Weekdays (03-05 Jan, 2023) Thread. | Talk about the New York Giants in here!

[Torontofan]

Make sense that Top Gun and Avatar will be the biggest films of 2022 by a huge margin.

 

One is about duty and the other is about family 

 

Both where made to please their fanbases as well.

 

Avatar told a strong environmetnal message in the context of the movie better then any recent hollywood film.

 

Take notes hollywood. 

 

 

Edited January 4, 2023 by Torontofan

[BadOlCatSylvester]

I evidently spoke too soon, as Avatar 2 just managed to get the record by a hair.

[Dragoncaine]

$10.4m is a pretty amazing Tuesday number. Today's number will arguably be even more telling, but I'm more optimistic about A2's run than ever. 

[wildphantom]

30 minutes ago, Borobudur said:

'Avatar' Offers Disney a Simple Lesson About Film Franchises - Variety

 

‘AVATAR’ OFFERS DISNEY A SIMPLE LESSON ABOUT FILM FRANCHISES

 

I’m pretty sure it’s more that Avatar is a new franchise as opposed to doing anything different to any other. 
 

Ridiculous article.  
 

It’s also an utterly absurd slight at the biggest franchise in movie history, of which each film is still pulling in north of three quarters of a billion dollars nearing 40 films in.  
 

You really can just write and publish any old drivel these days. Even in something like Variety. All about them clicks kids!!

[MovieMan89]

36 minutes ago, Borobudur said:

'Avatar' Offers Disney a Simple Lesson About Film Franchises - Variety

 

‘AVATAR’ OFFERS DISNEY A SIMPLE LESSON ABOUT FILM FRANCHISES

 

Any access to the full article that’s sub locked?

[Torontofan]

Just now, wildphantom said:

I’m pretty sure it’s more that Avatar is a new franchise as opposed to doing anything different to any other. 
 

Ridiculous article.  
 

It’s also an utterly absurd slight at the biggest franchise in movie history, of which each film is still pulling in north of three quarters of a billion dollars nearing 40 films in.  
 

You really can just write and publish any old drivel these days. Even in something like Variety. All about them clicks kids!!

one could argue the MCU trying to tell stories that are not connected to each other well as before is making it a mess vs phase 2 or 3? 

 

[wildphantom]

1 minute ago, Torontofan said:

one could argue the MCU trying to tell stories that are not connected to each other well as before is making it a mess vs phase 2 or 3? 

 

Sure thing. Agree. 
Avatar’s success isn’t some kind of lesson in how you build a franchise though. Which is what the article is staggeringly trying to argue. 

[MovieMan89]

3 minutes ago, wildphantom said:

I’m pretty sure it’s more that Avatar is a new franchise as opposed to doing anything different to any other. 
 

Ridiculous article.  
 

It’s also an utterly absurd slight at the biggest franchise in movie history, of which each film is still pulling in north of three quarters of a billion dollars nearing 40 films in.  
 

You really can just write and publish any old drivel these days. Even in something like Variety. All about them clicks kids!!

Idk what full article is saying, but it’s not wrong to talk about MCU starting to show concerning signs. NWH can’t be counted bc its success was due to something entirely unrelated to the MCU. Everything else MCU post Endgame has been some level of underwhelming in performance. It’s not a good trajectory for the future at all. 

[stephanos13]

14 minutes ago, MovieMan89 said:

Any access to the full article that’s sub locked?

 

12ft ladder is your friend. (Google it).

[stephanos13]

What's the record for best 3rd Wednesday?

[LinksterAC]

I said it would take past Boxing Day to get a sense of this film’s trajectory. 
 

I was wrong. I still have no idea and I’m not sure this weekend will even tell us. 
 

This film’s run may end up looking a lot more like its predecessor’s than many of us thought possible. 

[JustLurking]

1 minute ago, stephanos13 said:

What's the record for best 3rd Wednesday?

Rank	Date	Movie	Gross	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross
1	Jan 1, 2020	Jumanji: The Next Level	$10,909,345	4,227	$2,581	$203,003,881
2	Jul 4, 2018	Incredibles 2	$9,646,015	4,410	$2,187	$468,190,380
3	Dec 28, 2005	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, t…	$8,756,930	3,853	$2,273	$183,116,192
4	Jan 1, 2014	The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug	$7,792,174	3,928	$1,984	$209,208,919
5	Jan 6, 2010	Avatar	$6,909,167	3,461	$1,996	$374,445,852

[stephanos13]

1 minute ago, JustLurking said:

Rank	Date	Movie	Gross	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross
1	Jan 1, 2020	Jumanji: The Next Level	$10,909,345	4,227	$2,581	$203,003,881
2	Jul 4, 2018	Incredibles 2	$9,646,015	4,410	$2,187	$468,190,380
3	Dec 28, 2005	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, t…	$8,756,930	3,853	$2,273	$183,116,192
4	Jan 1, 2014	The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug	$7,792,174	3,928	$1,984	$209,208,919
5	Jan 6, 2010	Avatar	$6,909,167	3,461	$1,996	$374,445,852

 

Welp forget about it then. 😄

[Krissykins]

Will Babylon and Whitney have gigantic theatre count drops from Thursday onwards? Or do you think cinemas will have to wait til the following weekend to really get rid?

[GOGODanca]

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-audiences-have-given-up-on-awards-movies/id1612131897?i=1000592225608

 

 

[Jiffy]

A2 pocketing 3 daily records is more than I would have expected after OW, so that's good. Yesterday is probably the last one that can be reasonably expected since it'll be up against summer/holiday films for weekdays moving forward and unlikely to match the weekend numbers from the first.

[wboxoffice]

1 minute ago, Krissykins said:

Will Babylon and Whitney have gigantic theatre count drops from Thursday onwards? Or do you think cinemas will have to wait til the following weekend to really get rid?

 

I think this weekend there shouldn't be a big drop because only 1 movie is opening wide Megan, and there are plenty of other older movies doing less money... Then maybe the weekend after they could drop more...

[CaptNathanBrittles]

5 minutes ago, stephanos13 said:

 

Welp forget about it then. 😄

 

Above AVATAR would be incredible and a moral victory because the rest were holidays.

[XXR vs XXR]

6 minutes ago, stephanos13 said:

 

Welp forget about it then. 😄

Might be able to get 4th but I’d say 5th is probably the best it can do.

[Ozymandias]

4 hours ago, Brainbug said:

 

Because studios dont give a shit about theatrical business anymore. Big Blockbusters are another story, but smaller movies like Puss in Boots apply to that.

 

A lot of potentially great movies this year already and I don't see any of these putting up particularly impressive numbers

 

Ferrari (Mann)

Oppenheimer (Nolan)

The Killer (Fincher)

Dune: Part Two (Villeneuve)

Napoleon (Scott)

Killers of the Flower Moon (Scorsese)

Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning

John Wick 4

Evil Dead Rise