Weekend thread (3/11 - 3/13) | The Batman 66M. 50% drop, 2nd-biggest second weekend for WB | Uncharted 9.25, BTS 6.85, Dog 5.35, NWH 4.07

[Torontofan]

NWH locked for 800 million it seems now? 

[excel1]

At this point, pretty much every indicator points to excellent WOM. Tough to say exactly where it ends and how much of it is due to d.e.a.d competition but either way. WB needs to announce The Batman 2 for summer 2024 opener on Monday.

[baumer]

1 minute ago, Tokugennumataka said:

Uncharted - $2.425M (+159% || -19%) 

NWH - $960K (+140% || -11%) 

 

The year of Holland.

[BadOlCatSylvester]

17 minutes ago, AdrianL said:

-2% drop from last week for Sing 2... will never get over how idiotic it was to not release Turning Red in theaters. 

 

6 minutes ago, BooMFer said:

 

Why Disney dumping Turning Red infuriates me. That would have been a strong #2 this weekend and help boost the box-office. 

 

Alas Adolf Disney isn't interested in that.

You do know that every family movie besides Sing 2 bombed the past couple of years, right? And even that movie's gross is pretty mediocre, saved by its tiny budget. And Disney+ also needs content for March until Moon Knight is ready. A very obvious choice in hindsight.

[druv10]

3 minutes ago, Torontofan said:

NWH locked for 800 million it seems now? 

800M has been locked for couple weeks. I've it finishing around 810M.

[Tokugennumataka]

4 minutes ago, Torontofan said:

NWH locked for 800 million it seems now? 

Locked. 810 is possible but maybe digital release might take a tiny bite out. At any rate over 805. 

[Eric Loves Rey]

 

[BooMFer]

8 minutes ago, excel1 said:

WB needs to announce The Batman 2 for summer 2024 opener on Monday.

 

2025. Good healthy three year gap. Gives Reeves enough time to zin out and unwind after The Batman abnormally long production.

[john2000]

 

[AdrianL]

8 minutes ago, BadOlCatSylvester said:

 

You do know that every family movie besides Sing 2 bombed the past couple of years, right? And even that movie's gross is pretty mediocre, saved by its tiny budget. And Disney+ also needs content for March until Moon Knight is ready. A very obvious choice in hindsight.

Turning Red wouldn't have bombed. Pixar films in general would have done well in theaters. .. if they would release one. 

[BruiseCruise]

https://twitter.com/BORReport/status/1502672418254426113?s=20&t=7rKPW1_Otgi5NATW-YAsnQ

[Krissykins]

1 hour ago, Torontofan said:

Not suprised it recovered on the weekend.

 

This film is 3 hours and unlike Endgame does not have as much action so its feels like watching an old epic from the 60s as it does go by slowly. 

 

Hard disagree. If people were finding it slow, I doubt it would be holding so well. 
 

14 minutes ago, baumer said:

 

Ok cool, thanks, so the "true weekend" was about 115 million.  So perhaps that's one of the reasons the film is holding so well.  The demand was spread out over the first 5 days, people are really liking it and hence the WOM has spread even more due to the face that it opened over 5 days.  Any way you look at it, the film is going to have a really strong second weekend.

Remember the Tuesday/Wednesday were only one showtime per day. Thursday previews from 3pm (I think) onwards. 
 

3 minutes ago, Eric Says Trans Rights said:

 

That’s fantastic for The Batman. Excellent 2nd weekend ahead. 

Edited March 12, 2022 by Krissykins

[excel1]

2 minutes ago, BooMFer said:

 

2025. Good healthy three year gap. Gives Reeves enough time to zin out and unwind after The Batman abnormally long production.

 

Remember The Batman was supposed to open June 2021. 2025 is too far away. No doubt Reeves and co. should have a VERY good idea of where they want things to go. 

 

Summer 2024. Needs to happen.

[druv10]

1	(1)	The Batman	Warner Bros.	$18,700,000	+121%	-67%	4,417	$4,234	$191,220,826	8
2	(2)	Uncharted	Sony Pictures	$2,425,000	+159%	-19%	3,725	$651	$106,530,790	22
3	(3)	Dog	United Artists	$1,383,889	+138%	-13%	3,407	$406	$43,840,991	22
-	(4)	Spider-Man: No Way Home	Sony Pictures	$960,000	+140%	-11%	2,702	$355	$789,170,954	85
-	(5)	Death on the Nile	20th Century…	$680,000	+125%	-13%	2,450	$278	$38,976,574	29
-	(7)	Sing 2	Universal	$330,000	+138%	-2%	1,988	$166	$154,575,000	80
-	(6)	jackass forever	Paramount Pi…	$320,000	+94%	-25%	1,627	$197	$55,501,187	36
-	(-)	Scream	Paramount Pi…	$120,000	+98%	-25%	664	$181	$80,580,289	57
-	(-)	Marry Me	Universal	$100,000	+73%	-37%	873	$115	$21,783,800	29
-	(-)	Belfast	Focus Features	$23,000	+127%	+13%	591	$39	$8,797,920	120
-	(-)	Encanto	Walt Disney	$18,000	+86%	-13%	310	$58	$95,680,409	108
-	(-)	West Side Story	20th Century…	$12,000	+38%	-12%	275	$44	$38,291,854	92
-	(-)	Nightmare Alley	Searchlight …	$5,000	+35%	-10%	280	$18	$11,233,053	85
		13		$25,076,889

[BruiseCruise]

Any data on how many tickets The Batman has sold domestically?

[Krissykins]

Excellent holds for Dog, Death on the Nile and Sing 2. 

[Eraserheadz]

Hope the weather doesn't hurt it too much today but that is a hell of a second Friday. No matter what it looks like it's heading for a bigger second weekend than TDKR had. It'll probably have a smaller second weekend drop than TDK as well. This thing has legs! Hope WB doesn't rush to throw it on HBO Max if this keeps up. 

[Tokugennumataka]

"Note, if Disney had kept Pixar’s Turning Red in theaters this weekend, that could have possibly delivered $20M-$30M+ at least providing a depth of dollars for exhibitors."

 

https://deadline.com/2022/03/the-batman-weekend-box-office-1234976639/

Edited March 12, 2022 by Tokugennumataka

[grim22]

It's always funny watching people discuss the weather and snowstorms everywhere because in SoCal it's pretty much the same weather year round. 

 

Based on the reports, the weather might hit it 10% or so at most? I'm not sure how much of the US is affected right now or will be affected today. Hopefully that's just people moving their viewing around instead of cancelling all together.

[BooMFer]

13 minutes ago, Tokugennumataka said:

"Note, if Disney had kept Pixar’s Turning Red in theaters this weekend, that could have possibly delivered $20M-$30M+ at least providing a depth of dollars for exhibitors."

 

https://deadline.com/2022/03/the-batman-weekend-box-office-1234976639/

 

I'd say low-mid 40Ms.