Deadline reported that World of Warcraft ‘s opening weekend projections that are in line with estimates and were “awful” considering a movie with a budget of $160 million. The film has been performing better internationally, particularly in China which has earned $145 million since it debuted on June 8 and is pacing ahead of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
According to the site’s sources, World of Warcraft could make up to 250 million dollars in China all by itself. The film was released last in the US due to the fact that “too often, if a movie is bombed in the USit could cause harm to its international audience,” Deadline said. The report states that the film must earn 500 million dollars worldwide in order to make it profitable. The director Duncan Jones has said he is planning to make another two films, but this could only be a possibility if the first film is a success.
For the reason that World of Warcraft isn’t such an instant hit within America, Deadline points out that US, Deadline points out that, when Legendary purchased World of Warcraft rights, World of Warcraft rights a decade ago, the game was more well-known. In fact, World of Warcraft subscribers have been declining in recent months, falling to a nine-year low according to Blizzard’s latest number of subscribers.
As per the article, Blizzard had a time when they wanted to release the World of Warcraft movie to be released in 2009. But, when Spider-Man Director Sam Raimi dropped out, the project was put on hold. Make sure to read the complete Deadline report for more analysis of the box office and more.
Jones himself also has a message for fans after World of Warcraft has opened. Jones tweets that it’s okay if you do not like the movie “but do not be agitated. It’s just a film.” Blizzard CEO and founder Mike Morhaime reacted to the tweet by saying “Couldn’t have put the words better!”
Gamers continue to leave Azeroth. Activision Blizzard announced today that on March 31. World of Warcraft has 8.3 million players which is down from 9.6 million as of the close of 2012.
As per Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick, World of Warcraft subscriber decreases came mostly from the East however, there was a shift in the Western market also had an impact, Kotick said in an announcement. Kotick further stated that subscribers are expected to cheap WOTLK Gold decrease throughout the year.
