Wknd Estimates: Nolan = 50M | BH6 = 56M+(pg 72) (who cares, our forum lives!)

[miketheavenger]

BoxOffice ‏@BoxOffice now11 seconds ago

INTERSTELLAR opened with an estimated $50.0M this weekend. 5-Day domestic total stands at $52.15M. #Interstellar

Paramount did it again.

[#ED]

Paramount did it again.

Did what? It's an estimate.

[kayumanggi]

Christopher Nolan's INTERSTELLAR blasted off w/ $50M this weekend.

— Exhibitor Relations (@ERCboxoffice)

November 9, 2014

[Rudolf]

I doubt Nolan's ambition here was to break records. If it were, I'm sure he would have made a very different movie.

Nolan'S ambition was surely to please the people who entrusted him with $165m to make his movie.

Perhaps he won't succeed with that.

[CoolioD1]

Actuals predicton: 50,038,390.

[kayumanggi]

FURY took in an estimated $5.5M this weekend. Domestic total stands at $69.27M. #Fury

— BoxOffice (@BoxOffice)

November 9, 2014

[Sal]

What is classic?

I meant primarily those in the first pulp fictions, where rocketmen were the protagonists.

 

Well, the dictionary definition is: 

 

 

clas·sic  (klsk)

adj.

1.

a. Belonging to the highest rank or class.

b. Serving as the established model or standard: a classic example of colonial architecture.

c. Having lasting significance or worth; enduring.

 

Most modern films can't really be said to fall into this category when they come out.  Even Gravity, which did well, still has to prove that it has lasting significance or appeal beyond just a couple of years to be considered classic.

 

Star Wars IS classic by this definition.  You can't simply look at one type of movie and say just because it's classic that nothing else in any other style can also be classic.

[forg]

BoxOffice ‏@BoxOffice now1 minute ago

OUIJA took in an estimated $6.0M this weekend. Domestic total stands at $43.46M. #Ouija

 

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Ouija is doing well

Edited November 9, 2014 by forg

[kayumanggi]

OUIJA took in an estimated $6.0M this weekend. Domestic total stands at $43.46M. #Ouija

— BoxOffice (@BoxOffice)

November 9, 2014

[kayumanggi]

GONE GIRL took in an estimated $6.1M this weekend. Domestic total stands at $145.43M. #GoneGirl

— BoxOffice (@BoxOffice)

November 9, 2014

[stuart360]

I'm not saying Paramount have or will fudge any weekend number but we know it does happen but why does it?.

Do they think more people will go see this film if it opened at $50mil instead of $48mil etc?.

 

It always makes me smile.

[Fullbuster]

 

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Not under $50m, people should be satisfied

[kayumanggi]

#Interstellar opens #2 this wknd w/ $50M. SAT up just 9%, optimistic 21% SUN decline from Par. Auds liking but not loving.

— Gitesh Pandya (@giteshpandya)

November 9, 2014

[Fullbuster]

I'm not saying Paramount have or will fudge any weekend number but we know it does happen but why does it?.

Do they think more people will go see this film if it opened at $50mil instead of $48mil etc?.

 

It always makes me smile.

 

Probably a matter of pride.

[Fullbuster]

 

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Weird, we had Interstellar, Gone Girl, Ouija...And not Big Hero 6 the winner of the weekend...

[Sal]

I doubt Nolan's ambition here was to break records. If it were, I'm sure he would have made a very different movie.

 

I believe the issue in question isn't whether Nolan meant to break records or whether is was a good movie.  It was the fact that someone was saying that science fiction doesn't do well with audiences, just generally speaking, and then countering claims that movies like Star Wars/Star Trek/Avatar/etc did well by saying they only succeeded so much because they're not actually sci-fi. (or don't count as sci-fi)

Edited November 9, 2014 by Sal

[ban1o]

LOL it will definitely adjust down that 21% decline is very optimistic. I don't get it. Do they think 50 milion looks better than say 48 million 

[Dingdong123]

Of course they projected a soft Sunday drop for Interstellar, just to take its weekend number to 50M.

[La Binoche]

@giteshpandya  2m2 minutes ago

#Interstellar opens #2 this wknd w/ $50M. SAT up just 9%, optimistic 21% SUN decline from Par. Auds liking but not loving.

 

Ouch @ Paramount being called out on their bs again 

Edited November 9, 2014 by Boogie Nights

[rockNrollaDIM]

LOL just saw the news about the forums, this group just can't catch a break huh? Hope we don't end up on some basic bitch site.