The Box Office Buzz, Tracking, and Pre-Sale Thread

[Ryan Reynolds]

screenings are for everyone,  just sponsored by Walmart,  do not need to be subscriber

Edited July 5, 2023 by Ryan Reynolds

[el sid]

Several Thursday shows were allegedly sold out today, e.g. every show at the AMC Sunset Place (for sure not true) so it would have been worthless to count. And the Thursday presales are well covered by other members anyway. So the Friday presales today.

Insidious: The Red Door counted today for Friday:

NY (AMC Fresh Meadows 7): 174 (6 showtimes)
Miami (AMC Sunset Place 24): 48 (4 showtimes)
Grand Rapids (AMC Grand Rapids 18): 2 (8 showtimes)
Austin (AMC Lakeline 9): no showtimes
Tempe/Phoenix (AMC Centerpoint 11): 20 (4 showtimes)
San Francisco (AMC Metreon 16): 42 (9 showtimes)
LA (AMC Universal): 312 (12 showtimes)

Total tickets sold in 6 theaters: 598.

Comps (all films counted on Wednesday of the release week for Friday): The Invitation (6.8M OW) had 167 sold tickets,
Prey for the Devil (7.2M) had 207,
Smile (22.6M) had 399,
Scream VI (44.4M) had 746,

M3gan (30.4M) 506,
Old (16.9M) had 262,
HK (49.4M) had 1.254
and - not the best comp - The Conjuring 3 (no Thursday previews, day and date release, 24.1M) had 1.074 sold tickets.
The Boogeyman (12.4M) finally (= on Thursday for Friday) had 193 sold tickets.
 

All comps (except for The Conjuring 3 which had other conditions) point to 25M(+) at the moment.

[TwoMisfits]

14 minutes ago, HesAPooka said:

 

What the heck is Walmart +?

 

It's like paid yearly Amazon delivery for Walmart...and Walmart throws in some free Paramount + to truly make it like Amazon +.  I don't have it, but lots of folks do...

[Porthos]

22 minutes ago, Ryan Reynolds said:

screenings are for everyone,  just sponsored by Walmart,  do not need to be subscriber

 

I think they might have lifted the Walmart+ membership requirement a few days ago as when they first went on sale Atom was enforcing a Walmart+ membership login when one got to the ticket purchase page but wasn't doing that as of last night (or right now, for that matter).

 

Not gonna actually test it by going through a complete ticket purchase, mind.

 

(FWIW, the banner ads still say "Walmart shoppers see it first - 3 days early!")

Edited July 5, 2023 by Porthos

[Porthos]

10 minutes ago, Porthos said:

 

I think they might have lifted the Walmart+ membership requirement a few days ago as when they first went on sale Atom was enforcing a Walmart+ membership login when one got to the ticket purchase page but wasn't doing that as of last night (or right now, for that matter).

 

Not gonna actually test it by going through a complete ticket purchase, mind.

 

(FWIW, the banner ads still say "Walmart shoppers see it first - 3 days early!")

 

*checks something*

 

THANK THE LORD!!!!

 

THIS IS NO LONGER AN ATOM EXCLUSIVE AS IT IS FINALLY FOR SALE ON THE CINEMARK WEBSITE!!!!

 

(also has a Fandango listing, but no showtimes popping up locally)

 

Maybe those anemic Sunday sales were starting to spook them a bit. 

 

@Inceptionzq @TheFlatLannister @katnisscinnaplex @abracadabra1998 @across the Jat verse @el sid @GOGODanca

 

(and whoever else might be looking at MI7)

 

Edited July 5, 2023 by Porthos

[grim22]

22 minutes ago, TwoMisfits said:

 

It's like paid yearly Amazon delivery for Walmart...and Walmart throws in some free Paramount + to truly make it like Amazon +.  I don't have it, but lots of folks do...

The way everything is connected is so funny. I got a YouTube premium membership because my kids watch nursery rhymes and stuff and the ads are intrusive and in some cases just wrong like political ads. The YouTube membership gave me free Discord nitro which gave me free Walmart+ which gave me free Paramount+. I have no idea how these places make any money anymore.

[grim22]

1 minute ago, Porthos said:

 

*checks something*

 

THANK THE LORD!!!!

