Hello in this new year of 2015.
If you want to see latest predictions of top analysts (including me), please visit the new blog, USBOPredictions2015.blogspot.com.
Here you find predictions from 2014 only.
Thank you!
Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2013 ---> USBOPredictions2014 ---> USBOPredictions2015
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Saturday, December 27, 2014
2014 12 26 – Big Eyes, Into the Woods, The Gambler, Unbroken
This holiday weekend we have four openings.
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IT WOULD BE MEGA COOL, IF AMY ADAMS LANDED A ROLE IN THE NEXT RESIDENT EVIL INSTALLMENT -- AS A CO-LEAD TO MILLA JOVOVICH
This movie, Big Eyes, is a drama PG-13 movie, from Weinstein.
Life is about growth. About change. Experiencing different situations, with different people, with different outcomes. Putting oneself out of a comfort zone. Discovering hidden talents and strengths. We all know Amy Adams is a sweet person, who stands firm even in the face of Superman.
But what is Amy Adams like, I mean -- really like? I sense from her a strong feeling of being framed, living in one and the same picture. Repeating the same thing over and over and over. Ms. Adams, it's time to change. Just like you said no to your husband in this movie (I assume), you need to say no to another sweet Jane role. It's time to kick some zombie asses.
Shots:
$ 8 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 7,5 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 5 mln -- Box Office team
$ 4,8 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
Ray Subers, of BoxOfficeMojo, ThisIsNotMyName, of BoxOfficePredictionsOnline, didn't post a shot for this movie.
Glenn Walker, stepping in for Andy Burns, of BiffBamPop, this weekend, didn't post a shot for this movie.
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I'M BUYING THIS IDEA, ONLY IF IT'S THE NEXT ITERATION OF TV SHOWS FEATURING SINGING STARS
This movie, Into the Woods, is a musical PG movie, from Disney.
It's much better than Idol or any other singing TV show. This is the proof that putting even a tiny piece of storytelling may transform a collection of silly attempts into watchable 90 minutes of popcorn entertainment.
The same applies for dancing shows -- stars should train for an actual performance, not just pointlessly polish dance rooms' floors.
Shots:
$ 42 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 40 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
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$ 32 mln -- Box Office team
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IT WOULD BE MEGA COOL, IF AMY ADAMS LANDED A ROLE IN THE NEXT RESIDENT EVIL INSTALLMENT -- AS A CO-LEAD TO MILLA JOVOVICH
This movie, Big Eyes, is a drama PG-13 movie, from Weinstein.
Life is about growth. About change. Experiencing different situations, with different people, with different outcomes. Putting oneself out of a comfort zone. Discovering hidden talents and strengths. We all know Amy Adams is a sweet person, who stands firm even in the face of Superman.
But what is Amy Adams like, I mean -- really like? I sense from her a strong feeling of being framed, living in one and the same picture. Repeating the same thing over and over and over. Ms. Adams, it's time to change. Just like you said no to your husband in this movie (I assume), you need to say no to another sweet Jane role. It's time to kick some zombie asses.
Shots:
$ 8 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 7,5 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 5 mln -- Box Office team
$ 4,8 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 3,36 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (1307 theaters, $ 2574 per theater)
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$ 3 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (1307 theaters, $ 2297 per theater)
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$ 3 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (1307 theaters, $ 2297 per theater)
Ray Subers, of BoxOfficeMojo, ThisIsNotMyName, of BoxOfficePredictionsOnline, didn't post a shot for this movie.
Glenn Walker, stepping in for Andy Burns, of BiffBamPop, this weekend, didn't post a shot for this movie.
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I'M BUYING THIS IDEA, ONLY IF IT'S THE NEXT ITERATION OF TV SHOWS FEATURING SINGING STARS
This movie, Into the Woods, is a musical PG movie, from Disney.
It's much better than Idol or any other singing TV show. This is the proof that putting even a tiny piece of storytelling may transform a collection of silly attempts into watchable 90 minutes of popcorn entertainment.
The same applies for dancing shows -- stars should train for an actual performance, not just pointlessly polish dance rooms' floors.
Shots:
$ 42 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 40 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
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$ 32 mln -- Box Office team
$ 31,05 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (2440 theaters, $ 12,726 per theater)
$ 30 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 30 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 30 mln -- Glenn Walker, BiffBamPop
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$ 22,24 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (2440 theaters, $ 9116 per theater)
I UNDERSTAND GETTING JESSE EISENBERG FOR THE LEAD WAS TOO EXPENSIVE, BUT MARK WAHLBERG PROBABLY SPENT THE EXACT DIFFERENCE GETTING AWAY OF HIS MUSCLES
This movie, The Gambler, is a drama R movie, from Paramount.
As a character, Wahlberg's guy doesn't punch anybody too hard, sits at the bus stop with a bunch of olderly ladies, then whines about his totally harmless addiction to sitting in casinos with his hands on the table. If you don't see anything interesting in it, you are probably smarter than any movie producer that funded this movie. Good luck getting DVDs of this movie out of shops' shelves.
Shots:
$ 15 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 14 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 12 mln -- Glenn Walker, BiffBamPop
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$ 10 mln -- Box Office team
$ 9,13 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (2478 theaters, $ 3683 per theater)
$ 9 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
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$ 22,24 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (2440 theaters, $ 9116 per theater)
$ 21,8 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
Ray Subers, of BoxOfficeMojo, didn't post a shot for this movie.
-----------------------------------------------I UNDERSTAND GETTING JESSE EISENBERG FOR THE LEAD WAS TOO EXPENSIVE, BUT MARK WAHLBERG PROBABLY SPENT THE EXACT DIFFERENCE GETTING AWAY OF HIS MUSCLES
This movie, The Gambler, is a drama R movie, from Paramount.
As a character, Wahlberg's guy doesn't punch anybody too hard, sits at the bus stop with a bunch of olderly ladies, then whines about his totally harmless addiction to sitting in casinos with his hands on the table. If you don't see anything interesting in it, you are probably smarter than any movie producer that funded this movie. Good luck getting DVDs of this movie out of shops' shelves.
Shots:
$ 15 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 14 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 12 mln -- Glenn Walker, BiffBamPop
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$ 10 mln -- Box Office team
$ 9,13 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (2478 theaters, $ 3683 per theater)
$ 9 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
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$ 8,07 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (2478 theaters, $ 3257 per theater)
Ray Subers, of BoxOfficeMojo, ThisIsNotMyName, of BoxOfficePredictionsOnline, didn't post a shot for this movie.$ 8,07 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (2478 theaters, $ 3257 per theater)
TONY STARK IS THE GREATEST PERSONIFICATION OF THE PHOENIX METAPHOR, SO PLEASE, STOP DOING SIMILAR MOVIES
This movie, Unbroken, is a drama PG-13 movie, from Universal.
A great guy gets captured. He survives imprisonment. He comes out as a hero.
We got this in the Iron Man trilogy.
Move on, Hollywood. WWII is getting boring.
Beside, if this movie does good in theaters, it will be a slight insult to Brad Pitt, because his war Fury came a bit short in terms of box office money.
Shots:
$ 30,62 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3131 theaters, $ 9780 per theater)
$ 30 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
This movie, Unbroken, is a drama PG-13 movie, from Universal.
