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I think you are right on all points. It is going to be tough to get near $1B. Hopefully the rest of the world will back fill a potentially not so high US BO.
I think it might be able to. It's possible that the gross from other countries will make up for a potential US drop, but Mexico/China will be very important this time around possibly.
Regardless of what happens in those markets............Bond is going to make a shed load of money in Europe........particularly Germany, where if i remember correctly SF got around $85 mil.....and i think France did around $60 mil.
The Australian BO will also be big for Bond!
Right again. Mexico and China could really make a big difference. Also Germany and France that were huge for SF both have to come through for SP very strongly too.
With the highest theater count ever for an opening of a Bond film in the USA, 3,927, I can't help but feeling that Deadline is wrong with this, conservative prediction for an opening weekend of $70-$75 Million.
"Skyfall" opened in 3,500 theaters and was able to open its first weekend with $88 Million (IMAX-thursday excluded).
If this prediction from Deadline stands, then it must have to do with the current lacklustre reviews for "SPECTRE" in the US. And then an opening weekend of $75 Million against a theater count of 3,927 doesn't bode well for the longevity of the film in the US. Surpassing the $1.1 Billion of "Skyfall" needs to happen in China, Europa and Mexico then.
Normally I would think that this movie could easily open with a weekend of $105-$115 Million. And I still think this could be the case.
'Spectre' review: Daniel Craig's 007 hits the bull's eyes
http://www.torontosun.com/2015/11/03/spectre-review-daniel-craigs-007-hits-the-bulls-eye
Well, just wait a day, and go see the film for yourselves..........and if you don't i will pay you a visit! X(
Off the Wall is a totally different proposition (that would be the CR imho).
SF=Thriller
SP=BAD
Let's see what happens :-). I still think "SPECTRE" will open bigger this weekend than "Skyfall" 3 years ago. It's simply...odd...if with a theater count of 3,927 you have 'only' an opening weekend of $70-$75 Million. It's by far not an indicator of a flop, but the story then would be "MGM/Sony should be bit disappointed".
I agree. That would mean 200-250M US, a huge drop off from SF. No doubt this changes things when studios are looking to buy Bond.
I think some people in here were actually right...about the negative influence of the SonyLeaks. They created an ongoing 'negative narrative' during the production of "SPECTRE".
I mean...ask yourself how you would feel if you were Daniel Craig.....and people on set of "SPECTRE" starting saying to you: "Hey Danny, did you hear about Amy Pascal? She is already talking about a future successor to you as Bond. His name is Idris Elba...".
Trust me, at one moment this narrative caught the attention of people working on the set. And perhaps this could have been an indirect incentive for Craig to 'don't give a shit anymore about who's going to succeed him'.
I think there will be some interesting articles after SP has had its run about the fury the SP team must have felt at Sony for how Sony's idiotic incompetence lead to the leaks which resulted in negative press for the film. SP may still be lucky, but the SP team can't escape entirely the mud that their own distribution studio threw on them.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2015/11/04/review-spectre-a-flawed-but-worthy-sequel-to-skyfall/
Our local cinema complex (5 big screens) is showing Spectre on ALL screens several times a day from tomorrow on.
And in many bigger cinema complexes Spectre is occupying most screens on prime-time.
Only The Martian still gets placed at decent times on big screens.
TICKET SALES RECORDS WILL BE SHATTERED
Well done..........doesn't surprise me, coz the Swiss have always been big Bond fans!....and contribute to a big BO haul!
Btw:- does the film open in all language areas of Switzerland this weekend?.........or is it a staggered release in your country?
Yes, it definitely seems like he already had that attitude before SPECTRE interviews started. Almost like he knew people would latch onto it.
It opens in the German-language and the Italian-language region tomorrow as Italy and Germany have the same release date.
The French-language region of Switzerland opens it one week later as France does too.
Btw:- does the film open in all language areas of Switzerland this weekend?.........or is it a staggered release in your country?
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http://variety.com/2015/film/box-office/spectre-box-office-1201633311/
Also, SPECTRE has risen back to 66% on RT. That's up from 64% this morning. Every little helps. :)
Goes to show you what a fine line there is between success and failure in the film business.
Makes you wonder if QOS, which cost $230 mil (production budget alone), actually turned a profit from its theatrical sales, or whether that film was saved by the worldwide home market DVD sales and rentals afterwards!
It's also good to see that the top critics from many big city newspapers are something like 14 to 3 fresh so far. Hey GG, what's the RT math on that? Must be much better than 66%.
Also, the NY Daily News gave it a good review and it has a huge NY city readership. I just hope the NY Times comes through. I definitely do now believe there was a narrative as @bondjames first brought up, that has shown up among lesser reviewers. I'm hopeful that the major critics will be more fair and not be looking for a Sony leaks angle.
*She actually writes "this Bond chapter left me a little bit shaken, but definitely not stirred." I wonder if she thinks she's the first person to ever come up with that zinger?
Shouldn't be a problem. And as the article notes, that's box office only, not including ancillary deals. There are some sweet tie-ins, and paying to be involved with Bond isn't cheap. I don't know about anyone else in the US, but I'm being bombarded with Spectre related ads. The Land Rover one is everywhere, and I'm also seeing plenty of the Heineken and vodka spots, and of course the actual Spectre tv spots.
Its generally the reviewers from some low circulation publications, that have been hard on the film!
Oops sorry went off topic here! :)