Wednesday's Numbers

[TwoMisfits]

47 minutes ago, grim22 said:

What must the attendance difference between Tuesday and Wednesday look like? Cheap tickets and 40%+ falls means the attendance must be like 60-75% higher on Tuesday compared to Wednesday. That is almost opening weekend level attendance for movies on their first Tuesday. Kind of crazy how big a box office force Cheap Tuesdays have become.

It's even bigger b/c some locals (like my Cinemark) have raised 1st matinee show rates to $7/show this summer, BUT dropped Tuesday shows to $5/show (to match AMC)...it used to be those prices were both $6, so it does seem that folks without passes (and with families) will flee to the cheapest day to watch movies they want...

 

PS - I'm doing it next week - turned my nearly expiring $5 Fandango reward codes into 6 tickets to Incredibles 2 for $9.  Any other day/showing would have been an extra $12 minimum (if the early show) and much more if not (like $30-$50)...and funny enough, this is the 1st movie my kids will go to all year (and I've bought the tickets already b/c they care about their seats and my local cheap Tuesday theater sells out every prime time Tuesday showing, sometimes by Saturday - but when its $5 vs $7 1st showing or $11 matinee or $14 for normal primetime, it's a no-brainer to go Tuesday)...

 

It's an effect of no family movie passes...the effect will decrease if anyone ever makes a family subscription plan...I mean, check out HT3's drop from yesterday to today...

[Valonqar]

1 hour ago, Thanos Legion said:

AM&tW has been having crazy Tuesdays, but if you look at Mon-Wed it’s down 6% vs SMH down 9%. So, solid numbers, quite possibly headed for 210s.

Under Solo? 

[MagnarTheGreat]

The effect is exacerbated by Summer Tuesdays not being school days. So a portion of the demand from the weekend moves to the weekdays, particularly Tuesday for the discount. Parents with kids in particular benefit from the discount rate than just a single individual buying one ticket would. At least this is what I think is happening.

Edited July 19, 2018 by MagnarTheGreat

[Boxofficerules]

First Purge still doing well?

[Ocho]

98% of the general public wouldn't know if 700 million is good or bad for Black Panther (and don't care). I told my wife last week that Avengers 3 was going to come up short of 700 million and she said "I guess they won't make another one."

[YM!]

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/counts/chart/?yr=2018&wk=29&p=.htm

 

Mamma Mia: 3,317

[sfran43]

4	-	Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!	Universal	3,317	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
5	-	The Equalizer 2	Sony / Columbia	3,300+	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
8	-	Unfriended: Dark Web	BH Tilt	1,543	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
29	-	Blindspotting	Lionsgate/Summit	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
32	-	McQueen	Bleecker Street	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
35	-	The Third Murder	Film Movement	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
36	-	Far from the Tree	IFC	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
37	-	Wanda (2018 re-release)	Janus Films	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
> EXPANDING
1	3	Skyscraper	Universal	3,822	+40	+1.1%	-	-	-	-	2
10	12	Sorry to Bother You	Annapurna Pictures	1,050	+245	+30.4%	-	-	-	-	3
13	18	Leave No Trace	Bleecker Street	361	+50	+16.1%	-	-	-	-	4
18	41	Black Panther	Buena Vista	154	+126	+450.0%	-	-	-	-	23
25	71	Eighth Grade	A24	33	+29	+725.0%	-	-	-	-	2
27	48	The Seagull	Sony Classics	16	+2	+14.3%	-	-	-	-	11
30	81	Let the Sunshine In	IFC	9	+6	+200.0%	-	-	-	-	13
> DECLINING
2	2	Ant-Man and the Wasp	Buena Vista	3,778	-428	-10.2%	-	-	-	-	3
3	5	Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom	Universal	3,375	-320	-8.7%	-	-	-	-	5
6	4	Incredibles 2	Buena Vista	3,164	-541	-14.6%	-	-	-	-	6
7	6	The First Purge	Universal	2,331	-707	-23.3%	-	-	-	-	3
9	8	Uncle Drew	Lionsgate/Summit	1,237	-465	-27.3%	-	-	-	-	4
11	11	Won't You Be My Neighbor?	Focus Features	729	-139	-16.0%	-	-	-	-	7
12	13	Deadpool 2	Fox	373	-215	-36.6%	-	-	-	-	10
14	15	Avengers: Infinity War	Buena Vista	294	-81	-21.6%	-	-	-	-	13
15	17	Book Club	Paramount	241	-70	-22.5%	-	-	-	-	10
16	16	Solo: A Star Wars Story	Buena Vista	208	-107	-34.0%	-	-	-	-	9
17	19	Hereditary	A24	201	-104	-34.1%	-	-	-	-	7
19	21	Adrift	STX Entertainment	131	-54	-29.2%	-	-	-	-	8
20	14	Whitney	Roadside Attractions	117	-291	-71.3%	-	-	-	-	3
21	20	Sanju	FIP	112	-111	-49.8%	-	-	-	-	4
22	27	A Quiet Place	Paramount	108	-24	-18.2%	-	-	-	-	16
23	25	Boundaries	Sony Classics	51	-94	-64.8%	-	-	-	-	5
24	36	The Catcher Was a Spy	IFC	36	-11	-23.4%	-	-	-	-	5
26	45	The Rider	Sony Classics	16	-1	-5.9%	-	-	-	-	15
28	37	First Reformed	A24	15	-24	-61.5%	-	-	-	-	10
31	46	Eating Animals	IFC	8	-7	-46.7%	-	-	-	-	6
33	75	Woman Walks Ahead	A24	3	-1	-25.0%	-	-	-	-	4
34	69	The Death of Stalin	IFC	2	-2	-50.0%	-	-	-	-	20

