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wrongturn687 wrote:

My only question now is why is it opennig on a Saturday? I mean I have never heard of a movie opening on a Saturday in wide release Christmas or not.

wrongturn687 wrote:

Fat Albert and Darkness opened on a Saturday as well back in 2004.

Oh!, but that kinda screws up the weekend grosses though. Anyways, now I can make my offical prediction.

$15M OW/ $77M DOM.

Thegun wrote:

3 10 to Yuma sounds about right.

trixster sucks wrote:

Jack Sparrow wrote:

I don't think Lone Ranger will do it.

The success of this movie should definitely be attributed to Coen Brothers, I think without them this movie would have done about $120m or so...which would have been good in itself.

Without the Coen brothers, the film doesn't break 100m.

trixster sucks wrote:

Dr. Lecter wrote:

I don't think we'll see a repeat like this in the western genre in the next ten years.

Lone Ranger.

Author:	Dr. Lecter [ Thu Sep 02, 2010 10:36 am ]
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Release Date: December 25, 2010 Studio: Paramount Pictures Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen Cast: Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Hailee Steinfeld, Barry Pepper, Paul Rae Genre: Drama, Western Rating: N/A Premise: Charles Portis' novel is about a 14-year-old girl who, along with an aging U.S. marshal and another lawman, tracks her father's killer in hostile Indian territory. While the original film was a showcase for John Wayne, the Coens' version will tell the tale from the girl's point of view. The original starred Kim Darby as the teen, Wayne and Glen Campbell as the lawmen, Jeff Corey as the killer and featured Robert Duvall and Dennis Hopper as fellow outlaws. _____________________________________________________________________________ The Coens' latest feature will hit the theatres this December, clearly aiming to become another Oscars hopeful. The Coens have never been big figures at the box-office, but I think their past three films put them more in the spotlight than ever before. No Country for Old Men won them the Best Picture/Director/Screenplay Oscars and went on to become their biggest film by far with $74,283,625. Coming off NCFOM Burn After Reading had a small break-out in 2008 as well, making $60,355,347 and becoming the Coens' 2nd-biggest film. Last year's A Serious Man gave them their third Best Picture nomination. It wasn't very successful, grossing only $9,228,768 at the box-office. However, however, it never played in more than 262 theatres. True Grit looks like a far more commercial project, starring Matt Damon, Josh Brolin and last year's Oscar winner Jeff Bridges. Also, while the western genre hasn't been big in a while, it certainly does appeal to niché audiences. Back in 2008, Appaloosa grossed $20.2 million despite a not very strong cast and absolutely no Oscar buzz. A year earlier 3:10 to Yuma made $53.6 million before becoming a big hit on DVD. I think that with right marketing and if it is as good as one would expect from the Coens, it'll easily top Appaloosa and has a solid shot at $50+ million.

Author:	Dil [ Tue Sep 28, 2010 12:44 am ]
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Trailer is Here and it's AMAZING - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uco41pOK ... r_embedded. This has some serious potential. If it can get the Oscar buzz I can deffentially see it having a run similar to No Country and hell it might even exceed it.

Author:	Magic Mike [ Tue Sep 28, 2010 1:20 am ]
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Will do at least 60 Million, IMO.

Author:	MadGez [ Tue Sep 28, 2010 2:24 am ]
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Probably No Country numbers especially with a December opening and some oscar buzz.

Author:	Thegun [ Tue Sep 28, 2010 1:49 pm ]
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3 10 to Yuma sounds about right.

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Author:	Dil [ Tue Sep 28, 2010 6:35 pm ]
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My only question now is why is it opening on a Saturday? I mean I have never heard of a movie opening on a Saturday in wide release Christmas or not.

Author:	Dr. Lecter [ Tue Sep 28, 2010 6:36 pm ]
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wrongturn687 wrote: My only question now is why is it opennig on a Saturday? I mean I have never heard of a movie opening on a Saturday in wide release Christmas or not. Fat Albert and Darkness opened on a Saturday as well back in 2004.

Author:	Dil [ Tue Sep 28, 2010 7:06 pm ]
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Fat Albert and Darkness opened on a Saturday as well back in 2004. Oh!, but that kinda screws up the weekend grosses though. Anyways, now I can make my offical prediction. $15M OW/ $77M DOM.

Author:	MadGez [ Tue Sep 28, 2010 8:19 pm ]
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wrongturn687 wrote: Fat Albert and Darkness opened on a Saturday as well back in 2004. Oh!, but that kinda screws up the weekend grosses though. Anyways, now I can make my offical prediction. $15M OW/ $77M DOM. Yes and The Talented Mr Ripley also opened on a Saturday in Dec 1999.

Author:	Magic Mike [ Wed Sep 29, 2010 2:50 am ]
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Movies tend to open on Christmas. So whatever day that falls on is when they open most of them.

Author:	Dil [ Mon Oct 04, 2010 8:30 pm ]
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Full Trailer Here - http://www.hsx.com/blog/view.php?id=627. Holy crap this thing looks AMAZING! I have never gotten this excited for a western until now. Hell I don't even like westerns that much.

Author:	Dr. Lecter [ Thu Oct 07, 2010 5:26 am ]
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Having seen the long trailer...yeah, I agree, 3:10 to Yuma is going down. Not sure about making as much as NCFOM, though.

Author:	Dr. Lecter [ Wed Nov 17, 2010 10:41 am ]
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I doubt it matters that much for this film, but it has been rated PG-13.

