If a movie doesn’t earn a 100% return on its cost on the first night...its a failure
What Hollywood studio do you work for?
Figured it took a few weeks for the promising films to break even.
I saw the movie last night. Some in the theatre didn’t like it - based upon the conversations overheard on the way out. I thought it was OK. But I love history and politics and hate the Kennedy’s. It was a fair portrayal but still dishon3stly perpetuated a false support of Kennedy’s version of events.
In my mind there has always been an obvious and unanswered question. If Kennedy was in the car - how did he get out? If presumably had to open the car door or break or roll down a window with the car fully submerged - yet she was unable to escape the car even though potentially alive for an extended period of time. I don’t think he was in the car.
But the movie portrays the Kennedys just as we’ve known them - power and privilege. It’s very tellling that many of the local officials who were democrats Went easy on the scumbag.
That's news to me.
The producers only get 50% of ticket sales in the USA, so that's a pretty high bar to jump over.
Also, most films open on Friday. Saturday night, and often Sunday generate higher sales than Friday, especially if the word-of-mouth is good.
Foreign revenue on this is hard to estimate.
If it's strictly about Teddy, foreign revenue will be low, but if it focuses on the Kennedy family, it might surprise to the upside.
Last Jedi made $220 million opening WEEKEND.
Estimated cost $250 million
Current worldwide $1.3 BILLION
Force Awakens cost approximately the same.
Opening WEEKEND was $247 million.
Current 2.068 Billion