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Wkd Box Office 0614-1613 - 'man' steals box office, the end is near
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PhoncipleBone
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45M is a safe bet, I think it'll depend more on WWZ/MU tanking to call 50M.
Man of Steel will be fighting World War Z for #2.
Man of Steel will be fighting World War Z for #2.
Yup. Tracking has Monsters University at $70M this weekend, so it would have to massively underperform not to take the weekend.
Pacific Rim is gonna rip the box office wide open. For some reason, I have the feeling that it's gonna do insanely well.
I have the completely opposite feeling. Shit's gonna bomb.
PhoncipleBone
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I have the completely opposite feeling. Shit's gonna bomb.
That is my gut feeling as well. The advertising just has not been there for it. At least not effective advertising.
SketchTheArtist
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I have the completely opposite feeling. Shit's gonna bomb.
I fuckin' love Del Toro but everyone of his movies have been lukewarm at the Box Office. I hope for the best, but I'm not delusional.
demosthenes
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I have the completely opposite feeling. Shit's gonna bomb.
I really really hope this isn't the case but it's my gut feeling as well.
Going to be there night 1 myself.
PhoncipleBone
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I think Pacific Rim will do similarly to Real Steel; not Transformers box office numbers but decent enough.
The key difference is that Real Steel cost about $110m to make. Pacific Rim cost $180-$200m. Real Steel numbers would make Pacific Rim a flop.
I think Pacific Rim will do similarly to Real Steel; not Transformers box office numbers but decent enough.
Actually Real Steel was something of a disaster and nearly broke the back of Dreamworks 2.0 financially forcing them out of the 'event film' business altogether. It made $85m in the US but at least did better worldwide. If PacRim did those numbers this summer it would be a disaster and no mistake.
A friend heard that PacRim is currently tracking between $40-60m on various services as of last week (?) which is solid but I'd have thought WB would be looking at $60m as the 'low end' of that film's opening.
I think PacRim is a film that's either going to hit the ground running or not at all. WOM won't really help a genre film like this. It either finds it's audience day one or it doesn't.
Personally I hope it's a smash. An original genre film which, if it hits, could see studios taking a chance on more original sci-fi....., and perhaps a Robotech film from WB. Finally.
Maninthemirror
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Man of Steel made $7M on Thursday for a total just under $169M.
Looks like it took a hit from the NBA finals.
We should get midnights for WWZ and Monsters University soon.
Wwz apparently had a disasterous preview night last night according to crowd reports. Dont know about monsters u
Crummy Heat >=(Man of Steel made $7M on Thursday for a total just under $169M.
Looks like it took a hit from the NBA finals.
We should get midnights for WWZ and Monsters University soon.
So 45 mil for the upcoming weekend then?
is the budget that high because Depp has to get paid?
Holy shit. I had no idea the budget was that high.
The entire film is pretty much riding on Depp. No one gives a shit about the Lone Ranger.
They built their own trains for this movie.
Many working with Verbinski are not surprised by cost increases. The Pirates of the Caribbean filmmaker is known for budget-busting on many of his projects. Period trains are a huge element in the movie, say sources, and Verbinski opted for the production to construct its own locomotives from scratch rather than employ existing railroad vehicles.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/he...tm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=heatvisionblog
Maninthemirror
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Gitesh Pandya ‏@giteshpandya11s
#WorldWarZ does $3.6M THU from 2600 thtrs for all shows 8p on. NBA was big distraction last night so solid start.
Man of Steel did 7.03 million morning to 12
WWZ did 3.6 from 8 to 12
#WorldWarZ does $3.6M THU from 2600 thtrs for all shows 8p on. NBA was big distraction last night so solid start.
Man of Steel did 7.03 million morning to 12
WWZ did 3.6 from 8 to 12
Maninthemirror
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Do think front loadedness will affect wwz?Midnights/Thurs previews for World War Z were $3.6M. Actually pretty solid when you consider that Game 7 kept some of its main demographic out of theatres.
