Captain Craig
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It's around 8.7 but the unofficial tally is around double that cause many have passed their 99 week unemployment check. So if you fall of the role your not counted but your still unemployed.Hopefully Americans will realize the Hopelessness that Change brought and get things changed back.
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^^^ Which is something people have been doing since about Spiderman 2. Thinking each sequel has to now over perform the prior installment. When the norm pre-2000 was sequels go down, the thinking flipped but that couldn't be maintained. We just hit a lucky patch of sequels that quality rise did better at the B.O. Just wait, some peoples expectations are so high for The Avengers or TDKR that the term underperformer will ultimately be tossed around.
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^^^ Which is something people have been doing since about Spiderman 2. Thinking each sequel has to now over perform. Just wait, some peoples expectations are so high for The Avengers or TDKR that the term underperformer will ultimately be tossed around.
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I'd argue that Holmes 2 isn't the first example we could find of people jumping the gun based on an opening day or OW. For tentpole films it really should be a wait and see period till the second weekend or first Monday figures.
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^^^Those were likely started by haters or the proverbial "I want to be first" type poster.
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Glad to see Sherlock already over the $100m mark even if the next $100m is going to be nearly impossible. However, that reported budget of $125m all but assures that a sequel will happen.Mission IV also continues to hold well. The sooner part 5 happens there the better as well imo.I'm one of the few not surprised by Tin Tin's domestic performance. Every time I see that dog food commercial tie-in with Snowy it reminds of this fims failure to connect despite trying.
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Which is the only competition it needs. Parents will take, or be asked to see, something they know as a classic. Not a Belgian comic strip adaptation. We all saw how Lion King did.It will be difficult but not impossible. It will be at +55M after NYE weekend. After that weekend legs can certainly put Tintin to the 100M mark. The only competition in January is Beauty and the beast 3d
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And Adam Sandler, Harrison Ford, Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts, Sandra Bullock.They all play 95% the same character, different accent and background material to work with is about the main change.Same schtik worked for Jack Nicholson. Just sayin`. -
^^^I've not seen it. Thought Crank 1 was pushing it but have heard the absurdity is through the roof on Crank 2.It's in the Netflix queue though.
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No way Tin Tin sees $100m domestic, none. What are you Tin Tin people smoking?Depending on how you count it I suppose it needs one hell of a multiplier.
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^^^^I don't know what the consensus is on their dislike per se.For me my biggest gripe was that Johnny Blaze was played a bit zaney. Not like the source at all. At Cage's recommendation cause the character didn't know what it was that really bothered him. The trailers and comments about the character now suggest he's a changed man so the Johnny character should be more serious and even a bit grim. I like the new look of the Rider. Not quite as polished and out of the box. We also don't seem to have a forced romantic subplot going on either.It's going to be a paper thin script I've no doubt, I feel it will be just durable enough to move the story along though.
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Whose opinion means nothing to me.My reaction is "Good bring it"I don't for a second think it's going to rival the top comic films, it looks fun, fun in a different approach from brooding Bats, lovelorn Parker and rosey Avengers.Not based on the BNAT reactions
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The movie that will surprise those still hating on the first one and hung up on that.When people are quoting Ghost Rider 2 as a must-see...
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thank youI'll have to do some lurking some time.
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AD forums?I google that and its a site for Advertisers.What does AD stand for?
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2012 Movies I'm going to see in theaters
Underworld Awakening
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
The Hunger Games
The Avengers
The Amazing Spiderman
The Dark Knight Rises
Prometheus
G.I. Joe(2): Retaliation
Expendables 2
Resident Evil 5
The Hobbit
2012 Movies that are dependent on further trailers and/or a friend drags me
Journey 2 the Mysterious Island
John Carter
Wrath of the Titans
Cabin in the Woods
Dark Shadows
Battleship
MIB:3
Snow White & the Huntsman
Brave
Bourne Legacy
Total Recall
Dredd
2012 Movies that look interesting but are DVD bound due to $8/11 prices at theater
Red Tails
The Grey
Man on a Ledge
Mirror Mirror
American Reunion
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Django Unchained
- Looks like there isn't going to be a Paranormal Activity 4 this year? Was hoping for that.
- Some from that second section will no doubt find their way into the top section, probably 1/3 of them.
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Double ditto, count me in.And it's not like we don't follow movies. This Jolie flick was way, way below the radar.I never heard of the film until this discussion. Judging by the numbers I'm guessing so did most of the country.
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I can't say agree with your assessment that it looks to have low production values but to keep your thought in mind many, many, many people felt the same way about the first Twilight. That it looked like a Lifetime TV movie of the week and that turned out alright.Yeah, the Hunger Games trailer reeks of low production value. Looks DTV to me.
Also in keeping with the sentiment of the thread and "decent flicks" I long ago decided to see 95% or greater of movies that screamed high production values. Movies that say "I really should be seen on the big screen in Dolby Surround etc".
I wanted to see Rum Diary, still will, but it's a DVD movie. Due to the copycat nature of the script I waited on Hangover II. I will allow a few guilty pleasures but neither of those two warranted it this year.
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The Avengers is a sure thing.As far as I'm concerned THG breaking out is the most certain thing outside of TDKR and TH. It's a major tearjerker and will really get people talking, cannot wait.
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Shawn are you tracking Thoroughbred, 100 Oaks or Opry Mills? Just curious.Updating the theater I'm tracking today:
War Horse (2 screens) - 1 sell out
Zoo (2 screens) - 2 sell outs
Tattoo (2 screens) - 2 sell outs
MI4 (2 screens) - 1 sell out
Holmes 2 (2 screens) - 3 sell outs
New Year's (1 screen) - 1 sell out
Arthur (1 screen) - 1 sell out
Muppets (1 screen) - 1 sell out
And, this is just flat out incredible...
Alvin has sold out all 7 of its first 7 shows (through times that don't start for another hour and a half from now). I don't even remember the first two films quite doing that.
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I've seen 21 movies in the theater this year and that is likely to be the standing total. There just isn't anything else pulling me out.In total I've seen 109(first time viewing) movies this year. I keep count on another board with other posters.I try to see as many matinee's as possible. They are $8 now, $11 at night.11 this year, and I saw 10 last year. Don't know about other years.
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That Green Hornet would outgross Tin Tin.Hell, Battle: LA may do better!!!! Who called that one? Anyone???I was never, way back on BOM boards, in the camp that said this was a $500m WW film. Yet there were those saying it was a sure thing. A lot of films are going to end up doing more than TinTin on the US domestic side it now seems.I often wonder if the "sure fire" prognosticators take something like this in or just deflect it. Like say TDKR mania?By the beginning of the year, nobody would stop laughing at you if you said that Gnomeo & Juliet would outgross Tintin................
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ALove the film!!Love the series!!I own all 6 on BluRay.
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CEven when re-watching this as a primer for the '11 film it was painfully cheesy. I often try to keep in mind the era of when something was made but even still. Arnold is still fun to watch as Conan but so much around the film is B-movie schlock.
Friday Box Office-MI4-$10.7m SH2-$7.4m
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Both of the top two films are doing admirably. I'm hoping that with a few soft weekend in January then MLK that MI:4 and SH2 can both find their way to $200m domestic. MI:4 seems a near lock at this point. But there is only $4 separating them so it's not like audiences have made a clear choice one over the other. They may both be canceling each other out in some markets with some audiences. Seeing one this weekend, the other the next.