Wkd Box Office - 11•1-3•19 - Producer James Cameron Returns....With His Second Bomb Of 2019

[Deleted member 5666]

This is ResetEra's weekend box office thread. While the OP focuses on the popular weekend tallies, we typically discuss box office throughout the week as well when notable films are playing. New threads are are posted each Sunday morning, between 8-10am PST.

It's not a good weekend for franchises, specifically old dusty ones as the sixth Terminator movie, Terminator: Dark Fate is seeing an awful future at the weekend domestic box office with $28.9M, a terrible result for a planned Paramount/Skydance Media/Fox tentpole that reportedly cost $185M (some even say it was $196M). Saturday was estimated around $10.9M, +3% from Friday+previews' $10.6M, but still nothing to celebrate.

I heard worldwide, global audiences are also turning their noses ups: China's box office came in at an estimated $28.2M, way under its $40M-$50M many were expecting and No. 2 in the market to local title Better Days which amassed $166.9M. Disney/Fox is hoping that they hit $40M from 36 territories and we'll see about that soon. Japan is the only market left (Terminator: Genisys made $22M). Breakeven for Dark Fate lies around $480M+ according to finance sources, and that's with lofty Cameron-Arnold Schwarzenegger participations. Terminator likes his eyes, will likely see red.

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DOMESTIC WEEKEND BOX OFFICE


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Weekend Box Office Archive and Appendix

 

[Bronx-Man]

Goddamn at that Terminator number. Everyone really hopped off after Salvation.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

I expected a better pun in the title. Instead I just got salt.

 

[Deleted member 26156]

Christ, I was expecting a lower number of Terminator, but less than 30mil??? Guess this franchise is dead (for the best).

 

[bud]

no idea why anyone would even pump close to $200m in a new terminator film.

no one gives a fuck.

 

[Sweeney Swift]

Thank you god. Franchise needs to die

 

[Gentlemen]

Been a minute since we've seen green in the metacritic totals around here.

 

[Schlorgan]

 

[thekonamicode]

Next time they should make a sequel to the original completely ignoring the events of Terminator 2!

 

[Deleted member 32822]

Oof. RIP Terminator.

 

[Gravity Insanity]

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lol

 

[El Toporo]

Damn. Cameron can't catch a break.

 

[Schlorgan]

Next time they should make a sequel to the original completely ignoring the events of Terminator 2!

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At this point they need to wait at least 10 years then do a full reboot.

 

[denx]

Franchises continue falling like flies this year.

 

[Nassudan]

The final nail in Terminator's coffin.

 

[KillstealWolf]

I want to say we are nearing the endgame, but we had Endgame at the beginning of the year.

I think it's certain to say now that Dumbo is the biggest flop Disney has this year with Maleficent passing it. Still, doesn't look like Maleficent is passing it's original so, dead dragon still holds for this.

 

[jack_package_200]

What are the projections for Doctor Sleep?

 

[Lifejumper]

What was his first bomb?

Alita?

 

[Deleted member 5666]

What was his first bomb?

Alita?

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Yep

 

[PlanetSmasher]

Next time they should make a sequel to the original completely ignoring the events of Terminator 2!

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That was basically what Genisys was, too.

 

[M. Wallace]

Everything about Dark Fate looked horrible. Glad it bombed. Bury this sad franchise.

 

[Schlorgan]

Note: some of these are after two weeks.

 

[Charamiwa]

You'd think the weird hostility against Cameron would calm down after Avengers took over but I guess not.

 

[Madao]

Terminator: You have met with a Terrible Fate haven't you?

 

[DriftingSpirit]

Yikes at that Terminator budget.

 

[Deleted member 5666]

I expected a better pun in the title. Instead I just got salt.

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I snuck most of the fun in the image for it.

 

[Ithil]

Just give up on this stupid franchise. It hasn't had a good film in almost 30 years.

