Oh me...beaten by Trolls on Tuesday going on it's 4th week - Moana (2016) Discussion

[–] Zaphenzo 8 years ago

What are you on about? First, where are you getting your numbers? I haven't seen anywhere that has an update on Trolls's box office yesterday. Second, it would be Trolls's third Tuesday, not 4th. Third, you are comparing a Tuesday night preview (max of 2 showings for it at any theater, a lot of theaters not showing it at all, and the second showings being too late for a lot of people that have work the next day) to a full day. And finally, Moana's Tuesday night previews had RECORD BOX OFFICE earnings. Higher than Frozen and Big Hero 6's preview earnings COMBINED. So no, Trolls is not in any way a threat. Moana is doing perfectly fine.

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[–] QueenFanUSA 8 years ago

Deadline made a special point about how Trolls beat Moana yesterday.

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[–] Zaphenzo 8 years ago

Ah, I do see that now. However, my other points are still valid. Moana had an incredible, record setting preview night, absolutely decimating Trolls's $900k opening, despite the fact that Trolls's previews started earlier (5pm as opposed to 7pm for Moana) and that it had its previews on a more popular preview night (Thursday as opposed to Tuesday for Moana).

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[–] troyplafond 8 years ago

That wasn't a special post by any means, it was their usual preview numbers report before 5-days starting on a Wednesday. They always include early Tuesday estimates for already released movies, and they just observed that Trolls beat it.

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[–] QueenFanUSA 8 years ago

...meaning they found it worth pointing out. They also commented onTrolls trmendous staying power.

Hence...the reason for this thread.

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[–] Zaphenzo 8 years ago

...meaning they found it worth pointing out. They also commented onTrolls trmendous staying power.

Hence...the reason for this thread.

Deadline is also full of morons. Their opinions are sketch at best, and their projections are always way off. They're good for finding facts, and just skipping all their opinions. 1 fact remains that they FAILED to point out:

Moana $2.6 million previews >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Trolls $0.9 million previews

Moana's earnings on previews, despite starting 2 hours later and on a less popular opening day, almost tripled Trolls's earnings.

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[–] troyplafond 8 years ago

Trolls was open all day. Moana just had nightime, and Trolls still only beat it by like 100k. It's also double Frozen and The Good Dinosaur's Thanksgiving Tuesdays. Chill. It'll be fine.

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[–] digcom99 8 years ago

Ummmm....Moana officially opens on Wednesday (today). Last night was preview night, which means the movie was on fewer screens starting at 7PM and later. It's apples and oranges.

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[–] QueenFanUSA 8 years ago

Deadline seemed surprised that Trolls beat it, though.

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[–] digcom99 8 years ago

I read the article. They were just reporting the fact that Trolls is still doing well. Not a surprise or indictment on Moana whatsoever. You are reading way too much into that paragraph.

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[–] FantasticFearOfMisterBobo 8 years ago

Why don't you use your own brain then and stop relying on Deadline to think for you?

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[–] QueenFanUSA 8 years ago

Deadline looks at historical trends and it looks like it is performing below Frozen today but a bit above Tangled. There is a lot more goodwill towards Disney Animation than there was in 2010 when Tangled was released(or even when Frozen was released) so this all seems a bit underwhelming. This isn't disasterous by any means but it is a little "meh".

Remember that Frozen roared during the Christmas holidays as well but Moana has to contend with Sing. Illuminations seems to (inexplicitly) tap into the worldwide zeitgeist every time.

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[–] Zaphenzo 8 years ago

Deadline looks at historical trends and it looks like it is performing below Frozen today but a bit above Tangled. There is a lot more goodwill towards Disney Animation than there was in 2010 when Tangled was released(or even when Frozen was released) so this all seems a bit underwhelming. This isn't disasterous by any means but it is a little "meh".

Remember that Frozen roared during the Christmas holidays as well but Moana has to contend with Sing. Illuminations seems to (inexplicitly) tap into the worldwide zeitgeist every time.

I don't really care what Deadline does, because again, their projections are typically terrible. Just look at Doctor Strange when we were talking about it. I outpredicted Deadline and was much closer to the mark than they were, and I know hardly anything about the box office. I've just been getting into the hobby the last year or so.

Anyways, performing below Frozen is NOT a bad thing. It's almost a certainty. Frozen is literally the highest grossing animated movie OF ALL TIME. If Moana performed higher than Frozen, it would be a huge deal. It's a huge deal if it even comes close to Frozen.

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[–] FantasticFearOfMisterBobo 8 years ago

Nothing is good enough for you, you're one of the most annoying accounts on this site.

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[–] Hold_the_door 8 years ago

DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT TUESDAY NIGHT PREVIEWS ARE?
MOANA BROKE RECORDS WITH ITS $2.6 MILLION PREVIEW. IT'S BIGGER THAN THAT OF ZOOTOPIA ($1.7M) AND FROZEN ($1.2M). Chill Queen.

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[–] number1212 8 years ago

Trolls was open all day. Moana didn't start until 7pm at the earliest. Not to mention not all theaters do sneak peaks. Get your panties out of the bunch they are in.

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