View Poll Results: How much money will the Matrix 2 make on opening weekend
50 million
2
1.46%
60 million
4
2.92%
70 million
12
8.76%
80 million
18
13.14%
90 million
27
19.71%
100 million
17
12.41%
110 million
18
13.14%
120 million
10
7.30%
130 million
20
14.60%
under 50 million
9
6.57%
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How much money will the Matrix 2 make opening weekend.
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The matrix doesn't recognize human currency. Currency is just a sub-function in the human illumation program; easily reversed and modified with a simple update. The movie can never come out, or come out and make $200 million opening weekend. Only HE knows; and HE is coming.......... May 15.... to a theater near you!
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Will the R rating really effect it that much? I mean...everyone knows what it is about. If someone wants to see the the Matrix Reloaded, they are going to see it. It'll be absolutely sold out the whole weekend. I plan on seeing it twice opening weekend. I usually catch a movie once every 3-4 weeks.
It'll be huge.
It'll be huge.
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I'm old enough to have seen Star Wars in its original theatrical run and in my whole life this is the only movie to ever tempt me to go to one of those midnight, first day sessions.
How many smart, cool movies get released with this kind of budget? I can't think of any. Some of you guys are really underestimating it. I would bet my life savings it will smash a $240m gross.
How many smart, cool movies get released with this kind of budget? I can't think of any. Some of you guys are really underestimating it. I would bet my life savings it will smash a $240m gross.
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The Matrix was my first and many peoples 1st dvd purchase. If the sale of the Matrix dvd is any indication, I'd say there are many more fans of this film then some are led to believe.
I'm guessing $88.4 Million.
I'm guessing $88.4 Million.
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I picked $60 million, which would beat Hannibal (58 million opening weekend) and 8 Mile (51 million opening weekend) for the highest opening weekend for an R-rated movie.
As far as total box office, here's the only R-rated movies so far to make 200 million domestically:
Beverly Hills Cop Par. $234,760,478 1984
The Exorcist WB $232,671,011 1973
Saving Private Ryan DW $216,335,085 1998
Terminator 2: Judgment Day TriS $204,843,345 1991
I suspect, with good reviews and good word of mouth, the Matrix Reloaded will be the next R-rated to 200 million, it might even approach 300 million; more than that, I'd be really surprised (but I also expected AOTC to beat out Spiderman, so what do I know).
If you care about opening weekends, and box office grosses, here's a great site: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/
As far as total box office, here's the only R-rated movies so far to make 200 million domestically:
Beverly Hills Cop Par. $234,760,478 1984
The Exorcist WB $232,671,011 1973
Saving Private Ryan DW $216,335,085 1998
Terminator 2: Judgment Day TriS $204,843,345 1991
I suspect, with good reviews and good word of mouth, the Matrix Reloaded will be the next R-rated to 200 million, it might even approach 300 million; more than that, I'd be really surprised (but I also expected AOTC to beat out Spiderman, so what do I know).
If you care about opening weekends, and box office grosses, here's a great site: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/
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While the Matrix may not have the following of Star Wars or LOTR, i think it appeals to a wider range of people. To me, Star Wars and LOTR are more 'geek' oriented, and while there's a fair share of Matrix geeks its also thought of as a 'cooler' movie and gained quite a large amount of fans after its box office run thanks to DVD, word of mouth, and imitators.
I think that MR will haul in the area of 75-80 million. The overall gross on this one will not be stratospheric. The ads are clearly aimed at action fans and this film has several intellectual components beyond the great action sequences that will turn off "J6P" and there will be less repeat business. Also working against it is two of the best things about it: R rating and running time.
As far as the rating goes, this film is VIOLENT. We adults may be conditioned to it, but I can imagine smaller children being scared of it. I completely understand the R rating. My hat is off to the brothers W for not buckling to pressure to tone it down to get the PG-13...
I predict it will do around the same as the original, perhaps slightly better.
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The Bloomberg report:
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news...d=aZ1wMZwF6oHQ
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news...d=aZ1wMZwF6oHQ
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http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Movi...eut/index.html
The film made $42.5 million on Thursday, and almost $10 million on Wednesday's 10 p.m. showing.
Whoa!
The film made $42.5 million on Thursday, and almost $10 million on Wednesday's 10 p.m. showing.
Whoa!
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Originally posted by Patman
http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Movi...eut/index.html
The film made $42.5 million on Thursday, and almost $10 million on Wednesday's 10 p.m. showing.
Whoa!
http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Movi...eut/index.html
The film made $42.5 million on Thursday, and almost $10 million on Wednesday's 10 p.m. showing.
Whoa!
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Originally posted by Patman
http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Movi...eut/index.html
The film made $42.5 million on Thursday, and almost $10 million on Wednesday's 10 p.m. showing.
Whoa!
http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Movi...eut/index.html
The film made $42.5 million on Thursday, and almost $10 million on Wednesday's 10 p.m. showing.
Whoa!
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Originally posted by Patman
http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Movi...eut/index.html
The film made $42.5 million on Thursday, and almost $10 million on Wednesday's 10 p.m. showing.
Whoa!
http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Movi...eut/index.html
The film made $42.5 million on Thursday, and almost $10 million on Wednesday's 10 p.m. showing.
Whoa!
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Originally posted by Iron_Giant
The R rating will be keeping Families and kids out.
The R rating will be keeping Families and kids out.
I work at a cinema and that R rating hasn't stopped parents bringing the kids to this film, sad as it is.
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Wow, looks like I was way off only saying $75M. Looks like the Friday-Sunday take could go get close $100M and the 4-day total could be upwards of $140M.
Wow!
Wow!
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It pulled in an estimated $32 million yesterday, according to www.boxofficemojo.com
Now it's take for the Wednesday night showing - Friday night is about $73 million.
Now it's take for the Wednesday night showing - Friday night is about $73 million.
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What I've always found to work, once the Friday numbers are up, for three days is...
Friday total = FT
FT + 1.5*FT + 0.8*FT = ~3.3 * FT
So $32 mil * 3.3 = ~$105 mil for the weekend
So damn close to beating Spiderman, and so much more deserving.
Friday total = FT
FT + 1.5*FT + 0.8*FT = ~3.3 * FT
So $32 mil * 3.3 = ~$105 mil for the weekend
So damn close to beating Spiderman, and so much more deserving.
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very much so.
its R rated records will stand for a loooooong time.
i still don't see this as being the "one" when this summer is over though.
i don't think we will see ANY film significantly outperform the other highest grossers.
its R rated records will stand for a loooooong time.
i still don't see this as being the "one" when this summer is over though.
i don't think we will see ANY film significantly outperform the other highest grossers.
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I Just wonder how the "What the ****" reaction at the end of Reloaded to many of your casual movie goers will effect Revolutions' release. . .I don't think it will make quite as much.
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