Disney's Frozen - Part 3

[Incarnadine]

And better still the eighth time. XD

I won't even say how many times I've seen it, but it's more than 8 and is the movie I've seen the 2nd most times in the theater after the original Star Wars during its original run . Amazing since I had no plans to see it and knew literally nothing about it until 2 days before it opened when I saw a tv spot for the first time and saw Kristen Bell's name and decided to give it a chance. I was so out of the loop that I didn't even know it was a musical until the opening scene began.
Frozen is the first animated movie ever to be my favorite movie in a given year.

 

[mclay18]

Here at our local first-run theater, people are still showing up even though it's already out on home video. Not packed, but still surprising nonetheless. (Maybe the chains and Disney realize they can monetize the movie further... "I love that movie! Oooh, it's out on DVD? Let's get it!")

And I bought the DVD on Friday night. So strange.

 

[Incarnadine]

Here at our local first-run theater, people are still showing up even though it's already out on home video. Not packed, but still surprising nonetheless. (Maybe the chains and Disney realize they can monetize the movie further... "I love that movie! Oooh, it's out on DVD? Let's get it!")

And I bought the DVD on Friday night. So strange.

The thing is, the DVD release date is usually set before the movie even opens. For more than 99% of movies having a DVD release date almost 18 weeks after its theatrical opening wouldn't be a problem, most movies are long gone by then and a few will be playing on a small number of theaters. Only 1 movie every few years is still doing significant business this late into its run. Frozen was still in the top 10, right up until its last weekend before the DVD release. Frozen's 16 consecutive weekends in the top 10 is the 4th best in the last 20 years, even Avatar only managed 14.

 

[Raiden]

It looks like it's going to be a snail's crawl to 400 mil domestic for Frozen, but then again Disney never thought it their wildest dreams that Frozen would even get close to 400 mil. Disney will make sure, though double-screen with other Disney movies or rerelease to get there if they have to, but it will not threaten CF or even IM3 now (domestic).

 

[X Knight]

working on viewing #3 right now!! t:

 

[flickchick85]

I just can't stop grinning when I watch this:



I just wish the video of KB doing "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?" had managed to stay up on YouTube. Her doing the young Anna's voice was gold.

 

[X Knight]

3rd time's a Charm!!!

Both times I watched it tonight, I literally cried tears of joy at the end!!

this movie is so freakin great!!

 

[X Knight]

oh, and I just caught this at the end of the End Credits.

"The views and opinions expressed by Kristoff in the film that all men eat their own boogers are solely his own and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of The Walt Disney Company or the filmmakers. Neither The Walt Disney Company nor the filmmakers make any representation of the accuracy of any such views and opinions."

 

[Incarnadine]

There is no doubt now that this weekend is increasing from Frozen's first weekend in Japan. After Saturday numbers were 12-15% higher than the First Saturday, early Sunday numbers are showing about a 5% increase.

Admissions....

Toho:
Last Sunday 38186
Today 39828

Kienzo:
Last Sunday 6683
Today 7429

109:
Last Sunday 9120
Today 9458

 

[sueb1863]

Looking at the gif of Anna from the end of the movie - why does the white streak in her hair disappear?

 

[X Knight]

Looking at the gif of Anna from the end of the movie - why does the white streak in her hair disappear?

because when her act of love thawed her frozen heart, it completely "cured" her of all of her sister's magic. including the white streak.

 

[Octoberist]

There is no doubt now that this weekend is increasing from Frozen's first weekend in Japan. After Saturday numbers were 12-15% higher than the First Saturday, early Sunday numbers are showing about a 5% increase.

Admissions....

Toho:
Last Sunday 38186
Today 39828

Kienzo:
Last Sunday 6683
Today 7429

109:
Last Sunday 9120
Today 9458

So it's doing well in Japan?

 

[danoyse]

Here at our local first-run theater, people are still showing up even though it's already out on home video. Not packed, but still surprising nonetheless. (Maybe the chains and Disney realize they can monetize the movie further... "I love that movie! Oooh, it's out on DVD? Let's get it!")

