Mar 24 - 26 weekend thread - John Wick ̶3̶ 4 opens - woke up to a 5.9 monday | Jonathan is in Majors trouble | Shazam 2 crushed the Ant |

[kswiston]

1 hour ago, MightyDargon said:

Would appreciate some numbers from Jat or another trustworthy source. Early Deadline is wonky as hell. 

If opening week over 80 mil, I'm doomed in the club.

Which club?

[WorkingonaName]

Still will do double of the Matrix 4s Dom total in its opening. 

[keysersoze123]

I am also seeing around ~ 30m friday including previews.  

[thajdikt]

edit: to slow 

 

but strong score John Wick

Edited March 25, 2023 by thajdikt

[Ryan Reynolds]

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 (2023)

[kayumanggi]

 

[DAJK]

With 30 Friday I see it struggling to reach 80. Probably 75 estimate, 78 actual. Still great.

[Joyous Legion]

75 actual could be tough with 30. Admit growth from jw3 could end up pretty minimal. 

[CJohn]

Jatinder is FAKE GOD. He was hyping up 90M like if it was a done deal and now JW4 is a bomb. HELL.

[BadOlCatSylvester]

6 minutes ago, CJohn said:

Jatinder is FAKE GOD. He was hyping up 90M like if it was a done deal and now JW4 is a bomb. HELL.

This has to the the biggest overindexing we've seen in quite some time. The Atom Tickets deal is the likely reason.

[TwoMisfits]

8 minutes ago, BadOlCatSylvester said:

This has to the the biggest overindexing we've seen in quite some time. The Atom Tickets deal is the likely reason.

 

But it's the most "single ticket buyer who'd love a PLF deal movie" we've had in awhile.

 

Very few $5 PLF ticket deals til 2023 (2022 had almost no Atom deals worth noting, since they tended to just be $5 off a ticket, not $5 a ticket, and Covid kinda ruined 2020/2021).  Of those, we've had Plane (an original), Creed 3, and John Wick 4.  Of the 3, John WIck 4 was always the least able to pull in GA who hadn't watched 1-3, and least able to pull in extra tickets (for family and friends) that wouldn't have the $5 codes...and yet most likely to get interested "fan" folks on the fence to immediately buy tickets to get well-placed premium seats.

 

For the record, on the deals (for which we had no intention of watching any of the 3 prior to the deals), my boys wanted Plane, so we saw it.  We were on the fence with Creed 3, and ultimately did not, but thought about it that whole weekend.  We had no interest in John Wick 3, not a one, and will not see it.  

 

So, anecdotal example, but tween/teen boys here went for 1 of the 3 deals as a GA, thought about 1 as GA, and passed completely as GA.  That might be repeating...

 

Edit to Add: And on the tracking thread, I had mentioned my Atom theaters giving this movie the same space as they gave Scream 6...so there was always gonna be a cap on what Atom could bring, b/c JW3 didn't get MCU supers sets...they got regular, expected to do well, blockbuster ones...

Edited March 25, 2023 by TwoMisfits

[MightyDargon]

I expect this 3 hour beast will stretch its legs Sat/Sun, similar to Avatar. WOM won't be a problem.

[Boxofficerules]

Any chance Scream VI over takes Shazam 2?

[charlie Jatinder]

29.5

[filmnerdjamie]

24 minutes ago, charlie Jatinder said:

29.5

[Dragoncaine]

24 minutes ago, charlie Jatinder said:

29.5

The dream is so dead

[thajdikt]

Fantastic result nonetheless. Hopefully legs will be strong enough for 200M 

[wildphantom]

Length limiting number of PLF shows a factor? Brutal that it’ll get bumped for D&D in mere days when it’s doing so well. That’s the harsh reality of PLF when there’s just not enough of them. Unless you’re Avatar and you just stay in them for two months with no competition. 

Edited March 25, 2023 by wildphantom

[TRISTAN]

22 hours ago, wildphantom said:

Sad for Shazam as it’s a good movie. The discourse surrounding it and the DCEU, plus the films opening around it - proved all too much in the end. 

Shazam 2's situation reminds me of the unjust reception and fate of Arnie's 1993 movie Last Action Hero.

[wildphantom]

1 minute ago, TRISTAN said:

Shazam 2's situation reminds me of the unjust reception and fate of Arnie's 1993 movie Last Action Hero.

I love the opening half hour of that movie.