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Post by roxthefox on Dec 16, 2011 18:51:30 GMT -5
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Post by roxthefox on Dec 16, 2011 18:52:33 GMT -5
TOM CRUISE'S CAREER IS OVER!!!!!!! Time to shut down this board
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Post by serin on Dec 17, 2011 6:33:16 GMT -5
Tom Cruise - MI:IV Ghost Protocol outstanding per theatre average
The silver lining at the North American box office this weekend is the Brad Bird/Tom Cruise $140 million-budgeted combo Mission: Impossible IV – Ghost Protocol, which has raked in an impressive, IMAX-boosted $4.6 million — including $1m from Thursday midnight showings — at only 425 locations (300 of which IMAX theaters). As per The Hollywood Reporter, Ghost Protocol should bring in $12 million by Sunday evening. If so, that would represent an outstanding, even considering the IMAX surcharges, $28,400 per-theater average.
For comparison's sake, Mission: Impossible III earned $47.74 million at 4,054 theaters in July 2006 (approx. $58 million today), averaging $11,776 per site (approx. $14,000 today). At a little more than one tenth of the number of theaters, Ghost Protocol is expected to take in more than one fifth of the inflation-adjusted gross of its predecessor. Even taking the IMAX surcharges into account, that's quite impressive.
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Post by serin on Dec 17, 2011 6:49:16 GMT -5
Tom Cruise - MI:IV Ghost Protocol opens strongly ; Robert Downey Jr - Game of Shadows subdued Box Office [/URL] altfg.com
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Post by roxthefox on Dec 17, 2011 6:54:37 GMT -5
Are those actual numbers? They can't be in so early, can they?
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Post by serin on Dec 17, 2011 7:22:16 GMT -5
I am suprised too reading the numbers so early.. The source gives Hollywood Reporter as its source..
Rotten Tomatoes : 95 %, Audience : 90%
All this is very interesting. I suppose critics and the movie circuit were going crazy to see how Tom would fare .
The percentage of good reviews are much higher than the modest ones..
I'm pleased that Simon Pegg seems to have a plump role in this ..
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Post by roxthefox on Dec 18, 2011 3:12:01 GMT -5
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol' Takes $4 Million On 425 Screens In Single Day Because It's Awesome The newest entry in the Mission: Impossible franchise was one of the few new films to have a pretty great opening day. On just 425 screens, Tom Cruise’s fourth installment Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol raked in more than $4 million.
While it’s probably true that the film enjoyed a little bump from the inclusion of a six-minute prologue from The Dark Knight Rises, that prologue was only attached to about 10% of the total screens for M:I‘s opening day, meaning most of that impressive limited-release box office tally was based entirely on its own merits.
And it definitely has its own merits, earning a 95% fresh rating at Rotten Tomatoes and an impressive 100% fresh rating from the Top Critics. Read the rest here: www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2011/12/18/mission-impossible-ghost-protocol-takes-4-million-on-425-screens-in-single-day-because-its-awesome/
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Post by serin on Dec 18, 2011 7:12:04 GMT -5
Why is MI:4 on only 400 theatres ? They lost the 1st and 2nd rankings to Sherlock (3.703 Theatres) and Alvin (3.723 theatres) : EDIT : Oh, I understand that it will officially open in 23 Dec. Here too, here too !! Box Office Mojo Rank* Title Friday 12/16 (Estimates) Saturday 12/17 Sunday 12/18 Monday 12/19 1 SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS Warner Bros. 3,703 $14,700,000 -- / $3,970 $14,700,000 / 1 -------------------------------- 2 ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED Fox 3,723 $6,800,000 -- / $1,826 $6,800,000 / 1 ------------------------------------------ 3 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL Paramount 425 $4,110,000 -- / $9,671 $4,110,000 / 1 -------------------------------------------
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Post by serin on Dec 18, 2011 7:23:14 GMT -5
Friday Report: 'Sherlock,' 'Alvin' Stumble, 'M:I' Dominant in IMAX by Ray Subers
December 17, 2011
Sherlock Holmes : A Game of Shadows and Alvin and the Chipmunks : : Chipwrecked were way off from their predecessors on opening day, which is the latest sign that audiences just aren't lining up for run-of-the-mill sequels. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, on the other hand, leveraged its unique IMAX presentation to score a strong third place start despite only playing in 425 locations. The Top 10 earned an estimated $34.7 million yesterday, which is down from the $41.3 million earned on the same Friday last year.
