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Ack, I mean projections.

Sunday September 30 Rank Title LW (adm.) TW (adm.) Gross (USD) % chg (adm.) QD % chg (adm.) 1 Ted -- 56,855 $459,771 -- +6.7% 2 Upside Down -- 15,938 $129,641 -- +10.6% 3 Taken 2 -- 15,199 $124,862 -- +19.6% 4 Due West -- 9,074 $90,230 -- -6.6% 5 Looper -- 5,147 $41,531 -- +10.0% Weekend adm. Sep 27-30 Rank Title LW TW % chg 1 Ted -- 170,781 -- 2 Upside Down -- 49,984 -- 3 Due West -- 35,850 -- 4 Taken 2 -- 25,307 -- 5 Looper -- 15,535 -- Weekend Estimates September 27 Rank Title TW % chg Total 1 Ted $1,050,000 +382.4% $1,495,000 2 Upside Down $320,000 $320,000 3 Due West $300,000 -56.6% $1,505,000 4 Taken 2 $200,000 $200,000 5 Looper $135,000 $135,000 No change from estimates.

I agree with this sentiment although I still think Nolan's a good director. The problem with Nolan for me is that all of his movies left me feeling a little cold, even the ones I really liked (The Dark Knight and Inception). Looper on the other hand was executed well and while the bed monologue was long and unnecessary, the rest of the film was fantastic and there was a lot of thrills and emotional gravitas to go along with the action. I also liked that they didn't use some cheap soundtrack to get your heart racing during those thrilling moments. It made the film that much more enjoyable. 9.5/10 (A)

Cool, so now Reese has a furry friend to solve cases with.Can't wait to see Finch's reaction.

DOA in HK.

Saturday September 29 Rank Title LW (adm.) TW (adm.) Gross (USD) % chg (adm.) QD % chg (adm.) 1 Ted -- 53,261 $433,453 -- +62.0% 2 Upside Down -- 14,405 $118,297 -- +38.5% 3 Taken 2 -- 12,704 $106,480 -- -- 4 Due West -- 9,714 $98,327 -- +16.4% 5 Looper -- 4,678 $37,986 -- +44.2% Weekend Projections September 27 Rank Title TW % chg Total 1 Ted $1,050,000 +382.4% $1,495,000 2 Upside Down $320,000 $320,000 3 Due West $300,000 -56.6% $1,505,000 4 Taken 2 $200,000 $200,000 5 Looper $135,000 $135,000 With Ted's Saturday explosion and an expected increase on Sunday, Ted is on track to pass 1m for the 4 day weekend. That prediction yesterday bit me in the ass. Upside Down increased its gap from Due West on Saturday and is now expected to win the race for #2 this weekend. The holiday is not helping Due West at all as its Saturday admissions only increased 11.4% from Thursday. Taken 2 began its HK run with a solid 12,700 admissions on Saturday. As more people are aware of its special screenings along with the added effect of the holiday, this will continue to increase throughout the week. For the 2 day, it is looking at a $200,000 weekend. Looper has built on its slow start on Thursday and has firmly entrenched itself as the #5 biggest movie this weekend. It passed Resident Evil 5 on Saturday and will continue to build its audience through positive word of mouth with another increase set for Sunday. Sunday adm. (so far) September 30 Rank Title LW TW % chg QD % chg 1 Ted -- 19,220 -- +20.5% 2 Upside Down -- 5,500 -- +37.0% 3 Taken 2 -- 4,249 -- +27.4% 4 Due West -- 2,612 -- +2.9% 5 Resident Evil: Retribution -- 2,451 -- +15.1% Huge for Ted. Upside Down and Taken 2 both shot up nicely. Due West might not be getting a holiday boost as much as other films are but next week should see a lower drop, ala Sex & Zen: Extreme Ecstasy. Resident Evil 5 saw a nice bump.

They wanted to release this on 12/12/(20)12 because the zodiac calendar has 12 animals. It's a gimmick like you see with horror movies opening on Halloween or romance movies opening on Valentine's Day.

