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Welsh hero
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Jan 2 2013, 3:31pm
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The hobbit at $692,693,000 world wide.
This places it 8th for the year (So far)
-Irfon
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mcmojo
Bree
Jan 2 2013, 4:12pm
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I'm sure it's beyond $700 million worldwide by now.
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The international numbers for Monday and Tuesday are not in yet - so with those days, the movie has surely crossed the $700 million mark by now.
This 4th weekend is going to be a huge factor in determining whether or not The Hobbit: AUJ will make it to 1 billion dollars worldwide.
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Lieutenant of Dol Guldur
Gondor
Jan 2 2013, 5:09pm
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Did the film already opened in China?
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If not there might be a few more dollars coming. Here are some numbers from this year from the Chinese market to compare:
The Avengers - $84,100,000
The Dark Knight Rises - $52,785,334
The Amazing Spider-Man - $48,818,164
Men In Black 3 - $77,246,700
"There is only one Lord of the Ring, only one who can bend it to his will. And he does not share power."
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mcmojo
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Jan 2 2013, 5:10pm
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I think China could be the deciding factor in this. If it does well in China, it should have little problem getting to 1 billion worldwide.
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Lieutenant of Dol Guldur
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Jan 2 2013, 5:17pm
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Hopefully there's no Chinese film coming out when the Hobbit releases
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like in Japan where the release of this One Piece film destroyed the box office numbers of AUJ.
"There is only one Lord of the Ring, only one who can bend it to his will. And he does not share power."
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mcmojo
Bree
Jan 2 2013, 5:23pm
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It opens in China on January 10th.
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You can see an article about it here.
That site speculates that there won't be much local competition - because they planned it that way. And they expect The Hobbit: AUJ to get past $50 million in China.
I like the sound of that. I can actually see it doing better than that though.
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Estel78
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Jan 2 2013, 5:26pm
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Don't think one should blame it on One Piece
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Even without that movie, Hobbit would not have suddenly become a hit there. It probably hurt it somewhat but even with an increase of 50% Hobbit would have struggled to hit $30m there. Japanese just didn't give a poop, for whatever reason. LOTR? That was another movie, another time...
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Welsh hero
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Jan 2 2013, 5:34pm
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still 8th for the year though
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Estel78
Tol Eressea
Jan 2 2013, 5:42pm
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Unfortunately, Skyfall follows just 11 days later.
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Will cut its legs a tad short me thinks.
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Welsh hero
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Jan 2 2013, 5:43pm
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How well has bond done in China previously? //
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-Irfon
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Estel78
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Jan 2 2013, 5:47pm
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The last one did $21m but that was 4 years ago.
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China's market is much bigger now.
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Estel78
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Jan 2 2013, 5:50pm
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Hmm, someone from China on another board claims this is still the old date.
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The new release date is February 15.
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Eruonen
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Jan 2 2013, 5:51pm
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I have wondered how these films appeal...both LOTR and The Hobbit in
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countries like China, India, etc. due to cultural differences. However, one thing that may help The Hobbit is the common mythic Dragon as a central feature, especially in DOS next year. That story line may appeal very well in China where dragons hold such a huge cultural symbolism...though of a different nature....where it is more benevolant .
"In Chinese culture today, the dragon is mostly used for decorative purposes. It is a taboo to disfigure a depiction of a dragon."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_dragon
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Estel78
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Jan 2 2013, 5:55pm
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Well, dragons are huge in Japan, too.
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And look what happened...
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BeornBerserker
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Jan 2 2013, 5:58pm
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THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY grossed an estimated $9.45 million on Tuesday and has now grossed $238.11 million to date domestically.
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mcmojo
Bree
Jan 2 2013, 5:59pm
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The new release date is February 15. The article I linked to was posted yesterday - so I assumed they had the most recent info. I guess we will find out for sure in a few days.
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Estel78
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Jan 2 2013, 6:00pm
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It finished holidays with a strong day.
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Now let's hope it doesn't drop too much in the following weeks and $300m should be doable.
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BeornBerserker
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Jan 2 2013, 6:04pm
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Is it will stand around 265-270 million US by the end of the weekend. It will probably enjoy wide release for the rest of January declining in February and probably wrapping up around the first week of March. I am guessing it will end up around 325-340 million for the US.
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mcmojo
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Jan 2 2013, 6:05pm
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I don't get Japan's numbers at all.
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I could undertand if it took really big drops after it released, but it opened so poorly compared to the LOTR films. I have a friend who lives in Japan and am waiting to hear from him to see if he has any ideas why the film has not performed better there.
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Foromir
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Jan 2 2013, 6:26pm
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Oh, please tell us what your japanese friend has to say about it!
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I don't understand the numbers from Japan at all, it is almost like the whole country is boycotting that film for some reason. Are any other countries known to have reacted like this?
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mcmojo
Bree
Jan 2 2013, 6:29pm
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I don't understand the numbers from Japan at all, it is almost like the whole country is boycotting that film for some reason. Are any other countries known to have reacted like this? As soon as I hear back from him I will post his response here.
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mcmojo
Bree
Jan 2 2013, 6:39pm
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It should add between $7 and $10 million Wednesday and Thursday. That will bring the total to somewhere between $245 and $248 million. I'm guessing it will gross around $15 to $18 million this weekend, landing it in the range of $260 and $266 million.
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jimmyfenn
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Jan 2 2013, 7:02pm
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i dont get this obsession with box office figures, alot of the best films are commercial flops.
"You Tolkien to me?!" - Hobbit de Niro
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