THE THREAD OF THE FURIOUS: Friday #s (DHD, Pg 36) F8 45.5M, BB 6.6M, BATB 5.3M, Smurfs 2.9M, GIS 2.1M

[Mojoguy]

The problem with Fast 8 getting an OW similar to F6 ($97m OW) is that movie opened in late May and had summer weekdays to help it, F8 won't. F8 would end up making less no matter what.

I would consider a 100m OW to be disappointing.

[DAJK]

F8 - 100/230

F9 - 80/200

F10 - 75/180 (if they go to space 150/500)

[PPZVGOS]

11 minutes ago, Mojoguy said:

The problem with Fast 8 getting an OW similar to F6 ($97m OW) is that movie opened in late May and had summer weekdays to help it, F8 won't. F8 would end up making less no matter what.

I would consider a 100m OW to be disappointing.

 

 

And you would be 100% correct. 

[John Marston]

15 minutes ago, Mojoguy said:

The problem with Fast 8 getting an OW similar to F6 ($97m OW) is that movie opened in late May and had summer weekdays to help it, F8 won't. F8 would end up making less no matter what.

I would consider a 100m OW to be disappointing.

 

 

Fast 6 also opened on Memorial Day with inflated Sunday 

[Ryan Reynolds]

Ouch for Fast 8, clearly they need to mix-up the formula a bit

[junkshop36]

1 hour ago, JonathanLB said:

I got a ton of trailers in IMAX, 22 minutes worth, and they were like better versions of trailers for these movies I've already seen. Spider-Man was a new one, same with Apes, same with Transformers. They all looked better than their god-awful first trailers, so the marketing departments must have been listening I guess. It's preaching to the choir for me, though, I see all of these movies so they don't have to convince me. Just the release date on a calendar is good enough. The Hitman's Bodyguard was a great trailer but it was less great in its horrid PG-13 version. I saw it when I got home R-rated and it was 10x funnier for sure. 

 

Are people actually enjoying this Thor 3 trailer? Yikes, I thought it was pretty awful. I have enjoyed every single Marvel movie to date, no exceptions, I like them all and love most. But my immediate thought was, uh oh, I hope this isn't the first bad Marvel movie. I am already not much of a Thor fan, though I thought Thor 2 was better than the first, which to me is the worst Marvel movie easily. It was still good, and I do enjoy it, but it was solidly a B for me, whereas Thor 2 was more like B+ to A- level. I just thought the trailer seemed overly campy for Thor 3 and simply not good. Like some low budget sci-fi cheese from the 80s. I don't know, the vibe was all wrong. I cannot see that being the huge hit some people think it will be.

 

 

Yes, very much so lol

[kayumanggi]

Had they decided to focus on "racing" the franchise wouldn't have exploded worldwide. But then again, the recent films have looked almost the same. It definitely peaked with FURIOUS VII.

[Arlborn]

1 hour ago, JonathanLB said:

I got a ton of trailers in IMAX, 22 minutes worth, and they were like better versions of trailers for these movies I've already seen. Spider-Man was a new one, same with Apes, same with Transformers. They all looked better than their god-awful first trailers, so the marketing departments must have been listening I guess. It's preaching to the choir for me, though, I see all of these movies so they don't have to convince me. Just the release date on a calendar is good enough. The Hitman's Bodyguard was a great trailer but it was less great in its horrid PG-13 version. I saw it when I got home R-rated and it was 10x funnier for sure. 

 

Are people actually enjoying this Thor 3 trailer? Yikes, I thought it was pretty awful. I have enjoyed every single Marvel movie to date, no exceptions, I like them all and love most. But my immediate thought was, uh oh, I hope this isn't the first bad Marvel movie. I am already not much of a Thor fan, though I thought Thor 2 was better than the first, which to me is the worst Marvel movie easily. It was still good, and I do enjoy it, but it was solidly a B for me, whereas Thor 2 was more like B+ to A- level. I just thought the trailer seemed overly campy for Thor 3 and simply not good. Like some low budget sci-fi cheese from the 80s. I don't know, the vibe was all wrong. I cannot see that being the huge hit some people think it will be.

 

24 minutes ago, junkshop36 said:

 

 

Yes, very much so lol

 

To be fair to him I've heard from some other people as well that they find the humor a bit too dorky/goofy and not what Thor should be about.

 

I disagree but it's a valid opinion.

 

Edited April 15, 2017 by Arlborn
Making it prettier.

[eXtacy]

1 hour ago, a2knet said:

 

 

 

 

I could not figure this one out

[Travod]

Furious 7 was a weird storm of popularity and the death effect, no way F8 was going to top it.

[junkshop36]

7 minutes ago, Arlborn said:

 

To be fair to him I've heard from some other people as well that they find the humor a bit too dorky/goofy/not what Thor should be about.

 

I disagree but it's a valid opinion.

 

 

Oh certainly, but the majority of the reactions have been positive. 

[a2k]

16 minutes ago, eXtacy said:

 

I could not figure this one out

Deadline Sucks Balls 

[eXtacy]

1 minute ago, a2knet said:

Deadline Sucks Balls 

 

Lol, I never would of got that.

