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Phntmbanana said:
lets hope 140 mil in 2 weeks is enough to give us Sherlock Holmes 2
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Agreed! Isnt this Guy Ritchie's most successful film in ages? Holmes and Watson were so much fun to watch. Their quick-witted and imaginative bickering was great.
 
Prine said:
Agreed! Isnt this Guy Ritchie's most successful film in ages? Holmes and Watson were so good.
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It's Ritchie's most successful movie ever by a long shot. He hasn't really been a blockbuster director before Sherlock.
 
what is all this nonsense about the holidays being over?

1/4/2010- Monday

Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia 3D
10:00 AM
12:35 PM

Van Gogh: Brush With Genius
11:30 AM

AVATAR: An IMAX 3D Experience
1:40 PM
4:45 PM (SOLD OUT)
7:50 PM (SOLD OUT)
10:55 PM
 
GCX said:
It's Ritchie's most successful movie ever by a long shot. He hasn't really been a blockbuster director before Sherlock.
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I said it another thread but Sherlock Holmes is going to make more money than all other Guy Ritchie films combined. And it has.
 
rhino4evr said:
what is all this nonsense about the holidays being over?

1/4/2010- Monday

Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia 3D
10:00 AM
12:35 PM

Van Gogh: Brush With Genius
11:30 AM

AVATAR: An IMAX 3D Experience
1:40 PM
4:45 PM (SOLD OUT)
7:50 PM (SOLD OUT)
10:55 PM
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IMAX is the exception and Avatar is expected to be sold out for pretty much its entire run there. That's one reason many people are predicting (relatively) soft drops for it.
 
Finally saw Avatar, it was great :D

AlternativeUlster said:
I said it another thread but Sherlock Holmes is going to make more money than all other Guy Ritchie films combined. And it has.
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They released it at a good time too
 
It's also more accessible than his other films, at least the ones I've seen.

Good to see him with a big hit, and the movie deserves it's strong take.
 
I dont know why, though they are completely unrelated, Im wondering how Last Airbender is going to keep up. They are REALLY going to need to distinguish the movies(outside of the subtitle) so there's no confusion or "media mockery" if Avatar goes on to The Dark Knight numbers
 
gamergirly said:
I dont know why, though they are completely unrelated, Im wondering how Last Airbender is going to keep up. They are REALLY going to need to distinguish the movies so there's no confusion or "media mockery" if Avatar goes on to The Dark Knight numbers
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It's already surpassed TDK WW, and it could very well do so domestically.
 
canova said:
GAF is like that.

Last year it was all TDK, TDK this, TDK that. Now it's Avatar this, Avatar that.

in 6 months, they will be Iron-Man 2 this, Iron-Man 2 that
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Such is the nature of the beast but Avatar's success is much sweeter due to the amount of shit it took from certain quarters of the net before it's release.

Glad to see crow stuffed down the internet big mouths throats.
 
Prine said:
Awesome! Pretty much confirms part 2 then.
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As I have mentioned repeatedly, SH2 was greenlit before the first came out. All the principal actors have been confirmed and Brad Pitt is expected to be Moriarty. They tried to get him in 1 to give it a little more star appeal for international markets but it just didn't work out.
 
Holmes was pretty cheap, comparatively, so that really helps. Cast another big name for Moriarty (yeah Pitt's been heavily rumored but I don't know about him attempting an English accent), and it should be pretty big.
 
Early word is Sunday's projected drop of 33% was too conservative, and actuals pushed Avatar over $70m for the third weekend in a row. (From the BOM forums.)
 
GhaleonEB said:
Early word is Sunday's projected drop of 33% was too conservative, and actuals pushed Avatar over $70m for the third weekend in a row. (From the BOM forums.)
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I saw you signed up for them. You're not going to becoming a box office mogul post-Avatar, are you?
 
Sharp said:
I saw you signed up for them. You're not going to becoming a box office mogul post-Avatar, are you?
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Nah, I just wanted to chime in there every once in a while. Not planning to be very active.

That place has a really weird culture.
 
Meier said:
As I have mentioned repeatedly, SH2 was greenlit before the first came out. All the principal actors have been confirmed and Brad Pitt is expected to be Moriarty. They tried to get him in 1 to give it a little more star appeal for international markets but it just didn't work out.
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God, Brad Pitt!! And i thought my excitement levels were exhausted with the news of part 2. This is going to be amazing.
 
Count of Monte Sawed-Off said:
Holmes was pretty cheap, comparatively, so that really helps. Cast another big name for Moriarty (yeah Pitt's been heavily rumored but I don't know about him attempting an English accent), and it should be pretty big.
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I don't have a problem with Pitt, but are there really no English actors available? Optimistic for a sequel though, all the best parts of the first to, the cast (not
Mark Strong
obviously) the chemistry and the design would carry through. And it can quite easily improve if they get better writers and have a bit more money for effects.
 