Sherlock Holmes debuted to $14.7 million yesterday, which is significantly lower than the first Sherlock's $24.6 million opening on Christmas Day 2009. Sherlock was also off from Tron Legacy's $17.5 million on this day last December, and it couldn't hold a candle to I Am Legend ($30.1 million) or Avatar ($26.7 million). Based on these comparisons, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows should finish the weekend with around $40 million.
The latest installment in the Alvin and the Chipmunks franchise fared even worse than Sherlock. It earned an estimated $6.8 million yesterday, or just over half the original Alvin's $13.3 million haul on the same weekend in 2007. It was also just a fraction of The Squeakquel's $18.8 million Christmas Day opening in 2009. Alvin will likely end the weekend at around $23 million.
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol debuted to $4.11 million at just 425 locations, around 300 of which are IMAX. It's easy to argue that this impressive start is because of the inclusion of The Dark Knight Rises prologue, except it only played at around 10 percent of Ghost Protocol's locations. Because of its unconventional release pattern, it's hard to say exactly how much Mission: Impossible will earn this weekend, though it could get as high as $15 million.
Neither of last weekend's disappointing debuts did much to save face on Friday. New Year's Eve fell 50 percent to an estimated $2.53 million, while The Sitter plummeted 61 percent to $1.44 million. The two movies have earned $19.9 million and $14.8 million, respectively.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 kept up a solid pace by falling 47 percent to $1.3 million. It has so far earned $263.4 million, which trails New Moon's $271.6 million through the same point.
After a solid week in limited release, Young Adult expanded to 986 locations but earned just $1.1 million. That's a fairly unimpressive start considering the talent involved (Charlize Theron, Jason Reitman, Diablo Cody), but there's obviously still a chance that the movie catches on as the holiday season progresses.
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Post by roxthefox on Dec 18, 2011 16:56:11 GMT -5
Weekend Report: Dissapointing Debuts From 'Sherlock,' 'Alvin' Sequels by Ray Subers December 18, 2011
While franchise titles did claim the top three spots at the box office this weekend, it wound up being a very mixed frame for sequels. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked both tallied solid grosses, though they were notably down from their predecessors. On the other hand, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol had a robust start in limited release. Even with all of these established brands entering the marketplace, the Top 12 wound up down roughly 13 percent from the same period last year.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows opened to an estimated $40.02 million, which is way down from the original Sherlock Holmes's $62.3 million over Christmas weekend in 2009. In what could be an even more concerning comparison, the movie wound up lower than Tron Legacy's $44 million start at the same time last year. That's shocking, considering Game of Shadows opened just two years after a well-received original while Tron hit theaters 28 years after a first movie that wasn't even widely available on DVD or Blu-ray until after Legacy's release. Distributor Warner Bros. Pictures is reporting that the audience was 59 percent male and 50 percent under the age of 35, and that it received an "A-" CinemaScore.
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked debuted to an estimated $23.5 million, or less than half of The Squeakquel's $48.9 million. It was also significantly off from the first Alvin's $44.3 million. Distributor 20th Century Fox reports that the audience was 54 percent female and 53 percent under the age of 25. The movie earned a "B+" CinemaScore.
Both Sherlock and Alvin struggled to live up to franchise standards this weekend, albeit for different reasons. The marketing for Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows never sufficiently differentiated the movie from its predecessor. While the ads did often briefly mention Holmes's conflict with Professor Moriarty, the focus was mainly put on the slow-motion action and Holmes-Watson banter that were trademarks of the first movie. While that movie is generally well-liked, it probably doesn't have the sort of rabid fan base that will eagerly turn out for more of same, which seemed to bear out this weekend.
In comparison, 20th Century Fox did a great job showing that Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked had a unique premise (the Chipmunks get stranded on a desert island) in comparison to the first two movies. Regardless of how interesting the premise is, though, the Alvin and the Chipmunks series probably isn't looked upon fondly by most adults. While usually this wouldn't be a huge problem, the generally poor performance of family movies lately indicates that parents are probably being far more judicious in deciding what movies they will take their children to.
