Labor Day/National Cinema Day Weekend Thread | TGM crosses 700M! Fifth-biggest movie DOM! The Cruise Missile never stops

[M37]

23 minutes ago, Issac Newton said:

[scabab]

Any update on Dragon Ball?

[Issac Newton]

WKND #BoxOffice FRI-SUN:

 

#SpiderManNoWayHome $6M/$810.8M
#TopGunMaverick    $5.5M/$698.8M
#DCSuperPets $5.45M/$80.8M
#BulletTrain $5.4M/$85.9M
#TheInvitation    $4.7M/$13.8M
#Beast $3.6M/$25.4M
#Minions    $3.1M/$358.9M
#DragonBallSuperSuperHero    $2.5M/$35M
#Thor    $2.4M/$340M
#Jaws $2.3M

[M37]

43 minutes ago, TwoMisfits said:

 

Nah, I think they want to draw folks to PLF for the rest of the year, so they just need it to be a "down weekend" for PLF and to keep the price the same.

 

So, no great new PLF movie should place on the weekend, but if it's weekend 2 or 3 for it, or like this year, a rerelease of an old movie, that's perfect...

I agree with you completely, my point was that EQ3 would presumably have some PLF for OW, and so would be negatively impacted by the discount, and that might be a sticking point. But could probably move up a week to get that full run in before a potential CD redux 

[XXR vs XXR]

1 minute ago, Issac Newton said:

WKND #BoxOffice FRI-SUN:

 

#SpiderManNoWayHome $6M/$810.8M
#TopGunMaverick    $5.5M/$698.8M
#DCSuperPets $5.45M/$80.8M
#BulletTrain $5.4M/$85.9M
#TheInvitation    $4.7M/$13.8M
#Beast $3.6M/$25.4M
#Minions    $3.1M/$358.9M
#DragonBallSuperSuperHero    $2.5M/$35M
#Thor    $2.4M/$340M
#Jaws $2.3M

 

But the actuals will be more like....

 

NWH $5.3M
TGM $5.4M

DC $4.7M

BT $5M

Inv. $4.25M

Beast $3.5M

Minions $3.1M

DBS $2.3M
Thor $2.35M

Jaws $2.2M

 

[scabab]

8 minutes ago, Issac Newton said:

WKND #BoxOffice FRI-SUN:

 

#SpiderManNoWayHome $6M/$810.8M
#TopGunMaverick    $5.5M/$698.8M
#DCSuperPets $5.45M/$80.8M
#BulletTrain $5.4M/$85.9M
#TheInvitation    $4.7M/$13.8M
#Beast $3.6M/$25.4M
#Minions    $3.1M/$358.9M
#DragonBallSuperSuperHero    $2.5M/$35M
#Thor    $2.4M/$340M
#Jaws $2.3M

 

Where's that from?

[TwoMisfits]

https://deadline.com/2022/09/box-office-spider-man-no-way-home-top-gun-maverick-national-cinema-day-1235107189/

 

"CHART IS BEING BUILT….

1.) Spider-Man: No Way Home (Sony) 3,935 theaters, Fri $1.75M, Sat $2.2M (+26% from Fri), Sun $2.05M, Mon $1.6M,  3-day $6M, 4-day $7.6M, Total $812.3M/Wk 29

2.) Top Gun: Maverick (Par) 3,113  (+151) theaters, Fri $1.09M, Sat $2.6M (+139%), Sun $1.8M, Mon $1.5M, 3-day $5.5M (+16%), 4-day $7M/Total $700.3M/Wk 15

3.) DC League of Super-Pets (WB) 3,115 (-169) theaters, Fri $725K, Sat $2.55M (+252%), Sun $2.175M, Mon $1.53M/3-day $5.45M (+32%)/4-day $6.97M /Total $82.3M Wk 6

4.) Bullet Train (Sony) 3,117 (-396) theaters, Fri $1.1M, Sat $2.38M (+116%), Sun $1.92M, Mon $1.4M, 3-day $5.4M (-4%)/4-day $6.8M, Total $87.3M/Wk 5

5.) The Invitation (Sony) 3,114 locations, Fri $1.05M, Sat $2.05M (+95%), Sun $1.6M, Mon $1.045M, 3-day $4.7M (-31%)/4-day $5.75M, Total $13.77M/Wk 2

6.) Beast (Uni) 3,217 (-537) theaters, Fri $760K, Sat $1.8M (+137%), Sun $1.08M, Mon $700K,  3-day $3.64M (-25%)/4-day $4.34M,Total: $26.1M/Wk 3

 

10.) Jaws (Uni) 1,246 theaters, Fri $870K, Sat $890K (+2%), Sun $540K, Mon $430K, 3-day $2.3M, 4-day $2.73M, Total $266.65M
The Steven Spielberg directed classic saw an Imax global weekend of $1.23M over four days of which the bulk is $1.2M from 285 stateside screens."

