Founder / Operator Shawn Robbins Posted March 25, 2012 Founder / Operator Share Posted March 25, 2012 Potter definately set the foundation of the teenage book rush. Twilight expanded on the hightened frenzy to "see it immediately." So... Hunger Games is simply taking into account both forces already established and using them to its advantage. Enjoy it for what it is people. Don't hate.Absolutely. Don't hate, but the same goes for the precedents that have been set before it. They still deserve just as much recognition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfirebird2008 Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Unless actuals go up with Puerto Rico.Or it just has a much better Sunday than expected, like TDK did. TDK's Sunday morning estimate was $155m, but it went up to $158m because Sunday was underestimated by $4m (sold out a ton of late night shows) and its Friday estimate went down $1m with the actual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder / Operator Shawn Robbins Posted March 25, 2012 Founder / Operator Share Posted March 25, 2012 I still think the most awesome part of TDK's opening was, in actuality, not part of the weekend...but the Monday hold. I still remember seeing that number come out early Tuesday and the general shock around the forums (and industry) were beyond palpable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmandeep Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Sunday is very hard to see...Films do not sellout on Sundays.They usually get very full shows like 60-95% full shows but they do not sell out.However I am seeing a few sellouts and many of the noon shows are well over 75%+ full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 All it needs is a 22.5% drop today for TDK to fall, providing the Saturday/Friday estimates hold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 (edited) Amazeballs. Hope it can find a few more million and topple TDK Edited March 25, 2012 by rockNrollaDIM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fake Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 I still think the most awesome part of TDK's opening was, in actuality, not part of the weekend...but the Monday hold. I still remember seeing that number come out early Tuesday and the general shock around the forums (and industry) were beyond palpable. Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfirebird2008 Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 I still think the most awesome part of TDK's opening was, in actuality, not part of the weekend...but the Monday hold. I still remember seeing that number come out early Tuesday and the general shock around the forums (and industry) were beyond palpable. Nikki's post on Sunday night that it was doing way better than WB expected was the first clear sign of legs. Then Monday solidified it. The most impressive thing about TDK was the legs, not the opening. Twilight and Potter have both crushed it on opening day, etc. but ended up falling way short of its domestic total. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterDodsen Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 I still think the most awesome part of TDK's opening was, in actuality, not part of the weekend...but the Monday hold. I still remember seeing that number come out early Tuesday and the general shock around the forums (and industry) were beyond palpable. I remember that. I wasn't yet a regualr poster, just a lurker, and BOM went completely wild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 It's the last day of march break today to my theatre's very busy seems that a lot of people are taking advantage of the last day to see the hunger games. (null) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 I'm going to see it again today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmandeep Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 (edited) How about Spiderman 3 it pretty much got the same opening in terms of tickets sold and ended around 200 million dollars less. Edited March 25, 2012 by Lordmandeep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfirebird2008 Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 I remember that. I wasn't yet a regualr poster, just a lurker, and BOM went completely wild.Didn't some guy troll the forums by posting a fake number, and then the real number came in way closer than anyone expected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fake Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 It's the last day of march break today to my theatre's very busy seems that a lot of people are taking advantage of the last day to see the hunger games.(null)That bodes well for its chances to beat TDK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfirebird2008 Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 How about Spiderman 3 it pretty much got the same opening in terms of tickets sold and ended around 200 million dollars less. Speaking of which, SM3 gives a pretty good idea of the floor for THG. Should cruise past $350m based on how SM3 performed with far weaker WOM and also based on the fact that THG is not a sequel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fake Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 The audience breakdown for Hunger Games is 61% female/39% male and 56% over 25/44% under 25. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Its Potter Redux, really. When teens latch so passionately onto something like these book series, the mainstream becomes interested in this day and age.Pretty much. Potter and Twilight laid the groundwork. To say it had "just" the book fanbase is seriously underrating the effect the books had. Without the books this would not have been nearly the monster it is now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warmaster506 Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Great opening , still have yet to see the film, was drunk all weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldenfirefly Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Wow, 155 million OW... This is beyond crazy, and this is not even actuals. OMG! The movie exceeded the 150m that I threw out as a figure before midnights came out. I am beyond astonished. And to think that TDK's OW is now really in play? lol This is so fun to watch! :)The burning question now. Is this going to be like twillight and fall off a cliff and have bad legs, or is this going to be more like TDK and have legs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