As Taken 2 floods HK theaters with special screenings, let's look further ahead to this winter. True to form, Golden Scene has scheduled the last installment of Twilight for December 20. I thought scheduling Part I on Christmas weekend last year was stupid but it's even stupider for Part 2 this year. Let's look at the Winter release schedule first. 2012 Winter Release Schedule Release Date Movie Title November 22 Life of Pi Rise of the Guardians All About My Wife Caught in the Web November 29 Chimpanzee November 30 Together December 6 My Sassy Hubby In The House December 12 CZ12 December 13 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Woody Allen: A Documentary December 18 The Grandmasters December 20 Jack Reacher Les Miserables Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 Wreck-It Ralph Hotel Transylvania The Guillotines January 3 The Impossible January 8 Lost for Words January 17 Django Unchained Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters Life of Pi should be a minor hit. It has 3 weeks between itself and The Hobbit and there's no other major releases coming out before it. I really want to look at December where most of the big releases are coming out. Ok, The Hobbit on December 13. This will be the major event of the winter. It'll make at least 9m and will most likely gross 10m. The December 20 week looks extremely busy. You've got The Grandmasters from Wong Kar-Wai, then the other releases on December 20. The bigger movies should be Jack Reacher and Breaking Dawn Part 2 but here's the thing about BD. Last year, I made a post saying how the Twilight series never pays off at Christmas. Well, this year more than ever, this is especially true. Quote: Ok, last year, I'll give it that there was no big female-driven film but this year has The Hobbit and Les Miserables. The Twilight series has a devoted fanbase but is it enough to keep females from watching The Hobbit or Les Miserables? I'm not so sure. Even if The Hobbit disappoints on OW with 2.5-3m, Christmas week features great holds so a lot of the attention will still be focused on The Hobbit and not on Breaking Dawn Pt. 2. We've seen before how a blockbuster affects Twilight. New Moon was released against Avatar and it ended up becoming the only film in the franchise to miss 2m. The Twilight series hasn't grown much since then (in fact, Twilight is still the highest grossing film of the franchise) so I expect BD Pt. 2 to decrease with an $850,000 OW/1.9m finish. Jack Reacher should do well because it's Tom Cruise and he's a huge draw here. With his starpower coming back after MI4, this should open close to 1m. Wreck-It Ralph doesn't look like the traditional animated fare. It seems geared towards adult males than families so it could potentially pull better numbers than Megamind. I see about a $500,000 OW. Hotel Transylvania is DOA. About $120,000. Les Miserables is banking on the popularity of musicals right now. Phantom of the Opera: Royal Albert Hall 25th Anniversary was released last December and it is still showing in theaters this month. Les Miserables could open to about $400,000. It's tough to say where The Grandmasters will fall right now. I'd say $450,000 OW just because it talks about Yip Man.

Friday September 28 Rank Title LW (adm.) TW (adm.) Gross (USD) % chg (adm.) QD % chg (adm.) 1 Ted -- 32,886 $277,717 -- +18.4% 2 Upside Down -- 10,402 $88,861 -- +12.6% 3 Due West -- 8,344 $82,930 -- -4.3% 4 Resident Evil: Retribution -- 3,400 $44,412 -- +9.0% 5 Looper -- 3,244 $26,611 -- -- Great number for Ted. Upside Down is doing pretty well. Terrible for Due West. Good increase for Resident Evil. Looper increased about 33% from Thursday to sneak into the top 5. Saturday adm. (so far) September 29 Rank Title LW TW % chg QD % chg 1 Ted -- 15,944 -- +56.8% 2 Upside Down -- 4,016 -- +41.9% 3 Taken 2 -- 3,335 -- -- 4 Due West -- 2,539 -- +10.8% 5 Resident Evil: Retribution -- 2,129 -- +19.3% Awesome for Ted. Upside Down is really making a push for #2. Taken 2 pre-sales look solid. Lots of people do not know about these special screenings so this number is pretty good. I think it could finish with 15,000 admissions today. Due West is having a terrible weekend. The worst increase of the top 5. Resident Evil 5 has had very high pre-sales the last 2 days but weak walk-ins. Looper will pass it in admissions by the end of the day.

No, I heard bad things about GH theaters. No, the site is real-time only.

