Heretic Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 Bourne is looking very busy tonight, should have a good OD. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchumacherFTW Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Pretty sure my screening is sold out, front rows have people in for the first time in a while. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoguy Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Finding Dory is released this weekend in the UK right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipJ2001 Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Yep. We've had an amazing week on BFG. It's really connected with our local audience. 2nd biggest opening week of the year for us 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted July 28, 2016 Author Share Posted July 28, 2016 Dory is tomorrow, pre sales are very strong, it's going have a huge opening. BFG is doing incredibly well this week, I'm sure it's already near £10m, looks like it could be a contender for at least £25m. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted July 29, 2016 Author Share Posted July 29, 2016 (edited) One thing that sets Dory apart from other animated films is the fact that its night time business shouldn't slow down, there will likely be some sellouts too, just like shows in the morning and afternoon. For example, at my local, the 8:45 show is currently busier than the 1:15 show, and will definitely be a sellout. Usually animated films slow down massively as evening hits but that won't be the case at all for Dory. It will act like a major 4-quad blockbuster flick. The bar is to at least match The Jungle Book's opening £10m, which acted in a very similar way. Edited July 29, 2016 by Heretic 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted July 30, 2016 Author Share Posted July 30, 2016 Any mumbers @Rth? Hoping for at least £3m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rthmessiah Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 3 hours ago, Heretic said: Any mumbers @Rth? Hoping for at least £3m. for FD probably be around 2.6 mark not sure get to 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted July 30, 2016 Author Share Posted July 30, 2016 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Rth said: for FD probably be around 2.6 mark not sure get to 3 Hmmm. That's lower than I was expecting. Its probably won't increase much today as it's holidays now, so maybe an opening around £7m. Disappointing to say the least, especially for a sequel to one of the most popular animated films of all time. Jungle Book had a £2.1m OD but increased like 100% on the Saturday as it was during school time. No way Dory matches that. I guess Pixar is all about the legs, and it has weeks to capitalise on this, but still, very underwhelming. Even more so with the incredibly low dollar, which means it may not even top $10m for its opening. Weird, as the US has performed amazingly. BFG may have stolen some of its thunder. Edited July 30, 2016 by Heretic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quigley Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 I don't even understand why they decided to release FD and BFG so close to each other. That was clearly some bad scheduling - not just in the UK - elsewhere too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildphantom Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Any Saturday numbers @Rth ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted July 31, 2016 Author Share Posted July 31, 2016 (edited) Dory looks kind of empty today Weather is nice so that's probably why, but I really don't understand why it isn't doing huge numbers. The only thing I can think of is BFG and Pets doing so well, as well as the fact there is no rush as kids have 6 weeks of holidays now. Edited July 31, 2016 by Heretic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 And update on the Suicide Squad presales? I think Dory not doing so well might help it to some degree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krissykins Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 1 minute ago, James said: And update on the Suicide Squad presales? I think Dory not doing so well might help it to some degree. Dory is still hogging 3D screens next weekend, I think that might hinder SS. I can't find a decent Friday night 3D showtime. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildphantom Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, Heretic said: Dory looks kind of empty today Weather is nice so that's probably why, but I really don't understand why it isn't doing huge numbers. The only thing I can think of is BFG and Pets doing so well, as well as the fact there is no rush as kids have 6 weeks of holidays now. I'd imagine the estimate will be around £8 million. Like you said, we've weeks of school holidays. Plus there are other family movies doing well. Bourne would have been priority for a lot of people this weekend too. Dory will hold just fine for the rest of the summer. Edited July 31, 2016 by wildphantom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoguy Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Dory under BFG OW? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted July 31, 2016 Author Share Posted July 31, 2016 5 minutes ago, Mojoguy said: Dory under BFG OW? Lol no. It's not opening to £5m. Im expecting around £7m. Maybe a bit lower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted July 31, 2016 Author Share Posted July 31, 2016 1 hour ago, James said: And update on the Suicide Squad presales? I think Dory not doing so well might help it to some degree. Will have very little impact, SS has a 15 rating here, so it's not really cutting into Dory's main audience. Presales are excellent though, just as good as previous superhero films Deadpool/BvS/Civil War. Will open big for sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 I would guess Jason Bourne did impact Dory but I imagine Dory will recover as the summer progresses. August apart from Suicide Squad isn't looking too hot unless David Brent or Pete's Dragon does really well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Minion Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Finding Dory swims to UK debut of around £8.2m for second highest Pixar Fri-Sun tally. pic.twitter.com/SwvjfxMr80— Ian Sandwell (@ian_sandwell) 31 July 2016 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
