Box-office Showdown (4/22-4/24) Bad Guys, Northman & UWOMT - Blu-ray Forum

BluBonnet · 04-21-2022, 09:15 AM

Three new wide openings this weekend include DreamWorks Animation/Universal’s original villain movie The Bad Guys, Robert Eggers’ violent $70M Viking epic The Northman, and Lionsgate’s Nicolas Cage satire The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.

Deadline is projecting Bad Guys getting the top spot with $15m.

Which do you think will be the #1 movie at the box-office this weekend?

RandomMovieFan · 04-21-2022, 09:33 AM

I think everyone is going to say the same thing

Monterey Jack · 04-21-2022, 05:15 PM

Bad Guys. There hasn't been a kid-friendly animated movie released since mid-DECEMBER.

I know that Sonic 2 benefitted from that deprived audience, but it came out two weeks ago, and was very front-loaded. And Bad Guys will have the CGI animated movie market to itself until Minions 2...two months from now.

StarWarsIsAwesome123 · 04-21-2022, 05:31 PM

The Bad Guys: $17M
Sonic 2: $15M
Fantastic Beasts: $12M
The Northman: $10M
Unbearable Weight: $6M

However I don't think Sonic retaking #1 is out of the question.

BluBonnet · 04-21-2022, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

Bad Guys. There hasn't been a kid-friendly animated movie released since mid-DECEMBER.

I know that Sonic 2 benefitted from that deprived audience, but it came out two weeks ago, and was very front-loaded. And Bad Guys will have the CGI animated movie market to itself until Minions 2...two months from now.

Just imagine if Pixar had had a movie ready for release this Spring. Oh, wait!

Monterey Jack · 04-21-2022, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by BluBonnet

Just imagine if Pixar had had a movie ready for release this Spring. Oh, wait!

Ferretferret · 04-21-2022, 05:58 PM

Still mind-blowing that the estimate for The Bad Guys is this low. This feels like a situation where the movie could really surprise people.

Jennifer Lawrence Fan · 04-21-2022, 06:02 PM

Seems sadly another dead 2 weeks until theaters are saved again by Superheroes. The movies everyone claim to hate now. But go to see and only those.

Monterey Jack · 04-21-2022, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Ferretferret

Still mind-blowing that the estimate for The Bad Guys is this low. This feels like a situation where the movie could really surprise people.

Again, the family movie audience has been SEVERELY underserved since Covid, and with so much of the populace vaccinated and boosted by now, the time is ripe for a CGI cartoon to make major bank. Bad Guys should easily clear $100 million in the U.S. alone, and Minions 2 will do double that two months from now in the midst of summer vacation.

The Nic Cage movie will only appeal to hardcore Cage fans, and Northman will be too bloody/A24-y to appeal to a mainstream audience (although the advertising means it'll have a decent opening weekend before word of mouth gets out).

unberechenbar · 04-21-2022, 11:56 PM

Would be nice to see The Northman take the top spot

BluBonnet · 04-21-2022, 11:58 PM

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Would be nice to see The Northman take the top spot

Jennifer Lawrence Fan · 04-22-2022, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by unberechenbar

Would be nice to see The Northman take the top spot

Good luck with that happening sadly. People have showed they don't want to see R rated movies geared towards adults. Especially something to bleak and depressing it seems from reviews.

ctujackbauer · 04-22-2022, 01:02 AM

Sonic 2: $16m
Fantastic Box Office Busts and Where to Find Them: $15m
The Bad Guys: $13m

The Northman: $12.5m

TUWOMT: $9m

BluBonnet · 04-22-2022, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Jennifer Lawrence Fan

Good luck with that happening sadly. People have showed they don't want to see R rated movies geared towards adults. Especially something to bleak and depressing it seems from reviews.

Is the story of Hamlet really depressing? I find it cathartic.

Jennifer Lawrence Fan · 04-22-2022, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by BluBonnet

Is the story of Hamlet really depressing? I find it cathartic.

I don't know. I'm just going by what i've seen people say online.

Ernest Rister · 04-22-2022, 03:54 AM

June 17th...

July 1...

MikeScott · 04-22-2022, 04:53 AM

The Bad Guys looked so awful from the trailer. Like some cheap DTV animated movie. Am surprised reviews are great. I think it should open around 15-17 this weekend but be leggy due to no kids movies until the middle of June. Should have opened President's weekend and not so soon after Sonic. At least it had its trailer with that though.

The Northman will probably be #1 with over 20 Million.

Unbearable Weight could be anywhere from 4-7 Million. Not too smart releasing another well-reviewed adult skewing movie this weekend even if they are different genres. Will obviously be overshadowed by The Northman.

BluBonnet · 04-22-2022, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Jennifer Lawrence Fan

I don't know. I'm just going by what i've seen people say online.

