X3 Box Office Tracker

[GL's Light]

If DD was such a huge hit why didn't Fox pony up 100mil for a sequel?
Fox was inclined to do a sequel, but Affleck waffled on whether he wanted to return. Fox went ahead and made Elektra instead, and then got cold feet about a Daredevil sequel when Elektra flopped. And I didn't say it was a huge hit, I said it was a solid hit.

[Iceman]

GUYS I JUST REALZIED that WORLDCUP starts ON JUNE 9th.

That is seriously going to destroy X3 boxoffice in EUROPE guranteed!!!!!!!!!!!!

Man forget about $400 million. This will top out with $380 worldwide.

AMEN

The guy's right here.

The World Cup will certainly be a major factor in X3's post 9 June international box office.

[Destiny Is Near]

you guys just dont understand the power of a Romantic comedy(Break Up) X3 did awesome in the first week, and just under 40 mil the second week, it is summer guys, expect the break up to fall over 50% next week with another big release, and same with Superman, dont expect movies to hold on to the number 1 spot for more than a week, 2 at most.

[Prognosticator]

Though, when considering spider-man numbers, daredevil was a huge let down... I cant believe some people call a hundred million dollar+ movie a failure.

Lets get a few things straight on these 'numbers'. First off, X-Men did pretty damn good considering all the negative and mediocre reviews it recieved. It made 107 mill opening weekend. Again movies shouldn't be compared to spider-man's numbers, but you know what? That came pretty f''kin close for a movie that was supposed to bomb.

Secondly, the movie is on track to make over 2 hundred mill domestically, and already smashed that mark in total earnings with worldwide numbers coming in at $260,354,662. WE ARE ONLY IN ITS THIRD WEEK OF RELEASE. Is a 67% drop off big? Yeah, but considering the movie made 102 mill in its opening weekend, I don't think anyone should be surprised, or react the way all of you are.

Bad word of mouth, negative publicity... bla bla bla. It had all that when the movie was released opening day, it went on to have the second largest first day opening. The 4th largest weekend, and so far, the best movie of the year.

All this negativity is a bunch of BS. All of you know damn well, that when they special edition DVD is released, you will all be there first day to pick it up. Thats what the fans do, the true X-Men fans. And if you expect this movie to not dominate in DVD sales as well, your incredibly wrong. This movie will rock in DVD sales.

Now am I saying this movie is going to gross 250 mill domestic? No, I dont know to be honest with you. But did it have a great run in the box office? Hell yeah it did. With a bunch of records set, grossing over the movies budget in just two weeks (worldwide). Thats one hell of an accomplishment. X-Fans should rejoice, this movie is doing great.

This is rat-full of inconsistent $ statements. Check your statistics again.

[Prognosticator]

Exactly. DareDevil had a solid doing at the box-office.

Yeah, but no one's arguing that the movie's any GOOD! Sure it made $100 mil, but when the dust settled critics, fans, writers, bloggers, executives, etc... agree the movie SUCKS! It's directed poorly and shot poorly, which lends a large hand to it. I thought it was horrible in theaters, but the "director's cut" is a lot better. Still not great though, too bad to. It could have been something...but now its not.

[TrailerMusic]

the movie SUCKS!

But then came THE DIRECTORS CUT. You have NOT seen Daredevil until you have seen The Directors Cut

[Cold2daToucH004]

This is rat-full of inconsistent $ statements. Check your statistics again.
Check box office mojo before you post against what I stated. I'm not writing these statistics as documented proof that the movie is AMAZING to some college professor. I'm writing this to a bunch of geeks and fans who stay on boards all day with nothing better to do (that includes me by the way). So if my numbers are a bit off, I got my stats from box office mojo... which is the most reliable in my opinion.

If your going to prove me wrong, I don't really care. I can get my point across with out numbers.

[Tony Stark]

Who cares how much it makes, the movie still sucks. I think it made alot the first weekend, because those who stayed away from the spoilers were excited to see it, and it had absolutely no competition. Once everyone saw it, the bad news started getting out. That's why it had a 67% drop.

Hell even Fantastic Four didn't have a week 2 drop that big, and it had to go up against Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Wedding Crashers. This movie only had to go up against the Break Up, which only did moderate business, and it lost!

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Fox was inclined to do a sequel, but Affleck waffled on whether he wanted to return. Fox went ahead and made Elektra instead, and then got cold feet about a Daredevil sequel when Elektra flopped. And I didn't say it was a huge hit, I said it was a solid hit.But why did Affleck waffle? I think it was because he and just about most people, didn't like the movie. Believe me, if a Daredevil 2 was (is) made it would flop, just like a Hulk 2 will flop if it's made. Just look at TombRaider 2 as an example, the first movie was so crummy that people didn't show up for the second one.

If they (Fox) made a DD2, it would have a be lucky to make half of what the first one made, same thing with a Hulk sequel.

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Who cares how much it makes, the movie still sucks. I think it made alot the first weekend, because those who stayed away from the spoilers were excited to see it, and it had absolutely no competition. Once everyone saw it, the bad news started getting out. That's why it had a 67% drop.

Hell even Fantastic Four didn't have a week 2 drop that big, and it had to go up against Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Wedding Crashers. This movie only had to go up against the Break Up, which only did moderate business, and it lost!38.1mil for a comedy, is not moderate business, it did great.

[GL's Light]

Check box office mojo before you post against what I stated. I'm not writing these statistics as documented proof that the movie is AMAZING to some college professor. I'm writing this to a bunch of geeks and fans who stay on boards all day with nothing better to do (that includes me by the way). So if my numbers are a bit off, I got my stats from box office mojo... which is the most reliable in my opinion.

If your going to prove me wrong, I don't really care. I can get my point across with out numbers.
He means that the final opening weekend was $ 102.7 million, and that the film has made $ 310 million worldwide in its first ten days. Those are the most up-to-date and accurate numbers.

[GL's Light]

But why did Affleck waffle? I think it was because he and just about most people, didn't like the movie. Believe me, if a Daredevil 2 was (is) made it would flop, just like a Hulk 2 will flop if it's made. Just look at TombRaider 2 as an example, the first movie was so crummy that people didn't show up for the second one.

If they (Fox) made a DD2, it would have a be lucky to make half of what the first one made, same thing with a Hulk sequel.
A Daredevil sequel may well have seen a drop in its box office, but that's speculative. Doesn't change the fact that the first film was a hit. Fox wouldn't have made a spinoff from it if it wasn't. Affleck waffled back and forth on a sequel. He said he was inclined to go ahead and do it if they made Born Again the storyline.

[grey_jeanie]

I watched it last night. It is a enjoyable movie.

[danoyse]

From the LA Times today...might be an interesting 2nd weekend for "The Breakup" as well:

It's unclear how well "The Break-Up" will hold up in coming weeks. In Fandango.com's survey of online ticket buyers, an unusually low 49% rated the movie very good or excellent, and a modest 38% said they would definitely recommend it.

Although with "Cars" coming out next weekend, who knows?

[antariksh]

I have no problem with the negative. My problem is the same people are re-stating the same thing over and over again. I mean the movie is finished. People can B and Moan all they want, but Cyclops is still dead, Rogue took the cure. The movie dropped a gazillion percent since it first opened. Don't we already know this???? In the end, the money this film makes isn't going in our pockets. People in here think they're the CEO of Fox or something.

Actually my UNCLE works at FOX. To be honest with you he HATES TOM ROTHMAN because according to him Tom every time indulges in each and every movie.

He doesn't respect even the A class directors and indulges in ther movies too!!!

So you can imagine directors like Brett Ratner, Tim story and even Brayan singer don't stand a chance against him.

Although my uncle says Hutch Parker is a geat guy. He tries to convince Tom Rothman for things but Rothman refuses him always.

Guys it is not FOX that sucks but actually TOM ROTHMAN.

[Jan Irisi]

But why did Affleck waffle? I think it was because he and just about most people, didn't like the movie. Believe me, if a Daredevil 2 was (is) made it would flop, just like a Hulk 2 will flop if it's made. Just look at TombRaider 2 as an example, the first movie was so crummy that people didn't show up for the second one.

If they (Fox) made a DD2, it would have a be lucky to make half of what the first one made, same thing with a Hulk sequel.

I think the problem with Affleck stemmed from the fact that he took on the role because it was almost a vogue thing to do. At the time it was cool to play a superhero, and he wanted to join in on the fun. However, it turned out differently than he expected, and his Daredevil wasn't as well received as he would have liked or expected. Hence the waffling.

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Personally I think that Affleck would be a fool to play in a sequel to a movie nobody cared for.

[danoyse]

GUYS I JUST REALZIED that WORLDCUP starts ON JUNE 9th.

That is seriously going to destroy X3 boxoffice in EUROPE guranteed!!!!!!!!!!!!

Man forget about $400 million. This will top out with $380 worldwide.

AMEN

You know, people are eventually going to find other things to do.

If it makes you feel any better, I just overheard two people talking near my desk at work...one saw DaVinci Code this weekend and thought it was suprisingly good. The other commented: "Yeah, I need to see that, and I need to see X-Men."

So see? Other people still need to see it yet. Breathe.

The only people here crying disaster are the ones who think a 67% dive was a nation rising up to protest the demise of Cyclops. It's not.

It's summer. It's just what these movies do. :)

[antariksh]

OH LORD

X3 did less than expected on sunday-$9.425 milliom

which means it did less than $34 million predicted.

http://www.showbizdata.com/dailybox.cfm

is it just me or this movie is officially in the HULK territory.

[danoyse]

is it just me or this movie is officially in the HULK territory.

It's you.

[Celestio]

Ok I don't know if this has been posted but I will post it anyways.

"X-Men: The Last Stand stayed solid on the foreign front, with a mostly better hold than its 67% decline Stateside. Foreign grosses for the comic book sequel have totaled $135.5 million, or 44% of the $310 million worldwide cume.

The third "X-Men" should surpass the $139 million foreign total of the original X-Men in a few days and looks likely to finish its international run in the same range as X2: X-Men United, which grossed $193 million overseas in 2003."

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=14849

[GL's Light]

Showbiz Data has the domestic cume at $ 175.1 million. That means that the weekend take was $ 33.8 million, a drop of 67.1% from opening weekend.

[antariksh]

I hate that drop simple as that.

There is no way now the movie can be #1 this week which i was hoping for. And by next weekend i am predicting it to drop 54-56%, then the following weekend another 55-56%.

It will end up with $220 domestically and $175 overseas.

GAME OVER.

[grey_jeanie]

I want recognition for the fact that it was a weak movie but at the same time I WANT X4 AND SPINOFFS!

[Tony Stark]

I think the problem with Affleck stemmed from the fact that he took on the role because it was almost a vogue thing to do. At the time it was cool to play a superhero, and he wanted to join in on the fun. However, it turned out differently than he expected, and his Daredevil wasn't as well received as he would have liked or expected. Hence the waffling.

Actually Affleck was a fan of the series, and that's what really peaked his interests. I agree, that he probably doesn't want to do it again, because of the blase reception.

I think he would do it, if Jennifer Garner wanted to do it again. For Jennifer, she's had to deal with the outright failure of Elektra.

The problem with Daredevil, is Fox wanted to make it their "Spider-man". While the characters are similar (in the fact they both swing around on a rope, and were both made famous by the artistic genious of John Romita Sr.), comic fans know the two are night and day. Especially the Frank Miller incarnation of Daredevil, which the movie seemed to go after.

The scenes of rediculous powers, that Daredevil could not possibly posses, like falling off a 50 story building and landing on his feet, Jumping around on organ pipes, made the movie seem rediculous.

Daredevil's powers should be like Batman, not Spider-man. He's a human, no altered DNA or anything.

