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fourth of july box office 2026 is the weakest post pandemic box office day since 2021

This was on a Saturday, which is typically the strongest box office day, but it still opened lower than Monday, July 4, 2022. That has to hurt.

2026 is still an estimate, but this is not a good sign for July's box office, which is typically the biggest month of the year. We're counting on Moana, The Odyssey, and Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

We're also coming off a billion-dollar May and June, and if we want that streak to continue—and for July 2026 to surpass July 2025's $1,116,456,099 domestic box office total—the box office needs to pick up next weekend and the weekend after. I don't know if it's still possible to beat 2025, but reaching $1 billion for the month still seems likely.

2026 $32,771,635
2025 43,201,026
2024 41,362,157
2023 40,227,146
2022 33,666,372
2021 13939142
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u/Amazing_File_4844 — 3 hours ago
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What year was most fun in tracking box office numbers?

Is there any particular year that you fondly remember as being very fun in terms of following box office numbers? If I had to pick one myself I would choose 2012. The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises, The Hobbit to name a few. The hype for those movies in particularly for The Dark Knight Rises was enormous and I just remember how fun fun it was to track those movies. The unexpected succes of The Avengers and the question of exatcly how big The Dark Knight Rises was gonna end up being, ah good old times. Movies simply had another status back then, this was after all before streaming services had completely taken over.

So if you had to pick a year which one would it be?

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u/Konfliktsnubben — 5 hours ago
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Is Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) losing his box office momentum?

The Rock was, and always will be, remembered as one of the biggest movie stars of all time. I mean, over $16 billion at the global box office, whether as the lead or as part of an ensemble cast. He’s one of the very few actors who have matched—or even surpassed—what Tom Cruise has accomplished.
But here’s the thing: The Rock is in a very strange position right now.

The Rock has tried to reinvent his career over the past few years, but it just hasn’t worked. Black Adam didn’t pan out, The Smashing Machine failed to make much of a splash—not even during awards season—and now he has the live-action Moana, in which he stars. To be fair, we still don’t know how it’s going to perform. It could end up doing much better than any of us expect… or it could blow up in his face.

But this decade has been a different story for The Rock. This isn’t the 2010s anymore, when even his worst-reviewed movies could still become summer box office hits. We’re talking about the same actor who helped Rampage earn more than $400 million worldwide and Skyscraper top $300 million. Back then, his name alone was enough to sell tickets. People were willing to sit through movies that weren’t particularly good as long as The Rock was the one leading the charge.

But I can’t help wondering if we’ve reached the point where The Rock has simply overexposed himself, and general audiences are starting to experience “Rock fatigue.” Part of me also thinks his absence from the Fast & Furious franchise has played a role. After all, he was a huge reason that series took such a massive leap at the box office. Without that franchise keeping him at the center of pop culture, it feels like The Rock has gradually faded from the cultural spotlight.

The Rock is clearly trying to put together a huge year for himself. Moana opens this week in the middle of a highly competitive summer season, and then there’s Jumanji, which is set to release just one week after Dune and Doomsday. Good luck with that lol

I don’t know if maybe it’s time for The Rock to leave behind his image as the ultimate box office titan and try going down a more artistic path. I don’t know if he should take a break, but you know, this is a pretty tricky question: what would you guys advise The Rock to do?

u/UsedVillage9022 — 9 hours ago
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Box Office: ‘Minions & Monsters’ Fizzles Over July 4th Weekend With Franchise-Low $36.4 Million 3-Day, $61.44 Million 5-Day Debut, ‘Supergirl’ Suffers Brutal 76% Drop

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u/chanma50 — 11 hours ago
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Obsession just broke the $400M mark at the global box office! Weekend #8 results: Domestic - $5.3M/$245.3M; International - $12.1M/$157.8M; Global - $17.4M/$403.1M.

u/chanma50 — 11 hours ago
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Obsession breaks all-time record for highest-grossing film with under $1M production budget

Obsession has grossed over $403M against a $750K budget, breaking the all-time record for the highest-grossing film with under $1M production budget. This record was previously held for 53 years by the Bruce Lee martial arts classic Enter the Dragon (1973), which grossed $400M against $850K budget.

