Weekend Ests. (p19): SOC 13.2M|War Room 11|MI 8.3|No Escape 8.29|Sinister 4.65 |UNCLE 4.41|JW 3.12|AM 3.03|Minions 2.9|WAYF 1.8

[filmlover]

I told ya Emily Ratajkowski doesn't have all of our $8.50

[Ethan Hunt]

I'd say "Poor Zac Efron" but he'll survive this just fine, even if he'll probably do nothing but comedies, which make up almost all of his upcoming projects (Neighbors 2, the one with De Niro, the one with Adam Devine and Anna Kendrick, the Baywatch reboot opposite Dwayne Johnson), going forward.

I think he's in need of High School Musical 4 for a rebound

[Maxmoser3]

she was in We Are Your Friends

[WrathOfHan]

Andie in Gone Girl/the Blurred Lines girl

[CoolioD1]

She played Ben Affleck's nanny student in gone girl.

[filmlover]

I know who that Emily girl is lol, I just wanted to use that classic shady Mariah gif to illustrate that she's still basically a no name to 99% of the world.

Edited August 30, 2015 by filmlover

[CoolioD1]

And I just wanted to make a ben affleck joke so we're all in the same boat.

[eddyxx]

Why did JW increase by 222%? Wtf? It's run is insane.

 

I think there has been a re-expansion for Labor Day. I saw commercials for it on TV again this week for IMAX.

[The Futurist]

Andie in Gone Girl/the Blurred Lines girl

 

Is there a person around those boobies ?

I am not sure yet.

[babz06]

I'd say "Poor Zac Efron" but he'll survive this just fine, even if he'll probably do nothing but comedies, which make up almost all of his upcoming projects (Neighbors 2, the one with De Niro, the one with Adam Devine and Anna Kendrick, the Baywatch reboot opposite Dwayne Johnson), going forward.

He should try to get a lead in a franchise, people will get tired of him in just comedies. 

[The Panda]

I find it strange that critics reviewing War Room are complaining about it being preachy and for believers. Not that its over the top or narratively unfocused, but that its preachy.

I'm just wondering, what else would you expect a Christian studio movie about prayer to be? It's like going into a horror movie and complaining that you didn't like the movie because it scared you. Or going into a comedy and complaining that it was funny and you don't like funny.

Edited August 30, 2015 by The Panda

[DAR]

I didn't know what WAYF was until this week

[TalismanRing]

Title	Weekend BO Estimate			Weekend Cume Release			Distributor*
	Worldwide	International	Domestic	Worldwide	International	Domestic	International	# of Territories	Domestic
Terminator Genisys	$23,790,000	$23,600,000	$190,000	$409,294,045	$320,100,000	$89,384,045	PAR	26	PAR
Mission: Impossible ...	$23,600,000	$15,300,000	$8,300,000	$471,086,530	$309,000,000	$170,386,530	PAR	65	PAR
Straight Outta Compt...	$19,743,530	$6,500,000	$13,243,530	$140,900,000	$6,800,000	$134,100,000	UNI	9	UNI
Minions	$17,824,480	$14,900,000	$2,924,480	$1,018,900,000	$694,100,000	$324,800,000	UNI	61	UNI
Hitman: Agent 47	$16,950,000	$13,100,000	$3,850,000	$36,420,731	$25,000,000	$15,270,731	FOX	61	FOX
Hundred Regiments Of...	$16,200,000	$16,200,000		$18,700,000	$18,700,000		CHA	1	N/A
Dead End, The	$14,000,000	$14,000,000		$18,500,000	$18,500,000		BON	1	N/A
Inside Out	$12,256,000	$10,900,000	$1,356,000	$715,625,000	$371,100,000	$344,525,000	DIS	36	DIS
War Room	$11,325,000	$325,000	$11,000,000	$11,325,000	$325,000	$11,000,000	MUL	11	SNY
Man From U.N.C.L.E.	$9,970,000	$5,560,000	$4,410,000	$66,311,626	$36,600,000	$34,121,626	WB	47	WB
Ted 2	$9,300,000	$9,300,000		$190,200,000	$109,000,000	$81,200,000	UNI	45	UNI
No Escape	$8,588,000	$300,000	$8,288,000	$10,648,860	$300,000	$10,348,860	MUL	1	TWC
Fantastic Four	$8,500,000	$6,800,000	$1,700,000	$144,463,098	$93,500,000	$52,663,098	FOX	66	FOX
Vacation	$8,355,000	$6,650,000	$1,705,000	$79,815,424	$26,500,000	$55,020,424	WB	50	WB
Veteran	$8,000,000	$8,000,000		$72,000,000	$72,000,000		CJE	1	CJE
Sinister 2	$7,150,000	$2,500,000	$4,650,000	$21,711,602	$7,850,000	$18,511,602	MUL	23	FOC
Jurassic World	$7,022,280	$3,900,000	$3,122,280	$1,636,700,000	$993,600,000	$643,100,000	UNI	1	UNI
Pixels	$6,750,000	$5,200,000	$1,550,000	$184,234,964	$114,800,000	$70,984,964	SNY	81	SNY
Go Away Mr. Tumor	$6,200,000	$6,200,000		$146,357,957	$146,200,000	$157,957	MUL	3	CHA
Ant-Man	$4,554,000	$1,500,000	$3,054,000	$368,986,000	$199,800,000	$169,186,000	DIS	35	DIS
Monster Hunt	$4,500,000	$4,500,000		$375,000,000	$375,000,000		MUL	3	N/A
Assassin, The	$4,400,000	$4,400,000		$6,200,000	$6,200,000		MUL	3	N/A
Trainwreck	$4,089,105	$2,400,000	$1,689,105	$128,900,000	$23,800,000	$105,100,000	UNI	38	UNI
Gift, The	$3,734,000	$600,000	$3,134,000	$37,026,443	$4,200,000	$35,960,443	MUL	6	STX
We Are Your Friends	$3,400,000	$1,600,000	$1,800,000	$3,500,000	$1,700,000	$1,800,000	MUL	12	WB
Southpaw	$3,379,000	$2,500,000	$879,000	$75,099,879	$26,500,000	$49,478,879	MUL	21	TWC
Beauty Inside, The	$3,000,000	$3,000,000		$9,000,000	$9,000,000		NEX	1	WGU
Assassination, The	$2,700,000	$2,700,000		$82,381,687	$81,000,000	$1,381,687	MUL	3	WGU

