excelsiorlef
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And a bunch of people driving by to hate on it in some usually hyperbolic wy like implying Disney has made Star Wars too commercial.
Wkd Box Office 1225-2715 - Star Wars never changes. 1B+ global BO for new record
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And a bunch of people driving by to hate on it in some usually hyperbolic wy like implying Disney has made Star Wars too commercial.
CassidyIzABeast
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Nope. A domestic thread on a international website doesn't make much sense. Let's wait and see if beats Avatar globally.
Synless
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There are threads like this all the time. Go to gaming to see a monthly US only sales thread.
Early Sat number is 34.5M. Probably looking at 90m for the weekend give or take a couple million.
What will you be saying when Cameron follows the 40 year tradition of taking out a full page ad in Variety to pass the boxoffice king crown to JJ Abrams? Because he most defiantly will since tradition has always been this handing off of the baton has been based on the domestic #1 title, and Cameron is going to follow that tradition.
The focus of the industry has been domestic records.
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No hope that it'll make 30 million on Sunday and hit the magic 100 mil?
I really wonder what these people will do when Cameron himself openly concedes the king of box office title to Abrams and Lucasfilm in Variety.
We would have acted like entitled screaming little gir...wait a minute...
CassidyIzABeast
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Whoa sir, WHOA. JJ will get a conference finals hat. Cameron still has the Larry O'Brien.
Assuming Cameron follows tradition, I'll give JJ his props for not dropping a deuce on the celluloid like Lucas did.
Domestic or worldwide? Worldwide is probably already happening or will very shortly. Domestic might start seeing Avatar ahead on some days this week. Probably by this weekend.
Charles Foster Kane
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Not as big as the previous thread, but almost 3000 posts again. Way over 6000 combined.
The only time I see anything generating so many posts is maybe Avatar 2 (specially if it performs less than amazingly
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The only time I see anything generating so many posts is maybe Avatar 2 (specially if it performs less than amazingly
).Domestic. Worldwide doesn't really look like it will matter at this point in terms of comparisons. Lol.
Depends on where this weekends hold shakes out and how the back to school/work weekdays hold up. Avatar's 4th weekend was 50 mil, so if TFA is 95+ this weekend, I would say there is a good chance it stays ahead until the 5th weekend (Avatar's was 42mil which is where the insane legs really kicked into gear)
AdventureRacing
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Not as big as the previous thread, but almost 3000 posts again. Way over 6000 combined.
The only time I see anything generating so many posts is maybe Avatar 2 (specially if it performs less than amazingly
I think episode VIII will also produce a huge thread. Otherwise maybe something like batman or captain America performing unexpectedly, either in terms of high or low BO numbers.
Lifejumper
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What kind of box office do we expect for rogue one? What will be considered a succes?
freenudemacusers
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Hasn't Star Wars already taken the domestic title for non original IP? Comparing to titanic or avatar is apples oranges imo
All we have is a promo shot and a basic plot outline. No one knows how audiences are going to react to the Star Wars spin-off idea.
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BronsonLee
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*uppercut*
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Whatever makes the most green makes the most.
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Abrams to remake Titanic
freenudemacusers
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I think it helps contextualize performance, much like exchange rates, inflation, etc. you could have a remake category (tfa), sequel category (dark knight), and original films (titanic, avatar).
Rktk
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BoxOffice ‏@BoxOffice 5m5 minutes ago
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS took in an estimated $88.30M this weekend and has grossed $740.27M to date domestically.
BoxOffice ‏@BoxOffice 5m5 minutes ago
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS: $770.5M Overseas Total / $1.510766B Global Total
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS took in an estimated $88.30M this weekend and has grossed $740.27M to date domestically.
BoxOffice ‏@BoxOffice 5m5 minutes ago
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS: $770.5M Overseas Total / $1.510766B Global Total
I dare you to start that thread. I would love to see the reaction from the fanboys.
CassidyIzABeast
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I like this.
Lifejumper
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Titanic out of reach?
No matter how much people say these estimations are accurate, I can't be doing with the use of the past tense when there's still most of Sunday to go! Say "will have taken" instead of "took"!
Yeesh, not even 90 mil...
Not so sure my 1 bil prediction is going to happen now. But it's still going to hit 2 bil worldwide with ease.
It's all up to China now. Hopefully the force awakens there like it did in the US.
Nazgul_Hunter
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I think Lord of the Rings is the only franchise to build on the previous installment every time. Those 3 movies were the exception, but the rule
I know we wanted 100 or 90, but it still beats the previous record 3rd week by 20 million dollars.
crazy monkey
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1.65 billion max world wide.
Yup these numbers are still great.
crazy monkey, you crazy.
ViewtifulJC
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Star Wars: The Bomba Awakens
Time to escort Bob Iger off the premises.
I'm just sad it didn't beat the January weekend record lol
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