List of highest-grossing films with sub-$1M production budgets:

Rank Film Year Gross Budget ROI
1 Obsession 2025 $403,090,000 $750,000 537
2 Enter the Dragon 1973 $400,000,000 $850,000 470
3 The Blair Witch Project 1999 $248,639,881 $750,000 331
4 Rocky 1976 $225,000,000 $1,000,000 225
5 Paranormal Activity 2007 $194,183,034 $450,000 431
6 American Graffiti 1973 $140,000,000 $777,000 180
7 To Fly! 1976 $135,000,000 $590,000 228
8 The Way of the Dragon 1972 $130,000,000 $130,000 1,000
9 Space Station 3D 2002 $128,363,881 $1,000,000 128
10 Shaolin Temple 1982 $111,872,509 $264,000 423
11 The Devil Inside 2012 $101,758,490 $1,000,000 101
12 Fist of Fury 1972 $100,000,000 $100,000 1,000
13 Mad Max 1979 $100,000,000 $450,000 222
14 Deep Sea 3D 2006 $98,231,121 $1,000,000 98
15 Billy Jack 1971 $98,000,000 $800,000 122
16 Halloween 1978 $70,274,000 $325,000 216
17 Murder in 405 1980 $67,000,000 $190,000 352
18 Dawn of the Dead 1978 $65,900,000 $700,000 94
19 Friday the 13th 1980 $59,754,601 $650,000 92
20 Open Water 2004 $55,518,641 $500,000 111
21 The Breakfast Club 1985 $52,084,721 $1,000,000 52
22 The Birth of a Nation 1915 $50,000,000 $110,000 454
23 The Big Boss 1971 $50,000,000 $100,000 500
24 Psycho 1960 $50,000,000 $810,000 61
25 Game of Death 1978 $50,000,000 $850,000 58
26 This Is Cinerama 1952 $50,000,000 $1,000,000 50
27 Apache Gold 1963 $41,900,000 $1,000,000 36
28 Napoleon Dynamite 2004 $46,141,106 $400,000 115
29 The Gallows 2015 $42,964,410 $100,000 429
30 Easy Rider 1969 $41,728,598 $400,000 104
31 Mom and Dad 1945 $40,000,000 $67,001 597
32 Gone in 60 Seconds 1974 $40,000,000 $150,000 266
33 Woodstock 1970 $34,699,266 $600,000 57
34 Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 1974 $34,122,958 $250,000 136
35 One Cut of the Dead 2017 $31,178,962 $23,000 1,355
36 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1974 $30,926,225 $140,000 220
37 Night of the Living Dead 1968 $30,236,452 $125,000 241
38 Deep Throat 1972 $30,000,000 $47,500 631
39 The Evil Dead 1981 $29,400,000 $375,000 78
40 The Stewardesses 1969 $25,000,000 $200,000 125
41 Rear Window 1954 $24,500,000 $1,000,000 24
42 Notorious 1946 $24,498,874 $1,000,000 24
43 House of Wax 1953 $23,750,522 $1,000,000 23
44 Space Battleship Yamato 1977 $23,000,000 $740,000 31
45 Once 2007 $22,964,998 $160,000 143
46 Seeta Aur Geeta 1972 $22,820,000 $53,000 430
47 Super Size Me 2004 $22,233,808 $65,000 342
48 Pather Panchali 1955 $21,000,000 $31,500 666
49 Godzilla 1954 $20,562,711 $270,000 76
50 Godzilla Raids Again 1955 $20,000,000 $89,000 224

Source:

Ultimate Pop Culture

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u/Minimum-Aspect1012 — 10 hours ago
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With 'Disclosure Day', Steven Spielberg now has 17 films that hit $100+ million domestically, and 21 films that hit $200+ million worldwide. More than any other director.

Now that he hit another milestone, let's look at his numbers, both domestically and worldwide.

#DOMESTIC NUMBERS

No. Movie Year Studio Domestic Opening Domestic Total
1 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982 Universal $11,835,389 $439,454,989
2 Jurassic Park 1993 Universal $47,026,828 $415,404,543
3 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008 Paramount $100,137,835 $317,101,119
4 Jaws 1975 Universal $7,061,513 $280,083,300
5 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 Paramount $8,305,823 $248,159,971
6 War of the Worlds 2005 Paramount $64,878,725 $234,280,354
7 The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1997 Universal $72,132,785 $229,086,679
8 Saving Private Ryan 1998 DreamWorks $30,576,104 $217,049,603
9 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989 Paramount $29,355,021 $197,171,806
10 Lincoln 2012 Disney $21,049,406 $182,207,973
11 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1984 Paramount $25,337,110 $179,870,271
12 Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977 Columbia $5,379,460 $169,100,479
13 Catch Me If You Can 2002 DreamWorks $30,053,627 $164,615,351
14 Ready Player One 2018 Warner Bros. $41,764,050 $137,690,172
15 Minority Report 2002 20th Century Fox $35,677,125 $132,072,926
16 Hook 1991 TriStar $13,522,535 $119,654,823
17 Disclosure Day 2026 Universal $44,530,925 $105,312,000