[sfran43]

1	HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION Sony / Columbia 4,267	$5,021,214 -57.9% / $1,177 $50,373,823 / 4	$8,505,132 +69.4% / $1,993 $58,878,955 / 5	$4,726,875 -44.4% / $1,108 $63,605,830 / 6	N/A
2	ANT-MAN AND THE WASP Buena Vista 4,206	$3,566,526 -60% / $848 $136,649,610 / 11	$5,506,525 +54.4% / $1,309 $142,156,135 / 12	$3,349,910 -39.2% / $796 $145,506,045 / 13	N/A
3	SKYSCRAPER Universal 3,782	$2,565,660 -61.3% / $678 $27,470,675 / 4	$4,092,165 +59.5% / $1,082 $31,562,840 / 5	$2,329,420 -43.1% / $616 $33,892,260 / 6	N/A
4	INCREDIBLES 2 Buena Vista 3,705	$2,246,457 -54.9% / $606 $538,107,847 / 32	$3,409,624 +51.8% / $920 $541,517,471 / 33	$2,204,302 -35.4% / $595 $543,721,773 / 34	N/A
5	JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM Universal 3,695	$2,062,420 -58% / $558 $366,044,065 / 25	$2,986,000 +44.8% / $808 $369,030,065 / 26	$2,010,810 -32.7% / $544 $371,040,875 / 27	N/A
6	THE FIRST PURGE Universal 3,038	$1,404,895 -49.4% / $462 $51,095,395 / 13	$1,834,535 +30.6% / $604 $52,929,930 / 14	$1,256,235 -31.5% / $414 $54,186,165 / 15	N/A
7	SORRY TO BOTHER YOU Annapurna Pictures 805	$534,762 -55.9% / $664 $5,808,595 / 11	$651,104 +21.8% / $809 $6,459,699 / 12	$518,867 -20.3% / $645 $6,978,566 / 13	N/A
8	SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO Sony / Columbia 2,006	$494,474 -61.4% / $246 $43,725,869 / 18	$646,076 +30.7% / $322 $44,371,945 / 19	$480,566 -25.6% / $240 $44,852,511 / 20	N/A
9	OCEAN'S 8 Warner Bros. 1,618	$431,891 -48.4% / $267 $132,685,183 / 39	$637,538 +47.6% / $394 $133,322,721 / 40	$430,239 -32.5% / $266 $133,752,960 / 41	N/A
10	UNCLE DREW Lionsgate/Summit 1,702	$435,049 -54.1% / $256 $37,088,714 / 18	$663,531 +52.5% / $390 $37,752,245 / 19	$423,929 -36.1% / $249 $38,176,174 / 20	N/A
11	WON'T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? Focus Features 868	$292,975 -53.9% / $338 $16,179,107 / 39	$357,950 +22.2% / $412 $16,537,057 / 40	$299,170 -16.4% / $345 $16,836,227 / 41	N/A
12	TAG Warner Bros. (New Line) 982	$207,004 -44.5% / $211 $51,540,262 / 32	$270,128 +30.5% / $275 $51,810,390 / 33	$197,123 -27% / $201 $52,007,513 / 34	N/A
-	LEAVE NO TRACE Bleecker Street 311	$144,190 -60.2% / $464 $2,279,207 / 18	$182,511 +26.6% / $587 $2,461,718 / 19	$140,713 -22.9% / $452 $2,602,431 / 20	N/A
-	AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR Buena Vista 375	$95,577 -45.7% / $255 $676,120,394 / 81	$125,174 +31% / $334 $676,245,568 / 82	$96,512 -22.9% / $257 $676,342,080 / 83	N/A
