MovieMan89 Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Thing is "lack of kids entertainment" was a justification I used to predict a breakout for Guardians of Ga'Hoole. It also didn't do any favors for Puss in Boots, Happy Feet Two, or really any kids movie that came out last fall.TLK re-release, Dolphin Tale, and even Real Steel to an extent had provided plenty of kid movies only a month or so before Puss and Happy Feet 2, so there was no drought there. Also Happy Feet 2 was always destined to tank for various reasons.As for Ga'Hoole, that's not really a fair comparison to this since it's not an established franchise flick released in the height of summer. It was also kind of dark and seemed like it was trying to aim for a teen and adult audience too in its trailers, so I think that maybe turned off some of the kid audience. And the drought before that wasn't as bad as this one either. You had Cats and Dogs, Nanny Mcphee, and Alpha and Omega, which although none of those were big hits together all 3 did at least provide some kid choices at the movies.Literally all we've had since Lorax is Pirates, which made a meager $20m. So that's a big part of why this is set up to open to at least $50m this weekend I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 (edited) That's also true. It may be PG-13 but you'd be an idiot to think it wasn't seen by a ton of kids.That's one of the reasons why Avengers is breaking records, and to a lesser extent why MIB3 had a decent hold this last weekend- families are desperate for options. The first kiddie release of the summer won't disappoint in its opening weekend. Maybe when Brave hits it, however... Edited June 5, 2012 by Gopher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiccup Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Well those droughts weren't nearly as long as this one. Last fall we had Real Steel, Arthur Christmas, Jack and Jill, The Muppets, PiB, and Happy Feet 2 all opening close to each other. The last kids movie was Pirates! and that will be 7 weeks old when Madagascar opens. I do think that the legs will be weak because Brave will chop them off in two weeks.Brave and Madagascar 3 should coexist fine. Ice Age 4 is the worry though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceroll Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 I don't see how Ice Age 4 is more of a worry, Brave opens 2 weeks after Madagascar 3, Ice Age 4 opens 5 weeks later so it won't affect it as much. Brave is also going to make more money and take a bigger audience than Ice Age 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiccup Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 I don't see how Ice Age 4 is more of a worry, Brave opens 2 weeks after Madagascar 3, Ice Age 4 opens 5 weeks later so it won't affect it as much. Brave is also going to make more money and take a bigger audience than Ice Age 4.Madagascar and Ice Age have the same audience potential and can only gross up to 215M with their audience. Brave on the other hand is original and could perform anywhere between 150M-425M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Oh shit, I actually think this might make 70M this weekend. Too bad good kids movies like The Pirates!, The Secret of Arrietty and A Cat in Paris do pretty much no money but this foolishness will do amazing business.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceroll Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 It seems to be getting excellent reviews. Maybe legs will be good for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 60m+ weekend coming up.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMan89 Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 It seems to be getting excellent reviews. Maybe legs will be good for this.I sure hope not. I really can't afford to screw up another movie in my top 12 in the game. I hope Brave will kill its momentum even if it does have good WOM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 (edited) Dang, maybe it really is good. That would be the shocker of the summer. Edited June 5, 2012 by tribefan695 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK007 Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Too much to catch up on but really? Ugh, besides Avengers this has been an awful summer. Dictator, Prometheus get fresh reviews both overrated. Snow White gets bad reviews, it sucks.MIB3 and Mad3, two of the most useless crapfests getting good reviews as well when they look like ass. Blah. Still not interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK007 Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 And for the record anyway, fuck Madagascar. Ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 (edited) The marketing has been mixed for me. On one hand, the new characters look solid, especially Frances McDormand as the villian. And Jessica Chastain. :wub:On the other hand, I'll shoot myself if I have to listen to the Afro Circus song again. Point is, it never really looked terrible outside of that.I'll probably see it on DVD, if these reviews keep up. Edited June 5, 2012 by Spaghetti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Jessica Chastain is pretty much perfect. A great actress, a great personality and a great looking woman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 (edited) The marketing has been mixed for me. On one hand, the new characters look solid, especially Frances McDormand as the villian. And Jessica Chastain. :wub:On the other hand, I'll shoot myself if I have to listen to the Afro Circus song again. Point is, it never really looked terrible outside of that.I'll probably see it on DVD, if these reviews keep up.Agreed on the villain. If the marketing were centered more on her it might've looked more appealing.But all the humor they advertised surrounding the "good guys" seemed to be based solely on stupid character stereotypes. And I fucking hated that "Girl Look at That Body" ending to the second trailer. Yes, let's continue to teach our children that women are just objects. Edited June 5, 2012 by tribefan695 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sims Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 (edited) I still expect this to fall into the 60s or lower on RT. There's no way any movie involving these horrible characters can be watchable. Edited June 5, 2012 by Sims Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 Ah, there we go. Rating's dropped to 7.2. Whoever's review was just posted must've really hated the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forg Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Opens in my country today, going to see it. A friend who went to an advance screening said it was fun and had great visuals especially the circus sequences Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK007 Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Actually I now hope it outgrosses Prometheus. It'll screw me for BSG but as usual I don't have a chance.The more I read about Prometheus the more I realize how much I actually dislike it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceroll Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 What's this afro circus thing? Is it in all the ads or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
