Weekend Numbers: Official Estimates - Fury: 23,5 mln - GG: 17,2 mln - TBOL: 17 mln - Best of Me: 10,2 mln

[CoolioD1]

men, women and children, o/u $1 million total?

 

Shouldn't have said no to Ghostbusters 3, i guess.

Edited October 18, 2014 by CoolioD1

[Jake Gittes]

Under for sure. With luck it'll be sitting at just over $500k total after this weekend. And next weekend it'll lose a shitton of theaters.

Edited October 18, 2014 by Jake Gittes

[theultimatebiu]

I have a feeling American Beauty would get a bit more shit if it came out today, but that might be due to all the awful clones it's inspired. Really that whole "Suburbanites are darker than they seem" shit is one of the worst sub-genres.

 

 

It did spawn desperate housewives to Suburgatory........so it does have a lot to answer for

[Jake Gittes]

These days it's a lose-lose situation every time a "prestige" film doesn't get any critical support. Both arthouse and multiplex audiences are going to bail on it and inevitably find other films to watch. MW&C seems like a textbook case.

Edited October 18, 2014 by Jake Gittes

[Maxmoser3]

Disappointing for Fury

[Hatebox]

What was M,W&C's budget? Probably not that much but it's still a bomb of megastrophic proportions.

[Maxmoser3]

What was M,W&C's budget? Probably not that much but it's still a bomb of megastrophic proportions.

$154,795

[Alpha]

What was M,W&C's budget? Probably not that much but it's still a bomb of megastrophic proportions.

 

There isn't any information, but it's probably enough that Paramount will lose a ton of money on it.

[tonytr87]

It was always going to go wide. You'd think there'd be an audience for a film exploring contemporary angst with a huge ensemble cast (after all, American Beauty adjusts to $200m.) I wonder if Paramount knew they had a turkey on their hands and literally just threw it into October to make it seem like there was promise here. They really downplayed the film's release.

 

I'm guessing none of you have actually seen it. The critics were wrong in my opinion. It's not GREAT, but it's pretty darn good. And it's not anti-technology in any way. 

 

Edit: seriously, calling it the "reefer madness" of the digital age is such a reductive conclusion that I have to call into question the credentials and/or intelligence of anyone who actually watches the movie and believes that. 

 

The film explores the negative AND positive effects of these different technologies on people's lives. 

Edited October 18, 2014 by tonytr87

[Ezen Baklattan]

I'm guessing none of you have actually seen it. The critics were wrong in my opinion. It's not GREAT, but it's pretty darn good. And it's not anti-technology in any way.

Edit: seriously, calling it the "reefer madness" of the digital age is such a reductive conclusion that I have to call into question the credentials and/or intelligence of anyone who actually watches the movie and believes that.

The film explores the negative AND positive effects of these different technologies on people's lives.

You'd think Paramount's marketing wouldn't play up the "New Media Are Evil" aspect if it doesn't really ring true to the rest of the film, especially if it ends up working against them.

[Blankments]

Shame about Book of Life, was hoping for a breakout on that.

[tonytr87]

You'd think Paramount's marketing wouldn't play up the "New Media Are Evil" aspect if it doesn't really ring true to the rest of the film, especially if it ends up working against them.

 

I mean, yes, there are characters whose lives are negatively affected by new media, but, for example, Jennifer Garner's character is the embodiment of the "fear of new media" and if there's a villain in the movie, she's it. 

[Ezen Baklattan]

Shame about Book of Life, was hoping for a breakout on that.

It's still doing pretty decently in its release, and with enough Halloween hype, It could pass Free Birds.

[Ezen Baklattan]

I mean, yes, there are characters whose lives are negatively affected by new media, but, for example, Jennifer Garner's character is the embodiment of the "fear of new media" and if there's a villain in the movie, she's it.

Hmm...something must have gotten badly lost in translation then. I'm still interested in seeing it on DVD though.

[Blankments]

It's still doing pretty decently in its release, and with enough Halloween hype, It could pass Free Birds.

Such an accomplishment. Passing Free Birds is the new 100M for animated movies

[baumer]

Saw Fury. Kind of disappointing.

[Heat Vision]

Shame about Book of Life, was hoping for a breakout on that.

I think it will do well OS

[James]

Such an accomplishment. Passing Free Birds is the new 100M for animated movies

It's from the same production company. Subbers also compared the two in his article.

[DAJK]

Saw Fury. Kind of disappointing.

Would you still recommend it? (6/10 or higher)

[grim22]

Good to see Fury did well at the box office, I really wasn't looking forward to hundreds of "Fury tanks" headlines today.