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Wkd Box Office - 7•6-8•18 - Ant-Man gains a partner. Still opens to sub Solo numbers.
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Half of Solo's official budget or half of its larger real budget?
Most likely the latter
Edit: Didn't mean to double post. Whoops
A. made more than the first one
B. his next role is Avengers 4
C. I'm sure he doesn't give a fuck about being a big star since if you seen his resume, dude does anything he thinks will be good.
BronsonLee moved up to a dumpster? I thought he still slept under a bridge with only The Mountain Between Us posters for warmth.
I mean the first Ant-Man didn't set the world on fire, so I'm not sure why people were expecting this one to.
People were expecting an Infinity War boost? Probably hurt it even more, making the average consumer see this as a side story considering the ending of Infinity War.
People were expecting an Infinity War boost? Probably hurt it even more, making the average consumer see this as a side story considering the ending of Infinity War.
I remember people thought there wasn't going to be an Ant-Man sequel in Phase 3, and then it made 500 Mil and they somehow made room for one.
Y'all want the bomb to happen so bad. lol
Y'all want the bomb to happen so bad. lol
Damn.
Disappointing for Ant Man. But I guess I'm part of the problem. I took the rest of the week off after another great 4th of July, and we've been at the beach one day, and 2 water parks. So no time to go see a movie.
I'm taking the fam on Tuesday
Disappointing for Ant Man. But I guess I'm part of the problem. I took the rest of the week off after another great 4th of July, and we've been at the beach one day, and 2 water parks. So no time to go see a movie.
I'm taking the fam on Tuesday
It's up 34% opening weekend from the last one, it did get a boost
Ok
"Disappointing" then
Like there is nothing disappointing about ant-man's numbers unless your expectations were Black Panther numbers. Which make no sense when we know how much Ant-Man made.
Expectations vs reality.
Ant man is doing what It deserves. Was a decently fun movie but nothing amazing. Decent writing, decent action, a wasted villain.
Wow, Ant Man opening is disappointing even if it is a bigger debut than prequel. My 250M dream is dead.
It is gonna wind up at 200M to 220M with this OW.
It is gonna wind up at 200M to 220M with this OW.
I have to think that Marvel is ok with this, and that they budgeted the movie to take into account that it's not a billion dollar blockbuster. A jump of 34% over the first opening weekend is a great jump.
Feige knows he has to continue to diversify the studio output, with movies at a variety of budgets, with expectations to match. You can't swing for the fences every movie, and you can't make a Moon Knight movie and expect it to make 1 billion dollars. I'd rather see the medium to small budget Moon Knight movie, than have them not bother because it's not a blockbuster.
Feige knows he has to continue to diversify the studio output, with movies at a variety of budgets, with expectations to match. You can't swing for the fences every movie, and you can't make a Moon Knight movie and expect it to make 1 billion dollars. I'd rather see the medium to small budget Moon Knight movie, than have them not bother because it's not a blockbuster.
I don't want Moon Knight to die on TV like Iron Fist. Creatively, that is.
People have been eagerly chomping at the bit hoping for an MCU bomb for years and years now.
I mean if your comparing it to other MCU or superhero movies it's disappointment
By itself it's good
By itself it's good
Uh, not if you compare it to the first Ant-Man...
It also debuted higher than the first Thor, Cap, and Hulk movies.
Why is no one asking most important question:
How does Ant-Man 2 compare to Ghost in the Shell?
How does Ant-Man 2 compare to Ghost in the Shell?
The internal weekend numbers are pretty front loaded 220 is unlikely I think. I'd predict a 190-210 range.
Comparing it to Ant Man 1 is fair but you should also compare it to the second entries in other super hero movies not their first outing
I don't think it's bad some people were just expecting more
Ahhhhhhhh this thread is wonderful, people being ironic about Ant-Man's earnings, people teetering on irony poisoning, people missing the irony, weird-ass comparisons, good shitposts about Star Wars/MCU, and bad shitposts about Star Wars/MCU.
We are just missing some truly ardent fanboyism to make this shitstorm complete.
We are just missing some truly ardent fanboyism to make this shitstorm complete.
It's a bigger percentage increase than Thor 1 to Thor The Dark World
I mean at the end of the day it's still Ant-Man. It's not going to have same pull as other Marvel franchises and that's fine and Feige and Marvel are aware of it. Hence the not huge budget.
I mean my prediction back when everyone was throwing around 700-800m crazy land that it would open between 72-78m with a global finish between $600-$650. Looks right on track to do that which is plenty successful
I do think A&tW could had done better had it been released in August. IW was such a big event that it probably needed more breathing room from it to build hype for itself. A 34% bump from the first Ant-Man is still very good, and the movie will make bank anyway thanks to its lower budget.
and if it ends up with a 34% increase across the board, it pretty much hits 700m WW
(i don't think it will hit 700m)
Yeah its not even playing in my area yet, anecdotal but everyone I know can't wait to see it. I think it will do well.
Not bad for antman & wasp, don't think anyone was expecting avengers numbers.
I'm now wondering if AM&W can break 200MM domestic and 600MM WW. I was hoping for a bit more to be honest.
lol we're joking. You know how the Star Wars haters hate Kathleen Kennedy, I'm making fun of them by doing the same with Feige.
I was looking for it this week, but nowhere nearby was playing it. Definitely checking it out next week if I can.
I blame Rian Johnson for Ant-Man. Make Rey Snoke + Mara Jade's daughter now or suffer the consequences Disney.
Brought it up in the last topic but what double feature? We have 3 semi-local drive-ins and they're all doing either Purge/Jurassic World or Ant-Man/Incredibles.
Annapurna only released Sorry to Bother You in 16 locations this week to build some buzz. You should definitely check it out.
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