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Oh I see.

Crap, 1 million OW in US$? If true, this will be bigger than Fast Five.

More than.

Even though Wed/Thu have looked sluggish for Battleship, Friday admissions have perked up a lot. I see this getting 2 screens on Saturday/Sunday.

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Why? Most cinemas in HK are multiplexes.

6 screen theaters are multiplexes?

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i.hope wrote:
Oh I see.

Crap, 1 million OW in US$? If true, this will be bigger than Fast Five.

More than.

Even though Wed/Thu have looked sluggish for Battleship, Friday admissions have perked up a lot. I see this getting 2 screens on Saturday/Sunday.


yeah it's going to be big.


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i.hope wrote:
Why? Most cinemas in HK are multiplexes.

6 screen theaters are multiplexes?


yeah why not?


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I have a more strict definition of the term 'multiplexes', something like 12 or more screens is considered a multiplex. A megaplex is a theater with 20 screens or more.

I consider anything less than 12 screens to be regular theaters.

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I have a more strict definition of the term 'multiplexes', something like 12 or more screens is considered a multiplex. A megaplex is a theater with 20 screens or more.

I consider anything less than 12 screens to be regular theaters.


okay, then I call them mini-multiplexes.


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A long time ago (like 20 years), when single-screen or two-screen cinemas were still popular, a theater house could hold more than 1,000 people.


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A long time ago (like 20 years), when single-screen or two-screen cinemas were still popular, a theater house could hold more than 1,000 people.

:shock: :blink:

That reminds me of this.
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I thought this was interesting.

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Shift squeezes Hong Kong screens
Culture changes, real estate boom cut into plex muscle
By Clifford Coonan
'Flying Swords of Dragon Gate'

Hong Kong co-production 'Flying Swords of Dragon Gate' has become one of the biggest hits on the mainland, with box office north of $80 million.
BEIJING -- Hong Kong cinema is legendary the world over, famous for its depiction of gangsters, its gritty urban dramas, its tales of destiny and revenge, laced with chopsocky and humor.

But trying to watch Hong Kong's finest movies is getting tougher in the city-state, where a rising real estate market has seen the number of cinemas fall by more than 60% in less than two decades, prompting some leading figures in the biz to express their concern that exhibition in Hong Kong is headed for a crisis in an economy more and more driven by tourists from the mainland.

...

"As an industry, we are re-examining (ourselves)," says Albert Lee, chief executive of Emperor Motion Pictures. "In the early 1990s, we had 140,000 seats, now there are just over 40,000. All of this has a ripple effect."

The statistics aren't pretty. In 1993, there were 119 cinemas, with 188 screens and a total of 121,885 seats. By 2003, there were 57 cinemas with 188 screens and 52,440 seats. And by July, there were 47 cinemas with 204 screens and 39,674 seats.

Between 1993 and 2011, the number of cinemas has dropped by 60%, and seats by 67.4%. Only screen counts increased during the period, by 8.5%.


...

In the past, cinema-starved mainland tourists in Hong Kong might take in a film but in the last few year, China's screen count has boomed. Lee notes that on the mainland, real estate companies like Wanda are building shopping malls that include film theaters because they bring in consumers.

The massive expansion in the number of cinemas has fueled a film boom, as the growing middle classes add going to the movies to their lifestyle options.

...

This exhibition surge on the mainland has been to Hong Kong's benefit, since many of the films were made with Hong Kong money or expertise. Moreover, the mainland offers an exponentially larger audience pool.

"From a business point of view, there is no reason why we should not be looking at China," Lee says.

Still, the diminishing number of local screens does not augur well for Hong Kong filmgoers. Until the early 1970s, the British government, which ran Hong Kong until 1997, considered cinema seats "essential recreational services" like swimming pools or libraries. There was a quota of one cinema seat for every 82 or 83 people.

