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

[DisneyWarrior27]

Preliminary numbers for the weekend is in, and Joker dropped a staggering 81% which is a rare feat indeed.

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DP&W did drop out of the top 10 for the first time, dropping 52% bringing in less than $1M. The D+ release date is likely to be announced soon after already being on digital for 2 weeks.

Oh I don't think so. Not until Agatha's done at least.

Besides, DP&W is basically neck and neck at the pace of Barbie. If it continues performing like it, it'll get the last $1M it needs to pass Barbie by late October or early November.

 

[Disney Irish]

Oh I don't think so. Not until Agatha's done at least.

We'll see.

Besides, DP&W is basically neck and neck at the pace of Barbie. If it continues performing like it, it'll get the last $1M it needs to pass Barbie by late October or early November.

Actually its not, DP&W has lagged over the last week or two where Barbie was at the same point. Also this is also about when Barbie basically left theaters too, going under 500 screens.

I know this is important for you for some reason, but its really not a big deal. It doesn't make DP&W any less of a huge movie if it doesn't beat Barbie. DP&W already was the biggest July opening beating Barbie. So it really doesn't make that much of a difference if it tops it on the all time list since it wouldn't be by that much, and its only the 12th spot.

Plus just like movies get re-released all the time, if WB wanted to be vindictive, if DP&W somehow does beat Barbie all they would have to do is re-release it and it would take back that spot. So again its not really a big deal which one is in the 12th spot, as its not like they are jocking for number one.

 

[easyrowrdw]

Well at this point you might as well just watch it at home unless you really want the theatrical experience. But if you waited this long you obviously weren't interested in the theatrical experience enough to see it before, so might at well just be comfortable at home and watch it.

Yeah. I enjoy watching movies in the theater more than at home, but find it difficult to get there. I've missed a bunch of movies I wanted to watch. I'm not much help to Disney or anyone else's box office lol

 

[Disney Irish]

Yeah. I enjoy watching movies in the theater more than at home, but find it difficult to get there. I've missed a bunch of movies I wanted to watch. I'm not much help to Disney or anyone else's box office lol

Don't worry about it, everyone's movie going experience is different. You have some people, such as myself, that go to the movies weekly, and you have some that may only go once a month or even once a year.

I think as long as you enjoy movies that is all that matters, and the where you watch them is secondary.

 

[DisneyWarrior27]

Actuals for this weekend are in for Deadpool & Wolverine’s 12th weekend as it has actually beaten out Barbie’s 12th weekend by $186 dollars and is now $975K away from passing it as the biggest July release domestically, which is gonna happen by either the end of October or in early November, BEFORE the 2024 election goes down.

 

[Disney Irish]

Actuals for this weekend are in for Deadpool & Wolverine’s 12th weekend as it has actually beaten out Barbie’s 12th weekend by $186 dollars and is now $975K away from passing it as the biggest July release domestically, which is gonna happen by either the end of October or in early November, BEFORE the 2024 election goes down.

I know this is important to you. But you might want to check that again. Its bringing in less money per theater than Barbie did for the same period in week 12, and Barbie had less theaters at the time too. Its lagging, and it'll loose more theaters this weekend.

Look for your sake I hope it beats Barbie just so you're not disappointed. But even if it doesn't it still have been a tremendous movie for the year for Disney, and nothing is going to take that away. It doesn't matter at this point if its 13th or 12th on the all-time list. It'll still be in the record books for a long long time.

 

[Disney Irish]

Joker 2 is set to lose upwards of $200M per Variety (I think it could end up being more) -

‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ to Lose $150 Million to $200 Million in Theatrical Run After Bombing at Box Office

"Joker: Folie a Deux" was positioned as a box office smash but is now poised to lose $150 million to $200 million in its theatrical run.

variety.com

 

[DisneyWarrior27]

It’s official.

Thanks to actuals coming in from overseas, the one thing Film Twitter didn’t want to happen has happened.

The movie that saved Marvel Studios and their cinematic universe in #DeadpoolAndWolverine beat out the film that arguably nearly destroyed #StarWars in #TheLastJedi at the global box office.

Guess we can finally tell what audiences prefer when they go to the movies and it’s fun, strong, high-quality entertainment, not deconstructive art, a lesson #JokerFlopieAPoo learned twice.

