Next Weekend B.O. Predictions (Freddy Vs. Jason, Open Range, Uptown Girls, etc...) [Archive]

dh1989

08-08-2003, 11:58 PM

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ESTIMATED Theatre Counts:

Freddy Vs. Jason -- 2,800+

Grind -- 2,350+

Uptown Girls -- 2,200

Open Range -- 1,900

Shaolin Soccer -- 1,000

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My predictions...

Uptown Girls - 18 million

Freddy Vs. Jason - 11 million

Open Range - 9 million

Grind - 5 million

Shaolin Soccer - 1.5 million

What do you schmoes think?

*** SPECIAL NOTE: Shaolin Soccer has been moved yet again, now to a limited release on September 5th, with subtitles instead of dubbing. ***

DevilMonkey

08-09-2003, 12:01 AM

Freddy Vs. Jason - 28 million

Uptown Girls - 19 million

Open Range - 7 million

Grind - 4 million

Shaolin Soccer - 1 million

BaBy BoY

08-09-2003, 12:22 AM

EARLY PREDICTIONS (They Will Change)

1. Freddy vs Jason----25million
2. Uptown Girls--------20million
3. S.W.A.T.--------------17million
4. American Wedding-14million
5. Open Range---------12million
6. Freaky Friday--------10million
7. PiratesOTC-----------8million
8. Spy Kids3D-----------6million
9. Grind------------------4million
10. Seabiscuit----------3million

Im obviously no expert, but one thing I do know........
FREDDY VS JASON WILL BE #1!!!

Tom Samborski

08-09-2003, 12:33 AM

Freddy v.s Jason- $26 million
Open Range- $10 million
Uptown Girls- $12 million
Grind- $5 million

Mike

08-09-2003, 12:42 AM

UPTOWN GIRLS - 17 MILLION

Since I saw the trailer, I've thought this would be a little end-of-summer sleeper hit, especially since there hasn't been many movies like this out this summer. But the TV spots haven't been very good, not as good as the trailer. They could have done a lot better job on the TV spots. Regardless, with all of the action movies out this summer, people are a little actioned out, and this is something lighter that they can go see and enjoy. I think a lot of people are looking for a movie like this. And it has a PG-13 rating, which obviously helps. Maybe this could be this summers Legally Blonde, but to a lesser extent.

FREDDY VS. JASON - 16.3 MILLION

I think the people predicting this to be HUGE HUGE HUGE are going to be VERY VERY VERY disappointed by its Box Office performance. Mark my words... This won't have legs, no way. Horror movies, especially R-rated slasher ones, and ESPECIALLY sequels, don't usually have good legs. This one won't be an exception, especially when Jeepers Creepers 2 comes out a couple of weeks after it, catering to the same audience.

OPEN RANGE - 5.6 MILLION

Westerns = Box Office poison for the most part, this shouldn't be really any different.

GRIND - 3.9 MILLION

SHAOLIN SOCCER - 2 MILLION

The trailer sucked! Have they even showed TV spots for it? I don't recall seeing any, which certainly won't help it at all.

BaBy BoY

08-09-2003, 01:05 AM

I understand what u are saying about FvsJ , Mike, but i think we must not forget that people LOVE horror movies, and so-far, with the exception of 28 Days Later, this has been a Completely Horror-Less summer!

FreddyvsJason is really anticipated, and theres lots of hype. Thats why i think it will be huge.

i actually think it could make it to 70 mill. or maybe even more.

Mike

08-09-2003, 01:12 AM

Originally posted by BaBy BoY
I understand what u are saying about FvsJ , Mike, but i think we must not forget that people LOVE horror movies, and so-far, with the exception of 28 Days Later, this has been a Completely Horror-Less summer!

FreddyvsJason is really anticipated, and theres lots of hype. Thats why i think it will be huge.

i actually think it could make it to 70 mill. or maybe even more.

If it did, that would be cool, since I love horror movies, and plan on seeing this one in theaters. But I don't really see it right now. I might be wrong though, and hopefully I will be, but I still am thinking it will open with 16-19 Million, and finish with around 45-50 Million.

A.J. Hakari

08-09-2003, 01:25 AM

FREDDY VS. JASON - $12-$19 million
OPEN RANGE - $8-$15 million
UPTOWN GIRLS - $7-$11 million
GRIND - $4-$9 million

Frank the Tank

08-09-2003, 01:58 AM

Freddy vs Jason 22mil
Uptown Girls 10mil
Open Range 7mil
Grind 4mil
Shaolin Soccer 2mil

Mike

08-09-2003, 02:10 AM

Having trailers showing in front of Legally Blonde 2 and especially Freaky Friday will certainly help out Uptown Girls.

ANTBond007

08-09-2003, 03:08 AM

FREDDY VS. JASON -- $24 million
UPTOWN GIRLS -- $15 million
OPEN RANGE -- $14 million
GRIND -- $6 million

Freeway

08-09-2003, 09:19 PM

Originally posted by Mike
Having trailers showing in front of Legally Blonde 2 and especially Freaky Friday will certainly help out Uptown Girls.

Uptown Girls didn't have a trailer in front of Freaky Friday, not at all theatres. Mike is letting his personal fondness for Uptown Girls cloud his judgement but there isn't a chance in hell that it will make more than F vs. J because it only attracts females for the most part while F vs. J has mainly an audience of males, it is also a type of event film that will attract others to it. It'll make more than 20 million its first weekend me thinks. It has the highest theater count of any release next week and that alone should make it number one. I wouldn't be surprised if its final count is over 3,000 theatres because New Line says that they are getting a high want to see rate when they survey the general public.

My predictions:
Freddy vs. Jason - 25 million
Uptown Girls - 14 million
Open Range - 12 million. It's getting great reviews and I hope it does better than my prediction. It sure deserves to make more than UG just based on early word and the preview. It's also R though.
Grind - 7 million

dh1989

08-09-2003, 09:42 PM

Originally posted by Freeway
There isn't a chance in hell that Uptown Girls will make more than F vs. J because it only attracts females for the most part while F vs. J has mainly an audience of males.

But you have to remember that Uptown Girls will also attract families and men, who are taken to it by their girlfriend/wife. I also think Uptown Girls will have strong appeal for mature female adults, over 30. (I think mature adult MALES over 30 may be drawn to Open Range) I don't see Freddy Vs. Jason drawing many audiences member who don't fall into the following demographic: male and under the age of 30. But I could be wrong, of course. I look forward to the actual numbers.

MisterTwister

08-09-2003, 10:07 PM

I agree there is no way Uptown girls will out do Freddy Vs Jason. People haven't been waitng over 10 years for Uptown girls.

EDsoulsurvive*

08-09-2003, 11:54 PM

I want Freddy vs Jason to be HUGE. I have a gut feeling it will, but still, things people are saying are makin me uneasy. I "think" FvJ will make around 30 million. Realistically, i see it pulling about 18 million.

