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‘Sausage Party’ Loud In 2nd With $32M+ As ‘Suicide Squad’ Drops Its Guns: Evening B.O. Update
‘Sausage Party’ Loud In 2nd With $32M+ As ‘Suicide Squad’ Drops Its Guns: Evening B.O. Update
Anthony D'Alessandro
3RD UPDATE, 9:45PM: The biggest threat facing Suicide Squad this weekend isn’t Batman or Superman, but raunchy Sausages, and even Pete’s Dragon.
Based off early evening figures tonight, The Warner Bros/DC pic is headed toward a -69% second weekend drop that’s on par with Batman v. Superman. If Suicide Squad doesn’t pick up this weekend, then it will tie with the Zack Snyder superhero clashand 20th Century Fox’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine as one of the worst sophomore fall-offs for a superhero movie.After beating Disney/Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy for the highest opening in August, the tables may turn on Suicide Squad with the James Gunn-directed movie holding the best second weekend in August with $42.1M to Suicide Squad‘s $41.9M. Earlier this week, it appeared that the under 35 bunch who gave this movie an A- were bound to keep Suicide Squad‘s legs going, but this is what happens when a superhero movie is universally panned by critics and with a ho-hum overall CinemaScore of B+.
In order to fly, as Marvel banks on every time with its movies, a superhero movie needs to win over both intellects and fanboys. But the other thing that’s going on here, especially with critics, is that when it comes to DC movies, they still have a crush on Christopher Nolan. The Dark Knight director stacked the deck in DC’s storytelling making it difficult for other filmmakers to rival or emulate. On the bright side, Suicide Squad will clear the $200M this weekend stateside, on its way to $400M global.
Sony/Annapurna’s Sausage Party is simply hot. It’s winning Friday with $13.3M (that includes its $3.25M Thursday), ahead of Suicide Squad with $13M and the Seth Rogen-Evan Goldberg production is set to clear $32M. We hear there’s been good word of mouth for this movie despite its B CinemaScore tonight. It’s directed by Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon whose respective previous credits include wholesome family fare Thomas & Friends and DreamWorks’ Monsters vs. Aliens. Rogen fare typically lands a B+ CinemaScore (The Green Hornet, This is the End, Knocked Up, Pineapple Express) or a B (The Neighbors franchise). Not to spoil anything, but the ending is worth the price of admission all its own.
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With their low end estimates they have to beat 550m worldwide (estimates from the studio)
With the more likely projections from analyst, looking at reshoots, double editing, some say it has to hit 750 - 800m worldwide.
Either way this is looking like another WB/DC Flop.
69% drop SMH
‘Sausage Party’ Loud In 2nd With $32M+ As ‘Suicide Squad’ Drops Its Guns: Evening B.O. Update
‘Sausage Party’ Loud In 2nd With $32M+ As ‘Suicide Squad’ Drops Its Guns: Evening B.O. Update
Anthony D'Alessandro
3RD UPDATE, 9:45PM: The biggest threat facing Suicide Squad this weekend isn’t Batman or Superman, but raunchy Sausages, and even Pete’s Dragon.
Based off early evening figures tonight, The Warner Bros/DC pic is headed toward a -69% second weekend drop that’s on par with Batman v. Superman. If Suicide Squad doesn’t pick up this weekend, then it will tie with the Zack Snyder superhero clashand 20th Century Fox’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine as one of the worst sophomore fall-offs for a superhero movie.After beating Disney/Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy for the highest opening in August, the tables may turn on Suicide Squad with the James Gunn-directed movie holding the best second weekend in August with $42.1M to Suicide Squad‘s $41.9M. Earlier this week, it appeared that the under 35 bunch who gave this movie an A- were bound to keep Suicide Squad‘s legs going, but this is what happens when a superhero movie is universally panned by critics and with a ho-hum overall CinemaScore of B+.
In order to fly, as Marvel banks on every time with its movies, a superhero movie needs to win over both intellects and fanboys. But the other thing that’s going on here, especially with critics, is that when it comes to DC movies, they still have a crush on Christopher Nolan. The Dark Knight director stacked the deck in DC’s storytelling making it difficult for other filmmakers to rival or emulate. On the bright side, Suicide Squad will clear the $200M this weekend stateside, on its way to $400M global.
Sony/Annapurna’s Sausage Party is simply hot. It’s winning Friday with $13.3M (that includes its $3.25M Thursday), ahead of Suicide Squad with $13M and the Seth Rogen-Evan Goldberg production is set to clear $32M. We hear there’s been good word of mouth for this movie despite its B CinemaScore tonight. It’s directed by Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon whose respective previous credits include wholesome family fare Thomas & Friends and DreamWorks’ Monsters vs. Aliens. Rogen fare typically lands a B+ CinemaScore (The Green Hornet, This is the End, Knocked Up, Pineapple Express) or a B (The Neighbors franchise). Not to spoil anything, but the ending is worth the price of admission all its own.
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With their low end estimates they have to beat 550m worldwide (estimates from the studio)
With the more likely projections from analyst, looking at reshoots, double editing, some say it has to hit 750 - 800m worldwide.
Either way this is looking like another WB/DC Flop.
69% drop SMH
