Interesting news coming in some few hours ago and most
likely a *hula shula vurbish* and though Max senpai may have hit the gag
sometime ago, in the mean time, he’s getting his ass kicked by a bunch of young
a cappella singers #I_love_Accapella . Of the two highly anticipated sequels
opening this weekend, Pitch Perfect 2 out earned Mad Max: Fury Road at early
screenings.
Both films debuted to
the public last Thursday night (2 nights ago), and according to Deadline and their
sources, significantly more people were drawn to the theatre to see the further
adventures of the Barden Bellas than they were the post-apocalyptic action
fronted by Max Rockatansky. Fury Road took in $3.7 million Thursday night in
3000 theatres, while Pitch Perfect 2 earned $4.6 million on 2600 screens, not
only besting its competition in total gross, but scoring a significantly higher
per screen average, isn’t that freaking amazing? It was surprising though.
So, while still obviously early in the going, these numbers
put Pitch Perfect 2 on pace for an approximately $50 million opening weekend,
while Fury Road is on pace to earn around $40 million. This is very good news
for one of these movies, and not so hot for the other right?!.
Pitch Perfect 2 was produced on a budget of approximately
$29 million, which, in real world terms is a lot of money, though relatively
little in Hollywood. At this rate, it will almost double its entire shooting
cost after this weekend. The first movie was a slow burn that had legs and
built up steam over time. If the sequel follows a similar path, banking on a
fully engaged young female demographic, Universal stands to make a tidy profit,
and all the talk of Pitch Perfect 3 that has already been going around won’t be
just talk for much longer.
Fury Road, on the other hand, cost significantly more, with
numbers between $150 and $200 million being bandied about. Either way, that’s a
lot of money. Basically one long chase scene, the massive stunts (they wrecked
hundreds of cars), far off locations (Namibia), big stars (Tom Hardy and
Charlize Theron), and special effects added up.
When you factor in the international box office, Fury Road
will likely make its money back—action translates well, especially in this
case, as dialogue is a rather sparse commodity—but unless it pulls of some
crazy financial acrobatics, we’ll have to wait and see what becomes of George
Miller’s numerous proposed sequels. Warner Bros. is hoping that strong early
reviews—it has currently sits at a 98% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes with
almost 200 reviews—will translate into a longer, more profitable run, and they
also has the 3D markup to consider.
No matter how the box
office results shake out, you should totally go see both Pitch Perfect 2 and
Mad Max: Fury Road. The first may not be quite as good a movie as its
predecessor, but it’s a blast and will more than satisfy extant fans, and the
second, well, it’s just totally bananas and may light your hair on fire. Both
are in theatres now.
Well, if Pitch Perfect wasn’t my favourite Acapella movie, I’d
definitely scream, cos you just can’t compare fury road in terms of make, but
sales..., that’s okay.
REMEMBER DON’T USE THE ** WORD. HAVE FUN WATCHING BOTH
