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

[CJohn]

 

 

SUNDAY Box Office: MGM/Warner Bros' 'Hobbit 2: Smaug' finishes opening weekend with $71M. Lower than 'H1' but will enjoy Christmas multiple.

 

 

Nikki Finke‏@NikkiFinke21s

SUNDAY Box Office: Tyler Perry's cross-dressing 'Madea Christmas' disappoints. Only $15.7M opening weekend short of his usual $20+M.

 

SUNDAY Box Office: Disney's 'Frozen' holds for #2 with $21.5M weekend (-32% from a week ago) and hefty new domestic cume of $163.7M.

 

 

[CJohn]

So much Hobbit talk, and we didn't even realized how badly Madea did.

[Noctis]

You son of a motherless goat.

[vc2002]

Man that's just terrible. TH1 certainly was meh received, but TH2 dropping this much o nthe OW is still surprising.

Edited December 15, 2013 by vc2002

[Noctis]

It's surprising because it's not like it had that much to fall from.     

[lab276]

So much Hobbit talk, and we didn't even realized how badly Madea did.

It'll have better legs than most of the other Madea films.

[CJohn]

It'll have better legs than most of the other Madea films.

It is still a terrible result.

[CJohn]

I am not WB, but if I were, I would start a new campaign on Monday using the dragon in the Tv Spots. That could help, IMO.

[thunder storm]

No CF numbers? 

[Leyla]

great # for AH

OK for SMB

Hopefully it does better with expansion next weekend

[Noctis]

great # for AH

OK for SMB

Hopefully it does better with expansion next weekend

 

What do you have to say about DoS numbers? How are you feeling? Sad? Concerned? Suicidal? 

[4815162342]

Since I predicted 75m for DOS, 71m is disappointing but no greatest of calmnities or chiefest of dooms.

[lab276]

It is still a terrible result.

Let's see what it ends up with first.

[Olive]

71M?

Ray nailed it!

[baumer]

You always get everything wrong Baumer, I said 'Most Loved', not just 'loved'.

 

Well, most loved is impossible to prove or disprove.

[4815162342]

I wonder if the leaders of Floppit Faction, aDIM and Noctis, have seen the film yet.

 

Would be a shame for their cause if it turned out they liked it.

[lab276]

I wonder if the leaders of Floppit Faction, aDIM and Noctis, have seen the film yet. Would be a shame for their cause if it turned out they liked it.

Even if they did like it, they would convince themselves that they did not.

[baumer]

It is still a terrible result.

 

But why wouldn't the same logic apply to Madea as it does to other December films?  Maybe people are just waiting to see this over the holidays.  If it finishes between 50-60 then it's in line with most of his films.

[Noctis]

Even if they did like it, they would convince themselves that they did not.

Bullshit. If I like it, I like it. And I'll have no problem admitting it. I hope it's a better film than AUJ.

[kayumanggi]

Hmm. Surprised by that FROZEN number.