kayumanggi Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 China Box Office: TERMINATOR: GENISYS earned an estimated $2.0M from Saturday midnight screenings #TerminatorGenisys — BoxOffice (@BoxOffice) August 22, 2015 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPink Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 I'm not even sure anybody's even calling Mad Max a hit from a worldwide perspective. It did about as well as could be reasonably expected minus China, but there's a reason why people are hoping for a sequel, rather than expecting one. Because it's obvious it didn't set the box office on fire, and it's very much a bubble film, that may or may not even have made money. Domestically, I think it's fair to say that it found a pretty good audience for being a Rated R action blockbuster. I would apply the hit tag to its domestic performance. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalismanRing Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 I'm not even sure anybody's even calling Mad Max a hit from a worldwide perspective. It did about as well as could be reasonably expected minus China, but there's a reason why people are hoping for a sequel, rather than expecting one. Because it's obvious it didn't set the box office on fire, and it's very much a bubble film, that may or may not even have made money. Domestically, I think it's fair to say that it found a pretty good audience for being a Rated R action blockbuster. I would apply the hit tag to its domestic performance. Agreed. It's a bubble film and if they decide to make another they'll plan for a smaller budget. (not that they didn't plan for a smaller one to being with) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFanaticGuy34 Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 The first movie was made in 1984 on a budget of $6.4m and was not yet iconic. True. Granted, the OS markets on that film very big either. But then after that, it's sequels made big amount of money WW-wise. T2 made $519M WW. T3 made $433M WW. T4 made $371 WW. True, they decreased WW-wise, film after film. But with Genisys getting released in China, this one could go over Salvation, WW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catty Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 (edited) Happy Birthday!! Yes Happy Birthday Terrestial - Have a fantastic day!! Edited August 22, 2015 by Catty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Fury Road saved a brand. Genisys killed one. Lol. None of them was really a hit, tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Again, you are missing my point. No, I get your point, I just don't agree with it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 (edited) That's a complete fallacy, that domestic is worth more than international. If that was the case, then there wouldn't be any pandering to international markets and rules and such. Don't put words in my mouth. People on here (and in Hollywood, really) think of domestic box office before international. That's really not a stretch to say. Obviously that's what people will think of first when analyzing performances. Besides, we only really have experience with Western audiences truly, so that's how we conceptualize these runs. Besides, domestic distributors don't often get as much back in their global returns as international returns. Edited August 22, 2015 by Spaghetti 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxmoser3 Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Horrible weekend at least Straight Outta Compton is still the lead of the weekend and isn't losing energy just yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfHan Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 What if Miller is doing MOS 2 so he can make MM2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 When I saw the OW numbers and factored in the usual Marvel multiplier, I wasn't even sure it could hit 150. Impressive how much better it's held than Captain America and other Marvel films. Well the competition is weaker compared to what THOR and CA: TFA faced. THOR had to compete with big May openers as well as FAST FIVE back in 2011. In that same year CA: TFA competed with HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS II, TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON and RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES. On the other hand, ANT-MAN's biggest competition has been MINIONS which has had not so good legs and MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION. Still, it's a good run considering the fact that it's not a popular character. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieGuyKyle17 Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 I'm pretty disappointed with American Ultra. I was expecting that to be the big winner of the newbies this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a2k Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 (edited) How is Fury Road, 150m production budget, 152.7m dom + 220.5m os = 373.2m ww not a hit? If you have an Xm production budget and make Xm dom, 1.5Xm os, I would call it a hit - unless your production budget is much much smaller than the P&A costs. That way making 2.5x the production budget might not cover the combined costs. Edited August 22, 2015 by a2k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grim22 Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 So this turned out to be another of the classic weekends we had this summer. It really has been feast or famine hasn't it. While all 3 openers are big losers on an absolute box office take perspective, they aren't that bad when compared to the budget they were made for, American Ultra and Sinister 2 both had a 10M budget, Hitman had 30M. Ultra and Sinister will end up in profit, Hitman won't cause a huge hole for the studio either. I guess this is best case scenario. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talkie Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Happy Birthday!! Happy Birthday, Terrestrial! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Paramount has come out and said we don't know if TG did well enough to justify a sequel. Someone at KJ who works with Skydance knows that this needed to break 500 mil for the next one to be greenlit. 325 isn't going to cut it, even if China comes through. The reception does matter. Industry expectations were low for Fury Road. WB had a 150m movie sitting for a couple years after shooting and everyone thought it would bomb. Instead it'll be profitable for WB through theatrical alone. I think WB would rather have Miller work on a DC movie (which makes sense for various reasons) then come back to do another Mad Max whenever he wants. WB doesn't see the franchise as a goldmine but there certainly is interest. Meanwhile Terminator can't even make as much as Salvation despite bringing back its star. Salvation, funny enough, was also supposed to be a trilogy... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Clearly the deciding factor for a franchise that is breaking even would be the public reception. You may make your money back now, but there's not much point reinvesting it if the product is on the decline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyxx Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Age of Ultron crossed 1.4 billion and I didn't even realize it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockingjay Raphael Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 Age of Ultron crossed 1.4 billion and I didn't even realize it. forgettable performance just like the movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 forgettable performance just like the movie Yet you liked Fantastic Four... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...