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How to Train Your Dragon vs. How To Train Your Dragon 2:


HTTYD DOMESTIC GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 1): $43,732,319
HTTYD DOMESTIC GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 2): $92,135,916
HTTYD DOMESTIC GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 3): $133,404,438
HTTYD DOMESTIC GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 4): $158,251,066
HTTYD DOMESTIC GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 5): $178,345,927
HTTYD DOMESTIC GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 6): $192,173,750
HTTYD DOMESTIC GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 7): $201,013,867
HTTYD DOMESTIC GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 8): $207,647,696
($217,581,231 LIFETIME DOMESTIC GROSS)

HTTYD 2 DOMESTIC GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 1): $49,451,322
HTTYD 2 DOMESTIC GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 2): $94,596,047
HTTYD 2 DOMESTIC GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 3): $121,952,229
HTTYD 2 DOMESTIC GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 4): $140,215,452
HTTYD 2 DOMESTIC GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 5): $152,276,733
HTTYD 2 DOMESTIC GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 6): $160,776,604
HTTYD 2 DOMESTIC GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 7): $165,663,799
HTTYD 2 DOMESTIC GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 8): $168,569,000 (STUDIO ESTIMATE)

CURRENT PERFORMANCE: BEHIND $39,078,696 (ESTIMATE) COMPARED TO PREDECESSOR



HTTYD INTERNATIONAL GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 1): $42,300,810
HTTYD INTERNATIONAL GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 2): $100,084,145
HTTYD INTERNATIONAL GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 3): $150,300,000
HTTYD INTERNATIONAL GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 4): $177,000,000
HTTYD INTERNATIONAL GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 5): $188,771,905
HTTYD INTERNATIONAL GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 6): $204,400,000
HTTYD INTERNATIONAL GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 7): $212,669,147
HTTYD INTERNATIONAL GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 8): $221,600,000
($277,297,528 LIFETIME INTERNATIONAL GROSS)

HTTYD 2 INTERNATIONAL GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 1): $25,682,213
HTTYD 2 INTERNATIONAL GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 2): $75,917,445
HTTYD 2 INTERNATIONAL GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 3): $107,369,102
HTTYD 2 INTERNATIONAL GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 4): $148,176,207
HTTYD 2 INTERNATIONAL GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 5): $197,664,019
HTTYD 2 INTERNATIONAL GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 6): $224,766,666
HTTYD 2 INTERNATIONAL GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 7): $258,687,352
HTTYD 2 INTERNATIONAL GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 8): $295,000,000 (ESTIMATE)

CURRENT PERFORMANCE: AHEAD $73,400,000 (ESTIMATE) COMPARED TO PREDECESSOR




HTTYD WORLDWIDE GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 1): $86,033,129
HTTYD WORLDWIDE GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 2): $192,220,061
HTTYD WORLDWIDE GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 3): $283,704,438
HTTYD WORLDWIDE GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 4): $335,251,066
HTTYD WORLDWIDE GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 5): $367,117,832
HTTYD WORLDWIDE GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 6): $396,573,750
HTTYD WORLDWIDE GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 7): $413,683,014
HTTYD WORLDWIDE GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 8): $429,247,696
($494,878,759 LIFETIME WORLDWIDE GROSS)

HTTYD 2 WORLDWIDE GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 1): $75,133,535
HTTYD 2 WORLDWIDE GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 2): $170,513,492
HTTYD 2 WORLDWIDE GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 3): $229,321,331
HTTYD 2 WORLDWIDE GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 4): $288,391,659
HTTYD 2 WORLDWIDE GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 5): $349,940,752
HTTYD 2 WORLDWIDE GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 6): $385,543,270
HTTYD 2 WORLDWIDE GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 7): $424,351,151
HTTYD 2 WORLDWIDE GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 8): $463,569,000 (ESTIMATE)

CURRENT PERFORMANCE: AHEAD $34,321,304 (ESTIMATE) COMPARED TO PREDECESSOR




Worldwide Grosses for Animated Dreamworks Movies:

