Ron Howard's Beatles Documentary Feature Film About The Band's Touring Years, "Eight Days a Week"*

We was on the show all week.

 

Mine was VHS.
The only image I could find on Goodle images was Beta.
You, sir, have a keen eye!
And my Beta player died many many years ago.

 

Shame. I was hoping you'd be interested in my Rockshow and Broad Street Beta tapes that I can't bring myself to throw away.

 

About 8$ milion gross worldwide for the film. Flop or success?

 

Success.

A flop would have been one week's worth of dwindling ticket sales, and negative reviews. Instead, the opposite has occurred: the reviews have been overwhelming positive, and the film's run has been extended and the number of theaters showing the film has increased (even with the film still streaming on Hulu).

 

I think the same way...

 

Plus whatever amount they got from Hulu for the exclusive broadcast.
Plus what the BluRay sales will bring in.
Plus the sales and cross-marketing with Live at the Hollywood Bowl
(which actually DID turn out to be the film soundtrack since they dubbed so many of the non-Hollywood Bowl performances by substituting the Bowl audio on top of them!)

 

They were not expecting any real cinema revenue and originally were going to have it play one day. Getting carried over for a third week is huge

 

So everything is good in "Beatle Land" right...geez!

 

If Mojo Box Office has it right, in Us in its first week the film was out in 85 theaters, since last friday in 151. Ok that they will be small ones but it seems great the same!!!

 

In UK it gross about 1.8$ milion, in Australia about 1.3$ milion and in Italy about 1.1$ milion.

 

But, but..."Nothing is Beatle-proof" Not even a limited box office showing!

 

From my relatively limited knowledge about the movie industry, the documentary has been a surprising hit.

 

Not to over analyze or over think this, but it's interesting that
- In the U.S, with a population of 320 mil., it has only grossed $1.7 mil.
- The UK gross is $1.8 mil. with a population of 64 mil.
- The gross in Australia is at $1.3 mil with a population of 24 mil.
- The gross in Italy is $1.1 million with a population of 61 mil.

If I'm not mistaken, Hulu is a U.S. only service(?) Despite the attraction of the exclusive screening of Shea in theaters, is Hulu limiting ticket sales in the U.S., as compared to other countries? (I don't know if the other countries can also watch it at home via a local streaming service.)

Thoughts?

 

Does Hulu post viewing numbers?

 

Has it been advertised much in America?

 

In my part not at all, no more than the average 'tailored to you' facebook advertising

 

I shared a link to boxofficemojo's site. Right now it's ranked 103 all time for documentaries in North America and will move into the top 100 after this weekend. The numbers are updated almost every day for most movies but more slowly for this one.

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016) - Box Office Mojo »

 

I don't have Hulu, but have seen extensive advertising on busses, in the subways, etc.

 

Sales stats, rankings . . . stage four (or is it five?) of the five stages of fan engagement with a much-heralded but ultimately disappointing new Beatles release.

 

Caught the film in Toronto last night with my twelve year-old son. Told my boy on the way in that the theatre could be either empty or full; it turned out to be a full house: we were a few minutes late getting in due to a ticket issue and only the front row had any seats left.

Same experience as others, with many--if not most--people not knowing that Shea Stadium was going to play immediately after the credits.

I enjoyed the film, but as a hardcore fan, found it only scratched the surface and took liberties that wouldn't matter to the general public. My son seemed bored, but said he was glad he went (His musical tastes trend more to the top 40 these days, but he was immersed in Beatledom as a child).

 

Saw the movie a 2nd time in Portland ME 1 pm show with a half filled enthusiastic theater. The movie has legs.

 

Watched the movie at a theater in Grand Rapids over the weekend and it was about half full.
I had watched it previously on Hulu , but wanted the movie experience.
Was disappointed in watching Shea. Editing it to 30 minutes was bad enough, but i had to
cringe when i heard the studio versions underneath the live audio. I left halfway through.
Gee, couldn't they just use the actual live audio and spruce it up in some way without having to underlay it with the studio versions ?
The live audio of the concert circulates, so i'm not sure it would have been all that difficult.
I'm guessing over half the audience probably didn't even know the difference.

 

The Shea presentation could have been so much better.

 

I was able to catch this today on a whim. My girlfriend and I LOVED it! The theater was almost full too, wonderful feeling and we all clapped at the end. I would love to see it again.