Wednesday Box Office - (Asgard pg 17) R1 about 15, Sing 11, Ass 4.5, Pass 4.1, Moana 2.2

[CelestialFairyIX]

8 minutes ago, Hades said:

Is Moana one of the animated  blockbuster this year? cause thats about where Sing it heading.

Anything above $200 million for an animated feature or even a live-acton feature is considered a blockbuster.  Maybe its time to increase that to $300 million. 

[MovieMan89]

Lol @ Deadline expecting R1 to gross 100m over the Fri-Mon stretch. Good luck with that. 

[cannastop]

Just now, MovieMan89 said:

Lol @ Deadline expecting R1 to gross 100m over the Fri-Mon stretch. Good luck with that. 

I'm going with about half of that.

[FantasticBeasts]

I have a strong feeling that Sing will finish over Moana. You must be a fool to undermine the power of talking-animals. Let alone, singing animals!

[Maxmoser3]

Not a bad start for Sing, should $9-$11 million today and make $45-$50 million this weekend. Ok starts for Assassin's Creed and Passengers both will need to debut around the $25 million vicinity this weekend, which wouldn't be a problem.

[terrestrial]

12 minutes ago, CelestialFairyIX said:

I've never been more pissed at Disney's marketing until I witnessed what they did to Moana.  If only Disney's marketing team was even 1/25 as smart as Illumination's Moana could have done better OVERSEAS and domestically.  Maybe even hit $300 million.  

Not only for Moana in OS.

Did you happen to have read about what they did in China for SW R1's Chinese title?

It seems they made a kind of big translation mistake that not only gives a wrong impression, but sounds negatively for Chinese 'ears', if I understand the comments in the SW R1 OS thread correctly. 

Edited December 22, 2016 by terrestrial

[redfirebird2008]

2 minutes ago, MovieMan89 said:

Lol @ Deadline expecting R1 to gross 100m over the Fri-Mon stretch. Good luck with that. 

 

Will be over $90m. 

[druv10]

1 minute ago, MovieMan89 said:

Lol @ Deadline expecting R1 to gross 100m over the Fri-Mon stretch. Good luck with that. 

Not an event.

[MovieMan89]

Just now, cannastop said:

I'm going with about half of that.

You're baiting me aren't you? 

 

I don't see how as low as 50 for the 4 day would be at all possible lol. 

[WrathOfHan]

I don't even see Sing being in the Top 10 highest grossing domestically of the year.

[druv10]

2 minutes ago, cannastop said:

I'm going with about half of that.

It's looking at 90-95M and has a shot at 100M.

[The Fast and the Furiosa]

Just now, MovieMan89 said:

You're baiting me aren't you? 

 

I don't see how as low as 50 for the 4 day would be at all possible lol. 

Especially because it made 50+ Mon-Wed lol 

[TommyA10]

3 minutes ago, cannastop said:

I'm going with about half of that.

I think it might crawl its way to $1 million.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the weather plays nicely.

[Dementeleus]

Disney's marketing team is excellent, second to no one.

[narniadis]

We got spoiled with the 3 mega animated blockbusters which makes Moana and ding small in comparison. However the others were exceptions, not the norm. 

[CelestialFairyIX]

Just now, FantasticBeasts said:

I have a strong feeling that Sing will finish over Moana. You must be a fool to undermine the power of talking-animals. Let alone, singing animals!

What a sad day it will be if that happens... and the frightening part is it most likely will happen.  Sing isn't a bad movie in the least, but it just doesn't push the genre forward or do anything new.  It had some great things it was trying to do, but fell flat on execution.  It's a cute movie, nothing wrong with that, but it let me down because I was so hyped for that film.  What animated feature can say they've tried to tackle the issues Sing did: Very few.  And there's probably a good reason why.  If only Sing delivered on all fronts I would be happy for its success.  But compared to the likes of Moana... it's like comparing Magikarp to Arceus. 

[BadAtGender]

4 minutes ago, FantasticBeasts said:

I have a strong feeling that Sing will finish over Moana. You must be a fool to undermine the power of talking-animals. Let alone, singing animals!

 

It's possible, but the different between the two is probably going to be under $20m either way. 

[narniadis]

Anyone thinking less than 85 for the 4day is blatantly ignoring how this holiday pattern breaks out. Particularly since the Sunday -Monday two punch will be over 50m themselves. 

[TalismanRing]

5 minutes ago, Maxmoser3 said:

Not a bad start for Sing, should $9-$11 million today and make $45-$50 million this weekend. Ok starts for Assassin's Creed and Passengers both will need to debut around the $25 million vicinity this weekend, which wouldn't be a problem.

 

FSS?   Drop Sing by $10m and the other two by more than that.

[FantasticBeasts]

Just now, CelestialFairyIX said:

What a sad day it will be if that happens... and the frightening part is it most likely will happen.  Sing isn't a bad movie in the least, but it just doesn't push the genre forward or do anything new.  It had some great things it was trying to do, but fell flat on execution.  It's a cute movie, nothing wrong with that, but it let me down because I was so hyped for that film.  What animated feature can say they've tried to tackle the issues Sing did: Very few.  And there's probably a good reason why.  If only Sing delivered on all fronts I would be happy for its success.  But compared to the likes of Moana... it's like comparing Magikarp to Arceus. 

I think we are overdoing it a bit. It's a kid's film and the biggest element is always humour...I have yet to see a film  I enjoyed as a child that isn't rotten  .