The Box Office Buzz and Tracking Thread (December 2021 - July 2023)

[Menor the Destroyer]

7 minutes ago, Porthos said:

 

Yeah, ain't nothing within 50 miles of me, either.  Literally the closest one is about 70 miles away.  I'll keep an eye on things and see if anything closer to me gets added or not.

I think these midnights will be sub 1 million anyway tbh and not particularly worth tracking, it's on a school night for a kids/family movie, the release is limited, and FFH itself only did 3 million. 

Edited March 10, 2023 by Menor Reborn

[Dragoncaine]

Scream VI early audience scores are 97% verified with <50 and 95% all audience with 100+ 

[DAJK]

So 65 kinda sucks lol (probably worst of the year so far for me?) but it’s actually not doing terribly where I am  Guess we’ll see lol.

[TheFlatLannister]

22 hours ago, TheFlatLannister said:

AMC FRIDAY NIGHT SHOWINGS - GREATER ORLANDO REGION 

 

SHAZAM!

 

T-9

 

 

SHOWINGS	TOTAL SEATS SOLD	TOTAL SEATS	PERCENT SOLD
17	168	3139	5.3%

 

SEATS SOLD TODAY	NEW SHOWINGS ADDED
3	0

 

 

 

CINEMARK FRIDAY NIGHT SHOWINGS - GREATER ORLANDO REGION 

 

SHAZAM!

 

T-9

 

SHOWINGS	TOTAL SEATS SOLD	TOTAL SEATS	PERCENT SOLD
11	18	1780	1.0%

 

SEATS SOLD TODAY	NEW SHOWINGS ADDED
0	0

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS CHAINS IN THE GREATER ORLANDO REGION 

 

SHAZAM!

 

T-9

 

SHOWINGS	TOTAL SEATS SOLD	TOTAL SEATS	PERCENT SOLD
22	167	3815	4.4%

 

SEATS SOLD TODAY	NEW SHOWINGS ADDED
39	0

AMC FRIDAY NIGHT SHOWINGS - GREATER ORLANDO REGION 

 

SHAZAM!

 

T-8

 

 

SHOWINGS	TOTAL SEATS SOLD	TOTAL SEATS	PERCENT SOLD
17	176	3139	5.6%

 

SEATS SOLD TODAY	NEW SHOWINGS ADDED
8	0

 

 

 

CINEMARK FRIDAY NIGHT SHOWINGS - GREATER ORLANDO REGION 

 

SHAZAM!

 

T-8

 

SHOWINGS	TOTAL SEATS SOLD	TOTAL SEATS	PERCENT SOLD
11	18	1780	1.0%

 

SEATS SOLD TODAY	NEW SHOWINGS ADDED
0	0

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS CHAINS IN THE GREATER ORLANDO REGION 

 

SHAZAM!

 

T-8

 

SHOWINGS	TOTAL SEATS SOLD	TOTAL SEATS	PERCENT SOLD
22	184	3815	4.8%

 

SEATS SOLD TODAY	NEW SHOWINGS ADDED
17	0

 

This is going completely opposite of what should be happening. It should be picking up steam, not slowing down. Let's see how things go once review embargo lifts on Wednesday.

[GOGODanca]

Even MCU movies release embargo 3 days out from release, why is Shazam 2 embargo dropping only 1 day out?

[katnisscinnaplex]

3 hours ago, Menor Reborn said:

Did not realize Mario was having midnights. The last time I remember tracking those was probably FFH?

 

1 hour ago, Porthos said:

 

That explains that rando 12am showing I saw in Pleasant Hill when I was scanning for showtimes this morning.

 

...

 

Hmmmm.....

 

Might have to check it out.

 

(yes, last one of note was FFH)

As of now, my source has 79 midnight shows.  Mostly MTC 2 and Harkins so far

[Menor the Destroyer]

52 minutes ago, katnisscinnaplex said:

 

As of now, my source has 79 midnight shows.  Mostly MTC 2 and Harkins so far

I see 35 at Marcus. 

