No1Curr Weekend Thread: Playmobil $660K OW, one of the lowest in history for 2,000+ theaters

[TwoMisfits]

Parents looked at this movie weekend, and said "this is the weekend we visit Santa - at brunch, at the mall, etc"...

 

I do expect Frozen 2 to have an unexpectedly poor hold...not a death knell for legs, but parents gotta take at least 1 weekend in December for prep for the big day...and with Jumanji and then Star Wars, well, PlayMobil seems like the best one:)...

[TalismanRing]

52 minutes ago, a2k said:

What would it take F2 to miss 450? Can't get more pessimistic than this :

 

Say 36.0 3rd weekend, 338.9 cume.

 

WIR2 added 3.2x it's post-Thanksgiving 2nd weekend and 3.7x it's 3rd.

 

Using just 3.1x the post-Thanksgiving 3rd weekend for Frozen2 -

338.9 + 36.0*3.1 = 450.5

 

O/U 475 imo.

F2 at $36m is still 40% than WIR2's post Thanksgiving w/e which means it will be holding on to more screens longer and deeper in to the lucrative holiday season.

[Menor the Destroyer]

Very strange and low Friday bump for F2 with no new releases worth noting.

[a2k]

‘Frozen 2’ Already Past $300M+ Leading Dreary December Weekend With $34M+, ‘Playmobil’ Plummets To $702K

Quote

...The intention of course by STX was to nab any families who still want to take their kids to the movies after the whirlwind of Frozen 2 (STX and theater chains even offered up $5 tickets to experiment with pricing), but everyone is still going to see the Disney sequel which is now seeing a revised third weekend of $34.6M, -60% with a running total by Sunday of $337.5M. For a Disney pic in the post Black Friday weekend, that’s still a high besting the takes of its previous animated pic holdovers Frozen ($31.6M, -53%), last year’s Ralph Breaks the Internet ($25.5M, -54%), Moana ($28.2M, -50%) and Coco ($27.5M, -46%)...

 

Here’s how the rest of the top pics are looking per Saturday AM estimates

1. Frozen 2 (Dis)/4,348 theaters (-92)/Fri $7.8M (-77%), 3-day $34.6M (-60%)/Cume $337.5M/Wk 3
2. Knives Out (LG/MRC)/3,461 theaters/ Fri $4.1M (-61%)/3-day $14M (-48%)/Cume $63.3M/Wk 2
3. Queen & Slim (Uni/MakeReady/Bron)/1,715 theaters (+25)/ Fri $1.9M (-56%), 3-day $6.5M (-45%)/Cume $26.8M/Wk 2
4. Ford v Ferrari (Fox/Dis)/3,746 theaters (+161)/ Fri $1.9M (-64%)/3-day $6.4M (-51%)/Cume $89.3M/Wk 4
5. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Sony/TriStar)/3,491 theaters (+256)/Fri $1.6M (-69%)/3-day $5.2M (-56%)/Cume $43.1M/Wk 3
6. Dark Waters (Foc)/2012 theaters (+1918)/ Fri $1.4M (+600%), 3-day $4M (+567%)/Cume $5.1M/Wk 3
7. 21 Bridges (STX) 2,465 theaters (-200)/Fri $803K (-63%)/3 day $2.7M (-50%)/Cume $23.8M/Wk 3
8. Playing With Fire (Par/Wal) 2253 (-426)/Fri $465K (-72%)/3 day $2.1M (-51%)/Cume $42M/Wk 5
9. Midway (LG/Cent) 2100 (-277)/Fri $568K (-66%)/3 day $1.9M (-51%)/Cume $53.3M/Wk 5
10. Last Christmas (Uni) 1260 (-592) Fri $304K (-60%)/3-day $1M (-49%)/Cume/Wk 5

https://deadline.com/2019/12/frozen-2-already-past-300m-leading-dreary-december-weekend-with-40m-playmobil-coming-apart-1202802388/

[charlie Jatinder]

Saturday pre-sales suggest $17mn. $36-37mn weekend.

[a2k]

Just now, Jedi Jat said:

Saturday pre-sales suggest $17mn. $36-37mn weekend.

7.85

17.0 (+116.5%)

11.5 (-32.5%)

= 36.35

[sfran43]

 

[sfran43]

 

[sfran43]

 

[sfran43]

 

[sfran43]

 

[keysersoze123]

5 minutes ago, sfran43 said:

 

Almost inline with MTC1 after thursday being well off.

[sfran43]

 

[sfran43]

 

[Eric Atreides]

6 minutes ago, sfran43 said:

 

That's about 14 people per theater considering the $5 tickets.

 

At least its attendance is better than Jem probably

[filmlover]

A very Delgo-esque launch for Playmobil lmao.

 

Dark Waters had a decent expansion all things considered.

[a2k]

		Movie	Distr	Gross	%YD	%LW	Thr	Per Thr	Total Gross	D
1	(1)	Frozen II	Walt Disney	$7,837,000	+187%	-77%	4,348	$1,802	$310,761,901	15
-	(3)	Queen & Slim	Universal	$1,930,000	+121%	-55%	1,715	$1,125	$22,294,005	10
-	(5)	Ford v. Ferrari	20th Century…	$1,871,000	+141%	-66%	3,746	$499	$86,444,353	22
-	(4)	A Beautiful Day in the Ne…	Sony Pictures	$1,550,000	+100%	-69%	3,491	$444	$39,470,415	15
-	(10)	Playing with Fire	Paramount Pi…	$460,000	+213%	-72%	2,253	$204	$40,442,325	29
-	(9)	Last Christmas	Universal	$320,000	+104%	-58%	1,262	$254	$32,757,175	29
-	(11)	Joker	Warner Bros.	$290,000	+112%	-62%	956	$303	$331,391,623	64
-	(14)	Jojo Rabbit	Fox Searchlight	$156,000	+79%	-68%	579	$269	$18,890,823	50
-	(8)	The Good Liar	Warner Bros.	$150,000	-12%	-74%	787	$191	$15,806,751	22
-	(-)	Maleficent: Mistress of Evil	Walt Disney	$119,000	+101%	-76%	728	$163	$111,957,846	50
-	(-)	Terminator: Dark Fate	Paramount Pi…	$82,000	+30%	-74%	431	$190	$61,552,666	36
-	(13)	Charlie’s Angels	Sony Pictures	$63,000	-30%	-86%	703	$90	$17,352,006	22
-	(-)	Ad Astra	20th Century…	$3,000	-7%	-30%	33	$91	$50,181,350	78

Edited December 7, 2019 by a2k

[sfran43]

 

[narniadis]

One thing to consider when making comparisons of Frozen with other animated films is that this is weekend 3 versus weekend 2 for most other comparisons. A film that road presales and fans over a holiday has already used way more potential audience - and its also a week deeper than normal into the Holiday season due to the calendar. 

It recovers well and 2 weeks from today is gonna enjoy all the kiddos being off school again. 

[sfran43]