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

[Landon1195]

Do you think Shazam underperforming has to do with bad marketing or "superhero fatigue"?

[JWR]

3 minutes ago, Landon1195 said:

Do you think Shazam underperforming has to do with bad marketing or "superhero fatigue"?

 

Bad marketing.

[John Marston]

13 minutes ago, Landon1195 said:

Do you think Shazam underperforming has to do with bad marketing or "superhero fatigue"?

 

 

neither. It looks childish and unappealing 

[AMC Theaters Enjoyer]

21 minutes ago, Landon1195 said:

Do you think Shazam underperforming has to do with bad marketing or "superhero fatigue"?

 

Bad marketing and the main DCEU just generally being a toxic brand to the general public.

[Flamengo81]

16 hours ago, Mulder said:

We'll see how Flash goes since I feel like that's another one that could collapse.

I don't see how The Flash can collapse opening weekend. Underperfom relative to the bullish predictions? Sure. But collapsing just does not seem possible considering the reception and numbers from the trailer. Maybe if the movie is terrible it can collapse in the long run, but opening weekend I find really unlikely.

[Napoleon]

23 minutes ago, AMC Theaters Enjoyer said:

 

Bad marketing and the main DCEU just generally being a toxic brand to the general public.

Black Adam just recently opened to $67 million, though.

[GOGODanca]

Marketing, Reboot and people are also doesn't help that so many mediocre comic book movies in last couple years, people are probably gonna wait til reviews before deciding to splurge for a ticket 

[DlAMONDZ]

I mean the first one wasn't some beloved hit anyway so I guess it shouldn't be surprising that the sequel isn't doing so hot 

[Eric the Minion]

1 hour ago, Landon1195 said:

Do you think Shazam underperforming has to do with bad marketing or "superhero fatigue"?

Both.

[Flip]

13 hours ago, Ryan Reynolds said:

Rise has 86% audience score and Jumanji has 87%, an unpopular star wars film is still liked by a lot, same as TLJ

Wasn’t there some fudging going on with TROS?

[filmlover]

I enjoyed the first Shazam! but the sequel just looks boring, which shouldn't be the case for a superhero movie that has Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu, and Rachel Zegler as its villains (seriously, how do you make the concept of those three as comic book antagonists not interesting?). Unless it gets solid reviews, I might end up skipping it in theaters.

[Cmasterclay]

Shazam 2's second trailer might be the worst piece of steaming shit I've ever seen. The first trailer wasn't my cup of mud but the second one removed all the humor and tone that made it distinguishable from just being a poorly acted CGI pile of donkey crap.

[Eric the Minion]

36 minutes ago, Cmasterclay said:

Shazam 2's second trailer might be the worst piece of steaming shit I've ever seen. The first trailer wasn't my cup of mud but the second one removed all the humor and tone that made it distinguishable from just being a poorly acted CGI pile of donkey crap.

This and Ant-Man's marketing both suffer the same problem of "we're gonna take this intentionally small-scale and goofy silliness and make it EPIC and SERIOUS", which just alienates both fans and the GA. But like at least Ant-Man has the excuse of featuring the new Thanos, so it makes a bit more sense to be more dramatic and raise up the stakes. Shazam has no reason to act all "epic". It's so dumb.

[Eric the Minion]

On 3/11/2023 at 8:36 PM, Eric the Velocipastor said:

Shazam! Fury of the Gods Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-5 and Counting

	Sellouts	Showings	Seats Sold	Total Seats	Perct Sold
TOTALS	0	84	424	17155	2.47%

 

Total Seats Sold Today: 31

 

Comp - T-5

0.830x of The Suicide Squad (3.4M)

0.237x of Shang-Chi (2.09M)

0.182x of Eternals (1.73M)

0.529x of Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2.38M)

0.418x of Morbius (2.38M)

0.414x of Sonic 2 (2.58M)

0.408x of Fantastic Beasts 3 (2.45M)

0.170x of Jurassic World: Dominion (3.05M)

0.341x of Black Adam (2.59M)

Shazam! Fury of the Gods Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-4 and Counting

	Sellouts	Showings	Seats Sold	Total Seats	Perct Sold
TOTALS	0	84	454	17155	2.65%

 

