http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/-t1.htm Discuss weekly box office numbers, PTA numbers, and date changes. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:32:06 GMT 10 http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/8172/cooltext405841452gd1.jpg http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/-t1.htm http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/november-box-office-predictions-t856.htm nickb1016 The Box- The premise is intriuging and Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, and Frank Langella provide some strong star power. However, lots of date changes and direct competition from The Fourth Kind are going to limit it's potential. 17.5 OW 52.5 Total A Christmas Carol- Where the Wild Things Are is fading fast and with the recent failure of Astroboy this has zero competition for the family market. I don't think it will open huge relative to other animated films based due it being a christmas ... Tracking, Estimates, and Date Changes Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:32:06 GMT http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/november-box-office-predictions-t856.htm#28676 http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/november-box-office-predictions-t856.htm http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/weekend-box-office-oct-23rd-25th-t854.htm J-Man It's a complete "OMG" type weekend, with Paranormal Activity destroying Saw XIXIXIXIX, err.., I mean Saw VI. In other (non) news, Vampires Assistant, and Amelia are dead on arrival, with Astro Boy flopping probably only surprising me. Summit is a one franchise distributor (I thought they could pull off more with Knowing doing well earlier this year, but...). From Deadline.com (more analysis at the link): 1. Paranormal Activity (Par) Week 5 [1,945 Runs] $7.5M Fri, Est Wkd ... Tracking, Estimates, and Date Changes Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:56:27 GMT http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/weekend-box-office-oct-23rd-25th-t854.htm#28668 http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/weekend-box-office-oct-23rd-25th-t854.htm http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/weekend-box-office-oct-16th-18th-t842.htm J-Man If this report turns out to hold true for the weekend, I wish I kept Where The Wild Things Are on a slate or two. From Deadline.com: First Box Office: 'Where The Wild Things Are' Overperforming For $12+M Friday & Probable $35+M Weekend Where the Wild Things Are (#1): Friday grosses are looking to come in past $12M from 3,735 locations, including 145 Imax theaters. And now what even rival studios thought was at best a $30M weekend is "off and running" to ... Tracking, Estimates, and Date Changes Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:24:10 GMT http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/weekend-box-office-oct-16th-18th-t842.htm#28419 http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/weekend-box-office-oct-16th-18th-t842.htm http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/even-more-date-changes-t623.htm BanksIsDaFuture Sorority Row has been moved up to Sept. 11 from Oct. 2. I don't understand this? Pandorum has been pushed back a few weeks to Sept. 18 from Sept. 4. Probably won't change anything at the BO. I Love You, Phillip Morris has finally been given a release date of Feb. 5, 2010. But it's being released by Freestyle, so who knows how wide it'll go. And Extract will be going wide immediately, instead of limited then expanding. Tracking, Estimates, and Date Changes Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:59:13 GMT http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/even-more-date-changes-t623.htm#20584 http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/even-more-date-changes-t623.htm http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/weekend-box-office-oct-2nd-4th-t821.htm BarcaRulz Well, five new wide openers this week; Zombieland, Whip It!, Invention of Lying, Capitalism: A Love Story, and Toy Story double feature. On the limited front we have Afterschool (which actually looks interesting), Horse Boy, More than a Game, A Serious Man, Bright Star (317 theaters), The Boys are Back (expanding to 16). It looks like most 'experts' are predicting that Cloudy will hold the number 1 spot for the third week running, bet no one saw that coming a month ago. Hell, I bet ... Tracking, Estimates, and Date Changes Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:59:52 GMT http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/weekend-box-office-oct-2nd-4th-t821.htm#27626 http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/weekend-box-office-oct-2nd-4th-t821.htm http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/2012-marketing-blitz-t818.htm nickb1016 2012 is making a pretty bold move tonight as it is going to air a 2 minute clip pretty much everywhere. The studio says the marketing blitz will be the largest broadcast, cable, online and mobile media preview ever attached to a movie promotion. The "roadblock" style event is expected to reach nearly 110 million television viewers, more than a Super Bowl viewing audience, according to Sony. The action-heavy clip will air on the major broadcast networks, 89 cable networks, ... Tracking, Estimates, and Date Changes Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:21:22 GMT http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/2012-marketing-blitz-t818.htm#27577 http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/2012-marketing-blitz-t818.htm http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/this-is-it-t810.htm thswrestler160 Apperantly when tickets when on sale for This is it! it started amassing the greatest presale of tickets EVER! already hundreds of shows have been sold out across the country and world. DHD has more http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/hundreds-of-sell-outs-for-1st-day-of-north-american-advance-sales-of-michael-jacksons-this-is-it-huge-global-demand-too/#more-16594 Tracking, Estimates, and Date Changes Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:02:28 GMT http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/this-is-it-t810.htm#27407 http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/this-is-it-t810.htm http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/weekend-box-office-sept-18-20-t796.htm BanksIsDaFuture 1. