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Yeah I agree, I think we brought in $70m and $50m in the 2 weeks after Shang Chi, and that was pretty much the only big movie at the time, with only Free Guy (which did very well too) a couple of weeks before it - so I think $100m is definitely possible for the last two weeks with what we have out right now. Dune is just a bit of an unknown for me though, not sure how it will perform....which might be why I am being a little conservative.
$650m upwards I would personally be content now, less would I think be disappointing from this point.
Halloween kills tonight, venom last night both enjoyable I thought and another UK packed vina weekend.
Come on USA get up there too and we really can then get excited as LTH of this stock.
... circa $400m with 2 full weeks to go.
I am expecting c. $100m per weekend average then 2 X 4 week days to give us near another $100m ballpark.
Dune with support from this month so far bigger releases should all but guarantee one of those weekends $100m.
All imho.
Main thing is we are growing again.
UK is without doubt back strong.
Maybe partly down to the way we faced pandemic and lock downs. Folk have had a year/year and half of "jail life" and jist want to grab life by horns again.
Don't think lot of US were as strict or for as long so maybe why the numbers have not yet rushed back as strong (though they clearly are building now with some extra product to entice)
MoneyP1t,
I was of the $625 - $650 mind.
However box office is massively weighted to Friday/Saturday (then Sunday) with remainder much much lower. We get an "EXTRA" Friday Saturday. That's why I think it entirely possible to be pushing towards that now.
However I wouldn't cry if we "only" got mid $600m's
After this weekend we should be
If Dune performs really well I'll agree with you FI but personally I think $700m might be on the optimistic side. Happy to be wrong on this one though, but my conservative side is saying closer to c$600m....but c$650m is realistic. But I guess it all comes down to Dune now and how well that performs, that could be the one to take us that final step to the c$700m mark.....which will be 90% for the month.
Overall I'm happy with how the month has gone: Venom really surprised me, bond did well (but maybe not as well as my over excited mind had hoped), Halloween seems to be doing brilliantly, the last duel hasn't made the best start but there is a lot of tough competition out right now (which is a really good place to be in), and it might just be a slow burner.
I don't think Mookie will be complaining by the end of the month either way - a very good start to the quarter.
Venom is on Channel 4 as a tv network premiere at 9p.m. for anyone indoors and wishing to see the first one to see if it might tempt you out for the newest one thats just been released. Good film.
US market looks to be shaping up towards a c. $700m month with that benefit of "extra" weekend right at end.
Couple c. $150m weeks and week 3 starting very similar.
Opening weekend for Halloween Kills outperforming and exceeding A Quiet Place 2's opening weekend, which in itself broke records. I did tip that it might surprise.
3rd Box Office Weekend in a row in the US over $100M.
Dune releasing next week as well and its a consistent stream of really good films all the way through to the New Year.
https://deadline.com/2021/10/halloween-kills-the-last-duel-weekend-box-office-1234856404/