Memorial Weekend Thread: 4-Day Actuals - Aladdin $116.81M | John Wick 3 $30.97M | Avengers Endgame $22.06M | Pokemon DP $17.25M

[Taruseth]

15 minutes ago, TalismanRing said:

May 24, 2019	1	$31,358,935		4,476	$7,006	$31,358,935	1
May 25, 2019	1	$30,013,295	-4%	4,476	$6,705	$61,372,230	2
May 26, 2019	1	$30,128,699	n/c	4,476	$6,731	$91,500,929	3
May 27, 2019	1	$25,305,033	-16%	4,476	$5,653	$116,805,962	4

Saturday and Sunday above 30m, that's quite nice.

And it's still the second highest memorial day only behind Indiana Jones.

 

Friday is the 86th highest Friday ever.

Saturday is the 100th highest Saturday ever (probably quite a few 2nd Saturdays and even 2 or so 3rd))

Sunday is the 51th highest Sunday ever

Monday is the 10th highest Monday ever 

 

The wonder of Memorial Day Weekend and good audience reactions.

 

Solo's 60.8% drop to Tuesday would give this a $9.92m Tuesday, that would only be #92 or so, really shows the power of Memorial Day.

 

Hope the drop can be lower so it gets at least more than 10m

[filmlover]

7 minutes ago, MovieMan89 said:

I feel like nothing gets marketed the way it used to if it's not big budget/horror anymore. Most mid to lower budget stuff used to get plenty of marketing, but that doesn't seem to be the case now. Can't open something without marketing, especially non-franchise stuff. 

I'm not sure it's entirely a marketing problem. When you consider that the industry's choices for Mother's Day releases this year were The Hustle and Poms, it's hard to blame people for staying away.

[Taruseth]

10 minutes ago, oMeriMombatti said:

Disney with the 3 biggest OW's this year with A:EG followed by CM and now Aladdin.

And they'll probably add more to it considering TLK, TROS are still to come and both should open above 170m.

And then Frozen 2 will open on a Friday which should help that.

 

While the biggest other movie, Spider-man opens on a Tuesday, so it's OW (fri-sun) will probably be just a little above Aladdin.

[Finnick]

BOM updated their EG WW, I don't know if Monday OS is included or not, @TalismanRing

 

Total Lifetime Grosses

Domestic:	$803,631,736	29.9%
+ Foreign:	$1,883,456,050	70.1%
= Worldwide:	$2,687,087,786

[BoxOfficeFangrl]

9 minutes ago, LonePirate said:

It will probably slow it down in the short term but I suspect it’s only temporary until people game the system, if they haven’t already. Looks like Rocketman may soon join this list as audiences discover what an R rated film about a gay musician is really like (in contrast to Bohemian Rhapsody).

Won't RT only consider your review verified if you bought a ticket for the movie through Fandango? If people don't like the movie they saw, well, that's a different thing from downvoting a movie you have no intention of seeing because you don't like what it's about. Also people should read up on movies before they see them if they are unwilling to be open-minded about what to expect, but that predates the internet by a long shot.

[ThomasNicole]

OS Debut Final: $ 123,188,748,00

OS Monday: $ 15,852,997,00

 

Great Monday hold

[TalismanRing]

7 minutes ago, Finnick said:

BOM updated their EG WW, I don't know if Monday OS is included or not, @TalismanRing

 

Total Lifetime Grosses

Domestic:	$803,631,736	29.9%
+ Foreign:	$1,883,456,050	70.1%
= Worldwide:	$2,687,087,786

Looks like Monday was added since  OS jumped by over $4m

[AlexMA]

16 minutes ago, TalismanRing said:

Looks like Monday was added since  OS jumped by over $4m

About $0.9 million came from the weekend bump OS, which turned out to be $16.3 million instead of $15.4 million. The actual final number (including Monday for the US) worldwide was $2.684 million, so the Monday OS bump is $3 million, not 4.

 

That being said 3 still seems like a lot more than you'd expect (you'd expect 2-2.5 million at this point) after a $16.3 million weekend on a Monday, so what's the explanation here? Some sort of holiday bump somewhere?

