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[Grendelsbayne]

None of which disproves any of my points.


Well I did

Each movie made more than the previous one did (despite the performances of other superhero movies), they were all popular with the audience and the marketing for this one was good. There was no reason to expect a lesser performace than the previous one unless you just dont understand how opening weekends for established franchises work.

Making that statement at all is definitive proof you don't actually understand how opening weekends work.

 

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[TRON JA307020]

Wow. Nearly a billion its furst weekend. Spidey just can't lose these days. Its blown every movie out of the water this summer for first weekend worldwide box officd. But many successful movies. Obsession, The Odyssey, Toy Story 5 etc. Finally movies and going to the movies is back.

 

[Morpheus 02]

As of 9a, CST on MOnday August 3 from BoxOffice Mojo

Release	Gross	Max Th	Opening	% of Total	Open Th	Open	Close	Distributor

1	Toy Story 5	$461,696,126	4,425	$159,677,837	34.6%	4,425	Jun 19	-	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
2	The Super Mario Galaxy Movie	$429,814,610	4,284	$131,703,340	30.6%	4,252	Apr 1	-	Universal Pictures
3	The Odyssey	$395,525,415	3,942	$123,502,900	31.2%	3,919	Jul 17	-	Universal Pictures
4	Michael	$372,303,388	3,955	$97,206,874	26.1%	3,955	Apr 24	-	Lionsgate
5	Spider-Man: Brand New Day	$355,000,000	4,487	$355,000,000	-	4,487	Jul 31	-	Sony Pictures Releasing
6	Project Hail Mary	$344,050,007	4,077	$80,506,007	23.4%	4,007	Mar 20	Jun 26	Amazon MGM Studios
7	Obsession	$262,774,890	3,068	$17,196,855	6.5%	2,615	May 15	-	Focus Features
8	The Devil Wears Prada 2	$220,556,651	4,200	$76,747,075	34.8%	4,150	May 1	Jul 24	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
9	Backrooms	$197,284,287	3,565	$81,402,424	41.3%	3,442	May 29	-	A24
10	Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu	$176,230,344	4,300	$81,670,433	46.3%	4,300	May 22	-	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

 

[DarrenTR1970]

New numbers are out - Spider-Man earned $360 million over the weekend, beating Avengers: Endgame by $3 million.

 

[Samurai8472]

At this point when will we peak? What will be considered negative return?

What if Secret wars makes 903 million in three days?

Entertainment outlet :Secret Wars is just behind Brand New Day by 3 million after the first weekend

Outlets will pounce on that and turn it into negative press

 

[Turtletrekker]

"Breaking: Avengers Endgame not as popular as people thought!"

 

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[The Nth Doctor]

Between Brand New Day and The Odyssey, this past weekend was the single biggest box office take in North America ever.

Good day for Tom Holland, Zendaya, and Jon Bernthal!

 

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[Starbreaker]

Imagine the premium subscriptions that Netflix would have if they actually made good movies.

 

[TRON JA307020]

Between Brand New Day and The Odyssey, this past weekend was the single biggest box office take in North America ever.

Good day for Tom Holland, Zendaya, and Jon Bernthal!

This is the breakout year we've been needing since covid. People are seeing movies at the theaters again. The theater gives people an experience they just can't get at home. Giant screen, excellent popcorn, all kinds of soda pop, frozen soda pop, all kinds of candy and other foods. Yeah it can get expensive but its fun to go out and there are free refills on pop and popcorn. You can't beat that. Im really relieved we are having such a great summer. Going to the movies was one of the highlights of my childhood and im still just as excited to go today. I think the theater going experience has just risen back from the brink..

 

[The Nth Doctor]

...excellent popcorn, all kinds of soda pop, frozen soda pop, all kinds of candy and other foods. Yeah it can get expensive but its fun to go out and there are free refills on pop and popcorn. You can't beat that.

Yeah, that's not why I go to the cinema. I never buy concessions and not just because they're expensive.

I go to the cinema to watch entertaining and sometimes excellent films, and if I'm really lucky, I get a great audience to go along with that experience.

 

[TRON JA307020]

Yeah, that's not why I go to the cinema. I never buy concessions and not just because they're expensive.

I go to the cinema to watch entertaining and sometimes excellent films, and if I'm really lucky, I get a great audience to go along with that experience.

I go for movie and the snacks. I hope the audience isnt annoying but I honestly don't pay them much mind. Much of the time im not even aware of anyone. Im too absorbed in the movie, looking at the details of the effects, sets etc. and I hate to say it absored in my snacks. Lol

 

[StarMan]

This is the breakout year we've been needing since covid. People are seeing movies at the theaters again. The theater gives people an experience they just can't get at home. Giant screen, excellent popcorn, all kinds of soda pop, frozen soda pop, all kinds of candy and other foods. Yeah it can get expensive but its fun to go out and there are free refills on pop and popcorn. You can't beat that. Im really relieved we are having such a great summer. Going to the movies was one of the highlights of my childhood and im still just as excited to go today. I think the theater going experience has just risen back from the brink..

Maybe a hot hand fallacy here? A hot streak isn’t the same as a long-term trend reversal.

 

[TRON JA307020]

Good article.

The Box Office Comeback Finally Happened: “We’re All Breathing a Hell of a Lot Easier”

After years of doom and gloom, 2026 is on track to be the biggest year at the box office since the pandemic.

www.yahoo.com

 

[ichab]

Good article.

The Box Office Comeback Finally Happened: “We’re All Breathing a Hell of a Lot Easier”

After years of doom and gloom, 2026 is on track to be the biggest year at the box office since the pandemic.

www.yahoo.com

Making movies that people actually want to go see results in better box office.

Whoda thunk it?

 

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And they spent $300 million on marketing.

I guess I'll never understand that part of the current feature film business paradigm where they spent as much or more in marketing then it cost to make the film, yet somehow they always expect it to then turn a huge profit on taking what 50% of the Box Office Ticket price.

I mean given all the above, that means at $1 billion, the studio so far just about broken even and that's a high bar to set.

To me it appears most films (even when successful at the B.O. ) maybe break even with the theatrical run, but make real money off merchandising and licensing to Stresmers, PPV. Physical copy sales, etc. over the first few years of release.

IE - Great Box Office is good for driving licensing. merchadizing. etc.; but in a way it's a loss leader situation for the studio in most cases.

 

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9 Movies With Sharks in Them & Where They Are Streaming

The following shiver of shark movies will keep viewers entertained as summer approaches.

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