ecstasy Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 LOL So Think Like A Man is number one for two consecutive weekends and there isn't even a discussion thread for it. I thought Neo would have done that by now. Movie is making 60 million on a 12 million dollar budget. Has anyone here seen it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
commonsense88 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 LOL So Think Like A Man is number one for two consecutive weekends and there isn't even a discussion thread for it. I thought Neo would have done that by now. Movie is making 60 million on a 12 million dollar budget. Has anyone here seen it?I think there are two threads about it, I've seen it, pretty funny and entertaining- Hollywood and movie boards usually are sexist and raciest when it comes to movies so- not surprised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonytr87 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 (edited) See, I agree with this to a point, but as you know fish, there really aren't many true stars anymore. How many people really open a film on name alone? Sandler, Smith (although he hasn't made a film for about 75 years now it seems) Denzel, Streep and who? Who can open a film on name alone? Stallone, The Rock, Clooney, Willis, Tatum? Maybe but not sure. So Hollywood has to continue taking risks with projects like this. Short of putting an ensemble together every single film, stuff like this is bound to happen from time to time.Really it's only Sandler, Smith, and Denzel (though it's kinda weird dropping his name when he hasn't done anything since '08...what the f have you been doing, Will?). Streep has had her share of flops and non-starters (Iron Lady being most recent). The Rock is no draw. Stallone and Willis are way past their prime (Expendables doesn't count). And the only success you could maybe attribute to Tatum's name alone is The Vow. Clooney's films generally do well but that's because they have great legs after a small opening. You have Sandler, Smith, Denzel, and then there's a slew of big names that are a draw but only in certain types of roles (Leo, Depp, Jolie, Downey Jr).But yes, overall stars mean nothing now. People are drawn by story, spectacle, and brands. Edited April 28, 2012 by tonytr87 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Terrible numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichWS Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 I know the marketing wasn't great but I'm still shocked 5YE flopped that badly. I figured it had enough to at least hit $15M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstasy Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 (edited) I think there are two threads about it, I've seen it, pretty funny and entertaining- Hollywood and movie boards usually are sexist and raciest when it comes to movies so- not surprisedHey thanks. I guess I just didn't look back far enough. Search function seems to stall for me.On another note, I thought The Raven looked like a good movie. But reviews (critics and audience) say otherwise. I'll still catch it on blu ray or dvd. Edited April 28, 2012 by ECSTASY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forg Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 I like Segel and in love with Blunt but I didn't find the trailer of Five Year Engagement 'engaging' so not a surprise for me that this didn't break out.I hope Think Like A Man will do 18 million (or higher) so the #1 movie will have a decent gross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Wowwwwwwwww @ 5YE floppage. That's terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTX Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Wowwwwwwwww @ 5YE floppage. That's terrible.The weekend number will be under 10M. Tracking missed this completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTX Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 The most I see THG dropping next week is 40%, assuming its TC is still in the 3000 neighborhood. Look at 2007. Disturbia dropped 35% against SM3 and it added 85 theaters that weekend. Blades of Glory lost 943 theaters and dropped 53%. Vacancy lost 853 and dropped 62%. Theater losses kill movies late in their run more than anything else.Disturbia is a good comparison. Disturbia was no 1 the weekend before SM3, THG will be a close no 3. There is plenty of films in the top 12 with lower PTA, they will be losing theaters first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidBrennan Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 What was the budget for 5YE? It looked like just a modest, low-budget RomCom, so why the declaration of it being a flop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fake Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Very bad for all the openers. And with Avengers coming next week, chances of finishing with respectable totals are pretty slim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 What was the budget for 5YE? It looked like just a modest, low-budget RomCom, so why the declaration of it being a flop?Just because a movie has a low budget doesn't make a sub 10m OW acceptable. Especially not with the big marketing push. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidBrennan Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Just because a movie has a low budget doesn't make a sub 10m OW acceptable. Especially not with the big marketing push.Yeah, but there seems to be a piling on and, usually, the word "flop" is used for movies with sizable budgets, not generic and disposable romcoms (which opened at a disappointing but not terrible #2 or 3, incidentally). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichWS Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 A flop doesn't have to be expensive. And just because it opened at 3rd instead of 7th doesn't mean shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
code65536 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 (edited) 1 1 Think Like a Man SGem $5,500,000 +190% -55% 2,015 $2,730 $48,368,000 8 2 2 The Lucky One WB $3,910,000 +179% -57% 3,175 $1,231 $32,512,000 8 3 - The Five-Year Engagement Uni. $3,500,000 - - 2,936 $1,192 $3,500,000 1 4 3 The Hunger Games LGF $2,970,000 +185% -26% 3,572 $831 $364,175,000 36 5 - The Pirates! Band of Misfits Sony $2,750,000 - - 3,358 $819 $2,750,000 1 6 - Safe (2012) LGF $2,550,000 - - 2,266 $1,125 $2,550,000 1 7 - The Raven Rela. $2,520,000 - - 2,203 $1,144 $2,520,000 1 8 4 Chimpanzee BV $1,603,000 +112% -55% 1,567 $1,023 $15,296,000 8 9 5 The Cabin in the Woods LGF $1,420,000 +112% -43% 2,639 $538 $31,584,000 15 10 8 The Three Stooges Fox $1,300,000 +205% -44% 3,105 $419 $33,041,000 15 11 6 American Reunion Uni. $905,000 +93% -46% 2,154 $420 $51,469,000 22 12 7 21 Jump Street Sony $900,000 +111% -36% 1,820 $495 $129,838,000 43 - 11 Mirror Mirror Rela. $555,000 +92% -50% 2,017 $275 $57,192,000 29 - 10 Wrath of the Titans WB $515,000 +60% -51% 1,572 $328 $79,059,000 29 - 14 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen CBS $114,000 +50% -35% 335 $340 $7,464,000 50 Edited April 28, 2012 by Crake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceroll Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Slight upward revision for THG, nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceroll Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 I think the IMAX will help the weekdays more than the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 But this weekend is good for TLAM, right? 90M finish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 -26%, sexy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...