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

[Leyla]

Where are the Legolas fangirls, dammit?

 

Probably grown up.

well hopefully after this film he gets some new teen fans

Edited December 15, 2013 by Leyla

[druv10]

RTH did say the Friday gross would be a bit higher, maybe they shifted a bit of the gross to Saturday

 

 

Friday was adjusted up 100K. 

[Jack Nevada]

Now on to Joyeux Noel. A less-know Christmas movie but possibly the most emotional one IMO. Plus it's the first movie that made me notice mah boy Daniel Bruhl.

[4815162342]

Now on to Joyeux Noel. A less-know Christmas movie but possibly the most emotional one IMO. Plus it's the first movie that made me notice mah boy Daniel Bruhl.

 

It was good. A bit too cliché and unsubtle at points.

[Jack Nevada]

It was good. A bit too cliché and unsubtle at points.

Sure, but Christmas is unsubtle and cliche. 

[Ozymandias]

 

Exhibitor Relations ‏@ERCboxoffice1m

For a huge action epic like THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG, it's a bit surprising that 3D represented just 49% of the opening gross.

 

Not really IMO.  My theater had almost twice as many 2D showings of Hobbit 2 over 3D.  Its been like that for the last year with other major releases to.

[4815162342]

Sure, but Christmas is unsubtle and cliche. 

 

Yeah but the film really hit it over the head at times. Still good.

 

Kruger was a fox in it.

[druv10]

Exhibitor Relations ‏@ERCboxoffice2m

One of Paul Walker's final films, HOURS, debuted with $50k in 16 theaters--$3,125 per.

[MrPink]

Friday was adjusted up 100K.

But below his range on early Sat morning.I WANT TO BELIEVE

[zackzack]

Is the weather going to stop on Sunday?

 

There you go, people sometimes forget about that...

[JarJarBinks]

For what it's worth, Lionsgate is now saying $16.0 m for A Madea Christmas instead of $16.16 m.  The .16 was prob. just a typo on their part.

[Jack Nevada]

Woodland Critters Christmas might be my favorite Christmas special. 

 

"Blood orgy, blood orgy!"

[ladyevenstar22]

you guys are beyond jaded with huge numbers from big openers, guess its tradition now same thing happened for CF weekend and the movie before that 

 

i watched the hobbit 1 just now, its playing in french on canal+ (sorta hbo equivalent ) which i think is a great idea as people will watch it there if they don't own the dvd and then go see the sequel in theatre 

Edited December 15, 2013 by ladyevenstar22

[druv10]

BoxOffice ‏@BoxOffice1m

#Frozen is up to $266M globally after this weekend. Another massive Disney hit.

[druv10]

BoxOffice ‏@BoxOffice59s

FROZEN: $22.18M Weekend (est) / $164.39M Domestic Total / 3,716 Locations / $5,970 Location Avg. #Frozen

 

Yessssss, it maintained a sub 30% drop. 

Edited December 15, 2013 by druv10

[Noctis]

So when do you think DOS will hit $91m? 7 days?

[Leyla]

you guys are beyond jaded with huge numbers from big openers, guess its tradition now same thing happened for CF weekend and the movie before that 

 

i watched the hobbit 1 just now, its playing in french on canal+ (sorta hbo equivalent ) which i think is a great idea as people will watch it there if they don't own the dvd and then go see the sequel in theatre 

our channels keep showing LOTR these 2 weekends

brrr hate the dubbing

Glad u loved the movie btw! & our Lego 

Edited December 15, 2013 by Leyla

[The Stingray]

So when do you think DOS will hit $91m? 7 days?

You're loving this, aren't you?

[stuart360]

Its not often we get mega hyped, big budget sequels opening to less than the first film, its really making me wonder how low DOS will finish in the US, overseas it will probably be huge regardless.

Jackson is getting to that 'sleepwalking' age that a lot of directors tend to go through at some point (Scott, arguably Speilberg) and i wonder how much Jackson really wanted to make the Hobbit trilogy, he wasn't signed on to direct at the start after all.

The films certainly don't come anywehere close to the LOTR trilogy in any way.

[Dementeleus]

I don't think there's any sort of sleepwalking here. If anything, he's trying too hard.