Wednesday photo finish: Fury Road 3.9M, PP2 3.8M, AoU 2.3M (rth)

[grim22]

Describe what you mean by premium format. Hi-def sound?

 

3D, RPX. ETX etc. AOU loses IMAX and most 3D screens today as well thanks to Poltergeist.

[Avatree]

I don't see AoU missing 450M. When IM3 was at this point (3M dailies) it had 70M left in the tank.

 

I wouldn't be surprised if BvS finishes with not much more than MoS, it looks terrible. 

http://forums.boxofficetheory.com/topic/18618-batman-v-superman-under-375m/

[#ED]

Would need amazing legs from here on out to hit 470. 445 is the floor as it stands, probably ends with a bit above 450.

 

But where's the post telling us it's 8-10% ahead of IM3... 

[FTF]

Really, who gives a a fuck about this at this point when the movie has crossed 1 Billion Dollars???? Does it really matter at this point in trying to kick the movie as though it's down??? Hell Ed, at this rate, it's going to beat TDKR, so embrace it..

Domestic?? Yes Ed.. It's gonna happen, especially after the movie crosses 400M after this weekend.. And if I have to choose which movie I see again this Memorial Day Weekend, it'll be AOU over MAD MAX just to ensure I do my part to make sure it passes TDKR..

So the answer to your first question of who gives a fuck at this point...the answer is you obviously, and apparently a lot.

[sfran43]

TD	YD	Title (Click to View)	Studio	Daily Gross	% +/- YD / LW		Theaters / Avg		Gross To-Date	Day
1	2	Mad Max: Fury Road	WB	$3,933,036	-22%	-	3,702	$1,062	$59,731,879	6
2	1	Pitch Perfect 2	Uni.	$3,872,395	-27%	-	3,473	$1,115	$83,577,745	6
3	3	Avengers: Age of Ultron	BV	$2,329,898	-23%	-46%	4,276	$545	$380,816,733	20
4	4	Hot Pursuit	WB	$451,323	-25%	-47%	3,037	$149	$24,980,378	13
5	5	The Age of Adaline	LGF	$328,958	-19%	-35%	2,623	$125	$38,066,580	27
6	6	Furious 7	Uni.	$246,450	-16%	-34%	2,238	$110	$344,632,905	48
7	7	Ex Machina	A24	$245,000	-11%	-41%	1,718	$143	$20,356,131	41
8	8	Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2	Sony	$211,373	-19%	-21%	2,632	$80	$63,593,755	34
9	9	Home (2015)	Fox	$165,353	-15%	-14%	2,006	$82	$166,117,251	55
10	10	Far from the Madding Crowd	FoxS	$140,048	-10%	+80%	289	$485	$3,025,899	20
11	11	Woman in Gold	Wein.	$128,019	-12%	-26%	876	$146	$29,370,218	50
-	-	Monkey Kingdom	BV	$72,352	-4%	-42%	675	$107	$15,546,443	34
-	-	The Longest Ride	Fox	$59,037	-3%	-49%	803	$74	$36,457,324	41
-	-	Unfriended	Uni.	$52,560	-11%	-61%	657	$80	$32,220,580	34
-	-	Cinderella (2015)	BV	$46,826	-13%	-42%	641	$73	$197,387,498	69
-	-	Get Hard	WB	$45,915	-12%	-54%	505	$91	$88,977,278	55
-	-	Where Hope Grows	RAtt.	$42,000	-14%	-	276	$152	$588,287	6
-	-	The Divergent Series: Insurgent	LG/S	$36,204	-6%	-46%	503	$72	$128,384,194	62
-	-	Little Boy	ORF	$32,265	-18%	-48%	490	$66	$6,014,803	27
-	-	The Water Diviner	WB	$28,331	-10%	-52%	288	$98	$3,799,164	27
-	-	Kingsman: The Secret Service	Fox	$21,114	-6%	-26%	237	$89	$127,605,601	97
-	-	5 Flights Up	Focus	$20,066	-2%	-16%	94	$213	$561,338	13
-	-	American Sniper	WB	$16,151	-5%	-43%	378	$43	$349,689,951	147
-	-	The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water	Par.	$11,583	+6%	+7%	195	$59	$162,736,422	104
-	-	Paddington	W/Dim.	$8,567	-5%	-11%	214	$40	$75,976,448	125
-	-	The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel	FoxS	$7,939	-13%	-35%	112	$71	$32,884,724	76
-	-	Do You Believe?	PFR	$5,876	+6%	-22%	128	$46	$12,897,506	62
-	-	The Lazarus Effect	Rela.	$2,503	+12%	-32%	55	$46	$25,759,682	83
-	-	Brotherly Love	Free	$1,137	-38%	-68%	19	$60	$472,387	27
-	-	Desert Dancer	Rela.	$24	-25%	-95%	9	$3	$146,237	41

[babz06]

Right now, im thinking BvS does IM3 numbers at best. The level of anticipation isnt at Ultron yet.

However, Warner Bros is doing the smart thing by getting a head start on Marvel because the films have similar concepts.. I think some people are overestimating how much CIvil War is going to increase from Winter Soldier. 

