Episode III Thread - 16th on All-Time Domestic List
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BJ
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Star Wars Episode III - The Revenge of the Sith
Opening Day: 48.07m Thur
2nd Day: 31.04m -35%
Opening Wknd: 97.00m - Fri: 31.04m -35% / Sat: 38.80m +25% / Sun: 27.16m -30%
4-Day-Opening: 145.07m
5-Day: 158.65m - Mon: 13.58m -50%
6-Day: 169.51m - Tue: 10.86m -20%
Opening Wk: 179.28m - Wed: 9.77m -10%
8-Day: 188.56m - Thur: 9.28m -5%
2nd Wknd: 52.95m -45.5% - Fri: 14.86m +60% / Sat: 20.05m +35% / Sun: 18.05m -10%
4-Day-Wknd: 69.90m -38% - Mon: 16.65m -10%
13-Day: 263.16m - Mon: 13.58m -50%
2nd Wk: 267.16m - Tue: 10.86m -20%
15-Day: 270.96m - Wed: 9.77m -10%
3rd Wknd: 21.14m -60.5% - Fri: 5.32m +40% / Sat: 9.04m +70% / Sun: 6.78m -25%
Wk-1/Opening Day: 48.07m | Total: 48.07m
Wk-2: 140.49m - Wknd: 97.00m | Total: 188.56m
Wk-3: 82.40m - Wknd: 52.95m - 4-Day-Wknd: 69.66m | Total: 270.96m
Wk-4: 29.30m - Wknd: 21.14m | Total: 300.26m
Wk-5: 14.71m - Wknd: 10.13m | Total: 314.97m
Wk-6: 8.10m - Wknd: 5.95m | Total: 323.16m
Wk-7: 5.34m - Wknd: 3.12m | Total: 328.50m
Wk-8: 4.64m - Wknd: 2.20m - 4-Day-Wknd: 3.03m | Total: 333.14m
Wk-9: 2.26m - Wknd: 1.41m | Total: 335.40m
Wk-10: 1.52m - Wknd: .91m | Total: 336.92m
Wk-11: 1.20m - Wknd: .78m | Total: 338.12m
Wk-12: .95m - Wknd: .55m | Total: 339.07m
Wk-13: .78m - Wknd: .42m | Total: 339.85m
Wk-14: .60m - Wknd: .37m | Total: 340.45m
Wk-15: .54m - Wknd: .33m | Total: 340.99m
Wk-16: .50m - Wknd: .34m | Total: 341.49m
Wk-17: 1.27m - Wknd: .87m - 4-Day-Wknd: 1.08m | Total: 342.76m
Wk-18: .83m - Wknd: .66m | Total: 343.59m
Wk-19: .63m - Wknd: .52m | Total: 344.22m
Wk-20: .41m - Wknd: .31m | Total: 344.63m
Wk-21: .24m - Wknd: .19m | Total: 344.87m
Wk-22: .17m - Wknd: .13m | Total: 354.04m
Wk-23: .13m - Wknd: .09m | Total: 345.17m
Money made after Wk-23: ~.5m
Estimated wks in theaters 27
Days to 50m: 2-Days - 79.11m
Days to 100m: 3-Days - 117.91m
Days to 150m: 5-Days - 158.65m
Days to 200m: 9-Days - 203.41m
Days to 250m: 12-Days - 258.16m
Days to 300m: 22-Days - 300.26m
Domestic Total: 345.5m
International Total: 424m
World Wide Total: 770m

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BJ wrote: Opening Day: 48.07m 2nd Day: 31.04m -35%
You were griping at me for the exact same 2nd day drop! :wink:
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BJ
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MG Casey wrote: BJ wrote: Opening Day: 48.07m 2nd Day: 31.04m -35% You were griping at me for the exact same 2nd day drop! :wink:
lol, I know 
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Code: all $ are in millions.
