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Post Re: HK 7/14 PRO: Cold War 2 outswims Finding Dory for #1
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Blue totally forgot how Ice Age movies have performed in HK. What is expected of Ice Age 5 in HK?


Ice Age: $1,007,376 total
Ice Age 2: $1,190,459 (7-day)/$1,945,567
Ice Age 3: $1,889,597/$4,191,440
Ice Age 4: $1,601,771/$4,929,128

I believe HK is one of the few territories where Ice Age has increased with every installment but I don't think it can crack 5m this time. I see something like 1.3-1.4m OW/4-4.2m total.
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I'm not one to wish ill on a good film but I sincerely hope Cold War 2 loses badly to either Finding Dory or Star Trek 3 this weekend. The ambivalence shown by Broadway/AMC is disgusting. They've still got Cold War 2 on 4 screens and Star Trek 3 is left on the smallest screen or not showing at all. Finding Dory has no 7 PM showtime even though it has performed very well at that time slot. Of all the films they are showing (besides Cold War 2), they've opted to show Ghostbusters on the bigger screen because it has zero chance of becoming #1 this weekend. Delaying the schedule when it was supposed to come out yesterday evening is another reason why I want Cold War 2 to lose this weekend.

I have no idea why UA are giving Cold War 2 more showtimes on Thursday. Star Trek 3 is either showing on regular theaters or IMAX and with only 5-6 showtimes. Ghostbusters is on 3-4 showtimes. Finding Dory has moved into a smaller theater.

MCL seems to have their head screwed on right. Star Trek 3 leads here with Finding Dory behind on the 2nd biggest screen. Cold War 2 is on the 3rd biggest screen and Ghostbusters is at the back of the pack.

GH has gone for Finding Dory with it leading the rest of the field. Cold War 2 has the 2nd biggest screen and Star Trek 3 is in 3rd.

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Post Re: HK 7/14 PRO: Cold War 2 outswims Finding Dory for #1
Tuesday adm.March 29
RankMovieLWTWWKD % chgQD % chg
1Finding Dory--24,050--+25.8%
2Cold War 2--23,005--+24.8%
3Central Intelligence--7,574--+11.3%
4Me Before You--5,407--+27.1%
5The Secret Life of Pets--3,429--+14.3%
6Three--1,756--+11.4%
7Independence Day: Resurgence--727--+49.6%
8The Handmaiden--504--+40.0%
9The Legend of Tarzan--383--+20.4%
10Eye in the Sky--193--+24.5%
Finding Dory seems to be pulling away from Cold War 2 with each passing day.

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Post Re: HK: Dory pushes for #1 with CW2, Star Trek, Ghost in tow
Wednesday adm.July 20
RankMovieLWTWWKD % chgQD % chg
1Cold War 2--16,952---26.3%
2Finding Dory--16,583---31.0%
3Central Intelligence--5,936---21.6%
4Me Before You--4,066---24.8%
5The Secret Life of Pets--2,544---25.8%
6Three--1,607---8.5%
7Independence Day: Resurgence--640---12.0%
8The Handmaiden--439---12.9%
9The Legend of Tarzan--253---33.9%
10Eye in the Sky--169---12.4%
Cold War 2 won Wednesday in admissions but Finding Dory had a very small lead with Wednesday pre-sales unlike Tuesday's. It seems Cold War 2's strength in walk ups is slowing down.

Thursday adm.(so far)July 21
RankMovieLWTW% chg
1Finding Dory8,7477,359-15.9%
2Star Trek Beyond--5,862--
3Cold War 212,2254,649-62.0%
4Ghostbusters--3,015--
5Me Before You2,0471,120-45.3%
6Central Intelligence1,354744-45.1%
7The Secret Life of Pets1,918659-65.6%
8After the Storm--530--
9So I Married an Anti-Fan--212--
10Hentai Kamen: The Abnormal Crisis87144+65.5%
Despite the blitz from Broadway/AMC to derail Finding Dory's chances, it eased only 16%. Fantastic hold. Though the drop will grow with final numbers, to do that well without the help of the biggest theater chain is spectacular. Star Trek 3 opened slightly higher than the 2nd's OD pre-sales (+29.2%) but that had previews which deflated its opening day. After Cold War 2's 2 weeks, it has started to sag. In the weekdays leading up to today, Cold War 2 saw troubling signs on each day. It lost to Finding Dory in admissions on both Monday and Tuesday and Tuesday saw it behind Finding Dory even more than Monday. It won Wednesday in admissions but the gap at the start of Wednesday was the closest of the 3 days and the film did not generate as many walk ups as before. Ghostbusters had a pretty weak start. It will open in the same vein as The Heat back in 2013. Below the top 5, Central Intelligence should win over Me Before You for #5 today.

