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

[Maxmoser3]

Lionsgate doesn't want to be seen as solely a company that does horror films, but that doesn't mean they won't go back to them eventually.

they were the ones to say yes when Universal told Rob Zombie no more on not taming down House Of 1,000 Corpses. They're a studio for years that said that Saw was their biggest franchise until The Hunger Games. Edited July 11, 2015 by Maxmoser3

[Mojoguy]

Inside Out had a pretty harsh theater count drop this weekend thanks to those yellow bastards

 

> DECLINING
3	1	Inside Out	Buena Vista	3,644	-514	-12.4%	4
4	3	Jurassic World	Universal	3,441	-296	-7.9%	5
8	4	Ted 2	Universal	2,171	-1,277	-37.0%	3
9	6	Max (2015)	Warner Bros.	2,088	-782	-27.2%	3
10	7	Spy	Fox	1,457	-930	-39.0%	6
11	8	San Andreas	Warner Bros.	756	-916	-54.8%	7
12	9	Me and Earl and the Dying Girl	Fox Searchlight	570	-300	-34.5%	5
14	12	Avengers: Age of Ultron	Buena Vista	338	-251	-42.6%	11
15	13	Mad Max: Fury Road	Warner Bros.	338	-223	-39.8%	9
16	15	Love & Mercy	Roadside Attractions	296	-144	-32.7%	6

 

[Jonwo]

Horror can do well if it's good and for studios, it's extremely profitable because they're cheap to make.

[Heat Vision]

Minions destroying records already

Ant-man will suprise too

[Boxofficerules]

they were the ones to say yes when Universal told Rob Zombie no more on not taming down House Of 1,000 Corpses. They're a studio for years that said that Saw was their biggest franchise until The Hunger Games.

Someone took over Lionsgate around 2008, 2009 and this is apperantly the person who doesn't like horror movies. They then decided to roll out Disaster Movie....

Edited July 11, 2015 by Boxofficerules

[Maxmoser3]

Someone took over Lionsgate around 2008, 2009 and this is apperantly the person who doesn't like horror movies.

well not everything has to be horror.

[Mojoguy]

Wasn't MJ1 a horror movie? I remember being horrified at how bad it was.

[JohnnyGossamer]

I'm here for San Andreas passing Furiosa this weekend. Will it happen? Or, is next weekend more likely?

[Heat Vision]

Wasn't MJ1 a horror movie? I remember being horrified at how bad it was.

Floppingjay Part 2 will be worst

[Ethan Hunt]

This year is spoiling us.

If Finding Dory doesn't hit 125/400 m people will be disappointed.

I would be slightly disappointed with that number

[baumer]

That's because Lionsgate where embarrassed by the series and horror in general, now they have The Hunger Games to rely on.

They were embarrassed by all the money they made off the series?

[CJohn]

They were embarrassed by all the money they made off the series?

I am imagining Lionsgate executives covering their faces with all the money Saw made in shame.

[Boxofficerules]

It's like Paramount with the Friday The 13th series, they hated them but loved the profits they made.

[James]

I think what is happening is Lionsgate got a taste of what being a big 6 studio is like and they want to keep that profile. And maintaining that level of revenue requires blockbusters, which is why they are pouring all their money in big projects (Gods of Egypt, Power Rangers etc). That being said, they were always good at marketing horror movies so they should re-include them in their schedule. 

[ladyevenstar22]

oh you guys talking horror i'll come back in an hour then ....

[CJohn]

Now we wait for the official estimates. Not much to talk about until then. 

[baumer]

Why would a movie studio be embarrassed about making horror movies? That makes no sense. I do remember hearing that about paramount when they did the Friday the 13th series but even that makes no sense to me.

[CJohn]

Why would a movie studio be embarrassed about making horror movies? That makes no sense. I do remember hearing that about paramount when they did the Friday the 13th series but even that makes no sense to me.

They seem to be going nowhere with the reboot either. But they have a new Paranormal Activity and a Rings reboot this year so I don't see the problem of doing a new Friday the 13th. 

 

Universal is the one that gives no fucks. They release a lot of horror movies. WB usually does it as well.

[Avatree]

Disney will be glad that Inside Out gets the whole summer holiday to itself here, with 4 weeks separation from Minions.

[MrFanaticGuy34]

Hmm?

 

$44-46M OD for Minions?

 

Shrek 3 only opened at $38M OD.