How much will Tropic Thunder rain down this weekend? - Blu-ray Forum

GreenScar · 08-13-2008, 05:18 AM

It would be a pretty big miracle for the Dark Knight to prevail yet anther weekend. How do you see it shaking down?

ManBearPig · 08-13-2008, 05:19 AM

1. Clone Wars
2. Tropic Thunder
3. The Dark Knight
4. Pineapple Express

GreenScar · 08-13-2008, 03:50 PM

Fantasymogul.com has their early tracking:

1. Tropic Thunder (DreamWorks/Paramount) — $25 million (five-day total of $45 million)
2. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Warner Bros.) — $21.5 million
3. The Dark Knight (Warner Bros.) — $16.6 million
4. Pineapple Express (Sony) — $12.5 million
5. Mirrors (20th Century Fox) — $11.8 million

Gamma_Winstead · 08-13-2008, 03:57 PM

1. Tropic Thunder
2. Clone Wars
3. Pineapple Express
4. TDK
5. Mirrors.

dvd_mazter · 08-13-2008, 04:02 PM

I hope Tropic Thunder wins the weekend but Stars Wars is Star Wars so it could take it. (even though it looks awful to me and I'm a big S.W fan)

johnarnold101 · 08-13-2008, 04:05 PM

I think word of mouth is already starting (I'm doing my part) and it will have a 30-40 million opening weekend.

Star Wars just doesn't seem to have the buzz I expected.

Marine Mike · 08-13-2008, 04:25 PM

1. Clone Wars (I won't be seeing it because it looks terrible, but its Star Wars so it'll top the charts for the weekend.)
2. Tropic Thunder
3. The Dark Knight
4. Pineapple Express

M · 08-13-2008, 05:28 PM

I would hope it does well, this seems like a great smart comedy.

cajmoyper · 08-13-2008, 07:53 PM

I'm becoming less and less interested in Tropic Thunder the more times I see the preview. We get it, you're the dude playing the dude pretending to be another dude. Pick another line for the preview. I guess the only way to judge is to see it. Anyways, I'm picking TDK for tops just so I could say, even though it probably won't, I said it was going to be number one for the 5th straight weekend. It's such a great movie.

jj5206 · 08-13-2008, 09:35 PM

1. Clone Wars $28.6 million
2. Tropic Thunder $26.4 million
3. The Dark Knight $19.3 million
4. Pineapple Express $11.8 million
my numbers for the top four

MarkJ801 · 08-13-2008, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by jasonbird

Fantasymogul.com has their early tracking:

1. Tropic Thunder (DreamWorks/Paramount) — $25 million (five-day total of $45 million)
2. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Warner Bros.) — $21.5 million
3. The Dark Knight (Warner Bros.) — $16.6 million
4. Pineapple Express (Sony) — $12.5 million
5. Mirrors (20th Century Fox) — $11.8 million

That seems very realistic to me, although I think Clone Wars looks awful.

caliminius · 08-13-2008, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by M

I would hope it does well, this seems like a great smart comedy.

A "smart comedy" ? I guess you must have seen a different trailer than I did. I thought it looked incredibly stupid. Basically, it looked like a remake of Three Amigos only cruder and more vulgar.

I think Star Wars will win the weekend just because it's Star Wars. Nothing better than a huge built-in fan base. But I think SW, TDK and (sadly) Tropic Thunder will all be pretty close in the end.

wnicholas76 · 08-14-2008, 03:31 AM

Please, people! The Dark Knight is still gonna be #1, for the fifth week in a row, I might add! Now I will go see Tropic Thunder just to see Robert Downey Jr. make a complete ass of himself.

But in the end, The Dark Knight will still be on top!

GreenScar · 08-14-2008, 05:31 AM

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Originally Posted by cajmoyper

I'm becoming less and less interested in Tropic Thunder the more times I see the preview. We get it, you're the dude playing the dude pretending to be another dude. Pick another line for the preview. I guess the only way to judge is to see it. Anyways, I'm picking TDK for tops just so I could say, even though it probably won't, I said it was going to be number one for the 5th straight weekend. It's such a great movie.

Downey Jr is so funny in this movie. IMO he blows everyone else away. Pretty much all of his dialog was great.

Windmill McGill · 08-14-2008, 05:42 AM

I know there will be one scene in this movie that everyone on this site will be talking about later haha
Movie was good but not as good as Pineapple Express IMO.
I hope Mirrors does better then predicted. Looks sick as hell

GreenScar · 08-14-2008, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Windmill McGill

I know there will be one scene in this movie that everyone on this site will be talking about later haha
Movie was good but not as good as Pineapple Express IMO.
I hope Mirrors does better then predicted. Looks sick as hell

The HDTV vs BLU-RAY story.

GreenScar · 08-14-2008, 06:40 AM

Wow. Deadline hollywood daily is reporting that Tropic Thunder only pulled in $7 million on Wednesday (Pineapple Express did $12.1).

GreenScar · 08-16-2008, 06:42 AM

'Tropic Thunder' Rumbles Past 'Clone Wars' Toon Friday: $8.2M vs $6.5M

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Tropic Thunder should make $26 million for this weekend and $37 million for the 5 days since it opened Wednesday.

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars opened as predicted with $6.5 million for what should be a $19.5M weekend.

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No. 3 was the Warner Bros' Batman mega-blockbuster with $5 million Friday and an expected $17M for the weekend.

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LynxFX · 08-16-2008, 06:57 AM

One of the funniest movies I've seen all year. Great performances, funny concept, and the biggest surprise is that it is beautifully shot.

