BLACK PANTHER WEEKEND THREAD | Current Estimates - 202.4M 3-day / 242.6M 4-day | Record 40.167 Monday; more than TFA!

[ThePhasmid]

Blade, Iron Man, Winter Soldier, and Black Panther. Regardless of what you think about their quality, these were the game changers for the MCU.

[meriodejaneiro]

1 hour ago, CJohn said:

Lion King is gonna be my next 300M OW train, pending marketing campaign.

Is that even possible? 

I mean, has anybody calculated what would be the biggest ow at today's ticket rates, given there are a precise count of theaters/screens/seats and showings during the weekend? Like, full theaters for all the showings during thursday-sunday period ... how many $M would that mean? (I know prices change from 2D, 3D, IMAX ...) 

I'm curious. 

[Dementeleus]

1 minute ago, meriodejaneiro said:

Is that even possible? 

 

This is @CJohn you’re replying to.  

[CJohn]

1 minute ago, Telehilation said:

 

This is @CJohn you’re replying to.  

I will probably just say the trailers aren't good enough and won't create the club when the time comes

 

My Black Panther club tho. Tremendous victory

[meriodejaneiro]

53 minutes ago, B D Joe said:

Lion King will suffer from Disney fatigue so soon after Aladdin and Toy Story 4.

[KP1025]

I actually think Toy Story 4 might decrease from the 3rd film. The hook sounds nowhere near as interesting as Toy Story 3, which was sold as the final adventure/goodbye. Frozen has a better chance of increasing because it seems the cultural impact has remained steady or even continued to grow after the film's theatrical release (there are quite a few people who were introduced to Frozen via home media that would go see the sequel).

[WrathOfHan]

2 minutes ago, KP1025 said:

I actually think Toy Story 4 might decrease from the 3rd film. The hook sounds nowhere near as interesting as Toy Story 3, which was sold as the final adventure/goodbye. Frozen has a better chance of increasing because it seems the cultural impact has remained steady or even continued to grow after the film's theatrical release (there are quite a few people who were introduced to Frozen via home media that would go see the sequel).

Might? It's locked, mate  

[Lordmandeep]

Going to see this with 4 friends...

 

Theater is sold out for rest of the eveing

 

 

Bp is hugely backloaded here in Canada .

[Jandrew]

Toy Story 4 is definitely not passing TS3. You're right, TS3 had one of the best and well executed hooks in a long time, the timeline was perfect. And it came out while surcharge 3D was in its prime. Plus nobody asked for it.

[Dementeleus]

Just now, Jandrew said:

Toy Story 4 is definitely not passing TS3. You're right, TS3 had one of the best and well executed hooks in a long time, the timeline was perfect. And it came out while surcharge 3D was in its prime. Plus nobody asked for it.

 

It started the trend of Pixar rehashes.  

[AJG]

I wanna see the numbers after church let’s out. I know my church is going for a screening.

[KP1025]

10 minutes ago, meriodejaneiro said:

Is that even possible? 

I mean, has anybody calculated what would be the biggest ow at today's ticket rates, given there are a precise count of theaters/screens/seats and showings during the weekend? Like, full theaters for all the showings during thursday-sunday period ... how many $M would that mean? (I know prices change from 2D, 3D, IMAX ...) 

I'm curious. 

If I remember correctly, someone here once did this and the maximum OW for a single wide-release (4,000+ theaters) would be over $500 million if every seat in every show was occupied.

[Jandrew]

Temple of Doom is on Paramount Network. Is this the one where they cut out the heart and bite it? I know I've seen another Indy outside of Raiders, but I can't remember which one. I know the little kid and the blonde lady looks familiar.

[Brainbug]

Just now, Jandrew said:

Temple of Doom is on Paramount Network. Is this the one where they cut out the heart and bite it? I know I've seen another Indy outside of Raiders, but I can't remember which one. I know the little kid and the blonde lady looks familiar.

 

Yes. Campy, but also really funny. Especially the dated effects. Blonde girl is annoying though.

[Stewart]

Just now, KP1025 said:

If I remember correctly, someone here once did this and the maximum OW for a single wide-release (4,000+ theaters) would be over $500 million if every seat in every show was occupied.

Well if you think Force Awakens did $57m in about 8 hours for previews? I know it was inflated with fan events and such, but still if you go for that as a baseline, running at 16 hours per day (assuming theaters don't show overnight, which is not entirely true) you get:

 

Thursday Previews: $57m

Friday: $114m

Saturday: $114m

Sunday: $114m

 

Total: $399m OW 

[That One Girl]

1 minute ago, Jandrew said:

Temple of Doom is on Paramount Network. Is this the one where they cut out the heart and bite it? I know I've seen another Indy outside of Raiders, but I can't remember which one. I know the little kid and the blonde lady looks familiar.

 

Indeed

[CoolioD1]

the opening of temple of doom is the best scene in the franchise I AM NOT WRONG

[MovieMan89]

9 minutes ago, Jandrew said:

Toy Story 4 is definitely not passing TS3. You're right, TS3 had one of the best and well executed hooks in a long time, the timeline was perfect. And it came out while surcharge 3D was in its prime. Plus nobody asked for it.

I wouldn't be too quick to brush off TS4. The franchise is basically animation royalty and has probably held its relevancy the best among kids of any other animated franchise/films from the 20th century. Also, no one really asked for TS2 or TS3 either to be fair. Both TS1 and TS2 kind of seemed like films that never needed a sequel.

 

Given the pedigree of the trilogy, I'll give Pixar the benefit of the doubt when it comes to the quality and assume it wouldn't be being made if it really failed to live up. This isn't the Cars franchise where no one really cares if the films are shitty and made to sell toys, Pixar would be crazy to not treat it with a certain degree of reverence given the legacy. I wouldn't count out beating TS3 if not for being surrounded by Aladdin, Pets 2, and The Lion King. Given those factors, it probably has like a 10% chance though. Just way too damn much competition. Probably the 350-400 range if it's good. 

Edited February 17, 2018 by MovieMan89

[Dementeleus]

1 minute ago, CoolioD1 said:

the opening of temple of doom is the best scene in the franchise I AM NOT WRONG

 

Cue the Tele/@Jay Hollywood argument over what constitutes the opening. 😂

[CoolioD1]

Just now, Telehilation said:

 

Cue the Tele/@Jay Hollywood argument over what constitutes the opening. 😂

ehhh up to them getting on the plane.