CAYOM YEAR 2 - INFINITY ACTUALS PART 1 (Of 1)

[Ezen Baklattan]

That $200k 5-day PTA for Parvelli. 😎

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Within one hour, DECEMBER arrives.

 

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Hit an unexpected snag with calculating the actuals (I missed two movies so I'm having to redo the top 10 calculations for almost the entire month) so here's the first half for the impatient ones:

 

December 7-9

 

'Spaghetti Monster' Blesses Weak December Opening

 

1. Flying Spaghetti Monster the Great and Holy - $14,866,248
2. The Parvelli Reunion - $7,775,109 (+384.6%)
3. Sitting Ducks - $6,470,582 (-29.3%)
4. Treasure Planet - $6,193,683 (-30.8%)
5. Storm Hunters - $6,035,073 (-25.1%)
6. Midnight in the Afghan Valley - $4,002,459 (-11.2%)
7. Ho! Ho! Ho! - $2,855,103 (-50.6%)
8. The Island - $1,845,283 (-43.6%)
9. My Life to Waste - $1,550,821 (-47.5%)
10. The Encounter... Airport 2018 - $1,437,247 (-49.8%)

And the Band Played On - $1,010,683

 

Top 10 gross: $53,031,608 (+7.0%)

 

 

December 14-16:

 

'Spyro' Attempts to Puff Life into Sagging Winter Box Office

 

1. Spyro: Dragonheart - $26,013,974
2. The Parvelli Reunion - $10,285,620 (+32.3%)
3. Flying Spaghetti Monster the Great and Holy - $6,934,138 (-53.6%)
4. Treasure Planet - $4,391,065 (-29.1%)
5. Storm Hunters - $4,109,268 (-31.9%)
6. Sitting Ducks - $3,195,283 (-50.6%)
7. Midnight in the Afghan Valley - $3,117,238 (-22.1%)
8. And the Band Played On - $1,966,128 (+94.5%)
9. Ho! Ho! Ho! - $1,467,241 (-48.6%)
10. The Island - $1,202,671 (-34.8%)

Top 10 gross: $62,632,623 (+18.1%)

[Ezen Baklattan]

Those are kind of insane numbers for Parvelli - is this gonna have a shot at $100m given probable Oscar love and a clean opening at the Winter holiday season?

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December 21-23:

 

'Voltron' Sequel Rises

 

Some have waited all year. Some have waited since summer. Others have waited since the exciting releases dried out half-way through November. Theater exhibitors had been praying for its arrival ever since Thanksgiving floundered. Regardless of who they were, they knew the sluggish Holiday box office could be saved by one film and one film only: "Blood Blizzard".

 

Nah, just kidding, it's Voltron. To quote Katy Perry: You're gonna hear me roar.

 

Wether it was thanks to a starved blockbuster audience having to endure an entire month without exciting new offerings, the goodwill from the break-out smash that was "Defenders of the Universe" last year or Cookie Pictures putting all of their marketing power behind the sequel as if the studio's future was riding on it, "Voltron: Rise of Lotor" obliterated the CAYOM opening record set by "Pokémon: The Journey Begins" back in August. With positive reception and an "A" cinemascore from audiences, "Voltron" was always going to be audience's go-to choice over Christmas and it seems its prophecy has been fulfilled. Team Voltron may not always save the day in top form, but saving the box office is something they've gotten a good handle on.

 

1. Voltron: Rise of Lotor - $152,682,019
2. Spyro: Dragonheart - $13,511,792 (-48.1%)
3. The Parvelli Reunion - $8,165,193 (-20.6%)
4. And the Band Played On - $7,551,963 (+284.1%)
5. Blood Blizzard - $7,309,254
6. Flying Spaghetti Monster the Great and Holy: $3,517,248 (-49.3%)
7. Treasure Planet - $2,227,193 (-49.3%)
8. Midnight in the Afghan Valley - $2,103,769 (-32.5%)
9. Storm Hunters - $2,065,976 (-49.7%)
10. Sitting Ducks - $1,966,203 (-38.5%)

Top 10 gross: $201,100,610 (+221.1%)

 

 

December 28-30:

 

'Lotor' Rules New Years, 'Starcatchers' Bomb

 