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Post Re: HK: Dory pushes for #1 with CW2, Star Trek, Ghost in tow
ThursdayJuly 21
RankMovieLWTW% chg
1Finding Dory24,06514,507-39.7%
2Cold War 230,27213,900-54.1%
3Ghostbusters--10,154--
4Star Trek Beyond--10,095--
5Central Intelligence6,6063,242-50.9%
6Me Before You5,6082,988-46.7%
7The Secret Life of Pets4,3351,688-61.1%
8After the Storm--1,079--
9Hentai Kamen: The Abnormal Crisis--465--
10So I Married an Anti-Fan--331--
Close at the top between Finding Dory and Cold War 2 but Finding Dory will pull away in gross. Ghostbusters just edged out Star Trek 3 for #3 but Star Trek has IMAX 3D and more regular 3D/Atmos showings which will push it ahead of Ghostbusters in gross. Star Trek 3's admissions number is pretty bad. It did worse than the 2nd one by -25.2%. Opening day score stands at a very good 4.4/5. Ghostbusters enjoyed a nice walk in surge today and that's on the strength of its word of mouth which lifted off with a 4.6. After a few weekdays of being a couple of thousand admissions ahead of Me Before You, Central Intelligence barely slips past Me Before You for #5 on Thursday but held decently. The 2 new action openers affected it quite a bit with Monday-Wednesday all registering 5,900 admissions or above. Me Before You had no new releases targeting its demographic and held OK. The Secret Life of Pets is trying to hold on as much as possible to surpass 4m.
Friday adm.(so far)July 22
RankMovieLWTWWKD % chgQD % chg
1Finding Dory14,0868,314-41.0%+13.0%
2Cold War 219,6796,751-65.7%+45.2%
3Star Trek Beyond--6,353--+8.4%
4Ghostbusters--3,908--+29.6%
5Me Before You2,9931,832-38.8%+63.6%
6Central Intelligence1,8251,100-39.7%+47.8%
7The Secret Life of Pets1,864730-60.8%+10.8%
8After the Storm--442---16.6%
9So I Married an Anti-Fan--198---6.6%
10Hentai Kamen: The Abnormal Crisis--118---18.1%
Not a great hold for Finding Dory but Friday will be the opposite to what Thursday did: its drop will shrink. Theater schedules outside Broadway/AMC aren't looking too promising for Cold War 2. Its holds won't be good on Friday/Saturday. Sunday should see it pull in a slightly better hold. Bad increase for Star Trek 3. Good increase for Ghostbusters. Me Before You might win the battle for #5 over Central Intelligence today in admissions.

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Post Re: HK 7/21 THU: Finding Dory > Cold War 2; Trek 3/Ghost bla
Thursday ActualsJuly 21
LWTWMovieLast Thu. (USD)Thu. (USD)% chgTheatersDaysTotal
21Finding Dory$321,928$192,118-40.3%458$3,674,748
12Cold War 2$334,805$153,436-54.2%4514$6,679,016
--3Ghostbusters--$128,938--431$128,938
--4Star Trek Beyond--$122,491--361$122,491
35Central Intelligence$77,262$36,310-53.0%288$644,692
46Me Before You$64,385$33,524-47.9%228$709,161
57The Secret Life of Pets$51,508$19,340-62.5%2322$3,630,909
--8After the Storm--$9,025--91$12,893
--9Hentai Kamen: The Abnormal Crisis--$3,997--91$10,057
610Three$32,192$3,250-89.9%108$219,195
Good hold for Finding Dory. It has already passed Finding Nemo and will be past 4.5m by Sunday. Ice Age 5 opens next week so that will accelerate Finding Dory's drop but if IA5 disappoints, Finding Dory could find itself with another week on top and ultimately pushing 8m. Cold War 2 is slowing down but will crack the top 5 local films of all time by Sunday. It is on track to pass 8m and final gross could be around 8.5m. Ghostbusters was able to surpass Star Trek 3's IMAX and 3D push with more theaters showing it. This will be a close battle but for Star Trek 3, its opening weekend will be a disappointment while Ghostbusters' will be considered mediocre. Central Intelligence and Me Before You are battling it out for #5 and this one looks like it come down to the wire as well.

