In 2008 Iron Man (wk 2) crushed Speedracer (OW). I see something similar this weekend with Avengers and Dark Shadows. {nm} May 07, 12:49
Agreed. {nm} May 07, 12:51
+2 {nm} May 07, 12:52
Seriously don't get Shadows. Vampire as fish out of water in the 70s? Who exactly does that appeal to (under the age of 40)? May 07, 12:54
somebody out there likes Depp and Burton... {nm} May 07, 12:57
it looks funny and all but compared to Avengers, it looks like a DVD/Blu Ray rental at best. {nm} May 07, 13:17
In 2008 the final score was Iron Man (wk 2) 51.19 - Speed Racer (OW) 18.56. {nm} May 07, 12:55
I remember that story. Estimates had Speed Racer beating What Happens In Vegas by a couple 100K. May 07, 13:24
Except Iron Man only opened with $98M, which meant an 52% drop. So, for AVNGR 52% of 207.1 = $108.1 {nm} May 07, 14:03
Speedracer would have flopped anywhere on the release schedule, just like Dark Shadows. {nm} May 07, 13:01
I also see Avengers weekend 3 topping Battleship OW. {nm} May 07, 13:21
I don't think anyone expects otherwise. Avengers at 80 million or so, Dark Shadows at 40. {nm} May 07, 14:17
That seems about right to me. {nm} May 07, 15:01