Weekend Box Office: Actuals (Page 55): BP $26.6M TR $23.7M ICOI $17.1M AWIT $16.3M LS $11.8M, PR crosses $100M, Jumanji crosses $400M

[AJG]

10 minutes ago, IronJimbo said:

huh? don't know any films of that description

 

Ya know... that movie where that native group has to defend its resources from evil outsiders that want to steal it, along the way one of the outsiders turns into one of the natives, hangs out with the native princess, isn’t trusted by her brother, changes his ways, falls in love, fights of the outsiders and their bulldozers, loses, cries about the destruction of the trees, fights back again and wins.

 

That Live Action Ferngully Movie. I’m sure you must’ve seen it.

Edited March 18, 2018 by AJG

[IronJimbo]

4 minutes ago, AJG said:

 

Ya know... that movie where that native group has to defend its resources from evil outsiders that want to steal it, along the way one of the outsiders turns into one of the natives, hangs out with the native princess, isn’t trusted by her brother, changes his ways, falls in love, fights of the outsiders and their bulldozers, loses, cries about the destruction of the trees, fights back again and wins.

 

That Live Action Ferngully Movie. I’m sure you must’ve seen it.

doesn't ring a bell

[LonePirate]

35 minutes ago, GirafficPark said:

Philadelphia was pretty topical with a decent sized star in it, the Birdcage was a stereotype. Gay people dying or being camp/funny is very different than gay people just doing normal people stuff.

Where do I begin with this?

 

While topical, Philadelphia starred one of the very biggest and well-liked box office stars at the time in what would be an Oscar winning performance and it also starred a recent Oscar winner alongside him. The film's star power was exceptional. Plus, the film helped people empathize with the serious health and discrimination issues confronting gay people in society. Hanks' character was just living his life and confronting death in the movie which is as normal as it gets. It moved the ball down the field in helping more of society understand and accept LGBT+ people.

 

As for The Birdcage, despite it being a remake, it probably impacted society's views of gay people more beneficially than Philadelphia did simply because it lampooned the absurdity of living a false life. People want to spend time around people and characters who make them laugh and The Birdcage brought the laughs. It featured two male characters living a very happy and normal life together who go to extremes to help their son achieve some happiness in his life. If the film featured a stereotype, it was one of loving parents doing anything for their kids. That stereotype and all the laughs associated with it pushed the film well over $100M domestically. What other films have featured an essentially married gay couple as the leads and the film still crossed the century mark? The Birdcage did that in 1996 and 22 years later we're still waiting for it to happen a second time.

 

Love, Simon and its gay characters leading normal lives would not exist were it not for films like Philadelphia and The Birdcage and many others that preceded it.

[Jandrew]

Not exactly sure why yall folks are pirating when you can just wait 3 months and get it out of Redbox for a dollar.

 

You can spend $80-90+ on the oscar movies, or you can see a couple essentials then rent the rest for $5.

 

Edited March 18, 2018 by Jandrew

[YM!]

Legenadary/Universal title Pacific Rim Uprising which is looking at between $24M-$31M (a very similar range that Tomb Raider had going into this weekend). 

 

- Via DHD

[MOVIEGUY]

12 minutes ago, Treetanic said:

Didn't Guardians of the Galaxy have something like 5 weekends at #1?

Nope, just four

 

Sep. 5–7	$51,492,544	-41.6%	$66,163,578	-39.6%	120	Guardians of the Galaxy	36
Aug. 29–Sep. 1	$114,070,441	-	$141,268,874	-	93	Guardians of the Galaxy	35
Aug. 29–31	$88,199,034	-13.8%	$109,546,806	-4.7%	109	Guardians of the Galaxy	35
Aug. 22–24	$102,305,515	-20.7%	$114,968,447	-19.5%	104	Guardians of the Galaxy	34
Aug. 15–17	$128,963,234	-26.0%	$142,850,281	-23.3%	104	Ninja Turtles	33
Aug. 8–10	$174,196,122	+1.0%	$186,257,061	-0.1%	115	Ninja Turtles	32
Aug. 1–3	$172,423,370	+26.0%	$186,409,629	+20.4%	109	Guardians of the Galaxy	31

[Kvikk Lunsj]

23 minutes ago, AJG said:

 

Ya know... that movie where that native group has to defend its resources from evil outsiders that want to steal it, along the way one of the outsiders turns into one of the natives, hangs out with the native princess, isn’t trusted by her brother, changes his ways, falls in love, fights of the outsiders and their bulldozers, loses, cries about the destruction of the trees, fights back again and wins.

 

That Live Action Ferngully Movie. I’m sure you must’ve seen it.

You complain about Avatar being a carbon copy but you don’t complain about Black Panther being a carbon copy Thor.  

Both movies are about a young king who have a family member who they never knew about take the crown for them. Thor/Black Panther have overcome the new king/queen. Both new leaders are radical and war. Thor and Black Panther each want peace.  Both Thor and Black Panther claim the crown back.

Edited March 18, 2018 by Dexter of Suburbia
Spoilers

[John Marston]

Just now, YourMother the Edgelord said:

Legenadary/Universal title Pacific Rim Uprising which is looking at between $24M-$31M (a very similar range that Tomb Raider had going into this weekend). 

 

- Via DHD

31m? Lol

 

 

 

[EmpireCity]

28 minutes ago, Jessie said:

Cheap or sensible with their cash? 

 

Cheap and a loser if you aren't in a 3rd world country.  