 

THIS IS NO LONGER AN ATOM EXCLUSIVE AS IT IS FINALLY FOR SALE ON THE CINEMARK WEBSITE!!!!

 

(also has a Fandango listing, but no showtimes popping up locally)

 

Maybe those anemic Sunday sales were starting to spook them a bit. 

 

@Inceptionzq @TheFlatLannister @katnisscinnaplex @abracadabra1998 @across the Jat verse @el sid

 

(and whoever else might be looking at MI7)

 

I booked it through Walmart+ earlier.

[abracadabra1998]

3 minutes ago, Porthos said:

 

*checks something*

 

THANK THE LORD!!!!

 

THIS IS NO LONGER AN ATOM EXCLUSIVE AS IT IS FINALLY FOR SALE ON THE CINEMARK WEBSITE!!!!

 

(also has a Fandango listing, but no showtimes popping up locally)

 

Maybe those anemic Sunday sales were starting to spook them a bit. 

 

@Inceptionzq @TheFlatLannister @katnisscinnaplex @abracadabra1998 @across the Jat verse @el sid

 

(and whoever else might be looking at MI7)

 

 

Tom Cruise said WE NEED MORE PREVIEWS

 

(Thanks for the heads up!)

[Porthos]

Just now, grim22 said:

I booked it through Walmart+ earlier.

 

Well, yeah I suppose it makes sense that one could have bought it through them proper — but for a very long time the only actual movie ticketing site selling this was Atom.  Other corp sites had listings, but no way to buy it.  Might have flipped the switch on them a few days ago and I'm only noticing now of course, as I wasn't checking the Cinemark corp site each and every day.

 

(Still isn't at any of my local Regals near as I can tell though I'm now gonna double check to see if they [or any of my other non-Cinemark locals] finally got it)

[ZattMurdock]

On 7/3/2023 at 10:35 PM, Eric Bunny said:

Am I missing something? I thought Blue Beetle and Aquaman 2 were still in the DCEU timeframe and that Gunn's Superman kicked off the new DC universe.

Both the director and James Gunn have gone on record saying that Blue Beetle is set in the DCU, with Superman: Legacy being the first actual DCU film, whatever that means. So ehh… sort of like The Incredible Hulk?

[M37]

2 hours ago, abracadabra1998 said:

Do the great reviews coming in change your mind on this? I feel like there’ll be a great review bump

Wasn’t factoring reviews in at all, just how some audiences are more likely to buy on certain days of the week. But having a review bump on T-6/T-5 instead of usual T-2 probably enhances that distorted comparison 

 

Again, just want to caution that however good comps may look by ~T-4, it may not hold given atypical preview release day 

[Eric is Quiet]

Quorum Updates

Sound of Freedom T-1: 17.93% Awareness

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 T-9: 55.01% Awareness

Barbie T-16: 53.63% Awareness

Talk to Me T-23: 20.15% Awareness

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem T-28: 43.46% Awareness

Strays T-44: 28.45% Awareness

Napoleon T-140: 17.35% Awareness

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse T-268: 58.64% Awareness

 

Insidious: The Last Key T-2: 52.89% Awareness

Final Awareness: 100% chance of 10M, 88% chance of 20M, 71% chance of 30M, 47% chance of 40M

Horror Awareness: 100% chance of 30M

 

Joy Ride T-2: 33.5% Awareness

Final Awareness: 35% chance of 10M

Original - Low Awareness: 25% chance of 10M

 

The Meg 2: The Trench T-30: 33.29% Awareness

T-30 Awareness: 86% chance of 10M, 57% chance of 20M, 38% chance of 30M, 14% chance of 40M

 

The Last Voyage of the Demeter T-37: 19.2% Awareness

T-30 Awareness: 13% chance of 10M

Horror Awareness: 14% chance of 10M

[TheFlatLannister]

33 minutes ago, Porthos said:

 

*checks something*

 

THANK THE LORD!!!!

 

THIS IS NO LONGER AN ATOM EXCLUSIVE AS IT IS FINALLY FOR SALE ON THE CINEMARK WEBSITE!!!!

 

(also has a Fandango listing, but no showtimes popping up locally)

 

Maybe those anemic Sunday sales were starting to spook them a bit. 

