Impact Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Last night we played the waiting game. Memories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZattMurdock Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Nah. Its not getting anywhere near that mark. Its only major market left to open in is Japan (in August, IIRC). DH2's $1.3b is the last realistic target at this point.I'm new and aware that next to you I know nothing about box office numbers. With that said, I think you are understimating THE AVENGERS, it does have a shot against AVATAR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 DS deserves to bomb. What a shitty movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstasy Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 DS deserves to bomb. What a shitty movie.You didn't like it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 God no, it was horrible. Dont go see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Beezy Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 I think its important to remember that these trades like Variety forecast on the conservative end most of the time on purpose. Not sure if that was the case or not this time, but, its generally frowned up in the industry to high-ball box office forecasts. A publication looks way more ridiculous when they over-shoot all of the time than when they under-estimate most of the time. Very well, but they should at least demonstrate a certain understanding of box office trends and behavior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 So, lets talk about the other films....Well less then 10 films might make 1m this weekend for those who care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druv10 Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Not quite aDIM. fmpro still has a nice juicy avatar name for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Not quite aDIM. fmpro still has a nice juicy avatar name for you. Ugh.. I know.I am so glad that's over... I was hanging around KJ a little bit but that place is such a dud. Total ghost town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accursed Arachnid!™ Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 I think its important to remember that these trades like Variety forecast on the conservative end most of the time on purpose. Not sure if that was the case or not this time, but, its generally frowned up in the industry to high-ball box office forecasts. A publication looks way more ridiculous when they over-shoot all of the time than when they under-estimate most of the time. Yes, but to even imply that a film could maintain it's Fri drop from opening day throughout the weekend, especially in this day and age, that's just immensely poor and flat out lazy journalism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accursed Arachnid!™ Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Very well, but they should at least demonstrate a certain understanding of box office trends and behavior.Even just a rudimentary understanding would keep you from that sort of a mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vc2002 Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Just checked on wiki, and apparently DS had a budget of $150m? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 This is what I projected yesterday... so far so good!FRI: 28.75 (+130%)SAT: 41.68 (+45%)SUN: 31.26 (-25%)Weekend: 101.69m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart360 Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 I'm new and aware that next to you I know nothing about box office numbers. With that said, I think you are understimating THE AVENGERS, it does have a shot against AVATAR. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 I'm liking that THG number also BTW!FRI: 1.2m (+157%)SAT: 1.86m (+55%)SUN: 1.39 (-25%)Weekend: 4.45 (-20.35%)Great hold/correction from last weekend's tidal wave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 I can see why people would say that it has a chance. I remember when SM1 opened with its epic numbers everywhere it was going "Titanic will soon sink" Heck they even said that for Matrix 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarSaber Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Does Mothers Day really help? In past years it didn't seem to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterDodsen Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Speaking of a different movie (yeah I know, how could I do such a thing?!), but I was nearly about to give up on THG for 400M. But... if these estimates hold up, and it is only 13M away at the end of the weekend... my faith has been restored. Go Katniss, go!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Does Mothers Day really help? In past years it didn't seem to. Look at the Sunday drops from last year. Unfortunately the movie that seems least likely to benefit from it will be The Avengers, if you comp with Fast Five/Thor, however I believe Avengers is playing much more like a family film than either of those. Add to that the sheer volume of demand and I think TA can manage a -25% drop on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 (edited) Speaking of a different movie (yeah I know, how could I do such a thing?!), but I was nearly about to give up on THG for 400M. But... if these estimates hold up, and it is only 13M away at the end of the weekend... my faith has been restored. Go Katniss, go!!! Sub 20% drop is in range! Incredible! It took a big hit last weekend but it's chugging right along again, thank Merlin.Really, THG has had a fantastic run for a blockbuster not counting the mediocre 2nd/3rd weekends. Edited May 12, 2012 by rockNrollaDIM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
