SchumacherFTW Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Fell short of expectation ? To me maybe yeah. The 3D show is what worries me. It should be well over half full now, not just under a third full. I really don't get it. It doesn't feel as big as it should either. I hear the odd group of people talking about it, but there's no palbable sense of excitement like there was for Skyfall, or even for Toy Story 3 when I was there first time around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted December 12, 2012 Author Share Posted December 12, 2012 I really think this is going to have huge walkups. For my cinema though, pre-sales on Saturday are even higher than OD. It's going to play very well with families over the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipJ2001 Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Our advance sales are really slow as well for The Hobbit.Skyfall was sold out Friday and Saturday night the Wednesday before it opened. The Hobbit is barely a quarter full :/Like Heretic says though, I think the walkups will be bigger, and it should do massive business once everyone starts finishing schoolwork for Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchumacherFTW Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 I hope you guys are right. I find it weird that I just passed two busses in a minute with Bilbo on them. Do they usually start bus ads this late? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovex Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 (edited) For TH.. At my local cinemas the 2D Thursday showings are 90% full, with Friday and Saturday still only 60%. This isnt unusual though and the bookings are picking up fast. We have more screens than we really need here. They rarely sell out, they didnt for BD2 ,TA or TDKR, even Skyfall had free seats for walk-up trade.3D is still slow in the older, larger cinema, but thats usual. The newer Vue is filling up well now and HFR is picking up slowly to.EDIT:3D at Vue is now at 90%, with only one VIP (premium) seat left on Thursday. Friday is at 75%.3D HFR is at about 50%, but it was way way down. I think the reviews might be putting people off the HFR, but not the movie as a whole. Edited December 12, 2012 by Rovex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Looking ahead to 2013, what do we think will be hits at the box office? I'm thinking Les Miserables will do very well in January but the big hitters IMO will be Iron Man 3, Catching Fire, Star Trek into Darkness, Man of Steel, Despicable Me 2 and Monsters University. I can see Oz the Great and Powerful, Wreck it Ralph doing good business as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovex Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 I dont think Man of Steel will do that well here. It will do ok, but it wont be near the biggest of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 I think Man of Steel will have legs if the reviews and WOM are great but I don't think it'll have a huge opening compared to Iron Man 3 or even Star Trek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted December 12, 2012 Author Share Posted December 12, 2012 Monsters University will be absolutely huge I think. Star Trek could be pretty big too, same for Iron Man 3.I think Catching Fire can match the Twilight sequels, at the very least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fake Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Does TH1 open on Thursday or Friday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peludo Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Does TH1 open on Thursday or Friday?Thursday, according iMDB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fake Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Thursday, according iMDBAnd Friday, according to official site:http://www.thehobbit.com/releasedates/release-dates.htmlI am confused again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olive Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 I think Thurday is premiere.Friday is nation-wide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchumacherFTW Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 It's going wide here automatically tomorrow, only difference between tomorrow and friday is that there will be late night shows on friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fake Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 (edited) Okay.I am expecting 15m GBP opening. Edited December 12, 2012 by Fake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted December 12, 2012 Author Share Posted December 12, 2012 I think The Avengers opened to £2.6m on Thursday, so I'm expecting around the same for The Hobbit. It;ll be above £2m for sure. If not, that'd be worrying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCS Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Yep, opens today (Thursday)!!!Seeing it this weekend. Maybe everyone else is waiting for Xmas holidays to begin... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted December 13, 2012 Author Share Posted December 13, 2012 FINALLY! I'm seeing it Saturday hopefully. Or Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCS Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 FINALLY!I'm seeing it Saturday hopefully. Or Sunday.Or both?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted December 13, 2012 Author Share Posted December 13, 2012 Or both?! I really hope I love it that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
