Weekend Actuals (Taken 2 - 49.5M, Hotel Transylvania - 27.05M)

[#ED]

Yes becauseArgo 17,2MHere Comes the Boom 7,1MSinister 15,7MSeven Psychopaths 9,3M

Forgot about Argo. Taken 2 should at least gross 20M.

[Gopher]

how do you know? Those movies could make their movies on WOM, same way as these other movies do.

Because the buzz that gives original movies good opening weekends stems from GOOD REVIEWS. Rotten Tomatoes is invaluable to getting movies that audiences will like seen. Yes, there are exceptions, but critics and audiences agree far more than people give them credit for. Edited October 7, 2012 by Gopher

[John Marston]

Because the buzz that gives original movies good opening weekends stems from GOOD REVIEWS. Rotten Tomatoes is invaluable to getting movies that audiences will like seen. Yes, there are exceptions, but critics and audiences agree far more than people give them credit for.

Original movies can get good opening weekends from the commercials for the movie being appealing or the concept of the movie being appealing or the names behind it.

[CoolioD1]

Was Hurt Locker ever a wide release though.

No. Also there was a point were it was one of the top 5 most watched movies on Netflix ever iirc.

[MovieGuyKyle17]

11.5m for Frankenweenie is really disappointing

[Deep Wang]

Original movies can get good opening weekends from the commercials for the movie being appealing or the concept of the movie being appealing or the names behind it.

Don't forget the Oscar bump. It varies from film to film, but it is nothing BUT people going to see certain movies because they are being called the best of the year by a select few.

[Jake Gittes]

Argo could easily challenge Taken 2 next weekend if it goes for Contagion/TSN/Town like opening. All it's going to need is a $7k PTA.

[Dragon]

Get it Taken

[Kvikk Lunsj]

I was hoping for Frankenweenie to make more money.

[filmscholar]

Taken 2 haters. Time to Man Up. Critics you are wrong again.

Edited October 7, 2012 by filmscholar

[JackO]

Taken 2 haters. Time to Man Up. Critics you are wrong again.

OW means nothing for WOM. Basic box office. Even Green Lantern had a decent OW.

[CoolioD1]

Taken 2 haters. Time to Man Up. Critics you are wrong again.

Yeah, they're totally wrong for not liking a movie that other people do....?

[filmscholar]

I think "Taken 2" legs won't be great but decent. Looks like "Hotel" sucked all the kids from "Fraken W."

[rockNrollaDIM]

Perks needs to go wide ASAP. This is a pretty good PTA hold from last week, but it can't afford to stay in several hundred theaters if it wants to make any real money. The problem is too much competition - the four movies opening wide on the 12th all go after certain audiences, and Pitch Perfect isn't making things any easier. I think Summit should have just opened it wide on Sept 7 or Sept 14, I see no reason why it wouldn't have made over $10m on OW and finished with $35m at the very least. The momentum is getting lost.

Agree this needs to go wide ASAP especially because I want to see it!

[rockNrollaDIM]

Taken 2 just broke the worldwide October opening record with $105M.

Neeson is a worldwide phenom 300m WW?

[fmpro]

Neeson is a worldwide phenom 300m WW?

Great goal... I think it can do it...

[Kevin Bacon]

Taken 2, ugh.

[filmscholar]

Neeson is a worldwide phenom :D300m WW?

I think it could be head closer to 400m WW.

[Wadey Wilsoney]

Ouch. Dredd really got an axe to the knees this weekend. But I guess that's hardly surprising.

[ecstasy]

Ouch. Dredd really got an axe to the knees this weekend. But I guess that's hardly surprising.

Already struggling then huge theater loss.