Real Friday numbers (starting pg 5) (BD1 5.5 Muppets 2.73, Hugo 2.005)

[BK007]

COME ON, HUGO! DEFEND THE FUTURE FOR QUALITY FAMILY MOVIES!

Jack & Jill's drops negate it. Hugo needs to pulverize that POS and actually hopefully most movies can make it past that. Although Alvin is as much crap as J&J it's going to be raking so might as well have it kill Jack but it'll probably be Jack which gets the best drop,

[John Marston]

Not surprising for Muppets. Family films drop hard on this weekend and no matter how good the reviews are some people will have no interest in a film about talking puppets

[CJohn]

Alvin is not in 3D.

[Ezen Baklattan]

It's still expanding, and WOM is getting stronger. I've got to check it out soon, and hopefully in 3D. Plus, it could stick around for Oscar season.

[druv10]

BD1 has now a very good shot at passing DH1.

Edited December 3, 2011 by druv10

[Gopher]

Okay, Muppets is disappointing me. I thought it would recover from its weekdays and a -77% drop from last Friday is just unacceptable. I don't know if it's actually frontloaded, but it's not making much more than 100 million now. Edit: 56m after this weekend means it might not reach 100m entirely. Damn it. Go Hugo!

Edited December 3, 2011 by Gopher

[BK007]

Alvin is not in 3D.

Not sure if that's good or not. Everything else will be more expensive to watch and Alvin is proven.

[Poseidon]

It's a surprisingly good hold for "Breaking Dawn" compared to "New Moon" back in 2009, but keep in mind, that the latter had stronger competition with "Blind Side". Let's see, if "Breaking Dawn" is able to top "New Moon"s holds next weekend, when it'll face direct competiton with "New Year's Eve".Poor for "The Muppets", okay for the other family movies. There's hope for some big jumps tomorrow. Go Arthur, just 3 weeks left until christmas, fight for some screens over the holidays."Immortals" is showing some decent late legs.

Edited December 3, 2011 by Poseidon

[Ezen Baklattan]

Not surprising for Muppets. Family films drop hard on this weekend and no matter how good the reviews are some people will have no interest in a film that has so much awesomeness that it may literally blow their minds.

Fixed.

[iceroll]

Who would've thought BD1 would drop better than The Muppets.

[BK007]

Okay, Muppets is disappointing me. I thought it would recover from its weekdays and a -77% drop from last Friday is just unacceptable. I don't know if it's actually frontloaded, but it's not making much more than 100 million now.Go Hugo!

Predictions were way overboard, though. Just like Tron Legacy last December. Disney's marketing machine can only get a demographically challenged movie so far. I'd say that it's performing a bit above expectations. Legacy was disappointing because without 3D it would've lost to King's Speech as well as True Grit and maybe even Black Swan, but I forget what BS made.

[baumer]

With BD's Friday jump, it is possible that it has a better jump than NM as well on Saturday. 290 is not out of the questions. 300 is not dead either.And Shawn, when you say that there will be some big jumps for family films today, how much do you expect? Anything more than 100% seems unlikely imo.

[fmpro]

Who would've thought BD1 would drop better than The Muppets.

I would have laughed in your face a week a go if you had said that

[druv10]

With BD's Friday jump, it is possible that it has a better jump than NM as well on Saturday. 290 is not out of the questions. 300 is not dead either. And Shawn, when you say that there will be some big jumps for family films today, how much do you expect? Anything more than 100% seems unlikely imo.

If this hits 300M, Noctis will have a heart attack.

[baumer]

I fear for Noctis' health.

[fmpro]

With BD's Friday jump, it is possible that it has a better jump than NM as well on Saturday. 290 is not out of the questions. 300 is not dead either.And Shawn, when you say that there will be some big jumps for family films today, how much do you expect? Anything more than 100% seems unlikely imo.

Tangled and MM did almost 100% last year.. HP did 55%..I think BD will be closer to HP

[fmpro]

If this hits 300M, Noctis will have a heart attack.

I can hear it now..CLEAAAAAARRRRRRR

[iceroll]

If BD1 makes 16m this weekend, the gap between it and New Moon will only be 6.5m, and with a 3m higher third weekend I think it should easily be able to cover that gap.

[fmpro]

If BD1 makes 16m this weekend, the gap between it and New Moon will only be 6.5m, and with a 3m higher third weekend I think it should easily be able to cover that gap.

With a 5,5 mill friday 16 mill should happen

[grey ghost]

Next weekend will happen the same. Who cares about NYE?

I want to know if The Sitter can cross 30 m.I think it can.