Been away for several months. Was hoping to start the discussion on Box Office projections as I had done w/ Prometheus but see I'm WAY to late
http://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=43861.0I listed 5 sites for Prometheus. These days I pretty much rely on Box Office Mojo (
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/) and a Forbes writer, Scott Mendelson (
https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/#da8c37227e19). Both are available to follow on Twitter. Scott writes a lot, whereas Mojo is a comprehensive collection of numbers. Of course, there are many other people & sites that devote a wealth of time to tracking & reporting BO information.
FOX is certainly confident as shown by moving the release date from August to the pre-memorial day weekend. They've sure been promoting it quite enthusiastically as well. As for my personal predication, I'd like to be hopeful and believe that it will surpass both the domestic and international totals for Prometheus. Let's say: $60 mil opening weekend, $150 mil domestic total, $500 mil WW total.
Also, something to keep in mind; we love the franchise, but to the general public, there hasn't been an outright hit film, both from a financial & critical perspective, in 30 years. Prometheus pulled solid numbers, & I'm of the opinion that it's very good. Many share that opinion, but many do not. Reaction was incredibly divisive. FOX is banking on brand recognition & nostalgia to pull in audiences. Sometimes that works (Jurassic World) & sometimes that doesn't (ID4 Resurgence).