Op- Opening Memorial 3day 3day 3day Dom- Over WW en- Weekend Weekend 2nd OW % OW es- seas Ttl ing (thu-sun) (fri-mon) wknd of Mult tic Ttl Day 3day 4day 3day 4day drop Ttl iply Ttl ====================================================================== Algren ? 65 ? ? ? ? 22% 4.6 301 ? ? MG Casey 41 84 125 55 ? 35% 35% 2.8 239 386 625 Korrgan ? 105 ? ? ? ? 31% 3.2 338 ? ? Nebs 40 106 146 70 88 34% 26% 3.9 467 444 911 matatonio 38 90 128 49 ? 46% 28% 3.5 318 360 678 Snickety Snack 2 ? 87 ? ? ? ? 29% 3.4 297 ? ? Dr. Lecter 36 91 127 ? ? ? 27% 3.7 338 ? ? Amer ? ? 138 ? ? ? ? ? 406 ? ? BJ 48 97 145 53 70 45% 28% 3.6 346 424 770 ShadyMilkman ? 102 ? ? ? ? 25% 4.0 405 ? ? neo wolf ? 90 ? ? ? ? 27% 3.7 330 ? ? RogueCommander 37 82 119 ? ? ? 28% 3.5 290 ? ? Daniel Raedts ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 525 ? ? ChipMunky ? 115 ? ? ? ? 21% 4.7 537 ? ? DP07 34 84 118 37 ? 56% 32% 3.1 260 310 570 Maverikk ? ? 125 ? ? ? ? ? 350 ? ? hans 40 99 139 58 72 41% 26% 3.8 375 417 792 jb007 ? 96 ? ? ? ? 21% 4.8 462 ? ? Riggs27 ? 94 ? ? ? ? 29% 3.5 327 ? ? Samweis Gamdschie ? 93 ? ? ? ? 32% 3.1 291 ? ? Nazgul9 ? ? 130 ? ? ? ? ? 350 ? ? MikeQ. ? 95 ? ? ? ? 32% 3.2 300 ? ? FILMO 36 90 126 ? ? ? 27% 3.7 332 444 776 want2write 35 95 130 ? ? ? 29% 3.5 330 ? ? insomniacdude 35 95 130 ? ? ? 24% 4.1 390 ? ? Ragnarok 38 87 125 ? ? ? 31% 3.2 282 ? ? El_masked_este.. ? 95 ? ? ? ? 33% 3.0 288 ? ? Squee ? 87 ? ? ? ? 27% 3.8 327 ? ? Impact 47 112 159 68 90 39% 29% 3.5 390 510 900 revolutions 40 90 130 ? ? ? 25% 3.9 355 470 825 moviedude ? 95 ? ? ? ? 38% 2.6 250 ? ? scottb 40 109 149 ? ? ? 27% 3.7 408 478 886 Zingaling 40 93 133 ? ? ? 29% 3.5 321 ? ? Futureboy ? 103 ? ? ? ? 30% 3.4 345 465 810 Killuminati510 ? ? 120 ? ? ? ? ? 355 ? ? BKB The Man 35 85 120 ? ? ? 25% 4.0 340 ? ? Jon Lyrik ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 290 ? ? rusty 33 105 138 ? ? ? 26% 3.9 410 ? ? nghtvsn 33 95 128 ? ? ? 30% 3.4 321 ? ? Terminator1997 36 101 137 ? ? ? 23% 4.3 434 510 944 addrOck ? ? 125 ? ? ? ? ? 400 ? ? Legend of Jam 35 105 140 ? ? ? 29% 3.5 363 ? ? Positive Jon 37 97 134 ? ? ? 27% 3.7 363 387 750 Amos 38 83 121 45 ? 46% 26% 3.9 324 365 691 Steve 38 97 135 ? ? ? 31% 3.2 315 ? ? Erendis 38 86 124 ? 75 ? 26% 3.8 325 350 675 baumer72 33 99 132 ? ? ? 27% 3.7 370 530 900 JMorphin 40 100 140 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? StarWarsEpisode7 80 170 250 ? ? ? 16% 6.4 1093 ? ? TonyMontana ? 78 ? ? ? ? 31% 3.3 255 ? ? The Dark Shape 37 93 130 72 ? 23% 27% 3.8 350 380 730
===================================================================== average 39 96 135 56 79 -41% 28% 3.7 364 425 778
high 80 170 250 70 90 -56% 38% 6.4 1093 510 944 low 33 65 118 37 70 -23% 16% 2.6 239 310 570 =====================================================================
TPM actual 29 65 106^ 51 67 -22% 15% 6.6 431 493 924 AOTC actual 30 80 110 48 60 -40% 26% 3.9 311 339 650
^ 106 is a 5-day total as TPM opened on wednesday. AOTC opened on thursday and ROTS will also open on thursday.
opening weekend 3-day is fri-sun and 4-day is thu-sun. memorial day weekend 3-day is fri-sun and 4-day is fri-mon.
