Weekend Thread | Estimates per BOM ~ BP 65.7M, RS 17M, DW 13M, GN 10.7M, PR 10M, ANL 5.65M, J:WTTJ 4.5M, FSF 3.3M, TGS 2.68M

[Nova]

34 minutes ago, Alli said:

Mendelson has spoken. He has declared JLaw a BO star thanks to this 17M opening

 

Box Office: 'Red Sparrow' Proves Jennifer Lawrence Is A Movie Star

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2018/03/04/box-office-red-sparrow-proves-jennifer-lawrence-is-a-movie-star/#2ca35a4b2e4c

Scott loves Jen. If this were an actor or actress he didn't like, the headline would be about how so and so is not a movie star who doesn't deserve the $20M paychecks they get. 

[SteveJaros]

1 hour ago, tawasal said:

Peter Rabbit is showing great legs should be able to do 100m+. And J2 and TGS are back to their usual drops before last week's hiccup. 

 

Yep, it's a quiet hit. Augmenting Sony's big Jumanji smash. Sony on the rise! 

[NoLegMan]

I am hoping for 4 million more for Monday actuals so I can be right this weekend lol. 

[Alli]

Just now, Nova said:

Scott loves Jen. If this were an actor or actress he didn't like, the headline would be about how so and so is not a movie star who doesn't deserve the $20M paychecks they get. 

From reading his past articles, it seems to me he loves the idea of movie stars and hates that they are a dying breed. I'm not surprised he hyped JLaw even with this mediocre opening

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2017/10/01/box-office-why-17m-for-tom-cruises-american-made-is-good-enough/#338370aa5de4

[MovieMan89]

Red Sparrow sure is lucky it didn't open without a "movie star" like J Law. May have only done $15m. 

[WrathOfHan]

1 minute ago, MovieMan89 said:

Red Sparrow sure is lucky it didn't open without a "movie star" like J Law. May have only done $15m. 

I can't imagine anyone else being in the role. The movie is already bordeline passable, but without her, it would've flat out sucked.

[StevenG]

14 minutes ago, Nova said:

Scott loves Jen. If this were an actor or actress he didn't like, the headline would be about how so and so is not a movie star who doesn't deserve the $20M paychecks they get. 

LOL

[Jim Shorts]

2 hours ago, baumer said:

 

Black Panther was projected to make 300 million. 

 

And here I was a few months ago preparing myself for an epic Thor Ragnarok vs Black Panther showdown!  

 

 

 

[JB33]

1 minute ago, Jim Shorts said:

 

And here I was a few months ago preparing myself for an epic Thor Ragnarok vs Black Panther showdown!  

 

 

 

@OdinSon2k14 what are your thoughts?

[OdinSon2k14]

Told you Death Wish would get savaged by critics 😂. In this current feminist climate, the weak damsel in distress and male toughguy formula just isn't going to work 😂

[MovieMan89]

1 minute ago, WrathOfHan said:

I can't imagine anyone else being in the role. The movie is already bordeline passable, but without her, it would've flat out sucked.

Ok, but it's a heavily marketed $70m budgeted movie opening to $17m. Failing to see where a $17m OW for something like that proves any kind of draw power. Would it really have opened much worse without her? Seems unlikely. ScarJo opened Lucy to $40m+. Now that's proving your draw power. 

[Jim Shorts]

I was at AMC Fasion Valley 18 around noon yesterday and overheard someone say to a group of about 10 people “We’ve got to come back after 5pm, all the shows for Black Panther are sold out until then.” 

 

I quickly looked at the showtimes and there were 5 showings from 1pm to 4:15pm that were definitely sold out.  It was just crazy scene outside the theater.  You had kids doing the tribal shoulder dances waiting for their friends to get out of the restrooms. Others trying to record themselves on their phones doing lines from the movies. 

 

All this in it’s THIRD weekend! 

 

 

 

[Brainbug]

1	Black Panther	BV	$501,105,037	4,084	$202,003,951	4,020	2/16	-
2	Fifty Shades Freed	Uni.	$95,599,460	3,768	$38,560,195	3,768	2/9	-
3	Peter Rabbit	Sony	$84,060,376	3,725	$25,010,928	3,725	2/9	-
4	Insidious: The Last Key	Uni.	$67,347,895	3,150	$29,581,355	3,116	1/5	3/1
5	Maze Runner: The Death Cure	Fox	$57,074,211	3,793	$24,167,011	3,787	1/26	-
6	12 Strong	WB	$45,020,762	3,018	$15,815,025	3,002	1/19	-
7	Den of Thieves	STX	$44,680,327	2,432	$15,206,108	2,432	1/19	-
8	Paddington 2	WB	$39,846,062	3,702	$11,001,961	3,702	1/12	-
9	The Commuter	LGF	$36,241,300	2,892	$13,701,452	2,892	1/12	-
10	The 15:17 to Paris	WB	$35,003,216	3,042	$12,554,286	3,042	2/9	-

 

 

Isnt it kinda ridiculous that we have one 500M+ grosser from this year but its early March and we still have no other movie from this year that has crossed 100M

[YM!]

