Wednesday Numbers | Official Estimates: Magic Mike XXL - 9.3M; Terminator: Genisys - 8.9M

[CJohn]

Also, anyone remember when Megan Ellison was at one point going to priduce TG?

She dodged a bullet there.

[filmlover]

WB - Vacation or Agent of UNCLE

FOX - Fantastic Four

Sony - The Meryl Streep movie

Impossible. There is no way the budget was high enough for it to even remotely become a bomb. Besides, Sony already had their epic loser this summer with Aloha.

[baumer]

I honstley do not know why Hollywood thinks they need to bring these series back from the dead. Jurassic Park was a success Terminator however well nothing was ever going to top Terminator 2 and now there bringing back Ghostbusters in a different twist we'll see how that goes next year.

 

It's really quite simple.  As some of you here know, I have a somewhat decent on line relationship with Brad Fuller, the producer behind films like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Texas Chainsaw Massacre and many many others.  He told me in an email once that studios are so hesitant about financing original films today because of three things.  1) the cost of making movies, including distribution and marketing 2) the HV market is dead 3) no built in audience makes it a tougher sell.  

 

So studios are much more willing to finance projects that have built in audiences already.  Doesn't mean that the films will be good but that's just the reality of it.  The film industry has changed in the last 5 years, drastically.  

 

This is coming from a very well known producer.  So there you go.

[CJohn]

Impossible. There is no way the budget was high enough for it to even remotely become a bomb. Besides, Sony already had their epic loser this summer with Aloha.

Forgot about that shit because it is FOX OS  

[zackzack]

You should feel lucky.

 

Jai Courtney, franchise killer.

 

OK, he is not that bad. Jack Reacher got sequelized

[Mockingjay Raphael]

Inside Out In 30 minutes (for me)

Be ready to cry like a baby

[Captain Craig]

^^^^

Is that seriously been green lighted though? Knew it's been discussed. 

Was thinking it might take MI:V doing well to get Jack Reacher 2 up and running. 

[CoolioD1]

It is interesting that after a couple years of trying new original action pictures together and seperate Arnie and Sly have just returned to do their most popular characters again (for the last time?) this year. of course creed will make less than genisys and still be seen as way more successful.

[babz06]

Universal should make a small profit from Ted 2 isn't the budget small.

I  think the budget was 80m, which is pretty high for a comedy. 

[Gopher]

He told me in an email once that studios are so hesitant about financing original films today because of three things.  1) the cost of making movies, including distribution and marketing 2) the HV market is dead 3) no built in audience makes it a tougher sell.  

 

It's actually so easy for Hollywood to look at Tomorrowland, Chappie, Jupiter Ascending, etc. from this year and go, "Well these movies failed because they had no built in audience." Sure, in reality they failed because they were all bad, and marketing bad original movies well is neigh impossible. But increasingly the investment doesn't seem worth the risk for them. Even a critically lauded and audience appreciated movie like Edge of Tomorrow can't recoup any form of its megabudget. 

[CJohn]

I  think the budget was 80m, which is pretty high for a comedy. 

68M. 

[Captain Craig]

It is interesting that after a couple years of trying new original action pictures together and seperate Arnie and Sly have just returned to do their most popular characters again (for the last time?) this year. of course creed will make less than genisys and still be seen as way more successful.

Because of the films budgets.

I'd wager Creed will also have more heart and be a creatively better film. 

[grey ghost]

If Minions opens to over 100 m, It should be able to surpass Inside Out DOM.

[CJohn]

It's actually so easy for Hollywood to look at Tomorrowland, Chappie, Jupiter Ascending, etc. from this year and go, "Well these movies failed because they had no built in audience." Sure, in reality they failed because they were all bad, and marketing bad original movies well is neigh impossible. But increasingly the investment doesn't seem worth the risk for them. Even a critically lauded and audience appreciated movie like Edge of Tomorrow can't recoup any form of its megabudget. 

San Andreas did fine and it was also original. 

[babz06]

I honstley do not know why Hollywood thinks they need to bring these series back from the dead. Jurassic Park was a success Terminator however well nothing was ever going to top Terminator 2 and now there bringing back Ghostbusters in a different twist we'll see how that goes next year.

Im interested to see how Independence Day 2 does as well. There is another Friday the 13th reboot, Finding Dory, Ice Age 5, another Bourne movie---- I feel like we're going back in time for 2016. 

[grey ghost]

The budget for Creed looks extremely low.

It should make a profit easily.

Though I wouldn't expect a sequel unless it breaks out.

[mahnamahna]

If Minions opens to over 100 m, It should be able to surpass Inside Out DOM.

IO is,on pace for $350 million+ DOM

Minions needs $120-130 million OW to ensure it beats IO

[bladels]

If Minions opens to over 100 m, It should be able to surpass Inside Out DOM.

One thing for sure is it's going to be huge OS. Minions is everywhere now in my country which is kinda annoying.

[CoolioD1]

The budget for Creed looks extremely low.

It should make a profit easily.

Though I wouldn't expect a sequel unless it breaks out.

Or just more spin-offs. Drago and Lang both released before 2020

[grey ghost]

I wonder how long Ice Age and Madagascar can continue their huge global following.

Usually fatigue for kid franchises sets in around the third movie.