Movie Thread

the-pi-guy · May 01, 2018, 07:28 PM

Dang, we weren't sure if BP would make it to 1.3b, and now it's almost halfway from there to 1.4b.
(It's a little over a third, still crazy)

Xevross · May 01, 2018, 07:38 PM

Quote from: the-Pi-guy on May 01, 2018, 07:28 PMDang, we weren't sure if BP would make it to 1.3b, and now it's almost halfway from there to 1.4b.
(It's a little over a third, still crazy)

Yeah it's gonna make it to 1.35 now probably. Insane performance for a debut film. Almost as much as Age of Ultron.

Also, IW has already made more than Iron Man 1, 2, Hulk, Thor 1, 2, Cap 1, 2, Ant Man and Doctor Strange at the box office worldwide.

the-pi-guy · May 01, 2018, 09:11 PM

Quote from: Dr. Pezus on Apr 19, 2018, 05:14 PMYeah of course. Very good

Pewdiepie liked it too.

Dr. Pezus · May 01, 2018, 09:13 PM

Quote from: the-Pi-guy on May 01, 2018, 09:11 PMPewdiepie liked it too.

Nice

Xevross · May 02, 2018, 12:47 PM

Apparently China pre-sales of Infinity War are so good its locked to open at $200m+ there. That's insane. This might actually beat TFA worldwide if it keeps this up.

Edit: oh I guess context is needed. The current record China opening is $187m (Monster Hunt 2), with Fast 7 and 8 only a few million behind that. Age of Ultron managed $155m opening week. Black Panther got $105m lifetime.

Horizon · May 02, 2018, 05:43 PM

I have seen Infinity War twice which I never do, the funniest part is my fiancee was the driving factor behind this. Her friend has seen it 5 times already! It is a immensely enjoyable and watchable film you can honestly watch any time.

Dr. Pezus · May 02, 2018, 05:45 PM

It's dropped quite a bit on RT.

Xevross · May 02, 2018, 06:16 PM

Quote from: Dr. Pezus on May 02, 2018, 05:45 PMIt's dropped quite a bit on RT.

Critic score doesn't matter. WOM amongst fans/ general audience is fantastic. The RT audience score is more important, and that's at 92%.

Quote from: Horizon on May 02, 2018, 05:43 PMI have seen Infinity War twice which I never do, the funniest part is my fiancee was the driving factor behind this. Her friend has seen it 5 times already! It is a immensely enjoyable and watchable film you can honestly watch any time.

I've seen it 3 times now and I'd watch it more if I wasn't trying to save money. I love it!

Xevross · May 02, 2018, 06:17 PM

Domestic legs are looking good. From the true friday, the percentage change every day has been better than The Avengers so far (most comparable film), which is an early sign that legs are going to be at least around as good as Avengers. If it did manage to match Avenger's legs it would reach an incredible $750m+ domestic.

the-pi-guy · May 02, 2018, 06:40 PM

More than $780m, and that's without xevs future telling ability.

Xevross · May 02, 2018, 06:58 PM

Quote from: the-Pi-guy on May 02, 2018, 06:40 PMMore than $780m, and that's without xevs future telling ability.

You think it'll make more than $780m domestic?

Oh maybe you looked at BOM total. They haven't added Tuesday domestic yet. The actual total is $808m.

the-pi-guy · May 02, 2018, 06:59 PM

Quote from: Xevross on May 02, 2018, 06:58 PMOh maybe you looked at BOM total. They haven't added Tuesday domestic yet. The actual total is $808m.

This, where do you see this?

This is the future telling ability I was talking about.

Xevross · May 02, 2018, 07:09 PM

Quote from: the-Pi-guy on May 02, 2018, 06:59 PMThis, where do you see this?

This is the future telling ability I was talking about.

Oh, the best place to follow box office is the box office theory forums. The people there find the news and post it quickest, plus they're all knowledgeable and are good at making future predictions/ projections based on numbers so far.

Most importantly though, they have a couple of insiders who post there that have access to all the numbers from every cinema as they come in. Box office mojo and other sites actually get their numbers from these people. Sometimes they drop numbers early, as they can tell where days are heading based on data they have. Like for example Empire City said Saturday would be about $82m 12 hours before $83m was officially announced. The other main insider is called Rth (currently his username is Rthanos)

the-pi-guy · May 02, 2018, 07:19 PM

Quote from: Xevross on May 02, 2018, 07:09 PMOh, the best place to follow box office is the box office theory forums. The people there find the news and post it quickest, plus they're all knowledgeable and are good at making future predictions/ projections based on numbers so far.

That's what I was meaning. I don't read these places, I just check Boxofficemojo. They still have $784m, which is insane.

Xevross · May 02, 2018, 07:41 PM

Quote from: the-Pi-guy on May 02, 2018, 07:19 PMThat's what I was meaning. I don't read these places, I just check Boxofficemojo. They still have $784m, which is insane.

Yeah I used to do that. But BOM is just a database really, if you want analysis/ discussion, numbers to be put into context, future projections etc. Then box office theory is the place to go.