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

[Barnack]

4 minutes ago, Blankments said:

 

alright

 

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So that scene is easily the best part of the film for a variety of reasons, but it cuts literally 30 seconds before when it should for maximum impact. Why do we need to see three different angles of a crash of some nobody henchman? The coolest look at it anyway is from the interior of the car right before the cut! This prevents the T-boning of the car into the river from being visceral; imagine cutting right after the car gets hit out of nowhere from the side. That would make the ending of that shot sing so much better, instead the bizarre abrupt ending of the car behind them crashing

 

This was legit the first thing I said to my friends after the movie, and although I still think the scene all around is very good, it gets me mad that it doesn't stick the landing at all IMO

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I also thought it was a very strange choice to have many angle/slow motion destroying what I doubt that scene was building and incrementing tension wise, felt a bit if you are gonna spent X on that stunt accident it is better being shown type of thing.

 

[kitik]

the long range forecast at pro.boxoffice.com shows Blade Runner at 44/115

 

I hope it can do more than that, but I'm afraid it might not even go that high because it's such a specific niche.

[kitik]

while you're waiting for some late night updates, go vote for your top 10 movies of the next 12 months:

 

http://forums.boxofficetheory.com/topic/667-box-office-theorys-most-anticipated-films/?page=311

 

Star Wars just barely edged out Thor this week. Not bad considering there hasn't been a new trailer in forever.

[Kvikk Lunsj]

What kind of weekend is Dunkirk looking at?

[MrPink]

Just now, Dexter of Suburbia said:

What kind of weekend is Dunkirk looking at?

 

Assuming 3.2 holds, probably around 10.5-11 million.

[DAJK]

Nut Job 2 did our equivalent of 4.3M at my theatre today. Decent all things considered, mostly because it's a smaller town and families are dying for kids content; even Emoji is doing pretty fucking well here.

[DAJK]

Damn that 14.5M number isn't as nice as the 16-17  especially with the 4M of previews added in. 

[a2k]

11 minutes ago, MrPink said:

 

Assuming 3.2 holds, probably around 10.5-11 million.

Which would take it to 152.8-153.3, about 4.2-4.7 behind MI5. Last weekend it was 5.3 behind, so will close the gap a little if 10.5-11 happens.

Edited August 12, 2017 by a2knet

[Dementeleus]

16 minutes ago, kitik said:

the long range forecast at pro.boxoffice.com shows Blade Runner at 44/115

 

I hope it can do more than that, but I'm afraid it might not even go that high because it's such a specific niche.

 

I have my doubts at anything over 50m for BR. 

[That One Girl]

1 minute ago, Squadron Leader Tele said:

 

I have my doubts at anything over 50m for BR. 

 

...domestic?

[a2k]

I think NUT JOB 2 looking at 8-8.5 and DT 7.5-8 (58-61% drop)

[MrPink]

I'd be really surprised if Blade Runner 2049 did anything less than say, 70m.

[Zakiyyah6]

I really have to learn to take early numbers with a grain of salt again. 14.5mil isn't bad but it ain't 17mil either. Oh well. Glass Castle did better than I thought it would. Dark Tower is another not so one week wonder that some pretended opened well for whichever reason. 

Edited August 12, 2017 by Zakiyyah6

[TwoMisfits]

1 hour ago, YourMother said:

Please don't be Jumanji. My club depends on it.

I've been warning you about that one...the trailer isn't good and didn't appeal to my kids...at all.  That's the big red flag:)...

[a2k]

I don't think BR will come below AB (which could do ~55 dom). But sounds like a fun club.

[a2k]

3 minutes ago, Zakiyyah6 said:

I really have to learn to take early numbers with a grain of salt again. 14.5mil isn't bad but it ain't 17mil either. Oh well.

Yeah going by pre-release expectations I think most were thinking 25+. Now 32-34 might sound low due to expectations of 38-40 but it's still above what most of us anticipated.

Edited August 12, 2017 by a2knet

[TwoMisfits]

1 hour ago, WrathOfHan said:

 

LEL NUT JOB  is it even doing 8M?  

 

Nah...$7M...you know, the number I predicted even knowing 4K screens...record will last years...unless Leap gets 4K screens, and then I give up...

[Zakiyyah6]

3 minutes ago, a2knet said:

Yeah going by pre-release expectations I think most were thinking 25+. Now 32-34 might sound low due to expectations of 38-40 but it's still above what most of us anticipated.

Yep. The number is good and I predicted 30.6mil...at least on twitter I did. Lol

[TwoMisfits]

41 minutes ago, MattW said:

So Annabelle did stronger in earlier shows than its doing this evening for the true Friday projection to go from 12-13 down to 10.  That's kind of interesting.

Or it just didn't turn out as expected at night...theaters could have just died when the expectation was that this would sell out (or at least mostly fill) late shows with walk ups...

[a2k]

I think in a horror-starved year post Get Out, and summer coming to an end soon, people must have flocked the midnight shows (being a horror film) in huge numbers.