"Many areas now do not have cinemas at all. This is very worrying," says Nansun Shi, executive director of Film Workshop and widely recognized as a key player in the Hong Kong biz. "If Hong Kong claims to have creative industries, the engine of which is film as one of its major industries going forward, we would have to address the issue of diminishing cinemas."
...

Full article here.

That is sad and fascinating at the same time. It amazes me that HK can pull in such big numbers with only 47 theaters. No wonder it usually has the highest PTA's of any country for a blockbuster release opening weekend.

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Bluebomb wrote:
The drops for holdovers don't seem that bad right now because Battleship only got night previews. They will drop even harder starting tomorrow.


Yes everything will drop 80+% because Hong Kong theaters can only show one movie over a weekend and specially with Battleship nobody wants to play (excuse me see) anything else.


Why? Most cinemas in HK are multiplexes.


I don't know why because I was just trying my luck at sarcasm :P


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Wednesday adm.April 11
RankTitleLWTWWKD % chgQD % chg
1Battleship--14,305----
2Love in the Buff43,3648,251-81.0%-26.5%
3Titanic 3D11,5636,005-48.1%-27.6%
4Mirror Mirror (Eng.)--5,990---22.9%
5The Lorax (3D Can.)--4,081---13.3%

Comparisons for Battleship:
Ip Man 2 - 15,463
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows - 15,628

Good opening for Battleship. That is a little bit lower than the other 2 Wednesday preview starters but both Ip Man 2 and Sherlock Holmes faced slight frontloading on their respective Wednesday. Iron Man 2 came out on Friday of the same weekend as Ip Man 2 while Mission Impossible 4 came out officially the next day after Sherlock Holmes 2.

Battleship, meanwhile, faces no competition so admissions will see big increases on Friday through Sunday. At this point, Battleship is headed for about 1.1m 5-day OW. If Battleship does extremely well on the weekend, 1.2 or even 1.3m is not out of the question.

Love in the Buff drowned. Is the demand really drying up or is the WOM simply not good enough? Decent for Titanic. Mirror Mirror seems to be doing OK. The Lorax had a smaller drop today because it had very little night shows so it wasn't affected all that much from the Battleship sneaks.

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i.hope wrote:
A long time ago (like 20 years), when single-screen or two-screen cinemas were still popular, a theater house could hold more than 1,000 people.

:shock: :blink:

That reminds me of this.
Bluebomb wrote:
I thought this was interesting.

Quote:
Shift squeezes Hong Kong screens
Culture changes, real estate boom cut into plex muscle
By Clifford Coonan
'Flying Swords of Dragon Gate'

Hong Kong co-production 'Flying Swords of Dragon Gate' has become one of the biggest hits on the mainland, with box office north of $80 million.
BEIJING -- Hong Kong cinema is legendary the world over, famous for its depiction of gangsters, its gritty urban dramas, its tales of destiny and revenge, laced with chopsocky and humor.

But trying to watch Hong Kong's finest movies is getting tougher in the city-state, where a rising real estate market has seen the number of cinemas fall by more than 60% in less than two decades, prompting some leading figures in the biz to express their concern that exhibition in Hong Kong is headed for a crisis in an economy more and more driven by tourists from the mainland.

...

"As an industry, we are re-examining (ourselves)," says Albert Lee, chief executive of Emperor Motion Pictures. "In the early 1990s, we had 140,000 seats, now there are just over 40,000. All of this has a ripple effect."

The statistics aren't pretty. In 1993, there were 119 cinemas, with 188 screens and a total of 121,885 seats. By 2003, there were 57 cinemas with 188 screens and 52,440 seats. And by July, there were 47 cinemas with 204 screens and 39,674 seats.

Between 1993 and 2011, the number of cinemas has dropped by 60%, and seats by 67.4%. Only screen counts increased during the period, by 8.5%.


...

