Weekend Actuals (Page 75): X-MEN 103.3M OS OW | Angry Birds 38.15M | Captain America 32.9M (Ahoy Matey!!) | Neighbors 21.7M | The Nice Guys 11.2M | Jungle Book 10.9M

[Mojoguy]

Chloe Grace didn't use the R Rating to her full potential.

Huge miscalculation.

Chloe doesn't go around showing her tits like certain other blonde actresses...

[La Binoche]

Great second weekend for "Love & Friendship." That 100% RT score is the best you can't buy. 

[BK007]

1 hour ago, grey ghost said:

 

What other obviously, unnecessary sequels are there this summer?

 

Practically everything is unnecessary. 

 

Do we need a sequel to Independence Day after 20 years without Will Smith? 

Do we need a sequel to Finding Nemo after 10 years mostly without Nemo?

Do we need a sequel to Alice in Wonderland with its horrible reception and skating off the tails of Avatar? 

Do we need another sequel to X-Men with worse special effects, a hokey villain and redonkulous story?

What about Star Trek whose last instalment was a real POS that made no sense? 

Or another Bourne movie because Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass decided it's time for another paycheck?

Neighbours 2 looked like DTV trash with a half-rate cast and you always know when you see stereotypical Hollywood girls who fall way short of the beauty standard.

Captain America has been eroding fantastically despite reviews and fuck piracy, that's not the answer.

Ice Age 5? When did they reach 5? Why is this still going? The CGI is as mediocre as ever, the story as bad.

 

You can rip almost everything this summer. 

 

Personally, I will still watch ID4 2 because I love disaster movies and this looks decent, and Bourne, because of the pedigree. But, it is a very, very stale summer.

 

I haven't even mentioned TMNT2 (Really?), Ghostbusters reboot, Pete's Dragon remake, Now You See Me 2, Warcraft whose effects look like the first iteration of the game probably, shit like Popstar and Me Before You, the Angry Birds, Tarzan whose apes look terrible etc. 

[DAJK]

Other than Angry Birds, these numbers suck  Hopefully Saturday is better.

[BK007]

1 hour ago, filmlover said:

I feel like Independence Day: Resurgence will open below $50M at this rate.

 

Independence Day doesn't look cheap.

 

Can't say that about Apocalypse, TMNT2, Neighbours 2, Finding Dory etc. 

[BK007]

1 hour ago, grim22 said:

 

Good number for Angry Birds, that is about as good as it was ever going to do, it is beating Rio at least. The Civil War Friday jump sucks, the estimate is 500k below IM3 and 1M below Ultron (and weirdly enough 500k below Winter Soldier's 3rd Friday which was on Good Friday). Neighbors 2 is along expected lines, literally everyone saw the drop coming, but still low budget means they will make their money back, but there won't be a Neighbors 3.

 

Everyone saw the drop coming, but below $20m OW is just really bad, no way to spin it.

 

Blame can fall on marketing and non-stars like Moretz and Gomez pretending to be sorority sisters. 

[grim22]

The studios need to start lowballing a bit more by the looks of it. Disney put out their lowball estimate of 175-180M for Civil War and it opened with 179M. Now Sony says 40M lowball estimate yesterday and Angry Birds looks like it will open with 40M. 

[Mojoguy]

Finding Dory

That movie probably cost 200m to make...

[Rman823]

2 minutes ago, BK007 said:

 

Practically everything is unnecessary. 

 

Do we need a sequel to Independence Day after 20 years without Will Smith? 

Do we need a sequel to Finding Nemo after 10 years mostly without Nemo?

Do we need a sequel to Alice in Wonderland with its horrible reception and skating off the tails of Avatar? 

Do we need another sequel to X-Men with worse special effects, a hokey villain and redonkulous story?

What about Star Trek whose last instalment was a real POS that made no sense? 

Or another Bourne movie because Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass decided it's time for another paycheck?

Neighbours 2 looked like DTV trash with a half-rate cast and you always know when you see stereotypical Hollywood girls who fall way short of the beauty standard.

Captain America has been eroding fantastically despite reviews and fuck piracy, that's not the answer.

Ice Age 5? When did they reach 5? Why is this still going? The CGI is as mediocre as ever, the story as bad.

 

You can rip almost everything this summer. 

 

Personally, I will still watch ID4 2 because I love disaster movies and this looks decent, and Bourne, because of the pedigree. But, it is a very, very stale summer.

 

I haven't even mentioned TMNT2 (Really?), Ghostbusters reboot, Pete's Dragon remake, Now You See Me 2, Warcraft whose effects look like the first iteration of the game probably, shit like Popstar and Me Before You, the Angry Birds, Tarzan whose apes look terrible etc. 