The best theater is Pacific Place over in Admiralty. Comfy (leather seats), lots of legroom, stadium seating, big screens and decent sized theater. The only downside is that it's slightly more expensive (about $10-15 HKD more). If you like smaller theaters, you can head to Palace IFC in Central (also the same price as PP). It's essentially the same as PP but the houses are smaller. IFC also shows arthouse movies like Cinematheque does (although not as much). It's like a half blockbuster, half arthouse theater. Cinematheque in Yau Ma Tei is almost a full arthouse theater. They will show some first run blockbuster movies but most of the time, they will show indie movies or the like. They recently renovated their theaters to include leather seats. If you don't want to pay as much for a ticket, you can head to The ONE or iSquare in Tsim Sha Tsui. They both have leather seats and they are stadium seating. I personally prefer The ONE because it has bigger screens. I also heard Palace APM is OK (Kwun Tong station). I heard good things about the UA Shatin theater as well. If you don't mind sitting fabric seats, Olympian City (Olympic -- Tung Chung line) is pretty cheap. They also have 11:30 morning showtimes for most movies (almost half price of a regular ticket). Smell sometimes is unbearable. It depends on the day though. The Grand Cinema (Kowloon [Elements mall] -- Tung Chung line) is also pretty good although a word of caution, only House 6 (Manhattan Galaxy) and House 1 are stadium seating. The rest are theaters where you have to look UP at the screen. But house 6 has the biggest screen, bigger than Pacific Place. I think it is close to the size of the iSquare IMAX. Very big. It all depends on what you are looking for. Daily admissions + box office Saturday schedules Note: For the openers, the # in parentheses means the number of showings it will have on that day. Pacific Place New Holdovers - # of Thu. shows HOs - # Sat. shows Leaving Taken 2 - Sat. (4) Due West 3D - 1 2 Cosmopolis Finding Nemo (3D Eng.) - Sat. (5) Headhunters - 3 3 The Bullet Vanishes Ted - Thu. (10), Sat. (11) Resident Evil: Retribution 3D - 3 1 To Rome with Love Magic Mike - Thu. (5), Sat. (6) The Expendables 2 - 3 2 Madagascar: Europe's Most Wanted (3D Eng.) Upside Down - Thu. (6), Sat. (6) Intouchables - 4 3 The Thieves (Thursday) Olympian City New Holdovers - # of Thu. shows HOs - # Sat. shows Leaving Taken 2 - Sat. (6) Due West - 0 4 Resident Evil: Retribution 3D The Assassins - Sat. (2) Due West 3D - 5 1 Seeking A Friend for the End of the World Ted - Thu. (8), Sat. (13) The Bullet Vanishes - 4 3 The Thieves Magic Mike - Thu. (5), Sat. (3) Intouchables - 4 3 GF*BF Upside Down - Thu. (6), Sat. (7) To Rome with Love Vulgaria (Thursday) Resident Evil: Retribution (Friday) The Expendables 2 (Thursday) Festival Walk New Holdovers - # of Thu. Shows HOs - # Fri. shows HOs - # Sat. shows Leaving Taken 2 - Sat. (7) Due West 3D - 2 2 5 The Taste of Money Finding Nemo (3D Can.) - Sat. (1) Headhunters - 2 2 1 Resident Evil: Retribution 3D Finding Nemo (3D Eng.) - Sat. (2) Resident Evil: Retribution - 2 1 1 To Rome with Love The Assassins - Fri. (2), Sat. (2) The Bullet Vanishes - 3 3 1 The Dark Knight Rises Ted - Thu. (8), Fri. (8), Sat. (11) The Expendables 2 - 2 2 1 Due West (Friday) Magic Mike - Thu. (6), Fri. (6), Sat. (3) Intouchables - 6 6 4 Moonrise Kingdom (Friday) Upside Down - Thu. (6), Fri. (6), Sat. (7) Vulgaria (Thursday) Langham Place New Holdovers - # of Thu. Shows HOs - # Fri. shows HOs - # Sat. shows Leaving Taken 2 - Sat. (4) Due West 3D - 4 5 6 Chernobyl Diaries Finding Nemo (3D Can.) - Sat. (2) Due West - 2 2 2 Intouchables Tai Chi 0 - Sat. (1) Resident Evil: Retribution 3D - 4 3 1 The Possession The Assassins - Fri. (3), Sat. (3) The Bullet Vanishes - 3 3 3 The Expendables 2 (Thursday) Ted - Thu. (14), Fri. (15), Sat. (15) Magic Mike - Thu. (4), Fri. (3), Sat. (3) Upside Down - Thu. (5), Fri. (7), Sat. (7) Looper - Thu. (5), Fri. (7), Sat. (6) The Grand Cinema New Holdovers - # of Thu. Shows HOs - # Fri. shows HOs - # Sat. shows Leaving Taken 2 - Sat. (11) Due West 3D - 2 5 4 Resident Evil: Retribution Finding Nemo (3D Can.) - Sat. (2) Resident Evil: Retribution - 2 4 2 ATM Finding Nemo (3D Eng.) - Sat. (3) The Bullet Vanishes - 3 4 5 Cosmopolis The Assassins - Fri. (4), Sat. (6) The Expendables 2 - 2 3 5 GF*BF Tai Chi 0 - Sat. (1) Chernobyl Diaries - 3 3 2 Friends With Kids Ted - Thu. (10), Fri. (14), Sat. (14) Intouchables - 5 4 4 I Miss You Magic Mike - Thu. (5), Fri. (5), Sat. (6) Moonrise Kingdom - 1 1 1 The Cold Light of Day Upside Down - Thu. (6), Fri. (5), Sat. (7) Seeking A Friend for the End of the World - 2 1 1 Looper - Thu. (5), Fri. (5), Sat. (7) Starbuck - 5 3 3 The Taste of Money - 2 1 1 To Rome with Love - 1 1 1 Vulgaria - 1 1 1 The # of showings for Taken 2 on Saturday is mixed. About half have given it full day showings while others have opted for a lighter push with only half day showtimes or two showtimes per day. The 3D re-release for Finding Nemo has been picked up by about 15 theaters but almost all have decided to give Finding Nemo 1-3 showings. Tai Chi 0 is only showing once a day at those locations deciding to run a special screening. The Assassins has only gotten a couple of showings per day at most theaters playing it. Ted is not affected by these new movies and has increased in showtimes on Saturday. Although a couple of places have given Taken 2 the biggest screen, Ted is showing on the 2nd and 3rd biggest screens. Other places that have given Taken 2 a smaller screen have put Ted on the biggest and 2nd biggest screens instead. Upside Down and Looper are seeing showtimes grow on Saturday while Magic Mike is being sliced by a quarter. The biggest losers over the holdovers side are The Expendables 2, Resident Evil: Retribution and Vulgaria. Intouchables has also seen showings decrease. Due West seems to be the only exception. Taken 2 will still place in the top 5 although I think it will end up slightly lower than my early prediction. It is aiming for a $250,000 2-day start. Thursday Actuals September 27 LW TW Title Last Thu. (USD) Thursday (USD) % chg Screens Days Total -- 1 Ted -- $169,118 -- 47 1 $443,691 -- 2 Due West -- $69,876 -- 53 8 $1,273,482 -- 3 Upside Down -- $55,683 -- 33 1 $55,683 -- 4 Looper -- $21,390 -- 23 1 $21,390 -- 5 Resident Evil: Retribution -- $18,305 -- 44 15 $2,396,038 -- 6 The Bullet Vanishes -- $14,937 -- 28 15 $866,057 -- 7 Intouchables -- $12,934 -- 19 22 $9,667 -- 8 Magic Mike -- $12,450 -- 26 1 $18,056 -- 9 The Expendables 2 -- $10,603 -- 30 15 $1,588,314 -- 10 Headhunters -- $2,087 -- 4 8 $39,981 Intouchables $628,073 Diva $551,048 GF*BF $448,391 To Rome With Love $373,501 Ok, 1m is out for Ted. $750,000 is still up for grabs. Although Due West has a slight lead over Upside Down, Upside Down could come back on Saturday and Sunday. They'll each make about $300,000 for the 4-day weekend. Looper was underestimated. It could reach $150,000 for the 4-day since action movies do much better on the weekend. Here is where things get tricky. Resident Evil 5 and The Bullet Vanishes are going to decrease in showtimes. Intouchables is also decreasing slightly. Magic Mike is also getting its showings slashed. In my opinion, Resident Evil and Intouchables will fight for #6. Intouchables will perform much better than the other films on the weekend but Resident Evil 5 still has IMAX. Expendables 2 is no longer looking at a total of 1.8m. The best it can hope for is 1.7m but it is not making enough money and showings are getting cut so even then, 1.7m is not a lock. Headhunters is looking to fall over 50% from last weekend.