[sfran43]

Rank	LW	Title	Distributor	Theater Count	Change	% Change	Week #
> NEW RELEASES
1	-	Tomorrowland	Buena Vista	3,972	-	-	1
5	-	Poltergeist (2015)	Fox	3,200+	-	-	1
36	-	Aloft	Sony Classics	2	-	-	1
37	-	The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)	IFC	2	-	-	1
38	-	When Marnie Was There	GKIDS	2	-	-	1
> EXPANDING
3	2	Mad Max: Fury Road	Warner Bros.	3,722	+20	+0.5%	2
4	3	Pitch Perfect 2	Universal	3,560	+87	+2.5%	2
20	77	Good Kill	IFC	111	+109	+5,450.0%	2
21	37	It Follows	Radius-TWC	106	+42	+65.6%	11
24	56	Saint Laurent	Sony Classics	59	+43	+268.8%	3
30	48	Lambert & Stamp	Sony Classics	31	+8	+34.8%	5
> NO CHANGE
27	46	Island of Lemurs: Madagascar (IMAX)	Warner Bros.	35	-	-	60
31	58	Adult Beginners	Radius-TWC	10	-	-	5
32	-	Merchants of Doubt	Sony Classics	10	-	-	7
> DECLINING
2	1	Avengers: Age of Ultron	Buena Vista	3,727	-549	-12.8%	4
6	4	Hot Pursuit	Warner Bros.	2,577	-460	-15.1%	3
7	5	Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2	Sony / Columbia	1,878	-754	-28.6%	6
8	7	Furious 7	Universal	1,650	-588	-26.3%	8
9	6	The Age of Adaline	Lionsgate	1,643	-980	-37.4%	5
10	10	Woman in Gold	Weinstein Company	662	-214	-24.4%	8
11	16	The Divergent Series: Insurgent	Lionsgate/Summit	266	-237	-47.1%	10
12	15	Get Hard	Warner Bros.	255	-250	-49.5%	9
13	18	American Sniper	Warner Bros.	251	-127	-33.6%	22
14	13	Unfriended	Universal	239	-418	-63.6%	6
15	21	Where Hope Grows	Roadside Attractions	221	-55	-19.9%	2
16	26	The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water	Paramount	187	-8	-4.1%	16
17	17	Little Boy	Open Road Films	181	-309	-63.1%	5
18	24	Paddington	Weinstein / Dimension	145	-69	-32.2%	19
19	20	The Water Diviner	Warner Bros.	125	-163	-56.6%	5
22	33	5 Flights Up	Focus Features	80	-14	-14.9%	3
23	29	Clouds of Sils Maria	IFC	60	-71	-54.2%	7
25	30	Do You Believe?	Pure Flix	58	-70	-54.7%	10
26	38	The Salt of the Earth	Sony Classics	46	-18	-28.1%	9
28	40	The Lazarus Effect	Relativity	32	-23	-41.8%	13
29	44	Wild Tales	Sony Classics	32	-6	-15.8%	14
33	61	Desert Dancer	Relativity	7	-2	-22.2%	7
34	51	Brotherly Love	Freestyle Releasing	6	-13	-68.4%	5
35	68	The Seven Five	IFC	4	-1	-20.0%	3

[cory]

Sweetie, Marvel is the reason that everything has plateaued. People have seen their teamup.

Audiences haven't seen it from DC yet. It'll all be new again.

So what you're saying is

 

Avengers:

 

BVS

[Travod]

Mad Max taking first place Wednesday YAAASSSS

[Fantomex]

BVS is going to be huge. It's a little less than a year away and highly anticipated already. It's not even close to what the marketing can do.

[DAJK]

I didn't even think Human Centepiede 3 was getting made.

[SchumacherFTW]

I didn't even think Human Centepiede 3 was getting made.

It'll be just as shit as the first two.

[Kvikk Lunsj]

Lol all the butthurt bat boys are going to cry when Avengers 2 freight trains it way past TDKR.

I hope Avengers 2 just falls short of TDKR. Those TDKR legs look crazy good against AOU.

[Avatree]

I hope Avengers 2 just falls short of TDKR. Those TDKR legs look crazy good against AOU.

Well, TDKR was a phenomenal movie.

[kayumanggi]

Ahead of its wide release this weekend, Disney's TOMORROWLAND will screen in 701 theatres beginning at 7pm tonight. #Tomorrowland

— BoxOffice (@BoxOffice)

May 21, 2015

[DAJK]

Won't have a big midnight, were all going to freak out. Rth comes along Friday afternoon, gives us mediocre numbers. Then the numbers increase slightly friday night, and then play out how we expect the rest of the weekend. Then people are going to go all "this is such a boring weekend" on us.

[DAJK]

It'll be just as shit as the first two.

Never saw the first two, but among teenage crowds (at least where I live) its pretty much a cult classic. In a bad way of course.

[sfran43]

^With only 700 screens, what gross would be considered great for TL heading into the weekend?

Edited May 21, 2015 by Queen Shar

[Kalderic]

Yeah, that doesnt seem like a significant amount of preshows...

[grim22]

Yeah, that doesnt seem like a significant amount of preshows...

 

There are barely any preview shows. 7pm is IMAX and Large Formats only, normal screens are midnight.