The one thing they got 100% right was the sonor powers. That was easily the best effect in the film. I also like how he had to go to sleep in an air tight sound proof container. That was cool as well.

[antariksh]

I want recognition for the fact that it was a weak movie but at the same time I WANT X4 AND SPINOFFS!

exactly I WANT AN X4 TOO!!! but if the true fans don't support X3 at the boxoffice then there is no way FOX will do an X4.

AND it serves us all right for not giving us X4 because we aren't supporting it at boxoffice.

As for the spin offs, i don't think WOLVERINE will be a big hit. And if that is NOT then forget about the remainig spin offs.

[danoyse]

exactly I WANT AN X4 TOO!!! but if the true fans don't support X3 at the boxoffice then there is no way FOX will do an X4.

AND it serves us all right for not giving us X4 because we aren't supporting it at boxoffice.

What do we need to do? Sleep at the movie theater?

I've seen the movie 3 times. I was making jokes when I picked up the tickets yesterday that I must be putting Hugh Jackman's kids through college by now. I have to work. My sister got married this week. Hell, I want to see "The Breakup."

It's not the only movie out right now! Just chill.

As for the spin offs, i don't think WOLVERINE will be a big hit. And if that is NOT then forget about the remainig spin offs.

Oh, it will. He's gotten the biggest response from the audience all 3 times I've seen it. They do the movie right, it will be fine.

[crappymovie]

exactly I WANT AN X4 TOO!!! but if the true fans don't support X3 at the boxoffice then there is no way FOX will do an X4.

AND it serves us all right for not giving us X4 because we aren't supporting it at boxoffice.

As for the spin offs, i don't think WOLVERINE will be a big hit. And if that is NOT then forget about the remainig spin offs.

If you want a similar film, then support it by all means. It doesn't make sense to pay for a film again if you didn't like it (myself personally), just so that we can hope for a better film next time...if it's even made.

Now back to X3's Box Office: I'm predicting $55 million dollars is left to be made. Looking at the competition, there is Cars next week, which will be huge (it is already getting extremely good reviews.) And the week after (which a lot of people are forgetting about) is CLICK. Adam Sandler = Summer = Comedy = a 40 million opening...undoubtedly. The market place for X3 is extremely competitive, and it definitely faces an uphill battle (like X2 did when Matrix Reloaded opened....but word of mouth on that one got out quickly.) At this point, X2 still made $63 million after this, and X-Men $58 million.

[antariksh]

^ well so u mean X3 will do only $230 million domestically???

VERY VERY DISSAPOINTING.

and international total of ONLY $175 million.


WOW i can't believe X-men is neither strong domestically nor overseas.

Hell harry potter movies have always DONE HUGE overseas why can't x-men do similar numbers like that either domestically or overseas.

If i am not mistaken x-men came before harry potter and has sold more comics than harry potter. Shouldn't it do a LOT more than what Harry potter does??

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Hell harry potter movies have always DONE HUGE overseas why can't x-men do similar numbers like that either domestically or overseas.

If i am not mistaken x-men came before harry potter and has sold more comics than harry potter. Shouldn't it do a LOT more than what Harry potter does??No.

[Cold2daToucH004]

exactly I WANT AN X4 TOO!!! but if the true fans don't support X3 at the boxoffice then there is no way FOX will do an X4.

AND it serves us all right for not giving us X4 because we aren't supporting it at boxoffice.

As for the spin offs, i don't think WOLVERINE will be a big hit. And if that is NOT then forget about the remainig spin offs.
You know what? I don't mean to personal attack anyone, but your being very annoying. Your acting like a baby, really. Stop being so frickin dramatic, and breathe. If I didn't know any better I would think your just messing around and being sarcastic. But your being serious!

Its very weird, it seems like your just trying to piss people off. And you keep coming back to post more negatives. Now everyone is entitled to their own opinions but please dont state yours as facts.

EDIT: LMAO about the hulk comment.

[antariksh]

What do we need to do? Sleep at the movie theater?

I've seen the movie 3 times. I was making jokes when I picked up the tickets yesterday that I must be putting Hugh Jackman's kids through college by now. I have to work. My sister got married this week. Hell, I want to see "The Breakup."

Hey if u don't mind can u watch "the break up" maybe on the weekend click or superman comes out.

Let X3 do as much as it can please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[antariksh]

You know what? I don't mean to personal attack anyone, but your being very annoying. Your acting like a baby, really. Stop being so frickin dramatic, and breathe. If I didn't know any better I would think your just messing around and being sarcastic. But your being serious!

Its very weird, it seems like your just trying to piss people off. And you keep coming back to post more negatives. Now everyone is entitled to their own opinions but please dont state yours as facts.

EDIT: LMAO about the hulk comment.

Ya i am kinda sad that is why i am freakin out. I will forget about X3 once POTC 2 comes out.

btw what is LMAO????

[Octoberist]

Honestly, I haven't meant one person who loved X3. Not one. Maybe a few who 'that it was okay'.

My girlfriend liked it, but she didn't see the second one (i know I know...sue me).

I'm not surprised that X3 dipped that far (although it happens to most summer movies) down so I don't think the word of mouth is that great. At least from my neck of the woods. In fact, I think people hated this movie more so than Fantastic Four, which is actually kind of bold..

[crappymovie]

Honestly, I haven't meant one person who loved X3. Not one. Maybe a few who 'that it was okay'.

My girlfriend liked it, but she didn't see the second one (i know I know...sue me).

I'm not surprised that X3 dipped that far (although it happens to most summer movies) down so I don't think the word of mouth is that great. At least from my neck of the woods. In fact, I think people hated this movie more so than Fantastic Four, which is actually kind of bold..

I agree, except for the Fantastic Four part. I believe that people appreciate the darker tone of this film...but I have to say, it's mostly because of the deaths and darker hue of the film, not the complexity of it. I think that X3 is an excellent ACTION FILM, but not necessarily a film that the general public nor the fans connected with. Why that is...you tell me. :up:

[Octoberist]

I was entertained by the action scenes, sure.

This is how I thought of X3: I don't like the idea that a viewer has to go "As a movie it's good. As an adaption/sequel, it's dissapointing".

Why make that choice if you could 'merge' them in. I thought X2 did that quite well, you know? Does that make sense?

All and all, X3 was in my opinion a lackluster movie. There were moments of glory but the bad things pile up. I'm talking about how characters are tossed in there for no reason, characters being neglected, nothing getting fleshed out , the film's length,ect. It piles on, and the good things that X3 had become useless. Hell, a movie like Batman Forever had good moments too...

[phantom47]

how much do you guys think it will make next weekend?

my guess 14-17 mil

[Tony Stark]

how much do you guys think it will make next weekend?

my guess 14-17 mil

With Cars and the Omen coming out, I'm gonna say 10 million.

[antariksh]

how much do you guys think it will make next weekend?

my guess 14-17 mil

13 million AMEN.

[Octoberist]

13? That's a huge drop. I would say....maybe 18-21 million perhaps..

[antariksh]

13? That's a huge drop. I would say....maybe 18-21 million perhaps..

please lower your expectations otherwise u will be dissapointed again this coming weekend just like yesterday.

[phantom47]

i think we have to see how it does this week to estimate what it might do this weekend

[phantom47]

13? That's a huge drop. I would say....maybe 18-21 million perhaps..yeah i think that might be about right cause The Code AND hEDGE ALL DID THOSE

[crappymovie]

I was entertained by the action scenes, sure.
thought of X3: I don't like the idea that a viewer has to go "As a movie it's good. As an adaption/sequel, it's dissapointing".


That was my problem too. I didn't see it as another movie. It was supposed to be the next movie in the X-Men saga. Instead, it was just....a short movie. Wicked action scenes....but without the focus on the characters.

But back to the box office.

[antariksh]

if from monday to thursday it does 3 million then i am sure it has potential to do 18-20 million.

if it does 2 million each day then 14-15 million.

else if it does 1 million each day then 9-11 million.

[antariksh]

if from monday to thursday it does 3 million then i am sure it has potential to do 18-20 million on the weekend.

if it does 2 million each day then 14-15 million.

else if it does 1 million each day then 9-11 million.

[antariksh]

if from monday to thursday it does 3 million then i am sure it has potential to do 18-20 million on the weekend.

if it does 2 million each day then 14-15 million.

else if it does 1 million each day then 9-11 million.

[antariksh]

^ Sorry For Posting It 3 Times By Mistake

[phantom47]

lol

[GhostPoet]

Considering the movie has done AMAZINGLY well and has been getting raving reviews from fans and movie watchers across the board....there's no room for complaints.

[Milkman95]

Well, dropping 67.1% at $33.8m is truly terrible, I don't care how many of you guys want to spin it or make excuses for it. Yeah, it opened big, but if word of mouth was stronger and it was actually a great film, it wouldn't have dipped that low. Heck, it couldn't even take #1 for a second week in a row and beat a romantic comedy that received far worse reviews than X3 did.

My guess is another dip by 50% or more for around a $15m take in it's third weekend.

[antariksh]

Considering the movie has done AMAZINGLY well and has been getting raving reviews from fans and movie watchers across the board....there's no room for complaints.

LOL are u sure??!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Octoberist]

Raving reviews from fans? I think it's fairly divided if you asked me Ghostpoet!

[crappymovie]

Just be thankful THIS film isn't opening against the Matric Reloaded. That would have been bad.

[GhostPoet]

Raving reviews from fans? I think it's fairly divided if you asked me Ghostpoet!

I've seen so many more positive reviews than negative. On here? Negative of course...some people will never be happy. :P

But on MANY other places the reviews are much more positive. Most people like this film apparently. As do I. :)

[Milkman95]

I've seen so many more positive reviews than negative. On here? Negative of course...some people will never be happy. :P

But on MANY other places the reviews are much more positive. Most people like this film apparently. As do I. :)

Well, not according to the 67.1% drop. That states that most people did not like the film, sorry.

[lordofthenerds]

Raving reviews from fans? I think it's fairly divided if you asked me Ghostpoet!
There's more fans who like it than hate it, but I still wouldn't say that its been getting getting raving reviews from the fans.

[Octoberist]

actually. It's divided.

[phantom47]

Ii would say the normal movie goer liked to movie

while in the fans its divided

[lordofthenerds]

actually. It's divided.
Not fairly divided though. Look at all the fans reviews from this site and many others. More people like it than hate it.

[antariksh]

X-Men 4: A Joel Shumacher Film. Staring George Clooney as Wolverine, Uma Thurman as Storm, Alicia Silverstone as Rogue, and Chris O'Donnell as Professer X. With Schumacher's colorful nipple suits these mutants will rock our world!

LOL so true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I loved batman and robin because their suits were COOL. Nipple suits. I LOVE IT.

[Aiden]

X-Men 4: A Joel Shumacher Film. Staring George Clooney as Wolverine, Uma Thurman as Storm, Alicia Silverstone as Rogue, and Chris O'Donnell as Professer X. With Schumacher's colorful nipple suits these mutants will rock our world!

LOL so true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I loved batman and robin because their suits were COOL. Nipple suits. I LOVE IT.Homophobic and you love Batman & Robin. You're one ****** up kid

[antariksh]

Homophobic and you love Batman & Robin. You're one ****** up kid

MAN i was just kidding. But the very fact of joel directing a future X-men movie makes me LOL big time.

U know what to be honest with u that could happen one day because i don't trust TOM ROTHMAN.

And that will be the funniest moment of my life.

[danoyse]

Hey if u don't mind can u watch "the break up" maybe on the weekend click or superman comes out.

No. I'm seeing Superman as soon as it comes out. I'll probably catch Breakup on DVD at this point.

Let X3 do as much as it can please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have. 3 times! I'm kinda ready to see another movie now.

[antariksh]

No. I'm seeing Superman as soon as it comes out. I'll probably catch Breakup on DVD at this point.



