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[Andreas]

9 minutes ago, nguyenkhoi282 said:

*movie opening with 200M

Not great - not terrible

- It's a line from Chernobyl.

- 200 is the absolute max rn which TLK probably won't touch.

- TLK's OW is good, even great to say the least, yet..

-.. Is it below expectations? Yeah, pretty much. 23M in previews and barely beating out BatB.

 

I loved the movie, honestly. But with that much anticipation and big theater count, it definitely shouldn't have had problems passing 200.

[SLAM!]

Just now, JohnnyGossamer said:

Welp. Maybe legs won't be great? Why wouldn't the OW have been huge? People gave expected 150+ minimum OW DOM for years now for this one.

 

That's sort of the reason why this is a tragic outcome. Disney has the power to place a film in the middle of July and audiences aren't going to feel like they have any other choice but to see it in theaters. Originality is at the mercy of a tycoon.

[TMP]

2 minutes ago, JohnnyGossamer said:

The animated film flopped, why wouldn't the remake too?

[Eric Duncan]

6 minutes ago, TMP said:

What's the next classic with enough cultural cache that can get remade shot-for-shot and still make a ton of money? Outside of the Disney animated ones that is. 

[LawrenceBrolivier]

remember that really dumb and weird article from Verge about Avengers not passing Avatar despite the fact it's going to pass Avatar? 

Here's part 2 from Polygon... in which the article's author calls Part 1 "excellently written" because sure, why not...

 

https://www.polygon.com/2019/7/19/20699662/avengers-endgame-avatar-box-office-all-time

[jedijake]

10 minutes ago, Slambros said:

I was this close to posting an angry rant in which all of the words were in bold, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. This is a very upsettingly high OW for The Lion King and bad word of mouth isn't going to be able to fix the problem it creates. Audiences need to learn discernment. Cinema shouldn't be akin to a fast food restaurant.

Thanks for sharing your agenda. Have a nice day!

[THUNDER BIRD]

Reactions on social media are opposite from this forum. While this forum thinks this is underperformance, social media thinks this is great performance. 

 

Guess not many in social media eg twitter marked this to open 200+, so this much is great according to then, unlike users in this forums which obviously has much higher expectations including me.

[JohnnyGossamer]

7 minutes ago, TMP said:

The animated film flopped, why wouldn't the remake too?

Well, it won't do Lion King numbers that's for certain but people adore that flick. Developed a huge following over the past 20+ years. Could see 300+ DOM.

[TMP]

Just now, JohnnyGossamer said:

Well, it won't do Lion King numbers that's for certain but people adore that flick. Developed a huge following over the past 20+ years. Could see 300+ DOM.

It'd struggle to hit Blade Runner 2049 numbers, imo.

[SLAM!]

2 minutes ago, jedijake said:

Thanks for sharing your agenda. Have a nice day!

 

I thought I was posting an opinion. I'm sorry about this. I'll stop posting things like this. Thanks for checking me.

[FlashMaster659]

I'd say high 190s for the OW

[YM!]

2 minutes ago, JohnnyGossamer said:

Well, it won't do Lion King numbers that's for certain but people adore that flick. Developed a huge following over the past 20+ years. Could see 300+ DOM.

Its WB and a family film. It’s destined to die.

[a2k]

CRAWL will manage at least 5.75-5.80 (low-50% drop) weekend with that 1.72 Friday and that will give it ~23.6 cume.

Will do 30-35 dom which is low but the prod budget is 13.5 so with strong non-theatricals it should cover marketing/release costs.

 

[YM!]

15 minutes ago, CoolEric258 said:

joke

/jōk/

noun

1. 1.

   a thing that someone says to cause amusement or laughter, especially a story with a funny punchline.

   "she was in a mood to tell jokes"

   synonyms:

   funny story, jest, witticism, quip, pleasantry; More

You know stans and jokes mix like water and oil.

[lellobaak]

Will it be streamed live? 

[cdsacken]

12 minutes ago, Andreas said:

- It's a line from Chernobyl.

- 200 is the absolute max rn which TLK probably won't touch.

- TLK's OW is good, even great to say the least, yet..

-.. Is it below expectations? Yeah, pretty much. 23M in previews and barely beating out BatB.

 

I loved the movie, honestly. But with that much anticipation and big theater count, it definitely shouldn't have had problems passing 200.

Predictions were 170-210 roughly before Thursday night. Box office pro predicted 185. Don't be ridiculous. Things will continue to "disappoint" in relation to previews as previews continue to expand.

[Permanent Magnet]

11 minutes ago, LawrenceBrolivier said:

remember that really dumb and weird article from Verge about Avengers not passing Avatar despite the fact it's going to pass Avatar? 

Here's part 2 from Polygon... in which the article's author calls Part 1 "excellently written" because sure, why not...

 

https://www.polygon.com/2019/7/19/20699662/avengers-endgame-avatar-box-office-all-time

And the writer is called Cameron

 

Hmmmmm, coincidence🤔

 

[BoxOfficeZ]

39 minutes ago, Andreas said:

23

55.5

64.5

57

----

200.

Could still somehow get there. Not great, not terrible.

He's delusional, send him to the infirmary

[cdsacken]

23 minutes ago, a2k said:

78.5

66.5

53.0 (-20%)

= 198

Sun can hold better though and 200+ still on cards if Sat is 66.5 which would be a 20% bump from true Friday.

Realistic and would be awesome. Honestly 190 would be good too and much easier to reach.

Edited July 20, 2019 by cdsacken

[terrestrial]

25 minutes ago, Waffles said:

United States Blu-ray Sales Chart for Week Ending June 16, 2019

← Previous Chart

Chart Index

 

		Title	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks
1	(-)	Captain Marvel	1,264,203		1,264,203	$15,435,919	$15,435,919	3
2	(-)	Aquaman	59,986	+135%	1,274,409	$914,793	$19,434,729	15
3	(-)	Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse 3D	58,002	+99%	1,126,028	$717,480	$33,211,725	16
4	(-)	The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part	49,089	-33%	519,352	$981,289	$14,107,891	9
5	(-)	John Wick: Chapter Two	44,121	+217%	1,515,570	$397,086	$25,047,911	105
6	(-)	Creed II	43,223	+482%	311,523	$431,799	$7,723,333	15
7	(-)	How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World	42,869	-54%	633,225	$1,031,431	$15,763,755	7
8	(-)	Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald	36,687	+174%	914,792	$549,941	$33,042,822	18
9	(-)	Ghostbusters 1 & 2	30,998	+1,128%	299,003	$1,203,352	$5,665,150	248
10	(-)	Five Feet Apart	29,532		29,532	$589,454	$589,454	4
11	(-)	Bumblebee	27,180	+21%	844,947	$543,335	$18,985,247	11

 

CM was and is #1 digital Sci-Fi at itunes since a time and actual since 1-2 weeks #1 overall here in Germany (where it got released as digital / HV 2 weeks back, as hard-copy version the day before yesterday)

 

Even if nowadays only getting a small part, DVD sales are also out since yesterday, for CM that means (dom)

 

Quote

Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales	$4,417,962	Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales	$15,435,919	Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales	$19,853,881

 

I'd so wish they'd do ww for digital and hard-disc too (generally speaking)