In the past, cinema-starved mainland tourists in Hong Kong might take in a film but in the last few year, China's screen count has boomed. Lee notes that on the mainland, real estate companies like Wanda are building shopping malls that include film theaters because they bring in consumers.

The massive expansion in the number of cinemas has fueled a film boom, as the growing middle classes add going to the movies to their lifestyle options.

...

This exhibition surge on the mainland has been to Hong Kong's benefit, since many of the films were made with Hong Kong money or expertise. Moreover, the mainland offers an exponentially larger audience pool.

"From a business point of view, there is no reason why we should not be looking at China," Lee says.

Still, the diminishing number of local screens does not augur well for Hong Kong filmgoers. Until the early 1970s, the British government, which ran Hong Kong until 1997, considered cinema seats "essential recreational services" like swimming pools or libraries. There was a quota of one cinema seat for every 82 or 83 people.

"Many areas now do not have cinemas at all. This is very worrying," says Nansun Shi, executive director of Film Workshop and widely recognized as a key player in the Hong Kong biz. "If Hong Kong claims to have creative industries, the engine of which is film as one of its major industries going forward, we would have to address the issue of diminishing cinemas."
...

Full article here.

That is sad and fascinating at the same time. It amazes me that HK can pull in such big numbers with only 47 theaters. No wonder it usually has the highest PTA's of any country for a blockbuster release opening weekend.


Those were the good old days. The attendance slump started in the mid-90's and extended well into the late 2000's.

I wonder how other metropolitan cities in the world measure up in theater/screen count.


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i.hope wrote:
Jack Sparrow wrote:
Bluebomb wrote:
The drops for holdovers don't seem that bad right now because Battleship only got night previews. They will drop even harder starting tomorrow.


Yes everything will drop 80+% because Hong Kong theaters can only show one movie over a weekend and specially with Battleship nobody wants to play (excuse me see) anything else.


Why? Most cinemas in HK are multiplexes.


I don't know why because I was just trying my luck at sarcasm :P


It seems you ran out of luck. :)

How does Singapore compare to Hong Kong in moviegoing business?


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Thursday adm.(so far)April 12
RankTitleLWTWWKD % chgQD % chg
1Battleship--9,293--+113.9%
2Titanic 3D5,2242,848-45.5%-16.8%
3Love in the Buff9,3402,149-77.0%-25.0%
4The Lorax (3D Can.)4,7021,904-59.5%-26.0%
5Mirror Mirror (Eng.)4,6581,402-69.9%--
That is really good for Battleship. It might hit 25,000 admissions today. Decent hold for Titanic. Huge drops for the bottom 3.

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Thursday adm.April 12
RankTitleLWTWWKD % chgQD % chg
1Battleship--23,029--+61.0%
2Love in the Buff24,3945,893-75.8%-28.6%
3Titanic 3D8,9895,036-44.0%-16.1%
4Mirror Mirror (Eng.)11,8333,636-69.3%-39.3%
5The Hunger Games10,3572,646-74.5%--
6The Lorax (3D Can.)8,5232,621-69.2%-35.8%

Really good for Battleship. After 2 strong weeks, Love in the Buff is dying fast. Good hold for Titanic. Mirror Mirror had an iffy drop. Not good for The Hunger Games and with some theaters kicking this out on Saturday/Sunday, the weekend drop could turn out to be higher than 75%. The Hunger Games did manage to overtake The Lorax in the last update though. With The Lorax having almost no night shows, its fairly poor number is considered to be actual.


With 2 weeks to go, The Avengers in IMAX is doing robust business. Peak showtimes are already 70% full.

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Post Re: HK 4/11 THU: Battleship occupies HK with big OD
Thursday actual:

Battleship - $204,933/$314,306

Battleship will deliver the best OW of the year. 1.2m is a lock. 1.3-1.4m could happen. Rest of the top 10 to follow.