1) Shrek 2 (2004, $150 million budget): $919,838,758
2) Shrek 3 (2007, $160 million budget): $798,958,162
3) Shrek 4 (2010, $165 million budget): $752,600,867
4) Madagascar 3 (2012, $145 million budget): $746,921,274
5) Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011, $150 million budget): $665,692,281
6) Kung Fu Panda (2008, $130 million budget): $631,744,560
7) Madagascar 2 (2008, $150 million budget): $603,900,354
8) The Croods (2013, $135 million budget): $587,204,668
9) Puss in Boots (2011, $130 million budget): $554,987,477
10) Madagascar (2005, $75 million budget): $532,680,671
11) HTTYD 1 (2010, $165 million budget): $494,878,759
12) Shrek (2001, $60 million budget): $484,409,218
13) HTTYD 2 (2014, $145 million budget): $463,569,000 (estimated)
14) Monsters Vs. Aliens (2009, $175 million budget): $381,509,870
15) Shark Tale (2004, $75 million budget): $367,275,019
16) Over the Hedge (2006, $80 million budget): $336,002,996
17) Megamind (2010, $130 million budget): $321,885,765
18) Rise of the Guardians (2012, $145 million budget): $306,941,670
19) Bee Movie (2007, $150 million budget): $287,594,577
20) Turbo (2013, $127 million budget): $282,570,682
21) Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014, $145 million budget): $268,654,193
22) Chicken Run (2000, $45 million budget): $224,834,564
23) The Prince of Egypt (1998, $70 million budget): $218,613,188
24) Wallace & Gromit (2005, $30 million budget): $192,610,372
25) Flushed Away (2006, $149 million budget): $178,120,010
26) Antz (1998, $105 million budget): $171,757,863
27) Spirit (2002, $80 million budget): $122,563,539
28) Sinbad (2003, $60 million budget): $80,767,884
29) The Road to El Dorado (2000, $95 million budget): $76,432,727




Planes vs. Planes 2:


PLANES DOMESTIC GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 1): $22,232,291
PLANES DOMESTIC GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 2): $45,338,402
PLANES DOMESTIC GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 3): $59,599,909
($90,288,712 LIFETIME DOMESTIC GROSS)

PLANES 2 DOMESTIC GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 1): $17,509,407
PLANES 2 DOMESTIC GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 2): $35,347,478 (STUDIO ESTIMATE)
PLANES 2 DOMESTIC GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 3): $47,596,000 (STUDIO ESTIMATE)

CURRENT PERFORMANCE: BEHIND $12,003,909 (ESTIMATE) COMPARED TO PREDECESSOR



PLANES INTERNATIONAL GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 1): $7,300,000
PLANES INTERNATIONAL GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 2): $17,800,000
PLANES INTERNATIONAL GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 3): $31,200,000
($129,500,000 LIFETIME INTERNATIONAL GROSS)

PLANES 2 INTERNATIONAL GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 1): $9,000,000
PLANES 2 INTERNATIONAL GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 2): $21,000,000
PLANES 2 INTERNATIONAL GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 3): $30,000,000 (ESTIMATE)

CURRENT PERFORMANCE: BEHIND $1,200,000 (ESTIMATE) COMPARED TO PREDECESSOR




UNADJUSTED PLANES WORLDWIDE GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 1): $22,232,291 (DOMESTIC ONLY)
UNADJUSTED PLANES WORLDWIDE GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 2): $45,338,402 (DOMESTIC WEEK 2 + INTERNATIONAL WEEK 1) (PLANES LAUNCHED A WEEK EARLIER DOMESTICALLY)
UNADJUSTED PLANES WORLDWIDE GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 3): $77,399,909 (DOMESTIC WEEK 3 + INTERNATIONAL WEEK 2)

ADJUSTED PLANES WORLDWIDE GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 1): $29,532,291 (DOMESTIC WEEK 1 + INTERNATIONAL WEEK 1)
ADJUSTED PLANES WORLDWIDE GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 2): $63,138,402 (DOMESTIC WEEK 2 + INTERNATIONAL WEEK 2)
ADJUSTED PLANES WORLDWIDE GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 3): $90,799,909 (DOMESTIC WEEK 3 + INTERNATIONAL WEEK 3)
($219,788,712 WORLDWIDE INTERNATIONAL GROSS)

PLANES 2 WORLDWIDE GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 1): $26,509,407 (DOMESTIC WEEK 1 + INTERNATIONAL WEEK 1)
PLANES 2 WORLDWIDE GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 2) $56,121,000 (DOMESTIC WEEK 2 + INTERNATIONAL WEEK 2)
PLANES 2 WORLDWIDE GROSS-TO-DATE (WEEK 3): $77,596,000 (DOMESTIC WEEK 3 + INTERNATIONAL WEEK 3)

CURRENT PERFORMANCE: AHEAD $196,091 UNADJUSTED (ESTIMATE), BEHIND $13,203,909 ADJUSTED (ESTIMATE) COMPARED TO PREDECESSOR



HTTYD 2 International grosses have BLASTED past HTTYD 1's lifetime International grosses. I'm now confident that HTTYD 2 will outperform its predecessor through its momentum Internationally, so it will end up as a big success for the company.



