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[Bluebomb]

Man of Steel article is updated. Opening weekend and total predictions have been lowered.Despicable Me 2 updateWeekend sneak previews are out at MCL. So far pre-sales have looked OK.Monsters University updateAdvanced booking for Monsters University July 11 weekend is online at UA. First day of pre-sales have looked stronger than Man of Steel's in 4 days. Even better news is that so far only UA club members can buy tickets.

[Bluebomb]

Let's see how Man of Steel is doing with 2 days to go.
 

Palace APM
	Man of Steel 3D					Man of Steel
Day	Time	Seats sold	Seats available	% filled	Day	Time	Seats sold	Seats available	% filled
Jun. 27	9:00 AM	28	286	9.79%	Jun. 27	9:00 AM	4	112	3.57%
	9:25 AM	4	167	2.40%		12:00 PM	4	167	2.40%
	11:35 AM	14	286	4.90%		1:40 PM	4	112	3.57%
	2:10 PM	14	286	4.90%		4:20 PM	4	112	3.57%
	2:35 PM	4	167	2.40%		7:00 PM	9	112	8.04%
	3:20 PM	4	98	4.08%		9:35 PM	4	112	3.57%
	4:45 PM	16	286	5.59%		12:55 AM	4	167	2.40%
	5:10 PM	4	167	2.40%
	7:20 PM	44	286	15.38%
	7:45 PM	4	167	2.40%
	9:55 PM	19	286	6.64%
	10:20 PM	4	167	2.40%
	12:30 AM	14	286	4.90%
Total		173	2935	5.89%	Total		33	894	3.69%
Jun. 28	9:00 AM	15	286	5.24%	Jun. 28	9:00 AM	4	112	3.57%
	9:25 AM	4	167	2.40%		12:00 PM	4	167	2.40%
	11:35 AM	14	286	4.90%		1:40 PM	4	112	3.57%
	2:10 PM	14	286	4.90%		4:20 PM	4	112	3.57%
	2:35 PM	4	167	2.40%		7:00 PM	4	112	3.57%
	3:20 PM	4	98	4.08%		9:35 PM	14	112	12.50%
	4:45 PM	14	286	4.90%		12:55 AM	4	167	2.40%
	5:10 PM	4	167	2.40%
	7:20 PM	27	286	9.44%
	7:45 PM	4	167	2.40%
	9:55 PM	27	286	9.44%
	10:20 PM	4	167	2.40%
	12:30 AM	14	286	4.90%
Total		149	2935	5.08%	Total		38	894	4.25%

Awful numbers for Man of Steel. Even The Amazing Spider-Man had much better pre-sales. Oh, and those 4's and 14's you see in the seats sold section means that they have actually sold 0 tickets for that showtime. They block off a set of seats for all houses and bigger houses have more seats that aren't available for purchase.

I'll check back on Man of Steel's pre-sales on Wednesday.

[Bluebomb]

Man of Steel's advanced ticketing release pattern is so strange. MCL released pre-selling 2 weeks ago like any other blockbuster. Broadway/AMC started pre-selling 4 days ago and UA started pre-selling for Man of Steel the usual way for movies, 2 days in advance.
 

	Monday adm.				June 24
Rank	Title	LW	TW	WKD % chg	QD % chg
1	World War Z	--	27,343	--	-56.5%
2	Now You See Me	--	12,737	--	-55.0%
3	The Hangover 3	--	1,498	--	-50.3%
4	Badges of Fury	--	818	--	-32.0%
5	Miracle in Cell No. 7	--	732	--	-56.0%
6	American Dreams in China	--	682	--	-63.7%
7	After Earth	--	642	--	-46.8%
8	So Young	--	568	--	-36.9%
9	Fast & Furious 6	--	548	--	-38.6%
10	Pee Mak Phra Khanong	--	526	--	--

Summer is upon us. Liking those admissions for World War Z and Now You See Me.

[Bluebomb]

Thanks for voting. 22 of you voted for Iron Man 3 while 8 went for Man of Steel to win the summer. New polls added!

