Disney (and others) at the Box Office - Current State of Affairs

[DKampy]

I am personally not interested in Bad Boys…but I was curious what it would do after the infamous “slap” and the underwhelming summer box office… it seems to be off to a good start… the previews don’t seem to be too far off what Apes was

However I am deciding to watch The watcher this weekend… The reviews make me nervous Ishana did write and directed several episodes of Servant… one of my favorite series of the last few years… and it will be free for me since my parents gave me a $100 gift card to my local theater chain for my b-day. So I am going to still give it a chance

 

[Wendy Pleakley]

I am personally not interested in Bad Boys…but I was curious what it would do after the infamous “slap” and the underwhelming summer box office… it seems to be off to a good start… the previews don’t seem to be too far off what Apes was

However I am deciding to watch The watcher this weekend… The reviews make me nervous Ishana did write and directed several episodes of Servant… one of my favorite series of the last few years… and it will be free for me since my parents gave me a $100 gift card to my local theater chain for my b-day. So I am going to still give it a chance

I haven't followed public opinion on Will Smith since the incident, but I suspect it won't hurt him too much for a few reasons.

It was an isolated incident, no pattern of violence.

No one was seriously hurt.

It was obviously wrong, but there was a reason behind it.

Someone upset at the incident to the point where they would shun Will Smith moving forward, probably isn't the type of person who would see Bad Boys to begin with.

 

[Phroobar]

I haven't followed public opinion on Will Smith since the incident, but I suspect it won't hurt him too much for a few reasons.

It was an isolated incident, no pattern of violence.

No one was seriously hurt.

It was obviously wrong, but there was a reason behind it.

Someone upset at the incident to the point where they would shun Will Smith moving forward, probably isn't the type of person who would see Bad Boys to begin with.

Actually there is a pattern of violence that he actually includes in his autobiography. Despite his public image, Will Smith is pretty controlling.

 

[Wendy Pleakley]

Actually there is a pattern of violence that he actually includes in his autobiography. Despite his public image, Will Smith is pretty controlling.

Interesting to know.

I rarely delve into the personal lives of celebrities. I imagine for most people it's the same and won't be much of a factor beyond the one very public incident.

 

[Phroobar]

Interesting to know.

I rarely delve into the personal lives of celebrities. I imagine for most people it's the same and won't be much of a factor beyond the one very public incident.

I love reading biographies. They give you a great incite to how people create. Will Smith became one of the highest paid actors in the world because he followed Arnold Schwarzenegger's advice. He said, do everything you can do promote your product and create a huge fan base. Listen to them. Give them what they want. Market yourself. Public appearance is key. Problem is he let his hubris get in the way and lost everything including his family. Who wants to see a Will Smith movie anymore?

 

[BrianLo]

Kevin Costner’s $100M ‘Horizon’ Movie Tracking for Worrisome $12M Domestic Opening

The independently financed Western epic came on tracking alongside Paramount's 'A Quiet Place: Day One,' which looks to easily win the June 28-30 weekend with as much as $40 million, though prerelease estimates have been notably off as of late.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Warner not shaping up well at all. Though I approve of Costner's theory that tracking may not capture Yellowstone fans. Seems possible, Yellowstone's popularity seems to totally elude normal internet based media. Don't know how much tracking could be subjected to the same phenomenon.

A quiet place initially seems like it will be fine.

 

[erasure fan1]

Who wants to see a Will Smith movie anymore?

Not this guy. I won't see another will smith movie.

 

[TP2000]

Thursday Box Office is out, including the previews, which should show us how this weekend will pan out. Apes 9 is in 5th place, and that new Will Smith movie with a slap-happy $100 Million budget is hoping for a $45 Million weekend.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

Kevin Costner’s $100M ‘Horizon’ Movie Tracking for Worrisome $12M Domestic Opening

The independently financed Western epic came on tracking alongside Paramount's 'A Quiet Place: Day One,' which looks to easily win the June 28-30 weekend with as much as $40 million, though prerelease estimates have been notably off as of late.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Warner not shaping up well at all. Though I approve of Costner's theory that tracking may not capture Yellowstone fans. Seems possible, Yellowstone's popularity seems to totally elude normal internet based media. Don't know how much tracking could be subjected to the same phenomenon.

A quiet place initially seems like it will be fine.

Not only is this not Yellowstone, it’s the reason Yellowstone was canceled and still hasn’t aired the final episodes. If he wanted Yellowstone fans enthusiastically on board, he should have fulfilled his obligation to the show first, IMO.

 

[wdwgreek]

That is not what’s happening here… Young Woman and the Sea is a streaming movie for all intents and purpose… but after receiving very high scores at test screenings it was decided to put in theaters a couple of weeks before it’s Disney Plus debut for awards consideration…

Saw it in theaters this week. It was fantastic!

 

[TP2000]

Hiya, gang! It was a lazy weekend for me where I'm just puttering around the house mostly, and it was a fairly lazy early summer weekend at the Box Office too.

