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How much would Argo total gross be if its DVD release were in April or later? 150+?

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Could Warm Bodies stay outgrossed Die Hard 5 in the end? Safe Haven are days away from doing it.

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Lincoln has finally reached 180M. What a beast! I wonder how its BO performance would be, were Meryl Streep cast as Lincoln.

 

Pity that ZDT would not cross a century mark.

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The numbers are up:

 

1 Jack the Giant Slayer $28,010,000 -- 3,535 -- $7,924 $28,010,000 1 Warner Bros. / New Line 2 Identity Thief $9,700,000 -31% 3,230 8 $3,003 $107,427,105 4 Universal 3 21 And Over $9,000,000 -- 2,771 -- $3,248 $9,000,000 1 Relativity Media 4 The Last Exorcism Part II $8,030,000 -- 2,700 -- $2,974 $8,030,000 1 CBS Films 5 Snitch (2013) $7,700,000 -42% 2,511 0 $3,067 $24,410,339 2 Lionsgate / Summit 6 Escape From Planet Earth $6,726,000 -37% 3,110 -243 $2,163 $43,213,050 3 Weinstein Company 7 Safe Haven $6,300,000 -40% 2,951 -272 $2,135 $57,093,483 3 Relativity Media 8 Silver Linings Playbook $5,941,000 3% 1,836 -176 $3,236 $115,520,639 16 Weinstein Company 9 A Good Day to Die Hard $4,500,000 -56% 2,589 -966 $1,738 $59,624,041 3 Fox 10 Dark Skies $3,556,000 -57% 2,313 0 $1,537 $13,452,687 2 Weinstein / Dimension 11 Warm Bodies $2,650,000 -45% 1,930 -714 $1,373 $62,009,674 5 Lionsgate / Summit 12 Side Effects (2013) $1,777,000 -47% 1,112 -958 $1,598 $28,101,309 4 Open Road 13 Beautiful Creatures (2013) $923,000 -74% 1,075 -1875 $859 $18,529,434 3 Warner Bros.

 

1 Life of Pi $2,300,000 43% 626 54 $3,674 $116,943,016 15 Fox 2 Argo $2,205,000 21% 985 183 $2,239 $132,761,385 21 Warner Bros. 3 Quartet $1,760,000 56% 725 369 $2,428 $11,159,790 8 Weinstein Company 4 Zero Dark Thirty $1,300,000 -42% 722 -475 $1,801 $93,574,082 11 Sony / Columbia 5 Django Unchained $1,024,000 5% 983 324 $1,042 $160,316,007 10 Weinstein Company 6 Lincoln $1,005,000 -32% 652 -223 $1,541 $180,091,056 17 Disney / DreamWorks 7 Wreck-It Ralph $575,000 -11% 352 -50 $1,634 $187,391,706 18 Disney 8 Amour $522,283 -27% 333 5 $1,568 $5,921,762 11 Sony Pictures Classics 9 Bless Me, Ultima $178,246 -62% 183 -80 $974 $1,257,162 2 Arenas Entertainment 10 The Impossible $153,000 -47% 151 -122 $1,013 $18,315,827 11 Lionsgate / Summit 11 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 $115,000 -46% 180 -43 $639 $292,299,928 16 Lionsgate / Summit 12 A Haunted House $97,302 -52% 169 -133 $576 $40,037,847 8 Open Road

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How high can SLP go? After 4 months its PTA is still the third best this wknd. Now that the Oscar is behind us and bigger films are entering the market, will it stand a chance to reach 130+.?

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I second that. THG actually affirms her rise to A-list status. But she did help SLP BO a lot, including her Oscar win. SLP itself would have been a dud, given confusing release strategy of Weinstein at first. 

 

From now on, J Law is clearly a rising star, unlike Kristen Stuart, whose status is pending. J Law has been in action, drama, rom-com, horror. All of them are solid at its own right. With Catching Fire and the next X Men coming her career in another couple of years is hard to fail.

 

Well THG wasn't big success because of her only and WB was mild success in the boxoffice for it's kind so I will say it would have hit TF's numbers from 2010.