 

Thursday schedules
 

Palace APM
New	Holdovers	Leaving
Man of Steel 3D - 13 showings	Badges of Fury - 2 showings (=)	So Young
Man of Steel - 7 showings	World War Z 3D - 2 showings (▼ 8)	Switch
Epic (3D Can.) - 3 showings	World War Z - 6 showings (▼ 13)	After Earth
Epic (Can.) - 3 showings	Now You See Me - 5 showings (▼ 7)	The Hangover 3
		American Dreams in China
		Fast & Furious 6
		Pee Mak Phra Khanong

Olympian City
New	Holdovers	Leaving
Man of Steel 3D - 7 showings	Badges of Fury - 3 showings (=)	Switch
Man of Steel - 11 showings	World War Z 3D - 1 showing (▼ 7)	After Earth
Epic (3D Can.) - 1 showing	World War Z - 6 showings (▼ 10)	The Hangover 3
Epic (Can.) - 4 showings	Now You See Me - 4 showings (▼ 7)	American Dreams in China
	Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain Mystery - 1 showing (=)	Populaire

Cityplaza
New	Holdovers	Leaving
Man of Steel 3D - 14 showings	World War Z 3D - 5 showings (▼ 8)	So Young
Man of Steel - 2 showings	World War Z - 2 showings (▼ 5)	The Hangover 3
Epic (Can.) - 3 showings	Now You See Me - 5 showings (▼ 9)	The Sapphires
		American Dreams in China

It's OK for Man of Steel but I think most industry watchers expected more showings. Most theaters have put Man of Steel on 3 screens with a few outliers giving 4 at night. Pre-sales have not been good at all. It should recover enough to snatch the #2 OW of 2013 away from World War Z.

Epic begins Hollywood's animation block this summer. Theaters don't seem enthused by it and viewers are waiting for Monsters University to come out. Big mistake by FOX to release it against Man of Steel. They should have forgone the summer release strategy and put it up earlier. Now it has to deal with Man of Steel opening weekend, Despicable Me 2 next weekend and Monsters University the week after. There won't be time to create legs with direct competition and blockbusters towering over it. Pre-sales have looked bad.

Badges of Fury has been showing everyday since last Friday at most locations but some theaters have opted not to show it after its weekend sneaks. Weekend previews were not reported so it looks like they want to roll the previews into opening weekend to make the number look better.

Holdovers crumbled under the weight of Superman. Those near the bottom of last week's top 10 have been effectively crushed by the openers and superb holdovers in World War Z and Now You See Me.

World War Z is getting 1 screen at most places and will be trying for 1m again this week.

Now You See Me has been left on 1 screen due to its great opening and 2nd weekend.

Thursday schedules

[Leyla]

as usual thx for the info bluebomb

 

lmao what film is it SDU: Sex Duties Unit    the title makes me want to watch it

 

IM3 all the way I hope mos won't come close to it

Edited June 25, 2013 by Leyla

[Bluebomb]

as usual thx for the info bluebomb

 

lmao what film is it SDU: Sex Duties Unit    the title makes me want to watch it

 

IM3 all the way I hope mos won't come close to it

It's a film that reunites Pang Ho Cheung and Chapman To. Pang Ho Cheung directed the Love in a Puff series and Vulgaria and is becoming very popular among the young crowd. Chapman To was in Vulgaria and it become the highest grossing local film of 2011.

 

	Weekend Predictions		June 27
Rank	Movie	TW	% chg
1	Man of Steel	$2,700,000
2	World War Z	$800,000	-63.8%
3	Now You See Me	$300,000	-57.6%
4	Epic	$260,000
5	Badges of Fury	$200,000

 

The summer's other big superhero tentpole is let out the last weekend of June in hopes of attracting the now free students on their holiday break. Already premiering in many territories around the world, Man of Steel was shelved for 2 weeks to accommodate the student population and not interfere with the exam period. Subsequently, Man of Steel now finds itself shackled and in a precarious position. Now You See Me and World War Z both erupted the last couple of weeks with Now You See Me snaring the 4th highest opening of 2013 while World War Z decimated the box office and stole the 2nd biggest opening of 2013. It's very unlikely that there will be 3 breakout films in a row and something will have to give. Still, Man of Steel is just too big of a film for many to pass up.

 

 

Will Man of Steel crush Iron Man 3?

Edited June 25, 2013 by Bluebomb

[Leyla]

 

It's a film that reunites Pang Ho Cheung and Chapman To. Pang Ho Cheung directed the Love in a Puff series and Vulgaria and is becoming very popular among the young crowd. Chapman To was in Vulgaria and it become the highest grossing local film of 2011.

thx

I'll check those Love in a Puff series & Vulgaria

[Bluebomb]

thx

I'll check those Love in a Puff series & Vulgaria

He also directed Dream Home, a slasher film centered on a woman who has troubles with owning a property.

[Bluebomb]

I've taken a brief look at Man of Steel's pre-sales at a few locations. Very disappointing ticket sales overall. 2D is doing better than 3D but viewers will be forced to watch 3D once 2D gets full.

[bballman24]

I've taken a brief look at Man of Steel's pre-sales at a few locations. Very disappointing ticket sales overall. 2D is doing better than 3D but viewers will be forced to watch 3D once 2D gets full.

Do you think walk-ins will be solid enough to offset the poor pre-sales?

[Bluebomb]

Do you think walk-ins will be solid enough to offset the poor pre-sales?

