WrathOfHan Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Just now, MovieMan89 said: When you get hordes of kids wanting to see something, it doesn't matter much what the parents think at that point. They'll cave/send the older brother or sister. What about the older audiences that got burned by Minions and don't have kids under 13 or so? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMan89 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 2 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said: What about the older audiences that got burned by Minions and don't have kids under 13 or so? I don't believe for a second the series was ever hugely popular with the adult w/o kids demo in the first place, and I think Minion's huge success proves that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfHan Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 1 minute ago, MovieMan89 said: I don't believe for a second the series was ever hugely popular with the adult w/o kids demo in the first place, and I think Minion's huge success proves that. Oh there are plenty of childless adults that like(d) the series. If it was only big with kids it'd be doing mid-200's, not 300M+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMan89 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 1 minute ago, WrathOfHan said: Oh there are plenty of childless adults that like(d) the series. If it was only big with kids it'd be doing mid-200's, not 300M+ I find it incredibly hard to believe that demo went to see Minions, and that made 300m+. There are more than enough kids in this country to drive a movie to that mark. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 2 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said: Oh there are plenty of childless adults that like(d) the series. If it was only big with kids it'd be doing mid-200's, not 300M+ More than half my class at uni have seen Minions in theaters. So yeah, it was a 4-quadrant movie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfHan Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Just now, MovieMan89 said: I find it incredibly hard to believe that demo went to see Minions, and that made 300m+. There are more than enough kids in this country to drive a movie to that mark. If they liked the previous films and reviews didn't offset them why wouldn't they? Plus it had a gigantic marketing push. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceMichaudC Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 (edited) 12 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said: > NEW RELEASES 1 - The Legend of Tarzan Warner Bros. 3,450+ - - 1 2 - The BFG Buena Vista 3,200 - - 1 3 - The Purge: Election Year Universal 2,700 - - 1 Man, Disney really is dumping The BFG. It doesn't look that great honestly and it stems from their Dreamworks deal, they are just cruising until their deal is done with them. Edited June 23, 2016 by VinceMichaudC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMan89 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 1 minute ago, WrathOfHan said: If they liked the previous films and reviews didn't offset them why wouldn't they? Plus it had a gigantic marketing push. Minion's marketing annoyed the hell out of most adults I know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlashMaster659 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 BOM predicts $81M for Dory's 2nd weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 4 minutes ago, James said: More than half my class at uni have seen Minions in theaters. So yeah, it was a 4-quadrant movie. You mean two-quadrant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfHan Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Just now, Free State of Tele said: You mean two-quadrant. Four quadrant appeal but a two quadrant movie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkshop36 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 I loved the first DM movie. The second was ok but not nearly as good as the first. I didn't like the that last act was so heavily built around the Minions and not Groot and the kids. I have yet to see the Minions movie and I don't really care. They were meant to be great supporting characters not leads having to carry a movie. Even my son didn't care to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMan89 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 (edited) Minion's multi was perfectly acceptable though for a 115m+ opener in today's market. It didn't imply either great nor toxic WOM. Angry Birds for example is getting a worse multi with a fraction of the OW, and I don't see anyone claiming toxic WOM there. Which further's my argument that the film was primarily seen by kids, hence why the WOM wasn't toxic. They liked it. Edited June 23, 2016 by MovieMan89 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Minions is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo awful btw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfHan Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 I'd say the worst case scenario for DM3 is 250M which is a 26% drop from Minions (Shrek 4 had a 26% drop from the third). Given the lack of appealing options, it's unlikely it goes that low. 280-310M is the probable range IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMan89 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Just now, WrathOfHan said: I'd say the worst case scenario for DM3 is 250M which is a 26% drop from Minions (Shrek 4 had a 26% drop from the third). Given the lack of appealing options, it's unlikely it goes that low. 280-310M is the probable range IMO So we're arguing when your range is not that far off from my 325-350 range? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfHan Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 1 minute ago, MovieMan89 said: So we're arguing when your range is not that far off from my 325-350 range? We're arguing about how old the audience appeals to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syntaxerror Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 1 hour ago, WrathOfHan said: > NEW RELEASES 1 - The Legend of Tarzan Warner Bros. 3,450+ - - 1 2 - The BFG Buena Vista 3,200 - - 1 3 - The Purge: Election Year Universal 2,700 - - 1 Man, Disney really is dumping The BFG. What does their Dreamworks deal even entail? Do they co-finance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichWS Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 I keep passing Minions on Netflix. It almost feels like a dare. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalismanRing Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 11 minutes ago, syntaxerror said: What does their Dreamworks deal even entail? Do they co-finance? I believe it depended on the project. They co-financed BFG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
