Official Weekend Estimates |MI5 - 56M; Vacation - 14.9M; Ant-Man - 12.6M; Minions - 12.2M; Pixels - 10.4M; Trainwreck - 9.7M| Pg58

[a2k]

I'd say Frozen is yes a bit too far - by about $200m.

 

Minions is on track for 1.1b+ ww, maybe more. It's difference in the end could be 125-150m than 200m. But yeah, still too far . 

[a2k]

MI movies have huge gaps. MI3 was 6 years after MI2! Also, MI2 seems like a beast. 57/215 back in 2000.

[redfirebird2008]

Titanic would have grossed similar even if it had released on a Tuesday in February.

 

Actually that's a strawman comparison you just made. Titanic did benefit from weak competition in the winter months. I think Chica is right that it would have grossed at least $100m less if it came out in July as originally scheduled. The production delays ended up being a huge blessing in disguise.

[a2k]

Actually that's a strawman comparison you just made. Titanic did benefit from weak competition in the winter months. I think Chica is right that it would have grossed at least $100m less if it came out in July as originally scheduled. The production delays ended up being a huge blessing in disguise.

 

My argument can be wrong because of wrong judgement, but how is it a strawman comparison?

[redfirebird2008]

My argument can be wrong because of wrong judgement, but how is it a strawman comparison?

 

Because February is a time for weak competition, which is exactly what Titanic benefited from in the first place. You made the comment as if February would somehow hurt the film's performance. February was very kind to that film with Valentine's Day and whatnot.

[Hatebox]

MI movies have huge gaps. MI3 was 6 years after MI2! Also, MI2 seems like a beast. 57/215 back in 2000.

 

Despite being the worst of the bunch by far, MI2 did set the 'spectacle at all cost' tone for the series which I suppose is reflected in its box office.

[a2k]

Because February is a time for weak competition, which is exactly what Titanic benefited from in the first place. You made the comment as if February would somehow hurt the film's performance. February was very kind to that film with Valentine's Day and whatnot.

 

Oh ok. I didn't thing about Feb being good due to weak competition. Was thinking it as a bad month for movies.

Edited August 2, 2015 by a2k

[redfirebird2008]

Oh ok. I didn't thing about Feb being good due to weak competition. Was thinking it as a bad month for movies.

 

It's the old self-fulfilling prophecy in Hollywood. They put out terrible movies during that time and so the box office isn't that good. Would be interesting to see what would happen if they put out some mega franchise movie in that month.

[babz06]

Damn. Vacation did horribly. I wonder what went wrong there? Its not like we've had alot of breakout comedies this summer. 

[DAJK]

Damn. Vacation did horribly. I wonder what went wrong there? Its not like we've had alot of breakout comedies this summer.

All things considered, yes vacation did pretty poorly. But if you look at how poorly it did Wednesday and Thursday, it actually rebounded quite nicely throughout the weekend.

[Chewy]

Deadline saying one rival studio/ insider believes the failure of  Vacation is because of Christina Applegate  Not Helms, not the writers, not the director, not the producers, not the studio, not the marketing, not any other actor - but Christina Applegate though she actually tested well. 

 

FFS.

 

Well heck, she's gotta be almost as old as Cameron Diaz

 

Hopefully her agent's out there listening for those juicy grandma roles. She'd make a great love interest for Harrison Ford

[a2k]

It's the old self-fulfilling prophecy in Hollywood. They put out terrible movies during that time and so the box office isn't that good. Would be interesting to see what would happen if they put out some mega franchise movie in that month.

 

Yeah, even when a release date sounds good sometimes, it could be a self-fulling prophecy. May 1st weekend seemed the best till TASM2 opened less than CA:WS which released earlier.

[bapi]

MI movies have huge gaps. MI3 was 6 years after MI2! Also, MI2 seems like a beast. 57/215 back in 2000.

Yeah, that decrease in DOM attendace between 2 and 5 must be like -45%, no?

[baumer]

thank you captain Obvious:)

Titanic was already known out of reach since at last 2/3 weeks.

 

and speaking of JW :

 

International Box Office $928,000,000

 

Worldwide Box Office

$1,559,456,710

Titanic wasn't safe a few weeks ago.

 

 

Crumbling oh yeah Baby ! if I could crumble like that!

[BoxOfficeFangrl]

Actually that's a strawman comparison you just made. Titanic did benefit from weak competition in the winter months. I think Chica is right that it would have grossed at least $100m less if it came out in July as originally scheduled. The production delays ended up being a huge blessing in disguise.

