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Weekend Actuals/Totals (through Feb. 5) 1 The Viral Factor - $2,438,268 2 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island - $4,312,088 3 Chronicle - $542,999 (weekend actual) 4 I Love Hong Kong 2012 - $2,339,501 5 All's Well End's Well 2012 - $1,490,298 6 The Flowers Of War - $1,105,909 7 Puss In Boots - $1,764,015 8 War Horse - $201,957/$217,733 (weekend actual) 9 The Descendants - $531,745 10 The Ides of March - $136,795 (weekend actual) Solid for Chronicle. War Horse did decently but The Ides of March played very well at its locations. Very good for The Viral Factor and it should come away with 2.8-2.9m. Journey 2 still on track to pass original. I Love HK will probably finish with 2.6m. All's Well disappointed and will only take home 1.6-1.7m. The Flowers of War has Broadway/AMC supporting it so it won't go away anytime soon. It could reach 1.6m. Puss in Boots faltered. 1.9m looks final. The Descendants will inch its way past a 2 multiplier for now but who knows what happens if it wins the Oscar. Romancing in Thin Air might be our 2nd movie to get over a 1m OW. It has looked very good at a number of locations. A bit sluggish at others but walk-ins will be brisk. It will tower over the competition this weekend.

February 9 Weekend Predictions1. Romancing in Thin Air - $850,000 (including previews)2. Contraband - $350,0003. Chronicle - $200,0004. The Lady - $175,0005. The Viral Factor - $150,0006. Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace 3D - $100,000Romancing in Thin Air is getting 2 screens at night at most locations. This will do well with the couples crowd and will win the weekend by a huge margin. Contraband looks to be the runner up with a decent amount of theaters and full day showtimes. Chronicle looks to descend by about 60-70% from last weekend. The Lady is doing fairly well so far with it going semi-wide. The Viral Factor will fall about 50-60% due to unfavorable showtimes and loss of theaters but strong selling in UA/select Broadway theaters. 3D re-releases don't do well in Hong Kong (a la The Lion King, Toy Story 1 & 2) so I don't expect Star Wars to make a lot here.

Ice Age 4 will win this fairly easily. You've got Russia expanding like crazy and we all know how well Ice Age movies do there. Ice Age will also see very high grosses in Europe. With 3D and a steady ship, this will beat TDKR by a margin.TDKR won't increase that much. I see it at 625m.The Amazing Spider-Man will be Asian territory. Even with China and 3D prices, I don't see it overtaking the other 2 at the moment with the reboot factor going on.

90M

Auditions part 2The Line - Not great. I heard a lot of flat notes but they are certainly better than Elenowen. (4.5/10). NO.Jamar Rogers - This guy was impressive. Rock and R&B mixed in. WOW. Cee-Lo definitely lucked out with this one. Technically sound and great energy. Good dynamics as well. I would definitely choose him. (9/10) YES.Neal Middleton - Wrong song choice. Didn't show any dynamics and was always going full speed. Not much diversity with his voice. (1.5/10) NO.Gwen Sebastien - I thought she struggled with this song. Breathy and too much imitation for my tastes but she was mostly in tune. (5/10) NO.Pamela Rose - Was flat and sharp in places. Too nervous and her voice isn't unique. (2/10) NO.Kim Yarbrough - I'm on the fence with this one. I liked some parts of her voice and didn't like others. Was very good technically. (6/10) No.Angie Johnson - Tough song to sing but she did it well. It sounded like her voice was going to get drowned out by the music but she sang loud enough that it didn't happen. Really good. Another steal for Cee Lo. (8.5/10) YES.Dez Duron - His voice kinda sounds like Adam's. I didn't like the song choice but his voice is trainable. He sang it quite well IMO. Really surprised no one took him but I think he'll be back later on. (7/10) YES.Lindsey Pavao - Sounded like a crappier version of Dia Frampton. Shouty and tried to cover up her off pitch notes with wispy sounds. Don't like her voice either. She was smart to choose Christina after Blake's screwup with Dia last season. (1/10) NO.Hoja Lopez - Definitely got a unique voice there but was nervous and it showed. (2/10) NO.Jermaine Paul - WRONG SONG CHOICE. This guy really wants to own the song but it's so bad for his voice. Changes up the song till it's down in the ground and beaten badly. Will probably have problems later on when they criticize that he doesn't keep to the main melody. He's got a voice though. (5/10) NO.Angel Taylor - I like her voice a lot. It seemed like she was waiting for the chorus to kick in to showcase her stuff. Lower register needs a bit of work but overall it was good. (8.5/10) YES.

