HAN SOLO MEMORIAL (day weekend) THREAD | Solo Flops Domestically with 83M/101M weekend. Spectacularly Bombs Overseas with 65M weekend.

[ChipDerby]

Disney paying media outlets to under-report the gross, to get our expectations lowered. Then they wham us with a $40 mil OD. Star Wars has been saved.

[ZeeSoh]

Feeling pretty happy with my summer game and derby prediction of 100m 3 day. 

[Blankments]

4 hours ago, baumer said:

@Blankments

 

Just got out.  It's fun, good story, moves fast, good performances, Chewy is good.  

 

Having said that it's just a good movie.  Nothing I'll remember all that much.  Good time at the movies, won't see it again.

 

7.5/10

Cool to hear. Sounds like I'm comfortable missing it, but glad to hear it turned out okay.

 

That said, still rooting against it financially. It's nothing personal...

 

 

[Uzice]

3 minutes ago, Chewy said:

 

That 26M true friday shows that TLJ wasn't divisive 

It was a universally beloved masterpiece, Didn't you know that?

[That One Girl]

25 minutes til it starts and it has double the total of how many people my King Arthur showing had.  My King Arthur showing had 2 people btw

Edited May 25, 2018 by That One Guy

[Hunch]

$40m? What kind of plot twist.

 

Wouldn't be surprised if Disney siphons some Avengers gross towards Solo if it's really really close to $100m. It would look so much better for them to be able to report a $100m 3-day weekend.

[John Marston]

1 minute ago, Hunch said:

$40m? What kind of plot twist.

 

Wouldn't be surprised if Disney siphons some Avengers gross towards Solo if it's really really close to $100m. It would look so much better for them to be able to report a $100m 3-day weekend.

 

 

They better fucking not 

[InterHero1]

34 minutes ago, dashrendar44 said:

 

Yeah, Han Solo is a man. StarLord is a manchild that grew up emulating Han Solo.

Well StarLord was created before Han Solo, so isn’t it the opposite 🤔

[Chewy]

4 minutes ago, Box Office Freak said:

Soooooo is sub 100 3 day still happening cus that’s all I want

 

Would require a rather generous Sat bump even from the high end

[Blankments]

2 hours ago, Hunch said:

The fact that a HAN SOLO movie is in the same ballpark as fucking Doctor Strange 

 

A lesson for future franchises: don't unceremoniously kill off your lead character as soon as you reintroduce him after a 40 year wait. It will severely piss of the fans.

 

if this is about Luke Skywalker, I think Luke's death in TLJ is the least of that film's problems among its haters (speaking as a fan of TLJ)

[Uzice]

Wait, are the numbers actually improving? Damn. 

[Hunch]

Just now, Blankments said:

if this is about Luke Skywalker, I think Luke's death in TLJ is the least of that film's problems among its haters (speaking as a fan of TLJ)

Really? I thought that was it. Although I haven't kept up with the discussion that much.

[Orestes]

Star Lord is way more Jack Burton than Han Solo.

[Ms Lady Hawk]

RTH bringing balance to The Force. I had so much hope for this movie. I am really rooting for RTH’s numbers to stick. I do recall Empire City saying that it might do better than the presale numbers showed. *fingers crossed

[That One Girl]

5 minutes ago, That One Guy said:

25 minutes til it starts and it has double the total of how many people my King Arthur showing had.  My King Arthur showing had 2 people btw

 

7 minutes have passed.

 

Nothing has changed.

[Franklin808]

Been watching ticket availability for our favorite screen at our favorite theater in Orland Park IL. The Ultrascreen with 226 nice reclining leather seats and prices of $15.50 per ticket has done well all day. 7PM showing has only seats in 1st row (8 seats), 2nd row 28 seats. Handicap seat row 7 seats. Then checked 625 showing and 80 seats sold and only 1st row and handicap seats row has availability.  Last night when we went it really was just the Ultrascreen that was sold out. Other screens just had a few seats sold. Today many more showings and in the evening most seats sold. Think people overestimated how many kids out of school. Around here today was last day of school and it was a half day. Chicago kids still have 2 weeks left. In the Ultrascreen showings tomorrow they have sold more then what has sold all day today. Matinee showings much higher attendance tomorrow as Saturdays should especially with Star Wars.

Also add 3D screenings not doing well. When we went to 10:15 showing last night we were happy to not have a 3D showing. I think people are more and more sick of 3D screenings. Theater had 31 2D screenings and 6 3D.

Edited May 25, 2018 by Franklin808

[Sam]

10 minutes ago, Chewy said:

 

That 26M true friday shows that TLJ wasn't divisive 

Misunderstood masterpiece status cancelled?! 

 

I’m a bit disappointed tbh. 

[Rman823]

Seeing these new numbers: 

[WilliamK99]

29 minutes ago, Hunch said:

I don't see a scenario in which Episode IX doesn't decrease from Last Jedi. What do they have that could bring in more people? The original trio are all gone.

Return of Jar Jar Binks!

[Orestes]

Just now, Sam said:

Misunderstood masterpiece status cancelled?! 

 

I’m a bit disappointed tbh. 

It'll still be a niche art film in my heart.