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[kswiston]

Traditionally, Mid august through October, and Jan-April (minus the time around spring break) were the box office wastelands.

But the Winter/early Spring block has been really building up in recent years.

 

[GhaleonEB]

October's the dump month they don't want you to know about.

Top weekends according to BOMOJO:

1 Gravity
2 The Martian
3 Paranormal Activity 3
4 Jackass 3-D
5 Taken 2
6 Scary Movie 3
7 Shark Tale
8 High School Musical 3: Senior Year
9 Paranormal Activity 2
10 The Grudge

I got through those first two and was like, "It's not a dump mo...."

*reads rest of list*

 

[Slayven]

October's the dump month they don't want you to know about.

Top weekends according to BOMOJO:

1 Gravity
2 The Martian
3 Paranormal Activity 3
4 Jackass 3-D
5 Taken 2
6 Scary Movie 3
7 Shark Tale
8 High School Musical 3: Senior Year
9 Paranormal Activity 2
10 The Grudge

High school Musical being on there says so much.....

Traditionally, Mid august through October, and Jan-April (minus the time around spring break) were the box office wastelands.

But the Winter/early Spring block has been really building up in recent years.

Feb is the new Jun, if you do it right. But i remember when Feb was all about releasing cheap horror movies around valentine day

 

[hydruxo]

Wow, Friend Request tanked. They didn't plan for IT to be doing so well in week 3. Movie looked comically bad to boot.

It took everything I had to not bust out laughing during the preview when they showed it before IT. Movie looked like such garbage that I'm amazed it even got the greenlight to begin with.

 

[Slayven]

It took everything I had to not bust out laughing during the preview when they showed it before IT. Movie looked like such garbage that I'm amazed it even got the greenlight to begin with.

The budget is only 10 million, so it's probably already profitable between box office and selling the broadcast rights.

 

[Toa TAK]

Friday Studio Estimates

1) Kingsman: The Golden Circle - $15.3M
2) IT - $9.1M (-53%) - $245M total
3) The LEGO Ninjago Movie - $5.8M
4) American Assassin - $1.9M (-68%) - $22M
5) Home Again - $1.1M (-36%) - $20M
6) mother! - $1.0M (-67%) - $11M total
7) Friend Request - $750k
8) Stronger - $520k
9) The Hitman's Bodyguard - $520k - $72M total
10) Brad's Status - $315k

Spider-Man Homecoming will probably end up at #11 this weekend, finally ending its run in the top 10.

mother! nooooooo

 

[Ignatz Mouse]

I think solo MCU movies are becoming that in name only. After CW, Iron Man 4 with Spider-Man, and Thor 3: Dark Harder, there's going to be a big push to have multiple characters in each movie.

 

[Schlorgan]

Billy Eichner in Talks to Join Anna Kendrick in Disney's Female Santa Claus Movie

Is that based on the Tim Allen movie?

 

[BronsonLee]

I think solo MCU movies are becoming that in name only. After CW, Iron Man 4 with Spider-Man, and Thor 3: Dark Harder, there's going to be a big push to have multiple characters in each movie.

Marvel knows what people want, they love the teamups. It even started with Winter Soldier

 

[hydruxo]

The budget is only 10 million, so it's probably already profitable between box office and selling the broadcast rights.

I mean sure, but it's just a stupid concept in general. The thought of execs being ok with that movie being made is sad.

 

[LordOfLore]

Marvel knows what people want, they love the teamups. It even started with Winter Soldier

How many issues of 'Marvel Team-Up' didn't have Spidey as one of the characters?

 

[Slayven]

I mean sure, but it's just a stupid concept in general. The thought of execs being ok with that movie being made is sad.

You know it was like "the kids like the facebook don't they?"

 

[Timu]

Went to wiki to check the Wolf Warrior/Spider-Man difference as of last weekend (I believe it was 8m at the time, now it's about 3m), saw this

how long has this been incorrect lmao

Been a while as the movie is 870 million WW.

 

[kurahador]

I wonder how Blade Runner 2049 will fare.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

The budget is only 10 million, so it's probably already profitable between box office and selling the broadcast rights.

There is no fucking way it has made a profit on less than a million dollar box office. Especially since that reported budget surely doesn't include marketing.

Obviously I have no clue what broadcasting rights are good for.

 

[Ignatz Mouse]

How many issues of 'Marvel Team-Up' didn't have Spidey as one of the characters?

At least as originally conceived, none. It was the Spider-Man team up book in concept.

