1) Maleficent- 60M Weekend, 60M Total Sorry. My title makes it seem like there’s a battle being waged this weekend, but Maleficent is going to win. It’s being marketed as a Disney title, and there just isn’t anything in the … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: The X-Men take on ‘Maleficent’
Now that we know X-Men Days Of Future Past opened huge, and essentially revived the franchise, what about the rest of the movies this summer? How will they play out? (Come back tomorrow for my predictions on Maleficent and A … Continue reading Summer Box Office Wisdoms
1) X-Men: Days Of Future Past- 90.7M Weekend, 110M 4 Day Total 2) Godzilla- 31.4M Weekend, 39.1M 4 Day Total, 157.6M Total Gross 3) Blended- 14.2M Weekend, 17.5M 4 Day Total 4) Neighbors- 13.8M Weekend, 17M 4 Day Total, 116.8M … Continue reading Weekend Box Office: ‘X-Men’ Declared Victor, Will Break 100M On Monday
1) X-Men: Days of Future Past- 36M Friday, 96-99M 3 Day Weekend, 115-117M 4 Day Weekend I’m hoping X-Men can break 100M in 3 days, but it also looks like it just might fall short. 2) Godzilla- 9M Friday, 29-32M … Continue reading Friday Box Office: ‘X-Men’ Scores A Hit
X-Men launched last night with 8.1M from shows starting on or after 10PM. That’s huge. That’s essentially a bigger number than Godzilla’s 9.3M, because Godzilla started at 7PM, allowing for more showtimes, and expanding its reach to people who go … Continue reading ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’ Opens Big On Thursday
1) X-Men: Days Of Future Past- 105M 3 Day Weekend, 105M Total The big question this weekend isn’t if X-Men will break 100M, it’s when. The big budget sequel is sure to be the top draw this weekend, and reviews are … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: ‘X-Men’ To Topple ‘Godzilla’
1) Godzilla- 93.2M Weekend, 93.2M Total The big news of the weekend was that Godzilla opened above expectations and secured a 93M opening weekend. It also has secured a sequel. Godzilla managed to achieve a B+ cinemascore (I’m surprised, I … Continue reading Weekend Box Office: ‘Godzilla’ Stomps Loudly In 1st
1) Godzilla- 80M Weekend, 80M Total Expect big things this weekend from a big monster of a movie. A lot of people have compared the ad campaign to World War Z, making it an apocalypse adventure on a global scale. … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: ‘Godzilla’ Stomping To #1
1) Neighbors- 51.0M Weekend, 51.0M Total Seth Rogen’s Neighbors beat Spider-Man… by a lot this weekend. Neighbors is now the 11th highest opening R rated film of all time, beating the first Hangover by 7M. With Godzilla and Million Dollar … Continue reading Weekend Box Office: Seth Rogen Beat ‘Spider-Man’
1) Neighbors- 19.5M Friday, 49M Weekend, 49M Total Neighbors had an incredibly strong Friday, far outpacing The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which is looking to drop somewhere between 55-60% for week 2. Not great for long term prospects. Neighbors is also … Continue reading Friday Box Office: ‘Neighbors’ Beat ‘Spider-Man’ To Death
Neighbors made 2.5M last night with 8PM shows. That’s comparable to the total that Ted had for its midnight shows. Obviously, it’s harder to do 2.5M at Midnight than at 8PM, so don’t expect the 50M+ that Ted got over … Continue reading ‘Neighbors’ Performs Well At Midnght, Can It Beat Spidey?
1) The Amazing Spider-Man 2- 40M Weekend, 155M Total Spidey should drop a little over 50% this weekend. Neighbors is solid competition, but not major competition. Spidey will remain the top draw this weekend. 2) Neighbors- 35M Weekend, 35M Total … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: Will ‘Neighbors’ Top Spidey?
1) The Amazing Spider-Man 2- 92M Weekend, 92M Total I saw a headline that says “franchise fatigue weighs down”, and I was like… what the fuck? I mean, yes, there’s fatigue… because this is the 5th Spider-Man in 13 years, … Continue reading Weekend Box Office: Spidey Takes An Easy Win
1) The Amazing Spider-Man 2- 90M Weekend, 90M Total Also known as the 5th Spider-Man film, rebooting resets be damned. The first Andrew Garfield version of Spider-Man landed only 62M opening weekend, however in a much more crowded July field. … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: Spidey Easy #1, But Not 100M?
1) The Other Woman- 24.7M Weekend, 24.7M Total 2) Captain America 2- 16.0M Weekend, 224.8M Total 3) Heaven Is For Real- 13.8M Weekend, 51.9M Total 4) Rio 2- 13.6M Weekend, 96.1M Total 5) Brick Mansions- 9.6M Weekend, 9.6M Total 6) … Continue reading Weekend Box Office: Cameron Diaz KO’s Captain America
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