Click here for boxoffice stats for Episode I
Click here for boxoffice stats for Episode II
Click here for Episode I vs. Episode II weekend showdown
Click here for Episode I vs. Episode II daily showdown
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baumer72
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 Re: Star Wars Episode III Prediction Thread - Chart added
Nebs wrote: Well, here it is. baumer started the thread on Mojo, but doesn't seem he'll join here soon. Post your predictions, discuss them, talk about movie. Would prefer that this would be spoiler-free thread though, but if you're insisting in some spoilers, would be good if you make the text 'highlight to read', meaning choose font colour to be white. (color=white)spoilers(/color), and replace () with []. Previous episodes box office: Star Wars (A New Hope) - $460,998,007 The Empire Strikes Back - $290,475,067 ( -37%) Return of the Jedi - $309,306,177 ( +6.48%) The Phantom Menace - $431,088,301 ( +39.37%) Attack of the Clones - $310,676,740 ( -27.93%) Some good sites with news, rumours, spoilers http://www.theforce.nethttp://boards.theforce.net/Revenge_of_t ... rs_Allowed)/b10331/ - TF.N Episode III spoiler board http://www.millenniumfalcon.com/index.php - great site for spoilers http://www.starwars.com - official site http://www.nightly.net/ubb/ultimatebb.p ... ory/1.html - good message board http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=4777 -Coming Soon's Episode III page
Well, I'm here now, and thanks for keeping the thread alive.
I am upping my prediction now. With all the hype surrounding this, I am going to say:
Opening day- 33 mill
Three day- 99 mill
Five Day- 144 mill
Total- 360 mill
WW- 875 mill
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You guys and gals might want to download 3rd Clone Wars season. Could hype you a bit more.
Episode III continues from Chapter 25.
Chapter 21 - 41.6mb
Chapter 22 - 41.6mb
Chapter 23 - 57.7mb
Chapter 24 - 55.1mb
Chapter 25 - 63.8mb
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Maverikk
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Here's an interesting little tidbit...
http://imdb.com/news/sb/2005-05-02/#2
Lucas Worries 'Sith' Will Flop
With the final Star Wars film, Revenge of the Sith, not so far, far away, Darth Vader has landed on the cover of Time magazine, which assures fans that they will be breathing a lot easier than Vader when the movie opens on May 19. Critic Richard Corliss forecasts that there will be a "a sigh of relief that Lucas found the skill to make a grave and vigorous popular entertainment, a picture that regains and sustains the filmic Force he dreamed up." For his part, George Lucas tells Time that, while he believes "it turned out as well as I could have hoped," he worries that audiences may not think so. "I have a feeling this one is going to be sort of like the last one in terms of some people like it, some people hate it. And like everyone who makes movies, I'm always convinced the next one will be a flop. So right now I'm thinking it probably won't make any money and will be considered a failure."
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A. G.
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Opening Day 35
4 Day weekend 155
Domestic Gross 320
Beyond all the hype, the FX shots look much better than recent science fiction movies. I saw one shot of Padme against a city backdrop and it was the first time I can recall seeing a futuristic cityscape like that which looked believably real.
edit: thanks for the correction Lecter, I could have sworn someone said 5 day in the posts above.
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baumer72
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MAV,
This film has as much of a chance of being a failure as XXX2 has of grossing 600 million dollars to unseed Titanic as number 1. =D>
_________________ Brick Tamland: Yeah, there were horses, and a man on fire, and I killed a guy with a trident.
Ron Burgundy: Brick, I've been meaning to talk to you about that. You should find yourself a safehouse or a relative close by. Lay low for a while, because you're probably wanted for murder.
