Heretic Posted April 12, 2012 Author Share Posted April 12, 2012 LOL. The Lorax opening right on top of the olympics. Smart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted April 12, 2012 Author Share Posted April 12, 2012 Madagascar 3's scheduling is very clever. It opens when half term begins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 LOL. The Lorax opening right on top of the olympics. Smart. I don't understand why they didn't released it over Easter but whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Madagascar 3's scheduling is very clever. It opens when half term begins.Half term is bigger than the Summer? Maybe Olympics is affecting this decision of moving it to October? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted April 12, 2012 Author Share Posted April 12, 2012 Half term is bigger than the Summer? Maybe Olympics is affecting this decision of moving it to October?Probably. It's quite a crowded summer for animation. The Lorax, Ice Age, Brave. Then there's the olympics and the euro. It'll do much better in the half-term. Family films always do very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Madagascar should do well, there's only two other family films opening before it, Frankenweenie and Hotel Transylvania. All three will benefit from Half-term but Skyfall will be top dog on the 26th October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted April 13, 2012 Author Share Posted April 13, 2012 (edited) Skyfall is going to be an absolute monster. James Bond is debateably the next biggest franchise after Potter and LOTR. It should be able to make the top 3 of the year, along with The Hobbit and probably TDKR.Casino Royale made £13.4m in it's opening and £55.3m total, and Quantum of Solace made £15.4m and £51m, respectively. If this is of the same standard as Casino Royale, it could beat both. Edited April 13, 2012 by Heretic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinocchio Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Biggest Bond lovers on this planet are probably the Swiss, followed by the Brits.Something like Potter 1 sold 1 mio tickets here, Casino Royale sold 850'000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krissykins Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Streetdance 2 really bombed, no surprises.Interesting to see how Cabin in the Woods and Battleship (5 day) will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krissykins Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 The Dictator will do well here, Borat and even Bruno were hits.Remember, Cohen is from the Uk. This is where he started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted April 16, 2012 Author Share Posted April 16, 2012 (edited) Universal’s action sci-fi commandeers top spot with an estimated $6.1m (£3.9m) haul. Bolstered by $1.5m (£947,085) from two days of previews, Battleship has debuted top of the UK box office. Universal’s blockbuster, based on the classic Hasbro strategy game, took an estimated $6.1m (£3.9m) from its 496 sites at a decent average of $12,298 (£7,765), beating the debuts of recent blockbusters Wrath Of The Titans and John Carter. However, its opening is less than half the debut ofTransformers which grossed $13.8m (£8.7m) from fewer sites (456) in July 2007. Dropping a place to second, but falling just 35% in its second week, was Fox’s 3D re-release of Titanic. James Cameron’s epic sailed its way to a further $2.9m (£1.8m) to stand at an impressive $12.8m (£8.1m) after ten days in play. Collectively, Titanic is now the second biggest film of all time at the UK box office, meaning Cameron has a one-two on the all-time list alongside Avatar’s extraordinary $148.9m (£94m). Lionsgate’s horror The Cabin In The Woods enjoyed an excellent debut as it charted third on $2.5m (£1.6m). The opening continues the strong streak for horrors in the UK this year following the performances of The Woman In Black and The Devil Inside. Narrowly behind in fourth after a solid holdover in its third week with just a 27% fall was Sony’s The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists! Aardman’s latest animation added $2.5m (£1.6m) to its bounty and now stands at $20.7m (£13.0m). Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games rounded off this week’s top five. The adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ best-selling novel has now amassed $30.8m (£19.4m) after a $2.4m (£1.5m) weekend and is the second best performer at the UK box office this year, behind The Woman In Black. Fantastic for THG. Weekdays must have been huge. It will probably be ending around $35-37m which is excellent for a franchise starter. Catching Fire will do at the very least $50m. The Pirates! also had a huge boost from the easter holidays. Will likely reach $25m. Solid for Battleship, but nothing special. Great running total for Titanic and a strong opening for CITW. Edited April 16, 2012 by Heretic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted April 16, 2012 Author Share Posted April 16, 2012 The Dictator will do well here, Borat and even Bruno were hits.Remember, Cohen is from the Uk. This is where he started.Borat was HUGE here. $46m. Bruno was pretty big too with $25m.The Dictator looks absolutely hilarious, and a little more approachable than Bruno, so $30m is a possibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukey Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 1 Battleship £3,763,348 £3,763,3482 Titanic 3D £1,809,737 £8,005,2033 Cabin In The Woods £1,601,161 £1,601,1614 The Hunger Games £1,494,174 £19,419,1365 The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists £1,477,517 £12,840,8036 Mirror Mirror £913,134 £5,194,4547 21 Jump Street £528,122 £8,751,8168 Wrath Of The Titans £495,768 £7,197,6179 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel £273,338 £18,518,87210 StreetDance 2 £220,087 £2,872,153 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted April 16, 2012 Author Share Posted April 16, 2012 Looks like 21 Jump Street could just about make it to £10m.Next week will be the calm before the storm. Battleship should remain number 1, and then The Avengers will completely slaughter it the week after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 What opens next weekend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted April 16, 2012 Author Share Posted April 16, 2012 Nothing major really.http://www.odeon.co.uk/Go to coming soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Gone, Lockout and Salmon Fishing... all of them are going to flop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted April 16, 2012 Author Share Posted April 16, 2012 I've never heard of any of them...so they probably aren't very wide releases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Alfred Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 It didn't flop, but it's a poor start for Battleship, will probably miss £10m. Decent for Cabin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmpro Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 It didn't flop, but it's a poor start for Battleship, will probably miss £10m. Decent for Cabin. Agree.. Wont hit 10 mill£ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