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Love SLP number. Surely it will have a place to stay on Top 10 next wknd. Hopefully, it stays until Mar. 16

 

Jack proves to be a family bonafide. Looks more like Percy Jackson. Had it released on MLK wknd, t could have done much better. Zero competition and room to breathe.

 

And who would have thought 3rd wknd number of EFPE would outgross that of Die Hard 5?

[4 day weekend estimates (Feb 15-18) pg 13]

Here’s the Top Ten based on Friday estimates:

1. Good Day To Die Hard (Fox) Week 1 [Runs 3,552] RThursday $8.2M, Friday $7.6M (-8%)4-Day Weekend $29.5M, 5-Day Holiday $37.3M

2. Safe Haven (Relativity) Week 1 [Runs 3,223] PG13Thursday $8.8M, Friday $7.4M (–16%),4-Day Weekend $26.5M, 5-Day Holiday $35.0M

3. Identity Thief (Universal) Week 2 [Runs 3,165] RThursday $5.3M, Friday $7.0M4-Day Holiday $26.5M, Cume $73.7M

4. Escape From Planet Earth (Weinstein) NEW [Runs 3,288] PGFriday $3.6M4-Day Holiday $21.0M

5. Warm Bodies (Summit/Lionsgate) Week 3 [Runs 2,897] PG13Thursday $2.5M, Friday $2.7M4-Day Holiday $10.5M, Cume $51.7M

6. Beautiful Creatures (Warner Bros) Week 1 [Runs 2,950] PG13Thursday $2.5M, Friday $2.4M (-6%)4-day Weekend $9.0M, 5-Day Holiday $11.5M7. Side Effects (Open Road) Week 2 [Runs 2,605] RThursday $1.2M, Friday $1.6M,4-Day Weekend $7.5M, Cume $20.3M

8. Silver Linings Playbook (Weinstein) Week 14 [Runs 2,202] RThursday $1.2M, Friday $1.5M4-Day Weekend $7.0M, Cume $100M

9. Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (Par) Week 4 [Runs 2,103] RThursday $895K, Friday $800K4-Day Weekend $3.6M, Cume $49.8M

10. Mama (Universal) Week 5 [Runs 1,648] PG13Thursday $725K, Friday $700K4-Day Weekend $3.0M, Cume $68.5M

[Weekend Estimates (Identity Thief: $36.6M, Warm Bodies $11.5M, Side Effects: $10M)]

More updates:

 

4. Silver Linings Playbook (Weinstein) Week 13 [Runs 2,809]Friday $1.6M, Saturday $3.1M, Weekend $6.4M, Cume $89.5M

5. Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (Paramount) Week 3 [Runs 3,285]Friday $1.3M, Saturday $2.7M, Weekend $5.7M, Cume $43.8M6. Mama (Universal) Week 4 [Runs 2,677]Friday $1.1M, Saturday $2.0M, Weekend $4.2M, Cume $63.9M

7. Zero Dark Thirty (Annapurna/Sony) Week 7 [Runs 2,871]Friday $975K, Saturday $1.9M, Weekend $3.9M, Cume $83.5M

8. Argo (Warner Bros) Week 18 [Runs 1,405]Friday $565K, Saturday $1.2M, Weekend $2.4M, Cume $123.6M

9. Django Unchained (Weinstein) Week 7 [Runs 1,502]Friday $560M, Saturday Weekend $2.1M, Cume $154.3M

? Top Gun 3D IMAX (Paramount) [Runs 300]Friday $535K, Weekend $2.0M

 

Sad that ZDT won't hit 100M. And the same as Flight which missed the mark cuz it's Paramount release.

 

I've never thought Argo might even hit 130M. That's almost 7x multipliers.

It could get BP as well. Way to go, Ben! 

[Weekend Estimates (Identity Thief: $36.6M, Warm Bodies $11.5M, Side Effects: $10M)]

Sat Nums for IT, WB and SE are up. According to Nikki, it's a huge increase 

 

1. Identity Thief (Universal) NEW [Runs 3,141]Friday $11.2M, Saturday $15M, Weekend $36M

2. Warm Bodies (Summit/Lionsgate) Week 2 [3,009]Friday $3.2M, Saturday $5.1M, Weekend $11.4M, Cume $34.1M

3. Side Effects (Open Road) NEW [Runs 2,605]Friday $2.8M, Saturday $4.2M, Weekend $9.5M

 

If not due to the snow, IT could see 40M OW

[May 4, 2012 Weekend (AVENGERS Opening Discussion): ACTUAL 207.4 mill!!!!]

