Which movie will reign supreme at the box office? - Blu-ray Forum

Blu Titan · 12-22-2009, 11:10 PM

Avatar is coming off a great start and has positive "word of mouth" going for it. The younger kids(dragging their parents) will choose Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Sequel. In addition, the star power of Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law will be an attractive draw as well. Avatar will be playing in 3,452 theaters, of which 2,023 were 3D runs. Alvin and The Chipmunks 2 will open in 3,700 theaters, and Sherlock Holmes will debut in 3,600. Also opening this week: It's complicated (2,800 theaters), Up in the Air (1,800 theaters), and Nine (1,500) theaters.

Avatar

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Sherlock Holmes

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Alvin and The Chipmunks 2

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It's Complicated

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Nine

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MookDaddy333 · 12-22-2009, 11:16 PM

Avatar in the long run.

Blu Titan · 12-22-2009, 11:22 PM

Don't count Alvin out. The first installment pulled over $44 million in its opening weekend.

Moviefan1203 · 12-22-2009, 11:32 PM

It's going to be very close between Avatar and Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Sequel, but I think Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Sequel will take it by a nose.

Blu-Ron · 12-22-2009, 11:42 PM

WOW...I'm not seeing any of those.

masoud90 · 12-22-2009, 11:44 PM

Avy. Although i will see NINE was well.

Diesel · 12-22-2009, 11:55 PM

Sherlock Holmes takes the weekend.

Avatar slips to second.

Chipmunks take third.

Both will see a sharper decrease in their second weeks than Avatar will though imo.

dvd_mazter · 12-23-2009, 12:06 AM

I personally want to see Sherlock Holmes but I think it will be a toss up between Alvin (for the kiddies) and Avatar considering the great word of mouth.

detective392 · 12-23-2009, 12:10 AM

Sherlock will take 1st while Alvin takes second and Avatar goes to 3rd unless one of the other movies does good and Avatar drops lower.

Elvis · 12-23-2009, 12:16 AM

Sherlock will take a big chunk out of Avatar this weekend and come in first. Avatar will gross the most of the holiday movies though. Not so sure about the positive word of mouth though for Avatar...I have almost just as many people I know say they did not care for it as those that said they did. I will find out for myself tomorrow night!

skatalite · 12-23-2009, 12:17 AM

The topic creator is bias! He used movie posters for all of the films except "Avatar"! And he didn't put them in alphabetical order! And "Avatar" has the largest image! And he incorrectly identified the second "Alvin and the Chipmunks" movie as "The Sequel" when we all know it's "The Squeakquel."

BIAS!

But I made my vote :P

Elvis · 12-23-2009, 12:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skatalite

The topic creator is bias! He used movie posters for all of the films except "Avatar"! And he didn't put them in alphabetical order! And "Avatar" has the largest image! And he incorrectly identified the second "Alvin and the Chipmunks" movie as "The Sequel" when we all know it's "The Squeakquel."

BIAS!

But I made my vote :P

You can tell that from just his signature....it use to be Star Trek.

But I just have this feeling that I am going to like Holmes better.

Grevlin · 12-23-2009, 12:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skatalite

The topic creator is bias! He used movie posters for all of the films except "Avatar"! And he didn't put them in alphabetical order! And "Avatar" has the largest image! And he incorrectly identified the second "Alvin and the Chipmunks" movie as "The Sequel" when we all know it's "The Squeakquel."

BIAS!

But I made my vote :P

I think the order was the OP's prediction...

skatalite · 12-23-2009, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Elvis

You can tell that from just his signature....it use to be Star Trek.

Hopefully negative comments or choices about the prefered film of the OP will be welcome here.

I thought I noticed something different about his siggy...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grevlin

I think the order was the OP's prediction...

I think so, too. I'm only playing around anyway.

And he must hate "Up In the Air" cause there's no image for it at all!

detective392 · 12-23-2009, 12:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skatalite

The topic creator is bias! He used movie posters for all of the films except "Avatar"! And he didn't put them in alphabetical order! And "Avatar" has the largest image! And he incorrectly identified the second "Alvin and the Chipmunks" movie as "The Sequel" when we all know it's "The Squeakquel."

BIAS!

But I made my vote :P

Of course it is. The poll was made so the Avatar fans can once again talk about how good they think the movie will do and how they think it's the most epic thing ever. When the movie was pretty bad with it's no plot and 1D characters. Their is a reason Avatar has like what 5 threads all talking about the same damn movie.

Elvis · 12-23-2009, 12:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skatalite

I thought I noticed something different about his siggy...

I think so, too. I'm only playing around anyway.

And he must hate "Up In the Air" cause there's no image for it at all!

Yes it was a joke on my part! In fact I can't wait to see "Up in the Air"....that might just be your best picture winner.

Grevlin · 12-23-2009, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by detective392

Of course it is. The poll was made so the Avatar fans can once again talk about how good they think the movie will do and how they think it's the most epic thing ever. When the movie was pretty bad with it's no plot and 1D characters. Their is a reason Avatar has like what 5 threads all talking about the same damn movie.

So, Chipmunks for you then...

detective392 · 12-23-2009, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Grevlin

So, Chipmunks for you then...

