INFINITY WAR WEEKEND THREAD | Actuals ~ 257.698M OW (RECORD) | 106.334M Friday, 82.131M Saturday (RECORD), 69.231M Sunday (RECORD) | 640.9M Worldwide Opening (RECORD) | Read the Rules on the First Post | SALE NOW LIVE

[Mekanos]

Just now, fabiopazzo2 said:

Thanos is the new joker 

The Dark Knight is my all time favorite movie so I can't go that far but I respect the sentiment. 

[B J]

Most likely the best Saturday performance ever here, sold out literally everything after 4pm in each major cinema, while having an absurd number of showings.

[aabattery]

People clapped at my second showing. It was just one dude at first so I was like hah awkward but then a bunch more joined in. Don't see that too often here. Was kinda weird!

 

IW is a real fun movie to watch with a big crowd though. Good times.

 

[a2k]

If Sat is 80 then ow record is more likely than not. 105.9+80+62.1 (-22.4%) = 248.0

that Sun hold is well within reach. And if Fri is ~107 all the better.

 

edit: 255 is possible too. 

Spoiler

And also,

106.7+83+70.3 (-15%) = 260 

 

Edited April 29, 2018 by a2knet

[fabiopazzo2]

Just now, Mekanos said:

The Dark Knight is my all time favorite movie so I can't go that far but I respect the sentiment. 

Wait... I don’t tell you thanos is better than Joker, no. But in the MCU Thanos is the new joker

 

 

[Mekanos]

1 minute ago, aabattery said:

People clapped at my second showing. It was just one dude at first so I was like hah awkward but then a bunch more joined in. Don't see that too often here. Was kinda weird!

 

IW is a real fun movie to watch with a big crowd though. Good times.

 

IW was by far the best experience I ever had with a crowd. People who poopoo moviegoers getting excited about what's on screen should wait until after opening weekend. 

[kswiston]

1 minute ago, a2knet said:

If Sat is 80 then ow record is more likely than not. 105.9+80+62.1 (-22.4%) = 248.0

that Sun hold is well within reach. And if Fri is ~107 all the better.

 

That Sunday hold is on the pessimistic side given the trend of the weekend. Sunday is going to have significant spillover. 

[Joyous Legion]

59 minutes ago, TalismanRing said:

The ugly truth is out - they're Star Wars fanboys.

 

That and it was breaking the record by $40m

Shouldn’t there be more updates for a photo finish than something which is obviously a blowout by Fri?

[Deep Wang]

3 minutes ago, aabattery said:

People clapped at my second showing. It was just one dude at first so I was like hah awkward but then a bunch more joined in. Don't see that too often here. Was kinda weird!

 

IW is a real fun movie to watch with a big crowd though. Good times.

 

[XO21]

Deadline is reporting $80.9 for Sat.

 

247.1m for the weekend

Edited April 29, 2018 by XO21

[Webslinger]

4 minutes ago, aabattery said:

People clapped at my second showing. It was just one dude at first so I was like hah awkward but then a bunch more joined in. Don't see that too often here. Was kinda weird!

I've never seen/heard anyone in an audience clapping or cheering outside of a preview or opening night screening, so yeah, I'd take this example as an encouraging anecdotal sign.

[JohnnyGossamer]

MCU villains...

Killmonger

Bridges

Thanos

Red Skull

Kingsley

Ego

Redford

...no one else registers.

[Mekanos]

Quote

Saturday 11:37PM: With an estimated $247.1M, Avengers: Infinity War is quite close to smoking Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($247.96M) for the best domestic opening of all-time, but even rivals prefer to wait until morning before they even call it a record.

C'mon, Sunday spillover, don't let me down.

Edited April 29, 2018 by Mekanos

[BoilingHotCoffee]

http://deadline.com/2018/04/avengers-infinity-war-weekend-box-office-opening-records-1202378032/

 

Saturday 11:37PM: With an estimated $247.1M, Avengers: Infinity War is quite close to smoking Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($247.96M) for the best domestic opening of all-time, but even rivals prefer to wait until morning before they even call it a record.

 

Today, Infinity War conquered the record for the best Saturday ever with $80.9M, which is 16% ahead of the previous Saturday record owned by Jurassic World ($69.6M, June 13, 2015). Today was a wonderful -25% ease from Friday’s $106.7M (including $39M Thursday previews). Back those previews out of Friday ($67.7M) and today was +19% over Friday for Infinity War.

[XO21]

I suppose we’ll have a new record by one million like Jurassic World/ The Avengers.

Edited April 29, 2018 by XO21

[MCKillswitch123]

Woke up to go to the bathroom, decided to check the numbers and WHAT THE FUUUUUUUUCK

 

That's not just beating the Saturday record, that's violating it big time. With a 20% Sun drop, the record is gonna be either an inch away... or it's going down, baby

[Chewy]

Honestly it's pretty ridic that this is happening with only 39M previews

[TalismanRing]

2 minutes ago, XO21 said:

Deadline is reporting $80.9 for Sat.

 

247.1m for the weekend

 on the w/e estimate with that Saturday

 

Those Star War Fan Boys at Deadline just won't give credit where it's due. 

[Joyous Legion]

58 minutes ago, Chewy said:

 

Yee just saying that "OW record breakers tend to have good legs" is not really true. Context - ie, accessibility for non-fans, and why it's breaking the record - matters

It is absolutely true that OW record breakers tend to have good legs. There are exactly two OW record breakers that have had sub 3x legs in the past 45 years or so.    

 

Now obviously something from the 80s is not really a useful comparison — the nature of cinema and personal entertainment have simply changed, and multi aren’t what they once were. But if you go back to Batman Forever as the first to crack 50 (starting the CBM multiple of 50 tradition) 9/11 OW record breakers are over 3x legs.  Even choosing the least favorable historical period possible, starting from Spider-Man 3, and 4/6 record breakers have 3x+ legs.          

 

There are exceptions, and reasons to expect IW will be an exception, but the tendency for OW record setters to leg better than 3x is very plainly there in the data.

[kswiston]

3 minutes ago, XO21 said:

I suppose we’ll have a new record by one million like Jurassic World/ The Avengers.

 

The same Sunday drop as Avengers 1 off of that Saturday is 66M

Edited April 29, 2018 by kswiston