FridayJuly 22
RankMovieLWTWWKD % chgQD % chg
1Cold War 238,17316,635-56.4%+19.7%
2Finding Dory25,65614,860-42.1%+2.4%
3Star Trek Beyond--10,863--+7.6%
4Ghostbusters--10,348--+1.9%
5Me Before You6,4693,453-46.6%+15.6%
6Central Intelligence7,2903,381-53.6%+4.3%
7The Secret Life of Pets3,6641,660-54.7%-1.7%
8After the Storm--1,174--+8.8%
9So I Married an Anti-Fan--367--+10.9%
10Hentai Kamen: The Abnormal Crisis--351---24.5%
Cold War 2, Me Before You and So I Married an Anti-Fan were the only films to post an increase over 10% on Friday. That is a solid increase for Cold War 2. Finding Dory had a tough increase but pulled out a pretty good hold from last Friday. Star Trek Beyond and Ghostbusters are neck and neck. Not much is separating the two at the moment. Me Before You had the edge on #5 Friday with date night inflating its admissions.

Saturday adm.(so far)July 23
RankMovieLWTWWKD % chgQD % chg
1Finding Dory29,73017,390-41.5%+109.2%
2Cold War 232,23410,473-67.5%+55.1%
3Star Trek Beyond--9,809--+54.4%
4Ghostbusters--6,474--+65.7%
5Me Before You4,8272,808-41.8%+53.3%
6Bounty Hunters--2,195----
7Central Intelligence3,5621,752-50.8%+59.3%
8The Secret Life of Pets3,4941,709-51.1%+134.1%
9After the Storm--715--+61.8%
10So I Married an Anti-Fan--624--+215.2%
Strong increase for Finding Dory. It's really building up a lead on Cold War 2 now. Cold War 2 continues its downward slide with pre-sales holds going from 62% on Thursday to 68% today. Star Trek Beyond is keeping up with Ghostbusters. Me Before You has increased its pre-sales lead over Central Intelligence. Bounty Hunters is getting sneak previews ahead of next week's release.

Finding Dory still leads Cold War 2 by 6,000 admissions at 3 PM. Cold War 2 won't be able to pass Finding Dory by day's end. Star Trek 3 is in front of Ghostbusters by 2,000 admissions. This battle will come down to the wire.

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Post Re: HK 7/21 PRO: Dory top 10 anim. all time; CW2 top 5 local
SaturdayJuly 23
RankMovieLWTWWKD % chgQD % chg
1Finding Dory44,08928,129-36.2%+89.3%
2Cold War 261,32226,128-57.4%+57.1%
3Star Trek Beyond--17,624--+62.2%
4Ghostbusters--17,368--+67.8%
5Me Before You10,0945,622-44.3%+62.8%
6Central Intelligence11,1415,358-51.9%+58.5%
7The Secret Life of Pets6,0733,090-49.1%+86.1%
8Bounty Hunters--2,572----
9After the Storm--1,845--+57.2%
10Three4,256708-83.4%--
Good hold for Finding Dory and it held its lead over Cold War 2 in admissions. Cold War 2 fell quite a bit but it is still pulling in very good walk-ins. Star Trek 3 slipped past Ghostbusters even though Ghostbusters is playing more like a family friendly film. Based on Thursday admissions, Ghostbusters was supposed to win both days but in the past two days, it has fallen behind the sci-fi action movie. Another battle that is very close this weekend is the Me Before You/Central Intelligence duel for #5. Most theaters had to make way for special screenings of Bounty Hunters and add more showings for Finding Dory/Cold War 2 so Central Intelligence was the odd man out today.

Sunday adm.(so far)July 24
RankMovieLWTWWKD % chgQD % chg
1Finding Dory38,51422,472-41.7%+29.2%
2Cold War 234,45712,779-62.9%+22.0%
3Star Trek Beyond--10,141--+3.4%
4Ghostbusters--7,952--+22.8%
5The Secret Life of Pets5,0322,425-51.8%+41.9%
6Me Before You4,7642,398-49.7%-14.6%
7Central Intelligence4,6092,032-55.9%+16.0%
8After the Storm--856--+19.7%
9Hentai Kamen: The Abnormal Crisis--305----
10Weeds on Fire220304+38.2%--
Finding Dory increases its lead on Cold War 2 and it will need to separate itself from Cold War 2 as much as possible with Ice Age 5 set to open on Thursday. It was very smart of EDKO to schedule Meet N' Greets at select theaters today. It dilutes Finding Dory's showtimes because they must make room for the Meet N' Greet showtime and gives Cold War 2 an edge in pre-sales. Decent for Star Trek 3. Ghostbusters went up more than 20% with Sunday's pre-sales but is still a couple of thousand admissions behind Star Trek 3. The Secret Life of Pets enjoyed a very solid bump today and has held up pretty well though it faces another test in Ice Age 5 next week.