As for Uptwon Girls, i think its gunna make 16-20 million, probably closer to 16.

Freeway

08-10-2003, 12:20 AM

Originally posted by dh1989
But you have to remember that Uptown Girls will also attract families and men, who are taken to it by their girlfriend/wife. I also think Uptown Girls will have strong appeal for mature female adults, over 30. (I think mature adult MALES over 30 may be drawn to Open Range) I don't see Freddy Vs. Jason drawing many audiences member who don't fall into the following demographic: male and under the age of 30. But I could be wrong, of course. I look forward to the actual numbers.

You forgot about the event angle of F vs. J which UG simply does not have because it looks extremely formulaic and is getting less of a marketing push which matters also. The same people that might go and see UG could also easily choose Freaky Friday instead which has unbelievably good reviews in its favor, something UG isn't likely to match. Reviews likely won't matter too much when it comes to F vs. J since people aren't going to expect it to get good reviews because critics usually hate horror films. Plus, Uptown Girls is PG-13, which could take away the family angle as they go for the PG rated Freaky Friday instead.

ANTBond007

08-10-2003, 01:11 AM

The popularity of Freddy Krueger isn't being taken into account, either. The guy is an 80s icon -- meaning, those people who were 20 when A Nightmare On Elm Street 4 was released are 35 now. And interest is definitely there for them. This has a better chance at an age range than, say, Jason X.

08-10-2003, 10:28 AM

to mike and dh, i think Freddy vs. Jason will do much better than what you guys are predicting. FVSJ has ALOT of fanbase, like... ALLLOOOTT!! this movie will have a HUGE opening weekend of around 25 million imo. what are the reasons (especially dh) for predicting so little like 11 million? don't get me wrong, i'm not saying i'm right and your not, i just don't see it doing so little.

as for Uptown Girls, i predict a weekend of about 16 million.

and Open Range wich has gotten pretty good w.o.m. should open with about 10 million w/ a decent per-screen average.

Grind will bomb

Shaolin Soccer looks good, but haven't got any pomotion whatsoever.

dh1989

08-10-2003, 10:54 AM

Originally posted by Ed
are the reasons (especially dh) for predicting so little like 11 million? don't get me wrong, i'm not saying i'm right and your not, i just don't see it doing so little.

I don't think there is widespread appeal. The fanbase used to be their and they were large, but I feel it has slightly deflated over the years --- Krueger's been gone for almost a decade and Jason X bombed. Also, I don't see the mature adult or child appeal, only young men and woman. It may be huge, but I don't see it in the cards, if you will.

RickySlade

08-10-2003, 01:01 PM

Originally posted by dh1989
I don't think there is widespread appeal. The fanbase used to be their and they were large, but I feel it has slightly deflated over the years --- Krueger's been gone for almost a decade and Jason X bombed. Also, I don't see the mature adult or child appeal, only young men and woman. It may be huge, but I don't see it in the cards, if you will.

Back take into consideration, this isn't just another Jason X or A NOES 4 this is FREDDY VS. JASON. There are horror fanactics who will see this, and it will appeal to mainstream because this thing has never really happened before. F V J is also getting more T.V. spots IMO so I think it will be larger then people may have anticiapted. I mean, for the Uptown Girls age group you have some teenage girls, older women and dates. But F V J will have EVERYONE. Plus even the awful looking Grind is in more theatres then Uptown Girls and may very well come close to the gross of Uptown Girls.

Predictions

Freddy Vs Jason - 22 Mil
Uptown Girls - 16 Mil
Open Range - 12 Mil
Grind - 7 Mil

MisterTwister

08-10-2003, 02:00 PM

Jason X has nothing to do with Freddy VS Jason so stop saying that It will bomb cause Jason x bombed. Freddy vs Jason will do good at the box office.

movies35

08-10-2003, 03:08 PM

Originally posted by MisterTwister
Jason X has nothing to do with Freddy VS Jason so stop saying that It will bomb cause Jason x bombed. Freddy vs Jason will do good at the box office.

MisterTwister, you don't know that it will do good. Every movie you want to see you say it will do really good. Hell, if you really wanted to see "Grind" you'd say it would do good, when it really doesn't have a chance to make 10 million this weekend. People have their opinions, and if Dh or someone else thinks that Freddy vs. Jason then you should really let them think that.

Mike

08-10-2003, 05:26 PM

Originally posted by Freeway
Uptown Girls didn't have a trailer in front of Freaky Friday, not at all theatres. Mike is letting his personal fondness for Uptown Girls cloud his judgement but there isn't a chance in hell that it will make more than F vs. J because it only attracts females for the most part while F vs. J has mainly an audience of males, it is also a type of event film that will attract others to it. It'll make more than 20 million its first weekend me thinks. It has the highest theater count of any release next week and that alone should make it number one. I wouldn't be surprised if its final count is over 3,000 theatres because New Line says that they are getting a high want to see rate when they survey the general public.

Excuse me?! My "personal" fondness for Uptown Girls? I think you are mistaken, since I love horror movies and I'd pick Freddy vs. Jason over Uptown Girls, which I also think looks good too. Actually, I'm doing the opposite and I'm NOT letting my "personal" fondess get in the way, which is why I predicted what I REALLY think Freddy vs. Jason will gross opening weekend. It will be frontloaded, and pretty much all slasher horror sequels see drops on Saturday and a bigger drop than most movies on Sunday. There's practically a 0% chance that it won't drop on Saturday. I do think Freddy vs. Jason will gross more than Uptown Girls on Friday, but Uptown Girls will make more than F vs. J on Saturday and Sunday. As for trailers showing in front of Freaky Friday: Obviously not EVERY movie theater will have the same trailers, however, a majority of the prints for Freaky Friday were supposed to have the Uptown Girls trailer attached to it.

Uptown Girls has a cute little girl (Dakota Fanning) in it, rising star Brittany Murphy (who had roles in recent hit movies like 8 Mile and Just Married), a PG-13 rating, and a nice fluffy plot that actually does have an audience for it, especially with all of the constant big action movies that have been coming out all summer. Also, I've only seen two TV spots for F vs. J and they have been on late at night, really late (which it's obvious why, most R-rated horror movies have TV spots on late at night, when kids are supposed to be in bed). I have seen MANY more TV spots for Uptown Girls, which have been being shown at any time 24 hours a day. An opening of over 16 Million for F vs. J would be really good. However, I'm sure a lot of people will be disappointed since their hopes are set so high for it.

Mike

08-10-2003, 05:30 PM

Originally posted by MisterTwister
Freddy vs Jason will do good at the box office.

No offense, but you can't say it WILL do good for sure, since you don't know that. You say that about all of the movies you want to see. You even said that you KNEW Dumb & Dumberer would do good, and we all know how well that did at the Box Office.

