PhilipJ2001 Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Yeah our early show was busier than yesterday. Mid afternoon sold out again but the evening is looking a bit quieter (but may still sell out yet) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Minion Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 HUGE estimated £14.6m opening weekend for Fantastic Beasts in the UK, potentially biggest of the year to date. Now that's magic. pic.twitter.com/XTOr8Hbu3q— Ian Sandwell (@ian_sandwell) 20 November 2016 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrestrial Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Exhibitor Relations @ERCboxoffice The Harry Potter franchise is in beastmode internationally, where it cast a $143M spell on 24k+ screens in 63 markets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted November 20, 2016 Author Share Posted November 20, 2016 (edited) Fucking huge. I'm still shocked it's opened this high. Edited November 20, 2016 by Heretic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrestrial Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 7 minutes ago, Heretic said: Fucking huge. I'm still shocked it's opened this high. It's alread in the FB intl. thread, but just in case (as you seem to be very much interested) Exhibitor Relations @ERCboxoffice FANTASTIC BEASTS int'l: UK ($18M) KOR ($14M) GER ($9.9M) RUS ($9.8M) FRA ($9.7M) OZ ($7.3M) ITA ($6.6M) BRZ ($6.4M) MEX ($5.8M) ESP ($4.5M) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted November 20, 2016 Author Share Posted November 20, 2016 It's a pity the ER is so bad. Back in 2007 when OotP opened, FB's opening would have equated to around $30m. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efialtes76 Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Ian Sandwell @ian_sandwell 2 hHace 2raducción Arrival falls respectable (given Fantastic Beasts) 45% in the UK for estimated £1.4m second weekend and £5.7m to date 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildphantom Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 (edited) The ER state is a bit of a shame, but I only really look at the £ gross when it comes to performance over here. I know the Americans just see our grosses in $ and in their eyes it's a good but not great opening, but really it's a phenomenal start. Edited November 20, 2016 by wildphantom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted November 20, 2016 Author Share Posted November 20, 2016 It is indeed. In my mind this is one of the most impressive starts ever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatree Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Ouch, that drop for Arrival. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted November 20, 2016 Author Share Posted November 20, 2016 Just now, Treecraft said: Ouch, that drop for Arrival. ?? 45% is quite good considering it's just faced a nearly £15m OW. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatree Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Just now, Heretic said: ?? 45% is quite good considering it's just faced a nearly £15m OW. But they are not competition with each other. kids film vs mature adult drama. that's a bad hold, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Assuming it's not as front loaded as Potter was, I think a £40m+ Total is doable. That will mean there won't be a superhero film in the top five of the year assuming Rogue One cracks £40-50m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildphantom Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 43 minutes ago, Treecraft said: But they are not competition with each other. kids film vs mature adult drama. that's a bad hold, sorry. Its drop was from a 4 day opening, so it's technically much less than 45%. Plus it would have been turfed out of most of the bigger screens for the Rowling behemoth. It certainly isn't bad by any means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatree Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 2 minutes ago, wildphantom said: Its drop was from a 4 day opening, so it's technically much less than 45%. Plus it would have been turfed out of most of the bigger screens for the Rowling behemoth. It certainly isn't bad by any means. Screen size doesn't affect box office unless something is a sellout. I didn't realise Arrival opened on Thursday, that explains a lot thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted November 20, 2016 Author Share Posted November 20, 2016 (edited) 55 minutes ago, Treecraft said: But they are not competition with each other. kids film vs mature adult drama. that's a bad hold, sorry. Lol kids film. And in America, less than 20% of the audience was under 18. I'm sure it was a similar trend here. Edited November 20, 2016 by Heretic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatree Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 What? Harry Potter is a children's book series, it has matured a little sure but fundamentally it appeals to all ages including families. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted November 20, 2016 Author Share Posted November 20, 2016 Just now, Treecraft said: What? Harry Potter is a children's book series, it has matured a little sure but fundamentally it appeals to all ages including families. Yes, but a lot of its audience is also adults, actually probably the majority now. It's a 4 quad film, it's audience definitely overlapped with Arrival. Hence why I'm saying that a sub 50% drop is actually good. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipJ2001 Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Fantastic opening for Beasts. Star Wars tickets go on sale tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildphantom Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 3 hours ago, Treecraft said: Screen size doesn't affect box office unless something is a sellout. I didn't realise Arrival opened on Thursday, that explains a lot thanks. In terms of showtimes I meant. Walk ups had little choice but to see Beasts this weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
