Weekend Thread: Thursday Previews - Spider-Verse $3.5M | Mortal Engines $675K

[The Futurist]

So Sony has two new superhero franchisers under their belt, which means, even more SH movies per year for everyone.

We ll reach soon 10 SH movies a year at this rate.

[Zakiyyah6]

11 minutes ago, YourMother the Edgelord said:

It depends, if the adaptation of comic book character is unknown like say Big Hero 6, or original superheroes like The Incredibles and is animated it can translate well overseas. 

Yep, if it's unknown or original it could do big numbers but outside of that big numbers will be tough to come by. And then there is Lord and Miller directed and produced films issues. They almost never end up translating to big numbers overseas. 

[Valonqar]

that's why low budget protects Spiderverse and assures sequels and spin-offs assuming they keep it low too (doubtful Spider-Women will do better OS). 

Edited December 14, 2018 by Valonqar

[Felandria]

2 hours ago, narniadis said:

BOM using TRON Legacy as a comp... yikes that was considered frontloaded and a disappointment 8 years ago. (3.6/44OW)

 

Very pleased - after the slower than normal pick up to sales this week, I was concerned it wasn't gonna top 3m. Should get close / over 40m this weekend.

I’ll never understand how Tron Legacy was considered anything other than a success.

 

It was based on a movie that had a mediocre reputation and was considered to be at least a decade too late, yet it was the biggest hit of the Christmas period.

[Jonwo]

11 minutes ago, Valonqar said:

that's why low budget protects Spiderverse and assures sequels and spin-offs assuming they keep it low too (doubtful Spider-Women will do better OS). 

Spider-Verse isn't exactly low budget, $90m is the most expensive SPA film in a while.

 

I really liked the film but I can see how the animation could be a turn off for those used to the more traditional CGI.

 

 

[DAJK]

So deadline is showing me a link to an updated article saying Spiderverse at 35M and Mule at 18 and "..." but when I go to click on it the article only takes me to the Thursday box office

[Sheikh]

‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ Catching $35M, ‘The Mule’ Carrying $18M, ‘Mortal Engines’ Out Of Gas With $8M-$9M

 

3rd Update: Right now the box office is pacing as tracking predicted: Sony’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse with a $35M-$40M after a $12M Friday, Warner Bros./Bron Studio’s The Mule is 2nd with $18M after $6M today and Universal/Media Rights Capital’s Mortal Engines dying with $8M-$9M over the next three days in 5th place with $3M tonight. 

 

Universal will do better this weekend with its tried-and-true The Grinch from Illumination which is poised for a 6th weekend of $12.7M, -16%, at 3,759 for a running total of $240.4M. Disney’s Ralph Breaks the Internet is eyeing $9M in weekend 4, -44% for a running total near $154M.

 

MGM/New Line’s Creed II is looking at $5.5M-$6M fourth weekend which will put it at $102.1M, 16% ahead of Creed at the same point in time back in 2015. The sequel will soon surpass its previous chapter’s $109.7M stateside haul.

20th Century Fox’s Once Upon a Deadpool is looking at a weekend between $1.7M-$1.8M bringing its first five days to a total of $3.1M. 

 

https://deadline.com/2018/12/spider-man-into-the-spider-verse-mortal-engines-clint-eastwood-the-mule-weekend-box-office-1202520137/

Edited December 14, 2018 by Sheikh

[Barnack]

18 minutes ago, The Futurist said:

So Sony has two new superhero franchisers under their belt, which means, even more SH movies per year for everyone.

We ll reach soon 10 SH movies a year at this rate.

Yes , maybe just had 9 I think in 2018

2	39	Venom (2018)	Sony	$212,812,102	4,250	$80,255,756	4,250	10/5/18
3	99	Teen Titans Go! To The Movies	WB	$29,562,341	3,188	$10,411,189	3,188	7/27/18
4	37	Ant-Man and the Wasp	BV	$216,648,740	4,206	$75,812,205	4,206	7/6/18
5	4	Incredibles 2	BV	$608,580,088	4,410	$182,687,905	4,410	6/15/18
6	21	Deadpool 2	Fox	$319,401,772	4,349	$125,507,153	4,349	5/18/18
7	2	Avengers: Infinity War	BV	$678,815,482	4,474	$257,698,183	4,474	4/27/18
8	1	Black Panther	BV	$700,059,566	4,084	$202,003,951	4,020	2/16/18

Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse	Sony	12/14/18
Aquaman	WB	12/21/18

 

8 if we remove teen titans.

[Jonwo]

I think WB will be happy with $18m for The Mule, it won't be an award contender like Gran Torino but it should be a solid moneymaker and I suspect the budget is sensible.

[TwoMisfits]

So, Deadline is predicting a true Friday of

ITSV: $8.5M ($3.5M preview gets it to $12M Fri)

The Mule: $6M

ME: $2.325M ($675K preview gets it to $3M Fri)

 

 

Edited December 14, 2018 by TwoMisfits

[That One Girl]

FUCK YEAH LET'S GO #THEMULE

[DAJK]

Given this ME performance, I'm guessing Fox is happy they moved Alita to February

[Zakiyyah6]

7 minutes ago, DAJK said:

Given this ME performance, I'm guessing Fox is happy they moved Alita to February

Alita would have been destroyed in December. Hopefully it does well in February. 

[MrGlass2]

21 minutes ago, DAJK said:

Given this ME performance, I'm guessing Fox is happy they moved Alita to February

It would have been a huge mess for everyone had Alita not moved.

 

It is almost a shame that it didn't happen.

[Taruseth]

36 minutes ago, TwoMisfits said:

So, Deadline is predicting a true Friday of

ITSV: $8.5M ($3.5M preview gets it to $12M Fri)

The Mule: $6M

ME: $2.325M ($675K preview gets it to $3M Fri)

 

 

That would mean that ITSV had a higher! Preview share than f*cking Incredibles 2.

26 for I2 and 28% for ITSV.

[Valonqar]

Just now, Taruseth said:

That would mean that ITSV had a higher! Preview share than f*cking Incredibles 2.

26 for I2 and 28% for ITSV.

is that good? I still don't understand how paid previews work. 

[GraceRandolph]

Let’s hope that Apple buys Sony so that the Spider-Man rights go back to Disney. We don’t want the brand to be to diluted with crappy movies like venom and low budget non-events like spider verse 

Edited December 14, 2018 by GraceRandolph

[Barnack]

5 minutes ago, GraceRandolph said:

Let’s hope that Apple buys Sony so that the Spider-Man rights go back to Disney. We don’t want the brand to be to diluted with crappy movies like venom and low budget non-events like spider verse 

Why would Apple would be more likely to sell the Spider Man rights back to disney more than Sony ?

[The Futurist]

On a scale from 1 to 10, how bad (or is is strong ?) Peter Jackson is flopping this WE ?

Edited December 14, 2018 by The Futurist

[Felandria]

43 minutes ago, DAJK said:

Given this ME performance, I'm guessing Fox is happy they moved Alita to February

It seems pretty certain the main reason Alita was moved was because Dark Phoenix is a mess and Fox wanted to keep that Valentines Day slot.

 

They killed two birds with one stone.