Weekend Thread (actuals)- Deadpool $56.47m, KFP3 $12.52m, Risen $11.8m, Witch $8.8m, HTBS $8.2m, Race $7.35m (pg 36)

[sfran43]

2 minutes ago, grim22 said:

 

If they can't push it over 200M, it will end up being the first movie in history to end its run with a gross between 199-200M. Every other movie which has got this close has been pushed over the mark.

 

 

Oh, you best believe they're pushing Spectre over $200M one way or another.

[Chewy]

1 minute ago, grim22 said:

 

If they can't push it over 200M, it will end up being the first movie in history to end its run with a gross between 199-200M. Every other movie which has got this close has been pushed over the mark.

 

They'll get it there, no matter what it takes 

[TommyA10]

9 minutes ago, MrFanaticGuy34 said:

Well, not all comedy sequels comes with poor box office results.

 

The ones that were huge are:

 

Hangover 2 = $586M WW

Meet The Fockers = $516M WW

22 Jump Street = $331M WW

Pitch Perfect 2 = $287M WW

But when you wait more than 10 years for an (unnecessary) comedy sequel, it usually equals a BO bomb lol.

Like this atrocity 

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=sonofthemask.htm

 

After the huge success of the original ($351 million ww unadjusted)

[DAJK]

6 minutes ago, Chewy said:

 

They'll get it there, no matter what it takes 

Are you thinking what I'm thinking 

(and if for some reason I uploaded the image wrong, cough cough transformers 4 cough)

[TommyA10]

7 minutes ago, Chewy said:

 

They'll get it there, no matter what it takes 

Each Sony employee will be forced to buy a ticket. Problem solved 

[grey ghost]

Sony is going to have to increase Spectre to 5,000 theaters to hit 200 m.

[Jake Gittes]

It'll be over $199.8m this weekend, probably over $199.9m the next. It'll get there, should end up below Superman Returns' $200.081m though

[DAJK]

@CJohn not sure if I missed your celebration/meltdown PPZ's 3rd biggest theatre drop ever.

[GiantCALBears]

53.2% drop for Deadpool ex previews, not bad at all.

[Jake Gittes]

Actually this would give Sony a good chance to do what MGM did with Bond numbers back in the '90s, have it finish its run with $200,007,007 or something. 

[GiantCALBears]

30 minutes ago, Chewy said:

 

They'll get it there, no matter what it takes 

Again this goes back to my comment about spending more than they are taking in to reach a silly round number. My hunch is there are bonuses at stake as opposed to ancillary revenue.

[Chewy]

8 minutes ago, Jake Gittes said:

Actually this would give Sony a good chance to do what MGM did with Bond numbers back in the '90s, have it finish its run with $200,007,007 or something. 

 

Now I'm going to be mad if they do anything else

[kayumanggi]

THE WITCH gets a C- Cinemascore, just like HAIL CAESAR. Not surprised to see 2016's two best films treated this way. pic.twitter.com/RBiiwx4OaR

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February 20, 2016

[MrFanaticGuy34]

 

24 minutes ago, TommyA10 said:

But when you wait more than 10 years for an (unnecessary) comdy sequel, it usually equals a BO bomb lol.

Like this atrocity 

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=sonofthemask.htm

 

After the huge success of the original ($351 million ww unadjusted)

 

I was talking about BIG comdey sequels, not the smaller ones, lol.

 

I think those 4 had the benefit of being released in a non-competitive time in their respective years....and had their marketing pushed sky-high. Especially Hangover 2 & Meet the Fockers.

[MrFanaticGuy34]

35 minutes ago, Chewy said:

 

They'll get it there, no matter what it takes 

 

Yeah. Especially when they expanded it to 340 theaters. No movie ever closes its run with 340 theaters. No one.

 

And Spectre will get the $200M, anyway....it may not get there this weekend.....but next weekend probably.

[GiantCALBears]

Kay you know better, STOP USING CINEMASCORE.

 

edit: I guess you are using it to show how awful it is, my bad.

Edited February 20, 2016 by GiantCALBears

[MrFanaticGuy34]

43 minutes ago, sfran43 said:

 

 

Oh, you best believe they're pushing Spectre over $200M one way or another.

 

I agree. Having Spectre not to hit $200M before it closes.....would be outrageously stupid. And there's no way Spectre closes with 340 theaters it expanded to.

 

Even Superman Returns didn't close its run with over 400 theaters, when that film was nearing the $200M-mark.

Edited February 20, 2016 by MrFanaticGuy34

[movieboner]

1 hour ago, CJohn said:

He and Matthew McConaughey should make one together. The ultimate godawful romcom. 

Gerard Butler is the McConaughey of today. Hopefully, he makes a resurgence and wins an Oscar like what McConaughey.

[Frozen]

I can't decide if I should see the Witch or not. It looks interesting but so many people are saying it's terrible. 

[Wrath]

58 minutes ago, sfran43 said:

 

 

All this talk comparing shit comedies, thank goodness Midnight Run is on to remind me that great comedies do exist.

 

That was such a great movie. I need to go see it again.