WWZ and Man of Steel will be close this weekend. Too early to call second place.
Maninthemirror
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$2.6M THU night for #MonstersU 8p on. Decent for G-rated toon. A mil behind $3.6M for WWZ, but MU shd top the wknd.
https://twitter.com/giteshpandya/status/348106040363081729
https://twitter.com/giteshpandya/status/348106040363081729
They built their own trains for this movie.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/he...tm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=heatvisionblog
A friend of a friend worked on the movie. They said that the trains took up to 4 hours to reset between takes. On train heavy days they would only get 2 takes in before going into overtime for the crew. The shoot took way longer than expected because of this, which busted the budget.
Do think front loadedness will affect wwz?
Yes, but that midnight number still means it's good $45M+. Maybe more if it is not too frontloaded.
$2.6M THU night for #MonstersU 8p on. Decent for G-rated toon. A mil behind $3.6M for WWZ, but MU shd top the wknd.
https://twitter.com/giteshpandya/status/348106040363081729
Worth pointing out that Toy Story 3 only did $4M in midnights. People don't rush to preview showings of family films. Even if those showings are at 8-9pm, they are too late for families with smaller children.
PhoncipleBone
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Worth pointing out that Toy Story 3 only did $4M in midnights. People don't rush to preview showings of family films. Even if those showings are at 8-9pm, they are too late for families with smaller children.
And family films usually have very good holds from Friday to Saturday.
Oh wow that RIPD movie looks like a shameful MiB rip off.
Disclaimer, I have no idea if this is a comic based movie as well
RIPD is also a comic book. I don't really know anything about it, but Men in Black predates it in both comic and movie form.
Super Early numbers are point to a $50M+ opening for World War Z and $80-90M opening for Monsters University. No word on Man of Steel's hold yet.
early numbers were saying last week that MoS was going to have a 140M+ weekend, too early too tell for WWZ. I think 45-40M is more in range of what it'll gross in OW.
Maninthemirror
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Boom!!
FRIDAY 3:30 PM, 3RD UPDATE: Heres how the domestic box is looking right now based on matinee trends, according to my sources. Disney/Pixars 3D toon prequel Monsters University (playing in 4,004 theaters) is opening and easy #1with $25M-$28M Friday (not including Thursdays tally) and a likely $75M weekend. That would make it Pixars second highest opening ever, behind only Toy Story 3. Placing #2 is Paramounts World War Z (3,607 theaters) co-financed with Skydance Productions which is looking like $20M Friday and $50M-$55M for the weekend which has the studio giddy with relief after all that pre-release bad buzz for Brad Pitts zombie pic. In #3 is last weekends top opener, Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures Man Of Steel (in the widest release, 4,207 theaters), with $17M-$19M Friday and around $50M. More later.
FRIDAY 3:30 PM, 3RD UPDATE: Heres how the domestic box is looking right now based on matinee trends, according to my sources. Disney/Pixars 3D toon prequel Monsters University (playing in 4,004 theaters) is opening and easy #1with $25M-$28M Friday (not including Thursdays tally) and a likely $75M weekend. That would make it Pixars second highest opening ever, behind only Toy Story 3. Placing #2 is Paramounts World War Z (3,607 theaters) co-financed with Skydance Productions which is looking like $20M Friday and $50M-$55M for the weekend which has the studio giddy with relief after all that pre-release bad buzz for Brad Pitts zombie pic. In #3 is last weekends top opener, Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures Man Of Steel (in the widest release, 4,207 theaters), with $17M-$19M Friday and around $50M. More later.
Friday estimate updates are now putting Monsters University at around $30-32M, World War Z at $25-27M, and Man of Steel at $14-16M.
This is probably going to be the largest June weekend of all time. If those numbers hold, World War Z is going to open at >$60M. So much for it bombing! Might still have trouble recouping that gigantic budget though. We'll see where these movies stand in the morning.