Wknd Estimates are up on boxoffice.comHoldovers have horrid drops. I was hoping TLAM to get 100M. After getting 55% slash this week, it seems impossible now. :angry:Will THG hit 400M? How long can it stay as the biggest film of 2012?

[May 4, 2012 Weekend (AVENGERS Opening Discussion): ACTUAL 207.4 mill!!!!]

Nothing again Potter's fans, but I can't help noticing that Potter films can hold the opening record only less than a year and its records were always topped by Superhero films by a wide and indisputable margin...I wonder how big TA2 will be, if it will ever happen. 300M

[May 4, 2012 Weekend (AVENGERS Opening Discussion): ACTUAL 207.4 mill!!!!]

With such a huge opening wknd TA potentially tops the BO for three weeks, esp. if Battleship fails to open oveer 50M.If that happens, it's gonna be the first time for a film to top 3 wknd in May since Code of Silence in 1985.

[Weekend estimates (3.30~4.1) THG 61 mill]

Who would of thought that JC and WoTT would be opening lower than 21JS?I hope WoTT will cross 100M with light competition before it,

[Weekend estimates (3.30~4.1) THG 61 mill]

Where will THG and 21JS end?

380+ M for THG making it the highest grossing film ever released in Jan - Apr125+M for 21JS if it continues to hold well like BoG and AU doesn't have too much effect on it,

[Weekend Estimates (Deadline) The Lorax - 70M+]

Also, I feel sorry for you, John Carter. You have too fierce battle for opening at No. 1.If it follows Horton's performance, it'll drop 45%. That will make it stay well above 40M. I really hope this BO on fire phenomenon will spare some to JCM.BTW it looks like Journey 2 is back on track to cross 100M.

[Weekend Estimates (Deadline) The Lorax - 70M+]

What's so special about it? I mean, it's not a sequel or anything right?

It has Dr. Suess brand which historically has done well at the BO, except for The Cat in the Hat.I can't see how this could miss 200M with almost zero competition in the next couple of week, the first animation to do so in March. Let alone the biggest March OW ever after AiW

[Wknd Est. Feb. 24-26]

Will TPM 3D have a 2.0x multiplier?

Hopefully, it will. But it might fall short of 45m, if it loses so many theaters to the Lorax this wknd and JC next week.I wonder if it would fare better were it released in January,

[Wknd Est. Feb. 24-26]

1 The Artist $3,000,000 23% 966 158 $3,106 $31,873,799 14 Weinstein Company 2 The Descendants $2,200,000 -25% 889 -354 $2,475 $78,526,693 15 Fox Searchlight 3 Hugo $1,570,000 -5% 501 -57 $3,134 $69,413,944 14 Paramount 4 The Iron Lady $704,000 -34% 522 -101 $1,349 $25,730,597 9 Weinstein Company 5 Big Miracle $656,260 -71% 628 -1006 $1,045 $18,891,035 4 Universal 6 Red Tails $467,700 -68% 489 -520 $956 $48,700,785 6 Fox 7 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked $375,000 -24% 311 -89 $1,206 $130,382,510 11 Fox 8 My Week with Marilyn $313,000 58% 402 282 $779 $14,082,692 14 Weinstein Company 9 The Adventures of Tintin $276,000 -29% 272 -31 $1,015 $76,902,754 10 Paramount 10 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close $254,000 -60% 280 -297 $907 $31,210,984 10 Warner Bros. 11 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol $232,000 -52% 178 -97 $1,303 $207,765,800 11 Paramount 12 One For the Money $143,000 -82% 229 -704 $624 $25,956,469 5 Lionsgate 13 Puss in Boots (2011) $115,000 -39% 138 -25 $833 $149,233,022 18 Paramount / DreamWorks Finally, the Artist hits 30M with Hugo edging closer to 70M

[Wknd Est. Feb. 24-26]

