MrPink Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Did they advertise it like this? Didn't see any ads, I just happened to see it as on. I wonder if Katniss fights for love like Batman. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forg Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 (edited) I miss Nikki Finke even if she's awful at math and a little crazy, at least she gives us early numbers to obsess about until the official estimates are in Edited November 23, 2014 by forg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMan89 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 You're a cruel little SOB aren't ya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMan89 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 I miss Nikki Finke even if she's awful at math band a little crazy, at least she gives us early numbers to obsess about until the official estimates are in Can't be too hard on her. I never could master Math Band either. Something about dividing while trying to play the clarinet never clicked for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 What are some good sites that post the numbers? (Ehh I know about Variety and Deadline..) This is usually a good spot for early numbers. http://forums.boxoffice.com/index.php?/topic/16883-friday-official-est-mj1-55m-nolan-42m-bh6-44m-page-131/page-162 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grim22 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 (edited) Lionsgate don't need any "spin". Deadline is doing their work for them Yes, Mockingjay doesn’t have the IMAX uptick like CF did a year ago. Paramount needed those hubs to show off the jawdropping space and tidal wave scenes inInterstellar. Back out the $12.2M IMAX bow from CF‘s opening weekend of $158.07M and you’re left with largely a 2D take of $145.87M. Bad weather? Nah, Buffalo, NY was never a B.O. fountainhead. The soft domestic box office is a factor: Mockingjay and Transformers 4 are the only films to open past $98M this year; while 2013 boasted three $10oM-plus openers and 2012 had four. Mockingjay’s lower than franchise-record opening simply boils down to threequel-itis, a common, cyclical trend that effects a franchise’s third installments at the domestic B.O. without any major reason other than that they’re the third chapter. When Threequelitis strikes, as in the supposed case of Mockingjay, does it mean the franchise is broken? No. Does it mean that fans are put off? Hell, no. Hunger Games fans have all the time between now and Dec. 12 when the next tentpole arrives, Fox’s Exodus: Gods and Kings. Edited November 23, 2014 by grim22 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPink Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 (edited) And he walks away... (Time to watch Hello Ladies...it was getting kinda awkward when there was graffiti saying "I suck cock") Edited November 23, 2014 by MrPink 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druv10 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 (edited) Lionsgate don't need any "spin". Deadline is doing their work for them Edit: Why are they just subtracting IMAX from the gross? Most likely some of those individuals would have gone to 2D showings. Edited November 23, 2014 by druv10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Fucking Anita. Nikki is rolling in her internet grave. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMan89 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 They may be trying a bit too hard but "threequelitis" (lol I'm totally calling it that now) is real though. That's why LOTR's still the ONLY franchise in history to not come down with it. And let's just take this moment to bow in awe of that trilogy's masterful presence while we're all at it. Because it sure as hell bows to no one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfirebird2008 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 I don't understand how someone can actually think a person that's willing to spend $15-20 on an IMAX ticket wouldn't watch the movie in a regular theater if IMAX wasn't available. Amazing these people actually get paid to write this "analysis." 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Fucking Anita. Nikki is rolling in her internet grave. The article is insane. Anita makes Nikki look like a regular human being. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfirebird2008 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 They may be trying a bit too hard but "threequelitis" (lol I'm totally calling it that now) is real though. That's why LOTR's still the ONLY franchise in history to not come down with it. And let's just take this moment to bow in awe of that trilogy's masterful presence while we're all at it. Because it sure as hell bows to no one. Bourne Ultimatum increased from its predecessors. Oh and the first three Bourne movies are better than LOTR. They at least know when to end instead of dragging on and on. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMan89 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 I don't understand how someone can actually think a person that's willing to spend $15-20 on an IMAX ticket wouldn't watch the movie in a regular theater if IMAX wasn't available. Amazing these people actually get paid to write this "analysis." And that's where the trying too hard comes in. Also why not bring up the lack of marketing instead? Geez, does no one in the industry realize the importance of creating awareness anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Nikki was right a while back when she still had her website, I believe she referred to Busch as "batshit insane" and people called her a bully for that. Psh. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 You're a cruel little SOB aren't ya? Well, 120m would be almost a 40m drop from CF's OW, that is pretty amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfirebird2008 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 And that's where the trying too hard comes in. Also why not bring up the lack of marketing instead? Geez, does no one in the industry realize the importance of creating awareness anymore? That is where working in the industry probably hurts. They are extremely aware of everything being released by the major studios, so they are in a bubble and can't imagine that the rest of the public isn't as aware. We are too for that matter, which is how you end up with people over-predicting by such a long shot in various cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druv10 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Fucking Anita. Nikki is rolling in her internet grave. We need the Queen back in business. With no competition, Deadline has completely lost it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMan89 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Bourne Ultimatum increased from its predecessors. Oh and the first three Bourne movies are better than LOTR. They at least know when to end instead of dragging on and on. First two weren't huge hits, DISQUALIFIED from being susceptible to threequelitis! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Bourne Ultimatum increased from its predecessors. Oh and the first three Bourne movies are better than LOTR. They at least know when to end instead of dragging on and on. None of the LOTR movies ever drag on except maybe the last 30 minutes of ROTK which I think was earned. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
