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Movie: Katy Perry: Part of Me
Member Since: 11/11/2011
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When it really comes to movies:
Rotten Tomatoes >>>>>>>>>>> Metacritic
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Member Since: 5/7/2011
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Originally posted by LDYGG
How does RT work? A 74 out of a 100 is a D in school, so that can't be that good.
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What kind of epic school do you go to?! 70% is an A for me, 40% is a D.
Actually quite proud that this isn't being ripped to shreads.
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Member Since: 5/7/2012
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Back to 55 and 76% on Meta and RT respectively
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Member Since: 8/20/2011
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A 76% on Rotten Tomatoes is a really good score. You want your movie to get at least a 65% or higher on there.
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Member Since: 5/7/2012
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Originally posted by LP54
A 76% on Rotten Tomatoes is a really good score. You want your movie to get at least a 65% or higher on there.
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It was soo funny when it was 56 on Met as it opened, down to 50 (lower then TD but higher then OOTB), and then back upto 55
I can't remember the pattern of RT exactly but I know it did the same, start high, go down because all the haters posted reviews then went back up
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Member Since: 1/5/2012
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I'm so excited to see it tomorrow
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Member Since: 12/6/2010
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Amazing review from ComingSoon.Net
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Katy Perry: Part of Me
Reviewed by: Edward Douglas
Rating: 8 out of 10
Movie Details: View here
Cast:
Katy Perry
Russell Brand
Directed by Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz
Story:
In 2011, pop singer Katy Perry embarked on a worldwide tour supporting her "Teenage Dream" album that was in the process of selling 10 million copies globally. During that time, she fell in love and got married to comedian Russell Brand, only to see that relationship fall apart due to the time they spent apart.
Analysis:
I will admittedly confess that I've never been a fan of Katy Perry's incessantly catchy pop music. Maybe it's because I know I'll never again be able to watch the Macy's 4th of July fireworks without hearing her song "Firework" or maybe part of me feels she represents everything that's wrong not only with popular music but also our world today when the best we can do for a role model for young girls is a singing sex doll. (Though I guess Lady Gaga will have to get that honor because at least Perry dresses like a human being.)
Either way, it's with that cynical mentality I went into the highly-touted 3D concert doc "Katy Perry: Part of Me," prepared to be bombarded with all those songs I hated and have my feelings confirmed that there's nothing beyond Perry's shallow and superficial surface. Boy, was I wrong.
While it starts out as a behind-the-scenes movie about Perry's year-long 2011 arena tour in support of her platinum-selling "Teenage Dream" album, it soon reveals itself as something a little more than just marketing to try to sell more albums and a movie to confirm how great Perry really is. It certainly doesn't help that it spends the first half hour with testimonials from her manager and friends about how great she is, but in doing so, it successfully debunks some of the myths and misconceptions people may have of this modern bubble gum pop singer.
The first myth debunked is that Perry was an overnight sensation because her very first single, "I Kissed a Girl," was an instant hit. In fact, it took her five years and three labels before Capitol Records saw the talent she had as a singer and songwriter and allowed her to do her own thing. The fact that she's kept most of the same people around her, including her older sister, who tours with her, and the same close friends from before her fame is a testament to her staying true to herself through the fame and success.
Even before she hit, Perry had an interesting background, being the daughter of deeply-religious evangelical Christians who prevented her from experiencing things most normal kids do, and it was only when she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her singing career, switching from gospel to more mainstream songwriting after hearing Alanis Morissette, that she broke out of her shell and that's when people started to take notice. The fact that Perry writes all her own songs is quite impressive in this day and age when songwriting teams are employed to make cookie cutter hits for artists.
The film's use of 3D photography is effective at putting the viewer right onto the colorful and ornately-decorated stage with Perry, and it's a solidly entertaining show, impressive for how quickly they seemingly put it together. We never really get too many full performances of songs from the tour since they're often cut together with archival footage, home movies and the interviews. The actual interview time with Perry is fairly minimal, instead having her manager and those around her giving testimonials about how down to earth she is, inserting a few canned soundbytes from Perry among them, making the movie feel more canned "talking heads" than some might expect.
As the tour proceeds, we see her album getting bigger and bigger and we truly get what staging such a large and extensive tour can do to a person as Perry is dragged around the world, always putting on a big smile for her adoring fans. Her growing success is bittersweet because over nine months into the tour and her marriage to Russell Brand is falling apart before he files for divorce. Even though you know it's coming, it still drastically changes the tone of the film while also giving it far more depth than it had up to that point. Perry is surprisingly open about the break-up with Brand when asked by the interviewer, offering one of the film's most poignant and honest moments.
As more and more actors try to maintain a wall between their fans as they try to keep their personal lives private, Perry allows herself to be exposed as she is going through one of the most emotionally turbulent and vulnerable moments of her life. Presumably, Perry herself had some say over the final cut of the movie and what was seen and allowing her fans to see her at her lowest point goes miles to really creating a bond with the viewer.
When it comes time to perform, she valiantly puts on a big smile mere seconds before popping up from her hydraulic lift as she's done every single night, and that's the signs of a true role model, one that I certainly will never question again. This last half hour is what makes the movie something far more than a modern take on "Madonna: Truth or Dare" as well.
The Bottom Line:
More than just pop eye candy or an advertising for Katy Perry's latest record, "Part of Me" is a solid doc on par with ones we've seen about more serious topics, giving you a far more intimate and in-depth portrait of Perry than anyone may expect. Perry's fans will love it and those who doubt her place in modern music will gain a newfound respect for her work.