Glad to see it picked up a bit today.

GreenScar · 08-16-2008, 07:24 PM

Fridays esitmates:

1 Tropic Thunder $8,255,000 - $19,288,000
2 Star Wars: The Clone Wars $6,690,000 - $6,690,000
3 The Dark Knight $4,952,000 - $459,655,000

The Dark Knight will pass Star Wars today on the all time list and move into the number 2 spot.

View Poll Results: How much will Tropic Thunder rain in this weekend?
Under $10 million	5	9.62%
$10 - $20 million	4	7.69%
$20 - $30 million	18	34.62%
$30- $40 million	12	23.08%
$40 - $50 million	9	17.31%
Over $50 million	4	7.69%
Voters: 52. You may not vote on this poll

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08-13-2008, 05:18 AM	#1
GreenScar Blu-ray Knight Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray collection:148 Trading Score:2	How much will Tropic Thunder rain down this weekend? It would be a pretty big miracle for the Dark Knight to prevail yet anther weekend. How do you see it shaking down?

08-13-2008, 05:19 AM	#2
ManBearPig Member Member since:Aug 2008	1. Clone Wars 2. Tropic Thunder 3. The Dark Knight 4. Pineapple Express

08-13-2008, 03:50 PM	#3
GreenScar Blu-ray Knight Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray collection:148 Trading Score:2	Fantasymogul.com has their early tracking: 1. Tropic Thunder (DreamWorks/Paramount) — $25 million (five-day total of $45 million) 2. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Warner Bros.) — $21.5 million 3. The Dark Knight (Warner Bros.) — $16.6 million 4. Pineapple Express (Sony) — $12.5 million 5. Mirrors (20th Century Fox) — $11.8 million

08-13-2008, 03:57 PM	#4
Gamma_Winstead Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:U.S.G. Ishimura 4K collection:118 Blu-ray collection:764 Blu-ray reviews: 36 Trading Score:6	1. Tropic Thunder 2. Clone Wars 3. Pineapple Express 4. TDK 5. Mirrors.

08-13-2008, 04:02 PM	#5
dvd_mazter Power Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Winnipeg, Manitoba Home Theater Gallery:9 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:740 Blu-ray reviews: 146	I hope Tropic Thunder wins the weekend but Stars Wars is Star Wars so it could take it. (even though it looks awful to me and I'm a big S.W fan)

08-13-2008, 04:05 PM	#6
johnarnold101 Senior Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Boise, ID Home Theater Gallery:2 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:13	I think word of mouth is already starting (I'm doing my part) and it will have a 30-40 million opening weekend. Star Wars just doesn't seem to have the buzz I expected.

08-13-2008, 04:25 PM	#7
Marine Mike The Busey Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Ohio Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray collection:120 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:4	1. Clone Wars (I won't be seeing it because it looks terrible, but its Star Wars so it'll top the charts for the weekend.) 2. Tropic Thunder 3. The Dark Knight 4. Pineapple Express

08-13-2008, 05:28 PM	#8
M Special Member Member since:May 2008 Trading Score:1	I would hope it does well, this seems like a great smart comedy.

08-13-2008, 07:53 PM	#9
cajmoyper Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jun 2007 Location:San Antonio, TX Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray collection:182	I'm becoming less and less interested in Tropic Thunder the more times I see the preview. We get it, you're the dude playing the dude pretending to be another dude. Pick another line for the preview. I guess the only way to judge is to see it. Anyways, I'm picking TDK for tops just so I could say, even though it probably won't, I said it was going to be number one for the 5th straight weekend. It's such a great movie.

08-13-2008, 09:35 PM	#10
jj5206 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Illinois Home Theater Gallery:22 4K collection:36 Blu-ray collection:243 DVD collection:288 Digital collection:238	1. Clone Wars $28.6 million 2. Tropic Thunder $26.4 million 3. The Dark Knight $19.3 million 4. Pineapple Express $11.8 million my numbers for the top four

08-14-2008, 03:31 AM	#13
wnicholas76 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Memphis, TN (for now...) Home Theater Gallery:188 4K collection:495 Blu-ray collection:1068 Blu-ray reviews: 24 Trading Score:12	Please, people! The Dark Knight is still gonna be #1, for the fifth week in a row, I might add! Now I will go see Tropic Thunder just to see Robert Downey Jr. make a complete ass of himself. But in the end, The Dark Knight will still be on top!

08-14-2008, 05:42 AM	#15
Windmill McGill Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Hopkins, Minnesota Blu-ray collection:25	I know there will be one scene in this movie that everyone on this site will be talking about later haha Movie was good but not as good as Pineapple Express IMO. I hope Mirrors does better then predicted. Looks sick as hell

08-14-2008, 06:40 AM	#17
GreenScar Blu-ray Knight Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray collection:148 Trading Score:2	Wow. Deadline hollywood daily is reporting that Tropic Thunder only pulled in $7 million on Wednesday (Pineapple Express did $12.1).

08-16-2008, 06:57 AM	#19
LynxFX Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2007	One of the funniest movies I've seen all year. Great performances, funny concept, and the biggest surprise is that it is beautifully shot. Glad to see it picked up a bit today.

08-16-2008, 07:24 PM	#20
GreenScar Blu-ray Knight Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray collection:148 Trading Score:2	Fridays esitmates: 1 Tropic Thunder $8,255,000 - $19,288,000 2 Star Wars: The Clone Wars $6,690,000 - $6,690,000 3 The Dark Knight $4,952,000 - $459,655,000 The Dark Knight will pass Star Wars today on the all time list and move into the number 2 spot.

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