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Apr. 5 WKD
RankFilm TitleDistributorWeekend BOWeeksTheatersPer Theater Average% changeB.O. Cume
1Love In The BuffGala Films$877,273238$23,086-27%$3,043,009
2Mirror MirrorPanasia Films$552,043133$16,729$782,101
3TitanicFox Int'l$473,182127$17,525$870,192
4Hunger Games, TheUA Films/Emperor$359,086335$10,260-24%$2,304,912
5Dr. Seuss' The LoraxUniversal Int'l$341,081132$10,659$493,932
6Wrath Of The TitansWarner Bros Int'l$330,185240$8,255-47%$1,416,140
7Man On A LedgeDeltamac$155,342127$5,753$218,405
8NightfallEdko$122,462421$5,832-31%$2,225,041
9Simple Life, AUA Films/DW$107,365526$4,129-38%$3,375,420
10Pleasant Goat & Big Bad Wolf 4Intercontinental$38,738118$2,152$72,639
Wrath passed the halfway mark of Clash's total. Man on a Ledge had a very low opening. Nightfall and A Simple Life are pretty much on their last legs. 2.3m might still happen for Nightfall while A Simple Life will pass 3.4m. Pleasant Goat 4 opened slightly higher than last year's offering if you include the Wednesday holiday takings as well.

Thursday ActualsApril 12
LWTWTitleLast Thu. (USD)Thursday (USD)% chgTheatersDaysTotal
--1Battleship--$204,980--582$314,377
22Titanic 3D$91,492$57,006-37.7%3110$929,853
13Love in the Buff$178,737$47,241-73.6%4016$3,085,549
34Mirror Mirror$81,492$33,669-58.7%349$817,288
45The Hunger Games$73,676$22,817-69.0%3023$2,321,699
66The Lorax$62,521$21,251-66.0%339$512,710
--7Shame--$7,259--82$7,259
N/A8The Soul of BreadN/A$6,806--202$50,248
79Man on a Ledge$33,582$6,211-81.5%239$225,475
910A Simple Life$19,145$5,815-69.6%2136$3,386,477

Nightfall$2,243,435
Wrath of the Titans$1,417,647
The Iron Lady$749,700
The Artist$436,765
Excellent for Battleship. Very good drop for Titanic. I am pleasantly surprised at how well it's doing. I still feel it will drop more than 50% this weekend though. Love in the Buff jumped off a cliff which was somewhat unexpected given the great hold last weekend. 3.5m is still going to happen in my opinion but it'll probably finish on the lower end of the high 3's than the higher end now. Weak hold for Mirror Mirror. Bad WOM sunk this one. The Hunger Games fell hard with no holidays and competition from Battleship. 2.6-2.7m still seems to be where it will end. The Lorax self-destructed. Pretty awful with no major children's films hitting the market in the past 2 months. Meh for Shame. The Soul of Bread got week long special screenings last week. Poor showing for it with its wider release although holidays might have played a role in a lower opening this week. Terrible for Man on a Ledge. Not great for A Simple Life but it may see a resurgence next week IF it wins the coveted awards at the HKFA. Who knows how much of a bump it will see, if any, but it is possible that this will still pass 3.5m. I am not sure if 4m is possible with The Avengers set to monopolize screens the week after.

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Friday adm.(so far)April 13
RankTitleLWTWWKD % chgQD % chg
1Battleship--10,791--+16.1%
2Love in the Buff16,8143,652-78.3%+69.9%
3Titanic 3D6,7283,472-48.4%+21.9%
4Mirror Mirror (Eng.)8,7932,371-73.0%+69.1%
5The Lorax (3D Can.)7,6001,688-77.8%-11.3%

