Weeknd Official Est: Apes 2 - 73M | Friday Numbers and Saturday Numbers on Page 1

[The Panda]

The 2001 POTA can't possibly be worse than Dark Shadows.

You'd be surprised

[DAR]

It's not good

[baumer]

You'd be surprised

 

I liked 2001 Apes.  Not a fantastic film but a decent enough time at the movies.  Great cast too.

[TalismanRing]

Isn't GI Joe a Paramount franchise also doing well? It is not a 600M WW beast but it works. 

 

That'll teach them to sink a ship too soon.  It totally killed the Titanic sequel potential.

 

Seriously, as Tele pointed out they do have MI. GI Joe is pretty expensive for films that made $300m and $375m

[MrPink]

The 2001 POTA can't possibly be worse than Dark Shadows.

 

Eva Green factor made Dark Shadows just barely watchable.

[KATCH-2D2]

Transformers has to go through some pain domestically but it is making very nice gains in a lot of markets international.  There are also some island countries where it is doing well.

 

Paramount is going through a lot of pain and gain with their other franchises. In fact, except for the MI series, you might say Bayformers are the island for them.

 

edit: dammit, baumer stole my thunder.

 

If only Tele and Baumer could have said Bay has been one of Paramount's bad boys

I'm disappointed none of you could shoehorn Pearl Harbour into your sentences.

[KATCH-2D2]

It should never be good to rely on franchises

Tell that to Disney..

[CJohn]

That'll teach them to sink a ship too soon.  It totally killed the Titanic sequel potential.

 

Seriously, as Tele pointed out they do have MI. GI Joe is pretty expensive for films that made $300m and $375m

GI Joe 2 costed 130M and did 375M WW. That seems fine to me. 

[TalismanRing]

The 2001 POTA can't possibly be worse than Dark Shadows.

 

It's pretty bad and worse it's the start of the Burton bloat where bad taste meets way too much money.  I miss the Burton of Ed Wood, Edward Scissorhands, Nightmare and even Big Fish. In the last decade it's pretty much just been Sweeny Todd that's been good and it would have been much better with actual singers instead of Burton's muses

[Jack Nevada]

It's pretty bad and worse it's the start of the Burton bloat where bad taste meets way too much money.  I miss the Burton of Ed Wood, Edward Scissorhands, Nightmare and even Big Fish. In the last decade it's pretty much just been Sweeny Todd that's been good and it would have been much better with actual singers instead of Burton's muses

Frankenweenie was great.

[Jack Nevada]

GI Joe 2 costed 130M and did 375M WW. That seems fine to me. 

The advertising probably cost another 100M - 150M tho.

[TalismanRing]

GI Joe 2 costed 130M and did 375M WW. That seems fine to me. 

 

They cut the budget by $40m but with that cast - The Rock, Tatum and Willis I woundn't be surprised if they had back end % of the gross .

[grim22]

Eva Green factor made Dark Shadows just barely watchable.

There was no "true" Eva Green factor in Dark Shadows, unlike 302 and the upcoming Sin City 2. Edited July 12, 2014 by grim22

[MrPink]

There was no "true" Eva Green factor in Dark Shadows, unlike 302 and the upcoming Sin City 2.

 

Worked for me.

 

[#ED]

Looks like I'm waiting for the Apes blu ray.

[TalismanRing]

Looks like I'm waiting for the Apes blu ray.

 

I'm really hoping the water didn't break and you're on here lamenting a lack of Apes 2 theatrical experience.

[Ethan Hunt]

Looks like I'm waiting for the Apes blu ray.

This is such upsetting news.

[ecstasy]

Why are so many people ignoring Apes potential to win the Summer. 

 

I don't know about anyone else but Apes has the potential but Maleficent is showing some great legs. Apes only has a preview and Friday under its belt. I won't count it out.

[Dementeleus]

Looks like I'm waiting for the Apes blu ray.

Timing's just not that great.

[Jack Nevada]

TF4 is winning the summer. End of.