I have. 3 times! I'm kinda ready to see another movie now.

OK then watch POTC 2 don't give SR your hard earned money if u are a true x-men fan.

LOL i am just too much.

[Aiden]

MAN i was just kidding. But the very fact of joel directing a future X-men movie makes me LOL big time.

U know what to be honest with u that could happen one day because i don't trust TOM ROTHMAN.

And that will be the funniest moment of my life.so, you're still a homophobe and what you said was out of order

[antariksh]

so, you're still a homophobe and what you said was out of order

Listen buddy i aint homophobe i am just laughing at facts if joel directs any x-men it will make me laugh.

Btw lot of x-men fans will laugh and cry at the same time.

where will u stand????

btw do u know what is homophobe-Fear of or contempt for lesbians and gay men.
Behavior based on such a feeling.

[Aiden]

Listen buddy i aint homophobe i am just laughing at facts if joel directs any x-men it will make me laugh.

Btw lot of x-men fans will laugh and cry at the same time.

where will u stand????

btw do u know what is homophobe-Fear of or contempt for lesbians and gay men.
Behavior based on such a feeling.So, what you said in the other thread didn't happen? That's what I was referring to

[antariksh]

So, what you said in the other thread didn't happen? That's what I was referring to

I am confused man :confused:

I am just sick (not feeling well). :(

Need to take break from these boards for a while.

Will come back when X3 does $200 million domestically.

[Milkman95]

OK then watch POTC 2 don't give SR your hard earned money if u are a true x-men fan.

LOL i am just too much.

Well, he probably wants to actually see a good film by a good director..:)

[TNC9852002]

What are the domestic numbers up to now?

-TNC

[GL's Light]

BOM has the actuals up:

1. The Break-Up - $ 39,172,785
2. X3 - $ 34,017,247 (- 66.9%) - $ 175,348,409 domestic

Friday - $ 10,309,481
Saturday - $ 14,328,792
Sunday - $ 9,378,974

[Matthias]

I knew word of mouth would kill this movie and I guess I was right. At this point, this movie would be lucky to even catch up to, much less pass up, X2. Brett and Fox get what they deserve.

I'll admit, after seeing the movie 3 or 4 times, it grew on me, but my initial impression was not good. Most people won't see this more than once and if they feel/felt the same way I did, then that's why I said word of mouth killed it.

[Aiden]

Brett deserves none of the abuse he is getting

[PoSeiDon]

Word of mouth? everyone just didnt run to see it the first weekend right? jesus.

[KenK]

I swear, everyone's so quick to lay blame on him when any director would have faced the same issues, unless they were an a-lister of Spielberg caliber. Even Singer needed a whole year to work on Superman. And Given Zak Penn's responses in that interview, a lot of things fans took issue with, he blamed solely on Fox. To say nothing of the fact that we wouldn't have even had the scene with Magneto in the park or the scene after the credits if not for Brett.

[GL's Light]

Here are the day to day comparisons between X3 and X2 (the big spike on Day 4 is, of course, because of Memorial Day):

Day 1: + 30.8%
Day 2: - 0.1%
Day 3: + 13%
Day 4: + 67.4%
Day 5: + 17.2%
Day 6: + 15.7%
Day 7: + 14.4%
Day 8: - 16.7%
Day 9: - 16.2%
Day 10: - 11.1%

Opening weekend: + 16.7%
First week: + 23.8%
First 10 days: + 15.8%

[TNC9852002]

Hmmmm...175m at the end of its second weekend?..

X3 will definitely pass up X2's 214m domestic total at this rate,...

-TNC

[crappymovie]

www.boxofficeprophets.com (http://www.boxofficeprophets.com) - visit the site

X3:

...David Mumpower: The key, though, is that this one had $35 million more than X2 after its first weekend, yet the two are going to wind up with relatively similar performances after inflation adjustment. There's no way to spin that as a positive. Last weekend, X3 looked like a $300 million domestic performance. Now, even $235 million isn't certain.

Reagen Sulewski: You really thought 300 million? I wish you'd said so. I could have bet you.

Tim Briody: Ditto.

[Iceman]

BOM has the actuals up:

1. The Break-Up - $ 39,172,785
2. X3 - $ 34,017,247 (- 66.9%) - $ 175,348,409 domestic

Friday - $ 10,309,481
Saturday - $ 14,328,792
Sunday - $ 9,378,974

Thks :up:

I've updated the first post with those figures.

[Excel]

eh w/ itll still have a nice solid total gross. but after 45 million opening day to have a multiplier of 5s horrible. i thought atleast 250,275 probable.

[bluewolv]

Brett deserves none of the abuse he is getting

yes he does because he thinks his ADD pacing actually makes the movie better

[spideyboy_1111]

yes he does because he thinks his ADD pacing actually makes the movie better
well while i would hate it if it were for every X-movie.. i think it worked for X3 because i know i was on the edge of my seat the whole time... wich snowballed with anticipation for the final battle, wich delivered.. but if every X-film was like that i wouldnt be happy

[Downhere]

eh w/ itll still have a nice solid total gross. but after 45 million opening day to have a multiplier of 5s horrible. i thought atleast 250,275 probable.

There is still a possibility of 250 million domestic as it's tracking similar to Harry Potter: POA.

[narrows101]

I thought this was interesting.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,198153,00.html


On Thursday I said this was Jennifer Aniston’s make or break weekend, with the poorly reviewed “The Break-Up” threatening to impinge on her movie career.

But “The Break-Up” managed to beat “X-Men: The Last Stand” on Friday night and cinch a three-day win with $38 million. “X-Men” came in about $3.5 million lower, although we don’t have to worry about Brett Ratner’s mutants: worldwide the take for is up around $260 million. It’s a monster hit.

“The Break-Up,” so reviled by most critics, made most of its money on Friday and Saturday. Numbers for yesterday were just estimates, but the projection was much lower. This could mean that word of mouth was poor after an initial rush by the US Weekly/Star crowd who were overfed Aniston-Vince Vaughn hype.

What does it all mean? First of all, there are no asterisks in movie stats. You either win a night or a weekend or you don’t. “The Break-Up” won, fair and square. The next questions are, does it have legs? Will people keep going? And, oh yes, is it a good movie?

The answer to all those is likely no. But for right now, that doesn’t matter. A year of pumping Aniston and Vaughn as a couple following the break up of Aniston’s marriage — coupled with the Brad Pitt/Angelina Jolie affair publicity and their baby’s birth in Namibia — has added up to curiosity translated into ticket sales.

[TNC9852002]

The Break-Up was kinda weird...It had a few funny moments (mostly from Favreau and Bateman), but yeah, if any of you were interested in going to see it, I'd say, either go in with low expectations, wait for it to get into the dollar shows, or rent the DVD if you want..

-TNC

[chaseter]

X3 was beaten by the breakup???

[Pickle-El]

I thought this was interesting.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,198153,00.html (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,198153,00.html)


Notice how they call X3 a 'monster hit' and do everything they can to tear down the fact The Break Up won this weekend....Hmmm, I wonder why?

[TrailerMusic]

Notice how they call X3 a 'monster hit' and do everything they can to tear down the fact The Break Up won this weekend....Hmmm, I wonder why?

Because X3 = FOX Movie & thats a FOX News Site. Cant get any more obvious then that

[Downhere]

Notice how they call X3 a 'monster hit' and do everything they can to tear down the fact The Break Up won this weekend....Hmmm, I wonder why?

Well, X3 is a monster hit...and is tracking to get to the 240-250 million range domestically.

Even if X3 was the best movie in the world I don't think it would make much more than 250-260 mil domestically. These films seem to have a certain range they can reach but don't go past it.

[Pickle-El]

I find it funny the exact same questions that people are asking about X3, Fox News is trying to turn around on 'The Break Up'

The next questions are, does it have legs? Will people keep going? And, oh yes, is it a good movie?

[BMM]

Well, X3 is a monster hit...and is tracking to get to the 240-250 million range domestically.

Even if X3 was the best movie in the world I don't think it would make much more than 250-260 mil domestically. These films seem to have a certain range they can reach but don't go past it.

Sure it could . . . if a film is good enough and good enough things are spread by word of mouth, it is more likely that people will flock to the said movie despite any preconceived "range" . . . Case in point X2. It blew away any pre-established range held by X-Men because it was typically perceived as an improved product and therefore garnered more attention, and ultimately more money.

[Downhere]

Sure it could . . . if a film is good enough and good enough things are spread by word of mouth, it is more likely that people will flock to the said movie despite any preconceived "range" . . . Case in point X2. It blew away any pre-established range held by X-Men because it was typically perceived as an improved product and therefore garnered more attention, and ultimately more money.

Of course X2 was going to reach a height higher than the previous film considering X2 was a much bigger film and X1 established a greater fanbase. But has the fanbase from the general audience grown all that much from X2...I would say no. You have to also remember that after X2's huge opening everyone thought it was going to reach 250-300 million...at least I remember that from all the box office sites I go to. All the talk about X3's huge drop and all mirror's what I used to read from people concerning X2.

And I might add, that X2 had a huge opening with everyone who wanted to see it right way going opening weekend and then it ended up with a mediorce multiplier of around 2.5.

[Advanced Dark]

X3 is now over 311 Million with International update through June 4th!

http://www.boxofficeguru.com/intl.htm



X-Men: The Last Stand

International: 135.5 43.5%
Domestic: 175.7 56.5%
Total: 311.26

[antariksh]

Of course X2 was going to reach a height higher than the previous film considering X2 was a much bigger film and X1 established a greater fanbase. But has the fanbase from the general audience grown all that much from X2...I would say no. You have to also remember that after X2's huge opening everyone thought it was going to reach 250-300 million...at least I remember that from all the box office sites I go to. All the talk about X3's huge drop and all mirror's what I used to read from people concerning X2.

And I might add, that X2 had a huge opening with everyone who wanted to see it right way going opening weekend and then it ended up with a mediorce multiplier of around 2.5.

U MADE ME COME HERE.

WHATEVER U SAID WAS ABSOLUTELY 100% RIGHT

Everyone expected X2 to do $250-300 million after its opening weekend but it ended up with a mediocre multiplier of 2.5 even after getting an 87% at rottentomatoes meaning THE GENERAL AUDIENCE DIDN'T LIKE THE MOVIE AS MUCH AS THE FANS.

I have met people who say X3 was awesome while X2 was just OK. The reason why X3 is not doing very well is simple. The x-men franchise is not as strong as u FANS think it is. It has a tendency of OPENING HUGE but dropping fast the following weekend. X3 is continuing the trend set by the first two movies as far as boxoffice performance is concerned.

I personally think that other than the FANS no one really cares about X-men. Very few kids like x-men movies. It is just teenagers and adults that like it.

That is why they OPEN HUGE and then drop FAST.


So WELL SAID DOWNHERE :up:

[Advanced Dark]

U MADE ME COME HERE.

WHATEVER U SAID WAS ABSOLUTELY 100% RIGHT

Everyone expected X2 to do $250-300 million after its opening weekend but it ended up with a mediocre multiplier of 2.5 even after getting an 87% at rottentomatoes meaning THE GENERAL AUDIENCE DIDN'T LIKE THE MOVIE AS MUCH AS THE FANS.

I have met people who say X3 was awesome while X2 was just OK. The reason why X3 is not doing very well is simple. The x-men franchise is not as strong as u FANS think it is. It has a tendency of OPENING HUGE but dropping fast the following weekend. X3 is continuing the trend set by the first two movies as far as boxoffice performance is concerned.

I personally think that other than the FANS no one really cares about X-men. Very few kids like x-men movies. It is just teenagers and adults that like it.

That is why they OPEN HUGE and then drop FAST.