 

[BrianLo]

Joker 2 is set to lose upwards of $200M per Variety (I think it could end up being more) -

‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ to Lose $150 Million to $200 Million in Theatrical Run After Bombing at Box Office

"Joker: Folie a Deux" was positioned as a box office smash but is now poised to lose $150 million to $200 million in its theatrical run.

variety.com

I currently have it at a 175 million loss if the box office halts, which is sort of is doing. Unless the costs are under-reported, >200 is a bit too high. The marvels had that extra 70 million in production spend.

 

[Ripken10]

I currently have it at a 175 million loss if the box office halts, which is sort of is doing. Unless the costs are under-reported, >200 is a bit too high. The marvels had that extra 70 million in production spend.

From what I saw the 200 million does not include marketing.

 

[DisneyWarrior27]

Deadpool & Wolverine back in over 1.5K theaters.
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This all but guarantees it’s passing Barbie domestically now.

 

[Disney Irish]

Deadpool & Wolverine back in over 1.5K theaters.
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This all but guarantees it’s passing Barbie domestically now.

Interesting, but just note an increase in theaters doesn't mean actual butts in seats. Yesterday for example it only brought in $68k on 990 theaters, for an average of $69 per theater. This isn't a lot of people seeing it. So I'm not expecting an huge increase in ticket sales just because it has more theaters again.

But since you've put so much expectation on it beating Barbie, I hope it does it.

 

[Ripken10]

Interesting, but just note an increase in theaters doesn't mean actual butts in seats. Yesterday for example it only brought in $68k on 990 theaters, for an average of $69 per theater. This isn't a lot of people seeing it. So I'm not expecting an huge increase in ticket sales just because it has more theaters again.

But since you've put so much expectation on it beating Barbie, I hope it does it.

Put me in the camp that I would be shocked if it doesn't beat Barbie at this point. While some may not find this that interesting, as someone that has always watched the box office numbers I do find this interesting and something I have been tracking. After this weekend one would expect it to be around $300,000 to go or less.

 

[Disney Irish]

Put me in the camp that I would be shocked if it doesn't beat Barbie at this point. While some may not find this that interesting, as someone that has always watched the box office numbers I do find this interesting and something I have been tracking. After this weekend one would expect it to be around $300,000 to go or less.

The biggest factor I think will be when it'll hit D+. Rumors I've been seeing is October 30th, but we'll see.

I'm just of the opinion that DP&W has already exceed all expectations, that this is not really one that is going to make one bit of difference. I just won't be affected either way, as it already broke all other records that mattered. But its important to a poster here so I'm rooting for it.

 

[HauntedPirate]

Disney has a live-action Prince Charming movie in the works (Paul King is apparently signed to direct)? Uhhh...

"Let's find the more useless characters and make movies about them. It's brilliant!"

 

[Disney Irish]

Disney has a live-action Prince Charming movie in the works (Paul King is apparently signed to direct)? Uhhh...

"Let's find the more useless characters and make movies about them. It's brilliant!"

Here is the article about it -

‘Prince Charming’ Movie In Works At Disney With Paul King Aboard To Direct

Paul King has come aboard to direct a Prince Charming movie for Disney.

deadline.com

Its very possible this doesn't end up being a standalone Charming story, we'll see what happens.

 

[MisterPenguin]

There's about 5 dozen Disney movies in development over the years. Very few get made. This is currently "being written"... so, far from happening.

 

[Disney Irish]

Thursday previews are out, not much changes as has been the case for most of the month. Smile 2 is really the only new movie out. Next weekend should be more interesting with Venom 3 coming out.

Here are the numbers for Thursday -

Also of note, even though DP&W will increase it theater count for this weekend in a last ditch effort before it hits D+, the splash page for DP&W on D+ was updated with the video format specs of its release. This is usually done about a week before it hits the service. So that means it'll hit D+ really soon, I would think next week with fellow MCU adjacent movie Venom 3 releasing in theaters. If not then the week after, as the rumors I've been seeing was for a Oct 30th D+ release.

More on that story here -

Deadpool and Wolverine Gets Disney+ Update With Streaming Release Spec Details

After weeks of silence, the Deadpool and Wolverine streaming saga has an update.

thedirect.com

 

[Disstevefan1]

There's about 5 dozen Disney movies in development over the years. Very few get made. This is currently "being written"... so, far from happening.

The fewer movies they make, the less money they lose

 

[MisterPenguin]

The fewer movies they make, the less money they lose

They can't afford to not make no movies!!