Expected huge opening for THE HOBBIT. Will be interesting to see if mixed reviews slow it down ultimately and how much of this massive gross are the LOTR Tolkien fanboys who rushed out on opening weekend.
1. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (NL/MGM/WB) NEW [Runs 4,045] PG13
Friday $37.0M, Weekend $96M
2. Skyfall (Eon/MGM/Sony) Week 6 [Runs 2,924] PG13
Friday $2.0M, Weekend $7.0M, Cume $272.4M
3. Lincoln (DreamWorks/Fox/Disney) Week 6 [Runs 2,285] PG13
Friday $1.8M, Weekend $6.3M, Cume $107.0M
4. Rise Of The Guardian (DWA/Par) Week 4 [Runs 3,387] PG
Friday $1.5M, Weekend $7.0M, Cume $70.9M
5. Breaking Dawn Part 2 (Summit/Lionsgate) Week 5 [Runs 3,042] PG13
Friday $1.5M, Weekend $5.0M, Cume $276.7M
6. Life Of Pi (Fox) Week 4 [Runs 2,548] PG
Friday $1.4M, Weekend $5.0M, Cume $69.2M
7. Playing For Keeps (Millenium/FilmDistrict) Week 2 [Runs 2,840] PG13
Friday $1.0K (-53%), Weekend $3.0M, Cume $10.6M
8. Wreck-It Ralph (Disney) Week 7 [Runs 2,249]PG
Friday $750K, Weekend $3.2M, Cume $168.7M
9. Red Dawn (MGM/FilmDistrict) Week 4 [Runs 2,250] PG13
Friday $725K, Weekend $2.5M, Cume $41.7M
10. Silver Linings Playbook (Weinstein) Week 5 [Runs 371] R
Friday $560K, Weekend $1.9M, Cume $16.8M
Weekend Box Office 12/16 - HOBBIT $84 million
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AndyDursin
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Re: Weekend Box Office 12/16 - HOBBIT Huge
I imagine it will pull in numbers very similar to LOTR since I think, like its predecessor, it appeals both to the fanboys and to the average person. Again, I feel that if you liked LOTR you will most likely like TH, and if you didn't like LOTR then you most likely won't like TH. So in the end the same people will go see this one who saw LOTR, and the same people will stay home who didn't want to see LOTR. Thus I conclude that this trilogy will be just as big as LOTR...but I could be wrong! 
Re: Weekend Box Office 12/16 - HOBBIT Huge
It'll be a smashing success.
I'm honestly in no hurry to see it myself.
I'm honestly in no hurry to see it myself.
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AndyDursin
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Re: Weekend Box Office 12/16 - HOBBIT Huge
One thing I read tonight that's interesting: It actually had less of an audience than RETURN OF THE KING -- that movie opened 9 years ago and had no 3-D, so the amount of tickets purchased for HOBBIT was lower than RETURN OF THE KING. So it's a "December record" that's essentially due to inflation.
Reviews are also not nearly as good as the previous films -- at 66% "fresh" which is basically mixed, and a huge comedown from the critical consensus of the LOTR movies. That's why this could be something like the Harry Potter and Twilight movies where the fans go bonkers over the first weekend and then it slacks off a bit. It'll still make huge dollars worldwide, though, and that's what this is all about: a crash grab by Jackson and Warner Bros. to bloat the original novel into a 9 hour, 3-film trilogy.
Personally I'm going to wait for video, because the main question I had -- what the point of making Tolkien's book into a 9 hour trilogy when it never demanded that kind of treatment -- seems to be the same complaint in nearly every review I've seen. Or let's put it this way: I've yet to see anyone, anywhere claim the running time of this movie was justified. Even the positive reviews seem to wonder how there's another 6 hours of the story left to be told.
Reviews are also not nearly as good as the previous films -- at 66% "fresh" which is basically mixed, and a huge comedown from the critical consensus of the LOTR movies. That's why this could be something like the Harry Potter and Twilight movies where the fans go bonkers over the first weekend and then it slacks off a bit. It'll still make huge dollars worldwide, though, and that's what this is all about: a crash grab by Jackson and Warner Bros. to bloat the original novel into a 9 hour, 3-film trilogy.
Personally I'm going to wait for video, because the main question I had -- what the point of making Tolkien's book into a 9 hour trilogy when it never demanded that kind of treatment -- seems to be the same complaint in nearly every review I've seen. Or let's put it this way: I've yet to see anyone, anywhere claim the running time of this movie was justified. Even the positive reviews seem to wonder how there's another 6 hours of the story left to be told.
