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Wkd Box Office 0219-2116 - Two godmen, a mermaid, and a pizza place?
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Not being embarrassed of being a superhero movie probably helped with that. Thank the lord Apocalypse is Bryan Singer's last X-Men movie.
They don't actually make films. They purchase the stateside rights to them.
But they are one of the more exciting distributors out there because of how eclectic their tastes run, no doubt a result of their execs originating from Oscillioscope Laboratories. Amazon definitely made a good deal with them to get the streaming rights to their films, since they're pretty close to being a sole justification for my Prime subscription.
It's already at $490 million after just 2 weeks. $700 million possibility?
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4160
alfredofroylan
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Zootopia was released a couple of days here in Mexico, I didn't saw a big crowd for it.
Obliterator
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Deadpool at $235 million domestic after two weeks. Holy shit what an incredible performance. Well deserved
googleplex
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It deserves ever penny of it. The Movie just get so many things right.
Bobby Roberts
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Question is whether Deadpool will deliver the last lick to Jesus' backside on his way past the Passion of the Christ for all-time domestic R-rated.
PhoncipleBone
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I don't know. If it does, it will be a squeaker.
The fuck they don't...
Either way no denying outstanding performance for DP, even without some spin...
I don't think it will have the drops to make it. Passing American Sniper for second is more probable.
Bobby Roberts
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Rotten Tomatoes isn't a person.
CreepingFear
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Need to get those buses full of geeks to the theaters. Go to the nearest comic book store, stat!
What does this mean?
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They don't.
When Captain America and Superman can gross over $350 million domestic without Iron Man or Batman holding their hands, it'll mean something.
GraveRobberX
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Good!
……forgetit
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Black leather fetish of the X-men movies
That's cute.
Tom Rothman did a hell of a job ruining it after X2 just to satisfy his own grudge-fucking impulses. There's a lot of damage that Singer and company have had to sift through.
……forgetit
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So Deadpool is the second highest grossing X-men film, doubt it'll pass days of futures past sense it didn't make it to China.
So because of the costumes?
That's just moronic. The X-Men franchise started in 2000. The franchise is as much of a superhero movie as any other, and paved the way for others after it. The trailer for Apocalypse is as comic booky as it gets.
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It's also very true.
Deadpool is the biggest success story this year when it comes to superhero movies. Remove Batman and Iron Man from the equation, and it would have been the highest grossing one domestically. That's a testament to how much of a success it really is. The only surprise that could top it right now is Apocalypse grossing $1.6 billion worldwide, which isn't happening.
Thing is, they just don't feel like real X-Men films, they might be good but they feel very restrain with the whole superhero thing in those films. Also way too much focus on certain characters Wolverine/Magneto/Xavier/Mystique while the rest of the mutants get ignored. Which really irks me.
Glad to see The Witch doing alright, incredible film, but the wide release for it is definitely going to hurt the experience. I had to see it in a chain theater and several people walked out stomping their feet and almost everyone else was laughing during it. A real shame, second worst crowds I've ever encountered. I usually love seeing movies in theaters but this is one of the few that was hurt by it.
Deadpool vs Jesus is the biggest superhero matchup of 2016.
Sho_Nuff82
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Now is it considered good marketing or bad marketing if you trick a bunch of people who would otherwise be disinterested into seeing your film, and they all end up panning it and killing its legs?
The impressions I've read here have actually pushed me away from seeing the film in theaters.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
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Yeah I remember everyone thinking the original X-Men would bomb. It was a pretty big deal when it had a very successful (for the time) opening weekend.
I haven't seen Deadpool yet, kind of over comic book based movies, but I'm happy it's doing well as an R-rated movie and I'll probably see it eventually. As a fan of the X-Men franchise, X-Men Apocalypse looks weak. Too much Jennifer Lawrence who is probably the weakest cast member in the recent films, aside from the abysmal January Jones.
ElBoxyBrown
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X3 and Origins killed momentum. First Class came out to revive the franchise with some success but Marvel had already established themselves as a movie company bringing out some serious competition where every other company making comic movies had to catch up. The X-Men also don't have any toys and cartoons thanks to Marvel. Barely any brand awareness in the public eye. Shit, Marvel is actually trying to make Gwenpool into a thing.
Deadpool is bigger than Jesus.
Deadpool hold this weekend was well within the genre norm, but I don't think it was high enough to put it where it needed to be to take down Passion. We'll see next weekend I suppose, but as it stands, Deadpool's drop was in the same range as Furious 7's second weekend while its total still lags F7's by $15M. Furious 7 ended up with $353M domestic.