HK will do more than 8m. IMAX and 3D prices will make sure of it.Indonesia will do much more than 2.5m. It's a bigger market than Philippines. For this type of movie, it won't make less than what Philippines makes. I think Thailand will make slightly more...about 7-8m. LOTR: ROTK made 4.6m there and handily beat Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia's grosses.

If you want, I can give you some tips on where the best theaters are located. Yeah, Due West came out last weekend. Upside Down actually came out in Canada and Russia last month so it's been out in a couple of places. This is just speculation as to why it came out so early here but I think the distributor did not want to release this during Christmas due to the amount of competition it would have faced had it got a release date there. (I'll explain more soon.) January is also shaping to be a pretty competitive month too and then you got Chinese New Year in February so a ton of movies will come out there. Besides Christmas, this is the only weekend left this year that has 2 holidays back to back giving movies almost a 6-day weekend (Monday and Tuesday are holidays). Thursday September 27 Rank Title LW (adm.) TW (adm.) Gross (USD) % chg (adm.) 1 Ted -- 27,779 $234,072 -- 2 Upside Down -- 9,239 $78,660 -- 3 Due West -- 8,718 $87,047 -- 4 Resident Evil: Retribution -- 3,119 $40,797 -- 5 The Bullet Vanishes -- 2,624 $21,653 -- *Grosses in the table are always overestimated. Do not take these as final. Thursday actuals will be released tomorrow. Excellent start for Ted. This could hit 1m for the 4-day. I was a bit skeptical that Ted could produce a 1m opening given that weekday holidays deflate 4-day weekend admissions but it's now a possibility. Upside Down finishes in 2nd place in admissions but drops down to 3rd in gross. This is a pretty good start for Upside Down. Due West is holding more like Sex & Zen. These two will be in a see-saw battle this weekend. Taken 2, Tai Chi 0 and Finding Nemo (3D re-release) all getting weekend showtimes complicates things. Resident Evil: Retribution and The Bullet Vanishes both performed decently to land in the top 5 but they will have their showtimes cut this weekend so they are not out of the woods just yet. Rest of the top 10 6. Looper - 2,466 admissions ($20,093) 7. Magic Mike - 2,036 ($17,866) 8. Intouchables - 1,997 ($17,916) 9. The Expendables 2 - 1,832 ($15,026) 10. Headhunters - 290 ($2,883) Looper came back at night after starting out in 9th. I still think this will overtake RE5 and The Bullet Vanishes and land in the top 5. That is terrible for Magic Mike but it still has a chance to grab #6 if it can beat RE5 and The Bullet Vanishes on Saturday and Sunday. Solid hold for Intouchables. It dropped around 27% from last Thursday. Let's see how the weekend will affect it. Friday adm. (so far) September 28 Rank Title LW TW % chg QD % chg 1 Ted -- 10,166 -- +24.8% 2 Upside Down -- 2,831 -- +12.6% 3 Due West -- 2,292 -- -0.7% 4 Resident Evil: Retribution -- 1,784 -- +3.8% 5 Magic Mike -- 1,043 -- -- Superb for Ted. Good for Upside Down. Not good news for Due West. Ok for Resident Evil. Good increase for Magic Mike. Other notables Love Never Dies - 871 admissions ($14,293) -- OD pre-sales for the sequel to Phantom of the Opera The Assassins - 576 admissions [ranked #10] -- DOA mainland movie

Tai Chi 0 is also getting advanced screenings this weekend ahead of its official release next Thursday. Holdovers like Resident Evil 5, Expendables 2, The Bullet Vanishes are getting their showtimes cut to make room for these special screenings.It will also play in IMAX this weekend which means it will cut into RE5's weekend showtimes.

