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

[lab276]

We have had one every year since 2007 at least, maybe a pre-determined breakout or an out of nowhere one - Simpsons movie, The Dark Knight, Harry Potter, Inception, Harry Potter/Captain America, The Dark Knight Rises, The Conjuring, GOTG/TMNT. 2006 was the last completely dead July and August post POTC2.

Talladega Knights.

[redfirebird2008]

So IMAX could shorten Ant-Man's run in favor of Pixels. Why could it not do something similar when TG failed to deliver?

 

Guess Universal did not push for Minions to be in IMAX.

[JennaJ]

Universal currently has 4 movies in the top 10   

 

What might be even more impressive is they have 3 movies in the top 5.

Apparently that hasn't happened since 2003!

[CJohn]

Guess Universal did not push for Minions to be in IMAX.

I am not sure why Minions would make more money in IMAX then T5's 2nd weekend. Edited July 19, 2015 by CJohn

[Clef Ment]

Will Minions clear $1B WW ?

 

I didn't really follow its run.

[redfirebird2008]

I am not sure why Minions would make more money in IMAX then T5's 2nd weekend.

 

Sarcasm right?

[GiantCALBears]

#telewasright

Let's get it trending guys, AntMan exists. Congrats, where the franchise goes from here no one really knows. It's stuck in mediocre land.

Edited July 19, 2015 by GiantCALBears

[CJohn]

Sarcasm right?

No, not really. Minions is a family movie. T5 is a special effects action movie driven. Minions would make less money on those IMAX screens than what T5 did on that weekend.

[baumer]

Nice 45-50% jump for Minions, baum.

Yep. Youre the best Gopher.

[GiantCALBears]

AntMan finished $8m below The Village adjusted just for some perspective. Will obv have much better legs but the opening is meh honestly maybe decent if you want to argue but nothing more.

[redfirebird2008]

No, not really. Minions is a family movie. T5 is a special effects action movie driven. Minions would make less money on those IMAX screens than what T5 did on that weekend.

 

Sorry, but this post is just flat out wrong. Minions was playing on 5 of 6 Santikos IMAX equivalent called AVX (85 foot wide screens) at the Palladium in West Houston. Those 5 screens were jam-packed on opening weekend from what I saw on the reserved seating. The prices were $12-13, a 30-40% premium and people were gladly paying for it.

[Chaz]

Ant-Man opens $4 million above Green Lantern.

[baumer]

So Minions cost 75 mill to make and has made 650 mill WW so far.

Why are people cramping on it again? These movies cost about half of what other animated films cost and they generally make either a little bit more for a little bit less than most of the other Pixar films especially.

[GiantCALBears]

Ant-Man opens $4 million above Green Lantern.

GL was released in June in fairness.

[JohnnyGossamer]

AntMan finished $8m below The Village adjusted just for some perspective. Will obv have much better legs but the opening is meh honestly maybe decent if you want to argue but nothing more.

Village had a very nice OW as M. Night was coming off Signs being a mega earner.

[baumer]

GL was released in June in fairness.

Iron was in May. Whats your point?

[Spidey Freak]

Ant-Man opens $4 million above Green Lantern.

 

DC reconsidering bringing Reynolds and Lively back.

[GiantCALBears]

So Minions cost 75 mill to make and has made 650 mill WW so far.

Why are people cramping on it again? These movies cost about half of what other animated films cost and they generally make either a little bit more for a little bit less than most of the other Pixar films especially.

& another $1b-$2b in merchandise revenue. CASH GRAB. Gettttt ittttt.

[JohnnyGossamer]

GL's OW wasn't the problem. It's bane was critics and the GA universally loathing it.

[a2k]

Look at Puss in Boots bo compared to Shrek movies. Minions is out-grossing DM1 and will get close to DM2 (could outgross DM2 ww).