Star Wars The Force Awakens: Opening Weekend | Actuals In 1st Post | $247,966,675 | The Force Awoke... and it's not sleeping anytime soon | 119, 68, 60

[Blankments]

7 hours ago, ecstasy said:

"Those with access to grosses say Force Awakens has already grossed north of $43 million in matinee earnings; they believe the movie will take in north of $130 million for the day.

 

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-star-wars-force-849854

Obviously old news, but I drove by my theater around 9am this morning, and the parking lot was packed already. This day must've been insane for them

[#ED]

1AM EST update incoming. 

[hasanahmad]

Save us RTH you are our only hope

[kswiston]

1 minute ago, MovieMan89 said:

Yeah. With $130m though it goes up to $280 with TA legs. 

 

It does, but given the rush factor that extended into early Friday morning, I think that Saturday will be down over Friday proper. Avengers had an 11-12% bump on Saturday over no previews Friday. 

 

If Friday is $130M, I think we'll end up with $250-255M for the weekend. If Friday is $120M then a ~$230M weekend is probably more likely. 

 

[grey ghost]

He was just here with Friday estimates.

 

You want Saturday numbers?

 

 

[Ryan Reynolds]

Go Alvin! http://cinemascore.com/

 

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[grey ghost]

Sofia Vergara

 

Hot or not?

[bladels]

1 minute ago, Ryan Reynolds said:

Go Alvin! http://cinemascore.com/

 

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That's high considering its 14% RT score

[syntaxerror]

4 minutes ago, Blan Solo said:

Obviously old news, but I drove by my theater around 9am this morning, and the parking lot was packed already. This day must've been insane for them

 

What happened to those projections + the 145M OD ceiling?

 

Or are the current ones (120-130) just very conservative?

[dxmatrixdt]

crumbling estimates..

[superduperm]

Disney's projection of a $215M OW from a $120M OD is laughable. Even if Saturday barely fails to stay absolutely flat from Friday day business ($62M) and Sunday drops 35.4%, you get $222M.

[Lordmandeep]

Just now, syntaxerror said:

 

What happened to those projections + the 145M OD ceiling?

 

Or are the current ones (120-130) just very conservative?

145 was absurd

[Ryan Reynolds]

deadline now says 123m

[LonePirate]

Does Cinemascore offer A+ grades? It's difficult to imagine a better crowd pleaser than this TFA so I am wondering if the film did indeed receive the max score possible.

[Rman823]

4 minutes ago, Ryan Reynolds said:

Go Alvin! http://cinemascore.com/

 

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I just pray this is the final one. 

[Ryan Reynolds]

The top 10 films as compiled by Deadline’s Amanda N’Duka as of 9:45PM.

1). Star Wars: The Force Awakens (DIS), 4,134 theaters / $123M Fri. /3-day cume: $244.8M /Wk 1

2). Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Road Trip (FOX), 3,653 theaters / $4.2M Fri. /3-day cume: $14.8M /Wk 1

3). Sisters (UNI), 2,962 theaters / $4.2M Fri. /3-day cume: $14.6M /Wk 1

4). The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (LGF), 2,653 theaters (-998) / $1.7M Fri. (-50%)/$3-day cume: $5.7M (-50%) /Total cume: $254.5M/Wk 5

5). Creed (MGM/New Line/WB), 2,433 theaters (-1,069) / $1.4M Fri. (-51%)/ 3-day cume: $5.1M (-50%)/Total cume: $87.9M /Wk 4

6). The Good Dinosaur (DIS), 2,755 theaters (-851) / $1.1M Fri. (-52%)/3-day cume: $4.6M (-55%)/Total cume: $96.9M/Wk 4

7). Krampus (U/Legendary), 2,371 theaters (-548) / $1.2M Fri. (-53%)/3-day cume: $3.9M (-53%)/Total cume: $35M/Wk 3

