RichWS Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Suck me sideways. All that talk about a sub-50% Saturday bump I was spouting yesterday? WRONG I WAS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robertron Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Suck me sideways. All that talk about a sub-50% Saturday bump I was spouting yesterday? WRONG I WAS.It jumped like 80% or something!WTF?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Creator Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 So people are going green to save trees apparently, and studios are getting green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLK Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I think the movie looks very colorful and appealing to young kids. Apparently it is getting good reviews too which means it should have good legs to go along with a great opening. One of the problem with many animated movies last year was that they didn't "look" as good. Movies like Cars 2, KFP 2 and Rango just weren't as visually appealing as The Lorax or even Rio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Craig Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 (edited) All bets are off for all movies not just those two.I am absolutly stunned I was expecting 50m at most.Of course. I only mentioned those two cause they are the next two expected big films with a built in fan base ala Lorax as a Seuss character. Edited March 4, 2012 by Captain Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceroll Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Rio was also really colorful. I guess the adaptation of a Dr. Seuss book and the voices of Taylor Swift and Zac Efron are a big draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattrek Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I definitely saw the Lorax hitting 60-65m, but 70m is incredible. And it wasn't Danny devito it was obviously zac efron that pulled people in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Safari Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Rio was also really colorful. I guess the adaptation of a Dr. Seuss book and the voices of Taylor Swift and Zac Efron are a big draw.Rio missing 150M was always a mystery to me. When I saw it, the audience applauded twice. (towards the end and when the credits started rolling) I wonder what happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceroll Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Just a depressed market I guess. If it was released this year I think it would have done 200m for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichWS Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I think the movie looks very colorful and appealing to young kids. Apparently it is getting good reviews too which means it should have good legs to go along with a great opening. One of the problem with many animated movies last year was that they didn't "look" as good. Movies like Cars 2, KFP 2 and Rango just weren't as visually appealing as The Lorax or even Rio.I know exactly what you're saying but Rango was absolutely gorgeous. I wish it made more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Safari Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I know exactly what you're saying but Rango was absolutely gorgeous. I wish it made more.Rango should've been the biggest animated film of 2011. Definitely a very creative film and unlike anything else. I wish more animated films like that would be made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvikk Lunsj Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I wonder if this could cross 300m. There is no competition for a long time and it is getting good word of mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 If it did...that would be the most shocking gross since, perhaps, Avatar. Very much doubt it will though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstasy Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I wonder if this could cross 300m. There is no competition for a long time and it is getting good word of mouth.Without summer weekdays it will be tough. Probably will drop big tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Net weekend, this will make what most of us expected it would have made on its opening weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 My reaction to that number:- WTF?!?!?!!!!!!!!!!!?!?!?!?!??!??????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????'gfbgbdvgfbvdgcnfymj,dzxvmvnhbKIDS WENT NUTS THIS WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1(the truth is that The Lorax looks more appealing than every animation movie released last year!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I disagree. THE LORAX is just so-so to me. Maybe to kids it's gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 (edited) To me, only Rio and Puss in Boots looked more appealing from last year animation movies (and Tintin, but this is not really animation). But we are not kids. Edited March 4, 2012 by CJohn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMan89 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Simply amazing for Lorax. I had high expectations for it but it even beat my lofty prediction of $60-65m. What's craziest is all it needs is a 4.2.x multiplier (not a hard multiplier for an animated movie wih good WOM to hit) and it would hit 300m! I couldn't be happier to FINALLY see an animated movie kick ass again at the box office. Was getting a little scared for the genre after 2011. Hopefully this is foreshadowing a great year for animation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 It is not hard, I agree. Bit it won't have Summer/Holiday/Easter weekdays to help it doing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
