Hong Kong Hong Kong Box Office

[Bluebomb]

Pacific Rim has started pre-selling. Business is very slow so far but it has only had 1 day of pre-selling.

Part 2 of Monsters University pre-sales

Let's check out more Monsters University pre-sales.

iSquare
	Monsters University (3D Can.)
Day	Time	Seats sold	Seats available	% filled
Jul. 11	7:50 PM	149	192	77.60%
Total		149	192	77.60%
Jul. 12	5:40 PM	71	192	36.98%
Total		71	192	36.98%
Jul. 13	9:00 AM	102	192	53.13%
Total		102	192	53.13%
3-day total		322	576	55.90%

UA iSQUARE is a high traffic area. They have high pre-sales and lower walk-ins. Showings are very hard to fill here. Very strong for the 3 showtimes. Wow, that 9 AM Saturday morning is fantastic. Over 50% full.

tmtplaza
	Monsters University (3D Can.)
Day	Time	Seats sold	Seats available	% filled
Jul. 11	9:00 AM	49	184	26.63%
	11:10 AM	25	184	13.59%
	1:20 PM	65	184	35.33%
	3:30 PM	76	184	41.30%
	5:40 PM	94	184	51.09%
Total		309	920	33.59%
Jul. 12	9:00 AM	17	184	9.24%
	11:10 AM	3	184	1.63%
	1:20 PM	26	184	14.13%
	3:30 PM	61	184	33.15%
	5:40 PM	48	184	26.09%
Total		155	920	16.85%
Jul. 13	9:00 AM	108	184	58.70%
	11:10 AM	88	184	47.83%
	1:20 PM	91	184	49.46%
	3:30 PM	115	184	62.50%
	5:40 PM	116	184	63.04%
Total		518	920	56.30%
Jul. 14	9:00 AM	109	184	59.24%
	11:10 AM	101	184	54.89%
	1:20 PM	117	184	63.59%
	3:30 PM	124	184	67.39%
	5:40 PM	114	184	61.96%
Total		565	920	61.41%
4-day total		1547	3680	42.04%

Over at tmtplaza, this is one of the easier theaters to fill and Monsters University is showing powerful pre-sales here. On Sunday, every showtime is more than 50% full and is 60% filled for the whole day. Incredible.

Megabox
	Monsters University (3D Can.)
Day	Time	Seats sold	Seats available	% filled
Jul. 11	9:00 AM	7	154	4.55%
	11:10 AM	48	154	31.17%
	1:20 PM	36	154	23.38%
	3:30 PM	37	154	24.03%
	5:40 PM	41	154	26.62%
	7:50 PM	95	154	61.69%
Total		264	924	28.57%
Jul. 12	9:00 AM	11	154	7.14%
	11:10 AM	14	154	9.09%
	1:20 PM	12	154	7.79%
	3:30 PM	11	154	7.14%
	5:40 PM	31	154	20.13%
	7:50 PM	83	154	53.90%
Total		162	924	17.53%
Jul. 13	9:00 AM	51	154	33.12%
	11:10 AM	77	154	50.00%
	1:20 PM	58	154	37.66%
	3:30 PM	81	154	52.60%
	5:40 PM	74	154	48.05%
	7:50 PM	76	154	49.35%
Total		417	924	45.13%
Jul. 14	9:00 AM	73	154	47.40%
	11:10 AM	106	154	68.83%
	1:20 PM	66	154	42.86%
	3:30 PM	81	154	52.60%
	5:40 PM	84	154	54.55%
	7:50 PM	54	154	35.06%
Total		464	924	50.22%
4-day total		1307	3696	35.36%

Megabox has very low pre-sales but high walk-ins so to see Monsters University's Sunday already 50% full here is amazing news. This is huge.

 

[Olive]

Great'thanks

[Bluebomb]

So happy about MU incredible presales :wub:Go go MU, let's break records!!!

It'll at least break 1 record...Biggest animated OW.

[Bluebomb]

Man of Steel and Despicable Me 2 aren't having good word of mouth. Man of Steel currently sits at 60% approval and 3.7/5 rating. Despicable Me 2 is rated slightly higher with 70% liking it & a score of 3.7/5 but for an animated release, it's not good.

[Bluebomb]

	Thursday adm.	(so far)		July 4
Rank	Movie	LW	TW	% chg
1	Despicable Me 2	--	6,290	--
2	Man of Steel	12,350	5,106	-58.7%
3	Blind Detective	--	4,403	--
4	World War Z	3,876	2,175	-43.9%
5	Epic	2,256	1,728	-23.4%
6	Midsummer Formula	--	1,421	--
7	Now You See Me	1,624	1,155	-28.9%
8	American Dreams in China	89	208	+133.7%
9	Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge	--	132	--
10	Liv & Ingmar	--	116	--

Good for Despicable Me 2. It is aiming for $800,000 this weekend and 1.1m including previews. It will need to make all it can because the big one is coming next week. Weak hold for Man of Steel. Word of mouth is not good enough. It's barely in the decent range. Decent for Blind Detective. Good hold for World War Z. Excellent hold for Epic. Alright for Midsummer Formula. Very good for Now You See Me. American Dreams in China shot up today due to a heavily booked showtime at Tsuen Wan. It will come crashing down on Friday. Not good for Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge. Great for Liv & Ingmar.

 

[Bluebomb]

Pacific Rim update: 2 MCL theaters have taken away its pre-selling. Tucking the pre-sales away looks really bad. Even if they don't mess around with the times or screens (putting it in a smaller house), it still looks bad to have a couple extra days less of pre-selling. It seems to me like the theaters want to wait a bit more to see how Monsters University is doing before giving away the bigger screen to a smaller film.

