Jonwo Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 The direction was what let the film down in places, the amount of closeups were unnecessary but it does work brilliantly in I Dreamed I Dream. I don't think it was meant to be shot with IMAX in mind, must have been a last minute decision by Universal. I don't think it'll clear £20m by next weekend but it'll defiantly be the high teens. It'll be interesting how Lincoln does given that Spielberg's last film War Horse did nearly £20m last year, it won't hit that but it wouldn't surprise me if it clears £10m especially if it starts winning awards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Alfred Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) But in order to cover wide the whole screen in IMAX, you need to compromise. As I said it had not been issue at all if 80% of the time the actors face wouldn't cover the whole screen. It worked for Anne Hathaway and Samantha Banks, but the rest was unnecessary.You think the box office is on fire? Come back on the 25th when instead of the fading Hobbit and the weak GS we'll have Django going strong and Lincoln and ZDT opening. Edited January 13, 2013 by Alfred Unchained Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I'm calling a 5m opening for Django Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robertron Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 That's an awesome opening day for Les Mis.Great to see worldwide audiences still appreciate 2D quality films! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 Do we have any updated numbers for Les Mis Alfred? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zackzack Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Les Miserables should do gangbuster business in UK. $30 million is not impossible. BTW, loving the look of the new forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 $30m is locked and loaded.Its target is $50m+. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Alfred Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) You guys lucky that NFL keeps me up late lolSo Saturday final estimates: Les Mis £3.4m, Pi £1.1m, Hobbitses £0.9m, Impossible £0.85m - very impressive, GS £0.8m - tally £1.6m, Quartet £0.4m - tally £4.5m, Reacher £0.35 - tally £8.5m, Texas Chainsaw £0.3m - tally £1.1m Edited January 13, 2013 by Alfred Unchained 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rthmessiah Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I was just about to post some numbers untill saw above, Skyfall still hanging in there took a hit this week but still ranked #11 thru Sat over 102m 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rthmessiah Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Will be interesting what the other highest grossing cinemas were outside of OLS and Vue Westfield, I imagine Vue Westfield SC and Cineworld must be in there.So far OLS by country mile, Vue Westfield17 London, Imax Southbank, CW Sheffield 20, CW glasgow 18 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) if Sunday is only 10-20% lower than Saturday then it'll be £8.7-8.9m for the weekend, it's Universal's best opening since Ted although Ted had previews and released in the summer so Les Mis' takings are more impressive. Edited January 13, 2013 by Jonwo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Marvel Fanboy Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I think LM will be frontloaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I think LM will be frontloaded.I think it'll have a good drop next week, I'm expecting it to be number 1 again with Django Unchained at number 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCS Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Wow, amazing Saturday numbers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Crazy box office in the UK continues. Just wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchumacherFTW Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I guess the run time held Les Mis back from hitting £10m this weekend. Shows have sold out consistantly all weekend. It could lead to some good holds though over the coming weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 Yeah, If this had the same number of showtimes as Skyfall/Hobbit etc had, this probably would have hit £12m or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 I actually could see this having pretty strong weekdays. Last night at my showing, I think over half the audience must've been over 40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchumacherFTW Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 It's likely to have a strong hold today, possilbly only half a million less than yesterday I think. And could even drop by around 35% next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCS Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) In the UK, LES MIS was the No. 1 film in the market by a huge margin with 37% market share. The 3-day estimated gross is $13.4M (£8.3M) at 589 locations. £8.3M OW for Les Mis! Edited January 13, 2013 by JCS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
