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Ripper 2.71828183 Joined: Mon Oct 11, 2004 9:16 pm Posts: 7827 Location: please delete me	Dr. Lecter wrote: It's sad that people will have such high expectations apparently that if this one by any chance makes "only" $250 million, I am sure some will call it a disappointment. I think if it doesn't cross $200m people will see it as a disappointment, which is still ludicrious, but at this point Pj is like Spielberg, people have high expecations. Remember Minority Report, a disappointment even though it crossed $100m. I think global intake is a better judge, maybe KK does less business here the LOTR, but maybe it does better overseas.
Tue Dec 06, 2005 8:24 pm

redspear Indiana Jones IV Joined: Thu Jun 30, 2005 12:08 am Posts: 1879	I'm in this club. _________________ Cromulent!
Tue Dec 06, 2005 9:21 pm

MadGez Dont Mess with the Gez Joined: Sun Oct 24, 2004 9:54 am Posts: 23328 Location: Melbourne Australia	Well I didnt think i would say this but count me in the club. It didnt really hit me till the other night seeing GOF. The Kong trailer on th ebig screen had everyone silent. It gave me that eiree feeling I had before Titanic opened (quality movie + CGI) by a famous director. Love story - even though it may be rather odd. I think through the trailers they do want it to be a mish mosh of Titanic/Jurassic Park/ET. It could work. Women will go for the forbidden romance angle - and men will go for the action - with alot from both genders appreciating both. The hype is building up - so im going to up my prediction to $340m. I would go higher but repeat viewing wont match Titanic and I think Narnia will hurt it somewhat. So count me in. Though the opening may not surpass Narnia - the total gross seems likely.
Wed Dec 07, 2005 2:27 am

STEVE ROGERS The Greatest Avenger EVER Joined: Fri Oct 29, 2004 4:02 am Posts: 18501	alex young wrote: http://www.drudgereport.com/flash1kk.htm ##### DRUDGE REPORT ##### TUE DEC 06, 2005 07:45:32 ET ##### KING KONG TO CHALLENGE ALL-TIME BOXOFFICE CHAMP 'APE WITH A HEART MAKES GROWN MEN CRY' $1,845,034,000 worldwide and $600,788,188 are the all-time boxoffice records for a single movie, TITANIC, first released on December 19, 1997. Now roars along another December blockbuster, KING KONG, a film many top Hollywood executives predict will break the record! The movie opens wide as Victoria Lake next Wednesday, but recent screenings by UNIVERSAL have left the audience cheering and sobbing. "Grown men around me were crying," says one Hollywood insider. "Yes, I think this will do TITANIC numbers. It is going to be a huge movie." Complaints the Peter Jackson movie starts slow and is too long [more than 3 hours] will fill critics' columns. "The human relationships are s**t ... the dialogue is piss poor and there is a scene of Jamie Bell shooting gigantic bugs off of Adrian Brody with a tommy gun ... those are the bad parts," says a Hollywood reporter. "But.... the scenes between Kong and Naomi Watts tug at the heart strings big time. And the final scene was just great! There were one too many longing looks between the ape and Watts ... but the audience around me ate it up." It's not gonna happen, no matter how many times I've been wrong in the past on box office before anyone points this out.. This movie will NOT beat TITANIC and this is nothing more than a publicity stunt for the movie saying "Grown Men were crying" is outlandish.. Truth of it is, is when I saw it, only a few people clapped at the end in a auditorium that was filled up and no one was crying.. Will see though..
Wed Dec 07, 2005 2:32 am

Chippy KJ's Leading Pundit Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 4:45 pm Posts: 63026 Location: Tonight... YOU!	BKB_The_Man wrote: alex young wrote: http://www.drudgereport.com/flash1kk.htm ##### DRUDGE REPORT ##### TUE DEC 06, 2005 07:45:32 ET ##### KING KONG TO CHALLENGE ALL-TIME BOXOFFICE CHAMP 'APE WITH A HEART MAKES GROWN MEN CRY' $1,845,034,000 worldwide and $600,788,188 are the all-time boxoffice records for a single movie, TITANIC, first released on December 19, 1997. Now roars along another December blockbuster, KING KONG, a film many top Hollywood executives predict will break the record! The movie opens wide as Victoria Lake next Wednesday, but recent screenings by UNIVERSAL have left the audience cheering and sobbing. "Grown men around me were crying," says one Hollywood insider. "Yes, I think this will do TITANIC numbers. It is going to be a huge movie." Complaints the Peter Jackson movie starts slow and is too long [more than 3 hours] will fill critics' columns. "The human relationships are s**t ... the dialogue is piss poor and there is a scene of Jamie Bell shooting gigantic bugs off of Adrian Brody with a tommy gun ... those are the bad parts," says a Hollywood reporter. "But.... the scenes between Kong and Naomi Watts tug at the heart strings big time. And the final scene was just great! There were one too many longing looks between the ape and Watts ... but the audience around me ate it up." It's not gonna happen, no matter how many times I've been wrong in the past on box office before anyone points this out.. This movie will NOT beat TITANIC and this is nothing more than a publicity stunt for the movie saying "Grown Men were crying" is outlandish.. Truth of it is, is when I saw it, only a few people clapped at the end in a auditorium that was filled up and no one was crying.. Will see though.. Hmm... I could've sworn you cried... Maybe you just lied then... _________________ trixster wrote: shut the fuck up zwackerm, you're out of your fucking element trixster wrote: chippy is correct Rev wrote: Fuck Trump
Wed Dec 07, 2005 2:34 am

