US WEEKEND THREAD: Record 70.25 OW (highest grossing OW for an original horror)

[charlie Jatinder]

$4.2mnThursday CM.

Edited March 22, 2019 by Charlie Jatinder

[Eric Furiosa]

BOT's China thread getting mentioned by Forbes in an article about the new Mulan movie will always crack me up

[Maxmoser3]

Us doing big! Universal doing big for a horror film is insane! People want to see an event film, those pre-sales back in January and that trailer around Christmas as well as coverage of the film like every week it felt. 

 

As well as Jordan Peele invading the Super Bowl with promo ads for Twlight Zone and Us was one of them.  If it does $80  million ow or even $75 million ow. That’s huge.  Candyman 2020 will be huge as a summer tentpole next year. 

 

Pet Sematary will do well but not IT or Quiet Place level well. It should do $30-$35 million ow and $90-$100 million domestic if its a breakout. La Llorna should do $20-$25 million ow and do $55 million domestic. Ma could be a big summer surprise move that to Memorial Day.... watch out Aladdin.

[MrGlass2]

39 minutes ago, Thanos Legion said:

“4+“

TOLDJA!

[Hades]

3 minutes ago, Charlie Jatinder said:

$4.2mnThursday CM.

Yawn..

[That One Girl]

2 minutes ago, RichWS said:

 

But folks arguing pre-sales (which, as Solo: A Star Wars Story should have taught you, aren’t a 1-to-1 predictor of opening weekend) positioning the film for a $100m-plus opening are doing all parties a disservice. Do you really want to put Peele, Universal and the rest of the gang on the defensive when the movie “only” opens to $55m this weekend, That One Guy? Huh?

 

Finally, I can put on my résumé that I was quoted in Forbes for going a little overboard with my Us predictions

[Brainbug]

Amazing number. Will see the film in 4 hours!

[filmlover]

4 minutes ago, CoolEric258 said:

BOT's China thread getting mentioned by Forbes in an article about the new Mulan movie will always crack me up

lol when did that happen? Missed that one.

[The Panda]

9 minutes ago, DAJK said:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2019/03/22/jordan-peeles-us-starring-lupita-nyongo-winston-duke-elisabeth-moss-just-broke-a-box-office-record-with-a-boffo-7-4-million-thursday-gross/#1484e80ce858

 

Shit, is Mendelson talking about BOT in his article?

We have power to sway Box Office Analysis articles.  It’s time to unionize!

[DMan7]

3 minutes ago, That One Guy said:

 

Finally, I can put on my résumé that I was quoted in Forbes for going a little overboard with my Us predictions

You've struck it big kid! Just remember not to forget the small guys when you're at the top!

[Curtis1986]

Audience score already up to 79 on RT from a 61 this morning.

[MyMovieCanBeatUpYourMovie]

Glad to see Us breaking out.  I think "The New Jordan Peele Movie" is definitely going to become a thing.

 

I'm completing the rare feat of watching all 3 of my A-List movies in one day tomorrow.

 

My sister is in town and wants to see Captain Marvel with me in the morning.  Then doing the Fandango sneak peek with friends of the other Captain Marvel at 7:00 p.m., and then Us at 10:00 p.m.  (And meanwhile watching Get Out with one of those friends who hasn't seen it yet in the afternoon between trips to the theater for a mini Peele-a-thon.)

 

Ah, movies, I just can't quit you.

Edited March 22, 2019 by MyMovieCanBeatUpYourMovie

[That One Girl]

I had a pretty solid week of movies.  Saw Transit, Climax, Apollo 11, and Us, and thought all 4 of them were varying levels of good/great.  Seeing Shazam! tomorrow and hopefully Gloria Bell sometime this week too.

[Eric Furiosa]

4 minutes ago, filmlover said:

lol when did that happen? Missed that one.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2017/11/29/disneys-choice-for-mulan-lead-role-leaves-some-chinese-moviegoers-baffled/#4a3456f92f92

 

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Chinese moviegoers, who have had far more exposure to the actress via the dozens of movies in which she has appeared, are mixed in their reactions.

 

“Oh, Disney you fail!,” says a social media commenter who goes by the handle Olive Skywalker on the boxofficetheory.com website. “She is the most famous box office poison in China and sucks in acting.”

Another commenter, who goes by the tag TigerPaw, added his opinion that Liu is the “2nd worst choice. The worst will be Jing Tian (the wooden female lead in Legendary’s The Great Wall) – she can't act and [has to] use her backing to get roles. Liu Yi Fei is bad, but it could have been worse.”

 

 

 

Not everyone is so opposed to the choice. A commenter by the name of UserHN wrote: “I just remembered watching her in Love of the Condor Heroes. She seems fine. And she's so beautiful.”

Another, Barnack, noted that “I’m not so sure it is wise to take the words of people on the Internet over a corporation like Disney that bought serious world marketing expert studies, they would have not hired box office poison, especially if she cannot act, that make little sense.”

 

[DMan7]

So Peele has now gotten Nolan status? The new "Untitled Jordan Peele movie" sounds very much like that Nolan thread title. 

[DAJK]

Seriously though, having BOT at least "referenced" even if not by name in a major trades article is pretty big. "Independent trackers" are already mentioned on BO.com, and considering all the work many members on this site do, I think it's time they got at least some recognition

[Ipickthiswhiterose]

Is there a chance of Us OW > Solo OW?

 

That would be insane. 

 

Certainly looks like > Ant Man and The Wasp OW, > Aquaman OW and > Mi: Fallout OW

[cdsacken]

Jesus what a big correction. Well 60+ sure feels locked maybe 80+ will happen. Man that's impressive. 

[Water Bottle]

24 minutes ago, DAJK said:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2019/03/22/jordan-peeles-us-starring-lupita-nyongo-winston-duke-elisabeth-moss-just-broke-a-box-office-record-with-a-boffo-7-4-million-thursday-gross/#1484e80ce858

 

Shit, is Mendelson talking about BOT in his article?

 

I mean Forbes clearly knows we exist so maybe but I also don't think we're big enough to put Peele and Universal on the defensive. 😂

 

Reddit/Twitter are though.

[elcaballero]

6 minutes ago, CoolEric258 said:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2017/11/29/disneys-choice-for-mulan-lead-role-leaves-some-chinese-moviegoers-baffled/#4a3456f92f92

 

 

TIL Barnack is a Chinese moviegoer.

5 minutes ago, DAJK said:

Seriously though, having BOT at least "referenced" even if not by name in a major trades article is pretty big. "Independent trackers" are already mentioned on BO.com, and considering all the work many members on this site do, I think it's time they got at least some recognition

It's nice having the legendary Gavin Feng on our side.