jimisawesome Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 I don't think it can happen for at least another 5 years. Too many seats have been lost with all the theater renovations that are occurring and the ticket prices are not nearly high enough to compensate. Just to give an example in my market so far the 4 out of the 5 busiest theaters have finished major renovations in the last year and half. They have lost about 60 percent of their capacity. The one I know best went from around 5200 to exactly 2000 seat capacity. The biggest non-Imax house became a Dolby Cinema with 200 seats down from over 500. The theater went from a theoretical max showing a movie 9 times per house in 3D of 623,750 per day. Its new theoretical max is right around 293,000. This is fine for most weekends and movies but when you get to the mega openers it will put a limit to how much they can make. A more realistic 6-9pm window for a SW/JP type movie went from about 7 screens plus 1 Imax seating in the ball park of 2200 and a max of revenue of about 30k to seating for less than 1400 and max revenue of 20-21k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juby Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 If not IW this April, I don't see any other film in 2018-2020 schedule which can brake $250 mln OW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronJimbo Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 What else? 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmandeep Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 I don't think Episode 9 will do it. Episode 8 was massively hyped over questions over Rey and Luke from Episode 7. It was unlike Episode 7 a very standalone movie, more so then even Empire Strikes Back. It will be a huge opening but I don't think it will get a massive boost as frankly overall Episode 9 has no epic hook really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Hunger Games : Back to Panem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Harry Potter sequel. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 bill and ted 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 I think it will be a film nobody here is even thinking about..... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FantasticBeasts Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 A not Cursed Child Harry Potter sequel with all the old cast. (Actually I don't think it can do it but it would probably break some WW records.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyK Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 IW, 260/765 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That One Girl Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YM! Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Teen Titans Go! To The Movies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGamer Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Samson 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGlass2 Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Wolf Warrior 3. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMan89 Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Gone With the Wind (1939). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That One Girl Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Y'all think I'm joking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juby Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 17 hours ago, IronJimbo said: What else? If not IW this April, than "Avatar 2" is the last chance in this decade. But I don't think it's going to have so massive opening weekend. More like twice as much as the first Avatar did in the first three days (maybe $160 mln). But its legs - oh dear. If there is any film with chances to beat TFA domestic record ($936,7 mln) it is Avatar sequel. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchumacherFTW Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 11 hours ago, MrGlass2 said: Wolf Warrior 3. That actually seems damn plausible 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peludo Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 11 hours ago, MrGlass2 said: Wolf Warrior 3. This. Unless the thread is located in DOM market, this Chinese film is the main candidate. And maybe it will do it with certain ease... If this is just about DOM, Star Wars IX. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGAR4LIFE Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 The only real possibility: - Avengers: Infinity War If these movies were to happen, you can also add them to the list: -A Harry Potter continuation -A proper live action Pokemon movie (not that Detective Pikachu crap for nex year) -Back to the Future Part IV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
