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I'm not sure how I feel about the part in the spoiler :/

It was a pretty good movie, much better than I expected. The action sequences and special effects were well done, and the pacing was fast. B

To me transformers is like a pop bands single, undeniably catchy, but empty given a relisten or any thought for those movies I just kinda shut off my brain and look at the pretty explosions. I thought of Lucy like the a pop bands attempt to appear deep, still empty, but lacking even the simple joys of the catchy hook.

Lucy-Most people seem to think it was good not great, whereas I think it is pretentious, moronic, dull, and depressing the only F of the year Birdman- I think this film is either rather good or mediocre depending on the day, and the editing is marvelous, but I just never see it as an amazing film X-Men:DoFP- probably the only movie that I can simultaneously give an A to and call overrated

DOTPOTA deserves to win. Making life like real animals even with mocap is extremely hard. Interstellar will win, the academy seems to find space dramas to have good graphics. I actually think that X-men, GOTG, and CA2 had better effects than interstellar

Braves second half is pretty much an escort mission in film form... entertaining for what it is, but still

This isn't Disney it's touchstone

I am hoping it can have a decent breakout especially if they advertise the Marvel link in China.

BH6 should pass Tangled's total for the same week in its run next week

I agree, except I'd say Fantastic Four (Much less likely imo than Peanuts or MR2 or HT2) isn't a lock and Cinderella, Magic Mike, and Spongebob are locks

Almost forgot Toy Story 3 is amazing Toy Story is very good but Toy Story 2 is rather mediocre

Thor 2 was a good (well very entertaining) movie BH6 was better than LEGO and HTTYD2 The Wolverine was not a good movie

I think that BH6's slow release is making the WW numbers look worse. There are still many major markets left, and I could see BH6 sneaking into the top 10 with good numbers in China and South Korea