Incidentally, I just took a look at ET's dailies, and holy shit. That movie was literally in release for a full year before the rerelease and still having close to $1 million weekends by the end of it (in 1983 dollars, no less). It has an absurd over 30x multiplier, putting Titanic's legs to shame. I guess it puts modern blockbusters in perspective when a 7.8x multiplier for Avatar (which would put it over Titanic) is almost unheard of and movies regularly gross over $100 million in their opening weeks.
 
So yeah, took the family to see Avatar last weekend on IMAX 3D and it rocked. This was also my first 3D movie, so I was extra impressed. Avatar's hype is well-deserved.

My wife said it's a "must-buy", but I'm not so sure. I enjoyed the movie, but I don't know how it will translate to a home theater.
 
GhaleonEB said:
Early word is Sunday's projected drop of 33% was too conservative, and actuals pushed Avatar over $70m for the third weekend in a row. (From the BOM forums.)
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I've never understood why they couldn't just wait and release real numbers on monday or atleast better numbers sunday night
 
Kunan said:
I've never understood why they couldn't just wait and release real numbers on monday or atleast better numbers sunday night
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Traditionally, news publications want to publish box office grosses in the Sunday papers, which are their widest-read by a significant margin. In the age of the Internet, it's less about that and more about people being impatient as fuck. That said, most movies are within like 5% of their projected weekends grosses, so it rarely matters very much. Unfortunately, with movies like Avatar studios (aka Fox) can afford to be conservative with their projections, sit with their movie comfortably at number one, and then act surprised when it "beats expectations."
 
Sharp said:
I count four, Avatar included. Are you thinking overseas? Even then, I'd say a third is a substantial exaggeration, but at least you'd be in the right ballpark.
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Sorry, I was referring to Overseas numbers only. Not domestic or Overall.

It does make you wonder if Avatar will pass TDK domestically, overseas, and overall. Be like a Flawless Victory lol
 
GhaleonEB said:
Nah, I just wanted to chime in there every once in a while. Not planning to be very active.

That place has a really weird culture.
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No kidding. I signed up back in 2002 or so and post every so often but if you're not rabid there, you're an outcast. I guess that applies here too... :lol
 
Here's another figure I'm interested in: How many posts will this thread take away from the Rotten: Avatar thread?!?!
 
Finally saw Avatar yesterday. Went to go at 3, but was shocked it was sold out. Came back at 7 and the theatre was packed again.
 
Even "casuals" are seeing Avatar once or twice, at least. The word of mouth is insane. By "casual" I mean people who hardly ever go to see a film at the cinemas. Crazy.

p.s. I haven't seen Avatar yet... but I will soon :D
 
I was already planning on asking my dad if he'd like to see it, but before I had a chance to mention it during lunch he asked me if I had heard about or seen it. My dad has only been to the theater once in the last 8 or 9 years and that was when I took him to see TDK. Since he's asking me if I want to go see this it must mean Avatar's WoM is just absurd (obviously, lol). I might actually watch it twice with him - once in 2d because I'm not certain he'll be comfortable seeing it in 3d (he has a strange nerve (?) disorder where he has a hard time focusing on some images/video), and once in 3D just to see if it's something he can adjust to.

this past weekend was the first since its release that I didn't watch it and I actually missed seeing it. I can't wait to catch it a few more times and take a few more ppl who haven't seen it to see their reaction. Of the 5-6 people I've watched it with so far, every single one of them loved it and saw it or wants to see it again. :D
 
Ignatz Mouse said:
I agree with this, I think the Superhero Flick has about hit its limit.
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Why say this? It's so stupid to say when IronMan and TDK proves that the superhero flick still has alot of room left.
 
I don't think Iron Man 2 will do as good as Iron Man did, internationally.
 
Iron Man 1 was kind of weak internationally wasn't it? I remember it making more than Indy 4 in the states (if only by a small amount), but getting its ass kicked internationally.
 
Count of Monte Sawed-Off said:
Iron Man 1 was kind of weak internationally wasn't it? I remember it making more than Indy 4 in the states (if only by a small amount), but getting its ass kicked internationally.
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Yeah. It didn't have the same appeal worldwide, as it did in the States. IM2 will probably not improve on that unfortunately.
 
mckmas8808 said:
Why say this? It's so stupid to say when IronMan and TDK proves that the superhero flick still has alot of room left.
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Gut feel. Seems like the genre's peaked to me, at least for a little while. We'll see if I am right.
 
mckmas8808 said:
Why say this? It's so stupid to say when IronMan and TDK proves that the superhero flick still has alot of room left.
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Because all the major superheroes have now had movies and/or reboots now. There really is nowhere to go now but into an endless stream of sequels. I agree that the genre's popularity has finally peaked (probably last summer with IM and TDK) and things are likely to start sliding the other way now.

And if that (plus the success of Avatar, D9 and ST, obviously) helps bring sci-fi back in a major way, then Im all for it.
 
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