WKND BO: #StarTrek $70.6M/$84.1M, IronMan3 $35.2M/$337.1M, Gatsby $23.4M/$90.2M

[ecstasy]

Not that it reflects the general public but it may do so more than this particular board.

 

I read some of those comments yesterday. They started going in on the movie yesterday or Thursday. I saw a lot of complaints from Star Trek purists.

[Elessar]

WTF? How did Rth's estimate end up $4-6m higher than the real number? Star Flop. Wow.

 

Someone should make a RTH - what went wrong thread.

[Spidey Freak]

Paramount's biggest franchise is now GI Joe.

 

   That's what Trek needed! More Dwayne Johnson! 

[fishstick]

Since when do Deadline comments reflect the general public? 

 

Since forrver. They were first to call Olivia Wilde a BO poison and were right on the money.

 

WWW thread is hilarious. new spin: a sequel will make much less than the first movie - nothing went wrong! Nothing! :rofl:

[Accursed Arachnid!™]

WTF? How did Rth's estimate end up $4-6m higher than the real number? Star Flop. Wow.

 

 

You must have read it wrong, a god does not make mistakes.

[MrPink]

I think RTH is going Iron Man 3 Jarvis on us.

[fishstick]

   That's what Trek needed! More Dwayne Johnson! 

 

Dwayne as Khan = money in the bank.

[ecstasy]

WTF? How did Rth's estimate end up $4-6m higher than the real number? Star Flop. Wow.

 

He came back and updated. It always happens when he gives early numbers and west coast is not done.

[Impact]

Most sequels drop from the previous one.

This is hardly a flop. Of course Paramont already killed Trek in 2002 by having a bad release date and a director who never saw a episode.

People will make a big deal out of anything. (As I said someone is going to say something dumb later like for Catching Fire-it made 10M less then the first! Oh no)

[Gopher]

Paramount is gonna have a hell of a time spinning this tomorrow.''Star Trek Into Darkness reaches new heights for the franchise, breaking the 4-day opening record for a Star Trek movie!''

[Accursed Arachnid!™]

I think RTH is going Iron Man 3 Jarvis on us.

It looks like STID is at around cranberries.

[Sam]

He came back and updated. It always happens when he gives early numbers and west coast is not done.

West Coast is behaving badly these days 

[ecstasy]

Paramount is gonna have a hell of a time spinning this tomorrow.''Star Trek Into Darkness reaches new heights for the franchise, breaking the 4-day opening record for a Star Trek movie!''

 

LOL They need WB's PR team. They'll think of something.

[ecstasy]

West Coast is behaving badly these days 

 

I don't know what's happening out here. But I have no doubt they will show up for Fast 6.

[Sam]

Or Rth temporarily caught the Nikki fever  I mean, he agrees with her numbers an awful lot these past days 

[fishstick]

Paramount is gonna have a hell of a time spinning this tomorrow.''Star Trek Into Darkness reaches new heights for the franchise, breaking the 4-day opening record for a Star Trek movie!''

 

Stunning upset for the ages!

[Sam]

LOL They need WB's PR team. They'll think of something.

Upset of the Ages!!!

[pieman]

Please recap for me what they are saying.

 

"Hated the film. Star Trek is now officially a mindless action franchise. I felt beaten to the ground by the end. So I’ll-conceived, so clumsy, so badly written, the supporting characters are jokes, and the leads spout banal thoughts and emotions cribbed from past Star Trek. To me this is one of the worst Treks ever." - Bob

 

"This movies was surprisingly bland. I say surprisingly because I had a blast with the 2009 reboot and was really looking forward to Into Darkness. Cumberbatch’s talented, his screen presence is commanding and he tried his best, but the material they gave him was shallow and no amount of talent can compensate for such an underwritten villain role. I’m not a Trek fan, but googling Khan, I can’t help but feel they did the character a disservice and underused the power of Cumberbatch’s chops. Regardless, he’s still the most memorable part of a rather dull film. Which makes me sad. I got invested in the Enterprise crew in the first intallment and they weren’t as engaging this time around. Pine and Quinto do play off each other well – but again, the material…" - ALHM

 

"Saw it yesterday. Loved the 2009 film, did not like this one. The plot is all over the place and you never get to feel connected to the characters, who also never feel like they’re ever in any real jeopardy. Bad story, bad directing, but great effects. Was really hoping for more after how good the first one was." - Tripjack

 

"Saw the film in 3-D first show. Slow, cliched and predictable.

Trek fans remember this day. The franchise as we knew it is no more. As the wave of stupidity and “shiny objectism” continues in our culture we are now asked to cease being fans of Star Trek to become fans of JJ Abrahams.

No thanks." - Fred

 

"That our minds are what set us apart from the rest of the animals here on Earth

We have the capacity to grow beyond the need to kill and destroy and screw every thing we see

But Mr. J.J. doesn’t share that vision so he has made another movie to please the public that is the bread and butter of the industry right now

Those that check there brains at the ticket counter that are walking in to see Star Trek that is Star Trek, in name only" - Carl

 

"Best Trek ever? Hardly. Benedict Cumberbatch is no Ricardo Montalban by any stretch. This was pathetically bad fan-fiction at best. Totally what I expected from JJ." - filmlover 24/7

 

"Those numbers are surprisingly soft. I was thinking $125 million for the four days. That said, the movie was painfully dumb. It’s truly the equivalent of a Michael Bay film." - Rob

 

Just some example of deeper analysis; beyond the usual "I LOVED THE EXPLOSIONS. KHAN ROCKS!"

Edited May 18, 2013 by pieman

[ecstasy]

Or Rth temporarily caught the Nikki fever  I mean, he agrees with her numbers an awful lot these past days 

 

meh. He came back and updated later.  He just gave numbers too early to appease us fanatics.  He needs to do his usual routine and update when the west coast has finished their showings are nearly finished.

[DAR]

WTF? How did Rth's estimate end up $4-6m higher than the real number? Star Flop. Wow.

 

 

It's almost like in Rocky IV when Drago gets cut.  THE RUSSIAN IS CUT!!! THE RUSSIAN IS CUT!!!!