They will have to be fantastic if it wants to be World War Z's OW. Look below.

 

Taking another peek at Man of Steel's pre-sales...

 

Palace APM
	Man of Steel 3D					Man of Steel
Day	Time	Seats sold	Seats available	% filled	Day	Time	Seats sold	Seats available	% filled
Jun. 27	9:00 AM	40	286	13.99%	Jun. 27	9:00 AM	70	112	62.50%
	9:25 AM	22	167	13.17%		12:00 PM	9	167	5.39%
	11:35 AM	20	286	6.99%		1:40 PM	8	112	7.14%
	2:10 PM	18	286	6.29%		4:20 PM	10	112	8.93%
	2:35 PM	4	167	2.40%		7:00 PM	33	112	29.46%
	3:20 PM	6	98	6.12%		9:35 PM	21	112	18.75%
	4:45 PM	16	286	5.59%		12:55 AM	4	167	2.40%
	5:10 PM	4	167	2.40%
	7:20 PM	56	286	19.58%
	7:45 PM	16	167	9.58%
	9:55 PM	26	286	9.09%
	10:20 PM	4	167	2.40%
	12:30 AM	14	286	4.90%
Total		246	2935	8.38%	Total		155	894	17.34%
Jun. 28	9:00 AM	15	286	5.24%	Jun. 28	9:00 AM	20	112	17.86%
	9:25 AM	16	167	9.58%		12:00 PM	8	167	4.79%
	11:35 AM	14	286	4.90%		1:40 PM	4	112	3.57%
	2:10 PM	14	286	4.90%		4:20 PM	8	112	7.14%
	2:35 PM	4	167	2.40%		7:00 PM	66	112	58.93%
	3:20 PM	4	98	4.08%		9:35 PM	76	112	67.86%
	4:45 PM	14	286	4.90%		12:55 AM	4	167	2.40%
	5:10 PM	4	167	2.40%
	7:20 PM	33	286	11.54%
	7:45 PM	19	167	11.38%
	9:55 PM	43	286	15.03%
	10:20 PM	9	167	5.39%
	12:30 AM	14	286	4.90%
Total		203	2935	6.92%	Total		186	894	20.81%

Disastrous pre-sales. I wonder if 2m is even still on the table. Viewers are shifting toward non-3D now but 3D is still beating 2D in sales.

Edited June 26, 2013 by Bluebomb

[Leyla]

He also directed Dream Home, a slasher film centered on a woman who has troubles with owning a property.

not my kind of movie

 

actally already found that Love in a Puff film

will watch next week

 

So with those poor presales Mos will still debut #1 right??? or is there a chance WWZ will remain on top??

Edited June 26, 2013 by Leyla

[John Marston]

Why would Man of Steel beat Iron Man3? Why are you setting yourself up for disappointment?

[Bluebomb]

not my kind of movie

 

actally already found that Love in a Puff film

will watch next week

 

So with those poor presales Mos will still debut #1 right??? or is there a chance WWZ will remain on top??

Yeah, MoS will still be on top. WWZ will lose more than 50% of screens this week.

 

Why would Man of Steel beat Iron Man3? Why are you setting yourself up for disappointment?

Who says it will or that I believe it will? I am simply hyping up what's upcoming in the next few weeks.

[bballman24]

[Bluebomb]

Thanks.

I was going to book it in advance but most of the seats are available so I'm gonna just do a walk-in.

Don't forget to check for any discounts you might get with cards. Some cards allow you to buy tickets at a discounted price even when theaters have special engagements with distributor for blockbuster movies.

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For those that can't access my blog, I have re-posted the June 27 Weekend Predictions here.

 

2013 Records updated.

Estimated theater counts for June 27 weekend

Opening

Man of Steel - 40+ (Super Saturated)

Epic - 30+ (Very wide)

Midsummer Formula - 26 (Wide)

Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge -

Holdovers

Badges of Fury - 17 (Semi-wide)

World War Z - 40+ (Super Saturated)

Now You See Me - 30+ (Very Wide)

The rest -

Previews

Blind Detective - 30+ (Very wide)

Despicable Me 2 - 30+ (Very wide)

Here we go...

	Thursday adm.	(so far)		June 27
Rank	Movie	LW	TW	% chg
1	Man of Steel	--	12,350	--
2	World War Z	9,504	3,876	-59.2%
3	Epic	--	2,256	--
4	Now You See Me	2,719	1,624	-40.3%
5	Badges of Fury	--	251	--
6	Faust	--	101	--
7	American Dreams in China	394	89	-77.4%
8	Miracle in Cell No. 7	172	84	-51.2%
9	The Hangover 3	760	72	-90.5%
10	So Young	216	68	-68.5%

Trainwreck for Man of Steel but walk-ins could help it recover. I'm not going to say it's a flop until I see final numbers. Looks like World War Z and Now You See Me had a hand in muting Man of Steel's admissions. Also, the dark tone of the movie did not help.

