TheMan
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just watch it and form your own opinion.
i haven't seen it yet (gonna wait till after boards) but i'm still excited despite what the naysayers may prattle on about.
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just watch it and form your own opinion.
i haven't seen it yet (gonna wait till after boards) but i'm still excited despite what the naysayers may prattle on about.
In general, I think movies are a better experience if you just watch and digest their plots later.
Yup, I've seen figures of 140M also float around. I think its safe to say that 200M figure is simply untrue and it will be in good shape to fund the sequel.
It came off of a highly loved first movie and exploded in the first two weeks and with decent legs it got there.
SteveWinwood
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Oh I will don't worry. Just kinda wanna know what to expect here. Align expectations.
Clayton Bigsby
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I thought it was beautifully shot, suspenseful, and had a lot of great acting. I also did not try to plug it in directly with the Alien universe, so I think my enjoyment was greater than those looking for a lot of answers, because this doesnt give much.
That Sunday drop for Prometheus looks pretty optimistic given the Saturday total. Even subtracting the $3.5M midnights from Friday's gross, Saturday was down 10%. I think there is a decent chance that the movie falls below $50M for the weekend when the actuals come out. I am also guessing that the Domestic total will be <$150. Still not too bad. The movie has already made $90M overseas, and will at least clear $300M worldwide. Possibly $400M.
Also, a lot of big drops this weekend. Sort of expected a larger drop from the Avengers since Madagascar and Prometheus both opened ultra-wide in 3D, but both it and MIB3 dropped even harder than most of the predictions from the Box Office site. The Snow White drop was also pretty poor.
Also, a lot of big drops this weekend. Sort of expected a larger drop from the Avengers since Madagascar and Prometheus both opened ultra-wide in 3D, but both it and MIB3 dropped even harder than most of the predictions from the Box Office site. The Snow White drop was also pretty poor.
Yeah_its_Bob
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Why was MIB3 budget so big? unless this included marketing?
DrForester
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Word of mouth is not going to be Prometheus' friend.
zomgbbqftw
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Incompetence.
Will Smith is supposed to be a big box office draw, no? Maybe they just put too much value in that.
Phoenician_Viking
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Because you will be very disappointed by it. Especially since you have been anticipating it for a while now. Adjust your expectations. Biggest movies disappointment of the year so far.
shira
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SteveWinwood
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Tree of life is better than any other movie in every way.
Escape Goat
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Thats his trailer? Good lord.
ErasureAcer
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nevermind I can't read. lol
GraveRobberX
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I think his whole family stayed in it with him, while shooting in NYC
People in the neighborhood complained and it was moved to a lot somewhere else
Didn't help tourists going there taking pics as if it was a fucking landmark or some shit
Lawd. Did bring the whole family with some of his cousins to the shoot?
Diprosalic
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that's pretty normal. scoring 80s in meta critic while being highly reviewed is very hard.
Prometheus is doing pretty good overseas and it's not doing bad domestically either (I don't expect big legs though, the movie is too divisive). Still good for a R-rated sci-fi flick. Should end up making money if the 120-130m budget is true.
Madagascar 3 opened lower than 2, despite a higher friday, it will do killer business in europe probably, so it'll make a decent amount of money too.
Prometheus is not as amazing as people expected but it's still enjoyable despite the very mediocre script.
Madagascar 3 opened lower than 2, despite a higher friday, it will do killer business in europe probably, so it'll make a decent amount of money too.
Prometheus is not as amazing as people expected but it's still enjoyable despite the very mediocre script.
AgentChris
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$225M for MIB3... c'mon son
SteveWinwood
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Alice in Wonderland was an interesting movie?
Joe Shlabotnik
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Yeah, Smith might have been the last pure box office draw--where his presence guaranteed a certain minimum regardless of the film itself--and even that ship has sailed now. The big A-List stars now act as box office multipliers for movies people are already interested in seeing based on the concept.
