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

[AMC Theaters Enjoyer]

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Edited June 1, 2023 by AMC Theaters Enjoyer
Didn’t wanna go off topic.

[M37]

39 minutes ago, keysersoze123 said:

I am thinking ~19-20m previews at this point.

Don't have time to break down numbers much, but based on this last update, I'm basically on the same page. 

 

We're shading towards outlier territory, so a bit more difficult to project a final number, will try to do so in the morning

[screambaby]

Well I appreciate all your tracking info. Particularly when certain groups were having funerals for GOTG3 and I told them 'it's trending up you're making fools put of yourselves'

[Austin]

19 minutes ago, mmed1345 said:

That’s exactly why I lurk here all the time for actual info and analysis, that place is a shit show especially with casuals lol. Been following the box office for 11 years and recently found this 2 years ago,  nobody does it better then y’all amazing job to everyone who tracks here your work is appreciated! 

I use this for my insight and reddit for my entertainment.

[Menor the Destroyer]

On 5/26/2023 at 7:16 PM, Menor Reborn said:

Yeah it's gonna explode. If pace increases from yesterday as you indicated earlier then that would be an excellent trend to increase again the day after reactions. I think it's possible to hit 360k/20m previews.

I went down a little after the weekend didn't pace quite where I had hoped, but seems like MDW (and probably people waiting for Atom) deflated things even more than I had accounted for, and now it looks like I was low! Exceptional day, I am thinking 370k final MTC1. Hoping for huge days in regionals as well.

[BestPicturePlutoNash]

Spiderverse is going to explode. Selling better than Guardians 3 and Ant-Man here. I'm certainly on the 110+ train

 

And with Past Lives looking to dominate the PTA, a great weekend is in the cards for us

[AMC Theaters Enjoyer]

3 minutes ago, BestPicturePlutoNash said:

Spiderverse is going to explode. Selling better than Guardians 3 and Ant-Man here. I'm certainly on the 110+ train

 

And with Past Lives looking to dominate the PTA, a great weekend is in the cards for us

Forgot about Past Lives. Glad to hear it’s doing well too.

[BestPicturePlutoNash]

11 minutes ago, AMC Theaters Enjoyer said:

Forgot about Past Lives. Glad to hear it’s doing well too.

Additional showtimes and Q&As continue to be announced in NYC due to the high demand. I think outgrossing Beau is Afraid (320k weekend with 80k PTA) is very plausible

[AMC Theaters Enjoyer]

5 minutes ago, BestPicturePlutoNash said:

Additional showtimes and Q&As continue to be announced in NYC due to the high demand. I think outgrossing Beau is Afraid (320k weekend with 80k PTA) is very plausible

Buzz from Sundance was great, hoping that will translate to box office.

[LOGAN'sLuckyRun]

Gonna see this tonight in Imax. Can't wait.

[misterpepp]

There's a No Hard Feelings early access show on June 10, with tickets going on sale for it on June 5. General tix may also go on sale on this date, but not yet certain.

[charlie Jatinder]

& this is how MCU pre-sales are supposed to be. Start big and then reviews bumps (90%+ RT) in final week, something that is amiss since NWH.

DSitMoM & Thor had massive start but ended up below par. BP2 & GoTG were just about ok & AM 3 was absolute worst.

[IronJimbo & Sheldon's Son]

How premium heavy is ATSV looking right now? I hear a lot of people raving about the visuals, is it like Avatar 2 where it's best to see it in IMAX/Dolby on the biggest screen you can? If so then that could bode very well for legs.

[Porthos]

23 hours ago, Porthos said:

 

Quick and Dirty Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Sacto Report [T-9]

1094/19437 [5.63% sold] [+80 tickets]

0.21018x the sales of TGM at T-9                 [4.05m]

0.32367x the sales of JWD at T-9                [5.83m]

0.91779x the sales of Black Adam at T-9     [6.98m]

2.4204x the sales of Shazam 2 at T-9         [8.23m]

0.74778x the sales of Wick 4 at T-9            [6.66m]

0.80323x the sales of Fast X at T-9             [6.02m]

 

Quick and Dirty Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Sacto Report [T-8]

1135/19437 [5.84% sold] [+41 tickets]

0.20377x the sales of TGM at T-8                 [3.92m]

0.31784x the sales of JWD at T-8                [5.72m]

0.89089x the sales of Black Adam at T-8     [6.77m]

2.34504x the sales of Shazam 2 at T-8         [7.97m]

0.71699x the sales of Wick 4 at T-8            [6.66m]

0.78984x the sales of Fast X at T-8             [6.02m]

[vafrow]

Across the Spiderverse T-1 , Milton, ON

 

Sales are now 20% below where Mario was at same point for $25.4M and 36% of GOTG3 for $23.8M. Neither of those will likely hold as they were both on two screens to the one for ATSV, so there's less room for walkups.

 

The last four days for ATSV has seen a 20% average daily increase. Sales have been very steady on this from the beginning. The weekend overall is pretty busy.  They added the second screen for tomorrow a couple of days ago, and it's already seeing brisk business. The screen available for advance sales is almost sold out for Friday and overall busy for the matinees.

