WEEKEND THREAD | ANNABELLE 2 - $35m; DUNKIRK - $11.4m; NUT JOB 2 - $8.9m; BABY DRIVER Crosses $100m!!!

[CJohn]

http://variety.com/2017/film/box-office/box-office-annabelle-creation-nabs-4-million-in-thursday-pre-shows-1202523758/

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Hollywood is pinning its hopes on a demon-possessed doll as it looks to shake off the late-summer doldrums. “Annabelle: Creation,” the latest installment in the “Conjuring” cinematic universe, opened to $4 million in Thursday pre-shows.

The Conjuring 2 did 3.4M in June of last year. Lights Out did 1.8M in July of last year.

[CJohn]

David F. Sandberg da gawd saving the Annabelle spin-off franchise for WB.

[Zakiyyah6]

So it will do 30 something million. WB has to be happy.

[Ethan Hunt]

That's a good as hell number

[WrathOfHan]

[Mockingjay Raphael]

HOLY FUCK

 

THATS HUGE

 

REALLY HUGE

[Zakiyyah6]

If IT has decent reviews like Annabelle it is going to be massive. The opening still will be huge regardless of reviews but it will need not bad reviews to have a decent run.

[filmlover]

This is a bigly number.

[TwoMisfits]

Trying to sneak into the summer 15 at the last minute...could do it in just 4 weekends...

[redfirebird2008]

$40m weekend?

[Alli]

That's awesome

[WrathOfHan]

Miranda Otto. Her power.

 

@fishstick

[Mockingjay Raphael]

Same multiple of Don't Breathe would bring $52m (not happening).

 

Same as TC2 would bring $47m.

 

I can't see less than $40m for this. 

Edited August 11, 2017 by Mockingjay Raphael

[YM!]

$40M OW is possible.

[WrathOfHan]

Audience scores:

 

Good Time: 88%

Ingrid Goes West: 81%

Annabelle: 79%

Glass Castle: 73%

Nut Job: 60%

[Scubasteve716]

Wonder how much the IT preview came into play

[Mockingjay Raphael]

This is also exploding OS:

 

Numbers are looking very, very promising so far:

 Flat in Italy

+100% over TC1/A1 in Indonesia/France

+100% over TC1/TC2/A1 in SK

Strong OD in Australia 

 

At this pace, I can't see this missing $150m OS, and it has a real shot at $200m, which would be a massive result considering the reputation of the first movie and the ER.  

[YM!]

I know Disney is the kingpin of franchises and cinematic universes, but WB plays a strong second fiddle and can yank the spot:

For the big hitters, they have DCEU, MonsterVerse, Potter, and potentially Bond

For the low budget but big hits they have both The Conjuring Universe and The Legoverse.

[YM!]

I think IT is going to be big, maybe not the $100M+ Panda is thinking but I can easily see a $65M-$90M OW.

[CJohn]

And they already have three of these in the pipeline... The Nun, The Crooked Man and The Conjuring 3.