Weekend ProjectionsJuly 21
RankMovieTW% chgTotal
1Finding Dory$1,180,000-58.1%$4,660,000
2Cold War 2$900,000-56.1%$7,425,000
3Star Trek Beyond$715,000$715,000
4Ghostbusters$695,000$695,000
5Central Intelligence$195,000-54.7%$805,000
OK hold for Finding Dory despite the addition of all those previews into its opening weekend hold. Without it, it would have fallen -40%. It hasn't been a good run so far for Finding Dory. I expected a lot more from Finding Dory especially considering Monsters University made 10m and Finding Nemo beat Monsters University in gross. If you would have blindfolded me and shown me only Cold War 2's and Finding Dory's totals up till now, I would have guessed Finding Dory's was 7.4m and Cold War 2's was 4.6m.

I think theaters should have been more proactive and given Finding Dory 2 screens on opening day (Broadway/AMC notwithstanding). Broadway/AMC isn't free from criticism either. Finding Dory should have had full day showtimes this week including 7-10 pm at all of its theaters. Instead, over 60% of B/AMC theaters do not have the #1 film showing at 7 pm even though it played well at 7 PM last week and they know how well it is doing at other theater chains. Imagine if 60% of your own country's biggest theater chain decided to exclude the primetime slot for your #1 movie on purpose to show their own film. I wonder if EDKO is pissed off at Disney for Star Wars 7 doing so poorly in many of its theaters because I did not see this level of meddling and obstruction last year with Inside Out. When you look at the top 10 animated lists and see Minions at #2 clearing 10m and Monsters University right there at 9.97m, there is only one reason why. Broadway/AMC. For a little refresher, Monsters University came out in the summer of 2013 with the exact same release week as Finding Dory: 2nd week of July. The problem was that B/AMC scheduled their own film to open the same day as MU and they scheduled their own film on the biggest screen thereby stopping Monsters University from making extra money. Cold War 2 really surprised but there was no reason to put it on 5 screens on Finding Dory's opening weekend and really no reason to put it on 4 screens this week and give the other night time screenings to Ghostbusters. Some theaters didn't even bother to show Star Trek 3 this weekend when every theater showed Star Trek 2.

Finding Dory is in the top 10 animated releases of all time after Sunday. It will reach #9 above Toy Story 2. I think 7m is still happening but just barely. If it can hold extremely well next weekend when Ice Age 5/Jason Bourne open then it has a fighting chance to bank 8m. Cold War 2 will join the top 5 local films of all time on Sunday and by next week will be the new leader for the biggest Chinese language film of all time. Star Trek Beyond and Ghostbusters have been flip flopping but Star Trek 3 has the edge with Ghostbusters showing some cracks and Star Trek 3 in IMAX. Central Intelligence pips Me Before You for #5 with Me Before You losing because of its Sunday. This will come down to the final admissions today.

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Post Re: HK 7/21 EST: Dory top 10 anim. all time; CW2 top 5 local
SundayJuly 24
RankMovieLWTWWKD % chgQD % chg
1Finding Dory50,42332,027-36.5%+13.9%
2Cold War 257,44026,956-53.1%+3.2%
3Ghostbusters--17,587--+1.3%
4Star Trek Beyond--16,878---2.8%
5Central Intelligence11,7475,272-55.1%-1.6%
6Me Before You8,2124,667-43.2%-12.9%
7The Secret Life of Pets7,2714,092-43.7%+32.4%
8After the Storm--1,793---2.8%
9Hentai Kamen: The Abnormal Crisis--674----
10Three4,298638-85.2%-9.9%
Much better walk-ins for Finding Dory.

Finding Dory walk-ins: 9,500 this Sunday vs. 11,900 last Sunday
Cold War 2 walk-ins: 14,100 this Sunday vs. 23,000 last Sunday

You can see that Finding Dory has closed the gap in walk-ins from 11,000 admissions last Sunday to less than 5,000 today. Cold War 2 actually had better walk-ins today than the rest of the weekend. Poor increase for Ghostbusters. It is playing like a family friendly film but only posted a 1% increase today. Star Trek 3 held up decently considering action films are usually the films to decrease on a Sunday. Central Intelligence didn't falter as much as Me Before You and that will be enough to land it inside the top 5. The Secret Life of Pets had another very solid hold.

Weekend adm.Jul 21-24
RankMovieLWTW% chg
1Finding Dory144,23389,523-37.9%
2Cold War 2187,20783,619-55.3%
3Star Trek Beyond--55,460--
4Ghostbusters--55,457--
5Central Intelligence36,78417,253-53.1%
6Me Before You30,38316,730-44.9%
7The Secret Life of Pets21,34310,530-50.7%
8After the Storm--5,891--

Weekend EstimatesJuly 21
RankMovieTW% chgTotal
1Finding Dory$1,205,000-57.2%$4,685,000
2Cold War 2$915,000-55.4%$7,440,000
3Star Trek Beyond$715,000$715,000
4Ghostbusters$695,000$695,000
5Central Intelligence$195,000-54.7%$805,000
Both of the top 2 performed better than expected on Sunday which sent their weekend grosses and totals up.