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Sony) - $23.8 million N/A 2. Jennifer's Body (20th Century Fox) - $14.7 million N/A 3. The Informant! (Warner Bros.) - $12.2 million N/A 4. Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself (Lionsgate) - $10.8 million -54% 5. Love Happens (Universal) - $8.5 million N/A 6. 9 (Focus Features) - $6.0 million -44% 7. Inglourious Basterds (The Weinstein Company/Universal) - $3.8 million -42% 8. All About Steve (20th Century Fox) - $3.1 million -45% 9. The ... Tracking, Estimates, and Date Changes Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:54:53 GMT http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/weekend-box-office-sept-18-20-t796.htm#26882 http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/weekend-box-office-sept-18-20-t796.htm http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/weekend-box-office-sep-11-13-t786.htm J-Man Here are Steve Mason's Friday estimates and weekend projections (although, he seems to have forgot about The Final Destination): EXCLUSIVE STEVE MASON FRIDAY & 3-DAY ESTIMATES FOR SEPTEMBER 11-13 1. Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself (Lionsgate) - $8.6M Fri - $23.75M 3-day - $23.75M cume 2. 9 (Focus) - $3.3M Fri - $9.75M 3-day - $14.2M cume 3. Inglourious Basterds (Weinstein) - $2M Fri - $7M 3-day - $104.8M cume 4. All About Steve (Fox) - $1.9M Fri - $6.3M 3-day - ... Tracking, Estimates, and Date Changes Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:10:34 GMT http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/weekend-box-office-sep-11-13-t786.htm#26596 http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/weekend-box-office-sep-11-13-t786.htm http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/weekend-box-office-sep-2-4-t763.htm Nycguy84
1. Gamer: 17.5 - 20
2. All about Steve: 11 - 13.5
3. Final Destination 4: 10.5 - 12
4. Inglourious Basterds: 9.5 - 11
5. Halloween 2: 7 - 8

Extract: 5 - 6.5]]> Tracking, Estimates, and Date Changes Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:51:17 GMT http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/weekend-box-office-sep-2-4-t763.htm#25712 http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/weekend-box-office-sep-2-4-t763.htm http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/september-box-office-predictions-t764.htm Nycguy84 Let's do a tally of what The Fantaverse crew think will be the highest grossing films of September. Each person can submit their Top 5 with a prediction range for the domestic gross. I'll start with mine to get the ball rolling. 1. I Can do bad all by myself: 85 - 95 2. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: 65 - 75 3. 9: 60 - 70 4. Fame: 50 - 60 5. The Informant: 45 - 55 These predictions are not only for their September box office (but overall). Tracking, Estimates, and Date Changes Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:00:01 GMT http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/september-box-office-predictions-t764.htm#25713 http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/september-box-office-predictions-t764.htm http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/weekend-box-office-aug-28-30-2009-t752.htm Nycguy84 It looks like the 3D edge on Final Destination should push it over Halloween in an interesting movie putting two horrors on the same weekend in the last weekend of the summer. Where everyone is in back to school mode which will put a damper on box office receipts. And why would the Weinstein Co. release films in back to back weeks of each other and two films which will be taking audiences from each other. My predictions: 1. Final Destination - 21.5 2. Halloween 2 - 20 3. Inglorious ... Tracking, Estimates, and Date Changes Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:42:09 GMT http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/weekend-box-office-aug-28-30-2009-t752.htm#25205 http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/weekend-box-office-aug-28-30-2009-t752.htm http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/shutter-island-moved-to-february-t742.htm nickb1016 According to awardsdaily Paramount had moved Shutter Island to a February 2010. It is rumored that paramount claims it does not have the funds to market a big movie like this in 2009. Another rumor is that the studio wants to clear the way for the Lovely Bones to clean up duing oscar season. But if they are moving it to February then it clearly is not a huge awards contender so there would be no need to move it for the Lovely Bones. Whatever the reasoning behind it, this was one of the biggest ... Tracking, Estimates, and Date Changes Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:14:39 GMT http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/shutter-island-moved-to-february-t742.htm#24851 http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/shutter-island-moved-to-february-t742.htm http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/weekend-box-office-august-21-23-t739.htm Nycguy84
