Comments on: Monday Morning Box Office Report: Pitch Perfect 2 Leaves Mad Max in the Dust

By: Noodles

Noodles — Sat, 23 May 2015 12:31:00 +0000

Guys, a film has to earn approx. double its budget to break even (the threatres take approx. 50% of the ticket sales). Doesn’t look great for Fury Road from the box office perspective, but it’s still getting a sequel so…

By: Michael Bermingham

Michael Bermingham — Wed, 20 May 2015 15:16:00 +0000

International & Domestic combined, Mad Max made $115 vs Pitch Perf $112 million. I looked at Pacific Rim, which did less it’s opening weekend, and they green lit a sequel to that. Considering the franchise potential of Mad Max and it’s international appeal, I’ll still bet on a sequel. I think, we often get too concerned with the North America market but China and other foreign territories are playing a bigger hand these days. R rated or not.

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 19 May 2015 15:05:00 +0000

If you look at the list of best opening weekends for R-rated movies there are only 6 movies that made more than $70 million. They can make big money, but it doesn’t happen very often.

By: Nick Poliskey

Nick Poliskey — Tue, 19 May 2015 04:52:00 +0000

Unless Mad Max is HUGE internationally, I doubt we are going to get the sequels.

By: Nick Poliskey

Nick Poliskey — Tue, 19 May 2015 04:51:00 +0000

I think the last trailer was bad. the first couple were awesome, but that last one was f-ed up.

By: Kenneth Serenyi

Kenneth Serenyi — Tue, 19 May 2015 04:49:00 +0000

Rated R is indeed good

By: Nick Poliskey

Nick Poliskey — Tue, 19 May 2015 04:49:00 +0000

Sean, come on, your #1 gripe with the ENTIRE franchise was the PG-13 on thunderdome. R-rated movies certainly can make big money, for god sakes, American Sniper hauled in 89M in opening weekend in January. this is BAD for Mad Max.

By: Nick Poliskey

Nick Poliskey — Tue, 19 May 2015 04:47:00 +0000

And if it was rated PG-13 we would all be bitching and moaning just like with Thunderdome. Or do you not remember Seans #1 problem with the mad max franchise.

By: Nick Poliskey

Nick Poliskey — Tue, 19 May 2015 04:46:00 +0000

But realistically, it is. There is no reason that a mid may action release should lose out to a musical comedy, and we all know it.

By: Nick Poliskey

Nick Poliskey — Tue, 19 May 2015 04:45:00 +0000

Come on, this was bad for Mad Max, why can’t we all just admit it.

By: pcch7

pcch7 — Tue, 19 May 2015 02:55:00 +0000

Praise the Humungus

http://variety.com/2015/film/news/mad-max-george-miller-announces-more-movies-mad-max-the-wasteland-1201499904/

By: FDB

FDB — Tue, 19 May 2015 00:50:00 +0000

The tendency to (rather arbitrarily) compare the box office takes of two movies based on no other criteria than their shared release date makes no sense to me. Both were a huge success, and hopefully an indication to studios that quality films will always find an audience. If I had to put money on it, I would say that Mad Max will have a much higher multiplier than the standard summer blockbuster; I’d be surprised if it fell by more than 30% next weekend. Not that any of that matters to me personally (aside from maybe affecting its sequel prospects), it was a great movie.