Weekend Estimates: The Hobbit - 73.6M | Frozen - 22.2M | Madea - 16M

[stripe]

I understand, but the fact is, the first 2 Hobbit movies are nowhere near as well received critically or commercially. I'm not saying it ONLY because of all the extra padding, but it is having an effect. One three hour movie would have been more than enough to tell this story and I think it would have had a chance to be a legitimately great movie.

It would have been impossible. You would have to cut a lot of events, reduce the dwarves group, kill the sense of a journey... Not showing Dol Guldur...

[yjs]

actually nevermind, i found a benedict cumberbatch with christmas hat. its perfect

ah sorry, couldn't see it. yours is great haha

[ban1o]

So Cf, Thor and Frozen's numbers haven't come in yet? 

[Dementeleus]

The LOTR trilogy is 3 books(obviously) weighing it at about 1350-1400 pages. It was made into 3 movies that totaled a little over 9 hours(theatrically). The Hobbit is one book that is about 275 pages. It is being made into 3 movies that will total roughly 7.5 hours. I don't want to blame Jackson, WB did set this trend with HP first after all, but I've seen his King Kong. At this point, they're just enabling him.

Oh, it's definitely all Jackson (any creative successes and failures). My point was only that the intent wasn't a cynical cash-grab -- if anything, it's the opposite: he's so in love with the material that he can't let go, and so he loses perspective on making the leanest, best movie possible. I'm actually fine with a trilogy, but IMO both movies should've been closer to 120-130 minutes. (I can't comment on TABA, obviously).

[Hiccup]

Saving Mr. Banks- $126K from 15 locations and heading toward $400K+ and 27K PTA. 

 

Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas- $5.7M and $15M+ weekend

Edited December 14, 2013 by Hiccup

[Fake]

I see AUJ opening right around IAL and Avatar (77M).

 

Final total around 290m.

[Jack Nevada]

Anything for Llewyn Davis?

[Hiccup]

So Cf, Thor and Frozen's numbers haven't come in yet? 

 

CF- 4.1M

Frozen- 5.1M

[ban1o]

CF- 4.1M

Frozen- 5.1M

these are official estimates? 

[Hiccup]

these are official estimates? 

 

Yes from Twitter

[Shawn Robbins]

Looks like Mr. Banks did $126k yesterday. Not sure if already posted.

[yjs]

 

Gitesh Pandya ‏@giteshpandya1m

#Frozen holding up well w/ $5.1M FRI & will break $150M today. Wknd shd be about $24M in #2 spot. $165M+ by SUN.

 

$24M is just fantastic for a third weekend. what a hold.

[Shawn Robbins]

Looks like Mr. Banks did $126k yesterday. Not sure if already posted.

 

Basically identical to Finding Neverland's $8,125 first-day PTA.

[Jack Nevada]

How much is Madea making this wknd?

[druv10]

Thanks, yjs. 

[druv10]

$24M is just fantastic for a third weekend. what a hold.

 

yep, 24% drop. An amazing journey to 300M. 

[#ED]

He's off having 12 inches of fun. 

Yup. Had to salt it up.

[Hiccup]

How much is Madea making this wknd?

 

15.5-16M 

[Jack Nevada]

15.5-16M 

Ooof. That's not good, is it?

[Hiccup]

Ooof. That's not good, is it?

 

No not at all. 30M talk was floating about and 20M+ was locked.