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

[BrianLo]

That's an issue with The Numbers website. They only do that Legs Graph thing for Domestic box office. I don't actually make these graphs, I'm just cutting and pasting from that website I link to. The yellow highlighting is all me though, and it's about as artistic as I ever get, as I have no talent for that at all.

Do you know a website that has a graph that shows Overseas Box Office as a Legs Graph? I'd love to see one if you do!

Here's how Apes 9 is faring on the Legs Graph (not sure that's what it is supposed to be called, but too late, I'm going with it!) as of yesterday, going into the Memorial Day Weekend.

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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) - Financial Information

Financial analysis of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) including budget, domestic and international box office gross, DVD and Blu-ray sales reports, total earnings and profitability.

www.the-numbers.com

I don’t, but you can just mentally average the two for simplicity. It’s a fairly normal trend, but international seems to be doing the legwork.

Though on the flip side it got a terrible CinemaScore of a B. Which implies the legs should be even worse.

 

[BrianLo]

I saw Furiosa, which was quite good!

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Deadline predicting $31-$35 million 4-day opening for Furiosa, and about the same for Garfield.

 

[Miss Rori]

Deadline predicting $31-$35 million 4-day opening for Furiosa, and about the same for Garfield.

That's disappointing for everybody, especially given how good the Furiosa reviews have been - with the caveat that Fury Road wasn't an MCU-sized hit back in the day, and made much of its money internationally, so there may have been too much enthusiasm for this one to be a megahit. But it really seems few people want to head out to the movies this holiday weekend; The Little Mermaid remake did $118.8 million last year for the 4-day!

I really do wonder what's going to break this early summer streak of disappointments. With virtually every tentpole release for the rest of the year a franchise extension of some sort, which is precisely what people are getting tired of unless it's fairly kid-friendly (apparently that really helped Godzilla X Kong) or something really spectacular (Dune Part Two), there's no obvious candidate for that "honor".

 

[Animaniac93-98]

I really do wonder what's going to break this early summer streak of disappointments.

Inside Out 2 or Despicable Me 4.

At least one of those will do well.

 

[Miss Rori]

Inside Out 2 or Despicable Me 4.

At least one of those will do well.

With less than 3 weeks to go at this point for IO 2, I'm surprised the marketing and merchandising hasn't ramped up. I've seen some of the tie-in plushies/toys at Wal-Mart but the books don't arrive until Tuesday. Why oh why is McDonald's doing the Captain America - Brave New World Happy Meal promotion now when they could have got the jump on IO 2 by a few weeks?

That said I wouldn't be surprised if the review embargo is lifted next week.

 

[Disney Analyst]

 

[TP2000]

But it really seems few people want to head out to the movies this holiday weekend; The Little Mermaid remake did $118.8 million last year for the 4-day!

Interesting point. Here's what the Top 5 Memorial Day Box Office looked like last year thru Sunday.

The top 5 movies pulled in a combined $150 Million in domestic box office. And a couple of those were aging movies that had already made hundreds of millions a piece by Memorial Day '23.

We'll have to see what this holiday weekend chart looks like for 2024 tomorrow, but you can already tell it will be dismal.

 

[Disney Irish]

And posters wonder why some of us have been beating the drum louder and louder that theatrical is not coming back anytime soon if ever.

 

[TalkingHead]

What do adult audiences want? Human emotion, clever writing, and economical filmmaking would be a start. I like George Miller as much as the next person but 2.5 hrs of post-apocalyptic mayhem sounds like it might get tiresome. Especially when opinions seem split on how successfully the movie pulls it off.

 

[Prince-1]

With Furiosa underperforming it is just more proof that the way people are seeing movies has changed.

 

[Casper Gutman]

It should be noted that the stories in the trade press about the awful box office this weekend note that Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is the only summer release to meet expectations. Also, worth repeating...

Disney Pixar’s ‘Inside Out 2’ Poised To Be Highest Opening Of 2024 YTD With $80M-$85M – Box Office Early Look

Disney/Pixar's Inside Out 2 came on tracking this AM and sources are telling us it's bound to be the highest opening at the domestic box office year-to-date, inching out Dune Part Two ($82.5M) and Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire ($80M) with a 3-day between $80M-$85M.

deadline.com

Box Office: ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ First-Day Ticket Sales Set R-Rated Record, Climb to $8M-$9M

The Ryan Reynolds-Hugh Jackman superhero pic doesn't even open for another two months.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

I suspect this thread will become more willing to acknowledge general box office trends and not try to pretend the issue is individual companies now that the latter pretense would mean that Disney is doing something right and other studios aren't. (The issue has always been and remains broad trends).

 

[DKampy]

Has Mad Max ever been a hot franchise you can bank on…I liked Furiosa… But I go weekly and open minded about any genre if it’s good… However Mad Max has always felt more like a film with a cult following… I am a Gen xer who grew up in the 80’s and I don’t ever remember a Mad Max film putting up blockbuster numbers… Heck Fury Road was beat by a Pitch Perfect sequel… I feel like people overestimated the pull of a Mad Max film

 

[Disney Irish]

What do adult audiences want? Human emotion, clever writing, and economical filmmaking would be a start. I like George Miller as much as the next person but 2.5 hrs of post-apocalyptic mayhem sounds like it might get tiresome. Especially when opinions seem split on how successfully the movie pulls it off.

I can pretty much guarantee that a majority of movie going adults don't care one bit about economical film making.

 

[TalkingHead]

Pitch Perfect sequel made $70m in one weekend in 2015. That’s the kind of business Hollywood sacrificed in order to compete with Netflix. So good job?

 

[LittleBuford]

I am shocked - only because I think it's such a lovely film and can't fathom someone finding it boring

Bing Bong has me in floods of tears every time.

 

[Disney Analyst]

Bing Bong has me in floods of tears every time.

It’s such a beautiful, funny, sweet, emotional, nostalgic, and intimate film. Love.

 

[Disney Irish]

Unless something changes tomorrow, Furiosa is looking like it may come in under $30M domestic for the holiday weekend. Not good at all....

Also Kingdom of Apes should hit $300M WW by tomorrow. So far it seems to be the only summer hit until Inside Out 2 and Deadpool and Wolverine come out.

 

[Disney Irish]

After ‘Furiosa’ Misfires, When Will Summer Movie Season Rebound?

'Furiosa' didn't live up to the hype of 'Max Max: Fury Road,' as evidenced by its box office debut.

variety.com

 

[Casper Gutman]

Unless something changes tomorrow, Furiosa is looking like it may come in under $30M domestic for the holiday weekend. Not good at all....

Also Kingdom of Apes should hit $300M WW by tomorrow. So far it seems to be the only summer hit until Inside Out 2 and Deadpool and Wolverine come out.

A genuine shame about Furiosa (and Fall Guy… and Dungeons and Dragons… and a bunch of other good movies).

To be fair, don’t forget Despicable Me 4 - that will hit.