It's an increasing pattern that some of you don't get. These movies open on a huge number of theatres. Over 8000 screens with X3. Everyone saw it. These are so frontloaded it's sickening. They have to be because in 2 weeks the competition usually gets worse and worse as fresh films come in. The studio would much rather have 250 million in 3 weeks than 6 weeks. They get more the quicker it comes in. X3 will easily cross 400 million and will approach 500 million worldwide but probably won't get there. Why do you think Superman moved it' s date back 2 days, and then added Tuesday night showings starting at 10PM> They don't care about setting records over the weekend...they care about total box office and their window is very limited. Once Pirates comes out Superman will be old news. The competition is fierce much worse than it was 10 years ago. You have a 2 weeks to make your money...3 if your lucky and you're out.

[RedIsNotBlue]

U MADE ME COME HERE.

WHATEVER U SAID WAS ABSOLUTELY 100% RIGHT

Everyone expected X2 to do $250-300 million after its opening weekend but it ended up with a mediocre multiplier of 2.5 even after getting an 87% at rottentomatoes meaning THE GENERAL AUDIENCE DIDN'T LIKE THE MOVIE AS MUCH AS THE FANS.

I have met people who say X3 was awesome while X2 was just OK. The reason why X3 is not doing very well is simple. The x-men franchise is not as strong as u FANS think it is. It has a tendency of OPENING HUGE but dropping fast the following weekend. X3 is continuing the trend set by the first two movies as far as boxoffice performance is concerned.

I personally think that other than the FANS no one really cares about X-men. Very few kids like x-men movies. It is just teenagers and adults that like it.

That is why they OPEN HUGE and then drop FAST.


So WELL SAID DOWNHERE :up:

Wrong.

[Downhere]

U MADE ME COME HERE.

WHATEVER U SAID WAS ABSOLUTELY 100% RIGHT

Everyone expected X2 to do $250-300 million after its opening weekend but it ended up with a mediocre multiplier of 2.5 even after getting an 87% at rottentomatoes meaning THE GENERAL AUDIENCE DIDN'T LIKE THE MOVIE AS MUCH AS THE FANS.

I have met people who say X3 was awesome while X2 was just OK. The reason why X3 is not doing very well is simple. The x-men franchise is not as strong as u FANS think it is. It has a tendency of OPENING HUGE but dropping fast the following weekend. X3 is continuing the trend set by the first two movies as far as boxoffice performance is concerned.

I personally think that other than the FANS no one really cares about X-men. Very few kids like x-men movies. It is just teenagers and adults that like it.

That is why they OPEN HUGE and then drop FAST.


So WELL SAID DOWNHERE :up:

Wow, someone agrees with me...lol. Well, I agree with all the points you said. For some reason the X-Men films have never been able to really break out and reach the heights of other blockbuster franchises. I still think X3 is doing great and while I wish it could do better...at least it will still be profitable and hopefully allow for more films to come.

[Advanced Dark]

311 million and counting through June 4th on the International side....nuff said.

[Downhere]

It's an increasing pattern that some of you don't get. These movies open on a huge number of theatres. Over 8000 screens with X3. Everyone saw it. These are so frontloaded it's sickening. They have to be because in 2 weeks the competition usually gets worse and worse as fresh films come in. The studio would much rather have 250 million in 3 weeks than 6 weeks. They get more the quicker it comes in. X3 will easily cross 400 million and will approach 500 million worldwide but probably won't get there. Why do you think Superman moved it' s date back 2 days, and then added Tuesday night showings starting at 10PM> They don't care about setting records over the weekend...they care about total box office and their window is very limited. Once Pirates comes out Superman will be old news. The competition is fierce much worse than it was 10 years ago. You have a 2 weeks to make your money...3 if your lucky and you're out.

You make good points but the problem is not all movies stumble when they face competition. Look at Narnia, everyone thought that King Kong would smash it but it held strong and outgrossed Kong.

[BMM]

Of course X2 was going to reach a height higher than the previous film considering X2 was a much bigger film and X1 established a greater fanbase. But has the fanbase from the general audience grown all that much from X2...I would say no. You have to also remember that after X2's huge opening everyone thought it was going to reach 250-300 million...at least I remember that from all the box office sites I go to. All the talk about X3's huge drop and all mirror's what I used to read from people concerning X2.

And I might add, that X2 had a huge opening with everyone who wanted to see it right way going opening weekend and then it ended up with a mediorce multiplier of around 2.5.

I would say it probably has had an increase (it was one of the #1 anitcipated movies on multiple websites for a long time and long before the movie's release), but that's debatable and somewhat uncertain given the large drop X3 had. Perhaps it could have had a larger following had X3 had less of a mixed reaction after it's release. If the movie would have been that much better as X2 was typically received in comparison to X-Men, then I would say that yes it would have had an increased gross . . . a good, well-received movie is a good, well-received movie and doesn't necessarily lend itself to being pigeonholed.

Don't underestimate the potential of good word of mouth . . . most people would say that documentary films lend themselves to a limited kind of audience, but look at last years March of the Penguins . . . if a movie is good enough, and receives enough continuous praise, people will go to it.

[chaseter]

Wow, someone agrees with me...lol. Well, I agree with all the points you said. For some reason the X-Men films have never been able to really break out and reach the heights of other blockbuster franchises. I still think X3 is doing great and while I wish it could do better...at least it will still be profitable and hopefully allow for more films to come.
X3 was a good movie but it had the potential to be great. X3 could have destroyed all the other superhero franchises but it fell a little short. As for the comment that X3's fanbase is little...I will have to disagree with that. I do though think that more little kids enjoy Spider-Man or Superman more because it has one character to focus their love towards. Some kids cannot comprehend all the characters, plots, subplots, and arcs in the X movies.

[Advanced Dark]

You make good points but the problem is not all movies stumble when they face competition. Look at Narnia, everyone thought that King Kong would smash it but it held strong and outgrossed Kong.

Yeah but that didn't start off with a bang where everyone saw it the first weekend. X3 brought in 122+ million in 4 days. Narnia wasn't close to that. Closing in on the Holidays people took there time and there wasn't much competition for a movie like than in the Winter. That's why I"m hoping FF2 moves to Dec 07 where Narnia 2 moved out of. Also King Kong was 3+ hours of hot air. I don't care what anyone says Peter Jackson screwed that up and was lucky it didn't totally flop. Great begining, great end. lousy 2 hour middle. It was Godzilla all over again with over the top chase sequences, clumsy dinosaurs, etc...I loved how fat dumpy Jack Black carrying a camera can outrun a stampede of Velociraptors and Bronts.

Edit: By the way Narnia to me was a far superior film (Though not my favorite genre) from start to finish than Kong.

[antariksh]

Wow, someone agrees with me...lol. Well, I agree with all the points you said. For some reason the X-Men films have never been able to really break out and reach the heights of other blockbuster franchises. I still think X3 is doing great and while I wish it could do better...at least it will still be profitable and hopefully allow for more films to come.

No problem man.

I supported u because your post had VALID points.

[Downhere]

X3 was a good movie but it had the potential to be great. X3 could have destroyed all the other superhero franchises but it fell a little short. As for the comment that X3's fanbase is little...I will have to disagree with that. I do though think that more little kids enjoy Spider-Man or Superman more because it has one character to focus their love towards. Some kids cannot comprehend all the characters, plots, subplots, and arcs in the X movies.

I didn't say the fanbase was little but it's not as big as other's...and I'm talking about the general audience plus the fans as the total fanbase. If the fanbase was bigger these films would pull in 300 million a piece. Like with X2, after it's phenominal opening everyone predicted huge numbers and the overall total, while very good, was a dissappointment to many who thought it would do better and X2 was very well received. So the situation of X3 mirrors that of X2 but with mixed reviews. Even if the reviews were on par with X2 I don't think it would have been different...maybe a slightly higher total but pretty much close to what we are getting now.

[Advanced Dark]

You have to remember the level of competition for big budget action films isn't there in the Winter usually so a film like this released in the Winter might not have a huge massive opening but it'll have more legs. Just due to lack of options if anything else.

[Downhere]

Yeah but that didn't start off with a bang where everyone saw it the first weekend. X3 brought in 122+ million in 4 days. Narnia wasn't close to that. Closing in on the Holidays people took there time and there wasn't much competition for a movie like than in the Winter. That's why I"m hoping FF2 moves to Dec 07 where Narnia 2 moved out of. Also King Kong was 3+ hours of hot air. I don't care what anyone says Peter Jackson screwed that up and was lucky it didn't totally flop. Great begining, great end. lousy 2 hour middle. It was Godzilla all over again with over the top chase sequences, clumsy dinosaurs, etc...I loved how fat dumpy Jack Black carrying a camera can outrun a stampede of Velociraptors and Bronts.

Edit: By the way Narnia to me was a far superior film (Though not my favorite genre) from start to finish than Kong.

The thing is Kong was considered major conpetition for Narnia and everyone thought Narnia would fail because of it. Narnia did open pretty big at 65 million and went all the way to 292 million...but the fact is at the time everyone thought Kong would squash it.

I will say, I too loved Narnia way more than Kong. I liked Kong but it wasn't the masterpiece everyone made it out to be...Narnia was a masterpiece in my opinion.

[Downhere]

You have to remember the level of competition for big budget action films isn't there in the Winter usually so a film like this released in the Winter might not have a huge massive opening but it'll have more legs. Just due to lack of options if anything else.

Well, I agree to a certain extent...but the fact is the Winter is fast becoming another Summer season and more competition is coming about during the Winter months. Last winter showed that with 2 huge films opening near each other with other viable films scattered throughout the winter as well. The gap is narrowing I would say.

[Iceman]

Wow, someone agrees with me...lol. Well, I agree with all the points you said. For some reason the X-Men films have never been able to really break out and reach the heights of other blockbuster franchises. I still think X3 is doing great and while I wish it could do better...at least it will still be profitable and hopefully allow for more films to come.

I think the lack of ambition, the rushed shooting schedule and the slashed budget in the otherwise good X1 are to blame for people's perceptions of the X-franchise. Everyone expects a big movie when Spider-Man rolls into town. It's not quite the same with X-Men.

[chaseter]

The thing is Kong was considered major conpetition for Narnia and everyone thought Narnia would fail because of it. Narnia did open pretty big at 65 million and went all the way to 292 million...but the fact is at the time everyone thought Kong would squash it.

I will say, I too loved Narnia way more than Kong. I liked Kong but it wasn't the masterpiece everyone made it out to be...Narnia was in my opinion.
Narnia was great...Kong was not.

[Downhere]

I think the lack of ambition, the rushed shooting schedule and the slashed budget in the otherwise good X1 are to blame for people's perceptions of the X-franchise. Everyone expects a big movie when Spider-Man rolls into town. It's not quite the same with X-Men.

That could be true...I wonder how things would have turned out if X-Men was handled by Sony.

[BMM]

I think the lack of ambition, the rushed shooting schedule and the slashed budget in the otherwise good X1 are to blame for people's perceptions of the X-franchise. Everyone expects a big movie when Spider-Man rolls into town. It's not quite the same with X-Men.

Perhaps, but the first X-Men was more of a risk than the first Spider-Man (hence the hesitancy) . . . at that time superhero movies were essentially in the can.

[Advanced Dark]

Narnia was great...Kong was not.

Clearly we agree. I liked the first 30 minutes of Kong and once that stupid stamped started, and the girl outran dino's, and the fight with the bugs, it just turned stupid. The bat scene was even worse when the two of them were hugging while Kong was being attacked amidst bats with 10ft wingspans. I'm all for the creatures but no need to make a love story get suffocated by needless actions scenes. The last 30-45 minutes was very well done and Kong's CGI Was top notch. As a film it was a huge letdown for me and I liked the 76 story with JBrigdes better though the F/X was worse. Same with War of the Worlds but that was even worse.

