baumer Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 I guess there could be a possibility that now that Infinity Wars is done and you had almost every single Marvel character in that film and it left us on a cliffhanger, perhaps Ant-Man is just anti-climatic. Maybe the majority of people just don't care because we are all waiting to find out what happens in part 2 of Infinity Wars. That could be just as good as a reason or excuse as anything else I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valonqar Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 (edited) It seems to me that AM&TW problem is that "palate cleanser" label stick and people don't rush to see that. As someone said, it may have a second life in dollar theaters where movies that aren't labelled must-see/essential viewing do well (example, Ant Man). Sad but that seems to be the case. I was hoping the franchise would overcome the feel of "unimportance" but guess not. But Asia appreciates it and that's big! Edited July 12, 2018 by Valonqar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAJK Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Congrats to Incredibles 2 for passing Finding Nemo adjusted to become Pixar's highest grossing film domestically, even adjusted for inflation. Damn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dxmatrixdt Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 10-day total - domestic total Ant-Man - 81.3 - 180.2 Suicide Squad - 179.1 - 325.1 Spider-Man: H - 163.1 - 334.2 Jason Bourne - 80.7 - 162.4 Star Trek Beyond - 81.7 - 158.8 if Ant-Man 2 drops ~9.2%, then it makes 5.31 and 104 10-day total. Ant-Man 2 104.0 10-day total comparisons. Spider-man - 213.1 Jason Bourne - 209.3 Star Trek - 202.1 average - 208.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebeccas Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 35 minutes ago, baumer said: I guess there could be a possibility that now that Infinity Wars is done and you had almost every single Marvel character in that film and it left us on a cliffhanger, perhaps Ant-Man is just anti-climatic. Maybe the majority of people just don't care because we are all waiting to find out what happens in part 2 of Infinity Wars. That could be just as good as a reason or excuse as anything else I guess. I always thought this movie needed an IW boost to move up significantly. I thought maybe we'd get a tease at the end of IW but since we didn't, I think Captain Marvel will be the beneficiary of that boost. Also I think we're seeing a divergence in how the fanbase responds to a movie vs critics too; critics clearly prefer standalone stories but fans are too tied into the story and want more connections/clues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfran43 Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 BoxOfficeMojo weekend prediction... http://www.boxofficemojo.com/counts/chart/?yr=2018&wk=28&p=.htm Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (4,200 theaters) - $45.0 M Skyscraper (3,782 theaters) - $34.0 M Ant-Man and the Wasp (4,206 theaters) - $32.1 M Incredibles 2 (3,705 theaters) - $17.5 M Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (3,692 theaters) - $15.5 M The First Purge (3,038 theaters) - $9.2 M Sicario: Day of the Soldado - $4.1 M Uncle Drew (2,381 theaters) - $3.6 M Ocean's 8 (1,618 theaters) - $3.1 M Sorry to Bother You (805 theaters) - $2.9 M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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grey ghost Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 51 minutes ago, sfran43 said: BoxOfficeMojo weekend prediction... http://www.boxofficemojo.com/counts/chart/?yr=2018&wk=28&p=.htm Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (4,200 theaters) - $45.0 M Skyscraper (3,782 theaters) - $34.0 M Ant-Man and the Wasp (4,206 theaters) - $32.1 M Incredibles 2 (3,705 theaters) - $17.5 M Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (3,692 theaters) - $15.5 M The First Purge (3,038 theaters) - $9.2 M Sicario: Day of the Soldado - $4.1 M Uncle Drew (2,381 theaters) - $3.6 M Ocean's 8 (1,618 theaters) - $3.1 M Sorry to Bother You (805 theaters) - $2.9 M Ant-Man 2 keeps creeping up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quake Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 47 minutes ago, grey ghost said: Ant-Man 2 keeps creeping up. Last week they had Ant-Man 2 opening to 88 million. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FantasticBeasts Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 I haven't figured out why but I2's run has be oddly unsatisfying to me despite being that huge... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfran43 Posted July 13, 2018 Author Share Posted July 13, 2018 3 hours ago, grey ghost said: Ant-Man 2 keeps creeping up. 2 hours ago, Quake said: Last week they had Ant-Man 2 opening to 88 million. They're bound to get it right at some point. Hopefully their weekend prediction is the most accurate!🤞🏽 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dxmatrixdt Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 9 hours ago, baumer said: I guess there could be a possibility that now that Infinity Wars is done and you had almost every single Marvel character in that film and it left us on a cliffhanger, perhaps Ant-Man is just anti-climatic. Maybe the majority of people just don't care because we are all waiting to find out what happens in part 2 of Infinity Wars. That could be just as good as a reason or excuse as anything else I guess. should have just released Ant-Man in the middle of September or January and seen an 'A' cinemascore go through instead of an 'A-' for the exact same film. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 If Ant-man were to follow Homecoming, it's looking at a 65% drop this weekend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 England v Croatia probably had something to do with the drop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hades Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 #Excuses..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Captain hindsight here Maybe ant man being absent from IW limited it's boost Captain hindsight over and out 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Beck Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Black Panther still chugging along! Probably only 2-3 weeks tracking left now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justvision Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 More reasons/excuses. Ant-Man and the Wasp is a bit unfortunate to have I2 opened 3 week prior and JW:FK 2 weeks prior, which between these two blockbusters will probably gross 1 billion in domestic theatrical runs. It is so much money an average US/NA family can spend on movie tickets in a month. The monthly budgets for movie-going are probably largely used up wen Am&TW opened. Another point, I2 is also an entertaining superhero family friendly movie, and has burned up a lot psychological demand for this type of movies. After BP, AIW, DP2 and I2, 4 superhero movies in 5 months, I guess some superheroes fatigue is conceivable. Though the fatigue I'd say will not be long-lasting, but a period of a few months of rest is still needed. In hindsight, an October release would have been better for AM&TW. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGlass2 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 41 minutes ago, justvision said: Though the fatigue I'd say will not be long-lasting, but a period of a few months of rest is still needed. In hindsight, an October release would have been better for AM&TW. There is already a superhero blockbuster in October. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronJimbo Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 (edited) Ok I'm making the Alita over Ant Man 2 club today (worldwide) be ready Edited July 13, 2018 by IronJimbo 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