Friday adm.April 13
RankTitleLWTWWKD % chgQD % chg
1Battleship--25,616--+11.2%
2Love in the Buff40,2238,294-79.4%+40.7%
3Titanic 3D12,0315,762-52.1%+14.4%
4Mirror Mirror (Eng.)18,8215,126-72.8%+41.0%
5The Hunger Games15,4153,314-78.5%+25.2%
Smaller than I expected for Battleship. Frontloading effect? Or were moviegoers scared off by Friday the 13th? Regardless, it will rebound on Saturday and Sunday. I'm feeling about $700,000 for Saturday and Sunday. Killer drop for Love in the Buff. Really good for Titanic. For everyone out there who are unconvinced, here's how well it's been doing. It's done 3x the business of the closest 3D release and will do over 4x, maybe even 5x when it ends its run here. Also, at this very moment, it has made 20x what The Lion King made in 3D last year. So for all you naysayers out there who have been dissing Titanic's performance, this emoticon is for you. :disgust: followed by :P. Mirror Mirror and Hunger Games folded.

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Saturday update:

Battleship should do about 40,000 admissions today. Titanic might fall less than 40%.

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Post Re: HK: Battleship blows up; Titanic swishes; Pro. BATTLESHI
Saturday adm.(so far)April 14
RankTitleLWTWWKD % chgQD % chg
1Battleship--16,099--+49.2%
2Titanic 3D6,8544,993-27.2%+43.8%
3Love in the Buff13,6483,922-71.3%+7.4%
4Mirror Mirror (Eng.)8,0082,806-65.0%+18.3%
5The Lorax (3D Can.)5,9801,883-68.5%+11.6%

Saturday adm.April 14
RankTitleLWTWWKD % chgQD % chg
1Battleship--46,523--+81.6%
2Love in the Buff30,98211,651-62.4%+40.5%
3Titanic 3D12,4499,036-27.4%+56.8%
4Mirror Mirror (Eng.)18,6087,771-58.2%+51.6%
5The Hunger Games13,0365,175-60.3%+56.2%
Outstanding for Battleship. With this number, Battleship is locked for the biggest OW of the year with no asterisk needed. Weak for Love in the Buff. That Titanic hold is crazy. Mirror Mirror and The Hunger Games had soft holds.

Weekend ProjectionsApril 12
RankTitleTW (est.)% chgTotal (est.)
1Battleship$1,245,000$1,355,000
2Titanic 3D$320,000-32.4%$1,190,000
3Love in the Buff$290,000-66.9%$3,333,000
4Mirror Mirror$220,000-60.1%$1,002,000
5The Hunger Games$133,500-62.8%$2,438,500
Battleship had exceptional walk-ins to seize #1 this weekend and the #1 OW of the year so far. It'll pass 2.5m but we'll need to see how it holds in the next week to decide if 3m is feasible. Titanic had a fantastic hold. 2m is possible but will depend on next week and how badly Avengers will take its screens. Love in the Buff is flaming out quickly. 3.5m is the last milestone it will pass. Mirror Mirror had toxic WOM so it's no surprise that it fell hard. 1.3m could be its reality finish. The Hunger Games fell noticeably on the holidays last weekend so a bigger drop this weekend was its likely destination. 2.6-2.7m will be its total range.

Sunday adm.(so far)April 15
RankTitleLWTWWKD % chgQD % chg
1Battleship--18,493--+14.9%
2Titanic 3D6,9975,420-22.5%+8.6%
3Love in the Buff10,6993,325-68.9%-15.2%
4Mirror Mirror (Eng.)7,0652,936-58.4%+4.6%
5The Lorax (3D Can.)5,5672,372-57.4%+26.0%
Excellent for Battleship. Insane for Titanic. Love in the Buff's energy has run out. Mirror Mirror and The Lorax had big drops although that is a nice jump for The Lorax.

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Post Re: HK: Battleship blows up; Titanic swishes; Pro. BATTLESHI
Looks like the re-release of Titanic is also showing those great holds that its original run saw :thumbsup:


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Titanic has a legitimate shot at making 40x what The Lion King did.

I don't know what it is but James Cameron is almost considered like a god in China (including HK). I can't imagine what Avatar 2 will make WW. Avatar 2 in China/HK alone? I honestly think we could see 350-400m from those 2 territories alone.

