Box office thread #2 Weekend of 03/03/06

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Same as before: which new release at the box office will be number one opening the weekend of 03/03/06! Poll voting ends Friday night so no one can sneak in a last minute vote :D

16 Blocks
Director: Richard Donner
Stars: Bruce Willis, Mos Def
Studio: Warner Bros.

The Plot: An aging cop (Willis) is assigned the ordinary task of escorting a fast-talking witness (Mos Def) from police custody to a courthouse. However there are forces at work trying to stop prevent them from making it.

Block Party
Director: Michel Gondry
Stars: Dave Chappelle, Mos Def, Lauryn Hill
Studio: Focus Features

The Plot: A mix of Dave Chappelle's sketch and stand-up comedy, as well as musical interludes, inspired in part by the 1973 documentary Wattstax.

Ultraviolet
Director: Kurt Wimmer
Stars: Milla Jovovich, Cameron Bright
Studio: Columbia TriStar

The Plot: Toward the end of this century, a peculiar disease turns some of the world's population into beings with enhanced speed, strength, and intelligence. As this new breed separates from the rest of humankind and the world teeters on the brink of a civil war, an infected woman (Jovovich) is caught in the middle, not yet aware that she might be the one person who can restore peace.

Aquamarine
Director: Elizabeth Allen
Stars: Emma Roberts, JoJo, Sara Paxton
Studio: Fox 2000 Pictures

The Plot: Right before she's to move to Australia, Hailey (JoJo) and her best friend, Claire (Roberts), meet a mermaid (Paxton) who's washed up in their local pool. Their new, buoyant friend has three days to prove to her father that true love exists, and she'll grant any wish the girls for their help in hooking her up.

Joyeux Noël [limited]
Director: Christian Carion
Stars: Diane Kruger, Benno Fürmann, Guillaume Canet
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics

The Plot: A miraculous event on Christmas Eve, 1941 brings a moment of peace for French, Scottish, and German troops fighting in the trenches of WWII.

Deep Sea 3D [IMAX]
Director: Howard Hall
Studio: IMAX Corporation

The Plot: Kate Winslet and Johnny Depp narrate an exploration of the ocean's depths and its creatures.


Current top 10 at the box office:

1. Madea's Family Reunion
2. Eight Below
3. The Pink Panther
4. Date Movie
5. Curious George
6. Firewall
7. Final Destination 3
8. Doogal
9. Running Scared
10. Freedomland

Last weeks big pickers :D :

Brak, DT778, I AM WILLIAM H. MACY, Lice, Santurio, and myself.

Link to thread #1:
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85985
Thanks to IMDB

WHOS CUISINE WILL REIGN SUPREME!
 
I hesitated for a moment and almost voted for Madea to repeat this weekend, but im putting my faith in Ultraviolet and Milla Jovovich. Heck, Evolution: Underworld was number one its opening weekend, why not Ultraviolet?
 
This week's tougher to pick. It'll be between Ultraviolet and 16 Blocks I think. Both have quite a bit of mainstream appeal, so I could see either of them making number 1, but at the same time can't really see either of them making much more than about $21 million, tops.

Dave Chappelle's Block Party would've been number 1 if Focus had released it in more than 800 theaters, for fucks sake. Come on, people, it's called capitalism.

Aquamarine will flop due to lack of advertising and lack of interest and quality.

Madea may also have a chance at #1, but if you judge by his last film and this weekend's big numbers for it, most of his audience probably already went, so it's doubtful.

The rest of them are in limited release or have been out too long, so no chance at #1 either.

My pick?
Ultraviolet
 
This is a tough one this week. Its definitely either Block Party or Ultraviolet but I dont know which one to choose. I wanna say Block Party but then I see an Ultraviolet commercial and it looks totally awesome. Hmm.

Also, if you recall I suggested making this a weekly contest sort of thing. Well what if it was more like a fantasy league type of deal where you get points based on your weekly guesses. For example, you only get points based on if you're choice made the top 5. So if you guessed the number 1 movie you may get 10 points. But if you guessed a movie that came in 8th you may get -8 points? I'm not sure how that would all work out but you get the drift.
 