It's a bit on the bleak side but I wouldn't call it depressing

Foggy · 04-22-2022, 05:24 AM

I’ve gone with Nic Cage for the upset, the trailer seems to play well in front of films. But obviously I don’t know how marketing is over stateside, so I imagine The Bad Guys has been tanning kids TV with ads.

The Northman is gonna struggle I think, probably even coming under estimates.

Cremildo · 04-22-2022, 02:43 PM

Thursday preview grosses:

‘The Northman’ $1.4M
‘Bad Guys’ $1.1M
‘Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent’ $835K

View Poll Results: Which do you think will be the #1 movie at the box-office this weekend?
The Northman	8	30.77%
The Bad Guys	17	65.38%
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent	1	3.85%
Voters: 26. You may not vote on this poll

04-21-2022, 06:02 PM	#8
Jennifer Lawrence Fan Blu-ray Jedi Member since:Aug 2011 4K collection:413 Blu-ray collection:2750 DVD collection:1312 MA collection:305 Digital collection:495 iTunes collection:284 Trading Score:721	Seems sadly another dead 2 weeks until theaters are saved again by Superheroes. The movies everyone claim to hate now. But go to see and only those. Last edited by Jennifer Lawrence Fan; 04-21-2022 at 06:19 PM.

04-21-2022, 09:15 AM	#1
BluBonnet Blu-ray King Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Trading Score:1	Box-office Showdown (4/22-4/24) Bad Guys, Northman & UWOMT Three new wide openings this weekend include DreamWorks Animation/Universal’s original villain movie The Bad Guys, Robert Eggers’ violent $70M Viking epic The Northman, and Lionsgate’s Nicolas Cage satire The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. Deadline is projecting Bad Guys getting the top spot with $15m. Which do you think will be the #1 movie at the box-office this weekend?

04-21-2022, 09:33 AM	#2
RandomMovieFan Special Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2021 Location:Heaven's Night 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:218 DVD collection:3 Digital collection:1 Prime collection:3	I think everyone is going to say the same thing

04-21-2022, 05:15 PM	#3
Monterey Jack Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Oct 2011 Trading Score:709	Bad Guys. There hasn't been a kid-friendly animated movie released since mid-DECEMBER. I know that Sonic 2 benefitted from that deprived audience, but it came out two weeks ago, and was very front-loaded. And Bad Guys will have the CGI animated movie market to itself until Minions 2...two months from now.

04-21-2022, 05:31 PM	#4
StarWarsIsAwesome123 Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Apr 2016 4K collection:54 Blu-ray collection:246 DVD collection:10 Blu-ray reviews: 34	The Bad Guys: $17M Sonic 2: $15M Fantastic Beasts: $12M The Northman: $10M Unbearable Weight: $6M However I don't think Sonic retaking #1 is out of the question.

04-21-2022, 05:58 PM	#7
Ferretferret Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2021 Location:Madison, WI 4K collection:210 Blu-ray collection:2360 DVD collection:26 Blu-ray reviews:2	Still mind-blowing that the estimate for The Bad Guys is this low. This feels like a situation where the movie could really surprise people.

04-21-2022, 11:56 PM	#10
unberechenbar Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:May 2021 Location:USA Home Theater Gallery:5 4K collection:350 Blu-ray collection:350 Blu-ray reviews: 343 Trading Score:3	Would be nice to see The Northman take the top spot

04-22-2022, 01:02 AM	#13
ctujackbauer Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Apr 2016 Trading Score:4	Sonic 2: $16m Fantastic Box Office Busts and Where to Find Them: $15m The Bad Guys: $13m The Northman: $12.5m TUWOMT: $9m

04-22-2022, 04:53 AM	#17
MikeScott Blu-ray Champion Member since:Jul 2010 Location:Minnesota Trading Score:503	The Bad Guys looked so awful from the trailer. Like some cheap DTV animated movie. Am surprised reviews are great. I think it should open around 15-17 this weekend but be leggy due to no kids movies until the middle of June. Should have opened President's weekend and not so soon after Sonic. At least it had its trailer with that though. The Northman will probably be #1 with over 20 Million. Unbearable Weight could be anywhere from 4-7 Million. Not too smart releasing another well-reviewed adult skewing movie this weekend even if they are different genres. Will obviously be overshadowed by The Northman.

04-22-2022, 05:24 AM	#19
Foggy Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:3591 DVD collection:47	I’ve gone with Nic Cage for the upset, the trailer seems to play well in front of films. But obviously I don’t know how marketing is over stateside, so I imagine The Bad Guys has been tanning kids TV with ads. The Northman is gonna struggle I think, probably even coming under estimates.

04-22-2022, 02:43 PM	#20
Cremildo Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Jul 2011 Location:Brazil 4K collection:165 Blu-ray collection:1050 Trading Score:51	Thursday preview grosses: ‘The Northman’ $1.4M ‘Bad Guys’ $1.1M ‘Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent’ $835K

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