Days of Future Past 'Days Of Future Past' BOX-OFFICE worldwide prediction - Part 1

[marvelrobbins]

Blink won't be In apocalypse.This is film set In 1980's. close to 40 years before the 2023 scenes of DOFP.

 

[Musty002]

Do fox take any profit from overseas ? because the domestic numbers are shocking IMHO for a film to have this incredible reviews 90% and WOM. I very very desperate for at least one in this franchies to get a 300 mil domestic. For an x-men film not to get a billion is a disgrace IMHO.I hope its legs matches the WOM its richly deserved.

 

[The Endless]

Why is it a disgrace that an X-Men film doesn't get a billion?

Just be pleased it's a great film.

 

[BMM]

Yes, Fox receives overseas profits. The studio wouldn't release the film internationally, if it didn't.

 

[kevork89]

Really all Fox needs is to make a profit off of it. Fox still has the highest grossing movie of all time so they aren't worried. I miss the days where getting a billion in the movies was such a hard thing. Now some really bad movies have that honour. *coughtransformerspiratesandaliceinwonderlandcough*

Apocalypse is already announced and moving forward. We still are getting more movies. I think this will make at least 600million worldwide and will become the most successful X-men film. So that's a win. The overseas numbers will be a big factor. I went to three sessions so far in Sydney and they were all sold out and one of them was a morning session which people barely go to.

 

[DorneyDave]

This movie being as good as it was means it should have strong legs.

It also set-up Apocalypse to be HUGE. Billion dollar huge possibly. Mass destruction. X-Men cast. That'll bring them in.

 

[GenUsername]

I think 700 million isn't likely now. A 107 million 4 day weekend says It will do 220 to 230
million domesticly less than the unadjusted take for the last stand. We are problly looking at 300 to 400 Million overseas with at best would bring it to 630 Million worldwide.

Fox may not want to spend another 200 Million on Apocalypse so I won't be shocked if it's budget Is closer to the 160 million Fox spent on First Class.

700m+ seems likely but we have to wait until to see what Maleficent and EOT do to it OS. Maleficent could be huge, combine that with EOT and you could have enough to truly hurt DOFP

 

[The Endless]

What other allegories should be explored in your opinion?

Don't need allegories to tell a good story.

 

[marvelrobbins]

People better boot for DOFP against maleficent If they want DOFP to make money.

Still Maleficent Is projected to make totally 120 to 150 million domesticly.Few think EOT
Is going to do much.

220 to 230 million domesticly Is If the drop for DOFP Is 68 ppercent similar to X2.If drop Is larger It won't even make that Domesticly.

X-Men films will never hit 300 Million domesticly.It's very depressing last stand will remain
highest domestic for series.

Even a well made well reviewed film which wipes out the Trilogy and wolverine films still can't reach what Last Stand did.

Foreign box office will tell us If the budget Is cut for Apocalypse.

 

[Blackout]

People better boot for DOFP against maleficent If they want DOFP to make money.

Still Maleficent Is projected to make totally 120 to 150 million domesticly.Few think EOT
Is going to do much.

220 to 230 million domesticly Is If the drop for DOFP Is 68 ppercent similar to X2.If drop Is larger It won't even make that Domesticly.

X-Men films will never hit 300 Million domesticly.It's very depressing last stand will remain
highest domestic for series.

Even a well made well reviewed film which wipes out the Trilogy and wolverine films still can't reach what Last Stand did.

Foreign box office will tell us If the budget Is cut for Apocalypse.

We can't say for sure yet, since not much info is known atm about the foreign box office. However, it is looking quite good.

I expect it to reach 400m+ in foreign gross.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

Don't need allegories to tell a good story.

Yet most of the best stories are some kind of allegory.

Coincidence?

