What an embarassing weekend...

[hipster.doofus7]

When was the last time all the movies that premiered in a weekend were critical darlings? Well, it's happening this week. Incredibly, there were 7 films that opened this weekend with a cumulative average of 90% at rotten tomatoes:

• The Artist 98%
• Hugo 97%
• Muppets 97%
• Arthur Christmas 94%
• My Week with Marilyn 84%
• A Dangerous Method 80%
• Rampart 77%

This has got to be some kind of all-time record. So which great film goes on to win the weekend by a landslide? Well, according to Wednesday night's tallies... it's Twilight at #1 of course! And Happy Feat Two at the #3 spot. The average Rotten Tomatoes rating for those two films is 35%. They'll make more money this weekend than all the critically acclaimed new releases combined... in spite of the fact that these two drecks already had their premieres a week ago.

Don't ever blame the studios for making crap films ever again. It's the movie going public that's to blame for the kinds of films that are being made. They're the ones that are voting with their wallets, and it's pretty clear what they want to see every week. Bare-chested metrosexual vampires and franchise sequels are what they want to see. Explosions, comic book super heroes, fast cars, and gross out comedies.

[Moleman1138]

Four of those are very limited release films, so they won't even stand a chance until expansion.

The Muppets: Should be a hit and will appeal to younger and older audiences.

Arthur Christmas: It's hard to say. Aardman usually doesn't have big grosses but there really isn't much out for Christmas movies.

Hugo: If it wasn't for 1200 theater count, this movie would have better success, but despite being my favorite movie of 2011, this is a very hard sell. Much smarter than the average family film.

Breaking Dawn Part 1 owns this weekend no doubt, but next week I'm pulling for a Muppets upset with no new wide releases until 12/9

[Sylentwolf]

Originally Posted by hipster.doofus7

When was the last time all the movies that premiered in a weekend were critical darlings? Well, it's happening this week. Incredibly, there were 7 films that opened this weekend with a cumulative average of 90% at rotten tomatoes:

• The Artist 98%
• Hugo 97%
• Muppets 97%
• Arthur Christmas 94%
• My Week with Marilyn 84%
• A Dangerous Method 80%
• Rampart 77%

[Show spoiler]This has got to be some kind of all-time record. So which great film goes on to win the weekend by a landslide? Well, according to Wednesday night's tallies... it's Twilight at #1 of course! And Happy Feat Two at the #3 spot. The average Rotten Tomatoes rating for those two films is 35%. They'll make more money this weekend than all the critically acclaimed new releases combined... in spite of the fact that these two drecks already had their premieres a week ago.

Don't ever blame the studios for making crap films ever again. It's the movie going public that's to blame for the kinds of films that are being made. They're the ones that are voting with their wallets, and it's pretty clear what they want to see every week. Bare-chested metrosexual vampires and franchise sequels are what they want to see. Explosions, comic book super heroes, fast cars, and gross out comedies.

I couldn't agree more Nice Thread Hipster, good way to put it out there

I'm expecting to see 4 out of 7 of those listed in bold

Let's see how the following weeks hold up as well...

December 2nd - Friday

Outrage (2011)
Answers to Nothing
Shame (2011)
Kinyarwanda
Pastorela

December 9th - Friday

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
New Year's Eve
The Sitter
Young Adult
W.E.
I Melt with You

December 16th - Friday

The Iron Lady
Sherlock Holmes : A Game of Shadows
Alvin and the Chipmunks : Chipwrecked
Carnage

December 21st - Wednesday

The Adventures of Tintin
Mission: Impossible : Ghost Protocol

December 23rd - Friday

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
We Bought a Zoo (2011)
In The Land Of Blood And Honey

December 25th - Christmas Day, Sunday

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
The Darkest Hour
War Horse

I also plan on seeing these others, in bold

[thelittleprince]

I saw My Week with Marilyn this afternoon and will definitely catch Hugo and The Muppets this weekend. I see The Muppets doing very well this weekend.

[hipster.doofus7]

Originally Posted by Moleman1138

Four of those are very limited release films, so they won't even stand a chance until expansion.

Hugo: If it wasn't for 1200 theater count, this movie would have better success

Even with only a 1200-theater count... Hugo's per-theater box office tally is very mediocre. That's especially rough when you consider that a limited release ought to have a high per-theater average. Instead, Hugo is filling its limited theaters at about half the rate of Muppets or Twillight.

[remake]

Too many kids movies opening at once. Families can't go to all of them.

