Weekend Estimates: #1-TED 54.1m; #2-MM 39.16m; #3-BRAVE 34m; #4-MADEA 26.35m; #5- MAD3 11.82m

[Kevin Bacon]

So much for that whole "What's Going Wrong" business....Also, it's really frustrating when a movie does a bonkers number and I come in to see nothing but people discussing pre-sales. An R-rated comedy about a fucking teddy bear is doing 50M+ in a single weekend, and you people are calmly discussing boring details!

[MovieMan89]

I wonder what will win the weekend? Who's to say which holds better tomorrow?

[senmitsuji]

oh and the fact that channing tatum is going to have 3 successful movies this year..

what do people see in him?

[narniadis]

weekends like this is why I love following the box office - these out of no where sensations that destroy things like the Summer Game

[MovieMan89]

oh and the fact that channing tatum is going to have 3 successful movies this year..

what do people see in him?

I used to loathe him as well, but I've given in and joined the fan club this year too. I blame 21JS.

[FTF]

oh and the fact that channing tatum is going to have 3 successful movies this year..

what do people see in him?

A better looking/ideal version of their significant other?

[rockNrollaDIM]

oh and the fact that channing tatum is going to have 3 successful movies this year..

what do people see in him?

He has improved alot. Honestly, he's excellent in 21JS.

[Shawn Robbins]

What an incredible weekend. The 2012 bump finally returns. Who would have thought two months ago that TED would sell more tickets on opening weekend than Prometheus, Rock of Ages, Battleship, Dark Shadows, and possibly even Men In Black 3?

Edited June 30, 2012 by ShawnMR
correction

[MovieMan89]

Hey, if we've gotta have a successful prettyboy star around it could always be worse.

[Cedarpoint1111]

It won't sell more tickets than Snow White.

[MovieMan89]

It won't sell more tickets than Snow White.

Not on OW but I'd say both have a good shot to beat SWATH in total admission.

[lab276]

It's another hit for Universal!

[Justin121]

Rth, any idea if 18-20 is the right ballpark for both yet?

[Cedarpoint1111]

Wow MM is up to 18m now?

[Kvikk Lunsj]

channing tatum has shown me this year he is a great actor.

[Michael Yun Xia]

1. Two original R-rated new releases combining for $90m;2. Four original films at the top of the box office, with $150m combined;3. We're looking at a $200m+ weekend while without having a single film over $60m, the first time ever.In a shorter sentence, what a weekend.Essentially we have a perfect combination: two R-rated movies that have as little overlap as possible in term of targeted audience (yes, there are still some overlap, but you can't get much better than this; combined, it pretty much covered all people over 17); a Pixar animated film, and then a TP film, all of which could happily live in the market place together.

[MovieMan89]

Nice Friday for Moonrise as well. Chugging along nicely. Should definitely beat The Life Aquatic.

[MrPink]

channing tatum has shown me this year he is a great actor.

Whoa, let's not get ahead of ourselves. I applaud his commitment to improving, but great? Not gonna go that far yet.That said, rooting for him, which is odd because I hated him no more than 6 months ago

[kayumanggi]

Next weekend is a war. lol

[senmitsuji]

I liked 21JS but he was only slightly better than his usual wooden self. I think my biggest problem with his acting is the way he speaks. The guy really needs some lessons on how to enunciate.

I also need Soderbergh to stop putting him in all his movies