Weekend numbers thread (close between TH and DU 31.5-31 so far)

[baumer]

It has everything to do with you hating it. If you could have justified it, you would have gone even lower.

And yet I'll have one of the best predictions for it. And yes, I didn't like it.

[Jake Gittes]

TTT was shot at the same time as the others, it wasn't the case of returning to Middle-Earth, but continuing to stay in it.

[Poseidon]

You`re mixing apples and oranges. There`s a difference between familiar and workman-like. TTT was already familiar but apparently no less magical because PJ put top quality work in it, his A game as I call it. OTOH, TH is familiar but his direction was really workman-like and without flare. Not bad but not inspiring either. Definitely not his A game.So Avatar sequels will be familiar but whether JC is going to bring his A game or direct on autopilot remains to be seen.

The Lord of the Rings is a complete story and "The Two Towers" is just a chapter of it. Jackson did "The Lord of the Rings" in 2001, not 3 single movies.- Edited December 30, 2012 by Poseidon

[Elessar]

And yet I'll have one of the best predictions for it. And yes, I didn't like it.

Your hatred payed off, for once. Edited December 30, 2012 by Elessar

[fishstick]

TTT was shot at the same time as the others, it wasn't the case of returning to Middle-Earth, but continuing to stay in it.

It doesn`t work that way with audiences when it comes to novelty and familiarity. FOTR was a novelty, TTT was familiar. But if you are talking about quality of work, A game (LOTR) vs autopilot (TH) than yeah, I don`t expect TH sequels to be shot with more directorial flare than AUJ.

[baumer]

Your hatred payed off, for once.

Didn't hate any of the films. FOTR: 10/10TTT: 6/10ROTK: 6.5/10Hobbit: 6/10

[Dementeleus]

So when do we start talking about pythons and feet? That'd be more interesting than another circle-jerk about who's a hater and what's a flop.

[fishstick]

Offical studio estimateshttp://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?view=&yr=2012&wknd=52&p=.htmSomebody embed the chart!

[Cmasterclay]

That's amazing but not surprising at all for Django, it did spectacular business at my theater yesterday. Four sellouts for Django, two for PG, one for Les Mis, one for This is 40, and none for Hobbit. WOM is kicking in, AND it's the hip movie of the season.

[Elessar]

Didn't hate any of the films. FOTR: 10/10TTT: 6/10ROTK: 6.5/10Hobbit: 6/10

"hate", "don't give a shit", call it whatever you want.

[YoursTruly]

Lincoln just keeps on chuggin...

[fishstick]

Didn't hate any of the films. FOTR: 10/10TTT: 6/10ROTK: 6.5/10Hobbit: 6/10

Gee, B, don`t you know that giving those movies anything but 10 is considered hate? 6/10 is my rating for TH as well. That is not hate. Hate would be 0/10 or 1/10.

[Hatebox]

Coincidentally I saw Martin Freeman walking around London today. I noticed him because he was wearing the largest pair of headphones I've ever seen out in public.

[Alpha]

Offical studio estimateshttp://www.boxoffice...&wknd=52&p=.htmSomebody embed the chart!

Tickets sold in the Top 5:1. The Hobbit - 4,231,2002. Django Unchained - 3,944,5003. Les Miserables - 3,602,4004. Parental Guidance - 1,902,3005. This Is 40 - 1,694,900

[efialtes76]

Argo's run is FANTASTIC!

[Dementeleus]

This isn't RTM, this is a numbers thread. Baumer deserves credit for his general prediction; so does Alpha. TH1 wins the weekend (solid enough), DJANGO's performing great and sold more admissions. Done.

[theultimatebiu]

"hate", "don't give a shit", call it whatever you want.

6/10 is hardly bad....Geez calm down

[Alpha]

I don't think the long term prospects are good for any of the films; if the country goes over the fiscal cliff, then our taxes are going waaaay up. Means not enough attention for moviegoing.

[Jake Gittes]

Lincoln's run is just fantastic and SLP is finally starting to get out from under the rock Weinstein put on it. $50m should definitely happen some time after the nominations.

[Cochofles]

So is Les Miz still a John Carter-size flop?

Nah, just a thoroughly meh film (artistically, financially, critically) that will fail to do many of the things that Mizheads overzelaously predicted, like 200 million in the USA, outgrossing MM! worldwide, becoming a four quadrant hit that everybody(not just LM fans) loves, being a critically beloved across the board smash, and becoming an Oscar behemoth. Most of all, contrary to what most fans predicted, this is not shaping up to be the buzzy, must-see Christmas event that hype tried it to make it.