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People in my showing of Gatsby literally gasped at parts of this trailer.

Just got back from this. Can't decide if I really, reallly liked it or loved it but I need to see it again.

Gatsby staying relatively flat (or even a minor decrease) is fantastic.

Thought the budget was 105 after Australian rebates? Plus marketing.

SO STOKED on the Gatsby number. Seeing it tomorrow. Just as I thought, I've had some people tell me they loved it and a few others say they hated it. And while it's result should have its moment I am literally floored at that Peeples number. It just makes no sense. The marketing was there. The cast and names attached were there. The story seemed like a retelling of Meet the Parents, making it very approachable. This is one of the biggest what went wrongs I have EVER seen. I know a lot of people here probably don't watch Scandal but it is the biggest show out within the urban community right now and I would have bet that Kerry Washington's name would have been good for 5 million by itself. Add in Tyler Perry producing and I thought this had a legitimate shot at 15 million since it was great counter programming. I've seen several people say Perry can't put up numbers unless he's Madea but Why Did I get Married, Why Did I Get Married, Too and Temptation proved that that's not the case. A bit dumbfounded with that one.

Probably not but Tyler Perry movies aren't made (for the most part) for people here. But to the urban market he is the biggest name out there.

Know the genres are nothing alike, but if WOM is a bad or will be as bad as some of you are saying, do you think Gatsby could be this year's Prometheus (strictly total wise).

I'm honestly shocked by that number. Thought 10 on the low end 15-17 on the high. Good cast, appealing premise. Not sure what went wrong.

Great result for Gatsby, anything near 50 is phenomenal. I'm really surprised at that Peeples number, should have been great counter programming and Kerry Washington has a huge urban following right now from Scandal.

BoxOffice ‏@BoxOffice4m Sources tell BoxOffice that THE GREAT GATSBY could exceed $45M this weekend. PEEPLES is headed for only $6M.

Great Gatsby, indeed.

This on loop will be my Saturday night. Thank you for this treasure.

That's probably the best pick. Keep forgetting about those because it's so surreal that the franchise is coming back. But you're right. The fandom is there to break it.

Everytime I see midnight numbers from tentpole releases like this it really makes me that much more impressed with Deathly Hallows: Part 2. I know their was a massive fanbase, it had 3D and represented roughly 25% of the OW, but still. 43.5 million!? I remember I went to a 20 screen theater and EVERY ONE was sold out. Is there any movie that comes out this year that has the potential to break it? My top pick would be Catching Fire but without 3D I just can't see it happening.

Still think this is going to see a huge opening day. Marvel movies play well throughout the weekend. Either way, Summer is here.

Ha, why thank you.

Talk about Sophie's Choice. I reread the series once a year so the details are always pretty fresh. This series helped me to understand that film adaptations can't (and shouldn't) be regurgitated source material. Years 1-3, the shortest novels of the series, stay very close to Rowling's telling. Then I remember seeing Goblet of Fire and realizing just how different some things were. Order continued this trend and then came part 6, which I very near hated after my first viewing. Yates helmed some of my favorite moments of the film series but is also responsible for some of the moments that make me cringe. That being said, Cuaron brought something the Potter series hadn't seen until Azkaban; style. Even at a young age I remember thinking 'this is haunting'. For the first time, I felt that Harry was in very real danger. And that darkened tone paved the way for the rest of the series. So ultimately, I think without Cuaron's telling, the rest of the series would have suffered greatly and the ship would have sailed adrift. The material isn't as implicitly important as Deathly Hallows but I can't help but think things would have fallen apart without having this piece in place. Now onto Deathly Hallows. I remember the first time I saw DH Part 1, I was leveled. I thought it was a near perfect adaptation of the material. Coming off of Half-Blood Prince, which has the scene I hate most of all (Harry watching Dumbledore being killed while NOT being petrified) I had a bit of a sour taste in my mouth. For me, it's the most polarizing entry. As someone else said it has moments of greatness. The cave scene is one of the best of the series and gives me goosebumps every time I see it. I've come to like Prince more with each viewing but I still have issues with it and think the tone is VERY different from the book. DH: Part 1 just got it right. And I mean all of it. The grave scene at Godric's Hollow with Harry and Hermione is probably the most touching of the series. Watson took control of that movie in every sense of the word. I saw Part 1 at midnight and then again the very next day. I just couldn't get enough. It's the most I've liked any of the Potter films on one single viewing. Part 2, was a different story. Going into the theater I was distraught. I knew I was going to cry. I knew I was leaving a huge part of my childhood behind. So everything just felt different than any Potter movie. A completely different experience. On my first viewing, I was actually disappointed in Part 2. I think some things are just absolutely brilliant (Gringotts, in particular) but coming off of Part 1 where I thought they nailed everything, Part 2 felt a bit lacking. For me, it's almost all battle related. The Battle of Hogwarts could have been bigger, grander on scale. Small deviations from the book had drastic changes in the film and I didn't think they were for the better. Deathly Hallows, is in my opinion, a perfect book. Every time I read it I try to think of ways it could be better, but it simply couldn't. Rowling did what almost every other author of a series fails to do, and that is bring the story home. Her ideas were fluid, and her vision is clear. The fact that the Final Battle didn't take place in the Great Hall really detracted from the atmosphere. In the book, we have ultimate good and ultimate evil facing off for the final showdown. For the first time, both are equals. And everyone is watching. The filmmaker's choice to have the battle in the courtyard, with no audience, detracts from this sense of finality. And the fact that the outcome determines everyone's future. It also detracted from the scene with Mrs. Weasley who's final battle is unbelievably rushed and feels like a swing and a miss. She doesn't get the sense of vindication she gets in the novel. That being said, the characterization of the final film is what saves it for me. Snape's story, in particular, is just riveting. I LOVED the flashback sequences and the humanity/vulnerability it gave to the character. The scene where Harry leaves Hermione and Ron also gets me every time I watch it. Hermione's line of 'I'll go with you' is just too much. Overall, there is a sense of reunion in the film that is often weighed against the sense of loss, and it makes everything mean more. And the film does a great job with this juxtaposition. For me, Deathly Hallows Part 1, is actually my favorite of the series. Then to answer the question of this thread, I would give the edge to Azkaban, but only by a hair. It shouldn't be able to compete with the final chapter but somehow it does and that's ultimately why I think it is the superior film.

