Fourth of July/Despicable Me 4 Weekend Thread | 122.61M 5-Day Opening

[filmlover]

MaXXXine is likely wildly frontloaded but that it should end making more than X and Pearl combined is definitely an accomplishment. Even the B CinemaScore is good for that type of movie (being a niche project where everyone going in knows exactly what they're getting).

 

Possum Trot going from a $3.5M opening day to a $1M second day reeks of Angel Studios math at work heh.

[Bob Train]

9 hours ago, AMC Theaters Enjoyer said:

Wasn’t Minons 2 also very backloaded (wasn’t here for that one)? Seems to be a trend with the franchise.

Minions 2 has a massive OD due to TikTok but it kinda fell off over the weekend. Legs kicked in high gear after Thor 4.

[JonathanMB]

4 minutes ago, filmlover said:

MaXXXine is likely wildly frontloaded but that it should end making more than X and Pearl combined is definitely an accomplishment. Even the B CinemaScore is good for that type of movie (being a niche project where everyone going in knows exactly what they're getting).

 

Possum Trot going from a $3.5M opening day to a $1M second day reeks of Angel Studios math at work heh.

 

They not only had Wednesday previews (that went on most of the day) they also had screenings a couple weeks ago that were very well-attended. But yeah, Sound of Freedom this ain't, even with that A+ Cinemascore (wild how much less exciting that grade becomes when it's scored by a preaching-to-the-choir non-event).

[baumer]

22 hours ago, LonePirate said:

Wait a second. Maxxxine is the third film in a trilogy? I have zero recollection of the first two films if so. Or are people making up that fact?

 

I think X got a little bit more publicity too because Jenna Ortega was in it as well.

[baumer]

22 hours ago, Torontofan said:

I would argue Inside out 2 blowing up likely saved DM4 from flopping by bringing people back to theaters.

 

 

That's one big giant mask assumption that in my opinion is wrong. Despicable me universe has been pretty consistent with every single movie.

[Flopped]

16 minutes ago, filmlover said:

MaXXXine is likely wildly frontloaded but that it should end making more than X and Pearl combined is definitely an accomplishment. Even the B CinemaScore is good for that type of movie (being a niche project where everyone going in knows exactly what they're getting).

 

 

It's an excellent jump but the movie, shot in LA, cost north of 20M so that should be considered too. 

[filmlover]

12 minutes ago, baumer said:

 

I think ax got a little bit more publicity too because Jenna Ortega was in it as well.

Ortega was not yet a household name yet when X was released (Scream '22 did well but the brand was what carried it to success, while Wednesday didn't premiere until near the end of that year). Its release was a blip that A24 didn't do much to promote, in part because they were going all in on the much more accessible Everything Everywhere All at Once at the time.

[cubsfan]

14 minutes ago, Flopped said:

 

It's an excellent jump but the movie, shot in LA, cost north of 20M so that should be considered too. 

Where’d you see that? 

[narniadis]

30 minutes ago, filmlover said:

MaXXXine is likely wildly frontloaded but that it should end making more than X and Pearl combined is definitely an accomplishment. Even the B CinemaScore is good for that type of movie (being a niche project where everyone going in knows exactly what they're getting).

 

Possum Trot going from a $3.5M opening day to a $1M second day reeks of Angel Studios math at work heh.

Eh, as others noted, that 3.5m opening day was far from an opening day - in other words, typical studio behavior now - similar to what MaXXX will face with its multiple days of previews factored in. 

[Bob Train]

22 hours ago, ThomasNicole said:

Nah, many people can´t afford going to the theater with 2-3 kids more than once this quickly and have to choose 1 movie.

 

DM4 always tracked well and had solid presales even before IO2 opens, but the walkups was weaker than expected for example

Walkups are good, they are just not as insane as Minions 2.

[JonathanMB]

		Movie Title	Distributor	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days In Release
-	N	MaXXXine	A24	$3,185,000			2,450	$1,300	$3,185,000	1
-	(-)	Janet Planet	A24	$27,506		-55%	90	$306	$440,677	15

 

Hmm. Guess walkups for MaXXXine were really anemic. Ah well.

[kayumanggi]

 

Edited July 6 by kayumanggi

[kayumanggi]

 

[grey ghost]

So is IO2 still on track for 650m DOM?

[Unfitclock]

Oof that maxxine number not even 3 million true Friday it should have done at least that now it’s probably heading for around 8 million if that

[Flopped]

I'm still rooting for Maxxxine despite not liking it. Does the 3.2M figure include Wednesday shows? Were there EA also? 

[Migs20242]

Inside Out 2 did 10.6 million for 4th Friday.

 

7th best 4th Friday in US box office history.

Edited July 6 by Migs20242

[Jerri Blank-Diggler]

‘Despicable Me 4’ Bounces Back To $120M 5-Day After Big Friday – Box Office Update

https://deadline.com/2024/07/box-office-despicable-me-4-1236001250/

[JonathanMB]

1 minute ago, kayumanggi said:

 

 

Pretty decent increase from the holiday, should be enough to avoid a 50% drop despite very direct competition? And after this weekend it's pretty clear sailing in terms of direct competition outside of that Harold movie, so from here it should recover nicely...

[Cooper Legion]

6 minutes ago, grey ghost said:

So is IO2 still on track for 650m DOM?

Probably just barely. Losing some ground on ts4 here but good chance to make it up over next two weekends