Christmas Numbers: Unbroken 15.59, ITW 15.1, BOFTA 13.1, NATM 7.35 (official estimates) | full BOM list on p22

[narniadis]

Our AMC with reserved seating is sold out all but the last show each for Unbroken and woods. Guess we might go tomorrow then.

[Cochofles]

I wouldn't be surprised if Wonder Woman ends up being the highest grossing female directed film ever. I never realised how hugely successful both The Proposal and What Women Want were, 

 We have a winner. Easily.

Edited December 26, 2014 by cochofles

[Cochofles]

But... but... it's a true story and the real dude was actually worse.

 Please don't get me wrong. My problem is how Holywood typically chooses real-life stories about not-so-great Asians against the all-awesome Americans. There are so many stories to be told out there about great Asian and Asian American people, but Hollywood will invariably choose to showcase the ones that portray them as evil. Anyway, it's just one of my film pet peeves.

[grim22]

Please don't get me wrong. My problem is how Holywood typically chooses real-life stories about not-so-great Asians against the all-awesome Americans. There are so many stories to be told out there about great Asian and Asian American people, but Hollywood will invariably choose to showcase the ones that portray them as evil. Anyway, it's just one of my film pet peeves.

All the Asian Americans were whitewashed in 21. And Avatar The Last Airbender.

[Blankments]

I am soo moving out of my town when I get through with College. a new movie theater opened up with six screens in November (which the last one had 2). and I was like yay! maybe they'll actually play movies I want to see. I swear they just look at the worst review films and put them.

 

Right now

 

 

Annie

Night at the Museum 3

Hobbit 3

Unbroken 

Top 5

Mockingjay 

Exodus.

 

there not even playing into the woods!

Top Five is the best reviewed movie at right now...

 

Who would have thought that Into The Woods would be the best reviewed wide release of the holiday season.

Big Eyes has slightly better reviews

[Blankments]

BTW, I'm likely seeing Into the Woods tonight; hopefully won't be trampled to death

[dashrendar44]

 Please don't get me wrong. My problem is how Holywood typically chooses real-life stories about not-so-great Asians against the all-awesome Americans. There are so many stories to be told out there about great Asian and Asian American people, but Hollywood will invariably choose to showcase the ones that portray them as evil. Anyway, it's just one of my film pet peeves.

 

I think it's underrated but I really liked Oliver Stone's Heaven And Earth centered around Le Ly Hayslip's harrowing experience during Vietnam war and the aftermath. And as much that I loathe Luc Besson, he still got a movie made about Aung San Suu Kyi.

[Kalo]

Top Five has an 80%+ on RT. And it's considered Chris Rock's masterpiece. Hobbit 3 and Mockingjay are also Fresh on RT. 

 

But yeah that's a pretty bad slate

yeah I mean Hobbit was good. Top five might be good, as for mockingjay... I was disappointed to say the least. I probably will see Unbroken, but all the negativity has dampened my enthusiasm for it. 

Edited December 26, 2014 by KaloVisor

[grim22]

yeah I mean Hobbit was good. Top five is just not my type of movie.. as for mockingjay... I was disappointed to say the least. I probably will see Unbroken, but all the negativity has dampened my enthusiasm for it.

Comment like Ando: Top 5 is not your type of movie? You must be a racist.

[Kalo]

Comment like Ando: Top 5 is not your type of movie? You must be a racist.

I am Not Racist.

Edited December 27, 2014 by KaloVisor

[DAR]

Any Friday numbers yet?

[4815162342]

All the Asian Americans were whitewashed in Avatar The Last Airbender.

 

Or changed into different Asians

[Ruthie]

  The only bad thing (in my opinion, alright?) about Unbroken´s possible breakout is that, once again, we have a most-likely-successful film that presents more negative images of Asians. I know that to some of you that's a lame thing to say and that we should all "get over it," but in an industry that rarely if at all makes any effort to nurture and create Asian American film stars, and rarely if at all creates movies about their stories, it really bothers me that all the images of Asians that we keep perpetuating are stereotypical martial arts superpeople or caricaturesque villains.  End of rant.

 

Next up, hopefully she'll direct at some point a film with a female protagonist...

I'm not following your train of thought.  Unbroken is recounting a WWII vet's time as a POW in a Japanese camp.   And the brutal treatment POWs received while at Japanese camps is well documented.  Do you think movies like this should not be made, or maybe changed to such a degree that it's not even the same story?

[DAR]

That was the least of that film's problem

[DAR]

The Last Airbender

[lab276]

I'm not following your train of thought.  Unbroken is recounting a WWII vet's time as a POW in a Japanese camp.   And the brutal treatment POWs received while at Japanese camps is well documented.  Do you think movies like this should not be made, or maybe changed to such a degree that it's not even the same story?

This film by itself is not the problem, it's that in the larger context Asians tend to be portrayed negatively in films.

[CaptainJackSparrow]

This film by itself is not the problem, it's that in the larger context Asians tend to be portrayed negatively in films.

I remember talking about that in film class in college after we saw Fargo. At least we have Pacific Rim.....

[Ozymandias]

Yeah, we haven't had a great Asian character since Nute Gunray.

 

[Claire of Themyscira]

Ya'll are forgetting whatever records it would get are irrelevant come Feb.

 

No.

[forg]

 

TD YD Title (Click to View) Studio Daily Gross % +/- YD / LW Theaters / Avg Gross To-Date Day 1 - Unbroken Uni. $15,592,000 - - 3,131 $4,980 $15,592,000 1 2 - Into the Woods BV $15,084,000 - - 2,440 $6,182 $15,084,000 1 3 1 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies WB $13,140,000 +118% +32% 3,875 $3,391 $127,102,000 9 4 2 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Fox $7,350,000 +164% - 3,914 $1,878 $34,782,000 7 5 - The Gambler Par. $5,000,000 - - 2,478 $2,018 $5,000,000 1 6 3 Annie (2014) Sony $4,600,000 +127% - 3,197 $1,439 $29,235,000 7 7 - The Imitation Game Wein. $3,077,000 +1,710% +3,697% 747 $4,119 $6,702,000 28 8 5 Exodus: Gods and Kings Fox $3,035,000 +218% +148% 3,002 $1,011 $45,782,000 14 9 4 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 LGF $2,650,000 +172% +144% 2,793 $949 $296,608,000 35 10 9 Wild (2014) FoxS $1,660,000 +183% +1,031% 1,285 $1,292 $10,949,000 23 11 11 Top Five Par. $1,465,000 +249% +232% 1,426 $1,027 $15,470,000 14 12 - Big Eyes Wein. $1,415,000 - - 1,307 $1,083 $1,415,000 1 13 6 Big Hero 6 BV $1,291,000 +54% +220% 2,065 $625 $195,079,000 49 14 8 P.K. UTV $1,075,000 +68% - 272 $3,952 $6,200,000 7 15 - The Interview (2014) Sony $1,040,000 - - 331 $3,142 $1,040,000 1 - 10 Interstellar Par. $980,000 +123% +113% 1,253 $782 $174,373,000 51 - 7 Penguins of Madagascar Fox $775,000 +13% +54% 2,033 $381 $67,729,000 30 - - Selma Par. $322,000 - - 19 $16,947 $322,000 1 - - American Sniper WB $240,000 - - 4 $60,000 $240,000 1

 

 

 

Loving the numbers! Into The Woods had  potential to earn more if it was on 3,000+ screens I guess but still great OD

 

Edited December 26, 2014 by forg