SPEARE'S TIPS - The Films of 9/30/11

[numbersix]

Banks is probably under the belief that women will eat up any chick flick. I Don't Know How She Does It was proof that theory isn't true.

Exactly. Everyone fortunately saw through that one.

[Shrykespeare]

Sunday Estimates


Top 12:
5 points - Dolphin Tale, $14.2M
4 points - Moneyball, $12.5M
The Lion King, $11.1M
2 points - 50/50, $8.86M
1 point - Courageous, $8.80M
Dream House, $8.21M
Abduction, $5.65M
What's Your Number?, $5.60M
Contagion, $5.0M
Killer Elite, $4.86M
Drive, $3.34M
The Help, $3.0M

PTA:
5 points - Take Shelter
4 points - Courageous
3 points - Moneyball
2 points - Dolphin Tale
1 point - 50/50

No word yet on Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, but I don't expect any PTA points for that.

[BanksIsDaFuture]

What makes you think What's Your Number will have good WoM with women?

Stupid me, I was under the impression that a good trailer would make a good movie.

But I watched What's Your Number last night, and once again I was duped by that damn Fox marketing.

The fact that the commercials are saying it's 20x funnier than Bridesmaids is funnier itself than anything in the damned movie.

[Buscemi]

The trailer was awful. It basically showed that it was 27 Dresses with raunchy humor.

[undeadmonkey]

bridesmaids wasn't that funny, which should have told you something....

[Chienfantome]

I'm glad I put Take Shelter on pretty much every Ultimate slate

[BanksIsDaFuture]

The trailer was awful. It basically showed that it was 27 Dresses with raunchy humor.

Yeah, it might've looked awful to some, but it got pretty big laughs in theaters. Obviously, though it didn't translate to ticket sales.

I don't know, UDM, I thought Bridesmaids was pretty funny. Anytime Melissa McCarthy was on-screen was pure gold especially.

[silversurfer19]

Although I did a last minute hemorrhage of What's My Number? from all my slates it was on in favour of 50/50, I have to admit, I was with Banks in that audience reaction to the movie trailer was phenomenal. Until recently I was expecting a $20m opening, but with all the bad WOM leading up to its release I had a change of heart, and thank god I did.

[Geezer]

I still haven't seen a Trailer for What's My Number.

[undeadmonkey]

The trailer was awful. It basically showed that it was 27 Dresses with raunchy humor.

Yeah, it might've looked awful to some, but it got pretty big laughs in theaters. Obviously, though it didn't translate to ticket sales.

I don't know, UDM, I thought Bridesmaids was pretty funny. Anytime Melissa McCarthy was on-screen was pure gold especially.

agreed about McCarthy, but her scenes weren't that numerous

[Shrykespeare]

Sunday Actuals

Top 10:
5 points - Dolphin Tale, $13.9M
4 points - Moneyball, $12.0M
The Lion King 3D, $10.6M
2 points - Courageous, $9.1M
1 point - 50/50, $8.6M
Dream House, $8.1M
Abduction, $5.6M
What's Your Number, $5.4M
Killer Elite, $4.916M
Contagion, $4.907M

PTA:
5 points - Take Shelter, $17,347
4 points - Courageous, $7,806
3 points - Moneyball, $4,020
2 points - Dolphin Tale, $3,958
1 point - 50/50, $3,517

Tucker & Dale vs. Evil had a PTA of $1,761 in 30 theaters.

[Buscemi]

Tucker and Dale vs. Evil only played at midnight. That explains the low PTA.

[Shrykespeare]

In other news, Bad Teacher FINALLY cracked the $100 million mark.

Cowboys & Aliens is still $450K short.

[Buscemi]

This means more raunchy comedies with completely shallow and unlikeable main characters. Thanks a lot, moviegoers.

[silversurfer19]

Although you could also see that moviegoers are doing the opposite with the likes of The Change-Up, What's Your Number and 'whatever that SaTC 3 movie was called....