A great guy gets captured. He survives imprisonment. He comes out as a hero.
We got this in the Iron Man trilogy.
Move on, Hollywood. WWII is getting boring.
Beside, if this movie does good in theaters, it will be a slight insult to Brad Pitt, because his war Fury came a bit short in terms of box office money.
Shots:
$ 30,62 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3131 theaters, $ 9780 per theater)
$ 30 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
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$ 25 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 25 mln -- Glenn Walker, BiffBamPop
$ 23 mln -- Box Office team
$ 25 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 25 mln -- Glenn Walker, BiffBamPop
$ 23 mln -- Box Office team
$ 22 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 19,23 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3131 theaters, $ 6144 per theater)
$ 16,4 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 16,4 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
Ray Subers, of BoxOfficeMojo, didn't post a shot for this movie.
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Saturday, December 20, 2014
2014 12 19 – Annie, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
This weekend we have three openings.
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A TRULY CHRISTMAS MIRACLE -- JAMIE FOXX TURNED INTO A HOTTIE BY A BLACK SUIT
This movie, Annie, is a musical PG movie, from Sony.
This is a truly holiday-spirited movie, but its demographic is messy. Kids will probably rather watch bone dinosaurs (it's not a pun about viagra-fueled Hugh Hefner) and pissing monkeys. Grown-ups may be attracted to Jamie Foxx' sleak persona, but campy songs and big hair of the lead Annie may be too much to cope with.
Shots:
$ 17,5 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
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$ 16,4 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
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ROBIN WILLIAMS AND A BUNCH OF MISCAST PEOPLE
This movie, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, is an adventure PG movie, from Fox.
I didn't see any of this movie. I didn't dig Ben Stiller. But it looks like a fun holiday movie, there are fart/pissing jokes that amuse all 7-year-youngs, and it's the final movie of Robin Williams. That should drive people, in spite of eve of holiday preparations.
Shots:
$ 39 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 28,89 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3785 theaters, $ 7633 per theater)
$ 28,4 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 27 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 26 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 26 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 26 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 23 mln -- Box Office team
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$ 17,1 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3785 theaters, $ 4518 per theater)
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THIS MOVIE SHOULD BE MOVED OUT OF THEATERS, AS ORCS ARE PRIMITIVES THAT COME FROM THE NORTH
This movie, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, is an adventure PG-13 movie, from Warner Bros.
To be completely honest, I think this will make an amount of money close to what An Unexpected Journey brought. People want to see it, check their movie to-do lists, then forget about it. Or back into LOTR. I know I do. Minus the seeing the movie in a theater part. I don't. I've not seen any of The Hobbit on a big screen. Plus, I'm scared of pissed Orcs' hack attack.
Shots:
$ 78,25 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3875 theaters, $ 20,193 per theater)
$ 62,2 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
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$ 56,22 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3875 theaters, $ 14,508 per theater)
$ 54,3 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 54 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
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A TRULY CHRISTMAS MIRACLE -- JAMIE FOXX TURNED INTO A HOTTIE BY A BLACK SUIT
This movie, Annie, is a musical PG movie, from Sony.
This is a truly holiday-spirited movie, but its demographic is messy. Kids will probably rather watch bone dinosaurs (it's not a pun about viagra-fueled Hugh Hefner) and pissing monkeys. Grown-ups may be attracted to Jamie Foxx' sleak persona, but campy songs and big hair of the lead Annie may be too much to cope with.
Shots:
$ 27,8 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 18 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 18 mln -- Box Office team-----------------------------------------------
$ 16,4 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 16 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 15,86 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3116 theaters, $ 5090 per theater)
$ 15 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
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$ 13,26 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3116 theaters, $ 4257 per theater)
$ 13 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 12 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 15 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
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$ 13,26 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3116 theaters, $ 4257 per theater)
$ 13 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 12 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
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ROBIN WILLIAMS AND A BUNCH OF MISCAST PEOPLE
This movie, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, is an adventure PG movie, from Fox.
I didn't see any of this movie. I didn't dig Ben Stiller. But it looks like a fun holiday movie, there are fart/pissing jokes that amuse all 7-year-youngs, and it's the final movie of Robin Williams. That should drive people, in spite of eve of holiday preparations.
Shots:
$ 39 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 28,89 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3785 theaters, $ 7633 per theater)
$ 28,4 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 27 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 26 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 26 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 26 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 25 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 25 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop$ 23 mln -- Box Office team
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$ 17,1 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3785 theaters, $ 4518 per theater)
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This movie, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, is an adventure PG-13 movie, from Warner Bros.
To be completely honest, I think this will make an amount of money close to what An Unexpected Journey brought. People want to see it, check their movie to-do lists, then forget about it. Or back into LOTR. I know I do. Minus the seeing the movie in a theater part. I don't. I've not seen any of The Hobbit on a big screen. Plus, I'm scared of pissed Orcs' hack attack.
Shots:
$ 78,25 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3875 theaters, $ 20,193 per theater)
$ 72 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
$ 67 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 65 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 65 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 64,5 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 64 mln -- Box Office team$ 67 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 65 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 65 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 64,5 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 62,2 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
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$ 56,22 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3875 theaters, $ 14,508 per theater)
$ 54,3 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 54 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
Saturday, December 13, 2014
2014 12 12 – Exodus: Gods and Kings, Top Five
This weekend we have two openings.
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AAAND HERE IS ANOTHER CONTENDER FOR YEAR'S AWARD OF THE RELIGIOUS MOVIES SOCIETY'S AWARD FOR THE BEST BIBLICAL CG EFFECTS
This movie, Exodus: Gods and Kings, is a drama PG-13 movie, from Fox.
Shots:
$ 35 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 28,1 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
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$ 26,4 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 21 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
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I THINK IT'S THE FIRST MOVIE EVER TO PORTRAIT NON-WHITE SKINNED BROWNIES
This movie, Top Five, is a comedy R movie, from Paramount.
Shots:
$ 12 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 11,7 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
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AAAND HERE IS ANOTHER CONTENDER FOR YEAR'S AWARD OF THE RELIGIOUS MOVIES SOCIETY'S AWARD FOR THE BEST BIBLICAL CG EFFECTS
This movie, Exodus: Gods and Kings, is a drama PG-13 movie, from Fox.
Shots:
$ 35 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 35 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
$ 32,17 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3503 theaters, $ 9183 per theater)
$ 29 mln -- Box Office team
$ 29 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 28,5 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily$ 32,17 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3503 theaters, $ 9183 per theater)
$ 29 mln -- Box Office team
$ 29 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 28,1 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
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$ 26,4 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 24,11 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3503 theaters, $ 6884 per theater)
$ 23 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
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$ 21 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
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I THINK IT'S THE FIRST MOVIE EVER TO PORTRAIT NON-WHITE SKINNED BROWNIES
This movie, Top Five, is a comedy R movie, from Paramount.