Tony Lucca was the best of the night. It was awkward when Christina didn't recognize him at first. Female rocker was ok although I don't see her really doing much outside of that area. Jesse had some nice tones but he was a little off pitch here and there, not to mention that I think Elliott Yamin's A Song For You is the greatest American Idol performance of all time. Country girl is nothing special. I thought the opera singer was going to get cut. So glad he got picked, he did great!

Michael Fassbender for Best Actor in Shame

3 movies hit milestones this weekend. 3 Idiots squeaked past 3m. Mission Impossible 4 now stands at 5.7m while Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1 climbed to 2.1m. <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 5</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"> Chronicle</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 19,399</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -21.1%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Viral Factor</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 25,976</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 16,571</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -36.2%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -6.9%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> War Horse</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 9,932</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -6.6%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 30,771</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 9,711</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -68.4%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -0.8%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> I Love Hong Kong 2012</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 20,720</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 9,509</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -54.1%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -3.2%</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"> Weekend adm.</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Feb 2-5</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"> Chronicle</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 73,102</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Viral Factor</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 116,062</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 53,389</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -54.0%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> War Horse</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 30,604</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> I Love Hong Kong 2012</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 99,160</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 28,532</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -71.2% </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"> Weekend Estimates</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> February 2</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"> Chronicle</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> $580,000</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> $580,000</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Viral Factor</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $370,000</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -47.4%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $2,470,000</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $260,000</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -77.3%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $4,345,000</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> I Love Hong Kong 2012</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $240,000</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -67.9%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $2,370,000</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> 5</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> War Horse</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> $215,000</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> $215,000</td> </tr> </tbody></table> That big Sunday drop caused Chronicle to fall with estimates. It is slightly alarming that it has happened already on the weekend. Weekday numbers will tell which theaters will keep what here between Chronicle/Viral Factor. I still think the weekend overall for Chronicle has been a huge success. A weekend above $500,000 for this type of movie that wasn't clearly defined in the trailer is very good in my book. The Viral Factor had a nice Sunday and a nice weekend. With gross, it may fall below 50% which would be a fantastic drop after the "holiday" weekend. Journey 2 bounced back after a poor Thursday/Friday. With its Saturday/Sunday, it is tracking ahead of I Love HK for the weekend and be about $170,000 behind Journey to the Center of the Earth. Not bad for I Love HK. OK for War Horse although it had some help from bigger ticket prices.

Saturday admissions & Weekend Projections<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 4</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"> Chronicle</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 6,035</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +49.8%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Viral Factor</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 9,115</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5,139</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -43.6%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +50.2%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 15,300</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4,086</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -73.3%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +81.8%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Ides of March</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3,074</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +19.7%</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"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2,828</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +28.5%</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"> 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 4</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"> Chronicle</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 24,581</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +62.5%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Viral Factor</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 30,008</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 17,807</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -40.7%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +68.9%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> War Horse</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 10,629</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +78.0%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> I Love Hong Kong 2012</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 24,669</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 9,819</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -60.2%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +97.9%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 37,078</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 9,787</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -73.6%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> </tr> </tbody></table> Good Saturday for Chronicle. Viral Factor had an excellent drop. Solid increase for War Horse. I Love HK might be showing good word of mouth here. Journey 2 increased almost 100% Saturday. <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 5</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"> The Viral Factor</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 10,924</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 7,178</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -34.3%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +39.7%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Chronicle</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 6,230</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +3.2%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 15,521</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4,637</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -70.1%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +13.5%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> I Love Hong Kong 2012</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 8,645</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3,692</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -57.3%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="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"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3,580</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +26.6%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> Viral Factor has been doing an amazing job. Interesting number for Chronicle. It hadn't shown any signs of frontloading till this point but it will still overtake Viral Factor and win in admissions on Sunday. Journey 2 is coming back slightly and will pass 4.3m after this weekend. Surprising for I Love HK. It will take in more than $200,000 this weekend. February 2 Weekend Projections 1. Chronicle - $600,000 2. The Viral Factor - $370,000 (-47.4%)/$2,470,000 3. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island - $260,000 (-77.3%)/$4,345,000 4. I Love Hong Kong 2012 - $240,000 (-67.9%)/$2,370,000 5. War Horse - $210,000 Chronicle will open with a number north of $500,000. $600,000 is achievable if it has a good enough Sunday. The Viral Factor is shining brightly. Great drop after the makeshift holiday last Thursday/Friday and 3m will probably happen now. Journey 2 fell sharply this weekend but at least it will still beat the original's 4.5m total. I Love HK declined surprisingly smaller than expected and it will close with about 2.7-2.8m. After a sluggish start, War Horse is coming back with a weekend above $200,000. It's a decent opening for the Oscar-nominated film.

