Really have no choice since their is so many movies and franchises.
The crazy thing is with so many avenues to watch a movie going to the theater is still preferred and that makes me happy.
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Really have no choice since their is so many movies and franchises.
The crazy thing is with so many avenues to watch a movie going to the theater is still preferred and that makes me happy.
Dagobert Duck
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Went on Saturday at 22:55 and only 3 rows were empty out of 18 I guess...wouldnt have thought that it would be so packed at that time. Plus the movie was great though the numbers are really high, wouldnt have expected that 
Lets hope the marketing for Skullpoopl 2: Now with more Dead and more Pool will be on point too
Lets hope the marketing for Skullpoopl 2: Now with more Dead and more Pool will be on point too
Yeah, it's refreshing that the theatre-going experience still seems to be very popular given the alternatives.
My noon matinee was completely sold out yesterday. I only saw one kid that I thought was a little too young to see this. No one walked out though.
Dagobert Duck
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The people next to me were weird, they didnt like any of the trailers beforehand (Batman vs Superman, Civil War, Zoolander 2) and they left as soon as the credits started rolling and i think they didnt laugh once
There were a couple of late teen / early 20s ladies on my left that I could tell were only there for Ryan's D.The people next to me were weird, they didnt like any of the trailers beforehand (Batman vs Superman, Civil War, Zoolander 2) and they left as soon as the credits started rolling and i think they didnt laugh once
LiveFromKyoto
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I'd be surprised if it is. Word of mouth is big on this. Middle aged ladies on my Facebook feed are saying they loved it to death. It's gonna have a tail.
Dagobert Duck
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I kind of hope they keep the DP sequel at $100M or less for production. I don't know why, but part of me thinks that if they throw $150M+ at it, it just wouldn't work. I'd love for a running gag to be the continuation of only affording a couple of X-Men characters per movie lol.
Violence Jack
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I was looking for this as well, but all I know now is that the dude cried when he saw the finished Deadpool costume. I can only guess that his reaction was probably the same. Also, I was in the Deadpool panel last year at Comic Con, and he was floored when the trailer received a standing ovation.
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ExpressGalaxy
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I'm sure there's a meeting with Fox execs this morning where he's going to be quoting this scene from Matilda word-for-word :
He wrote this on his facebook page yesterday.
https://www.facebook.com/VancityRey...2780302532762/773110602833064/?type=3&theater
Based Stephen Chow! His "The Mermaid" just dethroned TFA in a "single territory opening weekend" category.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-box-office-breaks-world-865319
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jskKf5YDDAI
TFA $247.9M in the USA
Mermaid $275.1M in China
Wow! I can't wait to see it. The last thing I saw from Chow were Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle, and both almost broke me in half from laughter.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-box-office-breaks-world-865319
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jskKf5YDDAI
TFA $247.9M in the USA
Mermaid $275.1M in China
Wow! I can't wait to see it. The last thing I saw from Chow were Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle, and both almost broke me in half from laughter.
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275 million usd?! Crazy. Good for him
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Based Stephen Chow! His "The Mermaid" just dethroned TFA in a "single territory opening weekend" category.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-box-office-breaks-world-865319
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jskKf5YDDAI
TFA $247.9M in the USA
Mermaid $275.1M in China
Wow! I can't wait to see it. The last thing I saw from Chow were Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle, and both almost broke me in half from laughter.
What the fuck
Not a single person in my theatre laughed at this which made it funnier for me.
Based Stephen Chow! His "The Mermaid" just dethroned TFA in a "single territory opening weekend" category.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-box-office-breaks-world-865319
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jskKf5YDDAI
TFA $247.9M in the USA
Mermaid $275.1M in China
Wow! I can't wait to see it. The last thing I saw from Chow were Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle, and both almost broke me in half from laughter.
What on earth is the mermaid and why does everyone in China want to see it?
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GET CHOW ON STAR WARS NOW
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Based Stephen Chow! His "The Mermaid" just dethroned TFA in a "single territory opening weekend" category.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-box-office-breaks-world-865319
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jskKf5YDDAI
TFA $247.9M in the USA
Mermaid $275.1M in China
Wow! I can't wait to see it. The last thing I saw from Chow were Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle, and both almost broke me in half from laughter.
Goddamn, Stephen Chow is just a monster!
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Based Stephen Chow! His "The Mermaid" just dethroned TFA in a "single territory opening weekend" category.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-box-office-breaks-world-865319
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jskKf5YDDAI
TFA $247.9M in the USA
Mermaid $275.1M in China
Wow! I can't wait to see it. The last thing I saw from Chow were Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle, and both almost broke me in half from laughter.
I think The Mermaid's figure is for a whole week, but that's still astounding. It's so odd to think we're entering a time when some of the biggest hit movies in the world are these Chinese movies Western audiences haven't even heard of (and I wonder if/when some of them might crossover).