Shots:
$ 12 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 11,7 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 10,5 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 9 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 9 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 8,2 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
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$ 6 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
$ 10 mln -- Box Office team
$ 9,5 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon$ 9 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 9 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 8,2 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 8,04 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (979 theaters, $ 8211 per theater)
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$ 6,9 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (979 theaters, $ 7043 per theater)-----------------------------------------------
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$ 6 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
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Friday, December 5, 2014
2014 12 05 – no openings in 1000+ theaters
Experts say this is the worst weekend of all year, so no one dares to open with a new movie.
Yet, people go to theaters, pay ticket, buy popcorn, see movies, have a great time.
In 2010 on the first weekend of December there was a movie that opened with $ 8,000+ per theater: Black Swan. It means it can be done, if only Hollywood execs see people, not just numbers.
See you next week!
Yet, people go to theaters, pay ticket, buy popcorn, see movies, have a great time.
In 2010 on the first weekend of December there was a movie that opened with $ 8,000+ per theater: Black Swan. It means it can be done, if only Hollywood execs see people, not just numbers.
See you next week!
Sunday, November 30, 2014
2014 11 28 – Horrible Bosses 2, Penguins of Madagascar
This weekend we have two openings.
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HOW A MOVIE CAN BE A COMEDY WITH THREE UNFUNNY ACTORS IN LEADS?
This movie, Horrible Bosses 2, is a comedy R movie, from Warner Bros.
Shots:
$ 40,5 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 25 mln -- Box Office team
$ 25 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 25 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 25 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 24 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 23,7 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
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$ 15,46 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3375 theaters, $ 4580 per theater)
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FINALLY, A SNAP-SHARP MADAGASCAR MOVIE WITHOUT ALL THOSE WHINING ANIMALS (KING JULIEN EXCLUDED)
This movie, Penguins of Madagascar, is a comedy PG movie, from Fox.
Shots:
$ 56,5 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
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$ 25,45 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3764 theaters, $ 6761 per theater)
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HOW A MOVIE CAN BE A COMEDY WITH THREE UNFUNNY ACTORS IN LEADS?
This movie, Horrible Bosses 2, is a comedy R movie, from Warner Bros.
Shots:
$ 40,5 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 28,16 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3375 theaters, $ 8344 per theater)
$ 26 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
$ 25 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers$ 26 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
$ 25 mln -- Box Office team
$ 25 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 25 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 25 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 24 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 23,7 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
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$ 15,46 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3375 theaters, $ 4580 per theater)
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FINALLY, A SNAP-SHARP MADAGASCAR MOVIE WITHOUT ALL THOSE WHINING ANIMALS (KING JULIEN EXCLUDED)
This movie, Penguins of Madagascar, is a comedy PG movie, from Fox.
Shots:
$ 56,5 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 46,69 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3764 theaters, $ 12,777 per theater)
$ 40 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 38,5 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 36,5 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 35 mln -- Box Office team
$ 30 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline$ 40 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 38,5 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 36,5 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 35 mln -- Box Office team
$ 34 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 34 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 34 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 32 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
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$ 25,45 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3764 theaters, $ 6761 per theater)
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Saturday, November 22, 2014
2014 11 21 – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay part 1
Is it going to be the movie of the year, at least in terms of the box office opening? Probably, yes. Though, I'm not a fan.
This weekend we have one massive opening.
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I HOPE NO BIRD WAS BURNT DURING MAKING THIS MOVIE
This movie, The Hunger Games:Mockingjay part 1, is a thriller PG-13 movie, from Lionsgate.
Shots:
$ 166,5 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 150 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 148 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 145 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 142,86 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (4151 theaters, $ 34,415 per theater)
$ 140 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
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$ 121,90 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (4151 theaters, $ 29,366 per theater)
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This weekend we have one massive opening.
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I HOPE NO BIRD WAS BURNT DURING MAKING THIS MOVIE
This movie, The Hunger Games:Mockingjay part 1, is a thriller PG-13 movie, from Lionsgate.
Shots:
$ 166,5 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 160,4 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 156 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 155 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
$ 150 mln -- Box Office team$ 156 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 155 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
$ 150 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 148 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 145 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 142,86 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (4151 theaters, $ 34,415 per theater)
$ 140 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
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$ 121,90 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (4151 theaters, $ 29,366 per theater)
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Saturday, November 15, 2014
2014 11 14 – Beyond the Lights, Dumb and Dumber To
November looks slow. There are good movies coming into theaters, but none of them is particularly entertaining for me. Yes, The Hunger Games included. So, let's see The Age of Ultron trailer for the umpteenth time.
This weekend we have two openings.
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YOU CAN TELL THE MOVIE IS TARGETING LADIES, IF HALF OF POSTER'S WIDTH IS TAKEN BY MUSCLES
This movie, Beyond the Lights, is a drama PG-13 movie, from Relativity.
Fame and money can't fill the emptiness in your heart/life -- this is the premise of the story. Yawn. It looks like a typical movie inverted to court people with a darker shade of skin. Nothing interesting.
Shots:
$ 15 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
$ 12,5 mln -- Box Office team
$ 11 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 11 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 10 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 9,1 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 9 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 7,89 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (1789 theaters, $ 4412 per theater)
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$ 7 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 6,50 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (1789 theaters, $ 3633 per theater)
$ 6,4 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
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I CROSS MY FINGERS THERE ARE BIG SIGNS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD
This movie, Dumb and Dumber To, is a comedy R movie, from Universal.
I want this movie to bomb, badly. It's one of those ideas that looks compelling on paper, but in reality it preys on people's emotions and sentiments. Sure, some people liked the first installment, like 20 years ago. Sure, some people like comedies with easy jokes. But really do two 50-ish men can provide enough laughs? Kids would buy it, but for me it screams "I really need money, so give it to me!". That kind of message scares me off the movie.
Shots:
$ 36,11 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3154 theaters, $ 11,450 per theater)
$ 35 mln -- Box Office team
$ 34 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
$ 33 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
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$ 32 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 30,7 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 29 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 28,4 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 28 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 27 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 9,94 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3154 theaters, $ 3150 per theater)
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This weekend we have two openings.
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YOU CAN TELL THE MOVIE IS TARGETING LADIES, IF HALF OF POSTER'S WIDTH IS TAKEN BY MUSCLES
This movie, Beyond the Lights, is a drama PG-13 movie, from Relativity.
Fame and money can't fill the emptiness in your heart/life -- this is the premise of the story. Yawn. It looks like a typical movie inverted to court people with a darker shade of skin. Nothing interesting.
Shots:
$ 15 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
$ 12,5 mln -- Box Office team
$ 11 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 11 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 10 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 9,1 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 9 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 7,89 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (1789 theaters, $ 4412 per theater)
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$ 7 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 6,50 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (1789 theaters, $ 3633 per theater)
$ 6,4 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
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I CROSS MY FINGERS THERE ARE BIG SIGNS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD
This movie, Dumb and Dumber To, is a comedy R movie, from Universal.
I want this movie to bomb, badly. It's one of those ideas that looks compelling on paper, but in reality it preys on people's emotions and sentiments. Sure, some people liked the first installment, like 20 years ago. Sure, some people like comedies with easy jokes. But really do two 50-ish men can provide enough laughs? Kids would buy it, but for me it screams "I really need money, so give it to me!". That kind of message scares me off the movie.
