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Cruis,
I believe CODA is getting a run in cinemas, not sure how widespread.

You will have a laugh , and I am sure find plenty opportunity to "appreciate" Sandra's *cough* errr acting.

Yeh seem Ambulance and enjoyed it.
Does what it says on the tin.
Fantastic Beasts probably next one looking forward to seeing.

Morbius (for me) was/is not the one to look for overpeeformance then.
We all know one film won't make or break things.

However: Morbius, Sonic, Fantastic Beasts, The Bad Guys, The Northman, Ambulance and couple others noted for wide releases this month will I hope see c. $500m+ before we add any and all other releases or any significant over performing movies.

There have been some pverperforming films since reopenings (granted not lots, but we haven't had volume yet and it is very much still rebuilding and edging to stronger slate).

Batman looking like a $750m + I think is a success.
Spiderman is well documented huge success.
Some lower/mid budget stuff has also been financial success.

Heck on that front even Morbius will have decent chance of ending as a financial success.

Personal focus on months and quarters rather than specific films really.

Meanwhile we all keep crossing our fingers for the elephant in the room (Cineplex)

Come on Cruis, 39 or low/mid 40's isn't exactly on different planets is it..
It's already taken $84m worldwide, I reckoned even as bad as it clearly is it be worth a couple hundred $m total global when done.
See no reason for it not to end up that ballpark.

It's one of the least inspiring set of trailers I have seen. Not exactly the strongest character for fans to get hysterical over and with budget it had that tells its own story.

Was never going to be a Batman, Spiderman etc.

So, yes it may end on the lower end of pre-expectations of some but personally feel it will end in the range of what was expected.

Let's see if the month as a whole can do something.
Hopefully second highest month since reopenings.
Anything less then yes that will be a disappointment in my book.

Cruis it was in no way an "attack" on you and I know only too well the seriousness of mental health conditions.

The general consensus prior to weekend I would say was a lower range of low $30m with a stretching (unlikely) upper end of $50m.
So it's come in pretty much on best estimates is all I am saying.

I didn't write article and I think even that wasn't focusing on "exact" forecasts.
It was more about having 3 or more films that could add reasonably to box office in one month.
That is something we haven't had since October as I previously noted.

No need to be so defensive.
Maybe less drama in postings!?

Cruis,
With absolutely no disrespect intended, are you bipolar?
Are exaggerated thread titles an attempt to get interaction on your threads?
You regularly swing from exaggerated positive to exaggerated negative and back again.

Morbius has done about what was expected first weekend US .
That's it.
It has been well documented it looked about worst release from studio there has been so I will happily take whatever it adds to global box office and move onto next set of releases.
"30 Mar 2022 22:37
In the United States and Canada, Morbius is projected to gross around $33 million from 4,200 theaters in its opening weekend, with some industry tracking going as high as $40–50 million.[77]"

https://shorttracker.co.uk/company/GB00B15FWH70/

Just over $40 or $50m it's one of at least 3 movies to bring in decent Dosh this month. First we will have had such since last October.
That is main thrust of discussion.

As some of us keep saying, more releases please.
April first since October to possibly have nearer what we need. MORE REGULAR RELEASES!! Three that could open to c.$50m in USA.
https://www.indiewire.com/2022/03/box-office-preview-morbius-terrible-reviews-1234712682/

Source Information Box Office Mojo.

First 11 weekends (where vast majority of revenue is generated) for UK has ran at an average of 86.3% against first 11 weeks of 2019.
This is for full UK, would assume Cineworld performing roughly per wider market.

US first quarter is coming in at 55.7% only v 2019 first quarter.

Both had similar product to work with, some movies different release dates (off top of head thinking Sing 2 much later release in UK than USA so might be small timing impact on performances).

Large COVID flare up start of year in US so maybe that had impact.
Lack of big movies and maybe more relevant lack of depth of movies.
So with a far bigger market to satisfy have we seen more impact on this shortage of quality and depth in the US than UK!?
Hopefully whatever the reason(s) we see that gap close and quickly in the months ahead.

I believe I covered this gap before when we looked at data from both company and box office mojo some months ago and we haven't seen improvement (yet).

Hoping the additional releases and clearer picture with COVID now in US we will get far better idea of group recovery in this coming quarter(s).

Rep, You say Death on Nile sunk without trace.
Yet it still added $134m + to global box office.
If Downtown Abby does similar in a month where we have Dr Strange AND Top Gun it will be a welcome contribution I would say.
Downtown Abby I believe stronger market here than US And all ages and sexes are attending very well in UK.

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news/first-look-inside-cineworlds-long-awaited-imax-extension-264908/

Downtown next month, The Bad Guys this month should add reasonably.

Beasts is probably the one from that to do BIG money. Hopefully the others chip in.
Morbius probably be about the worst from that studio line up.
Trailers been uninspiring and reviews well frankly awful .
Both Ambulance and Lost City enjoyable enough I felt to take some reasonable money without anything earth shattering.
There is also Sonic and couple others (from memory Downtown Abby and felt Northman looked decent)

Unlikely to do us any harm, but think we all know it's product, quality and depth of it that will get our numbers where we want/need them.
That has been abundantly clear month on month since last year's reopenings.

Pig we got the detail you want just 2 weeks ago.
Q1 has been sh*t and well down on Q4.
The board does have hopes/expectations for considerably better for remainder of year pretty much starting NOW .

Movie line up, movie line up, movie line up.
It's there for us all to see.
The company themselves have even referenced in updates how it is easy for us to use this source to get a gauge on progress.

Couple of small add ons to this thread.
It is for IG's clients only.
The link for them reports as 90% long.

That's no great surprise really is it.
We know majority of investors go long.

Good to have you flying the party plane again Robin.
Wait a minute, is it one of those ones attached by a steel rod at the fairgrounds??

Echo....echo....echooooo.....