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Movie: Box Office Thread
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The meltdowns that will happen next year when Breaking Down Pt.2 slays all over Dark Knight & breaks Harry Potter record will be priceless.
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Originally posted by Sammi
.... breaks Harry Potter record will be priceless.
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That's not going to happen, though.
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Originally posted by Celestial
I think Heath Ledger's death was a huge contributing factor to the last movie generating so much revenue. TDKR may open with larger numbers, but I don't think it will come close to matching its predecessors final numbers.
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That may be true, although you have to consider that pretty much everyone who saw TDK loved it. Whether they went in seeing it for Heath Ledger or not, I think most will want to see the next installment.
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Originally posted by government****
That's not going to happen, though.
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Whatever helps you sleep tonight.
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Originally posted by Sammi
The meltdowns that will happen next year when Breaking Down Pt.2 slays all over Dark Knight & breaks Harry Potter record will be priceless.
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Not in this lifetime, my dear. Breaking Dawn, Part 2 will have to settle for third place in 2012.
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Originally posted by LightandDarkness
Not in this lifetime, my dear. Breaking Dawn, Part 2 will have to settle for third place in 2012.
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Nah
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Originally posted by MrPeanut
That may be true, although you have to consider that pretty much everyone who saw TDK loved it. Whether they went in seeing it for Heath Ledger or not, I think most will want to see the next installment.
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Of course, hence it had amazing longevity and didn't drop off quite as fast as it was expected to. If this instalment is of similar quality, then it just may be able to match its predecessor. I'd certainly expect it to gross more WW. TDK grossed more than 50% of its WW gross domestically. I'd imagine that will change.
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I was so addicted to the boxoffice/comingsoon.net back when I was in middle school and now I don't even remember what the last film I watched was.
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Originally posted by Celestial
Of course, hence it had amazing longevity and didn't drop off quite as fast as it was expected to. If this instalment is of similar quality, then it just may be able to match its predecessor. I'd certainly expect it to gross more WW. TDK grossed more than 50% of its WW gross domestically. I'd imagine that will change.
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Yes, it's sure to grow a lot from TDK internationally, especially if it gets released in China.
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Originally posted by MrPeanut
Yes, it's sure to grow a lot from TDK internationally, especially if it gets released in China.
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Do they still place a cap on the number of western films they permit to be released within a year?
I'd imagine it will be released.
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Originally posted by Celestial
Do they still place a cap on the number of western films they permit to be released within a year?
I'd imagine it will be released.
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They do.
You'd think so, but they didn't release TDK (probably due the subplot involving Hong Kong).
Inception was a huge hit over there, though, so I think it would be well poised.
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Originally posted by MrPeanut
They do.
You'd think so, but they didn't release TDK (probably due the subplot involving Hong Kong).
Inception was a huge hit over there, though, so I think it would be well poised.
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It's going to be a major roadblock in Hollywood's expansion into that market. It's giving their own film industry an unfair advantage. China could one day become a market like India where their own film industry takes care of their needs, and they take little to no interest in what the Western regions have to offer.
It depends on what WB have lined up next year, but I don't think they'd make the same mistake twice. They release movies that are likely to generate a large amount of revenue. It's nearly always blockbusters that are selected for release in China.
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Whatever helps you sleep tonight.
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See you next year.
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Everyone who think Breaking Dawn Pt.2 will break Harry Potters record, should stop making fools of themselves. HP and the Deathly Hallows grossed more than 1 billion in less than 3 weeks.
I'm even wondering if the first part will break Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt.1 WW gross.
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Originally posted by Celestial
It's going to be a major roadblock in Hollywood's expansion into that market. It's giving their own film industry an unfair advantage. China could one day become a market like India where their own film industry takes care of their needs, and they take little to no interest in what the Western regions have to offer.
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I'm not sure it'll ever get that far, since there's already established interest/demand from Chinese audiences.
Avatar and now Transformers 3 absolutely blew away the grosses from any their locally produced / government-promoted blockbusters.
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Originally posted by MrPeanut
I'm not sure it'll ever get that far, since there's already established interest/demand from Chinese audiences.
Avatar and now Transformers 3 absolutely blew away the grosses from any their locally produced / government-promoted blockbusters.
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Perhaps it won't get that far and I hope it doesn't, but the government will do their best to ensure that their local film industry is thriving. Avatar could have grossed much more there than it actually did. I'm pretty sure it was pulled from theatres, but I don't remember the exact details behind it.
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Originally posted by Celestial
Perhaps it won't get that far and I hope it doesn't, but the government will do their best to ensure that their local film industry is thriving. Avatar could have grossed much more there than it actually did. I'm pretty sure it was pulled from theatres, but I don't remember the exact details behind it.
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They were going to cut its run short in favor of a local picture, but there was such an outcry that they changed their plans and its engagement was allowed to run through.
There is so much potential for growth, though. There are still entire cities with 1m+ populations that have no theater yet.
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Summit Entertainment's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn--Part 1 opened with a sharp bite around the globe, grossing $139.5 million domestically and $144 million overseas for a franchise best $283.5 million.
Top 10 Domestic Box Office Nov. 11-Nov. 13
Title/Weeks in Release/Studio/Theater Count/Weekend Total/Cume
1. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn--Part 1 (1), Summit/4,061, $139.5 million
2. Happy Feet Two (1), Warner Bros./3,606, $22 million
3. Immortals (2), Relativity Media/3,120, $12.3 million, $53 million
4. Jack and Jill (2), Sony/3,438, $12 million, $41 million
5. Puss in Boots (4), Paramount/DreamWorks Animation/3,415, $10.7 million, $122.3 million
6. Tower Heist (3), Universal/2,942, $7 million, $53.4 million
7. J Edgar (2), Warner Bros./1,947, $5.9 million, $20.7 million
8. A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (3), Warner Bros./New Line/1,808, $2.9 million, $28.3 million
9. In Time (4), Fox/New Regency/1,367, $1.7 million, $33.4 million
10. The Descendants (1), Fox Searchlight/29, $1.2 million, $1.3 million
More deets here: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...ttinson-264065
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Originally posted by Nicole
Summit Entertainment's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn--Part 1 opened with a sharp bite around the globe, grossing $139.5 million domestically and $144 million overseas for a franchise best $283.5 million.
Top 10 Domestic Box Office Nov. 11-Nov. 13
Title/Weeks in Release/Studio/Theater Count/Weekend Total/Cume
1. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn--Part 1 (1), Summit/4,061, $139.5 million
2. Happy Feet Two (1), Warner Bros./3,606, $22 million
3. Immortals (2), Relativity Media/3,120, $12.3 million, $53 million
4. Jack and Jill (2), Sony/3,438, $12 million, $41 million
5. Puss in Boots (4), Paramount/DreamWorks Animation/3,415, $10.7 million, $122.3 million
6. Tower Heist (3), Universal/2,942, $7 million, $53.4 million
7. J Edgar (2), Warner Bros./1,947, $5.9 million, $20.7 million
8. A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (3), Warner Bros./New Line/1,808, $2.9 million, $28.3 million
9. In Time (4), Fox/New Regency/1,367, $1.7 million, $33.4 million
10. The Descendants (1), Fox Searchlight/29, $1.2 million, $1.3 million
More deets here: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...ttinson-264065
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Why?
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