Official Weekend Estimates: Goosebumps - 23.5M; The Martian - 21.5M; Bridge of Spies - 15.4M; Crimson Peak - 12.9M (Page 1)

[CJohn]

Del Toro has no future in Hollywood. He is fucked.

[Wrath]

Quite possibly my favorite final scene in a film.

Now, I get it...some might disagree. But when I was in therapy two years ago, she told me that I had to learn to accept peoples' limitations. And I have to when it comes to films, too. I understand that many here cannot begin to appreciate the thematic power and beauty of Interstellar, and it's not their fault. It simply is not their fault for having an inferior mind to me. Almost everyone's mind is inferior to me, anyway.

Making a movie only 9 people are going to properly appreciate doesnt really count as good film making. Its more aling the lines of making an incredibly expensive inside joke.

[La Binoche]

The Intern just keeps on trucking. I expected it to flop. Good for Anne Hathaway I guess. 

 

[Frozen]

Early Weekend estimates from BO.com:

 

'Goosebumps' ($25.3M) Scares 'The Martian' ($21.9M) Out Of First Place; Spielberg & Hanks Drive 'Bridge Of Spies' ($16.2M); 'Crimson Peak' Modest ($13M); 'Woodlawn' Healthy ($5.0M); Jobs ($1.7M)

Edited October 17, 2015 by Frozen

[AJG]

Del Toro has no future in Hollywood. He is fucked.

[RichWS]

It's easy to say that people simply don't care for what Del Toro does or whatever but I wonder if they actually find his aesthetic off-putting instead.

You really think the general audience cares about a director's aesthetic?

[Wrath]

Oh, it will do big business on OW here. The 2nd weekend drop is gonna be glorious, tho (Spectre, his power).

Stanning for this ironically. It is looks like a massive piece of shit. The final trailer has scenes with such a bad CGI I don't even know what is happening. It is gonna be glorious garbage.

I have a buddy with whom I go see action films. While we appreciate good ones (MMFR and GotG are the two recent favorites) and dislike bad ones (He still feels slightly guilty about picking TMNT to watch over GotG) our fundamental reason to get together is not just to watch action flicks, but to watch cheesy action flicks. We absolutely cannot wait for The Last Witchunter.

I read somewhere that Diesel's character is based on his Dungeons and Dragons character which is a non standard springboard to coming up with a movie narative.

[eddyxx]

You really think the general audience cares about a director's aesthetic?

 

Audiences know a Tim Burton or a Spielberg or a Tarantino.

[ddddeeee]

You really think the general audience cares about a director's aesthetic?

Yeah?

 

People can scope a Bay or Burton film from a mile off yet both of those guys have had huge successes. I don't think it's much of a stretch to say that Del Toro's general style doesn't appeal to people.

[RichWS]

You really think the general audience cares about a director's aesthetic?   Audiences know a Tim Burton or a Spielberg or a Tarantino.

In those special cases, audiences know the name and generally know what quality of movie to expect. del Toro has always been an "Internet director". I don't think his name or style has ever mattered much to the GA. Not trying to knock the guy.

[John Marston]

1	GOOSEBUMPS Sony / Columbia 3,501	$7,350,000 -- / $2,099 $7,350,000 / 1	N/A	N/A	N/A
2	THE MARTIAN Fox 3,701	$6,325,000 +144.2% / $1,709 $128,620,658 / 15	N/A	N/A	N/A
3	BRIDGE OF SPIES Buena Vista 2,811	$5,347,000 -- / $1,902 $5,347,000 / 1	N/A	N/A	N/A
4	CRIMSON PEAK Universal 2,984	$5,270,000 -- / $1,766 $5,270,000 / 1	N/A	N/A	N/A
5	HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 Sony / Columbia 3,533	$3,350,000 +201.6% / $948 $127,509,388 / 22	N/A	N/A	N/A
6	THE INTERN Warner Bros. 2,707	$1,705,000 +119% / $630 $55,030,982 / 22	N/A	N/A	N/A
7	PAN Warner Bros. 3,515	$1,670,000 +127.7% / $475 $21,548,183 / 8	N/A	N/A	N/A
8	WOODLAWN Pure Flix 1,500	$1,500,000 -- / $1,000 $1,500,000 / 1	N/A	N/A	N/A
9	SICARIO Lionsgate 2,130	$1,340,000 +121.5% / $629 $31,502,613 / 29	N/A	N/A	N/A
10	MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS Fox 1,967	$800,000 +160% / $407 $73,461,970 / 29	N/A	N/A	N/A
11	STEVE JOBS Universal 60	$516,000 +1289.9% / $8,600 $1,226,481 / 8	N/A	N/A	N/A
12	BLACK MASS Warner Bros. 1,055	$385,000 +64% / $365 $59,336,782 / 29	N/A	N/A	N/A
-	THE WALK TriStar 2,489	$355,000 +39.8% / $143 $8,329,306 / 17	N/A	N/A	N/A
-	EVEREST (2015) Universal 950	$342,000 +46.7% / $360 $39,920,155 / 29	N/A	N/A	N/A
-	THE VISIT Universal 1,068	$336,000 +192% / $315 $62,259,965 / 36	N/A	N/A	N/A
-	WAR ROOM TriStar 799	$260,000 +41.5% / $325 $64,732,612 / 50	N/A	N/A	N/A
-	THE PERFECT GUY Sony / Screen Gems 485	$170,000 +137.2% / $351 $55,374,299 / 36	N/A	N/A	N/A
-	HE NAMED ME MALALA Fox Searchlight 477	$146,000 +51.8% / $306 $1,333,334 / 15	N/A	N/A	N/A
-	MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION Paramount 244	$55,000 +97.7% / $225 $194,709,239 / 78	N/A	N/A	N/A
-	-	N/A	N/A	N/A

 

[DAJK]

Disappointing for Crimson Peak. Will likely only do 35M domestically. Bridge of Spies (should) have done better, but we all know it'll have great legs so I'm not worried about it.

While my 45M OW definitely isn't happening, I knew that this movie was going to do well. I was hoping for at least 30M, but this isn't a bad result.

[RichWS]

Involuntary cringe when I saw that Walk number. Jeez Louise.

[John Marston]

The Walk's box office 

[CJohn]

The Walk's drop, lmao. I guess it was making all his money in IMAX. 

[The Futurist]

Zemeckis has his mojo.

 

WTF ?

[ddddeeee]

In those special cases, audiences know the name and generally know what quality of movie to expect. del Toro has always been an "Internet director". I don't think his name or style has ever mattered much to the GA. Not trying to knock the guy.

Even before that though those super idiosyncratic guys had successes that weren't sold on their names or stars or what have you. They made super individual movies that people responded to and then (sometimes) wanted to see more of. I think the opposite might be happening with Del Toro. The number of 'auteurs' (take that as loosely as you wish) that audiences have embraced is tiny.

[CJohn]

This is the last time Del Toro got money for an original project, that is for sure.

[BadAtGender]

Del Toro has too much vision for them.

But DC I can see happening. If not JL Dark, then something.

[Jayhawk the Hutt]

This is the last time Del Toro got money for an original project, that is for sure.

Last time for the foreseeable future he gets this much money. If he has a cheap original project (like 20m or less), I'm sure someone would give it to him, given they like the idea.