China Box Office Thread | Deadpool & Wolverine- July 26

[A Marvel Fanboy]

China Box-Office Standoff: Studios in High-Level Talks to Resolve Tax Issue

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-box-office-standoff-studios-597954

 

There has been no official response from China Film, but an unnamed senior Chinese movie industry insider told the China Daily newspaper that the two sides are now awaiting results of negotiations at a "higher level."

The U.S. studios have not received their share of revenues earned in 2013, and in some cases for movies released last year. The revenues total tens of millions of dollars for some studios.

One of the reasons that China Film is not paying the value-added tax is because it fears that doing so would hurt its efforts to get listed on the Chinese stock exchange, the paper said.

The surge in the studios' box office take since 2012 had already lowered its profits, the source said, and the new tax has the group even more concerned.

That is true ...

[zackzack]

Weekly (2013.7.29~8.4) Projection by Thursday 24pm:

 

1. Pacific Rim ----- NEW

 

Low end

Wed 56M

Thu 45M -20%

Fri 50M +11.1%

Sat 60M +20%

Sun 51M - 15%

5-days 262M $42.2M

 

High end

Wed 56M

Thu 46M -17.8%

Fri 51M +10.8%

Sat 66M +29.4%

Sun 56M - 15.1%

5-days 275M $44.35M

 

2. FF6 ----- 174M ---- -3.9% ----- 355M $57.25M

 

If your predictions are true, incredible business of Hollywood movies in China

Edited August 2, 2013 by zackzack

[A Marvel Fanboy]

Thursday:

 

PF 45M

FF6 16M (free fall continues  )

 

A horrible local animated film came out on Thu and killed FF6/WHD legs.

[John Marston]

Can F6 reach 65m

[A Marvel Fanboy]

Can F6 reach 65m

should still be able but probably not 70m

[zackzack]

should still be able but probably not 70m

 

C'mon, people, FF6 earning another $60M would mean a $800M WW. 

That's more than this B-level franchise deserves to get.

[Bob Violence]

A horrible local animated film came out on Thu and killed FF6/WHD legs.

 

You mean I Love Wolffy 2? The worst thing about that is it isn't even animated, it's a bunch of live actors running around pretending to be sheep and wolves. It looks like a bad panto show.

[zackzack]

 

You mean I Love Wolffy 2? The worst thing about that is it isn't even animated, it's a bunch of live actors running around pretending to be sheep and wolves. It looks like a bad panto show.

Edited August 2, 2013 by zackzack

[Bob Violence]

So it's at least part animated then. Like McDull the Alumni, except terrible. It's impressive how the live action footage looks even worse than the animation.

Edited August 2, 2013 by Bob Violence

[fmpro]

I want friday numbers!!!

[A Marvel Fanboy]

C'mon, people, FF6 earning another $60M would mean a $800M WW. 

That's more than this B-level franchise deserves to get.

I dont think it's still reaching 800M WW.

 

B-level ? FF is A level now. It is a very good action flick.

[A Marvel Fanboy]

 

You mean I Love Wolffy 2? The worst thing about that is it isn't even animated, it's a bunch of live actors running around pretending to be sheep and wolves. It looks like a bad panto show.

It is really an amazing piece of work: http://movie.mtime.com/199103/

LOL 

[zackzack]

I dont think it's still reaching 800M WW.

 

B-level ? FF is A level now. It is a very good action flick.

 

I enjoyed it myself. But the story & plotting is too straight.

Edited August 2, 2013 by zackzack

[Alex Bennett]

I enjoyed it myself. But the story & plotting is too straight.

And the tank flys scene is too stupid... reminds me of Charlie's Angels

[A Marvel Fanboy]

I want friday numbers!!!

Not good: PR looks flat with Thursday while FF6 decreases again, free falling.

[Joe Lee]

Low estimate from him this time

[efialtes76]

So 250m by Sunday for PR.

[alee7915]

I want friday numbers!!!

Friday numbers(early) should be out within an hour...  

[POLYLOVE]

PR Friday looks like around 50M, and FF6 16M or so.

[alee7915]

Thanks