industrian
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Combining this with the merchandising, the movie has probably already made its budget back at least twice.
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Star wars The Force Awakens makes $50 million in advance ticket sales.
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This places it in a virtual tie for #10 (w/ Peter Jackson's King Kong) in all-time December Opening Weekends.
The movie doesn't open for a month and it's already in the top 10 all-time for December.
Also, at least 2000 of it comes from this guy:
I wonder if he realize he got the wrong day if he wanted to go to the premiere. Those tickets are for the 18th, not the actually opening on the 17th.
Thebeardofknowledge
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what the fuck are you talking about ? he's driving a Lincoln navigator
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
We're scalping Star Wars tickets now?
He's going to watch it with nobody else in the theater.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
I'm sure he is.
neoism
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yeah shame but i hatttte going to the theater and the screenroom be packed out...no thanks... this movie will run for months and months....
I'm only going to see it at a legit IMAX screen, and there's one in the city. I hope it has a lengthy run.
Come to Butt-Head
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Does this count towards the opening weekend?
Why would you scalp tickets for 23 hours after the premiere? There is an excess of movie screens in the US.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
Like with most scalpers he assumes that everything will be sold out (in this case, for the first few days of the movie's release) allowing him to profit from it.
ViewtifulJC
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Maybe he's a professor and he's taking all 180 students to see the new Star Wars
that's also why its a day after the premiere, its a Saturday so they won't have class
PhoncipleBone
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One of the few people that gets it. I always try and explain that to coworkers about opening night crowds.
The crowds are usually huge at opening night, but are just as excited to see the movie without any drama as you are. They will provide an energy to the screening that you can't replicate at a later showing, but will also cut anyone that dares to disrupt the screening.
18th is a Friday. Movie opens 17th, a Thursday.
Your theory isn't likely given the excess of screens and the huge ceiling it would take. If it is sold out for the first few days of the movie's release, I think that would give it a $600-$700 million opening weekend (and the record is under $210 million).
Alcotholic
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I honestly hope that this doesn't start a trend of super hyping movies and making tickets available for sale months in advance. I mean. Whatever, it doesn't really affect me, but it's dumb.
Thanks for clearing that up. It is my fault for not looking into it. Some GAF titles can be deceptive. Puts me at ease.
AdventureRacing
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I'm pretty sure even if the first few days are sold out it wouldn't come remotely close to 600 million, more like half that.
Subpar Spatula
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You mean the audience that will cheer and holler when certain things appear? Shit happens with every Marvel 7:00PM showing as well. Happened with Friday the 13th Reboot at the only midnight showing in Guildford, Surrey and there was around 10 people watching.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
I'm reflecting on a scalper's mindset, not postulating a theory.
That and I didn't mean sold out nationwide. For all we know this guy could live in an area with only a couple of cinemas.
But with everything said I don't know which is worse: a guy spending a few thousand dollars on an economy-class private screening, or a guy spending a few thousand dollars hoping to double his money through his belief that tickets will be hard to find in his area.
Was there a specific reason as to why this didn't wait till Summer to break banks? I can't remember.
Subpar Spatula
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Hoping for that Avatar spree.
Mushroomer25
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Entirely comes down to how many screens it opens on. With little competition, and this insane demand - it'll easily beat the record established by New Moon (Yes, Twilight currently holds the record at 8,500 screens).
I think $300M is attainable with the level of demand, but it'd require theaters selling out round-the-clock showings - and weather conditions not becoming an issue
Mushroomer25
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Film was scheduled for this summer, got pushed at JJ's request. They probably didn't want to delay a full year, or compete against themselves with films they already had set for Summer '16.
The movie opens the 18th. The 17th are special showings.
Sectorseven
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The movie simply couldn't be ready by this past summer and Disney promised shareholders a launch before 2016.
bonesmccoy
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It was supposed to come out Summer 2015. IIRC, Abrams and his crew requested the release be pushed back.
I'll be seeing it on the 18th at 7pm. You know what my biggest fear is? Everyone standing in that long ass line and then some jackass just screams the movie out spoiling it
All advance tickets purchased for Thur-Sun counts.
Same here, knowing that showings start on the 17th, I fear being completely spoiled before I go in. I'm already planning on avoiding the Internet days in advance.
perfectchaos007
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This places it in a virtual tie for #10 (w/ Peter Jackson's King Kong) in all-time December Opening Weekends.
The movie doesn't open for a month and it's already in the top 10 all-time for December.
Also, at least 2000 of it comes from this guy:
Tiffany done fucked up. You know some jackass from 4chan is going to burst in his little private session to make a loud commotion. $2180 wasted.
The theater is in Anaheim, which is in one of the largest urban metropolitan areas in the US (Los Angeles/Southern California).
We got the prequels, and yet, we have a new one......
I wouldn't call it special. Every theater shows it on Thursday that is showing the film Friday, it's not limited and there are tons of back to back showings started at 7:00 it's anything but special or limited.
This places it in a virtual tie for #10 (w/ Peter Jackson's King Kong) in all-time December Opening Weekends.
The movie doesn't open for a month and it's already in the top 10 all-time for December.
Also, at least 2000 of it comes from this guy:
So he is either scalping the tickets or depriving an entire showing of release day viewing. Either way it's a scumbag move imo.
LookAtMeGo
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Ahhh yeah. I got my tickets the second they went on sale. I booked some of the last seats in the theatre and when I went to check out they had been taken so I quicky went to the 10pm show and got to choose first and grabbed the best seats in the house. I refreshed it right after my purchase and it was sold out. Just got it in time. I was like holy shit.
Crimsonlink
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...... WHAT?!?!?!?!? wtf? no /s no jk..........
Uhh I dunno what delusions you live under but this thing will make bank in the first week if not the first 3 days.
Hm, I am able to purchase tickets to that showing on Fandango. So either he returned the tickets or it's all a joke.
shira
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But all prequels were very successful and have fans.
He's talking FANT4STIC levels of suckage not just "dissapointing". That level can easily kill a franchise
BoogerFart
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Blackstarhat
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Star wars sells its self.
Given the terrible movie etiquette I've seen the last few movies I've gone to, I can't say I don't blame him. If I had the money I'd do the same thing.This places it in a virtual tie for #10 (w/ Peter Jackson's King Kong) in all-time December Opening Weekends.
The movie doesn't open for a month and it's already in the top 10 all-time for December.
Also, at least 2000 of it comes from this guy:
ryutaro's mama
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Like I said...
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