Weekend Actuals (Page 150): Apes 56.3M | SMH 44.2M | DM3 19.4M | Baby 8.7M | Big Dick 7.5M | WW 6.8M | Wish Upon 5.5M | Tomatoes losing their power

[John Marston]

DAMN THIS SUMMER TO HELL

[YM!]

It's not Tomato Law's fault, I blame Kevin for these disappointing numbers.

[JohnnyGossamer]

3 minutes ago, grim22 said:

2nd Update, Friday 12:40PM: 20th Century Fox’s War for the Planet of the Apes is looking more like its first movie Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Kong: Skull Island in regards to its box office pacing today with $18.5M-$20M, which includes the $5M made last night. Rise made $19.5M on its first day six years ago, while Kong cleared $20.1M back in March. This puts War on a path for $50M-$55M this weekend.

 

Meanwhile, Sony/Marvel’s Spider-Man: Homecoming is estimated to bring in $14M today, -72%, on its way to a $46M-$47M second place take and a 10-day of $210M. As of this minute, it’s expected to stay in second place for the weekend.

 

 

Illumination/Universal’s Despicable Me 3 will see $7.5M in its third Friday and an estimated third three-day of $21M, taking its cume by Sunday to $190M.
 

Amazon/Lionsgate’s romantic comedy The Big Sick is currently estimated at $3M today, $8.5M in its fourth weekend expansion to 2,597 theaters. Cume by Sunday is $16.9M.
 

Broad Green’s Wish Upon per industry estimates is looking at $1.5M today and $4M for the weekend.

Early estimates always go up, a least a little. I expect War to get $60M+ and Homecoming to $50M+ once Deadline overnight/tomorrow morning.

[narniadis]

And a lower mid-day # that increases would be about right for a film that skews more adult. We shall see where it ends up.

[Water Bottle]

Damn. I was betting on an increase from Dawn due to it's positive reception and the really good reviews for this one.

 

Fucking hell the one time I think the Tomato law might not be BS and it doesn't work. I blame @CJohn 100%.

[TwoMisfits]

I'm actually kinda sad I made the right call on Apes, but I thought sequel law was stronger this summer than tomato, especially when there's already 2 great tomato movies (Spidey and BD) to see for the same audience...

[titanic2187]

If even tomato law failed to secure Apes and give SMH respectable legs....then...the summer of 2017 is...

[CJohn]

Stupid dumb American audience. Fucking hell. Get drown on your funny book movies. You deserve what you are gonna get in the future. No space in the market for any other genre. Dunkirk won't even crap 40M next weekend. Mark my words.

[MrPink]

The Law had to crumble eventually and CJohn beat it so fast to the ground that Apes may end up being the victim

[Jayhawk the Hutt]

Everything clearing out for Dunkirk to break out...

[Eric is Anxious]

When the summer's only overperformers are superhero movies while everything else goes in line or below expectations. (Yes I know Baby Driver, don't @ me)

 

[That One Girl]

Just now, CJohn said:

Stupid dumb American audience. Fucking hell. Get drown on your funny book movies. You deserve what you are gonna get in the future. No space in the market for any other genre. Dunkirk won't even crap 40M next weekend. Mark my words.

 

Well...Valerian is a CBM and has an RT score over 60%  

[titanic2187]

Just now, CJohn said:

Stupid dumb American audience. Fucking hell. Get drown on your funny book movies. You deserve what you are gonna get in the future. No space in the market for any other genre. Dunkirk won't even crap 40M next weekend. Mark my words.

This is why trump was elected.....

[Jayhawk the Hutt]

1 minute ago, CJohn said:

Stupid dumb American audience. Fucking hell. Get drown on your funny book movies. You deserve what you are gonna get in the future. No space in the market for any other genre. Dunkirk won't even crap 40M next weekend. Mark my words.

Your law has failed. False prophet.

[Zakiyyah6]

Apes final estimates won't be good.

 

I wouldn't be surprised if Spidey failed to hit 14mil.

[superduperm]

That's very bad for Apes... Over 25% of its OD gross from previews?

 

Hopefully it goes up.

[John Marston]

Looks like people want to save money and the hyped superhero movies are the ones that are getting people out 

[CJohn]

1 minute ago, MrPink said:

The Law had to crumble eventually and CJohn beat it so fast to the ground that Apes may end up being the victim

You laugh now but you will cry next week when Dunkirk fails to do 35M.

1 minute ago, That One Guy said:

 

Well...Valerian is a CBM and has an RT score over 60%  

Valerian might actually not open above 10M at this point.

1 minute ago, titanic2187 said:

This is why trump was elected.....

I agree.

Just now, Jayhawk said:

Your law has failed. False prophet.

Americans wanted to prove they weren't sheeps. It is as simple as that. All they did was to prove they deserve the future they are gonna get.

[That One Girl]

Just now, John Marston said:

Looks like people want to save money and the hyped superhero movies are the ones that are getting people out 

 

It's the Trump effect.  Fucking Trump ruining summer blockbusters forever.

[JohnnyGossamer]

3 minutes ago, Water Bottle said:

Damn. I was betting on an increase from Dawn due to it's positive reception and the really good reviews for this one.

 

Fucking hell the one time I think the Tomato law might not be BS and it doesn't work. I blame @CJohn 100%.

Again, a movie marketed as aggressively sobering, dour and downright depraved does not make an easy sell in the summer blockbuster season... It's one thing if it counter programming based on a historical event as in Dunkirk. It's a whole other thing when it's movie in which apes talk. And, again, that said, evening numbers will spike and War will come in somewhere between $22.5M and $25M. It's gonna go up. Spidey will likely go up a $15M+ as well.