Nope, UA is beating SH2 in Thailand as well.

Don't know why people are surprised, the MI franchise has always done very well in Asia. Take a look at MI3's numbers for Asian countries and compare that with Europe.

Madagascar 3 moves to August 2. It is now releasing against Brave and Total Recall. I'm definitely not a fan of this move. Opening against Brave will only hurt its BO. They should release this in June to get away from the big animation movies. It's better than this or opening in July or opening at the end of August where box office really starts to decline. For once, I think they need to ditch the summer release for a kids movie and try it out near the beginning of school holidays. Something like June 7 or June 14 would work. June 7 would see it go up against Prometheus but they are two entirely different audiences. If not, June 14 is empty and it'll win 1 weekend. If it does go up against Brave, it will lose for sure. <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 2</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"> Chronicle</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $119,080</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 34</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $119,080</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Viral Factor</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $163,953</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $57,871</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -64.7%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 37</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 13</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $2,153,284</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> I Love Hong Kong 2012</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $183,488</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $35,480</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -80.7%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 36</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 14</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $2,164,816</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Journey 2: The Mysterious Island</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $299,133</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $31,736</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -89.4%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 34</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 15</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $4,118,659</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> War Horse</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $28,777</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 24</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $46,414</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 6</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> All's Well Ends Well 2012</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $120,804</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $24,729</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -79.5%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 30</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 14</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,393,088</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 7</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 7</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Flowers of War</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $62,838</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $23,769</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -62.2%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 18</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 15</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $974,694</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 8</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Ides of March</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $18,002</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 17</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $18,002</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 9</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> New Perfect Two</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $13,858</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 11</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $13,858</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 10</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> J. Edgar</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $13,596</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"> $13,596</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" class="tablebg table1"> <tbody> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> You Are the Apple of My Eye</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $7,973,127</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $5,700,713</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3 Idiots</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $2,998,946</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $2,094,155</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Puss in Boots</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,677,669</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,032,275</td> </tr> </tbody></table> Good start for Chronicle although the number looks a bit off. It looks like a $95,000 opening day to my eye. Reviews definitely helped with sales. This could be a sleeper hit. The Viral Factor had a very good hold. It is completely blowing away the Chinese New Year lineup. This should be around 2.4m after this weekend. I Love HK dropped as expected. It'll roll in 2.3m after the weekend is done. Journey 2 completely collapsed although beating the original will still happen. War Horse didn't do great. It'll begin with $175,000-$200,000. All's Well is fading but will end up with 1.5m after Sunday. The Flowers of War had the softest drop of the top 10 but it didn't get an extra gear with the holidays so the drop in itself is only decent. It is completely hilarious regarding the competition between Broadway/UA theaters. Broadway theaters are having full day showtimes for Flowers of War at almost every location. UA theaters, however, has completely cut Flowers for other movies. The Ides of March had a fantastic opening, bolstered by George Clooney and The Descendants. New Perfect Two isn't going to do much here but was helped by strong admissions at select locations. J. Edgar isn't doing so well. It'll open with about $75,000. You Are the Apple of My Eye is inching closer and closer to 8m although I think it will stop at 7.9m. It is only showing in 1 theater so not much can be made every week. It'll get the heave ho soon. Very good total for Mission Impossible 4 but it won't make it to Pirates. 3 Idiots will pass 3m and HK will beat South Korea's gross sometime next week. Breaking Dawn will squeak by 2.1m. Puss in Boots has been doing horrible. It might miss 2m altogether now. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has performed well. 1.07m looks to be final. <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 3</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"> Chronicle</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4,028</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +61.1%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Viral Factor</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 10,899</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3,422</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -68.6%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +44.3%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Ides of March</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2,569</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +107.7%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 16,706</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2,248</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -86.5%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +15.1%</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"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2,201</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +39.6%</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 3</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"> Chronicle</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 15,127</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +8.1%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Viral Factor</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 29,516</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 10,546</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -64.3%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +24.6%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> War Horse</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5,971</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +46.6%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Ides of March</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5,465</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"> I Love Hong Kong 2012</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 25,043</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4,961</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -80.2%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +16.9%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> Chronicle is pacing itself well. It should set up for a fairly good Saturday/Sunday. The Viral Factor is showing strength even when it's down 60%. Healthy Friday increase will give way to a very good Saturday/Sunday. It might even sneak in an admissions win over Chronicle on one of the two days. War Horse is doing meh numbers. The Ides of March is the other big story this weekend. Very good #. I Love HK will see a solid increase on Saturday.