[quote name='Maklershed']Also, if you recall I suggested making this a weekly contest sort of thing. Well what if it was more like a fantasy league type of deal where you get points based on your weekly guesses. For example, you only get points based on if you're choice made the top 5. So if you guessed the number 1 movie you may get 10 points. But if you guessed a movie that came in 8th you may get -8 points? I'm not sure how that would all work out but you get the drift.[/QUOTE]

This isnt a bad idea. Im all for it if theres enough call for it, no problem.
 
Tomorows the big day. Some friends and I are going to see Dave Chappelles Block Party, even though it goes against my vote :D
 
I had to go with Ultraviolet since its the one I'll be seeing this weekend ;). And also, I have my choice for March 17th already ..

V For Vendetta!

I got the graphic novel about a week ago and I'm pumped after reading it. I cant fucking wait!
 
[quote name='Mr Unoriginal']Think! Think! Which one is the shittiest...?[/QUOTE]

:rofl: and the answer is all of them.

But since I know that girlfriend will want to go to the movies I will probably will be going to see Block Party because when she has a stressful week I like for her to get a laugh to relax I know that helps me.
 
It'll probably be Ultraviolet just because they've done so much marketing for it. 16 Blocks could also take it because it has more theatres and Chappelle's Block Party would def. take it if they actually breached the 2000 theatre mark, but with 1200 it still has a real slim shot at the title for the weekend.
 
[quote name='Dead of Knight']Still no Tomatometer rating for UV.... it's probably gonna suck. :([/QUOTE]


Ya, exactly!!!!!!

I'm shocked so many people wanna see it seeing as how it hasn't been shown to enough critics yet.

Block party has like 90 reviews(mostly good) + UV only has like 10.
 
Our general audience is different from the rest of the nation so Madea will easily be nuber one again (we have eight showings of it all at once and they all sell out!), but I wouldn't be surprised to see Chappelle get number one here either.
 
Friday Estimates:
16 BLOCKS 3.8 3.8
MADEA'S FAMILY REUNION 3.6 38.7
ULTRAVIOLET 3.4 3.4
DAVE CHAPPELLE'S BLOCK PARTY 2.7 2.7
EIGHT BELOW 2.5 51.0
AQUAMARINE 2.1 2.1
PINK PANTHER, THE 1.8 65.6
DATE MOVIE 1.7 37.3
FIREWALL 1.1 40.0
CURIOUS GEORGE .9 45.7

Looks like it's gonna be a close tie between 16, Madea, and Violet. I hope my guess was right and Ultraviolet comes out on top.
 
Those are some close numbers Will. Looks like its going to be an interesting Saturday. I didnt get to see Block Party cause its not playing here.
 
[quote name='Dead of Knight']Still no Tomatometer rating for UV.... it's probably gonna suck. :([/QUOTE]

I have little doubt, don't get me wrong I like Kurt Wimmer's style and loved Equilibrium, but the decision to write a movie designed for Milla Jovovich (who's acting is sketchy at best) because you saw her in the RE movie is a formula for disaster. Let's face it, Bale's acting def. helped out Equilirium, and while the trailers make it look stylisitic and flashy just like Equilibrium was, they also make the film look like it may be super-cheesy.
 
WHOA! Ladies and gentlemen we have a winner, the only person to predict that Madea's Family Reunion would repeat last weeks performance: captaincold. Here are the box office results for this weekend:

(dollar figures are weekend/gross)

1. Madea's Family Reunion $13M/$48.1M
2. 16 Blocks $11.7M/$11.7M
3. Eight Below $10.3M/$58.8M
4. Ultraviolet $9M/$9M
5. Aquamarine $7.5M/$7.5M
6. The Pink Panther $7M/$69.8M
7. Block Party $6.52M/$6.52M
8. Date Movie $5.12M/$40.7M
9. Curious George $4.4M/$49.2M
10. Firewall $3.6M/$42.5M

thread #3 will be up shortly.
 
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