And I bought the DVD on Friday night. So strange.

It's still playing at our local theater too. So weird! There are at least 5 stores in walking distance selling the DVD at this point.

 

[Incarnadine]

So it's doing well in Japan?

Extremely well. To give some perspective, Monsters University did over 90 million in Japan and was at 20.1 million after it's 2nd weekend, and had a -15.2% on its 2nd weekend, after Frozen's 2nd weekend the estimate is around 29.4 million with a +7% increase.
That's close to 50% than MU at the same point in its run and Frozen seems to be picking up steam there. At this rate it might be close to 50 million after next weekend, and hit movies play a long time there with long legs (MU played 12 weeks with a 10x multiplier from its opening weekend).

Gitesh Pandya ‏@giteshpandya now
#Frozen up 7% in 2nd wknd in Japan. Intl cume rises to $652M, global BO now at $1.05B heading to $1.1B finish.

 

[X Knight]

glad to hear it's doing so well in Japan!!

 

[Octoberist]

good to hear.

 

[Incarnadine]

I have a feeling that just like last week the overseas total will be adjusted up in a couple of days. Last week it was adjusted up nearly 4 million, this week it shows it made just 16m overseas, but Japan alone made over 19m. Last week the difference is pretty much exactly what Frozen made in Japan on Sunday, it could be Japan is late in reporting numbers. I guess we'll know in 2 or 3 days.

 

[X Knight]

have they reported the weekend estimates for the domestic market?

 

[Incarnadine]

have they reported the weekend estimates for the domestic market?

Down to #13 with $734,000

Every holdover took a big hit this weekend, the best hold was -40.2%, the next best was over -46%, so it was a bad weekend for everything but the openers.

 

[X Knight]

Down to #13 with $734,000

Every holdover took a big hit this weekend, the best hold was -40.2%, the next best was over -46%, so it was a bad weekend for everything but the openers.

ah......so it made sub $1M then??

what's the domestic total now?

 

[mclay18]

It's still playing at our local theater too. So weird! There are at least 5 stores in walking distance selling the DVD at this point.

I can remember three movies (after Frozen) in our area (Raleigh/Durham) that were still playing after their home video release: Dallas Buyers Club (still have that one!), Life of Pi and The Blind Side.

It's odd how a wide variety of films have more staying power than the usual tentpole blockbusters.

 

[Raiden]

Down to #13 with $734,000

Every holdover took a big hit this weekend, the best hold was -40.2%, the next best was over -46%, so it was a bad weekend for everything but the openers.

I guess it's not awful when you consider the fact that Blu ray and DVD came out in Tuesday and every parent in America already purchased a copy at home.

 

[Incarnadine]

ah......so it made sub $1M then??

what's the domestic total now?

$397,743,000

A slow crawl to 400, but it'll get there.

Interesting boxoffice fact, no movie that has made 385 million has failed to reach 400 million. The highest sub 400m movie (not counting Frozen right now) is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows pt. 2 at $381,011,219. There are no movies between that and 400m.

 

[Incarnadine]

I guess it's not awful when you consider the fact that Blu ray and DVD came out in Tuesday and every parent in America already purchased a copy at home.

This was kind of like a perfect storm for Frozen to have a big drop. 3 direct competition movies playing at once (Lego, Peabody and Sherman and The Muppets), a big opener taking the young female audience, the DVD release and dropping almost 30% of its screens.
That's what you call a rough week.

 

[X Knight]

$397,743,000

A slow crawl to 400, but it'll get there.

Interesting boxoffice fact, no movie that has made 385 million has failed to reach 400 million. The highest sub 400m movie (not counting Frozen right now) is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows pt. 2 at $381,011,219. There are no movies between that and 400m.

well, if it can just hold steady at this pace and make about $700M per week, then in just 4 more weeks, it will pass the $400M mark.