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

[lab276]

Next year, it will be a DECADE since the last original summer No1 movie.

You mean non-sequel, right?

[lab276]

Where's Brave final total headed?

I'm going with > $250m.

[Gideon]

even better for Magic Mike $19.4m.

Women always propel a summer film to success.

I'm glad it's this one.

Instead of?

[Gideon]

You mean non-sequel, right?

Why not!But i was thinking "non pre-existing material".Finding Nemo.Since:Shrek2SW3POTC2SM3TDKTF2TS3HP8TA

[lab276]

Oh yeah, I forgot about Finding Nemo. I associate that year with ROTK and FN just slipped my mind.

[Gideon]

My talk was about summer no1.You're right about ROTK being 2003 champ.Before FN, we have to go back to summer 98 to find an "original" summer no1.(Armageddon, if you don't count SPR re-release of spring 99..)

[lab276]

My talk was about summer no1.You're right about ROTK being 2003 champ.Before FN, we have to go back to summer 98 to find an "original" summer no1.(Armageddon, if you don't count SPR re-release of spring 99..)

And I prefer to see it your way, the real winner of the year was FN.As for 98, either way, you get an original movie being the top Summer film.

[Mayhem2x3]

I'm going with > $250m.

I think he means weekend # for brave based off of a 10M friday.

[lab276]

I think he means weekend # for brave based off of a 10M friday.

I don't know TBH, I've never really payed attention to IM's. But everyone was suggesting before somewhere around $35m (which Nikki has it at now) based on that Friday.

[Shawn Robbins]

Shocking is not strong enough.Sequel/stars/huge project...If even these 3 things don't work anymore...what will we stay with?

Score two for original movies this weekend.

[lab276]

Score two for original movies this weekend.

Oh damn, I've run out of likes.

[lab276]

The problem is that they can't control surprises, if they could they would certainly go with more original projects.

[Gideon]

And I prefer to see it your way, the real winner of the year was FN.

As for 98, either way, you get an original movie being the top Summer film.

Hm?

Not a fan of LOTR, i presume?

I don't see an original movie winning the summer in the near future...or after.

Too many supereheroes will prevent that happening.

[lab276]

Hm?Not a fan of LOTR, i presume?I don't see an original movie winning the summer in the near future...or after.Too many supereheroes will prevent that happening.

I love LOTR, but what I mean is I prefer to go with Calendar gross since it's the more accurate measure, and for that year FN was the biggest film. Like in 1998, Titanic was the biggest film.

[Gideon]

Score two for original movies this weekend.

Before themselves turn into new franchises!Ted will meet some bear-girl...Magic will follow another stripper's band...

[Gideon]

I love LOTR, but what I mean is I prefer to go with Calendar gross since it's the more accurate measure, and for that year FN was the biggest film. Like in 1998, Titanic was the biggest film.

In a way i perfectly understand this logic.But in another way, oh!!Despite a 98release in my own country, Titanic sounds for me "97".Like Avatar is for me a 2009movie.BruceWillis was robbed a 99summerwin by SWE1, so let him enjoy his 98summerwin.lol

[Kvikk Lunsj]

I am glad MM increased!

[lab276]

 

TD	YD	Title (Click to View)	Studio	Daily Gross	% +/- YD / LW		Theaters / Avg		Gross To-Date	Day
1	-	Ted	Uni.	$20,200,000	-	-	3,239	$6,236	$20,200,000	1
2	-	Magic Mike	WB	$19,410,000	-	-	2,930	$6,625	$19,410,000	1
3	1	Brave	BV	$10,328,000	+56%	-58%	4,164	$2,480	$108,002,000	8
4	-	Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection	LGF	$10,250,000	-	-	2,161	$4,743	$10,250,000	1
5	2	Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted	P/DW	$3,575,000	+48%	-42%	3,715	$962	$171,772,000	22
6	3	Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter	Fox	$1,825,000	+39%	-71%	3,109	$587	$24,859,000	8
7	-	People Like Us	BV	$1,440,000	-	-	2,055	$701	$1,440,000	1
8	10	Moonrise Kingdom	Focus	$1,392,000	+193%	+38%	854	$1,630	$14,931,000	36
9	4	Prometheus	Fox	$1,350,000	+30%	-54%	1,951	$692	$114,687,000	22
10	5	Snow White and the Huntsman	Uni.	$1,300,000	+49%	-48%	2,337	$556	$142,486,000	29
11	6	Marvel's The Avengers	BV	$1,248,000	+44%	-44%	1,757	$710	$603,331,000	57
-	7	Rock of Ages	WB (NL)	$865,000	+6%	-66%	2,405	$360	$33,047,000	15
-	9	MIB 3	Sony	$845,000	+14%	-52%	1,902	$444	$167,585,000	36
-	8	That's My Boy	Sony	$725,000	-7%	-71%	2,363	$307	$32,904,000	15

[lab276]

That's My Boy

[Olive]

lol @ TMB