Anyone think WIT may go sub $30M or barely over $30M OW?

[OdinSon2k14]

10 minutes ago, JB33 said:

@OdinSon2k14 what are your thoughts?

There's not much to say...the Russo Cinematic Universe runs the MCU, Thor is the upper mid-tier, and I'll just have to accept it.

Edited March 4, 2018 by OdinSon2k14

[The Futurist]

The Number One movie for 2018 discussion in America can be put to rest now.

So 2019 ?

Edited March 4, 2018 by The Futurist

[HouseOfTheSun]

1 hour ago, MikeQ said:

Stunning, once again, for Black Panther.

 

Best 3rd Weekends for Live Action Comic Book Movies

 

Title (Year) — Third Weekend Gross (Drop from Second Weekend)

 

1. Black Panther (2018) — 65.7 million (-41.2%)
2. Marvel’s The Avengers (2012) — 55.6 million (-46.0%)
3. Spider-Man (2002) — 45.0 million (-36.9%)
4. The Dark Knight (2008) — 42.7 million (-43.2%)
5. Wonder Woman (2017) — 41.3 million (-29.5%)
6. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) — 38.9 million (-50.0%)
7. Iron Man 3 (2013) — 35.8 million (-50.7%)
8. The Dark Knight Rises (2012) — 35.7 million (-42.5%)
9. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) — 34.7 million (-46.9%)
10. Captain America: Civil War (2016) — 32.9 million (-54.7%)
11. Iron Man (2008) — 31.8 million (-37.8%)
12. Deadpool (2016) — 31.1 million (-44.9%)
13. Spider-Man 3 (2007) — 29.0 million (-50.1%)
14. Iron Man 2 (2010) — 26.4 million (-49.3%)
15. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) — 25.6 million (-38.0%)
16. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) — 25.1 million (-40.4%)
17. Spider-Man 2 (2004) — 24.8 million (-45.2%)
18. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) — 23.4 million (-54.5%)
19. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) — 22.2 million (-49.9%)
20. Thor: Ragnarok — 21.8 million (-61.8%)

 

Peace,

Mike

Wow, beats out spider-man adjusted 

[titanic2187]

6 minutes ago, Brainbug said:

1	Black Panther	BV	$501,105,037	4,084	$202,003,951	4,020	2/16	-
2	Fifty Shades Freed	Uni.	$95,599,460	3,768	$38,560,195	3,768	2/9	-
3	Peter Rabbit	Sony	$84,060,376	3,725	$25,010,928	3,725	2/9	-
4	Insidious: The Last Key	Uni.	$67,347,895	3,150	$29,581,355	3,116	1/5	3/1
5	Maze Runner: The Death Cure	Fox	$57,074,211	3,793	$24,167,011	3,787	1/26	-
6	12 Strong	WB	$45,020,762	3,018	$15,815,025	3,002	1/19	-
7	Den of Thieves	STX	$44,680,327	2,432	$15,206,108	2,432	1/19	-
8	Paddington 2	WB	$39,846,062	3,702	$11,001,961	3,702	1/12	-
9	The Commuter	LGF	$36,241,300	2,892	$13,701,452	2,892	1/12	-
10	The 15:17 to Paris	WB	$35,003,216	3,042	$12,554,286	3,042	2/9	-

 

 

Isnt it kinda ridiculous that we have one 500M+ grosser from this year but its early March and we still have no other movie from this year that has crossed 100M

meanwhile in china, 2 movies marching toward $500m and another reached $350m.....

It's sad to see domestic market is quickly losing its century-long crown......

[Nova]

23 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said:

I can't imagine anyone else being in the role. The movie is already bordeline passable, but without her, it would've flat out sucked.

To be honest I feel like Charlize Theron, Scarjo or even Margot Robbie would have been good in the role. I don't think it was a movie that needed Jlaw. It's a movie that if it doesn't have the right star carrying it, would suck like you said but there are other actresses who I think could have pulled off the film. 

[tawasal]

17 minutes ago, Jim Shorts said:

I was at AMC Fasion Valley 18 around noon yesterday and overheard someone say to a group of about 10 people “We’ve got to come back after 5pm, all the shows for Black Panther are sold out until then.” 

 

I quickly looked at the showtimes and there were 5 showings from 1pm to 4:15pm that were definitely sold out.  It was just crazy scene outside the theater.  You had kids doing the tribal shoulder dances waiting for their friends to get out of the restrooms. Others trying to record themselves on their phones doing lines from the movies. 

 

All this in it’s THIRD weekend! 

 

 

 

It would have been fun if you did the M'Baku chant.