Noctis Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Midnight showings were for the diehard fans. There's nothing better during a film's release than being in a room full of fans that are just as excited as you are. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1stpierre Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Is that 85-89 number including previews? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moviedweeb Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Where is the $85-90m number coming from please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Can tell this Potter thing is going to be a major theme this weekend We need a few more Nolanites to complain about 3D and ticket sales. That'll tie the whole thread together 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Is that 85-89 number including previews? Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctis Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Is that 85-89 number including previews? Obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfirebird2008 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Where is the $85-90m number coming from please? Box Office Guru, who has sources at the various studios feeding him their projection based on the data they've seen so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmpro Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Midnight showings were for the diehard fans. There's nothing better during a film's release than being in a room full of fans that are just as excited as you are. Amazing how you make sense today compared to last night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 (edited) Fan screenings can also be really awful. Horror/genre diehards are sometimes especially annoying. Edited May 1, 2015 by Jack Nevada 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart360 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 To be fair, The number would of been almost nothing if Avengers only had midnights because its fanboys are all young children. Joke guys, joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmpro Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 So if this did say $90M for Friday, what's the weekend? $195? More like 215 mill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
water Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 (edited) Can tell this Potter thing is going to be a major theme this weekend We need a few more Nolanites to complain about 3D and ticket sales. That'll tie the whole thread together not exactly nolanite but catching fire would have done like 180/470 with 3d Edited May 1, 2015 by water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1stpierre Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Oh wow, then I'm really in line with my prediction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poseidon Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Guys, come on. Let's be realistic. There is no way it's gonna do less than $90m with an extra 5 hours of showings when its predecessor did $80m in 24 hours. Why are you riding on that 5 hour-stuff? It's just viewing a preview 5 hours earlier, while at midnight, the lights go out nowadays. It wouldn't make a (big) difference, if it opened at midnight. The fact, that Avengers beats Potters (midnight adjusted) Friday by 15m, leads me to the question, where the big help of those 5 "extra" hours is measurable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 More like 215 mill ? If that holds, and thats a big if, it only shows some big signs of being frontloaded. 200M is far from locked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart360 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Can tell this Potter thing is going to be a major theme this weekend We need a few more Nolanites to complain about 3D and ticket sales. That'll tie the whole thread together While ignoring the huge Imax numbers Nolan films have with $20 Imax ticket prices. These fanboy wars are like a viscous circle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Why are you riding on that 5 hour-stuff? It's just viewing a preview 5 hours earlier, while at midnight, the lights go out nowadays. It wouldn't make a (big) difference, if it opened at midnight. The fact, that Avengers beats Potters (midnight adjusted) Friday by 15m, leads me to the question, where the big help of those 5 "extra" hours is measurable. Huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aplandg Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 I agree with Poseidon. Midnights were bigger events and would more consistently do well and break records than the late night showings we have now. I think best case scenario, the late night showings match midnights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moviedweeb Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Box Office Guru, who has sources at the various studios feeding him their projection based on the data they've seen so far. Thank you Mr. Firebird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmpro Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 ? If that holds, and thats a big if, it only shows some big signs of being frontloaded. 200M is far from locked. I dont think so. Sat drop and sun says much much more 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