 

[Alexandros]

You'd think the weird hostility against Cameron would calm down after Avengers took over but I guess not.

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James Cameron openly endorsed Genisys and was the producer for another mediocre installment in the Terminator franchise. I think that warrants some criticism.

 

[crimzonflame]

Terminator 2 was perfect. You cant follow up after that movie.

 

[thekonamicode]

That was basically what Genisys was, too.

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Oh wow, I never saw it. Is that worth a watch?

 

[Arm Van Dam]

Heads are gonna roll at Paramount

Also Harriet doing some work

 

[ryutaro's mama]

I snuck most of the fun in the image for it.

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I was just hoping for something fun like say Phonciple Bone tends to effortlessly turn in.

I guess this thread title is just like a Solo without Harrison Ford in it. 🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️

 

[Deleted member 5666]

You'd think the weird hostility against Cameron would calm down after Avengers took over but I guess not.

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He just had a boxoffice bomb. Pointing it out isn't hostile 😉

 

[Carpathia]

I guess Linda Hamilton did nothing to attract moviegoers.

Is probably best to let the franchise rest for a decade and try again with a completely new story.

 

[PlanetSmasher]

Oh wow, I never saw it. Is that worth a watch?

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Hahahaha, no. I would say not. Unless you want to laugh at how bad it is, I guess.

 

[Schlorgan]

He just had a boxoffice bomb. Pointing it out isn't hostile 😉

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Two box office bombs.

In the same year!

 

[mreddie]

I'm convinced Genisys still stunk so bad, people opted to skip this one. Which sucks.

 

[Charamiwa]

He just had a boxoffice bomb. Pointing it out isn't hostile 😉

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If only that hostility was directly tied to his bombs. He's like a punching bag all year round only beaten by Snyder.

 

[White Glint]

So Terminator is bad? After finding Joker totally excellent I can't make heads or tails of critic reviews.

 

[aisback]

Joker is still a beast.

Terminator just doesn't interest me after the bad taste Genisys left in my mouth.

 

[PlanetSmasher]

So Terminator is bad? After finding Joker totally excellent I can't make heads or tails of critic reviews.

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It sounds like it's an okay movie with some good bits (Mackenzie Davis) and some bad bits. But being okay isn't really enough nowadays.

 

[Schlorgan]

So Terminator is bad? After finding Joker totally excellent I can't make heads or tails of critic reviews.

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Terminator doesn't seem bad, just not good enough to overcome severe franchise fatigue.

This the third attempt to reboot this franchise in a decade.

 

[Empress of ice cream]

James Cameron openly endorsed Genisys and was the producer for another mediocre installment in the Terminator franchise. I think that warrants some criticism.

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Yeah, the last two weren't cutting it even with Cameron involved in the last one. If he feels that there is another story to be told, I wish he would just do it himself.

 

[Jimmyfenix]

Joker on it's way to 1 billion

 

[PanSexual_Peacock]

The Terminator franchise has been abysmal for Almost 30 years now. It's obvious no one has been able to bring something fresh and exciting to reinvigorate it. It's about time it's laid to rest for a long slumber.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

If only that hostility was directly tied to his bombs. He's like a punching bag all year round only beaten by Snyder.

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Preach.

OP acting like Cameron hasn't gotten shit on for the last 10 years since the release of AHBUHDAR. His most prominent haters are on record both here and at the other place, The Phantom Zone.

 

[HStallion]

Avatar 2 is gonna be a dud as well

 

[Lone]

I never thought we'd live in a world where a Halloween sequel to the original with Jamie Lee Curtis (the 11th installment) would open to more than triple of what a Teminator 2 sequel with Linda Hamilton would. Not complaining but that just goes to show had far down that one franchise has gone.

 

[Lord Vatek]

Terminator seemed to really be banking on Cameron's name to pull in the crowd.

Doesn't really seem to mean much to the current generation.

 

[Deleted member 2109]

Avatar 2 is gonna be a dud as well

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No way