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DL: Straight Outta Compton's advance Fandango sales, literally, THROUGH THE ROOF! slipping jimmy Aug 13, 09:48

Still no good comparisons. Ray, Walk The Line, Notorious and Jersey Boys all open under $30M. {nm} Antibody Aug 13, 09:51

Yeah, but Straight Outta Compton has more appeal to men under 40 than Jersey Boys, and an 89% RT score. {nm} DTshakes Aug 13, 09:59

Sure, I didn't say otherwise. {nm} Antibody Aug 13, 10:03

Is it outselling RDLON 41M 3-days? That would be more telling. {nm} Antibody Aug 13, 10:10

do you think whites will be intimidated do go to the theaters? {nm} lhayes37 Aug 13, 11:10

not if they have any balls. that should not be an issue IMHO. {nm} lobogotti Aug 13, 11:39

would you go to a long beach, crenshaw, inglewood neighborhood theater? bay area folk, would you go to a lake merritt theater? {nm} lhayes37 Aug 13, 15:50

For myself I will just wait to see it on video Gary Cribbs Aug 13, 16:39

The White folks who are 'afraid' of in-theater violence are racists who wouldn't be going anyway. If anything. it would hurt *other* films {nm} tawdryhepburn Aug 14, 11:02

70% of weekend ticket sales. MattW Aug 13, 10:14

Theater count is the obstacle here; 20K+ PTA at this TC level has happened (i.e. 8 Mile) but is still rare air. {nm} RollingThunder Aug 13, 10:16

I don't understand. What wa slast weekend 130m this one 100? {nm} Antibody Aug 13, 10:17

Total box office I'm guessing. What I'm wondering is what % of Fandango weekend sales are for new movies opening (I would assume high) {nm} benz0 Aug 13, 10:21

Weekend gross for all movies combined {nm} MattW Aug 13, 10:22

Why do you make the assumption that 70% of advance tales = 70% of total box office? Do you have historical data to back that up? {nm} Antibody Aug 13, 10:24

That's exactly why I said I *don't* expect it to be 70m (or more generally 70% of next weekend's total) MattW Aug 13, 10:29

Ok. it's just the way you highlighted "70% of weekend ticket sales." {nm} Antibody Aug 13, 10:33

I see what you mean now. That was a quote from the DL article, I should have included the "..." {nm} MattW Aug 13, 12:41

This isn't something we've looked at closely, but here's some research and early thoughts. RogerMore Aug 13, 11:59

good stuff {nm} lobogotti Aug 13, 12:20

Very cool, thanks. That FANT4 quote at the end is priceless, I missed that last weekend {nm} MattW Aug 13, 12:38

you damn right they is {nm} lobogotti Aug 13, 10:23

The story doesn't match the headline. {nm} Antibody Aug 13, 10:26

I was being funny, though I know my cut of humor is not near as entertaining as charlie {nm} lobogotti Aug 13, 10:55

where's mike255 to tell us all the reasons white people won't go to this movie in the theaters? {nm} slipping jimmy Aug 13, 10:26

I sure hope the reason he is not replying is because he is banned ;-) karspov Aug 13, 10:29

aww man slipping jimmy Aug 13, 10:30

say it ain't so? is he really banned? {nm} lobogotti Aug 13, 10:55

LOL, no doubt. btw, Saul deserved all it's Emmy nods and more! {nm} lobogotti Aug 13, 10:54

I think everything will be fine. second gary Aug 13, 11:12

agreed sir. hopefully $15,000 to 20,000 per theater average in store for this one. {nm} lobogotti Aug 13, 11:39