 

[Blackout]

X-Men: Days of Future Past is estimated to have a $90M three-day and a $108M to $110M four-day as numbers roll in this morning with two more movie going days to go this Memorial Day weekend so Sunday’s attendance is going to be better than usual on this long weekend. Fox’s X-Men dropped, as reported last night, about 18%. This estimate puts it in line for a $90M three-day and a $108M to $110M four-day to become the second biggest three-day opener for the franchise, behind X-Men: The Last Stand and the fifth biggest opener for a Memorial Day weekend, knocking out Hangover 2 (see chart as you clickthrough). With a strong international showing (those numbers will be along shortly), it’s well over $200M already which is good because its budget was around $225M. Also, they had a large talent participation pool, but no first-dollar gross deals as I understand it, but similar talent deals to most large budget pics. Anyway, in 64 markets last weekend, Godzilla marked the biggest international opener of 2014 with $103.4M. X-Men is in 36 more countries so I should hope so.

http://www.deadline.com/2014/05/box...eekend/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

 

[The Endless]

You talking the comics? I wouldn't say most are. (i'm talking allegories for civil rights/bigotry/racism). Age of Apocalypse or Dark Phoenix Saga don't really focus on comparisons with real world racism and mutants.

My point is, the main plot point doesn't have to focus on all this stuff. It's always going to be there in some way. But i want to see an X-Men film break free of this for once.

 

[kedrell]

Yet most of the best stories are some kind of allegory.

Coincidence?

I agree with JRR Tolkien in that I typically dislike allegories.

 

[marvelrobbins]

Well this means DOFP will have lower 3 day weekend than Captain America,Spider-man,and'Godzilla if 90 million projection holds.

It defently will be lower domesticly than Last Stand.

400 million overseas Is still possibly but the odds of it over 700 million worldwide are very slim.

 

[Snikt]

Well this means DOFP will have lower 3 day weekend than Captain America,Spider-man,and'Godzilla if 90 million projection holds.

It defently will be lower domesticly than Last Stand.

400 million overseas Is still possibly but the odds of it over 700 million worldwide are very slim.

It seems like it doesn't take much for you to get pessemistic .

 

[X-Maniac]

You talking the comics? I wouldn't say most are. (i'm talking allegories for civil rights/bigotry/racism). Age of Apocalypse or Dark Phoenix Saga don't really focus on comparisons with real world racism and mutants.

My point is, the main plot point doesn't have to focus on all this stuff. It's always going to be there in some way. But i want to see an X-Men film break free of this for once.

I agree. We've been beaten over the head with the civil rights allegories now.

Dark Phoenix was about 'power corrupts'. And that we aren't meant to be gods, we are humans who cannot/shouldn't have that kind of power.

 

[X-Maniac]

Well this means DOFP will have lower 3 day weekend than Captain America,Spider-man,and'Godzilla if 90 million projection holds.

It defently will be lower domesticly than Last Stand.

400 million overseas Is still possibly but the odds of it over 700 million worldwide are very slim.

I wouldn't worry about all that. Next weekend will be the big thing, seeing how much it drops.

When X3 dropped by 66.9 per cent, people said it was because of bad word of mouth. But how much was just due to the fact that it was the weekend after Memorial Day weekend?

Next weekend we will see the effect of Maleficent, Godzilla, and good reviews/word. It'll be interesting.

 

[marvelrobbins]

It seems like it doesn't take much for you to get pessemistic .

I am going by the facts of the deadline projections.

DOFP Is looking at 90 million for 3 days and 107-110 for 4 days.

And deadline also Is saying fox lowballed the budget and it was actully 225
Million.

 

[Snikt]

I am going by the facts of the deadline projections.

DOFP Is looking at 90 million for 3 days and 107-110 for 4 days.

And deadline also Is saying fox lowballed the budget and it was actully 225
Million.

I'm going to wait for the actual numbers because I've heard (every day) a different number for the three-day weekend and four-day weekend.

It seems the number suggest any from $100-$120 million for the four-day weekend.

I'll just wait until we get "actual" numbers. The movie is a success in my book.

 

[marvelrobbins]

I wouldn't worry about all that. Next weekend will be the big thing, seeing how much it drops.

When X3 dropped by 66.9 per cent, people said it was because of bad word of mouth. But how much was just due to the fact that it was the weekend after Memorial Day weekend?

Next weekend we will see the effect of Maleficent, Godzilla, and good reviews/word. It'll be interesting.

