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[vinnygambini]

Well I guess it's official:

Disney’s “The Jungle Book” will dominate the U.S. box office this weekend, opening in the $70 million range while “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” continues its fast fade at multiplexes.

http://variety.com/2016/film/news/box-office-jungle-book-batman-v-superman-1201751903/

 

[Dash_Riprock]

Its gonna be funny watching Jungle Book's BO numbers and observing how good WoM elevates a film expected to do mediocre, in stark contrast to BvS.

 

[gamz]

Its gonna be funny watching Jungle Book's BO numbers and observing how good WoM elevates a film expected to do mediocre, in stark contrast to BvS.

A studio doesn't spend 250M on a movie and expect it to be mediocre.

 

[Culex]

A studio doesn't spend 250M on a movie and expect it to be mediocre.

Tell that to WB and the Matrix Revolutions

 

[gamz]

Tell that to WB and the Matrix Revolutions

And those two sequels did over 1.2B.

 

[Dash_Riprock]

A studio doesn't spend 250M on a movie and expect it to be mediocre.

I meant by BO analysts.

 

[duckroll]

And those two sequels did over 1.2B.

Matrix - $171 million domestic, $463 million worldwide. $63 million budget.
Matrix Reloaded - $281 million domestic, $742 million worldwide. $150 million budget.
Matrix Revolutions - $139 million domestic, $427 million worldwide. $150 million budget. <-- LOL

And then Warner Brothers followed that up by rewarding the same filmmakers with this:

Speed Racer - $43 million domestic, $93 million worldwide. $120 million budget.

WOW. So they would totally never work with these people again right? WRONG!

Jupiter Ascending - $47 million domestic, $183 million worldwide. $176 million budget.

 

[AlteredBeast]

Matrix - $171 million domestic, $463 million worldwide. $63 million budget.
Matrix Reloaded - $281 million domestic, $742 million worldwide. $150 million budget.
Matrix Revolutions - $139 million domestic, $427 million worldwide. $150 million budget. <-- LOL

And then Warner Brothers followed that up by rewarding the same filmmakers with this:

Speed Racer - $43 million domestic, $93 million worldwide. $120 million budget.

WOW. So they would totally never work with these people again right? WRONG!

Jupiter Ascending - $47 million domestic, $183 million worldwide. $176 million budget.

You are missing Cloud Atlas, too, you know.

 

[duckroll]

You are missing Cloud Atlas, too, you know.

Cloud Atlas wasn't funded primarily by Warner. They paid a small amount for distribution, but it was funded privately by various sponsors internationally. That's why it's not mentioned. These are the studio movies which Warner paid for upfront expecting blockbusters.

 

[AlteredBeast]

Ah, you are correct. Still a huge flop (I enjoyed it, for what it's worth) that should be a hige red flag that screams "do not give these ladies any more money!"

 

[gamz]

Matrix - $171 million domestic, $463 million worldwide. $63 million budget.
Matrix Reloaded - $281 million domestic, $742 million worldwide. $150 million budget.
Matrix Revolutions - $139 million domestic, $427 million worldwide. $150 million budget. <-- LOL

And then Warner Brothers followed that up by rewarding the same filmmakers with this:

Speed Racer - $43 million domestic, $93 million worldwide. $120 million budget.

WOW. So they would totally never work with these people again right? WRONG!

Jupiter Ascending - $47 million domestic, $183 million worldwide. $176 million budget.

And? The comment I responded to was The Matrix series. Not their entire career.

 

[duckroll]

And? The comment I responded to was The Matrix series. Not their entire career.

Revolutions is absolutely a disappointment. Unless you think WB spent 150 million to expect to make back half of what Reloaded did. Lol.

 

[AquaWateria]

Man I'm so freaking disappointed the Jungle Book Movie by Andy Serkis that follows the actual books may not happen.

Fucking Disney and their sequels. And I love Disney movies but screw this.

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

Matrix - $171 million domestic, $463 million worldwide. $63 million budget.
Matrix Reloaded - $281 million domestic, $742 million worldwide. $150 million budget.
Matrix Revolutions - $139 million domestic, $427 million worldwide. $150 million budget. <-- LOL

And then Warner Brothers followed that up by rewarding the same filmmakers with this:

Speed Racer - $43 million domestic, $93 million worldwide. $120 million budget.

WOW. So they would totally never work with these people again right? WRONG!

Jupiter Ascending - $47 million domestic, $183 million worldwide. $176 million budget.

