Box Office Showdown! | 8/16-8/18 | Kick-Ass 2, Jobs, Paranoia, The Butler

[Baseballking888]

Figured I start the one for next week.

Movie: Kick-Ass 2
Type: Action/Comedy
Studio: Universal
Theaters: 2,800

Movie: Jobs
Type: Drama
Studio: Open Road Films
Theaters: 2,000

Movie: The Butler
Type: Drama
Studio: Weinstein Company
Theaters: 2,500

Movie: Paranoia
Type: Thriller
Studio: Relativity
Theaters: 2,400

My predictions:
1. The Butler $21 million
2. Kick-Ass 2 $19 million
3. We're The Millers $17 million
4. Paranoia $13.5 million
5. Elysium $12 million
6. Planes $10.5 million
7. Jobs 7.5 million
8. Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters $6 million
9. The Smurfs 2 5.5 million
10. 2 Guns $5 million

[remake]

Paranoia is no doubt going to flop. JOBS doesn't look like anything special. Kick-Ass 2 might copy Red 2's performance compared to their first films.

[King Troll]

Butler 15 m
Kick ass 15m
Paranoia 14.5 m
Jobs 14 m

[Foggy]

Originally Posted by remake

Paranoia is no doubt going to flop. JOBS doesn't look like anything special. Kick-Ass 2 might copy Red 2's performance compared to their first films.

Doubt it since that would require Kick-Ass 1 to have done well with it's first film.

Kick-Ass has only grown in popularity since it's original release, so I'm hoping 2 does well, after all it might encourage studios to see that films can get sequels and perform well if they didn't have a great opening weekend (looking at you Dredd)

Kick-Ass 2 - $25 Mill
The Butler - $21 Mill
Elysium - $12 Mill
Planes - $9 Mill
We're The Millers - $9 Mill
Paranoia - $6 Mill
Jobs - $4 Mill

[remake]

Open Road Films and Relativity will most likely add another disappointment to their list.

[Britbuffguy]

I can say with 100% confidence JOBS and Kick-Ass 2 will not win the spot. I jsut think it's a bad spot for KA2, and most people don't even know Jobs is a movie!

I went with Paranoia, as it looks decent and maybe a good thriller is what people want right now. It's got Ford going for it. It's got Amber Heard in it...which that alone gets a movie ticket from this guy!


My film to see next weekend is The Butler for sure, but it doesn't seem to be getting much buzz or advertising. I think it will be the best of the bunch by a mile though. I wanted to pick this one...jsut think it will be a second place kind of film.

And this is coming from the guy that is the #1 Lindy Booth fan in the world and is hyped to see her in a big budget sequel!!!

I will be seeing all but Jobs one day next weekend for sure!

[Foggy]

Originally Posted by Britbuffguy

I can say with 100% confidence JOBS and Kick-Ass 2 will not win the spot. I jsut think it's a bad spot for KA2, and most people don't even know Jobs is a movie!

I went with Paranoia, as it looks decent and maybe a good thriller is what people want right now. It's got Ford going for it. It's got Amber Heard in it...which that alone gets a movie ticket from this guy!


My film to see next weekend is The Butler for sure, but it doesn't seem to be getting much buzz or advertising. I think it will be the best of the bunch by a mile though. I wanted to pick this one...jsut think it will be a second place kind of film.

And this is coming from the guy that is the #1 Lindy Booth fan in the world and is hyped to see her in a big budget sequel!!!

I will be seeing all but Jobs one day next weekend for sure!

Pffft, yeah sure.

I'm sorry, but this is a two horse race, The Butler is the safe option and Kick-Ass 2 is the risky one. People love these sappy bubble wrapped dramas this time of year (The Help, The Blind Side).

A bland personality-less thriller isn't getting any butts in seats at this point of the summer.

