Bluebomb

Some more facts coming to light- Will be called Oriental Dreamworks. The 3 Chinese companies (China Media Capital and Shanghai Media Group and Shanghai Alliance Investment) own 55% of the company while Dreamworks gets 45%.- 330 million initial investment- Will start operations later this year- First release from this new joint venture to come in 2016

<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" class="tablebg table1"> <tbody> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Thursday Actuals</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> February 16</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#003300" colspan="1"> LW</td> <td bgcolor="#003300" colspan="1"> TW</td> <td bgcolor="#003300" colspan="1"> Title</td> <td bgcolor="#003300" colspan="1"> Last Thu. (USD)</td> <td bgcolor="#003300" colspan="1"> Thursday (USD)</td> <td bgcolor="#003300" colspan="1"> % chg</td> <td bgcolor="#003300" colspan="1"> Theaters</td> <td bgcolor="#003300" colspan="1"> Days</td> <td bgcolor="#003300" colspan="1"> Total</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> This Means War</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $64,833</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 38</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $64,833</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Mr. & Mrs. Gambler</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $46,547</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 30</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $46,547</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Romancing in Thin Air</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $63,513</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $29,669</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -53.3%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 38</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 20</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $857,474</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Lady</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $22,000</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $15,150</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -31.1%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 15</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $266,931</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Contraband</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $41,865</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $13,370</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -68.1%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 35</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $392,015</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 6</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> My Week with Marilyn</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $12,593</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 13</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 8</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $30,948</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 7</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $15,412</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $10,446</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 16</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 8</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $10,446</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 8</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Viral Factor</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $25,195</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $9,335</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -62.9%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 25</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 22</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $2,785,451</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 7</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 9</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> War Horse</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $15,412</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $6,568</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -57.4%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 19</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 22</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $453,912</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 10</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Moneyball</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $5,751</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 10</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 8</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $5,751</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" class="tablebg table1"> <tbody> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Journey 2: The Mysterious Island</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $4,484,014</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3 Idiots</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $3,012,744</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> I Love Hong Kong 2012</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $2,456,999</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Puss in Boots</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,819,995</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> All's Well Ends Well 2012</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,558,605</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Flowers of War</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,301,539</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Chronicle</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $873,571</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> From Kokuriko Hill</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $771,598</td> </tr> </tbody></table> This Means War had a solid opening. It'll take in over $400,000 this weekend. Ok for Mr. & Mrs. Gambler. Not a good drop for Romancing in Thin Air. It will fall even harder on Saturday/Sunday but will pass 1m this weekend. The Lady had an excellent drop. It could have a decline of only 15-20% this weekend. Weak for Contraband. $550,000-$600,000 looks likely. Good for My Week with Marilyn. It could start off with $125,000. Extremely Loud did OK but not great. The Viral Factor had a huge decrease but it will slide towards 2.9m. War Horse could be running towards $575,000. Moneyball had a soft beginning. Journey 2 will pass 4.5m either by the weekend or on Monday. Beating the original will depend on how many showtimes it gets next weekend. Hong Kong's 3 Idiots gross is so close to 3 Idiots South Korea's gross. It'll get there. The Flowers of War will close up shop with about 1.45m. Chronicle will get to $900,000 but 1m looks out of reach. <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" class="tablebg table1"> <tbody> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Friday adm.</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> (so far)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> February 17</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> Rank</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> Title</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> LW</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> TW</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> WKD % chg</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> QD % chg</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> This Means War</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3,370</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +38.7%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Romancing in Thin Air</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 6,341</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3,046</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -52.0%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +42.5%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Lady</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2,664</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2,311</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -13.3%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +109.7%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Mr. & Mrs. Gambler</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1,622</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +21.3%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> My Week with Marilyn</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1,213</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +27.4%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" class="tablebg table1"> <tbody> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Friday adm.</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> February 17</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> Rank</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> Title</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> LW</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> TW</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> WKD % chg</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> QD % chg</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> This Means War</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 10,048</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +82.7%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Romancing in Thin Air</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 14,573</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 7,324</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -49.7%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +101.5%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Mr. & Mrs. Gambler</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 7,146</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +83.7%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Lady</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 6,068</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4,522</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -25.5%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +111.3%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> My Week with Marilyn</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3,249</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +92.2%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> I suspect that these gigantic increases were a result of the admissions site going down and losing admissions and not by a surge in admissions on Friday.

