The Box Office Buzz and Tracking Thread: Electric Boogaloo

[keysersoze123]

18 hours ago, keysersoze123 said:

The Hunt (T-3)

MTC1 - overall 350 shows 1656/44576 21676.52 16738.29

MTC2 - overall 510 shows 452/61340 5095.92 3518.62

 

This is doing better than Bloodshot with fewer shows though it does not look like doing that much either. 

 

 

The Hunt (T-2)

MTC1 - overall 527 shows 2620/64920 33979.52 26160.00

MTC2 - overall 578 shows 571/69058 6433.59 4451.58

 

Probably looking at 0.5m previews or less. 

[keysersoze123]

18 hours ago, keysersoze123 said:

I Still Believe (T-3)

MTC1 - overall 348 shows 2117/51372 25126.82 18830.16

MTC2 - overall 533 shows 3337/76583 36133.31 24671.04

 

I Still Believe (T-2)

MTC1 - overall 537 shows 2657/81036 32014.13 24143.02

MTC2 - overall 629 shows 3723/87692 40488.71 27663.49

 

Best of the 3 but numbs are still weak. Not sure it has enough momentum to hit 1m previews. I think COVID-19 will have a role for sure. 

[ZackM]

3 hours ago, keysersoze123 said:

Guys my number for Bloodshot MTC1 was wrong(should have guessed looking at how low it was). Here you go anyway

I'm getting numbers for MTC4 right now.  They are very low.

[ZackM]

Bloodshot - MTC4 Opening Weekend Seat Report: T-2 days
	Last Day	2 Days Ago	3 Days Ago	4 Days Ago	5 Days Ago
Shows Added	-	-	-	-	-
Seats Added	-	-	-	-	-
Seats Sold	-	-	-	-	-
	Shows w/o Reserved Seats	Shows w/ Reserved Seats	Seats Left	Total Seats	Matinee	Evening	Total Sold	EST $	Pct. Sold
D-0	118	83	10,553	10,885	-	332	332	$11,357	3.05%
D-1	174	425	105,083	105,309	34	192	226	$5,172	0.21%
D-2	249	543	129,641	129,939	111	187	298	$6,865	0.23%
D-3	229	499	119,025	119,257	76	156	232	$5,233	0.19%
Total	770	1,550	364,302	365,390	221	867	1,088	$28,627	0.30%

 

While these numbers accurately reflect what MTC4 show on their site, there are some questionable things going on at a few theaters.  I think it's safe to say that the "real" number of tickets sold is about 100 less for each day.

Edited March 11, 2020 by ZackM

[Eric Atreides]

A Quiet Place Part II Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-9 and Counting

	Sellouts	Showings	Seats Sold	Total Seats	Perct Sold
TOTALS	0	45	218	11,049	1.97%

 

Total Seats Sold Today: 15

 

Comp

0.234x of It: Chapter Two 9 days before release (2.46M)

[Eric Atreides]

Mulan Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-16 and Counting

	Sellouts	Showings	Seats Sold	Total Seats	Perct Sold
TOTALS	0	46	184	9,423	1.95%

 

Total Seats Sold Today: 0

 

Comp

1.614x of Maleficent 16 days before release (3.71M)

0.347x of Frozen II (2.95M)

 

Adjusted Comp

0.077x of Lion King (1.76M)

[Eric Atreides]

F9 Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-72 and Counting

	Sellouts	Showings	Seats Sold	Total Seats	Perct Sold
TOTALS	0	52	397	12,658	3.14%

 

Total Seats LOST Today: 1

[Porthos]

A Quiet Place Part II Greater Sacramento Area Premiere Night Seat Report: T-9 days and counting

[Includes Double Features from Wednesday]

 

	Sellouts	Showings	Seats left	Total Seats	Seats Sold	Perct Sold
TOTALS	0	74	11583	12200	617	5.06%

 

Total Showings Added Today	2
Total Seats Added Today	218
Total Seats Sold Today	93

 

T-9 Comp

	%		Sold T-9	Total Sold		Sellouts/Shows	Seats Left/Total Seats	Perct Sold		Comp
It 2	47.32		102	1304		0/142	16219/17523	7.44%		4.97m

PRE-SALE NOTE: It Chapter 2 had 36 days of pre-sales while A Quiet Place Part II has 22 days of pre-sales.

 

===

 

Wed/Thr Breakdown:

 

Wednesday Night Double Feature Seat Report: T-9 Days and counting:

	Sellouts	Showings	Seats left	Total Seats	Seats Sold	Perct Sold
TOTALS	0	7	1162	1568	406	25.89%

 

Total Seats Sold Today

71

 

Thursday Night Seat Report: T-9 Days and counting:

	Sellouts	Showings	Seats left	Total Seats	Seats Sold	Perct Sold
TOTALS	0	65	10225	10414	189	1.81%

 

Total Showings Added Today	2
Total Seats Added Today	218
Total Seats Sold Today	22

 

===

 

"Thank goodness for those Wed Double Features", is all I gotta say.  Huge spike at Century Arden for the Wed double feature (40 tickets sold) and a decent amount at a couple of others.

