Weekend Numbers: Fantastic Beasts 75M, Strange 17.6M, Trolls 17.5M, Arrival 11.8M, Edge of 17 4.8M, Bleed 2.35M, Billy Lynn 930k

[75Live]

so it seems to be hitting the expectations and tracking.  Guess they got one right finally  

[Jake Gittes]

[Arlborn]

Disappointing indeed but some people here need to chill out a bit. Aat least wait until the damn full Friday numbers before jumping off a bridge or laughing their ass off.

Edited November 18, 2016 by Arlborn

[eXtacy]

1 minute ago, WrathOfHan said:

Isn't @James seeing the movie right now? He's going to be pissed when he gets out.

 

I was thinking of his sanity when I first saw the numbers, and noctis.

[Spectre]

Everyone saying this will leg out a good multi are kidding themselves... Potter fans desperate for more HP universe content are going to inflate this OW.  I'd be stunned if it doesn't fade hard afterwards.

 

That previews number is nothing short of a disaster.

[WrathOfHan]

Just now, Spectre said:

Everyone saying this will leg out a good multi are kidding themselves... Potter fans desperate for more HP universe content are going to inflate this OW.  I'd be stunned if it doesn't fade hard afterwards.

 

That previews number is nothing short of a disaster.

I'd be surprised if it crashed and burned. Even with a 60%+ drop after Thanksgiving, it'll have a decent hold before Rogue One and the holidays will keep subsequent drops low.

[kswiston]

Why are you guys expecting a Potterverse film to have better than average blockbuster legs?

[grey ghost]

So much for the five sequels planned for FB.

 

WB will probably push a Harry Potter reboot instead.

[DAR]

It's been awhile since we had a full box office meltdown.

[Jayhawk the Hutt]

Ouch. Should still do well, but everytime a studio announces these elaborate universes (like more than 3 movies) it tends to backfire pretty quickly. Other than Marvel, obviously.

[Heretic]

If this opens below 70m, that'd be a big, big disappointment. With that it'd struggle for even 175m. Ugh. 

[filmlover]

Just now, DAR said:

It's been awhile since we had a full box office meltdown.

Too bad it's over an Eddie Redmayne movie.

[Ezen Baklattan]

Yikes, it just became a LOOOTTTT easier for Moana to win next weekend.

[Mockingjay Raphael]

The worst part is that it is just the beginning, I wonder where the final movie will be at, if it drops in the next movies just like the Hobbit movies. 

[misafeco]

Guys, at least wait for the Friday number before calling FB a flop.

[JohnnyGossamer]

What would a cinematic adaptation of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child have opened to if it returned the original cast? $135M+?

[Noctis]

3 minutes ago, eXtacy said:

 

I was thinking of his sanity when I first saw the numbers, and noctis.

 

I'm fine, thank you very much.

[La Binoche]

4 minutes ago, Jake Gittes said:

 

[ecstasy]

1 minute ago, grey ghost said:

So much for the five sequels planned for FB.

 

WB will probably push a Harry Potter reboot instead.

Not so fast. Still possible with the overseas take. What's the budget for this movie anyway? 

[FilmBuff]

If they wanted a HP , they should've done it with the kids of Harry, Ron, and Hermione, with the big three making appearances as supporting characters.