Box Office Showdown (12/10-12/12) West Side Story

[cheez avenger]

iPic does, too. Saw Army of the Dead at an iPic Theater.

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

Or I should say out of the major chains.

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by BluBonnet

I think Landmark Theaters also shows Netflix shows...

It does. It’s where I’ve seen the Netflix films.

[ctujackbauer]

I haven't seen it yet, but I don't think WSS deserves the indignity of a single digit millions opening weekend gross like Dear Evan Hansen or Cats (especially Cats.) Time will tell with this one. I really doubt that it is going to have great holds and this everlasting stream of box office revenue like La La Land, just because of its awards nominations.

[MazeRunner]

They can't do it like this anymore

[Britnasty]

West Side Story may barely cross 10M for the weekend.

Looking at 3.8-4.1M for Friday with the 800k previews.

Comparatively Dear Evan Hansen did 3.2M Friday with 800k previews and a 7.5M weekend. Respect did 3.6M opening day with 600K previews and a 8.8M opening weekend.

The movie musical is effectively dead.

[MazeRunner]

Yup looks to be $4M Friday (with previews)

God damn what a depressing 2 weekends in a row at the box office lmao

everyone prob broke from buying spider-man tickets and paying the convenience fees

[MazeRunner]

West Side Story also has 4x the budget of Dear Evan Hansen

[unberechenbar]

Didn't some people say that with the awards hype this could have long legs though?

[BluBonnet]

[xbs2034]

It was packed when I went and a lot of other showings too, but might be another In the Heights which plays much better in NYC than anywhere else. At least it’s likely to have much better legs than Dear Evan Hansen

[AaronWilson]

Thats terrible but lets face it nobody asked for this remake and Spielberg is not the name he used to be to draw in a crowd.

[Britnasty]

Originally Posted by unberechenbar

Didn't some people say that with the awards hype this could have long legs though?

Disney has theatres contracted to guarantee it for four weeks (through Jan 6th) so it may have some decent holds but it’s not looking good to pass 50M domestic at this point.

[Farerb]

Originally Posted by AaronWilson

Thats terrible but lets face it nobody asked for this remake and Spielberg is not the name he used to be to draw in a crowd.

[BluBonnet]

Originally Posted by Farerb

[Show spoiler]

Some people seem to like it....

[Britnasty]

[BluBonnet]

So, this is a movie that most people liked, but people also aren't rushing out to watch it on opening weekend. I don't see what the big deal is.

[DrWally]

Originally Posted by AaronWilson

Thats terrible but lets face it nobody asked for this remake and Spielberg is not the name he used to be to draw in a crowd.

Nobody asked for it? I had no idea that filmmakers are now supposed to ask for permission before starting on a movie that they're inspired to make.

And Spielberg has only had two movies in the last quarter century that at the very least could be said to have significantly underperformed. The BFG and Amistad. Munich and The Terminal were soft but only mildly so. Along with Tarantino, Cameron and Nolan, he remains one of the few directors around that acts as a draw on his name alone, especially in drama.

[BluBonnet]

I mean, I had some doubts when I heard he was making a new version of WSS and even some minor misgivings, but the actual movie just blew me away. It's been a long time since a movie made me cry. And it was a good cry, because the story is so moving and the songs are just totally amazing. It was just a very cathartic experience.

Personally I don't care how the movie performs, this was never about starting a new franchise or anything so it's a bit stupid to think the movie's performance is somehow going to make a big difference to anyone. If audiences find the movie, great, if they miss out on a genuinely great movie like they did with The Last Duel, well, too bad, but it wouldn't be the first time and certainly not gonna be the last.

[Cremildo]

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