Edited May 28, 2019 by AlexMA

[AndyChrono]

2 minutes ago, AlexMA said:

About $0.9 million came from the weekend bump OS, which turned out to be $16.3 million instead of $15.4 million. The actual final number (including Monday for the US) worldwide was $2.684 million, so the Monday OS bump is $3 million, not 4.

 

That being said 3 still seems like a lot more than you'd expect (you'd expect 2-2.5 million at this point) after a $16.3 million weekend on a Monday, so what's the explanation here? Some sort of holiday bump somewhere?

UK Bank Holiday

[Jake Gittes]

45 minutes ago, filmlover said:

I think what should be of bigger concern to the industry is not Disney's domination of the marketplace but the overwhelming number of movies that have played to mostly empty auditoriums so far this year (seriously, it feels like we haven't gone a week with more than one opener without seeing a movie debuting to puny numbers). This month, we have had 13 wide releases with only 3 of them opening over $13M, and all but 5 of them opening in the single digits. Granted these movies failed to find an audience because they looked unappealing for the most part, but still. Instead of the studios trying harder quality-wise, the gulf between tentpoles and more mid-budget fare in the theaters will probably grow even bigger.

You really need a stable system in place that's either like MoviePass except it works or substantially cheaper theater tickets for non-blockbuster fare.

[AlexMA]

2 minutes ago, AndyChrono said:

UK Bank Holiday

So could that account for $0.5-0.7 million extra OS? Because let's be honest, after a $16.3 million weekend a $3 million Monday is extremely impressive (and highly unlikely at this stage), so there was something there alright. Guess we should expect $2 million on Tuesday so between that and domestic Endgame will hit $2.69 billion today. The magic $2.7 billion mark will be made on Friday or early Saturday at the latest.

[ZattMurdock]

16 minutes ago, TalismanRing said:

Looks like Monday was added since  OS jumped by over $4m

Actually... nope ladies and lads, this figure is up until Sunday OS. Judging that the estimates from the weekend were $15.3m, that Deadline updated today to $16.3m and that the estimates OS total were $1,879,300,000, this leads me to think that China was indeed $630m, like @Gavin Feng said. Here is the total for OS this weekend: $17,103,811

 

Source: https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&view=byweekend&wk=2019W21&id=marvel2019.htm

 

It seems that the demise of the OS numbers were greatly exaggerated. @Charlie Jatinder @RtheEnd...

 

 

...bring me Avatar!!!!

[xiazhi]

52 minutes ago, filmlover said:

I think what should be of bigger concern to the industry is not Disney's domination of the marketplace but the overwhelming number of movies that have played to mostly empty auditoriums so far this year (seriously, it feels like we haven't gone a week with more than one opener without seeing a movie debuting to puny numbers). This month, we have had 13 wide releases with only 3 of them opening over $13M, and all but 5 of them opening in the single digits. Granted these movies failed to find an audience because they looked unappealing for the most part, but still. Instead of the studios trying harder quality-wise, the gulf between tentpoles and more mid-budget fare in the theaters will probably grow even bigger.

That's why Disney don't make mid-budget ones any more

[john2000]

27 minutes ago, TalismanRing said:

Looks like Monday was added since  OS jumped by over $4m

i dont think that this was the case, if you go and see they have endgames weekend at 17.1 million around 2 milion more than expected, the other million is probably from last week the actuals, if you go os weekends for endgame, by the end that weekend the total is 1883 that means that monday is not included

[ZattMurdock]

16 minutes ago, AlexMA said:

About $0.9 million came from the weekend bump OS, which turned out to be $16.3 million instead of $15.4 million. The actual final number (including Monday for the US) worldwide was $2.684 million, so the Monday OS bump is $3 million, not 4.

 

That being said 3 still seems like a lot more than you'd expect (you'd expect 2-2.5 million at this point) after a $16.3 million weekend on a Monday, so what's the explanation here? Some sort of holiday bump somewhere?

