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Wow...The 5th Wave is making more money than I thought. Guess we're getting that sequel/trilogy.
$84 million total on a $30-something million budget ain't bad.
Wow...The 5th Wave is making more money than I thought. Guess we're getting that sequel/trilogy.
Seems like it'll be a battle for 5th place between Revenant and TFA. EDIT: Unless How To Be Single is a thing too, but I have no sense of what that'll do.
So with Deadpool's obvious success, and Fifty Shades last year, I suppose this weekend is well established as a good weekend for movie releases.
Kung Fu Panda 3 passed $120M in China. However, the real story is the fact that Stephen Chow's latest film, The Mermaid, has been out for 5 days and has already made around $190M in China. It will more than likely be China's first film to $400M, and possibly the first to $500M.
IIRC, Chow has broken a lot of records over his career, some of them his own. He's practically the Hong Kong equivalent of Spielberg.
They shoulda got Chow to direct Episode 9.
They shoulda got Chow to direct Episode 9.
Holy shit, is China that goddamned salty about Seven Years in Tibet? That was 20 years ago!
Creed's foreign numbers seems pathetic, overseas audiences really are racist
Creed's foreign numbers seems pathetic, overseas audiences really are racist
They shoulda got Chow to direct Episode 9.
Deadline's probably overestimating a little, although I saw Variety tweet "Deadpool to score 100 mil" and then reported a Friday number of just over 30 mil including the Thursday previews.
So I dunno.
I would be so OK with that. He can definitely do big fantasy action films.
Creed's foreign numbers seems pathetic, overseas audiences really are racist
Yeah, I wasn't really being flip. I mean, yeah, from a solely mercenary standpoint it would be a good call for China box-office, but I like Chow's movies, and I think setting him loose on Star Wars with a 200 million dollar budget would be fucking fun as hell.
It was stupid to open three comedys on one weekend but even so I'm a little surprised that Zoolander is doing so badly
Yeah, I wasn't really being flip. I mean, yeah, from a solely mercenary standpoint it would be a good call for China box-office, but I like Chow's movies, and I think setting him loose on Star Wars with a 200 million dollar budget would be fucking fun as hell.
Deadline's probably overestimating a little, although I saw Variety tweet "Deadpool to score 100 mil" and then reported a Friday number of just over 30 mil including the Thursday previews.
So I dunno.
For those interested in numbers that aren't Deadpool focused:
Friday Studio Estimates:
- It's hard to call #5 for this weekend right now, as I expect Star Wars to have better gains today, and Sunday is a bit of a wildcard with Valentines Day. Star Wars might hang on to one more Top 5 finish.
why the fuck did they release Zoolander 2 the same weekend as Deadpool
What are the odds of Deadpool outgrossing X-men Apocalypse domestically? That would be a really weird result for Fox.
So why is Zoolander 2 underperforming? Is it a case of being too late for a sequel? Deadpool competition far too strong? Or were the trailers just bad?
Betting against Deadpool isn't the worst of bets. People are acting like success on this level was some sort of foregone conclusion instead of the big surprise it actually is. A comedic R-Rated X-Men spinoff starring Ryan Reynolds? Why not pit your star-studded PG-13 comedy against that for Valentine's Day?
What are the odds of Deadpool outgrossing X-men Apocalypse domestically? That would be a really weird result for Fox.
I feel like they both go after the same audience.
So why is Zoolander 2 underperforming? Is it a case of being too late for a sequel? Deadpool competition far too strong? Or were the trailers just bad?
There's a comedy with more positive buzz and better marketing. Being a sequel 15(?) years after the original probably hurt though.So why is Zoolander 2 underperforming? Is it a case of being too late for a sequel? Deadpool competition far too strong? Or were the trailers just bad?
I don't think they do at all. The audience for Zoolander doesn't read as one that cannibalizes the audience for X-Men.
A violent/crude action comedy versus a silly/goofy spoof movie.
It wasn't the worst of bets.
Honestly, the bigger question would be why go back to the Zoolander well in the first place.
Probably a lock since Apocalypse has immediate competition from Alice Through the Looking Glass and TMNT a week later.
I would wait until we have more than 1 data point to call it a lock.
I would wait until we have more than 1 data point to call it a lock.
It might be worth looking at Kingsman's legs from last year for an idea of how Deadpool will play out for the rest of February/March.
I wonder what Fox's reaction will be when their $58 million dollar R-rated comedy by a first time director outgrosses their actual X-men tentpole PG-13 blockbuster with a $200 million (I'm guessing?) budget directed by their darling Bryan Singer.