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[JJ-8]

^ Agreed - i think it can do it still - would love to see say a 20 or 30% hold this weekend coming and have a go at passing titanic but i think it's now out of reach... still low to mid fifties is well within range right now. i'm locking in 45m from here and 50m is frankly look very good right now - in fact I would say that we can lock in it. Usually you can double the current weekends gross and add it to the current total and it gives a pretty good indication of where this is heading (assuming standard holds ...) and that folks is 50m right there... so barring a complete collapse which seems unlikely at this point... 50m is happening for sure now.

[RthDeadWov]

Haha.... I don't think it quite works in this scenario...

LOL yeah kinda valid but not :)TA should pass 40m by Tuesday

[Robertron]

Saw The Dictator last night - 9.30pm session on a Wednesday wouldve been around 1/2 full.I remember seeing the same session for Bruno - it was me and my 5 friends and 200 empty seats.

[Ball Lightning]

Dictator was doing pretty good business last night, outsold the avengers by a factor of about 4 (same ammount of sessions). I would say a 700-1m opening day rth?

[Totem]

Yep, my Dictator crowd was 50% full on a Wednesday, pretty good imo, good crowd reaction as well.

[Robertron]

Dictator was doing pretty good business last night, outsold the avengers by a factor of about 4 (same ammount of sessions). I would say a 700-1m opening day rth?

As per MPDAA, $800K OD - less than HALF of the OD of Bruno.

[Rudolf]

As per MPDAA, $800K OD - less than HALF of the OD of Bruno.

Why were Autralians so into a movie about an Austrian gay?

[Heretic]

Borat and Bruno were both very popular in english-speaking countries. Sacha Baron Cohen is very popular in both Australia and the UK

[Robertron]

Borat and Bruno were both very popular in english-speaking countries. Sacha Baron Cohen is very popular in both Australia and the UK

Ali G really helped fuel Borat, and the massive success and popularity of that fueled Bruno to a decent OD.

[Heretic]

Is The Dictators OD good? What's it looking at for the 5 day? $4.5m?

[DeeCee]

I think its a good start. Should do at least $4m for the 4 day weekend. Might be at $5m by Sunday. You would expect Australia to be the 3rd biggest market outside of the UK and Domestic. Australia was #2 market for Ali G with $4m. #3 for Borat with $18.5m and #3 for Bruno with $14m.

[Robertron]

Is The Dictators OD good? What's it looking at for the 5 day? $4.5m?

Mediocre at best.Should reach around $5-6m cume by COB Sunday.

[Heretic]

That;s good!

[CJohn]

Good for the Dictator. It is a shame that Bruno burned SBC name so much.

[Robertron]

That;s good!

Looking back at that, it may have been a bit too optimistic.Possibly $4-5m - which still is good anywayEdit: Just checked: Bruno had a whopping $7.5m 5-day OW (1.65m OD & 5.85m 4-day), so its looking to drop off considerably. Edited May 18, 2012 by Robertron

[Robertron]

Ok, I understand that a lot of the films Australia makes fail to turn a profit, however, what the FUCK have we become when projects like this are greenlit?!?

[Robertron]

^And no, its not just some YouTube video, there was a trailer in front of The Dictator

Edited May 18, 2012 by Robertron

[Heretic]

Ok, I understand that a lot of the films Australia makes fail to turn a profit, however, what the FUCK have we become when projects like this are greenlit?!?

What.The.Fuck.HOUSOS HOUSOS HOUSOS! Ugh.

[lab276]

I've seen a few episodes of that, and it's hilarious. Not sure about a movie though, was the show very successful?

[Robertron]

What.The.Fuck.

HOUSOS HOUSOS HOUSOS! Ugh.

eeeeexactly.