I think Annie's Boobs will get axed.

Is Ice Age big over there? <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" class="tablebg table1"> <tbody> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Feb. 9 WKD</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Rank</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Film Title</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Distributor</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Weekend BO</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Weeks</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Theaters</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Per Theater Average</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> % change</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> B.O. Cume</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> Romancing In Thin Air</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> Media Asia</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> $499,261</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> 39</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> $12,802</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> $499,261</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> Contraband</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> Universal Int'l</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> $256,985</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> 35</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> $7,342</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> $256,985</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> Lady, The</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> Golden Scene</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> $171,366</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> 14</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> $12,240</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> $171,366</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Viral Factor, The</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> UA Films/Emperor</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $149,516</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 33</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $4,531</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -56%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $2,718,508</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Chronicle</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Fox Int'l</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $132,397</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 32</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $4,137</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -76%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $823,303</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> 6</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> Star Wars: Episode I - Phantom Menace</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> Fox Int'l</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> $122,714</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> 12</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> $10,226</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> $122,714</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 7</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> War Horse</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Walt Disney Int'l</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $111,364</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 23</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $4,842</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -49%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $408,600</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 8</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Flowers Of War, The</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Edko</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $89,306</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 17</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $5,253</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -37%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,243,821</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 9</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Journey 2: The Mysterious Island</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Warner Bros Int'l</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $72,366</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 25</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $2,895</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -68%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $4,449,590</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 10</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Ides Of March, The</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Golden Scene</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $69,019</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 16</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $4,314</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -50%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $251,562</td> </tr> </tbody></table> Below the top 10 <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" class="tablebg table1"> <tbody> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 11</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 12</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> New Perfect Two (Perfect Two)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Intercontinental</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $57,531</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -28.9%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 11</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $5,230</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $179,931</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 12</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 9</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Descendants</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Fox</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $55,509</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -45.9%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 15</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -6</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $3,701</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $620,923</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 13</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Ngo Oi Hk Hei Sheung Ka Hei (2012)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Intercontinental</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $45,307</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -78.3%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 25</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -11</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,812</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $2,440,075</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 14</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 11</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> J. Edgar</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> WB</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $32,898</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -62.5%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 9</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $3,655</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $148,634</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 15</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 10</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Puss in Boots</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Intercontinental</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $26,938</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -71.6%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 16</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -20</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,684</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,813,452</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 16</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 13</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Kokuriko-zaka kara</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Intercontinental</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $14,621</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -65.1%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 13</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -12</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,125</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $760,502</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 17</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 8</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Alls Well That Ends Well</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Newport</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $12,636</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -89.6%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 10</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -18</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,264</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,550,918</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 18</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 19</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> My Name is Khan</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> n/a</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $10,809</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +18.9%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $2,702</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $87,454</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 6</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 19</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 16</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Sony</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $8,726</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -14.0%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $4,363</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,093,077</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 6</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 20</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 15</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Muppets</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Disney</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $7,545</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -49.7%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 6</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,258</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $304,006</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 21</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 21</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3 Idiots</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> EDKO</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $4,511</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -12.9%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,504</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $3,010,365</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 24</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 22</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 17</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Daai mo seut si (The Great Magician)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Lark</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $4,298</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -55.8%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $4,298</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $876,591</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 23</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 14</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Haywire</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Deltamac</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $2,379</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -92.5%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -11</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,190</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $46,724</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 24</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 22</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Skin I Live In</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> EDKO</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,687</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -55.0%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,687</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $433,374</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 7</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 25</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 20</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Gekijouban Naruto: Buraddo purizun</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> n/a</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,555</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -76.6%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $518</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $60,086</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 26</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 24</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Intercontinental</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,166</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -47.6%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,166</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $5,704,387</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 9</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 27</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 23</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Un heureux événement (A Happy Event)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Golden Scene</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $934</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -73.4%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $934</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $41,199</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 28</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 18</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Anonymous</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Sony</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $353</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -96.3%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $353</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $13,677</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> </tr> </tbody></table> That OW is not great for Romancing in Thin Air. Contraband too had a disappointing OW. The Lady did better than expected numbers. It will finish with over $500,000. The Viral Factor is going to end with 2.9m. Chronicle had a bad drop. Star Wars flopped. War Horse had a meh drop. The Flowers of War isn't going to make it to 1.6m but 1.4-1.5m is going to happen. Journey 2 jumped off a cliff again. Beating the original is not going to be easy now although 4.5m is locked. The Ides of March decreased OK. The Descendants had a good hold after last week's large drop. My Name is Khan looks like it's on a run of its own. $110,000, maybe $120,000, can be achieved before Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara opens. Top 10 Surprises of 2011 It's that time! Before we begin, let's look at our first honourable mention. Honourable mention - Johnny English Reborn Johnny English Reborn took the city by storm (while having to survive one) and opened with a $1,358,742 OW. That was enough to claim #8 OW of the year and book it into the top 15. It just missed cracking the top 10 however, finishing at #11 on the year. It played for 7 weeks and left with a 3.218m total, doubling the original's gross. As we go through the list, we'll get to more honourable mentions, but let's kick things off, shall we? 10. Transformers: Dark of the Moon Released: June 28, 2011 OW: $4,302,758 ($5,126,924 incl. previews + Wed.) Total: $10,883,894 It was the event picture of the summer and of the year. It completely demolished and obliterated everything in its path on its opening weekend. Transformers 3 set new records left and right on its opening including: Biggest 4-day OW, 5-day OW, highest OW admissions, highest PTA ever and it was the first movie to not only break 1m in one day but managed to set a new record of having 3 consecutive days over 1m. Its OW was a world class performance that was never seen before. Just the previous year, Toy Story 3 took the OW reigns from Kung Fu Hustle (both debuted with 3.2m) but no one expected Transformers to kill Toy Story 3's record by 1.1m. It also doesn't factor in its opening day which at the time was the highest non-holiday OD ever. Say what you will about its legs, but its OW alone deserved a place in the top 10. Then the freefall began. It fell a whopping -63% in its 2nd weekend, failing to hit 2m for a 2nd time. It was overshadowed by the stellar performance of Mr. Popper's Penguins which won admissions 3/4 days. After the overperformance of Popper's, the next weekend featured its arch-nemesis in Harry Potter. No surprise that it fell even harder, this time -64%, but managed to secure another $678,000 in its 3rd weekend. It would officially pass the 10m mark on Wednesday before falling another -53% in its 4th weekend. Little competition in its 5th weekend allowed it to achieve a softer drop but it declined hard in its 6th weekend when the Captain America/Smurfs duo hit the big screens. It's -67% decline officially killed any chance it had with passing 11m and thus it settled with 10.8m. Transformers run hedged on its OW. Its multiplier was in the 2's so the legs were nothing special but the biggest weekend in history deserves an inclusion into this top 10 list.

