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Don't think IT will give the box office a major boost next week either. Two weeks later on the 22nd when Kingsman 2 and The Lego Ninjago movie opens the box office should get a decent boost.



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And what if we discount inflation, how many more years would we would go back on this record?



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

War of the planet of the apes and Valerian should have waited a bit and not released when they did.



DonFerrari said:
And what if we discount inflation, how many more years would we would go back on this record?

I'm guessing in over 30 years and this weekend is going to be even worse.  The end of the year North American box office is going to be down compared to last year unless we get a bunch of movies that over perform in the final three month but I can't see that happen.  2017 really hasn't been a very good year when it comes to quality movies especially live action comedies.  Baywatch was terrible and everything else wasn't much better either and the rest of the year there is really nothing else except for sequels that don't look better then the original movies either. 



It'd be even worse with inflation taken into account, since money is worth less than it used to.



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...also more people exist now, so doubly bad. I fell like most modern movies look, sound and feel identical, you saw one, you saw them all.



bananaking21 said:
War of the planet of the apes and Valerian should have waited a bit and not released when they did.

War could have done a bit better if it would have been released a bit later.  But Valerian still would have bombed but that movie was largely funded through crowd funding so no one is going to get fired over it.



The movie studios should only blame themselves. They, many of their writers, and many of their stars simply could not resist making political statements. Which is really really stupid when you are selling a product that you want as many people to consume as possible.

The political shit can work if it jives with the product you sell (meaning the type of people who enjoy your product would be drawn in by you espoting your political views) an example of this would be a Michael Moore type, the people who watch something he makes would likely be increase by his political activity. Cannot say the same about products intended to go mass market.



End of 2009 Predictions (Set, January 1st 2009)

Wii- 72 million   3rd Year Peak, better slate of releases

360- 37 million   Should trend down slightly after 3rd year peak

PS3- 29 million  Sales should pick up next year, 3rd year peak and price cut

BOXING PLAYED A BIG ROLE HERE! :p



 

But external events have always had an impact on the box office. Sports, weather, Halo 3 etc.