Days of Future Past The Official X-Men: First Class Box Office Discussion Thread!

[JP]

It was $160, but after tax breaks it's $135.

 

[J.Howlett]

120 million worldwide on opening weekend for First Class.

Can you say sequel?

 

[FilmNerdJamie]

Can you say sequel?

Not yet. These numbers aren't spectacular. All about word-of-mouth and that remains to be seen.

 

[Angamb]

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[GREEN =w= DAY]

Not yet. These numbers aren't spectacular. All about word-of-mouth and that remains to be seen.

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i'm sure word of mouth will help this movie even more in the coming weeks. First Class is sort of the Batman Begins of the franchise. when BB came out, it didn't do that well its first weekend, but word of mouth helped out a lot in addition to high sales in dvd. i think the same thing will happen to First Class.

hell, a few people i know were kind of unsure about seeing the movie. but many of them already have plans to watch it because of good things they've heard. so we'll see what happens in the coming weeks. either way, i am sure we will still get a sequel

 

[megablu]

time to recast wolverine...til schweiger - sgt stiglitz himself...do it vaugh!!!!!!!

 

[Nightmare]

recast wolverine? srsly...

 

[craigdbfan]

Geez give it time. People are already giving this a no sequel death sentence.

It'll have legs. WOM will keep this going steady hopefully.

 

[Deaths Head II]

That's a lot better then I expected. I'm crossing my fingers for next weekend though. I would love if this film had decent legs.

 

[Matt]

I think that Super 8 will bomb, but this needs 35-40 million next weekend and I just don't see it happening.

 

[Electrix]

Directed by Matthew Vaughn, First Class debuted to $56 million in North America, well less than the opening gross of any of the last three films in the X-Men franchise. However, Fox maintained all along that was never the goal, saying First Class was completely different, with a new cast and director—and no Hugh Jackman. Rather, the studio’s aim was to match the $54.5 million domestic of the first X-Men in 2000, which it did.

“I think it is incredibly challenging to relaunch a franchise. There are preconceived ideas, as well as a comfort factor with continuity,” Fox senior vice president of domestic distribution Chris Aronson said. “We have met and conquered those challenges.”

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/x-men-first-class-how-194979

 

[danoyse]

time to recast wolverine...til schweiger - sgt stiglitz himself...do it vaugh!!!!!!!

First of all...wrong thread.

Second of all...no.

 

[Doctor Jones]

It still has a good chance next week. Super 8 will do well enough for its budget I think while hopefully WOM for this kicks in.

 

[JP]

I think by all accounts, a sequel is secured. Fox keeps talking about how happy they are in every article.

 

[DarkKnight88]

I think by all accounts, a sequel is secured. Fox keeps talking about how happy they are in every article.

They very well could be but this is all PR for now. Studios always comment how happy they are. The real test will be next weekend if it doesn't drop too large.

 

[danoyse]

I'm actually more curious to see what the weekday numbers are like before I think about next weekend.

Saw it again this afternoon and the theater was about 2/3 full (the only sold-out show at the theater was a non-3D screening of Kung Fu Panda, which my nephew was at), and the audience seemed to be loving it. Hope that means good news.

 

[FilmNerdJamie]

I think by all accounts, a sequel is secured. Fox keeps talking about how happy they are in every article.

You can't take that as proof. PR at work.

 

[Electrix]

Same guy, different quote.

"This is just an excellent start in launching a brand new chapter of the `X-Men' franchise," said Aronson, dismissing comparisons to the $85.1 million debut of Hugh Jackman's "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" in 2009.

"You can't compare this one to any of the other `X-Men' movies, except maybe" the first one, Aronson said. "Something like `Wolverine' is a totally unfair comparison because that had a bonafide worldwide star in Hugh Jackman and arguably the most popular character in the `X-Men' stable."

http://www.fandango.com/xmen+mutant...ssac=123&wssaffid=11788&wss=twitter&snid=main

 

[danoyse]

Exactly. It's like how when a movie underperforms on an opening weekend but does gangbusters overseas (Pirates 4, for example) the studio always touts the worldwide number instead of the domestic number.

I'm guessing Fox would like to hang on to this franchise, but a sequel remains to be seen.

 

[X-Maniac]

I expected slightly higher box office but, then again, without 3D or IMAX ticket prices, and without Hugh Jackman centre stage, i guess the takings are to be expected. Hopefully, good word of mouth will make it a slow burner...although there are other big competitors coming soon.

 

[Donut]

I wonder with fans really loving that one cameo will there just be an X4 ? I know my theater burst out with laughter when he said that line

 

[Ita-KalEl]

Good international numbers. IMO the sequel is sure. Next week it will open in Italy, Germany, India and Japan (all big markets).

 

[Hellion]

I wonder with fans really loving that one cameo will there just be an X4 ? I know my theater burst out with laughter when he said that line

The theater burst out at my showing too...and talking with a few friends,etc. (I'd put them in the GA) the last few weeks people love Hugh as Wolvie...

... Being honest my group of 4 and a few other groups of 3-4 were the only ones in the theater, first time I went to an X-Film and it was near empty...

 

[craigdbfan]

How can people even expect that high numbers after the sour taste the last two movies have left.

All the good will that was made by Singer with X-Men and X2 has been completely used up by the Last Stand and Origins.

An uphill climb was expected. Fox while doing typical PR is basically saying that its hard to gain back an audience you've repelled with the last two movies.

 

[Donut]

The theater burst out at my showing too...and talking with a few friends,etc. the last few weeks people love Hugh as Wolvie...

... Being honest my group of 4 and a few other groups of 3-4 were the only ones in the theater, first time I went to an X-Film and it was near empty...

I went today & mine was half full. I guess anyone that wanted to see it saw it on Friday / Saturday