[Iceman]

That could be true...I wonder how things would have turned out if X-Men was handled by Sony.

A Sony/Marvel collaboration would have been very different. One of the problems with X1 was that it was like a test run. Once it succeeded, Spiderman got the huge budget, trust from the studio and hype that X-Men would have loved. :(

[Iceman]

Perhaps, but the first X-Men was more of a risk than the first Spider-Man (hence the hesitancy) . . . at that time superhero movies were essentially in the can.

Agreed (see my post above) :up:

[Advanced Dark]

^ I think the same is gonna happen w/Fantastic Four's sequel. Even though it's Fox I think they're gonna get it right and it's going to shock us all.

[spideyboy_1111]

That could be true...I wonder how things would have turned out if X-Men was handled by Sony.
wouldnt have mattered if singer had done it.. it sounded like to me that singer had alot of freedom with X1 because the studio didnt really focus its interest on it.. but with the money made by it, it surprised them... and gave a bigger budget for the sequal... and when the sequal was a huge hit and star wars ended, they turned focus onto it... wich was negative because with power come responsibility... and fox took the responsibility and turned it into greed

[Advanced Dark]

A Sony/Marvel collaboration would have been very different. One of the problems with X1 was that it was like a test run. Once it succeeded, Spiderman got the huge budget, trust from the studio and hype that X-Men would have loved. :(

I think Sony's trust in the genre led to a healthy budget for Ghost Rider.

[spideyboy_1111]

^ I think the same is gonna happen w/Fantastic Four's sequel. Even though it's Fox I think they're gonna get it right and it's going to shock us all.
id like to see fox learn from there mistakes... and i think story is more of a pusher like singer in order to get what he wants.. so i think we will get in the end, a better FF2

[spideyboy_1111]

I think Sony's trust in the genre led to a healthy budget for Ghost Rider.
me too

[Advanced Dark]

wouldnt have mattered if singer had done it.. it sounded like to me that singer had alot of freedom with X1 because the studio didnt really focus its interest on it.. but with the money made by it, it surprised them... and gave a bigger budget for the sequal... and when the sequal was a huge hit and star wars ended, they turned focus onto it... wich was negative because with power come responsibility... and fox took the responsibility and turned it into greed

Singer's X1 was mediocre at best and while X2 was a great movie it was just as "too slow" as X3 was too fast. X3 was way more enjoyable than X2 to me. Just much easier to sit down and take it in and enjoy it. I don't know anyone personally who didn't like X3.

[crappymovie]

And X2 outgrossed it's predecessor by $50 million because it was percieved as a quality product. X3 may outgross X2 by about $20-30 million.....with double the budget. X2 also dealt with the MATRIX RELOADED in it's third weekend....that was a huge drop for the film. This film had a larger second week drop when facing....the Break Up.

So X2 was quite successful in retrospect.

[crappymovie]

I don't know anyone personally who didn't like X3.

I know a lot of children you enjoyed the film as well. Adults who expected the complexity of X2 (and that epic quality)...didn't like it.

edit: SORRY not saying you're a child haha, just saying my kids enjoyed it, along with their friends at their birthday party. They also thought Madagascar was an epic....

[Iceman]

wouldnt have mattered if singer had done it.. it sounded like to me that singer had alot of freedom with X1 because the studio didnt really focus its interest on it.. but with the money made by it, it surprised them... and gave a bigger budget for the sequal... and when the sequal was a huge hit and star wars ended, they turned focus onto it... wich was negative because with power come responsibility... and fox took the responsibility and turned it into greed

Fox/Rothman slashed the planned budget of X1 from $100m to $75m and cut the shooting schedule at the last minute. Singer always complains about the restrictions he had with X1 (X2 was a much better experience for him).

[antariksh]

^ if SONY handled x-men each x-men movie would have done $100 million more than what they actually did with FOX in charge WORLWIDE boxoffice

They would have TREATED this comic book just like spider-man.

But u know what SONY never was interested in Xmen because they knew that the most popular comic book is spider-man and they knew it will be easier to adapt spider-man than X-men because there are simply too many good guys and bad guys in x-men.

And they gave MARVEL huge amounts of money to get the rights for making spider-man.

I have to admit SONY's decision to take spider-man was a GOLDEN one.

[Downhere]

And X2 outgrossed it's predecessor by $50 million because it was percieved as a quality product. X3 may outgross X2 by about $20-30 million.....with double the budget. X2 also dealt with the MATRIX RELOADED in it's third weekend....that was a huge drop for the film. This film had a larger second week drop when facing....the Break Up.

So X2 was quite successful in retrospect.

The Matrix Reloaded wasn't a worry for X2...considering X2 still had a huge drop (by 2003 standards) on it's second weekend when the only competition came from Daddy Day Care. X2's drop was something that was talked about. And while it did drop a bit when Matrix came out it leveled out a bit but it was too late into it's run. X2 still only had a 2.5 multiplier and when compared to other comic book films is not that great.

[Advanced Dark]

^ Sometimes in a rare while one should go to the movies to just have some fun. X3 was good X3 fun. You can't just think of it as one film because it becomes empty. You have to think of it as a 1hr43 minute ending. As a stand alone film it doesn't work you have to have seen the other 2 films to really enjoy it because you know the characters. Ratner gave the fans almost everything they wanted to see. All the original cast is out of contract now so why not give us a kick ass ending that makes up the entire film.

I'll bet if you edited X2 and X3 together as one film you'd see what I mean. They compliment each other. No time for complexities when your in the heat of a battle.

[Iceman]

^ if SONY handled x-men each x-men movie would have done $100 million more than what they actually did with FOX in charge WORLWIDE boxoffice

They would have TREATED this comic book just like spider-man.

But u know what SONY never was interested in Xmen because they knew that the most popular comic book is spider-man and they knew it will be easier to adapt spider-man than X-men because there are simply too many good guys and bad guys in x-men.

And they gave MARVEL huge amounts of money to get the rights for making spider-man.

I have to admit SONY's decision to take spider-man was a GOLDEN one.

X-Men comics have sold more copies than Spider-Man for quite a long time now.

[Downhere]

Fox/Rothman slashed the planned budget of X1 from $100m to $75m and cut the shooting schedule at the last minute. Singer always complains about the restrictions he had with X1 (X2 was a much better experience for him).

Exactly, Singer did not have the freedom to do what he wanted with X1. Many more things were going to be added but had to be taken out because of budget cuts, shortened shooting schedule, etc.

[antariksh]

^ I think the same is gonna happen w/Fantastic Four's sequel. Even though it's Fox I think they're gonna get it right and it's going to shock us all.

YA i am feeling it too that FF2 will surprise us all by how HUGE of a improvement it will be over FF.

F4 did well at boxoffice and DVD sales+rentals worldwide.

hell that is why we are getting silver surfer.

[Advanced Dark]

Mojo's updated there international page with the new totals in each country but they haven't been added to the main page so the total still reads 84 million. We'll be at 350 million by the end of next weekend if not 370.

[spideyboy_1111]

Singer's X1 was mediocre at best and while X2 was a great movie it was just as "too slow" as X3 was too fast. X3 was way more enjoyable than X2 to me. Just much easier to sit down and take it in and enjoy it. I don't know anyone personally who didn't like X3.
ditto.. well i know one person.. but that was it.. and i dont count him because he said the special FX looked incredibly fake.. :o only one that looked fake to me was colossus.. but everything else was very well done

[Iceman]

Mojo's updated there international page with the new totals in each country but they haven't been added to the main page so the total still reads 84 million. We'll be at 350 million by the end of next weekend if not 370.

:up:

As soon as X3 hits $400m we're pretty safe from then onwards.

[spideyboy_1111]

Fox/Rothman slashed the planned budget of X1 from $100m to $75m and cut the shooting schedule at the last minute. Singer always complains about the restrictions he had with X1 (X2 was a much better experience for him).
his main restrictions for X1 were money related.. such as FX and time... and thats all due to fox not having faith in the film and taking it seriously

[spideyboy_1111]

^ if SONY handled x-men each x-men movie would have done $100 million more than what they actually did with FOX in charge WORLWIDE boxoffice

They would have TREATED this comic book just like spider-man.

But u know what SONY never was interested in Xmen because they knew that the most popular comic book is spider-man and they knew it will be easier to adapt spider-man than X-men because there are simply too many good guys and bad guys in x-men.

And they gave MARVEL huge amounts of money to get the rights for making spider-man.

I have to admit SONY's decision to take spider-man was a GOLDEN one.


problem though is X1's success if what made sony take spider-man seriously soo you might not have gotten that with X1 if it was done by sony first

[Iceman]

his main restrictions for X1 were money related.. such as FX and time... and thats all due to fox not having faith in the film and taking it seriously

Yeah. How different things could have been. :(

[antariksh]

Mojo's updated there international page with the new totals in each country but they haven't been added to the main page so the total still reads 84 million. We'll be at 350 million by the end of next weekend if not 370.

I am hoping for some miracle to happen and X3 to do atleast between $18-20 million both domestically and overseas.

I am looking at HP3 and if X3 can perform similarly then i think it has a shot at $250 million domestically.

[Advanced Dark]

:up:

As soon as X3 hits $400m we're pretty safe from then onwards.

That's a given. It's at 311 million now and we still have 4 major markets to open in that should total another 65 million at the way low conservative low end and that's not including whatever the current markets produce for the next month. Then we have another 50-60 million domestic left in our tank. So figure 140 million left on the absoloute low end Worldwide added to 311, so 450 million is very real. I think we'll end up at or just under 500 million.

[spideyboy_1111]

^ Sometimes in a rare while one should go to the movies to just have some fun. X3 was good X3 fun. You can't just think of it as one film because it becomes empty. You have to think of it as a 1hr43 minute ending. As a stand alone film it doesn't work you have to have seen the other 2 films to really enjoy it because you know the characters. Ratner gave the fans almost everything they wanted to see. All the original cast is out of contract now so why not give us a kick ass ending that makes up the entire film.

I'll bet if you edited X2 and X3 together as one film you'd see what I mean. They compliment each other. No time for complexities when your in the heat of a battle.
exactly, i dont look at X3 as a stand alone movie, its not suppose to be, and when people complain about lack of character development.. those who were characters in previous movies who didnt get it (basically everyone but iceman and storm) didnt need it and i know with me i already cared about them and who they were had already been established.. so why rehash it? i cared for the characters because i knew them well from X1 and X2 beast, angel and kitty i cared about as well

[Iceman]

That's a given. It's at 311 million now and we still have 4 major markets to open in that should total another 65 million at the way low conservative low end and that's not including whatever the current markets produce for the next month. Then we have another 50-60 million domestic left in our tank. So figure 140 million left on the absoloute low end Worldwide added to 311, so 450 million is very real. I think we'll end up at or just under 500 million.

$500m is my worldwide target when the unreleased markets join in to help. :up:

[GL's Light]

That's a given. It's at 311 million now and we still have 4 major markets to open in that should total another 65 million at the way low conservative low end and that's not including whatever the current markets produce for the next month. Then we have another 50-60 million domestic left in our tank. So figure 140 million left on the absoloute low end Worldwide added to 311, so 450 million is very real. I think we'll end up at or just under 500 million.
Those four Asian markets - Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and China - will most likely collectively yield $ 30-35 million at most. $ 65 million is way too high an estimate for them. But I agree that $ 450 million is still doable, although I think $ 500 million is highly unlikely.

[PhoenixRisen]

I know a lot of children you enjoyed the film as well. Adults who expected the complexity of X2 (and that epic quality)...didn't like it.

edit: SORRY not saying you're a child haha, just saying my kids enjoyed it, along with their friends at their birthday party. They also thought Madagascar was an epic....
I think you are confusing slow pace and quiet monologues with complexity.