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4. Sanctum

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Released: February 17
OW - $1,008,465 ($1,350,810 including previews)
Total - $2,833,859 (2.81 multiplier)


When Chinese New Year falls in February, most of the month's earnings come from that period alone and February 2011 was no exception. Where things deviate, however, comes from a adventure thriller that swam its way to #1 for a week and #2 for the month. Sanctum was billed as an underwater adventure from executive producer James Cameron and moviegoers bought it hook, line and sinker. The marketing was effective; showcasing James Cameron's name at the very beginning of the trailer and spending 25% of the time highlighting his accomplishments which indirectly lead viewers to assume and conclude that he was the director. Sanctum soon gained buzz thereafter and it led to one of the most explosive weekends in February.

Hoping to capitalize on this effective marketing tool, theaters held special screenings of Sanctum across Hong Kong the weekend before its official release. It achieved amazing results as Sanctum powered its way to a top 5 finish with limited showtimes on Saturday and Sunday. It grossed north of $300,000 and debuted early in 25 theaters. The shocking number would only serve to fuel its official opening weekend when it opened against 5 other new releases.

The gigantic sneaks led into its 1st weekend and it blew away the competition, grossing 3x more than its nearest competitor. All of the top 3 that weekend had special screenings the weekend before and it turned out to be the biggest non-fueled holiday weekend of all time in February at the time. The total gross for that weekend turned out to be $2.386m, a little more than $1m of which came from Sanctum. Sanctum grossed $1,008,465 for the 4-day weekend and altogether (including sneak previews) made over 1.3m. At the time, it was considered to a good OW but the surprise factor didn't sink in until it finished its run OS. Its OW was $250,000 more than Germany's and it beat out other OW grosses in other places like Mexico.

Amidst all the fantastic earnings Sanctum took in on its opening weekend and sneaks, there was still one big hurdle to conquer. Black Swan was one of 4 openers on Sanctum's 2nd weekend that had heavy promotion and internet buzz. With so momentum against it, Sanctum relinquished the top spot to Black Swan but not everything was grim. It shined with its drop, diving 48% even with the steep competition and passing 2m. It not only did that in 2 weeks but later on we would find out that it beat France's total in that amount of time.

As Black Swan continued to dominate headlines and the box office, Sanctum suffered and a result, it plunged 63%, leaving it with $193,135 in its 3rd weekend. That was enough to send it past another milestone though and it waded past 2.5m.

4th weekend brought about the release of Battle: Los Angeles. It hit Sanctum's main demographic and Sanctum suffocated. It drowned 70% but passed 2.75m.

Sanctum saw a better drop in its 5th weekend. It slipped 62% but crept past 2.8m.

There were no movies targeting its demo in its 6th weekend and it took advantage with a nice 46% hold.

In its final weekend, it saw another down weekend, off another 59% and it pushed its way to a $2.833m total.

The results speak for themselves. Hong Kong took in more than huge territories like France, Germany and Mexico and was one of the top 10 markets for Sanctum. It placed in the top 15 for the year and it finished in 2nd for the month of February behind I Love Hong Kong. James Cameron's name did wonders for the film but its monstrous gross cannot be attributed to his name alone as evidenced by the solid 2nd weekend hold. The first 2 weekends were surprising but even more so after disappointing results everywhere else overseas. Everything surprising about this movie seems to be magnified by the results of others than its own but at its core, it found a way to pull in an excellent gross during one of the weakest periods of the year.

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Post Re: HK: Battleship blows up; Titanic swishes; Pro. BATTLESHI
A Simple Life just picked up the 5 big awards including:

Best Picture
Best Director
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Screenplay

at the 31st Hong Kong Film Awards. This might have a small effect on its box office run.

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In addition to the major awards sweep by A Simple Life, The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate picked up a host of technical awards.

