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[Smokey_Run]

Logan ended up having to face a bit of a murder's row for a March release. Get Out stayed strong, Kong did better than expected, and Beauty and the Beast drops next week.

 

[kswiston]

Logan's drop is higher than I hoped, but it is in line with even Disney super hero films. If it holds well in the come weeks it could still best dofp.

57% is on the better side of average for superhero films. It looks like Logan will end up being #4 of the franchise domestically (after Deadpool, X3, and DOFP). It should end up #3 worldwide.

 

[3N16MA]

Disney has Star Wars, Marvel, Pixar, and Disney Animation. All they have to do is pump out a live action film from their animated catalogue once a year and they're golden.

 

[Gentleman Jack]

Are we talking those two idiot scientists in Prometheus levels of dumb?

Just about.

 

[3N16MA]

I bet they cross $3b again. Maybe close to $4b.

Beast: 500M
GotG: 500M
Pirates: 350M
Cars 3: 300M
Spider-Man: 400M
Coco: 300M
Thor 3: 350M
Star Wars: 1B

3.7B (with crazy numbers)

4B isn't happening.

 

[Inceptional]

Logan ended up having to face a bit of a murder's row for a March release. Get Out stayed strong, Kong did better than expected, and Beauty and the Beast drops next week.

It doesn't help that the movie is a super fucking downer.

 

[kswiston]

Beast: 500M
GotG: 500M
Pirates: 350M
Cars 3: 300M
Spider-Man: 400M
Coco: 300M
Thor 3: 350M
Star Wars: 1B

3.7B

4B isn't happening.

Spider-man is Sony, and years end on Dec 31st.

Even then, everything is too high, but maybe that is your point.

Edit: it was

 

[HowZatOZ]

Wish Lego Batman movie had done better. All in all the top 10 is actually pretty solid money wise and quality wise with a few stinkers in there.

It's not even in Australia yet. Hell John Wick 2 isn't even in Australia yet. And they wonder why we pirate more.

 

[What did he mean by this?]

Beast: 500M
GotG: 500M
Pirates: 350M
Cars 3: 300M
Spider-Man: 400M
Coco: 300M
Thor 3: 350M
Star Wars: 1B

3.7B (with crazy numbers)

4B isn't happening.

Spidey money doesnt go to Disney I think.

 

[3N16MA]

Spider-man is Sony, and years end on Dec 31st.

Even then, everything is too high, but maybe that is your point.

I edited it to make it more clear.

Forgot about Spidey. I just associate him with Disney now.

 

[Decado]

57% is on the better side of average for superhero films. It looks like Logan will end up being #4 of the franchise domestically (after Deadpool, X3, and DOFP). It should end up #3 worldwide.

I was thinking of comparable openings not in the summer. Huge/holiday openings tend to have bigger 2nd weekend drops.

 

[kswiston]

I think that $2.5B for Disney this year is a more realistic goal. If everything overperforms, maybe a bit higher.

 

[3N16MA]

I think that $2.5B for Disney this year is a more realistic goal. If everything overperforms, maybe a bit higher.

Beast: 400M
GotG: 400M
Pirates: 200M
Cars 3: 175M
Coco: 175M
Thor 3: 200M
Star Wars 850M

2.4B

Probably lowballing some of those films.

 

[kswiston]

Beast: 400M
GotG: 400M
Pirates: 200M
Cars 3: 175M
Coco: 175M
Thor 3: 200M
Star Wars 850M

2.4B

Probably lowballing some of those films.

Star wars won't make $850M by Dec 31st. But this year already has some money from Rogue One and other holdovers.

I'm curious to see if the July placeholder stands. I can't think of any smaller Disney titles entering production in the past few months.

 

[Fancyarcher]

Which is a shame, they have so much potential.

I just think they're sometimes overcomplicated storylines is a turn off for some people.

 

[overcast]

Under its current ownership. If someone bothered to adapt the source material with some respect and care, it could be a billion dollar franchise.