 

Theaters are obviously still being hella reluctant to book showings, and ticket goers aren't that eager, either.  But as long as those double feature numbers get rolled into Thr (and I'm fairly sure they will) and we get decent walkups next week, this might just get salvaged after all.

 

...

 

Or not.  Lots of time for people to not show up, after all.  But that comp against It 2 has risen every single day, if because of those double features.  Just have to see if it also translates into butts in the seats on Thr.

[dudalb]

And the Corona news gets worse each day.

You have to wonder how many people who have bought tickets will ask for refunds or just not show.

[TMP]

4 minutes ago, dudalb said:

You have to wonder how many people who have bought tickets will ask for refunds or just not show.

Paramount hopes for the latter

[DAJK]

4 minutes ago, dudalb said:

And the Corona news gets worse each day.

You have to wonder how many people who have bought tickets will ask for refunds or just not show.

I swear, I really really don't want to see a repeat of Captain Marvel last year to fit a narrative.

 

- Says movie is going to bomb.

- Movie doesn't bomb.

- People need to construct narrative that fits with their preconceptions that the movie will bomb.

- Suddenly you get a bunch of reports of "empty theatres" so studio could inflate its numbers. 

[Legion Again]

6 minutes ago, DAJK said:

I swear, I really really don't want to see a repeat of Captain Marvel last year to fit a narrative.

 

- Says movie is going to bomb.

- Movie doesn't bomb.

- People need to construct narrative that fits with their preconceptions that the movie will bomb.

- Suddenly you get a bunch of reports of "empty theatres" so studio could inflate its numbers. 

Except captain marvel was always headed for mid 100s to the well informed, whereas AQP is going to do like 40M total if it doesn’t move because official cases will have exploded into the dozens of thousands.

[filmlover]

The prospect of essentially having an empty theater to myself when I see A Quiet Place next weekend and don't have to tell anyone to hush during all the dialogue-free stretches actually seems...like too good of a scenario.

[Old Spice]

Apropos of nothing, but can I just give a shout out to whoever does the captions for these topic headings? They are consistently amusing, and even more welcome in these days of dreary box office and real world headlines.

 

Well done, good sir or madam! 👏

[DAJK]

22 minutes ago, Arendelle Legion said:

Except captain marvel was always headed for mid 100s to the well informed, whereas AQP is going to do like 40M total if it doesn’t move because official cases will have exploded into the dozens of thousands.

And I don't deny that that is a very real possibility. All I'm saying is a I don't want, if it opens to 60+, for people to call out conspiracy theories of empty-theatres or studio buying tickets, to fit their narrative of "no one is going to see it". The numbers should speak for themselves. If it bombs, I'll concede that it should have moved. If it is a big hit, the people saying "Paramount hates money" should also concede that it was fine where it was. 

[Legion Again]

2 minutes ago, DAJK said:

And I don't deny that that is a very real possibility. All I'm saying is a I don't want, if it opens to 60+, for people to call out conspiracy theories of empty-theatres or studio buying tickets, to fit their narrative of "no one is going to see it". The numbers should speak for themselves. If it bombs, I'll concede that it should have moved. If it is a big hit, the people saying "Paramount hates money" should also concede that it was fine where it was. 

Sure, but pretending that both are possible is pretty insane at this point.   
 

Wondering whether AQP can open well is like wondering if there was a good box office in Italy last weekend.

[lorddemaxus]

1 minute ago, DAJK said:

for people to call out conspiracy theories of empty-theatres or studio buying tickets, to fit their narrative of "no one is going to see it".

You do realise that 99% of these conspiracy theories came from the "go woke, go broke" crowd right? Unless AQP2 is targeted by them (which I doubt will happen), we won't be getting those kinds of conspiracy theories.

[DAJK]

2 minutes ago, Arendelle Legion said:

Sure, but pretending that both are possible is pretty insane at this point.   
 

Wondering whether AQP can open well is like wondering if there was a good box office in Italy last weekend.

No, it's not the same at all. Because the United States/Canada aren't on nationwide lockdown unlike Italy. Plus, Quiet Place hasn't opened yet, whereas Italy's box office last weekend HAS happened. It isn't the same thing at all. 

[DAJK]

3 minutes ago, lorddemaxus said:

You do realise that 99% of these conspiracy theories came from the "go woke, go broke" crowd right? Unless AQP2 is targeted by them (which I doubt will happen), we won't be getting those kinds of conspiracy theories.

I mean yea, the Captain Marvel one was. But to assume that only one particular group of people is capable to disseminating conspiracy theories is ridiculous. I'm not saying it will happen, but the comment I quoted above seemed to be a dangerous precursor to that (it isn't a bad post in and of itself, but if people take it the wrong way it can lead down a bad path). 

[Legion Again]

2 minutes ago, DAJK said:

No, it's not the same at all. Because the United States/Canada aren't on nationwide lockdown unlike Italy. Plus, Quiet Place hasn't opened yet, whereas Italy's box office last weekend HAS happened. It isn't the same thing at all. 

It is basically the same. 14 day difference between the weekends in question. US is less than 14 days behind Italy, with a worse response. The fact that people can’t put 2 and 2 together is increasingly depressing me.

Edited March 11, 2020 by Arendelle Legion