The BJMDDS General Discussion Thread......

[Kristatos]

I thought SF made around $75 million in its first weekend?

[English Agent]

I thought SF made around $75 million in its first weekend?

No...$88+ mil on opening weekend, and $90mil if you include Thursdays midnight take.

Mind you the Goblin film has made a shed load of money overseas this weekend!

[FormerBondFan]

I thought SF made around $75 million in its first weekend?

No...$88+ mil on opening weekend, and $90mil if you include Thursdays midnight take.

Mind you the Goblin film has made a shed load of money overseas this weekend!

From now on, it's no longer just defending traditional Bonds from DN to DAD (especially those with Pierce). It's now the War of the Franchises but has been taken to a much larger scale as in World War Z due to Skyfall pandemic.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcwTxRuq-uk[/video]

Saint 007 and BJ, are we in agreement here?

[bjmdds]

Absolutely. Insanity now rules the world. http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EOvvf ... 3.w640.jpg The next Bond? or: http://pridemagazine.com/wp-content/upl ... nights.jpg Psy or Idris? FBF, start the campaign to replace Cr-egg with these 2 characters, since the traditional Bond is now deemed irrelevant

[Capt. Sir Dominic Flandry]

My 10 seconds of fame is in Casualty tonight at 21:15 on BBC1.

You are not Luvvy Darling from Viz are you? Hope it went well.

I watched John Barry: Licence to Thrill on BBC4 the other evening - it can be found on YouTube.

[Omega]

Dont know what to make of this 'Hobbit' film..........i mean i know it will make a huge amount of money....particularly at the beginning....but was surprised to see that it didnt open bigger than SF.
The comments on the film are either wonderful.......or that it is incredibly boring and slow.
I get the impression that LOTR fans will appreciate the film more, whilst others may find it tedious.
Anyway, i will know when i see the film.

SF still doing good business, and will pick up some decent money over the xmas period.

Anyone else noticed that the 'Twilight' film has faded big time now?

I cant remember where, but i was reading on the internet earlier a story about how the Bond franchise has pushed itself back into the limelight BO wise.......and that this could continue for the next few films!

EA

I noticed Twilight hit the brakes about where they always do. $700 million and it stalls but the movies don't cost what Bond do so they probably make more. I don't think they had 3d or Imax so its not bad but....

Hobbit, man, here is my honest view, disappointing . Big drop of in attendance from even Two Towers but this one will probably be at the top for a month starting Monday it will probably be over $10 million a day here and then school lets out and holidays will keep the precious raking it in. If this were Bond and opened like this I'd say it failed, 3d and imax and all they can manage if $84-90 million

the international box office seems incredible but I'm not sure where it really ranks because of all the smashes two records BS going on here about this pathetic take. It december and maybe they are right and nothing would open like Twilight but it should of.

1 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey WB $84,775,000
2 Rise of the Guardians P/DW $7,420,000
3 Lincoln BV $7,244,000
4 Skyfall Sony $7,000,000
5 Life of Pi Fox $5,400,000
6 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 Sum. $5,175,000

by Ray Subers
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3587&p=.htm

December 16, 2012

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey set a new December opening weekend record, though its debut failed to reach the inflated levels many were anticipating for director Peter Jackson's return to Middle Earth.

At 4,045 locations, The Hobbit earned an estimated $84.78 million this weekend. That's a bit ahead of the previous December record held by 2007's I Am Legend ($77.2 million), and also noticeably up on the three-day start for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($73.3 million). With 3D/IMAX premiums and a bit of ticket price inflation, though, The Hobbit had lower initial attendance than both of those titles (it also likely sold fewer tickets initially than The Two Towers).

3D showings accounted for 49 percent of ticket sales, which is about on par with most major releases right now. Warner Bros. isn't currently providing a breakdown for the high-frame-rate (HFR), though a distribution executive there suggested it had the highest per-screen average among the three main formats (2D, 3D, HFR 3D). That may not sound overly convincing, but IMAX is reporting that HFR did $44,000 per-theater compared to $31,000 at regular IMAX 3D locations. Overall, IMAX contributed an estimated $10.1 million (12 percent) this weekend.