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http://www.comingsoon.net/news/reviewsnews.php?id=92187
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Member Since: 11/29/2006
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Originally posted by LP54
A 76% on Rotten Tomatoes is a really good score. You want your movie to get at least a 65% or higher on there.
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77% fresh certified all critics, 89% top critics
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Member Since: 11/1/2010
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Has anyone seen it yet? I'm going in 4 hours
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Member Since: 8/20/2011
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Originally posted by ЯŚR
77% fresh certified all critics, 89% top critics
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Certified fresh and 89% with top critics! Work Katy.
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Member Since: 8/16/2011
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Katy getting that critical acclaim I've been reading responses from people that have seen it and every one of them absolutely loved it. My day to see it is Saturday
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Member Since: 8/16/2010
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Predictions :
Boxoffice.com:
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Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D will likely end up closer to the $19 million domestic haul of Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience than the $73 million gross of Justin Bieber: Never Say Never. Even though Part of Me represents a nice bit of counter-programming, the market is just too crowed right now. Still, teenage girls will appreciate an alternative to the explosions and fights found in TASM.
Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D should take in $12.5 million from Thursday-Sunday.
Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D Jul 5, 2012 Paramount
$9,000,000 (Weekend) $12,500,000 (Thursday-Sunday.)
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Screencrave.com:
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Katy Perry: Part of Me was done for nothing, most of its expenses comes from marketing, so it should be a solid performer for Paramount
Katy Perry: Part of Me – $17.5 Million (Thursday-Sunday.)
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Boxofficepredictionsonline.com
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Katy Perry: Part of Me
Hit Factor: Getting decent reviews for a concert film. Very low budget.
Flop Factor: Lots of competition.
Katy Perry: Part of Me $15 M (Thursday-Sunday.)
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Showbuzzdaily.com:
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Opening Thursday at about 2,500 theaters, Katy Perry: Part of Me should average a woeful $4,300 per theater for the traditional weekend (for $10.5 million Friday-Sunday). Another $4.5 million should be available Thursday. Early reviews are surprisingly not horrible, currently 71% positive. Katy Perry has a preliminary $42 million domestic gross estimate.
Katy Perry: Part of Me
LG PG 71% 4.5m (Tuesday- Thursday) 10.5m (Weekend) 42m (Total)
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BoxOfficeMojo:
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At 2,730 locations, Katy Perry: Part of Me aims to draw Katy Perry's legion of young female fans to the movie theater. This strategy worked well for distributor Paramount's Insurge label last year when Justin Bieber: Never Say Never debuted to $29.5 million on its way to a $73 million total. Other successful concert movies in the past few years include Michael Jackson's This Is It ($23.2 million debut) and Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour ($31.1 million opening), though there are also recent duds from the Jonas Brothers ($19.2 million total) and Glee ($11.9 million total). Katy Perry is popular enough that her movie will avoid the Jonas Brothers problem, though she's not quite as "of the moment" as Bieber or Hannah Montana were at the time of their movies. There's also frankly more competition for Katy Perry in the Summer than Bieber had in February, with Spider-Man and Brave both doing strong business with young women. Paramount is predicting low-to-mid teens for the movie over its first four days (it opens on Thursday).
5. Katy Perry - $13.5 million ($19 million four-day)
Bar for Success: "Katy Perry: Part of Me" needs around $20 million for the four-day start to be included in the upper-echelon of concert movies
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So, +$10m seems on lock
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Member Since: 10/7/2011
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"Part of Me" did 200k from 100 theaters for the pre-screening.
Average estimates seem to be around 13M.
Actual budget is 12M, so she'll do more than the budget in the US alone this weekend.
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Originally posted by Kats
"Part of Me" did 200k from 100 theaters for the pre-screening.
Average estimates seem to be around 13M.
Actual budget is 12M, so she'll do more than the budget in the US alone this weekend.
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Source? That seems reasonable tbh.
With marketing and promotion, it should be around ~25m, So It'll need to make over 50m WW. Not completely impossible.
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Member Since: 10/10/2011
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Originally posted by Katie
Has anyone seen it yet? I'm going in 4 hours
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Not yet, but enjoy the movie
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Member Since: 8/29/2011
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Originally posted by Benjamin
What kind of epic school do you go to?! 70% is an A for me, 40% is a D.
Actually quite proud that this isn't being ripped to shreads.
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What?
74 is a C here...
D is between 60-69
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Member Since: 1/5/2012
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Quote:
Originally posted by Kats
"Part of Me" did 200k from 100 theaters for the pre-screening.
Average estimates seem to be around 13M.
Actual budget is 12M, so she'll do more than the budget in the US alone this weekend.
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That's not too bad!
I'm going to see it tomorrow after school I've got to get the train though and I have to run to the station so hopefully I don't miss it.
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Member Since: 8/29/2011
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Originally posted by Katy V.!
Predictions :
Boxoffice.com:
Screencrave.com:
Boxofficepredictionsonline.com
Showbuzzdaily.com:
So, +$10m seems on lock
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Twice what you expected.
Remember other concert films did a lot better than expected too.
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Member Since: 10/7/2011
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Originally posted by Katy V.!
Source? That seems reasonable tbh.
With marketing and promotion, it should be around ~25m, So It'll need to make over 50m WW. Not completely impossible.
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LA times just reported it with a 13M prediction for the weekend.
Do you mean a domestic gross of 25M in the end?
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Member Since: 8/16/2010
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Originally posted by Kats
LA times just reported it with a 13M prediction for the weekend.
Do you mean a domestic gross of 25M in the end?
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Thanks
I meant that the total budget ( Production + Marketing/Promotion) should be around 25m (if production budget only is $12m). So it should make around $50m WW to break even.
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