I guess we're just sort of waiting for Inside Out 2 later this month to really get some Disney content going at the box office. Apes 9 came in 5th place this weekend.

The Numbers - Weekend Box Office Chart for August 2, 2024

Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for the weekend of August 2, 2024

www.the-numbers.com

 

[TP2000]

One thing of note I saw this weekend, is that in its 3rd weekend in theaters the Garfield Movie just surpassed Disney's Wish at the domestic box office. Garfield has surprisingly "strong legs" and looks to easily surpass Wish at the global box office by next weekend or so.

The most interesting part is that Garfield did that with a production budget of only $60 Million, less than a third that of the $200 Million that Disney poured into Wish. Where'd all that money go, Burbank?

Movie Comparison: The Garfield Movie (2024) vs. Wish (2023)

Domestic box office comparison between The Garfield Movie (2024) and Wish (2023)

www.the-numbers.com

 

[Disney Irish]

Hiya, gang! It was a lazy weekend for me where I'm just puttering around the house mostly, and it was a fairly lazy early summer weekend at the Box Office too.

I guess we're just sort of waiting for Inside Out 2 later this month to really get some Disney content going at the box office. Apes 9 came in 5th place this weekend.

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The Numbers - Weekend Box Office Chart for August 2, 2024

Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for the weekend of August 2, 2024

www.the-numbers.com

FYI, Inside Out 2 comes out this next week. Time flies I know.

 

[MagicMouseFan]

Not only is this not Yellowstone, it’s the reason Yellowstone was canceled and still hasn’t aired the final episodes. If he wanted Yellowstone fans enthusiastically on board, he should have fulfilled his obligation to the show first, IMO.

Didn’t Kevin Costner explain that ongoing production delays conflicted with his other commitments, leading to scheduling issues. While these complications contributed to the delay of the final episodes, Costner offered compromises that weren’t accepted. The narrative that he didn’t fulfill his obligations isn’t entirely accurate, as he tried to balance his commitments to Yellowstone and his other projects. But, that is from Costner’s side. https://uproxx.com/tv/kevin-costner-yellowstone-exit-explained-horizon-taylor-sheridan/

 

[Miss Rori]

FYI, Inside Out 2 comes out this next week. Time flies I know.

A surprising number of people online don't seem to realize this. Movie promotional efforts have been so weirdly mishandled lately, though the lack of professional reviews or even social media commentary probably isn't helping in this case. (The embargo for social media lifts tomorrow, professional reviews go live Wednesday.)

 

[Disney Irish]

A surprising number of people online don't seem to realize this. Movie promotional efforts have been so weirdly mishandled lately, though the lack of professional reviews or even social media commentary probably isn't helping in this case. (The embargo for social media lifts tomorrow, professional reviews go live Wednesday.)

Dunno, even if I didn't follow this stuff closely it seems to be advertised fairly well at least around me. But then again I live in a fairly large metro area so maybe I just see more advertisements then the regular person.

 

[BrianLo]

Apes is now 359.8 Million worldwide. Which shifts it nicely into a post theatrical profitability band.

It will need to keep going a bit further for theatrical profitability and it really doesn’t start making a whole lot of money currently as participation pays out. But overall I’m sure they’re pretty happy given the terrible low bar of last year. For a fairly premium piece of streaming content. Plus the deadly box office landscape that only Sony has really escaped so far.

I wonder if a sequel is going to be approved? It would seem to suggest to me there’s room for it.

 

[MagicMouseFan]

A surprising number of people online don't seem to realize this. Movie promotional efforts have been so weirdly mishandled lately, though the lack of professional reviews or even social media commentary probably isn't helping in this case. (The embargo for social media lifts tomorrow, professional reviews go live Wednesday.)

With fewer people tuning into traditional TV or reading newspapers, movie studios are finding it tougher to reach their audience. The days of easy promotion through TV commercials and print ads is gone, and now studios have to get creative with digital and social media marketing to catch people’s attention

 

[Miss Rori]

Even that's not working; a lot of people didn't even know Wish existed until the Disney+ drop and they advertised heavily on social media platforms. On the other hand, I think one reason Wonka went over well in terms of awareness was (beyond the familiar IP and a teaser trailer being attached to Barbie) was that WB/Discovery cross-promoted that film all over its various cable networks, finding different things to tie it to for each one. NBA coverage on TNT had the commentators guess how many candies were in a jar, TCM showed the 1971 movie in prime time along with other movies involving kids and grandparents, Food Network's Holiday Baking Championship had a challenge involving "floating" cakes, etc.

 

[Miss Rori]

Dunno, even if I didn't follow this stuff closely it seems to be advertised fairly well at least around me. But then again I live in a fairly large metro area so maybe I just see more advertisements then the regular person.

I live in a midwestern burg without bus stops, bus wraps, etc. where a lot of movies seem to find room for ads these days, if that's the kind of thing you mean.