Thursday Midnights:STRONG MIDNIGHTS: ‘Star Wars 3D: Phantom Menace’ $1.1M; ‘The Vow $700K; ‘Safe Hou

[blackspider]

I am sure it will drop at least 70% next weekend.

70%? This isn't Twilight. Valentines Day dropped 70% because it had Valentines Day on a Sunday that year which spiked its OW. I can buy 60% but not 70%.

[Robertron]

Wow 2012 box office is booming!!Its such a dramatic change compared to last year when everything was all doom and gloom !

[CJohn]

70%? This isn't Twilight. Valentines Day dropped 70% because it had Valentines Day on a Sunday that year which spiked its OW. I can buy 60% but not 70%.

Just watch then Edited February 10, 2012 by CJohn

[blackspider]

Wow 2012 box office is booming!!Its such a dramatic change compared to last year when everything was all doom and gloom !

January 2012 was still the lowest ticket selling January since 1995 with the exception of 2011. February does seem promising though.

[Robertron]

January 2012 was still the lowest ticket selling January since 1995 with the exception of 2011. February does seem promising though.

Well relative to last year, 2012 seems to be booming!

[blackspider]

Well relative to last year, 2012 seems to be booming!

Haha very true!

[Letsuseournoggin]

January 2012 was still the lowest ticket selling January since 1995 with the exception of 2011. February does seem promising though.

Way to burst the bubble! :PDamn, that's a bit crummy to know. I really thought this was leaps and bounds above what we were used to seeing.

[blackspider]

Way to burst the bubble! :PDamn, that's a bit crummy to know. I really thought this was leaps and bounds above what we were used to seeing.

My bad. I was surprised too when I read that. Let's hope February can continue to improve over 2011.

[grey ghost]

Dude, do you post about anything else besides how much you hate George Lucas? Give it a rest.

There's no better time to bash Lucas than when he re-releases one of the most disappointing movies in history.

[kayumanggi]

Stellar start to the weekend. Seeing Star Wars 3D today, Safe House on Saturday, and then Chronicle on Sunday.

CHRONICLE again?!

[Hiccup]

CHRONICLE again?!

Yep.

[Chrestomanci]

Nikki's in the process of updating her article to discuss the matinees. No numbers yet, but she says Phantom Menace is "huge," The Vow and Safe House "strong" and Journey 2 "OK."

[grey ghost]

No way TPM makes 40 to 50 million OW.Some of you guys are getting carried away.

[blackspider]

No way TPM makes 40 to 50 million OW.Some of you guys are getting carried away.

That's for The Vow.

[Chrestomanci]

Yeah, somebody mentioned $50M in relation to Star Wars, but it was about its total run, not the opening weekend.

Edited February 10, 2012 by Chrestomanci

[CJohn]

Nikki's in the process of updating her article to discuss the matinees. No numbers yet, but she says Phantom Menace is "huge," The Vow and Safe House "strong" and Journey 2 "OK."

Strong may mean under 30M for both. Don't accept that. Journey 2 should have been released next weekend.

[CJohn]

First numbers for Friday will be available in minutes.

[CJohn]

If the order of the movies in the article is anything to go by, we have1. The Vow2. Safe House3. Star Wars 3D4. Journey 2

[Ezen Baklattan]

haha Drive beat The Darkest Hour yesterday.

[blackspider]

If the order of the movies in the article is anything to go by, we have1. The Vow2. Safe House3. Star Wars 3D4. Journey 2

I thought Phantom Menace was "huge." Doesn't that mean its performing better than "strong" performers Safe House and The Vow? I haven't read the article, just going by what Chrestomanci posted.