Weekend Estimates: The Lego Movie - 31.5M | 3 Days to Kill - 12.3M | Pompeii - 10M

[kowhite]

The set design that looks almost exactly like Alien except cheaper?

EXACTLY!

[grim22]

The only Paul W.S. Anderson movie I like is literally Mortal Kombat and 99% of that is due to the soundtrack

 

He did make a much better movie than the sequel turned out to be. I was shocked when they killed Johnny Cage at the start of the sequel and it just got worse from there.

[MrPink]

It's ALWAYS appropriate. Don't doubt your instincts...they were RIGHT.MORTAL KOMBAT! Duh duh duh duh duh DUUUH duh...duh duh duh duh duh DUUUH duh duh duh duh duh DUUUH MORTAL KOMBAT!You hummed it with me...don't lie.

 

[MrPink]

He did make a much better movie than the sequel turned out to be. I was shocked when they killed Johnny Cage at the start of the sequel and it just got worse from there.

 

Annihilation is an exercise in amazi-bad though.

 

[iceroll]

Just a reminder, the deadline to submit your "Hottest Women" and "Hottest Men" lists is tomorrow at 11:59PM EST!  Get them in to contribute to a good final list that is representative of "BO.com's hottest!"

 

Threads:

http://forums.boxoffice.com/index.php?/topic/13863-bocoms-20-hottest-women-due-february-23rd/

http://forums.boxoffice.com/index.php?/topic/13864-bocoms-20-hottest-men-due-february-23rd/

 

Still waiting on some lists from baumer and Coolio

[a2k]

Looking at top 20 movies in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 only 2 movies have jumped 200% on Friday after President's day.

 

In 2013 the biggest Friday jump was 187%

http://boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/?sortdate=2013-02-22

 

In 2012 the biggest jump was 155% 

http://boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/?sortdate=2012-02-24

 

In 2011, god help me, Beiber(wtf) and Big Mommas(double wtf?) jumped more than 200% on Friday

http://boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/?sortdate=2011-02-25&p=.htm

 

In 2010 the biggest jump was 180%

http://boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/?sortdate=2010-02-19

 

So a 259% jump for Lego with the big numbers it's posting looks suspicious.

 

[grim22]

Since we are plugging threads. Please vote for your "Most under-appreciated movies of the 2000s". 

 

http://forums.boxoffice.com/index.php?/topic/13931-boxoffice-forums-most-under-appreciated-films-of-the-2000s-list/

[LexJoker]

If Nikki's number for Lego holds up...

 

[kitik]

I loved both Event Horizon and Mortal Kombat. For very different reasons obviously. But I'm a fan of both.

 

Mortal Kombat had my favorite movie theater experiences of all time. We're just sitting there, watching the movie and having fun, and then we get to the scene where Scorpion and Sub-Zero both show up on the boat, and this little 10-12 year old kid in front of us exclaims loudly and worriedly, but in a slow manner "ohhh shhittt".

 

To this day, nearly 20 years later, my one friend and I will still say that to each other, and we'll know exactly what we're talking about, and just be incredibly amused.

[spizzer]

9.7M would be pretty fantastic.  45M possible with that kind of Friday.

[Dementeleus]

I probably shouldn't say anything about EVENT HORIZON or MORTAL KOMBAT.

[MovieMan89]

If LEGO is really that high for Friday we're gonna have to start talking 350m. But Nikki could very well be pulling numbers out of her cocktail.

[kowhite]

I probably shouldn't say anything about EVENT HORIZON or MORTAL KOMBAT.

Just say it...I'll still like you.

[spizzer]

Looking at top 20 movies in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 only 2 movies have jumped 200% on Friday after President's day.

 

In 2013 the biggest Friday jump was 187%

http://boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/?sortdate=2013-02-22

 

In 2012 the biggest jump was 155% 

http://boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/?sortdate=2012-02-24

 

In 2011, god help me, Beiber(wtf) and Big Mommas(double wtf?) jumped more than 200% on Friday

http://boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/?sortdate=2011-02-25&p=.htm

 

In 2010 the biggest jump was 180%

http://boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/?sortdate=2010-02-19

 

So a 259% jump for Lego with the big numbers it's posting looks suspicious.

 

 

Yeah it just seems really iffy.  10-15% drop from an inflated 3-day last week is close to unprecedented.  Not even Titanic pulled that off from President's Day weekend.

