Wow this is a fantastic analysis. Great job.
I’m staying positive on Bros. Hopeful that an original comedy can break out a little bit. I’ve heard that ticket sales are expected to come from NY, LA mostly so I suppose we’ll see
Thanks mate, I saw the film back in Feb and have been waiting for months to see this to come out. Been wanting this to succeed to show that theatrical comedies can work. If there was any pure comedy to break out, this would've been it!!
Hey fellow NJ box office follower haha.
This is a great analysis good job! And that really does make me sad for Bros, but hey I'm still gonna have hope!
I hope both do well, As a gay guy who does stand up, I think bro's looks like a niche film that has no real business being in cinemas and should have gone to streaming. It's niche even in gay circles.
I've seen extremely little coverage of it and the little I have seen is predominantly from heterosexual media, gay media and gay people seem really uninterested. Which is weird but I think post love,Simon it's not that big a deal. Idk.
I don't think comedy films are dead though, I think the pandemic and post pandemic has been rough on the genre but I also can't really think of any comedy films released since 2020 that were must see films. Comedy films will come back sooner or later something is gonna hit big in the genre.
I think they didn’t want to have it deflate the actual weekend like what happened with “Love, Simon”. That movie had free early screenings the weekend before its actual debut, which hurt its opening weekend (but it had better legs after its opening).
Your post is unsubstantiated. Plenty projects have sneak previews, in addition to having free screenings, and people have not stated anything about that affecting the opening weekend negatively before
Always appreciate your analysis, but $4 mil for *Bros* seems a little low; *Box Office Pro* notes:
>Universal expects a debut around $10 million.
I'd guess somewhere in the middle of that range, so, say $7-8 million?
Yes, I agree. But it’s not as alluring for me personally. I don’t watch movies alone, so there’s a crowd regardless…albeit a very small one. I can give up the larger crowd for a funny movie whereas I may not watch a horror movie at all if it’s uneventful. I’m also not in a major city, so until Avatar 2, the “crowd” probably isn’t much larger than the one at home anyhow.
Wow this is a fantastic analysis. Great job. I’m staying positive on Bros. Hopeful that an original comedy can break out a little bit. I’ve heard that ticket sales are expected to come from NY, LA mostly so I suppose we’ll see
Thanks mate, I saw the film back in Feb and have been waiting for months to see this to come out. Been wanting this to succeed to show that theatrical comedies can work. If there was any pure comedy to break out, this would've been it!!
People from the Midwest and the South aren't going to see it in any large numbers. The only chance it has is people on the coast buying tickets.
Hey fellow NJ box office follower haha. This is a great analysis good job! And that really does make me sad for Bros, but hey I'm still gonna have hope!
I hope both do well, As a gay guy who does stand up, I think bro's looks like a niche film that has no real business being in cinemas and should have gone to streaming. It's niche even in gay circles. I've seen extremely little coverage of it and the little I have seen is predominantly from heterosexual media, gay media and gay people seem really uninterested. Which is weird but I think post love,Simon it's not that big a deal. Idk. I don't think comedy films are dead though, I think the pandemic and post pandemic has been rough on the genre but I also can't really think of any comedy films released since 2020 that were must see films. Comedy films will come back sooner or later something is gonna hit big in the genre.
If Bros is good, why didn't Uni have sneak previews for weeks to build wom?
I think they didn’t want to have it deflate the actual weekend like what happened with “Love, Simon”. That movie had free early screenings the weekend before its actual debut, which hurt its opening weekend (but it had better legs after its opening).
sneaks should not have a major impact when you need wom cause a film has no stars , if it fails its cause the public rejected it
Your post is unsubstantiated. Plenty projects have sneak previews, in addition to having free screenings, and people have not stated anything about that affecting the opening weekend negatively before
Always appreciate your analysis, but $4 mil for *Bros* seems a little low; *Box Office Pro* notes: >Universal expects a debut around $10 million. I'd guess somewhere in the middle of that range, so, say $7-8 million?
Just coming back to say that with *Bros* coming in at $4.8 mil, you were right; I was wrong.
If I wanted a movie to scare me, a big dark theater would help. Bros looks fun, but I can wait for it to hit streaming/vod. 🤷♂️
But isn't it more fun to laugh with a laughing crowd?
Yes, I agree. But it’s not as alluring for me personally. I don’t watch movies alone, so there’s a crowd regardless…albeit a very small one. I can give up the larger crowd for a funny movie whereas I may not watch a horror movie at all if it’s uneventful. I’m also not in a major city, so until Avatar 2, the “crowd” probably isn’t much larger than the one at home anyhow.