Weekend Actuals (Page 93): TFA 42.35M | The Revenant 39.83M | Daddy's Home 15.02M | The Forest 12.74M | Sisters 7.19M

[#ED]

TFA did not lose any theaters this week. 4 straight weeks with no theater loss.

[filmlover]

4 minutes ago, MovieMan89 said:

This is back when Jan was a dump month:

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/monthly/?view=releasedate&yr=2012&month=1

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/monthly/?view=releasedate&chart=&yr=2011&month=1

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/monthly/?view=releasedate&chart=&yr=2010&month=1

But we still got things like Norm of the North and Dirty Grandpa littering up the screens so yeah, it's still generally seen as a month where movies of dubious quality go to slip in and out as quickly as possible.

 

Also, the much-delayed, very much-troubled Jane Got a Gun is finally seeing the light of day at the end of the month. For a while, everyone probably assumed it would never open.

Edited January 8, 2016 by filmlover

[MovieMan89]

Just now, #ED said:

TFA did not lose any theaters this week. 4 straight weeks with no theater loss.

Could be a 6 month player if Disney lets it. 

[Jayhawk the Hutt]

Just now, filmlover said:

But we still got things like Norm of the North and Dirty Grandpa littering up the screens so yeah, it's still generally seen as a month where movies of dubious quality go to slip in and out as quickly as possible.

 

Also, the much-delayed, very much-troubled Jane Got a Gun is finally seeing the light of day at the end of the month. For a while, everyone probably assumed it would never see the light of day.

I think you guys are talking about 2 different things: box office and quality.

[Jonwo]

2 minutes ago, MovieMan89 said:

Could be a 6 month player if Disney lets it. 

 

I imagine the home entertainment release will be around Easter so it'll likely be gone from theaters from early March

[TalismanRing]

5 minutes ago, #ED said:

TFA did not lose any theaters this week. 4 straight weeks with no theater loss.

 

Disney made a 4 week minimum engagement as part of the contract to show the film.  It's why Tarantino was throwing a fit about not getting one of the theaters he wanted for Hateful 8.

[Avatree]

Dirty Grandpa is not a dump, you guys know Efron's last comedy opened to 50M right?

[filmlover]

Just now, Jayhawk the Hutt said:

I think you guys are talking about 2 different things: box office and quality.

Well, most of the movies opening this month (aka movies that didn't get a qualifying launch in December) look like stuff that the studios don't have confidence in, so they're probably thinking, "yeah, let's just see if audiences take to this or not, and if they don't then they don't, no loss on us. They'll be completely forgotten by the time summer arrives anyway."

[Mango]

Just now, Jonwo said:

 

I imagine the home entertainment release will be around Easter so it'll likely be gone from theaters from early March

 

May 4th?

[grim22]

7 minutes ago, #ED said:

TFA did not lose any theaters this week. 4 straight weeks with no theater loss.

 

It is earning money still, but Disney made a 4 week exclusivity contract with theaters and a 6 week contract with IMAX. That is the reason for no theater loss.

[TalismanRing]

10 minutes ago, MovieMan89 said:

This is back when Jan was a dump month:

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/monthly/?view=releasedate&yr=2012&month=1

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/monthly/?view=releasedate&chart=&yr=2011&month=1

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/monthly/?view=releasedate&chart=&yr=2010&month=1

 

Pshaw.  This is what a real dump month looks like.  (Lorenzo's Oil really doesn't belong here)

 

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/monthly/?view=releasedate&chart=&yr=1993&month=1

 

Rank

Movie Title (click to view)

	Total Gross / Theaters		Opening / Theaters		Open
1	Alive	BV	$36,733,909	1,337	$  8,624,292	1,132	1/15
2	Nowhere to Run	Col.	$22,189,039	1,776	$8,203,255	1,745	1/15
3	Sniper	TriS	$18,994,653	1,553	$5,715,435	1,551	1/29
4	Body of Evidence	MGM	$13,273,595	2,050	$7,365,429	2,050	1/15
5	Matinee	Uni.	$9,532,895	1,144	$3,601,015	1,143	1/29
6	Leprechaun	Trim.	$8,556,940	620	$2,493,020	620	1/8
7	Aspen Extreme	BV	$8,041,049	1,455	$3,342,613	1,455	1/22
8	Lorenzo's Oil	Uni.	$7,286,388	456	$79,353	3	1/1
9	Children of the Corn II	Mira.	$6,980,986	963	$2,719,750	946	1/29
10	Hexed	Col.	$2,786,807	960	$1,351,510	960	1/22
11	Nemesis	Imp	$2,001,124	86	$197,231	86	1/29
12	Knight Moves	Rep.	$923,418	420	$459,900	420	1/22
13	Man Bites Dog	Roxie	$205,569	4	$15,176	1	1/15
14	Guncrazy	MRa	$114,516	9	$6,640	1	1/20
15	Motorama	2Mn	$10,535	2	$5,577	2	1/13

 

[MovieMan89]

3 minutes ago, Jonwo said:

 

I imagine the home entertainment release will be around Easter so it'll likely be gone from theaters from early March

Whoa there, early March!? It should still be grossing over 3m a weekend, they'd be idiots to pull it already. 

[DAJK]

Teacher had been literally telling ghost stories in English for the past hour. Gives me some nice time to browse on the forum.

[filmlover]

2 minutes ago, In the Heart of the Tree said:

Dirty Grandpa is not a dump, you guys know Efron's last comedy opened to 50M right?

His previous comedy before that (That Awkward Moment, a fellow January release) didn't even make $30M in total. And his last starring vehicle didn't even make $5M in total. Keep in mind he also shared top billing with Seth Rogen, a popular comedy actor, on Neighbors so he had a decent pull there too.

 

Dirty Grandpa was once going to be a summer release before it got cast off to a random January weekend and the ads are really bad, so I'm guessing it's being left for dead. But then we've already been subjected to the horrifying image of a De Niro/Aubrey Plaza sex scene so there's really no more reason to fuel that nightmare juice.

[picores]

The Revenant is kicking asses this weekend in Germany, Russia, Australia...The hit is worldwide, not only DOM.

 

Di Caprio must be the biggest hollywood star on the last decade.

[MovieMan89]

3 minutes ago, picores said:

The Revenant is kicking asses this weekend in Germany, Russia, Australia...The hit is worldwide, not only DOM.

 

Di Caprio must be the biggest hollywood star on the last decade.

It is interesting how it is this past decade his draw power has really taken off, not so much the decade following Titanic. I mean he did have Catch Me if You Can and The Departed in that span, but it has been since Shutter Island he's been so huge and consistent. 

 

Edited January 8, 2016 by MovieMan89

[filmlover]

5 minutes ago, MovieMan89 said:

Whoa there, early March!? It should still be grossing over 3m a weekend, they'd be idiots to pull it already. 

Looking at the schedule, the arrival of competition each week is going to force it to loose theaters at a quicker rate. Plus I'm sure Disney is planning a home release around early April.

[MovieMan89]

2 minutes ago, filmlover said:

Looking at the schedule, the arrival of competition each week is going to force it to loose theaters at a quicker rate. Plus I'm sure Disney is planning a home release around early April.

The big theater loss weeks though before then would be to KFP3 and Deadpool/Zoolander. Otherwise I think it will retain like a champ in most other weekends prior to March. 

[The Gotham Bank]

[POTUS 2020]

20 minutes ago, MovieMan89 said:

Whoa there, early March!? It should still be grossing over 3m a weekend, they'd be idiots to pull it already. 

It'll stay in theaters.  JW  was in theaters 4 weeks after DVD. Could kill 1B though