Weekend Estimates: Lego Batman 55.6M, 50 Shades 46.7M, John Wick 2 30M

[That One Girl]

Honestly @Telemachos, you're like the greatest guy on here but you really need to stop with the cynicism for all the animated/kids-targeted films.  I still remember when the record-shattering Finding Dory Thursday numbers came out and you were trying to downplay the hell out of its performance .

[That One Girl]

3 minutes ago, franfar said:

I still think you're overstating the appeal based solely off Batman, and forgetting that spin-offs usually don't do as well.

 

It wasn't unreasonable to expect.  Every single major Batman movie adjusts to over 200M.  Hell, even Batman and Robin adjusts to that, and an 80M OW.  Making it animated makes it different how?  Lego Movie just made the crossover appeal between geeks and families even greater.  Everything about the move seemed poised to break out, but it just kind of seems to be doing decent numbers and coming & going.

[dxmatrixdt]

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Edited February 12, 2017 by Matrix4You

[AniNate]

I think Lego will have solid legs, but I can't deny it's a pretty underwhelming opening. Guess Lego is another one of those KFP or HTTYD franchises that peaks with its first offering.

[That One Girl]

The true test to Lego's staying power will be Lego Movie Sequel in 2019.  

[Dementeleus]

5 minutes ago, That One Guy said:

Honestly @Telemachos, you're like the greatest guy on here but you really need to stop with the cynicism for all the animated/kids-targeted films.  I still remember when the record-shattering Finding Dory Thursday numbers came out and you were trying to downplay the hell out of its performance .

 

I'm not trying to be cynical, I just generally think people get too optimistic with predictions and extrapolations (usually for movies they're excited about and/or love). I'm as guilty as anyone. 

 

It's usually more interesting or compelling for me to pick the Under -- often because it seems most go the other way. 

 

I'm sure I'll like LB when I see it. I also liked LEGO MOVIE. 

[That One Girl]

1 minute ago, Telemachos said:

I'm sure I'll like LB when I see it. I also liked LEGO MOVIE. 

 

This shocks me

[dxmatrixdt]

21 minutes ago, Matrix4You said:

	Friday		Saturday		Sunday		WEEKEND
LEGO Batman	$12,799,528	71.9%	$22,001,616	-31.5%	$15,071,107		$52,072,251
Fifty Shades	$15,778,630	-4.9%	$15,003,240	-45.0%	$8,251,782		$44,753,652
John Wick	$8,800,451	13.7%	$10,002,069	-35.0%	$6,501,345		$27,503,865
Split	$2,670,822	60.0%	$4,272,723	-46.8%	$2,271,087		$9,214,632
Hidden Figures	$2,154,936	73.1%	$3,731,133	-40.0%	$2,237,613		$8,123,682
Dogs Purpose	$1,739,375	100.0%	$3,478,750	-34.8%	$2,268,750		$7,486,875
La La Land	$1,329,860	72.2%	$2,290,085	-36.2%	$1,462,020		$5,081,965
Rings	$1,699,980	45.5%	$2,473,764	-52.6%	$1,172,400		$5,346,144
Lion	$1,073,611	74.3%	$1,871,800	-37.1%	$1,176,560		$4,121,971
Space Between	$468,860	81.2%	$849,464	-35.1%	$551,600		$1,869,924
Rogue One	$356,736	105.7%	$733,910	-38.0%	$455,210		$1,545,856
xXx	$365,180	85.2%	$676,172	-40.1%	$405,232		$1,446,584
Resident Evil	$344,492	72.9%	$595,583	-39.9%	$357,835		$1,297,910
Sing	$294,321	192.0%	$859,299	-38.0%	$532,440		$1,686,060
The Founder	$188,864	76.4%	$333,236	-38.7%	$204,300		$726,400
Fences	$179,784	77.5%	$319,162	-40.0%	$191,588		$690,534
Moana	$137,839	183.9%	$391,389	-32.7%	$263,231		$792,459
Monster Trucks	$124,616	200.0%	$373,848	-33.3%	$249,232		$747,696
Arrival	$120,053	74.9%	$210,025	-40.0%	$126,015		$456,093
Sleepless	$116,655	79.9%	$209,825	-44.4%	$116,655		$443,135
Passengers	$72,025	68.7%	$121,475	-48.7%	$62,350		$255,850
Jackie	$52,001	69.9%	$88,357	-35.2%	$57,216		$197,574
Gold	$41,925	67.2%	$70,090	-35.6%	$45,150		$157,165
Why Him?	$29,988	64.2%	$49,245	-48.4%	$25,431		$104,664

 