#DOMESTIC NUMBERS ADJUSTED

And because there's always the "INFLATION" comments, I'm also including them in a separate domestic chart. These are ranked unadjusted. With this, the list grows to 27.

No. Movie Year Studio Domestic Total Adjusted Total
1 Jaws 1975 Universal $280,083,300 $1,644,867,900
2 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982 Universal $439,454,989 $1,442,212,339
3 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 Paramount $248,159,971 $914,896,743
4 Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977 Columbia $169,100,479 $935,139,601
5 Jurassic Park 1993 Universal $415,404,543 $898,960,795
6 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1984 Paramount $179,870,271 $580,160,392
7 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989 Paramount $197,171,806 $532,877,476
8 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008 Paramount $317,101,119 $493,573,606
9 The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1997 Universal $229,086,679 $478,331,558
10 Saving Private Ryan 1998 DreamWorks $217,049,603 $446,247,325
11 War of the Worlds 2005 Paramount $234,280,354 $402,010,932
12 The Color Purple 1985 Warner Bros. $98,467,863 $306,680,721
13 Catch Me If You Can 2002 DreamWorks $164,615,351 $306,650,307
14 Hook 1991 TriStar $119,654,823 $294,413,239
15 Lincoln 2012 Disney $182,207,973 $265,956,786
16 Minority Report 2002 20th Century Fox $132,072,926 $246,029,322
17 Schindler's List 1993 Universal $96,898,818 $224,726,799
18 Ready Player One 2018 Warner Bros. $137,690,172 $183,758,889
19 1941 1979 Universal $34,175,000 $157,752,459
20 A.I. Artificial Intelligence 2001 Warner Bros. $78,616,689 $148,848,930
21 The Terminal 2004 DreamWorks $77,872,883 $138,152,430
22 War Horse 2011 Disney $79,884,879 $119,015,645
23 Always 1989 Universal $43,858,790 $118,532,978
24 The Adventures of Tintin 2011 Paramount / Sony $77,591,831 $115,599,372
25 The Post 2017 20th Century Fox $81,903,458 $111,976,715
26 Disclosure Day 2026 Universal $105,312,000 $105,312,000
27 Bridge of Spies 2015 Disney $72,313,754 $102,245,839

#WORLDWIDE NUMBERS

Given that inflation is more complicated with worldwide figures due to exchange rates, there won't be adjustments for the worldwide numbers.