 

And 

 

"As far as the results of National Cinema Day, NATO is reporting 8.1M admissions for Saturday vs. EntTelligence’s 8M admissions. Saturday’s box office for all movies is estimated around $24.3M, which is +9% from last Saturday per Comscore."

Edited September 4, 2022 by TwoMisfits

[baumer]

It's pretty amazing to me when a movie that's almost 50 years old is grossing 2 million dollars on the weekend. It's also got the highest per theater average of any film. You have people like me who seen Jaws thousands of times and have probably spent $100 on home video for it who are still willing to drop 20 bucks to go watch Jaws in 3d. A truly timeless film. 

[Torontofan]

Who has not seen no way home yet lol? 

[Felandria]

-7% for Spidey, Hilarious

[Porthos]

2 hours ago, charlie Jatinder said:

Need to do $4-5 tix instead of $3.

 

No.

 

No no no no.

 

I keep seeing people say this, and this would... Well not kill the idea dead, but make it close enough to Discount Tuesday prices in some cases to make it not as special of an event.

 

Yes, PLF pricing would still be a great deal.  But the entire point of putting it at $3 is for the ***WOW*** factor.

 

You don't get a ***WOW*** factor if it's only just a bit less than Discount Tuesday prices.  Besides, gonna be a bad look if the very first year it is repeated, the price is immediately jacked.

[Valonqar]

Since TGM is gonna make 700M tomorrow, lets give a huge standing ovation to @CaptNathanBrittles for his tireless tracking. Well done, mate!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Issac Newton]

Title	Estimated Weekend Gross	% change	Locations	Average	Cume	Weekend	Distributor
Spider-Man: No Way Home	6,000,000		3935	1,525	810,793,000	38	Sony
Top Gun Maverick	5,500,000		3113	1,767	698,829,744	15	Paramount
DC League of Super Pets	5,450,000		3115	1,750	86,256,058	6	Warner Bros.
Bullet Train	5,400,000		3117	1,732	85,932,558	5	Sony
Invitation, The	4,705,000		3114	1,511	13,749,963	2	Sony
Beast	3,640,000		3217	1,131	25,419,575	3	Universal
Minions: The Rise Of Gru	3,130,000		2457	1,274	358,867,065	10	Universal
Thor: Love And Thunder	2,446,000		2090	1,170	339,962,296	9	Disney
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero	2,411,000		2468	977	34,863,492	3	Crunchyroll
Jaws (1975)	2,300,000		1246	1,846	266,224,000	2464	Universal

[filmlover]

I ended up seeing the No Way Home extended edition in addition to Top Gun yesterday (the new material neither improves or diminishes the movie as it already was) and not a single seat was open in one of the bigger theaters. Imagine the deal yesterday encouraged a lot of people to see it again.

[M37]

4 minutes ago, Porthos said:

 

No.

 

No no no no.

 

I keep seeing people say this, and this would... Well not kill the idea dead, but make it close enough to Discount Tuesday prices in some cases to make it not as special of an event.

 

Yes, PLF pricing would still be a great deal.  But the entire point of putting it at $3 is for the ***WOW*** factor.

 

You don't get a ***WOW*** factor if it's only just a bit less than Discount Tuesday prices.  Besides, gonna be a bad look if the very first year it is repeated, the price is immediately jacked.

I hear what you're saying, and I get it. But I also think anyone who went to a theater yesterday might also understand that such a low price point was too good of a deal, in that the shows people wanted to see were sold out, long concession lines, lobbies and hallways crammed, and surely a lot of places with not enough staff to handle the volume of people. Those downsides don't exactly create a positive experience that makes people want to come back, which is the goal of this kind of event. You might even wind up reminding people why they don't go to the movies as often, to avoid all those negatives

 

Frankly, it was too much demand for a single day, and unlike similar business levels from a highly anticipated tentpole release like NWH - where the benefit of the film experience itself usually outweighs the negatives - people went through all of extra effort to see ... "cinematic masterpieces" like Super Pets and Thor

 

When demand exceeds a reasonable capacity to serve, it can be alleviated somewhat by spreading it out over a longer time period, extended hours or more than 1 day, but there's a limit to that effect, and raising the price may be necessary. Because I think just to roll a $3 CD back again next year - when even more people will be aware of the event and demand likely increases - would be a mistake

