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STID "tracking" for $85-90 million opening [U.S. box office]

throwback said:
I was looking at the 2016 film schedule at Wikipedia. Someone is making an Angry Birds movie. Why?
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That movie will be fucking huge among the kiddie crowd. I can't count the amount of money I've sunk into Angry Birds for my son.
 
Vyse said:
For the most part, but there are exceptions. Look at The Hobbit from last year, did very well in the box office.
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Star Trek's not The Hobbit. The Hobbit would have been competitive at any time of year; it doesn't follow that if one is concerned that a movie can't keep up with the competition it makes sense to move it to a less lucrative release date.
 
I didn't express that thought well. I'm not saying that November/December would be a better time of year, just that there are blockbusters that come out outside of the summer.
 
Here's the breakdown of the number of films that have made over $250 million domestic in each month of the year:

January - 0
February - 1
March - 2
April - 0
May - 21
June - 8
July - 17
August - 1
September - 0
October - 0
November - 13
December - 9
 
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Just looking at it as a layman, it seems Summer or holidays can work equally well. "Avatar" was a December release, and it's quite likely the sequels will come out in December 2014 and 2015. The recent Bond movies were November releases. "Titanic" was a December release. Four of the Harry Potter movies were November releases. TMP, TVH, TUC, and FC were November or December releases and are four of the best-received and top-grossing Trek movies.

Of course, if "Avatar 3" is coming out in December 2015, then it probably isn't a good idea to release the cornerstone of the fiftieth anniversary celebration of Trek in its shadow. December 2016 would be too late. Given the anniversary, the Goldilocks choice is Summer 2016.
 
Admiral Buzzkill said:
Vyse said:
For the most part, but there are exceptions. Look at The Hobbit from last year, did very well in the box office.
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Star Trek's not The Hobbit. The Hobbit would have been competitive at any time of year; it doesn't follow that if one is concerned that a movie can't keep up with the competition it makes sense to move it to a less lucrative release date.
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Yeah...last time Star Trek went up against Peter Jackson, it didn't work out too well for the franchise.
 
Looks like STID is set to start disappearing from smaller markets, like Morgantown, WV (where I live). It's already down to two screenings per day at both of our theaters. Per schedules posted online, it will definitely be gone from the Carmike on Friday and probably from the Regal/Hollywood as well.
 
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