Wednesday Actuals: IO - 5M, JW - 3.7M

[Avatree]

lmao, I just found this poster for Shrek 4 - tagline is an apt critique of the movie...

 

[RamblinRed]

This won't matter opening week at all - if ever, but the reviews have really turned on Minions today.

it is now down to a 58% - rotten rating on RT and its average has dipped down below 6.

 

Reviews that have posted today have run 3-1 negative. Will be interesting to see if this trend continues and whether it will have any long term impact on the movie.

[JohnnyGossamer]

Did anyone see Siskel and Eberts Aliens review? They come across as real pussies there. Saying it was too intense and overkill

I wouldn't say that means they're pussies. I'd say, when they initially say it, they thought it was too much. Maybe they had the simplicity and suspense of Alien on the mind?

[Jim Shorts]

My gf wants to see 'Mad Max' and 'Fury'. How freakin awesome is that?! I can't believe she got them so damn right. My two favourite movies I've seen this year. I am a happy guy!

Didn't take long for you to recover from your other gf.

[Avatree]

Reviews will not affect Minions at all, as GA loves the film.

[John Marston]

Sequels, re-imaginings and re-makes

Sleeping With The Enemy and City Slickers are the only original movies on the list. The more things change...

Sleeping With the Enemy is based on a book

[TalismanRing]

Sleeping With the Enemy is based on a book

 

And then there was one.   

 

But at least it was a book that hadn't been adapted before or from a series of books that hadn't been adapted from before like Silence Of The Lambs.  

[GregBeuke]

I remember all the talk was about T2 - Arnold was HUGE at that time - seemed like everything he was in was a hit

 

Yep having Twins, Total Recall, Kindergarten Cop and Terminator 2 all back to back to back made him one of the biggest movie stars in the world during this time. Nobody probably realizes that Twins was the 5th highest grossing movie of 1988 domestically. While Total Recall and Kindergarten Cop were the 7th and 10th highest grossing movies of 1990. Even though he had a bomb in Last Action Hero in 1993. He rebounded in 1994  and True Lies was the third highest grossing movie domestically. Not to mention the first Terminator, Conan the Destroyer, Commando, Predator, Running Man and Red Heat were all box office successes before Twins. But Twins was his first HUGE hit at the box office. That said, many of those earlier films got even bigger on video rentals(especially Predator) as Arnold fame grew in the early 90s as well. I know as a 9 year old kid who became a huge Arnold fan after seeing T2. I was going out renting Predator, Commando, Twins, Running Man and all those 80s classics.

Edited July 9, 2015 by gb0708

[grim22]

And then there was one.

But at least it was a book that hadn't been adapted before or from a series of books that hadn't been adapted from before like Silence Of The Lambs.

Sleeping with the enemy is a weirdly popular movie to adapt in Bollywood. There have been 7 remakes of it to date with one releasing just a month ago. Something about the story probably resonates with Indian audiences.

[James]

Didn't take long for you to recover from your other gf.

 

[superduperm]

This won't matter opening week at all - if ever, but the reviews have really turned on Minions today.

it is now down to a 58% - rotten rating on RT and its average has dipped down below 6.

Reviews that have posted today have run 3-1 negative. Will be interesting to see if this trend continues and whether it will have any long term impact on the movie.

Color me as one of the few who is surprised. It was literally one positive review away from being certified fresh at one point, IIRC.

[e1828]

Largest DOMESTIC Totals – After Day 20

1) Jurassic World – $520,362,305 (Wed - $5,988,150)

2) Marvel’s The Avengers - $472,239,621 (Wed - $3,968,406)

3) The Dark Knight - $410,777,101 (Wed - $5,077,367) 
4) Avengers: Age of Ultron - $380,816,733 (Wed - $2,329,898)

5) Avatar - $374,445,852 (Wed - $6,909,167)

6) The Dark Knight Rises - $367,022,493 (Wed - $3,688,489)

7) Iron Man 3 - $345,876,981 (Wed - $2,256,761)

8) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - $342,305,825 (Mon - $3,084,025)

