1 1 Solo: A Star Wars Story BV $29,296,000 -65.3% 4,381 - $6,687 $148,888,692 - 2
2 2 Deadpool 2 Fox $23,325,000 -46.3% 4,161 -188 $5,606 $254,652,438 $110 3
3 N Adrift STX $11,510,000 - 3,015 - $3,818 $11,510,000 $35 1
4 3 Avengers: Infinity War BV $10,371,000 -40.0% 3,570 -198 $2,905 $642,869,932 - 6
5 4 Book Club Par. $6,800,000 -32.5% 3,169 +359 $2,146 $47,316,748 - 3
6 N Upgrade BH Tilt $4,458,000 - 1,457 - $3,060 $4,458,000 - 1
7 5 Life of the Party WB (NL) $3,455,000 -35.8% 2,511 -426 $1,376 $46,300,630 - 4
8 6 Breaking In (2018) Uni. $2,815,000 -34.3% 1,682 -303 $1,674 $41,346,015 $6 4
9 N Action Point Par. $2,315,000 - 2,032 - $1,139 $2,315,000 $19 1
10 8 Overboard (2018) PNT $1,975,000 -37.0% 1,228 +32 $1,608 $45,523,194 - 5
11 9 A Quiet Place Par. $1,780,000 -26.9% 1,156 -368 $1,540 $183,529,198 $17 9
Weekend Box Office - SOLO No-Go
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Weekend Box Office - SOLO No-Go
Big drop after a tepid opening...
Re: Weekend Box Office - SOLO No-Go
The articles I've read indicate that SOLO will indeed be in Into Darkness territory - it won't break even until it hits home video - and even there it may take some time. I expect they'll issue multiple "exclusive" editions just like was done with Into Darkness to try to push up the numbers.
Wondering how Disney will react to this - I have not heard of any forward motion on anything other than Episode IX at this point. I wouldn't mind seeing them do another Solo movie in a few years, but it sounds like the taste for this has been soured.
Wondering how Disney will react to this - I have not heard of any forward motion on anything other than Episode IX at this point. I wouldn't mind seeing them do another Solo movie in a few years, but it sounds like the taste for this has been soured.
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Re: Weekend Box Office - SOLO No-Go
Yeah I think there is a 0.0% chance of ever seeing a SOLO sequel. And if they ever had a thought of just "rebooting" Indiana Jones with a young nobody, this movie ought to give them plenty of pause also...in fact, I wonder if they hadn't signed up Spielberg if they'd even be making that movie now (how far down the rabbit hole on that are they?).
As for STAR WARS I think it's pretty simple:
1. Make better Star Wars movies (Last Jedi hangover was a huge part of this -- lots of people seemed to have the same mindset I did, and been disinterested in paying to see Solo from the get-go. Whether that's because the idea of Solo had little appeal, or Last Jedi was terrible, or both -- it surely played a part).
2. Make less of them (As I wrote before, harder to overcome a disliked film like Last Jedi when it's a barely 6 month hiatus between releases)
Easier said than done, of course...and how much damage they've done to the brand in a larger perspective is an interesting thought to ponder. If they had never made ROGUE ONE or SOLO -- and instead spent more time cultivating THE LAST JEDI and the story lines for VIII and IX of this sequel trilogy -- they'd have probably seen LAST JEDI's receipts substantially higher, and gotten a much much higher return on IX than they are going to end up seeing as well.
I mean, there were years of anticipation for RETURN OF THE JEDI coming after EMPIRE...and I can tell you after THE LAST JEDI, that kind of excitement amongst a deflated fan base ain't there, and won't be there either. It's not even close.
As for STAR WARS I think it's pretty simple:
1. Make better Star Wars movies (Last Jedi hangover was a huge part of this -- lots of people seemed to have the same mindset I did, and been disinterested in paying to see Solo from the get-go. Whether that's because the idea of Solo had little appeal, or Last Jedi was terrible, or both -- it surely played a part).
2. Make less of them (As I wrote before, harder to overcome a disliked film like Last Jedi when it's a barely 6 month hiatus between releases)
Easier said than done, of course...and how much damage they've done to the brand in a larger perspective is an interesting thought to ponder. If they had never made ROGUE ONE or SOLO -- and instead spent more time cultivating THE LAST JEDI and the story lines for VIII and IX of this sequel trilogy -- they'd have probably seen LAST JEDI's receipts substantially higher, and gotten a much much higher return on IX than they are going to end up seeing as well.
I mean, there were years of anticipation for RETURN OF THE JEDI coming after EMPIRE...and I can tell you after THE LAST JEDI, that kind of excitement amongst a deflated fan base ain't there, and won't be there either. It's not even close.