Shots:
$ 36,11 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3154 theaters, $ 11,450 per theater)
$ 35 mln -- Box Office team
$ 34 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
$ 33 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
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$ 32 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 30,7 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 29 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 28,4 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 28 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 27 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 9,94 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3154 theaters, $ 3150 per theater)
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Friday, November 7, 2014
2014 11 07 – Big Hero 6, Interstellar
This weekend we have two openings.
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PALE WHITE, OVERWEIGHT, WEARING COLORS STRAIGHT FROM LUMBERJACK'S SUMMER CATALOG -- IT'S YOUR KID'S BEST FRIEND
This movie, Big Hero 6, is an adventure PG movie, from Disney.
Shots:
$ 60 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 60 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 58,2 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
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CHRISTOPHER NOLAN IS TRULY A REMARKABLE DIRECTOR: THERE ARE FEW WHO WOULD GO FOR A MOVIE ABOUT A LIGHTHOUSE BY THE SEA
This movie, Interstellar, is an adventure PG-13 movie, from Paramount.
Shots:
$ 66 mln -- Box Office team
$ 64,5 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 62,5 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
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PALE WHITE, OVERWEIGHT, WEARING COLORS STRAIGHT FROM LUMBERJACK'S SUMMER CATALOG -- IT'S YOUR KID'S BEST FRIEND
This movie, Big Hero 6, is an adventure PG movie, from Disney.
Shots:
$ 60 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 60 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 58,2 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 58 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 58 mln -- Box Office team
$ 58 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 57,5 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 56,22 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3761 theaters, $ 14,947 per theater)
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$ 48 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 42 mln -- Glenn Walker, BiffBamPop
$ 38,03 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3761 theaters, $ 10,112 per theater)
$ 58 mln -- Box Office team
$ 58 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 57,5 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 56,22 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3761 theaters, $ 14,947 per theater)
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$ 48 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 42 mln -- Glenn Walker, BiffBamPop
$ 38,03 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3761 theaters, $ 10,112 per theater)
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CHRISTOPHER NOLAN IS TRULY A REMARKABLE DIRECTOR: THERE ARE FEW WHO WOULD GO FOR A MOVIE ABOUT A LIGHTHOUSE BY THE SEA
This movie, Interstellar, is an adventure PG-13 movie, from Paramount.
Shots:
$ 66 mln -- Box Office team
$ 64,5 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 62,5 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 62 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 58 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 55 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 54,05 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3561 theaters, $ 15,177 per theater)
$ 53 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 52,5 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
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$ 47,51 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3561 theaters, $ 13,342 per theater)
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$ 41 mln -- Glenn Walker, BiffBamPop
$ 58 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 55 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 54,05 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3561 theaters, $ 15,177 per theater)
$ 53 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 52,5 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
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$ 47,51 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3561 theaters, $ 13,342 per theater)
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$ 41 mln -- Glenn Walker, BiffBamPop
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Saturday, November 1, 2014
2014 10 31 – Nightcrawler
This weekend we have one opening.
MONDAY: Official numbers!
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THIS MOVIE IS SO OUT OF TIME, LIKE 40 YEARS
This movie, Nightcrawler, is a thriller R movie, from Open Road.
Shots:
$ 15 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 14,3 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 11,5 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
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$ 11 mln -- Box Office team
$ 10,44 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (2766 theaters, $ 3775 per theater)
$ 10 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 10 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
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MONDAY: Official numbers!
THIS MOVIE IS SO OUT OF TIME, LIKE 40 YEARS
This movie, Nightcrawler, is a thriller R movie, from Open Road.
Shots:
$ 15 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 14,3 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 13,8 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 13,17 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (2766 theaters, $ 4762 per theater)
$ 13 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
$ 12 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru$ 13,17 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (2766 theaters, $ 4762 per theater)
$ 13 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
$ 11,5 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
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$ 11 mln -- Box Office team
$ 10,44 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (2766 theaters, $ 3775 per theater)
$ 10 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 10 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
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Saturday, October 25, 2014
2014 10 24 – John Wick, Ouija
Movies of this October were passable. Even Fury, I believed a surefire hit, dropped its game hard. I've found typical movies a bit boring, compared to superhero flicks. I suppose the reason is big studios lost an ability to tell compelling stories about human condition. If everything is in flux, how can a movie take a solid stance on anything?
This weekend we have two openings.
MONDAY: Official numbers!
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IT WOULD BE A PERFECT POSTER FOR AN AD CAMPAIGN OF A MALE FERTILITY SERUM
This movie, John Wick, is an action R movie, from Lionsgate.
Shots:
$ 18 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
$ 17 mln -- Box Office team
$ 16,87 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (2589 theaters, $ 6515 per theater)
SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier, didn't make a shot for this movie.
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IT'S A GREAT EDUCATIONAL MOVIE TO SCARE KIDS INTO LEARNING PROPER SPELLING
This movie, Ouija, is a horror PG-13 movie, from Universal.
Shots:
$ 28 mln -- Box Office team
$ 26,8 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 22 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
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$ 19,88 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (2858 theaters, $ 6955 per theater)
$ 19 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 18,42 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (2858 theaters, $ 6444 per theater)
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$ 17 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier, didn't make a shot for this movie.
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This weekend we have two openings.
MONDAY: Official numbers!
IT WOULD BE A PERFECT POSTER FOR AN AD CAMPAIGN OF A MALE FERTILITY SERUM
This movie, John Wick, is an action R movie, from Lionsgate.
Shots:
$ 18 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
$ 17 mln -- Box Office team
$ 16,87 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (2589 theaters, $ 6515 per theater)
$ 16 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
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$ 15 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 14,5 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 14,42 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (2589 theaters, $ 5568 per theater)
$ 15 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 14,5 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 14,42 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (2589 theaters, $ 5568 per theater)
$ 13,5 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
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$ 12,8 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 12,5 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 11 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 12,8 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 12,5 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 11 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier, didn't make a shot for this movie.
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IT'S A GREAT EDUCATIONAL MOVIE TO SCARE KIDS INTO LEARNING PROPER SPELLING
This movie, Ouija, is a horror PG-13 movie, from Universal.
Shots:
$ 28 mln -- Box Office team
$ 26,8 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 25 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 24 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
$ 22,1 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon$ 24 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
$ 23 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 22 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
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$ 19,88 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (2858 theaters, $ 6955 per theater)
$ 19 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 18,42 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (2858 theaters, $ 6444 per theater)
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$ 17 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier, didn't make a shot for this movie.
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Saturday, October 18, 2014
2014 10 17 – Fury, The Best of Me, The Book of Life
This weekend we have three openings.
MONDAY: Official numbers!
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THAT BARREL IS ACTUALLY 10 METERS LONG AND THE WHITE-PAINTED WORD SPELLS FURYASWASFORETOLDINANCIENTMESOPOTAMIATHROUGHBOMBALISTICHYPERSPEEDOFLIGHT
This movie, Fury, is a drama R movie, from Sony.
Shots:
$ 33 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 32,6 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 31 mln -- SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier
$ 30 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 30 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 30 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 28,93 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3173 theaters, $ 9118 per theater)
$ 28,8 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 27 mln -- Box Office team
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$ 25 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 23,7 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3173 theaters, $ 7470 per theater)
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$ 20 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
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TWO LOVE STORIES FOR A COST OF ONE TICKET
This movie, The Best of Me, is a drama PG-13 movie, from Relativity.
