Box Office Showdown (Oct. 2-4) The Martian, Sicario, The Walk (IMAX only)

[Chaotic]

The Martian
Fox


Sicario
Lionsgate


The Walk (IMAX only) Opens Wed. 9/30
Sony

[Leonidas King]

I think The Martian will take the #1 spot. But Sicario will surprise.

[DanTheMan]

Too many good movies.

1. The Martian
2. Sicario
3. Hotel Transylvania 2
4. The Walk (IMAX only)
5. Everest

[Chaotic]

1. The Martian $45M
2. Hotel Transylvania 2 $30M
3. Sicario $15M
-The Walk $4M

[Buscemi]

The Martian $48 million
Sicario $12 million
The Walk $7.5 million three-day, $9.5 million five-day (Everest had a $7 million opening weekend with a much more low-key ad campaign and a weak post-conversion job, this should fare better with a larger ad campaign and it being shot in 3-D)

[Foggy]

Originally Posted by Buscemi

The Martian $48 million
Sicario $12 million
The Walk $7.5 million three-day, $9.5 million five-day (Everest had a $7 million opening weekend with a much more low-key ad campaign and a weak post-conversion job, this should fare better with a larger ad campaign and it being shot in 3-D)

First I've heard about it being weak, I've heard the 3D is pretty great for the most part.

The Martian should probably take it with just over $30 Mill.

[Buscemi]

The 3-D in Everest adds absolutely nothing to the film. No immersion, no throwing things, not even the stage-like effect you've come to expect from even most post-conversion jobs. You could watch it without glasses and not miss a thing.

The trailers for The Walk show that a lot more was put into the 3-D than any moment in Everest. And it's from one of the few filmmakers who actually makes use of 3-D.

It's kind of interesting that this week will feature two of the few native live-action 3-D features shot this year (The Walk and The Martian) and next week will feature the only other remaining major live-action native 3-D feature this year (Pan). I have read the final Paranormal Activity is native 3-D but I'm not so sure about that.

[GC Riot]

I'm watching The Martian Friday in a week. Think that one should win, but who knows what Hotel Transylvania can amount to. The first one turned out to be a surprise hit after all. Sicario in third place. It will probably do good numbers, but it is rated R which will take a toll on the numbers. The Walk is IMAX only right? So that's out of the running.
EDIT: Had no idea Transylvania opened THIS week. It'll get second place next week then.

[MikeScott]

1. THE MARTIAN - 50 MILLION (New)
2. HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 - 27.1 MILLION (-44%)
3. SICARIO - 11.5 MILLION
4. THE INTERN - 11 MILLION (-38%)
5. MAZE RUNNER: SCORCH TRIALS - 7.56 MILLION (-47%)
6. EVEREST - 6.75 MILLION (-49%)
7. BLACK MASS - 5.074 MILLION (-54%)
8. THE WALK - 4 MILLION (New)
9. THE VISIT - 3.8 MILLION (-43%)
10. WAR ROOM - 2.757 MILLION (-35%)
11. THE PERFECT GUY - 2.244 MILLION (-53%)


There is so much competition right now for adults audiences. The Martian doing great (which it will) is really going to overshadow The Walk, which I don't even feel like there's a ton of interest in to begin with. It's too bad Sicario had to go wide this weekend with it. That might have done around 17 Million with less competition.