4-Day Wknd Est: AS - 105.3M, Pad - 25.2M, TWR - 24.5M,Taken 3 - 17.44M (pg 109)

[Noctis]

Noctis, what the hell? Please, control yourself, there was no need for that.

 

You do know I'm not in any way mad or annoyed, right? lol

[Donald]

What time can we get sat updates

[CJohn]

You do know I'm not in any way mad or annoyed, right? lol

Other people might not think the same. It was such outta nowhere Fuck off.

[Heat Vision]

Does Chris Kyle's family get a cut of the box office by any chance?

[4815162342]

Trouble With the Curve and J. Edgar weren't enough, I see.

 

He didn't direct Trouble with the Curve.

[4815162342]

Does Chris Kyle's family get a cut of the box office by any chance?

 

Depends on what the deal was when the rights to his novel were sold. Could have been just a flat fee or included a percentage of revenue.

[Cochofles]

It's funny that this weekend we have one movie overperforming like crazy (AS) and one movie being a disastrous bomb (Blackhat). Totally opposite results.

One film is about an all-American “hero” played by an all-American boy, the other one is about a criminal (played by an Aussie!!), one stars an actual actor who has actual charisma, the other stars a gorgeous musclehead who can't act and has zero charisma.

[CJohn]

He didn't direct Trouble with the Curve.

Oh yeah, you are right. 

[Ozymandias]

In other news.... RIP Michael Mann.  Just realized how awful that opening is, wasn't paying attention to other movies at all really after AS stealing the spotlight from everything.

Edited January 17, 2015 by Ozymandias

[Noctis]

In other news.... RIP Michael Mann.

 

For a second, I thought of Chelsea Manning. lol

[GiantCALBears]

Director yes, because that's definitely the place to reward it if they want to reward it, but Picture I don't buy it. I just can't see the Academy biting on something like Boyhood. This isn't 2007 anymore people.

It's going to win, dare I say locked? Don't know what you are spouting off about.

[theultimatebiu]

Other people might not think the same. It was such outta nowhere Fuck off.

[GiantCALBears]

Does Chris Kyle's family get a cut of the box office by any chance?

It almost never works this way, usually they get a flat fee so that the studios can control costs.

[Jandrew]

In other news, I do wish Paddington was a little higher. It has perfect reviews and stars a cuddly, clumsy bear. Thats perfect, but us Americans seem to still have an issue with accents. So what if Paddington is British. This was never gonna be an Alvin and the Chipmunks, but if the movie took place in Mericaland, it probably wouldve cashed in some more bucks.

Tintin, Arthur Christmas, Raid, Attack the Block, Worlds End, etc. plenty of good movies getting passed over by the cadual audience because te main character has an accent. Oh well, heres hoping Paddington has some legs. No real comp till Spongebob.

[Ozymandias]

It's going to win, dare I say locked? Don't know what you are spouting off about.

 

[theultimatebiu]

So will this increase Saturday? Yay or Nay?

[riczhang]

It's going to win, dare I say locked? Don't know what you are spouting off about.

 

Yes just like how TSN was locked to win.

Edited January 17, 2015 by riczhang

[GiantCALBears]

Yes just like how TSN was locked to win.

Boyhood has a lot more going for it than TSN.

[DAR]

Here's somerthing astounding this is on track to be the second biggest opening of any Best Picture nominee behind Toy Story 3.

[riczhang]

Boyhood has a lot more going for it than TSN.

 

Does it though? TSN had Fincher and Rudin and a much better studio doing the campaigning. One thing I think most people are forgetting is that it isn't Harvey or WB pushing Boyhood, it's IFC... So I definitely see that there is a lot of weakness in the film's path to victory that I think can and will easily be exploited.