Total Seats Sold Today: 30

 

Comp - T-4

0.749x of The Suicide Squad (3.07M)

0.229x of Shang-Chi (2.01M)

0.182x of Eternals (1.73M)

0.508x of Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2.29M)

0.409x of Morbius (2.33M)

0.391x of Sonic 2 (2.44M)

0.387x of Fantastic Beasts 3 (2.32M)

0.167x of Jurassic World: Dominion (3M)

0.326x of Black Adam (2.48M)

[froztking]

8 hours ago, Napoleon said:

Black Adam just recently opened to $67 million, though.

with rock and henry cavil superman cameo

[screambaby]

16 minutes ago, Eric the Velocipastor said:

Shazam! Fury of the Gods Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-4 and Counting

	Sellouts	Showings	Seats Sold	Total Seats	Perct Sold
TOTALS	0	84	454	17155	2.65%

 

Total Seats Sold Today: 30

 

Comp - T-4

0.749x of The Suicide Squad (3.07M)

0.229x of Shang-Chi (2.01M)

0.182x of Eternals (1.73M)

0.508x of Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2.29M)

0.409x of Morbius (2.33M)

0.391x of Sonic 2 (2.44M)

0.387x of Fantastic Beasts 3 (2.32M)

0.167x of Jurassic World: Dominion (3M)

0.326x of Black Adam (2.48M)

If those are previews numbers 25 might be optomistic 

[Eric the Minion]

On 3/11/2023 at 8:41 PM, Eric the Velocipastor said:

John Wick: Chapter 4 Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-12 and Counting

	Sellouts	Showings	Seats Sold	Total Seats	Perct Sold
TOTALS	0	69	793	13153	6.03%

 

Total Seats Sold Today: 39

 

Comp - T-12

2.661x of The Suicide Squad (10.91M)

1.122x of Venom 2 (13.01M)

1.261x of No Time to Die (7.94M)

1.107x of Dune (5.65M)

2.822x of Uncharted (10.44M)

1.499x of Fantastic Beasts 3 (8.99M)

0.512x of Top Gun 2 (9.86M)

0.432x of Jurassic World: Dominion (7.78M)

4.196x of Bullet Train (19.3M)

0.393x of Avatar 2 (6.69M)

John Wick: Chapter 4 Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-11 and Counting

	Sellouts	Showings	Seats Sold	Total Seats	Perct Sold
TOTALS	0	69	820	13153	6.23%

 

Total Seats Sold Today: 27

 

Comp - T-11

2.742x of The Suicide Squad (11.24M)

1.057x of Venom 2 (12.26M)

1.235x of No Time to Die (7.78M)

1.090x of Dune (5.56M)

2.724x of Uncharted (10.08M)

1.250x of Fantastic Beasts 3 (7.5M)

0.480x of Top Gun 2 (9.25M)

0.422x of Jurassic World: Dominion (7.59M)

4.020x of Bullet Train (18.49M)

0.388x of Avatar 2 (6.59M)

[Eric the Minion]

19 hours ago, Eric the Velocipastor said:

The Super Mario Bros. Movie Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-25 and Counting

	Sellouts	Showings	Seats Sold	Total Seats	Perct Sold
TOTALS	0	159	859	31960	2.69%

 

Total Seats Sold Today: 136

 

Comp - T-25

0.552x of Sing 2 (5.37M)

The Super Mario Bros. Movie Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-24 and Counting

	Sellouts	Showings	Seats Sold	Total Seats	Perct Sold
TOTALS	0	159	987	31960	3.09%

 

Total Seats Sold Today: 128

 

Comp - T-24

0.683x of Sing 2 (6.65M)

5.672x of Sonic 2 (35.45M)

25.974x of Minions 2 (279.22M)

 

Hooray for new comps. And wow, I can't believe Mario will have the biggest OD in history. Isn't this just wacky????????

[Ronin46]

2 minutes ago, Eric the Velocipastor said:

25.974x of Minions 2 (279.22M)

 

 

I am posting this to Reddit.

[Eric the Minion]

Just now, Ronin46 said:

 

I am posting this to Reddit.

Do it. Let those nerds get misdirected.