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Old 07-22-15, 05:32 PM
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Re: B.O. Thread - 7/17/2015 - 7/19/2015 - Ant-man. aAAAHHhhh. Fighter of the Wright f

So if I like a bunch of the top grossing movies, am I stupid?
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Re: B.O. Thread - 7/17/2015 - 7/19/2015 - Ant-man. aAAAHHhhh. Fighter of the Wright f

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So if I like a bunch of the top grossing movies, am I stupid?
Of course, if you like something that plays in more than 200 theaters you have to be daft.

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Re: B.O. Thread - 7/17/2015 - 7/19/2015 - Ant-man. aAAAHHhhh. Fighter of the Wright f

EctoCooler needs a hug.
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Re: B.O. Thread - 7/17/2015 - 7/19/2015 - Ant-man. aAAAHHhhh. Fighter of the Wright f

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EctoCooler needs a hug.
But it needs to be from Wright, he does it best.
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Re: B.O. Thread - 7/17/2015 - 7/19/2015 - Ant-man. aAAAHHhhh. Fighter of the Wright f

Wright's power continues to shine

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/26...n-beats-pixels
Adam Sandler’s Pixels may have beat the weekend’s other new releases, but its $24 million debut failed to best the small-but-mighty Ant-Man. Instead, Marvel’s smallest hero claimed the box office crown again in its second weekend with an estimated $24.8 million. That margin is narrow enough that things could change when final box office numbers come in tomorrow, but regardless, it’s a lackluster debut for Pixels and Sandler. Pixels only earned a B CinemaScore, and its $24 million debut puts it closer to Sandler duds like Jack and Jill (which opened to $25 million) than recent hits like Grown Ups 2 ($41.5 million).

But the biggest box office surprise was actually Southpaw, which wasn’t even expected to make the top five. Instead, Jake Gyllenhaal’s boxing movie came in with an estimated $16.5 million, well above early estimates in the low teens. The adult-skewing drama was expected to fall to Paper Towns, but the adaptation of John Green’s young adult novel fell short and only opened to $12.5 million. While Paper Towns was never expected to be as much of a hit as last summer’s other Green adaptation, The Fault In Our Stars (which opened to $48 million), it was still eyeing a debut closer to $20 million.

Meanwhile, Minions fell 55 percent to an estimated $22.1 million, earning third place in its third weekend. Amy Schumer’s Trainwreck, on the other hand, saw a miniscule drop of 43 percent in its sophomore outing, ending the weekend with an estimated $17.3 million.

Outside of the top five, Jurassic World (of course) reached a domestic total of $623.8 million, officially making it the third biggest domestic film of all time. (Just this week, it claimed third place at the worldwide box office, too.)
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Re: B.O. Thread - 7/17/2015 - 7/19/2015 - Ant-man. aAAAHHhhh. Fighter of the Wright f

Ouch, steeper drop than expected for Ant-man.
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Re: B.O. Thread - 7/17/2015 - 7/19/2015 - Ant-man. aAAAHHhhh. Fighter of the Wright f

What was Ant-Man expected to make?
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Re: B.O. Thread - 7/17/2015 - 7/19/2015 - Ant-man. aAAAHHhhh. Fighter of the Wright f

It's the same amount Thor 2 dropped. Not great, but not horrible.
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Re: B.O. Thread - 7/17/2015 - 7/19/2015 - Ant-man. aAAAHHhhh. Fighter of the Wright f

Originally Posted by RichC2
Ouch, steeper drop than expected for Ant-man.
It had a less than 60% drop, and is doing okay international numbers, so I think you are off-base that the market is disappointed in Ant Mans performance.

It is already at 226m worldwide, and most likely has at least 2-3 more weeks of play before it disappears from the marketplace, so I would say Disney
/Marvel is happy the film will most likely turn into a moderate hit.
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Re: B.O. Thread - 7/17/2015 - 7/19/2015 - Ant-man. aAAAHHhhh. Fighter of the Wright f

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It had a less than 60% drop, and is doing okay international numbers, so I think you are off-base that the market is disappointed in Ant Mans performance.

It is already at 226m worldwide, and most likely has at least 2-3 more weeks of play before it disappears from the marketplace, so I would say Disney
/Marvel is happy the film will most likely turn into a moderate hit.
Shrug, its a bigger drop than I would have expected for a relatively well liked Marvel movie.
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Re: B.O. Thread - 7/17/2015 - 7/19/2015 - Ant-man. aAAAHHhhh. Fighter of the Wright f

Percentage wise, it's right in line with some of the better received Marvel films. It's a 56.7% drop. Guardians had a 55.3% drop in the second weekend.

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Re: B.O. Thread - 7/17/2015 - 7/19/2015 - Ant-man. aAAAHHhhh. Fighter of the Wright f

I really thought Southpaw would make more. Didn't know expectations were low. This got a lot of press, at least with shows I watched. Kind of expected a top 3 finish.

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