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scottb
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My updated predictions
Opening Day: $41m
Opening Weekend
3-Day total: $105m
4-Day total: $145m
Memorial Day Weekend
3-Day total: $63m
4-Day total: $75m
Total Domestic Gross: $407m
Total Overseas Gross: $483m
Total Worldwide Gross: $890m
_________________ All time North American box office.
1. Titanic - $600.8m
2. Star Wars - $461.0m
3. Shrek 2 - $441.2m
4. E.T. the Extra Terrestrial - $435.1m
5. The Phantom Menace - $431.1m
6. Spider-Man - $403.7m
7. Revenge of the Sith - $380.3m
8. Return of the King - $377.0m
9. Spider-Man 2 - $373.6m
10. The Passion of the Christ - $370.8m
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Dr. Lecter
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My current predictions:
Opening weekend 4-day - $131 million (opening day - $37 million)
Total gross - $331 million
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Dr. Lecter
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Archie Gates wrote: Opening Day 35 5 Day weekend 155 Domestic Gross 320
Beyond all the hype, the FX shots look much better than recent science fiction movies. I saw one shot of Padme against a city backdrop and it was the first time I can recall seeing a futuristic cityscape like that which looked believably real.
It's a 4-day weekend 
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Maverikk wrote: Here's an interesting little tidbit... http://imdb.com/news/sb/2005-05-02/#2Lucas Worries 'Sith' Will Flop
With the final Star Wars film, Revenge of the Sith, not so far, far away, Darth Vader has landed on the cover of Time magazine, which assures fans that they will be breathing a lot easier than Vader when the movie opens on May 19. Critic Richard Corliss forecasts that there will be a "a sigh of relief that Lucas found the skill to make a grave and vigorous popular entertainment, a picture that regains and sustains the filmic Force he dreamed up." For his part, George Lucas tells Time that, while he believes "it turned out as well as I could have hoped," he worries that audiences may not think so. "I have a feeling this one is going to be sort of like the last one in terms of some people like it, some people hate it. And like everyone who makes movies, I'm always convinced the next one will be a flop. So right now I'm thinking it probably won't make any money and will be considered a failure."
:laugh: Jesus George.. Come on.. :laugh:
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baumer72
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Hey BKB,
I remember when Last Crusade opened and George said he would happy with a 12 mill open, and he basically almsot more than tripled it. George always downplays his chance at success, but we all know that this film is going to be huge. I have seen the latest trailer and it sends chills through my bones. When Vader is rising and you see Anakin and Obi going at it, it just seems surreal. I think that this film will surprise everyone and really has a chance to do more than Spiderman.
_________________ Brick Tamland: Yeah, there were horses, and a man on fire, and I killed a guy with a trident.
Ron Burgundy: Brick, I've been meaning to talk to you about that. You should find yourself a safehouse or a relative close by. Lay low for a while, because you're probably wanted for murder.
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Dr. Lecter
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Archie Gates wrote: Opening Day 35 4 Day weekend 155 Domestic Gross 320
Beyond all the hype, the FX shots look much better than recent science fiction movies. I saw one shot of Padme against a city backdrop and it was the first time I can recall seeing a futuristic cityscape like that which looked believably real.
edit: thanks for the correction Lecter, I could have sworn someone said 5 day in the posts above.
But now I'm actually surprised...I thought your predictions were based on 5 days..So you expect an opening day of $35 million and then a 3-day gross of $120 million, bigger than Spider-Man?
I mean The Matrix Reloaded had an opening day of $37.5 million, on a Thursday and managed only $91 million 3-day, AOTC had $30 million on Thursday and managed $80 million 3-day. I don't see how it can start with $35 million and then make $155 million over 4 days...actually, I don't even see how it can make $155 million at all in 4 days, however you look at it
Sorry for being nitpicky 
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baumer72
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Dr. Lecter wrote: Archie Gates wrote: Opening Day 35 4 Day weekend 155 Domestic Gross 320
Beyond all the hype, the FX shots look much better than recent science fiction movies. I saw one shot of Padme against a city backdrop and it was the first time I can recall seeing a futuristic cityscape like that which looked believably real.
edit: thanks for the correction Lecter, I could have sworn someone said 5 day in the posts above. But now I'm actually surprised...I thought your predictions were based on 5 days..So you expect an opening day of $35 million and then a 3-day gross of $120 million, bigger than Spider-Man?  I mean The Matrix Reloaded had an opening day of $37.5 million, on a Thursday and managed only $91 million 3-day, AOTC had $30 million on Thursday and managed $80 million 3-day. I don't see how it can start with $35 million and then make $155 million over 4 days...actually, I don't even see how it can make $155 million at all in 4 days, however you look at it  Sorry for being nitpicky 
But part of the reason for the smaller grosses for SW is that Lucas would not allow it to open in many theaters, if he bites the bullet this time and lets it go for 3700, then it does have a chance to crush Spidey's open.