 

[OrangeAtlas]

There is no fucking way it has made a profit on less than a million dollar box office. Especially since that reported budget surely doesn't include marketing.

Obviously I have no clue what broadcasting rights are good for.

According to Jason Blum:

The studio typically spends no more than $4 million to $5 million on a film — and that number isn’t pulled out of thin air. Blum said digital distribution through channels like iTunes can guarantee about $2 million in sales in the U.S. and another $2 million overseas.

 

[Obliterator]

$250 seems too low for Thor Ragnarok imo as long as it's as good as we are thinking it's gonna be.

I'm thinking right around $300

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Ruffalo. Bump.

 

[samar11]

What do everyone think will be the final WW numbers for homecoming? Could it beat spidey 3 ?

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

Have I got news for you, Toa TAK.

Not only does Kingsman 2 suffer tremendously from not having a villain as good as Gazelle, but Atomic Blonde is no longer the worst spy movie I've seen this year.

 

[Slayven]

Have I got news for you, Toa TAK.

Not only does Kingsman 2 suffer tremendously from not having a villain as good as Gazelle, but Atomic Blonde is no longer the worst spy movie I've seen this year.

I was wondering why the Kingsman 2 review thread blew up, sounds like a rush-to-sequelitis.

 

[DeathyBoy]

That seems pretty low compared to Spidey & Guardians

Can't believe Spidey made that much. Goddamn MCU nerds...

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

I was wondering why the Kingsman 2 review thread blew up, sounds like a rush-to-sequelitis.

Big time. I really liked the first one, probably around a B+ grade. But Kingsman 2 is like a D/D+ for me. Way too long, bad villains, Colin Firth's character gets done dirty and he seems to phone it in as a result, and it has one of the most uncomfortably sexist scenes I can recall seeing in theaters since Suicide Squad.

 

[AndyVirus]

What do everyone think will be the final WW numbers for homecoming? Could it beat spidey 3 ?

~875m. No more than 880m that's for sure so it won't top 3.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

Can't believe Spidey made that much. Goddamn general audience...

Fixed that for you.

Also, you're in the vast minority with that opinion. Most people at least liked it.

 

[Chamber]

Rather than go out to see the apparently disappointing Kingsman 2, I stayed in and watched Get Out for the first time. Damn, that was a good movie.

 

[Slayven]

Rather than go out to see the apparently disappointing Kingsman 2, I stayed in and watched Get Out for the first time. Damn, that was a good movie.

That movie has levels on levels.

Spoiler

Like how "bucks" was a term for male slaves. You know that and certain scenes take on more meaning

 

[Grizzlyjin]

Rather than go out to see the apparently disappointing Kingsman 2, I stayed in and watched Get Out for the first time. Damn, that was a good movie.

You chose wisely. Get Out is lean & mean, tight script with zero fat. I don't even know what's going on with Kingsman 2. It's bloated beyond belief, and apparently this is heavily cut down edit of the movie. How long was the script? It's so bizarre to me to have a 2 and half hour movie that doesn't have much of a story, and yet still manages to underutilize the characters it has.

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

Get Out is pretty much perfectly executed in all regards. My second favorite film of the year behind Dunkirk.

I didn't catch that. I need to watch it again, actually interested to hear the commentary track which I almost never listen to anymore.

The commentary track is great. Unlike a lot of directors, Peele has no qualms explaining exactly what he wanted each scene to mean, which I loved.

 

[Chamber]

That movie has levels on levels.

Spoiler

Like how "bucks" was a term for male slaves. You know that and certain scenes take on more meaning

I didn't catch that. I need to watch it again, actually interested to hear the commentary track which I almost never listen to anymore.

 

[Ignatz Mouse]

I didn't catch that. I need to watch it again, actually interested to hear the commentary track which I almost never listen to anymore.

The protagonist also

Spoiler

escapes by picking cotton.

Movie is full of subtle stuff like that.

 

[3N16MA]

$250 seems too low for Thor Ragnarok imo as long as it's as good as we are thinking it's gonna be.

I'm thinking right around $300

Ragnarok is not topping out at 18M above Strange.

 

[Toa TAK]

Have I got news for you, Toa TAK.

Not only does Kingsman 2 suffer tremendously from not having a villain as good as Gazelle, but Atomic Blonde is no longer the worst spy movie I've seen this year.

YEEAAA—

Wait, what? Atomic Blonde isn’t a bad spy movie you fool.