-	DEADPOOL 2 Fox 588	$104,398 -50.3% / $178 $316,346,805 / 60	$128,049 +22.7% / $218 $316,474,854 / 61	$95,917 -25.1% / $163 $316,570,771 / 62	N/A
-	HEREDITARY A24 305	$72,998 -41.1% / $239 $43,021,287 / 39	$85,408 +17% / $280 $43,106,695 / 40	$64,056 -25% / $210 $43,170,751 / 41	N/A
-	SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY Buena Vista 315	$59,032 -50.2% / $187 $211,979,799 / 53	$79,857 +35.3% / $254 $212,059,656 / 54	$58,006 -27.4% / $184 $212,117,662 / 55	N/A
-	BOOK CLUB Paramount 311	$47,362 -48.7% / $152 $67,838,485 / 60	$67,064 +41.6% / $216 $67,905,549 / 61	$56,324 -16% / $181 $67,961,873 / 62	N/A
-	SANJU FIP 223	$53,361 -66.3% / $239 $7,202,004 / 18	$109,824 +105.8% / $492 $7,311,828 / 19	$55,995 -49% / $251 $7,367,823 / 20	N/A
-	EIGHTH GRADE A24 4	$37,114 -53.8% / $9,279 $300,911 / 4	$33,784 -9% / $8,446 $334,695 / 5	$39,251 +16.2% / $9,813 $373,946 / 6	N/A
-	ADRIFT STX Entertainment 185	$21,526 -51.9% / $116 $31,196,472 / 46	$31,183 +44.9% / $169 $31,227,655 / 47	$23,243 -25.5% / $126 $31,250,898 / 48	N/A
-	SUPERFLY Columbia 185	$27,691 -52.1% / $150 $20,362,382 / 34	$31,075 +12.2% / $168 $20,393,457 / 35	$22,475 -27.7% / $121 $20,415,932 / 36	N/A
-	SOORMA Sony / Columbia 50	$18,662 -66.7% / $373 $187,016 / 4	$33,527 +79.7% / $671 $220,543 / 5	$16,713 -50.2% / $334 $237,256 / 6	N/A
-	A QUIET PLACE Paramount 132	$13,476 -47% / $102 $187,629,216 / 102	$13,879 +3% / $105 $187,643,095 / 103	$13,701 -1.3% / $104 $187,656,796 / 104	N/A
-	LIFE OF THE PARTY  Warner Bros. (New Line) 141	$11,527 -50% / $82 $52,678,119 / 67	$13,266 +15.1% / $94 $52,691,385 / 68	$11,541 -13% / $82 $52,702,926 / 69	N/A
-	FIRST REFORMED A24 39	$5,208 -46.3% / $134 $3,393,364 / 60	$6,250 +20% / $160 $3,399,614 / 61	$5,625 -10% / $144 $3,405,239 / 62	N/A
-	RAMPAGE (2018) Warner Bros. (New Line) 61	$5,132 -64.1% / $84 $99,138,791 / 95	$5,006 -2.5% / $82 $99,143,797 / 96	$5,098 +1.8% / $84 $99,148,895 / 97	N/A
-	BLACK PANTHER Buena Vista 28	$1,227 -65.9% / $44 $699,902,079 / 151	$1,801 +46.8% / $64 $699,903,880 / 152	$1,509 -16.2% / $54 $699,905,389 / 153	N/A

[sfran43]

 

[Krissykins]

 

3 hours ago, WrathOfHan said:

It generally seems to be large AMC theaters picking it up for one show per day late at night. This is Disney’s way of trying to get it over 700M. When Sony was trying to get Spectre over 200, theaters only showed it once per day for one of Sony’s fudge attempts.

