MSM HOLLYWIERD MOVIE REVENUE WORST SLUMP IN SIX YEARS 4-15-2019

Doomer Doug

TB Fanatic
I seriously don't understand why Hollyweird, and all the actors living there continue to unleash on our POTUS, despite clear evidence that such mindless attacks on us deplorables, and MAGA hats lead to a massive reduction in profits for the studios and actors doing this. I would think capitalist media companies would be avoiding divisive, brazen public statements that anger one half of the potential movie viewing audience here in the USA. The fact that they don't seem to care movie revenue is plunging, tells Doomer Doug that the Marxist political agenda they are pushing is more important than making profit. Of course, this can be seen from Dick's Sporting Stores and the $150 million loss they took from going PC on gun sales.

The fact that Hollywierd has now made less profit than they did in 2013, nearly six years ago, and the fact that Hollyweird doesn't care that they made less money than in 2013 is astounding to me. Why are the stockholders, and why are the corporate owners, like Sony, tolerating actions from studio managers, and actors, that are costing them money? Sheesh.

the link is below

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/n...sal-fortune-worst-early-slump-6-years-1201963

Domestic revenue year to date is at its lowest level since 2013, according to Comscore.

Hell hath no fury like a reboot scorned.

Such was the case at the weekend box office, where Millennium and Lionsgate's Hellboy remake opened to a dismal $11.9 million, further contributing to an overall downturn in combined ticket sales year to date following a banner 2018.

Through Sunday, revenue at the North American box office was an estimated $2.74 billion, the lowest showing since 2013 for the comparable time period, according to Comscore.

That's down 17 percent from the same corridor in 2018 — when Black Panther opened — and 18 percent from 2017, home of winter and early spring hits Beauty and the Beast and Logan, among other titles.

The big question now is whether the box office can rebound and surpass the record $11.9 billion collected domestically in 2018, and an all-time best $41.7 billion globally.

Major exceptions to the early 2019 blues include Disney and Marvel's Captain Marvel, the female-led superhero pic that has earned nearly $387 million domestically and $1.06 billion globally, and Universal and Jordan Peele's Us, which has grossed nearly $164 million in North America and $236 million worldwide.

"It may be tough to imagine at this point that 2019 could ultimately post record-breaking revenues, but a slow start that has handed the industry a 17 percent year-to-date deficit will in less than two weeks begin to assemble perhaps the greatest comeback in box office history with a monumental slate that will set into motion a herculean reversal of fortune," says Paul Dergarabedian of Comscore.

When Dergarabedian mentions two weeks from now, he's talking about Disney and Marvel's Avengers: Endgame, which is expected to set records when it hits theaters in late April.

The summer and year's end calendar is packed with other big titles, many of them from Disney, such as The Lion King, Frozen 2, Toy Story 4 and Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker.

Universal has The Secret Life of Pets 2 and Fast & Furious spinoff Hobbs & Shaw, while Sony is prepping event titles including Men in Black International, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Quentin Tarantino's star-studded Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and the untitled Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 2.

Warner Bros. has Legendary's Godzilla: King of Monsters and edgy superhero pic Joker, while Paramount's lineup includes the James Cameron-produced Terminator reboot.

Major big-budget misses so far in 2019 include Fox and New Regency's Alita: Battle Angel — also produced by Cameron — Paramount's Wonder Park and Disney's Dumbo, directed by Tim Burton.

So far, four of the 15 weekends this year have been down over their 2018 counterparts, including a 27 percent dip over the April 12-14 weekend.

Box Office: Hollywood Hoping for "Herculean Reversal of Fortune" After Worst Early Slump in 6 Years


6:40 AM PDT 4/15/2019 by Pamela McClintock
 

Blacknarwhal

Let's Go Brandon!
Doesn't help matters that they're bereft of ideas and are pounding the sequel / reboot button for all it's worth.

I understand they're a business and they want the best shot at profitability, but you've GOT to release new stuff to build sequels and reboots around.
 

Yogizorch

Has No Life - Lives on TB
As long as you're still talking about billions in profit I couldn't care less. Let me know when they aren't making any profit at all. Then I'll get excited.
 

Trivium Pursuit

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Hellboy certainly got a lot of promotion, and I know people who really like that franchise, so it's slow start surprised me a bit. That said, Avengers:Endgame is probably going to set records. May be labeled the industry's tentpole for this year. Quality and box office for Spiderman, Batman-related and Men in Black have varied widely, so hard to say about them. If I had to guess, one of those three will do really well, and the other two will tank. Again leaving Avengers to keep the season in the black on average.
 

silent watcher

Senior Member
I usually go movies every Friday night and there hasn't been anything worth going to the last three weeks, and I have probably only been 2 out of the last 7. It's just been a horrible year so far.
 

Housecarl

On TB every waking moment
Doesn't help matters that they're bereft of ideas and are pounding the sequel / reboot button for all it's worth.

I understand they're a business and they want the best shot at profitability, but you've GOT to release new stuff to build sequels and reboots around.

