Wkd BO 0904-0615 - Jurassic World 4th movie (ever) to reach 1B @ International BO
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JimmyRustler
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I'm really curious to see if Star Wars will be able to beat Jurassic World. 1,6 billion is a huge threshold, even for Star Wars.
At this point, it largely rests on how the international market takes to the film. Even with best case domestic numbers (edging out Avatar's $750M), The Force Awakens still needs $925M+ overseas.
ryutaro's mama
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Jesus himself could be rebooted as a super hero, easily.Even better idea: Let's jump on the superhero bandwagon and make a $120M film about this fucker
ViewtifulJC
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Even better idea: Let's jump on the superhero bandwagon and make a $120M film about this fucker
My GOD they used to play the fuck out of this at the Christian Book Store my mom forced me to go to
ryutaro's mama
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Kim Davis story will break records.
It shouldn't really that baffling. It's a sure thing family film that everyone in a family could settle on seeing and also nostalgia is a son of bitch.
The trailer also sold those original Jurassic park feels that people wanted to relive. Some of whom have had kids since the original was out. And wanted them to experience something they thought would be the same.
I'm frankly surprised nobody has made a moderately budgeted Samson action movie yet.
crazy monkey
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star wars will do most of that by toys and marketing. movie is different story.
Mrs. Manky
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Even better idea: Let's jump on the superhero bandwagon and make a $120M film about this fucker
Get Nolan on this, make it grim and holy, with a cameo by the original Bibleman, Willie "Charles in Charge and Eight is Enough" Aames.
Terminator likely actually made more money in China than reported:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-film-execs-claim-terminator-820874
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-film-execs-claim-terminator-820874
Mr. Pointy
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I saw that leaked document about Regiments and I pretty much figured the theaters would do things to fluff their numbers up.
Apparently, Monster Hunt had some fudged reporting as well. Their distributor, Edko, owns a theater chain and had been double scheduling viewing times, 15 minutes apart, in the same hall for some midnight screenings.
Apparently, Monster Hunt had some fudged reporting as well. Their distributor, Edko, owns a theater chain and had been double scheduling viewing times, 15 minutes apart, in the same hall for some midnight screenings.
I have a feeling Star Wars will do great numbers in Asia.
Freeza Under The Shower
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Screw Samson, it's Gilgamesh time!
Samson could be legit good though. Dibs for Jason Mamoa.
Watch Hollywood make these in a few years from now anyway. They won't be evangelical movies though, since those are clearly not Christians. Like that Ibrahim Jewish prick, fuck that guy. Someone should convert that infidel.
And it is really the perfect timing for it. The original was just about 20 years old. The kids would be just about the same age as the parents were back then, give or take 2-3 years.
Would anyone here be interested in a Winter version of my Box Office prediction game I did this past summer? It'd be due around the beginning of October for The Martian to be included, but I think a lot of the upcoming films would be fun to predict.
Heck, Star Wars alone would be fun to predict.
But yeah, I'll use this thread to measure interest because if no one wants to do it, why bother posting a thread for such predicts?
Heck, Star Wars alone would be fun to predict.
But yeah, I'll use this thread to measure interest because if no one wants to do it, why bother posting a thread for such predicts?
Mission Impossible has made $40M in China after 3 days. A great start, but I don't think it will be hitting the crazy numbers that some were expecting.
If you do it, you should make the game simpler. Pick 5-10 specific films and have us predict those. I think you would get more participation than you would having people making top 5 or top 10 lists out of dozens of possible films. Not enough people follow box office closely enough to do that, even in this thread.
Personally, I'd just have people predict Mockingjay pt 2, Spectre, The Good Dinosaur, The Force Awakens, and maybe 1-2 other films that you think could be big. Everything else is an outside shot at $200M+ domestic.
If you do it, you should make the game simpler. Pick 5-10 specific films and have us predict those. I think you would get more participation than you would having people making top 5 or top 10 lists out of dozens of possible films. Not enough people follow box office closely enough to do that, even in this thread.
Personally, I'd just have people predict Mockingjay pt 2, Spectre, The Good Dinosaur, The Force Awakens, and maybe 1-2 other films that you think could be big. Everything else is an outside shot at $200M+ domestic.
