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[Slayven]

Didn't the Twilight series have pretty bad legs? I've been expecting an amazing opening weekend, and then it dropping pretty quickly.

I expect them to be a little worse since they don't have the younger audience.

 

[TheSeks]

Too bad it doesn't talk about the subject on an adult level like last tango in Paris or shame

Because like the AO rating on games: NC-17 = box office death. Granted, I haven't really looked at Shame's take but I can't remember it getting a huge showing in America.

 

[mreddie]

50 doesn't have decent legs, mainly because the word of mouth is that it's dull.

 

[kswiston]

Official Weekend Estimate

1) 50 Shades of Grey - $81M
2) Kingsman: The Secret Service - $36.5M
3) Spongebob: Sponge out of Water - $30.6M - $94M total
4) American Sniper - $16.4M - $304M total
5) Jupiter Ascending - $9.4M - $33M total

 

[vinnygambini]

Official Weekend Estimate

1) 50 Shades of Grey - $81M
2) Kingsman: The Secret Service - $36.5M
3) Spongebob: Sponge out of Water - $30.6M - $94M total
4) American Sniper - $16.4M - $304M total
5) Jupiter Ascending - $9.4M - $33M total

Wooot! I'm going to see the film this week, looks so good! Happy about it's success!

 

[Kusagari]

Even fans seem to be hating Fifty, so it will probably drop like a rock.

I'm more interested to see how the sequels do now.

 

[FleetingFlowAir]

I watched the SpongeBob movie and...it was decent. Kinda misleading how most of the advertising was about CGI while most of the movie was 2D Animation, but it feels good to see a 2D Animated movie hit #1.

Has anyone seen the new Spongebob Movie? Is it as good as the first one or no?

Not as good as the first one, but it is far better than the post-movie episodes that Nickelodeon has been milking for years. The movie is obviously targeted toward kids, but they made a couple nods to some things from seasons 1-3 like

Spoiler

"my leg!"

.

 

[Frog-fu]

I was certain Jupiter Ascending would either be a hit or a bomb, no middle ground. There was a strong possibility of the Twilight-type crowds to be all over it, but apparently that's not happening. It sure ain't getting a sequel, that's for sure.

 

[TacticalFox88]

I was certain Jupiter Ascending would either be a hit or a bomb, no middle ground. There was a strong possibility of the Twilight-type crowds to be all over it, but apparently that's not happening. It sure ain't getting a sequel, that's for sure.

That first trailer killed any chance of a sequel let alone the opening weekend.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

Official Weekend Estimate

1) 50 Shades of Grey - $81M
2) Kingsman: The Secret Service - $36.5M
3) Spongebob: Sponge out of Water - $30.6M - $94M total
4) American Sniper - $16.4M - $304M total
5) Jupiter Ascending - $9.4M - $33M total

Is $81M below estimates?

 

[Cheebo]

Is $81M below estimates?

No, the 90 mil number was for the 4 day holiday, Universal said they were expecting about 60 for the weekend. Curious to see how bad it's legs are. I mean they are definitely going to move ahead with 2 and 3.

 

[SaganIsGOAT]

I gotta see the SpongeBob movie pronto.

 

[duckroll]

Official Weekend Estimate

2) Kingsman: The Secret Service - $36.5M
5) Jupiter Ascending - $9.4M - $33M total

Lol. 80 million dollar R-rated action movie with Colin Firth and Taron Egerton destroys a 180 million dollar PG-13 space opera with Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

No, the 90 mil number was for the 4 day holiday, Universal said they were expecting about 60 for the weekend. Curious to see how bad it's legs are. I mean they are definitely going to move ahead with 2 and 3.

These films are gonna have the same paltry budgets as Twilight making for insane profit margins?

 

[thefro]

No, the 90 mil number was for the 4 day holiday, Universal said they were expecting about 60 for the weekend. Curious to see how bad it's legs are. I mean they are definitely going to move ahead with 2 and 3.

Yeah, it may not be a big tentpole movie for them but it's already easily very profitable considering the budget's just $40 million. Sequels will easily be profitable too.

 

[berzeli]

Lol. 80 million dollar R-rated action movie with Colin Firth and Taron Egerton destroys a 180 million dollar PG-13 space opera with Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum.

I'm pretty sure it's a sub-40 million dollar R-rated action movie with Colin Firth and Taron Egerton, BOM are the only ones who have reported the budget being 80 whilst producers and Vaughn has talked about it being in Kick-Ass budget range (~30 million).