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Re: Weekend Box Office 12/16 - HOBBIT Huge
I can wait for the 3 movie DVD set.Eric W. wrote:It'll be a smashing success.
I'm honestly in no hurry to see it myself.
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AndyDursin
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Re: Weekend Box Office 12/16 - HOBBIT Huge
HOBBIT came in a bit under the projections -- yes, still a December record, but a fair Sat. drop held it to $84 million. Some people thought it would do $100 mil+ this weekend, though obviously it did what they wanted it to ultimately.
Revised numbers:
1. The Hobbit: Unexpected Journey (MGM/WB) NEW [Runs 4,045] PG13
Friday $37.5M, Saturday $28.1M, Weekend $84.7M
2. Rise Of The Guardian (DWA/Par) Week 4 [Runs 3,387] PG
Friday $1.5M, Saturday $3.4M, Weekend $7.4M, Cume $71.3M
3. Lincoln (DreamWorks/Fox/Disney) Week 6 [Runs 2,285] PG13
Friday $1.9M, Saturday $3.2M, Weekend $7.2M, Cume $107.9M
4. Skyfall (Eon/MGM/Sony) Week 6 [Runs 2,924] PG13
Friday $1.8M, Saturday $3.0M, Weekend $7.0M, Cume $272.3M
5. Life Of Pi (Fox) Week 4 [Runs 2,548] PG
Friday $1.3M, Saturday $2.3M, Weekend $5.4M, Cume $69.5M
6. Breaking Dawn Part 2 (Summit/Lionsgate) Week 5 [Runs 3,042] PG13
Friday $1.4M, Saturday $2.2M, Weekend $5.1M, Cume $276.8M
7. Wreck-It Ralph (Disney) Week 7 [Runs 2,249]PG
Friday $702K, Saturday $1.5M, Weekend $3.2M, Cume $168.7M
8. Playing For Keeps (Millenium/FilmDistrict) Week 2 [Runs 2,840] PG13
Friday $1.0K, Saturday $1.3M, Weekend $3.2M (-44), Cume $10.8
9. Red Dawn (MGM/FilmDistrict) Week 4 [Runs 2,250] PG13
Friday $698K, Saturday $1.0, Weekend $2.3, Cume $40.8
10. Silver Linings Playbook (Weinstein) Week 5 [Runs 371] R
Friday $588K, Saturday $935K, Weekend $2.0M, Cume $17.0M
Revised numbers:
1. The Hobbit: Unexpected Journey (MGM/WB) NEW [Runs 4,045] PG13
Friday $37.5M, Saturday $28.1M, Weekend $84.7M
2. Rise Of The Guardian (DWA/Par) Week 4 [Runs 3,387] PG
Friday $1.5M, Saturday $3.4M, Weekend $7.4M, Cume $71.3M
3. Lincoln (DreamWorks/Fox/Disney) Week 6 [Runs 2,285] PG13
Friday $1.9M, Saturday $3.2M, Weekend $7.2M, Cume $107.9M
4. Skyfall (Eon/MGM/Sony) Week 6 [Runs 2,924] PG13
Friday $1.8M, Saturday $3.0M, Weekend $7.0M, Cume $272.3M
5. Life Of Pi (Fox) Week 4 [Runs 2,548] PG
Friday $1.3M, Saturday $2.3M, Weekend $5.4M, Cume $69.5M
6. Breaking Dawn Part 2 (Summit/Lionsgate) Week 5 [Runs 3,042] PG13
Friday $1.4M, Saturday $2.2M, Weekend $5.1M, Cume $276.8M
7. Wreck-It Ralph (Disney) Week 7 [Runs 2,249]PG
Friday $702K, Saturday $1.5M, Weekend $3.2M, Cume $168.7M
8. Playing For Keeps (Millenium/FilmDistrict) Week 2 [Runs 2,840] PG13
Friday $1.0K, Saturday $1.3M, Weekend $3.2M (-44), Cume $10.8
9. Red Dawn (MGM/FilmDistrict) Week 4 [Runs 2,250] PG13
Friday $698K, Saturday $1.0, Weekend $2.3, Cume $40.8
10. Silver Linings Playbook (Weinstein) Week 5 [Runs 371] R
Friday $588K, Saturday $935K, Weekend $2.0M, Cume $17.0M