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$110-125m global OW; Reviews out soon

posted 5 years ago by Satan2016 (26217)
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Opening in 5 markets today. There is only one early review, so the embargo must lift later Wed.

‘Birds Of Prey’ Hopes To Slay $110M-$125M Global Opening – Box Office Preview
https://deadline.com/2020/02/birds-of-prey-hopes-box-office-worldwide-projection-1202851173/

In expanding to the deeper parts of its DC universe, Warner Bros is launching Suicide Squad spinoff Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn this weekend, repping the comic book label’s continued march into R-rated fare post Joker and Watchmen. It is projected for a worldwide start between $110 million-$125 million, a take that is just under DC’s $158.6M global opening of Shazam last April.

Previews stateside start Thursday at 6 PM, with full Friday play at 4,200-plus locations (further buffed by PLFs, Dolby Cinema, 4DX Motion Seats and Imax formats) with an eye on a three-day total of $50M-$55M. We’ve heard that domestic advance tickets sales at major circuits are solid and OK, nothing stupendous.
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https://dailyfreepress.com/2020/02/05/review-birds-of-prey/ [full review deleted]

[–] Satan2016 (26217) 5 years ago

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[–] kuku (3510) 5 years ago

I think that's a bit inflated. My guess, $90-$100m OW.

[–] Satan2016 (26217) 5 years ago

Another early review, from the Gulf! (not Mexico) Previous was from a student paper. Not great reviewers.

http://www.gdnonline.com/Details/760456/MOVIE-REVIEW-Birds-of-Prey- 6/10 rating

After growing up as an unwanted child, getting beaten up at school by nasty nuns, hearing tales of the broken-minded as a psychiatrist and falling for a lunatic, it’s not surprising to find that she ends up as a psycho too.

I thought I’d hate this, and had the tables been turned and it was a gang of men beating up women, I would have walked out of the cinema (I’m waiting for the barrage of abuse now from women, saying, that’s reality not fiction) but I kind of warmed to the entertainment as such.

[–] Satan2016 (26217) 5 years ago

BO Mojo predicting $51m, similar for others. Thur previews $4-5m.

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/article/ed3497001988/?ref_=bo_hm_hp

Warner Bros. will open the film in over 4,200 locations and is anticipating a debut topping $45 million while tracking we've seen is much higher, looking for an opening anywhere from $56-60 million and we're finding ourselves settling somewhere in the middle of all that.

[–] Satan2016 (26217) 5 years ago

FRIDAY AM UPDATE: WB's Birds of Prey brought in $4 million from Thursday evening previews, which is a bit on the light side if you consider Shazam! brought in $5.9 million in previews as did John Wick: Chapter 3. It is nearly double the $2.1 million in previews Tomb Raider brought in and just a bit ahead of the $3.4 million in previews Kingsman: The Golden Circle delivered. All told, this would suggest Birds of Prey is more likely to finish closer to studio expectations and a mid-$40 million performance, though if word of mouth spreads things could pick up as the weekend goes on.