Wednesday Actuals: WOLF (1.64), HUSTLE (1.3), FROZEN (1.2)

[CJohn]

OS will be good for Wolf. It is breaking out in Portugal. Also, 12YaS did 430k here last weekend. That is comparable to 43M in America. The movie so far only did 38.5M. Funny.

[CJohn]

Oscar contenders are the money in Portugal. These things are beasts over here.

[Jack Nevada]

There has been no established front-runner and DiCaprio is a well-liked and respected guy in the industry. He has the "over-due" factor (I hate that mentality myself) and this is widely considered one of his best performances. Not that laughable.

Nothing is locked but Chiwetel Eijiofor pretty much has it in the bag. He's been winning everything so far.

[MovieMan89]

I might actually nominate McC in two categories at this years BOF Awards. He's in Wolf for about five minutes but boy, those five minutes are among the very best stuff from 2013.

At least go with Mud for supporting over WOWS.

[Shawn Robbins]

His credibility turnaround remains kind of astonishing to me. I still don't quite know how he pulled it off, but I'm glad he did.

 

I don't feel like it's that much of a shock, to be honest. He's always been one of the most well-liked actors in the industry. Audiences like him (women love him)... it just took a few serious roles in recent years to garner that hard-won appreciation from... well, I'm trying to find a description nicer than "film snobs".

[CoolioD1]

Nothing is locked but Chiwetel Eijiofor pretty much has it in the bag. He's been winning everything so far.

Yeah, but small-fry critics awards. Sometimes those and the big awards don't really see eye-to-eye. It's still open.

[filmnerdjamie]

Yeah, but small-fry critics awards. Sometimes those and the big awards don't really see eye-to-eye. It's still open.

 

Exactly.

[Jack Nevada]

His credibility turnaround remains kind of astonishing to me. I still don't quite know how he pulled it off, but I'm glad he did.

My only guess is that he got a new agent. 

[Shawn Robbins]

Hobbit: $1,171,342

Her: $113,684 (expands to 1,729 locations tomorrow)

[Hatebox]

I don't feel like it's that much of a shock, to be honest. He's always been one of the most well-liked actors in the industry. Audiences like him (women love him)... it just took a few serious roles in recent years to garner that hard-won appreciation from... well, I'm trying to find a description nicer than "film snobs".

 

I always found him an affable presence, but man... the noughties was just bad movie after bad movie for him. I guess when he hit 40 he thought 'ok, I'm really going have start doing some better stuff now.'

[filmnerdjamie]

What turned the tide for DiCaprio? Having Catch Me If You Can and Gangs of New York in the same Christmas.

[CJohn]

Those movies were easy paychecks for Matthew McConaughey. Now that he is probably full of cash, he can do serious stuff and not worry about money.

Edited January 9, 2014 by CJohn

[DAR]

I just like that McConaghey was smart enough to realize he couldn't keep making movies like Ghost of Girlfriend's Past.

[MonstersandRoy]

Are those good numbers for Smaug? Level exactly with Frozen on Wednesday, which was $400k ahead of Smaug on Tuesday.

[Shawn Robbins]

What turned the tide for DiCaprio? Having Catch Me If You Can and Gangs of New York in the same Christmas.

 

Had a great start to his career before Titanic, too, with Gilbert Grape, Romeo+Juliet, and Basketball Diaries.

[CoolioD1]

Watching Star Trek and y'know, they use the exact same cue for every villain ever. So when they wanna make it a shock for the audience maybe don't play that.

[filmnerdjamie]

Had a great start to his career before Titanic, too, with Gilbert Grape, Romeo+Juliet, and Basketball Diaries.

 

Oh yeah. But post Titanic, everyone got tired of him and thought of him as a lucky li'l bastard. His not going to the Oscars to support Titanic that year (because he was snubbed) and The Beach hurt him. But he rolled up his sleeves and reminded people of his acting talent and good taste in projects.

 

He's taken a seriousness to his career in the same way of Tom Cruise after Top Gun. Work for the best filmmakers in the industry and open yourself up to them and their direction. Take risks. Try something new and daring than what you expect.

[ecstasy]

His credibility turnaround remains kind of astonishing to me. I still don't quite know how he pulled it off, but I'm glad he did.

 

His choice of roles? He's always had the talent. The movie that put him on the map was a serious drama.

[Plain Old Tele]

Watching Star Trek and y'know, they use the exact same cue for every villain ever. So when they wanna make it a shock for the audience maybe don't play that.

 

The movie? The original series?

 

The original series had limited cues and re-used them all the time. (Pretty typical for shows back then.)

[rockNrollaDIM]

Wolf and Hustle are doing great.

 

Hustle is so going over SLP.