Shots:
$ 21 mln -- SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier
$ 18,2 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 10 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
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A SPANISH-ORIENTED HALLOWEEN IS LESS SCARY AND DEFINITELY MORE COLORFUL THAN A TYPICAL WHITE AMERICAN ONE
This movie, The Book of Life, is an adventure PG movie, from Fox.
Shots:
$ 25 mln -- SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier
$ 19,82 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3071 theaters, $ 6455 per theater)
$ 19 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
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$ 18 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 17 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3071 theaters, $ 5537 per theater)
$ 16,5 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 16 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
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MONDAY: Official numbers!
THAT BARREL IS ACTUALLY 10 METERS LONG AND THE WHITE-PAINTED WORD SPELLS FURYASWASFORETOLDINANCIENTMESOPOTAMIATHROUGHBOMBALISTICHYPERSPEEDOFLIGHT
This movie, Fury, is a drama R movie, from Sony.
Shots:
$ 33 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 32,6 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 31 mln -- SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier
$ 30 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 30 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 30 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 28,93 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3173 theaters, $ 9118 per theater)
$ 28,8 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 27 mln -- Box Office team
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$ 25 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 23,7 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3173 theaters, $ 7470 per theater)
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$ 20 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
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TWO LOVE STORIES FOR A COST OF ONE TICKET
This movie, The Best of Me, is a drama PG-13 movie, from Relativity.
Shots:
$ 21 mln -- SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier
$ 18,2 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 16 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 15,95 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (2936 theaters, $ 5433 per theater)
$ 15,5 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 15 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 13 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily$ 15,95 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (2936 theaters, $ 5433 per theater)
$ 15,5 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 15 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
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$ 11 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
$ 10 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (2936 theaters, $ 3407 per theater)
$ 10 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 10 mln -- Box Office team$ 11 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
$ 10 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (2936 theaters, $ 3407 per theater)
$ 10 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 10 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
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A SPANISH-ORIENTED HALLOWEEN IS LESS SCARY AND DEFINITELY MORE COLORFUL THAN A TYPICAL WHITE AMERICAN ONE
This movie, The Book of Life, is an adventure PG movie, from Fox.
Shots:
$ 25 mln -- SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier
$ 19,82 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3071 theaters, $ 6455 per theater)
$ 19 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
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$ 18 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 17 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3071 theaters, $ 5537 per theater)
$ 16,5 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 16 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 16 mln -- Box Office team$ 16 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
$ 15,5 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
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$ 15,2 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 15 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 15,2 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 15 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
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Saturday, October 11, 2014
2014 10 10 – Addicted, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, Dracula Untold, One Chance, The Judge
This weekend BoxOfficeMojo disappeared from the Internet. It looks like movie sites slowly turn away from box office predictions. I know it's no mass entertainment, but I'd suppose in US there are enough people interested in writing about movies and finance.
This weekend we have four openings.
MONDAY: Official numbers!
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I'M SURPRISED TYLER PERRY DIDN'T DIRECT THIS MOVIE
This movie, Addicted, is a drama R movie, from Lionsgate.
Shots:
$ 8 mln -- SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier
$ 7,5 mln -- Box Office team
$ 7,49 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (846 theaters, $ 8848 per theater)
$ 7 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 7 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
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$ 5,6 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
Laremy Legel, of RopeOfSilicon, ThisIsNotMyName, of BoxOfficePredictionsOnline, Andy Burns, of BiffBamPop, didn't post their shots for this movie.
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THEY PROBABLY SAW A BEN AFFLECK'S SPIDER-MAN'S UNDERWEAR
This movie, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, Not Good, Very Bad Day, is a comedy PG movie, from Disney.
Shots:
$ 26 mln -- SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier
$ 23 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
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$ 18,36 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3088 theaters, $ 5946 per theater)
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$ 16,5 mln -- Box Office team
$ 16 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 13 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
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AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN SEE A FAULT IN LOGIC THERE? WHAT PAINS LONGER: A LOSS OF A FAMILY OR AN ETERNAL UNLIFE OF A VAMPIRE?
This movie, Dracula Untold, is an action PG-13 movie, from Universal.
Shots:
$ 29 mln -- SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier
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$ 24,2 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 23,51 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (2887 theaters, $ 8145 per theater)
$ 15 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 15 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
$ 13 mln -- Box Office team
ThisIsNotMyName, of BoxOfficePredictionsOnline, didn't post his shot for this movie.
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DON'T RUSH TO JUDGE THIS MOVIE
This movie, The Judge, is a drama R movie, from Warner Bros.
Shots:
$ 21,47 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3003 theaters, $ 7149 per theater)
$ 21 mln -- SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier
$ 18 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 16,2 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
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$ 14 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 13,12 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3003 theaters, $ 4368 per theater)
$ 13 mln -- Box Office team
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This weekend we have four openings.
MONDAY: Official numbers!
I'M SURPRISED TYLER PERRY DIDN'T DIRECT THIS MOVIE
This movie, Addicted, is a drama R movie, from Lionsgate.
Shots:
$ 8 mln -- SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier
$ 7,5 mln -- Box Office team
$ 7,49 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (846 theaters, $ 8848 per theater)
$ 7 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 7 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
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$ 5,6 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 4,67 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (846 theaters, $ 5517 per theater)
$ 4 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 4 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
Laremy Legel, of RopeOfSilicon, ThisIsNotMyName, of BoxOfficePredictionsOnline, Andy Burns, of BiffBamPop, didn't post their shots for this movie.
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THEY PROBABLY SAW A BEN AFFLECK'S SPIDER-MAN'S UNDERWEAR
This movie, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, Not Good, Very Bad Day, is a comedy PG movie, from Disney.
Shots:
$ 26 mln -- SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier
$ 23 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
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$ 18,36 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3088 theaters, $ 5946 per theater)
$ 18 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 17,67 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3088 theaters, $ 5722 per theater)
$ 17,2 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 17 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 17 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline$ 17,67 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3088 theaters, $ 5722 per theater)
$ 17,2 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 17 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
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$ 16,5 mln -- Box Office team
$ 16 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 13 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
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AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN SEE A FAULT IN LOGIC THERE? WHAT PAINS LONGER: A LOSS OF A FAMILY OR AN ETERNAL UNLIFE OF A VAMPIRE?
This movie, Dracula Untold, is an action PG-13 movie, from Universal.
Shots:
$ 29 mln -- SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier
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$ 24,2 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 23,51 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (2887 theaters, $ 8145 per theater)
$ 22,5 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
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$ 18,1 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (2887 theaters, $ 6271 per theater)
$ 17 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 15 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers-----------------------------------------------
$ 18,1 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (2887 theaters, $ 6271 per theater)
$ 17 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 15 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 15 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
$ 13 mln -- Box Office team
ThisIsNotMyName, of BoxOfficePredictionsOnline, didn't post his shot for this movie.
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DON'T RUSH TO JUDGE THIS MOVIE
This movie, The Judge, is a drama R movie, from Warner Bros.