Current film of the year for me. I know there hasn't been much in the way of solid releases for the first quarter (sans Side Effects and The Croods) but this film is just stunning. It pushes boundaries. It breaks molds. It takes the elements of story and manipulates them into something greater. And it makes you better having seen it. Though both actors hold their own, Gosling is just next level in this. I know people will think this is ridiculous but I legitimately believe he should be in the running for a Globe or Oscar because of the turn he gives.I don't feel like the topic of fatherhood gets tackled much in film and the levels this explores it at are unprecedented. I LOVED the juxtaposition of the character's lifestyles. And how everything didn't quite add up as it should have, especially once the sons were introduced. I also think Dane DeHaan is going to do big things. I was already on board after Chronicle and this sealed the deal. Most of the negativity I've read or heard seems to come from the ending of the film but I thought it was necessary and brought everything full circle. A, possibly A+, for me. Will wait for a second viewing to fully make up my mind.

YES. I kept thinking, 'man she looks familiar'. Crazy.

Know I'm late to the game but since i have MoviePass I usually see literally everything that comes out. Just caught a screening of Olymphus Has Fallen and I have to say I was REALLY surprised. Nothing ground breaking but a damn good time. The ending got a bit campy but overall effective and the pacing was excellent.

42 - 18-21 Million. Scary Movie 5 - 11-12 million. Ouch for Scary Movie but not surprised. Marketing was atrocious. Have a feeling 42 will open on the higher end, above 20. The urban market seems to be flocking to this judging from Twitter.

http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/first-box-office-42-overperforming-scary-movie-5-bombing-as-box-office-cools/

I dont know if this was nation wide but for some reason the Regal Theaters here in Nashville didn't have 10pm/Midnight showings of Scary Movie. At least not on Fandango. Seemed weird. Even The Place Beyond the Pines and Trance had them.

Eye of the beholder, I guess. More real-life, unexaggerated settings tend to frighten me much more. The fact that a couple was just preyed on and taunted by a group of people who were just insane seemed very real to me, and terrified me. Also the fact that the characters in the film acted reasonably and STILL don't manage to get out.I can separate things in my mind like the Evil Dead but I have a tough time being alone in a wooded area and not thinking about the Strangers.

Couldn't agree more. This is the exact reason I was disappointed with my first viewing, it wasn't scary. Gory? Of course. Disgusting and twisted? Sure. But I genuinely wasn't scared once during the entire film. For me, gore isn't scary and it doesn't create suspense. A lot of people have treated this like it's pushing some envelope but I just don't get that. Movies like Hostel and Saw have been doing that for years. But the fact that they used that tagline left a bad taste in my mouth.I feel like in general, films aren't really scary any more, which is a shame. Maybe it's just because I've gotten older but I don't think that's the case. The Strangers is still the scariest film I've seen in the past 10 years. Started crying under my jacket in the theater, hahaha.