Nope. As I understand, BOM has shitty foreign breakdowns by country but accurate totals. The total is up 05/26, just look at the link I've provided above.

Edited May 28, 2019 by ZattMurdock

[TalismanRing]

2 minutes ago, Jake Gittes said:

You really need a stable system in place that's either like MoviePass except it works or substantially cheaper theater tickets for non-blockbuster fare.

With reserved seating becoming ubiquitous now really is the time to attempt tiered pricing for films.  Theaters and studios can worry less about people buying cheaper tickets to sneak into more expensive films.  

Studios and theaters are going to have to adapt to the ease and cheapness of streaming like they did with TV in the 1950s and 60s.  Once again it's the spectacles that are driving cinema.  Lowering prices (not raising for the big movies) could bring a lot more people back to the movies.

[Eric Duncan]

13 minutes ago, Jake Gittes said:

You really need a stable system in place that's either like MoviePass except it works or substantially cheaper theater tickets for non-blockbuster fare.

I feel like the latter's the only option, because A-List doesn't seem to be shaking things up like MoviePass did to a certain extent.

 

Even Spielberg mentioned tiered pricing was the way of the future (albeit, more expensive, and less movie theaters)

[druv10]

44 minutes ago, TalismanRing said:

Looks like Monday was added since  OS jumped by over $4m

BOM's EG page says until Sunday not Monday.

 

$1,883,456,050

5/26/19

 

Probably an error, but it's a good number regardless. Only 100M away now.

Edited May 28, 2019 by druv10

[AlexMA]

17 minutes ago, ZattMurdock said:

Actually... nope ladies and lads, this figure is up until Sunday OS. Judging that the estimates from the weekend were $15.3m, that Deadline updated today to $16.3m and that the estimates OS total were $1,879,300,000, this leads me to think that China was indeed $630m, like @Gavin Feng said. Here is the total for OS this weekend: $17,103,811

 

Source: https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&view=byweekend&wk=2019W21&id=marvel2019.htm

 

It seems that the demise of the OS numbers were greatly exaggerated. @Charlie Jatinder @RtheEnd...

 

 

...bring me Avatar!!!!

While that is indeed a better number it's still down 64% from the week before, and at this stage that's not good, no matter how you want to look at it. This gets us maybe $5 million more, and I'm being optimistic here (because if we see another 60% drop this weekend too then it's game over, for good), when we need $15-20 million more (on top of what we know it's getting).

 

So slow down a bit and don't count your chickens before the eggs hatch.

Edited May 28, 2019 by AlexMA

[druv10]

 

Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Gross / Theaters		Opening / Theaters		Date
1	Avengers: Endgame	BV	$803,631,736	4,662	$357,115,007	4,662	4/26/19
2	Avengers: Infinity War	BV	$678,815,482	4,474	$257,698,183	4,474	4/27/18
3	Marvel's The Avengers	BV	$623,357,910	4,349	$207,438,708	4,349	5/4/12
4	Avengers: Age of Ultron	BV	$459,005,868	4,276	$191,271,109	4,276	5/1/15
TOTAL:			$2,564,810,996	-	-	-	-
AVERAGE:			$641,202,749	4,440	$253,380,752	4,440	-

 

 

Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Worldwide	Domestic / %		Overseas / %		Year
1	Avengers: Endgame	BV	$2,687.1	$803.6	29.9%	$1,883.5	70.1%	2019
2	Avengers: Infinity War	BV	$2,048.4	$678.8	33.1%	$1,369.5	66.9%	2018
3	Marvel's The Avengers	BV	$1,518.8	$623.4	41%	$895.5	59%	2012
4	Avengers: Age of Ultron	BV	$1,405.4	$459.0	32.7%	$946.4	67.3%	2015
TOTAL:			$7,659.7	$2,564.8	33.5%	$5,094.9	66.5%	-
AVERAGE:			$1,914.9	$641.2	33.5%	$1,273.7	66.5%	-

 

 

Looking at this list, really puts things in perspective. All of the doom and gloom at the legs of EG but looking at the overall picture, holy crap!!!