Bosco685 Posted March 17, 2018 Author Share Posted March 17, 2018 1 minute ago, Gatsby77 said: Granted, but my point means that every movie today faces far more competition just based on the sheer number of releases. Perfect example of this was the total domination of Beverly Hills Cop back in 1984-1985. Beverly Hills Cop topped out at just over 2,000 screens -- but was a ridiculous hit for other reasons -- including that fewer movies released per year = less competition. It debuted in early December, and went on to be the # 1 movie in America for 13 straight weekends. As in, it was # 1 at the U.S. box office from Dec. 7, 1984 through March 3, 1985. It only dropped out of the top 10 in mid-June, its 29th week of release. That would _never_ happen today -- incredibly more screens be damned. Why? Because there are far more movies being released than there were 30 years ago. Most films are lucky to stay in theaters for 13 weeks, let alone rank at # 1 for 13 weeks of a six month+ run. And yeah -- at just $616.5 million domestic in adjusted terms, Black Panther will likely beat Beverly Hills Cop at the box office -- selling more tickets. But even so, it's hard to argue that Black Panther is as dominant culturally or as much of a cinematic phenomenon in 2018 as Beverly Hills Cop was in 1984-85. Black Panther is definitely something that is hitting all the right marks when it comes to solid story, great casting and relevant themes making for a massive hit. No questions there. But you just can't compare to movies from over 20 years ago, and write it off as they had it easier back then because there are so many movies nowadays. Each have their own challenges to overcome. ComicConnoisseur and jimjum12 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bosco685 Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 (edited) I had noticed Mendleson had mentioned it first. But wanted to see if it was him being overly sensitive again to Marvel movies overseas, or if it was a reality. Edited March 18, 2018 by Bosco685 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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paperheart Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 $700MM US feels just out of reach, will have to be content with $685MMish US and $1.3BB WW (#10 all time until A:IW knocks it down a notch) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos_in_Canada Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 (edited) Box Office Mojo: Opening Weekend Showdown http://www.boxofficemojo.com/showdowns/chart/?view=daily&id=openingweekendshowdown.htm Edited March 18, 2018 by Chaos_in_Canada typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos_in_Canada Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Box Office Mojo: All Time Box Office http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicConnoisseur Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 This week Pacific Rim Uprising's shot at taking on Black Panther. Will it stop the Black Panther's streak? 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperheart Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 2 hours ago, Chaos_in_Canada said: Box Office Mojo: All Time Box Office http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic.htm heading to #3 (until A:IW arrives) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatsby77 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 2 hours ago, ComicConnoisseur said: This week Pacific Rim Uprising's shot at taking on Black Panther. Will it stop the Black Panther's streak? Yes. All Pacific Rim will have to do is better than $20 million next weekend to dethrone Black Panther. Even Tomb Raider did $23 million this weekend. Still "Best # 1 streak since Avatar" isn't a bad title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 3 minutes ago, Gatsby77 said: Yes. All Pacific Rim will have to do is better than $20 million next weekend to dethrone Black Panther. Even Tomb Raider did $23 million this weekend. Still "Best # 1 streak since Avatar" isn't a bad title. Very true. For modern movies, this is becoming more rare. When you look at non-consecutive and consecutive #1 runs, you have spotty modern hits like this. 2009 - Avatar: 7 weeks 1999 - The Sixth Sense: 5 weeks 1997 - Titanic: 15 weeks 1994 - Forrest Gump: 5 weeks (not consecutive) 1992 - Basic Instinct: 5 weeks 1990 - Home Alone: 12 weeks (not consecutive) I'm surprised The Avengers was only #1 for 3 weekends. That movie was such a monster of a hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos_in_Canada Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 IMAX® Sight & Sound: Black Panther (Production Design) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dti23NkQP_k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperheart Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Gatsby77 said: Yes. All Pacific Rim will have to do is better than $20 million next weekend to dethrone Black Panther. Even Tomb Raider did $23 million this weekend. Still "Best # 1 streak since Avatar" isn't a bad title. +1, BP will be #2 next weekend. will have to find solace in passing Avengers as #1 superhero movie at the US box office. Edited March 18, 2018 by paperheart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comic_memories Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Another first for a superhero movie , now at #16 1 Titanic Par. 15 15 $600,788,188 12/19/97 2 Beverly Hills Cop Par. 13 14 $234,760,478 12/05/84 3 Tootsie Col. 13 14 $177,200,000 12/17/82 4 Home Alone Fox 12 12 $285,761,243 11/16/90 5 Crocodile Dundee Par. 9 9 $174,803,506 9/26/86 6 Good Morning, Vietnam BV 9 9 $123,922,370 12/25/87 7 Back to the Future Uni. 8 11 $210,609,762 7/03/85 8 Fatal Attraction Par. 8 8 $156,645,693 9/18/87 9 Porky's Fox 8 8 $105,492,483 3/19/82 10 Avatar Fox 7 7 $749,766,139 12/18/09 11 Ghostbusters Col. 7 10 $229,242,989 6/08/84 12 On Golden Pond Uni. 7 7 $119,285,432 12/04/81 13 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Uni. 6 16 $359,197,037 6/11/82 14 The Fugitive WB 6 6 $183,875,760 8/06/93 15 Rocky IV UA 6 6 $127,873,716 11/27/85 16 Black Panther BV 5 5 $605,400,528 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperheart Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Weekend Box Office: 'Black Panther' Buries 'Tomb Raider' With $27M royalties forthcoming from Hollywood Reporter comic_memories 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broke as a Joke Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 2 hours ago, comic_memories said: Another first for a superhero movie , now at #16 1 Titanic Par. 15 15 $600,788,188 12/19/97 2 Beverly Hills Cop Par. 13 14 $234,760,478 12/05/84 3 Tootsie Col. 13 14 $177,200,000 12/17/82 4 Home Alone Fox 12 12 $285,761,243 11/16/90 5 Crocodile Dundee Par. 9 9 $174,803,506 9/26/86 6 Good Morning, Vietnam BV 9 9 $123,922,370 12/25/87 7 Back to the Future Uni. 8 11 $210,609,762 7/03/85 8 Fatal Attraction Par. 8 8 $156,645,693 9/18/87 9 Porky's Fox 8 8 $105,492,483 3/19/82 10 Avatar Fox 7 7 $749,766,139 12/18/09 11 Ghostbusters Col. 7 10 $229,242,989 6/08/84 12 On Golden Pond Uni. 7 7 $119,285,432 12/04/81 13 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Uni. 6 16 $359,197,037 6/11/82 14 The Fugitive WB 6 6 $183,875,760 8/06/93 15 Rocky IV UA 6 6 $127,873,716 11/27/85 16 Black Panther BV 5 5 $605,400,528 Where is the original Star Wars? (1977) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bane Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 10% of this thread is about the actual movie. 90% of this thread is about the box office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantastic_four Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 18 minutes ago, bane said: 10% of this thread is about the actual movie. 90% of this thread is about the box office. A month after the release of any film it devolves into that. I don't get the obsession with the numbers...I stop paying attention after I see it and just check a few months later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