I really hope Breaking Dawn can reach $270M at least. I'm having doubts.

[Mr. Lost]

I wish someone would make an official thread/sticky with all the dates for upcoming movies in specific months like sylentwolf made

I'm personally looking forward to Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows, Adventures of Tintin, War Horse, and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

[lobo81865]

I'm definitely going to see Hugo. Trying the finish the book first though.

[thedarkangel1975]

I was a big Muppet fan growing up and I can't wait to see the new one

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by hipster.doofus7

When was the last time all the movies that premiered in a weekend were critical darlings? Well, it's happening this week. Incredibly, there were 7 films that opened this weekend with a cumulative average of 90% at rotten tomatoes:

• The Artist 98%
• Hugo 97%
• Muppets 97%
• Arthur Christmas 94%
• My Week with Marilyn 84%
• A Dangerous Method 80%
• Rampart 77%

This has got to be some kind of all-time record. So which great film goes on to win the weekend by a landslide? Well, according to Wednesday night's tallies... it's Twilight at #1 of course! And Happy Feat Two at the #3 spot. The average Rotten Tomatoes rating for those two films is 35%. They'll make more money this weekend than all the critically acclaimed new releases combined... in spite of the fact that these two drecks already had their premieres a week ago.

Don't ever blame the studios for making crap films ever again. It's the movie going public that's to blame for the kinds of films that are being made. They're the ones that are voting with their wallets, and it's pretty clear what they want to see every week. Bare-chested metrosexual vampires and franchise sequels are what they want to see. Explosions, comic book super heroes, fast cars, and gross out comedies.

I agree. I'm rooting for The Muppets and Hugo to put a dent into Breaking Dawn, but Twilight is insanely popular, and I'm sad to say, it might not happen.

[Taipan]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

I agree. I'm rooting for The Muppets and Hugo to put a dent into Breaking Dawn, but Twilight is insanely popular, and I'm sad to say, it might not happen.

It's hard to beat a Harliquin romance film with vampires and werewolves. No matter how bad they are, the women wet themselves over them.

My wife just informed me that we are seeing Arthurs Christmas.

I think the boys will enjoy Hugo, just as much as A C. I know their dad will.

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by Taipan

It's hard to beat a Harliquin romance film with vampires and werewolves. No matter how bad they are, the women wet themselves over them.

My wife just informed me that we are seeing Arthurs Christmas.

I think the boys will enjoy Hugo, just as much as A C. I know their dad will.

I find your comment a bit offensive, as I'm a girl and I loathe Twilight.

Arthur Christmas actually doesn't look that bad, but it's not my first choice either.

[Taipan]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

I find your comment a bit offensive, as I'm a girl and I loathe Twilight.

Arthur Christmas actually doesn't look that bad, but it's not my first choice either.

Surry bout dat.

[dag]

The Artist is a wonderful and absolutely beautiful movie.

[Chaotic]

i really hope Arthur and Hugo do better

[ZoetMB]

Originally Posted by Chaotic

i really hope Arthur and Hugo do better

The studios are idiots for releasing all these films on the same day. Hugo, which might be the best of all the films, is not going to do well. It won't do well because it won't attract teens, who will go to the Vampire movie and it won't attract families with very young kids, who will go to the Muppets.

But it would have done well if it had been released in a window which didn't have any other new kids movies being released. It's too bad because it looks like it's an amazingly beautiful movie. I bet it does very well internationally.

I also think that it's a mistake to release Dragon Tattoo during Xmas week. It's most certainly not a holiday movie and it's also not a movie that's going to attract teens and 20-somethings, in spite of the popularity of the books. I would have held it off until February, perhaps around the President's Day break.

[remake]

According to BoxOfficeMojo,

"The audience was 80 percent female and 60 percent over 21 years old."

So 20% of the opening weekend audience was male.

[Tom Hiddleston]

Originally Posted by Taipan

It's hard to beat a Harliquin romance film with vampires and werewolves. No matter how bad they are, the women wet themselves over them.

My wife just informed me that we are seeing Arthurs Christmas.

I think the boys will enjoy Hugo, just as much as A C. I know their dad will.

Hurray for horny teenagers.

[Caesar Will Rise]

I want to see Breaking Dawn, but on that list up there, Hugo and My Week With Marilyn are the ones that have my interest piqued. I don't know if I'll get Marilyn where I am though since it is limited release. Hugo is at my local Regal so I'll try to see Breaking Dawn and Hugo next week since they both play there.