[Issac Newton]

Deadline Hollywood

 

Sunday reported studios estimates:

 

1.) Spider-Man: No Way Home (Sony) 3,935 theaters, Fri $1.75M, Sat $2.2M (+26% from Fri), Sun $2.05M, Mon $1.6M,  3-day $6M, 4-day $7.6M, Total $812.3M/Wk 29

 

2.) Top Gun: Maverick (Par) 3,113  (+151) theaters, Fri $1.09M, Sat $2.6M (+139%), Sun $1.8M, Mon $1.5M, 3-day $5.5M (+16%), 4-day $7M/Total $700.3M/Wk 15

 

3.) DC League of Super-Pets (WB) 3,115 (-169) theaters, Fri $725K, Sat $2.55M (+252%), Sun $2.175M, Mon $1.53M/3-day $5.45M (+32%)/4-day $6.97M /Total $82.3M Wk 6

 

4.) Bullet Train (Sony) 3,117 (-396) theaters, Fri $1.1M, Sat $2.38M (+116%), Sun $1.92M, Mon $1.4M, 3-day $5.4M (-4%)/4-day $6.8M, Total $87.3M/Wk 5

 

5.) The Invitation (Sony) 3,114 locations, Fri $1.05M, Sat $2.05M (+95%), Sun $1.6M, Mon $1.045M, 3-day $4.7M (-31%)/4-day $5.75M, Total $13.77M/Wk 2

 

6.) Beast (Uni) 3,217 (-537) theaters, Fri $760K, Sat $1.8M (+137%), Sun $1.08M, Mon $700K,  3-day $3.64M (-25%)/4-day $4.34M,Total: $26.1M/Wk 3

 

7.) Minions: Rise of Gru (Uni) 2,457 theaters (-37), Fri $490K, Sat $1.76M (257%), Sun $880K, Mon $750K, 3-day $3.13M (+15%), 4-day $3.88M Total: $359.6M/Wk 10

 

8.) Thor Love and Thunder (Dis) 2,090 (-360) theaters, $436K, Sat $1.26M (+189%), Sun $746K, Mon $537K, 3-day $2.44M (-8%), 4-day $2.98M, Total $340.4M/Wk 9

 

9.) Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (Cru) 2,500 (-600) theaters, Fri $511K, Sat $1.08M (+111%), Sun $814K, Mon $394K  3-day $2.4M (-48%), 4-day $2.79M, Total $35.1M/Wk 3

 

10.) Jaws (Uni) 1,246 theaters, Fri $870K, Sat $890K (+2%), Sun $540K, Mon $430K, 3-day $2.3M, 4-day $2.73M, Total $266.65M
The Steven Spielberg directed classic saw an Imax global weekend of $1.23M over four days of which the bulk is $1.2M from 285 stateside screens.

 

Notables:

Honk for Jesus: Save Your Soul (Focus, also on Peacock) 1,882 theaters, Fri $430K, Sat $610K (+41%), Sun $400K, Mon $310K, 3-day $1.44M, 4-day $1.75M/Wk 1

Jill Goldsmith will have more details on the Deadline indie report.

[Jiffy]

I think they should probably keep it on Sat/Sun (or maybe even have it be both days) rather than weekday to fully capitalize on all showtimes since the main limitation with weekdays is people having school/work to deal with.

[Jiffy]

Could be close between TGM and NWH with actuals no?

[Cap]

On 9/3/2022 at 9:29 AM, Eric the Shark said:

So what are people's National Cinema Day plans? Mine is seeing Minions 2 with a friend. She really wanted to see it, I had no plans to see it on my own, but that's how the cookie crumbles I guess.  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Funny story about this. 
 

I didn’t realize that our theater chain was participating. So when I went to buy the tickets for Jaws, and they were only three dollars, I was like oh well that’s cheap!

 

our theater was packed. We had a huge showing for Jaws. It was fun because I went with someone, who like myself hadn’t seen it in years, and then we took someone who had never seen it.

 

When the movie ended, she turned to us and said: well, I see why my mother never wanted to go in the water again after watching this. 😂😂😂

 

She also said watching old movies with me that she hasn’t seen yet is so weird, because I would get so excited about things and she’s like why?! What is gonna happen now?

 

 

 

 

[LonePirate]

Short of adjusting showtimes with more morning and midnight shows or replacing deadweight movies with films people actually want to see, it will be tough to increase attendance much beyond another two or three hundred thousand. A price increase of even $1 is not going to dent the event at all. I don't think a $2 increase will hurt it much. 

 

Were there any discounts on concessions or were those priced normally? The volume of those yesterday were the real moneymakers.