Chippy KJ's Leading Pundit Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 4:45 pm Posts: 63026 Location: Tonight... YOU!	ChipMunky wrote: I wish I could've been the first member in this club I've already had one AMAZING prediction this year with my "Wedding Crashers" prediction... This will be my second I see that I'm loved _________________ trixster wrote: shut the fuck up zwackerm, you're out of your fucking element trixster wrote: chippy is correct Rev wrote: Fuck Trump
Wed Dec 07, 2005 2:38 am

Joker's Thug #3 Extraordinary Joined: Sun Oct 24, 2004 2:36 am Posts: 11130 Location: Waiting for the Dark Knight to kick my ass	ChipMunky wrote: Hmm... I could've sworn you cried... Maybe you just lied then... From his review emotion between Naomi Watts and the title charcater himself, particularly 1 scene that YES, did bring a tear to my eye invloving the 2 in Central Park on the Ice.. It was very very touching and watching this scene, you knew the inevitable fate this animal was about to experience and that was sad You sure you wrote this review? Either way BKB, you're either a liar or a little bitch cry baby Baby crying? Awwwwwww BKB, come here i'll hold you Last edited by Joker's Thug #3 on Wed Dec 07, 2005 2:42 am, edited 1 time in total.
Wed Dec 07, 2005 2:39 am

STEVE ROGERS The Greatest Avenger EVER Joined: Fri Oct 29, 2004 4:02 am Posts: 18501	ChipMunky wrote: BKB_The_Man wrote: alex young wrote: http://www.drudgereport.com/flash1kk.htm ##### DRUDGE REPORT ##### TUE DEC 06, 2005 07:45:32 ET ##### KING KONG TO CHALLENGE ALL-TIME BOXOFFICE CHAMP 'APE WITH A HEART MAKES GROWN MEN CRY' $1,845,034,000 worldwide and $600,788,188 are the all-time boxoffice records for a single movie, TITANIC, first released on December 19, 1997. Now roars along another December blockbuster, KING KONG, a film many top Hollywood executives predict will break the record! The movie opens wide as Victoria Lake next Wednesday, but recent screenings by UNIVERSAL have left the audience cheering and sobbing. "Grown men around me were crying," says one Hollywood insider. "Yes, I think this will do TITANIC numbers. It is going to be a huge movie." Complaints the Peter Jackson movie starts slow and is too long [more than 3 hours] will fill critics' columns. "The human relationships are s**t ... the dialogue is piss poor and there is a scene of Jamie Bell shooting gigantic bugs off of Adrian Brody with a tommy gun ... those are the bad parts," says a Hollywood reporter. "But.... the scenes between Kong and Naomi Watts tug at the heart strings big time. And the final scene was just great! There were one too many longing looks between the ape and Watts ... but the audience around me ate it up." It's not gonna happen, no matter how many times I've been wrong in the past on box office before anyone points this out.. This movie will NOT beat TITANIC and this is nothing more than a publicity stunt for the movie saying "Grown Men were crying" is outlandish.. Truth of it is, is when I saw it, only a few people clapped at the end in a auditorium that was filled up and no one was crying.. Will see though.. Hmm... I could've sworn you cried... Maybe you just lied then... I did have a tear in my eye during the scene in Central Park, YES, this is true, I did and this scene was touching, but when I read "Grown Men Were Crying", I'm lead to believe it was throughout the entire movie which is how I'm reading this, they were literally sobbing.. My apologies for not making this clearer.. Last edited by STEVE ROGERS on Wed Dec 07, 2005 2:42 am, edited 1 time in total.
Wed Dec 07, 2005 2:41 am

Harry Warden Orphan Joined: Thu Jun 09, 2005 5:47 pm Posts: 19747	How well this does might in some way depend on how strong Narnia opens five days earlier. What are your thoughts? Does the performance of Narnia have any effect on how well Kong does?
Wed Dec 07, 2005 2:42 am