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Post Re: HK 7/21 EST: Dory top 10 anim. all time; CW2 top 5 local
Projected grosses after 7/24:
Finding Dory - $4,639,497 in 11 days
Cold War 2 - $7,423,196 in 17 days
Ghostbusters - $734,587 (opening weekend projection)
Star Trek 3 - $644,374 (opening weekend projection)

I still feel Ghostbusters is being overestimated while Star Trek 3 is being underestimated.

Some Broadway/AMC have added more showtimes for Finding Dory this week but the damage has already been done. Broadway/AMC theaters will likely remove Finding Dory showtimes for Ice Age 5/Jason Bourne and Cold War 2 showings.

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Cold War 2 actual - $7,428,906

Monday adm.July 18
RankMovieLWTW% chgQD % chg
1Finding Dory19,1229,977-47.8%-68.8%
2Cold War 218,4407,616-58.7%-71.7%
3Ghostbusters--6,836---61.1%
4Star Trek Beyond--6,490---61.5%
5Central Intelligence6,8022,358-65.3%-55.3%
6Me Before You4,2552,133-49.9%-54.3%
7The Secret Life of Pets3,0011,372-54.3%-66.5%
8After the Storm--779---56.6%
9So I Married an Anti-Fan--275----
10Three1,577265-83.2%-58.5%
Good hold for Finding Dory. Cold War 2 has faded. This is the first time that Finding Dory has beaten Cold War 2 by over 1,100 admissions. Surprisingly, Cold War 2 fell harder than Finding Dory on Monday which speaks to the rate that it is falling. It will still comfortably pass You Are the Apple of My Eye for the biggest Chinese language film of all time and 8m though. Finding Dory will need to pull out all the stops soon if it wants to keep its screens before Suicide Squad takes over next Thursday. Ghostbusters isn't really pulling away from Star Trek 3 but Star Trek 3 isn't taking charge. Central Intelligence declined significantly with admissions heading elsewhere.

Early Thursday schedules

These schedules will change with League of Gods premiering on Friday.

Broadway/AMC: Cold War 2 is still on full day showtimes or 2 screens. Jason Bourne is either on the biggest screen or 2nd. Ice Age 5 is on the biggest or 3rd biggest screen. Theaters are split on Finding Dory. Half of the theaters so far upgraded Finding Dory to the biggest screen with almost full day showtimes but the other half has downsized to 1-3 showtimes. The theaters that have downsized Finding Dory have gifted Finding Dory's Wednesday screen to Ice Age 5.

MCL: Ice Age 5 is getting the biggest screen at most places and it will split the biggest screen with Jason Bourne. Support for the two openers is strong here. Finding Dory is given a reprieve with 5-6 showtimes available on Thursday. Cold War 2 has seen its showtimes slashed to 1-3 only.

Golden Harvest: Ice Age 5 nabs the biggest screen here while Jason Bourne pops onto the scene with the 3rd biggest screen. Finding Dory is left with the 2nd biggest screen with about 5-7 showtimes. Cold War 2 is given only half day showtimes.

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Post Re: HK 7/21 EST: Dory top 10 anim. all time; CW2 top 5 local
UA is not playing around. They are going around with a combination of Jason Bourne, Ice Age 5 and If Cats Disappeared From the World. Star Trek Beyond is the fourth wheel here.

Holdovers:
Ghostbusters: 2-4 showtimes
Finding Dory: 2-4 showtimes
Cold War 2: 1-3 showtimes
Central Intelligence/Me Before You: Almost gone
Secret Life of Pets: Gone

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Tuesday adm.July 19
RankMovieLWTWWKD % chgQD % chg
1Finding Dory24,05011,875-50.6%+19.0%
2Cold War 223,0059,472-58.8%+24.4%
3Ghostbusters--8,179--+19.6%
4Star Trek Beyond--7,911--+21.9%
5Me Before You5,4072,421-55.2%+13.5%
6Central Intelligence7,5742,419-68.1%+2.6%
7The Secret Life of Pets3,4291,473-57.0%+7.4%
8After the Storm--1,112--+42.7%
9Three1,756312-82.2%+17.7%
10Hentai Kamen: The Abnormal Crisis--288----
All films from last Tuesday's top 10 fell more than 50% today. Finding Dory performed the best of any film from last week and today's top 10 with a drop of 51%. Mediocre hold for Cold War 2. Ghostbusters/Star Trek 3 continues its close battle. There's no discernible trend between the two yet. Me Before You scrapes past Central Intelligence for #5 by 2 admissions.

