WEEKEND THREAD | Weekend actuals (pg. 87 onward) - Dunkirk: 26.6M; The Emoji Movie: 24.5M; Girls Trip: 19.6M; Atomic Blonde: 18.2M; SM Homecoming: 13.2M; War For The POTA: 10.4M; Despicable Me 3: 7.4M; Valerian: 6.3M; Baby Driver: 3.9M; Wonder Woman: 3.3M

[grim22]

This is true if we completely ignore Superhero movies

 

 

Also, anytime I see the phrase 'The Numbers Don't Lie', i automatically add "and they spell disaster for you at Sacrifice" @CJohn

[YM!]

Thankfully a certain family film in September will benefit from weak family movies both reception wise and performance.

[Ethan Hunt]

I mean yeah I think it would be cool if all of The Emoji Movie's money went to Apes or Baby Driver instead. But it ain't. People are dropping their cash on the emoji movie

[Ethan Hunt]

But in my perfect world Apes and spiderman would swap domestic grosses too

[Mojoguy]

I couldn't keep a straight face while saying the phrase "one for The Emoji Movie"

Also this theater is packed. Fuck.

[Ethan Hunt]

1 minute ago, Mojoguy said:

 

You're abysmal

[YM!]

3 minutes ago, Ethan Hunt said:

But in my perfect world Apes and spiderman would swap domestic grosses too

In my perfect world, all The Lego movies would do $150M+ OW and $400M Domestically with $1B WW.

[Jonwo]

7 minutes ago, YourMother said:

Thankfully a certain family film in September will benefit from weak family movies both reception wise and performance.

Unless it's a critical dud and MLP hurts its legs 

[MCKillswitch123]

Rank*	Title	Friday7/28(Estimates)	Saturday7/29	Sunday7/30	Monday7/31
1	THE EMOJI MOVIESony / Columbia4,075	$10,050,000-- / $2,466$10,050,000 / 1	N/A	N/A	N/A
2	DUNKIRKWarner Bros.3,748	$8,000,000+54% / $2,134$82,706,220 / 8	N/A	N/A	N/A
3	ATOMIC BLONDEFocus Features3,304	$7,100,000-- / $2,149$7,100,000 / 1	N/A	N/A	N/A
4	GIRLS TRIPUniversal2,648	$6,200,000+95.3% / $2,341$51,639,220 / 8	N/A	N/A	N/A
5	SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMINGSony / Columbia3,625	$3,900,000+40.5% / $1,076$268,806,805 / 22	N/A	N/A	N/A
6	WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APESFox3,374	$2,975,000+47.5% / $882$111,287,629 / 15	N/A	N/A	N/A
7	DESPICABLE ME 3Universal3,030	$2,300,000+17.6% / $759$224,999,905 / 29	N/A	N/A	N/A
8	VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETSSTX Entertainment3,553	$1,840,000+38.6% / $518$25,666,147 / 8	N/A	N/A	N/A
9	BABY DRIVERTriStar1,961	$1,175,000+45.1% / $599$89,171,188 / 31	N/A	N/A	N/A
10	WONDER WOMANWarner Bros.1,651	$985,000+51.7% / $597$392,888,706 / 57	N/A	N/A	N/A
11	THE BIG SICKLionsgate1,589	$930,000+68.2% / $585$27,974,654 / 36	N/A	N/A	N/A
12	WISH UPONBroad Green Pictures907	$304,164+19.3% / $335$12,285,730 / 15	N/A	N/A	N/A
-	CARS 3Buena Vista861	$271,000-15.1% / $315$145,699,093 / 43	N/A	N/A	N/A
-	TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHTParamount538	$155,000+22.6% / $288$128,389,479 / 38	N/A	N/A	N/A
-	DETROITAnnapurna Pictures20	$132,176-- / $6,609$132,176 / 1	N/A	N/A	N/A
-	CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS: THE FIRST EPIC MOVIEFox267	$95,000+45.9% / $356$72,253,606 / 57	N/A	N/A	N/A
-	GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2Buena Vista231	$85,000+64.7% / $368$387,572,407 / 85	N/A	N/A	N/A
-	MUBARAKANSony / Columbia128	$85,000-- / $664$85,000 / 1	N/A	N/A	N/A
-	PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALESBuena Vista210	$66,000+73.4% / $314$170,858,161 / 64	N/A	N/A	N/A
-	AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: TRUTH TO POWERParamount Vantage4	$61,000-- / $15,250$61,000 / 1	N/A	N/A	N/A
-	47 METERS DOWNEntertainment Studios240	$60,000+20.2% / $250$42,570,309 / 43	N/A	N/A	N/A
-	ALL EYEZ ON MELionsgate/Summit94	$13,400+256% / $143$44,855,787 / 43	N/A	N/A	N/A

 

Sorry for the epiplectic thread title btw, in case you noticed.

[a2k]

Emoji doing 25+ in the ow despite the lashback shows that the concept had potential and Sony flubbed it (as far as franchise potential goes).

[Ethan Hunt]

The point is we don't live in anyone's perfect world (unless you're religious then maybe you think we do?) And if The Emoji Movie making 20 some odd million dollars on opening weekend is the biggest thing you've got to bitch about...

[Jake Gittes]

10 minutes ago, grim22 said:

 

 

 

Will reason #6 SHOCK me?

[babz06]

7 minutes ago, Ethan Hunt said:

I mean yeah I think it would be cool if all of The Emoji Movie's money went to Apes or Baby Driver instead. But it ain't. People are dropping their cash on the emoji movie

Emoji is a movie for families. Is it hard for y'all to understand? They've probably already watched DM3 and WW or SMH. It's the only thing that's new out there so of course it'll make a pretty penny regardless of critics reviews. The complaining in here is annoying. 

[Cochofles]

IndieWire: "Franchises have failed, while original stories have owned the summer box office."

 

 

Right, that's why the three top-grossing films (WW, GOTGv2, and SM:H) of the summer are part of huge cinematic franchises. 

 

 

[a2k]

POTC5 will beon 171+ (0.2+ weekend) by the weekend and should end it's run with ~171.5 (2.72x).

[Zakiyyah6]

"IT" is going to rule September. 

[Ethan Hunt]

1 minute ago, babz06 said:

Emoji is a movie for families. Is it hard for y'all to understand? They've probably already watched DM3 and WW or SMH. It's the only thing that's new out there so of course it'll make a pretty penny regardless of critics reviews. The complaining in here is annoying. 

Why did you quote me LMAO. I'm all for it making this money (even of I won't ever see it) 

[Eevin]

15 minutes ago, YourMother said:

Thankfully a certain family film in September will benefit from weak family movies both reception wise and performance.

Pretty sure IT and Kingsman aren't family movies lol

 

[YM!]

I am actually okay with Emoji making money. Remember animators have families too. Hopefully SPA makes better movies though.

[Ethan Hunt]

3 minutes ago, Cochofles said:

IndieWire: "Franchises have failed, while original stories have owned the summer box office."

 

 

Right, that's why the three top-grossing films (WW, GOTGv2, and SM:H) of the summer are part of huge cinematic franchises. 

 

 

However inaccurate this may be I'm cool with this narrative if it means we get more original movies