Weekend Estimates: Ant-Man 58.04 | Minions 50.24 | Trainwreck 30.24 | IO 11.66 | JW 11.36 (Page 88)

[miketheavenger]

A high-50s opening for Ant-Man is fine, especially considering its relatively low budget. It's not like it cost $200m+ to make. People expecting GOTG numbers for it were just begging to be disappointed IMO.

[Blankments]

Well, let's see... Ant-Man opened with less than I predicted, but Minions dropped more while IO passed 300M

 

Guess it was a good week for Blanky

[Spidey Freak]

JW's total since 6/19: $315m

IO's total: $306m

 

Yep.

 

This has been so exciting to watch.

 

IO passing 300M is reduced to a footnote. Truest sign of how insane this summer has been.

[Squaremaster316]

TDK was destined to be a massive Star wars style blockbuster regardless of what happened to one of the actors.

 

Joker (one of the most iconic villains of all time) + outstanding good word of mouth + Hugely popular origin film [rivaled only by LOTR trilogy as far as influence on 21st century cinema is concerned] to get the franchise rolling again.

[Ozymandias]

TDK was destined to be a massive Star wars style blockbuster regardless of what happened to one of the actors.

 

Joker (one of the most iconic villains of all time) + outstanding good word of mouth + Hugely popular origin film [rivaled only by LOTR trilogy as far as influence on 21st century cinema is concerned] to get the franchise rolling again.

 

Please don't put Batman in the same sentence as LOTR, thx.

[Squaremaster316]

Please don't put Batman in the same sentence as LOTR, thx.

Nolan trilogy is a better franchise.

[Ozymandias]

Nolan trilogy is a better franchise.

 

Lmfao, not even close son.

[MrPink]

Lmfao, not even close son.

 

It totally is.

 

I have to say this by association.

[Blankments]

Imagine how much Inside Out would've dominated if it had made it's original release date of May 30, 2014.

[redfirebird2008]

I think Ant-Man's opening is pretty good actually. People just get their expectations all out of whack. Besides, it should benefit from expanded overseas markets compared to Thor and Cap 1. Domestic around $170m and overseas around $330m for a nice $500m worldwide total.

[WrathOfHan]

3 great movies vs a good movie, an excellent movie, and a letdown. Yeah, I know who wins.

[redfirebird2008]

Imagine how much Inside Out would've dominated if it had made it's original release date of May 30, 2014.

 

Jurassic World would have $115m second weekend.

[ddddeeee]

RotK was a bigger letdown than TDKR.

[MrPink]

3 great movies vs a good movie, an excellent movie, and a letdown. Yeah, I know who wins.

 

3 Great Movies :

 

Batman Begins

TDK

TDKR minus all the 'bad' stuff (including Talia death scene, JGL exposes Bruce, Back Punching Scene, Air-Whiffing)

 

vs

 

Good Movie - Two Towers

Excellent Movie - Fellowship of the Ring

Letdown- ROTK

 

Perfect!

[Blankments]

Whoa, Zimmer did copy himself

 

 

[grim22]

3 Great Movies :

 

Batman Begins

TDK

TDKR minus all the 'bad' stuff (including Talia death scene, JGL exposes Bruce, Back Punching Scene, Air-Whiffing)

 

vs

 

Good Movie - Two Towers

Excellent Movie - Fellowship of the Ring

Letdown- ROTK

 

Perfect!

 

FTFY. 

[CJohn]

3 Great Movies :

 

Batman Begins

TDK

TDKR minus all the 'bad' stuff (including Talia death scene, JGL exposes Bruce, Back Punching Scene, Air-Whiffing)

 

vs

 

Good Movie - Two Towers

Excellent Movie - Fellowship of the Ring

Letdown- ROTK

 

Perfect!

This killed me every time I have seen the movie. And I only saw it twice.

[Spidey Freak]

Imagine how much Inside Out would've dominated if it had made it's original release date of May 30, 2014.

 

I don't think it would have made much of a difference. Weekdays would have been weaker in early June because of school. 

[Ozymandias]

I saw TDKR once and can't remember much about it.  And I love TDK as much as the next guy.

[WrathOfHan]

3 Great Movies :

 

Batman Begins

TDK

TDKR minus all the 'bad' stuff (including Talia death scene, JGL exposes Bruce, Back Punching Scene, Air-Whiffing)

 

vs

 

Good Movie - Two Towers

Excellent Movie - Fellowship of the Ring

Letdown- ROTK

 

Perfect!

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