My predictions:

Inglourious Basterds (High - 32, Low - 21)
Shorts (High - 13.5, Low - 7.5)
Post Grad (High - 7.5, Low - 2.5)
X-Games 3D (High - 2.5, Low - 0.5)

District 9 (Low - 35% drop, High - 51% drop)]]> Tracking, Estimates, and Date Changes Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:19:11 GMT http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/weekend-box-office-august-21-23-t739.htm#24778 http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/weekend-box-office-august-21-23-t739.htm http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/weekend-box-office-august-14-16-2009-t726.htm BarcaRulz These are the predictions from BoxOfficeGuru: G.I.Joe - $24m District 9 - $23m The Time Travelers Wife - $16m Julie and Julia - $14 Bandslam - $6m G-Force - $5.5m Harry Potter - $5m The Goods - $5m Ponyo - $4m THIS WEEKEND With summer almost out of gas, studios toss five more contenders into the ring in hopes of catching moviegoers that just haven't had their share of multiplex entertainment yet. Having the best shot at reaching the ... Tracking, Estimates, and Date Changes Fri, 14 Aug 2009 21:21:17 GMT http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/weekend-box-office-august-14-16-2009-t726.htm#24265 http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/weekend-box-office-august-14-16-2009-t726.htm http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/gi-joe-doesn-t-suck-t705.htm nickb1016 Ok so as shocking as this may be G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is currently sitting at 91% on rotten tomatoes with only 1 rotten review out of 11 (RT claims there are 2 rotten reviews and a 82% rating but I only see 1). This is a movie I was expecting to end up with something under 20%. This was even rumored to be one of the worst movies of the summer...maybe even ever. The reviews are so encouraging im beginning to think it could pull off a suprise just like Transformers. The reviews are pretty ... Tracking, Estimates, and Date Changes Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:27:21 GMT http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/gi-joe-doesn-t-suck-t705.htm#23537 http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/gi-joe-doesn-t-suck-t705.htm http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/july-31st-estimates-funny-people-aliens-in-the-attic-etc-t695.htm Buscemi Here are Mase's early Friday numbers: 1.Funny People $8 million Friday/$22 million 3-day 2.G-Force $6.2 million Friday/$20.7 million 3-day 3.Harry Potter $5.5 million Friday/$18 million 3-day 4.The Ugly Truth $4.5 million Friday/$13.6 million 3-day -Aliens In The Attic $2.8 million Friday/$8.2 million 3-day -Transformers 2 $1.5 million Friday/$4.8 million 3-day -The Collector $1.2 million Friday/$3.1 million 3-day No ... Tracking, Estimates, and Date Changes Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:35:00 GMT http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/july-31st-estimates-funny-people-aliens-in-the-attic-etc-t695.htm#23295 http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/july-31st-estimates-funny-people-aliens-in-the-attic-etc-t695.htm http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/ugly-truth-and-g-force-t673.htm nickb1016 Ok so nobody has started it yet so I will...any tracking for this weekends new releases? G Force is pretty much set for the same audience that showed up for Beverly Hills Chihuahua. The added 3D charge should put it over 30million, even though I really can't understand why. The real questions are the Ugly Truth and Orphan I believe the early tracking had the Ugly Truth's in the high teens. But they having been doing alot of advertising, and this could be a nice middle ground ... Tracking, Estimates, and Date Changes Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:36:58 GMT http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/ugly-truth-and-g-force-t673.htm#22439 http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/ugly-truth-and-g-force-t673.htm http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/the-best-most-unusual-marketing-ever-t680.htm J.I. On August 21, 15 minutes of Avatar will be shown in IMAX 3D in theaters everywhere FOR FREE. This is the official trailer from Fox. On August 21, the world will get its first look at director James Cameron’s motion picture epic AVATAR, when Twentieth Century Fox and Cameron debut the film’s trailer everywhere – while select cinemas and IMAX® theaters will screen extended footage prepared by the renowned filmmaker for this global “Avatar Day” event. The worldwide trailer ... Tracking, Estimates, and Date Changes Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:02:23 GMT http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/the-best-most-unusual-marketing-ever-t680.htm#22598 http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/the-best-most-unusual-marketing-ever-t680.htm http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/a-record-breaking-box-office-thread-t664.htm J.I.
Yes, its happening.]]> Tracking, Estimates, and Date Changes Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:32:34 GMT http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/a-record-breaking-box-office-thread-t664.htm#21888 http://thefantaverse.forumotion.net/tracking-estimates-and-date-changes-f4/a-record-breaking-box-office-thread-t664.htm