2015 Summer Box Office thread

[BloodBoal 7,538]

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

He's not an actor.

[Not Mr. Big 4,639]

Anthony Ingruber, bitch!

He does a good impersonation but that doesn't mean that he's a good actor.

[BloodBoal 7,538]

[nightscape94 965]

[Sweeping Strings 2,357]

Be interesting to see how some of these do ... Guardians Of The Galaxy was a more obscure Marvel property and was a big hit, but can Ant-Man do the same? The Fantastic Four reboot is apparently 'darker' (hmm, do people want that in the summer?) and has had an allegedly troubled journey to the screen. And Ted 2 and Vacation are non-family comedies ... mind you, that is probably their USP in amongst all the U/PG/12A/PG-13 rated stuff.

[Luke Skywalker 1,795]

Wow, Jurassi world seems to have passed the avengers 2 already!

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4069&p=.htm

Did anyone expect that?

I didnt, and i'm a huge JP fan...

I think i'll cast my vote in the poll now

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Its very unexpected. Sure, it was a given that the film was gonna make money. But like this?

[Matt C 453]

People are responding to it. It's like with the first Avengers movie, the numbers kept getting bigger than anticipated. Remember, that was also initially predicted to open to $120M+ before it exploded way past that.

While some people are undeniably disappointed with JW (which is normal), the majority aren't. I know a few people who went back for repeat showings. It should be interesting to see what its long-term prospects are. It opened slightly higher than Avengers (which gave it that lead), but its numbers are almost identical otherwise.

[nightscape94 965]

I didn't have a lot of expectations for it, and there are certainly faults, but it was fun. Worth the price of a ticket and it was enjoyable. Sometimes that's all you need.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Universal is having quite a good year. Furious 7, Pitch Perfect 2 and Jurassic World all doing exceptionally well.

[publicist 4,643]

Sadly that also means even more sequels and reboots...

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

That's the fault of the audience, not the studios

[publicist 4,643]

If you would be cut you off the supply of sequels and Marvel shit, would you cease to be a cinemagoer? I think not...

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Studios make sequels because their audience wants to see them.

[BloodBoal 7,538]

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Naturally!

[publicist 4,643]

Studios make sequels because their audience wants to see them

Studios also make a lot of things nobody wants to see, sequels or not.

[A24 4,331]

Studios make sequels because their audience wants to see them.

The audience is told what to like, Steef.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

So the audience has no part or no blame?

They sheepisly line up in droves to watch Jurassic World like lemmings because thats what Universal has imprinted on them?

Please!

I went to see that film because it has positive word to mouth.

[A24 4,331]

You're part of the audience that they created. You're one of the batteries.

[publicist 4,643]

It's equally facetious to claim that audiences demand new Catwoman movies. It's no clear-cut case but your relativistic nonsense is clearly going nowhere.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Sure, studio's make poor descisions sometimes. Or they make good ones, but the film turns out to be bad.

[Jay 37,353]

Domestic Weekend

1 N Jurassic World Uni. $208,806,270

2 1 Spy Fox $15,613,686

3 2 San Andreas WB $10,812,387

4 3 Insidious Chapter 3 Focus $7,311,963

5 6 Pitch Perfect 2 Uni. $6,398,030

6 4 Entourage WB $4,186,984

7 5 Mad Max: Fury Road WB $4,065,967

8 8 Avengers: Age of Ultron BV $3,675,057

9 7 Tomorrowland BV $3,492,475

10 - Love & Mercy RAtt. $1,672,325

(New to the Top 10: Jurassic World, Love & Mercy)

(Gone from the Top 10: Aloha, Poltergeist)

Domestic Summer So Far

1 Avengers: Age of Ultron BV $445,730,903

2 Furious 7 Uni. $350,922,240

3 Jurassic World Uni. $258,493,605

4 Pitch Perfect 2 Uni. $172,680,695

5 Mad Max: Fury Road WB $139,704,821

6 San Andreas WB $121,680,464

7 Tomorrowland BV $84,741,761

8 Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Sony $68,878,320

9 Spy Fox $60,400,004

10 Poltergeist (2015) Fox $46,315,945

(New to the Top 10: Jurassic World, Spy)

(Gone from the Top 10: Age of Adaline, Longest Ride)

Worldwide Summer So Far

1 Furious 7 Uni. $1,511.4

2 Avengers: Age of Ultron BV $1,355.9

3 Jurassic World Uni. $574.1

4 San Andreas WB $375.2

5 Mad Max: Fury Road WB $334.9

6 Pitch Perfect 2 Uni. $265.1

7 Tomorrowland BV $178.2

8 Spy Fox $116.9

9 Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Sony $102.0

10 Poltergeist (2015) Fox $72.6

(New to the Top 10: Jurassic World)

(Gone from the Top 10: Shaun The Sheep)

[JoeinAR 1,949]

Jurassic World has performed something amazing, like Avengers it made over 100 million 2 weeks in a row, but it will make over 400 million in 11 days, and will make 1 billion worldwide in 11 days.

It's a good movie, but it is one that could be picked apart with ease. But it's too fun to do so.

