Originally posted by aspen
170 million after next weekend?
Doubt it. Unless there are a large number of people seeing it repeatedly I doubt it'll gross that much. It'll gross over 200 mil, but it won't be making much come Christmas. Whereas Shrek was still in threatres when it was already out on video.
This movie is a super nova. A big explosion followed by nothing.
Also it opened overseas at the same time right? Thats a big factor in opening day ticket sales.
170 million after next weekend?
Doubt it. Unless there are a large number of people seeing it repeatedly I doubt it'll gross that much. It'll gross over 200 mil, but it won't be making much come Christmas. Whereas Shrek was still in threatres when it was already out on video.
This movie is a super nova. A big explosion followed by nothing.
Also it opened overseas at the same time right? Thats a big factor in opening day ticket sales.
Now, it's unlikely it'll gross the $55 million necessary to touch $170 after 10 days...but it won't be far behind. $45-50 million is quite likely, seeing as how a 50% dropoff is just about as bad as it gets. $160-165 million in 10 days is the most likely number.
If a $45 million+ second weekend is "nothing," then sign me up. It won't outgross "Titanic" or anything...but I don't see this movie as being a Supernova at all. It's going to top $200 million easily...flashes in the pan do not do that...they die out because of bad word of mouth, like Planet of the Apes, which did not reach $200 million domestically.
Heck, I'm still sticking by my $300 million prediction.