Jay Beezy Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Per Variety: At estimates of $135 million to $145 million for the weekend, Summit's "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 1" could potentially eclipse the "Twilight" franchise's previous best three-day opening, "New Moon," which bowed to $142.8 million.Box office watchers expect the pic's Friday gross, including $30.3 million from midnight screenings, to reach the $70 million range.As of midday Friday, "Breaking Dawn" was tracking slightly below "New Moon," which tallied $26.3 in midnight grosses in November 2009. But the penultimate "Twilight" pic may gain some steam, depending on the film's repeat viewings by teen and tween auds opening weekend, bizzers say.Warner Bros.' "Happy Feet Two," meanwhile, may earn more modest grosses than tracking had indicated. B.O. observers say the pic is likely to cume around $6 million-$7 million on Friday and up to $22 million for the weekend.Fox Searchlight's "The Descendants," meanwhile, is expanding to 29 locations domestically and will likely earn close to $1 million during the three-day frame.Relativity's "Immortals" doesn't seem to have a strong hold. Observers say the swords-and-sandals film looks to be down 60% to 65% as of Friday afternoon, putting it at $13 million this frame.Other holdovers include Par/DreamWorks' "Puss in Boots" and Sony's "Jack and Jill." Box office estimates have both pics earning $13 million to $14 million and around $11 million for the weekend, respectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishstick Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I`m loving these numbers for geeks are crying an ocean. You have to wear a diving suit when you go to geek sites or you`ll drown in salt water.Anyway, $150 mio here we come and may Pt 2 beat Avengers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I'm definitely going to watch Eclipse this weekend. That's a DVD that's been sitting on my shelf, unopened, for months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poseidon Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 70Mio including midnights would be quite "concerning", because with my calculation, that wouldn't even be enough for 130Mio OW.That number for Happy Feet is just horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I really didn't want to post in this thread till later, but I can't help but :lol: :lol: at that Happy Feet estimate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ariadne Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I`m loving these numbers for geeks are crying an ocean. You have to wear a diving suit when you go to geek sites or you`ll drown in salt water.Anyway, $150 mio here we come and may Pt 2 beat Avengers!Their tears taste sweet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiccup Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Ouch for Happy Feet 2!!!!! That is so pathetic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctis Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 So now BD1 went from $72m to $70m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishstick Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Ouch for Happy Feet 2!!!!! That is so pathetic Just like it`s star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBravo69 Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 aww. I wish Happy Feet could of did better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiantCALBears Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 so now hitting $300M becomes really interesting, glad I am on the under side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 (edited) Even $100 million looks like a longshot for Happy Feet now. It's going to die next week, and die even more the next. Edited November 19, 2011 by tribefan695 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey ghost Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 (edited) Computer animated sequels are doing crappy this year.Compared to expectations anyway. Edited November 19, 2011 by grey ghost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 70Mio including midnights would be quite "concerning", because with my calculation, that wouldn't even be enough for 130Mio OW.That number for Happy Feet is just horrible.Are you serious? Has a 70 million dollar opening day really become that blase now that it becomes "concerning"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted November 19, 2011 Author Share Posted November 19, 2011 HF2 was never going to open over 30M... c'mon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 HF2 was never going to open over 30M... c'mon But ALL tracking sites didn't say it will open to mid 20s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 It's probably a pipe dream to think that The Muppets will be #1 next weekend. Maybe it can pull a Tangled on us and win its second weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWhoopee Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I think my original 141 is looking good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted November 19, 2011 Author Share Posted November 19, 2011 Yes, it is still quite shocking why everyone was expecting HF2 to open in mid 30. There was no reason for that to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctis Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 If $70m does indeed happen, then it's looking at a $137m weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
