Weekend Estimates: The Purge 28.3M | Apes 36M | Sex Tape 15M | Planes 18M | Godzilla 470k +91% 198.9m!!! | More Numbers on Page 1

[a2k]

That seems to be the consensus opinion by far. I think the first Purge being so bad has indirectly benefited this even if this may be a tiny improvement in quality.

 

I think New Moon was the best Twilight film

[Fancyarcher]

Maybe the reason Hercules won't be screened until Thursday is because of the Interstellar trailer and Nolan's secrecy. 

 

Clearly that will be the best thing that critics will say about the screening.

Edited July 19, 2014 by Pokearcher

[filmlover]

By the way, for all the crap Cameron Diaz has received the past few years for her questionable drawing power, she's having a very nice year. The Other Woman did over $80M, Sex Tape will do at least $50M even with crap legs, and Annie will certainly make over $100M this Christmas. Nice to see more evidence that hitting 40 doesn't automatically mean an actress' best days are behind them in terms of bringing in audiences.

[grim22]

Damn you Blankments. I was going to do the "Derailments" joke. Changing my name to "Derailments" and complaining that I can't post in the Friday thread.

 

[Mango]

Blankments has evolved into Derailments! 

[Fancyarcher]

Blankments has evolved into Derailments! 

 

Blanks metamorphosis is less strange than I expected.

Edited July 19, 2014 by Pokearcher

[a2k]

Blankments has evolved into Derailments! 

 

Blankments got very hungry and started eating a lot of food. Then he noticed a bulge under his chest and Derailments burst out.

[Orestes]

Blankments has evolved into Derailments! 

 

And it's not even his final form.

[lab276]

Gitesh Pandya ‏@giteshpandya  3m

Critics rejected it, people are listening. #SexTape heading to about $5-6M FRI for wknd of only $15M or so.

[Empire]

I am glad Sex Tape is doing as bad as it looked.

[a2k]

 

Gitesh Pandya ‏@giteshpandya  3m

Critics rejected it, people are listening. #SexTape heading to about $5-6M FRI for wknd of only $15M or so.

 

 

Lol...GP is pulling off an AB/NF. People give a shit about critics.

[filmlover]

 

Gitesh Pandya ‏@giteshpandya  3m

Critics rejected it, people are listening. #SexTape heading to about $5-6M FRI for wknd of only $15M or so.

 

Actually, I take back what I said earlier. Not a good number.

[AJG]

Well, according to user reviews from pretty much everywhere, Ratner still hasn't made an out and out stinker(no ratings below 6 to be found). I think he may be due. I mean, he did recently(and seriously) consider making a Youngblood film with Rob Liefeld. Maybe he's finally losing his ability to do decent hackjobs.

 

If Rob Liefeld and Brett Ratner come together they could produce the greatest turd in the history of entertainment.

PRAY THIS NEVER HAPPENS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[filmlover]

Lol...GP is pulling off an AB/NF. People give a shit about critics.

The importance of critics when it comes to box office is obviously debatable (the only movies that ever really get impacted by them are poorly-reviewed dramas for the most part). But it's obvious audiences are beginning to get a better sense of unappealing product more and more.

[Blankments]

[a2k]

Not sure if posted,

THR http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-dawn-planet-apes-719429

Dawn 10

Purge 12-15

[Fancyarcher]

Sex Tape proves that millions of youtube views does not equal good box office.

Edited July 19, 2014 by Pokearcher

[a2k]

The importance of critics when it comes to box office is obviously debatable (the only movies that ever really get impacted by them are poorly-reviewed dramas for the most part). But it's obvious audiences are beginning to get a better sense of unappealing product more and more.

 

Yeah. At least for Sex Tape I doubt if folks cared what critics say.

[Chewy]

The awful, awful, awful marketing for Sex Tape probably has something to do with that number

 

[AJG]

No lie, Sex Tape probably could have made more if we got to see some Cameron Diaz boobage.