So the exact same thing then lol

[Killimano3]

Oh thank God they're pushing black panther past 700m. Now I can sleep at night again

[Joyous Legion]

5 hours ago, Valonqar said:

Under Solo? 

Well, since opening Saturday or so catching Solo was pretty unlikely. Weekdays have gone pretty well since then, 2nd weekend not so much. Getting within 5M of Solo would be really solid late legs.

[MrGlass2]

Hope Asgard will grace us with early numbers for blockbuster movie event Mama Mia!.

[Empire]

8 hours ago, Boxofficerules said:

Who would still go see Black Panther in the theater when it’s out to now on BLU RAY?

I would if it was playing near me. 

[JB33]

7 hours ago, Ocho said:

98% of the general public wouldn't know if 700 million is good or bad for Black Panther (and don't care). I told my wife last week that Avengers 3 was going to come up short of 700 million and she said "I guess they won't make another one."

Lol, that's great. I had the same kind of thing when I told someone SOLO just passed the $200M mark and he was all like "Wow! Holy shit!" He clearly didn't realize that was bad....

[TalismanRing]

5 hours ago, Krissykins said:

 

So the exact same thing then lol

Only if BP's PTA suddenly increases 550% one week then almost doubles again the next  

Mar 4–6	54	$29,757	+28.5%	63	-29	$472	$199,890,642	18
Mar 11–13	51	$41,979	+41.1%	16	-47	$2,624	$199,948,480	19
Mar 18–20	52	$44,791	+6.7%	9	-7	$4,977	$200,011,902	20
Mar 25–27	49	$39,235	-12.4%	14	+5	$2,803	$200,069,186	21
Apr 1–3	78	$4,600	-88.3%	5	-9	$920	$200,074,175	22

[Darth Lehnsherr]

My friends and I had a good chuckle over Solo's floppage. Now when Justice League failed on Opening Weekend one of my friends who was a hardcore DC fan well let's just say wasn't in the best mood for a week. 

 

 

[filmlover]

Disney's creative accounting team must be dying for a vacation with how hard they've worked them at this point.

[Thomas Beck]

10 hours ago, Captain Craig said:

Few, that's why what largely will happen is some receipt money from I2 will find it's way to BP cause I2 is likely to hit $600m itself. And if that stalls just short they will take money from Christopher Robin to get it there. 

Couldn't they do that directly then instead of bothering with a re-expansion as well?

[dxmatrixdt]

I was looking for a way to put Unfriended 2 below 5 million in the derby.  Forgot that Sorry to Bother You was expanding as it should compete with similar audiences.

 

I put these for Unfriended and Purge in the derby, and the $PTA difference looks reasonable, 

5.00 - Unfriended - $3,234

4.85 - Purge 4- $2,081

 

Sorry to Bother You averaged $5,228 last weekend, and I think it can do 3.4 million and $3,238 average.  

3.40 - Sorry to Bother You - $3,238

 

When comparing to everything else, Unfriended is going to need a lot of walkups or something to get close to 5 million.

 

36.50 - Mamma Mia - $11,003 (w/o previews)

24.83 - Equalizer 2 - $7,328 (w/o previews)

23.50 - Hotel T 3 - $5,507

16.00 - Ant-Man - $4,235

12.50 - Skyscraper - $3,271

10.60 - Incredibles - $3,350

10.60 - Jurassic World - $3,141

4.64 - Unfriended 2 - $3,000 (w/o previews)

4.85 - The Purge 4 - $2,081

3.40 - Sorry to Bother You - $3,238

 

2.40 - Sicario 2 - $1,657

2.00 - Uncle Drew - $1,617

1.55 - Ocean's 8 - $1,547

1.50 - Neighbor - $2,058

 

if Unfriended only gets to around $2,100 PTA instead, ….. 3.25m weekend.