It was a "revival" of an old Disney favorite, was one of the first 3D movie coming out after avatar (and boy was it terrible) and I don't think people disliked the Burton/Depp schtick that much back then.
I wonder how Disney feels about The Lone Ranger now that Dark Shadows has shown that having Depp doesn't mean international box office hit anymore. Westerns don't do very well overseas.
Will Smith is a much bigger draw than Johnny Depp. He hasn't been in a film that flopped in over 10 years, despite having done a couple mid-budget dramas and a romantic comedy in addition to his blockbusters in that timeframe.
Depp is pretty hit or miss, same as the majority of people thought to be box office draws.
Maybe he had a "Wild Wild West" flashback when he heard the concept?
shira
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Capt. James West: [Whistles] I'd like to have everyone's attention for a moment. It seems we have had series of major misunderstandings here tonight. First of all, the whole "drummin' on the boobies" thing. Now in my native land...
Someone in crowd: Georgia?
Capt. James West: Africa. We use drums to communicate between villages. And as you can see by this gal, we could communicate all the way to Baton Rouge. Hell, on a clear night, we might even get Galveston. All I was saying to the gal was, "Hi, how ya doing? My name's Jim. How's your momma?" Then there was the whole "Redneck" comment. And I'm sensing that you took that negatively. But let's break down that word "Redneck". First word red, color of power, fire, passion. Second word neck... neck... hey I can't think of nothing for neck right now, but without that you still got red and that's something to be proud of.
Gtfo
DrForester
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Dark Shadows was the fault of whoever thought it was a summer worthy film. Would have done fine if they had held it for Halloween, or even if it had come out early spring or late winter this year.
Well, that was one problem, then the other problem was how much it sucked.
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The Everyman
thats pretty fucking hilarious. i need to watch that movie again
What a gem this was, along with Salma's ass.
The Outsider
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Pretty solid debut for Prometheus, all things considered. Hopefully it's enough to greenlight a sequel.
xaosslug
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IMO, it's not right for his image AT ALL. The move isn't even remotely family friendly, which would cause all the soccer moms/dads to go WTF Will Smith?! and question whether or not to take their kids to his future films. TBH, it would be career suicide, for him. LOL
VistraNorrez
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Roughly 3/4 of the audience and critics liked the film, it's just the people that hate it are really really vocal about it.
Some international numbers for the weekend:
Madagascar 3 - $75.5M from 28 markets
Prometheus - $39.2M ($91.2M total) from 54 markets
MIB3 - $38.3M ($352.1M total) from 79 markets
Snow White - $24.6M ($83.5M total) from 52 markets
Avengers - $7.8M ($824.4M total) for 54 markets
Avengers is sitting at $1.396B worldwide, and will probably break the $1.4B barrier on Wednesday or Thursday. Japan will probably be the likely factor in whether the movie hits $1.5B or not. I can see it getting to $1.475B or so without Japan.
Madagascar 3 - $75.5M from 28 markets
Prometheus - $39.2M ($91.2M total) from 54 markets
MIB3 - $38.3M ($352.1M total) from 79 markets
Snow White - $24.6M ($83.5M total) from 52 markets
Avengers - $7.8M ($824.4M total) for 54 markets
Avengers is sitting at $1.396B worldwide, and will probably break the $1.4B barrier on Wednesday or Thursday. Japan will probably be the likely factor in whether the movie hits $1.5B or not. I can see it getting to $1.475B or so without Japan.
VistraNorrez
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Nevermind Prometheus budget talk. But I think people should go in with whatever expectations they want. I went in with pretty high ones and it hit the mark for me. And if it disappoints, so what. It's just a movie.
While that is true, it kinda goes against the whole point of the profession.
You know, being an ACTOR.
Smith is a STAR.
VistraNorrez
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Unadjusted Prometheus will be the biggest movie in the Alien franchise pretty easily. It'll be 3rd biggest adjusted, but that's nothing to brag about.
shira
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I love when actors reinvent themselves and take edgy countercast roles. Except Scientologists.
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