No. Movie Year Studio Domestic Total Overseas Total Worldwide Total Budget
1 Jurassic Park 1993 Universal $415,404,543 $643,049,687 $1,058,454,230 $63M
2 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982 Universal $437,141,279 $304,203,888 $792,910,554 $10.5M
3 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008 Paramount $317,101,119 $473,552,823 $790,653,942 $185M
4 The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1997 Universal $229,086,679 $389,552,320 $618,638,999 $73M
5 War of the Worlds 2005 Paramount $234,280,354 $369,592,765 $603,873,119 $132M
6 Ready Player One 2018 Warner Bros. $137,690,172 $445,800,000 $583,490,172 $175M
7 Jaws 1975 Universal $280,083,300 $210,653,000 $490,736,300 $9M
8 Saving Private Ryan 1998 DreamWorks / Paramount $217,049,603 $265,300,000 $482,349,603 $70M
9 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989 Paramount $197,171,806 $277,000,000 $474,171,806 $48M
10 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 Paramount $248,159,971 $141,766,000 $389,925,971 $20M
11 The Adventures of Tintin 2011 Paramount / Sony $77,591,831 $296,402,120 $373,993,951 $135M
12 Minority Report 2002 20th Century Fox $132,072,926 $226,300,000 $358,372,926 $102M
13 Catch Me If You Can 2002 DreamWorks $164,615,351 $187,498,961 $352,114,312 $52M
14 Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977 Columbia $169,100,479 $171,700,000 $340,800,479 $19.4M
15 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1984 Paramount $179,870,271 $153,237,000 $333,107,271 $28.1M
16 Schindler's List 1993 Universal $96,898,818 $225,262,427 $322,161,245 $22M
17 Hook 1991 TriStar $119,654,823 $181,200,000 $300,854,823 $70M
18 Lincoln 2012 Disney / 20th Century Fox $182,207,973 $93,085,477 $275,293,450 $65M
19 A.I. Artificial Intelligence 2001 Warner Bros. $78,616,689 $157,309,863 $235,926,552 $100M
20 The Terminal 2004 DreamWorks $77,872,883 $141,227,201 $219,100,084 $60M
21 Disclosure Day 2026 Universal $105,312,000 $111,200,000 $216,512,000 $115M
22 The BFG 2016 Disney $55,483,770 $139,759,641 $195,243,411 $140M
23 The Post 2017 20th Century Fox / Universal $81,903,458 $97,865,999 $179,769,457 $50M
24 War Horse 2011 Disney $79,884,879 $97,700,000 $177,584,879 $66M
25 Bridge of Spies 2015 Disney / 20th Century Fox $72,313,754 $93,164,594 $165,478,348 $40M
26 Munich 2005 Universal / DreamWorks $47,403,685 $83,578,444 $130,982,129 $70M
27 The Color Purple 1985 Warner Bros. $98,467,863 $0 $98,467,863 $15M
28 1941 1979 Universal / Columbia $34,175,000 $60,700,000 $94,875,000 $35M
29 West Side Story 2021 20th Century Studios $38,530,322 $37,485,849 $76,016,171 $100M
30 Always 1989 Universal $43,858,790 $30,276,000 $74,134,790 N/A
31 Empire of the Sun 1987 Warner Bros. $22,238,696 $44,460,000 $66,698,000 $25M
32 Amistad 1997 DreamWorks $44,212,592 $14,037,559 $58,250,151 $39M
33 The Fabelmans 2022 Universal $17,348,945 $28,280,964 $45,629,909 $40M
34 Twilight Zone: The Movie 1983 Warner Bros. $29,450,919 $13,000,000 $42,450,919 $10M
35 The Sugarland Express 1974 Universal $6,500,000 $5,500,000 $12,000,000 $3M
36 Duel 1971 Universal $0 $2,544 $2,544 $450K

#And compared to other directors?

Other directors with at least 7 films hitting $100 million domestically:

Director # Films
Michael Bay 9 The Rock, Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, Bad Boys II, Transformers, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Transformers: Age of Extinction, Transformers: The Last Knight
Robert Zemeckis 9 Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Back to the Future Part II, Forrest Gump, Contact, What Lies Beneath, Cast Away, The Polar Express, A Christmas Carol
Tim Burton 8 Batman, Batman Returns, Sleepy Hollow, Planet of the Apes, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Alice in Wonderland, Dumbo, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Ron Howard 8 Parenthood, Apollo 13, Ransom, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, A Beautiful Mind, The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, Solo: A Star Wars Story
Ridley Scott 8 Gladiator, Hannibal, Black Hawk Down, American Gangster, Robin Hood, Prometheus, The Martian, Gladiator II
Jon Favreau 7 Elf, Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Cowboys & Aliens, The Jungle Book, The Lion King, The Mandalorian and Grogu
Peter Jackson 7 The Lord of the Rings trilogy, the Hobbit trilogy, and King Kong
Christopher Nolan 7 Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Inception, The Dark Knight Rises, Interstellar, Dunkirk, Oppenheimer
David Yates 7 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, The Legend of Tarzan, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

And now directors with at least 7 films hitting $200 million worldwide:

Director # Films
Ridley Scott 11 Gladiator, Hannibal, Kingdom of Heaven, American Gangster, Robin Hood, Prometheus, Exodus: Gods and Kings, The Martian, Alien Covenant, Napoleon, Gladiator II
Tim Burton 10 Batman, Batman Returns, Sleepy Hollow, Planet of the Apes, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Alice in Wonderland, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Dumbo, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Michael Bay 9 The Rock, Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, Bad Boys II, Transformers, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Transformers: Age of Extinction, Transformers: The Last Knight
Robert Zemeckis 9 Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Back to the Future Part II, Back to the Future Part III, Forrest Gump, What Lies Beneath, Cast Away, The Polar Express, A Christmas Carol
Roland Emmerich 8 Independence Day, Godzilla, The Patriot, The Day After Tomorrow, 10,000 B.C., 2012, White House Down, Independence Day: Resurgence
Ron Howard 8 Apollo 13, Ransom, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, A Beautiful Mind, The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, Inferno, Solo: A Star Wars Story
Christopher Nolan 8 Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Inception, The Dark Knight Rises, Interstellar, Dunkirk, Tenet, Oppenheimer
M. Night Shyamalan 8 The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Signs, The Village, The Last Airbender, After Earth, Split, Glass
David Yates 8 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, The Legend of Tarzan, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
Chris Columbus 7 Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Mrs. Doubtfire, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Pixels
Peter Jackson 7 The Lord of the Rings trilogy, the Hobbit trilogy, and King Kong
Bryan Singer 7 X-Men, X2, Superman Returns, Valkyrie, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse, Bohemian Rhapsody
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u/SanderSo47 — 9 hours ago
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Supergirl will now likely finish worldwide with less than the $125 mil domestic opening of last year’s Superman

I know there has been a lot of posts about supergirls box office lately but this is the fact that really got to me.

Not only will Supergirl‘s worldwide total finish below some of the lowest performing DCEU movies such as Shazam 2 ($134 mil), Blue Beetle ($130), and Wonder Woman 1984 ($169 mil), it will also likely find its way under the $125 domestic opening weekend of last year’s Superman.

The low box office, poor audience reaction, and middling critic scores must be worrying to James Gunn and the rest of DC studios. What are your thoughts on this and how do you think DC will/should respond to this.

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u/StringCritical2884 — 8 hours ago
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Highest Grossing Horror Movies of the 2020s So Far

Some Notes:

  • The list consists of 3 original films, 2 new-to-film IPs, and 5 movies from established film IPs.
  • Honorable Mentions are Quiet Place Day 1 ($261m), Five Nights at Freddy's 2 ($238M), and Smile ($217M)
  • Half of the movies on the list have had 50% or more of their revenue come from domestic.
  • Obsession easily has the biggest ROI, with about 537.5x its budget, as well as easily the best legs of any movie in the top ten.
  • Sinners has the biggest domestic share, with about $279m (or 76%). It is also the last horror movie in over 40 years to get an A or higher on CinemaScore
  • Last Rites is currently the 5th highest-grossing horror film of all time worldwide (3rd if you don't count World War Z and I Am Legend), with Sinners being the 4th highest-grossing domestically.
u/plantersxvi — 10 hours ago
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Supergirl Worldwide Gross after 2nd Weekend ($100M) vs Morbius ($126M), Shazam 2 ($102M), The Marvels ($161M)

u/traumakit — 10 hours ago
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#Michael earned est. $3.5M on its 4th wknd , only -15% vs last wekend. Japan's 24 -day total rises to $31.2M .

u/ElevensMelody — 10 hours ago
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Obsession is close to breaking that magic quarter billion mark within the next week. Weekend #8 saw $5.3M, off 45%, pushing domestic box office up to fantastic $245.3M.

u/chanma50 — 11 hours ago
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Universal's Minions & Monsters grossed an estimated $85.0M internationally this weekend, including debuts of $16.4M in China, $6.4M in Germany, $5.9M in the U.K. & $5.6M in Mexico. Estimated international total stands at $98.4M, estimated global total stands at $159.9M.

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u/chanma50 — 11 hours ago
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‘Minions & Monsters’ Translates Abroad With Near $160M WW Cume; ‘Toy Story 5’ Giddy Ups To $764M WW – Box Office Update

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u/chanma50 — 10 hours ago
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Help me to understad the "Clayface is easy money" argument.

Sorry for my English, is my third language.

I have the impression that people sovrastimate the Box Office capacity of something like Clayface.

40 million for an horror movie it's a really high budget and from the trailer alone I doubt that an horror fan would go to see it. I am an horror aficionado and I won't go tho see it. 90% of horror movies don't make a dime.

Easy money? From whom? Do you think that the guys that swarmed to see Obsession or Backrooms will go to a see a movie with the DC mark only because it's an horror?

Help me understand what i am missing, because I have the impression that Clayface is a movie without a demography.

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u/HerrGhosting — 16 hours ago