280M. I expect a slight decrease due to the terrible WOM from the first film.

Because Dreamworks thinks any other weekend is bad for it. They were the ones that moved Madagascar 3 back from going up against Ice Age 4. But the schedule isn't finalized yet so I see either Brave or Madagascar moving to August 9, or possibly August 16 if they decide on that.Animation has a history where it is released here later than the majority of territories. Toy Story 3, Cars 2, Despicable Me, Kung Fu Panda 2 all came out 1-2 months after the US date. The distributor thinks that releasing animated movies in May/June when final exams are going on is bad business so they clog up the summer schedule with a ton of animation releases.As I mentioned earlier, Madagascar 3 actually moved from taking on Ice Age 4 to now going up against Brave. Dreamworks is not going to release it in June. July is way too packed and the end of August is where box office declines leading into the fall when school starts. The past 4 years of BO confirm that June and the end of August are the weakest parts of the summer.I took a look at some of the recent animation releases and there are things that stand out. For example, Toy Story 3 made 11.5m here while only making 3.1m in Singapore. Toy Story 3 came out in July while Singapore opened day-date with US. Despicable Me made 2.9m in Singapore but only 1.4m in HK. Despicable Me opened day-date with US in July but came out in August in HK. Hong Kong and Singapore's box office are usually close together so it is interesting to see how much difference animation can make with Asian box office territories.

