Weekend estimates: 15.90 M THE MARTIAN | 15.50 M GOOSEBUMPS | 11.37 M BOS | 10.83 M TLWH | 9.00 M HT II | 8.20 M PA: TGD | 7.27 M STEVE JOBS

[WrathOfHan]

So did Sony stop tracking The Walk?

[The Futurist]

Zemeckis has lost his Mojo it seems.

 

If anything, this week end is consistent.

Al the Holdhovers did very well.

All the new films were received by a loud FUCK NO from audiences.

[grey ghost]

Movies that use nostalgia: JW and SW7.

Movies that ignore nostalgia: FF and Jem.

I'm not saying all movies need to use nostalgia but it's the lifeblood of most franchises with an older fanbase.

[MovieMan89]

Movies that use nostalgia: JW and SW7.

Movies that ignore nostalgia: FF and Jem.

I'm not saying all movies need to use nostalgia but it's the lifeblood of most franchises with an older fanbase.

Attracting the younger generation is more the lifeblood of most franchises, most blockbusters don't happen without huge teen/kid audiences. However, nostalgia is a very effective tool to lure that audience to an old franchise, because if it was beloved to the parents they want to introduce the kids. And then on top of that you get the older demo out in big numbers too, which is definitely something that doesn't happen with every blockbuster. Exactly what happened with JW and the PT. 

I know we heard the pre-sales were 70% 18-50 males, but I'm sure a ton of those over 30 were guys buying 3-5 tickets for the whole family to go. 

Edited October 25, 2015 by MovieMan89

[grey ghost]

Attracting the younger generation is more the lifeblood of most franchises, most blockbusters don't happen without huge teen/kid audiences. However, nostalgia is a very effective tool to lure that audience to an old franchise, because if it was beloved to the parents they want to introduce the kids. And then on top of that you get the older demo out in big numbers too, which is definitely something that doesn't happen with every blockbuster. Exactly what happened with JW and the PT. 

I know we heard the pre-sales were 70% 18-50 males, but I'm sure a ton of those over 30 were guys buying 3-5 tickets for the whole family to go. 

I thint it's pretty much a given if a movie helps the older fans recapture their childhood memories that the young audience will quickly understand the appeal.

Some of these stories and themes have timeless appeal that a child/teen of any generation can fall in love with.

That's why changing a proven formula is risky with nostalgia heavy franchises. You might alienate both the older and younger generation as they reject newer, untested elements that don't resonate.

[TServo2049]

Does Pan have enough juice left to get another $4.2m and pass the gross of Snakes on a Plane? I ask because if it finishes under SOAP it will break its 9-year record as the lowest-grossing release to open/play in over 3,500 theaters.

Though even if it doesn't finish behind Snakes, as long as it finishes under $43m it will be the lowest total *admissions* for an over-3,500 release...

Edited October 25, 2015 by TServo2049

[Hatebox]

Oh, we have a new forum again. I love how much slower it feels!

[MovieMan89]

Well on the bright side of the weekend, those are some fantastic holds for all the holdovers not named Pan or Crimson Peak. 

[TalismanRing]

Worldwide Box Office (Estimates) Weekend ending Oct 25

 

Martian, The	$45,900,000	$30,000,000	$15,900,000	$385,155,148	$218,800,000	$166,355,148	FOX	73	FOX
Hotel Transylvania 2	$37,700,000	$28,700,000	$9,000,000	$315,792,541	$167,500,000	$148,292,541	SNY	80	SNY
Paranormal Activity:...	$26,200,000	$18,000,000	$8,200,000	$26,200,000	$18,000,000	$8,200,000	PAR	34	PAR
Last Witch Hunter, T...	$24,225,000	$13,400,000	$10,825,000	$24,225,000	$13,400,000	$10,825,000	MUL	54	LGF
Ant-Man	$22,230,000	$22,000,000	$230,000	$493,810,134	$314,800,000	$179,010,134	DIS	3	DIS
Goosebumps	$21,300,000	$5,800,000	$15,500,000	$52,912,142	$9,200,000	$43,712,142	SNY	25	SNY
Bridge Of Spies	$16,465,000	$5,100,000	$11,365,000	$39,681,197	$7,100,000	$32,581,197	FOX	24	DIS
Pan	$14,840,000	$12,300,000	$2,540,000	$93,421,694	$63,600,000	$29,821,694	WB	62	WB
Crimson Peak	$13,363,260	$7,800,000	$5,563,260	$48,854,035	$26,400,000	$22,454,035	UNI	63	UNI
Intern, The	$11,655,000	$7,800,000	$3,855,000	$155,802,882	$91,100,000	$64,702,882	WB	67	WB
Maze Runner: The Sco...	$8,425,000	$7,000,000	$1,425,000	$267,704,959	$190,000,000	$77,704,959	FOX	32	FOX
Shaandaar	$8,424,000	$8,000,000	$424,000	$8,472,856	$8,000,000	$472,856	FOX	8	FOX
Nouvelles aventures ...	$8,000,000	$8,000,000		$21,000,000	$21,000,000		PAT	1	N/A
Steve Jobs	$7,267,095		$7,267,095	$9,979,903		$9,979,903	UNI	1	UNI
Phone, The	$5,000,000	$5,000,000		$5,125,000	$5,125,000		NEX	1	N/A
Sicario	$4,750,000	$1,800,000	$2,950,000	$61,385,547	$22,000,000	$39,385,547	MUL	29	LGF
Walk, The	$4,700,000	$4,700,000		$33,766,427	$24,100,000	$9,666,427	SNY	73	SNY
Black Mass	$3,600,000	$3,000,000	$600,000	$75,738,836	$14,400,000	$61,338,836	WB	35	WB

[TalismanRing]

Does Pan have enough juice left to get another $4.2m and pass the gross of Snakes on a Plane? I ask because if it finishes under SOAP it will break its 9-year record as the lowest-grossing release to open/play in over 3,500 theaters.