Horror whore

08-10-2003, 05:33 PM

Freddy vs. Jason (14.4 million)
Uptown Girls (14 million)
Grind (5.1 million)
Open Range (2.1 million)

bob

08-10-2003, 05:49 PM

Just a heads-up, Shaolin Soccer is not being released this weekend, Miramax has pushed the release date to September 5, and even then it's only in select theatres.

I think Uptown girls will have a modest opening and then continue to have a modest gross for five weeks, then it will disappear. 50 million total.

Grind and Open Range will both go the way of the Dodo. Open Range= 15 mil total. Grind=10 mil total.

Freddy vs. Jason. I agree that the opening will be quite good, but look for close to Gigli scale drops for this after the first two weekends, as it has almost no appeal after the horror buffs are through with it. 45-50 million total.

dh1989

08-10-2003, 06:13 PM

Originally posted by Horror whore
Open Range (2.1 million)

No offense, but there is ZERO chance Open Range will open with 2 million, IMO. It's the only "adult"-aimed film of the weekend (Besides, Uptown Girls, but that's geared more towards teenage girls and young woman). It may not have the teenage/high school appeal Freddy Vs. Jason and Grind have, but I think the adult vote should push it WELL over 2 million.

MisterTwister

08-10-2003, 06:23 PM

Dumb and dumberer did fair but it did not bomb. I know and lots of horror fans know Freddy Vs Jason will do good at the box office.

movies35

08-10-2003, 06:24 PM

Originally posted by MisterTwister
it does not matter what you say.

And it doesn't really matter what you say. ;)

movies35

08-10-2003, 06:30 PM

Hey, I just wanted you guys to see this little PM "Mistertwister" sent me. :)

The subject is "asshead;&quote

Here's what he wrote...

"your a fucking dumbass and thats final. Hater;&quot

I just wondered why he wrote that since I never talk to him, is it because of what I said in this thread? :rolleyes:

Sad man

08-10-2003, 06:41 PM

I think Freddy vs Jason and Uptown Girls will both do good. I see them making arround $16 million.

Strider

08-10-2003, 06:51 PM

"Freddy vs. Jason" - $18 Million

"Uptown Girls" - $12 Million

"Open Range" - $9 Million

RickySlade

08-10-2003, 07:11 PM

Originally posted by movies35
Hey, I just wanted you guys to see this little PM "Mistertwister" sent me. :)

The subject is "asshead;&quote

Here's what he wrote...

"your a fucking dumbass and thats final. Hater;&quot

I just wondered why he wrote that since I never talk to him, is it because of what I said in this thread? :rolleyes:

Jesus, what is wrong with you? What are you trying to accomplish by posting this?

movies35

08-10-2003, 07:19 PM

Originally posted by RickySlade
Jesus, what is wrong with you? What are you trying to accomplish by posting this?

Nothing really. Just showing people how mean he can be because someone disagrees with him. Or at least, thats why I think he sent it.

And don't you think that was a little rude, no wait, that was very rude. :rolleyes:

RickySlade

08-10-2003, 07:22 PM

Originally posted by movies35
Nothing really. Just showing people how mean he can be because someone disagrees with him. Or at least, thats why I think he sent it.

And don't you think that was a little rude, no wait, that was very rude. :rolleyes:

So what, was that anyone elses' buisness?

movies35

08-10-2003, 07:26 PM

Originally posted by RickySlade
So what, was that anyone elses' buisness?

I think it is, because I'm not the only one he acted like a... to.

MisterTwister

08-10-2003, 07:39 PM

Does anyone know if you can buy tickets ahead of time??? like a week ahead.

dh1989

08-10-2003, 07:39 PM

I sent a PM to 'MisterTwister,' and got this response:

I am also a nice guy the comment i made to Movies35 was cause he has been bugging me for months and i got sick of it and had to say what i had to say and now i choose to ignore him. I am sorry to make you unhappy but i had to do it. I will not do it nomore do to i have no probelm with anyone else. Sorry for my rude commet.

So, I am not sure of his "fate" at our boards, but at least he's apologized for his rude comment. :)

someguy

08-10-2003, 07:47 PM

I personally think he should apologize to movies35 because he made the comment to him. Can't we all just get along?

someguy

08-10-2003, 07:49 PM

And can we PLEASE get back on topic? If you have any problems PM or e-mail the person. Anyways...

Freddy vs Jason-17 million

Uptown Girls-5 million

Open Range-12 million

movies35

08-10-2003, 07:53 PM

Originally posted by MisterTwister
Does anyone know if you can buy tickets ahead of time??? like a week ahead.

Hmm, I thought you already saw this a couple months ago? :rolleyes:

movies35

08-10-2003, 07:57 PM

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Clarkey07

08-10-2003, 08:08 PM

Freddy vs Jason - 20 mil
Uptown Girls - 17 mil
Grind - 4 mil
Open Range - 2 mil

MisterTwister

08-10-2003, 08:14 PM

I think Freddy vs Jason and Uptown girls will do good but Grind looks stupid.

bob

08-10-2003, 08:53 PM

Originally posted by movies35
I am talking to "Mister Twister" in chat, and he said that he admited that he never saw Freddy vs. Jason and he lied because of "family problems."

Dude, he apologized. That post has no place in any thread on the board. Who cares if he saw it or not? His opinion on the box office is still legit.

Mike

08-10-2003, 09:17 PM

Originally posted by Horror whore
Open Range (2.1 million)

That's definitely a possibility, but if it were to open low, I'm thinking 3 Million might be more likely. Who knows though. I definitely don't see it opening with a cent more than 6 Million, and I don't think it will even reach that. I'm sticking with my 5.6 Million prediction for now, and if it changes, it will only be going lower, not higher.

A.J. Hakari

08-10-2003, 09:47 PM

I'm thinking OPEN RANGE will have a solid opening, but it will definitely drop second weekend. One of my local librarians was asking me about OPEN RANGE, and if people in my small-arse town are wondering about it, chances are they'll be the ones seeing it and giving it a $10 million or so opening. It definitely seems to be geared towards the "Wanna catch a movie before church, hun?" crowd.

The Other

08-10-2003, 09:49 PM

Hey all, could we please stick to discussing what we think next weekends Box Office results will be and keep the personal junk off the boards.

If there's a problem with someone sending nasty PMs, then just e-mail Jo about it and he will deal with it whichever way he wants to.

Thanks...

Nate6

08-10-2003, 09:52 PM

I think Open Range will do markedly better than $2 million opening weekend (even Gigli managed to hit almost $4 million). I'm saying it'll premiere between $7-8 million. And if there's a bigger want for more mature movies than expected, then maybe more...

dh1989

08-10-2003, 09:53 PM

It definitely seems to be geared towards the "Wanna catch a movie before church, hun?" crowd.

The same way Freddy Vs. Jason is aimed at the "Wanna go like hang out at the mall, dawg?"-crowd and Grind is aimed at the "Dude, that move was wicked mad!"-crowd? Oh, nevermind, Jesus Christ says I can't stay on the computer after 10:00 PM, so I better get going.

A mix of :rolleyes: and ;).

