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titanic2187 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 The holds for this keep getting better. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Flopped Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Box Office Pro really screwed the pooch with that 20-25M prediction for Abigail. 😂 Forecasting the Top 3 Movies at the Domestic Box Office April 19-21, 2024 1. Abigail Universal Pictures | NEW Opening Weekend Range: $20 – $25M Showtime Marketshare (US): 17% Pros: So far critics are relatively positive about the film, which is hovering around 80% on Rotten Tomatoes. Folks in the horror community are praising the film’s humor and especially its grand guignol level of blood and gore, assuring that the genre audience will likely come out in spades for this one. When it comes to fright flicks, the genre is always the star. That said, the cast is stacked with horror heavyweights who also boast youth appeal, including Melissa Barrera (Scream franchise), Kathryn Newton (Freaky, Lisa Frankenstein), and Dan Stevens (The Guest, Vamps). The latter has extra heat right now from his leading man role in recent blockbuster Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire. Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (aka Radio Silence) have an excellent track record after Ready or Not and the two most recent Scream movies. Like James Wan or Christopher Landon, they know how to deftly combine humor and scares with mass audience appeal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanMB Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 3 minutes ago, titanic2187 said: The holds for this keep getting better. I think the Amblin-y rebranding of the franchise is partly paying off here, as it's probably the second best option for families looking to take their kids to the theater after KFP4. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 (edited) 11 minutes ago, titanic2187 said: The holds for this keep getting better. this is why franchises are more valuable to Hollywood. A shitty Ghostbusters movie still made 100M while trying something new would probably only get them 20M Edited April 21 by John Marston 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DAJK Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 I know for a fact Ungentlemanly Warfare would have (at least slightly) over-indexed in Canada. Any British-esque movie, especially those that target an older white crowd, tend to do pretty well here compared to their domestic openings. The reason I bring this up is, had it opened in Canada, it probably would have opened higher than Abigail. Pretty sure no one saw that one coming. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emoviefan Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Yeah this weekend was not good overall but Civil War held pretty decently all things considered and could have been much worse and the holdovers all held pretty well. The openers are where the ball was dropped but even that I put the blame on the movies themselves just not being appealing enough-Abigail or being dumped by the studio -Ministry or being niche -Spy XFamily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey Freak Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 8 minutes ago, John Marston said: this is why franchised are more valuable to Hollywood. A shitty Ghostbusters movie still made 100M while trying something new would probably only get them 20M It cost more than Monkey Man, Civil War and Abigail combined and will still lose money 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnale101 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Wow that kung fu panda 4 hold is incredible we might actually get too 200 million domestic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Just now, Spidey Freak said: It cost more than Monkey Man, Civil War and Abigail combined and will still lose money None of those movies can make money from the legacy movies shooting up to the top of the charts again or merchandising. Also something like Monkey Man had a large amount spent on marketing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoguy Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 I can't believe the best movie of 2024 was already released in March. No movie will be better than Dune 2 for the rest of the year. Sad times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flopped Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 (edited) Deadline calling Civil War's 56% drop a "great hold" is hilarious. Adult-centered movies have the most legs. A 56% drop is passable at best especially with weak ass competition. Edited April 21 by Flopped 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadOlCatSylvester Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 3 minutes ago, Flopped said: Deadline calling Civil War's 56% drop a "great hold" is hilarious. Adult-centered movies have the most legs. A 56% drop is passable at best especially with weak ass competition. Civil War is an exception here, not only because it is very fan-driven, being an A24 Alex Garland picture, but also because of its highly polarizing and volatile nature. Under that context, that drop seems like a miracle. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Another under 10M opener for Lionsgate. How are these folks still alive? Someone needs to stop them. Theaters need these movies to get actual marketing campaigns. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emoviefan Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Flopped said: Deadline calling Civil War's 56% drop a "great hold" is hilarious. Adult-centered movies have the most legs. A 56% drop is passable at best especially with weak ass competition. No this is a good not a great hold for a movie with a B- CS and that is fairly divisive. Just because it's a adult movie means nothing.Plenty of adult movies have terrible legs if they are not loved by audiences. Edited April 21 by emoviefan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flopped Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 3 minutes ago, BadOlCatSylvester said: Civil War is an exception here, not only because it is very fan-driven, being an A24 Alex Garland picture, but also because of its highly polarizing and volatile nature. Under that context, that drop seems like a miracle. What's polarizing about it? It takes no political stance, it's the Top Gun Maverick of thrillers. What's volatile about it? I just watched a man set himself on fire on Twitter, the real world is much horrifying than anything in that movie. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titanic2187 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Civil War second weekend was just ok and standard but stronger than the WOM poll suggest. 56% drop isn't much better than KoTFM when that movie face a 80m opener in the second weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