2012 Summer Blockbuster Schedule <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" class="tablebg table1"> <tbody> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ff0000" colspan="1"> Release Date</td> <td bgcolor="#ff0000" colspan="1"> Movie Title</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> April 26</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Avengers</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> May 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Battleship</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> May 24</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Men in Black 3</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> May 31</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Snow White and the Huntsman</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> June 7</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Prometheus</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> June 21</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> G.I. Joe: Retaliation Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> July 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Amazing Spider-Man</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> July 12</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Ice Age: Continental Drift</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> July 19</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Dark Knight Rises</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> August 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Brave Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Total Recall</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> August 9</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Bourne Legacy</td> </tr> </tbody></table> I thought it would be a good time to get revved up for this summer seeing how they already started advertising The Avengers here. Speaking of which, The Avengers is going to have a fight on its hands now that Battleship has moved to the May 1 holiday. I am not sure I like that for both movies. Battleship is being marketed as Transformers 4 over here so it'll be interesting if this pulls another Sanctum. I think The Avengers will still win though. Men in Black will be interesting to watch. Lots of people want to see it over here. Snow White will do quite well with the female crowd. Last year, 3 romance films overperformed (Beastly, Don't Go Breaking My Heart, You Are the Apple of My Eye). Abraham Lincoln won't do well. Vampire movies don't really do robust business here. Even Twilight has been stuck in the 2m range. No real intriguing match-ups until August 2. That looks like a death trap waiting to happen for Madagascar 3. We could see a 2.5m OW return for the top 3 if they all manage to overperform but right now I have it as Brave > Madagascar > Total Recall. <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" class="tablebg table1"> <tbody> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Thursday adm.</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> (so far)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> February 16</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> Rank</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> Title</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> LW</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> TW</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> % chg</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> This Means War</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2,430</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Romancing in Thin Air</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4,334</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2,138</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -50.7%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Mr. & Mrs. Gambler</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1,337</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Lady</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2,038</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1,102</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -45.9%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> My Week with Marilyn</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 952</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> </tr> </tbody></table> Ok for This Means War. This will do well on Friday and the weekend. Romancing in Thin Air had a mediocre drop.

Well, at least we know the outcome of that scenario.Moving on, the ending tag was hilarious...lol. Poor Barney. Too drunk to see who's playing pole-spinner this whole time.

Underwhelming episode. No one stood out. Only ones I liked were Katrina (office worker), Chris Cauley and Jordis Unga.

<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" class="tablebg table1"> <tbody> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Tuesday adm.</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> February 14</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> Rank</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> Title</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> LW</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> TW</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> WKD % chg</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> QD % chg</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Romancing in Thin Air</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 40,568</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +337.8%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Contraband</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 10,672</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +201.0%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Lady</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 7,324</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +127.5%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Viral Factor</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 18,083</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4,239</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -76.6%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +72.7%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> New Perfect Two</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4,068</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> </tr> </tbody></table> Most of the night shows had already filled up which explains the low ratio of walk-ins:pre-sales for Romancing in Thin Air. Still a huge admissions number and it'll pass 1m by tomorrow. Contraband had a nice increase debunking the myth that only romance movies do well on Valentine's Day. The Lady had a disappointing increase although it'll put up bigger numbers than Contraband later on. The Viral Factor had a steep fall thanks to decreased showtimes. Very nice for New Perfect Two. Thursday schedules <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" class="tablebg table1"> <tbody> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#993366" colspan="1"> Pacific Place</td> <td bgcolor="#993366" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#993366" colspan="1"> </td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#993366" colspan="1"> New</td> <td bgcolor="#993366" colspan="1"> Holdovers</td> <td bgcolor="#993366" colspan="1"> Leaving</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - 5 showings</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Contraband - 4 showings (▼ 5)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace 3D</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Moneyball - 5 showings</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Lady - 3 showings (▼ 5)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> J. Edgar</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> My Week with Marilyn - 5 showings</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Ides of March - 2 showings (▼ 5)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> This Means War - 5 showings</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> War Horse - 2 showings (▼ 5)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Beauty & the Beast 3D - 2 showings</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Descendants - 1 showing (▼ 2)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Flowers of War - 1 showing (▼ 2)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" class="tablebg table1"> <tbody> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#0000ff" colspan="1"> Palace APM</td> <td bgcolor="#0000ff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#0000ff" colspan="1"> </td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#0000ff" colspan="1"> New</td> <td bgcolor="#0000ff" colspan="1"> Holdovers</td> <td bgcolor="#0000ff" colspan="1"> Leaving</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> This Means War - 8 showings</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Contraband - 5 showings (▼ 7)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Chronicle</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Mr. & Mrs. Gambler - 6 showings</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Romancing in Thin Air - 7 showings (▼ 9)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Lady - 5 showings (▼ 6)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Ides of March - 1 showing (▲ 0)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> War Horse - 3 showings (-)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Viral Factor - 2 showings (▼ 4)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> I Love Hong Kong 2012 - 1 showing (▼ 2)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Flowers of War - 2 showings (▼ 3)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" class="tablebg table1"> <tbody> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> Olympian City</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> </td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> New</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> Holdovers</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> Leaving</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - 5 showings</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Romancing in Thin Air - 6 showings (-)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Contraband</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> My Week with Marilyn - 5 showings</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Lady - 2 showings (▼ 5)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Chronicle</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> This Means War - 5 showings</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> J. Edgar - 1 showing (-)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> New Perfect Two</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Mr. & Mrs. Gambler - 5 showings</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Ides of March - 1 showing (▼ 2)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> I Love Hong Kong 2012</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> War Horse - 1 showing (▼ 2)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Descendants - 1 showing (▼ 2)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Viral Factor - 1 showing (▼ 2)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Flowers of War - 1 showing (▼ 3)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>This Means War is looking to duke it out with Romancing in Thin Air for top spot this weekend. Extremely Loud and Mr. & Mrs. Gambler will jockey for 3rd and 4th. The Lady and Contraband should be a close battle for 5th. Biggest loser this week is Chronicle. It is losing more than half its screens this weekend. 1m is out of the picture.