Logan is better than just about every MCU film in my opinion and at worst is getting terrific impressions across the board. It also represents a fresh take in a stale genre.

I'll take the X-Men franchise mixed results if it means highs like the ones we've had.

Wait, Lego Batman wad a bomba? How did that happen, I thought reviews were good.

Naw, definitely not a bomba. Also good reviews does not necessarily mean nice box office performance.

 

[Fancyarcher]

Under its current ownership. If someone bothered to adapt the source material with some respect and care, it could be a billion dollar franchise.

Agreed.

 

[Fancyarcher]

Deadpool had the best box office legs of any superhero film last year though.

Deadpool is unlike any of the X-Men films, though. It's much more comedic and arguably "funner", thus it had far more appeal to audiences in general.

 

[Freeza Under The Shower]

and here I thought Kong would bomb. I'm pleasantly surprised it appears not to be though.
Guess Kaiju's get to stay after all. I hope this turns out favorably for Pacific Rim 2.

 

[Fancyarcher]

I think its more likely that Logan is a heavy movie. Lots more repeat business for a comedy like Deadpool then a ringer of a movie like Logan.

Its drop is not as much DOFP's was, anyway. The X-Men film franchise has been successful, but these days the series multiplier in general doesn't seem to go beyond 2.2. It's almost "niche" in a weird way.

 

[darkistheway]

Almost everyone says Logan is better than 90% of the Marvel Studios movies to date, easily.

That is a movie with more respect and care for the characters and quality filmmaking in this genre since The Dark Knight. So that argument doesn't really hold up.

And hell, your definition also applies to Deadpool, perfectly.

Logan is the exception to the rule, when it comes to the X-franchise. And Deadpool, imo, is a fluke. It is an average movie that struck a chord.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Stupid thing for me to not notice, but I honestly didn't notice it until it was directly pointed out to me in an article about Paramount:

I didn't know Disney had decided a little bit ago to reduce production/distribution yearly specifically to spend more money and focus on each individual release they did push through.

They basically changed their business model to a home run derby awhile ago. Now other studios are starting to wonder if that should be their deal, too, instead of covering the full spectrum of sizes.

Especially interesting to read that on this of all weekends, where the top three are hits with budgets of $185m, $97m and $4.5m.

 

[Jacce]

Disney can afford to do that though

Paramount and Sony can't even GET home runs, and WB's too fucking crazy to even try that shit

Sony had James Bond (for now) and Spider-Man. That's better off than Paramount. Which has Transformers and well nothing else (they keep trying to convince themselves that Star Trek will be a home run).

 

[Calm waterfall]

So happy for Logan, and John Wick.

 

[JDMC13]

I'm sort of torn about whether or not I think Logan will have legs. On the one hand, it is a fantastic movie that's getting great word of mouth. On the other, I don't think I'm emotionally capable of seeing it again yet.

 

[LordOfLore]

"Although “Kong: Skull Island” unseated “Logan” in the North American box office, the Hugh Jackman film is now the highest-grossing global release of 2017 with an estimated $438.3 million. “Fifty Shades Darker” is a distant second with $368.8 million."

 

[kswiston]

"Although “Kong: Skull Island” unseated “Logan” in the North American box office, the Hugh Jackman film is now the highest-grossing global release of 2017 with an estimated $438.3 million. “Fifty Shades Darker” is a distant second with $368.8 million."

Logan will get to keep the title for 2-3 more weekends.

 

[Phased]

Is there really a lot of hype for beauty and the beast? I haven't seen any ads for it and about the only mentions I've seen are on here when the soundtrack went live.

I'm very likely just tuned out to it, though, but 120m estimate seems bonkers.

 

[riotous]

Is there really a lot of hype for beauty and the beast? I haven't seen any ads for it and about the only mentions I've seen are on here when the soundtrack went live.

I'm very likely just tuned out to it, though, but 120m estimate seems bonkers.

It's got buzz on Facebook; every girl on my timeline seems to have pre-ordered tickets. Lots of theaters sold out opening weekend, etc.