According to Dreamworks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg:

"How to Train Your Dragon 2 is the ninth highest-grossing film of the year so far on a worldwide basis and it has yet to be released in several significant international territories. It will be a highly profitable film for the Company and DreamWorks Dragons will remain a very valuable franchise for many years to come."


But in more disappointing news, Planes 2 extends its domestic underperformance compared to its predecessor with $12 million behind so far. And, for the first week, Planes 2 is underperforming Internationally as well.

 

[DarkFlow]

Actually, that was already spoiled here on NeoGAF thanks to an asshole thread title.

There was nothing to spoil! Holy fuck, did you guys see the movie? They talk about him like he's there annoying cousin before you even see him.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

Wow, had no idea, why is that the case?

People just wait, so many avenues post theater to see stuff.

Like I want to see Lucy but I can wait...same goes for a lot of flicks.

Plus repeat viewing is way down, which is how movies get to 300-400 domestically.

See it once, wait for home release.

That's why when people talk like toppling AHBUHDAR will be easy, look at trends. Not saying it's impossible but that shit ain't easy. Shit is as easy as 3 peating twice in 8 years...oh wait...

 

[Marion Cobretti]

Really happy about Guardians. I don't even know of what to make of this.

This is so insane and awesome at the same time.

 

[Blackstarhat]

Im disapointed GOG did beat bayformers 4 opening weekend. GOG is the best movie i have seen in years and i go to the movies every week. it made me feel like a kid watching star wars for the very first time. I have already seen it 3 times and im going to watch it 3 more times before the film gets pulled from thearters.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

Im disapointed GOG did beat bayformers 4 opening weekend. GOG is the best movie i have seen in years and i go to the movies every week. it made me feel like a kid watching star wars for the very first time. I have already seen it 3 times and im going to watch it 3 more times before the film gets pulled from thearters.

Wow.

 

[kswiston]

Domestic interest in films are down. Transformers isn't exclusive to this.

Na. Reading into things like this as a major trend in moviegoer interest is always proven wrong when the subsequent year breaks records. Some years don't have as interesting a slate as others. Every summer not being a record breaking summer does not mean that interest in films is gone.

Transformers, Amazing Spider-man 2 and HTTYD are the only sequels underperforming compared to their predecessors. Two of those had mixed word of mouth. Apes, Captain America, and X-Men are way up compared to the previous films. Guardians just destroyed the August record.

June and July were really weak this year. The top 5 films in those months have grossed $910M combined.

Last year, the top 5 films from Jun and July grossed $1289M combined. In 2012 the top 5 films grossed $1382M.

 

[Kraftwerk]

Wow.

what?

 

[NastyBook]

Can't wait to see GOtG this payday weekend.

 

[DarkFlow]

Wow.

So it's not cool to like movies now?

 

[ryutaro's mama]

what?

So it's not cool to like movies now?

Uh...no.

6 viewings of the same film is a lot so I said wow.

Is that not cool? What?

 

[IdreamofHIME]

So many people saying Guardians would be a flop. Amazing stuff.

 

[FoneBone]

Domestic interest in Transformers is down. No other mega-franchise sequels were released. Original films (or reboots) rarely hit that mark.

Yeah, Transformers and Spider-Man both had franchise fatigue in effect, and beyond that, it was just a weak lineup. Some have jumped to "audiences are tiring of blockbusters" doom-and-gloom, but I'm not buying it.

 

[Diprosalic]

i think they will do a Hulk/BW tag team movie.

Spoiler

they're hinting at a romance between BW and Banner

Hulk works best as an occasional treat, BW will carry the rest of the movie.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

So can GotG still pass up Winter Soldier?

Possible. We'll see how next weekend goes. The problem is...

Nothing's got legs.

Yep. Nothing has bombed this summer, but nothing has had great legs either.

 

[kswiston]

Possible. We'll see how next weekend goes. The problem is...

Yep. Nothing has bombed this summer, but nothing has had great legs either.