 

Boogeyman starts the day with four tickets sold. It's really been slow. This has been similar to how Renfield and Pope's Exorcist has performed, and my feeling is that $8-9M range is likely where this is heading based on my little corner of the world.

[Porthos]

On 5/31/2023 at 1:07 AM, Porthos said:

 

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Greater Sacramento Area Premiere Night Seat Report:

T-30 days and counting

 

	Capped	Sellouts	Showings	Seats left	Total Seats	Seats Sold	Perct Sold
TOTALS	0	0	124	18859	19527	668	3.42%

 

Total Seats Sold Today

33

 

T-30 Comps:

	%		Sold T-30	Total Sold		Sellouts Shows	Seats Left Total Seats	Perct Sold		Final Sold	% of Final		Comp
JWD	45.32		22	1474		0/171	22312/23786	6.20%		10966	6.09%		8.16m
FX	98.53		8	678		0/182	27060/27738	2.44%		8363	7.99%		7.39m

FINAL SOLD NOTES: "Final sold" is the number of tickets sold for the movie in question at stop of tracking while "% of final" is the percentage of Indy 5's current tickets sold versus that final number.

  
Regal:     113/6084  [1.86% sold]
Matinee:    43/1728  [2.49% | 6.44% of all tickets sold]

 

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Greater Sacramento Area Premiere Night Seat Report:

T-29 days and counting

 

	Capped	Sellouts	Showings	Seats left	Total Seats	Seats Sold	Perct Sold
TOTALS	0	0	124	18839	19527	688	3.52%

 

Total Seats Sold Today

20

 

T-29 Comps:

	%		Sold T-29	Total Sold		Sellouts Shows	Seats Left Total Seats	Perct Sold		Final Sold	% of Final		Comp
JWD	45.23		47	1521		0/171	22263/23784	6.40%		10966	6.27%		8.14m
FX	97.18		30	708		0/182	27030/27738	2.55%		8363	8.23%		7.29m

FINAL SOLD NOTES: "Final sold" is the number of tickets sold for the movie in question at stop of tracking while "% of final" is the percentage of Indy 5's current tickets sold versus that final number.

  
Regal:     109/6084  [1.79% sold]
Matinee:    42/1728  [2.43% | 6.10% of all tickets sold]

[Porthos]

On 5/31/2023 at 1:08 AM, Porthos said:

 

The Flash Greater Sacramento Area Premiere Night Seat Report: T-16 days and counting

 

	Capped	Sellouts	Showings	Seats left	Total Seats	Seats Sold	Perct Sold
TOTALS	0	0	178	24032	25148	1116	4.44%

 

Total Seats Sold Today

34

 

T-16 Comps:

	%		Sold T-16	Total Sold		Sellouts Shows	Seats Left Total Seats	Perct Sold		Final Sold	% of Final		Comp
BA	141.62		59	788		0/146	21279/22067	3.57%		4494	24.83%		10.76m
Wick 4	109.09		54	1023		0/88	12307/13330	7.67%		5448	20.48%		9.71m
AtSV	61.29		79	1821		0/123	18098/19919	9.14%		????	????		????

FINAL SOLD NOTES: "Final sold" is the number of tickets sold for the movie in question at stop of tracking while "% of final" is the percentage of The Flash's current tickets sold versus that final number.

 

Regal:     178/5286  [3.37% sold]
Matinee:    19/2140  [0.89% | 1.70% of all tickets sold]

 

The Flash Greater Sacramento Area Premiere Night Seat Report: T-15 days and counting

 

Total Seats Sold Today

46

 

T-15 Comps:

	%		Sold T-15	Total Sold		Sellouts Shows	Seats Left Total Seats	Perct Sold		Final Sold	% of Final		Comp
BA	136.23		65	853		0/146	21214/22067	3.87%		4494	25.86%		10.35m
Wick 4	106.90		64	1087		0/88	12243/13330	8.15%		5448	21.33%		9.51m
AtSV	42.01		173	2766		0/140	19376/22142	12.49%		????	????		????

FINAL SOLD NOTES: "Final sold" is the number of tickets sold for the movie in question at stop of tracking while "% of final" is the percentage of The Flash's current tickets sold versus that final number.

 

Regal:     186/5286  [3.52% sold]
Matinee:    19/2140  [0.89% | 1.64% of all tickets sold]

[Porthos]

23 hours ago, Porthos said:

 

Across the Spider-Verse Greater Sacramento Area Premiere Night Seat Report: T-2 days and counting

 

	Capped	Sellouts	Showings	Seats left	Total Seats	Seats Sold	Perct Sold
TOTALS	0	0	230	23909	29312	5403	18.43%

 

Total Showings Added Today	88
Total Seats Added Today	6838
Total Seats Sold Today	944

 

T-2 Comps:

