Box Office Showdown! | 12/27-12/29 | Ronin, Believe, Grudge Match, Walter, Wolf

[chris_sc77]

Originally Posted by Foggy

See, 3 hours in accompany with a cinematic master at work is like pure bliss for me.

+1 .
His other 3 hour movie is Casino which is by far the best film Scorsese has ever done (at least for me).
And this is another bright flashy epic about greed as well s o it looks right up that films alley.
WIth De Niro being replaced by Dicaprio and Jonah hill in the Pesci role

[Foggy]

Originally Posted by chris_sc77

+1 .
His other 3 hour movie is Casino which is by far the best film Scorsese has ever done (at least for me).
And this is another bright flashy epic about greed as well s o it looks right up that films alley.
WIth De Niro being replaced by Dicaprio and Jonah hill in the Pesci role

That's the only thing that has me a bit apprehensive about the film actually. I'm not big on Casino, I think it's a bit too much of a stretch and the punchy info dump style is just a bit tiring, although I'll admit I was completely nackered when I watched it, so I'm planning on re-visiting it soon-ish.

Wolf of Wall Street seems to have a bit more of breezy free-roaming approach to it, where it can really lavish in it excess and deliver on some insane anecdotes.

[djgeneral]

Originally Posted by Foggy

See, 3 hours in accompany with a cinematic master at work is like pure bliss for me.

I get way too antsy. I like to move around, go to the bathroom, eat, and relax. I hate movies that long lol

[Blu Titan]

Anyone else rooting for The Hobbit make it three straight weekends on top of the domestic box office?

[MikeScott]

Originally Posted by Blu Titan

Anyone else rooting for The Hobbit make it three straight weekends on top of the domestic box office?

I'd rather see Frozen top myself.

[chris_sc77]

Originally Posted by Blu Titan

Anyone else rooting for The Hobbit make it three straight weekends on top of the domestic box office?

I sure am. but that will change if Wolf of Wall St. really impresses me tomorrow like I think it will.
Remember , last year Django Unchained (another Hard R nearly 3 hour film with Dicaprio as well) overperformed.
It also became my favorite film of last year just like I am hoping this one will.

[Edword]

I'm hoping Wolf does good this weekend. I know I'll be seeing it tomorrow

[Pounder]

Gonna go watch Wolf of Wall Street later with the fam

[celticmoon]

We'll have to see what numbers look like for today, but it seems like Desolation of Smaug is the most likely winner for the weekend, with Frozen having a good chance at it as well.

Whatever the case, it seems that Frozen will outgross Desolation of Smaug for domestic totals.... I thought Frozen might post an increase over Tangled and Wreck-It Ralph due to the goodwill from those movies, plus the optimal release date, small competition, and winter themes, but it is surpassing the wildest of expectations.

[Chaotic]

No movie made more than $10M yesterday, pretty disappointing.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Chaotic

No movie made more than $10M yesterday, pretty disappointing.

Guess Christmas wasn't its usual insane draw, expecting an uptick today though as people will need something to do before the weekend.

[Chaotic]

I also thought Frozen would've made quite a bit more than $6M.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Chaotic

I also thought Frozen would've made quite a bit more than $6M.

Bleh it's been out for 5 weeks now, imagine most of the people who were going to see it have already gone. Still a moderate success but it's nowhere near as profitable as the LG movie that came out the same day.

[celticmoon]

Originally Posted by Chaotic

I also thought Frozen would've made quite a bit more than $6M.

If you look at past Christmas days, family films seem to have drops or muted increases from the previous day. Frozen went from $4.8M to $6.3, which is a decent increase.

Many family films seem jump up nearly 100% the day after Christmas. While it might be reaching to expect $12M+ from Frozen today, $10M is a good possibility.

Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

Bleh it's been out for 5 weeks now, imagine most of the people who were going to see it have already gone. Still a moderate success but it's nowhere near as profitable as the LG movie that came out the same day.

"LG movie that came out the same day" = Catching Fire? I guess you're including Frozen's limited release at the El Capitan? Anyway, I don't know about "nowhere near as profitable." At it's current pace, it will likely be less than $100M behind CF domestic when all is said and done, and not all too far behind worldwide either. Plus, merchandising is a big factor in animated movies, especially Disney movies. Honestly, this will probably be one of their most profitable movies since the early 90s Renaissance. Sure, if you're just counting box office grosses, it will be behind CF, but I definitely wouldn't say "nowhere near."

[Chaotic]

Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

Bleh it's been out for 5 weeks now, imagine most of the people who were going to see it have already gone. Still a moderate success but it's nowhere near as profitable as the LG movie that came out the same day.

But Frozen has had better staying power. I don't know why you're downplaying Frozen's success.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Chaotic

But Frozen has had better staying power. HG is already out of the top 10.

I'm still surprised people are continuing to go see it, looks as if it's nothing more than a generic Disney film, oh well. Hunger Games opened well but there have been so many films that opened since it came out and there's also the fact that it's a girl power movie so it's not that surprising that it's tapering off quite a bit.

[Foggy]

Originally Posted by Chaotic

But Frozen has had better staying power. I don't know why you're downplaying Frozen's success.

Don't you know, if Darth Anakin doesn't like it, it can't be a hit.

[celticmoon]

Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

I'm still surprised people are continuing to go see it, looks as if it's nothing more than a generic Disney film, oh well. Hunger Games opened well but there have been so many films that opened since it came out and there's also the fact that it's a girl power movie so it's not that surprising that it's tapering off quite a bit.

I have my fair share of problems with Frozen, but it is a good movie, perhaps even a great one (I'll be seeing it again this weekend). Many are praising it for being a "classic" yet modern Disney film that subverts many of the Disney fairy tale cliches that we have come to expect. While I do think it is getting overpraised in that respect (Shrek and Enchanted did the subversions better), there are lots of other admirable qualities about it and I think it's a movie that really has something for everyone. Add to that the fact that it virtually has no direct competition and is a perfect match for the season (it's a winter movie, not a holiday one), and the success is not too surprising (even if it's on a much higher level than initially expected).

And Catching Fire is doing very well. Films that are as highly anticipated as the HG films will always open huge and drop off fairly quickly. It's holding very well for the type of film it is, and will just about match the first film if not slightly surpass it on the domestic front. CF would have been doing very well even if it dropped $50M from the first film. And that's to say nothing of it's great overseas increase.

[Chaotic]

Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

I'm still surprised people are continuing to go see it, looks as if it's nothing more than a generic Disney film, oh well. Hunger Games opened well but there have been so many films that opened since it came out and there's also the fact that it's a girl power movie so it's not that surprising that it's tapering off quite a bit.

So you havent seen it? Its cool that you can judge a movie and bash people for seeing it by its trailers.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Chaotic

So you havent seen it? Its cool that you can judge a movie and bash people for seeing it by its trailers.

Not trying to bash anyone but from what I've heard about it it's a rather generic film with forgettable characters. Doubt most kids care though since it's a Disney movie with a snowman in it and it is wintertime so they probably get a decent amount of enjoyment out of it.