Wkd BO 02•24-26•17 - Peele rules the Box Office and Rotten Tomatoes. China loves RE6.

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WaffleTaco

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You think people have watched all 26 Bond films, or every MCU movie and the MCU TV-shows?
Bond films? Nah they reset with every actor. And every MCU movie? Isn't that kind of the point of being a fan of the films? Like why watch them at all if you aren't going to pay attention to the overarching plot and story. And the MCU TV-Shows are not necessary at all.
 

kswiston

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chinese censors cut 14 minutes out of logan for the china release

i was super hyped for this movie

gonna skip it now :(

Isn't that basically standard operating procedure for violent films? Did you get the church scene in the theatrical release of Kingsman?
 
Bond films? Nah they reset with every actor. And every MCU movie? Isn't that kind of the point of being a fan of the films? Like why watch them at all if you aren't going to pay attention to the overarching plot and story. And the MCU TV-Shows are not necessary at all.
Wasn't there a statistic that most people who go see a Marvel movie are new watchers and haven't seen every other Marvel movie? I just think it's a bit much to expect that of audiences. A good film should be able to stand and enjoyed on its own.
 
Good for Get Out. Glad to see that an intelligent horror film is making good dough at the box office.

Wasn't there a statistic that most people who go see a Marvel movie are new watchers and haven't seen every other Marvel movie? I just think it's a bit much to expect that of audiences. A good film should be able to stand and enjoyed on its own.

True, but it can be hard to make a movie stand on its own, especially when you're making a film that's part of a series.
 

numble

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Isn't that basically standard operating procedure for violent films? Did you get the church scene in the theatrical release of Kingsman?

I think they didn't cut very much of Hacksaw Ridge, but it seems they did cut the church scene in Kingsman. It says they only cut 6 minutes for Kingsman though. They cut 37-38 minutes out of Cloud Atlas.
 

poutmeter

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Can't wait to watch Get Out -too bad none of the cinemas here are showing it and can't even state if they are going to run it :( At least there's Logan to look forward to tonight.
 

GhaleonEB

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Get Out wkd actual: $33.4M

Batshit crazy. The question isn't if it makes $100M now, but how far it goes above the mark.

That's the best Sunday drop in the top....*scrolls*....20 or so. Same for the Monday drop.

Legs are going to be pretty great despite the competition next week, I think. Richly deserved success.
 

numble

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Bond films? Nah they reset with every actor. And every MCU movie? Isn't that kind of the point of being a fan of the films? Like why watch them at all if you aren't going to pay attention to the overarching plot and story. And the MCU TV-Shows are not necessary at all.

If the point is to watch them all, their box office performances wouldn't be much different from movie to movie, but that is not the case.
 

kswiston

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Xaosslug's ban is up, so he should be back on thread duty this coming weekend. Good timing, since I believe I am busy until 2 or 3 on Sunday afternoon.


Based on presales, Logan is going to open to at least $35M in China this weekend. Possibly over $40M. I think that the Wolverine made around $40M total.
 
Xaosslug's ban is up, so he should be back on thread duty this coming weekend. Good timing, since I believe I am busy until 2 or 3 on Sunday afternoon.


Based on presales, Logan is going to open to at least $35M in China this weekend. Possibly over $40M. I think that the Wolverine made around $40M total.
I'm sitting down for Logan now at the only IMAX cinema in Sweden and it's pretty much filled with students and others on a break. Will be interesting to see the WW numbers later.
 
Echoing what other people have said, it is great to see a top 3 filled with quality movies. I enjoyed each of them. Get Out's success surprises me but it's completely deserved. Peele is a great writer and director and it's cool to see him branch out and succeed.
 

Penguin

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Wasn't there a statistic that most people who go see a Marvel movie are new watchers and haven't seen every other Marvel movie? I just think it's a bit much to expect that of audiences. A good film should be able to stand and enjoyed on its own.

I mean it's not an exact science, but don't need a stat to show that Civil War did over a billion dollars in tickets and Doctor Strange did about half of that to know not everyone watches these... at least no in theaters.

Though I have seen every Bond movie... and every MCU movie... and most of the TV shows... but more just because I enjoy consuming comic things
 

kswiston

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Logan is going to have a big weekend in China. Perhaps comparable to Doctor Strange's opening ($44M) based on the midnight and early Friday estimates. The Wolverine made less than $41M total in China.


Boxoffice.com is predicting $86M for Logan's Domestic opening. The trades (Deadline, Variety, Hollywood Reporter) are reporting $65-70M for official studio estimates and tracking.

Variety is reporting a $97M budget for Logan. That's even lower than we heard previously, but might make more sense in light of Jackman taking a reported wage cut.

http://variety.com/2017/film/box-office/logan-box-office-2017-biggest-debut-1202000089/
 
Jesus. I wasn't expecting an opening anywhere near 80mil for this.

Then again, I didn't see Deadpool comin, either, I don't think. At least not the way it hit. I thought it'd be popular. But not THAT popular.
 

kswiston

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Jesus. I wasn't expecting an opening anywhere near 80mil for this.

Then again, I didn't see Deadpool comin, either, I don't think. At least not the way it hit. I thought it'd be popular. But not THAT popular.

Anything over $70M OW gives Logan a shot at $200M domestic with good for a comic film legs. It would be funny if Logan manages to hit $236M+, and the two top grossing X-Films in the US/Canada are R-rated spin-offs

If Logan hits $80M domestic, and $45M in China, I think that it will be in a good position to make $200M WW this weekend.
 

kswiston

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Logan had a $15M opening day in China.

Resident Evil fell 85% Fri to Fri there. I guess it will have to settle for around $150M in China despite the $95M opening.
 

Schlorgan

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I guess people are really thirsty for good R-rated comic book movies; Fox has finally found the way to differentiate themselves from Marvel Studios.
 

GhaleonEB

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Was just coming in to note that tweet. :lol

Great opening night. The early previews/reviews worked out well to generate buzz, I didn't think it would go anywhere near that kind of opening. Looking forward to it tomorrow.
 
You think people have watched all 26 Bond films, or every MCU movie and the MCU TV-shows?

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I own all the Bond films on Blu-Ray.

We're in for a 80M+ here

Once again, are we ready for a world where the best-performing X-Men films critically and financially are R-rated?
 
Thought Logan might blow up. Trailers have been fire and Jackman's Wolverine is beloved. Folks wanna see his last hurrah.


Apocalypse not having Wolverine hurt it. And it just felt like a step down from DOFP. Bringing the old cast back for that made it an event.
 

kswiston

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Rth is saying $32-35M on Friday for Logan. Deadline had $28M earlier.

Doctor Strange made $32.5M on Friday with the same previews, on its way to a $85M weekend.

Logan may be a bit more skewed than Doctor Strange since it doesn't get family business, but that's a great start. The Wolverine opened to $20.7M on its first Friday.
 
Jeezus.

Although, as discussed already, I wonder how much repeat business it's going to get, considering its tone.

Then again, people kept going back to The Dark Knight, too.
 

Mimosa97

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Should I go see Logan even though I've never seen the previous stand alone wolverine movies ?

I only know Logan from the X men movies ... For info I'm a sucker for R rated comic book movies.
 

Boke1879

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Can't wait to go see Logan tomorrow afternoon, but doubt I'll see it more than twice. If I even see it a 2nd time. Got quite a few movies to watch this month.
 

Mrbob

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Is the running time of nearly 2 hours 20 minutes going to limit the number of overall showings? That's the one thing I can think of to hold back Logan this weekend. The per theater average is going to be high.

Also, am I being unfair or has Lego Batman way under performed. There hasn't been any real competition either.
 
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