Wednesday Numbers | Despicable Me 2 - 34M | The Lone Ranger - 9.67M | Kevin Hart - 4.9M

[wileECoyote]

Theater counts for this week/weekend:http://www.boxofficemojo.com/counts/chart/?yr=2013&wk=27&p=.htmHuge theater losses for MOS, NYSM, F&F6, and The Purge.A holiday boost on Wed and Thur might help to offset those losses though.

Just saw that myself. Expecting some steep drops but hoping for the best.

[Michael Gary Scott]

That DM2 number is so fetch

[ecstasy]

Anyone else find it interesting that 2013 features the proverbial nail in the coffin for both Will Smith and Johnny Depp in terms of their drawing power in North America? Those guys were at the top of the A list a few years ago. Not the case anymore.

 

I don't think Will Smith is done though. Johnny Depp I'm not too sure about him. He's always been a quirk.

[dashrendar44]

Yeah that was a truly awful film. Plus I hate that it sort put Kevin Kline in movie jail. The movies would benefit if Kevin Kline was out there

 

Last Vegas will quench your Kline's thirst this fall.

[Biggestgeekever]

atm thinking DM2 31.6-33, TLR 8.7-10

So my $38m 5-day prediction for LR still has a chance.

[wileECoyote]

atm thinking DM2 31.6-33, TLR 8.7-10

Thanks. All I can say is good for DM2. And ouch for TLR..

[DAR]

No Disney is like Henry Hill in Goodfellas after his parents found out he hadn't been to school in months. IN MONTHS!!!!! Every now and then you have to take a beating

[DAR]

Last Vegas will quench your Kline's thirst this fall.

And I have a sneaky feeling that film could be a hit. It's going to draw older adults

[ecstasy]

So my $38m 5-day prediction for LR still has a chance.

[redfirebird2008]

I don't think Will Smith is done though. Johnny Depp I'm not too sure about him. He's always been a quirk.

 

In terms of being able to open a movie with good numbers just because his name is on it, Big Willie is done. So is Johnny. Denzel and Leo seem to be the two names that are enduring the most right now. You can always count on Denzel to pick projects that aren't so bloated that they have no chance of success (like TLR) and he usually picks solid scripts too, so his projects usually end up with good quality and box office staying power.

[Michael Gary Scott]

Seems deep being a draw is over when he's not captain jack.

[ban1o]

Can CJohn or one of the moderators update the title with RTH's numbers. LOL we don't need Nikki.

[ExcelFTW]

Anyone else find it interesting that 2013 features the proverbial nail in the coffin for both Will Smith and Johnny Depp in terms of their drawing power in North America? Those guys were at the top of the A list a few years ago. Not the case anymore.

Smith just had a decent sized hit last year. Depp's been on the downtrend for a while, his schtick has become redundant.

 

Smith still has mass appeal in the right roles, but he needs to grow as his fan base grows. FRESH PRINCES ended nearly 20 years ago. ID4 and MIB are both 15 years old. It's not the mid to late 1990s any more where he is truly 'fresh'.

 

His fans have grown up, his films should as well.

[Biggestgeekever]

I'm not ready to bury Smith's marketability until he stars in a film that isn't pushing his son as the lead.

[John Marston]

technically you could argue something like Dark Shadows (a movie based on a TV series that no one has heard of) would have bombed harder if Depp hadn't been in it

[Michael Gary Scott]

Put smith in id4 2 or MIB 4 and it will make money.

[Jandrew]

On the front page of Yahoo. "8 Tell Tale Signs That A Movie Will Bomb" brought to you buy WHD and TLR! Yahoo's already called it. http://movies.yahoo.com/news/8-tell-tale-signs-movie-could-flop-001923291.html

[DAR]

technically you could argue something like Dark Shadows (a movie based on a TV series that no one has heard of) would have bombed harder if Depp hadn't been in it

Actually back in the day Dark Shadows was quite popular

[Empire]

Wow, that LR number is beyond bad.......and I love it!

 

On the other hand, great number for DM2 even though it dropped.

[Sims]

Horrible for TLR.