9) The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - $342,022,652 (Wed - $1,855,493)

10) Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - $334,133,670 (Wed - $3,709,259) 

11) Harry Potter 7b:  Deathly Hallows Part 2 - $328,025,686 (Wed - $2,886,480)

12) Shrek 2 - $318,064,963 (Mon - $3,541,761)

13) Toy Story 3 - $313,077,846 (Wed - $5,255,066)

14) The Hunger Games - $312,737,907 (Wed - $2,850,685)

15) Star Wars 3: ROTS - $312,659,891 (Tue - $4,004,937)

16) Transformers: Dark of the Moon - $305,717,867 (Mon - $2,839,070)

17) Spiderman 2 - $305,304,586 (Mon - $3,016,704) 

18) Furious 7 - $300,534,085 (Wed - $1,704,520)

19) Spiderman -

$295,142,188 (Wed - $2,475,876) 

20) Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $292,639,432 (Mon - $2,228,471) 

21) Spiderman 3 - $287,939,746 (Wed - $1,554,744) 

22) Despicable Me 2 - $279,463,495 (Mon - $3,457,100)

23) Alice in Wonderland - $273,253,011 (Wed - $2,376,121)

24) The Passion Of The Christ - $267,680,889 (Mon - $3,170,680)

25) The Twilight Saga:  Eclipse - $266,828,360 (Mon - $2,036,463)

26) Shrek The Third - $263,640,920 (Wed - $2,501,872)

27) Lord Of The Rings: TT - $263,165,066 (Mon - $2,133,465)

28) Transformers - $262,978,000 (Sun - $6,390,179)

29) The Hunger Games:  Mockingjay Part 1 - $262,766,666 (Wed - $1,389,399)

30) Inside Out - $262,308,400 (Wed - $5,022,626)

31) Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End - $259,697,522 (Wed - $2,010,222)

32) Star Wars 1: TPM - $259,677,495 (Mon - $3,919,371)

33) The Twilight Saga:  New Moon -

$258,374,906 (Wed - $905,831)
34) The Twilight Saga:  Breaking Dawn Part 2 - $258,392,715 (Wed - $1,137,336)

35) Harry Potter 6:  HBP - $258,190,624 (Mon - $2,518,379)

36) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - $257,620,035 (Tue - $2,270,419) 

37) Man of Steel - $256,758,983 (Wed - $2,353,137)

38) Iron Man 2 - $256,736,686 (Wed - $1,684,755)

39) American Sniper - $255,594,133 (Wed - $2,273,342)(1)

40) The Twilight Saga:  Breaking Dawn Part 1 - $250,457,900 (Wed - $1,069,091)

41) Harry Potter 7a:  Deathly Hallows Part 1 - $248,066,339 (Wed - $1,129,638)

42) Harry Potter 5: OOTP - $244,877,588 (Mon - $2,438,374) 

43) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - $242,450,337 (Wed - $4,449,012)

44) Star Wars 2: AOTC - $236,818,662 (Tue - $2,278,712) 

45) The Matrix: Reloaded - $235,801,657 (Tue - $1,618,420)

46) Harry Potter 4: GOF - $232,682,657 (Wed - $1,122,444)

47) Guardians of the Galaxy - $231,680,832 (Wed - $2,623,129)

48) Iron Man - $230,342,753 (Wed - $1,926,258)

49) The Amazing Spider-Man - $228,611,425 (Sun - $3,185,221) 
50) Skyfall - $227,164,911 (Wed - $1,823,066)

51) Monsters University - $224,629,892 (Wed - $2,639,182)

52) Harry Potter 1: SS - $223,647,289 (Wed - $1,305,000)

53) The Hobbit:  Battle of the Five Armies - $222,379,434 (Mon - $1,777,417)

54) The Hangover Part II - $219,685,324 (Tue - $2,073,465)

55) Transformers:  Age of Extinction - $215,395,566 (Wed - $1,950,628)

56) I am Legend - $209,506,903 (Wed - $6,784,420)

57) The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - $209,334,252 (Wed - $3,377,329)