This is probably going to be the largest June weekend of all time. If those numbers hold, World War Z is going to open at >$60M. So much for it bombing! Might still have trouble recouping that gigantic budget though. We'll see where these movies stand in the morning.
PhoncipleBone
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Friday estimate updates are now putting Monsters University at around $30-32M, World War Z at $25-27M, and Man of Steel at $14-16M.
This is probably going to be the largest June weekend of all time. If those numbers hold, World War Z is going to open at >$60M. So much for it bombing! Might still have trouble recouping that gigantic budget though. We'll see where these movies stand in the morning.
Wow. If true, Monsters is a monster. And the fight for second place wont be that close either.
If those numbers hold.
Bobby Roberts
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Is WB gonna be happy w/ that week-to-week drop on Man of Steel?
Is WB gonna be happy w/ that week-to-week drop on Man of Steel?
Given the circumstances, I think it is doing pretty good. The Friday increase is going to be about as high as you could have hoped given Wed/Thurs numbers. I think that people who were expecting Avengers/TDK holds were kidding themselves.
ReturnOfTheRAT
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Saved by Lindelof.
Bobby Roberts
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Saved by Lindelof.
That more than anything is going to make the internet cross-eyed.
PhoncipleBone
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Given the circumstances, I think it is doing pretty good. The Friday increase is going to be about as high as you could have hoped given Wed/Thurs numbers. I think that people who were expecting Avengers/TDK holds were kidding themselves.
If it drops 60% or lower it is holding on pretty normally for a superhero movie. Batman Begins had a great holdover in the second weekend with only a 43% drop. But it did open anywhere near as big as MOS did. But it was still a fantastic hold for a wide release.
Also, where are you seeing your estimates for this weekend?
I have the completely opposite feeling. Shit's gonna bomb.
I think word of mouth will be a factor with this particular Del Toro flick. The movie will easily pull the Transformers crowd once the word gets out it is amazing (which we all know it will be).
PhoncipleBone
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What website are you guys using for looking at the daily numbers and the estimates?
I go to Deadline and Hollywood Reporter for the rolling estimates as the day goes on. Box Office Mojo will update midday for the previous day.
I am wanting to know of any other good sites for estimates as the day goes on, but Box Office Mojo is a great resource for final numbers.
Thanks man!I go to Deadline and Hollywood Reporter for the rolling estimates as the day goes on. Box Office Mojo will update midday for the previous day.
I am wanting to know of any other good sites for estimates as the day goes on, but Box Office Mojo is a great resource for final numbers.
TheAbsolution
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Do you guys that that at this point that WWZ will recoup its budget? I still don't think so.
MrPink93485
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Given the circumstances, I think it is doing pretty good. The Friday increase is going to be about as high as you could have hoped given Wed/Thurs numbers. I think that people who were expecting Avengers/TDK holds were kidding themselves.
Agreed. Not to mention the latter two films didn't have to face this kind of competition in its 2nd weekend. Monsters is doing a tad better than expected and World War Z is way over performing. Doing near 50 million in the face of these two openers is about as well as you can expect.
Do you guys that that at this point that WWZ will recoup its budget? I still don't think so.
Really depends on its overseas gross.
Deadline's updated friday numbers are up fully up now. Man of Steel fell a massive 71% from last friday, going to probably do a 65% drop for the whole weekend. That is toxic word of mouth type numbers. Someone on Boxoffice.com noted with how badly this has collapsed it will likely finish under what Superman Returns did adjusted for inflation. Crazy.
Man of Steel is now on pace to drop over 60% this weekend. 300 million is no longer in the picture for it. Big drop.
The people have spoken! Bomba of Steel! Long live Returns! Vive la revolution!
Well it's not a bomba but it is not going to be doing Batman/Marvel type numbers. The biggest problem is the massive drop off from last weekend and toxic word of mouth (no way to spin a friday drop of over 70% as anything less than that) is going to hurt the long run plans for a Justice League and wider DC Universe. It's hard to build up a universe off a film the film going public didn't really like.
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