The Box Office Buzz and Tracking Thread: Electric Boogaloo

[Alli]

WIT needs to make money fast. I believe it's gonna drop as the weekend unfolds and WOM spreads

[Barnack]

1 minute ago, Alli said:

WIT needs to make money fast. I believe it's gonna drop as the weekend unfolds and WOM spreads

Not sure about that, kids seem to dig the movie and they could be that movie source of word of mouth.

[Alli]

Just now, Barnack said:

Not sure about that, kids seem to dig the movie and they could be that movie source of word of mouth.

source?

[Curtis1986]

5 minutes ago, Alli said:

WIT needs to make money fast. I believe it's gonna drop as the weekend unfolds and WOM spreads

 doubtful. Even the bad reviews say kids will enjoy the hell out of this. It has enough action to keep them happy.

Edited March 9, 2018 by Curtis1986

[Alli]

Maybe it will be a Greatest showman scenario. That movie has a 89% audience score on RT.  

 

Altho, i kinda doubt it since this is based on a popular book and if the movie disrespects the book, then it's screwed

Edited March 9, 2018 by Alli

[WrathOfHan]

Just now, Alli said:

WIT needs to make money fast. I believe it's gonna drop as the weekend unfolds and WOM spreads

Yeah, something like this may happen:

 

Mar 9: 30M (7.7M weekdays, 37.7M Total)

Mar 16: 15M (3.9M weekdays, 56.6M Total)

Mar 23: 8.5M (2.2M weekdays, 67.3M Total)

Mar 30: 4M (1M weekdays, 72.3M Total)

Apr 6: 2.1M (500k weekdays, 74.9M Total)

Final Total: 78M (2.6x)

 

If Isle of Dogs is going wide on April 6, a lot of theaters are going to drop it then even if the hold on Easter weekend is solid (which I'm not predicting). It'll be in sub-800 theaters on the 13th anyways

[Porthos]

(stays faaaaaar away from AWiT WOM talk)

 

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Gotta say, I'm a little unsure why AWiT's previews start at 7pm given it's family focus. I get the strong nerd/parent nostalgia connection, but I would have thought maybe 6pm would have been a good compromise if Disney didn't want the stigma of a 5pm preview night (if there is actually such a stigma).

 

Not drawing any conclusions here.  Just think it's odd.

[Barnack]

5 minutes ago, Alli said:

source?

Anecdotal but I have seen critics saying their kids did love the movie a lot (and one of the reason they were hesitant and took their time for doing the review, seeing how well it did work with the target audience) 

[Alli]

2 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said:

Yeah, something like this may happen:

 

Mar 9: 30M (7.7M weekdays, 37.7M Total)

Mar 16: 15M (3.9M weekdays, 56.6M Total)

Mar 23: 8.5M (2.2M weekdays, 67.3M Total)

Mar 30: 4M (1M weekdays, 72.3M Total)

Apr 6: 2.1M (500k weekdays, 74.9M Total)

Final Total: 78M (2.6x)

 

If Isle of Dogs is going wide on April 6, a lot of theaters are going to drop it then even if the hold on Easter weekend is solid (which I'm not predicting). It'll be in sub-800 theaters on the 13th anyways

Do you think it will make less than Tomorrowland? This seems more accessible to kids since it's more colorful

[Alli]

1 minute ago, Barnack said:

Anecdotal but I have seen critics saying their kids did love the movie a lot (and one of the reason they were hesitant and took their time for doing the review, seeing how well it did work with the target audience) 

How did the critics' kids see the movie?lol

[aabattery]

1 minute ago, Alli said:

How did the critics' kids see the movie?lol

 

I'd imagine they used their eyeballs.

[Alli]

Just now, aabattery said:

 

I'd imagine they used their eyeballs.

      I mean since when are critics' kids invited to screenings? lmao

Edited March 9, 2018 by Alli

[Porthos]

1 minute ago, Alli said:

How did the critics' kids see the movie?lol

Some critics mentioned that they took their kids to screenings.  Makes sense for Disney to allow a plus one/two to a family film.

[Alli]

Just now, Porthos said:

Some critics mentioned that they took their kids to screenings.  Makes sense for Disney to allow a plus one/two to a family film.

ah i see. makes sense

[YLF]

6 minutes ago, Alli said:

How did the critics' kids see the movie?lol

Usually for advance screenings you can take a person, but specifically since this is a kids oriented movie disney might of encouraged bringing a kid or a younger sibling/relative with you for the advance screenings. This has happened before.

[a2k]

6 minutes ago, Porthos said:

Some critics mentioned that they took their kids to screenings.  Makes sense for Disney to allow a plus one/two to a family film.

 

[DeeCee]

Yeah, I've been to advance screenings and it's usually tickets for 2.

 

And 1 of them was a Disney film.

[Barnack]

17 minutes ago, Alli said:

How did the critics' kids see the movie?lol

Disney used inviting people to a premiere + party instead of a industry only screening tactic on this one if I remember correctly.

[TwoMisfits]

26 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said:

Yeah, something like this may happen:

 

Mar 9: 30M (7.7M weekdays, 37.7M Total)

Mar 16: 15M (3.9M weekdays, 56.6M Total)

Mar 23: 8.5M (2.2M weekdays, 67.3M Total)

Mar 30: 4M (1M weekdays, 72.3M Total)

Apr 6: 2.1M (500k weekdays, 74.9M Total)

Final Total: 78M (2.6x)

 

If Isle of Dogs is going wide on April 6, a lot of theaters are going to drop it then even if the hold on Easter weekend is solid (which I'm not predicting). It'll be in sub-800 theaters on the 13th anyways

There's no way WiT's going that low...I'll even put fake casino money on it:)...

Edited March 9, 2018 by TwoMisfits

[Morieris]

31 minutes ago, Porthos said:

(stays faaaaaar away from AWiT WOM talk)

 

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Gotta say, I'm a little unsure why AWiT's previews start at 7pm given it's family focus. I get the strong nerd/parent nostalgia connection, but I would have thought maybe 6pm would have been a good compromise if Disney didn't want the stigma of a 5pm preview night (if there is actually such a stigma).

 

Not drawing any conclusions here.  Just think it's odd.

 

Yeah, one of our WiT showings is at 9:50 tonight.

Who on earth is going to do that?