THE JUSTICE LEAGUE (and The Star and Wonder) WEEKEND THREAD | PREMIUM ACCOUNT SALE NOW LIVE | Weekend Actuals ~ JL 93.84M, W 27.54M, T:R 21.66M, DH2 14.43M, MOTOE 13.80M, TS 9.81M

[That One Girl]

1 minute ago, Noctis said:

Yes, because Assassin's Creed opened on a Wednesday and had an OW of a terrible $10m and finished only with $54m.

 

How does that compare to a film that supposedly is going to open over $60m?

 

 

looking at previous Friday openers before Christmas (whether or not they're good comparisons to Aquaman):

 

Why Him? - 5.48x

Road Chip - 6.01x

Sisters - 6.25x

Force Awakens - 3.78x

Annie - 5.42x

Night at the Museum 3 - 6.65x

Walking with Dinosaurs - 5.09x

Jack Reacher - 5.26x

This is 40 - 5.83x

We Bought a Zoo - 8.08x

Tron Legacy - 3.91x

Yogi Bear - 6.11x

How Do You Know - 4.04x

 

Barring TFA (which is the biggest opener of all time) and Tron Legacy, none of these films has gotten below a 4x.  History shows that Aquaman should at least get close to a 4x as long as it's good (and considering Wan is directing it, that's definitely not out of the question).

[WrathOfHan]

I keep reminding myself that Justice League is Amy Adams's only performance for 2017  On the bright side, she has Backseat and Sharp Objects next year.

 

 

[cannastop]

1 minute ago, MattW said:

It's not gonna be 3rd. 2nd or 4th. If TLJ ends up 3rd that'll be quite something.

I don't understand. What's wrong with 3rd place?

[Brainbug]

Just now, cannastop said:

I don't understand. What's wrong with 3rd place?

 

2	Jurassic World	Uni.	$208,806,270	32.0%	4,274	$48,855	$652,270,625	6/12/2015
3	Marvel's The Avengers	BV	$207,438,708	33.3%	4,349	$47,698	$623,357,910	5/4/2012

 

Highly unlikely for TLJ to fall between these two.

[Sam]

4 minutes ago, Chewy said:

 

Wan

Which means me and @MrPink is already obligated to support it regardless of end result. 

[MovieMan89]

Wan has really only proven himself in horror though. F7 was fine but nothing really amazing, there were many other factors that led to it being huge besides quality.The writer of AM also only has Gangster Squad to his credit, so not exactly highly promising. I don't see AM being something exceptional, even if it's decent. 

[dudalb]

19 minutes ago, Chewy said:

 

No idea why Disney hasnt moved it there already. Makes no sense

It's called "Mary Poppins Returns". Disney is 100% commited to that as it's big Christmas release in 2018.

[Webslinger]

Jurassic World and Avengers' opening weekends are within a nose of one another, so it seems unlikely (though not impossible) for Last Jedi to land in the narrow margin between them.

Edited November 17, 2017 by Webslinger

[That One Girl]

9 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said:

Mary Poppins: 300M

Aquaman: 180M

Mortal Engines: 160M

Bumblebee: 130M

Spider-Man: 80M

Bohemian Rhapsody: 70M

 

Emily Blunt is going to SLAY every other Christmas release  

OTOH, Lin Manuel Miranda is going to be the king of Christmas  

 

Mortal Engines - 60/247

Spider-Man - 45/175

Mary Poppins - 30/164

Bohemian Rhapsody - 25/125

 

stacked.

[Rman823]

2 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said:

I keep reminding myself that Justice League is Amy Adams's only performance for 2017  On the bright side, she has Backseat and Sharp Objects next year.

 

 

I’m so hyped for Sharp Objects. Really loved the book. 

[WrathOfHan]

Just now, Rman823 said:

I’m so hyped for Sharp Objects. Really loved the book. 

How does it compare to Gone Girl?

[Rman823]

6 minutes ago, cannastop said:

But imagine the meltdowns if The Last Jedi actually misses $200m ow.

[eddyxx]

36 minutes ago, Chewy said:

lmao was reminded of this Snyder comment

 

 

Remember when he called Ant-Man the flavor of the week....I bet WB wishes they had some of that flavor in China right now.

[DAJK]

20 minutes ago, Squadron Leader Tele said:

 

...they're one for four in terms of making "good" movies. Maybe they should boost that percentage before thinking about anything else.

True. BvS and SS were not good. MoS and WW were great. And only JL was good.

 

So I'd go one step further and say they're only one in five

[Rman823]

1 minute ago, WrathOfHan said:

How does it compare to Gone Girl?

I liked Gone Girl way more but it is better than Dark Places. 

[dudalb]

8 minutes ago, filmnerdjamie said:

Only thing Aquaman has going for it is the same as Wonder Woman. Nilch expectations hence the filmmakers were left alone (to a degree) to do their thing and surprised everyone. 

Aquaman would be a shoo in for biggest moneymaker of all time...if James Cameron were directing.

[MrPink]

With Aquaman the solo film we can get the pure distillation of Jason Momoa, no distractions like Cyborg. The trailers should be legendary with the material we can get

[MovieMan89]

AquaMan has a director that excelled with the visual and action aspect of his only other big budget film, and a writer that is far from proven. The more I think about it, the more obvious it seems it will just be a continuation of the Snyder formula. Lots of visual flair and spectacle with the underwater stuff, but thin story and characters. 

[Rman823]

Just now, dudalb said:

Aquaman would be a shoo in for biggest moneymaker of all time...if James Cameron were directing.

Let’s see if Wan can top this 

[filmlover]

7 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said:

I keep reminding myself that Justice League is Amy Adams's only performance for 2017  On the bright side, she has Backseat and Sharp Objects next year.

 

 

And it has Sophia Lillis from IT as the young Amy. They really should get her to play the adult Beverly in the sequel, it certainly would be a much better use of her talent than these DCEU movies.