 

I've always felt that way but looking back, I wonder... Titanic did start out with competition in James Bond in December (people weren't even sure it would win the OW) and the other Oscar movies in Jan/Feb pulling away the adult audience (As Good As It Gets adjusts to $257M, Good Will Hunting about $240M). In the summer, the competition was more action-oriented but Titanic lured people in other ways, with the romance and the historical angles, but then maybe all the guys who got dragged to Titanic might have opted for MIB/Air Force One/Contact instead. OTOH, think of all the obsessed girls who could've just lived at the movie theater during the summer weekdays instead of having to go to school. Maybe it's a wash...

 

Not sure the world was demanding a new Vacation? I guess this doesn't mean good things for any Home Alone: Next Generation movies...

[a2k]

Yeah, that decrease in DOM attendace between 2 and 5 must be like -45%, no?

 

Yeah, they adjust to 324.5m and 166.15m. Less by 48.8%

Edited August 2, 2015 by a2k

[The Dark Rock]

Yeah crumbling...on the OW so many claims that JW legs won't be anywhere near Avengers after such a record breaking opening...the Avengers was loved by people and JW won't be able to get the same love from audience and the repeat business like Avengers...but now we are here discussing about Titanic...crumbling baby crumbling 

[TalismanRing]

Worldwide Box Office (Estimates) Weekend ending Aug 2

 

Title	Weekend BO Estimate			Weekend Cume Release			Distributor*
	Worldwide	International	Domestic	Worldwide	International	Domestic	Int'l	# of Ter
Mission: Impossible ...	$121,000,000	$65,000,000	$56,000,000	$121,000,000	$65,000,000	$56,000,000	PAR	41
Minions	$51,255,000	$39,100,000	$12,155,000	$854,646,275	$567,300,000	$287,346,275	UNI	63
Ant-Man	$32,619,000	$20,000,000	$12,619,000	$291,647,919	$159,500,000	$132,147,919	DIS	51
Pixels	$30,200,000	$19,800,000	$10,400,000	$102,111,497	$56,500,000	$45,611,497	SNY	75
Monster Hunt	$27,000,000	$27,000,000		$279,000,000	$279,000,000		MUL	6
Inside Out	$22,317,000	$17,800,000	$4,517,000	$602,293,892	$272,700,000	$329,593,892	DIS	52
Vacation	$14,850,000		$14,850,000	$21,172,334		$21,172,334	WB	1
Assassination, The	$12,700,000	$12,700,000		$44,000,000	$44,000,000		SHO	1
Paper Towns	$10,600,000	$6,000,000	$4,600,000	$49,516,439	$25,700,000	$23,816,439	FOX	58
Southpaw	$10,519,000	$3,000,000	$7,519,000	$41,576,485	$10,000,000	$31,576,485	MUL	8
Trainwreck	$9,984,000	$290,000	$9,694,000	$80,303,350	$600,000	$79,703,350	UNI	7
Dynasty Woman: Yang ...	$9,000,000	$9,000,000		$13,500,000	$13,500,000		MUL	1
Wild City	$8,500,000	$8,500,000		$13,300,000	$13,300,000		MUL	1
Jurassic World	$8,157,080	$4,400,000	$3,757,080	$1,559,456,710	$928,000,000	$631,456,710	UNI	64
Jian Bing Man (Panca...	$7,700,000	$7,700,000		$158,000,000	$158,000,000		MUL	3
Monkey King: Hero is...	$6,700,000	$6,700,000		$121,000,000	$121,000,000		MUL	1
Terminator Genisys	$5,700,000	$4,800,000	$900,000	$317,650,221	$230,000,000	$87,650,221	PAR	65
Magic Mike XXL	$4,156,000	$3,500,000	$656,000	$111,171,790	$46,400,000	$64,771,790	WB	43
Ted 2	$4,077,225	$3,600,000	$477,225	$160,320,795	$79,800,000	$80,520,795	UNI	46

*Distributor names/abbreviations

[a2k]

Yeah crumbling...on the OW so many claims that JW legs won't be anywhere near Avengers after such a record breaking opening...the Avengers was loved by people and JW won't be able to get the same love from audience and the repeat business like Avengers...but now we are here discussing about Titanic...crumbling baby crumbling 

 

that's true. in the end JW's multiplier is as awe-worthy as it's ow.

[redfirebird2008]

Yeah crumbling...on the OW so many claims that JW legs won't be anywhere near Avengers after such a record breaking opening...the Avengers was loved by people and JW won't be able to get the same love from audience and the repeat business like Avengers...but now we are here discussing about Titanic...crumbling baby crumbling 

 

Beat Avengers' multiplier even without a theater expansion to deliver $5m at the end of its run like TA had.