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Wkd BO 0714-1617 - Audiences go Ape, Sick of Spider-man and Wonder Woman (finally)?
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Sectorseven
Member
Is a WW2 film are harder sell these days? We're so many years out from the actual events, and I'm not sure if today's audience has the appreciation for them.
We all float down there.
Also I would have never guess WW would beat GoTG2 domestic.
Weekend studio estimates
1) Dunkirk - $50.5M
2) Girls Trip - $30.4M
3) Spider-Man Homecoming - $22.0M (-50%) - $252M total
4) War for the Planet of the Apes - $20.4M (-64%) - $98M total
5) Valerian - $17.0M
6) Despicable Me 3 - $12.7M (-34%) - $213M total
7) Baby Driver - 6.0M (-31%) - $84M total
8) The Big Sick - $5.0M (-33%) - $25M total
9) Wonder Woman - $4.6M (-32%) - $389M total
10) Cars 3 - $1.9M (-38%) - $144M total
1) Dunkirk - $50.5M
2) Girls Trip - $30.4M
3) Spider-Man Homecoming - $22.0M (-50%) - $252M total
4) War for the Planet of the Apes - $20.4M (-64%) - $98M total
5) Valerian - $17.0M
6) Despicable Me 3 - $12.7M (-34%) - $213M total
7) Baby Driver - 6.0M (-31%) - $84M total
8) The Big Sick - $5.0M (-33%) - $25M total
9) Wonder Woman - $4.6M (-32%) - $389M total
10) Cars 3 - $1.9M (-38%) - $144M total
Dunkirk is coming in at the low-end of the early estimations, right?
And I guess Apes isn't a crowd pleaser. Hopefully I'll watch that one in a couple of weeks.
aw yeah bombed harder than speed racer
And I guess Apes isn't a crowd pleaser. Hopefully I'll watch that one in a couple of weeks.
aw yeah bombed harder than speed racer
Sweeney Tom
Banned
So Valerian made exactly $17mil?
Because that means Fifth Element made more, opening weekend ($17,031,345)
Because that means Fifth Element made more, opening weekend ($17,031,345)
Don't ruin this for me.
Obliterator
Member
$300m still in play for Spidey?
I added the missing films to the top 10 above.
$100M is locked for Baby Driver if any were still in doubt.
We have to wait for the actuals. Valerian has a reasonable Sun estimate, so it will be close.
$100M is locked for Baby Driver if any were still in doubt.
We have to wait for the actuals. Valerian has a reasonable Sun estimate, so it will be close.
Dunkirk can hold better than estimated on Sunday to bump it up to $51M+
Which is basically what the Friday pointed to. We briefly had reports of a $22M Friday which would have led to a weeknd over $55M.
DarkLordMalik
Member
It is locked at this point unless something drastic happens IMO.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
Member
SMH at all of ya'll getting exciting to see Valerian still.
And the movie has dialogue about love that is 50 times cornier than Interstellar.
I hope you enjoy it more than I did. 
Valerian isn't the worst movie I've seen this year, but it has some of the most laughably bad material I've seen. Everyone is pretty terrible, from a bored Clive Owen to Cara Delevingne who almost caused a singularity with her lack of chemistry with anyone. But Dane DeHaan... my god, legitimately puts on the worst performance I've seen this year.
And the movie has dialogue about love that is 50 times cornier than Interstellar.
DarkLordMalik
Member
It is the 5th highest grossing movie worldwide this year.
SMH at all of ya'll getting exciting to see Valerian still.Valerian isn't the worst movie I've seen this year, but it has some of the most laughably bad material I've seen. Everyone is pretty terrible, from a bored Clive Owen to Cara Delevingne who almost caused a singularity with her lack of chemistry with anyone.I hope you enjoy it more than I did.
I sorta get why Hollywood wants to make Cara happen; Young, Hot, etc etc. she's just not...very interesting whenever she's acting. I'm almost on the verge of avoiding a movie is she's cast, the last few have been stinkers.
With WW at $390 overseas right now and Japan left to open, I guess $800M is a lock?
alfredofroylan
Member
This pleases me, is it finally dead?
My prediction for Apes was low opening, long legs. Welp :/
And a lock for top 10 by the end. Only 5 movies can overtake it (barring a miracle) and 2 of those are currently playing.
And a lock for top 10 by the end. Only 5 movies can overtake it (barring a miracle) and 2 of those are currently playing.
I think everyone overestimated the legs for Apes. I thought it would easily get to $150m after the opening it had.
Homecoming deserves it. I liked apes too but it was not what I hoped for as I expected something more grand for the end of a trilogy.
Pirates came and went without any sort of hype in the US and it has made so much money looking at worldwide figures. Crazy
Vault Dweller 111
Member
I wonder how the Dunkirk legs will be. It's been a tough Summer for a lot of movies.
DarkLordMalik
Member
I think it is safe to expect 3x multiplier so $150 million or above. Almost every movie released by Nolan had pretty good legs in their theatrical debut.
QuantumZebra
Member
Uhhh
I hate to break it to ya buddy but the biggest hero of DC is *now* Wondy or Bats.
By box office alone it's Wonder Woman currently.
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
I do wonder what the ceiling is for a Superman movie everyone actually likes. It's been literally decades, so there's really no direct points of reference for the character.
I would think he could at least match Wonder Woman domestically, but I think worldwide is where you'd see the bigger difference.
I would think he could at least match Wonder Woman domestically, but I think worldwide is where you'd see the bigger difference.
AcademicSaucer
Member
It feels like Spiderman came and went, what happened?
Wonder Woman is a box office bonanza. Warner Bros. has tried and failed to make a good Superman movie for 40 years. Diana wins this one.
I think it's in much the same position as Spider-Man right now... even if they make a new one and it's great, it'll be coming off so much garbage that it'll "under-perform" at the box office.
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
Right. I guess what I should say is, what's the potential ceiling for a baggage-less Supes, a la The Dark Knight (or presumably Homecoming 2).
Supes probably has more baggage than Batman did when Begins released, at this point.
SMH at all of ya'll getting exciting to see Valerian still.Valerian isn't the worst movie I've seen this year, but it has some of the most laughably bad material I've seen. Everyone is pretty terrible, from a bored Clive Owen to Cara Delevingne who almost caused a singularity with her lack of chemistry with anyone. But Dane DeHaan... my god, legitimately puts on the worst performance I've seen this year.I hope you enjoy it more than I did.
And the movie has dialogue about love that is 50 times cornier than Interstellar.
I thought it was absolutely riveting! Who else could make a finale that is nothing but exposition!
Superman '78 adjusted for inflation, 3D, and PLF theaters probably does about ~$600m so I guess that's the ceiling.
hodayathink
Member
The thing is that just like Spider-Man's "under-performance" still puts it above $300 million, I would argue that a good Superman movie "under-performing" probably ends up at about where Diana probably will ($400 million or so). Open higher, shorter legs, but probably about the same total, at least domestically.
Always-honest
Banned
Well, Spiderman sucked imo.
New box office thread is up, please move discussion to there: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1410006