Wknd "Paramount Actuals": TF4 -100.04M | RTH Favorite Radio Station - 97.5 FM [Actuals pg 11]

[Walt Disney]

Look at the headlines

 

Box Office: ‘Transformers’ Controversy Erupts After Paramount Claims $100M Three-Day Gross

 

LMAO

 

The movie industry may have needed this. Some controversy to get headlines.

[redfirebird2008]

Does this mean that y'all are gonna boycott Interstellar?

 

[darkelf]

Look at the headlines

 

Box Office: ‘Transformers’ Controversy Erupts After Paramount Claims $100M Three-Day Gross

 

LMAO

 

And not a single fuck is given by Paramount

[K1stpierre]

Look at the headlines

 

Box Office: ‘Transformers’ Controversy Erupts After Paramount Claims $100M Three-Day Gross

 

LMAO

It really doesn't matter anymore. It's 98M. End of story. They can fudge it up all they want. I'm over it. At the end of the day, Katniss will have it fair and square.

[CoolioD1]

I still haven't watched the Interstellar trailer. Not even to avoid spoilers but from pure apathy.

[Walt Disney]

Let me just say that Paramount did not do this to create controversy and help the industry. They had no idea if this would be helpful at all. They made this decision based strictly on their own egos.

[The Panda]

Let me just say that Paramount did not do this to create controversy and help the industry. They had no idea if this would be helpful at all. They made this decision based strictly on their own egos.

 

Yeah, it's rather silly but I get fed up when businesses lie about stats.

[Moviedweeb]

That rotten one seems very bull... Complains about the message being too vague Drew McWeeny gave it an A+, and I almost always agree with him, so yeah, optimistic

When I read that review I was like, that is probably what makes it good. It is not heavy handed and beating you over the head with social commentary. Alluding to issues is the way to do it. Did he want it spelled out for him?

[Ando918]

Too bad for Dragon 2 in its 3rd weekend.  Dreamworks made a really daring, bold, and original story with this one.  Guess kids are just used to silly comedies with nonstop, frenetic action.  Dragon 2 is probably 75% serious drama and 25% comedy, when the typical animated movie is the other way around.

[Biggestgeekever]

Pretty embarrassing by Paramount. But now it's going to be that much easier to fall 65% this next weekend.

[theultimatebiu]

Its just so dumb. Why Paramount? The movie is already trash which makes more money then it deserves. Why add insult to injury by fudging the fuck out of its OW total?

[Dementeleus]

Tele posted the same pic. in the other thread. I see a battle for likes has developed.

 

Ed can have my likes. I am a river to my people.

[darkelf]

When I read that review I was like, that is probably what makes it good. It is not heavy handed and beating you over the head with social commentary. Alluding to issues is the way to do it. Did he want it spelled out for him?

 

I bet he loved Elysium.

[Fancyarcher]

Pretty embarrassing by Paramount. But now it's going to be that much easier to fall 65% this next weekend.

 

60 - 62% is more likely if you ask me. 

Edited June 30, 2014 by Fancyarcher

[The Panda]

Too bad for Dragon 2 in its 3rd weekend.  Dreamworks made a really daring, bold, and original story with this one.  Guess kids are just used to silly comedies with nonstop, frenetic action.  Dragon 2 is probably 75% serious drama and 25% comedy, when the typical animated movie is the other way around.

 

Dragon 2 was fantastic, I still liked the LEGO Movie better (Even after re-watching it last night) but I think the LEGO Movie is a pop-masterpiece.

[eXtacy]

Good read

 

Box Office: ‘Transformers’ Controversy Erupts After Paramount Claims $100M Three-Day Gross

 

https://www.yahoo.com/movies/transformers-box-office-controversy-erupts-after-90371685532.html

 

"The first big box-office controversy in the sixth months since I’ve been reporting erupted this morning as Paramount Pictures put the final three-day domestic total of Transformers: Age of Extinction at $100.038 million in its opening weekend. “They’re lying,” said one distribution head at a major studio. Said another, “I don’t get get it. Is it just arrogance? What is the point of inflating your box-office numbers? So they can claim the first $100M...."

Edited June 30, 2014 by eXtacy

[grim22]

In case anyone cares

 

BoxOffice @BoxOffice · 43m

HOW TO TRAIN YOU DRAGON 2 took in $13.24M this weekend. Domestic total now stands at $121.95M. #HowToTrainYourDragon2

 

BoxOffice @BoxOffice · 25m

MALEFICENT took in $8.38M this weekend. Domestic total now stands at $202.01M. #Maleficent

 

BoxOffice @BoxOffice · 5m

JERSEY BOYS took in $7.71M this weekend. Domestic total now stands at $27.44M. #JerseyBoys

Edited June 30, 2014 by grim22

[Fancyarcher]

Oh really Paramount, oh really. 

 

You can only fudge AOE for so long. 

Edited June 30, 2014 by Fancyarcher

[a2k]

Its just so dumb. Why Paramount? The movie is already trash which makes more money then it deserves. Why add insult to injury by fudging the fuck out of its OW total?

 

Plausible,

"I wonder if there are contract bonuses for TFRM4 that are tied to OW performances? I.e., the distributor pays X $Y if the OW is over 100M?"

http://www.hsx.com/forum/forum.php?id=3&pid=289250

[BK007]

The Tangled thing was because Disney pulled an Avengers/John Carter and attached it to drive-in showings of Pirates 4. Yes it's technically fudging, but at least it came from legitimately sold double-feature tickets.

 

lol double features are fudging. There's nothing to defend that practice.

 

RTH has said, or someone with knowledge has said that both movies get all the gross. So, it's not legitimately made money either, it's double counting, which actually is worse because Transformers 4 has to make the money up within the week, these double features are double counted. It is literally imaginary money.