This Weekend at the Boxoffice - 06/27/2005

[Hand of Evil]

In this poll http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=136771 I asked the question which movie you were going to see and the results can be now be view.

Batman held the top spot with better than expected numbers, in what I thought would be more spread out in the new releases.

This weekend at the box office:
Estimated ticket sales for June 24-26

1. “Batman Begins,” $26.8 million
2. “Bewitched,” $20.2 million
3. “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” $16.75 million
4. “Herbie: Fully Loaded,” $12.75 million
5. “George Romero’s Land of the Dead,” $10.2 million
6. “Madagascar,” $7.3 million
7. “Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith,” $6.25 million
8. “The Longest Yard,” $5.5 million
9. “The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D,” $3.4 million
10. “Cinderella Man,” $3.3 million.
See www.boxofficemojo.com for figures.


I seem to compare movies to the last movie I went, so here is my ranking of the movies I have seen so far THIS YEAR. This is personal taste and this list will change as movies come out.

1. Mr & Mrs Smith
2. Batman Begins
3. Star Wars - RotS
4. Sin City
5. The Hitchhiker’s Guide
6. The Pacifier
7. Sahara
8. Constantine
9. Kingdom of Heaven

 

[JoeGKushner]

I like the list. I see Star Wars still holding on. I wonder if between War of the Worlds and Fantastic Four, if it's finished in America at least.

My own list, and I see very few movies...

1.Sin City
2.Kung Fu Hustle
3.SW: Revenge of the Sith
4.Land of the Dead

I have yet to see Madagascar, Interpeter and a few others but judging by how quickly movies are exiting the theaters, better get going. Nice time to go as it's hotter then heck now in Chicago.

 

[devilbat]

War of the Worlds is playing at the local Drive-In. If I'm going to see a movie this week, it will be that one.

 

[ender_wiggin]

I saw Batman Begins and thought it was a damn good movie. Of course, I haven't seen the others but I'd recommend BB to anyone with ten bucks in their pocket. It's lightyears better than any other Batman movie, better than Revenge of the Sith (imho, of course) and comes up just short of 1999's Fight Club.

 

[Welverin]

because I feel like bragging

for me:

1. Star Wars - RotS
2. Serenity
3. Batman Begins
4. Constantine
5. Sin City

can't remember what else I saw this year, but if I can't remember it likely isn't worthy of the list.

See www.boxofficemojo.com for figures.

I check this out, and they have Ep3 listed as having a budget of $113 mil. Now I realize that George funded it himself and it was made wholly in house, but still isn't that insanely low? It's less than Bats and a couple others and barely more than Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

 

[Hand of Evil]

for me:
I check this out, and they have Ep3 listed as having a budget of $113 mil. Now I realize that George funded it himself and it was made wholly in house, but still isn't that insanely low? It's less than Bats and a couple others and barely more than Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

I think it is because Hollywood is pricing themselves out of the market, I think I heard the average cost of a movie last year was 125 million, this year it is 135. Look at the cost of Sin City, things just do not add up.

 

[Captain Tagon]

For me:

1. Batman Begins
2. Kung Fu Hustle
3. House of Flying Daggers
4. Kingdom of Heaven
5. Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
6. Hitchhiker's Guide
7. Constantine
8. Hitch
9. Sin City

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

My list for the year.

1. Revenge of the Sith
2. Batman/Sin City/Kung Fu Hustle
3. House of Flying Daggers
4. Constantine

Yeah, yeah, I can't choose at the #2 spot...this has definitely been a great year for movies, and hopefully it'll keep delivering great films.

 

[Welverin]

I think it is because Hollywood is pricing themselves out of the market, I think I heard the average cost of a movie last year was 125 million, this year it is 135. Look at the cost of Sin City, things just do not add up.

Oh yeah, I just figured it would have been more regardless what with every shoot have being an effects shot.

But I supposed my perceptions may simply be thrown off by the wacky inflation.

Welverin

p.s. How much did Ep1&2 cost?

 

[Hand of Evil]

Oh yeah, I just figured it would have been more regardless what with every shoot have being an effects shot.

But I supposed my perceptions may simply be thrown off by the wacky inflation.

Welverin

p.s. How much did Ep1&2 cost?

I just think Hollywood has more money to spend than anyone else, they just throw money at projects, sort of a self-feeding machine, money in, money out, to keep hollywood Hollywood, so wacky hollywood inflation.