Jan. 26 Weekend Actuals <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"> Jan. 26 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"> Engmnts</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Eng. average</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> % change</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> B.O. Cume</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</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"> $1,147,830</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 36</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $31,884</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +1%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $3,727,657</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> I Love Hong Kong 2012</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Intercontinental</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $748,792</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 39</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $19,200</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +120%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,883,873</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Viral Factor, The</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> UA Films/Emperor</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $704,645</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 38</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $18,543</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +40%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,821,723</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Puss In Boots</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Paramount Int'l</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $529,437</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 35</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $15,127</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +84%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,512,491</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> All's Well, End's Well </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Newport Ent.</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $484,532</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 38</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $12,751</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +109%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,183,491</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> 6</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> Descendants, The</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> Fox Int'l</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> $333,845</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> 27</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> $12,365</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> $333,845</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 7</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Flowers Of War, The</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Edko</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $260,258</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 28</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $9,295</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -15%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $846,711</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 8</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> From Up On Poppy Hill</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Intercontinental</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $164,497</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 30</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $5,483</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -38%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $635,882</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 9</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Muppets, The</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Walt Disney Int'l</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $79,037</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 23</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $3,436</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +12%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $251,974</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 10</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Great Magician</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> UA Films/Emperor</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $62,948</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 14</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $4,496</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -41%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $840,334</td> </tr> </tbody></table>These numbers are up to Sunday only. Revised totals will come in later. Very strong 2 weeks for Journey 2. It will ride its momentum past the original with a total of 4.6-4.8m. I Love HK has done reasonably well over the holidays but it's back to work now so it will post big drops from here on out. It will end up with about 2.4-2.5m. The Viral Factor has had a successful run so far. It has kept pace with the frantic rush of people buying tickets to see I Love HK during the holiday period and has now outgunned the flick in gross at the start of this week. It will soon pass the Love HK film and will leg its way to about 2.8m. Puss in Boots has been a disappointing non-factor ever since it opened. It will find a way to about 2.1-2.2m, around where Cars 2/Smurfs finished. All's Well did decent but with the holidays now gone, its business will quickly disappear so expect a 1.4-1.5m tally. The Descendants opened to good results with a strong PTA. Good word of mouth should propel this over the other Oscar bait films in total gross coming out this week but the overlap between this and his directorial The Ides of March will take away seats. The Flowers of War has been unimpressive but will take home 1.1m when it fades away. From Kokuriko Hill has been a failure and now the odds are not in its favour to pass Tales from Earthsea. $800,000 looks likely. The Muppets came back from a disastrous opening weekend and will leave with $375,000. The Great Magician passed The Darkest Hour and looks to disappear with $950,000. <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 2</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"> Chronicle</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2,500</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Viral Factor</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 8,962</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2,372</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -73.5%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 16,603</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1,953</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -88.2%</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"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1,577</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Ides of March</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1,237</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"> Thursday adm.</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> February 2</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"> Chronicle</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 13,995</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Viral Factor</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 30,562</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 8,465</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -72.3%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> I Love Hong Kong 2012</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 28,728</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4,243</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -85.2%</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"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4,072</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 44,489</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3,958</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -91.1%</td> </tr> </tbody></table>Chronicle did alright this weekend. It should end up with around 70,000 admissions for the weekend. Good hold for The Viral Factor. It will drop around 50% this weekend. I Love Hong Kong, for the most part, vanished but the daily decreasing admissions last week will keep it from dropping above 70%. War Horse did pretty bad. Journey 2 had an epic collapse but 4.5m is not in jeopardy. I fully expect at least a 75% increase on Saturday and it will recover to post a $300,000 weekend and get close to the original by Wednesday. Also, schedules updated in first post.