Author:	Brian [ Wed Nov 17, 2010 11:56 am ]
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15/60

Author:	Bradley Witherberry [ Mon Nov 22, 2010 11:35 am ]
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Thegun wrote: 3 10 to Yuma sounds about right. I agree - - though there's an outside chance it might do Unforgiven numbers with crazy Oscar buzz. What was the biggest Western genre movie in the past 25 years? Here's the top 25 Westerns from the past ~25 years... 1 Dances with Wolves Orion $184,208,848 1,636 $598,257 14 11/9/90 2 Wild Wild West WB $113,804,681 3,342 $27,687,484 3,342 6/30/99 3 Maverick WB $101,631,272 2,537 $17,248,545 2,537 5/20/94 4 Unforgiven WB $101,157,447 2,087 $15,018,007 2,071 8/7/92 5 Back to the Future Part III Uni. $87,727,583 2,070 $19,089,645 2,019 5/25/90 6 Brokeback Mountain Focus $83,043,761 2,089 $547,425 5 12/9/05 7 Open Range BV $58,331,254 2,268 $14,047,781 2,075 8/15/03 8 Shanghai Noon BV $56,937,502 2,751 $15,607,034 2,711 5/26/00 9 Tombstone BV $56,505,065 1,955 $6,454,752 1,504 12/24/93 10 3:10 to Yuma (2007) LGF $53,606,916 3,006 $14,035,033 2,652 9/7/07 11 Young Guns Fox $45,661,556 1,416 $7,011,393 1,387 8/12/88 12 Young Guns II Fox $44,143,410 1,770 $8,017,438 1,770 8/3/90 13 Pale Rider WB $41,410,568 1,710 $9,119,111 1,710 6/28/85 14 Silverado Col. $32,192,570 1,190 $3,522,897 1,168 7/12/85 15 The Missing SonR $27,011,180 2,756 $10,833,633 2,756 11/26/03 16 Wyatt Earp WB $25,052,000 1,859 $7,543,504 1,859 6/24/94 17 The Alamo (2004) BV $22,414,961 2,609 $9,124,701 2,609 4/9/04 18 Quigley Down Under MGM $21,413,105 1,094 $3,853,149 996 10/19/90 19 Appaloosa WB (NL) $20,211,394 1,290 $248,847 14 9/19/08 20 The Quick and the Dead Sony $18,636,537 2,158 $6,515,861 2,158 2/10/95 21 Geronimo: An American Legend Col. $18,635,620 1,636 $4,018,452 1,605 12/10/93 22 Posse Gram. $18,289,763 949 $5,311,902 949 5/14/93 23 The Long Riders UA $15,795,189 - $2,351,112 759 5/16/80 24 All the Pretty Horses Mira. $15,540,353 1,593 $1,304,971 1,483 12/25/00 25 Bad Girls Fox $15,240,435 2,012 $5,012,200 2,008 4/22/94 ...average BO seems to be about $35 million.

Author:	Proud Ryu [ Tue May 17, 2011 5:47 pm ]
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True Grit final gross: $171,050,328 Tron Legacy final gross: $172,062,763

Author:	Dr. Lecter [ Sun Jun 12, 2011 10:40 am ]
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Well, what I basically meant was a full-blown western like True Grit. If they make Lone Ranger like Sherlock Holmes (or like Wild Wild West - but better), I wouldn't really count that.

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Author:	Dr. Lecter [ Mon Nov 22, 2010 7:55 pm ]
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Unforgiven's number could only be possible if it were a serious contender to win BP which most likely won't be the case, even if the film is very good. Anything above $50 million is a splendid number for a western nowadays, though.

Author:	Dil [ Tue Dec 28, 2010 4:51 pm ]
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This movie is already having a MUCH! better run than most people expected so far. It will already be at $50M by today or Wednesday and that $100M+ barrier will come down at no time.

Author:	Dr. Lecter [ Sun Jun 12, 2011 8:56 am ]
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Still hard to believe that we had a §170+ million grossing full-blown western! And it also made $250 million worldwide! I mean 3:10 to Yuma and Open Range were considered success stories and those didn' even break $80 million worldwide... I don't think we'll see a repeat like this in the western genre in the next ten years.

Author:	Jack Sparrow [ Sun Jun 12, 2011 10:17 am ]
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I don't think Lone Ranger will do it. The success of this movie should definitely be attributed to Coen Brothers, I think without them this movie would have done about $120m or so...which would have been good in itself.

Author:	Jack Sparrow [ Sun Jun 12, 2011 10:20 am ]
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trixster sucks wrote: Jack Sparrow wrote: I don't think Lone Ranger will do it. The success of this movie should definitely be attributed to Coen Brothers, I think without them this movie would have done about $120m or so...which would have been good in itself. Without the Coen brothers, the film doesn't break 100m. I was actually about to put that but then decided to go higher, the legs were exceptional and the movie did have good Awards season...even though the wins weren't that impressive.

Author:	Dr. Lecter [ Sun Jun 12, 2011 10:36 am ]
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trixster sucks wrote: Dr. Lecter wrote: I don't think we'll see a repeat like this in the western genre in the next ten years. Lone Ranger. Nah, not even close.

Author:	Dr. Lecter [ Sun Jun 12, 2011 10:44 am ]
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Well, like Rango I suppose.

Author:	Jack Sparrow [ Sun Jun 12, 2011 10:50 am ]
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I don't think we should make discrimination, very rarely we see these movies Cowboy and Aliens should definitely be considered in cowboy genre even if they have used technology with Aliens.