SCULLIBUNDO
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This is like saying 'Candyman' in the mirror three times.
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Wkd Box Office 1114-1614 - audiences go Big & Dumber. Would Nolan like a hug?
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This is like saying 'Candyman' in the mirror three times.
bodyboarder
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Amazing.
I guess should take into consideration that, by the time he is done with Avatars, $800M WW won't even be enough to put your film into the annual top 10
TheKaeptain
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I loved it too, people laugh at me when I tell them it's my favorite Jackson film.
People with eye sight.
same, King Kong is such a good movie. Now ROTK, that was a trash one
Thats hilarious and could most likely be the case.
Liquidsnake
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If you haven't read it, the book, The Final Cut, is an endlessly fascinating read that deals largely with the production of the film. It's written by one of the producers that worked at United Artists at the time, and while it's not going to be the most introspective book in terms of understanding the film from an artistic point of view, it provides a rare glimpse into what it's like to be someone who is responsible for spending money on an out-of-control production. It starts off a bit dry with a protracted history lesson about United Artists, but once it starts getting into the production of the film, as well as the other major events that led to the destruction of United Artists as we knew them at that point, it's riveting.
The last couple of chapters are so apocalyptic. You know how bad things get from reading about the history of the film, but the personal touch of reading through it from a firsthand account of how bad things got hammers home just how devastating the failure of the film was.
It's doubled it's budget in two weeks...that's tanking?
Also, you're a horrible friend. I've told mine the opposite.
http://deadline.com/2014/11/hunger-...1-friday-box-office-franchise-low-1201292612/
2:49AM:Late night industry domestic B.O. estimates for Friday show Lionsgates The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 with $55.5M from 4,151 screens including Thursday previews of $17M. While that number ranks third behind Catching Fires first day from a year ago of $70.95M (-22%) and The Hunger Games March 23, 2012 opening day of $67.26M (-17%), Mockingjay is rocketing toward the sky overseas where its collected $33M in its first two days, pacing 5-10% ahead of Catching Fires first two days; an international weekend that hit $146M (more details on foreign toward the end). Lionsgate will report its Friday estimate in a few hours.
Catching Fire domestic final: $424,668,047
Less 22% => 331,241,076
Guardians of the Galaxy current domestic: $330,570,783
It seems we got ourselves a potential real match here, folks...
2:49AM:Late night industry domestic B.O. estimates for Friday show Lionsgates The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 with $55.5M from 4,151 screens including Thursday previews of $17M. While that number ranks third behind Catching Fires first day from a year ago of $70.95M (-22%) and The Hunger Games March 23, 2012 opening day of $67.26M (-17%), Mockingjay is rocketing toward the sky overseas where its collected $33M in its first two days, pacing 5-10% ahead of Catching Fires first two days; an international weekend that hit $146M (more details on foreign toward the end). Lionsgate will report its Friday estimate in a few hours.
Catching Fire domestic final: $424,668,047
Less 22% => 331,241,076
Guardians of the Galaxy current domestic: $330,570,783
It seems we got ourselves a potential real match here, folks...
afternoon delight
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So glad to see Nightcrawler's earnings, I'm rooting hard for that film's success.
Okay we don't have to be rude now.
PhoncipleBone
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Let's see how Saturday plays out, but that drop is pretty damn severe compared to the last one.
Is it the mediocre reviews doing it in? The fact that it is the first half of the worst book in the series?
Well, it's a Nolan movie, everyone expected a billion dollar fare, hell I think Inception reached that number, no?It's doubled it's budget in two weeks...that's tanking?
Also, you're a horrible friend. I've told mine the opposite.
Friday Studio Estimates:
1) Mockingjay Pt 1 - $55M
2) Big Hero 6 - $.5M - $120M total
3) Dumb and Dumber To - $4.3M - $48M total
4) Interstellar - $4.2M - $110M total
As others have said, Mockingjay is way down over Catching Fire's nearly $71M. Subtracting Previews, Catching Fire made $46M on its first Friday. Mockingjay made $38M. My guestimate for the weekend places Mockingjay at around $120M.
1) Mockingjay Pt 1 - $55M
2) Big Hero 6 - $.5M - $120M total
3) Dumb and Dumber To - $4.3M - $48M total
4) Interstellar - $4.2M - $110M total
As others have said, Mockingjay is way down over Catching Fire's nearly $71M. Subtracting Previews, Catching Fire made $46M on its first Friday. Mockingjay made $38M. My guestimate for the weekend places Mockingjay at around $120M.
Phoenician_Viking
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I wonder why Lionsgate did not make Catching fire 1 and 2 in 3D. They made 2 movies out of the last book so they can make more money. They could have also added 3D tax.
Marketing maybe, doesn't seem like this one has been pushed as much as the last one.
thank god
saw it on thursday, super boring movie. way worse than the first two.
hopefully it has shit legs and GOTG manages to stay at #1 for the year.
Diprosalic
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nah domestic
even hobbit 2 didn't crack $300 million, so there's a chance GOTG can hold out against both mockingjay and hobbit 3. It's going to be super close, obviously.
The book was legitimately bad. I expected a lot of this negativity unless they somehow worked wonders with the material.
I'm also not sure why they aren't 3D. I guess in their minds these are "prestige" movies? Lulz.
andthebeatgoeson
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Oh god, it can't be worse than the second one. I might red box it then. The second one was trash compared to the first. Terrible pave and less interesting combat between the participants. Not that you can go to the same well but I prefer the first.
John Dunbar
correct about everything
that 8 million was probably from the people who have now seen everything they want to see from jennifer lawrence, am i rite or am i rite.
demosthenes
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Helps that they just delayed Mocking Jay pt 1 'indefinitely' .
Hunger Games movies aren't big in China. Catching Fire made $28M total. About half of what films like Need for Speed and Robocop did there.
Assuming Mockingjay opens around $120M, if it has the same legs as Catching Fire, it will be really close.
Thor 2 was two weeks prior. Frozen opened a few days after.
And_Gignac
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GoTG would still be the inferior movie.
And I really hope the decrease of Mockingjay has nothing to do with Jennifer´s pictures incident. That would be really unfortunate.
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