P.S. I am sorry to go off-topic again, but something had to be said! :)

Nate6

08-10-2003, 09:54 PM

Originally posted by dh1989
The same way Freddy Vs. Jason is aimed at the "Wanna go like hang out at the mall, dawg?"-crowd and Grind is aimed at the "Dude, that move was wicked mad!"-crowd? Oh, nevermind, Jesus Christ says I can't stay on the computer after 10:00 PM, so I better get going.

A mix of :rolleyes: and ;).

LMAO! Dh, you're my new hero...

Subotai

08-10-2003, 10:05 PM

Open Range is getting surprisingly good buzz. Hopefully it does well.

movies35

08-10-2003, 10:30 PM

Yeah, sorry for going way off topic in this thread, I just thought it needed to be said, but I was wrong.

Freeway

08-10-2003, 11:35 PM

Originally posted by Mike
Excuse me?! My "personal" fondness for Uptown Girls? I think you are mistaken, since I love horror movies and I'd pick Freddy vs. Jason over Uptown Girls, which I also think looks good too. Actually, I'm doing the opposite and I'm NOT letting my "personal" fondess get in the way, which is why I predicted what I REALLY think Freddy vs. Jason will gross opening weekend. It will be frontloaded, and pretty much all slasher horror sequels see drops on Saturday and a bigger drop than most movies on Sunday. There's practically a 0% chance that it won't drop on Saturday. I do think Freddy vs. Jason will gross more than Uptown Girls on Friday, but Uptown Girls will make more than F vs. J on Saturday and Sunday. As for trailers showing in front of Freaky Friday: Obviously not EVERY movie theater will have the same trailers, however, a majority of the prints for Freaky Friday were supposed to have the Uptown Girls trailer attached to it.

Uptown Girls has a cute little girl (Dakota Fanning) in it, rising star Brittany Murphy (who had roles in recent hit movies like 8 Mile and Just Married), a PG-13 rating, and a nice fluffy plot that actually does have an audience for it, especially with all of the constant big action movies that have been coming out all summer. Also, I've only seen two TV spots for F vs. J and they have been on late at night, really late (which it's obvious why, most R-rated horror movies have TV spots on late at night, when kids are supposed to be in bed). I have seen MANY more TV spots for Uptown Girls, which have been being shown at any time 24 hours a day. An opening of over 16 Million for F vs. J would be really good. However, I'm sure a lot of people will be disappointed since their hopes are set so high for it.

Mike, don't you back down on what you said earlier in another thread that you were really looking forward to Uptown Girls which I consider to be 'fondness.' I think that movies35 should somehow be reprimanded for posting what is supposed to be a PM, a personal message that didn't stay personal. MT shouldn't be banned for stating his opinion in a PM. At least he kept it off the boards, unlike movies who obviously is in grade school because he told on someone like a 1st grader would do. :rolleyes: Come on...

dh1989

08-11-2003, 12:24 AM

Originally posted by Freeway
unlike movies who obviously is in grade school because he told on someone like a 1st grader would do. :rolleyes:

First, I find it hysterical you feel 'movies35' should suffer some form of punishment, yet you manage to break the rules yourself in the same post. Perhaps what happens to 'movies35' should be used in regards to your immature cut-down also? :p

Second, perhaps you should contact 'The Other' or 'JoBlo' directly with your suggestions about who should be punished and who shouldn't, instead of further disrupting this thread, when the issue had been wrapped up and resolved completely.

Sad man

08-11-2003, 12:27 AM

Originally posted by Freeway
I think that movies35 should somehow be reprimanded for posting what is supposed to be a PM, a personal message that didn't stay personal. MT shouldn't be banned for stating his opinion in a PM. At least he kept it off the boards, unlike movies who obviously is in grade school because he told on someone like a 1st grader would do. :rolleyes: Come on...

Why are you so rude Freeway?

Mike

08-11-2003, 12:40 AM

Originally posted by Adam J. Hakari
I'm thinking OPEN RANGE will have a solid opening, but it will definitely drop second weekend. One of my local librarians was asking me about OPEN RANGE, and if people in my small-arse town are wondering about it, chances are they'll be the ones seeing it and giving it a $10 million or so opening. It definitely seems to be geared towards the "Wanna catch a movie before church, hun?" crowd.

Originally posted by dh1989
The same way Freddy Vs. Jason is aimed at the "Wanna go like hang out at the mall, dawg?"-crowd and Grind is aimed at the "Dude, that move was wicked mad!"-crowd? Oh, nevermind, Jesus Christ says I can't stay on the computer after 10:00 PM, so I better get going.

I'm sorry, but LOL @ Adam and LOL @ DH! Those are fucking hilarious, and for the most part, pretty true about all three of those movies. Although it's funny that they would go see a violent western before church, but maybe it's because they want to go afterwards and ask for forgivness and to be cleansed of sin, so then they can leave, sin again all week, and go back again the following weekend to be forgived, then do it all again for the rest of their life ;).

Freeway

08-11-2003, 12:48 AM

Originally posted by dh1989
First, I find it hysterical you feel 'movies35' should suffer some form of punishment, yet you manage to break the rules yourself in the same post. Perhaps what happens to 'movies35' should be used in regards to your immature cut-down also? :p

Second, perhaps you should contact 'The Other' or 'JoBlo' directly with your suggestions about who should be punished and who shouldn't, instead of further disrupting this thread, when the issue had been wrapped up and resolved completely.

I was just stating a fact and didn't intend to be rude, as you say Sad Man, it doesn't seem to matter much though because every little thing I say is ridiculed on this board.

Mike

08-11-2003, 12:53 AM

Originally posted by Freeway
Mike, don't you back down on what you said earlier in another thread that you were really looking forward to Uptown Girls which I consider to be 'fondness.'

Yes, I do want to see it, I even said that in THIS thread. I just am not letting my "personal fondness" get in the way of my predictions... By saying this though:

"Mike is letting his personal fondness for Uptown Girls cloud his judgement but there isn't a chance in hell that it will make more than F vs. J because it only attracts females for the most part while F vs. J has mainly an audience of males, it is also a type of event film that will attract others to it."

You are basically saying that I'm predicting Freddy vs. Jason will make less than Uptown Girls because I prefer Uptown Girls more, which isn't the case AT ALL. I'm not going to fuck up my predictions and make them look bad because I favor a certain movie, and if I were to do that, I would have F vs. J with the higher gross. I'm actually making my predictions based on what I REALLY think the outcome will be, it has NOTHING to do with my so called "personal fondness." And you can't say that you KNOW FOR A FACT that F vs. J WILL make more than Uptown Girls, because you don't. Just like I don't KNOW FOR A FACT that Uptown Girls WILL make more than F vs. J, because I don't. I'm just PREDICTING what "I" think will happen, just like everyone else is doing.