Shots:
$ 21,47 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3003 theaters, $ 7149 per theater)
$ 21 mln -- SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier
$ 18 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 16,2 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 16 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 15,5 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 15 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 15 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop$ 15,5 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 15 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
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$ 14 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 13,12 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3003 theaters, $ 4368 per theater)
$ 13 mln -- Box Office team
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Wednesday, October 1, 2014
2014 10 03 – Annabelle, Gone Girl, Left Behind
Did I write last weekend that last-last weekend was good for all shooters? Well, the last weekend was even better! October will be tough, though, because there are a few dramas. They are always tricky to predict.
This weekend we have three openings.
FRIDAY: All shots!
MONDAY: Official numbers!
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IF A SOURCE OF HORROR BECOMES KNOWN, IT LOSES HALF OF ITS IMPACT
This movie, Annabelle, is an horror R movie, from Warner Bros.
This movie opens in 3185 theaters. It is a big number for an horror R. The Conjuring, its box office predecessor, opened in 2903 theaters. Surely, Warner puts some dollars up front, but still this is an owner's decision to get a copy of the movie for showing, instead of keeping a copy of The Equalizer, The Maze Runner, No Good Deed, for one more week.
The Conjuring opened with $ 14,418 per theater. If Annabelle pulls 30 per cent less, it means $ 10,000 opening. That's a very good accomplishment.
Shots:
$ 37,13 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3185 theaters, $ 11,659 per theater)
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$ 32,17 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3185 theaters, $ 10,100 per theater)
$ 29,4 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 24 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 22 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 16 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier, didn't shoot for this one.
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THANK GOD, NOW WE CAN EVERYTHING STORE IN CLOUD, SO NOTHING WILL BE EVER... GONE
This movie, Gone Girl, is a thriller R movie, from Fox.
I don't know. The movie seems okay, tension and drama ooze from a strong source. Still, it doesn't feel pulling that much. From the trailer it seems a lot of things are told in flashbacks. It's understandable from the script point of view, it's a great tension building tool for thriller movies. But is it a memorable movie? A discussions' fueling movie? Not really. It's a good one-shot entertainment, that's it.
Shots:
$ 40 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 37,51 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3014 theaters, $ 12,446 per theater)
$ 36,5 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 31 mln -- Box Office team
$ 24 mln -- SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier
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I LMAO-D WHEN I IMAGINED THE CASTING FOR THIS MOVIE:
-- PLEASE, MAKE THE MOST AWKWARD FACE YOU CAN THINK OF. WOW, MR CAGE, THAT'S TERRIFIC.
-- THANKS, BUT I AIN'T STARTED YET...
This movie, Left Behind, is a thriller PG-13 movie, from Freestyle Releasing.
Based on the headline above, I give this movie $ 2333 per theater. I feel quite generous.
Shots:
$ 8 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 4,26 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (1825 theaters, $ 2333 per theater)
$ 4 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
SaberToothDragon, of BoxOfficeFrontier, ThisIsNotMyName, of BoxOfficePredictionsOnline, Andy Burns, of BiffBamPop, didn't shoot for this movie.
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This weekend we have three openings.
FRIDAY: All shots!
MONDAY: Official numbers!
IF A SOURCE OF HORROR BECOMES KNOWN, IT LOSES HALF OF ITS IMPACT
This movie, Annabelle, is an horror R movie, from Warner Bros.
This movie opens in 3185 theaters. It is a big number for an horror R. The Conjuring, its box office predecessor, opened in 2903 theaters. Surely, Warner puts some dollars up front, but still this is an owner's decision to get a copy of the movie for showing, instead of keeping a copy of The Equalizer, The Maze Runner, No Good Deed, for one more week.
The Conjuring opened with $ 14,418 per theater. If Annabelle pulls 30 per cent less, it means $ 10,000 opening. That's a very good accomplishment.
Shots:
$ 37,13 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3185 theaters, $ 11,659 per theater)
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$ 32,17 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3185 theaters, $ 10,100 per theater)
$ 29,4 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 29 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 27 mln -- Box Office team
$ 25 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop$ 27 mln -- Box Office team
$ 27 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 26 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers$ 24 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 22 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 16 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier, didn't shoot for this one.
THANK GOD, NOW WE CAN EVERYTHING STORE IN CLOUD, SO NOTHING WILL BE EVER... GONE
This movie, Gone Girl, is a thriller R movie, from Fox.
I don't know. The movie seems okay, tension and drama ooze from a strong source. Still, it doesn't feel pulling that much. From the trailer it seems a lot of things are told in flashbacks. It's understandable from the script point of view, it's a great tension building tool for thriller movies. But is it a memorable movie? A discussions' fueling movie? Not really. It's a good one-shot entertainment, that's it.
Shots:
$ 40 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 37,51 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3014 theaters, $ 12,446 per theater)
$ 36,5 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 35 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
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$ 33 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 31,5 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily-----------------------------------------------
$ 33 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 31 mln -- Box Office team
$ 30 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 28,1 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3014 theaters, $ 9322 per theater)
$ 28,1 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3014 theaters, $ 9322 per theater)
$ 27 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 27 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon$ 24 mln -- SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier
I LMAO-D WHEN I IMAGINED THE CASTING FOR THIS MOVIE:
-- PLEASE, MAKE THE MOST AWKWARD FACE YOU CAN THINK OF. WOW, MR CAGE, THAT'S TERRIFIC.
-- THANKS, BUT I AIN'T STARTED YET...
This movie, Left Behind, is a thriller PG-13 movie, from Freestyle Releasing.
Based on the headline above, I give this movie $ 2333 per theater. I feel quite generous.
Shots:
$ 8 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 7 mln -- Box Office team
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$ 6,3 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (1825 theaters, $ 3452 per theater)
$ 6 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
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$ 5,5 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 5 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 4 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru-----------------------------------------------
$ 6,3 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (1825 theaters, $ 3452 per theater)
$ 6 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
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$ 5,5 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 5 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 4,26 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (1825 theaters, $ 2333 per theater)
$ 4 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
SaberToothDragon, of BoxOfficeFrontier, ThisIsNotMyName, of BoxOfficePredictionsOnline, Andy Burns, of BiffBamPop, didn't shoot for this movie.
Sunday, September 28, 2014
2014 09 26 – The Boxtrolls, The Equalizer
Last weekend was good for all shooters. We've raised our numbers of hits a bit. This weekend looks the same, with movies quite easy to predict.
This weekend we have two openings.
MONDAY: Official numbers!
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ANOTHER DYSTOPIA MOVIE ABOUT SOCIAL CLASS WARFARE
This movie, The Boxtrolls, is an adventure PG movie, from Focus Features.
Shots:
$ 27 mln -- SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier
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$ 17,5 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 16 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 16 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
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$ 15,5 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 14 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 14 mln -- Box Office team
$ 12 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
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DENZEL SHOWS HIS MUSCLES
This movie, The Equalizer, is an action R movie, from Sony.
