"Into The Woods" set to become highest grossing movie musical of all time!- Page 2
"Into The Woods" set to become highest grossing movie musical of all time!
It could!#25
Posted: 12/25/14 at 9:48pmAt the Cinemark here in Arizona, it was sold out all day. I'm going to wait until Tuesday to see it where all tickets are $5.
Broadway Star Joined: 10/29/14
It could!#26
Posted: 12/28/14 at 1:38pm
So for those of you who know how to figure out these things? How does Into The Woods stack up box office wise to openings of other movie musicals in the last decade? Forbes is reporting a 47 million weekend for the film.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2014/12/28/box-office-unbroken-nabs-47m-into-the-woods-conjures-46m-over-christmas-weekend/
Updated On: 12/28/14 at 01:38 PM
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
It could!#27
Posted: 12/28/14 at 3:48pmWe went Xmas Day to AMC Yorktown in Oak Brook, Illinois. The two evening shows were sold out - BUT, the theatre was a "dine-in" theatre with all reclining seats with tables and ability to call for food service. So, the auditoriums only had 130 seats. Tickets were about $11 per person, I think.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
It could!#28
Posted: 12/28/14 at 3:52pm
According to BWW it's the highest opening holiday weekend Broadway musical,film of all time.
http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/INTO-THE-WOODS-Movie-Now-Largest-Opening-Weekend-for-a-Broadway-Musical-Film-20141228
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
It could!#29
Posted: 12/28/14 at 4:13pm
Not exactly comparable. BWW picked up the THR report. THR should have made a more precise comparison. It picked up only the last three days of the week for Les Mis, which opened on a Tuesday ( Christmas in 2012) and had racked up 5 days of screenings by Sunday. Opening day figures are usually the highest for opening week screenings and the first two days were left out.
Per Box Office Mojo --
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&id=lesmiserables2012.htm
By that first weekend, Les Mis had already grossed ( domestic only) $ 67 million.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
It could!#30
Posted: 12/28/14 at 4:19pmI think we will know more precisely by tomorrow.
It could!#31
Posted: 12/28/14 at 4:21pmSo, Jo--how do the first three days of Les Miz compare to the first three days of Into the Woods?
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
It could!#32
Posted: 12/28/14 at 4:59pm
That would not be comparable either --
Les Mis opened on a Tuesday. Other than opening day which may not fall on a Friday, the strongest 3 days would be the Friday/Saturday/Sunday combination. ITW opened on a Friday/Saturday/Sunday basis.
Maybe the comparison would be more valid when the whole week's figures are out?
The comparison with Mamma Mia! is more valid because the movie also opened on a Friday/Saturday/Sunday weekend. It was counterprogramming though for the summer blockbusters.
http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&id=mammamia.htm
Updated On: 12/28/14 at 04:59 PM
It could!#33
Posted: 12/28/14 at 5:44pmWhy compare at all? This thread was started as a joke of that very idea.
It could!#34
Posted: 12/28/14 at 10:45pm
"In its first weekend, "Into the Woods" has been seen by four times the amount of people than those who saw both Broadway runs combined."
--Playbill.com
It could!#35
Posted: 12/28/14 at 10:47pm@PalJoey, Have you seen the movie yet? If so, then what did you think of it?
It could!#36
Posted: 12/28/14 at 10:48pmThat's an interesting quote, PalJoey, and really puts the reach of Broadway in perspective.
It could!#37
Posted: 12/28/14 at 10:53pm
Of course when Mamma Mia! opened, ticket prices were cheaper, so adjust for that too ...
... and here we go again ...
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It could!#38
Posted: 12/29/14 at 1:07am
What is wrong with Broadwayworld, whose sloppy writing is now literally claiming "INTO THE WOODS earning the largest box office figures for any movie musical adapted from a Broadway show in history". You need to add a caveat somewhere!!
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Craig-Zadan-Confirms-PIPPIN-Film-Up-Next-for-Him-and-Meron-20141229
It could!#39
Posted: 12/29/14 at 1:09am
Well at least PIPPIN has some well known producers behind it now.
Updated On: 12/29/14 at 01:09 AM
It could!#40
Posted: 12/29/14 at 1:10am^^^To be fair that article also states that 41-year-old Christian Borle should play the title role in PIPPIN...in a movie version! I don't think credibility is exactly the author's top priority.
It could!#41
Posted: 12/29/14 at 1:11amJesus, and I thought I was bad RE: pushing fantasy casting.
It could!#42
Posted: 12/29/14 at 2:11am
This is the best news! Onward and upward for the movie musical!
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