[keysersoze123]

2 hours ago, GOGODanca said:

Even MCU movies release embargo 3 days out from release, why is Shazam 2 embargo dropping only 1 day out?

That sounds bad. it only had few bloggers giving good reactions on twitter and then hold back on reviews until late. Not that its going to help with putrid presales. Holdovers will have good time for  weeks in a row. 

[mikeymichael]

3 hours ago, Porthos said:

 

That explains that rando 12am showing I saw in Pleasant Hill when I was scanning for showtimes this morning.

 

...

 

Hmmmm.....

 

Might have to check it out.

 

(yes, last one of note was FFH)

 

 

Pleasant Hill, California?

[keysersoze123]

5 minutes ago, mikeymichael said:

 

 

Pleasant Hill, California?

 

I am impressed it has sold 15 tickets :-)

 

[keysersoze123]

Scream 6 MTC1

Fan shows -11516/26812 203601.29 232 shows

Previews - 90938/320367 1433308.50 1965 shows

Friday - 82777/666363 1312744.65

 

~ 5.5m ish previews. Walkups were meh today. Thinking OW wont hit 40m at this rate. Especially if Friday including previews dont hit 15m. I hope I am wrong and it has much better walkups tomorrow.  

[BadOlCatSylvester]

Sounds like the last movie all over again.

[Porthos]

31 minutes ago, BadOlCatSylvester said:

Sounds like the last movie all over again.

 

I mean the last movie did $3.5m on previews so not exactly like it then.

[keysersoze123]

Mario MTC1 Wednesday - 16588/694022 293093.00 3410 shows

 

I take my earlier comment back. Its definitely not bad at all. I guess the trailer release did amp up the sales. I dont have MTC2 data as well but release is already uber wide (4894 shows) 

[Dragoncaine]

How tf did M3gan hit 30m OW, in hindsight? Movie isn't even that good imo. Brilliant marketing campaign

[PlatnumRoyce]

4 minutes ago, Dragoncaine said:

How tf did M3gan hit 30m OW, in hindsight? Movie isn't even that good imo. Brilliant marketing campaign

On that topic, M3Gan's marketing head did a few interviews e.g. on Belloni's "The Town" podcast

[charlie Jatinder]

31 minutes ago, keysersoze123 said:

Mario MTC1 Wednesday - 16588/694022 293093.00 3410 shows

 

I take my earlier comment back. Its definitely not bad at all. I guess the trailer release did amp up the sales. I dont have MTC2 data as well but release is already uber wide (4894 shows) 

Ok so that's worth looking for. 

[misterpepp]

5 hours ago, Porthos said:

 

Do you know if this was a last minute decision or not?  I only ask coz as I scan my locals, I don't see any local midnights even though Mario is now live.

 

I only learned about them happening a day or two ago, so perhaps. It was surely more a decision made by the theaters than Universal, I don't think the latter expected these midnight shows to be a significant thing for something that leans more toward families.

 

Not every theater will participate. As mentioned by others, it will likely be theaters in major markets and college towns that will be doing this, as it could be challenging to get staffing together for hours that late at locations that are more rural than urban/suburban.

 

Additionally, some theaters could still be on the fence on if it's worth running or not. If presales look good, it's possible more midnight shows show up.

[screambaby]

1 hour ago, keysersoze123 said:

Scream 6 MTC1

Fan shows -11516/26812 203601.29 232 shows

Previews - 90938/320367 1433308.50 1965 shows

Friday - 82777/666363 1312744.65

 

~ 5.5m ish previews. Walkups were meh today. Thinking OW wont hit 40m at this rate. Especially if Friday including previews dont hit 15m. I hope I am wrong and it has much better walkups tomorrow.  

Post in the scream thread says 5.75 with good WOM.

I cam easily see a 10 mill or more actual friday.

The games not over...

[DisposedData]

I don't usually track these things but decided to look at my local midnight screening in the Las Vegas area for Mario and its already half sold out. Surprising for a Tueaday night for sure.