	%		Sold T-2	Total Sold		Sellouts Shows	Seats Left Total Seats	Perct Sold		Final Sold	% of Final		Comp
ET	137.38		496	3933		0/130	14226/18159	21.66%		6409	84.30%		14.75m
JWD	78.77		796	6859		0/288	26655/33514	20.47%		10966	49.27%		14.18m
BA	210.32		397	2569		0/232	28250/30819	8.34%		4494	120.23%		15.98m
A2	86.17		723	6270		0/296	27849/34119	18.38%		8986	60.13%		14.65m
Wick 4	168.90		552	3199		0/166	17433/20632	15.51%		5448	99.17%		15.03m
GOTG3	75.16		883	7189		0/315	31900/39089	18.39%		8363	64.61%		13.15m
TLM	136.03		435	3972		0/221	24918/28890	13.75%		6561	82.35%		14.01m

FINAL SOLD NOTES: "Final sold" is the number of tickets sold for the movie in question at stop of tracking while "% of final" is the percentage of AtSV's current tickets sold versus that final number.

ET COMP NOTE:  The Eternals comp has been given an ad-hoc adjustment of 1.13047x to reflect the ATP differences between now and then, with the same methodology as explained in this post.

 

Regal:       1195/8715  [13.71% sold]
Matinee:    419/2903  [14.43% | 7.75% of all tickets sold]
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***EXTREMELY UNOFFICIAL COMPS***    
AtSV = 1.2859x TS4 at the same sources of tracking at T-2 [17.75m]    
AtSV = 0.71186x TLK at the same sources of tracking at T-2 [18.83m]    
AtSV = 1.44902x F2 at the same sources of tracking at T-2 [14.16m]   

NOTE:  All of the above comps have been adjusted upward by 15% to account for differences in ATP from 2019 and 2023.

 

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Now this is more like what I was looking for.  A very nice day locally indeed.  After I posted last night, it occurred to me that Memorial Day locally might be playing a bit more like a Fourth of July Monday in that it in of itself depressed numbers more than I was accounting for.  That plus the Atom deal (we have a lot of qualifiying theaters locally) had to have helped.

 

Helped enough to get it to 16m-17m locally?  Man, I dunno.  It has a large hole to climb out of.  Good news for it, it not only added a shit ton of showings today (which I expected), a couple of the more trafficked theaters haven't expanded yet, which means it could rise in show count even more tomorrow.

 

Beyond that, just have to wait and see.

 

Across the Spider-Verse Greater Sacramento Area Premiere Night Seat Report: T-1 day and counting

 

	Capped	Sellouts	Showings	Seats left	Total Seats	Seats Sold	Perct Sold
TOTALS	0	0	251	23809	30844	7035	22.81%

 

Total Showings Added Today	21
Total Seats Added Today	1532
Total Seats Sold Today	1632

 

T-1 Comps:

	%		Sold T-1	Total Sold		Sellouts Shows	Seats Left Total Seats	Perct Sold		Final Sold	% of Final		Comp
ET	150.58		739	4672		0/136	13796/18468	25.30%		6409	109.77%		16.17m
JWD	83.56		1560	8419		0/290	25319/33738	24.95%		10966	64.15%		15.04m
BA	223.05		585	3154		0/249	28462/31616	9.98%		4494	156.54%		16.95m
A2	97.16		971	7241		0/309	27735/34976	20.70%		8986	78.29%		16.52m
Wick 4	179.69		716	3915		0/173	17327/21242	18.43%		5448	129.13%		15.99m
GOTG3	84.12		1174	8363		0/343	33312/41675	20.07%		10750	65.44%		14.72m
TLM	141.44		1002	4974		0/225	24182/29156	17.06%		6561	107.22%		14.57m

FINAL SOLD NOTES: "Final sold" is the number of tickets sold for the movie in question at stop of tracking while "% of final" is the percentage of AtSV's current tickets sold versus that final number.

ET COMP NOTE:  The Eternals comp has been given an ad-hoc adjustment of 1.13047x to reflect the ATP differences between now and then, with the same methodology as explained in this post.

 

Regal:     1686/8811  [19.14% sold]
Matinee:    613/2951  [20.77% | 8.71% of all tickets sold]
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***EXTREMELY UNOFFICIAL COMPS***    
AtSV = 1.38395x TS4 at the same sources of tracking at T-1 [19.10m]    
AtSV = 0.79149x TLK at the same sources of tracking at T-1 [20.93m]    
AtSV = 1.67268x F2 at the same sources of tracking at T-1    [16.35m]   

NOTE:  All of the above comps have been adjusted upward by 15% to account for differences in ATP from 2019 and 2023.

 

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Yeah, I'd say this was a pretty decent day in Sacto.  Pretty decent indeed. 👍

[vafrow]

Transformers Rise of the Beasts, T-8

Milton, Ontario

 

I'm now close enough to release date to have at least one decent comp on this. It's currently 67% ahead of Fast X for $12.5M. A small sample with a recent surge doesn't mean too much, but I'll try and report back in a few days to see how it holds. Fast X actually saw steady performance over the final week. We'll see if Transformers can manage the same.

 

Beasts finally saw a small surge last night after being stagnant over the past week.

[excel1]

Explosion of Spider-verse over MCU properties is strongest signal yet that we have entered a new era.