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol was the one bright spot at the box office this weekend. Opening at just 425 locations, Ghost Protocol earned an estimated $13 million for an impressive per-theater average of $30,588. That tops Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason ($8.7 million) for highest-grossing limited debut ever (fewer than 600 theaters). Ghost Protocol's 300 IMAX locations contributed an estimated $11 million, and it's $36,667 average was slightly better than that of Inception ($36,548) or Fast Five ($32,787). Of course both of those movies were in nationwide and IMAX release simultaneously, though it still serves to highlight the strong numbers from the fourth Mission: Impossible movie.
By releasing the movie five days early in IMAX and consistently pushing the format's immersive benefits, distributor Paramount Pictures managed to at least initially turn Ghost Protocol in to an event movie that demands to be seen on the big screen. It probably didn't hurt that a six-minute prologue for The Dark Knight Rises was attached at around 42 locations, though that also isn't a large-enough sample to solely account for the above-average performance. It's tough to say for sure if Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol's success will continue when it makes its nationwide expansion on Wednesday, but for the time being the movie appears to be in very good shape
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Post by architect on Dec 18, 2011 18:17:31 GMT -5
TOM CRUISE'S CAREER IS OVER!!!!!!! Time to shut down this board) Okay, bye everybody, it's been fun!
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Post by architect on Dec 18, 2011 18:19:19 GMT -5
Ghost Protocol storms Int’l Box Office Tom Cruise returned with a vengeance as Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol grossed an estimated $68.2m through Paramount Pictures International (PPI) from 6,079 sites in 36 markets.
South Korea led a string of number one debuts on $11.1m from 948 venues over four days, followed by Japan on $9m from 343 over three and Russia on $6.1m from 680. The fourth entry in Paramount’s action franchise scored the biggest launch in history in the UAE on $2.4m from 27 sites.
“We are absolutely thrilled with the MIGP start internationally,” PPI head Anthony Marcoly said. “The filmmaking team has provided us with an exceptionally playing film that moviegoers around the world are embracing. With two and a half weeks of school holidays still to come, we are positioned extremely well as the must see event over the Christmas season.” SOURCE
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Post by architect on Dec 18, 2011 18:29:04 GMT -5
Are those actual numbers? They can't be in so early, can they? All these early numbers are estimates, real box office (as much as it can be) starts showing up on Tues. When studios know no one is paying attention (no surprise here if Sherlock's Thur ends up lower than claimed) This IMAX platform release is new though, so while MIGP will break the IMAX weekend record no one will be able to tell you what that means. At least until next weekend comes in.
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Post by architect on Dec 18, 2011 18:35:18 GMT -5
Wow, MIGP opened to more in Japan than The Last Samurai.
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Post by architect on Dec 18, 2011 18:37:32 GMT -5
More MIGP Int'l BO Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol opened throughout most of the world this weekend and took a commanding lead at the international box office. The fourth installment of the spy franchise debuted to an estimated $68.2 million in 36 markets representing approximately 70 percent of the marketplace. It was particularly impressive in South Korea ($11.1 million) and Japan ($9 million), and was also solid in Australia ($4.2 million) and Germany ($3.8 million). In all four of these markets, Ghost Protocol's opening marked a significant improvement over Mission: Impossible III.
The action in Ghost Protocol takes place in Moscow, Dubai and Mumbai, and consequently the movie played extremely well in all three of the respective countries. It opened to $6.1 million in Russia, which is over twice as much as Mission: Impossible III. It also scored the highest debut ever in the United Arab Emirates with $2.4 million from just 27 locations for a per-theater average close to $90,000. Finally, it launched to an enormous $4 million in India, which is more than four times the opening of Mission: Impossible III.
It did take a bit of a hit in France ($5.2 million) and Spain ($2.6 million), but on the whole the movie seems well-positioned to challenge Mission: Impossible III's $263 million foreign total.
"We are absolutely thrilled with the Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol start internationally," wrote Anthony Marcoly, president of Paramount Pictures International. "The filmmaking team has provided us with an exceptionally playing film that moviegoers around the world are embracing. With two and a half weeks of school holidays still to come, we are positioned extremely well as the must see event over the Christmas season." SOURCE
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