[danoyse]

You make good points but the problem is not all movies stumble when they face competition. Look at Narnia, everyone thought that King Kong would smash it but it held strong and outgrossed Kong.

Not only did they think it would crush Narnia--they thought it would outgross "Titanic". Did it even come close?

[Downhere]

Not only did they think it would crush Narnia--they thought it would outgross "Titanic". Did it even come close?

Thank God it didn't come close to Titanic...while it as ok and all it didn't deserve to make more than what it got. I'm glad Narnia squashed it. :D

[crappymovie]

I think you are confusing slow pace and quiet monologues with complexity.

Maybe. I think slow pace gives scenes time to set in, and what parts of X2 did you find boring? Just curious. And monologues? That's one of the things I didn't like about X3 actually, the cheesy monologues, especially the rousing speech by Wolverine. No, I enjoyed the suspense of X2, the way the story was built up over time. But I see that you think that X3 is the best comic book movie of all time, so I see we have very different tastes in movies.

And I think it would be a good conclusion to X2, if you view it as "the ending to X2." It would have been better if it had come out in 2004 though. A three year-in-the-making ending? Was it even planned to be the ending? Seemed a bit like "Quick, end the trilogy." to me, but that's just my opinion.

[gambitfire]

Thank God it didn't come close to Titanic...while it as ok and all it didn't deserve to make more than what it got. I'm glad Narnia squashed it. :D

i loved Narnia it was an awesome movie probably because it stayed so true to the source, movies can't go wrong when they do that unlike some horrible trilogy ending i know about :D

[Downhere]

i loved Narnia it was an awesome movie probably because it stayed so true to the source, movies can't go wrong when they do that unlike some horrible trilogy ending i know about :D

Well, X3 wasn't all that bad...I have my major nitpicks with certain things but I thought it as a good film...with moments of greatness but that greatness never gets realized.

[spideyboy_1111]

Well, X3 wasn't all that bad...I have my major nitpicks with certain things but I thought it as a good film...with moments of greatness but that greatness never gets realized.
thats because hatred consumes people more then enjoyment

[PhoenixRisen]

Maybe. I think slow pace gives scenes time to set in, and what parts of X2 did you find boring?
Everything from when the Blackbird "crashes" to the Wolvie vs. Lady Deathstryke scene, esp. the fireside chats and the redundant "Find all the mutants" Dark Cerebro scenes.
But I see that you think that X3 is the best comic book movie of all time, so I see we have very different tastes in movies.
Yes, very! :D And taste in screen names, too. ;)

[Advanced Dark]

Those four Asian markets - Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and China - will most likely collectively yield $ 30-35 million at most. $ 65 million is way too high an estimate for them. But I agree that $ 450 million is still doable, although I think $ 500 million is highly unlikely.

Your off there. Japan will post huge #'s for X3 as will S.Korea, Taiwan will be good, and China is growing fast but not a major player yet as it should be. LOoking back at X2#s you can add about 40-50% to those totals which were at what 28 million or so. So looking back I agree 65 is too high for those 4 but I think it'll approach 45.

[gambitfire]

thats because hatred consumes people more then enjoyment

More like dissapointment.

Everything from when the Blackbird "crashes" to the Wolvie vs. Lady Deathstryke scene, esp. the fireside chats and the redundant "Find all the mutants" Dark Cerebro scenes.

Yes, very! :D And taste in screen names, too. ;)

hmm soo then you thought the William Stryker talking scenes where more excititng than Wolvie vs. Yuriko............NO Comment.

For a Pheonix fan you really loved this film i thought Wolverine took away Her Glory and she's only #4 in my list.

[gambitfire]

Your off there. Japan will post huge #'s for X3 as will S.Korea, Taiwan will be good, and China is growing fast but not a major player yet as it should be.

you really think so huh :confused:

doubted but that's opinion theory and speculation

besides you don't think their gonna ge bootlegs before it comes out after all we get their bootlegs english subtitles less than a week after their release.

[Advanced Dark]

Bootlegs were there during X1. X3 is meant for the bigscreen not a 27" sanyo. Bootlegs blow anyways and the crackdowns are coming down hard.

[gambitfire]

Bootlegs were there during X1. X3 is meant for the bigscreen not a 27" sanyo. Bootlegs blow anyways and the crackdowns are coming down hard.

well they can watch the bootleg and if they like it go watch it once more on the bigscreen but more likely they won't :D

ps. everyone i know already has X3 ;)

[Advanced Dark]

^ Then everyone you know is a scumbag thief. ;)

Stealing is stealing and hurting the studios bigtime causing some to go into bankruptcy or lose tens of millions of could be profit that might of helped spawn a sequel to a franchise fans love. Tell your friends to grow up and have some resonsibility it's just the same as someone walking up to them and pick pocketing them.

...and there are those who wonder why movies decline so much nowadays in there second week.

[gambitfire]

^ Then everyone you know is a scumbag thief. ;)

Stealing is stealing and hurting the studios bigtime causing some to go into bankruptcy or lose tens of millions of could be profit that might of helped spawn a sequel to a franchise fans love. Tell your friends to grow up and have some resonsibility it's just the same as someone walking up to them and pick pocketing them.

...and there are those who wonder why movies decline so much nowadays in there second week.

Actually most ppl i know will watch it in theatres if they like it.
No one wonders anything if movies where good ppl will watch them.
In other words the X3 file is probably in the recycle bin.
its funny you say that and then go and probably down load music online or something i dunno i don't care.

oh and scumbag thief? i bit harsh, cuz you know everyone i know right ;)

[GL's Light]

Your off there. Japan will post huge #'s for X3 as will S.Korea, Taiwan will be good, and China is growing fast but not a major player yet as it should be. LOoking back at X2#s you can add about 40-50% to those totals which were at what 28 million or so. So looking back I agree 65 is too high for those 4 but I think it'll approach 45.
Those four territories put together yielded $ 25 million for X2. Your revised estimate of $ 45 million for X3 is likely still too high. China has developed some as a market, but it still doesn't yield huge numbers (even ROTS only did $ 8 million in China). X3's foreign box office should rise, but not by 40-50%. A 20-25% increase is more realistic. I'll wager that my estimate of $ 30-35 million for these four territories will be more on the money than your $ 45 million estimate. ;)

[Advanced Dark]

Gentlemens bet and I"m cool so if your right your right but I think Japan could pull off over 20-22 million. South Korean could hit 10-12 million. The other two combined perhaps 5 million. Ok you know what I'm just gonna shut up on this topic. LOL

I'll bet it's closer to 40 million than 35. ;)

You're slowly chipping my figures down with each post. Damn you!

[Downhere]

I'll wager that my estimate of $ 30-35 million for these four territories will be more on the money than your $ 45 million estimate. ;)

And I'll wager that it's inbetween both at 40 million. :p;)

[gambitfire]

lol a movie about those who are different in a communist country where extreme indivualism is rare i dunno about that :p.

[Advanced Dark]

Hey my final choice was 40 million and you can't pick 39 million. Nooooooooo! Whoever picks $1.00 is an ass. LOL This isn't Price is Right...is it?

[GL's Light]

Hey my final choice was 40 million and you can't pick 39 million. Nooooooooo! Whoever picks $1.00 is an ass. LOL This isn't Price is Right...is it?
65 to 45 to 40 ... going, going, gone. :D

I'll stick with 35.

[Downhere]

I say 40 million from those territories...maybe a bit more.

[gambitfire]

is this legal? :p

[Downhere]

is this legal? :p

Well, I'm not wagering anything...lol...just giving my opinion...but I do have some monopoly money if anyone wants that. :p

[gambitfire]

Well, I'm not wagering anything...lol...just giving my opinion...but I do have some monopoly money if anyone wants that. :p

No but do you have the car i lost mine.

:p

[antariksh]

Guys i found something interesting about X3's second weekend overseas boxoffice where it made $33.5 million.



Fox International’s X-Men: The Last Stand took an estimated $33.5m over the weekend, from 8,108 international screens. That was 56% down from the sequel’s $76.1m debut on 8,543 screens (though the first weekend total was from 95 territories and Fox said only 58 territories reported for the second weekend figure). Last Stand dropped an average of 48% in major markets.
The film’s international total reached $135.5m, which means that Last Stand will this week pass the $139m international take of the original X-Men (the franchise’s second installment, X2: X-Men United, finished with $192m internationally).
Last Stand took an estimated $4.4m (down 61%) from 450 screens in the UK, for a territory total of $26.1m. It grossed $3.5m (down 67%) from 756 screens in France, but held on to top spot and brought its total to $15.2m.
A gross of $3m (down 47%) from 1,000 screens kept the film at the top in Mexico (where the total reached $11.6m). Spain produced a gross of $2.4m (down 48%) from 460 screens, for a total of $8.1m. And Germany added $2.3m (down 55%) from 881 screens, for second place and a $9.1m total.
Last Stand was number one in Australia, with $2.1m (down 57%) from 395 screens (total - $8.4m), and in Brazil, with $2m (down 37%) from 563 screens (total - $6.9m).
Italy produced a number two ranking and another $2m gross (down 13%), this one from 513 screens (total - $5.4m). Russia contributed $1.5m (down 50%) from 420 screens (total - $5.3m).


SOURCE: Screendaily.com



I don't understand why FOX didn't report the numbers for the remaining 37 territories.

[narrows101]

It still hasn't premiered in South Korea, Taiwan and Japan.

[antariksh]

It still hasn't premiered in South Korea, Taiwan and Japan.

NO try to understand. On the first weekend of X3 overseas boxoffice FOX reported $76.1 million from 95 territories. On second weekend it reported $33.5 from ONLY 58 territories.

What about the remaining 36 territories.

btw adding japan, china, taiwan and south korea will make it 99 territories.

As of present it has released in only 95 territories but they reported the overseas boxoffice numbers for only 58 territories on second weekend.
which means it might have done more than $33.5 million on second weekend overseas market.

[Milkman95]

Monday's numbers:

Another 68.7% drop for a Monday total of $2.932m.

[CapBeerCino]

Monday's numbers:

Another 68.7% drop for a Monday total of $2.932m.

68% from last Monday or from the weekend?

[Milkman95]

68% from last Monday or from the weekend?

From Sunday's $9.37m.

[CapBeerCino]

From Sunday's $9.37m.

Do you know how did the Omen do?

[narrows101]

Do you know how did the Omen do?
The Omen only opened today.

[GL's Light]

Monday drops are routinely over 70%, so 68.7% is actually pretty good. At least the dropoff pattern shows signs of stabilizing, rather than continuing to drop at a higher than normal pace.

[Milkman95]

Do you know how did the Omen do?

Don't know, it's being released today, 6.6.06.

[CapBeerCino]

The Omen only opened today.

Lol, true I forgot. Anything else from Monday? (trying to understand where 2 mill place x-3)

[phantom47]

i was expecting anywhere bw 2.5-3.0 mil so 2.923 mil is on the greater side...yay!!

[GL's Light]

Monday's numbers:

Another 68.7% drop for a Monday total of $2.932m.
Where did you get the numbers? Showbiz Data usually has the numbers first, and they haven't updated yet.

[Milkman95]

Monday drops are routinely over 70%, so 68.7% is actually pretty good. At least the dropoff pattern shows signs of stabilizing, rather than continuing to drop at a higher than normal pace.

Not really. Let's look at the bigger films that have been released so far:

-DVC only dropped 25% on it's second Monday and Over the Hedge only dropped 9.4% on it's second Monday.

I bet if we looked at a group of films, X3 will be on the larger side of the drops than most blockbusters, which I don't like.

