The Box Office Buzz and Tracking Thread: Electric Boogaloo

[Jamiem]

2 minutes ago, john2000 said:

as i  was 8 years old since the last one happened, how bad is this ? and how it went in general ?

Last recession was actually pretty good to movies, Avatar being the notable example.

 

This time seems like it will be different though for a couple of reasons, one is we have a deadly virus keeping people in their home and secondly there has been a proliferation of cheaper entertainment in streaming services and free to play games. 

[keysersoze123]

3 minutes ago, john2000 said:

as i  was 8 years old since the last one happened, how bad is this ? and how it went in general ?

Last one was short lived as Huge Stimulus was put in. Now that wont be a weapon anymore as we are always in a stimulated market. Quantitative Easing has been going relentlessly, Interest Rates will hit zero(or even go negative) soon and so there is nothing in Fed Reserves hand. 

 

If you want to look at bad recession look at Great Recession. Even the HUGE inflation seen in late 70's were worse than 2008-9. 

[john2000]

i see thank you both, lets hope  we can find a solution  before it comes to that

Edited March 9, 2020 by john2000

[dudalb]

11 minutes ago, john2000 said:

as i  was 8 years old since the last one happened, how bad is this ? and how it went in general ?

Just Google 
Great Recession of 2008 ...

[keysersoze123]

On 3/7/2020 at 2:37 PM, keysersoze123 said:

A Quiet Place 2 (T-12)

MTC1 - overall 1096 shows 9006/241729 158920.42 132073.90

MTC2 - overall 1092 shows 3056/193732 40452.80 29165.79

 

Its still a slow mover. But early days for this movie. 

Sold just over 1000 tickets at MTC1 and WHOOPING 337 tickets at MTC2 over past 2 days. This is gonna either under perform big time or is moved to later date. 

[filmlover]

56 minutes ago, Jamiem said:

Last recession was actually pretty good to movies, Avatar being the notable example.

 

This time seems like it will be different though for a couple of reasons, one is we have a deadly virus keeping people in their home and secondly there has been a proliferation of cheaper entertainment in streaming services and free to play games. 

The last recession was actually late 2007 through the middle of 2009 (before Avatar's release) but it was that late 2008/early 2009 period following the financial crisis where movies saw an unusually high amount of traffic. Of course, the movie landscape was vastly different compared to today.

[keysersoze123]

On 3/8/2020 at 1:02 PM, keysersoze123 said:

Bloodshot(T-4)

MTC1 - overall 356 shows 176/46734 2437.04 

MTC2 - overall 889 shows 1277/144852 17166.65

 

That MTC1 number !!!!! Lowest among all the movies I tracked. 

Bloodshot (T-3)

MTC1 - overall 466 shows 252/60381 3342.75 

MTC2 - overall 933 shows 1636/150050 21920.57

 

Definitely headed towards ridiculously low number. Definitely sub 0.5m previews and single digit OW.  

[filmlover]

Bloodshot looked like a miserable flop in waiting well before the coronavirus panic started to take over. 

[john2000]

6 minutes ago, keysersoze123 said:

Bloodshot (T-3)

MTC1 - overall 466 shows 252/60381 3342.75 

MTC2 - overall 933 shows 1636/150050 21920.57

 

Definitely headed towards ridiculously low number. Definitely sub 0.5m previews and single digit OW.  

with or without the virus this would bomb either way

[CJohn]

10 minutes ago, keysersoze123 said:

Bloodshot (T-3)

MTC1 - overall 466 shows 252/60381 3342.75 

MTC2 - overall 933 shows 1636/150050 21920.57

 

Definitely headed towards ridiculously low number. Definitely sub 0.5m previews and single digit OW.  

Lmao the coronavirus effect is real.

 

 

Hopefully A Quiet Place 2 and Mulan still get delayed.

[filmlover]

Just now, CJohn said:

Lmao the coronavirus effect is real.

Is it really much of an effect when said movie looked doomed from the beginning? The Hunt is probably destined to make little this weekend too but likely wouldn't have done very well even back when it was supposed to be released in September either.

[CJohn]

Paramount and Disney need to get smart like, right the fuck now. Pull the plug and delay A Quiet Place 2 and Mulan. Don't be SILLY.

[DAJK]

11 minutes ago, CJohn said:

Lmao the coronavirus effect is real.

 

 

Hopefully A Quiet Place 2 and Mulan still get delayed.

Not in the states. Theatre closures due to hurricanes or winter storms have bigger effects.

 

Now, what the situation will look like in 2 weeks... who knows. But saying that the reason Bloodshot is doing so poorly is because of a coronavirus is silly in itself.

[CJohn]

5 minutes ago, DAJK said:

Not in the states. Theatre closures due to hurricanes or winter storms have bigger effects.

 

Now, what the situation will look like in 2 weeks... who knows. But saying that the reason Bloodshot is doing so poorly is because of a coronavirus is silly in itself.

Bloodshot was always gonna bomb but a potential 6-7M OW?!? C'mon now.

[filmlover]

1 minute ago, CJohn said:

Bloodshot was always gonna bomb but a potential 6-7M OW?!? C'mon now.

The Last Witch Hunter opened to $10M and this looks just as lame as that movie did. Given how allergic audiences are proving to be these days towards movies that reek of garbage, a $6-7M opening seems right on target.

[DAJK]

4 minutes ago, CJohn said:

Bloodshot was always gonna bomb but a potential 6-7M OW?!? C'mon now.

never looked like anything that would break 10M anyway

[DAJK]

Honestly though, the thing with CJohn is he pops up in every single weekend thread the second a movie underperforms in the slightest like

 

Spoiler

but we love him anyway

 

[The Horror of Lucas Films]

19 minutes ago, CJohn said:

Paramount and Disney need to get smart like, right the fuck now. Pull the plug and delay A Quiet Place 2 and Mulan. Don't be SILLY.

AQP 2 has potential to be a $200m grosser, considering traking has it at $60m-$70m, and reactions seems to be even stronger than for the first one. Paramount will be really stupid if they let this go under $100m because of this Corona shit.

 

Just move it to the first week of September. This month already proved how huge it can be for Horror events. Warner can move TC3 to August like Annabelle: Creation.

[TMP]

Bloodshot doing $5m OW or lower would be a sight to behold

[Cooper Legion]

32 minutes ago, DAJK said:

Now, what the situation will look like in 2 weeks... who knows.

It’s actually not that mysterious at this point. We’ve seen the same story play out in several countries now.