Wknd Est: DM2 - 44.7M ; GU2 - 42.5M; PR - 38.3M; Heat - 14M; TLR - 11.1M; MU - 10.6M (PG 100)

[baumer]

I thought it might be that.

 

Sorry that came out rude on my part.  I'm sorry about that.

[Michael Gary Scott]

After Jack and Jill, TMB and hearing how bad GU2 is I think I might be done with Adam Sandler films. Though I do like Hotel Transylvania

ive been done since grown ups

[Michael Gary Scott]

Anybody post the pawn shop numbers yet their pretty bad

[Sims]

Here you go.

 

 

 

Exhibitor Relations ‏@ERCboxofficePAWN STARS: THE MOVIE would have been a better idea than PAWN SHOP CHRONICLES which sold just $4,670 worth of tix @ 15 venues--$311 per. 

 

LMAO

Edited July 14, 2013 by Sims

[druv10]

ive been done since grown ups

 

 

Yeah, I've been done with Sandler comedies for a while now. His late 90's to early 2000's were amazingly funny but last 6-7 years have been ridiculously bad. 

[cwhitty]

ive been done since grown ups

The Zing in Hotel Tran was terrible - I sighed deeply

[Leyla]

I never wanted to punch Shia in the face, or their parents (ok, maybe his mom one or two times), or Megan, or Rosie (hell, I wanted to do other types of stuff to them both... ), or Josh, or Tyrese...

I wanted to punch all of em except 4 Tyrese

[baumer]

Well, at least one good film had an impressive weekend. I might have to wait till DVD to see this though, because I'm not sure it'll get international distribution

 

 

 

I'm still in awe at how people like Sandler's crap. I knew Grown Ups 2 would suck since I saw the first trailer, but I can't believe that people found it funny. Even with 7% fresh, and a 4/10 from IMDB, it's still gonna have good WOM, which is quite shocking. Don't tell me you think that this actually looks good:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEKiLlYwFYk

 

I get that the cast is well liked by the GA, but GU2 somehow looks like a worse, and lazier version of GU1. And it's success tells Hollywood that the GA don't care how lazy a sequel is as long as it has the same cast, and is, you know, a sequel.

 

 

I'm not obsessed. It's just that I'm surprised that lazy, tired shit like GU2 makes money, whereas actual original summer films that are good like Pacific Rim end up flopping. And RT is a percentage, so it helps me to know which films to skip, and which to see. If Pacific Rim had 7% fresh, then yeah I wouldn't watch it because it would be terrible. I wasn't gonna pay to watch The Lone Ranger, but after the reviews I'm gonna avoid that shit.The few times I disagreed with RT this summer was with Man of Steel (I think that it should have been 65% fresh, like Cloud Atlas) and White House Down (A bit too high IMO). 

 

But critics have nothing to do with how a paying audience feels about a film.

 

And would a studio rather be a timeless classic as deemed by the critics or a film that is loved by audiences that makes them tons of money?

[pieman]

I know that Sandler's movies have never been great but is it just me or are his films declining in quality? The older ones had some degree of polish and professionalism but his recent films are getting progressively cheaper looking and lazier.

[filmnerdjamie]

THE HEAT: $14.0M Weekend (est) / $112.36M Domestic Total / 3,128 Locations / $4,476 Location Avg. #TheHeat

 

https://twitter.com/BoxOffice/status/356423415936196609

[druv10]

I know that Sandler's movies have never been great but is it just me or are his films declining in quality? The older ones had some degree of polish and professionalism but his recent films are getting progressively cheaper looking and lazier.

 

 

You're right. There is night and day difference between his late 90's movies to now. 

[baumer]

 

https://twitter.com/BoxOffice/status/356423415936196609

 

 

43% drop.....great hold

[druv10]

43% drop.....great hold

 

 

yeah, it held very well compared to other movies in the top 10. 150M is definitely possible. 

[baumer]

Exhibitor Relations ‏@ERCboxoffice6m

With $14M this weekend, THE HEAT became 16th film of 2013 to top $100+M. Total is now $112M.

[baumer]

BoxOffice ‏@BoxOffice7m

THE WAY WAY BACK: $1.11M Weekend (est) / $1.85M Domestic Total / 79 Locations / $14,051 Location Avg. #TheWayWayBack

[spmahn]

Original was loved

4X

highest grossing Sandler film

Bound to open in the 40's, I thought even 50

Legs will not be as good imo because its not as much a family comedy this time

And it sucks

 

The original Grown Ups was loved? By who? I don't know a single person who said they enjoyed that movie, and that includes people I know who enjoy every piece of garbage he puts out.

[Sims]

 

BoxOffice ‏@BoxOffice7m

THE WAY WAY BACK: $1.11M Weekend (est) / $1.85M Domestic Total / 79 Locations / $14,051 Location Avg. #TheWayWayBack

 

 

Another great weekend, hope it keeps up the momentum.

[#ED]

I'm loving House of Flying Daggers. Great score + story.

[Ezen Baklattan]

And would a studio rather be a timeless classic as deemed by the critics or a film that is loved by audiences that makes them tons of money?

[druv10]

The original Grown Ups was loved? By who? I don't know a single person who said they enjoyed that movie, and that includes people I know who enjoy every piece of garbage he puts out.

 

 

4 multiplier after a 40M OW, does show that audiences enjoyed it.