Weekend Thread: Weekend Actuals - Godzilla KOTM $47.77M | Aladdin $42.84M | Rocketman $25.72M | MA $18.09M

[cdsacken]

1 minute ago, Barnack said:

The 55m was mentioned in a tweet a week before that article.

Hard to say then

[sfran43]

 

Edited June 3, 2019 by sfran43

[CJohn]

54 minutes ago, MCKillswitch123 said:

I wouldn't be surprised if it was people either just ignoring them completely in favor of Aladdin or some other upcoming movie (like Pets 2, Dark Phoenix or Toy Story 4 - the latter which, on that note, I saw a giant ad for in a Primark in Spain..... made me wanna puke).

It is not just in Spain. Primark of Almada Forum is full of giant marketing for it even outside in the windows

[Porthos]

24 minutes ago, Justin4125 said:

Of course there is denial, this whole thing is actually kind of emotional for some people. As longtime fans, the film's rejection somehow feels personal. I know its ridiculous to root for a studio film and hope it makes money, but if you can get over that maybe you can empathize. Give us a little time to get some distance, then we can start doing a more objective analysis

Exactly right.

 

Yes, this IS a box office forum first and foremost, so naturally folks are going to fixate on the box office aspect.

 

Like.

 

Duh.

 

Obviously.

 

But, also ldo, we're all here because we love film to some degree or another.  Some of us might have some favs more than others (  ) but we're still here because we like things.

 

And guess what?  When something you REALLY like flames out in a REALLY bad fashion... That's gonna hurt.

 

Speaking from personal experience (*cough*) the objective analysis doesn't hurt as much.  Won't try to lie and say it doesn't prick a little.  But it's folks coming in on the dogpile which irks more than anything else.

 

I'm not perfect on this regard, I fully admit it.  But I do try to keep my snark off the main threads devoted to a movie and try not to make it too mean spirited when I do engage with my snarky side.  Don't always succeed, but I try to keep it in mind.

 

tl;dr: 

 

Basically it comes down to this:

 

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but if you can get over that maybe you can empathize. Give us a little time to get some distance,

Having some empathy for folks and maaaaaaaaaybe give them a little bit of space to work things out is a small thing to ask, I feel.

[Rebeccas]

Aladdin finally breaking the Disney Memorial Day curse lol.

[Avatree]

1 hour ago, Firepower said:

That's not true, JW3 budget is 55 mln, not even close to "twice as big budget". It'll be even more profitable than JW2.

john wick 2 budget 40m, john wick 3 budget 75m.

[a2k]

Aladdin beats Us to take #3 on yearly dom chart and make it a Disney trifecta...

1	Avengers: Endgame	BV	$815,501,784	4,662	$357,115,007	4,662	4/26	-
2	Captain Marvel	BV	$426,181,433	4,310	$153,433,423	4,310	3/8	-
3	Aladdin (2019)	BV	$185,032,174	4,476	$91,500,929	4,476	5/24	-

 

TS4 and TLK should make it top 5 for Disney by summer end. 

Spiderman (Sony) will beat Aladdin and in the high-end challenge CM, TS4 imo.

SLOP2 and HobbsShaw should make it past Us but behind all Disney films and Spiderman.

 

Fall:

IT2 can challenge lower-rung Disney which could be Aladdin at 300+.

Don't know what to think about Joker.

 

Holidays:

SW and Frozen still to come and will again be near the top of the charts. Wow.

Jumanji3 a wild card and could beat a few Disney films.

Edited June 3, 2019 by a2k

[Rebeccas]

Spiderman isn't Disney though.

[Cooper Legion]

7 minutes ago, Rebeccas said:

Spiderman isn't Disney though.

Presumably meant Disney produced (yes, yes, technically co-produced).

[Valonqar]

ENDGAME OVER 8M!!!!!! 

[Claudio]

Why does it take so long for WB to release Godzilla actual? 

[a2k]

20 minutes ago, Rebeccas said:

Spiderman isn't Disney though.

thanks, edited.

Spiderman and Jumanji, 2 possible spots for Sony in top 10 dom chart.

[IronJimbo]

13 minutes ago, Valonqar said:

ENDGAME OVER 8M!!!!!! 

Gonna need more than that lol

[MagnarTheGreat]

1 hour ago, a2k said:

Aladdin beats Us to take #3 on yearly dom chart and make it a Disney trifecta...