Maleficent had good legs.

 

[~Kinggi~]

Really enjoyed Guardians. Took a little while for it to get good but now im on board with the series. Great characters!

 

[AHA-Lambda]

Maleficent had good legs.

Yeah it does seem so, I'm surprised but here in the UK, that is still showing.

 

[Seth C]

There was nothing to spoil! Holy fuck, did you guys see the movie? They talk about him like he's there annoying cousin before you even see him.

Yeah, the issue isn't once you've SEEN the movie, obviously. Are you seriously that dense? haha

 

[Blackstarhat]

Yeah it does seem so, I'm surprised but here in the UK, that is still showing.

that movie is still playing at my local movie thearter.

 

[Diprosalic]

Wow, had no idea, why is that the case?

nothing was really big this summer, i think with the explosion of international BO, hollywood is cautious releasing big ticket movies in a summer where an entire month is dedicated to the world cup.

2015 will be huge again.

 

[alfredofroylan]

Yep. Nothing has bombed this summer, but nothing has had great legs either.

Maleficent is just at 200k from pass Oz as the second most sucessful live action fairy tale from Disney. Worldwide has surpassed Spooderman 2 and Captain America

 

[zychi]

Lucy and Hercules fell hard, but Lucy had the luxury of a modest budget, so it's in the black. That Hercules drop is pretty brutal given the price tag.

Good for Guardians of the Galaxy - just a week ago it was tracking to ~$65m. Word of mouth is going to be excellent.

I'll be seeing it Tuesday night. First movie I've gone to since ASM2

 

[Neoxon]

Possible. We'll see how next weekend goes. The problem is...



Yep. Nothing has bombed this summer, but nothing has had great legs either.

I meant this weekend. Sunday isn't over yet.

 

[DarkFlow]

Yeah, the issue isn't once you've SEEN the movie, obviously. Are you seriously that dense? haha

It was not a issue before the movie, as you already know he exists from Avengers, he's not a surprise, at all. It's like getting mad because i told you Star lord is in the movie.

 

[kswiston]

I meant this weekend. Sunday isn't over yet.

They are close enough that GoTG could pass The Winter Soldier I guess, but Most of the $90M+ openers have been revised downward this year.

Weekend estimates are usually within 2-3% of the weekend actuals.

 

[hydruxo]

That is impressive there for Guardians, being that close to Winter Soldier. Word of mouth seems to be good for Guardians so I can see it holding pretty well although there is the fact that TMNT has a chance of slowing it down.

Eh...it could go the other way around and hurt TMNT. I don't see much hype for TMNT at all.

 

[FoneBone]

Possible. We'll see how next weekend goes. The problem is...



Yep. Nothing has bombed this summer, but nothing has had great legs either.

Word-of-mouth should be good, and not being a sequel will also help reduce frontloading. TMNT could hurt somewhat, but I think there's a very good chance that GotG will stay at #1 next weekend.

 

[BumRush]

Nice to see all 5 of the top stateside films "fresh" for a change...

 

[~Kinggi~]

The crowd today was all over the place. Lots of kids that laughed a lot at Rocket and Groot and lots of adults as well. Will make money. Oddly appeals to everyone.

 

[Sheroking]

Yeah, the issue isn't once you've SEEN the movie, obviously. Are you seriously that dense? haha

Nah. To not know Thanos was a significant part of this movie would mean you've gone on a full on blackout for a year. No interviews, no press material, no reading articles about Brolin's casting.

At that point, your spoilerphobia is ridiculously over the top and nobody should bend over backwards for you.

 

[RastaMentality]

RT @raysubers: Looks like GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY is the 1st MCU movie where the opening weekend audience was over 40% female. Very cool.

Interesting news. I wonder how the male percentage is gonna look on a Ms Marvel movie.

 

[EhoaVash]

Lol transformers passed a billion again :/

I haven't had the chance to eat guardians, will do so on Tuesday.. Hopefully ._.

 

[DarkFlow]

RT @raysubers: Looks like GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY is the 1st MCU movie where the opening weekend audience was over 40% female. Very cool.

Interesting news. I wonder how the male percentage is gonna look on a Ms Marvel movie.

I had a lot of women in my showing at 10:30pm on Friday. Also saw a lot of older couples there, like in there 50's+.

 

[y2dvd]

I always wondered if they just eyeball the crowd to get the percentage of what gender are going to the movies. Seriously, how do you even keep up with that stat?

