Weekend Thread - 3/17-19 | Weekend Est. - Shazam II $30.5M, Scream VI $17.5M, Creed III $15.4M, LXV $5.8M, #AintMan $4.1M

[JustLurking]

4 minutes ago, Johnny Tran said:

 

I wouldn't say that.  The Batman just last year got close to $800M worldwide in 45 days.  Shazam 2 had a lot working against it but probably most of all is that it's one of the lame duck projects on their slate.  Don't expect much out of Aquaman 2 either.  The Flash could be a surprise hit because it has a lot to do with the actual reset.  It's not as much of a lame duck as the others. 

Batman is a huge brand by itself. DC could kill its whole universe and batman films would still keep being made because the character itself is the draw. Power of the brand is what you see when even the low tier heroes are posting big numbers.

 

Anyway, I'd be much more worried about Blue Beetle than The Flash. The Flash has been given enough on its plate that it will draw interest even with the DCEU being dead IMO. Blue Beetle on the other hand...

[Mojoguy]

WB will say the weekend is $30m for Shazam, when it is actually $29.99m. Just watch.

 

They have learned from the ultimate spinmaster, Disney/Marvel. Just look at the first weekends for Antman 3!

[Issac Newton]

1.) Shazam! Fury of the Gods (NL) 4,071 theaters Fri $11.7M, 3-day $30M/Wk 1

2.) Scream VI (Par) 3,676 (+1) theaters, Fri $5.1M (-73%) 3-day $18M (-60%)/Total $76.5M/Wk 2

3.) Creed III (UAR) 3,477 (-530) theaters Fri $4.3M (-42%), 3-day $15.8M (-42%)/Total $128.1M/Wk 3

4.) 65 (Sony) 3,405 theaters, Fri $1.575M (-64%), 3-day $5.57M (-55%)/Total $22.1M/Wk 2

5.) Ant-man and the Wasp Quantumania (Dis) 2,650 (-455) theaters, Fri $1.175M (-30%) 3-day $4.7M (-33%), Total $206.4M/Wk 5

6.) Cocaine Bear (Uni) 2,687 (-517) theaters, Fri $1.09M (-38%), 3-day $3.79M (-39%)/Total $58.4M/Wk 4

7.) Jesus Revolution (LG) 2,354 theaters (-165), Fri $956K (-33%) 3-day $3.4M (-33%)/Total $45.4M/ Wk 4

8.) Champions (Foc) 3,039 (+9) theaters, Fri $860K (-53%) 3-day $2.85M (-45%)/Total $10.4M/Wk 2

9.) Avatar: The Way of Water (Dis) 1,190 theaters (-485), Fri $508K (-17%) 3-day $2M (-23%)Total $678.1M /Wk 14

10.) Puss in Boots: Last Wish (Uni) 1,735 theaters (-81), Fri $420K (+19%) 3-day $1.8M (+3%), Total $182.9M/Wk 13

[martin]

Looks like WW important role cameo help Shazam B.O a bit ,considering the Doom&gloom from presale.

[TwoMisfits]

1 hour ago, Reed121 said:

Why are the Friday jumps under 100%?

 

March Madness 

Spring Break week

St Pat's Day

 

I actually expect a pretty great Saturday for everything b/c of those factors...

[CJohn]

Finally a strong hold for Quantumania. Maybe it passes the 2nd movie DOM after all.

[TwoMisfits]

58 minutes ago, GOGODanca said:

next week is also spring breaks for other parts of the country?

 

Not really...the next "big" spring breaks will be the 1st 2 weeks of April...

[SchumacherFTW]

Just now, CJohn said:

Finally a strong hold for Quantumania. Maybe it passes the 2nd movie DOM after all.

You excited for Shazam to breach your favourite club in 2 weeks? Think of the theater loss 

[CaptNathanBrittles]

This comparison is a-go!

 

[Brainbug]

Scream 6 nearly reaching Scream 5's total gross after weekend 2 is really good.

[WrathOfHan]

My IMAX showing of Shazam later today is only 20% full with center seats still available. PLF showings all around have seen lots of cancellations; there are 7PM Dolby shows with prime seats up for the taking  

[Issac Newton]

 

 

 

[Ledmonkey96]

6 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said:

My IMAX showing of Shazam later today is only 20% full with center seats still available. PLF showings all around have seen lots of cancellations; there are 7PM Dolby shows with prime seats up for the taking  

Tonights gonna be brutal, the 3 showings the theater near me has going for the 6pm set currently have sold 11/346 tickets

Edited March 18, 2023 by Ledmonkey96

[filmlover]

14 minutes ago, CJohn said:

Finally a strong hold for Quantumania. Maybe it passes the 2nd movie DOM after all.

Should be a given since the marketplace is gonna be pretty light on non-R-rated fare for the next month or so aside from Dungeons and Mario.

[Napoleon]

Shazam 2 is having a similar drop from the first movie’s opening than the drop Justice League had from Batman v Superman’s opening. While BVS at the time was considered the death of the DCEU, 2019’s Shazam was praised by bloggers and called the ideal DC movie. I don’t know what to make of it but it’s interesting that their sequels faced the same percentage drop (assuming Shazam 2 really opens to around $30m).

[WrathOfHan]

24 minutes ago, Ledmonkey96 said:

Tonights gonna be brutal, the 3 showings the theater near me has going for the 6pm set currently have sold 11/346 tickets

A look at NY Dolby tonight for their main evening shows:

 

Empire: 54/295

Lincoln Square: 41/297

34th St: 36/129

Magic Johnson: 28/112

 

And IMAX:

 

Lincoln Square: 104/475

Empire: 36/285

Kips Bay: 34/230

34th St: 13/212

 

Just pitiful.  

Edited March 18, 2023 by WrathOfHan

[CoolioD1]

[WrathOfHan]

I want to see Scream overtake Shazam today

 

[BadOlCatSylvester]

Just got out of Shazam 2, and now I feel really sad about it bombing. The second act really bogs it down and it doesn't live up to the first film, but its strong start and massive recovery in quality in the third act made me really enjoy it.

[filmlover]

I'm mostly just curious what happens to the rest of the DC slate this year now following this floppage. The Flash is definitely staying put in June (as crowded as that month is even without it) since the marketing has already begun, but I wonder if this will show to other studios that Aquaman is not likely to be much of a threat to anything and move stuff around to Christmas (the fourth quarter schedule is still in need of a shake-up anyway following The Marvels planting itself in November).