Saturday Update, EXCLUSIVE AFTER FRIDAY: Refresh for updates and chart…Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 So far it’s been on a path $48.2M Saturday, still a $110M Opening as per early AM industry estimates. Exits are high, with Threewell earning its third straight A CinemaScore, and PostTrak 91% positive, 79% definite recommended. As we said yesterday, GOTG3 Such was the modeling Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantum Mania, However, some saw it going under $100M — which would be a poor start to its third full summer opening since the pandemic. Yes, this opening is 25% off GOTG2’s $146.5M opening, but it’s also 17% ahead of the original 2014 film’s $94.3M opening. Let’s do the postmortem GOTG3 After it was over on Saturday. GOTG3 pushed overall weekend ticket sales to around $152M in its first weekend of summer, -32% from a year ago. Doctor Strange in the diversity of madness Its $187.4M opening boosted ticket sales to $222.3M.
GOTG3 62% male dominated 18-34 at 58% and 25-34 at 31% for the largest Dem. The updated diversity demos are 41% Caucasian, 26% Latino and Hispanic, 16% Black, & 17% Asian/Other. The James Gunn-directed title is running evenly across the U.S., but is currently strongest in the West with six of the top ten theaters. Notch, AMC Burbank was the nation’s highest-grossing theater Friday with $146K (including previews). Imax and PLF drive 32% GOTG3Ticket sales of
It’s the second dud in a row after Sony George Foreman Last weekend Love again doing $2.6M. What is going on here? Some people might jump in and say that non-tentpole adult counter programming doesn’t stand a chance in the post-pandemic, but you should know that these movies developed during the pandemic. Everything we see is formed in 2020-2021. Studios rushed to throw movies on the screen (Brothers, Ambulance) production should be available when theaters reopen. Proved with George Clooney and Julia Roberts A ticket to heaven Romantic comedies worked last fall to keep viewers away from their streaming menus.
Also, it doesn’t help that the film comes out too close to Chopra Jonas. Castle On Amazon Prime, it recently attracted more viewers to the streamer. Remember the wise advice Denzel Washington received from his mentor Sidney Poitier: “If they see you for free all week, they won’t pay to see you on the weekend”.
However, some female ticket buyers (75%) who saw Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ latest video were less concerned about it, giving 81% positive and 57% definite recommendation. The 18-34 set was 44%. The composition is 53% Caucasian, 20% Latino and Hispanic, 7% Black, and 20% Asian/Other. If there’s any spark in the movie’s soft ticket sales, it’s that three of the top ten theaters in the mountain region come from Utah — a rarity. Love againAt UT, eeks, the top grosser was Cinemark University Mall in Orem at $2,2K.
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Exclusive: Directed by James Gunn Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 points out $47M-$48M Here’s what to expect today, including $17.5M in previews $110M Launching in 4,450 theatres. Dollar for dollar, Marvel Studios is the title, says one analyst There’s a lot to see Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantum Mania. Both films made around $37M in presales, with the latter posting a $106.1M license for its Friday-Sunday run.
2017 though Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 It did $17M in previews, then went on to a $146.5M domestic opening with $56M on Friday (a series high). GOTG3 is a different beast.
As we said it’s been out since Thursday night, however, there’s a feeling that something might be slow Guardians under.
Social media analytics firm RelishMix found mixed conversations on social for the latest. Guardians Movie.
“Some in the community are criticizing the trailer as the ‘worst cut trailer’ in MCU history, while questioning the use of bland performances instead of the Bee Gees for the soundtrack and labeling it a knock-off,” Relishmix said. Its latest report.
But then there’s an exciting vibe that screams GOTG The franchise is “the best Marvel movies” some people aren’t ready to see, like “‘I wish it wasn’t over yet, my heart sinks knowing it’s the end, it’s been a fun ride! Thank you and we love the soundtracks!” And I’m glad I finally got to see a Marvel movie that I’ve been dying to see in theaters. After the rubbish we’ve had lately, it’ll be nice to see something worth watching!”
As far as social media reach goes, it’s huge, with the three series amassing 704 million views across TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. Doctor Strange in the diversity of madness (717.8M social media universe/$187M opening) and more Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (669M social media universe/$177.3M opening). The viral repost ratio is 42:1 GOTG3.
GOTG3 It got a big boost in its social media Watts with a pregame Super Bowl spot that garnered 134.1 million views across Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. It’s Warner Bros. Flash and Universal Fast X RelishMix measured post-game traffic.
RelishMix adds, “GOTG3 Cast performance levels are exceptional with social icon Vin Diesel at 200.4M, Chris Pratt at 61.9M, Dave Bautista at 17.1M, Zoe Saldana at 16.6M, Maria Bagalova at 460K and Maria Bagalova at 460K at 349.9M. .”
Remaining:
2.) Super Mario Bros Movie (Uni/Ill) 3,909 theaters, Fri $4.2M, 3-day $18.5M (-55%), total $518M/Week 5
3.) Evil Dead Rise (WB) 3,036 theaters, Fri $1.7M, 3-day $5.6M (-54%), total $53.9M/week 3
4.) Are you God? It’s me, Margaret (LG) 3,343 theaters, Fri $930k, 3-day $3.3M (-51%), total $12.6M/week 2
5.) John Wick: Chapter 4 (LG) 1,658 theaters, Fri $600K, 3-day $2.4M (-50%), total $180.1M/week 7
5.) Love again (Sony) 2,703 theaters, Fri $850K, 3-day $2.4M/week 1