Anonymous	Joe wrote: How well this does might in some way depend on how strong Narnia opens five days earlier. What are your thoughts? Does the performance of Narnia have any effect on how well Kong does? Personally, I think Narnia will have little to no effect on Kong. Not to say Narnia won't be successful, it's just Kong is on another level (apparently).
Wed Dec 07, 2005 5:33 am

Anonymous	Ripper wrote: loyalfromlondon wrote: when's a good time to close this club? Before or after Narnia opens? After, though I think a better question is over $400m, because $300 million is clsoe enough tot LOTR totals to make not that much of a risk to say yes, whereas to say $400 requires more cohones Now you're talking
Wed Dec 07, 2005 5:34 am

Andrew Lover of Bacon Joined: Sat Jan 01, 2005 7:05 pm Posts: 4197 Location: Sherwood Forest, UK	loyalfromlondon wrote: There, I said it. PJ and his team have managed to score back to back to back $300+ Million Domestic blockbusters and there's little reason to think King Kong will stop this streak. It has adventure (Jurassic Park), romance (Titanic), and the PJ touch. $300 Million Domestic Club 1.Loyalfromlondon 2. Kypade 3. MikeQ 4. Outatime 5. Shack 6. Moviedude 7. Nazgul9 8. Baba 9. AMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10. Tuukka 11. Flava'dÃ¢â‚¬Â¡ 12. Filmo 13. Archie Gates 14. Moviebuf 15. Killuminati510 16. Box 17. Redspear 18. MadGez 19. ChipMunky I think you'll find i joined up quite a while ago I think i should have been about #10 shakes fist Even George Lucas thinks Kong will open to $150million over the weekend http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,177785,00.html#2 Quote: He also told Army Archerd, Variety's famed columnist Ã¢â‚¬â€ who's writing a must-read blog now at the newspaper's Web site Ã¢â‚¬â€ that he thinks "King Kong" will do $150 million in its opening weekend. _________________ ... and there's something about this city today, like all the colours conspired to overwhelm the grey...
Wed Dec 07, 2005 6:11 am

Squee Squee Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 10:01 pm Posts: 13270 Location: Yuppieville	I'll join, but only if you put me as number 1. _________________ *Setting most people on fire is wrong.* Proud Founder of the "Community of Squee."
Wed Dec 07, 2005 6:40 am

trixster loyalfromlondon Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 6:31 pm Posts: 19697 Location: ville-marie	I'll join. _________________ Magic Mike wrote: zwackerm wrote: If John Wick 2 even makes 30 million I will eat 1,000 shoes. Same. Algren wrote: I don't think. I predict.
Fri Dec 09, 2005 12:06 am

Dr. Lecter You must have big rats Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 4:28 pm Posts: 92093 Location: Bonn, Germany	Ripper wrote: Dr. Lecter wrote: It's sad that people will have such high expectations apparently that if this one by any chance makes "only" $250 million, I am sure some will call it a disappointment. I think if it doesn't cross $200m people will see it as a disappointment, which is still ludicrious, but at this point Pj is like Spielberg, people have high expecations. Remember Minority Report, a disappointment even though it crossed $100m. I think global intake is a better judge, maybe KK does less business here the LOTR, but maybe it does better overseas. I think Minority Report was still a disappointment. I mean it had Spielber, Cruise, a big budget and great reviews. You could at least expect $150 million. _________________ The greatest thing on earth is to love and to be loved in return!
Fri Dec 09, 2005 12:16 am

DP07 The Thirteenth Floor Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 2:26 am Posts: 15553 Location: Everywhere	I didn't ever think I'd join, but I've increased my opening weekend prediction a bit, and with WOM I'm expecting great legs in Jan so, I'll go just over 300m. 3-day: 68m 5-day: 106m Multiplier: 3.93 Total: 305m
Fri Dec 09, 2005 12:23 am

zingy College Boy Z Joined: Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:40 pm Posts: 36662	If this club is still open, loyal... I'm in.
Sun Dec 11, 2005 2:06 pm

