SUICIDE SQUAD WEEKEND THREAD | New REVISED SUNDAY NUMBER 134m FROM GURU ON PG 212 | 267.1M WW OW | Nine Lives 6.5 OW |No Spoilers Allowed!!! | ACCOUNT SALES THIS WEEKEND - see first post for details !!

[miketheavenger]

35 minutes ago, Nova said:

What the fuck was I on when I made my predictions? $72M OD! Yea I was on acid or something. Only way to explain it. 

I predicted $75m.

[Nova]

Just now, miketheavenger said:

I predicted $75m.

God help us. We clearly are not worthy of making predictions. 

[Cmasterclay]

Considering the terrible reviews, months of bad buzz, and the negative will from reception to BvS, the fact that Squad is heading for around 140 OW is insanity. There's clearly massive interest in the DCCU movies, I'll say that much. This brand and these characters have real power. Imagine if they actually had good buzz and good reviews. BvS could have done 185. This could have done 160. It's amazing that something so big feels so much like "what could have been," tbh. 

[Outrageous!]

15 minutes ago, grim22 said:

Paramount marketing deserves as much blame as possible for the box office performance of Beyond. They made a pretty good movie feel like a complete non-event. The lack of even mentioning the 50th anniversary is ridiculous.

 

Paramount never did follow the lead of recent anniversary celebrations, like Universal did for Back to the Future Part II last year on October 21, 2015, and the 50th anniversary of another TV show this decade, Doctor Who in November 2013.   Both of those made the celebration dates huge events, and clearly, Paramount could have and should have followed their lead and placed most of the marketing for Beyond around the 50th anniversary of Star Trek in September, when people will be talking about it.

[TalismanRing]

3 minutes ago, ThatOneBadguy said:

 

Every time someone complains about how Hollywood doesn't make original films, I'm gonna point to this film's, Edge of Tomorrow, Scott Pilgrim, and Kick-Ass domestic gross and say "your fault."

 

EOT and SP were based off graphic novels weren't they? 

 

I wanted to love Nice Guys,. I loved Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and yes IM3 and liked most every other Black written movie but I found the movie a bit of a slog and lacking his usual pace, energy and snap which made the plot seem weaker and more meandering than usual.   Inherent Vice did the 70s and mystery far better and it was funnier.

[TalismanRing]

6 minutes ago, Nova said:

Its also had the same 68,822 user ratings the whole time. 

 

Not saying thats why it didn't drop, but it could also have increased as that does happen with releases. It happened with Tarzan. But in this case, its had the same number of user ratings. 

 

WB working that RT magic and some (crazed) DC fans wnated to shut it down

[Krissykins]

That Ghostbusters number better get fixed soon, lol. 

[miketheavenger]

6 minutes ago, Nova said:

God help us. We clearly are not worthy of making predictions. 

At least we're not quite as crazy as the couple loonies that predicted 180m+ OW.

[UrosepsisFace]

45 minutes ago, DAR said:

So now August can claim a 100 million opener.  Now just January, September and October are left.

 

I'd say the chances of these months ever getting a 100 million opener are extremely slim but with release dates getting crowded and films getting moved you never know.

 

But I'd say

October 10%

January 10%

September .5%

 

The 100 million openers are coming. In 2018, Flash will be rescheduled. Some think January. The DCEU also has a movie scheduled for Oct 2018. So I'd say one of those months will receive its first 100 million opener. Also, studios have begun targeting September as an animation battle ground. While animation usually starts with sub 100 and proceed to extreme heights w/ long legs, we saw at least two going over 100 million this year, with one of them being an original property. 

[Dementeleus]

5 minutes ago, nilephelan said:

 

I don't buy that for a second.  I think he is pretty much an asshole who chose not to grow up and make everyone else pay for it, but like you say it makes money so he can do what he wants.  

 

Doesn't mean that if he acted like a grown up that he suddenly wouldn't be successful.  

 

Not sure why you call it "acting like a grown-up". Everyone's creative process is different. Some people work best under pressure and chaos. Spielberg likes to throw out storyboards (or not storyboard in the first place) to get into the same place.

[Dementeleus]

5 hours ago, Cochofles said:

 

Not really.

That's what the Marvel loonies hope, but it's too early for the WOM to be fully assessed.

BTW, how is that prediction of "this will flop: nobody cares about these characters, plus nobody will want to see this due to the word SUICIDE on the title" prediction holding up?

 

@Cochofles: formal warning, knock it off with that Marvel loonie crap. There's plenty of reason to have doubted a large opening. Heck, I was pretty dubious about it myself until the large tracking came in.