Friday.

The Walking Dead Midseason Two Premiere8.1 million viewersA 18-49: 5.4mA 25-54: 4.4mHOLY CRAP!

Spotlight - You Are the Apple of My Eye <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" class="tablebg table1"> <tbody> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Tuesday adm.</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> (so far)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> February 14</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> Rank</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> Title</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> LW</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> TW</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> WKD % chg</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> QD % chg</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Romancing in Thin Air</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2,716</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 28,300</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +942.0%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +705.4%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Contraband</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4,221</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +236.9%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Lady</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2,291</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4,039</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +76.3%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +221.1%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> New Perfect Two</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2,398</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> My Week with Marilyn</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1,825</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> </tr> </tbody></table> Gigantic for Romancing in Thin Air! Spectacular. 50,000 for the day is possible.

<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" class="tablebg table1"> <tbody> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Saturday adm.</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> (so far)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> February 11</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> Rank</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> Title</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> LW</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> TW</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> WKD % chg</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> QD % chg</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Romancing in Thin Air</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 10,435</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +64.6%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Lady</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3,985</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +49.6%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Contraband</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3,197</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +45.9%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Viral Factor</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5,139</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2,430</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -52.7%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +68.5%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> War Horse</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2,828</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2,144</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -24.2%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +67.2%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" class="tablebg table1"> <tbody> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Saturday adm.</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> February 11</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> Rank</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> Title</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> LW</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> TW</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> WKD % chg</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> QD % chg</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Romancing in Thin Air</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 28,159</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +93.2%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Contraband</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 11,615</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +65.2%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Lady</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 9,909</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +63.3%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Viral Factor</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 17,807</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 8,786</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -50.7%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +90.1%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> War Horse</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 10,629</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 6,509</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -38.8%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" class="tablebg table1"> <tbody> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Sunday adm.</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> (so far)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> February 12</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> Rank</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> Title</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> LW</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> TW</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> WKD % chg</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> QD % chg</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Romancing in Thin Air</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 10,951</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +4.9%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Lady</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4,709</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +18.2%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Contraband</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3,661</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +14.5%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> War Horse</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3,580</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2,657</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -25.8%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +23.9%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Viral Factor</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 7,178</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2,538</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -64.6%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +4.4%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" class="tablebg table1"> <tbody> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Sunday adm.