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Next week 3 local films will be released on 1500, 1300 and 1000 screens. Plus Cirque de Soleil (800 screens) and danish animated movie Marco Macaco (500 screens). And they all will take screens and shows from Hobbit.

The real problem is that it might drop today because of the fanboy rush. IMAX sales are strong. The others not so much...

Well, 5 years ago a local hit Irony of Fate 2 was released exactly on this weekend and managed 5 multiplyer. I am not saying this is gonna happen now. But at least 3.5 should be doable. And the weather is really harsh with snowstorms and transport collapses in some cities.

Too early to say much but looks like Hobbit is doing below expectations. At least I mean expectations here. A friend of mine dropped $2.6m as an early estimate for Wednesday gross.Kinometro predicted $16.3m for the weekend on 2150 screens. At least that's a new record.

No, actual screen count might be available only on Wednesday or Thursday. And by the way it's rather cold now in Russia.-12...-14°С in Moscow and up to - 40°С in some big cities.In other news friends from filmpro made their prediction for all 2013 main releases. Overall, the year doesnt look that strong. In 2012 we have 6 movies with more than 1 billion RUB total. John Carter came very close to that mark. It would be really hard to match that in 2013. No strong animation sequels or action blockbusters...

Close battle between local comedy The Jungle and Playing for Keeps with both around $1.2m. Deadfall finished third with around $1m. Niko 2 grossed around $0.65m. Hope Springs bombed with just 0.24m. Worst weekend of the year.

In Eastern Europe except Russia it did outrageously bad for a major animation release. 14.8m in Russia is also rather a mediocre total.

Still it's close to our Christmas (January 6-7) and the multiplyer shouldnt be that bad. 8 days from January,1 to January, 8 are national holidays.

58% over 25 years. Doesnt look like a family movie at all.

11.2 mln Wednesday16 mln Thursday 29.6 mln Friday

9 years ago... Raising the one-day worldwide tally to $57.6 million, Return of the King pulled in $23.5 million overseas from 19 countries, notching opening day records in 13 of them, including the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain and Scandinavia, New Line noted. The U.K. accounted for $5.2 million of that sum, Germany contributed $5 million and France $3 million

Thursday top51. Playing for Keeps $150 9932. Deadfall $148 3893. The Jungle $130 9654. Here Comes the Boom $113 895. 5. Lawless $77 054The market is dead.

One of the worst weekends of the year started today. Most likely winner is Deadfall with $1.2-1.4m. Other openings are Niko 2 and Hope Springs.

December 6-91. The Jungle 2,771,258 - 9,323,5952. Playing for Keeps 2,034,553 in 554 theaters3. Rise of the Guardians 1,651,660 - 12,971,2274. Brigade. The Heir. 1,420,105 - 6,969,2925. Here Comes the Boom 1,260,301 on 460 screens6. Lawless 796,523 on 650 screens7. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 770,816 - 42,210,3248. Beauty and the Beast 703,067 on 520 screens9. Apartment 1303 689,191 on 402 screens10. Secret of the Wings 612,916 - 1,765,21611. Un plan parfait 295,834 on 240 screens13. Tad, the Lost Explorer 242,965 on 300 screens8 wide releases with mostly mediocre or bad grosses. A local comedy wins again.

Expected? It's still going below Monsters vs Alliens and that was spring of 2009. Worse than Lorax or Rio.

2000 screens out of 2900 for one film is an anomaly. North America has more than 40000 screens but even megablockbusters dont get more then 10-12 thousand screens.

BD part2 opening weekend $1 = 31.73 rubThe Avengers opening weekend $1 = 29.37 rub

Not likely and may not pass it at all. Dropped by 81% last Thursday.

I had exactly this book in my childhood. On the contrary Lord of the Rings books were not available in Soviet Union and Russia till 1990-1991. And even in that time they were quit rare and not so popular.

Thursday 1. The Jungle 302,832 - 6,796,493 2. Playing for Keeps 275,795 in 560 theaters 3. Brigade. The Heir 227,125 - 5,780,347 4. Here Comes the Boom 148,009 on 460 theaters 5. Apartment 1303 114,112 on 402 screens 6. Rise of the Guardians 84,361 (-59,9%) 11,400,382 7. Beauty and the Beast 3d 45,425 in 520 theaters 8. Secret of the Wings 25,957 (-30,5%) 1,172,126 9. The Collection 25,268 (-74%) 736,317 11. Avatar 19,045 (+31,1%) - 119,568,512 12. Tad, the Lost Explorer 12,476 on 300 screens. A week of weak and mediocre openers. Compared to expected US start Playing for Keeps doesnt look that bad. Avatar increased by 31% compared to last week.

New russian total for Avatar 3,604,648,780 RUB3... Ice Age 4 1,640,061,4464...Madagascar 3 1,604,007,1098...Breaking Dawn Part 2 1,302,660,3829... The Avengers 1,277,564,44613...Men in Black 3 1,151,043,09417...John Carter 992,739,58930...Skyfall 783,395,19334... The Amazing Spider-Man 717,622,34135...Prometheus 707,155,67645...Wrath of Titans 651,177,68147...Battleship 648,959,636

Kinometro prediction http://www.kinometro.ru/forecast/show/name/brigada_razobralas_s_muzchinoj_narashvat_no_ne_proshla_djungliSeveral wide releases but nothing particularly exciting.

11,214,445 admissions41.163.363,10 € gross

Avatar 9,249,848 admissions 74.557.143,35 €Avatar S.E. 285,204 admissions 2.470.931,43 €

The funniest thing of the year. Avatar in the Russian top109...Avatar 144,974 - 119,429,014