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

[Impact]

Why is there a 12:01 AM showing for Out of the Furnace?

[druv10]

The difference is that DOS is (mostly) fun bloat.

 

I haven't seen it yet so I can't comment on that but most of the complaints I'm hearing are saying, it is more of the same. I'm actually happy about that as I probably will enjoy it as I really liked AUJ. 

[Empire]

LOL I bet most of these guys don't even know who that is.

[Impact]

The only complaints I heard about Hobbit 1 was the screen ratio deal.

[CaptainJackSparrow]

How about making a Passion of the Madea poster?

[filmnerdjamie]

My screening tonight was less than half full. And $31M is best case scenario? Ouch.

 

That sound you hear is Coon's butt stinging.

[mcclaine]

Ehhh, I'd disagree with that too. I mean, my current top eight are full of legitimately great films and I haven't seen the last of the OCs this year.

 

8. 12 Years a Slave

7. Star Trek Into Darkness (cue everyone saying how dare I rank this above 12 Years, but screw it, I liked STID)

6. Fruitvale Station

5. Captain Phillips

4. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

3. The World's End

2. Frozen

1. Gravity

 

Gravity itself makes up for this entire year IMO. Easily the best movie since 2010 at least

 

Agree. This was a great year for films in general. 

 

[Impact]

Tyler Perry was basically the Richard Pryor of the mid 2000's. If you look at some of the films that were number one in the early 80s like "Jo Jo Dancer" most people would have no clue what that is.

[druv10]

LOL I bet most of these guys don't even know who that is.

 

 

Pryor is a legend and some of his greatest clips are on youtube so he isn't as unknown as you're making him out to be.   

[Fancyarcher]

Tyler Perry was basically the Richard Pryor of the mid 2000's. If you look at some of the films that were number one in the early 80s like "Jo Jo Dancer" most people would have no clue what that is.

 

Yeah cept Richard Pryor was funny.

[Dementeleus]

The only complaints I heard about Hobbit 1 was the screen ratio deal.

 

The what now?

[Impact]

I don't quite remember-it was in 3d showings only where it ran too fast or something.

[Dementeleus]

I don't quite remember-it was in 3d showings only where it ran too fast or something.

 

Oh, you mean high frame rate.

[Impact]

That's it-sorry its late and am thinking of other things

[FishMB]

AUJ totally dwarfs this opening... Less midnights than POTC4? Holy cheese balls Barbara we gots problems. I predicted 64/246, hope it grows legs quicker than a VS model on that interstellar powder

[rockNrollaDIM]

The floppage is real folks!

[iceroll]

I kind of feel bad about this Hobbit number, but I can't say I'm surprised.  Nobody's talking about it whereas last year there were a ton of people on my facebook sharing links to the trailer and anticipating it.

 

Also, I thought Madea would do a lot better since tracking and presales were so strong but I'm kind of happy it's not breaking out since I didn't include it in my Winter Game 

 

Could it be the first non-frontloaded Madea movie though? 13m/55m doesn't seem out of the question and that would put it in the low end of Madea movies but not that bad.

[rockNrollaDIM]

Don't feel bad. Serve shit get shit.

[Empire]

AUJ totally dwarfs this opening... Less midnights than POTC4? Holy cheese balls Barbara we gots problems.I predicted 64/246, hope it grows legs quicker than a VS model on that interstellar powder

[iceroll]

Don't feel bad. Serve shit get shit.

I actually really liked the LOTR trilogy but jumped on the "Floppit" train after falling asleep during my 3D TH1 showing.  What a waste of $14 lol.  I still haven't watched TH2 yet but I actually hope it's a good movie.