The Hobbit: the Desolation of Smaug OS Thread

[Ball Lightning]

I'm thinking a slight increase across the board. 750m-800m OS.

[peludo]

Any early presale or hype/tracking news

I have not ever tracked any movie but I have looked at presales in the biggest screen in Spain, sited in Madrid (1,000 seats), which gross about 0.25% of the whole country. This screen has programmed 3 showtimes for Friday 13th (16:15, 19:45 and 23:30). The first one is, right now, about just 10-15% full, but the other two are about 70-75%.

 

I have read that this screen is some special. It seems there are people who go to that screen, independently of the movie is shown, just because the screen is the best in the country and in order to have a great experience. But after reading it, I have seen there are some showtimes equally full in other screens in the same complex.

[Leyla]

here the anticipation is big  thats for sure

seen no presales yet

Our distributor sells some tickets to the premiere on Dec 16 but its only in Moscow

 

 

Cosmo posted a while back btw

 

Full Big Screen for Hobbit from 18 to 25 Dec., tickets are already on sale, min. price is $1,2 if you buy now with discount, imagine how many people are gonna be there, i'm scared))  I will watch in HFR anyway, so it's not that important, since HFR tickets are not available, and i hope won't be for a long time))

 

Cosmo posted a while back btw

we dont have any discounts obv I suppose the prices will be higher actually esp on NY holidays

bad for us good for the film's BO I suppose

 

+ saw a post from a dude from Kiev & he said that today is the 1st day of presales & half of the showings are half full for the 1st week of release!

It will be HUGE!

well checked their site myself & yeah he's right

http://planeta-kino.com.ua/movies/the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug/#week

Edited December 4, 2013 by Leyla

[htall90]

Hope with better reviews it will have better legs so 750 OS!

[IndustriousAngel]

Nothing sure yet but at least presales are better than last year for opening days. And, like last year, presales for Friday are at least on par with Thursday (which is the first day in full release), so no frontloadedness. Wednesday midnights and 8pm double features are filling up too, the double features doing better than the only-midnights. I guess starting with next year we'll have the Hobbit triple-features along with the LotR-triples, there's a real demand for those marathons.

 

Having said that, I'm off to my LotR-triple-feature   - see you tomorrow!

[Leyla]

Nothing sure yet but at least presales are better than last year for opening days. And, like last year, presales for Friday are at least on par with Thursday (which is the first day in full release), so no frontloadedness. Wednesday midnights and 8pm double features are filling up too, the double features doing better than the only-midnights. I guess starting with next year we'll have the Hobbit triple-features along with the LotR-triples, there's a real demand for those marathons.

 

Having said that, I'm off to my LotR-triple-feature   - see you tomorrow!

lucky you!

I havent seen any double features in our city at all 

[IndustriousAngel]

At my theater, the Wednesday midnight and Thursday Hobbit double-features are nearly sold out; the only-Hobbit2-midnights not yet.

[JCS]

$730M OS.

[sensui]

Warner bros. expects an increase

 

http://www.thewrap.com/hobbit-desolation-smaug-box-office-unexpected-journey

[Fake]

325M DOM / 800M OS.

 

Good WOM should mean a healthy increase.

Edited December 11, 2013 by Fake

[efialtes76]

PARIS,14H:

 

5,154 ADMISSIONS

 

The Hobbit did 4,370

Edited December 11, 2013 by efialtes76

[Fake]

Nice!

[peludo]

PARIS,14H:

 

5,154 ADMISSIONS

 

The Hobbit did 4,370

A 18% increase. But it is soooo early...

[Fullbuster]

That's great

But...I even didn't know it has been released here  

[4815162342]

Very small sample, but encouraging still.

[Elessar]

I dunno, AUJ had such a muted opening for such a property. Doing only 18% more doesn't seem that good.

 

Then again, if it does that everywhere and has the same legs as AUJ it would exceed 800m OS easily. Sequels usually have worse legs, though.

[Plain Old Tele]

Less talky, more crazy action = better OS gross this time around, IMO.

[IndustriousAngel]

When you're talking 1bilUS$ movies, even 5% up or down are big numbers

[Plain Old Tele]

  @Variety_DMcNary

'The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug' opens well in France with first day at $2.8 mil on 909 screens; up 8% over 'Unexpected Journey'

12/11/13, 4:47 PM

[John Marston]

  @Variety_DMcNary

'The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug' opens well in France with first day at $2.8 mil on 909 screens; up 8% over 'Unexpected Journey'

12/11/13, 4:47 PM

 

 

I'll take it.