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I reckon the tone will be similar to the Nolan films but they'll make it less grounded in reality in order to use the more fantastical villians like Clayface, Mr Freeze etc and to fit it into the wider DC Film Universe.I would like Mr Freeze to be done again, he can be a great villian when done correctly as evident in the Animated Series where he's a tragic figure.

I'm sure The Hobbit will be big, there hasn't really a big December film since Avatar although Sherlock Holmes and Mission Impossible were successful. Return of the King had a £15m five day opener back in 2003 so if the Hobbit can come close to that, it'll definetly have legs should the WOM and reviews be good.

Avengers £15.8m was for four days so it will be still impressive for The Dark Knight Rises to do £15-16m especially as it's only has IMAX rather than 3D. It'll be the highest grossing three day opener of 2012 at least until Skyfall.

It'll never happen but I think he should direct the Cleopatra biopic that been in development at Sony for a few years.

He's a great director but I think he should go in a different direction for his next films, Spielberg has alway been a mix of serious and populist with Indiana Jones, ET, Schindler's List, Jurrasic Park etc whereas Nolan's quite a serious director, I couldn't see him doing a family film.

It's be number 1 for the next two weeks at least, its only real competition will be Ted on August 1st then Bourne Legacy, Brave and Expendables 2 on August 17th. I imagine either Ted or Brave will knock off TDKR.

I imagine Man of Steel will have a longer trailer attached to the Hobbit in the same way The Dark Knight Rises was with Sherlock Holmes,

I imagine Fox would like a Family Guy movie but like The Simpsons Movie, it's trying to fit it into an already busy schedule that Seth MacFarlane has with his animated shows and also a plot that can play over 80-90 minutes, I think it should be a musical.

Taken gained a following thanks to DVD and TV, I don't think it was that successful when it was originally released 4 years ago but I imagine £4-5m OW for Taken 2 which for October is very good.Just read that the BFI IMAX is be operated by Odeon from now on, it'll still be owned by BFI and it'll still be called the BFI IMAX but all bookings and stuff like concessions will be handled by Odeon, given that how the IMAX has grown in the last few years, I'm not surprised that they've decided to partner with a cinema chain especially with online booking which has always been a nightmare especially for big releases.

The Dark Knight Rises will the last film in a while to generate this sort of advance sales until either Breaking Dawn part II or possibly Skyfall.

Spider-Man had a good drop, I think it'll do £25-30m total, it'll be an alternative to those who can't see TDKR. Ice Age did very well but it did have two weeks of previews plus wide release in Scotland and Ireland.

I reckon they'll be a fifth film to wrap up the franchise. Bringing the characters to modern times could work or find a way to bring back the humans and tie it with the first film.

Given that DWA releases up to 3 films a year, it might be tricky for SPA to get a look in, I imagine the studio won't shutdown but it'll mostly deal with hybrids like The Smurfs as well as their deal with Aardman.I'm surprised DWA didn't go with Warner Bros given that their animation studios doesn't seem to release animated films.

Five sequels seem excessive, I'd just be happy with two more films to conclude the story. Given there's a TV series as well, I think Dreamworks might be milking KFP dry.

I'm guessing May or June 2015 for KFP3's release date.

WB shot themselves in the foot by not having midnights, Batman may not have the same rabid audience as Potter or Twilight but you can bet people would turn up for the final film in the trilogy.I'm sticking to a £15-16m OW.

TDK did £11m four days so it's a big ask for TDKR to do £20m OW if it matches the £15.8m that Avengers did over four day then it'll be a success, it'll be big though and legs should be great,

The thing that may work against TDKR is that is quite long at 165 minutes, Bond always does well so £40-50m is likely.

I reckon Skyfall and The Hobbit will crack £50m, not sure on TDKR but that will be over £40m for sure. A handful of films have cracked £20m this year but none so far apart from Avengers have done over £30-40m, that'll likely change with Ice Age and Spider-Man.

With the success of Newsies as a Broadway musical, I wonder if Disney will consider remaking the movie based on the stage musical? I imagine they'll launch a few more productions worldwide before greenlighting a film.

I don't think the Olympics will impact films too much, you've got big releases like The Lorax and Ted which I imagine will bring in audiences not wanting to watch the Olympics and who have already seen TDKR, the week after the Olympics has The Bourne Legacy, Brave and The Expendables 2, I reckon Bourne will be number 1 that week as it has a Monday release whereas Brave has a Friday release and E2 a Thursday release.There is also Keith Lemon the Movie which I'm guessing is trying to cash in on The Inbetweeners success but I'm not sure if Keith Lemon can sustain a full film.

Ice Age had a good drop considering it was against Spider-Man, including previews, it will have a £8-9m OW when it's released on Friday. Both MIB3 and Prometheus have had fantastic runs as did Snow White.

Spider-Man did very well, should hold up next week although Ice Age due to the previews should be number 1, do think it should have gotten release fully on the 29th June although I understand why Fox held it back in England and Wales. I think £25-30m total is likely but it's only got two weeks to itself until the Lorax and that has previews on the 21st and 22nd which could dent IA then Brave is released mid August.I wonder what Ice Age's actual OW will be once previews are taken away? I imagine it'll be around £3-3.5m.

Ice Age has already been released in Ireland and Scotland so only the England and Wales previews will be included when it's officially released plus whatever it made in Ireland and Scotland that weekend. I imagine Ice Age will be number 2 or 3 this weekend from those two countries alone.The Lorax also has previews the weekend before its release, guess Universal are using it as counter programming to the Dark Knight and to dent Ice Age.

With Murray through to the final of Wimbledon, Sunday will down in takings for Spider-Man but depends on how long the match goes on for,