Originally posted by dh1989
First, I find it hysterical you feel 'movies35' should suffer some form of punishment, yet you manage to break the rules yourself in the same post. Perhaps what happens to 'movies35' should be used in regards to your immature cut-down also? :p

Second, perhaps you should contact 'The Other' or 'JoBlo' directly with your suggestions about who should be punished and who shouldn't, instead of further disrupting this thread, when the issue had been wrapped up and resolved completely.

Very well put! I couldn't have said it better myself.

RickySlade

08-11-2003, 01:07 AM

I find it really odd that ALWAYS we see Mike, movies35, Sad Man and Dh1989 always stick up for each other. I think movies is a big boy and can answer it by himself.

Freeway

08-11-2003, 01:08 AM

Originally posted by Mike
Yes, I do want to see it, I even said that in THIS thread. I just am not letting my "personal fondness" get in the way of my predictions... By saying this though:

"Mike is letting his personal fondness for Uptown Girls cloud his judgement but there isn't a chance in hell that it will make more than F vs. J because it only attracts females for the most part while F vs. J has mainly an audience of males, it is also a type of event film that will attract others to it."

You are basically saying that I'm predicting Freddy vs. Jason will make less than Uptown Girls because I prefer Uptown Girls more, which isn't the case AT ALL. I'm not going to fuck up my predictions and make them look bad because I favor a certain movie, and if I were to do that, I would have F vs. J with the higher gross. I'm actually making my predictions based on what I REALLY think the outcome will be, it has NOTHING to do with my so called "personal fondness." And you can't say that you KNOW FOR A FACT that F vs. J WILL make more than Uptown Girls, because you don't. Just like I don't KNOW FOR A FACT that Uptown Girls WILL make more than F vs. J, because I don't. I'm just PREDICTING what "I" think will happen, just like everyone else is doing.

Very well put! I couldn't have said it better myself.

You can think whatever you want, that's obviously up to you. I just disagree with you, that's all. I still stand by the fact that people unfairly criticize me in personal attacks on this board. I do, however, enjoy being here and many people do not do the above and have actually acted in kindness towards me and I am grateful for that.

ZoMBiEPeEpSHoW

08-11-2003, 01:11 AM

What the heck is UPTOWN GIRLS?

dh1989

08-11-2003, 01:18 AM

Originally posted by ZoMBiEPeEpSHoW
What the heck is UPTOWN GIRLS?

http://i.imdb.com/Photos/Ss/0263757/MOLLYGUN-00AA1-poster_hires.jpg

Plot: "Molly Gunn (Murphy), the freewheeling daughter of a deceased rock legend, is forced to get a job when her manager steals her money. As nanny for precocious Ray (Fanning), the oft ignored daughter of a music executive (Locklear) she learns what it means to be an adult while teaching Ray how to be a child."

sharkstank

08-11-2003, 01:20 AM

i'm hoping freddy vs jason opens at number one with at least 16 million and ends with 65 million. hope iot does really good.

open range- 10 million
uptown girls- 11 million
shaolin soccer- 2 million
grind- 5 million

ZoMBiEPeEpSHoW

08-11-2003, 01:21 AM

Oh cool. hehe. Thanks. I just browsed through the site to look for stuff on it. You know what though... I haven't seen any promotional material for this whatsoever, which is probably why I was left in the dark. Cute poster though. Might rent it with my girlfriend :)

Uptown girl... She was livin' in an uptown world... doo-doo-dee-dah

EDsoulsurvive*

08-11-2003, 01:46 AM

so much drama!! O O O I know! Ur all just suffering anxiety because Freddy vs. Jason is so close. It all makes sense now!!!

:: pats himself on back on a job well done ::

Mike

08-11-2003, 02:10 AM

Originally posted by EDsoulsurvive*
:: pats himself on back on a job well done ::

You're so good! A genius if I ever saw one. ;)

EDsoulsurvive*

08-11-2003, 02:27 AM

Originally posted by Mike
You're so good! A genius if I ever saw one. ;)

hahahah. That's me! lol

Anyway, the more i think about it, the more i think FvJ is gunna be a hit. I just keep thinkin that:
A. There hasn't been a horror movie, let alone a slasher, to get a WIDE release since Final Destination 2 (right?).
B. This kinda goes with A, but there is no direct competition, this is the big release this week.
C. It might only help to sell one or two more tickets, but still, Kelly Rowland is in this, she has some fans...
D. Older crowds will want to see how there childhood fears size up on the big screen, I think this movies demographic is wider than some people think.
E. Outside of Godzilla, I can't think of another Vs. movie like this. New Line has taken 2 commonly known monsters and are making them fight. This aspect alone might draw more viewers.

That's it for now... I need sleep.

Mike

08-11-2003, 04:47 AM

Originally posted by EDsoulsurvive*
A. There hasn't been a horror movie, let alone a slasher, to get a WIDE release since Final Destination 2 (right?).

Well, Wrong Turn, Willard, 28 Days Later, and Dreamcatcher have came out since, and they went wide. Maybe they didn't go super wide (other than Dreamcatcher), but they were considered wide releases.

ANTBond007

08-11-2003, 05:43 AM

Originally posted by Mike
Well, Wrong Turn, Willard, 28 Days Later, and Dreamcatcher have came out since, and they went wide. Maybe they didn't go super wide (other than Dreamcatcher), but they were considered wide releases.

Wrong Turn did really well with its promotion, Willard, admittadly, was a sad disappointment, Dreamcatcher stunk, and 28 Days Later has done extremely well.

movies35

08-11-2003, 06:23 AM

Originally posted by RickySlade
I find it really odd that ALWAYS we see Mike, movies35, Sad Man and Dh1989 always stick up for each other. I think movies is a big boy and can answer it by himself.

Guys, c'mon. Can we just stop this? I started it, I'm finished it... you guys will get some nasty PMs. ;)

EDsoulsurvive*

08-11-2003, 01:08 PM

Originally posted by Mike
Well, Wrong Turn, Willard, 28 Days Later, and Dreamcatcher have came out since, and they went wide. Maybe they didn't go super wide (other than Dreamcatcher), but they were considered wide releases.

Barely anyone saw Wrong Turn or Willard (which now that i think of it, came out b4 Final Destination 2 [?]) and from what I've heard Willard isn't straight up in your face horror.
I didn't think Dreamcatcher was an all-out horror filcik as FvJ is, and from those u mentioned above, it was the only one to get a BIG release with mucho advertising.

And as for 28 Days Later... shutup... :p

ColinFarrellFan

08-11-2003, 02:38 PM

aw come on, don't front.
Freddy vs jason will be #1 no matter what.
Everyone i know wants to see this movie, and everyone wants to know who wins. Even though i know who does.... hehe!!!!!!

movies35

08-11-2003, 02:41 PM

Originally posted by ColinFarrellFan
aw come on, don't front.
Freddy vs jason will be #1 no matter what.
Everyone i know wants to see this movie, and everyone wants to know who wins. Even though i know who does.... hehe!!!!!!

