HSX Forum

Movies

I think it looks great, just don't see it blowing the doors open out of the gate. That said, a huge OW won't surprise me, it's Illumination {nm}

Posted by: RollingThunder on Nov 07, 07:25 in response to slipping jimmy's post i would not expect the WOM on Grinch (from the trailers...

I'm shorting The Grinch on my theory that only bad movies don't have an RT score three days before release. Call me crazy! {nm} stormgod Nov 06, 17:05

RT scores for the last 4 Illumination pics range from 56-74%, the lowest grosser from this bunch took $270m - but yep NUTFR proves yr point. {nm} Qix Nov 06, 23:31

First two RT reviews have posted and neither are encouraging. Hope there's good ones around the corner. {nm} RollingThunder Nov 07, 08:05

I'm still favoring a leggy run over a big OW. Social media metrics appear to be in the realm of Sing. Awaiting BO Forecast to confirm. {nm} RollingThunder Nov 07, 04:54

i would not expect the WOM on Grinch (from the trailers i've watched) to be remotely Sing-like {nm} slipping jimmy Nov 07, 07:10

I think it looks great, just don't see it blowing the doors open out of the gate. That said, a huge OW won't surprise me, it's Illumination RollingThunder Nov 07, 07:25

It could be bad, but still make money. It could be bad, make money, but not enough for HSX estimates. It could be good, go gangbusters and ndmaster Nov 07, 07:47

You're right, it's not a perfect system. I got burned bad on The Meg & Venom. {nm} stormgod Nov 07, 08:10

neither of those had 50+ years of goodwill built up by the annual TV showing. that's good for building in an audience but it also creates a slipping jimmy Nov 07, 08:32

allow we to suggest that wom and rt scores dont always line up. good wom lines up more often with cinemascore and other exit polls {nm} Moviesnob Nov 07, 08:20

Have trouble understanding how many times they can sell the same movie, but my shorts have run bad lately, so.... {nm} WallyWabash03 Nov 07, 09:26





Post a Reply

To post to the forums you must first login!


Demi Moore (DMOOR) 25000 9.79 (-0.09)          Fall 2: Deadpoint (FALL2) 149999 7.84 (+0.46)          Fall 2: Deadpoint (FALL2) 150000 7.84 (+0.46)          Man of Tomorrow (SPMOT) 100 271.88 (+1.27)          Flywheel: Ignition of the Soul (FLYWH) 149999 10.60 (+0.68)          Flywheel: Ignition of the Soul (FLYWH) 150000 10.60 (+0.68)          Ibelin (IBELN) 150000 6.73 (+0.07)          They Follow aka It Follows 2 (TFLW2) 6 6.93 (+0.04)          Club Kid (CLUBK) 149999 14.28 (+1.33)          Club Kid (CLUBK) 150000 14.28 (+1.33)          Please (PLESE) 149999 22.44 (+1.51)          Please (PLESE) 150000 22.44 (+1.51)          Don Cheadle (DCHEA) 25000 120.66 (-4.63)          Noah Centineo (NCENT) 25000 52.99 (+0.07)          Buddy (BUDDY) 149999 7.14 (+1.59)          Buddy (BUDDY) 150000 7.14 (+1.59)          X-Men aka Mutants (XMEN8) 100 166.38 (-0.53)          Naomi Ackie (NACKI) 25000 14.06 (-0.32)          The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt (LOTR5) 100 180.73 (+1.27)          Sigourney Weaver (SWEAV) 25000 133.29 (+9.44)          Sigourney Weaver (SWEAV) 25000 133.29 (+9.44)          The Get Out aka Bear Country (BEARC) 147145 5.26 (+0.25)          Martin Scorsese (MSCOR) 25000 46.74 (+13.85)          Martin Scorsese (MSCOR) 25000 46.74 (+13.85)          Lakeith Stanfield (LSTAN) 25000 8.70 (-2.19)          Melissa Leo (MLEO) 5000 28.45 (-0.89)          Supergirl (SUPGR) 7705 142.63 (-0.79)          Lilo & Stitch 2 (LILS2) 36 271.03 (+2.20)          Keke Palmer (KPALM) 25000 63.47 (+1.25)          Sheep in the Box (SHPBX) 150000 1.43 (-0.54)          Keke Palmer (KPALM) 25000 63.47 (+1.25)          Keke Palmer (KPALM) 25000 63.47 (+1.25)          Sheep in the Box (SHPBX) 150000 1.43 (-0.54)          Keke Palmer (KPALM) 25000 63.47 (+1.25)          Star Wars: Starfighter (SWAR4) 4000 252.20 (-0.42)          Sheep in the Box (SHPBX) 150000 1.43 (-0.54)          Sheep in the Box (SHPBX) 150000 1.43 (-0.54)          The Comebacker (CMBAC) 150000 28.15 (+2.11)          Supergirl (SUPGR) 10000 142.63 (-0.79)          Golshifteh Farahani (GFARA) 5000 56.20 (+0.31)          Emma Mackey (EMACK) 25000 51.08 (-1.23)          Emma Mackey (EMACK) 25000 51.08 (-1.23)          Hexed (HEXED) 3000 117.66 (+5.00)          Chloe Sevigny (CSEVI) 25000 0.69 (-0.39)          The Comebacker (CMBAC) 150000 28.15 (+2.11)          Cut Off (CUTOF) 40000 28.03 (-0.31)          Chloe Sevigny (CSEVI) 25000 0.69 (-0.39)          How to Train Your Dragon 2 (HTTY2) 4000 195.92 (-0.17)          Ken Russell's The Devil (KRSTD) 150000 2.00 (0.00)          David Robert Mitchell (DRMIT) 25000 22.00 (0.00)