Weekend #s June 3-5: TMNT2 35.25m, X:A 22.3m, MBY 18.27m, Alice 10.69m, Birds 9.775m

[JohnnyGossamer]

This is some disturbing shit...

...not suitable for children.

[grim22]

From THR

 

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Paramount's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows is off to a sluggish start at the North American box office, where it looks to take in less than half of what the 2014 reboot did in its launch.

According to early Friday returns, the family friendly sequel looks to earn $10 million on Friday from 3,701 theater for a domestic debut in the $27 million-$30 million range. In August 2014, the first installment in the revitalized TMNT franchise earned $65.6 million on its way to grossing $493.2 million worldwide.

Friday's take includes $2 million in Thursday night views. The Paramount and Nickelodeon Movies film cost $135 million and was produced by Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes.

X-Men: Apocalypse is on course to gross $8 million on Friday for a second-weekend take in the $26 million range, a decline of more than 60 percent. Worldwide, the Fox tentpole is crossing the $300 million mark.

New Line and MGM's romantic tearjerker Me Before You, starring Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) opposite The Hunger Games' San Claflin also opens this weekend. The film, which grossed $1.4 million Thursday night, is doing solid business for a projected $18 million-$19 million debut from 2,704 locations.

The weekend's other new nationwide player is mockumentary Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, starring Andy Samberg as a Justin Bieber-like popstar who lives a ridiculous lifestyle while trying to build a solo career after headlining a popular boy band. The $21 million film, from Universal, looks to gross $1.5 million-plus on Friday for a muted debut of $4 million-$5 million from 2,311 theaters.

 

[bapi]

Guess NYSM2 will be lucky to finish with 80M DOM total. And don't think TC2 will be able to top TC1 with 137M.

[JohnnyGossamer]

That's actually not too bad for X-Men. Not the 70% drop some predicted.

[Ethan Hunt]

These sequels performing the way they are is all setup for the magic trick that is gonna be NYSM2's perfomance. Lowering everyone's expectations just to blow them away.

[WrathOfHan]

If Apocalypse follows DOFP's second weekend:

 

8M Friday

11.7M Saturday

7.9M Sunday

27.6M Weekend

 

Honestly not so bad.

[filmlover]

3 minutes ago, bapi said:

Guess NYSM2 will be lucky to finish with 80M DOM total.

Try $50M total lol. No one (other than Ethan) cares.

[WrathOfHan]

Just now, Ethan Hunt said:

These sequels performing the way they are is all setup for the magic trick that is gonna be NYSM2's perfomance. Lowering everyone's expectations just to blow them away.

Lionsgate isn't conjuring up shit with that  

[La Binoche]

I live for Peter Travers' unbridled hatred of all things Michael Bay. 

 

Cowabunga, the vigilante demi-gods on a half shell are back, and more inane and irritating than ever. Their antics make the 112 minutes it takes to watch this frenetic followup to 2014's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles a torturous mindfuck for any sentient being over the age of  infancy. Produced by Michael Bay — four words that should strike terror in the heart of every movie lover — the film is the latest chapter in a franchise everyone thought was buried until Bay resurrected it several years ago. Thanks for nothing, dude.

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-out-of-the-shadows-20160603#ixzz4AY9itWTz 
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[Kvikk Lunsj]

Studios I think really need to think about their decisions from now on. Stop making too many sequels(although I liked Neighbors 2). It's good to see WB have a decent hit after the underrated(although it does well on RT and audiences it bombed at the box office) buddy movie The Nice Guys flopped. It should hold stronger and if it proves to be more sucessful in the evening and tomorrow and Sunday with strong holds and maybe decent increases it could win. Turtles I think Michael Bay involved films are dying off at the box office 13 Hours was considered a dissapointment back in January and now possibly the Turtles sequel which turn out to gross around Terminator:Genisys 

Neighbors 2 had a small budget. It won't bomb.

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[filmlover]

4 minutes ago, Ethan Hunt said:

These sequels performing the way they are is all setup for the magic trick that is gonna be NYSM2's perfomance. Lowering everyone's expectations just to blow them away.

[Captain Craig]

I'm going to attend NYSM2 the same way I saw NYSM...with free screener passes.

 

So it does seem like a comic book battle for NA-BO is in effect this weekend. 

[grim22]

2 minutes ago, Dexter of Suburbia said:

Neighbors 2 had a small budget. It won't bomb.