</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> February 12</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> Rank</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> Title</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> LW</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> TW</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> WKD % chg</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> QD % chg</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Romancing in Thin Air</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 23,018</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -18.3%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Contraband</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 10,516</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -9.5%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Lady</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 9,898</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -0.1%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Viral Factor</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 16,571</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 7,798</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -52.9%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -11.2%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> War Horse</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 9,932</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 6,475</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -34.8%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -0.5%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" class="tablebg table1"> <tbody> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Weekend adm.</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Feb 9-12</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> Rank</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> Title</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> LW</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> TW</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> % chg</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Romancing in Thin Air</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 76,260</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Contraband</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 34,454</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Lady</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 29,828</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Viral Factor</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 53,389</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 24,944</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -53.3%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" class="tablebg table1"> <tbody> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Weekend Estimates</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> February 9</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> Rank</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> Title</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> TW (est.)</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> % chg</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> Total (est.)</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> Romancing in Thin Air</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> $515,000</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> $580,000</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> Contraband</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> $255,000</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> $255,000</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> The Lady</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> $165,000</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> $173,000</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Viral Factor</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $155,000</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -54.4%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $2,725,000</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> War Horse</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $125,000</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -43.2%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $425,000</td> </tr> </tbody></table>Romancing lands in the top spot, bolstered by Louis Koo's younger fanbase. It will quickly enter the 1m ranks by next weekend. Contraband opened to an average Thursday but business didn't see a huge bump on the weekend which lead to below par numbers. This will quickly fade away next week with This Means War opening. With a strong marketing campaign and the real life politician in the news, The Lady opened to good results, however, it'll get trampled by the 3 Oscar-nominated films next week especially by My Week with Marilyn. The Viral Factor posted a good drop. 2.9m looks like it's happening. War Horse posted a softer decline due to lack of competition. $600,000 is possible now. Star Wars should come in with about $100,000-$150,000. And continuing on with the top 10 disappointments of 2011... 5. Zookeeper Opening: $61,086 Total: $90,200 Squandering a #1 chance on its OW, this turd could not convince people to turn up and see talking animals. Booked into 18 theaters, the movie had the worst PSA of any opening wide release that week and left Hong Kong with just $90,000. 4. 1911 Opening: $104,930 Total: $201,099 Jackie Chan decided that 1911 would be the movie that would get both the domestic and HK box office flowing. Turns out it bombed in both areas. This turned in a weak opening weekend performance with a PTA of less than $3,000. It quickly left theaters in just 4 short weeks, embarrassing the 35+ theaters that showed it and is left with the distinction of being 1 of 2 very wide releases to have a OW PTA under $3,000. 3. Rango Opening: $69,041 Total: $204,564 Whoever decided that opening Rango on a Saturday should be fired on the spot. The opening was not only nontraditional by release date patterns in Hong Kong but it came on the heels of Rio opening the weekend before and faced 5 cartoons the weekend after (Easter). This was a major scheduling error that could have served Rango better had it opened in an emptier marketplace. It also didn't help that the trailer was "UGLY" and turned off local audiences from watching it. The Saturday opening just compounded the list of problems for the rave reviewed animated flick. Instead Rango opened to $69,000 for the 2-day weekend and fell a deceptive 19% on the 4-day Easter weekend. This was a botched release from the start but it couldn't top the next film on the list which is the only 3D release of the top 5. 2. The Lion King (3D) Opening: $16,721 Total: $48,790 The Lion King had a lot of positives coming into the HK release. It had an exceptional domestic OW, great reviews about the movie and the 3D and very little direct competition. Instead, it bombed, opening with only a $1,115 PTA. Yes, that PTA is for a 3D release on its OW. It lasted an astonishing 6 weeks before succumbing to Arthur's Christmas. In the end, it couldn't even crack $50,000 and its Hong Kong number was by far the lowest of any Asian territory. The only reason why it isn't ranked #1 is because this only had a semi-wide release (15 theaters). The #1 disappointment had more things going for it than this. 1. Love in Space Opening: $87,467 Total: $153,450 When theaters posted their Thursday schedules the week of Love in Space's release, one could just go down the list, count the number of theaters and comfortably predict where it would end up. Not so with Love in Space. It had the highest number of theaters that weekend (38 theaters) but shockingly came in 6th place. It's PTA, $2,302, was by far the worst of an ultra-wide release of 2011. It left theaters after only 2 weeks and it failed to make half of what Hot Summer Days did. This movie had a lot going for it. The same two directors and one of the producers of Hot Summer Days worked on the film. Hot Summer Days had decent WOM. It had recognizable stars in Aaron Kwok, Eason Chan and Angelababy and theaters booked this with full day showtimes. Its total was a complete failure in itself that it seemed like the gross was reserved for some indie or arthouse flick than a local wide release followup to a successful film. My Top 10 Surprises for 2011 will be coming shortly. Valentine's Day Theaters are having advanced showings for movies featuring a love theme. Romancing in Thin Air is the main beneficiary of Valentine's Day and it is either expected to pass or come close to its Saturday admissions number on Tuesday. The Lady has also seen some movement upwards. Other movies getting a headstart include: The Artist, My Week with Marilyn, Love, Love is Not Blind and La delicatesse.

