MovieMan89

Considering the first half of Mockingjay is a god awful book, I'd say that's always been a possibility. They need a lot of movie magic to adapt that into a huge success. THG and Catching Fire it isn't.

I will blissfully pretend this is logical.

I feel like this whole thread caught a StressTD. Y'all are melting down way too soon. Save it for 47 Ronin people.

Well we should still live in a world where that's an awesome achievement for any film. Excluding Avengers 2 anyways.

When Fake is the voice of reason concerning a THG movie you know it's bad. Honestly, I'm disappointed that my fellow 'Gamers' are so pessimistic and unsure. Katniss would be ashamed.

It is called Catching Fire for a reason. The OW is just the spark to the flame. Can't wait to watch this baby multiply like Jon and Kate.

Since when is 150m not a huge OW, especially outside of summer? I refuse to say 400m is out of play unless we get some number <130m.

And everyone said THG was acting like a sequel already and had too big of an OW to go above 2.5x multi. So we'll see if this franchise can continue to buck the trends. Remember, adults don't rush out to see movies, and THG acquired a huge adult audience in the end.

I'll stay in denial then until CF proves everyone wrong with its multi. Remember, I was one of the few people here who said THG would have a great multi and hit 400 after that awful 2nd weekend drop. And I stuck by that like I will stick by CF having a greta multi.

Yes there definitely is judging by my local theaters. My IMAX marathon showing was only 60% full last night. And there weren't many people lined up for the midnight either when I got out. It may be because we're in the midst of our first real snow of the season this weekend and the temperature literally went from shorts weather earlier this week to downright freezing now.

To be honest it makes sense CF wouldn't be as frontloaded as the Potter and Twilight sequels. Think about the audience that saw THG. It was just as many adults as kids and teens. Unlike Potter or Twilight. Adults aren't going to rush out to see CF, but they still will probably see it. If I'm just trying to make excuses for it I'll accept that when it's DOM total is way under THG, but until that happens I don't believe this will fall much short or short at all of THG in the end.

Yeah, I know this will have just as great of WOM as THG, if not better. So if it opens worse I fully expect a bigger multi. I think if it doesn't retain THG's audience it will at least come very close in the end.

The dreaded DH1 strikes back. FML if this only does those numbers for the weekend. On the flipside, how hilarious would it be to see all the meltdowns if TH2 ends up beating this domestically! I love both franchises, but most Hunger Game fans here seem to be in the Floppit camp, so that oughta be fun.

1. Will The Hunger Games: Catching Fire have a per theater average of at least $40,000? YES 2. Will The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’s opening day (including previews & midnight grosses) be more than the combined grosses of films #2-#10 for the entire weekend? YES 3. Will The Hunger Games: Catching Fire have a Sunday drop of more than 31%? YES 4. Will Delivery Man debut at #2? NO 5. Will Thor: The Dark World have a Friday increase of more than 125%? YES 6. Will The Best Man Holiday fall more than 48%? YES 7. Will Free Birds have a better drop than Last Vegas? YES 8. Will Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa fall less than 27%? NO 9. Will Captain Phillips remain in the Top 10? YES 10. Will any film drop less than 20%? YES 8/10 Correct = 4,000 bonus points 9/10 Correct = 6,000 bonus points 10/10 Correct = 8,000 bonus points Bonus #1) How much will The Hunger Games: Catching Fire gross this weekend? 190.050M Bonus #2) How much will THG: Catching Fire drop on Saturday, percentage-wise? -28.255% Bonus #3) How much will The Hunger Games: Catching Fire gross on Sunday? 40.950M Bonus #4) Which film will have the worst drop in the Top 15? ENDER'S GAME Bonus #5) Excluding films that are adding theaters, which film will have the best drop this weekend? FREE BIRDS

A month and a half of seeing movies since this came out (including 12 Years a Slave), yet all I still can think about is this film. Other movies are just kinda feeling like "who cares?" to me since seeing this. I honestly don't think any other movie has ever had that kind of impact on me. I just can't stop thinking about this film. And I've seen it 4 times but it still feels like I need to see it more.

Lol, how about Thanksgiving's: "Frozen Can't Catch Fire"

A+ I love this movie so much. Simply brilliant is the best description for it. It's also one of the few old movies I can watch over and over with ease. Seen it at least a dozen times cause it's so easy to sit through. Moves at an alarmingly blazing pace every time, which I always find nice.

I'll be happy if Ender hits 25m since I was honestly worried about it missing 20.

It does border on ludicrous that Bullock is so close to 50. There's absolutely no way in hell she looks a day over 40. She can even pass for mid 30's.

All questions are worth 1,000 points, unless otherwise specified. All answers are due by Thursday at 11:59 pm (PST). All questions pertain to the top 12 films of the weekend. 1. Will Gravity gross more than $33M? YES 2. Will Carrie make at least $22M? YES 3. Will Escape Plan debut in the Top 3? NO 4. Will Captain Phillips fall less than 30%? YES 5. Will 12 Years A Slave have a higher per theater average than All Is Lost? YES 6. Will Machete Kills fall less than 63%? NO 7. Will Rush have a Friday increase of at least 85%? YES 8. Will Prisoners have a better Sunday drop than Don Jon? YES 9. Will at least one film have a Saturday increase of 70% or more? YES 10. Will at least 2 films decrease on Saturday? YES 8/10 Correct = 4,000 bonus points 9/10 Correct = 6,000 bonus points 10/10 Correct = 8,000 bonus points Bonus #1) How much will Carrie gross this weekend? (please use at least 2 decimal places) 24.580 Bonus #2) What finishes in spots: 7. Prisoners 9. Insidious 2 11. Machete Kills 15. Pulling Strings [2,000 points each. If you get all 4 correct, you get 5,000 bonus points.]

Although it certainly doesn't fill the Breaking Bad void in my life, I have definitely been impressed with that show so far. I could really see it coming into its own as the critical darling in a few years if the writers play their cards right with it. Lots of potential.

Don't kill me Gravity buzz man.

I don't understand how people are saying this was so intense and nail biting when we all knew Phillips lived? I mean I guess unless you don't follow real world events at all, but the story was massive news all over the place when it happened and it only happened 4 years ago.

Right now I'd say this has a stronger chance of hitting 300 than TH2. Especially since I guarantee they'll re-release/re-expand this for Oscar season like they did Argo. Probably will get another IMAX run too. This will make money until March or so of next year.

This will end up outgrossing Thor 2 and The Hobbit 2 domestically, just wait and see. Would love to see it pass DM2 as well, though that may be a bit of a stretch.