Shots:
$ 35 mln -- Box Office team
$ 34,5 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 34,14 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3236 theaters, $ 10,549 per theater)
$ 34 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 33,5 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 32 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 32 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 32 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 31,57 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3236 theaters, $ 9755 per theater)
$ 31 mln -- SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier
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$ 27,5 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 25 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
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This weekend we have two openings.
MONDAY: Official numbers!
ANOTHER DYSTOPIA MOVIE ABOUT SOCIAL CLASS WARFARE
This movie, The Boxtrolls, is an adventure PG movie, from Focus Features.
Shots:
$ 27 mln -- SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier
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$ 17,5 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 17,3 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 17,27 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3464 theaters, $ 4987 per theater)
$ 17 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 16,05 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3464 theaters, $ 4633 per theater)$ 17,27 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3464 theaters, $ 4987 per theater)
$ 17 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 16 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 16 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
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$ 15,5 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 14 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 14 mln -- Box Office team
$ 12 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
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DENZEL SHOWS HIS MUSCLES
This movie, The Equalizer, is an action R movie, from Sony.
Shots:
$ 35 mln -- Box Office team
$ 34,5 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 34,14 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3236 theaters, $ 10,549 per theater)
$ 34 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 33,5 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 32 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 32 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 32 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 31,57 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3236 theaters, $ 9755 per theater)
$ 31 mln -- SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier
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$ 27,5 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 25 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
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Saturday, September 20, 2014
2014 09 19 – A Walk Among the Tombstones, The Maze Runner, This Is Where I Leave You
Movies have got a bit harder to evaluate. They started getting unexpected boosts from their audiences. Like No Good Deed last weekend. A run-of-the-mill movie, but managed to break the line of $ 10,000 per theater. An opening this big happened for the 24th time this year. I think we'll close the year with a number higher than last year's 29 times.
This weekend we have three openings.
MONDAY: Official numbers!
WHAT CAN WE DEDUCE ABOUT A MOVIE FROM A WAY IT USES ARTICLES AND PREPOSITIONS?
This movie, A Walk Among the Tombstones, is an action R movie, from Universal.
The title starts with a, but the most important is what stands after the. The Tombstones. I feel I am supposed to know what or whose those tombstones are. But I don't know. The poster doesn't reveal any vital information. I see a cemetary, one of millions.
What if tombstones are a metaphor of mortal dangers crouching behind every corner, waiting for the lead character to fall into one of them? It's certainly more interesting. It'd also explain the use of proposition among. By the classic definition, among means being in a center and surrounded by. The expression of a walk among I'd translate as the noun, a curvy path that meanders around. You do it with great care, avoiding being hit or even touched.
The deduction above is, however, more interesting than the movie itself. Producers didn't use Liam Neeson to the best of his abilities. An environment doesn't add to overall drama tension, like it did in Non-Stop. This is just another thriller, like they do with Jason Statham or Dwayne Johnson.
Shots:
$ 20 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 19 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
$ 18 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 17 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 16 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 15,7 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 15,5 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 14,95 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (2712 theaters, $ 5512 per theater)
-----------------------------------------------$ 14,95 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (2712 theaters, $ 5512 per theater)
$ 14 mln -- Box Office team
$ 12,76 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (2712 theaters, $ 4705 per theater)
$ 12,5 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier, didn't post his shot for this movie.
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DO THOSE KIDS ARE REALLY LOST?
This movie, The Maze Runner, is a thriller PG-13 movie, from Fox.
As a serious trap of the Young Adult literature I see an unability to create memorable side characters. The lead character experiences life dilemma, he/she is a mirror for target audience to feel emotions, choices, and repercussions. But all other characters seem to be cut from cardboard. They usually don't go wide with their ambitions, fears, needs, actions. Everything is kept tight to a lead character's path.
Lost, a TV series, reinvented TV entertainment in many ways. One of them was presenting a story through multiple characters. Of course, we had the leading three in Jack, Kate, Sawyer, but all other received spotlight throughout the series. Life of other people rarely revolves around us: that would be a terrific lesson for young adults. Instead, almost every movie skims that.
By addition of the maze, creators wanted to present another level of interest for audience: mystery surroundings. But you know, for today's teenagers a public bus ride is also stressful. Tension rises, emotions boil. The maze is -- again -- a metaphor of a world of adults they don't understand. Why my dad doesn't want to drive for me after school? Why mother invites so many men to us? Why a guy I like doesn't pay any attention to me? The graphic maze is not a help in finding answers to these questions. It rather is a distraction, an easy pill that temporarily blunts senses. Not a way out, just another trap forcing staying in.
In short: not a good movie. Low opening weekend.
Shots:
$ 40 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
$ 37 mln -- Box Office team
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$ 34,5 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 34 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 34 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 32,51 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3604 theaters, $ 9021 per theater)
$ 31 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3604 theaters, $ 8955 per theater)
$ 30 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
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$ 28 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 27 mln -- SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier
$ 26 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 26 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
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TAGLINES ARE DANGEROUS TOOLS TO SELL MOVIES
This movie, This Is Where I Leave You, is a comedy R movie, from Warner Bros.
There are three rules a good tagline must exercise. First, involve contrast. Second, provide a glimpse of later events. Third, emotionally connect with audience.
The first rule is fulfilled by combining words home and uncomfortable. The second rule is not expressed openly. We can suppose the movie will show some uncomfortable moments and possibly some family reunions, healing, hugging. It's the most obvious route, that doesn't mean it is a bad route. The third rule is broken: though I think many families are uncomfortable to be with, it isn't something we want to enjoy on our own free will. And pay money for that. The best thing about this movie is that you can leave the room, if you feel too uncomfortable. This isn't something you can do during your real family meeting.
Shots:
$ 18 mln -- SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier
$ 15,1 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 13 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
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$ 12,6 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 12 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 12 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 11,56 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (2868 theaters, $ 4030 per theater)
$ 11,5 mln -- Box Office team
$ 11 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers$ 12 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 11,56 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (2868 theaters, $ 4030 per theater)
$ 11,5 mln -- Box Office team
$ 11 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 11 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 10,7 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (2868 theaters, $ 3731 per theater)
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Saturday, September 6, 2014
2014 09 12 – Dolphin Tale 2, No Good Deed
Slow times have come. Not interesting movies. Remember, folks, if you want to eat some popcorn, buy it take-away.
This weekend we have two openings.
MONDAY: Official numbers!
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ASHLEY JUDD SHOULDN'T MAKE HERSELF LOOK OLDER THAN HER 46 YEARS
This movie, Dolphin Tale 2, is a drama PG movie, from Warner Bros.
Dolphins are the most charming movie animals, because in reality they are cute the same. They swim, look like they are smiling, they chat with those funny sounds. Other contenders differ in real life. Penguins (not necessarily from Madagascar) are not scheming grand plans of a world take-over. Lions (all, not just royal bloods) don't raise their youngsters to the sun.
In such movies, people characters come off as wooden, ungraceful, uninteresting.
This time, however, landfeeters are represented by Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd. Good for us, erect mammals. Those actors always look nice, that is why I think this movie will earn some honest money. Not big, but honest.
Shots:
$ 24,8 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 17 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 17 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 16,5 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
$ 15,87 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3656 theaters, $ 4342 per theater)
$ 15 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
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IDRIS ELBA IS GOING TO BE A NEXT WILL SMITH OF A NEXT DENZEL WASHINGTON
This movie, No Good Deed, is a thriller PG-13 movie, from Sony.