1. Voltron: Rise of Lotor - $102,273,106 (-33.0%)
2. Spyro: Dragonheart - $18,544,175 (+37.2%)
3. And the Band Played On - $10,775,204 (+42.7%)
4. The Parvelli Reunion - $10,538,237 (+29.1%)
5. Peter and the Starcatchers - $10,044,682 / $21,275,129
6. Blood Blizzard - $6,955,139 (-4.8%)
7. Flying Spaghetti Monster the Great and Holy - $5,022,731 (+42.8%)
8. Treasure Planet - $3,572,183 (+60.4%)
9. Midnight in the Afghan Valley - $3,537,102 (+68.1%)
10. Sitting Ducks - $3,489,138 (+77.5%)

Top 10 gross: $174,751,697 (-13.1%)

[Ezen Baklattan]

Holy shit....those numbers put $500m+ on the table for Rise of Lotor. Given the dismal slate of the holiday season....you got really lucky, @cookie!

 

Also, does this make it fair for me to expect Spark 2 to be a disappointment if it doesn’t hit $400m? 

[Hiccup23]

Damn.....strong Y2 for O$corp Pictures. 

 

Very happy to see Parvelli Reunion have a strong box office performance. 

[Ezen Baklattan]

Me too, @Hiccup23! I’m guessing the strong critical reception and outrageous plotting is making audiences really curious. I suspect it holds quite well into January.

[Hiccup23]

Just now, The Shape of Pasta said:

Me too, @Hiccup23! I’m guessing the strong critical reception and outrageous plotting is making audiences really curious. I suspect it holds quite well into January.

 

Me thinks it will  

 

Since I am hosting the Oscars, I should stay neutral but....

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I am rooting for you kiddo  

 

[Ezen Baklattan]

Thanks Hic! @cookie is a wild card for its reception, but with the number of top 5 mentions it has, it seems like a near lock for several of the major categories, at least in terms of nominations.

[Hiccup23]

1 minute ago, The Shape of Pasta said:

Thanks Hic! @cookie is a wild card for its reception, but with the number of top 5 mentions it has, it seems like a near lock for several of the major categories, at least in terms of nominations.

 

Out of likes, but I think @cookie liked it. I have a feeling it will be#1 on his list   He is a wild card reviewer....I hate it but live for it!

Edited January 28, 2018 by Hiccup23

[Ezen Baklattan]

Just now, Hiccup23 said:

 

Out of likes, but I think @cookie liked it. I have a feeling it will be#1 on his list  

Time will tell!

 

But man, that was a PITIFUL holiday season. Take a 16-plex, give Voltron 5 screens and 2 for Spyro and ATBPO each, and the rest would pretty much round out the top 10 and not much more.

[Rorschach]

Voltron comin' in clutch! Well-deserved @cookie

 

Those Parvelli expansions are insane. Especially for a film of its style. Still, very well deserved!

[Xillix]

I made out well this year... all my tentpoles that I cared about did at least okay. Towering Inferno in particular did way better than I expected.

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4 minutes ago, Hiccup23 said:

 

Out of likes, but I think @cookie liked it. I have a feeling it will be#1 on his list  

LMAO no

[Xillix]

6 minutes ago, The Shape of Pasta said:

But man, that was a PITIFUL holiday season. Take a 16-plex, give Voltron 5 screens and 2 for Spyro and ATBPO each, and the rest would pretty much round out the top 10 and not much more.

 

Everyone either saw Voltron 2 and delayed their major December stuff (uh... me) or just didn't actually finish it. This game year in general was nearly bare-minimum schedule wise despite multiple extensions. Hopefully that's cuz people were busy over the holidays.

Edited January 28, 2018 by Xillix

[Hiccup23]

2 minutes ago, cookie said:

LMAO no

 

[Rorschach]

I had a good year. CotR and Anthem were bleh at the box office and with critics. Flower Eyes was an unexpected surprise. And I don't need to say much about The Odyssey cuz that was such a pleasant surprise for me.

[Ezen Baklattan]

3 minutes ago, cookie said:

LMAO no

*gulps*

[cookie]

I've already decided my #1.

 

It ain't Parvelli.