Posted on 05/03/2015 6:10:09 AM PDT by C19fan
The masses are spending their excess income elsewhere tonight, specifically $90-$100 per subscription to watch the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight, which is already on course to net $400M in PPV revenue. Many across the U.S. are watching the boxing match Avengers Age of Ultron Saturday Impacted By Mayweather-Pacquiao Fightat parties. What this means for Avengers: Age of Ultron is a lower than expected Saturday of $59M per industry estimates, a 30% decline from yesterdays $84.46M. The first Avengers saw a Saturday dip of 14% back on May 5, 2012. Ultrons Sunday, per industry calculations, is looking at $47M, down 20% from Saturday (Avengers first Sunday took in $57.1M, down 18% from Saturday). Ultron is now tracking for a three-day opening in the neighborhood of $189M-$191M. While thats lower than the first chapters all-time record domestic bow of $207.4M, its still the second highest opening of all-time at the domestic B.O.; just mind-blowing business.
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I saw it yesterday morning.Really good.
I will absolutely not watch any Hollywood mainstream movie in the first week again. Ever.
Instead, I will only contribute to the first week box office of movies like American Sniper.
Apples and oranges.
The fight and the movie have different fan bases, so neither probably had a real financial impact on the other.
IIRC, tickets/pay-per-view were around $99 for the fight. Theater tickets are much less.
What if Dad bought the fight, then says I’m not spending another $100 at the movies?
It wasn’t as good as the previous installment.
“IIRC, tickets/pay-per-view were around $99 for the fight. Theater tickets are much less.”
True, BUT... a lot of guys got together at their friends place and split the cost. If you have a dozen people watching the fight, it is actually less expensive than the movies. Factor in 3D upcharge and high concession prices, the fight was definitely cheaper entertainment for a lot of folks.
In many cases people paid more to see the fight than they would have to see the movie, but that is not necessarily because they are not the same demographic. It just means that those who could afford to pay more for movie tickets don’t have to. And those who could not afford the $99+ for the fight did have cheaper options.
The fight did put a dent in Avengers2 ticket sales for the US opening weekend.
Not so sure about that. Both are mindless violence presented for lowbrow entertainment.
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