Brian Fowler Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 49.3, more than double the previous Christmas Day record (Sherlock Holmes 24.9 in 2009) Over 440 domestic, 19 million behind Ultron. Daddy's Home did a strong 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Well Frozen was pretty awful so I'm happy to see that one getting knocked off. So what's the issue.. it looks like Star Wars will pass Avatar and Titanic I guess the only question is will it surpass the $2.7B mark right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 It's way way out ahead of Avatar at this point, but you have to remember there isn't another movie of the 21st century comparable to Avatar in box office. Not just the total money, but the way it held. It opened strong (77 million, then a record for best original property opening weekend ever. That record wasn't broken until Inside Out this summer) but not legendarily so. But it held virtually all of its first weekend take in week two. And it just kept holding for three months or so. Avengers and Jurassic World both got way ahead of Avatar's pace (though less so, obviously, than Star Wars) but ran out of steam without getting particularly close (both are more than $100 million below.) Star Wars has the advantage of being an end of year film (as did Avatar) which usually means lower openings and stronger holds, due both to less pressure to see it right away and less competition. Clearly, step A didn't happen. In short, Star Wars looks like a shoe-in now, but it'll be a lot easier to tell in another week or so. If I had to bet, I'd say it makes the record domestic, but it still needs another 320 million roughly (going into Saturday) and that's a lot of money (nearly as much as Furious 7 made domestic, for perspective) to just assume will come. The big question is "did it burn off all the demand the first two weeks?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Star Wars Box Office Record Porn! Earlier this year Jurassic World set a record with 106 million dollars in its second weekend. The Force Awakens brought in 153 estimated. Now sitting at 544 million, it has blown by Age Of Ultron to be Disney's #1 and the overall #2 film this year domestic, and needs only a bit over 100 million more to pass JW. It is now the highest grossing Star Wars film (non-adjusted, of course) and has passed The Dark Knight for 5th all-time domestic. It also broke JW's record for fastest to 500 million by over a week. And it crossed the worldwide 1 billion mark in record time as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 That second week number seems a little disappointing for what they were forecasting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 It's estimated though. The estimated a little over $200 million last week and ended up adjusting it up $50 million when the final numbers came in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Yeah, last week the Sunday numbers wound up way higher than anticipated. But this brings disappointing to a whole new level, even compared to Dark Knight Rises and Age of Ultron being "disappointing." It's the best second weekend ever, by more than 40 million dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 It's 15th all-time worldwide but it will need another $1.8 billion to pass Avatar. I think it will do it but that's still a lot of fucking money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 There is still China right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Yes. But apparently Star Wars has never been a big deal in China. The original trilogy never had a theatrical run there until this year, and the entire prequel trilogy made less than 20 million combined iirc. Disney has been pushing the hell out of it in the buildup, so we'll see if that paid off in a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 All that tells me is that Vin Diesel should have a starring role in Episode VIII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonidas Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Riddick Star Wars crossover? Riddick vs Bountyhunters? Pants free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 We don't have actuals yet, but the estimate was adjusted down a bit to 149. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Austin Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Riddick Star Wars crossover? Riddick vs Bountyhunters? Pants free. Ridding makes most sense but for some reason, Dominick Toretto crossing over seems more fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Iron Giant vs AT-ATs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 We don't have actuals yet, but the estimate was adjusted down a bit to 149. FIRE KATHLEEN KENNEDY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivpvideos Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 All that tells me is that Vin Diesel should have a starring role in Episode VIII. I am Dominic Skywalker and let me tell you all about my family while I drink this space corona. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Just saying, no reason Groot can't show up in a galaxy far far away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Well, if they had Daniel Craig walk across Pinewood (from the Spectre set to the Star Wars set) to do his cameo, there's no reason Big Dave* couldn't have done the same thing. Drax the Destroyer in Star Wars = all the money. On the other hand, A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away. Guardians is set now, and the Riddick chronicles are set far future. So you'd need a time machine too. * I'm surprised neither Bautista or Cena (he only likes 3 things in life. Nikki Bella, working out and muscle cars. He's made for Fast & Furious movies) have been in a Fast & Furious movie yet. Is it that they think Rock fulfils the Wrestling quota or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Groot's a tree. Who knows how old he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Maybe we can finally figure out where Planet X is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Star Wars should have made 255 billion dollars in the first five minutes of its opening weekend. Anything else is disappointing, quite frankly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Star Wars barely crossed over 600 Million in the movie's 12th Day. I can't imagine a scenario it doesn't beat Avatar domestic, it is just too far ahead. It may not have the highest 5th, 6th, etc. weekend but it isn't going to matter. I went and saw it today at 9 AM and the theater was full. I am mostly curious if it somehow does 1 billion domestic, 800 million is a given at this point as far as I'm concerned. Worldwide is another issue, Star Wars isn't as big of a deal in a lot of other countries so I don't think it will pass Avatar there. Should beat Jurassic World no problem, 2 billion is probably a good high-end goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 It probably passed The Avengers yesterday once the estimates come out, if it did shunting close to Monday or Tuesday's numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Passed Avengers easily, another 28 million estimated yesterday for Star Wars, just unprecedented territory. On the day to day it is still 10 million ahead of Avatar, wonder when those numbers will finally draw even. It should have 700 million by Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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