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I don't think so. Movies are movies, games are games. I loved the 2008 Prince of Persia. Too bad it wasn't deemed successful enough to warrant sequels.

I'm still into AC and last time i checked Unity is consistently in the top 5 or thereabout in the UK sales charts. I just love the quasi realistic historical settings, mixed with conspiracy theories. The switching of settings makes it not get old. They should work on the gameplay, though. Controls are still kinda sluggish and awkward. And they took way too much out in Unity in terms of control options (one example is not being able to fight bare hands anymore).

Considering the numbers it's making it makes sense. BOFA is losing $20m in Russia alone due to the poor Ruble. That's one country. Now add about 10% to the overall gross due to the strong USD.

Let's wait till the run is over. Maybe then it makes more sense to do that.

Always find those types of arguments puzzling. People on a global scale just decided on a whim to go the theater less often this year? No. It is the movies that people haven't found as appealing, simple as that. All movies could have flopped - doesn't mean anything for Hobbit or any other movie, as far as their box office prospects go.

It is unfortunate - that's the better word. Unfortunate, knowing that with exchange rates from last year it could have rivaled AUJ's OS gross (China excluded).

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies weekend 1: $122.1 million [37 markets] / $122.1 million weekend 2: $109 million [59 markets] ($269 million) / $358.1 million weekend 3: $89.2 million [62 markets] ($405.1 million) / $573.6 million (est.) weekend 4: $52.5 million [65 markets] ($502.1 million) / $722.9 million (est.) The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug weekend 1: $135.4 million [49 markets] / $209 million weekend 2: $97.4 million [56 markets] ($278.4 million) / $406 million weekend 3: $99.7 million [62 markets] ($424.8 million) / $616.1 million weekend 4: $58 million [64 markets] ($527 million) / $756.6 million weekend 5: $22.2 million [62 markets] ($566 million) / $802.8 million (est.) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey weekend 1: $138 million / $222.6 million weekend 2: $96 million [59 markets] ($288.5 million) / $438.6 million weekend 3: $106.5 million [62 markets] ($464 million) / $686.7 million weekend 4: $57.1 million [65 markets] ($561 million) / $824.8 million weekend 5: $26.2 million ($609.3 million) / $887.5 million

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same shit

It lost another $5m on DOS, whereas DOS managed to gain a few millions on AUJ this week last year.

Yeah and that's why it'll make more than any non Cameron movie.

Sorry what? You use Terminator as an argument, seriously?

I'd be all for it but it's not gonna happen. A sequel to a phenomenon will inevitably drop in gross.

It will not struggle to beat DOS. About that lead, though... by end of next weekend it'll probably shrink to about $10m.

Seriously? This coming from Gitesh.... i expected more from him...

Still too high. $21.7m is more like it. Next week it's gonna drop another 50%. $270m might be a struggle.

You serious? You can't take last week as basis, it was hugely inflated due to holidays. It'll drop 60% this week (7-day).

How did you calculate? I get about $250m with 50% weekly drops.

I dunno if that's apples and apples. At least some of that Thursday gross will go into the weekend gross, i think.

It was at 439m the day before, what did you expect?

Cool story, bro.

I wouldn't make fun or be judgemental of people with issues.

Can BOFA do $30m?

Avatar 2 will do about Titanic numbers (incl. re-release).