UA Times Square is closing down today (January 31) due to skyrocketing rent prices. In its place, LV will open a flagship store in Times Square. The theater will undergo renovations during an 18 month period which will see it move to the 12-13th floors of the mall. Total cost of the renovations is said to be around $500m HK. The new Times Square theater will have 5 houses instead of 4 and be close in the number of seats as the old one. Total Actuals (through January 29) 1 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island - $3,722,538 2 I Love Hong Kong 2012 - $1,880,247 3 The Viral Factor - $1,818,059 4 Puss In Boots - $1,515,002 5 All's Well End's Well 2012 - $1,183,971 6 The Flowers Of War - $847,443 7 From Up On Poppy Hill - $634,233 8 The Descendants - $332,794 9 The Muppets - $251,989 10 The Great Magician - $829,043 Judging from those totals, it seems I Love HK took 2nd, Viral settled for 3rd, Puss in Boots claimed 4th and All's Well rounded out the top 5 for the Jan. 26 weekend. Kokuriko Hill isn't passing Tales of Earthsea and should be considered a massive failure here. Thursday schedules <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" class="tablebg table1"> <tbody> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> Palace IFC</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> </td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> New</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> Holdovers</td> <td bgcolor="#00ffff" colspan="1"> Leaving</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Anonymous - 5 showings</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Descendants - 4 showings (▼ 6)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Puss in Boots (3D Eng.)</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> J. Edgar - 5 showings</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> From Kokuriko Hill (Jap.) - 1 showing (-)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Ides of March - 6 showings</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Flowers of War - 3 showings (▼ 5)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> A Happy Event</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Muppets - 1 showing (▼ 2)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Skin I Live In</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - 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"> 3 Idiots - 1 showing (-)</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="#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"> Anonymous - 5 showings</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Descendants - 4 showings (▼ 6)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Thu.)</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Chronicle - 5 showings</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Puss in Boots (3D Eng.) - 1 showing (▼ 5)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> J. Edgar - 4 showings</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D - 1 showing (▼ 7)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3 Idiots</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Ides of March - 5 showings</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Flowers of War - 2 showings (▼ 5)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> War Horse - 5 showings</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Muppets - 1 showing (▼ 6)</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="#000080" colspan="1"> Festival Walk</td> <td bgcolor="#000080" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#000080" colspan="1"> </td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#000080" colspan="1"> New</td> <td bgcolor="#000080" colspan="1"> Holdovers</td> <td bgcolor="#000080" colspan="1"> Leaving</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Anonymous - 5 showings</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Descendants - 2 showings (▼ 6)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Puss in Boots (3D Can.)</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Chronicle - 5 showings</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Puss in Boots (3D Eng.) - 1 showing (▼ 4)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> J. Edgar - 5 showings</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Viral Factor - 3 showings (▼ 4)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> All's Well Ends Well 2012</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Ides of March - 5 showings</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D - 1 showing (▼ 7)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> I Love Hong Kong 2012</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> War Horse - 4 showings</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> From Kokuriko Hill (Can.) - 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 - 5 showings (-)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Muppets (Eng.) - 1 showing (▼ 4)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3 Idiots - 1 showing (-)</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="#000000" colspan="1"> Langham Place</td> <td bgcolor="#000000" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#000000" colspan="1"> </td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#000000" colspan="1"> New</td> <td bgcolor="#000000" colspan="1"> Holdovers</td> <td bgcolor="#000000" colspan="1"> Leaving</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Chronicle - 7 showings</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Descendants - 1 showing (▼ 6)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Puss in Boots (Can.)</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Haywire - 3 showings</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Viral Factor - 7 showings (-)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> From Kokuriko Hill (Can.)</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Ides of March - 6 showings</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> All's Well Ends Well 2012 - 2 showings (▼ 6)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Flowers of War</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> War Horse - 5 showings</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> I Love Hong Kong 2012 - 3 showings (▼ 6)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> New Perfect Two - 5 showings</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Great Magician - 1 showing (▼ 5)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Puss in Boots (3D Can.) - 1 showing (▼ 3)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D - 2 showings (▼ 7)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> Estimated theater counts Chronicle - Very wide War Horse - Very wide Haywire - Wide The Ides of March - Semi wide (13 theaters, actual) New Perfect Two - Semi wide J. Edgar - limited Anonymous - limited Repeat I Love You - limited Even with the huge cut in showtimes, I still think Journey 2 will eclipse the first film. It'll be around $500,000-600,000 away after Wednesday. The Flowers of War continues to be Jekyll/Hyde at Broadway/UA locations. It is receiving no cut at Broadway but is gone from most UA theaters. The only major survivor seems to be The Viral Factor which has only lost a quarter to about half its showtimes. Huge news: Battleship moves to May 1 and will collide with Avengers opening on April 26. February/March schedule updated in first post. Please check regularly for any updates.