1	Avengers: Endgame	BV	$815,501,784	4,662	$357,115,007	4,662	4/26	-
2	Captain Marvel	BV	$426,181,433	4,310	$153,433,423	4,310	3/8	-
3	Aladdin (2019)	BV	$185,032,174	4,476	$91,500,929	4,476	5/24	-

 

TS4 and TLK should make it top 5 for Disney by summer end. 

Spiderman (Sony) will beat Aladdin and in the high-end challenge CM, TS4 imo.

SLOP2 and HobbsShaw should make it past Us but behind all Disney films and Spiderman.

 

Fall:

IT2 can challenge lower-rung Disney which could be Aladdin at 300+.

Don't know what to think about Joker.

 

Holidays:

SW and Frozen still to come and will again be near the top of the charts. Wow.

Jumanji3 a wild card and could beat a few Disney films.

Top 10 Domestic Movies

by distributor

Rank ► Year ▼

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Disney Total

Disney Total $

Disney Total %

2009

F

P

W

W

P

W

F

W

1

$293M

9.0%

2010

P

W

W

U

P

P

3

$950M

33.2%

2011

W

P

W

U

P

W

P

2

$433M

17.4%

2012

W

S

W

S

U

P

2

$861M

26.0%

2013

U

W

W

W

U

4

$1313M

41.4%

2014

W

W

W

P

F

4

$1057M

38.6%

2015

U

U

U

F

S

4

$1953M

48.8%

2016

U

F

W

W

U

5

$2132M

56.3%

2017

W

S

S

W

U

W

4

$1829M

48.1%

2018

U

W

F

U

P

F

4

$2204M

55.3%

2019*

U

U

W

W

U

4

$1540M

64.7%

Key

Total

Disney (Marvel Studios)

13

Disney (other)

10

Disney (Pixar)

7

Disney (Animation Studios)

4

Disney (Lucasfilm)

3

all Disney total

37

W

Warner Bros.

25

U

Universal

16

P

Paramount

11

F

FOX

7

S

Sony

5

non-W/U/P/F/S studios

9

all non-Disney total

73

Note: Does not retroactively consider FOX releases as Disney releases * 2019 results not final

 

Not a great year at the top for anyone not named Disney. They catch a breather next year at least in theory.

 

Too early to draw a big conclusion from this with almost 7 months of releases to go but I wonder what the middle number will be for this year.

 

Domestic Top 100	Median (Unadjusted)	% Change (YOY)	Annual Average Ticket Price	% Change (YOY)
2010	$63.1M		$7.89
2011	$72.7M	15.1%	$7.93	0.5%
2012	$64.1M	-11.8%	$7.96	0.4%
2013	$69.5M	8.6%	$8.13	2.1%
2014	$64.6M	-7.1%	$8.17	0.5%
2015	$58.0M	-10.3%	$8.43	3.2%
2016	$62.9M	8.5%	$8.65	2.6%
2017	$56.1M	-10.9%	$8.97	3.7%
2018	$56.4M	0.7%	$9.11	1.6%
2019*	$9.0M	-84.0%	TBD	TBD

Edited June 3, 2019 by MagnarTheGreat
average column word typo

[Justin4125]

24 minutes ago, IronJimbo said:

Gonna need more than that lol

If it can cross Avatar's original run Ill be ecstatic, but yes, its too bad it doesnt have months of zero material competition like Avatar  one or two event movies per week, disappointing or otherwise, makes it pretty difficult to keep gas in the tank

Edited June 3, 2019 by Justin4125
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[IronJimbo]

5 minutes ago, Justin4125 said:

If it can cross Avatar's original run Ill be ecstatic, but yes, its too bad it doesnt have months of zero material competition like Avatar  one or two event movies per week, disappointing or otherwise, makes it pretty difficult to keep gas in the tank

Yeah that's too bad

[Avatree]

1 hour ago, cdsacken said:

Hard to say then

No, not hard to say.

Scott said in a twitter reply to someone that he heard it is 55M budget, Then when he actually wrote in Forbes he stated its 75M.

 

So 75M.

 

Also New York Times says 75M.

[AJG]

Lol. The disrespect 

 

 

#Aladdin is the #1 movie in Canada for a second week in a row! 🇨🇦 🙌

What did you see this weekend? https://t.co/CgMNeoO7Dt pic.twitter.com/tpzD7imou7

— Cineplex (@CineplexMovies) June 3, 2019

[Porthos]

Just posted this in the CC thread, but also posting here for signal boost:

 

 

I know for a fact that there are aspiring filmmakers on this board, and I reckon some are from underrepresented backgrounds.  Might be of interest to some Americans on this board (and, yes, only Americans at the moment, I'm afraid).

[sfran43]

Double ouch!!