Days of Future Past also did incredibly well. It would've been the highest grossing superhero movie worldwide in 2014 had Guardians not become such a success. It was still the biggest superhero movie internationally though. The franchise seems to be on an upward trajectory but I think it's the domestic gross that really needs to be better. There's no Wolverine this time though which has to hurt its potential at least a little.
The superhero movies are grossing a lot this year. Deadpool is probably going to fall around $330-340 million at the rate it's going. BvS is most definitely going to do incredibly well domestically, and I think word of mouth is going to be very strong for it. Iron Man will probably ensure Civil War crosses the $400 million mark.
That's a lot of box office back to back with superheroes. Apocalypse comes right after Civil War. I think it's two weeks apart. If it can manage to cross $300 million, I think that would be pretty amazing.
Fox must be ecstatic.
Stephen Chow's The Mermaid is now at just under $420M in China after 2 weeks.
Depending on how BvS, Cap 3, and Rogue One perform, China's #1 film of 2016 could end up with a higher gross than the #1 domestic film.
Kung Fu Panda 3 is now sitting at $142M in China. It seems to be having good legs both there and domestically. Worldwide total is just under $300M, but it still has a ton of openings in coming weeks.
The Fifth Wave broke $100M worldwide. The Revenant is now at $381M.
Depending on how BvS, Cap 3, and Rogue One perform, China's #1 film of 2016 could end up with a higher gross than the #1 domestic film.
Kung Fu Panda 3 is now sitting at $142M in China. It seems to be having good legs both there and domestically. Worldwide total is just under $300M, but it still has a ton of openings in coming weeks.
The Fifth Wave broke $100M worldwide. The Revenant is now at $381M.
xaosslug
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would they be able to lure RDJ under the guise of 'passion project'? Because I don't think they could afford him otherwise.
Matt_
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does it not look better for deadpool coming off of a holiday weekend?
Apocalypse has a really tough slot to work through. It has to contend with TMNT2 the following weekend, and Warcraft the week after that, and then Finding Dory the week after that, and then Fox will surely pull it from a good chunk of theaters to make room for Independence Day: Resurgence the week after that one. The cards are stacked against it, to say the least.
nillapuddin
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I paid for Deadpool and saw Zoolander on the sly
Zoolander 2 was one of the worst feature films I have ever seen in my life, and indisputably the worst move Ive ever seen in a theater.
I cherished the first Zoolander, seen it a million times, and I was disgusted.
On the other hand
Deadpool was one of the most enjoyable theater experiences Ive ever had, long live the king deadpoopl
Zoolander 2 was one of the worst feature films I have ever seen in my life, and indisputably the worst move Ive ever seen in a theater.
I cherished the first Zoolander, seen it a million times, and I was disgusted.
On the other hand
Deadpool was one of the most enjoyable theater experiences Ive ever had, long live the king deadpoopl
They'll have a hard enough time hitting $200M much less $300M. If the X-Men film franchise was going to blow up domestically, it would have been with Days of Future Past. I think Dr. Strange might outgross Apocalypse which is pretty crazy.
I'm skeptical about Warcraft being much of a factor (that trailer ran to stone cold silence in the one theater I've seen it in so far); the others will be, to varying degrees. Doing as well as DOFP sans Jackman would be the first bar to clear, I think.
I don't think that follows. Well-received franchises build off the reception of previous entries, and so far Apocalypse has generated much more buzz than DOFP did at the equivalent time.
smokeandmirrors
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Fox hit that "February dearth of movies" with two successful R rated romps in a row.
That will probably happen. But the target should be $742 million (The Matrix Reloaded).
I'm not entirely sure how you come to this conclusion. It's not going to have a tough time hitting $200 million. That's less likely than it hitting $300 million. It managed over $200 million in 2014 with Maleficent opening the week after it, and that's likely tougher competition than Turtles this year. They had an uphill battle after X3 and Origins, but they're much better positioned as a franchise today than they were back then. Days of Future Past grossed $87 million more than First Class did domestically. Days of Future Past did well, even if it didn't "blow up".
Sho_Nuff82
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That's certainly one of the bolder predictions I've seen this year. Especially without a trailer release.
8 X 11 Printer Paper
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It will do bad in the west, but it's going to make a fuck-ton when it comes to China. So any chance of it bombing are quite low.
That's a good point about the lack of the older cast, especially Jackman. J.Law is a big star, but I don't know if she's really been a draw for the films. It always seemed more like "X-Men, with Jennifer Lawrence" than "Jennifer Lawrence in X-Men."
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