Full winners list:
Best Picture - A Simple Life
Best Actor - Andy Lau (A Simple Life)
Best Actress - Deanie Ip (A Simple Life)
Best Director - Ann Hui (A Simple Life)
Best Screenplay - Susan Chan (A Simple Life)
Best Supporting Actor - Lo Hoi Ping (Life Without Principle)
Best Supporting Actress - Soh Hang Shuen (Life Without Principle)
Best Newcomer - Hsiao Ching Teng (The Killer Who Never Kills)
Best Cinematography - Derek Hui (Wu Xia)
Best Art Direction - Yee Chung Man, Lau Man Hung (Flying Swords of Dragon Gate)
Best Costume & Makeup Design - William Chang (Let the Bullets Fly)
Best Action Choreography - Yuen Bun, Lan Hai Han, Sun Jiankui (Flying Swords of Dragon Gate)
Best Original Score - Chan Kwong Wing, Peter Kam, Chatchai Pongprapaphan (Wu Xia)
Best Original Song - Leung Sum Fa (Hi, Fidelity)
* Composer: Jun Kung
* Lyricist: Calvin Poon
* Singer: Sandy Lam
Best Sound Effects - Kim Suk Won (Flying Swords of Dragon Gate)
Best Visual Effects - Wook Kim, Josh Cole, Frankie Chung (Flying Swords of Dragon Gate)
Best New Director - Tsang Tsui Shan (The Big Blue Lake)
Best Mainland/Taiwan Film - You Are the Apple of My Eye

Professional Achievement Award - Fong Ho Yuen (stills photographer)
Lifetime Achievement Award - Ni Kuang (novelist and screenwriter)

Sunday adm.April 15
RankTitleLWTWWKD % chgQD % chg
1Battleship--40,916---12.1%
2Titanic 3D11,9999,085-24.3%+0.5%
3Love in the Buff25,8918,145-68.5%-30.1%
4Mirror Mirror (Eng.)17,6856,568-62.9%-15.5%
5The Hunger Games11,0544,453-59.7%-14.0%


Weekend adm.Apr 12-15
RankTitleLWTW% chg
1Battleship--136,084--
2Love in the Buff121,49033,983-72.0%
3Titanic 3D45,46828,919-36.4%
4Mirror Mirror66,94723,101-65.5%
5The Hunger Games49,86215,588-68.7%


Weekend EstimatesApril 12
RankTitleTW (est.)% chgTotal (est.)
1Battleship$1,210,000$1,320,000
2Titanic 3D$320,000-32.4%$1,190,000
3Love in the Buff$270,000-69.2%$3,313,000
4Mirror Mirror$200,000-63.8%$982,000
5The Hunger Games$130,000-63.8%$2,435,000
Weaker Sunday for all films except for Titanic. Battleship fell quite hard on its first Sunday, dropping 12%. I don't like that drop at all. I'm going to say it makes 2.6m total now. Titanic increased on Sunday which is an excellent result. This is steaming ahead past 1.5m. Buff shut down on Sunday, nosediving 30% from Saturday. It is going to hit 3.5m, probably 3.6m but 3.7m may seem like a stretch now with the humongous fall. Mirror Mirror had a tough 2nd outing. 1.2-1.3m still seems to be its endpoint. The Hunger Games is quieting down. 2.6m is its likely total.

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Monday adm.(so far)April 16
RankTitleLWTWWKD % chgQD % chg
1Battleship--3,479---81.2%
2Titanic 3D5,9582,099-64.8%-61.3%
3Love in the Buff7,9701,159-85.5%-65.1%
4Mirror Mirror (Eng.)5,884706-88.0%-76.0%
5The Lorax (3D Can.)4,777500-89.5%-78.9%
I am only interested in the Battleship number. Battleship falls more than 50% from its opening day pre-sales. If that trend continues into its 2nd weekend, it might only do $450,000-$500,000.

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