[GC Riot]

I'm guessing Kick-Ass 2 will win this by a long shot, and considering the franchise's popularity, I'd be surprised if it grosses less than $30M.
The first film may have underwhelmed a bit at the box office, but it found new life on the home video market, so awareness for the follow-up is big. Also, while Jim Carrey's great days are far behind him, I have a feeling he still has a strong following that will give him the benefit of the doubt.

[remake]

Originally Posted by Foggy

A bland personality-less thriller isn't getting any butts in seats at this point of the summer.

Especially when it's released by a new independent studio who has only released 16 films on its own and only 5 were decent hits. The other 11 made $31M or less domestically.

[JavaJulien]

1) Elysium
2) Kick-Ass 2
3) Jobs
4) The Butler
5) Paranoia

[Foggy]

Originally Posted by JavaJulien

1) Elysium
2) Kick-Ass 2
3) Jobs
4) The Butler
5) Paranoia

How much do you reckon the films will make?

[KOQ24]

The Butler 19mil
Kick Ass 2 14mil
Elysium 13mil
Were the Millers 9mil
Planes 8mil

[DanTheMan]

1) Kick-Ass 2
2) Elysium
3) Paranoia
4) Jobs
5) The Butler

[Chaotic]

1. The Butler $22M
2. Paranoia $16M
3. Elysium $14M
4. Kickass 2 $13M
5. Jobs $11M

[Pounder]

1. Kick Ass 2 $26 million
2. Elysium $16 million
3. The Butler $15 million
4. Paranoia $13 million
5. Were The Millers $12 million

I would not be surprised if The Butler catches steam and it gets the #1 spot. Hard to really track it for me. I think it will be top 3 for sure.

[ZoetMB]

I don't understand who the audience is for Kick Ass 2. It's an R-rated movie (no one under 17 without an adult) about a 15-year-old female superhero.

Who exactly does this appeal to? OK, maybe 17 year-old-boys, but that's about it. Anyone older will think it's a children's movie. Children can't see the movie.

What idiot producer let this be an R-rated film? Even Spielberg can't get away with that.

[Foggy]

Originally Posted by ZoetMB

I don't understand who the audience is for Kick Ass 2. It's an R-rated movie (no one under 17 without an adult) about a 15-year-old female superhero.

Who exactly does this appeal to? OK, maybe 17 year-old-boys, but that's about it. Anyone older will think it's a children's movie. Children can't see the movie.

What idiot producer let this be an R-rated film? Even Spielberg can't get away with that.

You mean like the first film, that brought 100 mill at the box office.

This isn't a blockbuster, it's a dirty teen comedy with bloody action and sex jokes in, it's not a teeny bopper adventure.

[remake]

Originally Posted by ZoetMB

I don't understand who the audience is for Kick Ass 2. It's an R-rated movie (no one under 17 without an adult) about a 15-year-old female superhero.

Who exactly does this appeal to? OK, maybe 17 year-old-boys, but that's about it. Anyone older will think it's a children's movie. Children can't see the movie.

What idiot producer let this be an R-rated film? Even Spielberg can't get away with that.

In some more ghetto parts of the country, theatres don't care about who buys tickets to R-rated films.

[djgeneral]

Originally Posted by ZoetMB

I don't understand who the audience is for Kick Ass 2. It's an R-rated movie (no one under 17 without an adult) about a 15-year-old female superhero.

Who exactly does this appeal to? OK, maybe 17 year-old-boys, but that's about it. Anyone older will think it's a children's movie. Children can't see the movie.

What idiot producer let this be an R-rated film? Even Spielberg can't get away with that.

It annoys me when people talk out of their ass and have no idea what is going on.

Domestic: $48,071,303 50.0%
+ Foreign: $48,117,600 50.0%
= Worldwide: $96,188,903

The first film made nearly $100 million on a $30 million budget not counting DVD/Blu sales & rentals. It was a huge cult hit. And was rated R

[jamesdevil]

Weird weekend. I'm going to say The Butler.