[MrPink]

6 minutes ago, TalismanRing said:

 

EOT and SP were based off graphic novels weren't they? 

 

I wanted to love Nice Guys,. I loved Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and yes IM3 and liked most every other Black written movie but I found the movie a bit of a slog and lacking his usual pace, energy and snap which made the plot seem weaker and more meandering than usual.   Inherent Vice did the 70s and mystery far better and it was funnier.

 

Kick-Ass as well

 

Nice Guys was worth it for me for Gosling alone. Love when he does comedic stuff

[redfirebird2008]

56 minutes ago, Black Hawk said:

 

 

 

Interesting age breakdown. BVS was more like 60% over age 25. TDK was a 50-50 split. If young people are digging the film, maybe it will have a lot better legs than we expect. 

[Nova]

4 minutes ago, miketheavenger said:

At least we're not quite as crazy as the couple loonies that predicted 180m+ OW.

True story. 

 

6 minutes ago, TalismanRing said:

 

WB working that RT magic and some (crazed) DC fans wnated to shut it down

Its been stuck on the same number since Friday morning. 

[Eric S'ennui]

44 minutes ago, Nova said:

And they continue. 

 

The only thing better than this would be the melt downs coming if Suicide Squad drops. 

Well Squad deserves to drop like a cliff. Trek and Bourne can potentially have better holds, while Sausage and Pete can potentially have stronger openings. FTSS

[Ezen Baklattan]

FULL EXTRAPOLATIONS FOR THE WEEKEND

1. Sucide Squad - $147,000,000 (--) - $34,547 PTA - $147,000,000
2. Jason Bourne - $22,500,000 (-62%) - $5,570 PTA - $103,200,000
3. Bad Moms - $13,600,000 (-43%) - $4,230 PTA - $50,400,000
4. The Secret Life of Pets - $11,300,000 (-40%) - $3,307 PTA - $319,300,000
5. Star Trek Beyond - $9,600,000 (-61%) - $2,942 PTA - $127,300,000
6. Nine Lives - $6,800,000 (--) - $3,004 PTA - $6,800,000
7. Lights Out - $5,800,000 (-46%) - $2,247 PTA - $54,500,000
8. Nerve - $4,900,000 (-48%) - $1,931 PTA - $26,900,000
9. Ghostbusters - $4,700,000 (-54%) - $1,847 PTA - $116,600,000
10. Ice Age: Collision Course - $4,300,000 (-61%) - $1,570 PTA - $53,500,000
11. Finding Dory - $1,900,000 (-56%) - $1,693 PTA - $473,800,000
12. Cafe Society - $1,400,000 (-40%) - $2,219 PTA - $6,500,000

• Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party - $950,000 (-61%) - $1,414 PTA - $11,100,000
• The BFG - $325,000 (-29%) - $1,389 PTA - $52,800,000
• Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie - $315,000 (-62%) - $1,394 PTA - $4,100,000
• Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates - $275,000 (-81%) - $926 PTA - $45,100,000
• The Jungle Book - $230,000 (-25%) - $1,150 PTA - $362,700,000
• Captain America: Civil War - $225,000 (+204%) - $1,293 PTA - $407,200,000
• Independence Day: Resurgence -$180,000 (-39%) - $1,091 PTA - $102,300,000
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - $130,000 (-41%) - $922 PTA - $81,600,000
• Gleason - $125,000 (+36%) - $1,812 PTA - $260,000
• Alice Through The Looking Glass - $100,000 (-31%) - $794 PTA - $76,850,000
• Now You See Me 2 - $60,000 (-47%) - $706 PTA - $64,700,000

[TalismanRing]

3 minutes ago, redfirebird2008 said:

 

 

Interesting age breakdown. BVS was more like 60% over age 25. TDK was a 50-50 split. If young people are digging the film, maybe it will have a lot better legs than we expect. 

 

 

If it's heavily young like under 13 and attracted families then I could see better legs like GOTG.  But non family films that skew under 25 are usually more frontloaded. 

[That One Girl]

I kind of liked the 3D for SS.  Had some pretty cool moments where things would fly at your face.  Better than I expected.

[MuffinMan]

I was surprised by the number of families at my showing, but then again there were crying children at Deadpool.

[Ohana]

2 minutes ago, TalismanRing said:

 

 

If it's heavily young like under 13 and attracted families then I could see better legs like GOTG.  But non family films that skew under 25 are usually more frontloaded. 

I don't think any kid or a teenager with a social awareness would wanna get caught watching SS with his parents