To hit around 230 Million Domesticly It needs to hold up like X2 did.If it holds up like X-Men,Last stand,or FC It might only gross 210 domesticly even lower than
the unadjusted X2 total. If it drops less than past X-Men films great but this
weekend estimates aren't setting a record for series. Yeah it's better than
FC,X-Men,and wolverine films. It will have larger opening than X2 but it's not
beating the Last Stand's record.

 

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Mutants swamp “Godzilla” in U.S. as Adam Sandler-Drew Barrymore comedy “Blended” tanks

“X-Men: Days of Future Past” steamrolled the competition on its way to an estimated $90.7 million three-day Memorial Day weekend haul in North America, and added a huge $171 million from overseas for a whopping $261 million first weekend globally.

Fox's Marvel Comics-based mutant mashup still has Monday to go, and should wind up with around $107 million domestically over the long holiday weekend. Last week's No. 1 movie, “Godzilla,” was running a distant second with an estimated $30.5 million. And the weekend's only other wide opener, the Adam Sandler-Drew Barrymore comedy “Blended,” failed to ignite and was battling “Neighbors” for third place with around $14 million for the three days.

Produced for $200 million, “Days of Future Past” rolled out in 100 foreign countries this weekend, including China, the U.K., Russia and Mexico.

It's the fifth time in the last eight weeks that a Marvel Comics-based movie has topped the U.S. box office, coming on the heels of “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” which had a three-week run at No. 1 in April, and “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” which kicked off summer on top earlier this month. Neither the Marvel superheroes nor “Godzilla” have been able to crack the $100 million mark with their openings however, though all have topped $90 million.

Also read: ‘X-Men’ in 3 Minutes: Everything You Need to Know Before Seeing ‘Days of Future Past’ (Video)

The domestic opening for “Days of Future Past” is the second-best in the 14-year-old franchise's history, behind only “X-Men: The Last Stand,” which brought in $102 million over three days on Memorial Day weekend in 2006, and $122.8 million over the four days.

Fox marketers made the most of the time-travel plot of “Days of Future Past,” highlighting the combined casts of the original “X-Men” trilogy with the 2011 reboot “X-Men: First Class.” Hugh Jackman and Jennifer Lawrence top an ensemble that includes James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Nicholas Hoult, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen and Peter Dinklage. Simon Kinberg, Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaughn are the writers.

The critics were sold (91 percent positive on Rotten Tomatoes) and audiences have been too, awarding it an “A” CinemaScore. Director Bryan Singer largely skipped the promotional push on the film, and concerns that his legal problems would hurt the film commercially evaporated.

Lauren Shuler Donner and Hutch Parker produced “Days of Future Past,” along with Kinberg and Singer, who directed the first two “X-Men” movies.

http://www.thewrap.com/x-men/

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

You talking the comics? I wouldn't say most are. (i'm talking allegories for civil rights/bigotry/racism). Age of Apocalypse or Dark Phoenix Saga don't really focus on comparisons with real world racism and mutants.

My point is, the main plot point doesn't have to focus on all this stuff. It's always going to be there in some way. But i want to see an X-Men film break free of this for once.

Well X-men is sci-fi and just about every great sci-fi movie or story is an allegory.

If you want these movies to resonate with the public you need layers with something to chew on.

 

[danoyse]

I wouldn't worry about all that. Next weekend will be the big thing, seeing how much it drops.

When X3 dropped by 66.9 per cent, people said it was because of bad word of mouth. But how much was just due to the fact that it was the weekend after Memorial Day weekend?

Next weekend we will see the effect of Maleficent, Godzilla, and good reviews/word. It'll be interesting.

Well, Godzilla had a big drop this weekend, so that's not going to be much of a threat next weekend. Maleficent will be interesting....

I'm just hoping this is a nice, solid hit. That works fine for me.

 

[Blackout]

To hit around 230 Million Domesticly It needs to hold up like X2 did.If it holds up like X-Men,Last stand,or FC It might only gross 210 domesticly even lower than
the unadjusted X2 total. If it drops less than past X-Men films great but this
weekend estimates aren't setting a record for series. Yeah it's better than
FC,X-Men,and wolverine films. It will have larger opening than X2 but it's not
beating the Last Stand's record.

It shouldn't have to break series records, the fact that its even close to Last Stand numbers is quite amazing already.