350m+

BJs Prediction:

80m | 503m

It'll be at the top or second of the Summer releases, if not for the year.
I think $350+ and maybe $400+ domestic is in the bag.
If IM can make $100 OW on general appeal and excellent promotion, then an adorable family-friendly icon with excellent promotion might even top it.
In contrast, Rat and Cars were not as adorable.
I can't help it. It's my emotional impression.

KFP is simply not as adorable as WALL-E and comparatively speaking,
WALL-E puts KFP in the league of Surf's Up, though comparatively speaking,
in a much higher position than Surf's Up ever achieved.
WALL-E is like ET or Nemo.

73/310, 850m WW

it's 2 am and i just got done checking the tracking for Wall-E.

150 million OW

81.5 mill OW, 375 mill TOTAL

$91.5M opening, $422M total.

That's really bold.

I keep getting scared about predicting anything remotely huge for this, but buzz feels REALLY strong right now. I think it has a shot at beating Nemo's adjusted opening, but for now I'll go with unadjusted. As for legs, a high opening should make its legs shorter than Ratatouille's, but also has a lot less competition than Ratatouille did (Transformers, Harry Potter in both movie and book form, Simpsons...), but again, I want to play it safe, so...

Opening: $71.2 million
Total: $310.2 (4.32)

I'm so scared.

Me too. I swear to God the only time I get worried about box office numbers is with a Pixar film. It's been that way since Nemo, actually.

Thank god u r back in form. Ur TDK prediction looks too sane at this point.


hope u r at least 3/4 right on ur total.

I doubt it'll be up (Heh) to those two, which is a shame since if it's simply "very very good," it'll probably join Pete Doctor's other full-length effort Monsters, Inc. as Pixar most underrated (Well, as underrated as a Pixar film can be).

Still, if WALL-E breaks out big time like you and others expect and it somehow got a BP nom, it would be very interesting to see how it performs at the box office. Would $100 million opening be within the realm of possibility?

I think all the adventurous material and "villains in the jungle" (as described in the synopsis) may lend itself to making "Up!" the easiest sell on a superficial level Pixar has had since "The Incredibles," but at the same time, how are they going to sell a movie about a 70 year old hero? Hmm.

Well, they sold a movie about a Rat in the kitchen, I'm sure they can handle a senior citizen...

Oh, I know if anyone can it's Pixar, but it's still a drawback.

I think it'll be a drawback only in the sense that articles ask "Can Pixar sell a film starring an old man??!!?!?" while the public says "Um, why not?", ala what's going right now with WALL-E and its lack of dialogue. So, it'll make for a good publicity tool, and not one that'll be a drawback overall, IMO.

But again, it all depends on WALL-E, which is what this thread is for. I'll probably create an Up prediction thread after WALL-E's Saturday when we have an idea of what to expect.

OW: 75
Overall: 327

Let's get conservative.

Opening Weekend: $67.8 million
Total: $305.1 million (4.5 multiplier)

My Realistic Prediction:

OW - 72m
TOTAL - 302m

There's nothing conservative about a $300m prediction.

Yet again Pixar loonies' arrogance shines through...

Ok,

OW - 72m
Total - 298.8m

Hey, reasonable OW and maybe reasonable multiplier given the competition. Maybe conservative's not the right word, but it's at least reasonable.

Here is my - "reasonable" - prediction:

$65m / $280m

I love that number..

You have lost all rights to at me, you, who went gaga over a movie just coz you had a crush on its main star...

You're so mean

(but wait, what movie? PC? well, I didn't let the crush take over my opinion , I didn't give it A or anything )