[POTUS 2020]

http://deadline.com/2017/04/the-fate-of-the-furious-weekend-box-office-opening-vin-diesel-dwayne-johnson-1202069983/

 

4th update, Friday writethru 11:16PM: The box office gas needle forUniversal’s The Fate of the Furious is currently staying steady with what we saw on Friday at 12 noon: $45.5M for today and $100.1M for the weekend at 4,310 theaters, the widest pre-summer release ever.

 

1.) The Fate of the Furious (UNI), 4,310 theaters / $45.5M Fri. (includes $10.4M previews) /3-day cume: $100.1M /Wk 1

2.) The Boss Baby (20thCentury Fox/DWA), 3,743 theaters (-86)  / $6.6M Fri. (-5%) / 3-day cume: $16.4m (-38%)/ Total: $117.1M/Wk 3

3.) Beauty and the Beast (DIS), 3,592 theaters (-377)  / $5.3M Fri. (-22%)   / 3-day cume: $13.8M (-42%) / Total cume: $454.8M/ Wk 5

4.) Smurfs: The Lost Village (Sony), 3,610 theaters / $2.9M Fri. (-29%) /3-day cume: $7.4M (-44%)/Total: $25.6M/Wk 2

5.) Going in Style (WB/VR), 3,076 theaters (+15) / $2.1M Fri. (-49% )/3-day cume: $6.9M  (-43%)/Total: $23.9M/Wk 2

6.) Saban’s Power Rangers (LGF), 2,171 theaters  (-807) / $1M Fri. (-36%)/ 3-day cume: $3.2M (-48%) / Total cume: $80.9M / Wk 4

7/8) Gifted (FSL), 1146 theaters (+1090) / $1M Fri. (+600%)/3-day cume: $3M(+586%)/Total: $4.4M/Wk 2

The Case for Christ (Pureflix), 1,386 theaters (+212) / $1M Fri. (-35%)/3-day cume: $3M(-23%) /Total:$8.7M/Wk 2

9.) Kong: Skull Island (20th/Legendary), 2,018 theaters (-735) / $871K Fri.(-43%) 3-day cume: $2.5M (-55%)/ Total cume: $161.1M / Wk 6

10.) Ghost in the Shell (PAR/DWA/REL), 2,135  theaters (-1305) / $786K Fri. (-63%) / 3-day cume: $2.3M  (-68%)/Total: $37M/Wk 3

NOTABLES:

Manje Bistre  (WHP), 65 theaters / $200K Fri./$9k PTA/3-day cume: $585k/Wk 1

Colossal (NEON), 100 theaters (+96) / $141k Fri.(+212%)/$K screen average/ 3-day cume: $408K (+239%)/$4k PTA/Total: $528K/Wk 2

Their Finest (STX/Europa), 52 theaters (+48) / $110k Fri.(+470%)/$6,3k screen average/ 3-day cume: $328k (+330%) /Total: $442K/Wk 2 

Tommy’s Honour (RSA), 160 theaters / $63K Fri./3-day cume: $165k/Wk 1

The Lost City of Z (BST/AMZ), 4 theaters / $29K Fri./$20,8k PTA/3-day cume: $83k/Wk 1

Norman  (SPC), 5 theaters / $23K Fri./$12,5k PTA/3-day cume: $63k/Wk 1

Maudie  (SPC), 3 theaters / $20K Fri./$18,9k PTA/3-day cume: $57k/Wk 1

Edited April 15, 2017 by POTUS

[John Marston]

1.) The Fate of the Furious (UNI), 4,310 theaters / $45.5M Fri. (includes $10.4M previews) /3-day cume: $100.1M /Wk 1

2.) The Boss Baby (20thCentury Fox/DWA), 3,743 theaters (-86)  / $6.6M Fri. (-5%) / 3-day cume: $16.4m (-38%)/ Total: $117.1M/Wk 3

3.) Beauty and the Beast (DIS), 3,592 theaters (-377)  / $5.3M Fri. (-22%)   / 3-day cume: $13.8M (-42%) / Total cume: $454.8M/ Wk 5

4.) Smurfs: The Lost Village (Sony), 3,610 theaters / $2.9M Fri. (-29%) /3-day cume: $7.4M (-44%)/Total: $25.6M/Wk 2

5.) Going in Style (WB/VR), 3,076 theaters (+15) / $2.1M Fri. (-49% )/3-day cume: $6.9M  (-43%)/Total: $23.9M/Wk 2

6.) Saban’s Power Rangers (LGF), 2,171 theaters  (-807) / $1M Fri. (-36%)/ 3-day cume: $3.2M (-48%) / Total cume: $80.9M / Wk 4

7/8) Gifted (FSL), 1146 theaters (+1090) / $1M Fri. (+600%)/3-day cume: $3M (+586%)/Total: $4.4M/Wk 2

The Case for Christ (Pureflix), 1,386 theaters (+212) / $1M Fri. (-35%)/3-day cume: $3M(-23%) /Total:$8.7M/Wk 2

9.) Kong: Skull Island (20th/Legendary), 2,018 theaters (-735) / $871K Fri.(-43%) 3-day cume: $2.5M (-55%)/ Total cume: $161.1M / Wk 6

