Box Office 2005

[Galactus]

Worldwide

1. Howl's Moving Castle ($134,9 million)
2. The Chorus ($58,4 million)
3. Kung Fu Hustle ($46,2 million)
4. White Noise ($31,3 million)
5. Bride and Prejudice ($11,8 million)
6. Mindhunters ($10,5 million)
7. Steamboy ($10 million)
8. Melinda and Melinda ($6,1 million)
9. The Bridge of San Luis Rey ($1,2 million)

 

[Sava]

what is Howl's Moving Castle about?....it seems to be doing great

 

[Galactus]

what is Howl's Moving Castle about?....it seems to be doing great

It's an animated movie from the same guy who made Spirited Away. And like that movie (which made over 200 million worldwide but only around 10 million in North America) makes almost all it's money in Japan

Plot Summary: In the land of Ingary, such things as spells, invisible cloaks, and seven-league boots were everyday things. The Witch of the Waste was another matter. After fifty years of quiet, it was rumored that the Witch was about to terrorize the country again. So when a moving black castle, blowing dark smoke from its four thin turrets, appeared on the horizon, everyone thought it was the Witch. The castle, however, belonged to Wizard Howl, who, it was said, liked to suck the souls of young girls. The Hatter sisters--Sophie, Lettie, and Martha--and all the other girls were warned not to venture into the streets alone. But that was only the beginning. In this giant jigsaw puzzle of a fantasy, people and things are never quite what they seem. Destinies are intertwined, identities exchanged, lovers confused. The Witch has placed a spell on Howl. Does the clue to breaking it lie in a famous poem? And what will happen to Sophie Hatter when she enters Howl's castle? Diana Wynne Jones's entrancing fantasy is filled with surprises at every turn, but when the final stormy duel between the Witch and the Wizard is finished, all the pieces fall magically into place.

 

[Sava]

Spirited Away looks great, still haven't seen it though....you know the release date for this in the UK?

 

[Galactus]

Spirited Away looks great, still haven't seen it though....you know the release date for this in the UK?

IMDB only says it will be released in 2005 in UK. No month or date. That's all I've managed to find out.

 

[Guyverjay]

Spirited Away is on DVD though

EDIT: Oh you're talking about the other film

 

[The Batman]

Begins will do well, but not as big as fans expect, but not as low as pessemists expect.


Star Wars will do well only because its the last and people want to see Darth Vader.

War of the worlds wont do as well as expected.

I expect alot of these movies to fall on their face

 

[Kmack]

Guyverjay your avatar is awesome! (as always)

 

[Galactus]

North America

1. White Noise ($42,9 million)
2. Coach Carter ($29,2 million)
3. Racing Stripes ($18,9 million)
4. Elektra ($14,8 million)

 

[Dr.Fear]

Erm.....You forgot the Fantistic four! You 60 ft tall idiot! Face it man just give richards his due, the movie will kick ass...if it doesnt you can eat us? cool?

J/k ::

F4 looks kinda cheesy, itll make like 23 mill to 25 no where near spidey money.

 

[Galactus]

Worldwide

1. Howl's Moving Castle ($134,9 million)
2. The Chorus ($58,4 million)
3. Kung Fu Hustle ($52,7 million)
4. White Noise ($46,8 million)
5. Coach Carter ($30,3 million)
6. Racing Stripes ($19,4 million)
7. Elektra ($17,5 million)
8. Bride and Prejudice ($11,8 million)
9. Mindhunters ($10,5 million)
10. Steamboy ($10 million)
11. Melinda and Melinda ($7,8 million)
12. The Bridge of San Luis Rey ($1,3 million)

 

[Galactus]

North America

1. White Noise ($44,4 million)
2. Coach Carter ($32,2 million)
3. Racing Stripes ($20,3 million)
4. Elektra ($16,4 million)
5. Assault on Precinct 13 ($1,5 million)

 

[GL-Corps#28]

Dude, Elektra was outgrossed by Racing Stripes? My god...