58) Fast & Furious 6 - $208,652,930 (Wed - $1,620,550)

59) The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring - $207,220,679 (Mon - $1,710,810)

60) Captain America: The Winter Soldier - $207,075,438 (Wed - $1,773,553)

61)  X-Men 3: The Last Stand - $206,959,236 (Wed - $1,511,075) 

62) Meet The Fockers - $206,149,545 (Mon - $1,851,675)

63) Inception - $205,513,834 (Wed - $3,788,206)

64) Finding Nemo - $203,263,253 (Wed - $4,229,562)

65) Independence Day - $201,680,625 (Mon - $2,676,256)

66) Up - $198,836,362 (Wed - $3,816,612)

67) Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - $196,004,120 (Wed - $1,853,066)
68) X-Men:  Days of Future Past - $195,050,480 (Wed - $1,707,464)

69) Star Trek (2009) - $194,828,380 (Wed - $1,801,099)

 

1)     Includes $3.4 million before wide release

 

·         The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug makes its debut on the charts!

·         Furious 7 crosses the $300 million mark on Day 20.

·         The Twilight Saga:  Breaking Dawn Part 1 passes $250 million.

·         Star Wars 1: TPM gains 2 spots.

·         The Twilight Saga: New Moon is the first movie on the charts to have a day below $1 million and drops 2 spots.

[Avatree]

I always get Sleeping with the Enemy confused with that Robert Redford movie... the titles are confusing.

 

Sleeping is a fucking scary movie. I had nightmares for a many weeks after seeing it.

[e1828]

Largest DOMESTIC Totals – After Day 27

1) Jurassic World – $569,287,130 (Wed - $3,755,685)

2) Marvel’s The Avengers - $529,688,996 (Wed - $2,515,041)

3) The Dark Knight - $451,888,386 (Wed - $3,002,302) 

4) Avatar - $445,768,203 (Wed - $4,743,762)

5) Avengers: Age of Ultron - $414,747,982 (Wed - $1,429,415)

6) The Dark Knight Rises - $396,743,702 (Wed - $2,137,123)

7) Iron Man 3 - $375,582,715 (Wed - $1,246,787)

8) Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - $366,387,380 (Wed - $2,549,037) 

9) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - $365,583,739 (Mon - $1,775,616)

10) The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - $361,589,963 (Wed - $1,243,105)

11) Shrek 2 - $356,211,204 (Mon - $2,877,887)

12) Harry Potter 7b:  Deathly Hallows Part 2 - $348,563,937 (Wed - $1,662,317)

13) Toy Story 3 - $348,453,463 (Wed - $2,988,462)

14) The Hunger Games - $340,961,282 (Wed - $1,332,029)

15) Spiderman - $337,501,557 (Wed - $1,851,732) 

16) Star Wars 3: ROTS - $335,384,779 (Tue - $1,586,799)

17) Spiderman 2 - $330,335,827 (Mon - $1,867,064) 

18) Transformers: Dark of the Moon - $327,418,686 (Mon - $1,577,501)

19) Furious 7 - $323,661,305 (Wed - $991,885)

20) Lord Of The Rings: ROTK -

$313,419,033 (Mon - $1,098,097) 

21) Spiderman 3 - $309,752,119 (Wed - $963,481) 

22) Despicable Me 2 - $309,089,500 (Mon - $2,276,780)

23) Star Wars 1: TPM - $299,990,176 (Mon - $3,025,265)

24) Alice in Wonderland - $299,459,690 (Wed - $1,908,799)

25) The Passion Of The Christ - $297,280,146 (Mon - $1,772,902)

26) Shrek The Third - $286,485,097 (Wed - $1,703,265)

27) American Sniper - $286,221,115 (Wed - $1,468,160)(1)

28) Transformers - $284,677,134 (Sun - $3,674,856)

29) Lord Of The Rings: TT - $284,460,743 (Mon - $1,039,226)

30) Iron Man 2 - $282,259,624 (Wed - $1,220,457)

31) The Twilight Saga:  Eclipse - $280,909,882 (Mon - $1,082,620)