[phantom47]

Where did you get the numbers? Showbiz Data usually has the numbers first, and they haven't updated yet.boxofficemojo

[Milkman95]

Where did you get the numbers? Showbiz Data usually has the numbers first, and they haven't updated yet.

BOM.

[phantom47]

Not really. Let's look at the bigger films that have been released so far:

-DVC only dropped 25% on it's second Monday and Over the Hedge only dropped 9.4% on it's second Monday.

I bet if we looked at a group of films, X3 will be on the larger side of the drops than most blockbusters, which I don't like.dont forget second week for those was memorial weekened

[GL's Light]

BOM.
Ah, I was checking BOM's main page, which they haven't updated yet, but I see the Monday number is on X3's daily page. Thanks.

So, that's $ 178,281,306 domestic.

[Milkman95]

dont forget second week for those was memorial weekened

That's true. I was trying to quickly look at it fairly using everybody's second Monday since X3's first Monday was Memorial Day. Oh well.

[antariksh]

OK well i was hoping it would do Harry potter 3 second week numbers but i guess it won't.

Oh well X3 will end up with 230 million domestically unless it increases sometime during the week.

[phantom47]

^^ yeah i think it would be reasonable to compare todays totals for comparison of the movies

[GL's Light]

X2 dropped 71.54% on its second Monday, although its take was a tiny bit higher at $ 3.003 million.

[phantom47]

X2 dropped 71.54% on its second Monday, although its take was a tiny bit higher at $ 3.003 million.source

[antariksh]

guys can someone make a COMPARISON chart for X3 vs. X2 vs. HP3

this way one can easily gauge by weekday and weekend numbers how much X3 can end up with domestically.

[Iceman]

Monday's numbers:

Another 68.7% drop for a Monday total of $2.932m.

Thanks (1st post updated)

It sounds a bit dissapointing.

X3 has at least stabilised to X1 & X2 levels. They both earned $3m or just under for the equivalent Monday.

[Iceman]

guys can someone make a COMPARISON chart for X3 vs. X2 vs. HP3

this way one can easily gauge by weekday and weekend numbers how much X3 can end up with domestically.

X1 Vs X2 Vs X3 (no HP3 though)
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/showdow...id=vs-xmen.htm (http://www.boxofficemojo.com/showdowns/chart/?view=daily&id=vs-xmen.htm)

[GL's Light]

source
The Numbers.

[antariksh]

X3 can prove it has legs if it does 2+ million on tuesday, wednesday and thursday.

BTW WOW "the break up" did full 1 million more than X3 on monday.

[lordofthenerds]

X3 can prove it has legs if it does 2+ million on tuesday, wednesday and thursday.

BTW WOW "the break up" did full 1 million more than X3 on monday.
Yeah, " the Break Up" is kind of murdering X3 at the box office right now.

[antariksh]

Yeah, " the Break Up" is kind of murdering X3 at the box office right now.

Ya this is the biggest single BLOW to the X-men franchise. X3 should have been #1 for two weeks but man what an embarassment for us x-men fans and FOX.

How many feel that Da vinci will end up beating X3 domestically???

[Radagast_Prime]

Yeah, " the Break Up" is kind of murdering X3 at the box office right now.

I would say its a mercy killing. :o

[phantom47]

yeah but this is the first monday for breakup while X3 did 20 mil but lets compare tuesdays figs which X3 made 5 mil to the Break up 3 mil

[phantom47]

Ya this is the biggest single BLOW to the X-men franchise. X3 should have been #1 for two weeks but man what an embarassment for us x-men fans and FOX.

How many feel that Da vinci will end up beating X3 domestically???not even close with the code...X3 did 3 mil while Code did 1.6 the gap will close after this weekend and X3 will pull away

[GL's Light]

How many feel that Da vinci will end up beating X3 domestically???
X3 will make more than DVC domestically.

[antariksh]

not even close with the code...X3 did 3 mil while Code did 1.6 the gap will close after this weekend and X3 will pull away

U mean X3 will be bigger than DVC at domestic.

COOL.

I am hoping X3 can somehow do $450 million worldwide.

[phantom47]

450 is very possible

[Milkman95]

$450m is probably out of reach while DVC is kicking everybody's butt right now worldwide.

Should be interesting to see how things shake out with The Omen and Cars opening up. Last year we had a surprise in Wedding Crashers. So far, The Break Up is that film - at least with it's opening weekend. What will be this summer's surprise?

[GL's Light]

If X3 can more or less match X2's numbers for the rest of its run, it could end up at $ 240-245 million domestic.

[narrows101]

yeah but this is the first monday for breakup while X3 did 20 mil but lets compare tuesdays figs which X3 made 5 mil to the Break up 3 mil
I really think the numbers for The BreakUp really had to do with Vince/Jennifer/Brangelina in the news. And I thought that last year with Mr. & Mrs. Smith too. I wonder if none of that happened if the movie would have done as well as it did. Tabloid stuff always brings people out.

And oh, what a surprise - the weekend after The BreakUp premiered it was announced that Vince and Jennifer really did break up but didn't want to say anything because of the movie coming out.

[thegameq]

I think the lack of ambition, the rushed shooting schedule and the slashed budget in the otherwise good X1 are to blame for people's perceptions of the X-franchise. Everyone expects a big movie when Spider-Man rolls into town. It's not quite the same with X-Men.

You are spot on. The X-franchise just feels and looks second rate compared to the big boys like SM and LOTR, etc.

[narrows101]

You are spot on. The X-franchise just feels and looks second rate compared to the big boys like SM and LOTR, etc.
Well count me as one who disagrees - I don't get the appeal of Spiderman even though I saw both movies (could be that I can't stand Tobey) and Lord of the Rings was just way too long for me and I couldn't keep track of everyone.

[danoyse]

You are spot on. The X-franchise just feels and looks second rate compared to the big boys like SM and LOTR, etc.

And keep in mind Ian McKellen almost couldn't do LOTR because he was filming the first X-Men. That's a double they use in some of the Statue of Liberty shots because he'd already left to start filming. :eek:

But a series like LOTR is so rare, to give a fairly unknown and untested director 3 epic movies like that. If it had flopped it would have finished off New Line. That was a huge risk for a studio.

Also, in regards to "The Breakup"...people actually saw the movie because they're so devoted to the tabloid stories about them? And they call comic geeks pathetic. :rolleyes:

[Carp Man]

Overseas #'s have been updated, as has my signature. 318.1 million in 11 days. :eek:

[Iceman]

Overseas #'s have been updated, as has my signature. 318.1 million in 11 days. :eek:

Always good to show support in your sig :up:


& thanks for the heads up. I've updated the 1st page post.

[GL's Light]

$ 178,281,306 million domestic (56%)
$ 139,829,423 international (44%)
$ 318,110,729 worldwide

Top international territories (X2's final #'s in brackets for comparison):

United Kingdom - $ 26.49 million ($ 33.54 million)
France - $ 16.37 million ($ 19.49 million)
Mexico - $ 11.79 million ($ 14.13 million)
Germany - $ 9.8 million ($ 15.69 million)
Australia - $ 8.8 million ($ 10.65 million)
Spain - $ 8.5 million ($ 10.65 million)
Brazil - $ 7.06 million ($ 7.4 million)
Italy - $ 5.32 million ($ 6.52 million)
Russia - $ 5.07 million ($ 3.65 million)

[invincible mann]

it will interesting to see what today numbers are now that the omen has been released

[LEX]

Overseas #'s have been updated, as has my signature. 318.1 million in 11 days. :eek:
Holy ****. Wow. I'm happy. :up:

[Iceman]

it will interesting to see what today numbers are now that the omen has been released
Yeah. $500m (worldwide) is looking a long way away at the moment.

[Carp Man]

Always good to show support in your sig :up:


& thanks for the heads up. I've updated the 1st page post.

Yw.If you were here last year. You would have seen my FF sig. /but was under a different name. The Thing 2005. Marvel thumbs up. DC thumbs down. Just a personnel preference. Allthough I do like Superman, and Batman, just don't like DC, or its fanboys.

[Angamb]

$ 178,281,306 million domestic (56%)
$ 139,829,423 international (44%)
$ 318,110,729 worldwide

Top international territories (X2's final #'s in brackets for comparison):

United Kingdom - $ 26.49 million ($ 33.54 million)
France - $ 16.37 million ($ 19.49 million)
Mexico - $ 11.79 million ($ 14.13 million)
Germany - $ 9.8 million ($ 15.69 million)
Australia - $ 8.8 million ($ 10.65 million)
Spain - $ 8.5 million ($ 10.65 million)
Brazil - $ 7.06 million ($ 7.4 million)
Italy - $ 5.32 million ($ 6.52 million)
Russia - $ 5.07 million ($ 3.65 million)

So X3 has done $ 318,110,729 worldwide in just one week and 3 days, really good, don't?

And in some countries the X3 boxoffice is close to X2 final numbers, good too.

I hope 500 worldwide at least, crossed fingers. :O

[Carp Man]

So X3 has done $ 318,110,729 worldwide in just one week and 3 days, really good, don't?

And in some countries the X3 boxoffice is close to X2 final numbers, good too.

I hope 500 worldwide at least, crossed fingers. :O

Hasn't opened in China or Japan yet. And it's huge dispite the big drop.

[antariksh]

$ 178,281,306 million domestic (56%)
$ 139,829,423 international (44%)
$ 318,110,729 worldwide

Top international territories (X2's final #'s in brackets for comparison):

United Kingdom - $ 26.49 million ($ 33.54 million)
France - $ 16.37 million ($ 19.49 million)
Mexico - $ 11.79 million ($ 14.13 million)
Germany - $ 9.8 million ($ 15.69 million)
Australia - $ 8.8 million ($ 10.65 million)
Spain - $ 8.5 million ($ 10.65 million)
Brazil - $ 7.06 million ($ 7.4 million)
Italy - $ 5.32 million ($ 6.52 million)
Russia - $ 5.07 million ($ 3.65 million)


These are the countries i think X3 should, will or not pass X2.

United Kingdom- SHOULD pass X2
France-SHOULD pass X2
Mexico-WILL pass X2
Germany- WON'T Pass X2
Australia- WILL pass X2
Spain-WILL pass X2
Brazil-WILL pass X2
Italy-WILL pass X2
Russia- HAS ALREADY passed X2

BTW i think by the end of thursday X3 should be able to do between $145-150 million overseas.

Hopefully it doesn't drop BIG TIME due to world cup.

[Iceman]

Yw.If you were here last year. You would have seen my FF sig. /but was under a different name. The Thing 2005. Marvel thumbs up. DC thumbs down. Just a personnel preference. Allthough I do like Superman, and Batman, just don't like DC, or its fanboys.

What happened to your other name?

[Iceman]

$ 178,281,306 million domestic (56%)
$ 139,829,423 international (44%)
$ 318,110,729 worldwide

Top international territories (X2's final #'s in brackets for comparison):

United Kingdom - $ 26.49 million ($ 33.54 million)
France - $ 16.37 million ($ 19.49 million)
Mexico - $ 11.79 million ($ 14.13 million)
Germany - $ 9.8 million ($ 15.69 million)
Australia - $ 8.8 million ($ 10.65 million)
Spain - $ 8.5 million ($ 10.65 million)
Brazil - $ 7.06 million ($ 7.4 million)
Italy - $ 5.32 million ($ 6.52 million)
Russia - $ 5.07 million ($ 3.65 million)

Are these from BOM?

I'll paste these into the 1st post if that's ok.

[Angamb]

I've just noticed that

X2 total foreign boxoffice were: $192,607,919
And X3 in 1 week and 3 days: $139,829,423

Really good, in my opinion. Let's hope more than 200 in foreign market.

[GL's Light]

Are these from BOM?