 

[Galactus]

Dude, Elektra was outgrossed by Racing Stripes? My god...

Yeah, Marvel got their own Catwoman.

 

[AshtonFoster]

Batman Begins
Star Wars
WOTW
King Kong
Harry Potter 4
Madagascar
Sin City
FF
Charlie and the Choclate Factory

They're my predictions for the big Box office results of 2005. There's a few more CGI films like 'Cars' and 'Robots' coming out...and you can never rule out CGI films.

 

[Sava]

Yeah, Marvel got their own Catwoman.

well, they didn't spend a 100 mill on it or have an oscar winner in the lead role, so you cant compare the two

 

[Hunter Rider]

I think the top 5 WWBO for 2005 will look like this

1)ROTS
2)WOTW
3)potter
4)F4
5)BB

 

[DarthPlagueis]

REVENGE OF THE SITH WILL OWN 2005 PERIOD

as for Batman Begins, it does have mostly good buzz. Probably like 80% good and 20% bad cuz of Goyer's involvement. But it will do decent BO. You see most people don't know this movie is a RESTART and thats a damn shame. People are still pissed cuz of B&R. And then there is a Hulk-like factor. In Hulk there was too much Banner, lil bit of Hulk smash! In BB its a Bruce Wayne story and not enough Batman. That'll piss off the general audience and there will be a big drop off. Oh well.

King Kong, well we'll see how good Peter "buy me some shoes" Jackson is without Tolkien's material. Lets face it, its not like he created his own saga that has grossed billions despite what trolls say. My beef with this is the T-rex is kinda anti-climatic now that in the money making franchise JP has introduced a carnivore dinosaur thats superior plain and simple.

Heres my list-

1. REVENGE OF THE SITH
2.harry potter (why god why?)
3.War of the Worlds
4.Batman Begins
5.Fantastic 4

P.S. if there is a PIXAR movie then that will be #2. I think its "cars".

 

[ultimatefan]

North America

1. White Noise ($44,4 million)
2. Coach Carter ($32,2 million)
3. Racing Stripes ($20,3 million)
4. Elektra ($16,4 million)
5. Assault on Precinct 13 ($1,5 million)

Man, the first few "champions" of the year are always a dreadful bunch...

 

[Galactus]

North America

1. White Noise ($49,4 million)
2. Coach Carter ($42,8 million)
3. Racing Stripes ($27,1 million)
4. Elektra ($20,4 million)
5. Are We There Yet? ($18,6 million)
6. Assault on Precinct 13 ($8 million)

 

[BatMatt]

Batman will make a lot, despite B&R. Batman is an american icon, everyone will see it for some reason whether it be because of him or action or even katie holmes. If Batman and Robin can make 107, can't Batman Begins make 300 million?

 

[DarthPlagueis]

Batman will make a lot, despite B&R. Batman is an american icon, everyone will see it for some reason whether it be because of him or action or even katie holmes. If Batman and Robin can make 107, can't Batman Begins make 300 million?

It might but it will drop-off big on the 2nd weekend. Like I said on my previous post, the Hulk-like factor. It still won't be the #1 movie of year.

 

[Apollo87]

i see batman having more of a spiderman factor then hulk.

 

[BatMatt]

yeah i would think it wouldn't have a big second weekend drop, because those who doubted another batman film will have a look that weekend after a great word of mouth from the first

 

[Galactus]

Worldwide

1. Howl's Moving Castle ($164,4 million)
2. The Chorus ($58,4 million)
3. Kung Fu Hustle ($58,3 million)
4. White Noise ($53,4 million)
5. Coach Carter ($44,2 million)
6. Elektra ($28,9 million)
7. Racing Stripes ($27,8 million)
8. Are We There Yet? ($20,5 million)
9. Bride and Prejudice ($11,8 million)
10. Mindhunters ($10,5 million)
11. Steamboy ($10 million)
12. Assault on Precinct 13 ($9,3 million)
13. Melinda and Melinda ($9,1 million)
14. The Bridge of San Luis Rey ($1,3 million)