 

@Inceptionzq @TheFlatLannister @katnisscinnaplex @abracadabra1998 @across the Jat verse @el sid @GOGODanca

 

(and whoever else might be looking at MI7)

 

Sunday sales have been pretty anemic, but that could just be because no one uses Walmart+ 

 

maybe I’ll see a big bump after todays run 

[Porthos]

16 minutes ago, TheFlatLannister said:

Sunday sales have been pretty anemic, but that could just be because no one uses Walmart+ 

 

maybe I’ll see a big bump after todays run 

 

I suspect if there is a big bump it'll come whenever (if) the Fandango sales go live.  Admittedly I have noticed some sales the last couple of days (+9 on 7/3, +4 on 7/4) so it's possible that they went live in the last couple of days on the non-Atom corp sites and I didn't notice until today.

 

Still think the Walmart+ membership requirement was the biggest factor, but if that is indeed gone there should be a nice rise in Sunday sales as the weekend approaches.

[Inceptionzq]

On 7/4/2023 at 2:40 PM, Inceptionzq said:

MI: Dead Reckoning Part 1 Denver Previews

AMC Westminster 24

Total

167

2036

8.20%

AMC Highlands Ranch 24

Total

258

2479

10.41%

 

Sunday: 59

Monday: 553(+16)

Tuesday:

SEATS SOLD	SOLD PAST DAY	TOTAL SEATS	PERCENT SOLD	THEATERS	SHOWINGS
769	27	22723	3.38%	13	112

 

1.409	Indiana Jones T-7	10.15M
0.388	Avatar 2 T-7	6.60M

1.575

NTTD T-7

9.81M

MI: Dead Reckoning Part 1 Denver Previews

AMC Westminster 24

Total

181

2036

8.89%

AMC Highlands Ranch 24

Total

291

2479

11.74%

 

Sunday: 77(+16)

Monday: 582(+29)

Tuesday:

SEATS SOLD	SOLD PAST DAY	TOTAL SEATS	PERCENT SOLD	THEATERS	SHOWINGS
839	70	22539	3.72%	13	111

 

1.443

Indiana Jones T-6

10.39M

0.505	JW Dominion T-6	9.09M
1.543	NTTD T-6	9.61M

[Inceptionzq]

On 7/4/2023 at 2:42 PM, Inceptionzq said:

MI: Dead Reckoning Part 1 Alamo Drafthouse

T-7 Tuesday

149 Showings

2764

+287

22274

ATP:

8.61

0.461

Avatar 2 T-7

7.84M

 

T-8 Wednesday

189 Showings

1126

+70

28775

ATP:

16.99

 

T-9 Thursday

156 Showings

1024

+60

25008

ATP:

16.47

 

T-10 Friday

144 Showings

1588

+125

23264

ATP:

16.65

0.241	Avatar 2 T-10	8.73M
0.300	JW Dominion T-10	12.48M

 

T-11 Saturday

145 Showings

1885

+154

23847

ATP:

16.18

0.252	Avatar 2 T-11	11.15M
0.367	JW Dominion T-11	17.19M

MI: Dead Reckoning Part 1 Alamo Drafthouse

T-6 Tuesday

148 Showings

2998

+234

22274

ATP:

8.62

0.447

JW Dominion T-6

8.05M

 

T-7 Wednesday

191 Showings

1359

+233

29191

ATP:

16.79

 

T-8 Thursday

159 Showings

1122

+98

25518

ATP:

16.44

 

T-9 Friday

144 Showings

1711

+123

23264

ATP:

16.66

0.244

Avatar 2 T-9

8.82M

 

T-10 Saturday

145 Showings

2030

+145

23847

ATP:

16.19

0.252

Avatar 2 T-10

11.18M

[Inceptionzq]

On 7/4/2023 at 2:44 PM, Inceptionzq said:

MI: Dead Reckoning Part 1 Emagine Entertainment

T-6 Monday	7 Showings	242	+8	1601
T-7 Tuesday	171 Showings	796	+47	26511

0.975

Indiana Jones T-7

7.02M

 

T-8 Wednesday

231 Showings

226

+21

33767

 

T-9 Thursday

226 Showings

150

+10

33844

 

