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So, after I wrote that most box office experts agree that its performance is good, how the estimates have been growing after its release, and how it’s even more impressive because of its target audience and length, you only replied to a phrase that actually underlines that I believe it’s going to do well. “AT LEAST (AS IN WORST CASE SCENARIO) IT’S GOING TO BREAK EVEN”. For a movie that doesn’t hit all four-quadrants; it’s not a sequel; its subject is more than half a century old; and belongs to a subgenre that is unpredictable at the box office (for every Rocketman and Ray, there’s a Respect, Get on Up, All Eyez on Me or The Doors)… Yeah! I’d say that 124m in 13 days, with a bunch of territories and weeks to go, is at least, fairly good.
The “even if it doesn’t it’s going to get very close” part, was more about the fact that in regards to Elvis there are other sources of revenue. His fans are the kind that buys a lot of physical media, merch and other collectibles. So, if it falls short at the box office, that’s going to help. I believe this film was a bigger risk than many probably thought but at the end of the day it’s going to beneficial for both Warner and the Elvis Presley estate.
Seriously, stop trying to find things just to say “Gotcha!” and then getting all passive aggressive when somebody answers (including moderators). Even if you end up being right, your attitude always changes the energy of the conversation. Almost every comment of yours on chartmasters has negative votes.
Yes, when everything is taken into account, streams, videos, ringtones etc. What Analord is relating to is just albums and singles sales.
There has been quite a transition in what bands/genres are deemed "Classic Rock" in my lifetime.
Back in the 80s it seemed to refer to harder edge rock artists, such as Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Rainbow, Montrose, BOC, Kiss, Thin Lizzy, Rush etc but as time progressed, it's gamut seemed to widen to incorporate softer rock acts such The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac, who never seemed to be thought of as classic rock acts in the 80s. Then as mentioned acts such as GNR and Bon Jovi initially, then acts such as Nirvana, RHCP, Green Day seemed to also become part of the genre.
Albums:
Elvis - 244m
MJ - 235m
EPs:
Elvis - 16m
MJ - 0m
Physical Singles:
Elvis - 135m
MJ - 79m
Digital Singles:
Elvis - 37m
MJ - 80m
Streaming:
Elvis - 7m
MJ - 14m
Home Video:
Elvis - 10m
MJ - 30m
Elvis soundtrack sells quite poorly, compared to e.g Walk the Line, Johnny Cash's biography. This soundtrack sold platinum in US, easily over 2 million copies worldwide.
@Kris ... Here is an interesting article listing the 10 Most-Streamed Tracks on the Elvis soundtrack, per Spotify: https://screenrant.com/elvis-movie-best-songs-ranked/
Elvis is ending its run and its worldwide total is up to $234.3 million. It is the second highest grossing music biopic second only to Bohemian Rhapsody.
And now, Elvis (7,405,000) has surpassed Fleetwood Mac (7,390,000) and is getting closer and closer to the Stones (7,653,000). I didn't put Bon Jovi (7,411,000) in my last comment, but he's going to pass them very soon too.
The movie did great at the box office and has been #1 on digital sales since it became available (will obviously drop to #2 once Top Gun: Maverick hits). Yes, it's nowhere near the levels of Bohemian Rhapsody, but more people (myself included) are realizing that was such a lightning in a bottle thing in terms commercial success (the quality of the movie is another conversation).
Going back to Elvis, there's still its HBO Max release on the horizon and it's Warner's only contender for the awards season. They are going to throw a lot to that campaign and Austin Butler will certainly gather a lot of nominations. All in all, I believe there's still way to go for this Elvis revival.
Now we have to keep an eye on Whitney, the next one to get the biopic treatment.
I hate to quash your enthusiasm but he doesn't seem to get more daily streams than the Stones, and Fleetwood Mac's total is actually 7.45m. He may have already passed Bon Jovi though.
I have to say, I didn't think the movie would've better legs than Bohemian Rhapsody or Rocketman, the older audience being a likely explanation. I guess it did OK in the end, definitely not "great" but hey let's not start this again...
Don't worry, you can't. Yes, I should've checked the date; Fleetwood Mac hadn't been updated for a couple of days, although Elvis has indeed shorten distance, compared to a few weeks ago.
Lol very wrong went on to be a massive success. Went on to be the second highest earring music bio ever. On queen movie beat it.
It was a huge success. You’re talking nonsense. Made $286 on a budget of $85. Second highest earning bio pic movie of all time.
Johnny Cash's (american country singer) bio Walk The Line grossed $186,8 million in 2005. Today $284,5 million. Production cost was $28 million. Low profile Cash's bio made same with lower pruduction costs.