10.) Ghost in the Shell (PAR/DWA/REL), 2,135  theaters (-1305) / $786K Fri. (-63%) / 3-day cume: $2.3M  (-68%)/Total: $37M/Wk 3

NOTABLES:

Manje Bistre  (WHP), 65 theaters / $200K Fri./$9k PTA/3-day cume: $585k/Wk 1

Colossal (NEON), 100 theaters (+96) / $141k Fri.(+212%)/$K screen average/ 3-day cume: $408K (+239%)/$4k PTA/Total: $528K/Wk 2

Their Finest (STX/Europa), 52 theaters (+48) / $110k Fri.(+470%)/$6,3k screen average/ 3-day cume: $328k (+330%) /Total: $442K/Wk 2 

Tommy’s Honour (RSA), 160 theaters / $63K Fri./3-day cume: $165k/Wk 1

The Lost City of Z  (BST/AMZ), 4 theaters / $29K Fri./$20,8k PTA/3-day cume: $83k/Wk 1

Norman  (SPC), 5 theaters / $23K Fri./$12,5k PTA/3-day cume: $63k/Wk 1

[a2k]

Deadline sticking to 45.5

http://deadline.com/2017/04/the-fate-of-the-furious-weekend-box-office-opening-vin-diesel-dwayne-johnson-1202069983/

 

Quote

4th update, Friday writethru 11:16PM: The box office gas needle for Universal’s The Fate of the Furious is currently staying steady with what we saw on Friday at 12 noon: $45.5M for today and $100.1M for the weekend at 4,310 theaters, the widest pre-summer release ever.

 

[The Dark Rock]

I don't see that much of a problem with $100m opening or so for a Fast & Furious movie. Unless people expected it to break opening records. F7 obviously had Paul Walker emotional effect into play.

[MrFanaticGuy34]

4 minutes ago, John Marston said:

1.) The Fate of the Furious (UNI), 4,310 theaters / $45.5M Fri. (includes $10.4M previews) /3-day cume: $100.1M /Wk 1

2.) The Boss Baby (20thCentury Fox/DWA), 3,743 theaters (-86)  / $6.6M Fri. (-5%) / 3-day cume: $16.4m (-38%)/ Total: $117.1M/Wk 3

3.) Beauty and the Beast (DIS), 3,592 theaters (-377)  / $5.3M Fri. (-22%)   / 3-day cume: $13.8M (-42%) / Total cume: $454.8M/ Wk 5

4.) Smurfs: The Lost Village (Sony), 3,610 theaters / $2.9M Fri. (-29%) /3-day cume: $7.4M (-44%)/Total: $25.6M/Wk 2

5.) Going in Style (WB/VR), 3,076 theaters (+15) / $2.1M Fri. (-49% )/3-day cume: $6.9M  (-43%)/Total: $23.9M/Wk 2

6.) Saban’s Power Rangers (LGF), 2,171 theaters  (-807) / $1M Fri. (-36%)/ 3-day cume: $3.2M (-48%) / Total cume: $80.9M / Wk 4

7/8) Gifted (FSL), 1146 theaters (+1090) / $1M Fri. (+600%)/3-day cume: $3M (+586%)/Total: $4.4M/Wk 2

The Case for Christ (Pureflix), 1,386 theaters (+212) / $1M Fri. (-35%)/3-day cume: $3M(-23%) /Total:$8.7M/Wk 2

9.) Kong: Skull Island (20th/Legendary), 2,018 theaters (-735) / $871K Fri.(-43%) 3-day cume: $2.5M (-55%)/ Total cume: $161.1M / Wk 6

10.) Ghost in the Shell (PAR/DWA/REL), 2,135  theaters (-1305) / $786K Fri. (-63%) / 3-day cume: $2.3M  (-68%)/Total: $37M/Wk 3

NOTABLES:

Manje Bistre  (WHP), 65 theaters / $200K Fri./$9k PTA/3-day cume: $585k/Wk 1

Colossal (NEON), 100 theaters (+96) / $141k Fri.(+212%)/$K screen average/ 3-day cume: $408K (+239%)/$4k PTA/Total: $528K/Wk 2

Their Finest (STX/Europa), 52 theaters (+48) / $110k Fri.(+470%)/$6,3k screen average/ 3-day cume: $328k (+330%) /Total: $442K/Wk 2 

Tommy’s Honour (RSA), 160 theaters / $63K Fri./3-day cume: $165k/Wk 1

The Lost City of Z  (BST/AMZ), 4 theaters / $29K Fri./$20,8k PTA/3-day cume: $83k/Wk 1

Norman  (SPC), 5 theaters / $23K Fri./$12,5k PTA/3-day cume: $63k/Wk 1

I think the top 3 might be underestimated. The weekends could be higher.

[Arlborn]

I still see it being closer to 105M than 100M with that Friday but we'll see.

 

That Ghost in The Shell drop would be pretty brutal by the way.

[keysersoze123]

Multi for family movies will be low. Zootopia only had around 2.6x. So BB and BATB multis make sense.