Bob Violence Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 (edited) I don't think that film is so much well known property OS as some believe.I think it's fair to say a good chunk of the Chinese moviegoing audience is faintly aware of the original movie but has never actually seen it. The big Chinese movie sites (Douban, Mtime) have far fewer user ratings for it than they do for Gone with the Wind or even Waterloo Bridge (which is more of a classic in China than in the U.S.). It certainly isn't the universal-ritualistic experience it is in the U.S. I don't think the books are that popular either, unlike Alice. I'm betting South Korea is similar. I'm not saying it won't do well in China--I have no idea--but the Oz name doesn't mean so much. Edited March 7, 2013 by Bob Violence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robertron Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Lets not jump to conclusions with one market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickvD Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 This is way too appealing to only do John Carter numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChD Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 This is way too appealing to only do John Carter numbers. Agreed... 450M I say. With a healthy 200M domestic, it should do a decent profit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htall90 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Yh I thought it was a bit early to write it of with John carter or jtgs numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efialtes76 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 (edited) Korea: OD:19,301 admissions. Edited March 7, 2013 by efialtes76 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjk Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Korea: OD:19,301 admissions. really owful , Jack the Giant Slayer OD:113,999 admissions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 It is bombing big time here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndustriousAngel Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I have to say sales haven't picked up ... today's opening night, but even the 20:00 show looks only about 10% full atm (it's 18:00 now) ... rather awful but really, let's wait - it's a family film after all, no rush factor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robertron Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Korea: OD:19,301 admissions. Good god that is horrible. I really hope it doesn't flow like that to all markets :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robertron Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Something tells me Oz didn't do that great here. We would've have numbers by now from THR or Deadline :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bballman24 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 My Hong Kong friends didn't know much about Oz, and when I went to see it yesterday in Mongkok, only 7 seats filled in a rather big screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Marvel Fanboy Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 So its officially a worldwide bomb ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druv10 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 So its officially a worldwide bomb ? Seriously? We've yet to have any numbers from big markets and already a WW bomb is in discussion with you. Remember LOP, you were calling it a bomb and 600M later, it's all history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Marvel Fanboy Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Seriously? We've yet to have any numbers from big markets and already a WW bomb is in discussion with you. Remember LOP, you were calling it a bomb and 600M later, it's all history. But we do have bad news from quite several different markets .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druv10 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 But we do have bad news from quite several different markets .... True but I would wait until Sunday before calling it a bomb. That way we'll have domestic as well as OS numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fake Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I can still see it doing 400m+. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Marvel Fanboy Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I can still see it doing 400m+. how ?? (hmm, you must mean ww ...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Seng Wah Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I think Jack the Giant Slayer bombs first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndustriousAngel Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 At my theater, H&G (week2) has stronger presales than Oz, although Oz occupies the biggest screen. This doesn't look good at all, if there are not very strong afternoon walk-ins, Oz might miss #1 (which I had thought was a sure thing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
