Page 2: Underestimating ‘Pitch Perfect 2’ Box Office, Will ‘Pixels’ Be The Summer’s Sleeper Hit?
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Underestimating Pitch Perfect 2’s Box Office; Will Pixels Be the Summer’s Sleeper Hit?
Every year we run the Summer Movie Wager, our attempt to compete to predict the domestic box office top ten for the summer Blockbuster season. Its a ridiculous contest because its not about getting close to the box office number but predicting the order of the top ten, with extra bonus points awarded if you get the positions dead-on.You can listen to our 2015 predictions here.
We’re only 19 days into May and already it seems like things are shaking up at the box office. Yes, the entire crew predicted thatAvengers: Age of Ultronwould be the #1 highest grossing film of the summer, and the film’s $372 million box office total in its first 17 days of release seems to suggest we all might have nailed it.
But we all seemed to underestimate the power ofPitch Perfect 2. The first film only made $65 million at the domestic box office, which suggested the sequel wouldn’t even make the top ten. But the sequel topped that number in the first weekend alone, pulling in $69 million in its first three days of release.
Write-in contestant Germain Lussier was the ONLY one of us to have thePitch Perfectsequel on his final list, and even that die hard fan only put it on his wild card/dark horse list. Jeff Cannata originally hadPitch Perfecton his wild card list but decided to replace it withFantastic Fourafter I brought up the first film’s box office numbers — a bad decision on his part. It’s looking likePitch Perfectwill place somewhere on the bottom half of the top ten, which will cost Dave, Jeff and I points and give Germain a small reward.
Another point of contention on our Summer Movie Wager podcast was David Chen’s decision to putPixelsat the number #5 position — a decision mocked by Jeff. (The newPixelstrailer hit the web this morning,watch it here.) Well, Chen has been trying to back up his decision on Twitter with some fun smack talk, this morning referencing aForbesarticle that says that Pixel could be the “Summer’s biggest sleeper smash.”
And yes, I said the exact same phrase on the podcast. I also gave Dave a hard time about the prediction, but included the movie in my #10 position. But the truth is no one knows how much money a film likePixelsmight make at the end of the Summer. Dave’s prediction might not be as ridiculously high as I suggested, but I still don’t think it will reach the top five of the summer.
Despite being one of our most anticipated films of the Summer,Mad Max: Fury Roadwas put in the 8, 9 and 10 placements on our list (Germain didn’t even include it on his dark horse list). The film was released over the weekend to insane reviews and amazing moviegoer reactions.Maxhad a pretty big $45.4 million opening weekend, but is that enough to make the top ten of the summer? Last year’s #10 filmHow To Train Your Dragon 2grossed $177 million in the US, and I think this year’s #10 might have to have a higher number than that. Films generally make 3 times the opening weekend box office, which would putMaxin the $130-$140 million range. However, word of mouth onFury Roadis high and it could do better than the typical multiplier. So we’ll have to keep our eyes on that one.
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