I know that TDK wasn't because they thought that it was not culturally suitable for the Chinese market. Plus the movie was at the height of the Edison scandal. But TDKR's doesn't have the same excuse. Not filmed in China (ie China doesn't get destroyed) and no Edison so it should be able to get a release in China.

<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" class="tablebg table1"> <tbody> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Thursday adm.</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> February 9</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> Rank</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> Title</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> LW</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> TW</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> % chg</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Romancing in Thin Air</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 10,510</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Contraband</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5,294</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Lady</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3,953</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Viral Factor</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 8,465</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3,739</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -55.8%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Chronicle</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 13,995</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2,686</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -80.8%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" class="tablebg table1"> <tbody> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Thursday Actuals</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> February 9</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#003300" colspan="1"> LW</td> <td bgcolor="#003300" colspan="1"> TW</td> <td bgcolor="#003300" colspan="1"> Title</td> <td bgcolor="#003300" colspan="1"> Last Thu. (USD)</td> <td bgcolor="#003300" colspan="1"> Thursday (USD)</td> <td bgcolor="#003300" colspan="1"> % chg</td> <td bgcolor="#003300" colspan="1"> Theaters</td> <td bgcolor="#003300" colspan="1"> Days</td> <td bgcolor="#003300" colspan="1"> Total</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Romancing in Thin Air</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $63,513</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 44</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $126,349</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Contraband</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $41,865</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 35</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $41,865</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Viral Factor</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $57,871</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $25,195</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -56.5%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 33</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 20</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $2,593,168</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $22,747</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 12</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $22,747</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Lady</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $22,000</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 14</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $29,653</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 6</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Chronicle</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $119,080</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $21,003</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -82.4%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 33</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 8</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $711,682</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 7</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> War Horse</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $28,777</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $15,412</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -46.4%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 24</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 8</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $310,716</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 7</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 8</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Flowers of War</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $23,769</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $14,318</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -39.8%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 17</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 22</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,182,128</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 9</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Journey 2: The Mysterious Island</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $31,736</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $9,543</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -69.9%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 26</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 22</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $4,388,761</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 9</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 10</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> New Perfect Two</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $13,858</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $8,972</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -35.3%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 11</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 8</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $131,506</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" class="tablebg table1"> <tbody> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3 Idiots</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $3,006,071</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> I Love Hong Kong 2012</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $2,402,543</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Puss in Boots</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,787,935</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> All's Well Ends Well 2012</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,540,866</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,045,951</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Great Magician</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $872,800</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> From Kokuriko Hill</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $747,842</td> </tr> </tbody></table>A weak debut for Romancing in Thin Air. It will find its way to a $475,000 weekend. Sluggish for Contraband and it'll only produce about a $250,000 weekend. The Viral Factor is down but not out. After this weekend, it will stand above 2.7m. Star Wars had an OK debut considering the number of theaters but it was clearly affected by The Lion King flopping last year. $125,000-$175,000 is the range it'll land in. The Lady had a very good start with the limited theaters and no 3D prices. I could see it finishing with $125,000 in its OW. Very big collapse for Chronicle. This will finish under a 2m and 1m is not happening now. OK for War Horse. The Flowers of War lost only 1 screen so the drop itself is nothing special. It could still crawl its way past 1.5-1.6m. For the first time, Journey 2 is in some danger of not passing the original. After Sunday, it should be around 4.45m. New Perfect Two had a good drop. At this rate, 3 Idiots needs two more full weeks in the 3 theaters currently left before passing South Korea's gross. It'll be tough but it's doable if those theaters decide that the 1 showtime per day is still profitable. I Love HK 2012 should pass 2.5m before shutting it down. From Kokuriko Hill will pass 3 quarters of a million but won't get past Tales From Earthsea. <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" class="tablebg table1"> <tbody> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Friday adm.</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> (so far)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> February 10</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> Rank</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> Title</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> LW</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> TW</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> WKD % chg</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> QD % chg</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Romancing in Thin Air</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 6,341</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +46.3%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Lady</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2,664</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +30.7%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Contraband</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2,191</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +48.0%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Viral Factor</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3,422</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1,442</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -57.9%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +56.7%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> War Horse</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2,201</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1,282</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -41.8%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" class="tablebg table1"> <tbody> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Friday adm.</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> February 10</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> Rank</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> Title</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> LW</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> TW</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> WKD % chg</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> QD % chg</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Romancing in Thin Air</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 14,573</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +38.7%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Contraband</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 7,029</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +32.8%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Lady</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 6,068</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +53.5%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Viral Factor</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 10,546</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4,621</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -56.2%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +23.6%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Chronicle</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 15,127</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3,434</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -77.3%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +27.8%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> Top 10 Disappointments of 2011 With the year already past us, it's time to reflect on the disappointments of 2011. I compiled the list using the 20 entries below: The Nutcracker (3D) The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn Let's Go! Don't Be Afraid of the Dark Ghost Love Story Dream House The Lion King (in 3D) Xia Ri Le You You (Love You You) 1911 Abduction Zookeeper Love in Space Treasure Hunt Bad Teacher Lian Xia Lian Xia Lian Lian Xia (Summer Love Love) Cowboys & Aliens Green Lantern Water for Elephants Rango The Road Less Travelled The list (#10-#6) 10. Treasure Hunt Treasure Hunt was Cecelia Cheung's first headliner of 2011 and boy did it flop. It opened with a healthy 29 theaters but only managed a $72,000 opening resulting in one of the worst PTA's for a wide release. 9. The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn Tintin had good reviews, 3D prices and an empty marketplace when it opened. So why did it disappoint so badly? Tintin opened at #1 with $470,000, below Immortals' OW the weekend before, and well below expectations. It proceeded to stay on top for the next 2 weekends after that but never really found its footing as the MI4/SH2 duel crushed it with a 90% drop in its 4th weekend. The next 3 entries all come from the same weekend... 8. Don't Be Afraid of the Dark/7. Dream House/6. Ghost Love Story All 3 of these releases opened on Halloween week in hopes of scaring moviegoers. Too bad for them, most HK'ers hate horror movies. So it was poetic justice that all 3 bombed, scoring with less than a $700 PTA for all three, making it one of the worst weekends for horror movies ever. Coming up...the top 5 disappointments of 2011.

