Despite critical praise and optimistic tracking Cheap Magnus Paajarvi Jersey , Warner Bros.AlconColumbia's "Blade Runner 2049" has crashed hard at the box office, grossing just $31.5 million in its opening weekend from 4,058 screens against a reported budget of $150 million.
It's a tough fall for the Denis Villeneuve-directed sequel to Ridley Scott's classic sci-fi noir. Before the weekend, the most conservative tracking estimates had this film matching the $45 million opening earned in 2015 by "Mad Max: Fury Road." Instead, "2049" is falling short even of the "$36.1 million made earlier this year by Scott's "Alien: Covenant," which tanked in subsequent weeks after all the hardcore "Alien" fans saw the film on opening night.
Now signs are already pointing to "2049" suffering a similar fate. After making $12.7 million on Friday Cheap Ivan Barbashev Jersey , including $4 million from Thursday previews, revenue fell 11 percent on Saturday to $11.4 million. "Blade Runner 2049" is proving to be a very front-loaded film, as the original's cult fanbase packed early screenings while mainstream audiences have been slow to buy tickets.
This in part explains the discrepancy between the film's A- grade on CinemaScore and the lack of word-of-mouth we've seen among mainstream audiences. The CinemaScore demographic breakdown was 71 percent male and 86 percent over the age of 25, with 63 percent over the age of 35. For a generation of hardcore film buffs -- mostly male -- who remember seeing the original "Blade Runner" in theaters, "2049" was an event release. But for other demos, this film doesn't seem to have struck a chord Cheap Luke Opilka Jersey , even with Ryan Gosling in his first wide release since "La La Land."
This weekend's other new releases also performed below pre-weekend expectations. FoxChernin's "The Mountain Between Us" took second place this weekend with $10.1 million from 3,068 screens against a $35 million budget and pre-weekend projections of $11-13 million. Lionsgate's "My Little Pony: The Movie" came in fourth with $8.8 million from 2,528 screens against projections of $10 million. Both films had an A- on CinemaScore, but "MLP" had a Rotten Tomatoes score of 57 percent while "Mountain" had a 46 percent score.
LONDON, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- The United Kingdom Independence Party Independence Party (UKIP) Friday named Henry Bolton as its new leader, becoming the fourth person to hold the top job in just over a year.
The 54-year-old former soldier and police officer was chosen after a ballot was held by UKIP members.
He was one of seven candidates bidding to become leader after his predecessor Paul Nuttall quitted after the poor results in the general election in June.
Bolton gained about 30 percent of the votes Cheap Robert Bortuzzo Jersey , ahead of his nearest rival Anne Marie Waters who won over 21 percent.
After the result of the election released at the party's annual conference, Bolton issued a plea urging the members to rally around the party.
"Brexit is our core task. However, it is not the end of the line," said Bolton in the conference.
UKIP was formed in 1993 with its aim to campaign for Britain to leave the European Union. Although it does not have any sitting MPs in the House of Commons, it has attracted millions of followers, including many disaffected with mainstream politics.
Bolton have served with Thames Valley police and also worked for the United Nations. Before joining UKIP Cheap Nate Prosser Jersey , he stood as a parliamentary candidate for the Liberal Democrats.
BEIJING, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Boeing is expanding its globalpresence with a newly-established services group, and gearing up toexplore the Chinese market with "strategic importance", accordingto a senior group executive.
Amid a dynamic global aviation market, the U.S. aerospace giantsees "tremendous opportunities" from the long-chain service sector,especially in Asia.
"With China as a sustainable power Cheap Klim Kostin Jersey , Asia is a region that welook to," Mike Fleming, vice president of commercial services ofBoeing Global Services Group.
In July, Boeing launched Boeing Global Services as its thirdmajor business after Commercial Airplanes and Defense, Space andSecurity.
Headquartered in Dallas, the new group integrates the servicescapabilities of the government Cheap Robert Thomas Jersey , space and commercial sectors in asingle, customer-focused business.
The new unit will offer innovative services in four key areas:supply chain; engineering, modifications and maintenance; digitalaviation and analytics; and training and professional services.
"Boeing values highly the Asian market with China as a surgingpower. We have done a lot and we will expand our presence inChina," said Fleming.
The service volume in Asia is forecast to reach 3.2 trillionU.S. dollars by 2036 period, with annual average growth of 5.3percent, compared with the global figure of 4 percent.
According to Boeing's latest market outlook Cheap Tage Thompson Jersey , China is expectedto need 7,240 new aircraft over the next 20 years, valued at nearly1.1 trillion U.S. dollars.
In May, Boeing started construction of the first overseasproduction system of its most popular 737 aircraft in the eastChina port city of Zhoushan, with a completion center and thedelivery center.
A year earlier, it launched a 737-800 Boeing converted freighterprogram in Shanghai Cheap Vince Dunn Jersey , looking to serve the growing e-commerce andexpress delivery sectors.
And in July this year, Boeing Shanghai Aviation Servicesannounced a maintenance agreement with leading Chinese air expresscarrier SF Airlines for its Boeing Classic 737 and 767-300freighters.
With the largest all-cargo fleet in China, SF Airlines has 39aircraft comprising Boeing 767s, 757s and 737s.
"Aerospace service represents one of Boeing biggest growthopportunities for the future. No doubt, China is of strategicimportance to our presence in the market," Fleming said.Enditem
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