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I could've watched Jessica Chastain for triple the time. Her performance was remarkable and really quite captivating, and it kept me thoroughly interested throughout. For that, I hope she wins best actress.But my god, I don't think I've ever shaked as much in a film as I did in the last 20 minutes of this. I was genuinely terrified, which just goes to show how effective the scene actually was. I also don't think I've ever jumped as much as I did in this film. Some of the bomb scenes literally had me catapulting out of my seat. What I loved about this is that it felt so real. Not storytelling, just an eye opening reality of what humans are capable of.I'd rank it just below Perks and Django. A

Well, I just watched ZDT and I sincerely hope Jessica Chastain wins best actress.

Yaaaaay!

It won't drop more than 20% for sure. Django too.

1 Les Miserables (Universal) £4,016,611 £24,618,8962 Django Unchained (Sony) £2,419,846 £7,185,4993 Lincoln (20th Century Fox) £1,657,337 £1,657,3374 Life Of Pi (20th Century Fox) £1,119,570 £25,957,0445 Zero Dark Thirty (Universal) £1,052,845 £1,052,8456 The Impossible (eOne) £1,006,477 £10,777,3327 Movie 43 (Momentum) £787,648 £787,6488 Monsters, Inc. 3D (Walt Disney) £703,656 £1,595,9629 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Warner Bros) £623,889 £51,020,81110 The Last Stand (Lionsgate) £538,867 £538,867 Everything stayed more or less flat. Pi is going to hit £30m, Les Mis is going to do at least £35m and Django could get to £15m.

Ah forgot about that. It'll probably do decently but I imagine Les Mis and Django will stay on top.

Strange. This weekend has barely any new releases. Bullet to the Head will likel flop hard so once again, there should be some very soft drops.

Life of Pi's run has been incredible to watch. I hope these drops continues. I'd love to see it hit £30m. That'd be one of the biggest surprises in a few years. Same for The Impossible. 4th weekend and it's still above £1m for the weekend. Should over £13m ($20m) which is way higher than anyone was expecting. Hobbit now at £51m ($80.3m). Will pass The Avengers in pounds this week.

I watched Trainspotting today for the first time in Psychology. Absolutely brilliant.

LOL no, because they appeal to much wider audiences. For example, Independence Day is a blockbuster film that can be enjoyed by all ages and genders. Women watch Pearl Harbour because of the romance and men because of the action. It's appealing to many demographics, and Gone With The Wind is a timeless epic. I hardly doubt children or families would watch Lincoln in the cinema. Totally different.

Could end close to $50m in the UK. Absolutely incredible run.

Amazing drops for Les Mis, Django and Pi!

This January is probably going to have the most admissions of the 21st century so far.

This is one of the most thrilling trailers I've ever seen. And the film is brilliant too. Very underrated imo.

Les Mis seems to be heading for $55m. Maybe higher depending on how it holds throughout February.

Wow! Shaping up to be a huge weekend. Most films are staying more or less flat... Les Mis should be around £23.7-8m after tomorrow. Django will top £7m and Pi could hit £26m, on its way to an incredible £30m.

It's an astounding achievement.

I enjoyed Django more than any other Tarantino film.

No. We just have no clue where your critique is coming from.

The opening scene was especially excellent.

Yeah, what the actual fuck? The WHOLE movie kicked ass. The last 20 minutes was absolutely brilliant. I never wanted it to end.

Django 100% deserves BP this year.

Alfred do we have any totals so far?

Not really. It's made over $80m. Compared to expectations maybe, but that would apply to every country then. It had a good run.

They would never open big anyway. LoP and Les Mis have been able to break into the mainstream audience massively. Django will probably too as it should comfortably pass £10m, maybe even £15m by the end of its run. Lincoln and ZDT will do well, but not on the same scale because they don't appeal to the same mass audience. But you never know. They may catch on.