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[kswiston]

True, but if you account for inflation, Star Wars and LOTR have both managed three (SW has had six straight if you ignore the animated spin-offs). Of course, something that has only been done by SW and LOTR is still incredibly rare. I don't think anyone would have imagined we'd even be having this discussion about The Hunger Games before the first movie came out.

Using last year's average ticket price (BOM's 2014 price is going to go up when they update it for summer when more people go to fancy theatres), the original Indiana Jones trilogy adjusts to over $400M as well.

 

[A Human Becoming]

100% on RT and 99 on Metacritic. See it when it comes out near you.

But when? I had a dream about the plot last night...

Seeing Dawn Planet of the Apes Wednesday.

 

[kswiston]

The Purge Anarchy will have a small Friday lead, but Apes should easily win the weekend again.

Early Friday numbers are pointing to $12-13M for the Purge, $10M for Apes, $6M for Toy Commercial 2, $5-6M for Sex Tape (way under expectations).

EDIT: In other news, it looks like Transformers will pass $300M in China today

 

[numble]

It's over $140m behind the first movie though (I'm not sure if they added last week's foreign take to that yet.) It still has a number of smaller territories to open in too, but my guess is it'd have to do over $90m in China to even have a chance at catching up in total international gross.

Speaking of which, what's the most reliable way to find release dates in China? It seems some movies they don't have release dates for a long time, for example, HTTYD2 only got a release date announced today for August 14. Is it because they have to wait for state approval and all that?

They have occasional monthlong periods (I think April or March is one, July is another) where no new foreign releases are allowed (the ones already out can keep playing), to allow domestic Chinese films to make more money. State approval plays some small part but they seem to get approved rather quickly these days (that's why there are so many releases nowadays that are earlier or synced with the US release).

 

[kswiston]

Friday Studio Estimates:

1) The Purge: Anarchy - $13M
2) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - $10.4M - $113M
3) Planes: Fire and Rescue - $6.3M
4) Sex tape - $5.7M
5) Transformers: Age of Extinction - $2.7M - $220M

 

[kswiston]

Friday Studio Estimates:

1) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - $36.0M - $139M
1) The Purge: Anarchy - $28M
3) Planes: Fire and Rescue - $18M
4) Sex tape - $15M
5) Transformers: Age of Extinction - $10.0M - $227M


Maleficent is now at $697M worldwide. Looks like it will at least pass Amazing Spider-Man 2 and the Winter Soldier, if not Days of Future Past. Bomb of the summer confirmed!

 

[alfredofroylan]

Maleficent is now at $697M worldwide. Looks like it will at least pass Amazing Spider-Man 2 and the Winter Soldier, if not Days of Future Past. Bomb of the summer confirmed!

It's also at a few millions of becoming the scond most sucessful live action fairytale from Disney behind Alice in Wonderland.

 

[Future Foundation]

Friday Studio Estimates:

1) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - $36.0M - $139M
1) The Purge: Anarchy - $28M
3) Planes: Fire and Rescue - $18M
4) Sex tape - $15M
5) Transformers: Age of Extinction - $10.0M - $227M


Maleficent is now at $697M worldwide. Looks like it will at least pass Amazing Spider-Man 2 and the Winter Soldier, if not Days of Future Past. Bomb of the summer confirmed!

Has there been an Avengers/TDK-like call out of everyone who said it would bomb?

 

[Frog-fu]

How did Maleficent make so much money?

 

[alfredofroylan]

How did Maleficent make so much money?

Girls, Tumblr fans, Malora fans, people that ilke Disney, people that like Angelina, the movie is really not that bad, kids, aliens.

 

[TacticalFox88]

Girls, Tumblr fans, Malora fans, people that ilke Disney, people that like Angelina, the movie is really not that bad, kids, aliens.

First 20 minutes were SOOOO fucking bad, tho.

 

[kurahador]

Girls, Tumblr fans, Malora fans, people that ilke Disney, people that like Angelina, the movie is really not that bad, kids, aliens.

It also came off Frozen/disney fairy tales hype.

 

[Messi]

First 20 minutes were SOOOO fucking bad, tho.

Well thankfully movies are longer than 20 mins then.

 

[Jacob]

Using last year's average ticket price (BOM's 2014 price is going to go up when they update it for summer when more people go to fancy theatres), the original Indiana Jones trilogy adjusts to over $400M as well.

Ah, thanks for pointing that out. I had looked into this sometime before the end of last year so I was using BOM's 2012 ticket price average for the calculations. Actually, it looks like the Raimi Spider-Man trilogy is about to have all of its installments cross $400M domestic if prices go up just a little bit more than the 2013 average. Star Wars and LOTR do have the distinction of each film clearing 50 million in tickets sold, however (by BOM's estimates).