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With the F6 model it should outgross the unadjusted domestic gross for Last stand and
could hit 700 Million worldwide.
could hit 700 Million worldwide.
“Maleficent” will need all its magic to fend off “X-Men: Days of Future Past” at the box office this weekend.
The Walt Disney Studios epic debuts on nearly 4,000 screens domestically and boasts the star power of Angelina Jolie as the evil sorceress of “Sleeping Beauty” notoriety. It is currently the top-selling film on Fandango, cornering more than 80% of weekend pre-sales.
The online ticketer reports that the picture is outpacing the similarly themed “Snow White & the Huntsman.” That picture enjoyed a $56.2 million opening in 2012. “Maleficent” is expected to put up similar numbers, topping $60 million over the weekend.
If “Maleficent” wants to hit that target, it will need to lure audiences away from the latest X-Men adventure. The mutant sequel has been buoyed by strong word-of-mouth and positive reviews, debuting to $90.8 million last weekend.
“X-Menays of Future Past” appears to be going strong into its second week of release. MovieTickets.com reports that the film currently accounts for 22% of all tickets sold in the last 24 hours. That’s just behind “Maleficent,” which maintains a slim lead with 32% of tickets sold in the last day.
At Fandango, “X-Men: Days of Future Past” is the second strongest-seller, while the weekend’s other major new release, “A Million Ways to Die in the West” is the third most popular title.
Last stand made 234 million unadjusted domesticly.Fast 6 made 238 million domesticly
In 2013
Last stand made 234 million unadjusted domesticly.Fast 6 made 238 million domesticly
In 2013
Current predictions I've seen put this at 310M to 325M overseas by Sunday.
Well that's pretty awesome.
I'm guessing Maleficent will probably win...but if we have a kickass second weekend, I will be very happy.
Seeing it again tonight.t:
If that holds, we'll be 5th highest X-Men domestically after this weekend, and 1st highest internationally AND worldwide.It's still the first "week" and the "week" hasn't even ended in some countries.
Current predictions I've seen put this at 310M to 325M overseas by Sunday.
Yea but FF6 opened a bit higher than DOFP and is still trailing by about $7-8M. So if it continues to follow that path then it will finish below TLS.
I still have friends who need to see it, so I know I'll be going at least two more times.

My sister hasn't seen it yet either. Although I think I might have spoiled one of the cameos for her by accident. My nephew was asking what X-Men were in the movie...
Did you see Magneto?
Yep.
Beast?
Yep.
Mystique?
Yep.
Wolverine?
Yep.
Cyclops?
Ye....you'll see.
My sister gave me a look, so I think I'm in trouble with her on that one. Oops.![]()

I hope you put yourself on probation for spoilers Danoyse, you know the rules![]()

My sister hasn't seen it yet either. Although I think I might have spoiled one of the cameos for her by accident. My nephew was asking what X-Men were in the movie...
My sister gave me a look, so I think I'm in trouble with her on that one. Oops.![]()
t:
I don't see the appeal of Maleficent. Tired story with a tired vibe. Let's go DOFP!
I think that summer is getting too crowded, and it's about time Fox starts considering the release of Apocalypse in, say, November or December. I don't know, it's just sad when great films don't have space to breath because it's such a crazy studios' competition all around.
Because they know how front loaded the X-films have always been. It's a strategy. 4 days of being front loaded > three days of being front loaded.I wonder why they always wanna release during the Memorial Day period when it's historically bad for legs.
So X-Men fell 30% from Tuesday to Wednesday. Cap fell 31%. And so far X-Men has made more than Cap the last 4 days in a row.
Because they know how front loaded the X-films have always been. It's a strategy. 4 days of being front loaded > three days of being front loaded.