 

[kswiston]

Is there really a lot of hype for beauty and the beast? I haven't seen any ads for it and about the only mentions I've seen are on here when the soundtrack went live.

I'm very likely just tuned out to it, though, but 120m estimate seems bonkers.

Presales through Fandango are stronger than Finding Dory and Civil War last year.

 

[BronsonLee]

It'll be my go-to date movie for the next few weeks too so that'll give it an extra 2-3 million dollars

 

[PhoncipleBone]

It'll be my go-to date movie for the next few weeks too so that'll give it an extra 2-3 million dollars

Prostitutes are that expensive?

 

[NealMcCauley]

There were a ton of families (or at the very least dads with kids) leaving Kong when I got out of Logan earlier. Like, damn.

 

[BronsonLee]

TWO MINUTES
It didn't even take you two minutes to accuse me of lewd acts

I feel threatened

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

Presales through Fandango are stronger than Finding Dory and Civil War last year.

Deadline also posted tracking is at $150M+ for it last week.

It'll be my go-to date movie for the next few weeks too so that'll give it an extra 2-3 million dollars

All the WM GAFers will be seeing it in Orlando, sources tell me.

 

[Phased]

Presales through Fandango are stronger than Finding Dory and Civil War last year.

Wow that's crazy, I had no idea.

 

[kswiston]

TWO MINUTES
It didn't even take you two minutes to accuse me of lewd acts

I feel threatened

It would have been one, but I decided to not make the other of the two obvious jokes.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

TWO MINUTES
It didn't even take you two minutes to accuse me of lewd acts

I feel threatened

More convenient timing is all.

And all in jest.

Besides, it may not be lewd. You might just pay for the girlfriend experience.

 

[AdventureRacing]

Most of my female friends already have plans to go see it. Unlike something say 50 shades it's a movie more likely to have partners brought along as well. There is also the whole nostalgia angle for a lot of people. Even with the average reviews in still pretty excited for it and I think reviews won't impact this movie whatsoever.

 

[BronsonLee]

All the WM GAFers will be seeing it in Orlando, sources tell me.

Do we got a meetup going for that or something? It's on my bucket list to hit someone from GAF with an uppercut so fingers crossed

It would have been one, but I decided to not make the other of the two obvious jokes.

More convenient timing is all.

And all in jest.

Besides, it may not be lewd. You might just pay for the girlfriend experience.

Damn you both.
Damn you both to the worst place I can possibly think of.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Coulda been worse.

 

[Possumowner]

Damn,Kong much better than I thought,doing well in other regions to .." For your health"

 

[Jumeira]

Logan was one of the best films I've seen in a long time. Should be doing better Better than anything I've seen from Marvel Studios, by a longshot.

 

[BronsonLee]

Coulda been worse.

lol what the fuck

Logan was one of the best films I've seen in a long time. Should be doing better

It's gonna end up doing pretty damn good, yo

 

[LordOfLore]

Is the 3D any good in Kong? Thinking about seeing it tomorrow but the earliest available showing is in IMAX 3D and I don't know if it's worth the money.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

lol what the fuck



It's gonna end up doing pretty damn good, yo

It's from Kentucky Fried Movie, from the makers of Airplane. That is from the Enter the Dragon parody in it, A Fistful of Yen.

 

[Jumeira]

lol what the fuck



It's gonna end up doing pretty damn good, yo

Fingers .... crossed. Man I hope so.

 

[kswiston]

Fingers .... crossed. Man I hope so.

It's already over the total gross of the last Wolverine movie and cost less to make.

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

Do we got a meetup going for that or something? It's on my bucket list to hit someone from GAF with an uppercut so fingers crossed

Don't think there's any official plans yet. Do we make a thread, or is that not #safe? It doesn't sound #safe

 

[BronsonLee]

Don't think there's any official plans yet. Do we make a thread, or is that not #safe? It doesn't sound #safe

If those Toronto assholes can have them we can!