[intenso]

TR did fine. It came within studio estimates in a busy weekend with St Patricks Day, its WW Cume is really impressive with 125 million. 

[MikeQ]

Black Panther continues to tower over all other comic book films. 

 

Best 5th Weekends for Live Action Comic Book Movies

 

Title (Year) — Fifth Weekend Gross (Drop from Fourth Weekend)

 

1. Black Panther (2018) — 27.0 million (-33.8%)
2. Marvel’s The Avengers (2012) — 20.5 million (-44.2%)
3. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) — 17.1 million (-0.7%)^
4. The Dark Knight (2008) — 16.4 million (-37.3%)
5. Wonder Woman (2017) — 15.7 million (-36.9%)
6. Spider-Man (2002) — 14.3 million (-49.8%)
7. Iron Man (2008) — 13.5 million (-33.8%)
8. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) — 11.4 million (-47.4%)
9. Batman (1989) — 11.2 million (-26.1%)
10. The Dark Knight Rises (2012) — 11.0 million (-42.0%)
11. Deadpool (2016) — 10.9 million (-34.6%)
12. Suicide Squad (2016) — 9.9 million (-19.1%)^
13. Thor: Ragnarok (2017) — 9.9 million (-41.4%)
14. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) — 9.8 million (-52.9%)
15. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) — 8.8 million (-33.3%)
16. Spider-Man 2 (2004) — 8.6 million (-42.6%)
17. Iron Man 3 (2013) — 8.4 million (-56.3%)
18. 300 (2007) — 8.4 million (-26.8%)
19. Men in Black (1997) — 8.0 million (-35.1%)
20. Iron Man 2 (2010) — 7.9 million (-51.9%)
 

^Labour Day Weekend (Canada/U.S.)

 

Peace,

Mike
 

[Kvikk Lunsj]

1 minute ago, NoLegMan said:

Wait what Thor and Black Panther. Hardly have much in common.

Tell me how they are different in terms of story and plot. 

[MOVIEGUY]

I'm honestly curious when the last weekend thread was that didn't bring up fucking Avatar.

[cookie]

You might wanna edit that post @Dexter of Suburbia

[That One Girl]

Just now, MOVIEGUY said:

I'm honestly curious when the last weekend thread was that didn't bring up fucking Avatar.

 

Let's talk about avatars.  Thoughts on my avatar?  I hope you like the subtle little hints I put in there that signify that Snoke fucking dies.

[filmlover]

Just now, MOVIEGUY said:

I'm honestly curious when the last weekend thread was that didn't bring up fucking Avatar.

For all the statements that Avatar is irrelevant now, it still remains a topic of conversation almost a decade after release between an SNL skit a few months back and this. 

[YM!]

1 minute ago, That One Guy said:

 

Let's talk about avatars.  Thoughts on my avatar?  I hope you like the subtle little hints I put in there that signify that Snoke fucking dies.

It’s suits you.

[Kvikk Lunsj]

2 minutes ago, cookie said:

You might wanna edit that post @Dexter of Suburbia

It has been a month. Can’t we talk about spoilers now. 

[cookie]

Just now, Dexter of Suburbia said:

It has been a month. Can’t we talk about spoilers now. 

Not without tags I think.

[WrathOfHan]

Updated forecasts:

 

Black Panther:

Remainder of this week: 9.4M (614.8M Total)

Mar 23: 15.6M (7.1M weekdays, 637.5M Total)

Mar 30: 10M (5.8M weekdays, 653.3M Total)

Apr 6: 6.7M (2.3M weekdays, 662.3M Total)

Apr 13: 4M (1.4M weekdays, 667.7M Total)

Apr 20: 2.8M (900k weekdays, 671.4M Total)

Apr 27: 1.3M (500k weekdays, 673.2M Total)

Final Total: 676M (3.35x)

 

I thought the weekend coming in 3M below what we expected would mean something much worse for legs, but it won't really.

 

Tomb Raider:

Remainder of this week: 6.7M (30.2M Total)

Mar 23: 10M (3.5M weekdays, 43.7M Total)

Mar 30: 5.1M (2.5M weekdays, 51.3M Total)

Apr 6: 2.3M (1.2M weekdays, 54.8M Total)

Apr 13: 1M (500k weekdays, 56.3M Total)

Final Total: 58M (2.47x)

 

Eh.

 

I Can Only Imagine:

Remainder of this week: 5.2M (22.3M Total)

Mar 23: 8M (2.7M weekdays, 33M Total)

Mar 30: 4.2M (1.7M weekdays, 38.9M Total)

Apr 6: 2M (600k weekdays, 41.5M Total)

Apr 13: 900k (200k weekdays, 42.6M Total)

Final Total: 44M (2.57x)

 

Nothing has changed on legs since yesterday. Saturday increases tend to be very minimal for Christian films because of how older skewing they are, and I'm predicting a 120% increase on Friday. If that increase is worse, it could land in the mid-7s next weekend.

 

Love, Simon:

Remainder of this week: 3.4M (14.9M Total)

Mar 23: 7M (2.1M weekdays, 24M Total)

Mar 30: 3.8M (1.3M weekdays, 29.1M Total)

Apr 6: 1.9M (600k weekdays, 31.6M Total)

Apr 13: 800k (200k weekdays, 32.6M Total)

Final Total: 34M (2.96x)

 

That 10% drop yesterday is going to fuck up things in the long run. It'll have a good hold next week, but when theaters need to make room for the Easter openers, this is getting dumped.