		Monday		Tuesday		Wednesday		Thursday		TOTAL
LEGO Batman	-0.835	2,486,733	165.4	6,600,485	-0.717	1,865,049	0.000	1,865,049		64.89
Fifty Shades	-0.670	2,723,088	368.3	12,752,754	-0.813	2,382,702	0.000	2,382,702		64.99
John Wick	-0.700	1,950,403	105.1	4,000,828	-0.586	1,657,843	0.000	1,657,843		36.77
Split	-0.700	681,326	150.8	1,709,089	-0.641	613,193	-0.050	582,534		115.77
Hidden Figures	-0.725	615,344	142.5	1,492,453	-0.546	676,878	0.000	676,878		135.04
Dogs Purpose	-0.825	397,031	141.0	956,656	-0.606	377,180	0.000	377,180		44.83
La La Land	-0.725	402,056	184.8	1,145,043	-0.614	442,261	0.000	442,261		128.52
Rings	-0.725	322,410	206.9	989,506	-0.715	282,109	-0.100	253,898		22.87
Lion	-0.700	352,968	112.1	748,720	-0.446	414,737	0.000	414,737		32.34
Space Between	-0.790	115,836	230.0	382,259	-0.711	110,320	-0.150	93,772		7.40
Rogue One	-0.740	118,355	148.0	293,564	-0.607	115,396	0.000	115,396		527.86
xXx	-0.700	121,570	94.7	236,660	-0.525	112,452	-0.150	95,584		43.63
Resident Evil	-0.650	125,242	137.8	297,792	-0.621	112,718	-0.100	101,446		25.80
Sing	-0.840	85,190	152.2	214,825	-0.643	76,671	0.000	76,671		265.84
The Founder	-0.670	67,419	97.7	133,294	-0.469	70,790	-0.050	67,250		11.55
Fences	-0.650	67,056	90.4	127,665	-0.475	67,056	0.000	67,056		54.24
Moana	-0.825	46,065	112.4	97,847	-0.576	41,459	0.000	41,459		243.47
Monster Trucks	-0.865	33,646	122.2	74,770	-0.573	31,964	0.000	31,964		32.50
Arrival	-0.700	37,805	122.2	84,010	-0.550	37,805	0.000	37,805		99.61
Sleepless	-0.670	38,496	118.0	83,930	-0.587	34,647	-0.100	31,182		20.26
Passengers	-0.670	20,576	136.2	48,590	-0.577	20,576	-0.050	19,547		98.12
Jackie	-0.670	18,881	87.2	35,343	-0.359	22,658	0.000	22,658		13.36
Gold	-0.650	15,803	55.2	24,532	-0.291	17,383	-0.100	15,644		7.10
Why Him?	-0.620	9,664	205.7	29,547	-0.673	9,664	-0.100	8,697		59.29

[Dementeleus]

Just now, That One Guy said:

 

This shocks me

 

 Why?

[AniNate]

Just now, That One Guy said:

The true test to Lego's staying power will be Lego Movie Sequel in 2019.  

 

Honestly, my hype for it really took a hit with the news of Mike Mitchell's involvement. I'm starting to get the sense that Warner just wants a dependable revenue stream out of the franchise.

[That One Girl]

1 minute ago, Telemachos said:

 

 Why?

 

Cause you tend to dislike good movies .

[dxmatrixdt]

^sorry that is my last one.  I am having a HELL of a time with excel.  I just want to get this right.  I basically made this entire thing to post a tracking of Why Him? and that I hope it increases big on Valentine's Day.  LOL.   feel free to write about 10 paragraphs on Why Him's performance if you feel like it.

[franfar]

3 minutes ago, That One Guy said:

 

It wasn't unreasonable to expect.  Every single major Batman movie adjusts to over 200M.  Hell, even Batman and Robin adjusts to that, and an 80M OW.  Making it animated makes it different how?  Lego Movie just made the crossover appeal between geeks and families even greater.  Everything about the move seemed poised to break out, but it just kind of seems to be doing decent numbers and coming & going.

Yes, LEGO makes it different.

 

It appeals to a very certain audience.

 

Their style of humor can be off-putting. I liked the LEGO Movie when it first came out, but there was something off about it.

 

There was no uniqueness to it compared to the original LEGO Movie. The references were for people who had already seen those films, based off comments I've read on it. 

 

It just has very limited appeal. Not hard to understand.

[That One Girl]

1 minute ago, tribefan695 said:

 

Honestly, my hype for it really took a hit with the news of Mike Mitchell's involvement. I'm starting to get the sense that Warner just wants a dependable revenue stream out of the franchise.

 

Mitchell directing it doesn't really concern me especially after seeing Trolls, which was vividly bright and colorful.  Exactly what a Lego Movie needs.  The real test of these movies for me mostly depends on their script.  And considering Lord and Miller both worked on the script and a writer from Bojack Horseman, I have no doubts about the script being good.

[grim22]

3 minutes ago, Telemachos said:

 

I'm not trying to be cynical, I just generally think people get too optimistic with predictions and extrapolations (usually for movies they're excited about and/or love). I'm as guilty as anyone.

 

 

[franfar]

Again, this OW is nothing to scoff at. But the unrealistic expectations just lead to disappointment. Better to get it out of the way now rather than later down the line.

[Dementeleus]

2 minutes ago, That One Guy said:

 

Cause you tend to dislike good movies .

 

Well, in terms of animated movies, the odds of me going by myself to one are essentially zero. (Only possibilities might be something like a Studio Ghibli import with rave reviews or an even rarer adult-oriented one like AKIRA or something). But as the parent of a small child, I know I'm going to be seeing a good amount of them sooner or later. 

[Dementeleus]

2 minutes ago, grim22 said:

 

 

 

Actually, that wasn't a passion club at all.  

[That One Girl]

1 minute ago, Telemachos said:

 

Actually, that wasn't a passion club at all.  

 

Shut up you brainwashed Michael Mann fanboy.

[filmlover]

1 minute ago, Telemachos said:

 

Well, in terms of animated movies, the odds of me going by myself to one are essentially zero. (Only possibilities might be something like a Studio Ghibli import with rave reviews or an even rarer adult-oriented one like AKIRA or something). But as the parent of a small child, I know I'm going to be seeing a good amount of them sooner or later. 

So I take it Tele Jr. is dragging you to Rock Dog, then.