That record is going down. Hopefully 2015 can get a couple $100M January films to get a head start. At least The Wedding Ringer should clear $100M, and maybe another movie or two could surprise.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 NEXT >> Rank* Title Monday 12/29 Tuesday 12/30 Wednesday 12/31 Thursday 1/1 1 THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES Warner Bros. 3,875 $7,545,000 (estimate) -31.5% / $1,947 $175,567,000 / 13 $7,960,000 (estimate) +5.5% / $2,054 $183,527,000 / 14 $6,000,000 (estimate) -24.6% / $1,548 $189,527,000 / 15 $9,330,000 (estimate) +55.5% / $2,408 $198,857,000 / 16 2 INTO THE WOODS Buena Vista 2,507 $6,117,506 -25.8% / $2,507 $52,259,169 / 5 $6,511,109 +6.4% / $2,668 $58,770,278 / 6 $5,291,826 -18.7% / $2,111 $64,062,104 / 7 $8,081,110 +52.7% / $3,223 $72,143,214 / 8 3 UNBROKEN Universal 3,131 $5,164,595 -31.1% / $1,650 $51,220,440 / 5 $5,385,320 +4.3% / $1,720 $56,605,760 / 6 $5,900,000 (estimate) +9.6% / $1,884 $62,506,000 / 7 $6,950,000 (estimate) +17.8% / $2,220 $69,456,000 / 8 4 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB Fox 3,914 $4,458,977 -18.5% / $1,139 $59,191,701 / 11 $5,283,951 +18.5% / $1,350 $64,475,652 / 12 $4,875,000 (estimate) -7.7% / $1,246 $69,351,000 / 13 $5,925,000 (estimate) +21.5% / $1,514 $75,276,000 / 14 5 ANNIE (2014) Sony / Columbia 3,197 $3,825,000 (estimate) -14.4% / $1,196 $49,560,000 / 11 $4,400,000 (estimate) +15% / $1,376 $53,960,000 / 12 $3,000,000 (estimate) -31.8% / $938 $56,960,000 / 13 $4,265,000 (estimate) +42.2% / $1,334 $61,225,000 / 14 6 THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 1 Lionsgate 2,793 $2,220,422 -22.7% / $795 $308,939,828 / 39 $2,389,225 +7.6% / $855 $311,329,053 / 40 $1,953,861 -18.2% / $700 $313,282,914 / 41 $2,891,634 +48% / $1,035 $316,174,548 / 42 7 THE IMITATION GAME Weinstein Company 747 $1,555,636 -28.1% / $2,083 $16,189,582 / 32 $1,628,646 +4.7% / $2,180 $17,818,228 / 33 $2,100,000 (estimate) +28.9% / $2,811 $19,919,000 / 34 $2,750,000 (estimate) +31% / $3,681 $22,669,000 / 35 8 THE GAMBLER Paramount 2,478 $1,536,368 -34.5% / $620 $15,666,795 / 5 $1,621,000 (estimate) +5.5% / $654 $17,288,000 / 6 $1,590,000 (estimate) -1.9% / $642 $18,878,000 / 7 $2,388,000 (estimate) +50.2% / $964 $21,266,000 / 8 9 BIG HERO 6 Buena Vista 2,065 $1,414,840 -6% / $685 $201,498,903 / 53 $1,699,761 +20.1% / $823 $203,198,664 / 54 $1,377,990 -18.9% / $667 $204,576,654 / 55 $1,875,566 +36.1% / $908 $206,452,220 / 56 10 EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS Fox 3,002 $1,051,796 -42.3% / $350 $53,534,075 / 18 $1,205,027 +14.6% / $401 $54,739,102 / 19 $985,000 (estimate) -18.3% / $328 $55,724,000 / 20 $1,800,000 (estimate) +82.7% / $600 $57,524,000 / 21 - WILD (2014) Fox Searchlight 1,285 $1,046,355 -31.5% / $814 $17,381,085 / 27 $1,093,386 +4.5% / $851 $18,474,471 / 28 $1,265,000 (estimate) +15.7% / $984 $19,739,000 / 29 $1,575,000 (estimate) +24.5% / $1,226 $21,314,000 / 30 - PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR Fox 2,033 $964,890 -5.8% / $475 $71,913,485 / 34 $1,202,486 +24.6% / $591 $73,115,971 / 35 $910,000 (estimate) -24.3% / $448 $74,026,000 / 36 $1,190,000 (estimate) +30.8% / $585 $75,216,000 / 37 - INTERSTELLAR Paramount 1,253 $693,285 -19.2% / $553 $178,080,502 / 55 $728,000 (estimate) +5% / $581 $178,809,000 / 56 $580,000 (estimate) -20.3% / $463 $179,389,000 / 57 $954,000 (estimate) +64.5% / $761 $180,343,000 / 58 - TOP FIVE Paramount 1,426 $563,305 -35.5% / $395 $19,663,835 / 18 $569,000 (estimate) +1% / $399 $20,233,000 / 19 $475,000 (estimate) -16.5% / $333 $20,708,000 / 20 $893,000 (estimate) +88% / $626 $21,601,000 / 21 - THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Focus Features 736 $262,776 -26.3% / $357 $22,637,732 / 53 $284,882 +8.4% / $387 $22,922,614 / 54 $311,186 +9.2% / $423 $23,233,800 / 55 $432,219 +38.9% / $587 $23,666,019 / 56 - THE INTERVIEW (2014) Sony / Columbia 331 $270,000 (estimate) -38.4% / $816 $3,110,000 / 5 $225,000 (estimate) -16.7% / $680 $3,335,000 / 6 $170,000 (estimate) -24.4% / $514 $3,505,000 / 7 $310,000 (estimate) +82.4% / $937 $3,815,000 / 8 - SELMA Paramount 22 $107,773 -33% / $5,672 $1,001,399 / 5 $108,000 (estimate) +0.2% / $5,684 $1,109,000 / 6 $95,000 (estimate) -12% / $4,318 $1,204,000 / 7 $231,000 +143.2% / $10,500 $1,435,000 / 8 - AMERICAN SNIPER Warner Bros. 4 $166,000 (estimate) -23.9% / $41,500 $1,040,000 / 5 $164,000 (estimate) -1.2% / $41,000 $1,204,000 / 6 $125,000 (estimate) -23.8% / $31,250 $1,329,000 / 7 $223,000 (estimate) +78.4% / $55,750 $1,552,000 / 8 - NIGHTCRAWLER Open Road Films 105 $21,883 -30% / $208 $31,781,338 / 60 $24,071 +10% / $229 $31,805,409 / 61 $19,738 -18% / $188 $31,825,147 / 62 $40,265 +104% / $383 $31,865,412 / 63 - THE BOXTROLLS Focus Features 143 $19,058 -12.6% / $133 $50,456,337 / 95 $25,748 +35.1% / $180 $50,482,085 / 96 $21,070 -18.2% / $147 $50,503,155 / 97 $31,649 +50.2% / $221 $50,534,804 / 98 - JOHN WICK Lionsgate/Summit 137 $14,890 -36.6% / $109 $42,791,570 / 67 $16,212 +8.9% / $118 $42,807,782 / 68 $12,650 -22% / $92 $42,820,432 / 69 $27,877 +120.4% / $203 $42,848,309 / 70 - THE HOMESMAN Saban Films 61 $11,181 -34.8% / $183 $2,169,250 / 46 $11,284 +0.9% / $185 $2,180,534 / 47 $18,122 +60.6% / $297 $2,198,656 / 48 $19,789 +9.2% / $324 $2,218,445 / 49 - CITIZENFOUR Radius-TWC 40 $13,398 -18.3% / $335 $2,156,965 / 67 $13,982 +4.4% / $350 $2,170,947 / 68 $9,516 -31.9% / $238 $2,180,463 / 69 $19,600 +106% / $490 $2,200,063 / 70 - SONG OF THE SEA GKIDS 2 $3,594 -3.3% / $1,797 $46,670 / 11 $2,644 -26.4% / $1,322 $49,314 / 12 $3,118 +17.9% / $1,559 $52,432 / 13 $4,800 +53.9% / $2,400 $57,232 / 14 - ROSEWATER Open Road Films 15 $1,564 -30.1% / $104 $3,121,281 / 46 $2,096 +34% / $140 $3,123,377 / 47 $2,368 +13% / $158 $3,125,745 / 48 $3,196 +35% / $213 $3,128,941 / 49 - THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA GKIDS 8 $1,419 -72.3% / $177 $572,079 / 74 $5,087 +258.5% / $636 $577,166 / 75 $1,360 -73.3% / $170 $578,526 / 76 $1,934 +42.2% / $242 $580,460 / 77 - DEAR WHITE PEOPLE Roadside Attractions 7 $372 -80.6% / $53 $4,369,977 / 74 $420 +12.9% / $60 $4,370,397 / 75 $306 -27.1% / $44 $4,370,703 / 76 $1,124 +267.3% / $161 $4,371,827 / 77 - BIG EYES Weinstein Company - $562,576 -33.7% / $430 $4,974,840 / 5 $605,141 +7.6% / $463 $5,579,981 / 6 N/A N/A - BIRDMAN Fox Searchlight - $170,226 -26.6% / $583 $23,913,841 / 74 $170,988 +0.4% / $586 $24,084,829 / 75 N/A N/A - DUMB AND DUMBER TO Universal - $90,435 -28.3% / $230 $84,789,725 / 46 $98,465 +8.9% / $250 $84,888,190 / 47 N/A N/A - GONE GIRL Fox - $89,479 -26.1% / $333 $166,019,223 / 88 $93,464 +4.5% / $347 $166,112,687 / 89 N/A N/A - ST. VINCENT Weinstein Company - $60,402 -23.9% / $122 $42,972,367 / 81 $68,366 +13.2% / $138 $43,040,733 / 82 N/A N/A - THE BOOK OF LIFE (2014) Fox - $39,665 -28.8% / $268 $49,237,574 / 74 $51,664 +30.3% / $349 $49,289,238 / 75 N/A N/A - THE MAZE RUNNER Fox - $25,776 -24.7% / $188 $102,056,887 / 102 $29,086 +12.8% / $212 $102,085,973 / 103 N/A N/A - THE PYRAMID Fox - $2,785 -37.2% / $103 $2,688,941 / 25 $2,482 -10.9% / $92 $2,691,423 / 26 N/A N/A - MY OLD LADY Cohen Media Group - $985 -- / $246 $3,989,385 / 111 $1,409 +43% / $352 $3,990,794 / 112 $1,764 +25.2% / $294 $3,992,558 / 113 N/A NEXT >> * Ranked by selected day. Click on the day at the top of the chart to sort by that day.