But not everyone wants to see it. Your friends do, and really only horror buffs. So thats not a HUGE amount of people. I hope it does really good though.

ColinFarrellFan

08-11-2003, 02:45 PM

and every male teenager in america to....

movies35

08-11-2003, 02:57 PM

Originally posted by ColinFarrellFan
and every male teenager in america to....

Not really. I mean, not every man teenager is into horror. I heard someone say the same thing about S.W.A.T. but I would rather be dead before I saw that movie, it really seems bad. So, I doubt it will make a HUGE gross. But end somewhere within 45-50 million.

MisterTwister

08-11-2003, 03:41 PM

so your saying theres not alot of horror fans? and that were not a large crowd? dude look all around the world and you can see we outnumber you and your friends in every way.

Freddy Vs Jason(Looks great!)
Uptown girls(looks like shit)
Grid(for skateboard buffs only and i am not one)
Open Range(Can't judge due to i have not seen nothing on it)
and that soccer movie which looks okay..nothing special

jackson13

08-11-2003, 03:41 PM

Personally I think Fvs.J will be #1, with about 28 million.

And movies35, im going to refer to you as 'asshead' from now on, just because its fun to say and because I know you know i'm just joking around. Talk to you later Asshead. :D

movies35

08-11-2003, 04:04 PM

Originally posted by MisterTwister
so your saying theres not alot of horror fans? and that were not a large crowd? dude look all around the world and you can see we outnumber you and your friends in every way.

I am not saying there aren't lots of horror fans. Hell, I'm a huge horror buff. But I just don't see anyone EXCEPT horror fans rushing out to see this.

RickySlade

08-11-2003, 04:08 PM

Originally posted by movies35
I am not saying there aren't lots of horror fans. Hell, I'm a huge horror buff. But I just don't see anyone EXCEPT horror fans rushing out to see this.

But that's just like saying S.W.A.T. is only for action fans or Uptown girls is only for chick flick fans. Movies appeal to a wide variety of people. I don't believe that only fans of one genre will not see a movie because it's of a different one.

MisterTwister

08-11-2003, 04:09 PM

Slade's right Maybe other people will enjoy this.

badberry

08-11-2003, 07:52 PM

I'm thinking F vs. J will do fairly well this weekend, but it definately won't be "huge"...maybe about 20 million.

I know people who want to see it, but I know plenty who think it sounds really dumb as well. It'll mainly just be the 20 and under crowd who check this one out, and of course the horror fanatics.

If Grind does anything but bomb, I'll be unhappy.

Mike

08-12-2003, 10:22 AM

Originally posted by RickySlade
But that's just like saying S.W.A.T. is only for action fans or Uptown girls is only for chick flick fans. Movies appeal to a wide variety of people. I don't believe that only fans of one genre will not see a movie because it's of a different one.

I'd have to agree with you. While I think Freddy vs. Jason will mainly appeal to horror fans, just like any movie, it will attract other people. If a group of teens go to the movies they usually go see the same thing, and a lot of them won't really care what they see and will just go with whatever someone chooses. If a couple of people in the group wants to go to F vs. J, they all will probably go, even if the other ones aren't horror fans. This has happened many times when I've went to the movies with a group of friends. The people that actually care what they see usually decide the movie for everyone, and the movie picked will sell tickets to the others, which, in turn, will mean more $$$ for the movie. This happens all of the time. It happens with pretty much every movie, since a lot of teens won't really care what they see and just go to the movies to hang out, and will pick pretty much anything, unless of course they are actually movie buffs and REALLY care what they see. So anyway, F vs. J will obviously appeal mostly to horror fans, since it IS a horror movie, however, it will also attract others that will see it because there's nothing else they want to see, because friends are seeing it, or just for the hell of it. It happens with every movie, and won't ever change. This will always be going on. It's pretty obvious not EVERYONE in an audience viewing a movie is a big fan of the genre or saw the movie because they really wanted to see it. Like you mentioned, I'm sure not EVERYONE that saw S.W.A.T. was an action fan, and I doubt everyone that sees Uptown Girls will be females. But majority of the people seeing a movie will, of course, be made up mostly of the audience it's trying to attract.

So yes, MOSTLY horror fans will make up the audience for F vs. J, but some others will still see it.

Mike

08-12-2003, 10:29 AM

Originally posted by badberry
If Grind does anything but bomb, I'll be unhappy.

I don't think you'll really have to worry about that. I doubt it will make much more than 3.5-5 Million.

ZoMBiEPeEpSHoW

08-12-2003, 12:51 PM

No disrespect... But GRIND shoulda been a straight to video release.

Freeway

08-12-2003, 01:24 PM

I'm thinking that Grind will tank because, well, it looks absolutely terrible. All the other new releases will find their respective audiences, that's my guess. Open Range is getting the fewest theatres, according to estimates anyway. It'll probably end up not even being considered a wide release because it'll be in less than 2000 theatres.

Horror whore

08-12-2003, 11:24 PM

Originally posted by Mike
That's definitely a possibility, but if it were to open low, I'm thinking 3 Million might be more likely. Who knows though. I definitely don't see it opening with a cent more than 6 Million, and I don't think it will even reach that. I'm sticking with my 5.6 Million prediction for now, and if it changes, it will only be going lower, not higher.

I honestly can't see this movie making more than 4 million in it's first weekend. There has been little to no promotion for it, it has a long running time, it's a western, and it has Kevin Costner in it! :eek:

Mike

08-13-2003, 02:23 AM

Originally posted by Horror whore
I honestly can't see this movie making more than 4 million in it's first weekend. There has been little to no promotion for it, it has a long running time, it's a western, and it has Kevin Costner in it! :eek:

Well, the fact that it's a western, has a long running time, and hasn't had all that much promotion will certainly hurt it, but Kevin Costner starring in it will probably do more good than harm. I think they should have called this Dances With Horses ;).

Mike

08-13-2003, 12:13 PM

***************MY PREDICTIONS***************

1. S.W.A.T. - 18.9 MILLION
2. FREAKY FRIDAY - 17.8 MILLION
3. UPTOWN GIRLS - 17 MILLION
4. FREDDY VS. JASON - 16.3 MILLION
5. SEABISCUIT - 10.8 MILLION
6. AMERICAN WEDDING - 10 MILLION
7. PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN - 8.6 MILLION
8. SPY KIDS 3-D: GAME OVER - 5.9 MILLION
9. OPEN RANGE - 5.6 MILLION
10. GRIND - 3.9 MILLION
11. BAD BOYS 2 - 3.1 MILLION
12. TOMB RAIDER 2 - 2.7 MILLION
13. FINDING NEMO - 2.6 MILLION
14. T3 - 1.1 MILLION
15. THE LEAGUE - 0.9
16. WHALE RIDER - 0.8
17. SWIMMING POOL - 0.8
18. BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM - 0.75
19. JOHNNY ENGLISH - 0.6
20. 28 DAYS LATER - 0.55
21. LEGALLY BLONDE 2 - 0.55
22. LE DIVORCE - 0.5
23. CHARLIE'S ANGELS 2 - 0.49
24. DIRTY PRETTY THINGS - 0.46

EDsoulsurvive*

08-13-2003, 03:11 PM

Hey Mike, FvJ at number four????? Really??? I just don't see it happening. As a matter of fact, I'm gunna be very disappointed if this isnt number 1...