It's hard to rag on a new monthly record, but it does feel like this $84.8 million debut is a slight miss for The Hobbit. The Lord of the Rings is one of the most popular movie franchises ever, and adapting the prequel story should have been a box office slam-dunk. Unfortunately, Warner Bros. marketing almost exclusively focused on The Hobbit's connection to Lord of the Rings, and therefore failed to show what's special about this movie. Add in confusion about the trilogy situation (which WB didn't make much of an effort to correct) and some middling reviews (65 percent on Rotten Tomatoes), and many casual moviegoers likely decided to take a "wait-and-see" approach here.

Long-term, though, The Hobbit should be in fine shape. December releases typically have a slow start but hold well through the Holiday season, and that will likely be the case with The Hobbit as well thanks to solid word-of-mouth (it received a strong "A" CinemaScore from audiences this weekend). Ultimately, $300 million at the domestic box office is within reach, though it's entirely possible the movie falls short of The Fellowship of the Ring's $315.5 million total (the lowest-grossing of the three Lord of the Rings movies).

The Hobbit's audience skewed male (57 percent) and a bit older (58 percent over 25). The "A" CinemaScore improved to an "A+" with moviegoers under 18 years old, suggesting this will be a great choice for families throughout the next few weeks.

[FormerBondFan]

Absolutely. Insanity now rules the world. http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EOvvf ... 3.w640.jpg The next Bond? or: http://pridemagazine.com/wp-content/upl ... nights.jpg Psy or Idris? FBF, start the campaign to replace Cr-egg with these 2 characters, since the traditional Bond is now deemed irrelevant

I go for the Asian guy. If not, Idris will be a backup.

[bjmdds]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0 He can even sing the theme song

[FormerBondFan]

BJ, would you rather watch this again than endure the madness of Skyfall's success?

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cho039BrHpg[/video]

Just think of this Jim Phelps as a fake and someone who assassinates and steals the identity of the real Jim Phelps. And here's the info on Phelps from MI wiki. http://missionimpossible.wikia.com/wiki ... t_Betrayal

Actor Peter Graves had been hoping to restore honor to James Phelps's reputation before his own death, especially since actor Jonathan Wesley "Jon" Voight bore no resemblance to him and approached the role as he would have any villainous role. Some fans have done this for him by claiming that the "James Phelps" who was a character in the film starring Tom Cruise was NOT the real James Phelps.

[Dr. No]

IMO the hobbit did well if it didn the story would be it is the most expensive flop of all time. Everyone is busy in December and when we have time more and more will go to it with their families.

Did anyone else grow up with the animated Lord of the Rings and Hobbit? A lot of fond memories didn't realize some of the thing about those cartoon until I was playing them for my children. The warm memories are not quite true to the darker weird parts of those cartoons.

[Kristatos]

News of a Spy Hunter movie: http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/spy-hun ... nter-movie

[The Saint 007]

News of a Spy Hunter movie: http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/spy-hun ... nter-movie

Good. We need more of these types of spy films to try and disrupt James Bond.

[FormerBondFan]

News of a Spy Hunter movie: http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/spy-hun ... nter-movie

Good. We need more of these types of spy films to try and disrupt James Bond.

We have two movies starring Pierce in the pipeline: The Coup and November Man. He will play government operatives in both of them but the roles are different.

[Kristatos]

Here's a trailer for Spy Hunter director Ruben Fleischer's upcoming Gangster Squad:

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... yOy_x5TbeQ[/video]

[FormerBondFan]

2nd teaser of Into Darkness:

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... zAwBV1KeGA[/video]

Chris Pine is starting to look a bit like Shatner here.

[bjmdds]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a61SXwzFqrQ I never understood Broccoli and Saltzman not using the King to do a Bond theme in the 1960s and 1970s. Big E is my all time favorite.

[katied]

An Elvis Bond theme would have been awesome.

[Napoleon Solo]

Purvis and Wade's new project: scripting a new Kojak movie starring Vin Diesel

http://bit.ly/UZYbN6

[The Saint 007]

Purvis and Wade's new project: scripting a new Kojak movie starring Vin Diesel

http://bit.ly/UZYbN6

Yet another modern take of a classic series. Remakes or reboots of classic films/TV series is all that Hollywood seems to mostly be doing now.

[Omega]

Purvis and Wade's new project: scripting a new Kojak movie starring Vin Diesel

http://bit.ly/UZYbN6

Man I hear this and think epic fail but it'll probable be the smash hit of the summer.