fishstick Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 (edited) There's been a bit of, shall we say, parity in regards to the quality of the summer blockbusters. Two movies that were expected to be masterpieces (Snow White and Prometheus) turned out to be middling and two movies that were expected to be disasters (MIB3 and Madagascar 3) turned out to be better than expected.This. On the money. Edited June 9, 2012 by fishnets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druv10 Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Do we have an actual number for PRO? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 (edited) There's been a bit of, shall we say, parity in regards to the quality of the summer blockbusters. Two movies that were expected to be masterpieces (Snow White and Prometheus) turned out to be middling and two movies that were expected to be disasters (MIB3 and Madagascar 3) turned out to be pretty good.Interesting. And true. Edited June 9, 2012 by CJohn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 (edited) Just out of curiousity, but if Nikki happens to post weekend numbers inflating TDKR weekend number, will she be your hero again til someone straightens it out??? She will still be the bitch we all hate to love Edited June 9, 2012 by CJohn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 It's still in the article. FRIDAY 4:30 PM UPDATE: Rival studios now say Fox’s Prometheus is looking to open with a huge $26M Friday and $68M weekend. That’s rare indeed for an R-rated pic. But Fox, the studio that specializes in lowering expectations, disputes those numbers. “There is no mathematical scenario I know of that we hit $68M. Even at $26M for today, we get to $66.5M – and there is nothing on this green earth that shows us hitting $26M today,” a Fox exec huffed at me. “I could see us doing $22M today which would likely get us to $56M.” No matter, a great result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Marvel Fanboy Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Yeah, Prometheus is gonna drop like a rock, biggest disappointment this year so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Marvel Fanboy Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 It could even miss 50M OW, and then 100M DOM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druv10 Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 It's still in the article. FRIDAY 4:30 PM UPDATE: Rival studios now say Fox’s Prometheus is looking to open with a huge $26M Friday and $68M weekend. That’s rare indeed for an R-rated pic. But Fox, the studio that specializes in lowering expectations, disputes those numbers. “There is no mathematical scenario I know of that we hit $68M. Even at $26M for today, we get to $66.5M – and there is nothing on this green earth that shows us hitting $26M today,” a Fox exec huffed at me. “I could see us doing $22M today which would likely get us to $56M.” No matter, a great result. Nikke is bi-polar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder / Operator Shawn Robbins Posted June 9, 2012 Founder / Operator Share Posted June 9, 2012 Don't be so certain July 20th won't be a bust either.. Just saying there's ALOT of overestimating for this movie and no evidence that suggests the fanbase has increased since TDK.. That's why I think 160M OW is the max for this.. TDKR has nothing to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiccup Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Great cinema score for Madagascar 3. 60M weekend here we come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Prometheus could end up performing a lot like Green Lantern did last summer. And Madagascar 3 will probably end up performing a lot like its predecessor.In the summer game, I really should have flipped those two around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moviefanatic Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Looks like Snow White got hit hurt hard by the new openers. I thought MIB3 and TA would be the ones to take a bad bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder / Operator Shawn Robbins Posted June 9, 2012 Founder / Operator Share Posted June 9, 2012 Looks like Snow White got hit hurt hard by the new openers. I thought MIB3 and TA would be the ones to take a bad bitGood WOM always defeats poor WOM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiccup Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Don't be so certain July 20th won't be a bust either.. Just saying there's ALOT of overestimating for this movie and no evidence that suggests the fanbase has increased since TDK.. That's why I think 160M OW is the max for this.. So box office ignorant. Even if TDK retains its fanbase and it never increased it could do over 158M OW. 1. Ticket inflation since 2008. TDK if it came out today would have made 174.7M OW. 2. The recent trailers and TV Spots have earned almost universal praise by people. Yeah you might see a bunch of negative reactions online but the general public is eating up the trailers. I remember seeing the trailer with Avengers. The audiences was dead silent as the trailer played. When it finish applauses filled the theater and people cheered and a few stood up clapping. The general public is behind this. 3. Even if TDKR is awful it will not show it opening weekend but the second weekend. Bad or not this will gross over 175M opening weekend and then could see a Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 drop. Again this is arguably the most anticipated movie of summer 2012 and probably of the year for most people. Ok so lets forget July 20th for now and discuss this weekend in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiccup Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Good WOM always defeats poor WOM. Snow White had mixed word of mouth..not bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 BRAVE and TASM won't disappoint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Brave does look kinda meh on Pixar standards, but I'm sure it will be a good movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moviefanatic Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Good WOM always defeats poor WOM. Yup. This was the weekend I was worried about for the TA but it looks like it will pass this test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder / Operator Shawn Robbins Posted June 9, 2012 Founder / Operator Share Posted June 9, 2012 Snow White had mixed word of mouth..not badDidn't say "bad", just "poor". I think mixed qualifies as "poor" -- especially when the "mixed" part leans toward bad to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder / Operator Shawn Robbins Posted June 9, 2012 Founder / Operator Share Posted June 9, 2012 (edited) Ok, right off the bat, lose the whole "People stood up and applauded the movie" nonsense cause that's just a bold face lie and you know it and nothing more than your typical fanboy overhype in drive trying to sell the movie.. I'm 46 and have been to enough blockbuster movies like the rst of ya and no way did a trailer get a standing ovation and massive applause like you're suggesting.. I don't buy it.. Eh, I can back up his claim from my own experience at least. During my Avengers crowd, the TDKR trailer did receive a huge applause at the end (and the beginning even). Edited June 9, 2012 by ShawnMR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
