I agree, this summer doesn't look as impressive as last summer did, and 2004 was not a sterling summer.

Crash is estimated to open in about 1700 theaters. Assuming the final theater count is 1,700 (it will probably go higher), a $10M weekend would be a $5,882 PTA. That sounds fairly reasonable to me, although it will probably be lower.

Thanks for the clarification.

They have upped the screens then.

$10 million is still pretty ambitious for a heavy movie like Crash but definately possible.

The question begs to be answered...

Would Hitchhiker's Guide have made more in June?

well 1700 means that it still can't open BIIG!

wooOOOohoooOOOo! I can't believe Hitchhiker's Guide! I shouldn't have changed my predicts in the other thread. #-o I originally had Hitchhikers at 28 and xXx at 19. But the reviews came in for Hitchhikers and I couldn't tell gage excitement at all. I have to say I'm pleasantly surprised. Despite my personal sentiment towards the movie, I have to say at least it was trying something different, and was just really something fresh for the movies here. It would be nice to see something like this get alot of money rather than superhero spin-off number 200.

My theatre was probably 130 out of a 165 seat, and it was 9.30 on a friday in New York, so I didn't have that much hope for this. But these numbers are spectacular. Yay!

It's the calm before the storm.

But the storm is Episode III. We can all see it.

Is Episode III a black hole of movie excitement.

Are we underestimating how popular it will be and how much people are looking forward to it based on the other Star Wars movies.

Is it hurting all the other movies around it.

We weren't talking BIIG, but $10+ million.

Yeah...before Sisterhood of Travelling Pants...

another good point.

this changes my feelings on ROTS as well.

Both these openers did so so. If I'm correct and KoH pulls less than 30 mil .... how is this all effecting the build up to ROTS' opening weekend?

Even more importantly, am i sounding like SWIMFAN!?

Also, I think this debunks that claim that Vin Diesel wasn't bankable that some of the champions of XXX Redux were making. I gurantee this would've made at least $25M more opening weekend with Diesel in the lead.

Oops .. i assumed Andaroo's comments were in connection to my previous one.

Say it ain't so? :wink:

To top it all...ARE YOU SWIMFAN?!

I agree. But ah well, he has The Pacifier franchise now

Ice Cube and action just don't mix well. Last time he tried it with Torque which was overpredicted as well.

Excellent for Hitchhiker. I predicted 17 million, but I hoped it would do more. The flick cost only 50 million and even with heavy drops it should reach 65-70 million. And I think 60-65% of the B.O will come from overseas and the fanbase will provide healthy DVD business. The sequel is guaranteed now, at least if the cast has agreed to do one.

I agree, this weekend in no way was the first weekend of the summer movie season. The first real summery movie that's opening is Episode III, and that's three weeks ago. May seems lacking this year opposed to the last three Mays.

Unfortunately, I think this coupled with The Pacifier shows that Vin Diesel is an actual pull (in action movies). But I don't think it's that drastic... maybe $5 million. Remember that xXx opened in much more fertile August.

sigh @ friday's numbers

Any how far can that go? The greatness of James Bond is the way the hero endures. He represents the perfect archtype, the suave, sophistacted, adventurer, always save the day, always get the girl kind of character. All the guys want to be him and all the girls want him. The series and character are an institution in modern pop culture and beyond. This is what led to my complete and utter disdain of the xXx franchise. You don't come out and start trying to tear an institution down to build yourself up like the first entry tried to do. Not on my watch. I was very pleased that Die Another Day soundly handed the original xXx it's head, and now, James Bond lives on, and xXx is just another pretender, pushed to the wayside.

I am sorry for the series' fans that it tanked, but I'm not sorry considering my feelings for this series. You all will get over not actually losing any money, I'm sure. :razz:

People actually over predicted Torque?

Hee hee... Are We There Yet will beat xXx 2 opening weekend and total. I bet Sony never saw that coming..

Mav's right.

This is why they still do James Bond movies. Becuase xXx, Mission Impossible will come and go, Bourne has a limited run and will end after part 3 or 4, but you could drop the 21st James Bond movie at any date on the calender and it would do 150+ in US dollars alone.

You did not comment on my claim at all [-(

Do you agree that M:I-3 will outdo Casino Royale?

And sorry to tell it to you, Mav, but while box-office-wise the Bond franchise is on a rise, its quality is anti-proportional to its box-office. DAD is nowhere close a great Bond movie, but what is to be expected from a director who moved to direct a xXx movie after Bond? :razz:

Admittedly, Brosnan is a good Bond, but the screenwriters of the new Bond movies are simply bad. Nuff' said.

yes but the real question is .. how many in Singaporean dollars?

And deserving, I would think, of making more than xXx did. 1700 theaters as of now. There appears to be a small interest building online. I wish everybody here would see it opening weekend, as I think that we will have a lot of stuff to discuss at the forums.