No Sherlock but I will be seeing Alvin on Thursday and Sherlock on Sunday.

Elvis · 12-23-2009, 12:30 AM

I think people are way overlooking Nine. It has an all star cast and if it does as well as Chicago or Moulin Rouge that will take quite abit of box office draw. It's a musical based on Fellini's 8 1/2 so it has a wonderful story to work from....not sure as a musical though.

Marcusarilius · 12-23-2009, 12:37 AM

Avatar first. Alvin and the chipmonks should come in 2nd place. Don't forget all those kids and at least one adult ticket purchased. SH in 3rd.

12-22-2009, 11:10 PM	#1
Blu Titan Super Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Edo, Land of the Samurai Home Theater Gallery:42 4K collection:41 Blu-ray collection:2864 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:92	Which movie will reign supreme at the box office this weekend? Avatar is coming off a great start and has positive "word of mouth" going for it. The younger kids(dragging their parents) will choose Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Sequel. In addition, the star power of Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law will be an attractive draw as well. Avatar will be playing in 3,452 theaters, of which 2,023 were 3D runs. Alvin and The Chipmunks 2 will open in 3,700 theaters, and Sherlock Holmes will debut in 3,600. Also opening this week: It's complicated (2,800 theaters), Up in the Air (1,800 theaters), and Nine (1,500) theaters. Avatar avatar.jpg Sherlock Holmes sherlockholmes.jpg Alvin and The Chipmunks 2 alvinandthechipmunksii_poster.jpg It's Complicated itscomplicated_poster.jpg Nine nine_poster.jpg Last edited by Blu Titan; 12-22-2009 at 11:15 PM.

12-23-2009, 12:30 AM	#19
Elvis Banned Member since:May 2009 Location:The Jungle Room Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:327 DVD collection:45 Blu-ray reviews:10 Trading Score:18	I think people are way overlooking Nine. It has an all star cast and if it does as well as Chicago or Moulin Rouge that will take quite abit of box office draw. It's a musical based on Fellini's 8 1/2 so it has a wonderful story to work from....not sure as a musical though. Last edited by Elvis; 12-23-2009 at 12:40 AM.

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View Poll Results: Which movie will reign supreme at the domestic box office?
Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Sequel	4	3.15%
Avatar	92	72.44%
It's Complicated	1	0.79%
Sherlock Holmes	30	23.62%
Nine	0	0%
Up in the Air	0	0%
Voters: 127. You may not vote on this poll

12-22-2009, 11:16 PM	#2
MookDaddy333 Active Member Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Jacksonville Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray collection:232 Blu-ray reviews:1	Avatar in the long run.

12-22-2009, 11:22 PM	#3
Blu Titan Super Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Edo, Land of the Samurai Home Theater Gallery:42 4K collection:41 Blu-ray collection:2864 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:92	Don't count Alvin out. The first installment pulled over $44 million in its opening weekend.

12-22-2009, 11:32 PM	#4
Moviefan1203 Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Pennsylvania, USA Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:45	It's going to be very close between Avatar and Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Sequel, but I think Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Sequel will take it by a nose.

12-22-2009, 11:42 PM	#5
Blu-Ron Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:40 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	WOW...I'm not seeing any of those.

12-22-2009, 11:44 PM	#6
masoud90 Power Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Seattle, WA Blu-ray collection:180 Trading Score:3	Avy. Although i will see NINE was well.

12-22-2009, 11:55 PM	#7
Diesel Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 31 Trading Score:10	Sherlock Holmes takes the weekend. Avatar slips to second. Chipmunks take third. Both will see a sharper decrease in their second weeks than Avatar will though imo.

12-23-2009, 12:06 AM	#8
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 personally want to see Sherlock Holmes but I think it will be a toss up between Alvin (for the kiddies) and Avatar considering the great word of mouth.

12-23-2009, 12:10 AM	#9
detective392 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Champlin, MN Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:439 DVD collection:293 Blu-ray reviews:21	Sherlock will take 1st while Alvin takes second and Avatar goes to 3rd unless one of the other movies does good and Avatar drops lower.

12-23-2009, 12:16 AM	#10
Elvis Banned Member since:May 2009 Location:The Jungle Room Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:327 DVD collection:45 Blu-ray reviews:10 Trading Score:18	Sherlock will take a big chunk out of Avatar this weekend and come in first. Avatar will gross the most of the holiday movies though. Not so sure about the positive word of mouth though for Avatar...I have almost just as many people I know say they did not care for it as those that said they did. I will find out for myself tomorrow night!

12-23-2009, 12:17 AM	#11
skatalite Banned Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Norman, Okla. Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:12	The topic creator is bias! He used movie posters for all of the films except "Avatar"! And he didn't put them in alphabetical order! And "Avatar" has the largest image! And he incorrectly identified the second "Alvin and the Chipmunks" movie as "The Sequel" when we all know it's "The Squeakquel." BIAS! But I made my vote :P

12-23-2009, 12:37 AM	#20
Marcusarilius Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Seattle, WA. Blu-ray reviews:52 Trading Score:1	Avatar first. Alvin and the chipmonks should come in 2nd place. Don't forget all those kids and at least one adult ticket purchased. SH in 3rd.

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