Russia expansion + Europe. Asia has grown as well...you can't forget about China either. This will most likely get a China release. Russia + China = $100m alone, IMO.

Because of Christian Bale?

Even though I don't think Jack brings anything to the show character wise, I think he does help keep Emanda grounded. If he were to disappear, I think Emanda would go nutso and no one would be able to stop her.

Yep. It's all coming apart now.

The V-day episode was LOL funny. So many funny yet predictable mishaps and garnished with a sweet ending. I'm so glad ABC decided to stick this behind Modern Family and let it build an audience.

This season has been mighty boring. It's too bad because it used to be a great show but I'm losing interest now. There's nothing for Neal to do now that Peter has taken over both jobs. I'm basically watching this out of habit.

The kids' storylines were very good tonight. I especially liked Betty Luke and Manny's fake story about Danielle making the rounds.

Worst season but that ending has me hopeful for season 7. I am happy that they finally let the cat out of the bag even though I didn't like the way it unfolded. The writers have a lot more to play with now and there will be some great emotional episodes in season 7. Can't wait.

<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" class="tablebg table1"> <tbody> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Thursday adm.</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> (so far)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> February 9</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> Rank</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> Title</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> LW</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> TW</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> % chg</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Romancing in Thin Air</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4,334</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Lady</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2,038</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Contraband</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1,480</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Viral Factor</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2,372</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 920</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -61.2%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Chronicle</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2,500</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 862</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -65.5%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> A bit below Overheard 2's start at the same point for Romancing in Thin Air but romance films are known for very good walk-ins. Very good for The Lady. Contraband is having slow sales so far but should pick up and overtake The Lady by day's end. Steep but expected declines for The Viral Factor and Chronicle. Records and schedule updated on first page. Valentine's Day will see a number of films have special screenings. The Artist, La Delicatesse, Love, My Week with Marilyn will all try and take advantage of the special holiday. While Beauty and the Beast will not partake in those advanced previews, it will roar to life on that day as that is its official release date.