FantasticBeasts Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 5 minutes ago, SchumacherFTW said: Star Wars > Harry Potter Good to hear your subjective (!!!) opinion... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 12 minutes ago, SchumacherFTW said: Star Wars > Harry Potter Ew. Not even close 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchumacherFTW Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 4 minutes ago, Heretic said: Ew. Not even close Sci Fi nerd. Sorry not sorry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrestrial Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 funny to read the varying POVs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 1 hour ago, Heretic said: Will be interesting to see how much of an impact R1 has on FB. Either way, I think it should be comfortably over £44m by Sunday. And then school holidays start, so weekdays will be much stronger next week. Do you have any idea how the presales for RO look? They are surprisingly weak here and that's worrying seeing how TFA holds the record for the biggest OW ever in USD. Walk-ins should be massive, but still... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 39 minutes ago, James said: Do you have any idea how the presales for RO look? They are surprisingly weak here and that's worrying seeing how TFA holds the record for the biggest OW ever in USD. Walk-ins should be massive, but still... They're strong. Not as strong as TFA but that's the same everywhere. It'll open huge here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan9 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 3 hours ago, FantasticBeasts said: Same on you British! You are gonna betray yout girl JK for that American thing! Star Wars the franchise with its half-British cast and half-British production team? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FantasticBeasts Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 2 minutes ago, Dan9 said: Star Wars the franchise with its half-British cast and half-British production team? You've got a point here but still, HP is obviously more brithish than SW!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchumacherFTW Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 4 minutes ago, FantasticBeasts said: You've got a point here but still, HP is obviously more brithish than SW!! Still not as big Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FantasticBeasts Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 (edited) 30 minutes ago, SchumacherFTW said: Still not as big Star Wars is not just The Force Awakens though. I still believe that counting books HP is bigger in UK than SW. Easily... Edited December 12, 2016 by FantasticBeasts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrestrial Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Digital Spy @digitalspy Legendary BBC weatherman Ian McCaskill has died at age 78. http://buff.ly/2hquo54 (not sure if of importance for the UK members or not) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchumacherFTW Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 55 minutes ago, FantasticBeasts said: Star Wars is not just The Force Awakens though. I still believe that counting books HP is bigger in UK than SW. Easily... By that logic the passion of the Christ is the biggest franchise here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 (edited) Potter is more popular in the UK than Star Wars. Its consistency is incredible, and now FB is also going to make above £50m. Theres no point talking about SW 77 because back then admissions were so different. In the 21st century, Potter easily trumped SW. If we want to talk about something that is even bigger than Potter, then Bond is it. And maybe the original LOTR trilogy but then again, The Hobbit films were quite disappointing here. Nothing has the staying power of Potter. Edited December 12, 2016 by Heretic 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctis Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 5 hours ago, SchumacherFTW said: Star Wars > Harry Potter Filth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrestrial Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 cS Movies UK&Ireland @cSMoviesUK 5m5 minutes ago Spider-Man: Homecoming 2 is underway getting July 2019 release! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keysersoze123 Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 SW7 was way bigger than any potter movie. I am sure Rogue 1 will beat FB as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olive Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Weekend Chart(Dec.09~11 2016) # Title Opening Date Weekend change Total Distributor 1 Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them 2016/11/18 £ 2,734,960 -39% £ 42,392,249 Warner Bros Int'l 2 Moana 2016/12/2 £ 1,911,784 -14% £ 4,773,161 Walt Disney Int'l 3 Sully 2016/12/2 £ 1,222,683 -32% £ 4,308,008 Warner Bros Int'l 4 Office Christmas Party 2016/12/9 £ 1,198,176 N/A £ 1,198,176 eOne Films 5 Allied 2016/11/25 £ 363,767 -46% £ 3,634,915 Paramount Int'l 6 Arrival 2016/11/11 £ 268,329 -33% £ 8,604,881 eOne Films 7 Trolls 2016/10/21 £ 248,619 -26% £ 22,530,783 Fox Int'l 8 Snowden 2016/12/9 £ 209,352 N/A £ 209,352 Vertigo Releasing 9 Bad Santa 2 2016/11/25 £ 154,758 -44% £ 1,726,290 eOne Films 10 Befikre 2016/12/9 £ 152,956 N/A £ 152,956 Yash Raj Films 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchumacherFTW Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 I just had an email from Cineworld clarifying when I need to be there for the midnight screening XD they should have not sent that, and let natural selection take its course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 42 minutes ago, keysersoze123 said: SW7 was way bigger than any potter movie. I am sure Rogue 1 will beat FB as well. SW7 was a freak of nature. Most Potters today would adjust to at least £60m easily, with the first one and last one over £80m, probably over £90m for the first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmandeep Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 9 hours ago, Heretic said: SW7 was a freak of nature. Most Potters today would adjust to at least £60m easily, with the first one and last one over £80m, probably over £90m for the first. but can a potter sequel film open a decade later and break records? Doubt it. I think that is the difference between HP and SW where I think HP popularity will mostly stick to the generation who grew up on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
