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BilboBagshot187
Rivendell
Feb 15 2013, 7:12am
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The hobbit opens in China this weekend
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Skyfall took 34.4m in its opening 7 days, will be interesting to see how the hobbit fares.
'Everywhere I lie theres a dirty great root sticking into my back!'
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Elk2013
The Shire
Feb 15 2013, 8:40am
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still one week to go.
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BilboBagshot187
Rivendell
Feb 15 2013, 8:49am
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I remember reading this article:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/skyfall-hobbit-be-released-one-401900
which said 15th but reading it again now it does say 'reports stating' and not official confirmation. a week to go then!
'Everywhere I lie theres a dirty great root sticking into my back!'
(This post was edited by BilboBagshot187 on Feb 15 2013, 8:51am)
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macfalk
Valinor
Feb 15 2013, 9:40am
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According to some sources it does indeed open today...
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But other sources say next week. We'll see.
The greatest adventure is what lies ahead.
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Arannir
Valinor
Feb 15 2013, 10:19am
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Very hard to predict, at least for me.
Looking at other numbers and "similar" movies, I'd say anything between 25 and 80 Mio seems a possibility.
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Owain
Tol Eressea
Feb 15 2013, 3:18pm
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The Hobbit will open on the 22nd in China.
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Variety is an entertainment syndication in the know.
There's no reason to doubt this. At one time Skyfall and The Hobbit were going to premiere on the same day but they've since sorted that out and the 22nd has been a firm date for awhile.
Here's a source reporting as of yesterday.
Variety Article
Warner Bros.' "The Hobbit," for instance, is near the $1 billion global mark as it readies to launch in China on Feb. 22.
Middle Earth is New Zealand!
"Question everything, embrace the bad, and hold on to the good."
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Owain
Tol Eressea
Feb 15 2013, 3:21pm
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Here's another source that Peter Jackson even references from time to time.
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The Hollywood Reporter
New Line and MGM's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has secured a China release date -- Feb. 22.
Another syndication that the industry reads along with the general public.
Middle Earth is New Zealand!
"Question everything, embrace the bad, and hold on to the good."
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Tintallė
Gondor
Feb 15 2013, 5:05pm
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I wonder if the translation will be good. Some of the translations of the LOTR films had us rolling with laughter here. Hope they get it right!
I wonder how they will feel about Smaug. . .
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Old Toby
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Feb 15 2013, 5:41pm
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yes, and I wonder if they use subtitles or dubbing?
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Dubbing would be.....very strange. I hope they use subtitles.
"Age is always advancing and I'm fairly sure it's up to no good." Harry Dresden (Jim Butcher)
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The White Wizard
The Shire
Feb 15 2013, 7:43pm
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Do you think that China will push it over $1,000,000,000? I think it will.
True courage is about knowing not when to take a life, but when to spare one.
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Owain
Tol Eressea
Feb 15 2013, 7:57pm
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Warner Bros. is pretty confident about it.
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Do you think that China will push it over $1,000,000,000?
Here are some excerpts from the TimeWarner Q4 Earnings Call.
We also had a great year at the film studio, led by The Dark Knight Rises, which grossed $1.1 billion at the global box office, making it the highest grossing film in the franchise. We also have the first part of The Hobbit trilogy, which is on track to reach $1 billion globally; Magic Mike; and the multiple award-winning film Argo.
Driven by countries like Brazil, Russia and China, we're increasingly seeing international box office totals outstripping domestic box by more than 2:1 for our biggest hits. It's hard to top that, but our 2013 theatrical slate looks even better. It includes Man of Steel, The Hangover 3, Great Gatsby, Pacific Rim, the sequel to 300 and, of course, the second film in The Hobbit series. In fact, that was all content.
In our theatrical business, we had a very good year and a very successful fourth quarter despite difficult comparisons. The first film in The Hobbit trilogy has generated around $950 million at the global box office and is on track to join The Dark Knight Rises as our second 2012 release to pass $1 billion in global box office. The strong box office performances of The Hobbit and the critically acclaimed film Argo helped keep our theatrical revenues almost flat in the fourth quarter, and that's despite a decline in the number of theatrical releases.
Looking ahead to 2013, we are very optimistic about the film slate, which, as Jeff mentioned, includes the second film in the Hobbit trilogy, Man of Steel and Hangover 3, to name just a few.
Middle Earth is New Zealand!
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Elk2013
The Shire
Feb 16 2013, 1:33am
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I watched a bubbed ROTK 10 years ago
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nowadays the audience prefer subtitles though.
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imin
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Feb 16 2013, 2:00am
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I think it's going to make about
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800 million in China - and loads of Chinese will go crazy of lil Bilbo! 
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macfalk
Valinor
Feb 16 2013, 10:14am
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I'd like to hear people call it "flop" one more time
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When it reaches 300 million / 1 billion.
Or as someone else said back after the first weekend: "I think we all have to realize that An Unexpected Journey is a flop."
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Arannir
Valinor
Feb 16 2013, 12:00pm
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.... I did not understand the dissapointment as well, but we do not have to make a crusade out of it and post that kind of comments over and over again, especially when nobody has called the film a financial flop in weeks on this board - no matter how one interprets the numbers.
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imin
Valinor
Feb 16 2013, 12:57pm
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glor
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Feb 16 2013, 4:40pm
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That could be a potent mix for Chinese audiences where Dragons are deeply embedded in their culture.
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Kristin Thompson
Rohan
Feb 17 2013, 3:46am
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I think it is almost certain to push the film over a billion worldwide//
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Estel78
Tol Eressea
Feb 17 2013, 1:21pm
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...just managed the biggest first 7 days gross ever in China. And in 5 days Hobbit opens. Great... 
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