Ooh Chinachem...I have never been there before but most locals don't recommend going there. In my opinion, you should stick to the big 3 theater chains (Broadway/AMC, UA, MCL) if you want to watch movies here. Avoid Golden Harvest theaters if you can (small screen, squishy seats, bad sound quality) and all Newport theaters (heard horror stories of women being raped inside the theater washrooms). Yeah, TASM was on 4 or 5 screens for the most part. The Grand Cinema gave it 39 showtimes on its opening Saturday/Sunday.

Which theater did you go to?

40-50 theaters.I think at last count with the new IMAX at the Airport opening, the tally is up to 48.

Where? In China? Expendables 2 got a IIB rating in HK. That is equivalent to a soft PG-13 rating in the US (meaning that children can attend the film without a parent but they are advised of objectionable content). A Category III rating for a film means no one under 18 can watch. Those over 18 have to show ID at the theater to gain entry. Sep 20 WKD Rank Movie Distributor Weekend BO Weeks Engmnts Eng. average % change B.O. Cume 1 Going With The West Newport Entertainment $691,683 1 56 $12,351 $871,737 2 Resident Evil: Retribution Sony $433,709 2 42 $10,326 -66% $2,057,070 3 The Expendables 2 Intercontinental Films $247,876 2 38 $6,523 -53% $1,495,609 4 The Bullet Vanishes Emperor Motion Pictures Group $242,374 2 37 $6,551 -34% $756,258 5 The Intouchables Golden Scene Co $151,998 3 18 $8,444 +12% $564,616 6 Chernobyl Diaries Intercontinental Films $78,098 1 19 $4,110 $78,098 7 Headhunters Edko Films $26,659 1 4 $6,665 $26,659 8 Di Su Xi Ju Golden Scene Co $18,218 7 13 $1,401 -55% $3,859,300 9 Do-Nui Mat (Taste Of Money, The) Cable $13,029 1 6 $2,171 $13,029 10 Bernie Millennium Entertainment $11,644 2 5 $2,329 -19% $31,915 Nice opening for Due West. RE5 held better than RE4's 3rd weekend but it is a little more than $100,000 behind it. It should still pass it with continued IMAX showings until October 18. The Expendables 2 has passed the original even with the delayed release. It'll finish with about 1.8m. The Bullet Vanishes had a strong hold even with formidable local competition. Intouchables benefited from extra screens added and increased. 1m should be achievable now. Chernobyl Diaries bombed. Headhunters opened well while playing in only 4 theaters. Vulgaria had a decent hold in the face of direct competition. The Taste of Money blew. Bernie had a good hold but after starting small, that is not saying much.

Increased in its 3rd week in HK. 1m is most likely happening.

A smart move. They don't want the crazies to get any ideas.In all seriousness, they must have cut that scene to avoid the Category III rating.

Thursday adm. (so far) September 27 Rank Title LW TW % chg 1 Ted -- 8,146 -- 2 Upside Down -- 2,515 -- 3 Due West -- 2,309 -- 4 Resident Evil: Retribution -- 1,718 -- 5 The Bullet Vanishes -- 970 -- Very good for Ted. Decent for Upside Down. That doesn't look like a good number for Due West. Not bad for Resident Evil 5 but it's not going to keep this up through the weekend. OK for The Bullet Vanishes.More theaters have released advanced ticketing for Taken 2 on Saturday. The majority of shows are filling up fairly quickly and it's been put in either the biggest screen or the 2nd largest. I still have no clue though what kind of release Taken 2 is getting this weekend. Some theaters are giving it full day showings, others half day (afternoon + night), and a few have only given it night showings. It's too early to predict anything right now. We'll know more tomorrow when a sizable number of theaters release their Saturday schedules.

