Weekend numbers: Ca2 41.4M, Oculus 12M, draft day 9.75M, Raid 2 1M

[baumer]

It will still be the highest OW ever to not reach 100M.

 

 

No.

[baumer]

I saw Lego.  Almost fell asleep in it.  I thought it was one of the most painful experiences I've ever had in the theater.

[a2k]

BOM's updated

Rio 2 - 12m

CA 2 - 11.9m

 

http://boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/

[La Binoche]

Have numbers for Under The Skin been released? 

[Blankments]

RIO'S ON TOP??? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO D:

Edited April 12, 2014 by baumer

[#ED]

[BoxOfficeFangrl]

How much will Easter help Noah, since it's WOM with the religious crowd is not good overall?

 

I will just say again, there was a way to make a Noah movie that wasn't super staid, without seeming generally WTF to American Christians, and that movie probably could have approached $200m or more because it would have repeat business and Christians would've taken their kids to see it, too. Aronofsky's an art house guy who made an art house movie, and that's fine, but as a business decision it will always baffle and amaze me, how much money Hollywood is willing to throw some people's way.

Edited April 12, 2014 by BoxOfficeChica

[CaptainJackSparrow]

:pAnyway, happy for Rio.

[Blankments]

I don't see how Rio 2 can make more than Cloudy 2... they're both unwanted sequels to smaller children's movies from bigger studios

[CaptainJackSparrow]

Most people I know dislike Noah, even the agnostic/atheist people.I have yet to meet one person that liked the movie.

[baumer]

I don't see how Rio 2 can make more than Cloudy 2... they're both unwanted sequels to smaller children's movies from bigger studios

 

How is a film that made 500M WW an unwanted sequel? 

[CaptainJackSparrow]

I don't see how Rio 2 can make more than Cloudy 2... they're both unwanted sequels to smaller children's movies from bigger studios

Better marketing campaign, plus big Names in Rio 2. Edited April 12, 2014 by the Crocodile Hunter

[CJohn]

No.

There are bigger OW that never reached 100M?

[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot]

Families, yo. Families. And those talking birds, dammit. 

 

I would be almost tempted to take my kid to it, but he's two and if I don't want to see a kid movie that looks rather shitty and he's not making me, then I ain't going

[baumer]

Most people I know dislike Noah, even the agnostic/atheist people.I have yet to meet one person that liked the movie.

 

I disliked it and I'm not religious.  IMO, except for some of the acting, it's just a bad movie.

[baumer]

There are bigger OW that never reached 100M?

 

http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/?pagenum=m4050&sort=opengross&p=.htm&order=DESC

[CJohn]

I don't see how Rio 2 can make more than Cloudy 2... they're both unwanted sequels to smaller children's movies from bigger studios

Cloudy 2 is a direct to DVD sequel that found his way into theaters because the first was big enough.

 

I remember people liking the first Rio a lot. It is a 500M WW beast that had good legs. It was obviously gonna make more than Cloudy 2, DOM and WW.

[CJohn]

http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/?pagenum=m4050&sort=opengross&p=.htm&order=DESC

All movies over Noah's OW in that chart reached 100M.

Edited April 12, 2014 by CJohn

[baumer]

All of the above Noah reached 100M.

 

I thought you said Friday the 13th is the biggest OW not to make 100.  You mean Noah?

[Blankments]

I agree with him, the laughs weren't huge in that film, there was just a lot of little laughs.

It's still the funniest movie I've seen this year

 

I saw Lego.  Almost fell asleep in it.  I thought it was one of the most painful experiences I've ever had in the theater.

 

... that doesn't surprise me knowing you. It's still my favorite movie I've seen this year, and I'll be shocked if it doesn't stay in my top 5 by the end of it.

How is a film that made 500M WW an unwanted sequel? 

 

Oh silly, baumer, I only think about domestic!