World War Z held OK. Most films will drop heavier with finals. Epic isn't doing so great. It had better Thursday pre-sales than Rio but worse than The Smurfs. Despicable Me 2 will cut into its increase this weekend so there will be no chance of a 100-200% increase on Saturday. Now You See Me held well but it will fall harder once the day is finished. Terrible for Badges of Fury. One worthy note: Miracle in Cell No. 7 had a good hold.

How does Man of Steel's opening day pre-sales compare to other blockbusters?

Movie	OD adm.	% diff
Man of Steel	12,350
Iron Man 3	46,074	-73.2%
Iron Man 2	31,977	-61.4%
The Dark Knight Rises	38,750	-68.1%
The Amazing Spider-Man	32,580	-62.1%
The Avengers	47,317	-73.9%
Transformers 3	44,161	-72.0%
Harry Potter 7-2	62,089	-80.1%
Toy Story 3	32,294	-61.8%
Pirates 4	21,559	-42.7%
Shrek 3	49,634	-75.1%
The Hobbit	18,440	-33.0%
Mission Impossible 4	24,390	-49.4%

Painful. -73% from Iron Man 3, -74% from The Avengers and -62% from the much beleaguered The Amazing Spider-Man OD pre-sales. It didn't even beat Mission Impossible 4 or The Hobbit's OD pre-sales and that disappointed as well.

[ecstasy]

Jesus Christ look at Harry Potter.

[Leyla]

 

 WWZ will lose more than 50% of screens this week.

aww too bad but

 

Looks like World War Z and Now You See Me had a hand in muting Man of Steel's admissions.

is pretty sweet! :wub:

 

& that Cell movie is holding well!

[Bluebomb]

Many release dates have been added or changed to the schedule including Blue Jasmine, Escape Plan and jOBS. Release Dates

The summer's biggest animation is 2 weeks away. Let's see how it's doing.
 

Langham Place
	Monsters University (3D Can.)
Jul. 11	9:00 AM	8	202	3.96%
	11:10 AM	12	202	5.94%
	1:20 PM	5	202	2.48%
	3:30 PM	9	202	4.46%
	5:40 PM	18	202	8.91%
	7:50 PM	112	202	55.45%
Total		164	1212	13.53%
Jul. 12	9:00 AM	8	202	3.96%
	11:10 AM	3	202	1.49%
	1:20 PM	0	202	0.00%
	3:30 PM	4	202	1.98%
	5:40 PM	10	202	4.95%
	7:50 PM	92	202	45.54%
Total		117	1212	9.65%
Jul. 13	9:00 AM	32	202	15.84%
	11:10 AM	40	202	19.80%
	1:20 PM	14	202	6.93%
	3:30 PM	46	202	22.77%
	5:40 PM	52	202	25.74%
	7:50 PM	64	202	31.68%
Total		248	1212	20.46%
Jul. 14	9:00 AM	30	202	14.85%
	11:10 AM	28	202	13.86%
	1:20 PM	26	202	12.87%
	3:30 PM	39	202	19.31%
	5:40 PM	33	202	16.34%
	7:50 PM	26	202	12.87%
Total		182	1212	15.02%

Fantastic for Monsters University especially since these admissions were bought only by UA club members and not non-members. There are no 10 PM showings yet but I'm sure that will change with the exceptional 7 PM showings.

At Windsor Cinema, Friday night has nearly sold out in just 1 morning.

[Bluebomb]

Let's see how Blind Detective and Despicable Me 2 weekend previews are shaping up at The GRAND.

The Grand Cinema
	Blind Detective					Despicable Me 2 3D Can.					Despicable Me 2 3D Eng.
Day	Time	Seats sold	Seats available	% filled	Day	Time	Seats sold	Seats available	% filled	Day	Time	Seats sold	Seats available	% filled
Jun. 29	10:20 AM	17	136	12.50%	Jun. 29	2:00 PM	54	261	20.69%	Jun. 29	9:50 AM	39	143	27.27%
	2:40 PM	46	136	33.82%		6:00 PM	64	143	44.76%		4:05 PM	74	143	51.75%
	4:55 PM	12	74	16.22%		9:50 PM	40	143	27.97%		7:55 PM	49	143	34.27%
	7:30 PM	19	136	13.97%
	9:30 PM	25	74	33.78%
	12:20 AM	8	136	5.88%
Total		127	692	18.35%	Total		158	547	28.88%	Total		162	429	37.76%

Good for Despicable Me 2. Those Blind Detective pre-sales aren't bad either.