Thursday schedules Broadway/AMC Pacific Place New Holdovers Leaving Ted - 10 showings Due West 3D - 1 showing (-) Cosmopolis Magic Mike - 5 showings Headhunters - 3 showings (▼ 5) The Bullet Vanishes Upside Down - 6 showings Resident Evil: Retribution 3D - 3 showings (▼ 6) To Rome with Love The Expendables 2 - 3 showings (▼ 6) Madagascar: Europe's Most Wanted (3D Eng.) Intouchables - 4 showings (▼ 6) The Thieves - 1 showing (▼ 2) Olympian City New Holdovers Leaving Ted - 8 showings Due West - 5 showings (▼ 6) Due West 3D Magic Mike - 5 showings Resident Evil: Retribution - 1 showing (▼ 5) Resident Evil: Retribution 3D Upside Down - 6 showings The Bullet Vanishes - 4 showings (▼ 6) Seeking A Friend for the End of the World The Expendables 2 - 2 showings (▼ 5) The Thieves Intouchables - 4 showings (▼ 6) GF*BF Vulgaria - 1 showing (▲ 0) To Rome with Love Festival Walk New Holdovers Leaving Ted - 8 showings Due West - 3 showings (▲ 0) The Taste of Money Magic Mike - 6 showings Due West 3D - 2 showings (▼ 6) Resident Evil: Retribution 3D Upside Down - 6 showings Headhunters - 2 showings (▼ 5) To Rome with Love Resident Evil: Retribution - 2 showings (▲ 1) The Dark Knight Rises The Bullet Vanishes - 3 showings (▼ 6) The Expendables 2 - 2 showings (▼ 5) Intouchables - 6 showings (-) Moonrise Kingdom - 1 showing (▼ 2) Vulgaria - 1 showing (-) UA Langham Place New Holdovers Leaving Ted - 14 showings Due West 3D - 4 showings (▼ 9) Chernobyl Diaries Magic Mike - 4 showings Due West - 2 showings (-) Intouchables Upside Down - 5 showings Resident Evil: Retribution 3D - 4 showings (▼ 9) The Possession Looper - 5 showings The Bullet Vanishes - 3 showings (▼ 7) The Expendables 2 - 1 showing (▼ 6) MCL The Grand Cinema New Holdovers Leaving Ted - 10 showings Due West 3D - 5 showings (-) Resident Evil: Retribution Magic Mike - 5 showings The Bullet Vanishes - 4 showings (▼ 6) ATM Upside Down - 6 showings Resident Evil: Retribution 3D - 5 showings (▼ 6) Cosmopolis Looper - 5 showings The Expendables 2 - 6 showings (▼ 8) GF*BF Chernobyl Diaries - 3 showings (▼ 5) Friends With Kids Intouchables - 5 showings (▼ 8) I Miss You Moonrise Kingdom - 1 showing (-) The Cold Light of Day Seeking A Friend for the End of the World - 2 showings (-) Starbuck - 5 showings (-) The Taste of Money - 2 showings (▼ 5) To Rome with Love - 1 showing (-) Vulgaria - 1 showing (▼ 2) Ted is getting 2 screens at most Broadway/AMC locations as well as UA theaters. Magic Mike is playing at all Broadway/AMC theaters but less than half of UA theaters. Upside Down is going very wide. For holdovers, Resident Evil 5 is being cut in favour of more Ted showtimes. On the flipside, Intouchables is holding its showtimes fairly well. Due West is getting its 3D showtimes cut while 2D holds most of its showings.

Comparing TBL's HK gross to Singapore's doesn't tell the whole story though. The Bourne series has never been popular in HK and TBL managed to increase from The Bourne Ultimatum. Call it a disappointment if you want but it is no flop.

I went on hiatus. And I'll be back on hiatus after this weekend.

I'm back from hiatus for just this week only.Before I get into this weekend, let's look at last weekend's numbers.Ted - $300,000 (2-day est.)Due West - $871,957Headhunters - $27,087Chernobyl Diaries - $78,682Starbuck - $9,674ATM - $2,450Holdover totalsVulgaria - $3,861,894Resident Evil: Retribution - $2,241,807Expendables 2 - $1,496,258The Bullet Vanishes - $757,158Intouchables - $564,966This weekend is a bit complicated so let me lay things out. This weekend there will be 7 new releases coming out. 4 will start on Thursday, 1 on Friday and 2 on Saturday.The listThursdayTedLooperMagic MikeUpside DownFridayThe AssassinsSaturdayTaken 2Finding NemoAlthough Taken 2's official release is on October 4, September 29 can be considered its unofficial release date because it will be shown everyday before its October 4 release date. Its release pattern will be exactly the same as what The Expendables 2 got.HK: September 27 Predictions