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Yup, 35M reported budget, will make over 100M WW with around 55M domestic. Good return on investment, no Neighbors 3 coming up though. 

[grim22]

Worst May in 10 years, down 40% from last year

 

Year	Total Gross	Change	Movies	Avg.	Avg. Drop*	#1 Movie	Gross	% of Total
2016	$709.4	-40.0%	47	$15.1	-52.6%	Captain America 3	$380.2	53.6%
2015	$1,183.0	-4.2%	65	$18.2	-59.3%	Avengers: Age of Ultron	$459.0	38.8%
2014	$1,234.3	-15.5%	61	$20.2	-44.9%	Maleficent	$241.4	19.6%
2013	$1,461.1	+23.8%	62	$23.6	-51.7%	Iron Man 3	$409.0	28.0%
2012	$1,180.3	-1.2%	60	$19.7	-43.5%	The Avengers	$623.4	52.8%
2011	$1,194.2	+25.5%	44	$27.1	-47.3%	The Hangover Part II	$254.5	21.3%
2010	$951.8	-27.7%	42	$22.7	-50.4%	Iron Man 2	$312.4	32.8%
2009	$1,316.9	+12.8%	39	$33.8	-53.6%	Up	$293.0	22.3%
2008	$1,167.2	+7.5%	51	$22.9	-53.1%	Iron Man	$318.4	27.3%
2007	$1,085.4	+20.4%	52	$20.9	-50.1%	Spider-Man 3	$336.5	31.0%

[The Wild Eric]

7 minutes ago, Ethan Hunt said:

These sequels performing the way they are is all setup for the magic trick that is gonna be NYSM2's perfomance. Lowering everyone's expectations just to blow them away.

Sometimes I wish I had your naivete.

[filmlover]

Does anyone even remember what happened in the first Now You See Me at this point? Talk about forgettable.

[RyneOh1040]

9 minutes ago, bapi said:

Guess NYSM2 will be lucky to finish with 80M DOM total. And don't think TC2 will be able to top TC1 with 137M.

I'm not saying it won't happen but I think TC2 has to be separated from ALL talk of the other sequels.  That is literally all they have in common.  Horror films behave so differently and there has been literally no horror breakout film that I can think of in the past year.  Most people loved the first and the early reviews for this are strong.  I think it has the strongest chance of everything outside of FD of outgrossing the original.  Don't think legs will be as strong but if it can open to 60-65 (which I think is def. possible) it can make up the difference.  

[John Marston]

9 minutes ago, JohnnyGossamer said:

That's actually not too bad for X-Men. Not the 70% drop some predicted.

 

 

Lol it will barely pass the original X men it looks like. Terrible performance no matter which way you slice it 

[WrathOfHan]

2 minutes ago, grim22 said:

Worst May in 10 years, down 40% from last year

 

Year	Total Gross	Change	Movies	Avg.	Avg. Drop*	#1 Movie	Gross	% of Total
2016	$709.4	-40.0%	47	$15.1	-52.6%	Captain America 3	$380.2	53.6%
2015	$1,183.0	-4.2%	65	$18.2	-59.3%	Avengers: Age of Ultron	$459.0	38.8%
2014	$1,234.3	-15.5%	61	$20.2	-44.9%	Maleficent	$241.4	19.6%
2013	$1,461.1	+23.8%	62	$23.6	-51.7%	Iron Man 3	$409.0	28.0%
2012	$1,180.3	-1.2%	60	$19.7	-43.5%	The Avengers	$623.4	52.8%
2011	$1,194.2	+25.5%	44	$27.1	-47.3%	The Hangover Part II	$254.5	21.3%
2010	$951.8	-27.7%	42	$22.7	-50.4%	Iron Man 2	$312.4	32.8%
2009	$1,316.9	+12.8%	39	$33.8	-53.6%	Up	$293.0	22.3%
2008	$1,167.2	+7.5%	51	$22.9	-53.1%	Iron Man	$318.4	27.3%
2007	$1,085.4	+20.4%	52	$20.9	-50.1%	Spider-Man 3	$336.5	31.0%

 

 

For the love of God I hope this June is above 1B

[Ethan Hunt]

2 minutes ago, filmlover said:

Does anyone even remember what happened in the first Now You See Me at this point? Talk about forgettable.

Its harmless fun for the most part. Twist defs leaves a sour taste in your mouth though

Edited June 3, 2016 by Ethan Hunt