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scarletspeed7 posted...

I REALLY don't think it's going to top a billion. It would be really interesting to see something new (relative to major movie franchises) blow into town while up against to Disney tentpole films and just knock it down, but I feel like 300 is the slightly generous number. And it's impressive, again, because it's sitting right there in between Avengers and Aladdin, both of which I think cater to the same demos as Pikachu.

I don't know how a worldwide market plays with three movies of that nature at all. That's a pretty new situation.

Yep, even $800 million would be spectacularly impressive for Detective Pikachu. Also, I think the closest comparison to this May's madhouse worldwide scheduling would be 2013, coincidentally the last year the days of the week lined up.

Iron Man 3 opened on May 3 in North America, and a week earlier in most of the rest of the world, and grossed $1.21 billion worldwide. Star Trek Into Darkness opened on May 16 in North America, and a week earlier in parts of the world, and finished with $467 million. Fast & Furious 6 and The Hangover Part III both opened against each other over Memorial Day weekend. The former hit most of the rest of the world day-and-date and made $789 million, while the latter opened a week later in most other regions and grossed $362 million, saved by the international box office. Epic and The Great Gatsby were also in worldwide play at that time, but neither really catered to the same audiences as the aforementioned four.
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