UpdateChina - 16.13m (through Jan. 29)Hong Kong - 1.82m (through Jan. 29)Malaysia - $260,000 (through Jan. 22)Singapore - $190,000 (through Jan. 22)Australia - $38,000

Any numbers for The Viral Factor?

I thought Sherlock Holmes 2 would do better than that...Nice breakout though for MI4.Viral looks headed for 25m. Awesome.

What about SH2, Viral Factor and other Chinese releases released during the Lunar New Year? I heard All's Well Ends Well 2012 did very well on the mainland.

Saturday/Sunday & Weekend admissions <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"> January 28</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"> Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 15,320</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 15,300</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -0.1%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -8.4%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Viral Factor</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 8,181</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 9,115</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +11.4%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -16.4%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> I Love Hong Kong 2012</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 8,541</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -23.4%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Descendants</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5,686</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +7.2%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> All's Well Ends Well 2012</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4,995</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -27.5%</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"> 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"> January 28</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"> Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 36,956</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 37,078</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +0.3%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -2.1%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Viral Factor</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 21,355</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 30,008</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +40.5%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +1.7%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> I Love Hong Kong 2012</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 10,816</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 24,669</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +128.1%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -1.5%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Descendants</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 15,622</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +15.9%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> All's Well Ends Well 2012</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 14,380</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -10.7%</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"> January 29</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"> Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 22,257</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 15,521</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -30.3%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +1.4%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Viral Factor</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 15,266</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 10,924</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -28.4%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +19.8%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> I Love Hong Kong 2012</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 13,459</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 8,645</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -35.8%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +1.2%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Descendants</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5,454</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -4.1%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> All's Well Ends Well 2012</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 8,453</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5,049</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -40.3%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +1.1%</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"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> January 29</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"> Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 42,044</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 30,771</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -26.8%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -17.0%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Viral Factor</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 25,673</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 25,976</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +1.2%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -13.4%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> I Love Hong Kong 2012</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 20,617</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 20,720</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +0.5%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -16.0%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Puss in Boots (3D Can.)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 14,501</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"> All's Well Ends Well 2012</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 14,036</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 12,762</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -9.1%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -11.3%</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 adm.</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Jan 26-29</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"> Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 128,021</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 150,221</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +17.3%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Viral Factor</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 65,076</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 116,062</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +78.3%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> I Love Hong Kong 2012</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 38,955</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 99,160</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +154.6%</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 4</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> All's Well Ends Well 2012</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 59,992</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> --</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" class="tablebg table1"> <tbody> <tr class="1"> </tr> <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"> January 26</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="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Journey 2: The Mysterious Island</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,050,000</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> -7%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $3,625,000</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> The Viral Factor</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $610,000</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +21%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,695,000</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> I Love Hong Kong 2012</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $610,000</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +79%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,745,000</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 2</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> Puss in Boots</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $610,000</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +212%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,490,000</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> 5</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> All's Well Ends Well 2012</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $430,000</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> +186%</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1"> $1,130,000</td> </tr> <tr class="1"> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> 6</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> The Descendants</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> $330,000</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffff00" colspan="1"> $330,000</td> </tr> </tbody></table> Note: The Descendants' weekend number includes Lunar New Year holiday special previews.

I guess a lot of people are going back to work sometime this week while others return on February 5.

Still doesn't make sense to me. Why does Hollywood get a percentage from tickets sold when most of the tickets being bought are for local movies? And what do they get for Hollywood movies alone? Just 10% of tickets sold?

Why would Hollywood get a % share of India's box office when most of the money funneling in is coming from local movies?

No numbers for SH2 but MI4 could be heading towards a 6m OD (according to xiayun at WoKJ). About a 12.5-13m OW if true. Fantastic. 50m probably could happen.

Opens today.

This might not be the case everywhere in Asia but a lot of people don't even know that Tom Cruise went crazy a number of years ago. They still think of him like he's in his prime...like he's this big action star. But I think the Mission Impossible franchise represents a 'coolness' factor that people like to see...kind of like new gadgets or electronic toys that people want to play with. Some food for thought.