SPEARE'S TIPS - The Films (Well, FILM) of 1/6/12

[undeadmonkey]

a fuck you that you decided to pay for willingly...

[Buscemi]

The audience doesn't ask for it. They want to be entertained. You shouldn't make a mainstream film where you are too lazy to film an ending.

[Geezer]

No one fails to film an ending out of "laziness." There is a specific, planned out decision made for every single aspect of a script. Even on horror films dumped in January.

[BanksIsDaFuture]

Whoever thought making a film end mid-car crash was a good, satisfying ending needs to have their hands cut off so they never make a film again.

[undeadmonkey]

hahah, i hated No Country too. thank goodness i didnt pay for that, i probably would take back what i said and be one of those bitches asking for a refund.

[Buscemi]

The Devil Inside's Cinemascore was an F, which almost never happens. Can you say a 70-80% second week drop?

[Brockster]

Can you say who cares? I'll take 5 Top 5 pts (so far), 5 PTA pts (so far) and 30M (so far) for $6 in any league...imdb right now is 4.8, not great, but not Tyler Perry bad.

[Geezer]

Yeah seriously, it's already beyond exceeded expectations. It might drop out of the top 5, doesn't matter, it's done its work already.

[undeadmonkey]

yeah, too bad i only took it in the ultimate.

[Buscemi]

But Shryke, the opening weekend would have been bigger if not for the awful Cinemascore. The Thursday night/Friday screenings probably accounted for 30% of the final box office.

It's going to sink like a stone next week.

[Shrykespeare]

I heartily agree, Boosh.

Here are the numbers from BoxOffice.com, since BOM seems to be temporarily down.


Top 10:
5 points - The Devil Inside, $34.5M
4 points - Mission: Impossible, $20.5M
3 points - Sherlock Holmes, $14.0M
2 points - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, $11.4M
1 point - Alvin and the Chipmunks, $9.5M
War Horse, $8.6M
We Bought a Zoo, $8.4M
Adventures of Tintin, $6.6M
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, $5.7M
New Year's Eve, $3.3M

I must say, Dragon Tattoo is holding really well.


PTA (Nov/Dec leagues):
5 points - The Iron Lady
4 points - A Separation
3 points - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
2 points - The Devil Inside
1 point - possibly Carnage



This opening by The Devil Inside is the third-largest ever for January, following only Cloverfield and the Star Wars 1997 re-release. It is the largest ever for early January. Unbelievable.

Six is dancing a jig right now... he might have a chance to catch W for the top spot in the draft league.

[numbersix]

Pariah will sneak in another point instead of Carnage.

My jig dancing comes with a dash of sense. Still a long way to go to catch up with W, but this will certainly help me reach 2nd place. Not bad for a 13th round pick. Though it'll probably only make 60-70m cume as it will drop harder than a hooker's undergarmants.

[Chienfantome]

Damn THe Devil Inside ! I will still catch you in the draft Six

[Shrykespeare]

Sunday Actuals:

Top 10:
5 points - The Devil Inside, $33.7M
4 points - Mission: Impossible, $19.9M
3 points - Sherlock Holmes, $13.7M
2 points - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, $11.4M
1 point - Alvin and the Chipmunks, $9.5M
War Horse, $8.7M
We Bought a Zoo, $8.3M
Adventures of Tintin, $6.7M
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, $5.5M
New Year's Eve, $3.1M


PTA (Nov/Dec leagues):
5 points - The Iron Lady
4 points - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
3 points - A Separation
2 points - The Devil Inside
1 point - Pariah

PTA (Jan leagues):
5 points - The Devil Inside


This makes 10 PTA points now for both Iron Lady and Extremely Loud.