Weekend Official Estimates: SA 53.2m, PP 14.4m, TL 13.8m, MMFR 13.6m, AOU 10.9m, Aloha 10m

[kayumanggi]

That might have a little something do with now owning Marvel and Star Wars.

 

They tend to release fewer movies in general than other large studios.

 

I read somewhere that that will always be the plan: to focus on fewer movies. However, it's a risky thing especially if a movie they think will do well fails.

[kayumanggi]

1	Furious 7	Uni.	$1,506.2	$349.2	23.2%	$1,157.0	76.8%
2	Avengers: Age of Ultron	BV	$1,321.3	$427.1	32.3%	$894.2	67.7%
3	Fifty Shades of Grey	Uni.	$569.7	$166.2	29.2%	$403.5	70.8%
4	Cinderella (2015)	BV	$531.8	$198.4	37.3%	$333.4	62.7%
5	Kingsman: The Secret Service	Fox	$403.6	$128.0	31.7%	$275.5	68.3%
6	Home (2015)	Fox	$363.4	$170.4	46.9%	$193.0	53.1%
7	Taken 3	Fox	$325.8	$89.3	27.4%	$236.5	72.6%
8	The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water	Par.	$311.6	$163.0	52.3%	$148.6	47.7%
9	Mad Max: Fury Road	WB	$280.9	$115.9	41.3%	$165.0	58.7%
10	The Divergent Series: Insurgent	LG/S	$275.0	$128.8	46.8%	$146.2	53.2%
11	Paddington	W/Dim.	$259.2	$76.1	29.3%	$183.2	70.7%
12	Pitch Perfect 2	Uni.	$228.2	$147.5	64.6%	$80.7	35.4%
13	Jupiter Ascending	WB	$181.9	$47.4	26.1%	$134.5	73.9%
14	Focus (2015)	WB	$154.0	$53.9	35.0%	$100.1	65.0%
15	Tomorrowland	BV	$133.2	$63.2	47.4%	$70.0	52.6%

 

[grim22]

While watching the Disney bomb marathon, realized that both John Carter and The Sorceror's Apprentice have overt sequel beg endings. At least to Brad Bird's credit, Tomorrowland has a pretty much closed ending (which he could have built on for sequels if needed).

[kayumanggi]

2015	$4,321.5	-	+3.3%	+6.7%	-0.4%	+10.1%	+0.4%
2014	$4,182.4	-3.2%	-	+3.2%	-3.6%	+6.5%	-2.8%
2013	$4,050.8	-6.3%	-3.1%	-	-6.6%	+3.2%	-5.9%
2012	$4,339.3	+0.4%	+3.8%	+7.1%	-	+10.5%	+0.8%
2011	$3,926.2	-9.1%	-6.1%	-3.1%	-9.5%	-	-8.8%
2010	$4,304.6	-0.4%	+2.9%	+6.3%	-0.8%	+9.6%	-

 

[Mattrek]

Saw SAN ANDREAS yesterday and surprisingly, I liked it. The movie is of course one big exaggeration but it made me wonder what if the big one happens here in my country? Just like what is said in the movie, it's not a matter of if but a matter of when. The last big quake made by a fault that runs through Manila was in the 1600s. We could get the next big one in our lifetime that's why the government has scheduled a metrowide post-earthquake drill on July 30th. It's going to be a simulation test from 3 pm - 8 pm. We won't have any communication, power among many things. Airports will be shutdown as well as businesses. The economic implications are being questioned by some groups but I think our country will lose more if we don't prepare for this. Have you had a similar drill before?

We're in the same boat in Victoria. Every 500 years or so there's a massive earthquake, the last of which occurred in 1,700. We're due any time in the next 200 years.

[CJohn]

While watching the Disney bomb marathon, realized that both John Carter and The Sorceror's Apprentice have overt sequel beg endings. At least to Brad Bird's credit, Tomorrowland has a pretty much closed ending (which he could have built on for sequels if needed).

Lone Ranger and Prince of Persia also work as standalone movies.

[Frozen]

Btw did you know that if you don't like Aloha you actually hate cinema

http://filmmakermagazine.com/94410-alohadefending-cameron-crowe/

Or maybe we just think it's hilarious that they cast a white woman to play an Asian woman and didn't even bother to change her name?

[TalismanRing]

While watching the Disney bomb marathon, realized that both John Carter and The Sorceror's Apprentice have overt sequel beg endings. At least to Brad Bird's credit, Tomorrowland has a pretty much closed ending (which he could have built on for sequels if needed).