I think that BH6 has been hurt more by Interstellar than PoM,Night 3, ITW, and Annie combined. That film managed to make BH6 feel like a nonevent even on this forum. There was no buzz, and no media coverage for BH6, and imo that cost it its shot at $250M or more.

My guess is that an agreement with Lucas is the only reason this is getting released

I am financially vested in Disney's success, and I thought GOTG was a much better movie, but I'd still rather have MJpt1 win the year, since GOTG's number is just to low for me to want it to remain the years top number.

I think that the new strategy that Disney is trying may not be the best (for profits) in the short run, but it may help extend this period of success by keeping a style from getting stale.

Merry Christmas Also good numbers for BH6 Is the $1.1M a good midnight number for ITW?

Tangled got 8.5M off of a 1.6M opening. BH6 opened 400k lower, but it had a slightly better second weekend. I could see it getting Tangled numbers easily if those holds continue.

At least Penguins will take the brunt of the blow.

In its second weekend BH6 has pulled ahead of Tangled's weekend gross

I believe BH6 is doing better than Tangled in South America where it still has a few, albeit smaller than Europe and Asia, markets left to open in. I agree, it should easily beat Tangleds OS.

Apparently there is once again a possibility that the interview will air in theaters. 250 art house theaters are willing to show it http://variety.com/2014/film/news/art-house-theaters-support-for-interview-release-1201385285/