 

[Kraftwerk]

Goddamn, didn't even realise transformers passed $1 billion.

 

[alfredofroylan]

RT @raysubers: Looks like GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY is the 1st MCU movie where the opening weekend audience was over 40% female. Very cool.

Yup, and BTW you can find pics like this on Tumblr

 

[DarkFlow]

Yup, and BTW you can find pics like this on Tumblr

That didn't take long.

 

[kswiston]

Yup, and BTW you can find pics like this on Tumblr

I wonder how many fetishes that slash fiction pairing checks off.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Possible. We'll see how next weekend goes. The problem is...



Yep. Nothing has bombed this summer, but nothing has had great legs either.

I wonder if Guardians can be the first to buck that trend. It's got just the right amount of charm and humor to really draw in the female and kid audience. I went into work Friday recommending it to all of my coworkers with kids. Most of them didn't even really equate that it was a Marvel or Comic Book movie, which might actually work in it's favor.

 

[jett]

Wow, had no idea, why is that the case?

Americans are getting tired of this fluff, tired enough to not bother with repeat viewings anyway.

 

[DarkFlow]

Americans are getting tired of this fluff, tired enough to not bother with repeat viewings anyway.

Well movies also come out on home video pretty quick now days also. Spider-man is already out on itunes on the 5th, less then 3 months after it was out. I know that keeps me from spending money on a ticket when I can just wait and rent or buy it.

 

[Zaphod]

I had a lot of women in my showing at 10:30pm on Friday. Also saw a lot of older couples there, like in there 50's+.

An older couple, mid 50's-ish was sitting next to me in the movie. The lady was laughing her ass off during the the whole thing.

 

[Divvy]

This is the first year since 2007 with not $400M+ summer film, and the first year since 2001 with no $300M summer film. Nothing bombed, but nothing was huge either.

This is so odd to me considering that to me, this is the first year in a long time that I felt that the major blockbuster films were mostly very excellent in quality.

Winter Soldier, X-men, Edge of Tomorrow, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, HTTYD2, GOTG were all amazing and outnumbered the usual mediocrity of films like Transformers or Spiderman. I don't think I could say the same for previous years.

 

[kswiston]

Americans are getting tired of this fluff, tired enough to not bother with repeat viewings anyway.

I don't see any real evidence of this.

Days of Future Past had better legs than most films in the X-men series. Only the first film had significantly better legs and that was 14 years ago.

Previous Transformers films opened in the middle of the week, but the first 7 days gross for Age of Extinction makes up about the same percentage of its total domestic gross as the first 7 day total did in the previous two sequels.

Amazing Spider-man 1 also opened in the middle of the week. However, Amazing Spider-man 2's first 7 days made up a slightly smaller percentage of its total domestic gross than Amazing Spider-man 1's first 7 days.

Those are the only long running series we have for comparison, but none of them support a theory of shorter legs this year.


EDIT: Another comparison

Opening weekend multipliers for 2013 major superhero films

Iron Man 3 - 2.35x first weekend
Man of Steel - 2.49x first weekend (really 2.26x opening weekend, since WB is cheating by not counting the $12M Thursday previews).
Thor 2 - 2.41x first weekend
The Wolverine - 2.49x first weekend


Opening weekend multipliers for 2014 major superhero films

Captain America 2 - 2.72x first weekend
X-Men: DOFP - 2.55x first weekend
Amazing Spider-man 2 - 2.21x first weekend
Guardians of the Galaxy - ???

 

[agrajag]

People in their fifties aren't THAT old, guys. Especially considering how long Marvel Comics have been around. They could be comic book fans from way back when.

 

[DieH@rd]

People in their fifties saw Superman and Star Wars when they were in their twenties.

They are very much aware of space operas and superheroes.

 

[pieatorium]

Transformers 4, first and possibly only billion movie of the year.

Hunger Games should imo. Might drop some domestic but will increase alot on int again

 

[ratcliffja]

hope y'all true fans

The post credits scene got a great reaction in my theater. I guess there are either a lot of comic fans or

Spoiler

people remember the 80s

. (Vague hints about the scene)

 

[agrajag]

People in their fifties saw Superman and Star Wars when they were in their twenties.

They are very much aware of space operas and superheroes.

This too. I'm 31 now, I don't think I'm going to grow out of these kind of movies when I'm 55.