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Wkd BO 03•03-05•17 - Peeps Get Out to see R-rated Logan & Xavier Shack up, kid in tow

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It has definitely tapped into the zeitgeist. People aren't going to see it because they're hearing it's a great horror film, they're going because they hear it's a smart analysis of race in America while wearing a sort of horror film skin. As such, I don't think it can/should really be compared to other horror films because people aren't primarily seeing it for the thrills or scares, they're going for the social commentary.
Tell us how this compares to the horror film genre, KSwizzle. I know it'll be the biggest non ghostbusters horror comedy domestically but what else.
 

kswiston

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Tell us how this compares to the horror film genre, KSwizzle. I know it'll be the biggest non ghostbusters horror comedy domestically but what else.

Some of it depends on what you consider a horror film I guess. Assuming that you don't count the more action focused stuff (Ghostbusters, I Am Legend, Gremlins, World War Z, etc), here are the top domestic Horror films:

1) The Exorcist - $233M domestic
2) What Lies Beneath - $155M
3) The Blair Witch Project - $141M
4) The Conjuring - $137M
5) Split - $134M (likely to move up 1-2 more spots)
6) The Ring - $129M
7) The Grudge - $110M
8) Paranormal Activity - $108M
9) Paranormal Activity 3 - $104M
10) Scream - $103M


Get Out is Already ahead of Split after two weekends, despite opening $6.5M lower. Unless things drastically change in the next week or two, we are probably looking at a new #2 on that list.
 

kswiston

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$7.2M on Monday for Logan. Doctor Strange made $6.2M on its first Monday. X-Men Origins Wolverine made $5.5M on that first Monday. X2 made $6.5M.

The other X-Films with similar openings opened on Holiday weekends.
 

jett

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Some of it depends on what you consider a horror film I guess. Assuming that you don't count the more action focused stuff (Ghostbusters, I Am Legend, Gremlins, World War Z, etc), here are the top domestic Horror films:

1) The Exorcist - $233M domestic
2) What Lies Beneath - $155M
3) The Blair Witch Project - $141M
4) The Conjuring - $137M
5) Split - $134M (likely to move up 1-2 more spots)
6) The Ring - $129M
7) The Grudge - $110M
8) Paranormal Activity - $108M
9) Paranormal Activity 3 - $104M
10) Scream - $103M


Get Out is Already ahead of Split after two weekends, despite opening $6.5M lower. Unless things drastically change in the next week or two, we are probably looking at a new #2 on that list.

Sixth Sense might as well be in there.
 
Some of it depends on what you consider a horror film I guess. Assuming that you don't count the more action focused stuff (Ghostbusters, I Am Legend, Gremlins, World War Z, etc), here are the top domestic Horror films:

1) The Exorcist - $233M domestic
2) What Lies Beneath - $155M
3) The Blair Witch Project - $141M
4) The Conjuring - $137M
5) Split - $134M (likely to move up 1-2 more spots)
6) The Ring - $129M
7) The Grudge - $110M
8) Paranormal Activity - $108M
9) Paranormal Activity 3 - $104M
10) Scream - $103M

Get Out is Already ahead of Split after two weekends, despite opening $6.5M lower. Unless things drastically change in the next week or two, we are probably looking at a new #2 on that list.

Man The Conjuring was so good.
 

Jacce

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Underestimating GotG 2. But I do think Beauty and the Beast will top it and easily top Cars 3.

I think it will be Star Wars at about 800 million, Beauty and the Beast at about 480 million, GOGT2 at about 400 mil. Nothing else over 300 million. Speaking domestically. Beauty and the Beast doing 500 million wouldn't surprise me.
 
I really do wonder if Kong is going to take any sort of measurable bite out of Logan's 2nd weekend.

The word of mouth on it is crazy.

Plus the fact Get Out appears to not be going anywhere, either
 
The $7.2m Monday is a sign that the WOM will be strong and the legs will be. Let's hope that is true. After all, I am the asshole that thought LEGO Batman would do a lot better than it did.
 

