Weekend Thread - Insidious 29.6M, Jumanji 37.2M, TLJ 23.7M, TGS 13.8M, PP3 10.3

[Mojoguy]

Jumanji taking a first place weekend finish away from TLJ after being released just 5 days after TLJ is the most impressive thing of all.

Edited January 7, 2018 by Mojoguy

[NamakFiskKa]

6 minutes ago, EmpireCity said:

 

That is revisionist history of the highest order unless you are talking about 2 weeks max prior and even that is suspect.  

It was forecasted to break the Sept record anyway with estimates around 60 to low 80s but ended doing around double of it

[Mojoguy]

Jumanji is the 400 pound gorilla on TLJ's back right now.

TLJ isn't stopping Jumanji from making tons of money.

Edited January 7, 2018 by Mojoguy

[MovieMan89]

9 minutes ago, EmpireCity said:

 

That is revisionist history of the highest order unless you are talking about 2 weeks max prior and even that is suspect.  

You saying it's revisionist history of the highest order is what's revisionist history. We literally had an over Gravity club here that was made months prior and plenty joined it, especially in August and early September.

I know it's not revisionist history because I was one of the biggest naysayers of the movie even doing 100m for months, and yet even I had to admit 200 was happening a couple weeks before release. Some were expecting 300+ going into release, plenty were expecting 250+, and almost everyone knew 200 was happening. Compare to Jumanji where  there were maybe like 6 of us saying 200+ could happen going into release. No one even whispered 300. 

[DAJK]

@EmpireCity do you have any speculation on how you think The Commuter will fare next weekend? I know buzz is low but I've gotta admit I'm really looking forward to it.

 

Which of the two "less buzzy" releases will fare better next week? Commuter or Proud Mary?

[DAJK]

Watching the Proud Mary teaser... damm that could have been a movie that did high 20's for the weekend had the studio not seemingly given up on marketing

[jb007]

People without basic knowledge of box office making comical posts here is hilarious.

 

While Jumanji may be a box phenom, TLJ gross will crush it - Fact

 

So no amount of trolling posts will change that fact.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[FantasticBeasts]

People are really downplaying IT's success aren't they?

You guys want to tell me that a $300m family film with the biggest draw in Hollywood in December is more impressive than a $300m horror R rated release in September? 

IT's performance is one for the ages.

[MovieMan89]

4 minutes ago, FantasticBeasts said:

People are really downplaying IT's success aren't they?

You guys want to tell me that a $300m family film with the biggest draw in Hollywood in December is more impressive than a $300m horror R rated release in September? 

IT's performance is one for the ages.

Nope, not at all what I said. I said Jumanji making 300 is more of a surprise than IT, not more impressive. No one called Jumanji hitting 300, several called that for IT. Jumanji didn't have record shattering trailers and exploding in pre-sales like IT. I know because I said NATM numbers could be possible for Jumanji a few weeks before release and the only other person here I saw saying that was EmpireCity. A few others thinking 200+, but I'd say the average prediction on December 19th around here was probably like 125-140 

Edited January 7, 2018 by MovieMan89

[DAJK]

5 minutes ago, FantasticBeasts said:

People are really downplaying IT's success aren't they?

You guys want to tell me that a $300m family film with the biggest draw in Hollywood in December is more impressive than a $300m horror R rated release in September? 

IT's performance is one for the ages.

IT had no marketable stars either. No big name director that probably no one outside of film circles have heard of

[Mojoguy]

There are two arguments going on here.

Which is the bigger "success".
No doubt IT because of the super low budget alone.

Which is the bigger "surprise".
I'd say Jumanji. After IT's first trailer came out there was the MASSIVE views, very early indications that this was going to be a monster. No one really thought Jumanji was going to do remarkable numbers, especially with the movie being released against TLJ.

[MovieMan89]

Guardians 1 and Alice are really the only other 300+ grossers since I've followed box office for 15+ years I can think of that showed next to no signs that 300 would be possibly heading into opening day. 

[FantasticBeasts]

Jumanji is more of a surprise because people (including me) didn't bother to look what an absolutely favourable holiday calendar it had and refused to see how it can play like the ideal family choice while the Star Wars option was arguably darker.

We didn't pay attention that much to Jumanji and it surprised big time.

But overall, the most surprising and most impressive performance, the one that would be talked for years to come was IT.

[a2k]

#Monster is trending on this thread.

[Mojoguy]

IT is being praised for being such a massive hit that has never been seen before in horror.

Jumanji is being praised for going up against the $600m biggest movie of of the year TLJ and still making a ton of money. Also the no hype before release thing.

[Porthos]

Sigh.  Here we go again. 

 

Trying to say which OMGWTFBBQ!1! was a bigger shock (It or Jumamji) is like asking how many calisthenics routines angels go  through before they start dancing on the head of a pin.  A somewhat interesting philosophical question, but only that.

 

BOTH are shocking.  For different reasons, yes.  But trying to parse which is more shocking is damn near impossible, I think.  If only because shocking is such a loose term.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Besides, the correct answer is Get Out's run. 

 

 

Edited January 7, 2018 by Porthos
bah spelling is teh worst

[XO21]

Sony is Star Wars kryptonite 

 

Spiderman 2 -> Episode II

Jumanji -> Episode VIII

 

[a2k]

20 minutes ago, XO21 said:

Sony is Star Wars kryptonite 

 

Spiderman 2 -> Episode II

Jumanji -> Episode VIII

 

• Slenderman (SGem) - 5/18
• Solo: A Star Wars Story (3D) (BV) - 5/25

[weresweresweres]

3 hours ago, a2knet said:

If Jumanji's prod budget is actually 90m, it's gonna do 8-9x that ww. If it can match current expectations in China and approach 150m, then GOTG2 and SMH are not safe on the global 2017 charts.

50 mln in China will be success.

[Porthos]

I have some more box office legs thoughts in regards to The Last Jedi that I'd really like to post here, but there are some low level spoilers in it (though non-specific), so I instead posted it in TLJ spoiler thread.

 

Folks might want to check it out, as I think it gives another angle to the TLJ situation above and beyond my prior thoughts about its lack of a crowd-pleasing third act on the level of Rouge One. 

 

Appreciate it if folks checked it out, even if only to give it some thought.   I don't think for a second that's the entire picture.  But I do think it's a contributing factor.