The Box Office Buzz and Tracking Thread: Electric Boogaloo

[aabattery]

The fact that a 210M OW could be seen as disappointing is pretty funny.

[WrathOfHan]

Just now, ReyReyBattery said:

The fact that a 210M OW could be seen as disappointing is pretty funny.

Anything less than 293M is bad tbh

[Porthos]

4 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said:

90% of TFA's OW is 223.2M. Dunno, there's a somewhat decent chance of barely 210M happening  

I've lived long enough to see the following phrase "there's a somewhat decent chance of barely 210M happening" be accomplied with a  smiley.

 

That's... That's kinda crazy. 

 

 

[Deep Wang]

33 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said:

Tbh running 10% behind TFA has me a bit worried this will barely cross 210M this weekend. Reserved seating has increased tenfold.

That sounds a lot like a number you just made up. 

[Dementeleus]

34 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said:

Tbh running 10% behind TFA has me a bit worried this will barely cross 210M this weekend. Reserved seating has increased tenfold.

 

Reserve seating isn’t the same as advanced sales tho. 

[WrathOfHan]

Just now, Lor San Tele said:

 

Reserve seating isn’t the same as advanced sales tho. 

Reserved seating does lead to more advance sales tho  

[The Fast and the Furiosa]

4 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said:

Reserved seating does lead to more advance sales tho  

I mean, sure they do, but Star Wars was a presale monster 2 years ago. It’s just the rest of the films that are catching up.

 

Lets put it this way, the 3:30 AM showings haven’t been put out yet, but considering I’m looking at 734/736 so far for Thursday, that’s gonna change 

Edited December 12, 2017 by The Fast and the Furiosa

[Biggestgeekever]

TFA so thoroughly obliterated presale records I wouldn't tie conventional wisdom about presales to it. It made $100 million from presales a few days before release, it was playing at a different level than anything else.

 

Even outside of TFA, Star Wars is a different beast: I have recollections of Revenge of the Sith being the highest Fandango pre-seller for years, I think until either Half Blood Prince or New Moon.

[Barnack]

1 minute ago, Biggestgeekever said:

TFA so thoroughly obliterated presale records I wouldn't tie conventional wisdom about presales to it. It made $100 million from presales a few days before release, it was playing at a different level than anything else.

 

I think one difference between the 2, there was some weird fear of not being able to watch TFA if you would not pre-buy well in advance your tickets, even talk of Disney needing to talk to people that they can still go buy ticket without problem that weekend. And didn't they play the movie 24 hours unstop in some place ?

 

That will not happen this time people realized you cannot really come close to max out a weekend now a day with that many screens.

[grey ghost]

1 hour ago, Lor San Tele said:

I can neither confirm nor deny specifics.

C'mon Tele, what's Deep Wang's social security number.

[Porthos]

3 minutes ago, grey ghost said:

C'mon Tele, what's Deep Wang's social security number.

 

 

[Dementeleus]

14 minutes ago, grey ghost said:

C'mon Tele, what's Deep Wang's social security number.

 

247-96-6675

 

[grey ghost]

13 minutes ago, Lor San Tele said:

 

247-96-6675

 

Spoiler

 

[Deep Wang]

35 minutes ago, Porthos said:

 

 

 

 

[JB33]

Nobody here is suggesting $210M would be disappointing. 

[Poseidon]

The first Sunday was the day the general audiences took over the and created a massive 2nd hype wave for TFA. The question is, if TLJ can do this, too. Otherwise, I don't believe, that being behind 10% in presales results in being 10% behind on OW. 

 

 

Also, keep in mind, that TFA opened closer to Christmas, what boosted its Sunday.

Edited December 12, 2017 by Poseidon

[The Fast and the Furiosa]

11 minutes ago, Poseidon said:

The first Sunday was the day the general audiences took over the and created a massive 2nd hype wave for TFA. The question is, if TLJ can do this, too. Otherwise, I don't believe, that being behind 10% in presales results in being 10% behind on OW. 

 

 

Also, keep in mind, that TFA opened closer to Christmas, what boosted its Sunday.

However, at the same time, presales also went towards Christmas Day, which I believe was the 3rd highest presale day ticket wise at the time for TFA. Currently for TLJ, I cannot purchase tickets for that far away

[aabattery]

16 minutes ago, JB33 said:

Nobody here is suggesting $210M would be disappointing. 

 

I mean, @WrathOfHan kinda was 

[Poseidon]

3 minutes ago, The Fast and the Furiosa said:

However, at the same time, presales also went towards Christmas Day, which I believe was the 3rd highest presale day ticket wise at the time for TFA. Currently for TLJ, I cannot purchase tickets for that far away

As far as I can see, the theater chain, that supposedly delivers Deep Wangs updates, has sales open over christmas. 

[FlashMaster659]

3 minutes ago, The Fast and the Furiosa said:

However, at the same time, presales also went towards Christmas Day, which I believe was the 3rd highest presale day ticket wise at the time for TFA. Currently for TLJ, I cannot purchase tickets for that far away

Yeah, pre-sales are probably a bit more concentrated toward OW for TLJ than they were for TFA.