Expected top 4 this weekend
1. Jason Bourne
2. Ice Age 5/Finding Dory
3. Finding Dory/Ice Age 5
4. Cold War 2

Interestingly, Jason Bourne is showing in 3D at select locations. Ice Age 5 might be looking at a disappointing opening weekend but it has the edge in showtimes and screens. Finding Dory has looked the best out of any film at a number of locations but the low showtimes count will hurt it. It might be able to pass Ice Age 5 for #2. Cold War 2 is on its last legs but will pass 8m by the end of this weekend.

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I was in Hong Kong yesterday and I was surprised to see leaflets for League of Gods. I did not realise Jet Li was better.

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I was in Hong Kong yesterday and I was surprised to see leaflets for League of Gods. I did not realise Jet Li was better.
His condition fluctuates. He can be overweight or like a skeleton with his illness.

With League of Gods premiering on Friday, holdovers will get slashed once again. Cold War 2 will leave some UA theaters on Thursday. Finding Dory loses the 8 PM showtime that it had on Thursday at Broadway/AMC. Other holdovers loses 1 or 2 showtimes at other theater chains.

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I was surprised to see Central Intelligence so packed yesterday. I mean, I guess it is the school holidays (even though I had this disgusting old man next to me that had foul 'China Breath' and was eating nuts from the first minute to the last [I had to move]). I went to UA MegaBox. They have air conditioning issues, but their hot dogs are rather nice. The same cannot be said of MCL Telford's hot dogs. Not bad, but not delicious (though, they are probably hotter than the Sun). I went to see Ghostbusters there, in a larger auditorium. Not packed, obviously, but well attended, and the AC was fine. I honestly don't understand cinemas in hot climates. Why ramp up the AC to almost freezing when people will obviously be wearing shorts and T-shirts???!! They must have had it on 16 or 17 degrees when it only needed to be on 25 or just enough to take the edge off the humidity, NOT to keep yoghurts fresh.

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I was surprised to see Central Intelligence so packed yesterday. I mean, I guess it is the school holidays (even though I had this disgusting old man next to me that had foul 'China Breath' and was eating nuts from the first minute to the last [I had to move]). I went to UA MegaBox. They have air conditioning issues, but their hot dogs are rather nice. The same cannot be said of MCL Telford's hot dogs. Not bad, but not delicious (though, they are probably hotter than the Sun). I went to see Ghostbusters there, in a larger auditorium. Not packed, obviously, but well attended, and the AC was fine. I honestly don't understand cinemas in hot climates. Why ramp up the AC to almost freezing when people will obviously be wearing shorts and T-shirts???!! They must have had it on 16 or 17 degrees when it only needed to be on 25 or just enough to take the edge off the humidity, NOT to keep yoghurts fresh.

They crank up the AC because it is hot outside and they want to cool people down and they set it with a full house in mind because of the amount of body heat that is given off.

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No shit why they do it, but there's no fucking need. It's hot outside, but the cinema is well inside the shopping mall (on the 11th floor). If you're not cooled down enough by the AC from the shopping mall, then you've got biological problems that AC at 16 degrees will not fix. It is simply too low. It does not need to be at that temperature for 2 hours. We're just sitting there. We're not doing sit ups. It could be turned off after 30 minutes of the movie has gone and nobody would care.

For some reason, old people in Hong Kong wear jackets and trousers even in mid-summer when it's 35 degrees and humid as fuck, so for those old bastards the AC won't be an issue. But for the rest of us, we're fucked.

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Why don't you bring a jacket next time then? Or ask for a blanket.

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Why would I carry a jacket when outside is 35 degrees? Nah. They should just learn how to operate an air conditioner.

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Why would I carry a jacket when outside is 35 degrees? Nah. They should just learn how to operate an air conditioner.
I agree with this but most transportation and theaters are cold inside so I've learnt to just deal with it and bring a jacket in case. (The worst thing is when the bus is freezing cold but you have no jacket and you can't turn off the air-con.)

Still, ask for a blanket next time if you're cold and you don't want to bring a jacket.

Thursday adm.(so far)July 28
RankMovieLWTW% chg
1Jason Bourne--5,712--
2Ice Age: Collision Course--5,236--
3Star Trek Beyond5,8623,430-41.5%
4Finding Dory7,3593,152-57.2%
5Ghostbusters3,0151,546-48.7%
6Cold War 24,6491,513-67.5%
7One Piece Film: Gold--1,211--
8Bounty Hunters--919--
9If Cats Disappeared From the World--630--
10Me Before You1,120477-57.4%
It's kind of an eh weekend and it's being reflected in the pre-sales. Jason Bourne is #1 and it will continue to build on its lead with final numbers. Is it a particular good opening day? Not really. People are waiting for Suicide Squad. Ice Age 5 is not doing well. It's -42% below Ice Age 4's opening day 3D Cantonese and Cantonese versions only (all versions including English and 3D English were separate entries at that time). Star Trek 3 is being inflated by IMAX. In reality, it has fallen over 60% from last Thursday's pre-sales. Finding Dory has hammered by Ice Age 5 and the lack of showtimes. Ghostbusters had an OK hold. Cold War 2 crumbled.

