IdreamofHIME
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Man, I want to see TMNT so much. Still 2 months to wait ;_;
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Wkd Box Office 0822-2414 - Guardian of the Box Office, it's just not Miller time
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The only way this gif can be enjoyed.This is for you Old Fugly Ninja Turtles:
Less than $20m...$15m perhaps.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
It really wasn't. It was incredibly boring.
The Labor Day weekend next week will help it out. I think it had a shot of $300m without it, but next week will be a really small drop thanks to the holiday (and this week's hold was great). I'd say it's a lock.
Metallix87
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How so?
I was crying after I saw it too.
IdreamofHIME
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LR was a mess. Too long, focus on wrong character and that stupid 'telling a story' trope was grating.
Yeah but they had to know TMNT was getting a movie around the same time. So they got a twofer.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Again, what they? It's entirely possible it was an ad-lib by Chris Pratt.
Disney didn't write the movie.
Saucycarpdog
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It totally fucking works! 0_0
Metallix87
Member
Why are you asking that? It's obvious he's referring to the writers and/or the actor.
Bobby I'm pretty damn sure he did just before he whispered Kurt Russel's name then passed on.
eddfromtheriver
Banned
Hmm, i respectfully disagree with both of you. But that's ok... everyone has their own opinion.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
I don't think it is at all. I think it's obvious he thinks DISNEY (all caps as befitting their omnipresence) asked someone to insert that reference into the movie specifically as a means to throw a quick dig at another studio's intellectual property.
Which is weird as hell to think anyone involved with the film gave that much of a shit.
Exactly, what evs.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Not really.
Don't worry, no one else knew either.
I think the only underrated film in the series is Transformers Age of Exinction. miles better than all the other ones.
Metallix87
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I haven't seen the fourth one yet. Of the first three, though, I really liked the first and the third. The second is pretty terrible.
yeah the second one was pretty bad. the fourth one isn't actually that bad though. it is the only Transformers movie i like. much better than the score rotten tomatoes gave it. *then again, i prefer Mark Walhberg over Shia anyday of the week*
I never understand why people think it's funnier. It's cute that their scanner censors his middle finger, but his comment doesn't make sense. Why does he apologize for not knowing how their censoring technology works?
Bobby Roberts
Banned
He's still referencing his finger in either form of the joke.
This week proved yet again that people will go and see just about any stupid comedy and if the budget is low enough it will make money, and you don't put out a sequel years after every single ounce of hype has left the building.
Metallix87
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It's weird. I really want to watch Expendables 3, but I just don't feel like going to the theater to watch it. I'd rather buy it for ~$18 or so on BD when it releases.
BlackNMild2k1
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Another Guardians of the Box Office Update: The $300M Domestic March to #1 Movie of the Summer/Year
(Guardians is the #1 Movie of the Summer!!!)
this is a launch aligned comparison, so that you can see how the movie is doing.
[Movie: Daily Sat / Sun - Domestic Gross / # of Days (Total Domestic / WW Gross)]
GotG: 7,510,000 / $5,290,000 - $251,884,000 / 24 ($251,884,000 / $489,484,000) <wknd est>
Cap 2: $7,318,408 / $4,485,096 - $225,059,241 / 24 ($259,746,958 / $714,063,958)
IM 1: $7,898,842 / $7,111,285 - $252,614,669 / 24 ($318,412,101 / $585,174,222)
Current Domestic Top 5 of 2014 (as of Thursday Totals)
[#. Movie: (Domestic Gross / WW Gross)]
1. Cap 2: TWS: ($259,746,958 / $714,063,958)
2. LEGO Movie: ($257,748,132 / $468,048,132)
3. GotG: ($251,884,000 / $489,484,000)
4. Transformers: ($243,825,000 / $1,065,125,000)
5. Maleficent: ($237,585,000 / $747,585,000)
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6. X-Men: DOFP: ($232,751,000 / $744,700,982)
7. Dawn/Apes: ($203,961,000 / $554,946,000)
8. ASM2: ($202,853,933 / $708,294,944)
(Guardians is the #1 Movie of the Summer!!!)
this is a launch aligned comparison, so that you can see how the movie is doing.
[Movie: Daily Sat / Sun - Domestic Gross / # of Days (Total Domestic / WW Gross)]
GotG: 7,510,000 / $5,290,000 - $251,884,000 / 24 ($251,884,000 / $489,484,000) <wknd est>
Cap 2: $7,318,408 / $4,485,096 - $225,059,241 / 24 ($259,746,958 / $714,063,958)
IM 1: $7,898,842 / $7,111,285 - $252,614,669 / 24 ($318,412,101 / $585,174,222)
Current Domestic Top 5 of 2014 (as of Thursday Totals)
[#. Movie: (Domestic Gross / WW Gross)]
1. Cap 2: TWS: ($259,746,958 / $714,063,958)
2. LEGO Movie: ($257,748,132 / $468,048,132)
3. GotG: ($251,884,000 / $489,484,000)
4. Transformers: ($243,825,000 / $1,065,125,000)
5. Maleficent: ($237,585,000 / $747,585,000)
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6. X-Men: DOFP: ($232,751,000 / $744,700,982)
7. Dawn/Apes: ($203,961,000 / $554,946,000)
8. ASM2: ($202,853,933 / $708,294,944)
I wanted to too, then I saw it and realized that this movie didn't deserve my money at all.
