Alpha Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 An animated film should move to April 21. Rio did well in that slot, and June and July are packed as it is. I don't want to move Amulet there, it'll benefit from kids being off from school. Why not Blue Belt? Seriously, the thing is positioned a week before Amulet. I'm not saying Amulet gonna crush the thing, it's that Blue Belt won't perform that well if it only has one weekend of breathing room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Thanks-I want to start some films sometime....I have some great ideas but in regards to actors/actresses-as of late I'm a bit worried about using real people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Alfred Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Amulet opening on ID4 is not a good idea. Animated films don't open that weekend. If they do they underperform. Amulet could be the best CAYOM film ever, it's still going to suffer coming out a week after a purely kids targeted release. There are 52 weeks and we have half a dozen animated films, surely we don't need to release two that close to one another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 DM2 is opening on that weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 Amulet opening on ID4 is not a good idea. Animated films don't open that weekend. If they do they underperform. Amulet could be the best CAYOM film ever, it's still going to suffer coming out a week after a purely kids targeted release. There are 52 weeks and we have half a dozen animated films, surely we don't need to release two that close to one another. This ID weekend is different. ID is on a Tuesday, at the end of the weekend. You're thinking of Ice Age 3, in where ID was on a Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Alfred Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Still, no studio would release an animated film one week after a direct competition. I'm just saying that it will cost Amulet a lot even if it makes more than Blue Belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 Still, no studio would release an animated film one week after a direct competition. I'm just saying that it will cost Amulet a lot even if it makes more than Blue Belt. We will see. I don't think Blue Belt is an unstoppable juggernaut. I don't even know what the film's about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Alfred Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 (edited) You missing the point. It's not about how good is Blue Belt, the audience's appetite for an animated film will be much lower for Amulet, two kids film being out earlier the month. Blue Belt won't do extraordinary numbers, but it's catering for the Golden Bird crowd, it's the same location set, same filmmakers, therefore it will do pretty much the same numbers. Amulet having released in April for instance would give a film a much better run. If you're thinking is ID4 weekend, huge numbers, you're wrong. It has never happened for an animated film before. Edited March 19, 2013 by Alfred Beyond The Pines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 You missing the point. It's not about how good is Blue Belt, the audience's appetite for an animated film will be much lower for Amulet, two kids film being out earlier the month. Blue Belt won't do extraordinary numbers, but it's catering for the Golden Bird crowd, it's the same location set, same filmmakers, therefore it will do pretty much the same numbers. Amulet having released in April for instance would give a film a much better run. If you're thinking is ID4 weekend, huge numbers, you're wrong. It has never happened for an animated film before. Ice Age 3 opened high, $40 million OW, not counting Wednesday and Thursday. It had a $66 million 5-day start. Amulet will do the same or better (since ID is the Tuesday after). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChD Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Ice Age 3 opened high, $40 million OW, not counting Wednesday and Thursday. It had a $66 million 5-day start. Amulet will do the same or better (since ID is the Tuesday after). Gotta agree with Alfred. It's going to suffer... not a lot, but still. Anyways, it's your movie and your decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 Seriously, someone suggested the April 21 date. Why not even April 14? It'll have three weekends of breathing room before Justice League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiccup Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Seriously, someone suggested the April 21 date. Why not even April 14? It'll have three weekends of breathing room before Justice League. April 14th is already packed enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChD Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Seriously, someone suggested the April 21 date. Why not even April 14? It'll have three weekends of breathing room before Justice League. I think it's because there are 3 movies already... I'd stick with 21 April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 April 14th is already packed enough. It's missing one thing; a family film. That's where Blue Belt should move. It's like how Jack the Giant Slayer performed against Oz the Great and Powerful. How smart was a decision to put Jack a week before Oz? Blue Belt won't do as bad and Amulet won't do as good, but that's what happens. Out with the old, in with the new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 Plus, DM2 is opening this summer on ID weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Plus, DM2 is opening this summer on ID weekend. Ugh.... That should definitely move. But, DM2 has the benefit of having a pretty big fanbase that'll turn out for ID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Plus, DM2 is opening this summer on ID weekend. DM2 has a 2-week gap between it and Monsters University, not one week like Amulet has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChD Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 DM2 has a 2-week gap between it and Monsters University, not one week like Amulet has. And there's just another animation the week after Amulet, whilst DM2 has an animation less than a month away. (3weeks or so, If i remember right) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 And there's just another animation the week after Amulet, whilst DM2 has an animation less than a month away. (3weeks or so, If i remember right)You're mistaken. The only release on July 7 is Harlem Shake: 28 Days Later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChD Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 You're mistaken. The only release on July 7 is Harlem Shake: 28 Days Later. 2 weeks then. Not that big of a difference. You sandwiched... And people were laughing at The Hangover 3.. I suggest moving. Honestly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