[a2k]

Deadline has a wide range for Lego

http://www.deadline.com/2014/02/box-office-lego-is-lord-of-business-costners-3-days-to-kill-no-2-buries-pompeii/

 

1). The Lego Movie (WB), 3,890 theaters (+115) / $7M to $9M Fri. / Est. 3-day cume: $29.1M / Wk 3

2). 3 Days to Kill (REL), 2,872 theaters / $4M+ Fri. / 3-day cume: $11.7M / Wk 1

3). Pompeii (SONY) 2,658 theaters / $3.1M to $3.3M Fri. / 3-day cume: $9.4M / Wk 1

4). RoboCop (SONY) 3,372 theaters (0) / $2.6M Fri. / 3-day cume: $8.7M / Wk 2

5). Monuments Men (SONY) 3,064 theaters (-19) / $2.3M Fri. / 3-day cume: $7.9M / Wk 3

6). About Last Night (SONY), 2,253 theaters (0) / $2.2M Fri. / 3-day cume: $7.2M / Wk 2

7). Frozen (DIS), 1891 theaters (-210) / $973K to $1.1M Fri. / 3-day cume: $4.8M to $5M / Wk 14

8). Ride Along (Uni), 2,186  theaters (-331) / $1.3M Fri. / 3-day cume: $4.5M / Wk 6

9). Endless Love (Uni), 2,896 theaters (+3)/ $1.5M Fri. / 3-day cume: $4.2M / Wk 2

10). Winter’s Tale (WB) 2,965 theaters (0) / $705K Fri. / 3-day cume: $2.1M / Wk 2

Edited February 22, 2014 by a2knet

[BadAtGender]

I probably shouldn't say anything about EVENT HORIZON or MORTAL KOMBAT.

 

When Mortal Kombat came out, a friend of mine raved that it was the most awesome movie he'd ever seen.  And, eh, it was pretty fun as a one-and-done effort. But after Resident Evil, I've basically had this sense every time I've seen one of WS Anderson's films of "I don't know why I'm going to see this, I'm going to be disappointed" and, yup, totally disappointed.

 

The one good thing I can say about Event Horizon is that because he did that, he didn't end up directing X-Men. Dodged a bullet there.

[Dementeleus]

Paul W.S. Anderson, the man with the talent of making bad films that aren't even fun.

[John Marston]

Deadline has a wide range for Legohttp://www.deadline.com/2014/02/box-office-lego-is-lord-of-business-costners-3-days-to-kill-no-2-buries-pompeii/ 1). The Lego Movie (WB), 3,890 theaters (+115) / $7M to $9M Fri. / Est. 3-day cume: $29.1M / Wk 32). 3 Days to Kill (REL), 2,872 theaters / $4M+ Fri. / 3-day cume: $11.7M / Wk 13). Pompeii (SONY) 2,658 theaters / $3.1M to $3.3M Fri. / 3-day cume: $9.4M / Wk 14). RoboCop (SONY) 3,372 theaters (0) / $2.6M Fri. / 3-day cume: $8.7M / Wk 25). Monuments Men (SONY) 3,064 theaters (-19) / $2.3M Fri. / 3-day cume: $7.9M / Wk 36). About Last Night (SONY), 2,253 theaters (0) / $2.2M Fri. / 3-day cume: $7.2M / Wk 27). Frozen (DIS), 1891 theaters (-210) / $973K to $1.1M Fri. / 3-day cume: $4.8M to $5M / Wk 148). Ride Along (Uni), 2,186  theaters (-331) / $1.3M Fri. / 3-day cume: $4.5M / Wk 69). Endless Love (Uni), 2,896 theaters (+3)/ $1.5M Fri. / 3-day cume: $4.2M / Wk 210). Winter’s Tale (WB) 2,965 theaters (0) / $705K Fri. / 3-day cume: $2.1M / Wk 2

7-9m Friday. Estimated cume 29m????

[Vanilla]

No way Lego is that high. just don't see it.

[MovieMan89]

Deadline has a wide range for Lego

http://www.deadline.com/2014/02/box-office-lego-is-lord-of-business-costners-3-days-to-kill-no-2-buries-pompeii/

 

1). The Lego Movie (WB), 3,890 theaters (+115) / $7M to $9M Fri. / Est. 3-day cume: $29.1M / Wk 3

2). 3 Days to Kill (REL), 2,872 theaters / $4M+ Fri. / 3-day cume: $11.7M / Wk 1

3). Pompeii (SONY) 2,658 theaters / $3.1M to $3.3M Fri. / 3-day cume: $9.4M / Wk 1

4). RoboCop (SONY) 3,372 theaters (0) / $2.6M Fri. / 3-day cume: $8.7M / Wk 2

5). Monuments Men (SONY) 3,064 theaters (-19) / $2.3M Fri. / 3-day cume: $7.9M / Wk 3

6). About Last Night (SONY), 2,253 theaters (0) / $2.2M Fri. / 3-day cume: $7.2M / Wk 2

7). Frozen (DIS), 1891 theaters (-210) / $973K to $1.1M Fri. / 3-day cume: $4.8M to $5M / Wk 14

8). Ride Along (Uni), 2,186  theaters (-331) / $1.3M Fri. / 3-day cume: $4.5M / Wk 6

9). Endless Love (Uni), 2,896 theaters (+3)/ $1.5M Fri. / 3-day cume: $4.2M / Wk 2

10). Winter’s Tale (WB) 2,965 theaters (0) / $705K Fri. / 3-day cume: $2.1M / Wk 2

Lol, yeah she doesn't know what she's talking about with the LEGO numbers. Too bad, got excited for a moment.