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Originally posted by KeirGrey
Done, so happy for the sponge. I think shawn the sheep is going to do really well, it's 100% on RT atm
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When is it premiering?
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I kinda want to see the Spongebob movie. I cried my eyes when I saw the 2004 Spongebob movie like forever ago lol
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Gather them Queen Patrick
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Yess fifty shades next weekend I'm ready!
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SpongeBob exceeded all expectations.
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Weekend Report: 'Jupiter Ascending' Crushed By Super 'SpongeBob'
Over a decade after the first SpongeBob movie hit theaters, moviegoers were more than ready for another trip to Bikini Bottom this weekend.
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water opened to a massive $56 million, which is one of the best debuts ever in the month of February.
The other new releases weren't so hot: the Wachowskis' Jupiter Ascending opened below $20 million, while Seventh Son fell short of $10 million.
The Top 12 earned an estimated $139.3 million, which is roughly on par with the same weekend last year. Look for a big jump next weekend when Fifty Shades of Grey and Kingsman: The Secret Service hit theaters.
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water's $56 million debut is up 75 percent from the first SpongeBob's $32 million opening. It ranks fifth all-time in the month of February behind Valentine's Day ($56.3 million). It couldn't quite reach the same level as last year's The LEGO Movie and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), but its impressive that it came as close as it did.
This is a stunning result for a brand that arguably hit its peak a decade ago, and Paramount and Nickelodeon deserve credit for making some very savvy choices throughout the entire process here. Recognizing that a traditionally hand-drawn SpongeBob movie wasn't going to cut it, they chose to differentiate this movie by adding a live-action/CGI section. While that represents a fairly small portion of the movie—less than 50 percent—it accounted for the overwhelming majority of the marketing campaign.
They also gave super powers to SpongeBob and his friends, which allowed them to piggyback on—and satirize—the current superhero movie craze. Add this on top of the show's trademark humor, and there was plenty here to interest parents (a key to success with family entertainment).
It's also worth noting that this is the second year in a row that a family-friendly movie over-performed on the first weekend of February (last year, of course, was The LEGO Movie). It's unclear if this is just a coincidence, or if this is actually a great time to release a family movie; regardless, it's something to keep in mind when Illumination Entertainment's Untitled Pets Project opens around the same date next year.
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water's audience was 53 percent male and 60 percent under the age of 25. They awarded the movie a "B" CinemaScore, which is below-average for this genre. Still, with zero competition for the next four weeks, The SpongeBob Movie will almost certainly earn over $150 million total.
Full article:
http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4018&p=.htm
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Box Office Mojo estimates American Sniper could end up grossing over $350 million at the end of its run.
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Forecast: 'Fifty Shades' to Dominate Valentine's Day Box Office
On Fandango, Fifty Shades of Grey pre-sales rank fourth all-time behind The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 and The Hunger Games. All three of those titles opened north of $142 million, while the fifth title (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1) opened to $138.1 million. This seems to suggest that a $100 million debut is a real possibility (Universal is more modestly predicting a $60-million-plus start).
Even if it doesn't quite reach $100 million, it could still set a handful of records, including biggest President's Day weekend ($63.1 million), biggest February debut ($83.8 million), and biggest R-rated opening ($91.8 million).
Full article:
http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4021&p=.htm
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Forecast (February 13-15)
1. Fifty Shades of Grey - $92 million ($101 million four-day)
2. SpongeBob - $33 million (-41%)
3. Kingsman - $28 million ($32.5 million four-day)
4. American Sniper - $16.3 million (-30%)
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this is going to be so huge 2015 about to destroy all the records!
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Kingsman was soooooo gooo!!!!
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Sniper still seems set to knock Mockingjay off its domestic 2014 perch.
It's made $288 mil in its 29 days of wide release; Mockingjay made $284 mil in its same time frame.
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everal sources are telling me this morning that when it comes to Fifty Shades of Grey, it’s a hard one to pin down this weekend in terms of a perfect weekend projection, and it boils down two factors working against each other, one being that Fifty Shades is a fan-fave big screen literary adaptation and the second being Valentine’s Day. This ying-yang factor has most conservative estimates keeping Fifty Shades of Grey in the $76-85M four-day realm. However, if the film has a great Valentine’s Day, and benefits from the holiday run, some think it still has a shot at $90M-plus over FSSM. Most fan-fueled literary bigscreen properties, regardless of age demo, are front-loaded at the box office, with Friday being their highest day and Saturday showing a modest decline, read The Hunger Games posted a 25% decline from its opening Friday, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey also slipped 25% in its second day and Divergent posted a -13%. Fold this data into recent Valentine’s Day moviegoing habits (when the holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday). During 2010 when the holiday fell on a Sunday and 2009 when it fell on a Saturday, the top five films experienced an average spike on the holiday ranging from +29% to 52%.
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http://deadline.com/2015/02/fifty-sh...ce-1201372952/
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HUUUGE weekend for 50.
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Originally posted by JBJT2786
Cinderella is too high. I don't see it past 150M since it's the same old story. 50 Shades . 40 M opening to 120 M final ( if the movie is good)
No Mad Max? Antman? Terminator? Tomorrowland?
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Kiiii, hmm he tried it with queen 50 shades
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Jupiter Ascending
Worldwide: $91,451,000
Great to see this doing great overseas.
Good movie IMO.
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Around-the-World Roundup: 'Fifty Shades' Opens to Massive $158 Million Overseas
In a somewhat surprising development, Fifty Shades of Grey is proving to be even more of a phenomenon internationally than it is in the U.S.
The movie earned a stunning $158 million from 58 markets this weekend. That's the second-biggest weekend ever for Universal Pictures International (behind Fast & Furious 6), and included their biggest single day ever (Valentine's Day at $55.1 million).
The movie set opening weekend records in 11 markets, including Italy ($9.1 million), Argentina and Poland. It also set a record for Universal Pictures in the U.K. ($21.1 million), France ($12 million), Russia ($10.5 million) and Brazil ($8.9 million). Other key markets include Germany ($15.2 million), Australia ($8.6 million), Mexico ($8.1 million) and Spain ($7.9 million).
The movie has a few more markets left to open, including South Korea later this month. It will be interesting to see how it holds up in the coming weeks; even if it drops like a rock, though, it should still wind up well over $300 million. For comparison, the biggest R-rated movies internationally are The Matrix Reloaded ($461 million), Troy ($364 million), The Hangover Part II ($332 million) and Ted ($331 million).
Full article:
http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4025&p=.htm
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Hoping this can exceed 400M overseas..
$500M WW is locked at this point.
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If this does $1,000,000,000 WW
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Originally posted by 2014
If this does $1,000,000,000 WW
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absolutely no chance unfortunately
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Originally posted by NickLacheyFan
Jupiter Ascending
Worldwide: $91,451,000
Great to see this doing great overseas.
Good movie IMO.
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that 91 includes the US's gross. It's a flop.
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About half this forum has trouble telling the difference between "the world" and "international."
Anyway, the movie cost $176 million so it has to make well over half a billion to turn a profit.
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This can't be a shock to anyone?! I mean, it was guaranteed to be a smash. Most people don't give a **** about reviews.
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