T-10 Friday

205 Showings

294

+35

32371

0.364

Indiana Jones T-10

6.12M

 

T-11 Saturday

203 Showings

289

+27

32116

0.685

Indiana Jones T-11

12.72M

MI: Dead Reckoning Part 1 Emagine Entertainment

T-5 Monday	7 Showings	272	+30	1601
T-6 Tuesday	194 Showings	937	+141	28642

1.044	Indiana Jones T-6	7.52M
0.535	AtSV T-6	9.28M

 

T-7 Wednesday

274 Showings

277

+51

38283

 

T-8 Thursday

236 Showings

191

+41

34773

 

T-9 Friday

205 Showings

348

+54

32371

0.404	Indiana Jones T-9	6.78M
0.198	AtSV T-9	6.82M

 

T-10 Saturday

203 Showings

336

+47

32116

0.724	Indiana Jones T-10	13.45M
0.357	AtSV T-10	13.37M

[Inceptionzq]

On 7/4/2023 at 2:45 PM, Inceptionzq said:

Oppenheimer Denver Previews

AMC Westminster 24

Total

409

1008

40.58%

AMC Highlands Ranch 24

Total

250

1165

21.46%

 

SEATS SOLD	SOLD PAST DAY	TOTAL SEATS	PERCENT SOLD	THEATERS	SHOWINGS
1213	36	9271	13.08%	13	46

 

1.713	Indiana Jones T-16	12.34M
0.675	JW Dominion T-16	12.16M

Oppenheimer Denver Previews

AMC Westminster 24

Total

423

1008

41.96%

AMC Highlands Ranch 24

Total

263

1165

22.58%

 

SEATS SOLD	SOLD PAST DAY	TOTAL SEATS	PERCENT SOLD	THEATERS	SHOWINGS
1271	58	9314	13.65%	13	46

 

1.753	Indiana Jones T-15	12.62M
0.689	JW Dominion T-15	12.39M

[Inceptionzq]

On 7/4/2023 at 2:47 PM, Inceptionzq said:

Oppenheimer Alamo Drafthouse

T-16 Thursday

83 Showings

3931

+131

12331

ATP:

17.28

0.902

Indiana Jones T-16

6.49M

 

T-17 Friday

134 Showings

3970

+166

20040

ATP:

16.46

1.055

Indiana Jones T-17

17.73M

 

T-18 Saturday

132 Showings

4882

+192

20227

ATP:

16.72

1.337

Indiana Jones T-18

24.84M

 

T-19 Sunday

123 Showings

2922

+105

19360

ATP:

16.68

1.558

Indiana Jones T-19

28.19M

Oppenheimer Alamo Drafthouse

T-15 Thursday

83 Showings

4035

+104

12331

ATP:

17.26

0.898

Indiana Jones T-15

6.47M

 

T-16 Friday

134 Showings

4148

+178

20040

ATP:

16.40

1.069

Indiana Jones T-16

17.95M

 

T-17 Saturday

132 Showings

5088

+206

20227

ATP:

16.66

1.354

Indiana Jones T-17

25.16M

 

T-18 Sunday

123 Showings

3114

+192

19360

ATP:

16.66

1.577

Indiana Jones T-18

28.54M

[Inceptionzq]

On 7/4/2023 at 2:49 PM, Inceptionzq said:

Oppenheimer Emagine Entertainment

T-16 Thursday

77 Showings

779

+32

11965

0.903

Indiana Jones T-16

6.50M

 

T-17 Friday

139 Showings

685

+97

19456

1.647

Indiana Jones T-17

27.66M

 

T-18 Saturday

139 Showings

444

+49

19453

1.812

Indiana Jones T-18

33.67M

 

T-19 Sunday

135 Showings

236

+39

18979

2.337

Indiana Jones T-19

42.29M

Oppenheimer Emagine Entertainment

T-15 Thursday

77 Showings

811

+32

11965

0.892

Indiana Jones T-15

6.42M

 

T-16 Friday

139 Showings

747

+62

19456

1.620

Indiana Jones T-16

27.22M

 

T-17 Saturday

139 Showings

510

+66

19453

1.977

Indiana Jones T-17

36.73M

 

T-18 Sunday

135 Showings

250

+14

18979

2.336

Indiana Jones T-18

42.29M