ViewtifulJC
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imagine, people talking about the biggest box office success in years
in a box office thread
in a box office thread
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Wkd Box Office 0101-0316 - Hate flows through BO as TFA eyes all-time DOM record
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These charts from terrestrial in the BOT forums really put into perspective how crazy TFA's run has been so far:
Avatar's smooth curve is also crazy for a winter film.
Based on the typical performances of winter films, we should have a very good idea about how far TFA can go after this next weekend.
Avatar's smooth curve is also crazy for a winter film.
Based on the typical performances of winter films, we should have a very good idea about how far TFA can go after this next weekend.
'record'
It's not a 'record'. It's a record.
The domestic record has been a big deal in the US for a very long time. There's even a tradition in the industry when it happens - a full page ad (usually in Variety, a major trade magazine) congratulating the director of the next film to take the crown. Scroll down for some of the earlier ones (Jaws to Star Wars, Star Wars to Titanic, others in between). This has been a big deal in the US for decades. Cameron will likely do one for TFA.
It's fine that you don't understand why it's a big deal, and personally don't care that its not, but don't come into a thread and declare the record worthless and wonder why we're talking about it.
Lifejumper
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So what does china need to bring in, to make
2# ww a certainty?
2# ww a certainty?
$200 million would probably do it.
250+
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Cup, many of us aren't from the US either.
And as it was mentioned earlier, domestic bo was a thing way before ww ever was.
And as it was mentioned earlier, domestic bo was a thing way before ww ever was.
BronsonLee
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The art in Variety is just going to be a candid photo of James Cameron punching JJ Abrams in the face while George Lucas looks on in laughter
PhoncipleBone
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It will be a reimagining of the drawing scene in Titanic. Navi Sully doing a sketch of BB-8 on the couch while wearing the necklace.
Paint me like one of your Twi'lek girls.
BronsonLee
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...WHY DOES THAT GIF EXIST
Man I didn't realize just how badly Pan bombed. $35 million domestic is sad.
Cameron got some anger issues.
ViewtifulJC
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Discotheque
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not gonna lie, that was one of my favorite trailer moments of the year. jeremy irons can make reading the phonebook sound mean.
Who cares? It's fucking awesome that someone convinced Cameron to do a wrestling spot.
Warner had a really superb year.
Discotheque
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damn shame this will likely scare them away from taking risks. the blind faith they put into fury road more than makes up for basura like pan and jupiter ascending tbh.
but it's a business so yeah...
ViewtifulJC
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No lie, the first trailer had me hype for the spectacle of it all.
Then the second trailer came out...
Discotheque
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i thought that one was pretty damn good actually. it's the last trailer that got me worried, it went from grimdark to goofy as hell. looks like avengers 3 to me.
affleck plz use your pull to get a batman solo in before the rest of the crap.
ViewtifulJC
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Doomsday sliding into your DMs to destroy your interest in this movie
Curious if anyone knows if this will be the most profitable film. Not % wise, but total gross. We know companies get more with domestic and more of the revenue split the first few weeks. Star Wars also seems to get special contractions with theaters since its a guaranteed box office hit. Wasn't PM the one getting nearly 100% of revenue?
So I'm wondering if anyone knows if this may take in more than Avatar? Where it the bulk of it was overseas, normally 40-25% is taken in. With its stronger domestic take, more front loaded, etc. Even when it ends up a few hundred million behind. Shouldn't they be getting a far greater % of the cut?
So I'm wondering if anyone knows if this may take in more than Avatar? Where it the bulk of it was overseas, normally 40-25% is taken in. With its stronger domestic take, more front loaded, etc. Even when it ends up a few hundred million behind. Shouldn't they be getting a far greater % of the cut?
I remember it having a very drawn out release and it did well at the BO. Made sense to check it out.
Fury Road.
Believe.
Tomorrowland probably did the same for Disney.
Terrible_Majesty
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I didn't see a BO prediction thread so: TFA will cross the 1 billion mark domestically. Worldwide, 2 billion.
Discotheque
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that one two punch of john carter and tomorrowland got disney to pull their best pixar directors back into the animation jail.
The real question is if it'll pass up Avatar.
The still have The legend of Tarzan and its 180M budget.
It won't unless some miracle happens once it is released in China.
I think those crazy 90%+ first weekend studio share deals stopped some time back when films began doing 70% of their LTD box office in the first two weeks. Exhibitors got hosed on Spider-man 3, Pirates 3, and Shrek 3 in the same month.
Average across all films since 2008 was 53% according to this Washington Post article:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...usiness-of-star-wars-comes-with-a-huge-catch/
The same article does mention that Disney is making theatres bend over with regards to Star Wars, taking a cut over 60%. Then IMAX takes up to 20% on top of that for their showings.
Hence why a bag of skittles is $3-4.
Discotheque
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lmao, i take it back. they make too many stupid risks.
i think warcraft will be the biggest bomb of the year though.
Mister Wilhelm
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WOW...that is almost unbelievable.
Duncan Jones won't get another big budget if that happens. Not that he needs it to be successful.
Warcraft strikes me as the sort of film that will make $300-400M worldwide even if it is garbage. Asia will eat it up.
Warcraft will do fine. It's too late to be a breakout success, but it's definitely rooted in the cultural enough and it's very LOTRish. Tarzan has bomba written all over it.
Figured as much. Kind of scary they could have already pulled in 500milion with the film.
And if it is successful he'll end up doing Warcraft movies for the next decade. Originality loses either way!
Warcraft is going to be big in China.
http://www.gewara.com/movie/searchM...6-01-01,2016-12-31&playtype=future&searchkey=
Currently the 6th most popular 2016 release on that site. The Most popular film if you discount things releasing in the next month (which obviously are going to have more awareness with ad campaigns running).
I expect $100M there at the low end.
http://www.gewara.com/movie/searchM...6-01-01,2016-12-31&playtype=future&searchkey=
Currently the 6th most popular 2016 release on that site. The Most popular film if you discount things releasing in the next month (which obviously are going to have more awareness with ad campaigns running).
I expect $100M there at the low end.
Mr. Pointy
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I think Warcraft will do better than everyone will predict. Maybe not a billion WW, but I think $600-700m is a good figure.
Coincidentally enough, it looks like a Chinese company is buying a controlling interest in Legendary. I guess Legendary films now count as local Chinese films.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chinas-wanda-acquiring-controlling-stake-852068
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chinas-wanda-acquiring-controlling-stake-852068
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