Make your summer movie boxoffice predictions
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Make your summer movie boxoffice predictions
Never do real well at this, but here's how I'll call em -
1. Star Wars Ep III ..... $330 mil
2. War of the Worlds ..... $290 mil
3. Batman Begins .........$250 mil
4. Fantastic Four .........$170 mil
5. Madagascar .............$160 mil
6. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory...$150 mil
7. Kingdom of Heaven.....$130 mil
8. Bewitched ................$125 mil
9. Stealth ....................$115 mil
10. Cinderella Man .........$100 mil
The field: Mr. and Mrs Smith, XXX:State of the Union, The Island, Aeon Flux, The Pink Panther, Fun With Dick and Jane
How do you see the summer pics stack up?
1. Star Wars Ep III ..... $330 mil
2. War of the Worlds ..... $290 mil
3. Batman Begins .........$250 mil
4. Fantastic Four .........$170 mil
5. Madagascar .............$160 mil
6. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory...$150 mil
7. Kingdom of Heaven.....$130 mil
8. Bewitched ................$125 mil
9. Stealth ....................$115 mil
10. Cinderella Man .........$100 mil
The field: Mr. and Mrs Smith, XXX:State of the Union, The Island, Aeon Flux, The Pink Panther, Fun With Dick and Jane
How do you see the summer pics stack up?
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Originally Posted by Doctor Gonzo
The field: Mr. and Mrs Smith, XXX:State of the Union, The Island, Aeon Flux, The Pink Panther, Fun With Dick and Jane
DICK AND JANE is Christmas.
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Originally Posted by Matthew Chmiel
Isn't "Panther" lined up for Labor Day (meaning the end of summer)?
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Anything opening on that day can pretty much be considered a dud.
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Originally Posted by Matthew Chmiel
A studio can have success on Labor Day, it's just that none of them ever try. The only studio in recent history that has tried and suceeded on Labor Day has been UA with Jeepers Creepers and Jeepers Creepers 2.
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Originally Posted by Doctor Gonzo
1. Star Wars Ep III ..... $330 mil
2. War of the Worlds ..... $290 mil
3. Batman Begins .........$250 mil
4. Fantastic Four .........$170 mil
5. Madagascar .............$160 mil
6. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory...$150 mil
7. Kingdom of Heaven.....$130 mil
8. Bewitched ................$125 mil
9. Stealth ....................$115 mil
10. Cinderella Man .........$100 mil
2. War of the Worlds ..... $290 mil
3. Batman Begins .........$250 mil
4. Fantastic Four .........$170 mil
5. Madagascar .............$160 mil
6. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory...$150 mil
7. Kingdom of Heaven.....$130 mil
8. Bewitched ................$125 mil
9. Stealth ....................$115 mil
10. Cinderella Man .........$100 mil
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I would definitely drop FF. The more I see the trailers, the more I think this will bomb. I would add more to the last Star Wars movie we will ever see. I also think Bewitched will do around $80 mil. I hope War of the Worlds and Batman do extremely well.
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Dead on with Episode III and War Of The Worlds.
I think FF4 is only going to pull in about $80 million, tops; and I think Stealth isn't going to pull in much, either...maybe $60 million tops.
Also, even if it's great, no way Batman Begins pulls in $250 million...$200 million would be a great number, think closer to $175 million.
Missing from your list:
The Longest Yard - should pull in at least $150 million
The Bad News Bears - $80 Million
The Dukes Of Hazzard - $125 Million
I think FF4 is only going to pull in about $80 million, tops; and I think Stealth isn't going to pull in much, either...maybe $60 million tops.
Also, even if it's great, no way Batman Begins pulls in $250 million...$200 million would be a great number, think closer to $175 million.
Missing from your list:
The Longest Yard - should pull in at least $150 million
The Bad News Bears - $80 Million
The Dukes Of Hazzard - $125 Million
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Not one person mentioned Hitchiker's Guide To the Galaxy does that mean that everyone thinks it will flop.
I think it will do a solid $80 million.
I don't think The Longest Yard will do $150, I think that is way to high, or at least I hope so.
I think it will do a solid $80 million.
