They count presales? I didn't realize that.
AFAIK, when album sales are released, they exclude presales.
There are other movies that group Tuesdays and Wednesdays into their opening day grosses. Matrix Resurrections will be one of those ;)
They'll be asking Lana Wachowski the same question very soon I'd imagine...
Why do some of you say "theaters are officially back"‽
There is no way that other movies after NWH have a similar performance outside big franchises. Will Kingsman 3 or whatever it's called make 120m opening 3 days? What about some other films?
I think everyone is currently here on Era looking at Matrix 4 but obviously that one will be on HBO Max day1 so it will impact its sales somewhat. Still. I dont think you can look at Spidey3 performance and forecast all others to go on and be as successful.
Here is my thought. Any movie that has the strength as Spider-Man (like Bond NTTD), will do good. "AA" films will do good and those obscure indie films will likely keep "bombing". But there is no chance theater figures are anything but normal. I dont see it.
I just picked $500M as an arbitrary milestone. Each year from 2015 to 2019 there was at least one to three movies that exceeded that milestone. In fact, even when adjusted for ticket price inflation, the 2010s produced more films grossing over $500M than any other decade.
If Spider-Man grosses at least $250M this weekend, it should easily break $600M. It should hit that milestone even if it's as front-loaded as Endgame was. In fact, $700M is probable. Once we get Saturday & Sunday figures in it should give us a better idea of what to expect.
"Blockbuster" movies, which have increasingly become the lifeblood of cinemas (all of the decline in attendance from 2002 to 2019 came from films below the Top 20 titles of any given year), have been under-performing this year, even ones that weren't put on streaming like all of WB's 2021 lineup. Shang-Chi and Venom 2 were the only ones to surpass $200M domestically since the pandemic began. Meanwhile, the 2010s produced more big-grossing blockbusters than any prior decade (even when adjusting for ticket price inflation), with 2019 alone producing ten films to surpass $300M lifetime domestically, two of those films exceeding $500M and one (Endgame) exceeding $800M. While movie theaters survived the months-long closures in 2020, attendance remained lackluster. It was uncertain if another movie would ever hit a huge milestone ever again.
Spider-Man NWH looking to do at least $250M for this weekend (instantly making it the #1 film of the past two calendar years) and likely $600-700M lifetime suggests that audiences are now more inclined to start going back to the theater in pre-pandemic numbers. While it's still not absolutely certain that movie theaters are looking at a full recovery, it is a good sign. We'll have to see how other big tentpole releases (MCU films, Jurassic World 3, Avatar 2, etc.) in 2022 perform to be sure. If we see more and more movies hit big milestones like $300M, $400M, or better, that will indicate that the blockbuster film is still viable and will remain as healthy as they were pre-pandemic. It's likely that there will be continued losses in attendance relative to pre-pandemic levels as audiences continue to focus more and more on the big films, but attendance for the big tentpole releases could fully recover.
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People will show up if the movie has an event feel to it and this new Spider-Man certainly had it more than any other Spider-Man since at least S3 2007
It also helps the movie is excellent and Word of mouth is spreading
those facts will never change so the figures will easily return to pre pandemic levels imo
At some point we are just going to have to accept that this is how things are now. No one can predict when the next wave of COVID will strike. It might be at the height of the traditional cold season in the middle of winter, or it might be smack in the middle of summer, as Delta did. Especially with things like movie releases, which requires months of lead-in and advertising, there is never going to be a "safe" time to go to theaters again. Either you're personally willing to take the risk, or you're not. Either way is fine, but we can't keep asking everyone in society to live in constant fear of COVID forever and ever.
This is my only disappointment with the film
Where the fuck was he
‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Defeats ‘Infinity War’ & Notches 2nd Highest Domestic Opening At The Box Office With $260M
Sony/Marvel's 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' beats 'Avengers: Infinity War' to become the 2nd best opening of all-time at the domestic box office with $260M.
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Wow, NWH already passed $500 million worldwide.
Goddamn! This would put it 3rd all-time, just ahead of TFA and behind Endgame/IW.
Crazy. I heard that the predictions were getting downgraded to 150M closer to the release. Don't know what these analysts were thinking.‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Defeats ‘Infinity War’ & Notches 2nd Highest Domestic Opening At The Box Office With $260M
Sony/Marvel's 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' beats 'Avengers: Infinity War' to become the 2nd best opening of all-time at the domestic box office with $260M.
Wow, NWH already passed $500 million worldwide.
‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Defeats ‘Infinity War’ & Notches 2nd Highest Domestic Opening At The Box Office With $260M
Sony/Marvel's 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' beats 'Avengers: Infinity War' to become the 2nd best opening of all-time at the domestic box office with $260M.
Wow, NWH already passed $500 million worldwide.
Lol. We're definitely getting more MCU Spidey.
And Sony is totally making that Spider-Man vs Venom movie. Easy money for them on both projects.
Imagining if there was no hesitancy due to the pandemic it could have creamed avengers.
also there's no way they don't continue this deal.
also there's no way they don't continue this deal.
‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Defeats ‘Infinity War’ & Notches 2nd Highest Domestic Opening At The Box Office With $260M
Sony/Marvel's 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' beats 'Avengers: Infinity War' to become the 2nd best opening of all-time at the domestic box office with $260M.
Wow, NWH already passed $500 million worldwide.
So much for the "we'll never see a theatrical release pass 1 billion again" thing.
‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Defeats ‘Infinity War’ & Notches 2nd Highest Domestic Opening At The Box Office With $260M
Sony/Marvel's 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' beats 'Avengers: Infinity War' to become the 2nd best opening of all-time at the domestic box office with $260M.
Wow, NWH already passed $500 million worldwide.
Wow that's a sticky cume!
Same here in The Netherlands. Was glad to catch it before the new lockdown. Wonder if it will still play when things open again halfway through January.. if even.
I know its in jest, but Disney would have to have paid Sony out the ass for that to happen.
Disney can't even get the first 2 MCU movies on Disney+ until the streaming rights were renegoiated and they still have to wait it out and it's been over 2 years since Far From Home released.
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My condolences to you and your wife. I wish her a speedy recovery.
This really stood out to me. I cant remember the last time the line for movie snacks was so long.