Weekend Thread: Grimsby Bros leads the way with massive 3.1M, 10CL has decent 25.2M, Zootopia crumbles to $50M ;) P.31

[DAJK]

8 hours ago, Bishop54 said:

You mean thousands and not millions, yes?

No, when I talk about the numbers my theatre puts up, I take our attendance and put it in an equivalent. You take "x" number of tickets sold at my theatre and that would be the equivalent of $1M made at the domestic box office, as I did some research at our past attendance and realized that a certain number gave us a lot of comparisons.

 

If I just told you "oh Eddie sold this many tickets this weekend" it wouldn't mean anything. But if I said "it opened to the equivalent of 16M" then you get a sense of how much it's over performing.

 

edit: Baumer said it better than I did

Edited March 13, 2016 by DAJK

[La Binoche]

12 minutes ago, filmlover said:

I think Maggie Smith is definitely a draw for a specific audience. I even saw an interview with her where she said that more people notice her in public now because of Downton Abbey than they ever did before, even more so than during the Harry Potter days.

 

It's also a good story, well told. There are a lot of complaints about "no good roles for older women!!!" but between I'll See You in My Dreams, Lady in the Van, Eye in the Sky, Hello My Name is Doris and the upcoming The Meddler and Florence Foster Jenkins I don't see how that's true. 

 

Sad how The Witch collapsed this weekend. But it's already a winner and made more than It Follows. 

[TalismanRing]

3 minutes ago, Frozen said:

Spectre made $47,000 from 16 theatres this weekend, up 58% from last weekend when it had 63 theatres. I guess $200,000,000 happens next weekend. They only now about $46,000. 

 

Of course it will happen.  Sony hasn't becomes so obviously shameless in fudging they'll pull out before the finish line.  That PTA!    It's 6.22x what it was last week and the highest it's been since it's 4th week

 

 

2015

Date (click to view chart)	Rank	Weekend Gross	% Change	Theaters	Change / Avg.		Gross-to-Date	Week #
Nov 6–8	1	$70,403,148	-	3,929	-	$17,919	$70,403,148	1
Nov 13–15	1	$33,681,104	-52.2%	3,929	-	$8,572	$128,981,285	2
Nov 20–22	2	$15,043,729	-55.3%	3,659	-270	$4,111	$154,146,608	3
Nov 27–29	4	$12,887,772	-14.3%	2,940	-719	$4,384	$176,125,179	4
Dec 4–6	5	$5,523,358	-57.1%	2,840	-100	$1,945	$184,618,701	5
Dec 11–13	7	$4,045,109	-26.8%	2,640	-200	$1,532	$190,812,769	6
Dec 18–20	11	$1,433,957	-64.6%	1,225	-1,415	$1,171	$193,910,089	7
Dec 25–27	21	$887,122	-38.1%	372	-853	$2,385	$196,268,667	8

2016

Date (click to view chart)	Rank	Weekend Gross	% Change	Theaters	Change / Avg.		Gross-to-Date	Week #
Jan 1–3	19	$730,706	-17.6%	331	-41	$2,208	$197,833,291	9
Jan 8–10	20	$403,519	-44.8%	379	+48	$1,065	$198,500,048	10
Jan 15–17	25	$291,401	-27.8%	288	-91	$1,012	$198,951,014	11
Jan 15–18	25	$351,289	-12.9%	288	-91	$1,220	$199,010,902	11
Jan 22–24	30	$170,228	-41.6%	217	-71	$784	$199,270,555	12
Jan 29–31	38	$132,751	-22.0%	195	-22	$681	$199,475,816	13
Feb 5–7	43	$67,322	-49.3%	115	-80	$585	$199,591,466	14
Feb 12–14	50	$37,813	-43.8%	47	-68	$805	$199,658,147	15
Feb 12–15	49	$42,473	-36.9%	47	-68	$904	$199,662,807	15
Feb 19–21	37	$108,423	+187%	340	+293	$319	$199,778,275	16
Feb 26–28	58	$23,156	-78.6%	92	-248	$252	$199,847,683	17
Mar 4–6	53	$29,757	+28.5%	63	-29	$472	$199,890,642	18
Mar 11–13	41	$47,000 (Estimate)	+57.9%	16	-47	$2,938	$199,954,501 (Estimate)	19

[wileECoyote]

10 minutes ago, Frozen said:

Spectre made $47,000 from 16 theatres this weekend, up 58% from last weekend when it had 63 theatres. I guess $200,000,000 happens next weekend. They only now about $46,000. 

 

Up 58% despite losing about 75% of its theaters? 

 

 

 

[XMenSaga]

Excelent Deadpool news. 350m, here we go

[MrFanaticGuy34]

17 minutes ago, Frozen said:

Spectre made $47,000 from 16 theatres this weekend, up 58% from last weekend when it had 63 theatres. I guess $200,000,000 happens next weekend. They only now about $46,000. 

 

Yeah, it'll happen next weekend. That really shows why Sony let this Bond-film have a longer run than Casino Royale & Skyfall....and with confidence.

Edited March 13, 2016 by MrFanaticGuy34

[DAJK]

Those Zootopia numbers, domestic and China, are amazing! Hardly a more deserving film!

[grey ghost]

43 minutes ago, Damianport1 said:

For me Zootopia's succes is not surprising at all. I knew its going to be huge hit since first trailer. Everybody loved it. Especially this sloth scene. I LOL-ed at Box office com 180M long range predictions. embarassing.

 

180 m is a safe prediction for any computer animated film a few months away.

 

Unless it's a sequel to a mega successful franchise.

[filmlover]

Mary Elizabeth Winstead just destroyed that horrible creature known as Jeff Wells on Twitter.

