Weekend Thread (3/15-3/17): Captain Marvel 68, Wonder Park 15.8, Five Feet Apart 13.2, Dragon 9.3, Madea 7.8

[AndyK]

3 minutes ago, john2000 said:

agreed the only thing that had affect was the spring breaks imo some schools had the past week

I wonder how much the box office is being depressed by Lent 

[john2000]

1 minute ago, AndyK said:

I wonder how much the box office is being depressed by Lent 

sorry but what do you mean exactly didnt understand

[Krissykins]

I wonder what weekend Captain Marvel will pass Wonder Woman.

 

The fact that the two superhero films lead by female characters are doing over $400m in America anyway is incredible.

 

[baumer]

3 hours ago, AndyK said:

LOL what has St Paddys day got to do with anything ?

 

Because more people go to bars, drink and have other things to do than to go to the movies.  Bars were opening here at 9AM with live entertainment.  St. Paddy's Day on a Sunday definitely will affect the movie business.

[baumer]

So -56%....no big deal.

[JohnnyGossamer]

6 minutes ago, baumer said:

 

Because more people go to bars, drink and have other things to do than to go to the movies.  Bars were opening here at 9AM with live entertainment.  St. Paddy's Day on a Sunday definitely will affect the movie business.

Saturday too with bar crawls across all major cities. Parades as well. People start drinking as early as 7AM.

[AndyK]

27 minutes ago, baumer said:

 

Because more people go to bars, drink and have other things to do than to go to the movies.  Bars were opening here at 9AM with live entertainment.  St. Paddy's Day on a Sunday definitely will affect the movie business.

There aren't that many Irish in the US to have any effect.

[MrGlass2]

4 minutes ago, AndyK said:

There aren't that many Irish in the US to have any effect.

They don't need to be Irish to get wasted.

[john2000]

3 minutes ago, MrGlass2 said:

They don't need to be Irish to get wasted.

can i ask why we talking like its a big deal the  drop went from 54.8% to 56%  

Edited March 18, 2019 by john2000

[XO21]

It did exatcly like BP last year 

 

BP

106%

54.5%

-34.2% 

 

CM

105.9%
54.8%

-29.5% --> -33%/34%

[john2000]

1 minute ago, XO21 said:

It did exatcly like BP last year 

 

BP

106%

54.5%

-34.2% 

 

CM

105.9%
54.8%

-29.5% --> -33%/34%

yeah i dont understand why we make it a big deal 

[MrGlass2]

16 minutes ago, john2000 said:

can i ask why we talking like its a big deal the  drop went from 54.8% to 56%  

Not saying it is a big deal, just pointing out that St Patrick's Day is just another excuse to drink - no need to be Irish-American.

 

6 minutes ago, XO21 said:

It did exatcly like BP last year 

Well to be fair BP had a much stronger drop, since it opened higher.

[TomCruiseTop]

30 minutes ago, AndyK said:

There aren't that many Irish in the US to have any effect.

As a New Yorker I can tell you - more people identify as Irish in the US than there are people in Ireland by quite a margin, St. Paddy's Day is HUGE in the US. 🍹

[baumer]

3 hours ago, john2000 said:

can i ask why we talking like its a big deal the  drop went from 54.8% to 56%  

 

How is anyone saying this is a big deal?  The film was over estimated on Sunday and some of us are offering reasons as to why.

[Bishop54]

Lol, St. Patricks Day excuses? That's like saying Wrestlmania has influence over the box-office. 

[terrestrial]

53 minutes ago, AndyK said:

There aren't that many Irish in the US to have any effect.

not one of the friends of my son is of Irish descent, doesn't hinder them to visit some Irish bar or..

(our family is also not of Irish descent, just to avoid a possible misunderstanding)

Not saying it will have a big impact (lets assume under 3%) at he whole weekend, but maybe at which day during a weekend something slightly unusal can happen for reasons

[XO21]

34 minutes ago, MrGlass2 said:

Not saying it is a big deal, just pointing out that St Patrick's Day is just another excuse to drink - no need to be Irish-American.

 

Well to be fair BP had a much stronger drop, since it opened higher.

I was comparing daily bumps. March 16-18 2018 was Black Panther's 5th weekend, so not really a direct comparison but still.

 

 

[Rthmessiah]

23 hours ago, Rthmar-vell said:

 

Should have just stuck with original set, Sat 29.1,  Fri 18.9

Fri 18.9, Sat 29.2, Sun 19.4, see whats reported monday

[Litio]

Trailer effect

[LouisianaArkansasGeorgia]

56 minutes ago, Bishop54 said:

Lol, St. Patricks Day excuses? That's like saying Wrestlmania has influence over the box-office. 

LOL

If this weren't an MCU-centric weekend, there would not be all these excuses to justify the decreasing numbers. The narrative would be "Look, the WOM is not as amazing as we all believed."