Weekend #s: Straight Outta Compton - 26.8M; Mission Impossible - 11.7M; Sinister 2 - 10.6M; Hitman - 8.2M; American Ultra - 5.5M

[CJohn]

Where are all these huge predictions for Everest coming from? Is it just because it's Universal? 

No, people just think it looks good. 

[WrathOfHan]

Everest should be a modest size hit, though with Maze Runner and Black Mass taking two of the movie's audiences it'll be tough to break out on OW.

[Frozen]

STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON earned an estimated $8.3M on Friday. Domestic total is now $93.0M. #StraightOuttaCompton

[Frozen]

THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. earned an estimated $2.185M on Friday. Domestic total is now $21.4M. #TheManFromUNCLE

[Avatree]

Black Mass will do like 7-9M OW. Maze Runner will do solid 40+. Everest will be around 15-20M.

[kayumanggi]

THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. earned an estimated $2.185M on Friday. Domestic total is now $21.4M. #TheManFromUNCLE

— BoxOffice (@BoxOffice)

August 22, 2015

[DAR]

Everest is too low; I think it could have a 150 M Ow, I mean, it's Universal

[CJohn]

Black Mass will do like 7-9M OW. Maze Runner will do solid 40+. Everest will be around 15-20M.

This is a really funny post. Made me laugh.

[Frozen]

SINISTER 2 earned an estimated $4.7M on opening day Friday. #Sinister2

[Avatree]

This is a really funny post. Made me laugh.

Why?

[Frozen]

AMERICAN ULTRA earned an estimated $2.1M on opening day Friday. #AmericanUltra

[kayumanggi]

AMERICAN ULTRA earned an estimated $2.1M on opening day Friday. #AmericanUltra

— BoxOffice (@BoxOffice)

August 22, 2015

[Vanilla]

Black Mass will do like 7-9M OW. Maze Runner will do solid 40+. Everest will be around 15-20M.

 

 

Black Mass is going to do that opening day. IMO

 

The marketing is really good.

[Avatree]

Black Mass is going to do that opening day. IMO

 

The marketing is really good.

Is there any marketing at all for it? I can't see anyone talking about it on social media. Trailers don't have many views on YT. Johnny Depp has a very poor box office history. 

[terrestrial]

Everest is too low; I think it could have a 150 M Ow, I mean, it's Universal

    nono, no 'pressure' at all (not that I think they'll feel any pressure, trailer looks good anyway).

 

Just read up on the movie, I wasn't aware about Pete Schoening being a part of that expedition. They might film sometime in the future a movie about him...

 

edit to add:

Everest's budget acc. to wiki.. is $65m

Edited August 22, 2015 by terrestrial

[La Binoche]

Loving how hard AMERICAN ULTRA flopped critically and commercially. So over privileged directors' children writing scripts about ~edgy hipsters. 

[Ethan Hunt]

The correct answer is: G. None of the above.

I kind of want The Visit to break out just for shits and giggles though. The trailer is supposed to be funny, right? Because the three times I saw it in theaters, it was greeted with nothing but laughter. "Would you mind getting inside the oven to clean it?" Dead.

I think The Visit looks really fucking creepy

[Frozen]

Loving how hard AMERICAN ULTRA flopped critically and commercially. So over privileged directors' children writing scripts about ~edgy hipsters.

It's not flopping really. The budget is like $7 million I think.

[Ethan Hunt]

Black Mass will do like 7-9M OW. Maze Runner will do solid 40+. Everest will be around 15-20M.

That would be a bummer if Everest Only opened to 20M. Personally hoping for at least 30M

[Frozen]

HITMAN: AGENT 47 earned an estimated $3.085M on opening day Friday. #HitmanAgent47