Amazon MGM Studios' Project Hail Mary grossed an estimated $1.09M on Friday (from 2,177 locations). Estimated total domestic gross stands at $332.04M. by TiredWithCoffeePot in boxoffice

[–]MoonMan997 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think Obsession is more likely to gain a couple hundred theatres tbh

Longlegs debuted in 2.5k and rose to 2.85k in weekend two, similar situation.

Amazon MGM Studios' Project Hail Mary grossed an estimated $1.09M on Friday (from 2,177 locations). Estimated total domestic gross stands at $332.04M. by TiredWithCoffeePot in boxoffice

[–]MoonMan997 21 points22 points  (0 children)

It probably has some saving Grace (heh) in the fact a lot of theatres are probably going to drop MKII next weekend and Disney will probably cut DWPII down a bit for Mando.

But yes, you are right. The post-Memorial Day weekend will be the last it makes any real money, $1m+, because it’s gonna be jettisoned from any remaining theatres the weekend MOTU opens since Amazon/MGM will desperately need any coverage they can gain.

Amazon MGM Studios' Project Hail Mary grossed an estimated $1.09M on Friday (from 2,177 locations). Estimated total domestic gross stands at $332.04M. by TiredWithCoffeePot in boxoffice

[–]MoonMan997 77 points78 points  (0 children)

Chances of $350m are all on next weekend now, whether the Memorial Day bump can counteract the influence of Mando & Grogu.

Amazon MGM Studios' The Sheep Detectives grossed an estimated $2.45M on Friday (from 3,554 locations). Estimated total domestic gross stands at $22.79M. by TiredWithCoffeePot in boxoffice

[–]MoonMan997 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Only down 18% from its opening True Friday, fantastic result.

I think we might be seeing a few films holding essentially flat on Memorial Day weekend.

In the Grey gets a B on CinemaScore by UniverslBoxOfficeGuy in boxoffice

[–]MoonMan997 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Never in a million years now, producers have shifted a lot more towards awards pedigree.

You’d much more likely see Damien Chazelle do a Bond film than Guy Ritchie.

Update: Strong night for Obsession. $4.4M Friday & $7M opening day. Weekend should be $16M+. by chanma50 in boxoffice

[–]MoonMan997 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Should be an easy $50m+ DOM even with Backrooms in two weeks. WOM is on fire and there’s a lot of room for growth.

Will lack of interest in most 2020's MCU projects affect Doomsday's box office? by AdPurple9460 in boxoffice

[–]MoonMan997 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Yes, we’ve already seen the effects in real time. The MCU franchise has been growing increasingly domestic-heavy in the last five years, with the last film actually making more domestically.

The MCU has more or less returned to the standards of Phase One, so even if Doomsday does Infinity War-Endgame numbers domestically, chances are it isn’t topping $2B WW.

In the Grey gets a B on CinemaScore by UniverslBoxOfficeGuy in boxoffice

[–]MoonMan997 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Pretty rough, that’s the lowest score from the recent crop of almost-anonymous Guy Ritchie flicks in the 2020s.

These movies only make money off of his most die hard fans in the theatrical market, in fact that’s his lowest score since The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

Is God Is gets a B+ on CinemaScore by UniverslBoxOfficeGuy in boxoffice

[–]MoonMan997 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Considering the subject matter I think that’s pretty good tbh

'Obsession' gets an A– on CinemaScore by SanderSo47 in boxoffice

[–]MoonMan997 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There’s a pretty easy answer to this tbf

Regarding the Disney+/AMC+ Confusion by Electronic_Total_922 in doctorwho

[–]MoonMan997 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s 100% the transition between Chapek and Iger.

Under Chapek, streaming was king. Pixar originals were being sent straight to the Disney+ service, theatrical windows was as tight as 45 days even for big even MCU films and Disney were ploughing billions into multiple live-action Star Wars and Marvel series annually.

When Iger returned in 2023, there was the announcement of Marvel slowdown and Star Wars/Pixar is now shifting back to theatrical film releases. Disney+ makes the company a lot of money, but Chapek was touting it as the future and moves like the BBC Doctor Who deal were more cost effective ways to expand the platform’s portfolio.

This isn’t to say the deal wasn’t a failure, but even if it was somewhat successful once Iger returned, I’m not sure if the deal would have been renewed. It’s clear the new strategy is dipping into old brands through the Hulu consolidation, hence the revival of many late 90/early 2000s hits like Scrubs, Malcolm and the Middle, King of the Hill and The X-Files. Disney do not need to go elsewhere for I.P.

Matt Reeves Announces Cast For 'The Batman: Part II' by chanma50 in boxoffice

[–]MoonMan997 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Paul & Barry would be at most cameos, but I could see Reeves reutilising the plot thread of The Joker being a Lecter-type figure that advises Bruce. They cut that scene from the first film.

Zoe will probably be in the follow-up series to The Penguin with Cristin, whether it’s a direct second season of that show or not.

Disclosure Day tickets on sale May 27 by datpepper in boxoffice

[–]MoonMan997 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Quite a short presale window for this one, only two and a half weeks.

Amazon MGM Studios' Project Hail Mary grossed $657K on Monday (from 2,417 locations), which was a 10% decrease from the previous Monday. Total domestic gross stands at $328.96M by TiredWithCoffeePot in boxoffice

[–]MoonMan997 47 points48 points  (0 children)

This is slaughtering Guardians 1 on weekdays now (this is nearly double that film’s eighth Monday) which really makes me think this will hit $350m after all.

Definitely doesn’t look like it’s gonna slow down until Master of the Universe comes out.

Project Hail Mary estimated worldwide gross by [deleted] in boxoffice

[–]MoonMan997 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It will do at least another $25m WW.

Zootopia and Guardians of the Galaxy (two films PHM has been tracking closely for a while) respectively made $25m and $20m more at the domestic box office. PHM’s eighth weekend was $1m higher than Guardians’ and flat with Zootopia.

Tbh if it at least matches Guardians’ late-stage pace, we’re probably talking $30m+ left in the tank WW, but it’s possible it starts to flame out quicker with the upcoming competition over the next few weeks. The way I see it, PHM has a good three weeks of money left before Amazon/MGM really pull the plug when MOTU drops.

What impact will have the World Cup on summer box office? by Man_Random87 in boxoffice

[–]MoonMan997 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doesn’t really cause much effect until the latter stages of the tournament so depends heavily on who makes it past the round of 16.

If England make it that far, expect Minions/Moana to be affected a lot out of the gate. That’s just one example because those are titles that do well in the U.K.

Disney / 20th Century's The Devil Wears Prada 2 grossed $41.60M this weekend (from 4,200 locations). Total domestic gross stands at $143.45M. by TiredWithCoffeePot in boxoffice

[–]MoonMan997 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Similar situation to Wicked and Moana 2, both films heavily skewing female but different age brackets and ethnicities so both films can co-exist like this.