WKND BO: Frozen $20.7M/$297.8M, Paranormal 18.2, Hobbit 16.3/229.6, Wolf 13.4 (new Sun #s pg 83)

[The Panda]

I know a guy who loves animation movies and cites films like The Lion King, Spirited Away, and Toy Story 3 as some of his favorite of all time. He saw Frozen and wrote a review saying it was entirely mediocre aside from the animation and couldn't help but wonder what the fuss was all about. Oh wait, that was me!Anecdotes are fun.

You're pretty much alone there though.Most people love it and want to enjoy it's box office run.

[Jake Gittes]

How can you not love those people that think if they didn't enjoy a classic movie then all those who did just willingly deluded themselves. It's almost adorable. 

[riczhang]

How can you not love those people that think if they didn't enjoy a classic movie then all those who did just willingly deluded themselves. It's almost adorable. 

 

About as adorable as this:

 

[druv10]

I know a guy who loves animation movies and cites films like The Lion King, Spirited Away, and Toy Story 3 as some of his favorite of all time. He saw Frozen and wrote a review saying it was entirely mediocre aside from the animation and couldn't help but wonder what the fuss was all about. Oh wait, that was me!

 

Anecdotes are fun.

 

I love your Frozen meltdowns. You know a movie has arrived when the hate is this strong.  

[MovieMan89]

You're pretty much alone there though.Most people love it and want to enjoy it's box office run.

I'm not even alone on this forum though, let alone in real life. Jack Nevada hates it too, so ha!

[Blankments]

Finally got around to seeing Smaug, and I've got to say... I'm pissed we got literally every trailer except Godzilla

[MovieMan89]

I love your Frozen meltdowns. You know a movie has arrived when the hate is this strong.  

Well see then if you didn't have me your beloved Frozen would have never arrived.

[AndyLL]

27 pages and there's maybe 2 pages of box office talk.  One of the most painful threads to read through.  For those just joining us, here are the numbers:

 

Deadline

PA 8.5M

Frozen 6.8m

DOS 5M

WOLF 4.3

HUSTLE 4M

ANCHOR 3.8M

BANKS 2.7M

CF 2.2-2.4

GRUDGE 1.7M

RONIN 1.5M

 

 

 

Nikki tweeted an early guess which created this thread ( probably shouldn't have) and there weren't any other numbers for 3-4 hours. 

 

A vacuum is always filled.

Edited January 4, 2014 by AndyLL

[CoolioD1]

Finally got around to seeing Smaug, and I've got to say... I'm pissed we got literally every trailer except Godzilla

I've seen that trailer twice in the cinema already. Both times I heard a bunch of people saying it looked awesome afterwards. 

[Jack Nevada]

I'm not even alone on this forum though, let alone in real life. Jack Nevada hates it too, so ha!

Sorry, I don't hate it. It's just boring and underwhelming and not very good.

Edited January 4, 2014 by Jack Nevada

[4815162342]

Smaug looks good for 17m, which is a 41.44% drop. Since New Year's is past we can go back to directly mirroring Smaug with AUJ. AUJ on this same weekend dropped 45%, which is some evidence that Smaug is developing better January legs than AUJ had.

 

Looking ahead to January weekend 2, we have Hercules opening wide and two films expanding wide (Her and Lone Survivor). On the same weekend last year, AUJ dropped 47.7% against ZD30 going to 2900+ theaters and two films opening (A Haunted House and Gangster Squad) to the tune of 59.6m between the 3 movies. I don't see Lone Survivor, Her, and Hercules combining for that amount.

 

So, with weaker competition next week, we will see if Smaug mirrors AUJ's performance, or does substantially better. If the latter happens, then we will have strong proof that Smaug's late legs will be substantially better.

[Walt Disney]

About as adorable as this:

 

 

He's the 2nd most famous snowman.

[MovieMan89]

How can you not love those people that think if they didn't enjoy a classic movie then all those who did just willingly deluded themselves. It's almost adorable.

Yeah as adorable as those who think you must be uneducated if you can't see its brilliance.

[MovieMan89]

Sorry, I don't hate it. It's just boring and underwhelming and not very good.

Well then you felt the same about the film as me. I just hate its huge success and how overrated it is.

[druv10]

Well see then if you didn't have me your beloved Frozen would have never arrived.

 

lol, you're the Fishnets for Frozen. 

[Ozymandias]

Getting pissed about the huge success of an animation musical of all things is pretty funny.  I haven't seen an animation movie since Shrek 2 and I don't give a shit at all, lol.

 

I actually hope it sprouts super late legs and beats Iron Man 3 and Catching Fire and wins the year.

[Blankments]

Oh, listing time? Well here are the major Oscar contenders I've seen

Mine are

 

1. Gravity

2. Saving Mr. Banks

3. Captain Phillips

4. Fruitvale Station

5. 12 Years a Slave

6. American Hustle

7. Prisoners

8. The Great Gatsby

[Jack Nevada]

Fruitvale doesn't have much of a chance anymore. 

[CoolioD1]

Mine are

 

1. Gravity

2. Saving Mr. Banks

3. Captain Phillips

4. Fruitvale Station

5. 12 Years a Slave

6. American Hustle

7. Prisoners

8. The Great Gatsby

Prisoners? Great Gatsby? 

[CoolioD1]

Fruitvale is great. There's a scene or two they made up for the film I woulda taken out (like the bit with the dog) and it wouldn't have lessened the impact at all. But it's still amazing.