SPEARE'S TIPS - The Films of 3/9/12

[Shrykespeare]

I may have picked Salmon in a few leagues, but not many. I passed on Footnote entirely (dammit).

[Buscemi]

John Carter may have not been a big hit in the US but it still made $70 million internationally this weekend (and had the biggest opening day ever in Russia). With action films tending to do better internationally, it has an outside shot of breaking even.

[Chienfantome]

In France the numbers are very unimpressive unfortunately. It won't come across as a success. Although it should have decent legs, given how the audience cheered at the end of the film when I saw it last night.

[Buscemi]

International audiences are more forgiving on action films (for example, The Three Musketeers' foreign gross outnumbered the American gross almost 6 to 1), so it should hold decently in forthcoming weeks.

It opened to $17 million in Russia (the fourth biggest opening ever there) and hasn't opened in China or Japan (both are also big markets for action films) yet so it should have a nice total when everything's done.

[englishozzy]

A very good opening in Australia is somewhere between 8-12 million (8.4-12.6 US) - blockbuster, christmas season, and 3-5 million (3.2-5.3 US) any other time.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 holds the record for the biggest opening at $18,688,000 ($19,629,198 US).

[Shrykespeare]

Weekend Actuals


Top 11:
5 points - The Lorax, $38.8M
4 points - John Carter, $30.2M
3 points - Project X, $11.1M
2 points - Act of Valor, $7.0M
1 point - Silent House, $6.7M
A Thousand Words, $6.2M
Safe House, $4.8M
The Vow, $3.8M
This Means War, $3.7M
Journey 2, $3.6M
Good Deeds, $2.9M

PTA (all leagues):
5 points - Footnote
4 points - Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
3 points - The Lorax
2 points - John Carter
1 point - Friends With Kids

[numbersix]

I'm still trying to get my head around the lack of A Separation in the PTA category.

[Chienfantome]

I'm still trying to get my head around the lack of A Separation in the PTA category.

Aaaaaah, that's it. There was something weird in the PTA list, and I wondered what it was. Probably a mistake from BOM that will be soon corrected.

[Shrykespeare]

No, it's finally gone. Besides which, it's a December movie. It's no longer in any active league.


BTW... did anyone notice that this thread has more responses than any column I've ever written? How did that happen?! Me likey!

[Geezer]

John Carter was a very volatile movie. In the end, I'd consider 30 million a small success, given how bad it could have been.

[silversurfer19]

I expect it to perform probably quite similar to Journey 2 now, so if it can reach $90m that would be decent considering the dropping value of it over the past month or so.

[Ron Burgundy]

wow, the Lorax is do real nice, should get to 200M.

And blasted footnote! I put it on one or two slates then it off at the last minute! Crap. Sony Classics, nominee blah blah blah, should have known. Lucky i still have it on my 1V1 against chien

[Chienfantome]

Footnote won't save you against me Ron, I have absolutely no intention of letting you win my friend

[numbersix]

John Carter was a very volatile movie. In the end, I'd consider 30 million a small success, given how bad it could have been.

But surely not worth the $26 or so it cost? It was the third most expensive movie behind Lorax and Hunger Games, which will way outperform it on all levels. The Vow cost less than half it and will fare just as well. I'm certainly glad I avoided it at all costs, even if it'll still get 9-10 T5 points.

[Geezer]

Oh no, six, I was talking more for real-life box office, not the game. If anyone actually took it, well, shame on them. They should have known better.