Weekend Thread: Accountant 24.7M, Kevin Hart 11.9M, GOTT 11.9M, Peregrine 8.9M

[Avatree]

1 hour ago, cookie said:

 

I don't think it would drop 70% week-to-week without the controversy though.

the controversy has existed for several weeks/months now - it would have an effect on the opening and therefore overall run, but it wouldnt be responsible for a drop like that. A controversy that supposedly is negatively effecting a movie doesn't frontload it.

[trifle]

1 minute ago, Treecraft said:

the controversy has existed for several weeks/months now - it would have an effect on the opening and therefore overall run, but it wouldnt be responsible for a drop like that. A controversy that supposedly is negatively effecting a movie doesn't frontload it.

 

If everyone who wants it to do well goes first weekend, and there is no one left, it would respond that way.  It is a type of frontloading -only with very few participants.

[Fancyarcher]

9 hours ago, Jonwo said:

Storks will be profitable in the long run but I imagine WB and WAG probably were expecting more but it's more a disappointment than a disaster, 

 

its comparable to other animation studios who hit big with their first film but missed on their second, Hop did a lot worse than Despicable Me for example but just about broke even WW, Robots from Blue Sky did $260m WW on a $75m budget which was good but not great compared to Ice Age, A Bug's Life from Pixar didn't do nearly as well as Toy Story but still a solid hit and Surfs Up from SPA was a failure only doing $149m on a $100m budget 

 

And technically, Hop and Storks aren't even really comparable to A Bug's Life, considering ABL was the 4th highest grossing film of 1998 domestically, and 5th highest grossing worldwide, it was a pretty good hit.

[Jonwo]

10 minutes ago, Daniel Dylan Davis said:

 

And technically, Hop and Storks aren't even really comparable to A Bug's Life, considering ABL was the 4th highest grossing film of 1998 domestically, and 5th highest grossing worldwide, it was a pretty good hit.

 

It's not the best example as it was very successful and only made slightly less WW compared to Toy Story. The only animation studio that had a more successful second film was DWA with The Prince of Egypt which made more than Antz. Compared to SPA which didn't have a truly profitable film until The Smurfs, WAG is actually done well two films in

[Fancyarcher]

14 minutes ago, Jonwo said:

 

It's not the best example as it was very successful and only made slightly less WW compared to Toy Story. The only animation studio that had a more successful second film was DWA with The Prince of Egypt which made more than Antz. Compared to SPA which didn't have a truly profitable film until The Smurfs, WAG is actually done well two films in

 

Yeah, WAG is fine, unless they less keep having underperformers / flops. Storks is a blip on their radar right now.

[Jonwo]

5 minutes ago, Daniel Dylan Davis said:

 

Yeah, WAG is fine, unless they less keep having underperformers / flops. Storks is a blip on their radar right now.

 

I think if Smallfoot which will their next original film in 2018 after the Lego spin-offs in 2017 doesn't improve on what Storks did, it could put original ideas in jeopardy since WAG can rely on Lego and characters from their libraries to use as ideas for animated films like Scooby Doo, Tom and Jerry, DC, Looney Tunes etc 

 

The budgets are also low enough that they can shoulder an underperformer as well. 

Edited October 16, 2016 by Jonwo

[Fancyarcher]

6 minutes ago, Jonwo said:

 

I think if Smallfoot which will their next original film in 2018 after the Lego spin-offs in 2017 doesn't improve on what Storks did, it could put original ideas in jeopardy since WAG can rely on Lego and characters from their libraries to use as ideas for animated films like Scooby Doo, Tom and Jerry, DC, Looney Tunes etc 

 

The budgets are also low enough that they can shoulder an underperformer as well. 

 

I actually think the animated Scooby-Doo film could be a hit, as long as it turns out to be well-done. The S.C.O.O.B. concept certainly should interesting anyway.

[Jonwo]

4 minutes ago, Daniel Dylan Davis said:

 

I actually think the animated Scooby-Doo film could be a hit, as long as it turns out to be well-done. The S.C.O.O.B. concept certainly should interesting anyway.

 

It's an interesting premise, Future Quest has shown how a shared HB universe can work so if Scooby Doo does well, I suspect Jonny Quest, if it not done as a live action film, will be the second WAG-HB film. 

