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Happy Christmas! (box office related)

Estel78
Tol Eressea

Dec 26 2014, 3:52pm

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Happy Christmas! (box office related) Can't Post

BOFA took in an estimated $13.14M on Christmas Day (Thursday, December 25) in North America. It likely dropped to number 3 (behind Unbroken and Into the Woods) but it should at least be number 2 if not 1 for the weekend.

That's a bigger post Christmas Eve jump then either LOTR or Hobbit movies. However, we should not expect it to follow ROTK on Friday, which jumped another +37%. But i hope it can make it to $15m or close to that on Friday, which would put it at $40m or above for the weekend, a better 2nd weekend drop compared to ROTK. Fingers crossed...

I hope i haven't jinxed it now. There's still a possibility that it drops on Friday because Christmas Day was unusually strong. But let's be positive for a change. Wink


(This post was edited by Estel78 on Dec 26 2014, 3:53pm)


Ham_Sammy
Tol Eressea

Dec 26 2014, 3:55pm

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That's great! [In reply to] Can't Post

No matter what it's doing great at the box office both here in the U.S. and overseas and I'm glad to see it! Thanks for posting the updates!

Thank you for your questions, now go sod off and do something useful - Martin Freeman Twitter chat 3/1/13


Voronwë_the_Faithful
Valinor

Dec 26 2014, 4:09pm

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who are you and what have you done with Estel? [In reply to] Can't Post

Just kidding. But that IS the most positive sounding post about the Hobbit box office that I have seen you make.

which of course means that you will have jinxed it.Wink

'But very bright were the stars upon the margin of the world, when at times the clouds about the West were drawn aside.'

The Hall of Fire


NecromancerRising
Gondor


Dec 26 2014, 4:12pm

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Very nice numbers indeed! [In reply to] Can't Post

Smile

"You cannot find peace by avoiding life"


mirkwoodwanderer
Lorien

Dec 26 2014, 4:12pm

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In NL [In reply to] Can't Post

 In totaal hebben al 580.000 mensen de laatste film uit de reeks Tolkien-verfilmingen gezien.

Since opening early december 580.000 people saw Bo5A. It is (as i mentioned before) losing to a Dutch (ladies) movie.

Population of the country about 17.000.000.


Tintallë
Gondor


Dec 26 2014, 4:39pm

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I will be doing my best [In reply to] Can't Post

to keep those numbers up in the next several weeks. I've only seen it once so far - I need more! Hopefully it will stick around in the theatre long enough for me to get my fill.


Estel78
Tol Eressea

Dec 26 2014, 5:26pm

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I just post how i see it, no sugarcoating. ;) [In reply to] Can't Post

Yeah, i've probably jinxed it. But it's too late now. *lol*

I see the weekend grossing between $38m and $42m. If i have to settle for one number, i'd say $39m. Let's not get too carried away. Wink


NecromancerRising
Gondor


Dec 26 2014, 5:35pm

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Sugarcoating is entirely different [In reply to] Can't Post

than positivity but that was undoubtedly a nice change. Cool

"You cannot find peace by avoiding life"


Avandel
Half-elven


Dec 26 2014, 11:51pm

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Deadline Hollywood blurb [In reply to] Can't Post

http://deadline.com/...nterview-1201336253/
Rounding out the top three, Warner Bros.’ The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies stays put with $13.14M — higher than the earlier $12.7M estimate yesterday.


1). Unbroken (UNI), 3,131 theaters /$15.592M Thurs.*/ Total cume: $15.592M /Wk 1
*includes Christmas Eve previews of $850K
2). Into The Woods (DIS), 2,440 theaters /$15.084M Thurs.*/ Total cume:$15.084M /Wk 1
*includes Christmas Eve previews of $1.1M
3). The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies (WB), 3,875 theaters /$13.14M Thurs./ Total cume: $127.102M/Wk 1
4). Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb (FOX), 3,914 theaters (+129) /$7.35MM Thurs./ Total cume: $34.78M /Wk 1
5). The Gambler (Par), 2,478 theaters /$5M Thurs./ Total cume: $5M /Wk 1


Estel78
Tol Eressea

Dec 27 2014, 8:36am

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$15.6m early Friday estimate [In reply to] Can't Post

Hopefully that is correct. Should do over $40m for the weekend with that number.

Btw, it's number one again as both new openers expectedly dropped from their opening day.


Voronwë_the_Faithful
Valinor

Dec 27 2014, 1:14pm

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Reverse jinx? [In reply to] Can't Post

If it holds, that number is a little better than what you said you were hoping for "$15m or close to it". It would be nice to see this film exceed box office expectations, after the disappointing critical reception. Another indication of the disconnect between critics and audience.