I don't think The Longest Yard will do $150, I think that is way to high, or at least I hope so.
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Originally Posted by Sessa17
Not one person mentioned Hitchiker's Guide To the Galaxy does that mean that everyone thinks it will flop.
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Originally Posted by scott shelton
Without getting too deep in "when does summer really start" semantics, I'll just say that HITCHHIKER opens 4/29, and I don't personally feel it qualifies as a summer film.
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Originally Posted by scott shelton
Without getting too deep in "when does summer really start" semantics, I'll just say that HITCHHIKER opens 4/29, and I don't personally feel it qualifies as a summer film.
did anyone see pics of jessica simpson in a bikini on the set of dukes of hazzard???
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and SIN CITY will close in on $100 million plus (Hopefully!).
As for ROTS, I expect a huge opening (As usual) but will audiences flock repeatedly to see a movie where the good guys lose?
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Originally Posted by Doctor Gonzo
Never do real well at this, but here's how I'll call em -
1. Star Wars Ep III ..... $330 mil
2. War of the Worlds ..... $290 mil
3. Batman Begins .........$250 mil
4. Fantastic Four .........$170 mil
5. Madagascar .............$160 mil
6. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory...$150 mil
7. Kingdom of Heaven.....$130 mil
8. Bewitched ................$125 mil
9. Stealth ....................$115 mil
10. Cinderella Man .........$100 mil
The field: Mr. and Mrs Smith, XXX:State of the Union, The Island, Aeon Flux, The Pink Panther, Fun With Dick and Jane
How do you see the summer pics stack up?
1. Star Wars Ep III ..... $330 mil
2. War of the Worlds ..... $290 mil
3. Batman Begins .........$250 mil
4. Fantastic Four .........$170 mil
5. Madagascar .............$160 mil
6. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory...$150 mil
7. Kingdom of Heaven.....$130 mil
8. Bewitched ................$125 mil
9. Stealth ....................$115 mil
10. Cinderella Man .........$100 mil
The field: Mr. and Mrs Smith, XXX:State of the Union, The Island, Aeon Flux, The Pink Panther, Fun With Dick and Jane
How do you see the summer pics stack up?
Batman is high
FF4 is high
Bewitched is way high...this looks like another stepford wives bomb...she can't even wiggle her nose!!
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Originally Posted by scott1598
FF4 is high
Bewitched is way high...this looks like another stepford wives bomb...she can't even wiggle her nose!!
Bewitched is way high...this looks like another stepford wives bomb...she can't even wiggle her nose!!
And BEWITCHED... The film is wayyyy different that what the ads are making it out to be. As far as what I've read and heard, the picture isn't going to be a straight-out TV remake like HAZZARD. It sounds more like a Charlie Kaufman script! Who knows how well that will go over.
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Originally Posted by scott shelton
And BEWITCHED... The film is wayyyy different that what the ads are making it out to be. As far as what I've read and heard, the picture isn't going to be a straight-out TV remake like HAZZARD. It sounds more like a Charlie Kaufman script! Who knows how well that will go over.
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at first I would have agreed that it is going to be a stepford wives 2, but then the idea of Will Ferrell being in it made me think twice. Ron made 85 or so million, so this one could land a bit around there or a bit more.
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I'm not good at this either. My predictions are as follows.
Episode III - It will get to 300-325 million. My gut feeling is that with it being the last Star Wars film, Vader being in it, and a great trailer, it will beat AOTC. But that's about as far as I can go. How far it gets past that will depend on how good it is.
Batman Begins - I'll say 230 million.
War of the Worlds - 265 million.
Madagascar - 140 million.
Fantastic 4 - 145 million.
Kingdom of Heaven - 130 million.
Haven't seen much on the others, so I won't venture a guess.
Episode III - It will get to 300-325 million. My gut feeling is that with it being the last Star Wars film, Vader being in it, and a great trailer, it will beat AOTC. But that's about as far as I can go. How far it gets past that will depend on how good it is.
Batman Begins - I'll say 230 million.
War of the Worlds - 265 million.
Madagascar - 140 million.
Fantastic 4 - 145 million.
Kingdom of Heaven - 130 million.
Haven't seen much on the others, so I won't venture a guess.