Though even if it doesn't finish behind Snakes, as long as it finishes under $43m it will be the lowest total *admissions* for an over-3,500 release...

On the bright side Pan only opened in 81 more theaters than Transporter Refueled and might make twice as much!

The Transporter Refueled

EC

$7,355,622

46.2%

3,434

$2,142

$15,936,806

[TServo2049]

I wonder how little The Walk made this weekend, if Sony isn't even reporting an estimate...

Edited October 25, 2015 by TServo2049

[Blankments]

Attracting the younger generation is more the lifeblood of most franchises, most blockbusters don't happen without huge teen/kid audiences. However, nostalgia is a very effective tool to lure that audience to an old franchise, because if it was beloved to the parents they want to introduce the kids. And then on top of that you get the older demo out in big numbers too, which is definitely something that doesn't happen with every blockbuster. Exactly what happened with JW and the PT. 

I know we heard the pre-sales were 70% 18-50 males, but I'm sure a ton of those over 30 were guys buying 3-5 tickets for the whole family to go. 

Heck, I'm 20, and I was buying 5 tickets for my whole family

 

although yes, my family is four guys and a mom

[TStechnij]

What a bizarre weekend for the box office. 

[Mojoguy]

Somebody update the thread title with the official weekend estimates.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/

[terrestrial]

There's a long and storied history of flops teasing a follow-up that will never happen.

I find it so funny that this trend actually predates the modern would-be-franchise-mania by 20-30 years (including the occasional use of post-credit teasers!)

Don't remind me, I am still p.... that that one never happened

I wonder how little The Walk made this weekend, if Sony isn't even reporting an estimate...

Ever read, what BOM writes under every daily chart?

NOTE: If daily grosses stop for a movie, it means that the respective studio is no longer tracking it on a daily basis. The exceptions are New Line, Miramax/Dimension and Sony Pictures Classics. They don't do official daily box office, and estimates are made for their movies based on partial data in order to fill out the top 12. Because of this, movies from these studios are more apt to disappear from the daily chart.

[TServo2049]

Yes, I know that. I just find it telling that they decided to stop estimating on only the third weekend of wide release.

[eddyxx]

I remember this.

[grim22]

Somebody update the thread title with the official weekend estimates.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/

It's harder for mods to update titles now on mobile, will need someone on desktop to do that.

[kayumanggi]

Worldwide Box Office (Estimates) Weekend ending Oct 25

 

	WEEKEND BO ESTIMATE			WEEKEND CUME RELEASE			DISTRIBUTOR*
TITLE	WORLDWIDE	INTERNATIONAL	DOMESTIC	WORLDWIDE	INTERNATIONAL	DOMESTIC	INTERNATIONAL	# OF TERRITORIES	DOMESTIC
Martian, The	$45,900,000	$30,000,000	$15,900,000	$385,155,148	$218,800,000	$166,355,148	FOX	73	FOX
Hotel Transylvania 2	$37,700,000	$28,700,000	$9,000,000	$315,792,541	$167,500,000	$148,292,541	SNY	80	SNY
Paranormal Activity:...	$26,200,000	$18,000,000	$8,200,000	$26,200,000	$18,000,000	$8,200,000	PAR	34	PAR
Last Witch Hunter, T...	$24,225,000	$13,400,000	$10,825,000	$24,225,000	$13,400,000	$10,825,000	MUL	54	LGF
Ant-Man	$22,230,000	$22,000,000	$230,000	$493,810,134	$314,800,000	$179,010,134	DIS	3	DIS
Goosebumps	$21,300,000	$5,800,000	$15,500,000	$52,912,142	$9,200,000	$43,712,142	SNY	25	SNY
Bridge Of Spies	$16,465,000	$5,100,000	$11,365,000	$39,681,197	$7,100,000	$32,581,197	FOX	24	DIS
Pan	$14,840,000	$12,300,000	$2,540,000	$93,421,694	$63,600,000	$29,821,694	WB	62	WB
Crimson Peak	$13,363,260	$7,800,000	$5,563,260	$48,854,035	$26,400,000	$22,454,035	UNI	63	UNI
Intern, The	$11,655,000	$7,800,000	$3,855,000	$155,802,882	$91,100,000	$64,702,882	WB	67	WB
Maze Runner: The Sco...	$8,425,000	$7,000,000	$1,425,000	$267,704,959	$190,000,000	$77,704,959	FOX	32	FOX
Shaandaar	$8,424,000	$8,000,000	$424,000	$8,472,856	$8,000,000	$472,856	FOX	8	FOX
Nouvelles aventures ...	$8,000,000	$8,000,000		$21,000,000	$21,000,000		PAT	1	N/A
Steve Jobs	$7,267,095		$7,267,095	$9,979,903		$9,979,903	UNI	1	UNI
Phone, The	$5,000,000	$5,000,000		$5,125,000	$5,125,000		NEX	1	N/A
Sicario	$4,750,000	$1,800,000	$2,950,000	$61,385,547	$22,000,000	$39,385,547	MUL	29	LGF
Walk, The	$4,700,000	$4,700,000		$33,766,427	$24,100,000	$9,666,427	SNY	73	SNY
Black Mass	$3,600,000	$3,000,000	$600,000	$75,738,836	$14,400,000	$61,338,836	WB	35	WB

[eddyxx]

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