 

To be fair, the Barsoom series has 11 John Carter books with A Princess Of Mars being the first

[John Marston]

Don't get me wrong, Theron owns all and I'd love to see her come back (provided it feels natural), but considering the franchise's history and Theron's personal experience on set of FR it's much more likely she won't return.

Mad Max is much more loved and its sequel should see a nice increase. PR2 is pretty much only getting made because China.

Not necessarily. As we have seen from recent years seeing which sequels will increase or decrease now isn't a guarantee

[CelestialFairyIX]

While watching the Disney bomb marathon, realized that both John Carter and The Sorceror's Apprentice have overt sequel beg endings. At least to Brad Bird's credit, Tomorrowland has a pretty much closed ending (which he could have built on for sequels if needed).

"Disney bomb marathon?"  

 

The only bomb is, "Tomorrowland" while, "Cinderella," "Avengers: Age of Ultron," and "McFarland, USA" did or are doing fine.  Come, "Inside Out," "The Good Dinosaur," and "Star Wars," most if not everybody will forget that, "Tomorrowland" was Disney's misfire. 

[sfran43]

Or maybe we just think it's hilarious that they cast a white woman to play an Asian woman and didn't even bother to change her name?

 

Ugh...I hope this dreck bombs OS too

Edited May 31, 2015 by Queen Shar

[kayumanggi]

OVERSEAS NUMBERS:

 

60.0 M weekend | 0060.0 M cume | SAN ANDREAS

 

23.7 M weekend | 0070.0 M cume | TOMORROWLAND

 

21.6 M weekend | 0165.0 M cume | MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

 

17.6 M weekend | 0894.2 M cume | AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

 

10.4 M weekend | 0080.7 M cume | PITCH PERFECT II

 

09.1 M weekend | 0027.8 M cume | SPY

 

06.6 M weekend | 0019.1 M cume | POLTERGEIST

 

02.7 M weekend | 0198.4 M cume | HOME

 

01.7 M weekend | 1157.0 M cume | FURIOUS 7

 

01.6 M weekend | 0333.4 M cume | CINDERELLA

 

00.9 M weekend | 0243.2 M cume | THE MAZE RUNNER

 

00.6 M weekend | 0020.9 M cume | THE LONGEST RIDE

[kayumanggi]

MAD MAX: FURY ROAD needs to secure a China release.

[grim22]

MAD MAX: FURY ROAD needs to secure a China release.

 

The alternate cut of MAD MAX: FURY ROAD is already available at Wal Mart. Seems way different. pic.twitter.com/E7SQURBTTB

— J.C. De Leon (@jcdeleon1)

May 31, 2015

[DAJK]

Saw San Andreas and thought it was pretty good, but a WHOLE LOT OF FUN! Yea, it has basically every disaster cliche in the book, but it was extremely entertaining (my mom absolutley loved it and maybe even cried...)

What I did notice is how they were able to keep the budget "low". For example, in 2012 (best disaster movie ever) they throw EVERYTHING on screen, and I really did feel like I was a character trying to survive the movie. Here, you're following a character rather than "being" one. In doing that, I felt like I missed a lot of the disaster, as if so much more happened that we didn't get to see. Not like Godzilla where the camera cuts away as soon as action starts because there is a TON of action here. But not at the same level as 2012.

If give it a B+ for people who like disaster movies (myself included), but if you know for a fact you don't like these types of movies, just don't see it.

[Mattrek]

OVERSEAS NUMBERS:

60.0 M weekend | 0060.0 M cume | SAN ANDREAS

23.7 M weekend | 0070.0 M cume | TOMORROWLAND

21.6 M weekend | 0165.0 M cume | MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

17.6 M weekend | 0894.2 M cume | AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

10.4 M weekend | 0080.7 M cume | PITCH PERFECT II

09.1 M weekend | 0027.8 M cume | SPY

06.6 M weekend | 0019.1 M cume | POLTERGEIST

02.7 M weekend | 0198.4 M cume | HOME

01.7 M weekend | 1157.0 M cume | FURIOUS 7

01.6 M weekend | 0333.4 M cume | CINDERELLA

00.9 M weekend | 0243.2 M cume | THE MAZE RUNNER

00.6 M weekend | 0020.9 M cume | THE LONGEST RIDE

Where in the world is The Maze Runner still playing? It's been almost 9 months.

[CJohn]

Where in the world is The Maze Runner still playing? It's been almost 9 months.

It opened in Japan recently. Pitch Perfect 1 also opened there this weekend.

[Ethan Hunt]

Pitch Perfect 1 also opened there this weekend.

Wha?

Edited May 31, 2015 by Ethan Hunt

[CJohn]

Wha?

No joke.

[Mattrek]

No joke.

Da fuck?