Maxmoser3 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Decent Friday finally, Star Wars is placing records in the books with an incredible 120 million which will give it a possible 240 million OW. Decent debut for Sisters it should hold up well in the holidays and should make about at least between 14-15 million this weekend. Chipmunks weren't too far behind and faced the lowest grossing OD for the kids 80's cartoon revive and should probably make 14.3 million for the weekend and hold up ok in the weeks to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattW Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 7 minutes ago, jandrew said: Not sure if anything is still more impressive than SM1's $114. I think avengers is about as impressive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jandrew Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Jayhawk the Hutt said: This is pretty close. Especially considering this is December. True. But no 3D, no IMAX, no LPF, no comic book movie trend, no extra hours, no sequel advantage, fewer theaters, 2002 prices. I think most were expecting SM1 to open a little bit better than Xmen. That $114 was a complete shock and just unheard of for 2002. That record didn't even get broken until 2006! How crazy is that? That opening was so absurd, it gave birth to the trend we have now. With SW, or even Batman, you expect these glorious openings, but back in 2002, I don't think anyone was even expecting Spiderman to pass HP1, and I think it was expected to come in 3rd for the year below Two Towers and Episode 2. This opening is amazing and $230+ is just flat out ridiculous, but looking at the box office climate in 2002, and Spiderman in general back then, it's hard for anything to impress me more. Edited December 19, 2015 by jandrew 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfirebird2008 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Andrew, there were plenty of people predicting Spidey 1 to challenge Potter. Saying that it was expected to open like X-Men is selling it short. Make no mistake it was hyped to the heavens just like Superman 78 and Batman 89. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eXtacy Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I wonder if all this record breaking sales will cause people to avoid seeing it because they'll think it will be to hard to get seats opening weekend. I would be very curious to know what the ratio of walkups to pre-sold tickets is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubes Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Do we forget that nobody thought Jurassic World would pass $150 million OW this summer, let alone break the then record. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I just bought some gift cards at the movie theater, and there was a big line for tickets. As I left, I saw this guy in his 30s with his wife with a sad look on his face as he said "Two to Sisters" 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatebox Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 1 minute ago, Tubes said: Do we forget that nobody thought Jurassic World would pass $150 million OW this summer, let alone break the then record. Get with the times ferchrissake - that was 7 months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAR Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Dead Man's Chest ow was pretty impressive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTF Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 1 minute ago, Blan Solo said: I just bought some gift cards at the movie theater, and there was a big line for tickets. As I left, I saw this guy in his 30s with his wife with a sad look on his face as he said "Two to Sisters" lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPink Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 4 minutes ago, Blan Solo said: I just bought some gift cards at the movie theater, and there was a big line for tickets. As I left, I saw this guy in his 30s with his wife with a sad look on his face as he said "Two to Sisters" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthPhil Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Jurassic World was a complete shock in BO terms to me, the trailer was pretty laughable and I thought it wouldn't have the audience but would still do good business. But it had that generational appeal and was actually pretty good. The Star Wars BO is gonna be interesting, especially the spin offs. The prequels saw a big drop between movies, people came back for the third as they were hoodwinked into thinking it was a good movie and it had Vader in it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 9 hours ago, MovieMan89 said: For now. Seriously doubt the May date sticks, and 2017 might not stick either. I kinda want them to do 1.5 years break inbetween movies... that'd be cool in my book and I think Disney should realize pent-up demand gets people hyped. Rogue One - May 26, 2017 Episode VIII - December 14, 2018 Han Solo Spin off - May 22, 2020 Episode IX - December 17, 2021 Will Disney do this? Probably not, but they should at least move 8 back to December 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAR Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 3 minutes ago, philyb said: Jurassic World was a complete shock in BO terms to me, the trailer was pretty laughable and I thought it wouldn't have the audience but would still do good business. But it had that generational appeal and was actually pretty good. The Star Wars BO is gonna be interesting, especially the spin offs. The prequels saw a big drop between movies, people came back for the third as they were hoodwinked into thinking it was a good movie and it had Vader in it. They also came back to Sith because at the time it was going to be last Star Wars movie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mepal1 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I always find it a little strange that BO previews, in this case Thursday are added to the Friday figure, as sometimes previews can be a full BO day. The reality is that SW7 has made somewhere around $63+ mil for its Friday take (and not $120+ mil) in North America, and $57 mil for Thursdays take. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTF Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Blan Solo said: I kinda want them to do 1.5 years break inbetween movies... that'd be cool in my book and I think Disney should realize pent-up demand gets people hyped. Rogue One - May 26, 2017 Episode VIII - December 14, 2018 Han Solo Spin off - May 22, 2020 Episode IX - December 17, 2021 Will Disney do this? Probably not, but they should at least move 8 back to December I also would like 8 and 9 to remain in December, hopefully that happens. Dec 2017 for 8 and Dec 2019 for 9. Even though all the other movies were 3 years apart, isn't Disney aiming for only a 2 year gap with 7-9? Though with the spin off movies they have something to fill the gaps so you're schedule does look good. Edited December 19, 2015 by FTF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jandrew Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Blan Solo said: I kinda want them to do 1.5 years break inbetween movies... that'd be cool in my book and I think Disney should realize pent-up demand gets people hyped. Rogue One - May 26, 2017 Episode VIII - December 14, 2018 Han Solo Spin off - May 22, 2020 Episode IX - December 17, 2021 Yeah, this once a year thing is ridiculous. And what will they do after the OT is done in 2019? Disney needs to milk this as long as they can. I'd do Ep 8 in 2018 and Ep 9 in 2021 or even even '22. And I'd do the spin offs every now and then. You don't want to shove all your eggs in the basket all at once. Edited December 19, 2015 by jandrew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I'm going to read the last 50 pages j/k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 1 minute ago, mepal1 said: I always find it a little strange that BO previews, in this case Thursday are added to the Friday figure, as sometimes previews can be a full BO day. The reality is that SW7 has made somewhere around $63+ mil for its Friday take (and not $120+ mil) in North America, and $57 mil for Thursdays take. Here in the United States, studios report Thursday previews as part of Friday's gross, and that's how officially it'll be entered in the record books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 4 hours ago, WrathOfHan said: 30 mins till showtime and the theater is at least 70% full That's nothing, when I entered the actual theater after being in line for an hour last night, the theater was completely full except for maybe 5% of the seats with 40 minutes until showtime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