BJ Killing With Kindness Joined: Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:57 pm Posts: 25035 Location: Anchorage,Alaska	Opening Day: 25.02m Opening WKnd: 60.92m 5-Day-Opening: 98.94m Opening Wk: 118.50m Domestic Total: 308m BJs in Narnia will still eclipse the ape overall though _________________ The Force Awakens
Sun Dec 11, 2005 2:13 pm

nghtvsn Extraordinary Joined: Fri Mar 11, 2005 7:13 pm Posts: 11016 Location: Warren Theatre Oklahoma	This was the current list of people who think Kong will break 300 million..... 1.Loyalfromlondon 2. Kypade 3. MikeQ 4. Outatime 5. Shack 6. Moviedude 7. Nazgul9 8. Baba 9. AMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10. Tuukka 11. Flava'dÃ¢â‚¬Â¡ 12. Filmo 13. Archie Gates 14. Moviebuf 15. Killuminati510 16. Box 17. Redspear 18. MadGez 19. ChipMunky Let me state this clearly...... KONG WILL NOT MAKE OR GET NEAR 300 MILLION DOMESTIC Certainly people who see the trailer are getting gaga over it but maybe they aren't aware this film is 3hrs long and WILL drag and Be boring in spots and have scenes that go on too long and some that should have been cut altogether. KK will probably have a very profitable first week but when the avg moviegoer starts hearing about the length and etc etc people will get turned off. This movie is only worth seeing once and the "hollywood insider's" quote about grown men crying is Laughable as well. This is a limited tear jerker even though the scenes with Naomi and KK do jump off the screen there are too many side elements that get in the way for plot movement of course but some just are overdone to the Nth degree. _________________ 2009 World of KJ Fantasy Football World Champion Team MVP : Peyton Manning : Record 11-5 : Points 2669.00 [b]FREE KORRGAN 45TH PRESIDENT OF THE U.S.A. DONALD J. TRUMP #MAGA #KAG! 10,000 post achieved on - Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 7:49 pm
Sun Dec 11, 2005 2:29 pm

Snrub Vagina Qwertyuiop Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 4:14 pm Posts: 8767 Location: Great Living Standards	Count me in. In fact, what the hell: $400 million!
Sun Dec 11, 2005 2:35 pm

Anonymous	Re: Kong Will Make AT LEAST $300 Million Domestic (25 Strong Updated $300 Million Domestic Club 1.Loyalfromlondon 2. Kypade 3. MikeQ 4. Outatime 5. Shack 6. Moviedude 7. Nazgul9 8. Baba 9. AMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10. Tuukka 11. Flava'dÃ¢â‚¬Â¡ 12. Filmo 13. Archie Gates 14. Moviebuf 15. Killuminati510 16. Box 17. Redspear 18. MadGez 19. ChipMunky 20 (#1 in theory) Andrew 21. (#1 in my heart) Squee 22. DP07 23. Trixster 24. BJ 25. Zing 26. Snrub 27. Torrino Last edited by Anonymous on Sun Dec 11, 2005 2:42 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Sun Dec 11, 2005 2:37 pm

torrino College Boy T Joined: Mon Oct 11, 2004 7:52 pm Posts: 16020	nghtvsn wrote: This was the current list of people who think Kong will break 300 million..... 1.Loyalfromlondon 2. Kypade 3. MikeQ 4. Outatime 5. Shack 6. Moviedude 7. Nazgul9 8. Baba 9. AMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10. Tuukka 11. Flava'dÃ¢â‚¬Â¡ 12. Filmo 13. Archie Gates 14. Moviebuf 15. Killuminati510 16. Box 17. Redspear 18. MadGez 19. ChipMunky Let me state this clearly...... KONG WILL NOT MAKE OR GET NEAR 300 MILLION DOMESTIC Certainly people who see the trailer are getting gaga over it but maybe they aren't aware this film is 3hrs long and WILL drag and Be boring in spots and have scenes that go on too long and some that should have been cut altogether. KK will probably have a very profitable first week but when the avg moviegoer starts hearing about the length and etc etc people will get turned off. This movie is only worth seeing once and the "hollywood insider's" quote about grown men crying is Laughable as well. This is a limited tear jerker even though the scenes with Naomi and KK do jump off the screen there are too many side elements that get in the way for plot movement of course but some just are overdone to the Nth degree. Let me state this clearly......YOU ARE VERY, VERY QUEER kthx. (I'm in, btw)
Sun Dec 11, 2005 2:37 pm

Mesjarch Cream of the Crop Joined: Tue May 03, 2005 5:41 am Posts: 2388 Location: Poland	I think it has a small chance of reaching 300m...
Sun Dec 11, 2005 2:50 pm

Tyler Powered By Hate Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 8:55 pm Posts: 7578 Location: Torrington, CT	I've submitted. I'm joining.
Sun Dec 11, 2005 2:53 pm

FILMO The Original Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 10:19 am Posts: 9808 Location: Suisse	[font=Arial Brown]Kong reign supreme [/font] _________________ Libs wrote: FILMO, I'd rather have you eat chocolate syrup off my naked body than be a moderator here.
Sun Dec 11, 2005 2:59 pm
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