1 Act of Valor $24,700,000 -- 3,039 -- $8,128 $24,700,000 1 Relativity Media 2 Tyler Perry's Good Deeds $16,000,000 -- 2,132 -- $7,505 $16,000,000 1 Lionsgate 3 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island $13,475,000 -32% 3,350 -150 $4,022 $76,731,351 3 Warner Bros. / New Line 4 Safe House $11,368,700 -52% 3,052 -69 $3,725 $98,065,260 3 Universal 5 The Vow $10,000,000 -57% 3,038 80 $3,292 $103,007,343 3 Sony / Screen Gems 6 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance $8,800,000 -60% 3,174 0 $2,773 $37,832,082 2 Sony / Columbia 7 This Means War $8,500,000 -51% 3,189 0 $2,665 $33,570,636 2 Fox 8 Wanderlust $6,626,620 -- 2,002 -- $3,310 $6,626,620 1 Universal 9 Gone $5,000,000 -- 2,186 -- $2,287 $5,000,000 1 Summit 10 The Secret World of Arrietty $4,503,000 -30% 1,522 0 $2,959 $14,660,805 2 Disney 11 Chronicle $3,705,000 -51% 1,797 -759 $2,062 $58,004,927 4 Fox 12 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D $3,100,000 -61% 1,618 -1037 $1,916 $40,369,630 3 Fox 13 The Woman in Black $2,730,000 -59% 1,727 -832 $1,581 $50,459,196 4 CBS Films http://www.boxoffice.com/statistics/bo_numbers/studio_estimate/2012-02-26

[BOX OFFICE: Noon Numbers Show ‘Act Of Valor’ #1, ‘Good Deeds’ #2, ‘Wanderlust’ #5]

Nothing did that last weekend.

I would say Arrietty did, It's now the biggest opening wknd for Ghibli studio. Frankly, it might even outgross Mars Needs Mom without 3D.

[DHD Saturday: 16.4 M THE VOW | 16.5 M SAFE HOUSE | 12.4 M JOURNEY ll | 8.7 M SW l | 5.5 M CHRONICLE]

Disappointed in TPM numbers, very sad :(Everyhting else did awesome!

I still think TPM3D is doing fine. At least it didn't drop on Sat. Still, the worse increase among four new releases.I doubt if it stands a chance to break 500M by the end of its run.

[DHD Saturday: 16.4 M THE VOW | 16.5 M SAFE HOUSE | 12.4 M JOURNEY ll | 8.7 M SW l | 5.5 M CHRONICLE]

Love those numbers. Possible two films opens over 40M? Once again studios release things people wanna see.2012 reminds me a bit of 2009 when almost everything broke out and many films overperformed after such a slump the BO had in December 2008. I do hope this BO on fire will continue into March and April. In 2009 it took a long break after Watchmen.BTW the first half of February has become such a time that many films coexist. In 2010 3 films opened north of 30M during President's Day and 2011 3 films opened over 25M and this weekend 4 films are opening over 20 M with 2 films earning close to 40M.Just impressive numbers.

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What are you talking about? I see everything in the top 15 except The Sitter increasing.

I'm talking about comparing the NY 4-day wknd to Christmas 4-day wknd. Just look at the top 5

2011-2 NY X Mas %Chng

MI4 38.3 44.1 -13.2%

SH2 26.5 31.9 -17%

AC3 21.0 19.5 +7.7%

WH 19.2 14.5 +32.4% (opens Dec. 25)

TGWTDG 19.0 19.4 -2.1%

Overall gross 195.4 196.9 -0.8%

2005-6 NY X Mas %Chng

Narnia 33.7 31.7 +3.1%

King Kong 31.8 33.3 -4.5%

FWD&J 21.0 21.5 -4.7%

CBTD2 18.9 15.3 +23.5%

Rumor Has It 11.8 7.5 +57.3% (opens Dec. 25)

Overall gross 193.9 176.4 +9.9%

Just the fact that the est. overall gross of this year is almost equal to what it was 6 years ago is already alarrming.

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Compared to NY weekend 2005-6, this year's BO is obviously in a slump. On the same wknd 2005-6, all of the films improved from Christmas wknd. But this year most of them declined.It seems films don't have enough appeal to drag moviegoers to theaters.