Yeah. They could literally mine the films and scripts from the beginning of the industry to the 1950s and have a better product on average that their curgent offerings. Heck I was talking to a coworker yesterday about this and on suggestion I came up with, that would actually check off a lot of Hollywood's boxes by just being true to history, would be a film about Thomas Dumas, Marshal of France and father of author Alexandre Dumas.
 
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Doomer Doug

TB Fanatic
Hollyweird is now on a negative revenue cycle due to its arrogance and spewing propaganda and not entertainment.

It seems that not only did Hollyweird release a HORROR MOVIE FOR EASTER WEEKEND THEY HAD THE LOWEST EASTER WEEKEND REVENUE IN TEN YEARS. Yep, oh how they hate us normals in Hollyweird. The CHUTZPAH of opening a freaking horror movie on the day we celebrate the rising of Jesus from the dead, well words fail Doomer Doug on the EVIL that represents. I am coming to the conclusion that one of things Trump is doing in America is to separate the wheat from the chaff. At the same time we see the Faith Based movie do well, we also see a Satantic Horror movie released. The good get better, and the bad get worse.

the link is below

https://www.breitbart.com/entertain...-in-slowest-easter-weekend-in-over-a-decade/#

Box Office: ‘Curse of La Llorona’ Is #1, Faith Film ‘Breakthrough’ Has Strong Debut in Slowest Easter Weekend in over a Decade

The Hispanic-themed horror flick Curse of La Llorona scared up much higher tickets sales than forecast as other studios sat out the Easter weekend ahead of next week’s release of Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame. But despite the horror movie’s success, the box office is down over all.

Not many films debuted this Easter weekend because movie goers often skip the theaters in the weekend before a blockbuster release and with the much-anticipated last Avengers extravaganza hitting theaters next week, studios mostly took a break this weekend.

However, one new film hit the jackpot with its Easter release. WB and New Line’s Curse of La Llorona soared from an expected opening of about a $17 million to an actual earning of $26 million.

That is quite an achievement considering that box office is off 13 percent over the comparable weekend last year, according to Deadline. This weekend’s $112 million ticket sales haul was the lowest haul since 2005, according to Comscore.

Deadline also noted that La Llorona hit a cultural sweet spot with millions of Hispanic fans sharing social media stories about how the legend upon which the film is based formed a part of their childhood.

The faith-based Disney-Fox production of Breakthrough also pulled in over $14 million for its opening weekend, meaning the film will easily make back its estimated $14 million production costs. Indeed, Breakthrough also earned high social media and word of mouth credits bring fans to the theaters.


Finally, Captain Marvel saw a resurgence as fans turned out to see the pre-Avengers film to catch up on the storyline ahead of next weekend’s release of Endgame. Captain Marvel saw another $3.1 million on Friday and the film may top $400 million domestically this weekend, according to BoxOfficeMojo.
 

Firebird

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I've been to one movie in recent years, and that was the movie Unplanned. Otherwise, I saw James Bond in London at Picadilly Circus in 2005
 

Doomer Doug

TB Fanatic
And the beat goes on for Hollyweird, which still can't figure out why they are making less money than previous years. Yep, the Trump curse strikes again.

https://www.breitbart.com/entertain...-save-a-box-office-still-10-behind-last-year/

Nolte: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Did Not Save a Box Office Still 10% Behind Last Year

JOHN NOLTE23 May 2019

With Avengers: Endgame running out of steam, this year’s box office still lags ten percent behind 2018, 3.7 percent behind 2017, and even 1.2 percent behind 2016.

While there is no question Endgame is a massive, earth-shattering hit, it is still a box office disappointment to a certain extent. And I’m not the only one saying so. After a record-smashing opening weekend of $358 million domestic, well ahead of the $248 million opening for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Endgame will probably eke out a $825 million domestic compared to The Force Awakens’ $936 million.

Sure Endgame will be the second biggest box office hit in domestic history (if you ignore inflation), but it’s only going to end up grossing a little over $100 million more than last year’s Black Panther, and that has to be a disappointment for Marvel — that their showstopper, the title that some 20 titles were all leading to, is only going to do a little better than Black Panther.

https://www.indiewire.com/2019/05/avengers-endgame-box-office-record-falls-short-1202143256/


Yes, ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Box Office Was Massive, But It Fell Short of Expectations
Welcome to the early-adopter audience, where a film can make $2.8 billion worldwide and, by week four, no longer hold the top spot.

Tom Brueggemann

May 22, 2019 2:00 pm

After its fourth weekend, “Avengers: Endgame” is the biggest grossing domestic hit in more than three years with $771 million in North America. Its final achievement will be profound — but it also comes awfully early, as “John Wick 3” now holds the number-one spot. The Marvel movie’s April 25 release is not quite a month old, but unlike prior all-time hits, it’s no longer driving the most business.

Here’s where we stand, with some projections, records made, and context compared to other huge hits:
Final Domestic Gross: About $850 Million

No one can complain about $850 million. At a minimum, “Endgame” will be the second-biggest film in a decade that has seen the business turn itself over to blockbusters. It comes in an era in which comic-book titles, Marvel ones in particular, are a mature force. So while it’s a great gross, it’s less than what was anticipated after a record $357 million opening that suggested a $900 million total as the low end of likely final take.
 
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