...So much anticipation is not healthy.

dh1989

08-13-2003, 06:32 PM

Originally posted by Horror whore
I honestly can't see this movie making more than 4 million in it's first weekend. There has been little to no promotion for it, it has a long running time, it's a western, and it has Kevin Costner in it! :eek:

Long running time? It's only 135 minutes long. As for little promotion, I'd have to disagree. I've seen more TV sports for it than Freddy Vs. Jason and Grind combined. And, I agree with 'Mike,' despite a few bombs, I think Cosnter is it's biggest plus in terms of B.O. potential.

EDsoulsurvive*

08-13-2003, 07:15 PM

Mike

08-13-2003, 07:15 PM

Originally posted by dh1989
As for little promotion, I'd have to disagree. I've seen more TV sports for it than Freddy Vs. Jason and Grind combined. And, I agree with 'Mike,' despite a few bombs, I think Cosnter is it's biggest plus in terms of B.O. potential.

I'd say I've seen at least 30 TV spots for Uptown Girls, 15 for Grind, 7 for Freddy vs. Jason, and 3-4 for Open Range...

ZoMBiEPeEpSHoW

08-13-2003, 07:32 PM

Horror whore

08-13-2003, 08:10 PM

Originally posted by dh1989
Long running time? It's only 135 minutes long. As for little promotion, I'd have to disagree. I've seen more TV sports for it than Freddy Vs. Jason and Grind combined. And, I agree with 'Mike,' despite a few bombs, I think Cosnter is it's biggest plus in terms of B.O. potential.

I've seen ONE TV spot for Open Range. That's it, one. I never saw this movie's trailer in theaters, heck, I even saw Grind's trailer before 2 Fast 2 Furious. Freddy vs. Jason had its trailer before T3 and The Matrix Reloaded, two BLOCKBUSTERS that alot of people saw. And it's running time is a problem, it only has 4 showings a day at my theater this weekend. I cannot escape the TV spots for Freddy vs. Jason and Grind on the shows I watch, but we probably watch different things... The F v. J trailer shows AT LEAST once every half an hour on MTV. OR is gonna tank if you ask me, thank God.

Here's the showtimes for this weekend's new releases at my theater:

Freddy Vs Jason ( Dolby SR, R )...12:30, 1:00, 2:50, 3:20, 5:10, 5:40, 6:55, 7:30, 8:00, 9:25, 9:50, 10:20, 11:40 pm, 12:10, 12:35 am.
Open Range ( Dolby SR, R )...12:50, 3:50, 7:00, 10:00 pm.
Uptown Girls ( Dolby SR, PG-13 )...12:10, 2:30, 4:40, 7:25, 9:35, 11:45 pm.
Grind ( Dolby SR, PG-13 )...1:30, 4:10, 7:45, 10:10 pm, 12:25 am.

I'm suprised Uptown Girls doesn't have more showings than it does at my theater...

Mike

08-14-2003, 12:32 AM

Originally posted by ZoMBiEPeEpSHoW
I don't really understand why everyone fusses about long running times. I personally hate 70-80 minute movies... goes by so damn quick.

The running time isn't a big deal to the people, but the longer the movie is the less showings it can have a day.

The only new movie opening this weekend that my local theater is getting is Uptown Girls. They aren't even getting F vs. J.

Here's the showtimes for the theater an hour away from here for the new movies opening this weekend:

Uptown Girls PG-13
(12:00 PM), (2:15), (4:30), 7:10, 9:10

Open Range R 2 hrs. 15 min.
(1:00 PM), (4:00), 6:45, 9:45

Grind PG-13 1 hr. 36 min.
(12:30 PM), (2:45), (5:00), 7:15, 9:30

Freddy Vs Jason R
(12:15 PM), (2:30), (5:00), 7:15, 9:20

In comparison, here's the showtimes for some other recent releases:

American Wedding R 1 hr. 41 min.
(12:00 PM), (12:15), (2:15), (2:30), (4:30), (4:45), 7:00, 7:15, 9:15, 9:30

Freaky Friday PG 1 hr. 35 min.
(12:00 PM), (12:30), (2:15), (2:45), (4:30), (5:00), 7:10, 7:20, 9:15, 9:30

S.W.A.T. PG-13 1 hr. 51 min.
(12:45 PM), (1:15), (4:15), (4:30), 7:00, 7:15, 9:30, 9:45

Nate6

08-14-2003, 12:34 AM

I've seen PLENTY of commercials for Open Range...especially on Canadian channels for some reason.

sharkstank

08-14-2003, 10:09 AM

i've seen a lot of freddy vs jason spots.
followed by about the same amount for open range and uptown girls.
grind ,wel, not much.

total(or hopeful) predictions
1.Freddy vs jason----19 mil
2.freaky friday---------17 mil
3.swat-------------15 mil
4.uptown girls--------12 mil
5.open range------12 mil
6.seabiscuit--------9 mil
7.american wedding----7 mil
8.pirates--------------5 mil
9.spy kids------------5 mil
10.grind---------3 mil

thompsoncory

08-14-2003, 09:41 PM

Weekend Predictions

1) Freddy Vs. Jason - $28 million
2) Uptown Girls - $21 million
3) S.W.A.T - $19 million
4) Freaky Friday - $15 million
5) American Wedding - $9 million
6) Pirates Of The Caribbean - $8.5 million
7) Seabiscuit - $7 million
8) Open Range - $6.5 million
9) Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over - $4.1 million
10) Grind - $2.7 million
11) Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life - $2.4 million
12) Le Divorce - $1.6 million
13) Bad Boys II - $1.5 million
14) Finding Nemo - $1.4 million
15) Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle - $1.1 million

Just for the record, CHARLIE'S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE is adding about 150 screens this weekend, as one of the studio's ways of pushing it to $100 million. LE DIVORCE is also expanding into about 100 more theaters, and since it performed well in very limited release last weekend, I expect an increase.

EDsoulsurvive*

08-15-2003, 01:37 AM

THANK GOD!!!! It's 1:36 AM and we just got our power back here on Long Island. WOAH! I'm so happy rite now!! Just one thing. How much of an effect will the blackout have on the weekend B.O.? In some places, such as Ohio, the power is gunna be out for at least a few days.

Horror whore

08-15-2003, 01:48 AM

Originally posted by EDsoulsurvive*
In some places, such as Ohio, the power is gunna be out for at least a few days.