I'll paste these into the 1st post if that's ok.
They are from BOM - paste away. :)

[Iceman]

They are from BOM - paste away. :)

Thanks & Good work. :up:

I didn't have the patience to find the top territories.

[Angamb]

Big news!!

X3 has already won X2 in (updated):

Ecuador 5/25/06 $392,078 (6/4/06) (X2: $383,745)
Hong Kong 5/25/06 $2,169,344 6/5/06 (X2: $1,820,022)
Indonesia 5/24/06 $950,280 6/5/06 (X2: $885,930)
Latvia 5/26/06 $46,212 6/5/06 (X2: $44,684)
Lithuania 5/26/06 $38,940 6/5/06 (X2: $32,915)
Malaysia 5/25/06 $1,581,504 6/5/06 (X2: $1,193,532)
Middle East + United Arab Emirates 5/24/06 $1,147,956 6/5/06 (X2: 589,738)
Philippines 5/24/06 $2,564,109 6/5/06 (X2: $2,294,628)
Poland 5/26/06 $360,025 6/5/06 (X2: $342,249)
Russia - CIS 5/25/06 $5,070,249 6/5/06 (X2: $3,650,616)
Thailand 5/25/06 $2,482,938 6/5/06 (X2: $2,356,911)

And the numbers of some countries are really close!

And still not being released in:

China
Japan
South Korea
and Taiwan.

I'm glad for now, guys.

What do you think?

Links:

X2: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=x2.htm
X3: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=x3.htm

[antariksh]

Russia- $5.07 million ($3.65 million)

passed X2

[Carp Man]

What happened to your other name?

I got banned. But I'm back. Some don't like the fact that I speak my mind. I'm opinonated, and I defend the FF, and Marvel rather forcabily. I shoot from the hip, and don't pull punches. I call it as I see it. I don't like DC, or DC fanboys who think Batman and Superman rule the comic universe. Even though I am found of both charactors, and own a few of the Batman, and Superman movies, and I loved Batman the TV series when I was a kid. And when I can find them I still watch Batman tv series reruns. Guilty pleasure if you will. And by the way I'm 51.

[Angamb]

Last post of mine updated.

[Angamb]

None say nothing?

[Carp Man]

None say nothing?

The bottom line says it all. vvvvvvvvvvvv

[Angamb]

don't understand well... what line?

[antariksh]

don't understand well... what line?

v-victory

[Angamb]

haha. Ok. But we still have to wait.

I want 500!

(But I still will say X3 doen't deserve it)

[antariksh]

haha. Ok. But we still have to wait.

I want 500!

(But I still will say X3 doen't deserve it)

LOL i know but please lower your expectation to $450 million.

That is the most i can see X3 making.

[Pickle-El]

Yw.If you were here last year. You would have seen my FF sig. /but was under a different name. The Thing 2005. Marvel thumbs up. DC thumbs down. Just a personnel preference. Allthough I do like Superman, and Batman, just don't like DC, or its fanboys.


Are we still friends Thingy? :O

[Iceman]

I got banned. But I'm back. Some don't like the fact that I speak my mind. I'm opinonated, and I defend the FF, and Marvel rather forcabily. I shoot from the hip, and don't pull punches. I call it as I see it. I don't like DC, or DC fanboys who think Batman and Superman rule the comic universe. Even though I am found of both charactors, and own a few of the Batman, and Superman movies, and I loved Batman the TV series when I was a kid. And when I can find them I still watch Batman tv series reruns. Guilty pleasure if you will. And by the way I'm 51.

Are you really 51? Pretty impressive if true. :up:

[Carp Man]

Are you really 51? Pretty impressive if true. :up:

And why wouldn't it be true ? :confused: I'm 51. Just celebrated my 33rd wedding aniversary, have 5 children, and 3 grandchildren.

[Iceman]

And why wouldn't it be true ? :confused:
It's great to have some older guys/gals around as well :up: (a lot of people put 5 or 100 as their age just to muck about and 50+ is not too common so I wasn't sure).

[Carp Man]

It's great to have some older guys/gals around as well :up: (a lot of people put 5 or 100 as their age just to muck about and 50+ is not too common so I wasn't sure).

Np then. :up: Don't forget to come visit the FF boards. Would love to have ya.

[Pickle-El]

Guess that's a no....:(

[Carp Man]

Guess that's a no....:(

Sorry. Didn't see your post. You, Milk, and Hunter will always be my friends. We don't agree, but I respest you 3. :) You 3 will always be ok in the Thing 2005's book.

[Advanced Dark]

X-Men" hold on to top of UK box office chart
Tue Jun 6, 2006 4:10 PM BST
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LONDON (Reuters) - "X-Men: The Last Stand" remained in the top spot of the UK box office chart last weekend, Screen International said on Tuesday.

The final film in the Marvel comic book trilogy, starring Patrick Stewart as Professor X and Ian McKellen as the evil Magneto, took in 2.3 million pounds last weekend.

"The Da Vinci Code", based on the best-selling novel by Dan Brown, stayed in second place for two weeks running and grossed 1.9 million pounds.

"Poseidon", a remake of "The Poseidon Adventure", was a new entry at number 3. Described by critics as "spectacular but uninvolving", the film starring Kurt Russell and Richard Dreyfuss tells the story of a luxury cruise liner which capsized after being swamped by a tidal wave.



"The Wild", an animated comedy adventure about animals on the loose from a New York Zoo, dropped one spot to fourth place.

"United 93", a critically acclaimed film about a revolt among passengers against suicide hijackers who seized that plane on September 11, 2001, entered the box office chart in fifth position.

Action-packed "Mission: Impossible III", starring Tom Cruise, dropped two places to sixth, while comedy "Curious George" fell to seventh place from sixth.

Bollywood film "Fanaa" fell from fifth to eighth place, followed by "Prime", a romantic comedy starring Uma Thurman at number nine, down from number 7.

"Ice Age 2: The Meltdown" dropped to tenth place nine weeks after it was released in Britain.

Also there's a funny story online more on Hugh Jackman wearing his costume to bed and how Halle admits she has a crush on Hugh Jackman and she hates that he's married. Man her mouth is just a gaping hole.

[Iceman]

Big news!!

X3 has already won X2 in (updated):

Ecuador 5/25/06 $392,078 (6/4/06) (X2: $383,745)
Hong Kong 5/25/06 $2,169,344 6/5/06 (X2: $1,820,022)
Indonesia 5/24/06 $950,280 6/5/06 (X2: $885,930)
Latvia 5/26/06 $46,212 6/5/06 (X2: $44,684)
Lithuania 5/26/06 $38,940 6/5/06 (X2: $32,915)
Malaysia 5/25/06 $1,581,504 6/5/06 (X2: $1,193,532)
Middle East + United Arab Emirates 5/24/06 $1,147,956 6/5/06 (X2: 589,738)
Philippines 5/24/06 $2,564,109 6/5/06 (X2: $2,294,628)
Poland 5/26/06 $360,025 6/5/06 (X2: $342,249)
Russia - CIS 5/25/06 $5,070,249 6/5/06 (X2: $3,650,616)
Thailand 5/25/06 $2,482,938 6/5/06 (X2: $2,356,911)

And the numbers of some countries are really close!

And still not being released in:

China
Japan
South Korea
and Taiwan.

I'm glad for now, guys.

What do you think?

Links:

X2: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=x2.htm
X3: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=x3.htm

Thanks Angamb

Can't argue that the above is good news for those territories.

I've used GL's Lights figures for X3/X2 comparisons in top territories so I might as well include these as well. :up:


Np then. :up: Don't forget to come visit the FF boards. Would love to have ya.

I'll be sure to visit.

[MJB]

Damn I can't believe the 67% drop that x3 took. I was really expecting it to do at least 45 million. I really thought this movie had a chance of reaching 275- 300 million domestically. It now looks like X3 will top out between 230-250 million domestically. While it's pretty good, it may not be good enough for FOX to greenlight X4. I read something that FOX's profit margin will keep sinking as a sequel goes on if the same cast is kept because the actors will want more money and profit sharing. While it sounds easy it's always a risk when a studio has to pour 200 million in a movie. Also each time the cost goes up. I think each movie will have to outdo the one before it so it can stay freash. This is probably the reason for the spin offs, which in my opinion won't be as successful cause I think most like the diversity in terms of the different powers and seeing mutants that haven't even made it to the big screen. A solo Wolverine movie could be cool, but the studio runs the risk of burning the Wolverine character out and how many times can we see a guy do the same thing. We've seen all what Wolverine can do, while the others haven't even been tapped out. Where are Bobby's ice sleds? Magneto's force buble, the Phoenix flame effect, Xavier on the astral plane battling the Shadow King. Their's a ton of room for growth and great FX we have yet to see and a solo Wolverine movie isn't going to give us that, besides we already got two wolverine flims guest starring the xmen.

[Loganbabe]

Well count me as one who disagrees - I don't get the appeal of Spiderman even though I saw both movies (could be that I can't stand Tobey) and Lord of the Rings was just way too long for me and I couldn't keep track of everyone.
And I agree with you, narrows. I think that the Spider-Man movies are WAY overrated - X2, imo, is ten times better than SM2. Okay, maybe SM had more money from Sony, and the film is well done, well produced, etc. It also made a lot of money. Bravo. I still think it´s just a nice and average popcorn movie, nothing more nothing less. Not the brilliant work of art that people like to talk about when making references to the universe of comics.
The same goes for LotR. I really liked the first movie, bought it on DVD, but that was it. The other two movies I only saw once, and that was the end of the love affair that started - and ended - with the first one. I still think Peter Jackson is a great director, but with all the "LotR is the work of a genius!" thing, his inflated ego showed on "King Kong". I hope he returns soon to small, creative movies like "Heavenly Creatures".

The X-Men franchise is really wonderful. I enjoyed X2 so much that I became a fan of the comics, and that´s not a small thing. X3 isn´t the masterpiece we were all expecting for, but it´s not the piece of crap that some X-fans are talking about. I expected more (of course, don´t we all?), but I´m quite happy with it.

Here in Brazil, the box office is doing just great. X3 is still number one, actually it has already surpassed X2´s numbers. The critics didn´t destroy the movie, and I have to say we have some very harsh critics here. So, I guess X3 has a good future ahead on Brazilian lands! :)

[Advanced Dark]

Thanks Angamb

Can't argue that the above is good news for those territories.

I've used GL's Lights figures for X3/X2 comparisons in top territories so I might as well include these as well. :up:




I'll be sure to visit.


Great #'s with X3 looking to easily break 30 million in the UK if not 35 million.

[pt_photo_inc]

Sorry i have been gone...but you got your break from me..... now,


HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA

X3 enters the ranks of some of the worst movies of all times with some of the biggest 2nd week drops! Putting it right next to ELEKTRA! HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA

serves fox right!

[Angamb]

Thanks Angamb

Can't argue that the above is good news for those territories.

I've used GL's Lights figures for X3/X2 comparisons in top territories so I might as well include these as well. :up:




I'll be sure to visit.

Don't you think that X3 having passed X2 numbers already is really good? This mean the final numbers in those countries will be still bigger.

[Iceman]

Don't you think that X3 having passed X2 numbers already is really good? This mean the final numbers in those countries will be still bigger.

Yeah of course.

I agreed with you above. :up:

Great #'s with X3 looking to easily break 30 million in the UK if not 35 million.

You can trust the UK to do their bit & I'll be contributing heavily to that figure. :p

[antariksh]

Sorry i have been gone...but you got your break from me..... now,


HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA

X3 enters the ranks of some of the worst movies of all times with some of the biggest 2nd week drops! Putting it right next to ELEKTRA! HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA

serves fox right!

U are an ugly POS.

[Advanced Dark]

U are an ugly POS.

How funny such a POS is gonna exceed X1, X2, all the Batman films, etc...:O