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Amph The 2015 Box Office Bloodbath (And the winner is...)

Discussion in 'Community' started by The2ndQuest , Sep 20, 2013.

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  1. Ramza

    Ramza Administrator Emeritus star 9 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    The Five Suicides (as I have just now decided to call them) are:
    • Sisters

    • He Never Died

    • Extraction

    • Mojin: The Lost Legend

    • Son of Saul

    Those last two are limited releases and none of them would position itself as a competitor.
     
    Ramza, Nov 30, 2015
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  2. Chancellor_Ewok

    Chancellor_Ewok Chosen One star 7

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    [face_laugh]=D=
     
    Chancellor_Ewok, Nov 30, 2015
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  3. Coruscant

    Coruscant Chosen One star 7

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    You just watch Sisters go and turn into a Mamma Mia.
     
    Coruscant, Nov 30, 2015
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  4. Ramza

    Ramza Administrator Emeritus star 9 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Well it does have one key advantage over that Abba-based success,
     
    Ramza, Nov 30, 2015
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  5. Jabbadabbado

    Jabbadabbado Manager Emeritus star 7 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    It opens this weekend, but I'm hoping In the Heart of the Sea joins the ranks of my favorite cannibalism movies: Alive and Ravenous.

    Maybe the genre is more about tales of being creative with food. In that case I'd add The Martian to the list and The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover.
     
    Jabbadabbado, Nov 30, 2015
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  6. TiniTinyTony

    TiniTinyTony JCC Super Bowl Pick 'Em Winner star 7 VIP - Game Winner

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    People who didn't buy their tickets in advance to go see Star Wars to learn it is sold out while waiting in line might choose Sisters instead of "just going home".
     
    TiniTinyTony , Nov 30, 2015
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  7. Chancellor_Ewok

    Chancellor_Ewok Chosen One star 7

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    Or they might buy Star Wars tickets for another day and then go home.
     
    Chancellor_Ewok, Nov 30, 2015
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  8. Ramza

    Ramza Administrator Emeritus star 9 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Yeah, but it's an R-rated comedy which is clearly intended as an "alternative" or whatever, probably based on some misconceptions about TFA's broad cross-demographic appeal, so I wonder how effective at picking up leftovers it would actually be.

    What, no Cannibal Holocaust?
     
    Ramza, Nov 30, 2015
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  9. Jabbadabbado

    Jabbadabbado Manager Emeritus star 7 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Cannibal Holocaust is a different order of entertainment that transcends genre.
     
    Jabbadabbado, Nov 30, 2015
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  10. PCCViking

    PCCViking 6x Wacky Wednesday Winner star 10 VIP - Game Winner

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    I'm sure they'll keep spoilers under wraps. ;)
     
    PCCViking , Nov 30, 2015
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  11. Hogarth Wrightson

    Hogarth Wrightson Jedi Knight star 4

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    Wrong thread, PCCViking! That one goes in the Dumb Joke thread. :D
     
    Hogarth Wrightson, Nov 30, 2015
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  12. The2ndQuest

    The2ndQuest Tri-Mod With a Mouth star 10 Staff Member Manager

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    The counter programming releases will likely do ok- there will be people either not interested in SW or not seeing it during opening weekend. So the comedies and smaller films will do decently (on a relative scale) against SW.
     
    The2ndQuest , Nov 30, 2015
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  13. Diggy

    Diggy Chosen One star 8

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    But what is okay? I think second place that weekend will make less than 10% of TFA's gross.
     
    Diggy , Nov 30, 2015
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  14. BigAl6ft6

    BigAl6ft6 Chosen One star 8

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    BigAl6ft6, Dec 3, 2015
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  15. Diggy

    Diggy Chosen One star 8

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    It's the height of stupidity that an article which contains the quote "this film in uncharted territory, literally uncharted territory" is also trying to predict a number.

    Thanks for making me dumber, Al.
     
    Diggy , Dec 4, 2015
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  16. Diggy

    Diggy Chosen One star 8

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    Given the respective takes of Jurassic World and In The Heart of the Sea, I'd love to be at the Howard Christmas table this year. amirite Jabbadabbado ?
     
    Diggy , Dec 14, 2015
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  17. BigAl6ft6

    BigAl6ft6 Chosen One star 8

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    I'm seriously too afraid to google star wars now, have TFA projections come in yet, are they getting higher?
     
    BigAl6ft6, Dec 15, 2015
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  18. Ghost

    Ghost Chosen One star 8

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    Well it just passed $100 million in pre-sales
     
    Ghost, Dec 15, 2015
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  19. Jabbadabbado

    Jabbadabbado Manager Emeritus star 7 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    I've finally worked out an algorithm for The Force Awakens' box office gross. It has to do with the full moon falling on Christmas day for the first time since 1977.
     
    Jabbadabbado, Dec 15, 2015
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  20. dp4m

    dp4m Chosen One star 10

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    I've got a full moon for you...
     
    dp4m, Dec 15, 2015
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  21. Todd the Jedi

    Todd the Jedi Mod and Loving Tyrant of SWTV, Lit, & Collecting star 6 Staff Member Manager

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    As long as a full moon doesn't fall on Chewbacca again.
     
    Todd the Jedi , Dec 15, 2015
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  22. BigAl6ft6

    BigAl6ft6 Chosen One star 8

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    Well so much for my "what if it's a blizzard?!" doomsaying when the December release date was announced affecting the total box office haul, it's been unseasonably warm in North America this time of year. It is the Will of the Force to drive a giant horde of viewers to the box office.
     
    BigAl6ft6, Dec 15, 2015
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  23. The2ndQuest

    The2ndQuest Tri-Mod With a Mouth star 10 Staff Member Manager

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    Though only about 50-60 of that is estimated for opening weekend. That's still more than double the previous presale champ, TDKR.

    Estimates are still in the 180-220 range- but there's really no way they can possibly make an accurate weekend prediction until Friday or Saturday's numbers are in.
     
    The2ndQuest , Dec 15, 2015
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  24. Ramza

    Ramza Administrator Emeritus star 9 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Global warming has secretly been a Disney employee the entire time.
     
    Ramza, Dec 16, 2015
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  25. Jabbadabbado

    Jabbadabbado Manager Emeritus star 7 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Colorado got some snow! But it's been a rainy heatwave in Chicago most of the month.
     
    Jabbadabbado, Dec 16, 2015
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