May 4, 2012 Weekend (AVENGERS Opening Discussion): ACTUAL 207.4 mill!!!!

[Lordmandeep]

"So 51-52M looks like a good number for now."gives it 70 million.Sellouts in my are are best described as"over 9000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"lolDBZ for life...

[Fake]

Next update should be 5-6 PM right?

[Lordmandeep]

theater has 6 sellouts.Best since TDKwell ahead of THG at my theater.So some theaters are destroying THG and some are behind it...

[HeyItsMoses]

Unfortunately that'll be a wrong answer for you, no way it drops from this number.

Damn, I misread the question! I thought it was asking if TA number will rise from Nikki's estimate.Fuck me.

[Sims]

I thought the Nikki's estimate question was about her estimate after midnight. I wouldve said no if I knew it meant her first estimate.

[Cedarpoint1111]

No sell outs for either theater I go to which is strange...

[Lordmandeep]

lol I think in Canada its going crazy.around 7 sellouts at my theater.

[Accursed Arachnid!™]

Possibly. It should hit 166.6M with 70M

705639= 165I feel like it needs at least 72m:725840= 170m

[Accursed Arachnid!™]

Damn, I misread the question!I thought it was asking if TA number will rise from Nikki's estimate.Fuck me.

That's OK. I missed answering the entire Week 1 set of questions.

[grey ghost]

I think people forget how hard it is to beat TDK OW (158 m).How many movies have beat that record since 2008?Two, Harry Potter 8 and probably the Avengers. That's it.

[Accursed Arachnid!™]

I think people forget how hard it is to beat TDK OW (158 m).How many movies have beat that record since 2008?Two, Harry Potter 8 and probably the Avengers. That's it.

And neither will exceed TDK's actual attendance.

[Lordmandeep]

a lot of theaters are adding extra screens.

[iceroll]

Looks like this will play out almost exactly like THG. Though I expect a smaller gross from the same opening.

[spizzer]

Sellouts have picked up. Regal Kingstowne in Alexandria is nearly sold out for every evening show. Same with Regal Gallery in DC. Lots of sellouts at Regal Majestic in Silver Spring, despite 36 showtimes.

[Chewy]

As expected walk-ups are looking huge, I'd be very surprised if it doesn't hit 70

[rockNrollaDIM]

New Moon: $80m -> $72mHallows 2: $95m-$100m -> $91mThe Hunger Games: $80m -> $67m

That is a pretty bleak track record. We'll see.

[iceroll]

I think showings will do a lot better later in the day too. I went to a 3:30 showing at a quiet theater and there were only like 20ish people but when the film finished and we got out, there were already dozens of people lining up for the next showing. The numbers she has are based off of early to midday, when the kids aren't out of school yet. When I walked out, 70% of the people lining up were school aged children/teens.

[Deep Wang]

OK, just got home and here is where we stood around 5:30pm.2D - 8333D - 823Total - 1656The Hunger Games - 1984We were pretty steady all day, but once it hit around 4, it fucking exploded! I am having a hard time seeing this only make $65m or so today.

[iceroll]

OK, just got home and here is where we stood around 5:30pm.2D - 8333D - 823Total - 1656The Hunger Games - 1984We were pretty steady all day, but once it hit around 4, it fucking exploded! I am having a hard time seeing this only make $65m or so today.

Pretty good in comparison. Didn't you theater have a massive increase for THG on Saturday though?

[spizzer]

I don't think any Friday number should be taken seriously until tomorrow around 9-10AM EST (6-7AM PST). Prior to that, every number we're going to get is going to be volatile.