Weekend Estimates (4-day): TL 41.7 M | PP II 38.5 M | MM: FR 32.1 M | A:AOU 27.8 M | POLTERGEIST 26.5 M

[4815162342]

Promise of sex?

 

Chewy's getting her to attend Phillies games with him. If he must feel despair, then so must she.

[grim22]

when was the last time $30-33M won Memorial Day weekend?

 

To find a lower grossing MD weekend winner, we need to go to 1995 and Casper. And the last time a new opener didn't win MD was when Revenge of the Sith won in 2005. my mistake, Shrek 4 in 2010.

 

The next lower grossing winner was Godzilla with 44M but that released on Wednesday.

 

Saying this is a shitty weekend is basically understating it. 

Edited May 23, 2015 by grim22

[Jack Nevada]

BOM didn't have Far from the Madding increasing theaters as of Thursday evening.

 

That's some bullshit right there.

I know you  North American scum don't care but BOM's international section has been fucked since last year. It seems like they update foreign box office whenever they feel like it. 

[Chewy]

Chewy's getting her to attend Phillies games with him

 

What kind of monster do you think I am?

[CJohn]

when was the last time $30-33M won Memorial Day weekend?

The Shrek 4, PoP, Sex and the City 2 year, I think-

[4815162342]

What kind of monster do you think I am?

 

[CJohn]

The gf said she wanted to see Tomorrowland tonight and I told her I had no interest in seeing it

 

So we're seeing Tomorrowland tonight

You were kinda expecting that, right?  

[grim22]

The Shrek 4, PoP, Sex and the City 2 year, I think-

 

Shrek 4 still earned 44M. It was ridiculous going through prior years on BOM and realizing that there have only been 2-3 winners in the 40M range in the past 20 years. This must be an unprecedented low for MD weekend winners when considering tickets sold. It is basically the fault of Avengers and Star Wars, everyone thought Avengers would dominate again like in 2012 and stayed away and also thought SW7 would take MD weekend release like it always does and scheduled movies elsewhere.

Edited May 23, 2015 by grim22

[DAR]

You know your relationship is failing when you got to take your partner on a date in order to have sex 

I think that's called marriage

[Quigley]

This year's Memorial Day weekend top grosser could be the lowest since 1995.

[CJohn]

Shrek 4 still earned 44M. It was ridiculous going through prior years on BOM and realizing that there have only been 2-3 winners in the 40M range in the past 20 years. This must be an unprecedented low for MD weekend winners when considering tickets sold. It is basically the fault of Avengers and Star Wars, everyone thought Avengers would dominate again like in 2012 and stayed away and also thought SW7 would take MD weekend release like it always does and scheduled movies elsewhere.

There was more than enough time in the end of last year to move a movie to this date. Universal has JW in a good place and WB wouldn't release 3 movies in a row.

[DAR]

There was a Shrek 4?

[Avatree]

There was a Shrek 4?

 

Hermit the DAR

 

Edited May 23, 2015 by tree - we're home

[grim22]

There was more than enough time in the end of last year to move a movie to this date. Universal has JW in a good place and WB wouldn't release 3 movies in a row.

 

I am kind of surprised with the complete lack of animated movies this summer. MD weekend would have been a good spot for a smaller animated movie release like Epic did 2 years ago.

[John Marston]

I think Jurassic World easily could have released this weekend

[CJohn]

I am kind of surprised with the complete lack of animated movies this summer. MD weekend would have been a good spot for a smaller animated movie release like Epic did 2 years ago.

Epic didn't exactly set the world on fire  

[grim22]

Epic didn't exactly set the world on fire

 

It still earned 33/42M over the 3/4 day MD weekend. Basically around what Tomorrowland is looking at, and this was against both Fast 6 and Hangover 3.

[Jandrew]

I am kind of surprised with the complete lack of animated movies this summer. MD weekend would have been a good spot for a smaller animated movie release like Epic did 2 years ago.

 

Yeah this would've been a good spot for Inside Out. Disney shouldve switched it with T-Land and let T-Land suffer the wrath of Minions. 

Edited May 23, 2015 by Jandrew

[Travod]

The only possible explanation for this shit is that American Sniper made everyone feel all patriotic and respectful on Memorial Day weekend

[Avatree]

The only possible explanation for this shit is that American Sniper made everyone feel all patriotic and respectful on Memorial Day weekend

Clearly