8). In The Heart of the Sea (WB/Village Roadshow), 3,103 theaters (0)/ $1M Fri. (-73%)/ 3-day cume: $3.5M (-68)/Total cume: $18.6M /Wk 2

9). Dilwale (UTV), 268 theaters / $575K Fri. /3-day cume: $1.8M /Wk 1

10). Spectre (SONY/MGM), 1,225 theaters (-1,415)/ $380K Fri. (-66%)/3-day cume: $1.4M (-64%)/Total cume: $193.9M /Wk 7

[spizzer]

3 minutes ago, syntaxerror said:

 

What happened to those projections + the 145M OD ceiling?

 

Or are the current ones (120-130) just very conservative?

 

1 hour ago, Rth said:

for now going to stick with number had from earlier today 125-130m, same range DL had as low end earlier and I think now as well  , great if does end up going higher, 

FYI  that  early matinee number reported by THR (based on  a theatre sample) going into eve hasn't  gone up by much (which you expect to a degree given it includes presales, it always a case  what type of effect it has)

 

47 minutes ago, spizzer said:

 

Alright now that I'm back from it.

 

So what I understand is that the 43M figure was how much overall Friday business had been done (walkup+presales) at that point during the day, and it was misreported as matinee business (because 43M matinees would truly suggest >90M Friday).  The question now is, how much did it actually do in morning/matinees.  I predicted mid-line (20M morning/matinees and 45M evenings), and it seems like that's around your lower range.  

 

Saturday is curious.  Haven't seen any sellout reports nor have I done them myself, but after burning off 120-130M in demand already, how much immediate demand will be left?  As of now I'm expecting it staying flat at best (though I'd love to be wrong).  

 

[spizzer]

Just now, Ryan Reynolds said:

The top 10 films as compiled by Deadline’s Amanda N’Duka as of 9:45PM.

1). Star Wars: The Force Awakens (DIS), 4,134 theaters / $123M Fri. /3-day cume: $244.8M /Wk 1

2). Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Road Trip (FOX), 3,653 theaters / $4.2M Fri. /3-day cume: $14.8M /Wk 1

3). Sisters (UNI), 2,962 theaters / $4.2M Fri. /3-day cume: $14.6M /Wk 1

4). The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (LGF), 2,653 theaters (-998) / $1.7M Fri. (-50%)/$3-day cume: $5.7M (-50%) /Total cume: $254.5M/Wk 5

5). Creed (MGM/New Line/WB), 2,433 theaters (-1,069) / $1.4M Fri. (-51%)/ 3-day cume: $5.1M (-50%)/Total cume: $87.9M /Wk 4

6). The Good Dinosaur (DIS), 2,755 theaters (-851) / $1.1M Fri. (-52%)/3-day cume: $4.6M (-55%)/Total cume: $96.9M/Wk 4

7). Krampus (U/Legendary), 2,371 theaters (-548) / $1.2M Fri. (-53%)/3-day cume: $3.9M (-53%)/Total cume: $35M/Wk 3

8). In The Heart of the Sea (WB/Village Roadshow), 3,103 theaters (0)/ $1M Fri. (-73%)/ 3-day cume: $3.5M (-68)/Total cume: $18.6M /Wk 2

9). Dilwale (UTV), 268 theaters / $575K Fri. /3-day cume: $1.8M /Wk 1

10). Spectre (SONY/MGM), 1,225 theaters (-1,415)/ $380K Fri. (-66%)/3-day cume: $1.4M (-64%)/Total cume: $193.9M /Wk 7

 

Still early, nothing definitive till tomorrow morning.

 

But with 123M, we got 66M on Friday, which is the highest ever (JW did 63.45M).  From that I can see 70M+ on Saturday and 245-250M for the full weekend.

[superduperm]

$123M is amazing. Hopefully nobody is disappointed just because of matinee reports.

[Lordmandeep]

6 minutes ago, syntaxerror said:

 

However this late number be + or - 3 or million at most now.