kayumanggi Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 I think it's the Oscar baits that will help 2012 break the record. We need a date for LINCOLN by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 I'm going to be curious about how today goes at my theater.Madagascar has some room to grow, but it will have to be 3D, so I don't know if that will happen.Prometheus has far more room to grow, because we were maybe 30-40% capacity most of the day and only 50-60% at night. So it really wouldn't take much to increase at my theater.I don't see it happening, but stranger things have happened.It seemed that Prometheus was underperforming at your theater last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 I think this is a huge OD/OW for Prometheus. Any disappointment is due to inflated expectations. 1 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 Prometheus's Friday is not different from Inceptions with same midnights too. People should wait and see Its reviews, CinemaScore, and early word of mouth are worlds apart though. Prometheus will be lucky to gross half as much as Inception in the end. Do you have one in mind. I'm playing with a few myself. Something about SWATH, Prom and MIB. Not yet, will send one along if I do. So boxoffice.com underpredicted the openers...AGAIN. This is why I don't buy boxoffice.com's OW predicts for TASM and TBL. I'm going to put on the team captain's hat for a second here. Mad3 was under-predicted, sure, but Prometheus looks to land sub-$60m with a good chance at landing right at $50-53 million. I'm not sure what relevance that has for TASM and TBL exactly. You could make the same argument for the predictions that were too high on Dark Shadows and Battleship. (Side note: I'm not really involved with the weekend predictions on the site right now -- one reason I still do mine on BOT -- but we collectively predict on the Long Range Forecast.) 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 I think this is a huge OD/OW for Prometheus. Any disappointment is due to inflated expectations.I'd say the disappointment is a byproduct of the fact that it will inevitably sink like a rock starting today. The opening day number by itself is certainly respectable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstasy Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 I think this is a huge OD/OW for Prometheus. Any disappointment is due to inflated expectations.Yeah people were going crazy with this just like they did for SWATH. Both had crazy predictions and they both end up with 50m ish openings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Madagascar opening is right on target- I am hoping it could push for 70m though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 PROMETHEUS75% Flixsters7.8 imdbGREEN LANTERN47% Flixsters5.9 imdb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Yeah people were going crazy with this just like they did for SWATH. Both had crazy predictions and they both end up with 50m ish openings.Yup and when SWATH opened to 55m thus began "there's no way it opens less than Snow White" arguments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstasy Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 I'd say the disappointment is a byproduct of the fact that it will inevitably sink like a rock starting today. The opening day number by itself is certainly respectable.Well I'm pretty sure he's talking about the crazy 70m+ predictions. Fridays number is nowhere good enough for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Its reviews, CinemaScore, and early word of mouth are worlds apart though. Prometheus will be lucky to gross half as much as Inception in the end. Not yet, will send one along if I do. I'm going to put on the team captain's hat for a second here. Mad3 was under-predicted, sure, but Prometheus looks to land sub-$60m with a good chance at landing right at $50-53 million. I'm not sure what relevance that has for TASM and TBL exactly. You could make the same argument for the predictions that were too high on Dark Shadows and Battleship. (Side note: I'm not really involved with the weekend predictions on the site right now -- one reason I still do mine on BOT -- but we collectively predict on the Long Range Forecast.) I just think those two, TASM and TBL are being lowballed big time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 First I must admit my 70 M 'hope' predict for PROMETHEUS didn't happen. I made that before the rating was released though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstasy Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 I just think those two, TASM and TBL are being lowballed big time.How is the Bourne Legacy being lowballed and by whom? I haven't seen much on it one way or another. TASM well, it's being lowballed somewhat. But it's hard to say since all of the threads are a mess. And by the way, where have you been hiding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rahvinn87 Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Its reviews, CinemaScore, and early word of mouth are worlds apart though. Prometheus will be lucky to gross half as much as Inception in the end.Inception CinemaScore: B+Prometheus CinemaScore: BInception RT: 86% at 8/10Prometheus RT: 74% at 7/10Inception IMDB user rating: 8.8/10Prometheus IMDB user rating: 7.8/10Ok, Inception is better. But 'worlds apart'? If that's your definition of worlds apart then I don't know what to say... 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) Inception CinemaScore: B+Prometheus CinemaScore: BInception RT: 86% at 8/10Prometheus RT: 74% at 7/10Inception IMDB user rating: 8.8/10Prometheus IMDB user rating: 7.8/10Ok, Inception is better. But 'worlds apart'? If that's your definition of worlds apart then I don't know what to say... Thought Inception's CS was higher than that, but its hit-and-miss statistic anyway. The point was the reception for Inception (hah!) isn't remotely comparable to that of Prometheus. Inception's word of mouth was on fire days before release. Prometheus's has been in constant decline.And yes -- I qualify those ratings as "worlds apart" in this case, context provided (for example the Prometheus score on IMDB will almost certainly keep dropping in the coming days). Edited June 9, 2012 by ShawnMR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rahvinn87 Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Thought Inception's CS was higher than that, but its hit-and-miss statistic anyway. The point was the reception for Inception (hah!) isn't remotely comparable to that of Prometheus. Inception's word of mouth was on fire days before release. Prometheus's has been in constant decline.And yes -- I qualify those ratings as "worlds apart" in this case, context provided (for example the Prometheus score on IMDB will almost certainly keep dropping in the coming days). Fair enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gideon Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 What happened?!Shiny day here but i see Prometheus being compared to GreenLantern or Watchmen?50+ opening for R-rating is not bad but i fear the constant decline.All these people who talked about Inception, a 200M gross... well thank you! :angry:I started to believe/hope.My mistake.Now:I want a 400M WW gross.I want to see that movie again.And Mad3 "avenged" KFP2.Dreamworks sequels are still alive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pasaway098 Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 This weekend crushed last year's comparable weekend. TWO 50 M-openers on one weekend, it's a new record by the way, doesn't deserve a meh.This is not a new record. WALL-E and Wanted did those a couple of years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceroll Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Ouch heavy drop for Snow White, I hope it has a good increase today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lab276 Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 This is not a new record. WALL-E and Wanted did those a couple of years ago.And in 2D. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