32) The Hunger Games:  Mockingjay Part 1 - $280,389,796 (Wed - $1,021,818)

33) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - $279,472,621 (Tue - $1,455,092) 

34) Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End - $278,455,146 (Wed - $1,404,729)

35) Man of Steel - $275,158,775 (Wed - $1,228,355)

36) Harry Potter 6:  HBP - $275,140,006 (Mon - $1,291,373)

37) The Twilight Saga:  Breaking Dawn Part 2 - $270,972,532 (Wed - $712,401)

38) The Twilight Saga:  New Moon - $269,469,446 (Wed - $708,427)
39) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - $267,891,777 (Wed - $1,174,496)

40) Harry Potter 5: OOTP - $262,654,623 (Mon - $1,627,226) 

41) The Twilight Saga:  Breaking Dawn Part 1 - $261,451,406 (Wed - $651,265)

42) Iron Man - $261,235,207 (Wed - $1,395,588)

43) Harry Potter 7a:  Deathly Hallows Part 1 - $259,924,254 (Wed - $727,307)

44) Star Wars 2: AOTC - $258,244,390 (Tue - $1,654,676) 

45) Guardians of the Galaxy - $256,734,812 (Wed - $1,507,039)

46) The Matrix: Reloaded - $249,783,329 (Tue - $1,027,397)

47) Skyfall - $249,433,656 (Wed - $1,214,376)

48) Harry Potter 4: GOF - $246,064,434  (Wed - $595,298)

49) Monsters University - $242,664,821 (Wed - $1,444,631)

50) Harry Potter 1: SS - $242,447,542 (Wed - $889,000)

51) The Amazing Spider-Man - $241,953,721 (Sun - $2,041,776)

52) The Hobbit:  Battle of the Five Armies - $237,180,324 (Mon - $720,719)

53) The Hangover Part II - $235,629,560 (Tue - $1,285,467)

54) Inception - $235,007,121 (Wed - $2,216,375)

 

                1)     Includes $3.4 million before wide release

 

·         The Dark Knight becomes the third fastest to reach $450 million on Day 27.

·         Stars Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace overtakes Alice in Wonderland and just misses $300 million by $10K.

·          Transformers moves up another 2 spots on Day 27.

Edited July 9, 2015 by e1828

[JohnnyGossamer]

I always get Sleeping with the Enemy confused with that Robert Redford movie... the titles are confusing.

 

Sleeping is a fucking scary movie. I had nightmares for a many weeks after seeing it.

I just remember Julia looked incredible and one guy had a 90s stache while the other had a 90s beard.

[John Marston]

I always get Sleeping with the Enemy confused with that Robert Redford movie... the titles are confusing.

Sleeping is a fucking scary movie. I had nightmares for a many weeks after seeing it.

I get it mixed up with that Sandra Bullock movie While You Were Sleeping

[Dementeleus]

2 sequels, 1 remake, 1 TV adaptation, 1 book adaptation and 3 movies based on pre-existing material like fairy tales. Hollywood hates originality.

 

It did vary more from year to year. Just a year earlier you had 4 originals, 3 book adaptations, 2 comic-book adaptations, and 1 sequel.

[MrFanaticGuy34]

58% on RT and rotten for Minions.

 

[TServo2049]

1992 was 4 originals, 3 sequels (one a comic book adaptation), a TV adaptation, a fairy-tale adaptation, and a based-on-a-true-story.

1993 was 4 originals, 4 book adaptations, 1 TV adaptation, 1 based-on-a-true-story, and no sequels.

I'm actually surprised that the 1990s had four years (2 consecutive) where not a single sequel placed in the top 10 releases of the year: 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998. ('98 was the last year that would ever happen.) The reason I surprised is because people were complaining about sequels even then.

Edited July 9, 2015 by TServo2049

[JennaJ]

 

Hmmm, Minions keeps dropping on RT. Now at 68%. Wonder if it could actually end up rotten.

 

I doubt it.

 

 

58% on RT and rotten for Minions.

 

Heh. Happened even quicker than I thought it would.