Thursday, May 22, 2014

Box Office Bet - Will X-Men: Days of Future Past Beat Godzilla?


Definitely. Absolutely and no doubt about it.  Unless, there is a slight chance that Godzilla continues its reign at number one. Still, both films will perform very well over the weekend. I'm estimating that X-Men: DOFP will pull in at least 75 million while Godzilla will only drop with decent numbers, but as I said, things could change, slightly, considering that the previous film, X-Men: First Class, performed well in 2011, but not enough to beat past the film before it, X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Yet, with an all-star cast from both First Class and the original X-Men Trilogy, we might see bigger numbers.

Another film releasing tomorrow is the latest Adam Sandler comedy Blended. Now, for sure X-Men: DOFP and Godzilla will surpass this comedy, but with a fanbase that still actually watch Adam Sandler's films, especially Jack and Jill and That's My Boy, then it might pull in, at most, $30 million. Still, there's Neighbors, which has done very well in revenue with over $150 million dollars worldwide, so I expect Blended to land in fourth place.

And one thing's certain, all films mentioned will beat The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which has been taking a beating over the past three weeks from recent hits Neighbors and Godzilla, and next comes the Fox/Marvel film X-Men: DOFP. So, I expect it to still land in the top five. 

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