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Weekend estimates: CHLDN $26.5M BRKTH $11.1M PENGN $2.3M TSPRT $250K Antibody Apr 21, 10:04

SHAZM 17.34 (-29.1%) (121.34 total), CMARV 9.1 (+5.7%) (400 total), DUMBO 6.8 (101.25 total), TBOEN 0.61 (9.59 total) ~JPV~ Apr 21, 10:15

Worst Easter box office Weekend in a decade. Yeesh. Not thrilled with these records we keep piling up. (Yahoo news link inside). VictorY Apr 21, 15:17

I blame Captain Marvel. What do you think? {nm} SenJohnBlutarsky Apr 21, 16:20

Why would you blame her? The film itself is just "meh," but at least it's pulling in numbers. {nm} VictorY Apr 21, 16:31

He’s not blaming Captain Marvel. He’s mocking you. {nm} Jay_Beezy Apr 21, 18:13

Because it’s the week before AVNG4 and the studios didn’t want to open a big movie like BvS, Ready Player One, or a Fast & Furious movie RogerMore Apr 21, 16:22

Well sure. But lowest Feb. in 13 years, Down 17 percent YTY in April, now lowest Easter in decade. The pattern is hard to ignore. {nm} VictorY Apr 21, 16:24

If only something could pull up the April 2019 numbers . . . . {nm} SenJohnBlutarsky Apr 21, 16:31

Yeah, I already noted that in original post. {nm} VictorY Apr 21, 16:32

avengers is comping against avengers so there wont be much lift {nm} Moviesnob Apr 21, 16:32

True, but maybe an extra 10 percent on top wouldn't hurt {nm} VictorY Apr 21, 16:34

theaters didnt want any new movies this weekend. Any screen you give to a opener this weekend is a screen you dont have for aveners next {nm} Moviesnob Apr 21, 16:34

That's lowest Easter in a decade.. even with all the hold-overs. MS. {nm} VictorY Apr 21, 16:54

It's already been explained to you. No previous Easter weekend opens a week before a $250M+ blockbuster. {nm} Antibody Apr 21, 17:02

April is 100m behind last year's so far, on top of the year being well behind the last few years in nominal dollars, let alone admissions MattW Apr 21, 17:44

well said {nm} Moviesnob Apr 21, 17:49

Easter fell very late this year, a couple of weeks earlier Universal could've slotted in FAFHS and made up that $100M. {nm} Antibody Apr 21, 18:20

Doubtful that WB and Universal would open a F&F movie alongside Shazam. Maybe a week apart, but in that case why didn't they MattW Apr 21, 20:04

This was the first of those years without a Star Wars holdover from the previous Dec. Hard to beat STAR7 in early 2016. {nm} Antibody Apr 21, 21:56