[Jay 37,353]

Domestic Weekend

1 1 Jurassic World Uni. $106,588,440

2 N Inside Out BV $90,440,272

3 2 Spy Fox $11,225,366

4 3 San Andreas WB $8,706,339

5 N Dope ORF $6,100,010

6 4 Insidious Chapter 3 Focus $4,063,701

7 5 Pitch Perfect 2 Uni. $3,519,440

8 7 Mad Max: Fury Road WB $3,033,049

9 8 Avengers: Age of Ultron BV $2,847,404

10 9 Tomorrowland BV $2,216,375

(New to the Top 10: Inside Out, Dope)

(Gone from the Top 10: Entourage, Love and Mercy)

Domestic Summer So Far

1 Avengers: Age of Ultron BV $449,447,357

2 Jurassic World Uni. $402,800,065

3 Furious 7 Uni. $351,032,910

4 Pitch Perfect 2 Uni. $177,683,820

5 Mad Max: Fury Road WB $143,819,878

6 San Andreas WB $132,695,233

7 Inside Out BV $90,440,272

8 Tomorrowland BV $87,903,675

9 Spy Fox $75,099,815

10 Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Sony $69,285,730

(New to the top 10: Inside Out)

Gone from the top 10: Poltergeist)

Worldwide Summer So Far

1 Furious 7 Uni. $1,511.5

2 Avengers: Age of Ultron BV $1,367.8

3 Jurassic World Uni. $987.2

4 San Andreas WB $415.5

5 Mad Max: Fury Road WB $346.5

6 Pitch Perfect 2 Uni. $272.4

7 Tomorrowland BV $196.2

8 Spy Fox $131.6

9 Inside Out BV $131.4

10 Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Sony $102.4

(New to the top 10: Inside Out)

Gone from the top 10: Poltergeist)

[Jay 37,353]

Jurassic World wins the weekend for the third straight week, beating Inside Out and Ted 2, and becomes the fifth movie ever to make $500 Million in the US

http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/454521-jurassic-world-hits-500-million-in-weekend-box-office-battle#/slide/1

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Ted 2 isn't doing well right?

Second McFarlane flop in a row.

[crumbs 14,311]

McFarlane is a one trick pony only capable of one type of humour.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Will he be able to afford Joel McNeely now?

[BloodBoal 7,538]

They are best buddies. McNeely is working for him for free.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

In between Tinkerbell sequels?

[BloodBoal 7,538]

Yep.

[Jay 37,353]

Domestic Weekend

1 1 Jurassic World Uni. $54,532,615

2 2 Inside Out BV $52,323,354

3 N Ted 2 Uni. $33,507,870

4 N Max (2015) WB $12,155,254

5 3 Spy Fox $7,911,786

6 4 San Andreas WB $5,402,416

7 5 Dope ORF $2,782,840

8 6 Insidious Chapter 3 Focus $2,004,222

9 8 Mad Max: Fury Road WB $1,764,436

10 9 Avengers: Age of Ultron BV $1,688,938

(New to the top 10: Ted 2, Max)

(Gone from the Top 10: Pitch Perfect 2, Tomorrowland)

Domestic Summer So Far

1 Jurassic World Uni. $500,373,420

2 Avengers: Age of Ultron BV $452,474,193

3 Furious 7 Uni. $351,032,910

4 Inside Out BV $185,140,364

5 Pitch Perfect 2 Uni. $181,057,940

6 Mad Max: Fury Road WB $147,107,258

7 San Andreas WB $141,997,929

8 Tomorrowland BV $90,164,982

9 Spy Fox $88,462,290

10 Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Sony $69,832,200

(No change from last week)

Worldwide Summer So Far

1 Furious 7 Uni. $1,511.5

2 Avengers: Age of Ultron BV $1,371.6

3 Jurassic World Uni. $1,084.8

4 San Andreas WB $439.8

5 Mad Max: Fury Road WB $356.4

6 Pitch Perfect 2 Uni. $276.9

7 Inside Out BV $266.6

8 Tomorrowland BV $202.1

9 Spy Fox $145.0

10 Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Sony $102.9

(No change from last week)

[Damien F 1,742]

I'd no idea Furious 7 made so much money.

Still can't believe Jurassic World's financial success. I would have predicted $500 million at an absolute maximum.

There is a huge gap between worldwide places 3 and 4.

I expect Mission Impossible Rogue Nation to rocket over the billion mark worldwide.

[Jay 37,353]

Minions and Genisys too

[JoeinAR 1,949]

I am shocked at how many boxoffice records Avatar, Ti-Tanic, and E.T. have. I seriously doubt some of those will be broken in the current boxoffice climate.

E.T. 16 weeks at #1.

Ti-Tanic 15 weeks at #1

E.T. 44 Weeks in the top 10.

AVATAR top grossing film in its 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th weekends. It denied JW that honor for weekend 3.

Ti-Tanic top grossing film in its 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th weekends

[Jay 37,353]

Titanics 15 straight weeks was legendary. So many films came out but Titanic usually was easily #1 sometimes double what the newcomers made. Towards the end of its run at the top there'd be close calls when it wasn't known on Sunday projections if it would hold or not and then it always did come Monday, sometimes by small margins. Until finally Lost In Space dethroned it.

[JoeinAR 1,949]

E.T. held on in the face of many good films in 1982. I can't see many films holding holding the top spot much more than 3 weeks these days.

[mrbellamy 6,286]

Yeah, Box Office Mojo shows that Avatar was the only movie since 2000 to hold #1 for 5+ weekends (it had 7). Quite a few have done 3-4, though.

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

The billion dollar mark isn't the milestone it used to be. A movie has to make $1.5 billion to prove its box office domination.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

It amazes me how many movies easily make a billion dollars these days.

[BloodBoal 7,538]

[crocodile 8,006]

I thought he retired?

Karol

[BloodBoal 7,538]

[crocodile 8,006]

He's another Miyazaki then?

Karol

[BloodBoal 7,538]

[crocodile 8,006]

Ellipsis is... my trademark, you... plagiarist!

Karol

[BloodBoal 7,538]

[Jay 37,353]

Jurassic World was #1 again, fourth weekend in a row

http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/456551-jurassic-world-celebrates-the-fourth-with-its-fourth-weekend-at-1

T5 was also beaten by Inside Out! I wonder if they'll still release T6 in 2017 as planned...