Mockingjay Raphael Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Well, IO isn't exactly flopping. It is a small hit and bigger than all Pixar movies except for Brave. Pixar isn't really a brand here. As for Insurgent, it wont stay in the top for too long. Minions and Mission Impossible will kick it out soon enough. But it was pretty big (almost as big as MJ1). Jesus! And I thought that people in Europe had good taste. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Jesus! And I thought that people in Europe had good taste. Well, it had 3D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 UPDATE: I may be jumping the horse on this one, but the presales for Minions are absolutely huge. I havent seen anything like this since Fast and Furious 7 earlier this year. I'm thinking the animation OW is toast at this point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 UPDATE 2: I'm seriously strating to consider an opening over 100.000 admissions. It might actually have a shot at top 5 biggest openings ever. It is insane for an animation movie, especially considering the possible legs. WOM looks to be very good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockingjay Raphael Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 And did you watch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 And did you watch? Not yet. I am very pretentious when it comes to my movie experience. 7-8th row, exactly in the middle, the screen has to be big enough for me and at a certain hour. So far, my favourite spots have been sold out, so I will wait. I wanna enjoy the Minions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockingjay Raphael Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Not yet. I am very pretentious when it comes to my movie experience. 7-8th row, exactly in the middle, the screen has to be big enough for me and at a certain hour. So far, my favourite spots have been sold out, so I will wait. I wanna enjoy the Minions. I really hope you enjoy the movie but I have some doubts about this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 I really hope you enjoy the movie but I have some doubts about this I always enjoy a movie Im decided to enjoy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockingjay Raphael Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 I always enjoy a movie Im decided to enjoy I said the same thing before watching the movie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunder storm Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 (edited) Huge start for Minions! 101.889 adm in 3 days. Better than Frozen ( 73.854 ), and almost double than Ice Age: Continental Drift ( 56.519 ). Edited July 13, 2015 by thunder storm 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 (edited) WEEKEND BOX-OFFICE As thunder storm mentioned above, we had a great weekend, lead by 'Minions' huge debut. - Being one of the widest releases ever on 111 screens, Minions blew up even the most outrageous prognostications, coming in at 101.889 admissions and $532k. That is not just a new animation record, ahead of 'Frozen's 73.854 adm, but it is also the 6th biggest weekend ever, for any movie. In USD, it is a big trickier, but even so, the yellow fellas still stole one of the of the biggest openings of all time. Comparing it to the previous entries in the franchise, 'Minions' more than tripled DM2's first outing (30.387 adm). Also, it made more money in 3 days than 'Inside Out' made in a month. The success of the Universal title can be attributed to a series of factor, mainly the fact that the film managed to attract both kids and the over 18 demo, the evening and late night shows being the biggest ticket sellers for the weekend. Minions has a healthy 8.1/10 grade on Cinemagia and with pretty much no competition in the coming weeks (Ant-Man will likely open under 30.000 adm and Pixels won't manage much either), it should easily end up with over $1.5m (Top 3 for the year isn't out of reach either). - In second, Terminator: Genisys had the only bad drop in the Top 10 (-60%). It now stands at $383k, same as 'San Andreas' through the same point, but considering it has worse drops than that movie, it will likely end up only in the $600k region. - In third, Ted 2 eased 46% and reached a good $468k. - Inside Out fell 33% from last week and it is ahead of 'Big Hero 6' through the same point, standing at $510k. $600k should happen. - Jurassic World was down 34%and the total is a great $1.11m after 5 weeks. If it continue to have better holds than 'Age of Ultron', it might actually beat it. - Spy fell 27% and the cume is an ok-ish $279k. - San Andreas (-36%) made a nice $641k so far. - Entourage (-31%) reached $200k. - Insidious: Chapter 3 and Tomorrowland close the Top, the last one having a great hold (-14%). Still, the total is a pretty disappointing $324k. Top 10 Next week's openers: - Ant-Man - Magic Mike XXL Last year, 'Guardians of the Galaxy' debuted with around 35.000 admissions. Seeing this doesn't have the SF angle that helped push that movie, an opening under the 30.000 border seems likely. As for MM:XXL, the first 'Magic Mike' bombed here and this one should be no different. Edited July 14, 2015 by James 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 (edited) UPDATE: Looking at presales, Minions will comfortably lead again, though that is no surprise. It still goes ridiculously strong, even after it's massive OW. It's weekdays seem to be huge. It should pass $1m after Sunday. Ant-Man on the other hand its doing awful in presales. And I mean absolutely terrible. Even Magic Mike: XXL does better and the first Magic Mike completely bombed here. I was expecting Ant-Man to have weaker debut than the other Marvel titles, but this looks just bad. Unless it has strong walk-ins it might open to around 20.000 admissions, which in today's market is flop level for a blockbuster. It is important to mention that in many places it gets more shows than Minions, despite not selling. Disney continues their tradition of having the widest releases from any of the studios. But I think this time the PTA is going to be horrendous. This is a top of the MCU movies based on the OW in admissions: * Age of Ultron is still playing Edited July 16, 2015 by James 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunder storm Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 212.883 adm. after 2 weeks for Minions, which representing $1.03m Ant-Man opens with only 21.897adm. