Weekend Numbers (pg119) Turtles 65M, GOTG 41.5

[Ando918]

But whyyyy does it bother you so much that people enjoy silly comedies?

Because American students rank way, way down the list compared to other modern countries when it comes to math, science, and other subjects.

[grey ghost]

The Butler - advertised by Oprah and Oprah's fans are mostly White.  42 was half about Jackie Robinson and half about Harrison Ford's character, so it was a movie like The Help that White people also went to see.

 

 

American Gangster and Ray struck a nerve with black audiences.

 

You can't expect blacks to support every black biopic. 

 

All audiences can be picky from time to time.

[Jack Nevada]

Because American students rank way, way down the list compared to other modern countries when it comes to math, science, and other subjects.

What does that have to do with people enjoying silly comedies?

[BK007]

American Gangster and Ray struck a nerve with black audiences.

 

You can't expect blacks to support every black biopic. 

 

All audiences can be picky from time to time.

 

GOU looked a lot better than the pandering Butler and the Help. I didn't think those two would do that well and then 100m+

 

I predicted 100m+ for this and it looks like it won't make $35m. Wtf.

 

Sometimes there's no point predicting.

[Chewy]

What does that have to do with people enjoying silly comedies?

 

They'd improve their math rank by watching Get On Up, I guess?

[Cmasterclay]

Because American students rank way, way down the list compared to other modern countries when it comes to math, science, and other subjects.

Those super smart non-American countries NEVER like stupid movies. It's not like Transformers had made almost a billion dollars internationally or anything.

[FTF]

Because American students rank way, way down the list compared to other modern countries when it comes to math, science, and other subjects.

 

[grey ghost]

Cept James Cameron won't be directing The Thundercats movie.

 

Would love to see one, even if it absolutely and likely sucks.

 

I don't need to see a bad Thundercats movie.

 

If Hollywood isn't going do it right I prefer they leave it alone.

 

Think about The Last Airbender and Dragonball Evolution. Both were as fun as eye cancer.

[DAJK]

I'm so upset cause I slept in and I missed the Friday Box Office conversation

[jacquelinejane]

Because American students rank way, way down the list compared to other modern countries when it comes to math, science, and other subjects.

 

Then look at your education system. HINT: other countries watch Hollywood comedies too.

[grey ghost]

I saw the trailers for get on up and it looks like the same goddamn movie Walk Hard parodied a million years ago. I can see why it's not doing well.

 

 

I thought The Butler looked like a parody and it was a big hit so I wasn't sure what to expect from Get On Up's box office.

[filmscholar]

Ninja Turtles Slices Up 12 Million International Opening Day Friday in 19 Territories:

 

 

http://www.deadline.com/2014/08/international-box-office-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-into-the-storm-inbetweeners-guardians-galaxy/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

[Ando918]

There are not many mainstream movies in a year made with main characters who are Black.  They make up about 12% of the U.S. population but are only the main character in about 7% of the mainstream movies.  And this year, the big hit one that made 130 domestic had an 18% on RT, and so far the one that is bombing is the one with a 79% on RT.  I predicted Get on Up would make 75 domestic.

Edited August 9, 2014 by Ando81

[miketheavenger]

I finally saw Dawn of the Planet of the Apes today and I gotta say that it's tied with X-Men: DOFP as my favorite movie so far this year.

[grey ghost]

Ninja Turtles Slices Up 12 Million International Opening Day Friday in 19 Territories:

 

 

http://www.deadline.com/2014/08/international-box-office-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-into-the-storm-inbetweeners-guardians-galaxy/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

 

Is that good?

[Fancyarcher]

I don't need to see a bad Thundercats movie.

 

If Hollywood isn't going do it right I prefer they leave it alone.

 

Think about The Last Airbender and Dragonball Evolution. Both were as fun as eye cancer.

 

Its Hollywood. They would make it regardless of how bad it would be, sadly.

Edited August 9, 2014 by Pokearcher

[John Marston]

There are not very mainstream movies in a year made with main characters who are Black.  They make up about 12% of the U.S. population but are only the main character in about 7% of the mainstream movies.  And this year, the big hit one that made 130 domestic had an 18% on RT, and so far the one that is bombing is the one with a 79% on RT.  I predicted Get on Up would make 75 domestic.

 

 

why do you care that people are choosing what movies to see with their own free will?

[miketheavenger]

There are not very mainstream movies in a year made with main characters who are Black.  They make up about 12% of the U.S. population but are only the main character in about 7% of the mainstream movies.  And this year, the big hit one that made 130 domestic had an 18% on RT, and so far the one that is bombing is the one with a 79% on RT.  I predicted Get on Up would make 75 domestic.

First of all, Get on Up is not bombing. And second, your prediction for it would still have been way less than what Ride Along made. So why are you so surprised that Get On Up isn't performing remarkably well?

[grey ghost]

There are not very mainstream movies in a year made with main characters who are Black.  They make up about 12% of the U.S. population but are only the main character in about 7% of the mainstream movies.  And this year, the big hit one that made 130 domestic had an 18% on RT, and so far the one that is bombing is the one with a 79% on RT.  I predicted Get on Up would make 75 domestic.

 

But Think Like a Man Too and the last Madea movie flopped.

 

That just proves black audiences are picky rather than biased towards stupid comedies.

[John Marston]

Early Weekend Estimates (Domestic)FRI, AUG. 8 - SUN, AUG. 10

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WIDE (1000+)   # TITLE WEEKEND   LOCATIONS   AVG. TOTAL WKS. DIST. 1 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) $62,000,000 -- 3,845 -- $16,125 $62,000,000 1 Paramount 2 Guardians of the Galaxy $40,000,000 -58% 4,088 8 $9,785 $174,390,839 2 Disney 3 Into the Storm $17,500,000 -- 3,434 -- $5,096 $17,500,000 1 Warner Bros. / New Line 4 The Hundred-Foot Journey $11,000,000 -- 2,023 -- $5,437 $11,000,000 1 Disney / DreamWorks 5 Lucy $9,200,000 -50% 3,147 -55 $2,923 $97,222,805 3 Universal 6 Step Up All In $6,750,000 -- 2,072 -- $3,258 $6,750,000 1 Lionsgate / Summit 7 Get On Up $5,000,000 -63% 2,469 1 $2,025 $22,914,610 2 Universal 8 Dawn of The Planet of The Apes $4,200,000 -52% 2,306 -977 $1,821 $197,633,624 5 Fox 9 Planes: Fire and Rescue $2,450,000 -59% 2,280 -961 $1,075 $52,981,328 4 Disney 10 The Purge: Anarchy $2,250,000 -62% 1,602 -1054 $1,404 $68,498,300 4 Universal 11

And So It Goes

 

 

 

 

 

 

yuck at most of those holdovers