Weekend Box Office (5/11 - 5/13): Hulk Smash Records, Dark Shadows Does Nothing
05-12-12, 07:30 PM
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Re: Weekend Box Office (5/11 - 5/13): Hulk Smash Records, Dark Shadows Does Nothing
Wow, those theatres suck. Who doesn't advertise their upcoming IMAX features?
05-12-12, 08:03 PM
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05-12-12, 08:49 PM
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Re: Weekend Box Office (5/11 - 5/13): Hulk Smash Records, Dark Shadows Does Nothing
I just read DS cost over $150 million?!?!? Sweet Jesus....what a turkey. It'll be lucky to make $50 mil domestic.
05-13-12, 05:35 AM
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05-13-12, 07:07 AM
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Re: Weekend Box Office (5/11 - 5/13): Hulk Smash Records, Dark Shadows Does Nothing
Per Deadline.com, Avengers is now projected to do $104 million in its second weekend, obliterating all records.
05-13-12, 10:16 AM
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Re: Weekend Box Office (5/11 - 5/13): Hulk Smash Records, Dark Shadows Does Nothing
If weekend estimates hold for both US and international, then The Avengers will have earned just over $1 billion worldwide, after 19 days. $373.2 million US, $628.9 million foreign.
05-13-12, 10:49 AM
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Re: Weekend Box Office (5/11 - 5/13): Hulk Smash Records, Dark Shadows Does Nothing
1. Marvel's The Avengers
weekend: $103,163,000*-50%*Locations: 4,349*0*Avg.: $23,721*Total: $373,182,373*Wks.: 2*Dist.: Disney*
weekend: $103,163,000*-50%*Locations: 4,349*0*Avg.: $23,721*Total: $373,182,373*Wks.: 2*Dist.: Disney*
05-13-12, 10:57 AM
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Re: Weekend Box Office (5/11 - 5/13): Hulk Smash Records, Dark Shadows Does Nothing
Looks like it will take over the #3 spot (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt2), all-time worldwide. It will be interesting to see how close it will get to Titanic and the coveted $2 billion mark.
05-13-12, 12:23 PM
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Re: Weekend Box Office (5/11 - 5/13): Hulk Smash Records, Dark Shadows Does Nothing
Avatar has the record for the highest 3rd weekend at $68 million. The Avengers would need to hold around 33-34% next weekend to break that record.
TDK's 3rd weekend drop was 42%.
TDK's 3rd weekend drop was 42%.
05-13-12, 12:28 PM
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Re: Weekend Box Office (5/11 - 5/13): Hulk Smash Records, Dark Shadows Does Nothing
I'm not sure how much it would have helped, but it would seem that Dark Shadows would have benefited some by a November release. It's going to struggle to reach $55-$60 mil US. It should have a sizable drop next weekend and then it'll be dead and buried.
05-13-12, 12:39 PM
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05-13-12, 12:40 PM
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Yeah a Summer release for Dark Shadows was probably a mistake. Would've made more sense for it to come out around October or November. Pretty crazy numbers for The Avengers though.
05-13-12, 12:45 PM
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Battleship will be interesting next week considering its tracking less than Dark Shadows has been and The Avengers is a lock for a $50 million plus third weekend.
05-13-12, 01:22 PM
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05-13-12, 03:19 PM
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I'm sure releasing it now has a little to do with the fact that Burton's FRANKENWEENIE is booked for an October release.
05-13-12, 04:14 PM
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Re: Weekend Box Office (5/11 - 5/13): Hulk Smash Records, Dark Shadows Does Nothing
Good to see Avengers doing solid numbers. I saw it again on a Sunday afternoon, and it was sold out. Mind you, it's been out here for three weeks.
05-13-12, 05:32 PM
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Good for The Avengers. It's about as good and satisfying as a big tentpole flick can get.
05-13-12, 06:07 PM
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Herzog and Kinski made five movies together, and Herzog said that by Cobra Verde the partnership was falling apart. Burton and Depp have done eight and will probably do 100 more if people give them money, because they're not aiming to make great movies. They just want to have a laugh together on set, it would seem.
05-13-12, 06:19 PM
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05-13-12, 06:23 PM
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Re: Weekend Box Office (5/11 - 5/13): Hulk Smash Records, Dark Shadows Does Nothing
You know, since you obviously have such loathing and contempt for Burton/Depp, how about, oh, I don't know, you don't go see their movies?
05-13-12, 09:47 PM
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Re: Weekend Box Office (5/11 - 5/13): Hulk Smash Records, Dark Shadows Does Nothing
Here's what I'm calling now:
The Avengers does $33 - 34 million midweek with it crossing the $400 million mark on Wednesday. It'll end the week with $408 million as its domestic total.
If the drops remain consistent and drops each weekend by 50% and midweek by 47-50%, the film will end its domestic run barely over $550 million. It'll be number one again next weekend with Men In Black III finally taking over the number one spot on Memorial Day weekend. It surpasses The Dark Knight and becomes the third highest grossing film in domestic history alongside surpassing Harry Potter and becomes the third highest grossing film worldwide.
Warner will probably shit a brick if Dark Shadows does more than $60 million domestically based upon this weekend's poor performance.