Box Office Showdown (1/26-1/28) Maze Runner: The Death Cure, Hostiles

[Chaotic]

Maze Runner: The Death Cure
Fox


Hostiles
Entertainment Studios

[DanTheMan]

One final solid Maze Runner run the box office please!

[Creed]

Hoping the same. I get it the week after, can't wait.

I've been watching the trailer a lot. Really dug it.

[JustinB13]

I’m hoping it can at least do $30 million.

[The Debts]

Anyone know how many theaters Hostiles is going to open up in? I remember reading somewhere else saying it was going to be around 3,000.

[MikeScott]

1. MAZE RUNNER: THE DEATH CURE - 24.65 MILLION (New)
2. JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE - 14.4 MILLION (-26%)
3. THE POST - 10.4 MILLION (-11%)
4. HOSTILES - 9.768 MILLION
5. THE GREATEST SHOWMAN - 9.5 MILLION (-10.7%)
6. 12 STRONG - 8.698 MILLION (-45%)
7. DEN OF THIEVES - 7.298 MILLION (-52%)
8. PADDINGTON 2 - 6.167 MILLION (-23%)
9. THE SHAPE OF WATER - N/A (Will wait for theater count. Should see a big expansion to 2,000+ after Oscar nominations.)
10. STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI - 4.3 MILLION (-34%)
11. THE COMMUTER - 3.5 MILLION (-47%)
12. FOREVER MY GIRL - 3.14 MILLION (-26%)
13. INSIDIOUS: THE LAST KEY - 2.7 MILLION (-54%)
14. I, TONYA - 2.63 MILLION (-8%)

[MikeScott]

Originally Posted by The Debts

Anyone know how many theaters Hostiles is going to open up in? I remember reading somewhere else saying it was going to be around 3,000.

So BOM has the estimate at 3,000 but I don't believe it. Entertainment Studios also had estimates of 3,000 for 47 Meters Down and Friend Request on Box Office Mojo and those didn't happen. It will at least make it into 2,000+ though. It's certainly being advertised like a 3,000 theater release. I swear I've seen more ads for that film since it was released limitedly at the end of December than any other recent movie.

[MazeRunner]

My theatre is getting:

Maze Runner: Death Cure
Hostiles
I, Tonya
Lady Bird (again, but only for two evening shows. lasted two weeks last time).

and getting rid of:

Molly's Game (which currently only has a 9pm showing)
Proud Mary (after 2 weeks.. wow. But not surprised, African American movies don't do well here)
Daddy's Home 2 (which currently only has a 9pm showing)

also..

after one week, Call Me By Your Name is moving to 9pm only.

[Batman1980]

The Shape of Water *would* come here when I'm in the middle of classes, hopefully it will still be here during my week off next month.

[MazeRunner]

As move as I love the Maze Runner series, I think the third film will only do $19M. Prove me wrong, America.

[MazeRunner]

Originally Posted by DanTheMan

One final solid Maze Runner run the box office please!

Dylan O'Brien injured his beautiful face for us. We're not worthy.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by TakeApartYourHead

As move as I love the Maze Runner series, I think the third film will only do $19M. Prove me wrong, America.

I may not stop laughing if Jumanji stays on top this deep into its run.

[MazeRunner]

Originally Posted by Batman1980

I may not stop laughing if Jumanji stays on top this deep into its run.

I want Maze Runner to succeed.

I also want Jumanji to have a very small drop so it can pass Spider-man: Homecoming domestically.

[Chaotic]

Jumanji could drop 60%+ this weekend and it would still beat Homecoming.

[Chaotic]

My theaters are getting Dunkirk and Get Out again this weekend. I expected that.

[MikeScott]

Originally Posted by TakeApartYourHead

after one week, Call Me By Your Name is moving to 9pm only.

That's happening everywhere which sucks. Right after the Oscar nominations. They maybe should have waited to go wide until this weekend. There will probably be more interest and people won't even get a chance to see it.

[MazeRunner]

Originally Posted by MikeScott

That's happening everywhere which sucks. Right after the Oscar nominations. They maybe should have waited to go wide until this weekend. There will probably be more interest and people won't even get a chance to see it.

I thought maybe because it didn't do well in my area. But that's a guess.

[Frank TJ Mackey]

Originally Posted by MikeScott

That's happening everywhere which sucks. Right after the Oscar nominations. They maybe should have waited to go wide until this weekend. There will probably be more interest and people won't even get a chance to see it.

Most of the general public have no desire to see a gay romance between two men, no matter how well-written, acted etc. it might be.

Also, Hostiles is going to bomb big time. Can't believe it's going to be in 2,500 plus screens.

[MikeScott]

Originally Posted by Frank TJ Mackey

Most of the general public have no desire to see a gay romance between two men, no matter how well-written, acted etc. it might be.

Brokeback Mountain says hi. I do understand it's niche though. But Oscar nominations will bring interest to its highest.

And what would you consider a bomb for Hostiles?

[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by Frank TJ Mackey

Most of the general public have no desire to see a gay romance between two men, no matter how well-written, acted etc. it might be.

Also, Hostiles is going to bomb big time. Can't believe it's going to be in 2,500 plus screens.

Romance is very hard to sell to the general public. Obviously, there’s a romantic element in just about every movie. Personally, I never had much desire to see romantic movies.