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[sgchn40]

Attrocious numbers..

Well, Minions will be the second highest grossing animated movie worldwide ever whether it makes 900m or 1b rmb.

Edited September 13, 2015 by sgchn40

[The Dark Rock]

I am not surprised nor disappointed with MI5 numbers...all movies can't do $200m+ and that too without 3d...in the thread of MI5 O/U AOU, I predicted $150m and looks like final run will be closer to that

[efialtes76]

Minions today could be as low as 130~140m .... $100m in danger.

MI5 should stay above 90m today.

Yes! Edited September 13, 2015 by efialtes76

[Cynosure]

Thank you China. To hell with the Minions.

[Planodisney]

So, Minions is looking at somewhere around Big Hero 6 numbers in China or slightly above?

[Planodisney]

I'm guessing these numbers mean only 35-45 million for IO, tops!

[Olive]

Sunday est

Minions OD - 123M/$19.3m， including midnights, a bit underwhelming. Heading to around 700M yuan if it doesn't collapse next week.

 

Mi5 - 88.4m/550m,  $86.3M 6-day opening is also under expectation. Heading to 950M-1B yuan.

Edited September 13, 2015 by Kylin Zhang

[keysersoze123]

I think we need to temper expectations for all future releases. All this talk of KFP3 making 400-500m!!! need to stop.

[terrestrial]

China Box Office ‏@ChinaBoxOffice 

@Minions earned est. $19.3M on its opening Sunday, a new opening day and single day record for an animated film in China.

 

China Box Office ‏@ChinaBoxOffice

#MissionImpossible #RogueNation took in est. $13.9M on Sun. China's 6-day total stands at $86.3M

 

China Box Office ‏@ChinaBoxOffice 

#TerminatorGenisys earned est. $0.3M on Sunday. China's total stands at $113.1M

[Catty]

Saying that 170m is disappointing for MI5 is ridiculous. It's doing great business, maybe expecting AoU and JW numbers were too optimistic.

Exactly!!  It's only a disappointment to posters who predicted outrageously high numbers which so many people on this board seem to do!!

[MinaTakla]

I think we are all to blame, those of us who gave outrageous expectations.

If Minions doesn't reach 100m then neither IO will gross 85 million, and nor will Ice Age gross 150m! And neither will KFP3 earn 400 or 500 million either!

We should re-think all our expectations. If MI5 couldn't cross 150m, then all the above films will most likely not do crazy either, especially summer 2016 films after the blackout period which seems to be a doom period for the Chinese BO.

Still, Minions seems to have grossed a breaking record for animated films in China? So it's still an excellent number.

Edited September 13, 2015 by MinaTakla

[The Dark Alfred]

You have to take into consideration that MI5 is in 2D. It will probably have nearly as many admissions as JW. Sorry that it can't double MI4's tally, what a flop #sarcasm

[MinaTakla]

You have to take into consideration that MI5 is in 2D. It will probably have nearly as many admissions as JW. Sorry that it can't double MI4's tally, what a flop #sarcasm

m not saying flop, am saying we all made the mistake of thinking crazy numbers for it and for Minions and other films.

We all thought MI5 might cross 200 or 220m in China which it won't, and some thought Minions will cross 150m in China which it won't either

Both are not flops at all - but a victim to unrealistic expectations

Interesting facts: MI5 is the record for a 2d film opening and Minions for an animated film opening.

Edited September 13, 2015 by MinaTakla

[MinaTakla]

Kylin, news are reporting Minions OD was actually 20.1 not 19.3...

SCREEN DAILY:

 

With a $20.1m opening day in China, Minions is now the second biggest animation of all time worldwide with $1.080bn.

[MrFanaticGuy34]

Saying that 170m is disappointing for MI5 is ridiculous. It's doing great business, maybe expecting AoU and JW numbers were too optimistic.

Yes. $170M in China is not gonna be THAT disappointing. Still higher than MI4.

[MrFanaticGuy34]

And yeah...the only best case scenario for KFP3 is around $250-300M in China. $500M isn't likely to happen....wish it would, but I really can't see it.

$250-300M is a more fair expectation. Not too high.

[Olive]

Kylin, news are reporting Minions OD was actually 20.1 not 19.3...

SCREEN DAILY:

 

With a $20.1m opening day in China, Minions is now the second biggest animation of all time worldwide with $1.080bn.

Universal tend to overreport their movies, just like FF7 and JW.

They'll adjust them in the future.

[Fake]

Minions may still do 100M and MI5 150M, but I don't expect much more than that. Decent for both.

[MinaTakla]

Minions may still do 100M and MI5 150M, but I don't expect much more than that. Decent for both.

Fake, interested on your take on how much you expect for the following films, given the need to lower expectations after the Minions and MI5 results: KFP3, IA5 and IO.

[MinaTakla]

Wow - looks like Minions OD isn't disappointing AT ALL. I take that back! Deadline says Minions OD is the highest ever for an animation in China (both Hollywood and Chinese) and  is 44% higher OD than the 3-day opening weekend of Monkey King - the highest animation ever!

 

 

‘Minions’ $20.1M China Bow Is Biggest Opening Day Ever For An Animated Film

 

Universal and Illumination’s Minions marched into the Middle Kingdom today with an estimated $20.1M (125M yuan) opening. That makes it the biggest opening day for an animated film ever in China; roughly 50% higher than the previous record held by Kung Fu Panda 2 (81M yuan). In more recent comps, it’s 40% higher than the three-day weekend of Despicable Me 2 back in January 2014. The first movie in the franchise was never released in China, but DM2 ultimately made about $53M there.

On a local currency basis, Minions‘ first day out is also notably 44% bigger than the three-day opening of Chinese summer hit Monkey King: Hero Is Back (86.5M yuan) which on September 9 set a record as the highest-grossing Chinese animation of all time at 995M yuan ($156M).

Edited September 13, 2015 by MinaTakla