[Bluebomb]

NW: Monsters University is currently tracking in the 80,000 admissions range on opening day.

[Olive]

80k OD?

[Empire]

Love seeing these numbers for MU!

[Leyla]

 

Despicable Me 2 aren't having good word of mouth.

thats new

 I thought everyone is crazy abt those minions

[Bluebomb]

thats new

 I thought everyone is crazy abt those minions

Nope. Epic is doing much better with word of mouth than Despicable Me 2. Actually in the past few years, Despicable Me 2 is one of the worst rated animated films. Most get an 80% rating.

 

80k OD?

It could even get 90k if it has really strong walk-ins.

[Olive]

Have you seen DM2 or EPIC, bluebomb?

[Leyla]

Nope. Epic is doing much better with word of mouth than Despicable Me 2. Actually in the past few years, Despicable Me 2 is one of the worst rated animated films. Most get an 80% rating.

weird

I get the impression that Epic is quite forgettable

 

again i havent seen either so

[druv10]

That would be massive for MU, bigger than IM3. Do you think MU can dethrone IM3 OW record or price differences in tickets will make it hard?

[Bluebomb]

Have you seen DM2 or EPIC, bluebomb?

The only animated film I'll be giving my money to this summer is Monsters University.

 

That would be massive for MU, bigger than IM3. Do you think MU can dethrone IM3 OW record or price differences in tickets will make it hard?

It'll be very hard to do with the lower ticket prices. I don't think Monsters U can do it. But the market is very good. Man of Steel performed below expectations and Despicable Me 2 isn't lighting the theaters on fire so if any film has any chance this summer, it's Monsters University.

 

	Thursday			July 4
Rank	Movie	LW	TW	% chg
1	Despicable Me 2	--	16,978	--
2	Blind Detective	--	13,441	--
3	Man of Steel	30,254	12,374	-59.1%
4	World War Z	14,326	8,480	-40.8%
5	Now You See Me	6,457	4,447	-31.1%
6	Midsummer Formula	--	3,986	--
7	Epic	5,115	2,962	-42.1%
8	American Dreams in China	342	296	-13.5%
9	A Story of Yonosuke	--	265	--
10	Miracle in Cell No. 7	354	262	-26.0%

Good for Despicable Me 2 and Blind Detective. Bad for Man of Steel. 4m is looking shaky. World War Z and Now You See Me were solid.

	Friday adm.	(so far)			July 5
Rank	Movie	LW	TW	WKD % chg	QD % chg
1	Man of Steel	16,825	6,906	-59.0%	+35.3%
2	Despicable Me 2	--	6,746	--	+7.2%
3	Blind Detective	--	6,513	--	+47.9%
4	World War Z	6,651	3,247	-51.2%	+49.3%
5	Midsummer Formula	--	2,317	--	+63.1%
6	Now You See Me	3,015	1,924	-36.2%	+66.6%
7	Epic	2,615	1,526	-41.6%	-11.7%
8	Tales from the Dark Pt. 1	--	605	--	--
9	The Way We Dance	--	186	--	--
10	Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge	--	151	--	+14.4%

Blind Detective might actually beat Man of Steel this weekend. Weak increases for the animated films.

[Bluebomb]

		Thursday Actuals						July 4
LW	TW	Movie	Last Thu. (USD)	Thursday (USD)	% chg	Screens	Days	Total
--	1	Despicable Me 2	--	$177,978	--	58	1	$481,056
1	2	Man of Steel	$381,600	$125,100	-67.2%	68	8	$3,104,298
--	3	Blind Detective	--	$105,755	--	38	1	$254,070
2	4	World War Z	$159,859	$83,830	-47.6%	52	15	$4,547,467
4	5	Now You See Me	$51,567	$32,242	-37.5%	28	22	$3,176,521
--	6	Midsummer Formula	--	$28,373	--	27	6	$394,646
3	7	Epic	$55,435	$24,504	-55.8%	49	8	$638,399

Others:
Badges of Fury - $2,837/$107,044
A Story of Yonosuke - $1,418/$2,837 (opening day actual)
American Dreams in China - $621,633
Miracle in Cell No. 7 - $168,950

July 4 Thursday actuals

 

[Sam]

Bluebomb, have you watched MOS yet? Do you like the movie?

[warfreakbix]

Many thanks for the updates Bluebomb.  Is there any chance for WWZ to make 5 million there?

[Bluebomb]

Bluebomb, have you watched MOS yet? Do you like the movie?

It's OK but I think it's one of the weakest superhero offerings of the past few years. I only gave it a C+.

 

Many thanks for the updates Bluebomb.  Is there any chance for WWZ to make 5 million there?

5m should happen by next week.

[Sam]

It's OK but I think it's one of the weakest superhero offerings of the past few years. I only gave it a C+.

 

5m should happen by next week.

I enjoyed MOS overall but I have quite a few problems with it. I don't like how Supes is characterized, Cavill's acting performance really doesn't help the case either. I gave it a B/B-. Maybe Hong Kong audience also feel more or less the same as you, hence the bad drops. Still, I hope it can pass $4 million.

 

 

I was hesitating between NYSM and WWZ in your poll, but in the end, I voted for WWZ's run as the biggest surprise for 2013 first half cause for me, it came out of nowhere. WWZ is having a good run so far, and I'm glad it will gross $5M+