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Algren wrote:
Why would I carry a jacket when outside is 35 degrees? Nah. They should just learn how to operate an air conditioner.
I agree with this but most transportation and theaters are cold inside so I've learnt to just deal with it and bring a jacket in case. (The worst thing is when the bus is freezing cold but you have no jacket and you can't turn off the air-con.)

Still, ask for a blanket next time if you're cold and you don't want to bring a jacket.


I bought a sweater in Marks and Spencer about two years ago when I was in Hong Kong planning to go to the cinema a few times. So I know it's a problem with HK cinemas. It's just not something you think to bring when you plan a trip to HK to watch a few movies.

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4 PM Update: Jason Bourne and Ice Age 5 have pulled away from the rest of the films. Jason Bourne so far has reigned in a 4.0 from users but Ice Age 5 has started off with a stellar 4.8/5 from moviegoers. Time will tell if this word of mouth will bring in more viewers for Ice Age 5 and whether it affects Finding Dory this weekend. Finding Dory is entrenched at #3 while Star Trek 3 still leads over Cold War 2 in admissions for #4.

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Post Re: HK 7/28 THU: Bourne runs to #1; Ice Age 5 flops
ThursdayJuly 28
RankMovieLWTW% chg
1Jason Bourne--15,808--
2Ice Age: Collision Course--11,708--
3Finding Dory14,5077,572-47.8%
4Cold War 213,9006,013-56.7%
5Star Trek Beyond10,0955,237-48.1%
6Ghostbusters10,1544,401-56.7%
7One Piece Film: Gold--2,397--
8Bounty Hunters--1,822--
9Me Before You2,9881,536-48.6%
10Central Intelligence3,2421,466-54.8%
Good for Jason Bourne. Very disappointing number for Ice Age 5. It is down -50.2% in admissions from Ice Age 4's opening day (without previews included). Now it has to rely on its word of mouth to turn things around. OK for Finding Dory. Iffy for Cold War 2. Average for Star Trek 3.

Friday adm.(so far)July 29
RankMovieLWTWWKD % chgQD % chg
1Jason Bourne--6,504--+13.9%
2Ice Age: Collision Course--5,586--+6.7%
3Star Trek Beyond6,3533,746-41.0%+9.2%
4Finding Dory8,3143,516-57.7%+11.5%
5Cold War 26,7512,379-64.8%+57.2%
6Ghostbusters3,9082,098-46.3%+35.7%
7Big Bang Made--2,026----
8League of Gods--1,297----
9Bounty Hunters--827---10.0%
10One Piece Film: Gold--805---33.5%
Decent increase for Jason Bourne. Weak increase for Ice Age 5. Not that great for Star Trek 3 or Finding Dory. Solid gain for Cold War 2 on Friday.

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Five movies is just too many to go through without at least one being a major disappointment.

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Thursday ActualsJuly 28
LWTWMovieLast Thu. (USD)Thu. (USD)% chgTheatersDaysTotal
21Jason Bourne--$181,554----1$181,554
12Ice Age: Collision Course--$155,618----1$155,618
13Finding Dory$192,118$92,592-51.8%--15$5,200,245
24Cold War 2$153,436$64,840-57.7%--21$7,845,756
35Ghostbusters$128,938$55,763-56.8%--8$1,085,437
46Star Trek Beyond$122,491$41,498-66.1%--8$907,773
67Me Before You$33,524$16,858-49.7%--15$971,317
58Central Intelligence$36,310$16,339-55.0%--15$962,239
Good for Jason Bourne. It will become the highest grossing Bourne movie in 5 days. Jason Bourne has moved up to a 4.1/5. Ice Age 5 on the other hand is doing very poorly. Each Ice Age movie has surpassed the previous one in gross but this time it might not even make half of the fourth one. This might miss 1m OW as well so the drop off this time around has been huge. Word of mouth continues to be excellent with a 4.6 through 2 days but how families view this film will be key. Finding Dory had another average hold. It has to make as much money as it can before Suicide Squad opens. 7m looks at risk. Cold War 2 has passed Ip Man 3 to become the #3 local film of all time and the #4 Chinese language film of all time. Cold War 2 will topple You Are the Apple of My Eye's gross on Saturday. Ghostbusters had a weak hold and Star Trek 3 died. It might not even pass Star Trek's total.

