropped from Batman Begins? Disney has already made historic profit margin from this franchise. I'd love to see how much money Age of Ultron has made before it was even released and how much it will make outside the theater now that it's out, though. But, hey, keep on thinking that the real profit is in theater grosses. All of that excess outside of the film have expectations as well ESP off the success from the original and its merch etc. Profit margin will be compressed a little more than expected, can't be denied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoguy Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 (edited) Regarding RDJ. I think he's following a similar trajectory as Johnny Depp. Soon people will be bored of him. Nah, Depp's career took a nosedive because of all the shitty movies has been in over the recent years. RDJ's Iron Man appearances have all been in quality movies. I'm sure when he retires as the character, he will be fine. Hollywood loves him even more than the audiences right now. Edited May 3, 2015 by Mojoguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POTUS 2020 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I'm going to say it ends with around $480 million on a 2.55x multiplier. It was probably affected a lot by the Pac Man fight and the Kentucky Derby, so it shouldn't fall too hard next weekend, but it's definitely not going to hold super well after that. 65% drop, at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 It seems Disney earned a lot of money with Ultron with food companies tie ins with all the doritos, sodas etc Is there a Marvel theme Park in the pipeline from Disney or just Marvel rides added into Disney worlds ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