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Ron Burgundy: Brick, I've been meaning to talk to you about that. You should find yourself a safehouse or a relative close by. Lay low for a while, because you're probably wanted for murder.
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Dr. Lecter
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baumer72 wrote: Dr. Lecter wrote: Archie Gates wrote: Opening Day 35 4 Day weekend 155 Domestic Gross 320
Beyond all the hype, the FX shots look much better than recent science fiction movies. I saw one shot of Padme against a city backdrop and it was the first time I can recall seeing a futuristic cityscape like that which looked believably real.
edit: thanks for the correction Lecter, I could have sworn someone said 5 day in the posts above. But now I'm actually surprised...I thought your predictions were based on 5 days..So you expect an opening day of $35 million and then a 3-day gross of $120 million, bigger than Spider-Man?  I mean The Matrix Reloaded had an opening day of $37.5 million, on a Thursday and managed only $91 million 3-day, AOTC had $30 million on Thursday and managed $80 million 3-day. I don't see how it can start with $35 million and then make $155 million over 4 days...actually, I don't even see how it can make $155 million at all in 4 days, however you look at it  Sorry for being nitpicky  But part of the reason for the smaller grosses for SW is that Lucas would not allow it to open in many theaters, if he bites the bullet this time and lets it go for 3700, then it does have a chance to crush Spidey's open.
I expect it to open in around 3,500 theatres. Lucas is picky and that hasn't changed over years.
I don't believe it has a chance to crush Spidey's opening because it opens on a Thursday. There is a good chance for it to set up an opening day record, but the frontloadness will be big enough to unload the interest in this movie on the first day mostly. It might need a $45+ million opening day to make $115+ million over the 3-day weekend. If it opened on a Wednesday, I'd agree with you, but it doesn't.
Besides that, I was theoretically speaking. If it makes $35 million on its opening day, there is absolutely no chance it'll make $120 million over three days. Let's say it opens to $35 million on Thursday. It'll definitely drop on Frida,y just like last time. I'll be generous and give it a 20% drop, similar to last time (even though I believe it'll be more frontloaded). That'd give it a $28 million Friday. I'll be generous again and give it a 3.3 weekend multiplier. That means a $92.4 million 3-day weekend and a 4-day gross of $127 million. That's a best case scenario for a $35 million opening day, I'd say.
Now let's say, it makes $40 million on Thursday, on-par with Spider-Man 2. With the same pattern (which is pretty generous), it'd generate a $105.6 million 3-day weekend (still almost $10 million shy off Spidey's opening) and a $145.6 million 4-day gross.
If I stick with this, as mentioned above, rather generous pattern, it'd need a $44 million opening day AT LEAST to beat Spidey's opening.
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Erendis
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George Lucas wrote: So right now I'm thinking it probably won't make any money and will be considered a failure."
Ep 1 made $430M, and in some circles it's STILL considered a failure.
:fishing:
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Tue May 03, 2005 9:12 am |
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Anonymous
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47 Million Opening Day
123 Million 3 Day
152 Million 4 Day
470 Domestic
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Tue May 03, 2005 9:15 am |
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Dr. Lecter
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Erendis wrote: George Lucas wrote: So right now I'm thinking it probably won't make any money and will be considered a failure."
Ep 1 made $430M, and in some circles it's STILL considered a failure. :fishing:
It IS a cinematic failure.
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A. G.