FridayJuly 29
RankMovieLWTWWKD % chgQD % chg
1Jason Bourne--16,402--+3.8%
2Ice Age: Collision Course--12,088--+3.2%
3Cold War 216,6357,357-55.8%+22.4%
4Finding Dory14,8607,178-51.7%-5.2%
5Star Trek Beyond10,8636,098-43.9%+16.4%
6Ghostbusters10,3485,290-48.9%+20.2%
7League of Gods--3,523----
8Big Bang Made--2,152----
9One Piece Film: Gold--1,671---30.3%
10Bounty Hunters--1,616---11.3%
Jason Bourne and Ice Age 5 saw minimal increases on Friday. Strong Friday increase for Cold War 2. Finding Dory decreased with multiple 8 pm showtimes going to other films. Star Trek 3 and Ghostbusters both had good Friday increases.

Saturday adm.(so far)July 30
RankMovieLWTWWKD % chgQD % chg
1Jason Bourne--12,252--+88.4%
2Ice Age: Collision Course--9,053--+62.1%
3Finding Dory17,3907,771-55.3%+121.0%
4Star Trek Beyond9,8095,663-42.3%+51.2%
5Cold War 210,4733,354-68.0%+41.0%
6Ghostbusters6,4742,789-56.9%+32.9%
7Big Bang Made--2,435--+20.2%
8League of Gods--1,538--+18.6%
9Bounty Hunters2,1951,181-46.2%+42.8%
10If Cats Disappeared From the World--1,085----
Jason Bourne had a really solid increase. Ice Age 5 had a very weak increase for an animated release. Excellent increase for Finding Dory but it did fall 5% on Friday. Average increase for Star Trek 3. Really bad for Cold War 2/Ghostbusters.

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SaturdayJuly 30
RankMovieLWTWWKD % chgQD % chg
1Jason Bourne--27,949--+70.4%
2Ice Age: Collision Course--18,705--+54.7%
3Finding Dory28,12914,119-49.8%+96.7%
4Cold War 226,12812,189-53.3%+65.7%
5Star Trek Beyond17,6249,197-47.8%+50.8%
6Ghostbusters17,3686,709-61.4%+26.8%
7League of Gods--3,706--+5.2%
8Me Before You5,6222,426-56.8%--
9Bounty Hunters2,5722,332-9.3%+44.3%
10Big Bang Made--2,321--+7.9%
Very good increase for Jason Bourne. Not great for Ice Age 5. Solid bump for Finding Dory. Decent for Cold War 2. Very weak for Star Trek 3 and Ghostbusters.

Weekend ProjectionsJuly 28
RankMovieTW% chgTotal
1Jason Bourne$995,000$995,000
2Ice Age: Collision Course$815,000$815,000
3Finding Dory$560,000-53.5%$5,670,000
4Cold War 2$395,000-56.8%$8,175,000
5Ghostbusters$295,000-61.0%$1,325,000
Good start for Jason Bourne. It will take over as the reigning OW champion in the franchise and it will pass the highest grossing Bourne movie on Monday or Tuesday. Ice Age 5 bombed. Although it was not expected to match previous films' OW heights, it still should have done over 1m. Animation is really not doing that well this summer. Even The Secret Life of Pets which took down the highest original animated OW from Inside Out has struggled to pass a 2 multiplier and 4m is not happening. Ice Age 5 will finish as either the 2nd or 3rd lowest grossing film in the series and it will be dependent on whether it bests Ice Age 2's 1.945m gross. Finding Dory had an OK hold. It did face Ice Age 5 so competition was bit more direct but its 7m chances look extremely low unless if it has a string of excellent holds the next few weeks. It's not impossible if Ice Age 5 keeps imploding and Suicide Squad disappoints slightly. 6m will happen on Thursday or Friday. Cold War 2 surpasses You Are The Apple of My Eye's gross to stand as the biggest Chinese language film of all time. In addition, it already holds the biggest local movie of all time defeating Kung Fu Hustle's gross. 8.5m could still be a possibility depending on how Broadway/AMC schedule it with Suicide Squad releasing next week. Ghostbusters had a bad hold and it will finish with around 1.7m.

Sunday adm.(so far)July 31
RankMovieLWTWWKD % chgQD % chg
1Jason Bourne--13,151--+7.3%
2Ice Age: Collision Course--12,499--+38.1%
3Finding Dory22,47210,103-55.0%+30.0%
4Star Trek Beyond10,1415,162-49.1%-8.8%
5Cold War 212,7794,149-67.5%+23.7%
6Ghostbusters7,9523,141-60.5%+12.6%
7League of Gods--2,257--+46.7%
8Big Bang Made--1,815---25.5%
9One Piece Film: Gold--1,288----
10Bounty Hunters--1,282--+8.6%
OK for Jason Bourne. Good increases for Ice Age 5 and Finding Dory.
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