'But very bright were the stars upon the margin of the world, when at times the clouds about the West were drawn aside.'

The Hall of Fire


mae govannen
Tol Eressea


Dec 27 2014, 2:04pm

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... and of the connection between a number of them [In reply to] Can't Post

to trash PJ anyway, even without having seen the film, just to do their best to bring him down by telling people not to go see that film. Some reviews are so unbelievably mean and unfair and downright nasty you wonder what's going on.
I'm so glad the people aren't paying much attention to whatever they say, and go anyway see these movies...!

'Is everything sad going to come untrue?'
(Sam, 'The Field of Cormallen', in 'The Return of the King'.)


Glorfindela
Valinor


Dec 27 2014, 3:12pm

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Agree with that [In reply to] Can't Post

The films (particularly BoFA and AUJ) do not conform to the safe 'blockbuster' or 'Oscar-fodder' model, made up of a by-the-numbers plot and celebrity performers. I don't think many of these so-called 'critics' are able to judge anything that is not 'safe' in any meaningful way. I haven't read anything but a handful of the idiot reviews, but it astonishes me how poor the standard of the writing is and how these people copy each other (as if they are trying to outdo one another). Many of them seem not to have even seen the film, and they certainly don't seem to be professional writers.

There are some critics – for example a few professionals who work for major British publications – who gave a fair, intelligent and measured critique of this film, but they are few and far between.


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to trash PJ anyway, even without having seen the film, just to do their best to bring him down by telling people not to go see that film. Some reviews are so unbelievably mean and unfair and downright nasty you wonder what's going on.
I'm so glad the people aren't paying much attention to whatever they say, and go anyway see these movies...!



Ham_Sammy
Tol Eressea

Dec 27 2014, 3:31pm

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Disconnect is right [In reply to] Can't Post

I think the the problem is now everyone's a critic. it used to be that people writing for the large trade magazines like Variety and others who knew film and appreciated it for it's art were the ones writing the reviews. Now anyone with a keyboard is an expert. In the end, it's what the audience likes. I'm sure back in the day there are many films that would have been pilloried by the numerous "experts" out there that were popular films. A lot of it also is click bait. I don't go at all to RT. I used to go there back in the day before IGN took it over and post on the RoTK board. I haven't been there though in a long, long time and I don't read the reviews because quite honestly I like to see a film and enjoy it for myself without opinions of people I couldn't care less about telling me what they think. The same is true for news in general. Opinions are everywhere now vs. just reporting the news. That's for another message board though...

Thank you for your questions, now go sod off and do something useful - Martin Freeman Twitter chat 3/1/13


Avandel
Half-elven


Dec 27 2014, 5:03pm

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Lots of GOLD to add to the treasure of Thror [In reply to] Can't Post

 
Update, 8:30AM: Studio-reported Friday figures – Warner Bros. is reporting a Friday of $15.65M for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – higher than what the industry thought and a running cume of $142.75M.

4:00 AM:
Franchises and family films continued to leave buckets of cash under the Christmas trees of the major studios as The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies powered back to No. 1 Friday over new titles Unbroken and Into the Woods with an industry estimate of $15.2M.

http://deadline.com/2014/12/christmas-box-office-interview-hobbit-unbroken-into-the-woods-1201337009/



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BlackFox
Half-elven


Dec 27 2014, 6:08pm

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Which currently puts it at $470,152,000 worldwide [In reply to] Can't Post

http://boxofficemojo.com/...n&id=hobbit3.htm



Glorfindela
Valinor


Dec 27 2014, 6:20pm

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Another massive fail, then [In reply to] Can't Post

LaughLaughLaugh


macfalk
Valinor


Dec 27 2014, 10:13pm

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470 million already? [In reply to] Can't Post

1 billion seems to be within reach. It seems to be doing better than DOS in nearly all markets, US included.

The greatest adventure is what lies ahead.

(This post was edited by macfalk on Dec 27 2014, 10:13pm)


Ham_Sammy
Tol Eressea

Dec 27 2014, 10:24pm

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Yep [In reply to] Can't Post

It really is. And I'm glad. I thought the film might be off at the box office but I was clearly wrong and glad I was. Even the U.S. Box office is very much up. Great to see.

Thank you for your questions, now go sod off and do something useful - Martin Freeman Twitter chat 3/1/13


mae govannen
Tol Eressea


Dec 28 2014, 5:10am

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Nice to be revisiting this thread [In reply to] Can't Post

and to find out the increasing good news!!! Cool

'Is everything sad going to come untrue?'
(Sam, 'The Field of Cormallen', in 'The Return of the King'.)

 
 

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