THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER WEEKEND THREAD | The hammer swings down with 144.2 DOM, 302 WW, the 3rd-biggest 2022 opening | Minions 46.1, TGM 15.5, Elvis 11.2, JWD 8.6

[Cooper Legion]

Nice 

[EmpireCity]

$13.5m for Minions

$4.5m for TG2

[Cooper Legion]

13 hours ago, Legion and Thunder said:

Derby range of 146.7-170

Complete miss, but at least I was near the min. Now let’s see if it misses 138,122,261 — that will put the OW rank more similar to Dark a world than Rag.

[Ozymandias]

19 hours ago, AnDr3s said:

star wars fandom is the worst fandom and it's not even close

 

Wait till we get Amazon's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: A Lord of the Rings Story in a few months.

 

2 hours ago, CoolioD1 said:

if this means phase 5 is like The Last Knight (inarguably the most insane big budget movie ever made) then the whole MCU will have been worth it.

 

That honor goes to Terminator: Genysis, I was in awe.

[Cooper Legion]

3 minutes ago, EmpireCity said:

$13.5m for Minions

$4.5m for TG2

44ish

16ish

[keysersoze123]

4 minutes ago, EmpireCity said:

$13.5m for Minions

$4.5m for TG2

Soft friday increase for Minions. Not a surprise considering strong weekdays. 

[BestPicturePlutoNash]

Under 350m domestic for Thor?

[cannastop]

2 minutes ago, BestPicturePlutoNash said:

Under 350m domestic for Thor?

I'd say so.

[SLAM!]

18 minutes ago, Cap said:

we should do it Avatar Release to Avatar 2

 

@ZeeSoh

 

I love this idea! I want to help come up with themes for each week!

[BadOlCatSylvester]

3 minutes ago, BestPicturePlutoNash said:

Under 350m domestic for Thor?

Even $300M is going to be difficult to reach.

[TwoMisfits]

So, if we get an open under 5x Thursday and still no real families/kids (and mostly based on the fanbase only), in theory, could Thor 4 MISS the summer Top 5?

 

Right now, it seems TGM, MOM, and JWD would all beat it...I already said (after seeing the Minions movie and understanding the teen trend) Minions 2 would beat it...so if this does end up in the lowish $300s Total DOM (total WAG, but let's roll with it), is there anything else opening this summer that could beat it out, and leave Disney shockingly with only 1 in the Top 5?

 

Does Super Pets fill a supers void that Thor didn't seem to, even though supers fans tend to avoid animated (ask Spiderverse)...does it cross over strongly enough in GA?  I think this open leaves the door wide open for a Super Pets surprise b/c people with movie subscriptions and who go often to the movies do seem to need their supers itch scratched.  Now, the little snack cakes did get the itch done a little, but it seems only 25 and below are seeing that, so could the Pets surprise?

 

That said, I'm not convinced myself, but it's something to ponder...I'm already floored that Disney may only have 1 of the summer top 4...what a year!

[keysersoze123]

I think its absolutely possible Amazon got it wrong. We will get a news source on digital release for TGM for sure. if Cruise has a theatrical window contract, the new contract is a news for sure. 

 

That said it should have some impact on late legs(especially hitting labor day weekend), just digital release is not the same as seeing it for free in Disney +/HBO Max. But I hope this news is wrong. 

[snarkmachine]

It's so funny to think that Marvel might need Spidey more than Spidey needs Marvel at this point.

[Cooper Legion]

29->139, 110 true FSS, ~45 weekdays, add 140 around 320. O/U rag nominal, OUCH

[cannastop]

4 minutes ago, TwoMisfits said:

Does Super Pets fill a supers void that Thor didn't seem to, even though supers fans tend to avoid animated (ask Spiderverse)...does it cross over strongly enough in GA? 

It will be lucky to make $100 million dom

[M37]

20 minutes ago, keysersoze123 said:

WOW. That is not good. @M37 I dont think your thread is in a coma at all. 🙂

[BestPicturePlutoNash]

4 minutes ago, BadOlCatSylvester said:

Even $300M is going to be difficult to reach.

Even if it opens to 135 and pops a Dr Strange 2 multiplier, it still gets to like 296ish

[charlie Jatinder]

3 minutes ago, snarkmachine said:

It's so funny to think that Marvel might need Spidey more than Spidey needs Marvel at this point.

What Marvel needs is Ant-Man and Black Panther to be A+ movies.

[Cooper Legion]

2 minutes ago, charlie Jatinder said:

What Marvel needs is Ant-Man and Black Panther to be A+ movies.

Yeah, don’t need any specific characters. Need strong writers again.

[TwoMisfits]

2 minutes ago, cannastop said:

It will be lucky to make $100 million dom

 

You could totally be right.  Then again, 1st one, pets, Rock/Hart, the big trio, TONS and TONS of advertising (it's on every movie this summer, whether kid movies like Lightyear and Minions or adult ones like Top Gun Maverick and Strange...and it's even on the weekly cheap movies in the express), and the possibility some group could "adopt it" like teens adopted Minions 2 (is this in the meme culture?) - who the heck knows.

 

I know it will open over Paws of Fury and its predecessor Teen Titans Go to the Movies - after that...