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 (edited) WEEKEND BOX-OFFICE Another good weekend, but that certainly not thanks to the openers. The Despicable Me spin-off continues to dominate. - Minions fell 61% in it's second outing and while that's a big drop for an animated movie, it's second weekend is still way bigger than 'Despicable Me 2's first one. To date, it has sold 212.883 tickets and made $1.03m. It is already the 7th highest animated title ever and at the rate it is going, it will have no trouble 3rd, after the last two 'Ice Age' films. - In second, Ant-Man debuted with a mediocre 21.879 adm and $119k, despite it's very wide release. Only 4 Marvel titles opened worse and that was in the period before the market really started to expand. 'Ant-Man' debut is a bit bigger than 'Tomorrowland's a while back. That showed some very good legs and now stands at around $330k, so it is not unresonable to expect the Marvel title to end up somewhere in the $400-500k range. - Even though it opened a bit better than it's redecessor, Magic Mike: XXL still didn't manage to make an impact (12.062 adm and $56k). - Terminator: Genisys dropped 58% and reached a so-so $487k. - Inside Out continues to show some sexy legs, easing only 26% for a good $564k after 5 weeks. - Ted 2 was down 54% for a total of $526k, already eclipsing it's predecessor. - Jurassic World (-52%) stands at $1.16m. - Spy (-30%) is at $298k. - San Andreas (-48%) has now made a very good $651k. - And Entourage closes the top, reaching $211k. Top 10 Next week's openers: - Pixels - Trainwreck 'Pixels' is in fine shape if it manages to make around 30.000 adm on OW, while 'Trainwreck' should be happy with 20.000. Edited July 22, 2015 by James 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 WEEKEND BOX-OFFICE I don't have time for the usual analysis this week, so it'll be just a quite note. - Minions leads again, for a 3rd straight week (-43%), and reaches the $1.3m mark (273.230 adm), making it the 5th highest grossing animation to date, behind the last two entries in the 'Ice Age' franchise, 'Frozen' and 'Puss in Boots'. it will pass the latter by next week and 'Frozen' in two weeks. Also, 'Minions' is now the no. 3 for the year, so Universal holds the top 3 spots ('Fast and Furious 7', 'Fifty Shades of Grey', 'Minions'). By next week, it will overtake 'Fifty Shades'. - Pixels debuts in second, with a weak 15.740 adm and $79k. - Ant-Man drops 43% for a total of $296k. - And Trainwreck opens with a meager 12.613 adm and $61k. Next week's openers: - Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation - A Second Chance Back in 2011, 'Mission: Impossoble - Ghost Protocol' debuted with 37.500 adm on it's way for a 4x+ multiplier. Back then the market was much smaller and the presales for the 5th entry in the franchise look strong. Of course, a prediction for a title like this must be cautious, but looking at the huge jumps for most franchises lately, I will predict an opening in the 80.000 admissions area for MI5. TOP 10 for 2015 ***The bolded titles are still playing 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 UPDATE: I think I'll lower my prediction for MI5 to around 65.000 admissions. Presales are good, but not as good as I hoped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockingjay Raphael Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 And did you watch Minions? Do you liked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 WEEKEND BOX-OFFICE Last weekend was a rather slow one, with MI5 debuting rather disappointing. - Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation opened to 41.181 admissions and 207k. That is a bit bigger than the last enttry in the franchise in adm (37.500) and the exact same in USD (thanks to the exchange rates). And while is the biggest opening for the series, it is still disappointing considering the explosion most sequels get here. MI4 opened during Christmas and ended up with a great $820k, a result that MI5 won't reach easily. - In its 4th outing, Minions eased a light 26% and the total is now an incredible $1.49m (and 313.051 admissions). It already passed 'Fifty Shades of Grey' to become the second highest grossing movie of the year and it looks to end up with around $1.8-1.9m. - Ant-Man was down 38% in it's 3rd weekend and the cume is $404k. - Pixels fell 51% from it's debut frame and now stands at a weak $150k. - And in 9th, Jurassic World finally passed the $1.2m border. This week's openers: - The Fantastic Four - Self/less - The Gift I expect a really weak debut for the newest entry in the FF4 franchise, for two reasons: 1. the series isn't popular here; 2. the main theatre chain apparently won't show it. So opening in the 15.000 adm area would be really good for it. Self/less should also consider itself lucky to sell the same amount of tickets. And The Gift - under 10.000 adm. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Rambo Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 WEEKEND BOX-OFFICE Last weekend was a rather slow one, with MI5 debuting rather disappointing. - Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation opened to 41.181 admissions and 207k. That is a bit bigger than the last enttry in the franchise in adm (37.500) and the exact same in USD (thanks to the exchange rates). And while is the biggest opening for the series, it is still disappointing considering the explosion most sequels get here. MI4 opened during Christmas and ended up with a great $820k, a result that MI5 won't reach easily. - In its 4th outing, Minions eased a light 26% and the total is now an incredible $1.49m (and 313.051 admissions). It already passed 'Fifty Shades of Grey' to become the second highest grossing movie of the year and it looks to end up with around $1.8-1.9m. - Ant-Man was down 38% in it's 3rd weekend and the cume is $404k. - Pixels fell 51% from it's debut frame and now stands at a weak $150k. - And in 9th, Jurassic World finally passed the $1.2m border. This week's openers: - The Fantastic Four - Self/less - The Gift I expect a really weak debut for the newest entry in the FF4 franchise, for two reasons: 1. the series isn't popular here; 2. the main theatre chain apparently won't show it. So opening in the 15.000 adm area would be really good for it. Self/less should also consider itself lucky to sell the same amount of tickets. And The Gift - under 10.000 adm. So MI5 gonna top another weekend ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 So MI5 gonna top another weekend ??? Yeah. Very likely. Unless something really breaks out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