 

Warner Bros should and likely will move it from its current slot as both it and HT3 will cannibalise each other if they remain on the same date. I reckon they'll move it to September 2019 to conicide with the 50th anniversary

 

I think if Lego Batman does well, I could see WAG doing an animated DC film although I'd used lesser known characters to allow more creative freedom, The Metal Men has been rumoured as a potential animated film but I'd opt for Dial H for Hero since it's a concept that could work well in animation plus it has a kid in the lead role;

[Fancyarcher]

7 minutes ago, Jonwo said:

 

It's an interesting premise, Future Quest has shown how a shared HB universe can work so if Scooby Doo does well, I suspect Jonny Quest, if it not done as a live action film, will be the second WAG-HB film. 

 

Warner Bros should and likely will move it from its current slot as both it and HT3 will cannibalise each other if they remain on the same date. I reckon they'll move it to September 2019 to conicide with the 50th anniversary

 

I think if Lego Batman does well, I could see WAG doing an animated DC film although I'd used lesser known characters to allow more creative freedom, The Metal Men has been rumoured as a potential animated film but I'd opt for Dial H for Hero since it's a concept that could work well in animation plus it has a kid in the lead role;

 

I always think that a character like Plastic Man or Captain Marvel / Shazam could work well as an animated film, especially if WB / DC doesn't want their live-action to be outright goofy.

[Outrageous!]

So, there will be another entry in the worst "very wide" weekend opening chart on Box Office Mojo for a movie released in October 2016.  I find it amusing that nearly one year after a movie based on a Hasbro toy line flopped spectacularly, Jem and the Holograms, this year, a movie based on a Mattel toy line flopped spectacularly this weekend, Max Steel.  Those bitter toy company rivals now share something in common: an October mega-flop in the theaters.  Although it is harder to come up with a fitting description for empty Max Steel shows, as the obvious ones don't work nearly as well as "Jempty."  "Jempty" just worked so well as a description for that movie.  Also, last year, Jem ended its run after two weeks in the theaters, so will Max Steel do the same thing?

Edited October 16, 2016 by Outrageous!

[Morieris]

The times are getting slashed as we type. Will it even pass Open Road Films' 30th ranking movie (The Fluffy Movie - 2.8$ mil)? I'm betting no.

 

Though if everything worked out as originally planned, Mattel may have failed on Oct. 7 if their live action Monster High movie ever got made w/ Universal. I still want to see that. 

[grim22]

Flixster audience ratings for The Accountant rose from 79% yesterday to 87% today. Audiences seem to be liking the movie, strongest rise I can remember in some time.

[DAJK]

Accountant was real good. And it had a great increase at my theatre today, doing nearly 13M.

[kayumanggi]

1 hour ago, grim22 said:

Flixster audience ratings for The Accountant rose from 79% yesterday to 87% today. Audiences seem to be liking the movie, strongest rise I can remember in some time.

 

Increases are usually just 1%-2%. An 8% increase is crazy.

[James]

1 hour ago, kayumanggi said:

 

Increases are usually just 1%-2%. An 8% increase is crazy.

That's better than what The Town has and very close to Argo. Iknow it has competition up ahead, but I still think it is hitting at least a 3.5x multi, which would give it roughly 85m after a 24-25m opening. 

[James]

I'm about to leave for my IMAX showing of Inferno. Been listening to the DVC and A&D soundtrack for the past hour. Holy fuckin shit. I am so pumped. My second most anticipated movie of the year after Fantastic Beats is here and my fanboyism reached that critical level where I can't concentrate on anything until I see it. I hope it will be amazing.

Edited October 16, 2016 by James

[Napoleon]

LOL, when it comes to Affleck's movies audiences just don't care about critics at all it seems.

 

I wonder what Faraci and his gang thought of the movie...

[efialtes76]

8 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

LOL, when it comes to Affleck's movies audiences just don't care about critics at all it seems.

 

I wonder what Faraci and his gang thought of the movie...

Maybe for BvS(bad reviews) and The Accountant(mixed reviews) because The Town,Argo and Gone Girl had great reviews.

ps:Runner Runner was a piece of shit and flopped hard.

[Claire of Themyscira]

35 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

LOL, when it comes to Affleck's movies audiences just don't care about critics at all it seems.

 

I wonder what Faraci and his gang thought of the movie...

He's too busy dealing with those sexual assault allegations.

[Arlborn]

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