Weekend #s STB 59.6M, Pets 29.3M, GB and LO 21.6M, IA5 21M

[grim22]

2 minutes ago, ThatOneTrek said:

 

Well shit....

 

I guess that's what happens when you go on BoM for comparisons. 

 

The STID ridiculousness was another level altogether by Paramount.

[MrPink]

ID4: Resurgence didn't start at 8pm?

 

[keysersoze123]

Trek 09 had a combination of early previews + good midnights(reported separately in the midnight era). it actually did 7m including midnights(that is how they are reported today).

 

 

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Playing at 3,849 theaters, “Star Trek” ranked behind the first day gross of Paramount’s “Iron Man” which made $38.7 million last May. Included in that figure was $4 million of Thursday evening and midnight runs. Previewing on a bulk of its entire theater count at 7 p.m., “Star Trek” accumulated $7 million on Thursday.

 

http://variety.com/2009/film/box-office/star-trek-has-grand-opening-1118003417/

[baumer]

I think right around 60 is a good target.  5.5 is kinda low.

[John Marston]

I believe 75% of STID audience was over 25. Probably the same cAse  here 

[cannastop]

4 minutes ago, Rman823 said:

My point is this Summer's already had Dory and Pets and I'm sure there aren't many people who are seeing all three. Even if Ice Age was received better. I'm not saying this is the only factor (reviews and fatigue from the franchise also play a role) just that it's one of them.

And the year already had:

 

Kung Fu Panda 3

Zootopia

The Jungle Book

Angry Birds

Finding Dory

 

This is no fatigue for these movies right now. I take it as a coincidence that so many of these have talking animals, because these studios also have human characters.

[That One Girl]

Resurgence had roughly a 10x multi from Thurs. night previews to its OW numbers.  Being that Beyond is actually well liked and (I think) has an overall older audience target, 60M seems perfectly doable.

 

[baumer]

3 minutes ago, a2knet said:

Rooting for Star Trek to do 60m+ and leg it to ~3x for 180m dom.

(Loved ST1. ST2 was bit too self aware and pretentious.)

 

As to Pets over IA5 vs IA5 over Pets, being equally detached to each of them I am rooting for IA5 over Pets.

Because one of them has made a huge profit. Hopefully IA can do ok too.

I have only liked IA1 but hoping that the blockbuster (ww) franchise has a face saving end at least.

 

Don't cry for IA.  That franchise has money hand over fist over the years.  No matter what it finishes with this time, the franchise has been milked and milked and milked again.

[grey ghost]

3 minutes ago, filmlover said:

What even is the plot to this new Ice Age, really? I've seen trailers/ads and still can't figure it out. Talk about not even trying.

 

Something about an asteroid hitting the Earth.

[a2k]

3 minutes ago, grim22 said:

 

The STID ridiculousness was another level altogether by Paramount.

Why...what happend?

[Yandereprime101189]

7 minutes ago, filmlover said:

What even is the plot to this new Ice Age, really? I've seen trailers/ads and still can't figure it out. Talk about not even trying.

 

The previews pretty much spell it out that an asteroid is on a COLLISION COURSE towards Earth and the cast of animals have to stop it somehow. Wacky hijinks ensue.

Edited July 22, 2016 by Yandereprime101189

[filmlover]

1 minute ago, grey ghost said:

 

Something about an asteroid hitting the Earth.

lol did the human characters get wiped off the face of the planet after the first movie?

[grey ghost]

2 minutes ago, Baumer said:

 

Don't cry for IA.  That franchise has money hand over fist over the years.  No matter what it finishes with this time, the franchise has been milked and milked and milked again.

 

Looks like the life span of animated franchises ends around movie 4 or 5.

[Rman823]

1 minute ago, grey ghost said:

 

Something about an asteroid hitting the Earth.

And apparently Scrat and an alien ship play a role with the asteroid. Series should have ended after the first one. 

[That One Girl]

Just now, filmlover said:

lol did the human characters get wiped off the face of the planet after the first movie?

 

Yep, now it's all about WACKY ANIMALS LOLOLOLOLLOLOLOLOLOLOL LOOK AT THIS SHIT, WE'RE RELEVANT AND MAKES GOOD MOVIES!!

 

It's kind of sad that Blue Sky's next project after The Peanuts Movie ends up being this garbage.

[harry713]

12 hours ago, GiantCALBears said:

 

STID was 87/72 just so we're clear about where that matches up. How did that go?

 

A 3.25 multiplier on a $70m opening. Better than most summer tentpole multipliers. 

[grim22]

1 minute ago, a2knet said:

Why...what happend?

 

The release date was changed to Thursday at the last minute and then they added IMAX exclusive releases on Tuesday and didn't report numbers and everyone was confused as to when it was finally hitting screens. They did something similar to GI Joe 2 as well.

[CJohn]

Mid 50M OW coming for Beyond. 

[MrPink]

5 minutes ago, a2knet said:

Why...what happend?

 

I think IMAX previews were on Wednesday, then it opened in general on Thursday, and this was all determined within a few weeks before release.

[a2k]

2 minutes ago, Rman823 said:

And apparently Scrat and an alien ship play a role with the asteroid. Series should have ended after the first one. 

 

I agree. And I feel that way for Shrek too, but that is not a popular opinion due to Shrek 2 which imo is over-rated.