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Dr. Lecter wrote: Archie Gates wrote: Opening Day 35 4 Day weekend 155 Domestic Gross 320
Beyond all the hype, the FX shots look much better than recent science fiction movies. I saw one shot of Padme against a city backdrop and it was the first time I can recall seeing a futuristic cityscape like that which looked believably real.
edit: thanks for the correction Lecter, I could have sworn someone said 5 day in the posts above. But now I'm actually surprised...I thought your predictions were based on 5 days..So you expect an opening day of $35 million and then a 3-day gross of $120 million, bigger than Spider-Man?  I mean The Matrix Reloaded had an opening day of $37.5 million, on a Thursday and managed only $91 million 3-day, AOTC had $30 million on Thursday and managed $80 million 3-day. I don't see how it can start with $35 million and then make $155 million over 4 days...actually, I don't even see how it can make $155 million at all in 4 days, however you look at it  Sorry for being nitpicky 
I was going to redo them today, after I gave some more thought to it now that I know it's 4 day not 5 day. I didn't want to rush and redo it right as soon as I realized the mistake.
This is the family movie of the summer, most likely - if it can avoid not totally sucking. Madagascar might do well, but this Sith is likely the main family movie. And with the weekends leading up to Sith having KOH and XXX2, it will just create more pent up demand for a real summer blockbuster.
Bottom line though is I'm not changing it much, now that I've adjusted to the different weekend size, and I'm going higher on final gross.
40/155/350
This is all for kicks anyway. Lets see what happens.
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Dr. Lecter
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Archie Gates wrote: Dr. Lecter wrote: Archie Gates wrote: Opening Day 35 4 Day weekend 155 Domestic Gross 320
Beyond all the hype, the FX shots look much better than recent science fiction movies. I saw one shot of Padme against a city backdrop and it was the first time I can recall seeing a futuristic cityscape like that which looked believably real.
edit: thanks for the correction Lecter, I could have sworn someone said 5 day in the posts above. But now I'm actually surprised...I thought your predictions were based on 5 days..So you expect an opening day of $35 million and then a 3-day gross of $120 million, bigger than Spider-Man?  I mean The Matrix Reloaded had an opening day of $37.5 million, on a Thursday and managed only $91 million 3-day, AOTC had $30 million on Thursday and managed $80 million 3-day. I don't see how it can start with $35 million and then make $155 million over 4 days...actually, I don't even see how it can make $155 million at all in 4 days, however you look at it  Sorry for being nitpicky  I was going to redo them today, after I gave some more thought to it now that I know it's 4 day not 5 day. I didn't want to rush and redo it right as soon as I realized the mistake. This is the family movie of the summer, most likely - if it can avoid not totally sucking. Madagascar might do well, but this Sith is likely the main family movie. And with the weekends leading up to Sith having KOH and XXX2, it will just create more pent up demand for a real summer blockbuster. Bottom line though is I'm not changing it much, now that I've adjusted to the different weekend size, and I'm going higher on final gross. 40/155/350 This is all for kicks anyway. Lets see what happens.
The problem is that 1) SW: ROTS is darker than all other SW movies and therefore not as much of a family flick as the other ones 2) SW: ROTS is PG-13 which is, still, not PG and therefore indicates that it is not really a family movie. I believe it's the first PG13 rated SW movie ever.
As long as it's a good movie, however, I don't care much about its gross.
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Mesjarch
Cream of the Crop
Joined: Tue May 03, 2005 5:41 am Posts: 2388 Location: Poland
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I will go with 35 m $ opening day and 93 m $ for the weekend for now but if it gets great reviews and WOM it will be much bigger.
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Tue May 03, 2005 10:15 am |
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FILMO
The Original
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 10:19 am Posts: 9808 Location: Suisse
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Erendis wrote: George Lucas wrote: So right now I'm thinking it probably won't make any money and will be considered a failure."
Ep 1 made $430M, and in some circles it's STILL considered a failure. :fishing:
I wouldnt mind to have a 430 Mio Dollar failure in my life :???: And if it happens:Wayne and so long to the art direction.
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Tue May 03, 2005 10:17 am |
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Nazgul9
Extraordinary
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 12:32 pm Posts: 11289 Location: Germany
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My updated predictions for Ep3:
thursday: $40m
friday: $30m
saturday: $37m
sunday: $28m
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4-day WE: $135m
3-day WE: $95m
2nd WE (3-day): $47m
domestic total: $350m
overseas total: $400m
worldwide total: $750m
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