Weekend Actuals (Page 29): Split 40M | xXx 20.1M | Hidden Figures 15.7M | Sing 9M | La La Land 8.4M | The Founder 3.4M

[Alli]

1 minute ago, franfar said:

Define flop

 

[DAJK]

Also maybe it's just me but does hype for Lego batman seem slightly muted in the past few weeks/month? Not like there's a big kids film coming out between now and it. Feels like there should be more here.

 

Im thinking now 50/170

[franfar]

1 minute ago, Alli said:

 

I think it could make less than 100m, but depending on the budget, it might not be so bad if it barely came under, like with my prediction of 90m

[franfar]

2 minutes ago, DAJK said:

Also maybe it's just me but does hype for Lego batman seem slightly muted in the past few weeks/month? Not like there's a big kids film coming out between now and it. Feels like there should be more here.

 

Im thinking now 50/170

 

[The Futurist]

5 minutes ago, EmpireCity said:

 

Sure thing, but Disney has put a laser like focus on this, a massive campaign and they really seem to believe in it.  Teaser trailer with a big push, then a big trailer push, multiple ads on tv, song released, huge ad buy on New Year's Eve, poster releases and it isn't even February yet.  They know it is going to be a giant hit and are pushing it like one.  

 

Maleficent, Cinderella and Jungle Book didn't get this much marketing support combined.  

 

But they all at least tried to add something to the orginal recipe.

 

This BATB remake ads barely nothing it seems, shot by shot remake.

 

Maybe that s We, The People Want.

 

 

 

Edited January 21, 2017 by The Futurist

[franfar]

1 minute ago, The Futurist said:

 

But they all at least tried to add something to the orginal recipe.

 

This BATB remake ads barely nothing shot by shot remake.

 

Maybe that s We, The People Want.

 

 

 

That was just the teaser ad. It's supposed to appeal to fans of the original by giving them something familiar, but with Emma Watson

[Valonqar]

1 hour ago, baumer said:

 

Lets not get stupid. BATB has a negative percent chance of beating Star Wars episode 8.

 

Oh, I know that. I'm just having fun with imaginary scenarios cause nothing beats a good upset and some totally bonkers boxoffice run.

[dxmatrixdt]

i hope Bye Bye Man gets some spillover business because of Split so it can pass 4M for the weekend....

[WrathOfHan]

@EmpireCity how is Split looking tonight?

[Daxtreme]

There is a difference though between BATB doing well, which it may very well be, and unseating Episode VIII for yearly #1  

 

not the same ballpark

 

[Eevin]

43 minutes ago, DAJK said:

Also maybe it's just me but does hype for Lego batman seem slightly muted in the past few weeks/month? Not like there's a big kids film coming out between now and it. Feels like there should be more here.

 

Im thinking now 50/170

I think it'll still pass $200m, but yes, hype seems to have died down a bit recently. Doesn't feel like a $250m+ grosser like many here are saying. 

[miketheavenger]

I'm also in the camp that thinks BatB is being overpredicted. At the moment I'm seeing 350-380m, which would still be massive.

 

Edit: Same with LEGO Batman. IMO that one will be lucky if it matches LEGO Movie's total.

Edited January 21, 2017 by miketheavenger

[TLK]

8 minutes ago, miketheavenger said:

I'm also in the camp that thinks BatB is being overpredicted. At the moment I'm seeing 350-380m, which would still be massive.

 

Edit: Same with LEGO Batman. IMO that one will be lucky if it matches LEGO Movie's total.

 

$350 million is where I am at also but if it gets raves then all bets are off.

[junkshop36]

I think BATB is hitting 400m

 

EP8 isn't doing less than 800m. Not with Luke taking s prominent role and seeing Fisher playing Leia for the last time. 

 

 

Awesome for split! 

[elcaballero]

I literally just bought the last ticket to the 9:40 showing of Split at my theater. A group of 6 behind me had to be turned away.

[dxmatrixdt]

just on a hunch, I am putting 40M as the temporary Split weekend estimate number for the derby excel sheet

[filmlover]

Saw Split tonight and it was sold out along with the show after (this theater foolishly booked it on only 1 screen and not even in one of the biggest houses either). Mid-teens sounds right for today.

[Sal]

Unless the ending twist is that the main character is not mentally ill, I have no interest in seeing Split.  My family (and several friends) have problems with mental illness and I'm sick of movies playing on negative stigmas.  Mentally ill folks have enough negative shit to deal with without being portrayed as villains.  Especially when statistically speaking, we're more likely to be attacked by neurotypicals than vice versa.

[EmpireCity]

4 minutes ago, Sal said:

Unless the ending twist is that the main character is not mentally ill, I have no interest in seeing Split.  My family (and several friends) have problems with mental illness and I'm sick of movies playing on negative stigmas.  Mentally ill folks have enough negative shit to deal with without being portrayed as villains.  Especially when statistically speaking, we're more likely to be attacked by neurotypicals than vice versa.

 

If they start worrying about every condition out there, you won't have very many movies.  

 

Also, there is a "neruotypical" designation now?  Sheesh.....

[robertman2]

5 minutes ago, EmpireCity said:

 

If they start worrying about every condition out there, you won't have very many movies.  

 

Also, there is a "neruotypical" designation now?  Sheesh.....

Apparently it means normal