 

[Mr Terrific]

I find it strange that critics reviewing War Room are complaining about it being preachy and for believers. Not that its over the top or narratively unfocused, but that its preachy.

I'm just wondering, what else would you expect a Christian studio movie about prayer to be? It's like going into a horror movie and complaining that you didn't like the movie because it scared you. Or going into a comedy and complaining that it was funny and you don't like funny.

[Mr Terrific]

Fair point.

I am really not inclined to see movies of that genre, but they do deserve assessment within their own context.

[WrathOfHan]

I didn't know what WAYF was until this week

 

I didn't know what War Room was until the Weekend Predict thread got updated.

[CJohn]

WAYF bombed OS as well. 

[BoxOfficeFangrl]

I find it strange that critics reviewing War Room are complaining about it being preachy and for believers. Not that its over the top or narratively unfocused, but that its preachy.

I'm just wondering, what else would you expect a Christian studio movie about prayer to be? It's like going into a horror movie and complaining that you didn't like the movie because it scared you. Or going into a comedy and complaining that it was funny and you don't like funny.

 

I read an article about how modern Christian movies are mostly sermon first, movies second, contrasting it with the approach of the old-school Biblical epics back in the day (Ten Commandments, Ben-Hur, The Robe, etc.) that had religious messages certainly, but also far stronger filmmaking techniques. Not just from a budget perspective obviously, but in terms of acting/directing/script, the quality was far higher and it wasn't just an exercise in crafting a plot around a sermon. Now, the big budget religious films are things like Noah and Exodus, which weird out the religious audience that would otherwise go for them, and on the other side, there's the low budget stuff like War Room and God's Not Dead or the Tyler Perry morality plays that will never appeal to critics. If a director could come along and strike the right balance of artistry and message, he/she could make a fortune in the domestic market.

Edited August 30, 2015 by BoxOfficeChica

[Webslinger]

The complaints about the "preachiness" of these Christian-themed films are legitimate. It's not that these movies have explicitly Christian themes; it's that they deal with them in such a sloppy, over-the-top, and uncomfortably ultra-conservative manner (see: Fireproof - but only if you're ready to have an abundance of laughs that the filmmakers absolutely did not intend for viewers to have).

 

On the other hand, look at The Tree of Life and Life of Pi, two very spiritual films that garnered critical praise and Oscar nominations. While neither movie commits completely to explicitly Christian ideology (Tree of Life is non-committal about what exactly is happening in the third act, and Life of Pi embraces Hinduism and Islam in addition to Christianity), each one taps into prayer and spirituality in an effective manner without sacrificing character development or storytelling momentum.

[CJohn]

The complaints about the "preachiness" of these Christian-themed films are legitimate. It's not that these movies have explicitly Christian themes; it's that they deal with them in such a sloppy, over-the-top, and uncomfortably ultra-conservative manner (see: Fireproof - but only if you're ready to have an abundance of laughs that the filmmakers absolutely did not intend for viewers to have).

 

On the other hand, look at The Tree of Life and Life of Pi, two very spiritual films that garnered critical praise and Oscar nominations. While neither movie commits completely to explicitly Christian ideology (Tree of Life is non-committal about what exactly is happening in the third act, and Life of Pi embraces Hinduism and Islam in addition to Christianity), each one taps into prayer and spirituality in an effective manner without sacrificing character development or storytelling momentum.

I still have no idea what happened in Tree of Life.