I will always be thankful to the insane executives at Warner and to Joel Silver for funding the Wachowskis' crazy ass movies. As someone who enjoys them even at their worst (Jupiter Ascending, yes I actually had fun), I would never have trusted them with a big budget tentpole after the Matrix sequels and certainly not after Speed Racer. They are incredibly talented but the one time their filmmaking style briefly aligned with the mainstream was in 1999 and that will never happen again. I hope they will be able to bounce back from Jupiter Ascending with a smaller film.

 

[jon bones]

Man I'm so freaking disappointed the Jungle Book Movie by Andy Serkis that follows the actual books may not happen.

Fucking Disney and their sequels. And I love Disney movies but screw this.

what? i thought WB is still making that movie and it's coming out in like 2 years

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

Man I'm so freaking disappointed the Jungle Book Movie by Andy Serkis that follows the actual books may not happen.

Fucking Disney and their sequels. And I love Disney movies but screw this.

It's still happening. WB has it slated for 2018 I think.

 

[call_kotaku]

Matrix - $171 million domestic, $463 million worldwide. $63 million budget.
Matrix Reloaded - $281 million domestic, $742 million worldwide. $150 million budget.
Matrix Revolutions - $139 million domestic, $427 million worldwide. $150 million budget. <-- LOL

And then Warner Brothers followed that up by rewarding the same filmmakers with this:

Speed Racer - $43 million domestic, $93 million worldwide. $120 million budget.

WOW. So they would totally never work with these people again right? WRONG!

Jupiter Ascending - $47 million domestic, $183 million worldwide. $176 million budget.

what surprises me is that even with the experience of filming both Matrix sequels simultaneously, JL is still starting production so soon after BvS. It just seems like an absurd risk, even without the hindsight of BvS's reception. I guess stuff like Hunger Games or Harry Potter moves at that pace too

 

[AquaWateria]

Yeah but with Disney likely making a sequel for Jungle Book.

It's gonna fuck things up for the Jungle Book movie that actually follows the books.

 

[Garlador]

Man I'm so freaking disappointed the Jungle Book Movie by Andy Serkis that follows the actual books may not happen.

Fucking Disney and their sequels. And I love Disney movies but screw this.

The Disney film is getting nigh-universal acclaim.

Honestly, the books are just kind of okay...

 

[gamz]

Revolutions is absolutely a disappointment. Unless you think WB spent 150 million to expect to make back half of what Reloaded did. Lol.

They were filmed back to back and chopped in half. The Budget was 300M and did over 1.2M.

Not bad.

 

[kswiston]

Huntsman is getting trashed in reviews. Universal is not going to have a banner year.

 

[SFenton]

Huntsman is getting trashed in reviews. Universal is not going to have a banner year.

Warcraft will make or break this year for them, I think.

 

[Slayven]

Huntsman is getting trashed in reviews. Universal is not going to have a banner year.

It looks better than the first one to me

 

[-griffy-]

Huntsman is getting trashed in reviews. Universal is not going to have a banner year.

Wonder what Bourne will do for them. Each one grew pretty significantly before Legacy, with Ultimatum at $443m worldwide. I'd guess the return of Damon and Greengrass would push it far past Legacy numbers, but can it improve on Ultimatum?

 

[kswiston]

BvS is less than $50k shy of $300M now.

Boxoffice.com posted their weekend predictions. They have The Jungle Book at $81M, Barbershop at $19M, BvS at $9.8M and Zootopia at $9M.

 

[kurahador]

So WB delayed their Jungle Book Origins a year, and then another year, and then remove "Origins" from the title.
What the hell happen?

 

[vinnygambini]

Huntsman is getting trashed in reviews. Universal is not going to have a banner year.

Will it be able to surpass Paramount lol?

 

[Currygan]

Huntsman is getting trashed in reviews. Universal is not going to have a banner year.

it really looks like shit, but I can see it making decent bank

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

They were filmed back to back and chopped in half. The Budget was 300M and did over 1.2M.

Not bad.

Yeah, I was going to mention this, The Matrix 2/3 were filmed all at once with the entire $300 million budget, they didn't budget Revolutions after doing Reloaded, that would have been impossible with the release windows which was only months apart.

 

[J_Viper]

Huntsman is getting trashed in reviews. Universal is not going to have a banner year.

Should've been more honest with the title

The Huntsman: Waifu Wars

 

[MHWilliams]

Matrix - $171 million domestic, $463 million worldwide. $63 million budget.
Matrix Reloaded - $281 million domestic, $742 million worldwide. $150 million budget.
Matrix Revolutions - $139 million domestic, $427 million worldwide. $150 million budget. <-- LOL

This trajectory is what WB has to worry about with Justice League. Essentially, even if JL is a better film, will the poor word of mouth depress sales?