Seems like a heck of a week for China
http://chinafilminsider.com/china-box-office-sets-new-weekly-record-led-homegrown-trio/
http://chinafilminsider.com/china-box-office-sets-new-weekly-record-led-homegrown-trio/
Ghost Slayer
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Some comedy and Stephen Chow is a big name in China. His previous movies were really good. Oh, and it was Chinese new year so that explained 275m
They (TFA and Mermaid) are both for a whole week.
AdventureRacing
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If the movie is on a similar level to Kung fu hustle then well deserved I say.
igordennis
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What? No. That $249M number for TFA was three days. First entire week was way wayyyyyyy higher than that.
Yeah, you're correct--I misread the post.
The article about the Mermaid topping The Force Awakens is wrong since TFA made $390M in those same 7 days, but it was still higher than The Avengers first 7 days which was still a record 7 day gross just 1 year ago.
Deadpool's 3-day actual was lower than projected ($132M and change), but Monday was much stronger giving it a 4-day total over $152M.
Deadpool's 3-day actual was lower than projected ($132M and change), but Monday was much stronger giving it a 4-day total over $152M.
xaosslug
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Deadpool's first Tuesday was larger than that of Iron Man 3. It was also much larger than that of Spider-man 3. I wonder if Deadpool will hold well enough this weekend to pass Spider-man 3's gross to date by Friday or Saturday.
Spider-Man 3 grossed $337M domestic.
China extended Kung Fu Panda 3's run for another month. It is currently sitting at about $135M in China. I am not sure how much extra it can squeeze out with the extension unless there is a re-release, but it should be enough to limp to $150Mish.
The Mermaid has grossed about $345M in China during its first 10 days of release. That would give it the 4th best 10-day gross of all time domestic behind The Force Awakens ($540M), Jurassic World ($403M) and the Avengers ($373M). However, its worth keeping in mind that all of those had 2 weekends in that timeframe. The Mermaid opened on a Monday (China doesn't have a new movie day) and therefore has only had a single weekend so far.
The Mermaid will be the first time a film hits $500M in a territory that isn't US+Canada. It's sort of crazy that just 3 years ago, China only had 1 film over $200M (Avatar).
Spider-Man 3 grossed $337M domestic.
China extended Kung Fu Panda 3's run for another month. It is currently sitting at about $135M in China. I am not sure how much extra it can squeeze out with the extension unless there is a re-release, but it should be enough to limp to $150Mish.
The Mermaid has grossed about $345M in China during its first 10 days of release. That would give it the 4th best 10-day gross of all time domestic behind The Force Awakens ($540M), Jurassic World ($403M) and the Avengers ($373M). However, its worth keeping in mind that all of those had 2 weekends in that timeframe. The Mermaid opened on a Monday (China doesn't have a new movie day) and therefore has only had a single weekend so far.
The Mermaid will be the first time a film hits $500M in a territory that isn't US+Canada. It's sort of crazy that just 3 years ago, China only had 1 film over $200M (Avatar).
igordennis
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Just how much money will Avatar 2 make in China i wonder
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I'm starting to believe Avatar 2 will make even more than 1 based on China alone.
Deadpool's first set of weekdays continued to top those of Iron Man 3's as of Wednesday. Iron Man 3 went on to have a $72M second weekend.
Perhaps the lack of family audiences is leading to Deadpool having relatively stronger weekdays, but things look pretty positive regarding a good second week drop.
Perhaps the lack of family audiences is leading to Deadpool having relatively stronger weekdays, but things look pretty positive regarding a good second week drop.
Based Stephen Chow! His "The Mermaid" just dethroned TFA in a "single territory opening weekend" category.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-box-office-breaks-world-865319
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jskKf5YDDAI
TFA $247.9M in the USA
Mermaid $275.1M in China
Wow! I can't wait to see it. The last thing I saw from Chow were Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle, and both almost broke me in half from laughter.
holy fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck
I'm half expecting Luke to send Rey to train with ancient jedi master Stephen Chow...walker.
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Stiller should have made a sequel to Heavyweights instead.
NealMcCauley
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Deadpool, perhaps not too surprisingly, will be the box office champ again.
That's a lot higher than I would have guessed.
That's a lot higher than I would have guessed.
That's honestly more than I expected
Glorious bomba.
Ill be shocked if it does over 10
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This was the most obvious bomba ever.
milanbaros
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Didn't realise Lionsgate were so unexposed to this film. It can flip and it won't be a massive disaster.
Almost seems like they made it because of the finances not because they thought it would do great.
PHOENIXZERO
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Goddamn Deadpool. I would love to know how big a cut of the gross is going to be going into Ryan Reynolds' bank account.
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He's the star and a producer so a pretty nice cut, I'd say.
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Jupiter Ascending
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Zoolander 2 tracking was in the low $20's, it's hard to gauge.
Odd quote from the publication too:
Lionsgate took a write-down on "The Last Witch Hunter," what are they saying?
milanbaros
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They are saying that they set up the finances different to tlw. So if the film performs similarly, they could actually make a profit, unlike the last witch hunter.
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