baumer Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Yep, agreed Rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Beezy Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Update: FRIDAY 4:30 PM: I’m still on vacation but can’t ignore four new movies opening in wide release and performing as expected. Universal’s comedy The Five–Year Engagement (2,936 theaters) from Judd Apatow’s banner is falling victim to Sony/Screen Gems holdover Think Like A Man (2,014 theaters) which was on top after matinees. It looks to gross between $4M-$6M today and between $15M-$16M for the weekend. The Five-Year Engagement has a Friday estimate of $3.5M-$4.5M and a $12M-$13M weekend. Sony’s Pirates! Band Of Misfits (3,358 theaters) should come in #3 with between $2.5M-$3M with a weekend close to $10M. Lionsgate’s Safe (2,266 theaters) could come in at $2.5M-$3M today with a weekend between $6.5M-$7.5M. And finally Relativity’s acquisition of Intrepid Pictures’ The Raven (2,203 theaters) is coming in between $2.5M-$3M today with a weekend between $7M-$8M. Refined numbers and full analysis tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 That seems very bad for the Pirates movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
code65536 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Me bored. Me want THG numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcalcagn Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 I really wish Pirates was doing better but its release date somewhat doomed it. It's a real shame, it was a quite awesome movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 That seems very bad for the Pirates movieWell stop motion is a tough sell these days, I'd imagine the number be worse if this wasn't the first animation since The Lorax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poseidon Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 FF is a tentpole, far from a dump. And Nightmare was going to do well no matter what. Obsessed, good point, but for the most part the week before Summer kicks off is not the best time to release a movie. FF was released the first week of May, it just happened to fall on the last day of April as well.I was just saying that it's not a bad weekend to open a movie in general. It's what studios make of it. If you would schedule "The Avengers" on April 26th, nothing would change. I really would like to see the summer season getting extended to april. Just release the right movies and it will work.But i probably will never understand scheduling. There's no typical family movie in may for example, but in june we have 2 animations within 2 weeks. "Madagascar" openend on Memorial Day back in 2005, it would be the perfect opening Date for part 3 as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forg Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Muppets was overestimated by this board by a hell of a longshot.My original prediction was 75m, what did it end up with? Has it broken 80m?Fact is it was never that popular and it looked lame.88 million Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcalcagn Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 88 millionMuppets are definitely more iconic; but that's the bummer: they're icons but not necessarily popular. Of course what's even more of a bummer is that the plot of the movie actually ACKNOWLEDGED that they weren't as popular anymore so it kinda hurts that they were right.I do hope for a bump up with the sequel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forg Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 I think they are just not appealing to kids these days anyway they did fine in the box office, although I also hoped it would cross 100 million Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieGuyKyle17 Posted April 28, 2012 Author Share Posted April 28, 2012 Maybe he just isn't meant to play lead. That could be why the Muppets disappointed.I disagree with this statement, I have always loved Jason Segel and he did great in Jeff, Who Lives At Home. I think Engagement is a huge disappointment considering it was talking 20 something million for the weekend. I believe Segel is a leading man and he did great on The Muppets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Beezy Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 I think Engagement is a huge disappointment considering it was talking 20 something million for the weekend.Universal was predicting low teen millions so these estimates are right in line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forg Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Well I hope the #1 movie can at least get 18 million. I think Think Like a Man could still pull that if Five Year Engagement falls apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Expected for Pirates. Pretty boring weekend. I want HG numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ariadne Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Good one TLAM, I never expected it to do so well - number 1 two weeks in a row! Really disappointing for 5YE, obviously - I guess Segel and Blunt together isn't a big enough draw.Want Hunger Games numbers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Update: FRIDAY 4:30 PM: I’m still on vacation but can’t ignore four new movies opening in wide release and performing as expected. Universal’s comedy The Five–Year Engagement (2,936 theaters) from Judd Apatow’s banner is falling victim to Sony/Screen Gems holdover Think Like A Man (2,014 theaters) which was on top after matinees. It looks to gross between $4M-$6M today and between $15M-$16M for the weekend. The Five-Year Engagement has a Friday estimate of $3.5M-$4.5M and a $12M-$13M weekend. Sony’s Pirates! Band Of Misfits (3,358 theaters) should come in #3 with between $2.5M-$3M with a weekend close to $10M. Lionsgate’s Safe (2,266 theaters) could come in at $2.5M-$3M today with a weekend between $6.5M-$7.5M. And finally Relativity’s acquisition of Intrepid Pictures’ The Raven (2,203 theaters) is coming in between $2.5M-$3M today with a weekend between $7M-$8M. Refined numbers and full analysis tonight. And Nikki called this an "update"? LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctis Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 I am not seeing FYE in theaters because Segal is leading. I absolutely cannot stand him. He's fucking annoying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedarpoint1111 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Did any numbers change with that update? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Marvel Fanboy Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 boring weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lab276 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 It's going to be better than the same weekends in 2007 and 2001, which is what matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