 

[inky]

Batman will end up doing better than both BvS and JL in 2 years. Even if JL disappoints I imagine Bats will still come out untainted.

 

[J_Viper]

This trajectory is what WB has to worry about with Justice League. Essentially, even if JL is a better film, will the poor word of mouth depress sales?

I think there's a shot at them rebounding if SS and WW are well received.

 

[MHWilliams]

I think there's a shot at them rebounding if SS and WW are well received.

I honestly think audiences will treat both as unrelated. It's the Justice League coming from the same production crew at MoS and BvS that could be the problem. Of course, there's the possibility that audiences won't see JL as a direct sequel to those two films.

 

[AlteredBeast]

I honestly think audiences will treat both as unrelated. It's the Justice League coming from the same production crew at MoS and BvS that could be the problem. Of course, there's the possibility that audiences won't see JL as a direct sequel to those two films.

If, and that is a big IF, the WW and SS movies do well, it will create a ton of goodwill towards the whole Cinematic Universe and reignite interest in JL, which is probably as low as it is going to get. Regardless, audiences will connect the movies because they are directly connected. To think otherwise is kind of silly. It will carry baggage no matter how good the movies are.

 

[MANUELF]

BvS is less than $50k shy of $300M now.

Boxoffice.com posted their weekend predictions. They have The Jungle Book at $81M, Barbershop at $19M, BvS at $9.8M and Zootopia at $9M.

So another 50%+ drop for BvS? Zootopia will outsell it next weekend .....

 

[illmatic22]

Jungle Book gonna make $$$. My mom's been bugging me about seeing it.

Huntsman is getting trashed in reviews. Universal is not going to have a banner year.

Can't say I'm surprised. Poor Thor.

 

[LaNaranja]

Huntsman is getting trashed in reviews. Universal is not going to have a banner year.

It looks ok to me. The first one was ok outside of Kristen Stewart who does not have an ounce of charisma in her body. I am interested to see more of that world without her shitting up most of the scenes in the movie. Theron, Hemsworth and Nick Frost were all pretty good. Plus this movie has the whole live action Frozen thing going for it which I assume will give it some kind of boost.

 

[GhaleonEB]

So another 50%+ drop for BvS? Zootopia will outsell it next weekend .....

Yeah, Jungle Book is going to take BvS's premium theaters. It'll have a bigger drop than 50%.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

So another 50%+ drop for BvS? Zootopia will outsell it next weekend .....

I think it's possible this is the weekend, honestly. Theaters have a chance to dump it from most of their screens. They're gonna take that opportunity. And some of those screens will go to Zootopia. Not many. But some.

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

It looks ok to me. The first one was ok outside of Kristen Stewart who does have an ounce of charisma in her body. I am interested to see more of that world without her shitting up most of the scenes in the movie. Theron, Hemsworth and Nick Frost were all pretty good. Plus this movie has the whole live action Frozen thing going for it which I assume will give it some kind of boost.

I'm tempted to see Huntsman just because it looks visually interesting and Theron elevates any movie.

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

BOM has Jungle Book's theater count up already: 4,028

Disney ain't fucking around.

 

[CaviarMeths]

I took my sisters to the first Huntsman movie in 2012. Was a little uncomfortable with the level of violence in the movie (my sisters were 6 and 7 at the time). But they seemed to dig it and they're 10 and 11 now, so... maybe? I dunno, they prolly rather wait a couple weeks and see Civil War anyway.

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

Tracking for Civil War: http://heroichollywood.com/captain-america-civil-war-box-tracking-report-3-weeks-massive/

No tracking data but he says it's looking at an opening of.... $200-220M. Probably thread worthy once the trades start reporting on it.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Crossover watch: Zootopia continues to hold better than BvS in the dailies. BvS is now just $500k over it. Guessing we have crossover by Sunday, if not very early next week.

 

[gamz]

Finally hit 800M WW.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=superman2015.htm

 

[Escape Goat]

Finally hit 800M WW.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=superman2015.htm

We did it you guys.

 

[Son Of D]

Huntsman is getting trashed in reviews. Universal is not going to have a banner year.

After their amazing 2015 this must sting for them. Then again Fast 8 should make things look up for them next year.

 

[vinnygambini]

"Today marked an amazing achievement for WB & DC. Batman v Superman crossed the $300M threshold at the domestic box-office, doing so before our nearest competitor 'Deadpool'. WB's slate of current and upcoming DC films continue to gain traction with the visionary producer and director Zack Snyder at the helm of it all.'' Jeff Goldstein

 

[Maledict]

Finally hit 800M WW.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=superman2015.htm

Do we think it can hit 850 worldwide or higher? Is 900 within reach?