Joker (Oct 4)
Gemini Man (Oct 11)
Maleficent 2 (Oct 18)
Zombieland 2 (Oct 18)
Terminator: Dark Fate (Nov 1)
Frozen 2 (Nov 22)
Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Nov 22)
Knives Out (Nov 27)
Jumanji: Next Level (Dec 13)
Star Wars 9 (Dec 20)
Cats (Dec 20)
Bad Boys III (Jan 17)
Dr. Dolittle (Jan 17)
Birds of Prey (Feb 7)
Field
Looking like the full opening weekend number is going to be right around $95 mil. Warner is saying $93.5 mil but most industry insiders seem to think it will be a bit higher. Clearly a massive opening and way better than anyone had projected a week or two ago. Based on typical multiples for a film like this which is well received by fans, Joker will make more than $250 mil at the boxoffice. One report I saw today estimated the it will reach $265 mil when all is said and done.
So, like I said, if you did not vote for it you are almost certainly going to lose... unless we get 5 other winter films that make more than $260 mil, which would be unprecedented and will be especially difficult with Star Wars likely to dominate the market for several weeks at least.
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Joker is holding up very well so far. $300MM looks possible.
It's not looking good for Maleficent 2--based on Friday numbers it looks like it will make somewhere between $35-40 million this weekend.
All I want to know is when the Godzilla vs Kong trailer is going to show up. I'd swallow hard and pay a ticket for Maleficent 2 if I knew I'd see a trailer of the aforementioned 2020 film.
So, I've been away for a couple weeks but this is a good time for a recap.
As we all know by now, Joker is a mortal lock. It is now at $250 mil and seems like it will get to $300 mil before all is said and done. If you are not among the 65% who voted for Joker then your hopes of going-for-5 are done.
Meanwhile, Maleficent's $36.9 mil opening means it will not be a player in the contest. Similarly, Zombieland 2's $26.8 mil opening rule it out of contention. 40% of us voted for Mal while another 10% were in on Zombies. I have not looked to see how many Joker folks were in the Zombie and Maleficent camp, but it feels like a pretty decent percentage of the pool has been eliminated before we even hit November.
-Jason "I have missed so many movie screenings being out of town... ugh!" Evans
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Don't mean to pile on those that picked Gemini Man, but here is an amusing article:
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...160000505.html
"After some positive first reactions that praised the "breathtaking" special effects, the overall reviews weren't anywhere near as kind and saw Ang Lee record his worst-ever Rotten Tomatoes score with 25%.
That's only Will Smith's eighth-worst, mind."
Ouch. Doesn't bode well for Bad Boys 8.
Five of us (including moi) picked Joker, Dark Fate, Frozen, Jumanji and Skywalker. With Gemini flopping and Maleficent struggling, I’m feeling like this group has a good chance of going 5 for 5. Seems like it may all hinge on whether folks want to see Linda and Arnold do their thing one last time.
“Coach said no 3s.” - Zion on The Block
"The future ain't what it used to be."