JohnnyGossamer

Gotta respect the box office prowess of both Burton's Batman and Nolan's Dark Knight and Dark Knight Rises. All three of 'em, Batman when adjusted for inflation $500M D, owned the summer box office season and just owned the box office in general. Well, due to The Avengers, in Rises' case it almost owned the summer... But, didn't. Still, TDKR would've owned just about any other summer blockbuster season.

Speaking of cartoons... Does this guy... Sound like this guy... ...to anyone else?

Spoiler alert... ...Max Shrek fried to a crisp. Order up! Batman Returns and Iron Man 3 indulge in some of my guiltiest pleasures. Like 'em both plenty.

Unfortunately, Red Dawn was No. 1 the weekend before I was born and Tightrope the weekend after. That said, Ghostbusters held the top spot much of the summer in '84. It was a decent year for film with Ghostbusters, Amadeus, Beverly Hills Cop, Temple of Doom, This Is Spinal Tap, Karate Kid, NeverEnding Story, Nightmare on Elm Street, Dune, Gremlins, Romancing the Stone, Top Secret!, The Last Starfighter, Toxic Avenger and Revenge of the Nerds all releasing the year I was born. In other news, happy 69th birthday to George Lucas... I wonder what was No. 1 when he was born?

Seems Iron Man 3 will easily coast to $400M+. Excellent hold for such an enormous OW. Gatsby's OW's impressive as hell. I wonder how it holds in the coming weeks?

I imagine Man Of Steel will strike a chord more so with audiences than Superman Returns, but even still I'm glad to see some people have so much confidence in Snyder to produce something great. I don't. Incredibly inconsistent director.

Yes. I agree. It should drop to roughly $35M next weekend. Then, if it continues to perform like Iron Man 2, drop 20% or so over the long Memorial Day weekend for fourth frame, holiday Monday included, somewhere between $25M and $28M.

It's much more realistic to look at Iron Man or, especially, Iron Man 2... Which puts it around $425M D. The drops will stabilize even with Trek coming next weekend. It likely will not drop over 50% weekend to weekend for the rest of its run. It will likely see some nice sales during the crowded Memorial Day weekend as well.

So Iron Man 3's "A" cinema-score and 83% audience on RT and 7.8 IMDB rating thus far isn't good? Or is mixed? But, Gatsby's lesser rating almost across the board is good?

How is it clear that audiences liked it? They may have... Seems too early to tell though. A "B" cinemascore's somewhat alarming. Then again, it may not mean much... But, honestly, until we see how Gatsby fares this week and next weekend, how can you gauge how much audiences enjoyed the film?

Shame of what? Selling $280M+ domestic box office receipts in ten days? Or $940M+ in global box office revenue in seventeen days?

What are you talking about? Every source I've seen expects IM3 to gross $15M to $20M more than Gatsby this weekend. Do you have a link to said sources?

My internet connection's just slower than yours is all...

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While I certainly didn't hate it, I did think it was far and away Baz Luhrman's least compelling film to date in regards to storytelling, editing, musical compositions. I felt the acting trumped that of Australia though. I'd hoped for something more provocative and more memorable. Thought Baz delivered something pretty run of the mill. Just, well, pretty damn tame for Baz. Arguably more tame than Hooper's take on Les Mis.

With a Friday of $19.8M, I expect a Sunday right around $20.2. So, with that said, it's all about Saturday. We'll see... I caught Gatsby last night. I see no legs there. Maybe not even legs this weekend. Could be totally wrong... Just calling it like I see it though.

It appears it will easily cross $900M WW by weekend's end. It was at $794M before the weekend. Appears on track for a $70M second frame domestic and likely $80M OS as well. So, probably more like $940M+ by the end of the weekend.

Hmm... I'm thinking $72.7M for Iron Man Three and $45.9M for The Great Gatsby... I'd be somewhat surprised if Gatsby grosses more than $46M and also somewhat surprised if Iron Man grossed less than $71M this weekend. Looking like a nice, durable hold of Iron Man. With a likely 50% percent drop next weekend followed by a more modest drop Memorial Day weekend, Tony Stark and Co. appear to be coasting to $400M+ D. I'm curious as to whether Gatsby meets all its demand this weekend and barely crosses $100M D.

"Two tickets for the new Tobey Maguire movie, please."

So.. You're thinking just under $70M D while much more $75M OS. That would put IM3 around $950M WW after the weekend. Wowza.

So... What's this looking at over the weekend? $70M D and another $75M OS?

So... Anyone catch the "Gravity" trailer? What a year for sci-fi with Pacific Rim, Elysium, Gravity and Snowpiercer. Can't wait...

Actuals available for Thursday yet?

They obviously undervalued the "Tobey Factor." He's back!

I'm getting down with Baz and Co. tonight in 3D. Can't wait to feast my eyes and ears on his latest terribly entertaining mishmash of hodgepodgery.