Both the Visit and The Perfect Man are performing stronger than expected based on early Friday business. Deadline and Boxoffice.com are expecting low 20s for The visit and $25M+ for Perfect Man.
Rogue Nation is currently sitting at $52M in China after 4 days. Given the upcoming releases, it's probably heading towards $125M or so which is a fairly big disappointment given the gross of Ghost Protocol 3.5 years ago in China.
Preorder numbers point to minions opening huge in China.
Rogue Nation is currently sitting at $52M in China after 4 days. Given the upcoming releases, it's probably heading towards $125M or so which is a fairly big disappointment given the gross of Ghost Protocol 3.5 years ago in China.
Preorder numbers point to minions opening huge in China.
Butts-a-plenty
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Star Wars is comparably weaker internationally than other blockbusters. Episode III had the highest international percent at 55%, but thats only because domestically it was way down from Episode I. Jurassic World is at 61% international. Avatar was 72.7% internationally. Even if The Force Awakens makes it to an insane $1 billion domestic (It won't come close) and we say it improves its international take to 60% it still doesn't touch Avatar. Those predictions aren't based in any sort of reality.
KillerMan91
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Boxoffice threads die after summer is over while NPD threads will only get interesting the closer we get to the end of the year. Funny how differently movie and gaming markets work lol.
Except this year we are likely to get our most active threads of the year in December.
KillerMan91
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Yeah. Thanks to Star Wars this year will be exception.
The NPD for November will have a hight body count
BO threads in December will be insane.
This November will be pretty active for films as well. We have at least 3 films that will break $200M domestic. It will be interesting to see how Mockingjay Pt 2 and Spectre perform compared to their predecessors. I am also curious to see how the Good Dinosaur performs. Pixar + Dinosaurs could be big.
Anything's possible I guess. Eh, no, it has no chance.
As big as Star Wars is, there are many people that do not like it. It does not have the broad appeal of Avatar.
Edit - A lot of people forget just how freakish Avatar was. Reread some of those early Avatar Box Office threads.
Freakish movies take a long time to top. Take Titanic for example. 20 years old, and still #2. Only to be topped by another freakish movie.
No other movie has come close to Titanic or Avatar. Titanic is still $500 million ahead of the #3 film. And Avatar is $600 million ahead of Titanic. There is a $1.1 BILLION dollar span between World and Avatar.
The 2 billion dollar club is a lonely place.
Mass_Pincup
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Because it's the better movie.
Avatar also greatly benefited by more favourable currency exchanges. If it was released with today's rates, its international gross would be nowhere near $2B.
Wafflecakes
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Predictions on Scorch Trials next week?
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
I know that to some this will be disappointing, but in the grand scheme of things, that much in receipts...plus blu-ray and VOD...plus merchandise means Disney is going to make A LOT of money
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
I wouldn't be surprised if it opens in the low $40M.
Plus reviews seem to be positive as well
I agree but that's the world we live in. If Avengers had made $1.3B instead of $1.5B, AoU with $1.4B wouldn't have been labeled a disappointment. There was a narrative at work there that AoU had to break the previous record so when it didn't, the studio was let down. The same seems to be happening with Star Wars.
I think it will, but it will be close. Captain America 1 made another $4M after the Thursday following Labour day weekend, and Ant-Man is still outgrossing it day to day. Ant-Man needs roughly $6.5M. This weekend will give us a better idea I think.
Sounds like a good idea. I've come up with ten films I think the board would all be collectively interested in predicting (although a couple I don't personally think will do too hot, but they're the Speed Racers/Mad Maxes of this winter). I'll get to posting that soon.
Awesome for the Visit; hope to see it next week.
massivekettle
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Titanic only made about $1.8bn in its initial run. Added about $60m DOM and $250-300m WW with the 3D Release in 2012. Therefore, World outgrossed Titanic DOM and only did about $200m less than Titanic WW - not too shabby.
Bel Marduk
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Has anyone here seen The Visit?
It looks fun, but I'm very, very hesitant to see a Shamalayn movie.
It looks fun, but I'm very, very hesitant to see a Shamalayn movie.
17 years later. Domestic attendance for Jurassic World was about half of that of Titanic's original run.
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