Weekend Estimates: Minions - 115.2M; JW - 18.1M; Inside Out - 17.1M; Gallows - 10M; Self/Less - 5.4M; MMXXL - 9.6M; T5 - 13.7M

[PDC1987]

People, you need to read more than the last two comments before you post in a thread. FFS.

 

And Home has a worse RT rating than Minions yet easily made it past a 3x.

[Jay Beezy]

Not that it seems to matter much now, but what are the early nos. for TG and MMXXL?

[The Dark Alfred]

I'll join. It won't do more than 3.2x multiplier. The film is average at best. Pixels will hit it hard.

[baumer]

Amen. Minions sets back the artform of animation back to 80s bubblegum pop Saturday morning cartoons. Trash

 

If it's a cashgrab, why the fuck is Stanton back? If Dory's the main character, I guess it's a cashgrab, but nothing has said that Marlin isn't the main character again.

 

[Chewy]

An Adam Sandler movie is going to hit an actual kids movie hard? Wha?

[baumer]

I'll join. It won't do more than 3.2x multiplier. The film is average at best. Pixels will hit it hard.

 

But it doesn't matter what you think of it, it matters what kids think of it.  And hitting a 3.2 would be good.  I think it will do 3.5X but it will certainly cruise past a 3X imo.

[PDC1987]

Minions is a cash grab but a sequel to what will be a 13 year old film isn't just because it's Pixar?

[CJohn]

Blanks pathetic meltdown/hate against the Minions is killing me. 

[redfirebird2008]

Watching Despicable Me for the first time...fuck this. Not sure why the WOM was so good to begin with.

[vc2002]

Watching Despicable Me for the first time...fuck this. Not sure why the WOM was so good to begin with.

 

[Chinoiserie]

People, you need to read more than the last two comments before you post in a thread. FFS.

 

And Home has a worse RT rating than Minions yet easily made it past a 3x.

 

Home was the only animated film forever and there was not much else for families either.

[baumer]

An Adam Sandler movie is going to hit an actual kids movie hard? Wha?

 

It just goes back to this:

 

 

 

2) Many Pixar films but especially the Toy Story Sequels and WallE:  Pixar, with the help of Disney, has convinced the masses that their brand of animation is deep and filled with human emotion and it represents all that is wonderful with the world.  In fact, their world is filled sunshine and rainbows, so much so that when toys are about to be incinerated, grown men cry, sorry, weep, sorry...they BAWL their damn eyes out.  Toys people. They're not real.  I digress.  Pixar loonies will also tell you that Pixar is the shining beacon of light and most other animated films from the other studios are simple cash grabs with no creative process to it.  They are slapped together over night so that Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen can make a quick buck.  But Pixar seeks out Mother Theresa for advice.  They somehow have convinced the masses that much of their profit from their films and merchandise goes to feed the hungry and cloth the poor and build homes for the transients.  Pixar can do no wrong.  They are benevolent, selfless, charitable, only create quality work while their rivals are simply out to make a quick buck.  

 

Pixar is on the right, everyone Dreamworks and other animated studios on the right:

 

 

Toy Story 3 and WallE especially imo are two of the main culprits here.  Their stories are saccharine.  Their world is filled with wonder and awe and good.  But underneath it all is a cold and calculated Machiavellian plot to control all of you.  And it's working.  In fact, don't be surprised if I don't show up to forums tomorrow.  The Pixar police will find me and they will kill me.  You are my witness.  

 

In fact, I am cutting this diatribe short because I think I hear a knock on the door.  

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

[tupek]

I always expected $110m OW for the yellow crap and looks like I could be pretty accurate.

That's around the number DM2 would have made if released on a Friday.

[Ethan Hunt]

People, you need to read more than the last two comments before you post in a thread. FFS.

And Home has a worse RT rating than Minions yet easily made it past a 3x.

Yeah, but it wasn't a massive brand with a built in fan base and lots of hype

[kayumanggi]

People, you need to read more than the last two comments before you post in a thread. FFS.

 

And Home has a worse RT rating than Minions yet easily made it past a 3x.

 

HOME didn't have much competition though. However, I am not saying a 3x multiplier is impossible for MINIONS.

[Ethan Hunt]

Watching Despicable Me for the first time...fuck this. Not sure why the WOM was so good to begin with.

Its perfect for families. Its cute, funny, and has somw moments that are heartwarming although somewhat cliche

[Fancyarcher]

Minions under 300m, possibly?

Edited July 11, 2015 by Insidearcher

[kayumanggi]

MINIONS is deep and filled with human emotion. Watch it.

[WrathOfHan]

Minions under 300m, possibly?

 

Maybe, I'm still going with 310M

[Ethan Hunt]

Minions under 300m, possibly?

Now who said that a long time ago?