Wafflecakes
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Wow. LEGO Movie did kind of poorly internationally compared to most animated films nowadays.
Well, I've seen people post that that's the reason it's funnier, that he's talking about their scanner.
BattleMonkey
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Past expendables all made less than their budget domestically, but did huge overseas.
Then with all that money, they can buy Time Warner and own DC comics. Then the Internet can melt.
Chris Pratt is gold.
And to think Marvel almost went with Black Widow for August 1st.
GotG2 & Lego Movie 2 are already happening, so Chris Pratt can afford a flop.
LOL
He's turning an invisible crank that raises his middle finger. Do people really not know this gesture? It's old as shit.
That's not how it works. If it's a movie I want to watch, I'll see it in whatever is available at the time I want to go. Sometimes it's 2D, sometimes it's 3D, it really makes no difference to me. I've never once not seen a movie because of the format it's in.
Screen Digest posted this list recently. Some of you may be interested
THE 20 BIGGEST OVERSEAS MARKETS
1. China $3.6B
2. Japan $2.4B
3. United Kingdom $1.7B
4. France $1.6B
5. India $1.5B
6. South Korea $1.4B
7. Russia $1.4B
8. Germany $1.3B
9. Australia $1.1B
10. Mexico $0.9B
11. Brazil $0.9B
12. Italy $0.8B
13. Spain $0.7B
14. Argentina $0.4B
15. Netherlands $0.3B
16. Turkey $0.3B
17. Taiwan $0.3B
18. Sweden $0.2B
19. Switzerland $0.2B
20. Malaysia $0.2B
- This counts both foreign grosses of Hollywood movies AND local films (as should be evidenced by India's standings since Hollywood films make shit all there)
- Germany and Australia are going to fall out of the Top 10 in a year or two, as both Mexico and Brazil are seeing big annual growth.
- China's film market has been growing by 20-30% each year. If that rate keeps up, it might challenge the domestic box office as the largest market within a decade(Currently $10.5-11B including grosses from Canada).
THE 20 BIGGEST OVERSEAS MARKETS
1. China $3.6B
2. Japan $2.4B
3. United Kingdom $1.7B
4. France $1.6B
5. India $1.5B
6. South Korea $1.4B
7. Russia $1.4B
8. Germany $1.3B
9. Australia $1.1B
10. Mexico $0.9B
11. Brazil $0.9B
12. Italy $0.8B
13. Spain $0.7B
14. Argentina $0.4B
15. Netherlands $0.3B
16. Turkey $0.3B
17. Taiwan $0.3B
18. Sweden $0.2B
19. Switzerland $0.2B
20. Malaysia $0.2B
- This counts both foreign grosses of Hollywood movies AND local films (as should be evidenced by India's standings since Hollywood films make shit all there)
- Germany and Australia are going to fall out of the Top 10 in a year or two, as both Mexico and Brazil are seeing big annual growth.
- China's film market has been growing by 20-30% each year. If that rate keeps up, it might challenge the domestic box office as the largest market within a decade(Currently $10.5-11B including grosses from Canada).
Dragonborn
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China is growing so fast, but don't movie studios have a ton of issues getting the money from them?
Yes there's a lot of politics involved. Also while the Chinese market is huge and growing, the problem is that movies like the Transformers only make 25% on the dollar in China versus 50% of domestic. Action figure blockbusters will need to have co-productions in China to truly rival domestic earnings (40%), and merchandising is another strategic factor as well. And I doubt China will increase the %, if anything it will decrease since they have a lot of leverage in my opinion.
twinturbo2
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Maybe if Frank Miller didn't burn through all his goodwill and exposed himself as the sexist asshole he really is, things would be different for Sin City 2. And Eva Green needs to fire her agent.
alexandros
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Lol, perfect. Take that, turtles!
Shao Kahn on the Lawn
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And people said GOTG was going to flop
Let's not pretend a month after launch that it was a guaranteed success going into its release. Marvel took a big risk on a franchise that was extraordinarily niche to the average moviegoer.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
Wow...at this point, Disney is making more money than God (or at least James Cameron) lately. Frozen, Marvel, and another guaranteed billion for the new SW movie. WB was rolling when they had Harry Potter and Batman, but I'm trying to recall if anything's come close to what Disney has now.
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