From both parts of Thor, we know Idris Elba can play noble and not talking much characters. He learnt how to gaze in a distance. He acquired knowledge how to crack a smile in the corner of his lips.
But to successfully turn himself into THE African-American movie go-to guy, he needs to widen his palette of emotions and actions. This time he practises a violent man, hulking over a not-particularly-defenseless woman. For his career, it is a good move. For audience looking for a solid (and surprising, because it is a thriller movie) entertainment, probably not so much.
He still gazes into a distance, though.
As for my shot, the movie is distributed in 2175 theaters only. This is the clearest of clear indicators of low box office weekend.
Shots:
$ 24,25 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (2175 theaters, $ 11,150 per theater)
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$ 19 mln -- Box Office team
$ 19 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 17,5 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
$ 17,5 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 17,4 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 17 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 17 mln -- SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier
$ 16 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 15 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 10 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 5,6 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (2175 theaters, $ 2577 per theater)
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This weekend we have two openings.
MONDAY: Official numbers!
ASHLEY JUDD SHOULDN'T MAKE HERSELF LOOK OLDER THAN HER 46 YEARS
This movie, Dolphin Tale 2, is a drama PG movie, from Warner Bros.
Dolphins are the most charming movie animals, because in reality they are cute the same. They swim, look like they are smiling, they chat with those funny sounds. Other contenders differ in real life. Penguins (not necessarily from Madagascar) are not scheming grand plans of a world take-over. Lions (all, not just royal bloods) don't raise their youngsters to the sun.
In such movies, people characters come off as wooden, ungraceful, uninteresting.
This time, however, landfeeters are represented by Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd. Good for us, erect mammals. Those actors always look nice, that is why I think this movie will earn some honest money. Not big, but honest.
Shots:
$ 24,8 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 23 mln -- SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier
$ 21 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 19,08 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3656 theaters, $ 5219 per theater)
$ 19 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 18 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
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$ 17 mln -- Box Office team$ 21 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 19,08 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (3656 theaters, $ 5219 per theater)
$ 19 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 18 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
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$ 17 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 17 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 16,5 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
$ 15,87 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (3656 theaters, $ 4342 per theater)
$ 15 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
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IDRIS ELBA IS GOING TO BE A NEXT WILL SMITH OF A NEXT DENZEL WASHINGTON
This movie, No Good Deed, is a thriller PG-13 movie, from Sony.
From both parts of Thor, we know Idris Elba can play noble and not talking much characters. He learnt how to gaze in a distance. He acquired knowledge how to crack a smile in the corner of his lips.
But to successfully turn himself into THE African-American movie go-to guy, he needs to widen his palette of emotions and actions. This time he practises a violent man, hulking over a not-particularly-defenseless woman. For his career, it is a good move. For audience looking for a solid (and surprising, because it is a thriller movie) entertainment, probably not so much.
He still gazes into a distance, though.
As for my shot, the movie is distributed in 2175 theaters only. This is the clearest of clear indicators of low box office weekend.
Shots:
$ 24,25 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (2175 theaters, $ 11,150 per theater)
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$ 19 mln -- Box Office team
$ 19 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 17,5 mln -- Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
$ 17,5 mln -- Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 17,4 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 17 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 17 mln -- SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier
$ 16 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 15 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 10 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 5,6 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (2175 theaters, $ 2577 per theater)
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2014 09 05 – The Identical
Another summer season is officially closed! Yet the slump in quality and box office numbers of movies continues, and from what I saw in previews it will continue for a whole September. Luckily, we'll get some summer hits on DVD/Bluray. Also, school starts.
This weekend we have one opening.
MONDAY: Official numbers!
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IN THE END THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE ELVIS' LOOK-A-LIKE
This movie, The Identical, is a drama PG movie, from Freestyle Releasing.
The basic drama of this movie is an eternal conflict between parents' expectations and an inner passion. It is a good drama, present and felt in every generation. Although, every generation responds the strongest to a different shade of this conflict. Sometimes it involves agroculture and computers. Sometimes it is country and city. Law and writing. Music and religion. The choice is based on cultural, sociological, technological trends. Sometimes it is easy to pinpoint, sometimes its presence is an amorphous one.
In today's society music and religion doesn't evoke strong emotions anymore. We've got Katy Perry, still active as an artist, so that's done for 20 years.
Having written that, it would still be an interesting movie, if only there was a single lead character. Putting a second "clone" character increases complexity, but decreases emotional engagement. If it was a case of the Prince and the Beggar, right from the start, it would be okay. We're getting two characters we cheer for. But as this movie was made -- and presented in the trailer -- the "clone" is not a full character. It is just a glimpse of ambition and potential. Same effect could be achieved by simple dream sequence.
I don't see this movie getting much money. There is too much clash between its entertainment proposition and audience's expectation.
Shots:
$ 5,9 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 5 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 4,63 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (1956 theaters, $ 2366 per theater)
$ 4 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 2,4 mln -- Box Office team
$ 2,3 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
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$ 1,59 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (1956 theaters, $ 811 per theater)
Edward Douglas, of ComingSoon, Sensei White Lotus, of BreitBart, SaberToothDragon, of BoxOfficeFrontier, Andy Burns, of BiffBamPop, didn't post his shot for this movie.
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This weekend we have one opening.
MONDAY: Official numbers!
IN THE END THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE ELVIS' LOOK-A-LIKE
This movie, The Identical, is a drama PG movie, from Freestyle Releasing.
The basic drama of this movie is an eternal conflict between parents' expectations and an inner passion. It is a good drama, present and felt in every generation. Although, every generation responds the strongest to a different shade of this conflict. Sometimes it involves agroculture and computers. Sometimes it is country and city. Law and writing. Music and religion. The choice is based on cultural, sociological, technological trends. Sometimes it is easy to pinpoint, sometimes its presence is an amorphous one.
In today's society music and religion doesn't evoke strong emotions anymore. We've got Katy Perry, still active as an artist, so that's done for 20 years.
Having written that, it would still be an interesting movie, if only there was a single lead character. Putting a second "clone" character increases complexity, but decreases emotional engagement. If it was a case of the Prince and the Beggar, right from the start, it would be okay. We're getting two characters we cheer for. But as this movie was made -- and presented in the trailer -- the "clone" is not a full character. It is just a glimpse of ambition and potential. Same effect could be achieved by simple dream sequence.
I don't see this movie getting much money. There is too much clash between its entertainment proposition and audience's expectation.
Shots:
$ 5,9 mln -- Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 5 mln -- Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 4,63 mln -- Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014 (1956 theaters, $ 2366 per theater)
$ 4 mln -- C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 4 mln -- Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru$ 4 mln -- ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 2,4 mln -- Box Office team
$ 2,3 mln -- Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
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$ 1,59 mln -- the official weekend number of the movie (1956 theaters, $ 811 per theater)
Edward Douglas, of ComingSoon, Sensei White Lotus, of BreitBart, SaberToothDragon, of BoxOfficeFrontier, Andy Burns, of BiffBamPop, didn't post his shot for this movie.
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