Weekend Box Office: Friday #s (DHD Pg 9) BB 6.78M, BATB 6.55M, Smurfs 4M, Going in Style 4.2M, GITS 2.1M, PR 1.6M, Kong 1.5M

[Jonwo]

1 minute ago, Barnack said:

 

Every time I read someone saying just make a good movie and people will come (will pointing success of Get Out, Hidden Figures and others success) I often think about Kudo, being a giant really good movie is not necessarily enough, even if it is the movie that bought the most tv spot around it's release.

 

Clear target audience is often needed, Kubo and The BFG kind of missed that a little bit and on a lesser extend Allied and the new Ghostbuster specially on intl markets.

 

The BFG succeeded in the UK because of the Dahl factor but also I think eOne who distributed in the UK marketed it much better than Disney, they had dream jars across London which helped promote the film as well as more traditional ads. 

 

Laika prides itself from its competitors with unconventional films and pushing the boundaries of stop motion, Aardman get similar critical acclaim but their films struggle in the US and many places as well but not for the same reasons.

[lilmac]

Beauty and the Beast needs 37% drops from here on out to get to $500m

[a2k]

I don't think POWER RANGERS can much more than ~85. 

[John Marston]

Power Rangers only at 113m worldwide. I know it has Japan and China left but those might be the only places it might do well

[johnboy3434]

9 minutes ago, a2knet said:

I don't think POWER RANGERS can much more than ~85. 

 

Yeah, right now I'm figuring a five-week total of $85.6M. If it goes for six weeks, bump that up to $86.8M.

[grim22]

15 minutes ago, a2knet said:

I don't think POWER RANGERS can much more than ~85. 

 

It won't make 100M OS without China either. While Lionsgate will profit, this is not the box office performance of a movie which will launch 5 more movies. The losses are just transferred to foreign distributors basically.

[grim22]

Going in Style domestic > Smurfs domestic? Older audience movies can get 4x legs while kiddie movies normally get 3-3.5x. Definite possibility for GiS to edge out Smurfs domestic

[Fancyarcher]

2 hours ago, Cookson said:

Nice Kong drop! Hoping for it to hit 170m. 175 would be fantastic but not sure if that's possible.

 

170m would be great for it regardless.

[grim22]

2 hours ago, Cookson said:

Nice Kong drop! Hoping for it to hit 170m. 175 would be fantastic but not sure if that's possible.

 

Can't say much but we should all wish for it to hit 175M @Tele Came Back @Spaghetti of 1000 Planets @CJohn

[Valonqar]

1 hour ago, titanic2187 said:

another advantage for TDK was, it simply it's a better film than RO and BATB, word of mouth was great! 

 

TDK was an insane cultural event which other 2 movies weren't. Boxoffice itself does not a cultural event make. Their reception and influence can't compare with TDK. It's not Nolanite fanboyism but truth. JW may have made more money but cultural event it wasn't, for example.

[a2k]

13 minutes ago, grim22 said:

 

It won't make 100M OS without China either. While Lionsgate will profit, this is not the box office performance of a movie which will launch 5 more movies. The losses are just transferred to foreign distributors basically.

Am surprised at both, it's DOM legs and small OS grosses. The reception seems more than fair (audience score is solid 77% on RT). The DOM OW was good. It's an OS friendly genre. What did they do wrong?

[chrisman0606]

15 minutes ago, grim22 said:

 

It won't make 100M OS without China either. While Lionsgate will profit, this is not the box office performance of a movie which will launch 5 more movies. The losses are just transferred to foreign distributors basically.

I think it was silly for them to announce them before the results come through especially OS. Also this movie domestically despite A Cinemascore has been dropping hard weekend 2 and 3.

[Eevin]

Just now, a2knet said:

Am surprised at both, it's DOM legs and small OS grosses. The reception seems more than fair (audience score is solid 77% on RT). The DOM OW was good. It's an OS friendly genre. What did they do wrong?

The biggest detriment to Power Rangers was probably the release date. Boss Baby, Kong, and Logan are all headed to $170m+, and of course BatB doing $500m+. It just got lost amid all the other movies.

Probably a similar idea OS.

[grim22]

3 minutes ago, a2knet said:

Am surprised at both, it's DOM legs and small OS grosses. The reception seems more than fair (audience score is solid 77% on RT). The DOM OW was good. It's an OS friendly genre. What did they do wrong?

 

The brand. Power Rangers is a brand which a lot of people associate as "that thing we liked in the 90s" but without any of the attached nostalgia. It's not like the GA was clamoring for a PR movie either. It played well to its current base but no further. The release date didn't help either.

[EmpireCity]

Beauty and the Beast should be at $440m by Friday and then has Good Friday, the whole Easter weekend and many schools off on Monday as well.  It should be around $460m - $465m by next Tuesday.  I think that it still has a great chance to his $500m+

[Valonqar]

8 minutes ago, EmpireCity said:

Beauty and the Beast should be at $440m by Friday and then has Good Friday, the whole Easter weekend and many schools off on Monday as well.  It should be around $460m - $465m by next Tuesday.  I think that it still has a great chance to his $500m+

 

if it doesn't lose too many theaters and if Disney puts it in dollar theaters later, yes.

[EmpireCity]

Just now, Valonqar said:

 

if it doesn't lose too many theaters and if Disney puts it in dollar theaters later, yes.

 

It won't lose any theaters for the most part until Guardians.  Next weekend is going to be big for it as it is basically a 5 day weekend that is family oriented.  Many schools go half day on Thurday, off Friday and are off on Monday.  

[Ezen Baklattan]

22 minutes ago, grim22 said:

 

Can't say much but we should all wish for it to hit 175M @Tele Came Back @Spaghetti of 1000 Planets @CJohn

 

[Poseidon]

Remember, the only Kids-Movie in May is Wimpy Kid. 

 

[Valonqar]

4 minutes ago, EmpireCity said:

 

It won't lose any theaters for the most part until Guardians.  Next weekend is going to be big for it as it is basically a 5 day weekend that is family oriented.  Many schools go half day on Thurday, off Friday and are off on Monday.  

 

Great!