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

[Fake]

I wouldn`t call the "pessimistic scenario supporters" haters. Many of them were quite indiferent to LOTR, neither too much love nor too much hate, unlike loonies who were Best Movies Evah type of stubborn. Also, I wouldn`t call pessimistic scenario pessimistic but realistic.

I actually loved LOTR. I loved BB-TDK as well. But I had the lowest predictions for TH1 and TDKR (330M and 445M respectively). But I was called 'hater' and 'pretend fanboy' in both the cases because I wasn't predicting ridiculous numbers like they did.

[Elessar]

TA changed the movies as we know them.

No.

[Fake]

OS numbers of a billion or a tad above were thrown around but (almost - just in case you find one) nobody thought of them as locks.

800M was called a lock by most because "If OST can do it, there is no way TH1 will miss it".You can check the first few pages of the Intl thread. It was also a 1 Billion OS club, which the majority joined.

[baumer]

I actually loved LOTR. I loved BB-TDK as well. But I had the lowest predictions for TH1 and TDKR (330M and 445M respectively). But I was called 'hater' and 'pretend fanboy' in both the cases because I wasn't predicting ridiculous numbers like they did.

I think we were about the same with both films. I can't remember exactly what I predicted for TDKR without looking it up, but it's in the summer game. But I'm going to say it was about 460 mill.

[fishstick]

TA is the best movie eveh second only to Titanic. TA is the game changer. TA is what everyone looks up to and go "Why didn`t I think of that?".

[fishstick]

800M was called a lock by most because "If OST can do it, there is no way TH1 will miss it".You can check the first few pages of the Intl thread. It was also a 1 Billion OS club, which the majority joined.

Hear, hear. Overpredictors are now trying to shred evidence but those numbers were called locks.

[grey ghost]

Django should easily surpass Inglorious Basterds.Basterds was at 50 m on day 6 and that was during the summer. Django is at 64 m on day 6 during the winter.

[Elessar]

800M was called a lock by most because "If OST can do it, there is no way TH1 will miss it".

And?

You can check the first few pages of the Intl thread. It was also a 1 Billion OS club, which the majority joined.

Joining a club is not akin to saying it's a lock. The point of a club is to be daring. Edited December 30, 2012 by Elessar

[Elessar]

TA is the best movie eveh second only to Titanic. TA is the game changer. TA is what everyone looks up to and go "Why didn`t I think of that?".

*lol*

[Fake]

TH1 got 11.7m on Saturday.If TH1 follows IAL from here on, it will finish with 295M.If TH1 follows NT2 from here on, it will finish with 310M.300M still hangs in balance.

[Blankments]

I'm guessing $200M is out of the cards for Les Mis? Shame, really liked it, and my audience loved it too. :/

[JackO]

Great weekend.Good job for all openers.Disappointed by ZD30's drop. Congrats to SkyfallHope ROTG can hit 100MGreat for SLP

[Gopher]

Nah, just a thoroughly meh film (artistically, financially, critically)

LOL at separating artistically and critically as if they're different objective things.

[Deep Wang]

Django really has an outstanding run, but i see Tarantino sitting in his living room, questioning himself, where exactly he has become mainstream. I think deep inside he hates the success.

Are you kidding? He is loving it!Great success for Tarantino means one thing:More feet!

[Jack Nevada]

Are you kidding? He is loving it!Great success for Tarantino means one thing:More feet!

And looooooooonger movies with more talking

[ChD]

And looooooooonger movies with more talking

Schlongtastic!

[filmnerdjamie]

I predicted only 350m domestic for Hobbit. Overseas is where I predicted gigantic numbers and I have no regret in feeling that way. The potential was there.

I had it at $325M domestic and $1B overseas. The potential was absolutely there for the latter.

[ChD]

Ok... This thread isn't for bragging about 'guessing' the amount of money The Hobbit would gross Domestical/Worldwide.

[baumer]

Good to see BD2 with a nice hold. 300 is dead, but NM is still a possibility.

[tonytr87]

I'm guessing $200M is out of the cards for Les Mis? Shame, really liked it, and my audience loved it too. :/

Is this a joke? Les Miz was never going to sniff 200m.