I live in Ohio and I only lost power for 45-60 minutes... I was at Old Navy when the power went off here (I had my pants off in the dessing room, funny story). I had to go to the front of the store and they told us that they didn't have any cash registers working so we couldn't buy anything (:mad:). My mom and I decided to go wait in the car. None of my local radio stations were working so we turned it to AM and heard that the power outage streched as far as New York :eek:. We had no idea what to make of this news, my mom was worried it was a terrorist attack and I was worried the power wouldn't be back on by tomorrow and I wouldn't get to see Freddy vs. Jason ;). We decided to leave and right when we got onto the road the stoplight started working again and all the lights in the stores came back on. When we got home about 35 minutes later (it usually takes about 10-15) and the power was out at my house. Once again I was worried that I wouldn't get to go to the movies tomorrow (I'm pathetic, aren't I?). But, luckily, the power came back after I was home for about 15 minutes and I get to see my movies tomorrow. :)

movies35

08-15-2003, 05:15 AM

Well, my power just got turned on. It got turned on at like 4:45am. I'm so happy I get to see Freddy vs. Jason today!!!! I was worried I wouldn't see it. ;) But I doubt this will be infecting the box office very much, since a lot of the people that had power, there power is back on.

Frank the Tank

08-15-2003, 08:01 AM

Me to!!!! I have to wait til 5:15 to see it. I'm off to school soon so that should kill some time.

movies35

08-15-2003, 08:15 AM

Originally posted by Frank the Tank
Me to!!!! I have to wait til 5:15 to see it. I'm off to schoo soon so that should kill some time.

Man, I dunno if I can wait till 9:15 to see this flick!!! It is going to be so hard going through the day with nothing to do. Thank god we have power, or I would be bored stiff, and don't know what to do. I would probably *cheat* and see Freddy vs. Jason by myself at 1:00 and then see it again at 9:15. I want to see it so bad.

And I just watch E! Behind The Scenes. It did ruin some stuff, but I don't think it spoiled the ending. There were a couple spoilers in it, but nothing huge.

EDsoulsurvive*

08-15-2003, 10:41 AM

Originally posted by Horror whore
I live in Ohio and I only lost power for 45-60 minutes... I was at Old Navy when the power went off here (I had my pants off in the dessing room, funny story). I had to go to the front of the store and they told us that they didn't have any cash registers working so we couldn't buy anything (:mad:). My mom and I decided to go wait in the car. None of my local radio stations were working so we turned it to AM and heard that the power outage streched as far as New York :eek:. We had no idea what to make of this news, my mom was worried it was a terrorist attack and I was worried the power wouldn't be back on by tomorrow and I wouldn't get to see Freddy vs. Jason ;). We decided to leave and right when we got onto the road the stoplight started working again and all the lights in the stores came back on. When we got home about 35 minutes later (it usually takes about 10-15) and the power was out at my house. Once again I was worried that I wouldn't get to go to the movies tomorrow (I'm pathetic, aren't I?). But, luckily, the power came back after I was home for about 15 minutes and I get to see my movies tomorrow. :)

hahahhhaha funny story!
Anyway, I heard on the radio about the power bein out in some places for a while cause I basically listened to it for like 3 hrs staright waiting to hear when we would get the power back.

misinformation i guess, sry folks ;)

someguy

08-15-2003, 04:07 PM

My power was out for a whole day. :(

Frank the Tank

08-15-2003, 08:46 PM

I'm changing my prediction for Freddy vs Jason, I mean my theater was full for both showings and it could garner some repeat viewings for many people.

Freddy Vs Jason 29mil

Horror whore

08-15-2003, 10:21 PM

Freddy vs. Jason will undoubtedly be #1 for the weekend. Trust me on this one. I'm predicting a 24-27 million opening. Open Range will definitely make more than I origianlly predicted, I took a peek into it's theater and it was full of old geezers. ;) I'd say between 8-10 million is a reasonable estimate. Uptown Girls will make about the same amount as Open Range if my theater is a good indicator...

dh1989

08-15-2003, 10:37 PM

I took a peek into it's theater and it was full of old geezers.

A.K.A. Mature Adults? ;)

Haddonfield

08-15-2003, 11:43 PM

From what I could tell, I would be shocked if FvsJ isnt Number one. And I hope it is. Damn fun movie.

Frank the Tank

08-16-2003, 02:02 AM

Open Range should do better than I predicted I'm seeing more ads for this than Uptown Girls which I think could either flop or hit now.

Nate6

08-16-2003, 02:03 AM

Originally posted by Frank the Tank
Uptown Girls...could either flop or hit now.

Agreed. I have no idea where this one will land - will it do really well, will it not do well? We'll have an indication when the Fri. numbers come in.

Mike

08-16-2003, 03:59 AM

Originally posted by dh1989
A.K.A. Mature Adults? ;)

LOL!

Anyway, my predictions pretty much stayed the same, except Thursday night I changed my F vs. J prediction to 19.3 Million. And my Uptown Girls prediction to 16.7 Million instead of 17 Million.

Mike

08-16-2003, 12:38 PM

HOLY SHIT!!!

Here's Friday's unconfirmed estimates from HSX:

Freddy vs. Jason 13.9
SWAT 5.288
FreakyFri 4.360
OpenRange 4.295
UptownGirls 4.146
Pirates 2.431
AmerWedding 2.364
Seabiscuit 2.190
SpyKids 1.273
Grind 1.080

Nate6

08-16-2003, 12:40 PM

Originally posted by Mike
OpenRange 4.295

YES! Kick that ass, Open Range! Should have a very good PSA. It's interesting...I think OR really hurt Seabiscuit's numbers...

And those Fvs.J numbers are HUGE. Way, way bigger than I expected. I also giggle at Grind's piddly $1.08 mil.

Mike

08-16-2003, 12:44 PM

Here's a more in-depth look at the numbers:

1) Freddy vs Jason
Gross: $13.830 mil ($4588 per-screen) - 3014 theaters
Total: $13.830 mil

2) S.W.A.T.
Gross: $5.373 mil ($1668 per-screen) - 3220 theaters
Total: $56.827 mil

3) Open Range
Gross: $4.268 mil ($2057 per-screen) - 2075 theaters
Total: $4.268 mil

4) Freaky Friday
Gross: $4.194 mil ($1408 per-screen) - 2979 theaters
Total: $49.014 mil

5) Uptown Girls
Gross: $4.094 mil ($1641 per-screen) - 2495 theaters
Total: $4.094 mil

6) Pirates of Caribbean
Gross: $2.485 mil ($917 per-screen) - 2710 theaters
Total: $241.925 mil

7) American Wedding
Gross: $2.460 mil ($824 per-screen) - 2985 theaters
Total: $74.914 mil

8) Seabiscuit
Gross: $2.178 mil ($885 per-screen) - 2462 theaters
Total: $77.103 mil

9) Spy Kids 3-D
Gross: $1.299 mil ($432 per-screen) - 3003 theaters
Total: $92.856 mil

10) Grind
Gross: $1.089 mil ($483 per-screen) - 2253 theaters
Total: $1.089 mil