SchumacherFTW Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I can see legs for Split, it's been shafted a bit when it comes to programming thanks to xXx and the slew of other releases. Can definitely see it beating Lion and Jackie comfortably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share Posted January 21, 2017 Sing is looking packed this afternoon. Seen quite a few sellouts for it too, with previews added on I can see an opening of £6-7m. 2017 has started off on a very strong note in the U.K. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Heretic said: Sing is looking packed this afternoon. Seen quite a few sellouts for it too, with previews added on I can see an opening of £6-7m. 2017 has started off on a very strong note in the U.K. I think an opening similar to Trolls is doable, its the first kids movie in ages so families will be looking for a new film to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerPaw Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 How is xXx doing？ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share Posted January 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Jonwo said: I think an opening similar to Trolls is doable, its the first kids movie in ages so families will be looking for a new film to watch. Yeah, although I think it'll open higher than Trolls. Around £7m is doable, it's looking absolutely packed everywhere. Wouldn't surprise me if it beat La La Land today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 46 minutes ago, Heretic said: Yeah, although I think it'll open higher than Trolls. Around £7m is doable, it's looking absolutely packed everywhere. Wouldn't surprise me if it beat La La Land today. I think with the amount of new releases and holdovers, £7m might be tricky though not impossible. It'll be interesting how it holds especially with Lego Batman coming in two weeks. Most big animated films released in the January/February period have done £20m+ only The Lego Movie broke £30m which I'm not expecting for either Sing or Lego Batman but £20-25m for both seems doable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipJ2001 Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 We've been very busy with Sing as well. Just edged out La La Land on tickets sold although La La Land has taken more due to more being adult tickets. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrHardapple Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Any predictions for Hacksaw Ridge in the UK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatree Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 1 hour ago, MrHardapple said: Any predictions for Hacksaw Ridge in the UK? no reason to think it will do especially well other than that it's been well received in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildphantom Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Thurs to Sun I'd say Ridge might do close to £2 million. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan9 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 @ian_sandwell: La La Land retains UK lead and has now danced to around £14.5m after two weeks. Split records M. Night Shyamalan's fourth-best UK opening with estimated £2.5m from 450 sites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 That's very good for La La Land and Split, wonder how Sing did in previews? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rthmessiah Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 3 hours ago, Jonwo said: That's very good for La La Land and Split, wonder how Sing did in previews? huge 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 Not surprised, it was filling up shows left right and centre. I reckon maybe £8m or so with previews added on. Apart from Moana, families have been starved of animation for months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 Quote Though it won’t be officially reported until next week, Sing has had a record-breaking start to its UK run. Universal’s latest Illumination Entertainment feature scored the biggest-ever previews for an original animation with a show-stopping $5.21m (£4.19m) haul on Saturday and Sunday. That tops the $4.52m (£3.63m) taken by previous record holder The Secret Life Of Pets, also from Illumination, which went on to enjoy a $11.9m (£9.58m) debut. An opening of more than £10m is all-but guaranteed for Sing. Holy fuck! Sing is a monster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 (edited) Full report: Quote Universal’s Sing records biggest-ever previews for an original animation with $5.21m (£4.19m). Further distributor results to come… (Note - Dollar conversions are based on today’s rates) LIONSGATE Having crossed £10m during its first week, La La Land continued to shine brightly at the UK box office. Lionsgate’s awards contender fell only 23% (excluding previews) as it danced to a $5.44m (£4.37m) second weekend for $18.5m (£14.88m) to date, retaining the number one spot for the second straight week as it expanded to 674 sites. With $5m (£4m) taken during its first Monday-Thursday period, there is no reason to doubt that La La Land will continue to draw big crowds midweek, meaning that it could hit £20m this coming weekend. Sing will likely prevent it from a third straight week as the UK’s number one, but it should still enjoy a steady hold. UNIVERSAL Though it won’t be officially reported until next week, Sing has had a record-breaking start to its UK run. Universal’s latest Illumination Entertainment feature scored the biggest-ever previews for an original animation with a show-stopping $5.21m (£4.19m) haul on Saturday and Sunday. That tops the $4.52m (£3.63m) taken by previous record holder The Secret Life Of Pets, also from Illumination, which went on to enjoy a $11.9m (£9.58m) debut. An opening of more than £10m is all-but guaranteed for Sing. Also for Universal, Split recorded director M. Night Shyamalan’s fourth-best opening at the UK box office. The psychological thriller landed at second with $3.16m (£2.54m) from its 450 sites, marking a healthy site average of $7,030 (£5,645), behind The Village ($3.67m/£2.94m from 433) but ahead of After Earth ($2.8m/£2.25m from 470). As the sole major genre offering in the market at the moment and with decent reviews, it could enjoy a sustained run. PARAMOUNT xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage charted third on its UK bow. Paramount’s action threequel shot to a non-final $2m (£1.6m) from its 461 sites, including $252,000 (£202,000) from Thursday (January 19). It would have still charted third based solely on Fri-Sun takings. That’s some way short of xXx’s $4.3m (£3.43m) debut from 435 sites back in 2002, but did at least top the sequel’s $1.14m (£913,257) bow from 398 sites. Also for Paramount, Monster Trucks stands at $4.21m (£3.38m) following a $125,000 (£100,000) fourth weekend. DISNEY Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will break into the top ten highest-grossing films of all time at the UK box office this week. Disney’s spin-off fell 51% with a $1.09m (£876,230) sixth weekend for a terrific $80.1m (£64.34m) to date. Next in its sights is Jurassic World’s $80.3m (£64.5m) and Philosopher’s Stone’s $82.3m (£66.1m). Also for Disney, Moana sailed to a $608,000 (£488,559) eighth weekend for $22.6m (£18.18m) to date. It faced competition from Sing’s previews this weekend, but has still had a great run, taking more than eight times its opening weekend which is rare. STUDIOCANAL Manchester By The Sea expanded to 306 sites to post a minimal drop with a $645,000 (£518,123) second weekend. Studiocanal’s awards contender is now up to a promising $2.05m (£1.65m) after ten days in play, and could receive a further midweek boost if Casey Affleck gets his expected Oscar nomination this week. Also for Studiocanal, Silence has grossed $2.7m (£2.17m) after three weeks in play. FOX Falling 64% in its third weekend, Fox’s Assassin’s Creed hunted down a non-final $425,000 (£341,450) for $9.5m (£7.66m) to date, meaning it will miss out on hitting £10m. Also for Fox, Trolls and Why Him? stand at $29.7m (£23.81m) and $6.06m (£4.87m), respectively. SONY Dropping 66% in its fifth weekend, Sony’s Passengers travelled to an extra $328,000 (£263,137) for a decent $15.5m (£12.43m) to date. Also for Sony, Underworld: Blood Wars posted a steep drop of almost 80% with an $88,000 (£70,780) second weekend for $755,000 (£606,514), meaning it will end its run as the lowest-grossing Underworld outing of the series. WARNER BROS Now in its 10th week, Warner Bros’ Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them added $233,000 (£187,000) for $67.7m (£54.33m) to date. Also for Warner Bros, Live By Night posted a hefty drop of almost 80% with a $176,000 (£141,000) second weekend for $1.49m (£1.19m). UPCOMING RELEASES This week sees saturation releases for Universal’s Sing, Sony’s T2 Trainspotting and Lionsgate’s Hacksaw Ridge (opens January 26). eOne’s Denial receives a wide release, while Dogwoof’s Cameraperson and Curzon Artificial Eye’s Christine are among the films receiving a limited release. Amazing second week for La La Land. It should pass £20m comfortably this weekend, and it looks like it'll make a run for £30m at the very least. Huge. Incredible opening for Split too, didn't expect it at all until seeing so many sell-outs this weekend. Rogue One is winding down now, but still making some good money, looks like it'll end around £66-67m, which would be the 9th biggest film of all time in the UK. Can't really complain. It's had a fantastic run. Moana still chugging along slowly, but it'll probably just miss £20m due to the arrival of Sing. Interested to see what Lion grossed. It looked packed over the weekend, and I think it'll too have a long run. Edited January 23, 2017 by Heretic 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FantasticBeasts Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 OMG! Sing is a real monster! How far it can go? +$40m total maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 10 minutes ago, FantasticBeasts said: OMG! Sing is a real monster! How far it can go? +$40m total maybe? Probably. An opening between $11-12m seems likely, and half term is coming up in a few weeks, so $40m is a good target right now. It does face big competition in Lego Batman though, which also comes out in the half-term, but I'm sure the two can co-exist, as Lego Batman will probably skew more male. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan9 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Damnit. I hope Lego destroys it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Heretic said: Probably. An opening between $11-12m seems likely, and half term is coming up in a few weeks, so $40m is a good target right now. It does face big competition in Lego Batman though, which also comes out in the half-term, but I'm sure the two can co-exist, as Lego Batman will probably skew more male. Lego Batman is the big question mark as The Lego Movie opened to £8m with previews, it's been marketed really well but I don't know if it'll open as high as The Lego Movie. Trainspotting 2 I imagine will do pretty well as well although it's 18 rated so I'm not expecting more than £3-4m. Edited January 23, 2017 by Jonwo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