Don't forget The Conjuring 2 which I plan on seeing but it still feels unnecessary. As long as a sequel makes sense and doesn't feel like a cash grab then I don't mind it but when you have The Hangover 2 and 3, Ted 2 (which I loved more than the first but was still not needed), and Horrible Bosses 2 that's when I have an issue with it. That's why I love 22 Jump Street since it's aware and self referential to the fact that it's an unnecessary sequel. 

[GiantCALBears]

Who didn't see Neighbors 2 & The Nice Guys flopping (although I expect TNG to at least salvage legs while Neighbors will just crash)?

[BK007]

22 minutes ago, Rman823 said:

Don't forget The Conjuring 2 which I plan on seeing but it still feels unnecessary. As long as a sequel makes sense and doesn't feel like a cash grab then I don't mind it but when you have The Hangover 2 and 3, Ted 2 (which I loved more than the first but was still not needed), and Horrible Bosses 2 that's when I have an issue with it. That's why I love 22 Jump Street since it's aware and self referential to the fact that it's an unnecessary sequel. 

 

 

I'm not sure if there are any legitimate sequels this summer. 

 

Personally only ones based on pre-existing source material that calls for a sequel, or movies that were such well-received blockbusters or crowdpleasers that its fans demand a sequel pass the bar. If they don't, then they have their work cut out to making sure that they make a sequel as entertaining as the first. It is necessarily a higher standard to show that it's not just a cash grab. I don't think it's something that producers and stars can get away from. Sure, I know Captain America is a cash grab, but at least make it a great movie. 

 

From the entire list, all need to pass that bar. (Well, someone told me Alice in Wonderland actually has a sequel, but I think this is getting even worse reviews than the first.)

 

 

 

 

[VGPOP]

1 hour ago, grim22 said:

 

It will be 25M behind AOU by the end of this weekend, and losing ground daily. If it matched AOU from this point out it will end with 434M, matching AOU seems out of the question since AOU faced shit competition over MD weekend. 420 is looking the likely target currently. It all depends on the theater loss, screen loss and the loss of PLF and IMAX hitting it next weekend.

 

#DAILYPIRACYEROSION following the good first Monday and Tuesday numbers  

CW will never match or outgross Ultron in its daily. It is performing exactly as predicted, grossing less each day in comparison. People shouldn't be surprised. This was a given after its 5th day. I already placed this movie at $415-$430 million. Looks like the low estimate will win. And we certainly can't rule the possibility of way less than that.

[MCKillswitch123]

Wow, what a meh-tastic weekend. Neighbors 2 making Ted 2's hold from the original look like a solid one. Nice Guys disappointing (expected it at least near Money Monster). Civil War with another harsh drop (still doing well, sure, but the legs to this are pretty underwhelming to say the least).

 

Angry Birds is the only thing that keeps this boat afloat. I'm SO gonna win that BO Casino bet now, prepare to give me 50 points, y'all 

[Krissykins]

50 minutes ago, GiantCALBears said:

Who didn't see Neighbors 2 & The Nice Guys flopping (although I expect TNG to at least salvage legs while Neighbors will just crash)?

 

I think Neighbors 2 will make more profit though, budget $35m, Nice Guys reportedly $50m. 

[Krissykins]

Nice Guys (90% on RT) opening a week after Hot Pursuit (8% on RT) from last year and making ~ $4m less OW just shows how much impact RT actually has opening weekend. 

[wildphantom]

What's most depressing about these numbers is people who complain about a lack of original adult aimed movies in the summer. Nice Guys arrives to rave reviews and its audience don't even show up!! They wonder why the studios don't make as many of these movies anymore? 

Get off your asses and come see them ffs!! 

 

[GiantCALBears]

21 minutes ago, Krissykins said:

Nice Guys (90% on RT) opening a week after Hot Pursuit (8% on RT) from last year and making ~ $4m less OW just shows how much impact RT actually has opening weekend. 

 

This can't be serious right? Clearly it has an impact, just not to the same level for every film.

[BK007]

Actually I'm pretty surprised by the number for the Nice Guys. I know it's niche but thought it was marketed well. 

 

It was never going to make high teens though. 

[Thrylos 7]

Too bad for nice guys, it looks great based on the trailers . CW continues to disappoint , as expected . It just might be the biggest grossing flop .

[Krissykins]

43 minutes ago, wildphantom said:

What's most depressing about these numbers is people who complain about a lack of original adult aimed movies in the summer. Nice Guys arrives to rave reviews and its audience don't even show up!! They wonder why the studios don't make as many of these movies anymore? 

Get off your asses and come see them ffs!! 

 

 

This!