 

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@M_E_Winstead How to flagrantly ACT terrified with calculated ACTING tricks as opposed to being & naturally exuding the real thing.

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[grey ghost]

19 minutes ago, TalismanRing said:

 

Of course it will happen.  Sony hasn't becomes so obviously shameless in fudging they'll pull out before the finish line.  That PTA!    It's 6.22x what it was last week and the highest it's been since it's 4th week

 

 

2015

Date (click to view chart)	Rank	Weekend Gross	% Change	Theaters	Change / Avg.		Gross-to-Date	Week #
Nov 6–8	1	$70,403,148	-	3,929	-	$17,919	$70,403,148	1
Nov 13–15	1	$33,681,104	-52.2%	3,929	-	$8,572	$128,981,285	2
Nov 20–22	2	$15,043,729	-55.3%	3,659	-270	$4,111	$154,146,608	3
Nov 27–29	4	$12,887,772	-14.3%	2,940	-719	$4,384	$176,125,179	4
Dec 4–6	5	$5,523,358	-57.1%	2,840	-100	$1,945	$184,618,701	5
Dec 11–13	7	$4,045,109	-26.8%	2,640	-200	$1,532	$190,812,769	6
Dec 18–20	11	$1,433,957	-64.6%	1,225	-1,415	$1,171	$193,910,089	7
Dec 25–27	21	$887,122	-38.1%	372	-853	$2,385	$196,268,667	8

2016

Date (click to view chart)	Rank	Weekend Gross	% Change	Theaters	Change / Avg.		Gross-to-Date	Week #
Jan 1–3	19	$730,706	-17.6%	331	-41	$2,208	$197,833,291	9
Jan 8–10	20	$403,519	-44.8%	379	+48	$1,065	$198,500,048	10
Jan 15–17	25	$291,401	-27.8%	288	-91	$1,012	$198,951,014	11
Jan 15–18	25	$351,289	-12.9%	288	-91	$1,220	$199,010,902	11
Jan 22–24	30	$170,228	-41.6%	217	-71	$784	$199,270,555	12
Jan 29–31	38	$132,751	-22.0%	195	-22	$681	$199,475,816	13
Feb 5–7	43	$67,322	-49.3%	115	-80	$585	$199,591,466	14
Feb 12–14	50	$37,813	-43.8%	47	-68	$805	$199,658,147	15
Feb 12–15	49	$42,473	-36.9%	47	-68	$904	$199,662,807	15
Feb 19–21	37	$108,423	+187%	340	+293	$319	$199,778,275	16
Feb 26–28	58	$23,156	-78.6%	92	-248	$252	$199,847,683	17
Mar 4–6	53	$29,757	+28.5%	63	-29	$472	$199,890,642	18
Mar 11–13	41	$47,000 (Estimate)	+57.9%	16	-47	$2,938	$199,954,501 (Estimate)	19

 

Fudging box office numbers is like kidnapping homeless people.

 

It goes unnoticed because 99% of population doesn't give a shit. 

[GiantCALBears]

2 hours ago, Bishop54 said:

Should I be happy with that 10CL number?

 

Dont want to be THAT guy but... If you are going to start the weekend thread, you have to change the title when we get the numbers. #doyourjob

[DAJK]

I just find it pathetically hilarious when numbers are fudged!

[GiantCALBears]

1 hour ago, kayumanggi said:

We might have THREE 300 M films before summer (FOUR if THE JUNGLE BOOK explodes). How awesome is that?

 

Was off on my yearly predict as of now and way off on the Zoo $300m chances, dare I say it's likely $300m happens?

[GiantCALBears]

40 minutes ago, Frozen said:

Spectre made $47,000 from 16 theatres this weekend, up 58% from last weekend when it had 63 theatres. I guess $200,000,000 happens next weekend. They only now about $46,000. 

They aren't even trying to hide the fudge, it's almost embarrassing. We all know there is a 0% chance even a few thousand $ worth were sold let alone $47k.

[DAJK]

At least GoE covered a bit of ground OS this weekend. Not a fantastic movie, but I still enjoyed it.

[Avatree]

36 minutes ago, wileECoyote said:

 

Up 58% despite losing about 75% of its theaters? 

 

 

 

When it loses all theatres and is not shown anymore it will be making $100M+ every weekend.

Edited March 13, 2016 by Kung Fu Panda Tree

[Infernus]

1 hour ago, cannastop said:

Australia, Brazil, Japan and the UK.

 

Can add 150m+ together, if received just as well as in all other markets. 950m+ atleast would be assured then. Infact I think Japan can positively surprise us and take this even further.

Edited March 13, 2016 by Infernus

[Avatree]

What makes you guys so sure they are fudging numbers? There are plenty of very small theatres, especially ones in small towns, that get movies many months after they release, but can still pack out their showings because for their audience, it is only just opening. This is particularly true for older audiences (and Bond is a popular film for them)

[Jayhawk the Hutt]

Awesome #s for Zootopia in the US and China. Very nice for 10CL, a solid win for Paramount.

[TalismanRing]

14 minutes ago, Kung Fu Panda Tree said:

What makes you guys so sure they are fudging numbers? There are plenty of very small theatres, especially ones in small towns, that get movies many months after they release, but can still pack out their showings because for their audience, it is only just opening. This is particularly true for older audiences (and Bond is a popular film for them)

 

Please, it was already expanded a couple times and didn't make numbers a fraction of that even when it hit discount theaters and did a 2 for sale.  It's PTA went up SIX times from last week.  These small towns getting a movie 5 months later also probably pay less than $5 a ticket in "theaters" that might hold 50 people and populations not big enough to fill 4 showings for even one day.  But maybe they all bought multiple tickets and saw the movie 5 times each.

 

 

 

 

Edited March 13, 2016 by TalismanRing