Busty

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I really do wonder if Kong is going to take any sort of measurable bite out of Logan's 2nd weekend.

The word of mouth on it is crazy.

On Kong? I thought Logan was excellent but I'm having trouble getting some to come with me to see Kong on Friday night!

I'm not sure that KONG is going to cross over into the larger audience the way Godzilla did a few years ago..., before falling off a cliff the next weekend admittedly.
 

Lima

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On Kong? I thought Logan was excellent but I'm having trouble getting some to come with me to see Kong on Friday night!

I'm not sure that KONG is going to cross over into the larger audience the way Godzilla did a few years ago..., before falling off a cliff the next weekend admittedly.

No Logan's word of mouth.
 

gamz

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I'm curious to see what Kong does. 40M is projected and that's terrible. The marketing has been great and the reviews are solid. Perhaps people don't care about Kong.

Whatever...Seeing it on Thursday.
 

BumRush

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Some of it depends on what you consider a horror film I guess. Assuming that you don't count the more action focused stuff (Ghostbusters, I Am Legend, Gremlins, World War Z, etc), here are the top domestic Horror films:

1) The Exorcist - $233M domestic
2) What Lies Beneath - $155M
3) The Blair Witch Project - $141M
4) The Conjuring - $137M
5) Split - $134M (likely to move up 1-2 more spots)
6) The Ring - $129M
7) The Grudge - $110M
8) Paranormal Activity - $108M
9) Paranormal Activity 3 - $104M
10) Scream - $103M


Get Out is Already ahead of Split after two weekends, despite opening $6.5M lower. Unless things drastically change in the next week or two, we are probably looking at a new #2 on that list.

That's amazing!!
 

Busty

Banned
I'm curious to see what Kong does. 40M is projected and that's terrible.

I have a feeling that if KONG can get a $40m opening and finish it's North American run at around $90m or so WB would probably live with it.

Given that this is leading into a Godzilla V Kong mash-up film (and WB are minority financiers of this) as long as this doesn't shit the bed completely the studio would probably settle for having international markets doing all the heavy lifting at the box office.

I feel like Life and GITS are going to be the big losers this March.

No Logan's word of mouth.

Ahh, I wasn't sure.

That makes sense.
 

Schlorgan

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Penguin

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I have a feeling that if KONG can get a $40m opening and finish it's North American run at around $90m or so WB would probably live with it.

Given that this is leading into a Godzilla V Kong mash-up film (and WB are minority financiers of this) as long as this doesn't shit the bed completely the studio would probably settle for having international markets doing all the heavy lifting at the box office.

I feel like Life and GITS are going to be the big losers this March.



Ahh, I wasn't sure.

That makes sense.
What about Chips?

I still don't know who the market is for that movie...
 

Penguin

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21 Jump Street fans who are willing to settle for less?

I mean it's a bit of a stretch but at least that sense of humor catered to the fans who grew up on 21 Jump Street at the time

I mean like I was in my late 20s when that came out and remember the show.

Chips is from the 70s... with teenage humor....

We'll see
 

Busty

Banned
I mean it's a bit of a stretch but at least that sense of humor catered to the fans who grew up on 21 Jump Street at the time

I mean like I was in my late 20s when that came out and remember the show.

Chips is from the 70s... with teenage humor....

We'll see

I think Chips could be good. Hit & Run was entertaining as hell, and that didn't have Michael Pena.

There was apparently some about of buzz for the project within the studio so it's possible that the trailers just haven't done it justice and this could break out..., but I'd surprised if it did Jump Street numbers.
 

kswiston

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There was apparently some about of buzz for the project within the studio so it's possible that the trailers just haven't done it justice and this could break out..., but I'd surprised if it did Jump Street numbers.

The reported budget was $25M, so $50-60M domestic would probably be OK for CHiPs.
 

kswiston

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$8.6M for Logan on Tuesday, putting it at $104M domestic. Logan should go into its second weekend with around $115M domestic.

A 55% or better drop this weekend would put it at or over X-Men Apocalypse's domestic total in 10 days.
 
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