He's been lost to the Fanboy Side, where movies are sporting events and you root for one team and against all the others. Once you start down that path, forever will it dominate your destiny.

Oh we all know Excel will show his face again come Thursday night

In my local areas Previews are likely ahead of TDKR already.

The reason I think that is simply far more showtimes and still many sellouts.


With far more showtimes this does not have to sellout like crazy like DH2 or TDKR to break records.

Huh?

I havre said since day 1 that I, personally, am super excited for this.

I think it is fitting this is opening on the 10 year anniversary of the film I am coming to find the best comparison in some ways - KING KONG. Media exaggerated overall public anticipation for that one and I am getting a similar vibe.

Expecting an unbreakable December record of $165 million, and a kickass movie to boot, but these people saying "1 billion domestic" or "2.b world wide"....yeah. TPM doesn't even inflate anywhere near there, and I assure you...buzz in 2015 is not what it was in 1999.

lol

I was older in 1999 than you were.

King Kong might be the worst comparison yet.

The buzz was huge in 99 but its at least just as big now. If anything - sequels are more genuinely anticipated than prequels in general.

I don't know if this is more hype than EPISODE I or less hype, but the hype level is absolutely comparable.

TL;DR (details after):

I'm tracking 7 theaters in Kansas City. (I will check tonight to see if any more sell out, but that'll be it; I'm headed to KC on Amtrak tomorrow morning and won't have internet until I come home after Christmas)

2D - 4/4, 18/20, 14/17, 2/14, 4/7, 0/2, 1/4 = 43/68 (63%)
3D - 3/3, 7/9, 8/9, 0/16, 1/10, 0/2, 0/2 = 19/51 (37%)
IMAX - 2/3, 2/3, 2/3 = 6/9 (67%)

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ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE MAINSTREET

CLOSED: 7pm (3D), 7:30pm (3D), 8pm, 8:30pm, 10:15pm, 10:45pm (3D), 11:15pm

(Friday)

CLOSED: 12:15am (3D), 11:30am (3D), 12:30pm (3D), 1pm (3D), 4:45pm (3D), 6:30pm (3D), 7pm, 9:15pm (3D)

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AMC STUDIO 28 WITH DINE-IN THEATRES

2D (Closed): 7pm, 7pm, 7pm, 7pm, 7pm, 7pm, 7pm, 7pm, 7pm, 7:30pm, 7:30pm, 8pm, 8:30pm, 8:45pm, 9pm, 9:15pm // 10pm, 10:30pm
2D (Open): 10:45pm, 11:30pm

3D (Closed): 7pm, 7:30pm, 8:15pm, 8:30pm // 9:45pm, 10:45pm, 11:15pm
3D (Open): 11pm, 11:30pm

IMAX 3D: 7pm (sold-out) // 10:30pm (sold-out) // 2am

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AMC WARD PARKWAY 14

2D (Closed): 7pm, 7pm, 7:15pm, 7:30pm, 8pm // 10pm, 10:15pm, 10:45pm, 11pm, 11:15pm, 12am, 12am, 12:15am, 1am
2D (Open): 12:45am, 1am, 1:30am

3D (Closed): 7pm, 7:15pm, 7:30pm, 9pm // 10:30pm, 11:30pm, 12:15am, 12:30am
3D (Open): 1:45am

***

AMC BARRYWOODS 24 (note: A 7pm and a 10:30pm are Dolby Cinema, and the only seats left are handicap; so basically 99% sold out)

2D (Closed):
2D (Open): 7pm, 7pm, 7pm, 7:30pm, 8pm, 9pm // 10pm, 10pm, 10:30pm, 10:45pm, 12am, 12am, 12:30am // 2am

3D (Closed):
3D (Open): 7pm, 7pm, 7:30pm, 8pm, 8:30pm, 9pm // 9:30pm, 9:30pm, 10pm, 11pm, 11pm, 11:30pm // 12am, 1am, 1:30am, 2am

IMAX 3D: 7pm (sold-out) // 11pm (sold-out) // 2:45am

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AMC INDEPENDENCE COMMONS 20

2D (Closed): 7pm, 7pm, 7pm, 8pm
2D (Open): 10pm, 10:40pm, 11:30pm

3D (Closed): 7pm
3D (Open): 7pm, 7pm, 7:30pm, 7:30pm, 8:30pm // 9:30pm, 10:20pm, 11pm // 12am

IMAX 3D: 7pm (sold-out) // 10:30pm (sold-out) // 2am

***

REGAL STADIUM 18

2D (Closed):
2D (Open): 7pm // 10:10pm

3D (Closed):
3D (Open): 7pm // 10:30pm

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B&B GRAIN VALLEY MARKETPLACE 8 & GS

2D (Closed): 7pm
2D (Open): 8pm, 8:30pm, 10:30pm

3D (Closed):
3D (Open): 7:30pm, 10pm

Like Angelina Jolie?

(*waits for only 1-2 more people here to get the reference*)

Dont think so.

It's at least the second most hype after TPM.

Excel, do you seriously, really believe this will open to less than $150 million?

Please don't feed the troll.

Excel also claimed recently that Gwyneth Paltrow and Kate Winslet have more box office pull than Jennifer Lawrence in 2015, so...y'know.

Is this like when everyone argued with me about Leo being a draw and I won that, like most arguments?

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Advance Ticket Sales “Staggering”

http://deadline.com/2015/12/star-wars-t ... 201667547/

'The movie is also Fandango’s top advance ticket-seller as they report it has obliterated all records, outselling all previous titles in the company’s 15-year history at the same point in the Fandango sales cycle.

At this point in the sales cycle, MovieTickets.com is noting that Star Wars: The Force Awakens has sold more than double the number of advance tickets to the recent blockbuster Avengers: Age of Ultron, 20% more than Jurassic World, and a third more than the last Star Wars installment, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.'

That doesn't seem that great, tbh.

They're saying it could make 50 million Thursday but a 130-150 weekend? Lol unless they're not counting Thursday

sounds like total bullshit tbh. more like "200%", which would be a very conservative guess even.

He probably is thinking that SW7 should by its nature have far more advanced sales than JW. Ultron disproves this theory though.

I still think its a huge number and well positioned to hit 200m+ OW as a minimum which in December is more impressive than the same in summer.

We have HR reporting advance ticket sales are over $100M. So either MT is accounting for a disproportionately small amount of Star Wars ticket sales, or that statement from MT is not very clear on what they consider advance sales.

Where did HR report $100 million?

Nevermind, found it

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/s ... nce-849156

But it still says TDK has the record and that is wrong, no?