Snikt! Wolverine's Box Office Predictions

[Dev]

^Are you really that shocked?

 

[Ace of Knaves]

Star Trek seems to be having its biggest overseas opening in the entire history of the franchise...therefore, Ace has no idea what he is talking about or is blinded by Wolverine too much to be fair.

So...how about those second weekend numbers for Wolverine??? Holding up well with all that positive word of mouth???

What? Don't try and mug me off when I'm not around.

I'm not blinded by Wolverine. I was just saying that in my experience, not one single person is interested in Trek.

 

[Dev]

^Yeah but this new Star Trek movie made alot of ppl who aren't sci-fi/star trek/action fans really interested in it.

 

[Ace of Knaves]

Yea maybe so. But still, you mention Star Trek to a lot of people where I'm from and they'll be like "Na mate".

 

[Heretic]

What? Don't try and mug me off when I'm not around.

I'm not blinded by Wolverine. I was just saying that in my experience, not one single person is interested in Trek.

The FACT of box office numbers prove you wrong...yet you continue...

Do you think the movie industry is making up the numbers to make you look like an idiot???

 

[Ace of Knaves]

The FACT of box office numbers prove you wrong...yet you continue...

Do you think the movie industry is making up the numbers to make you look like an idiot???

What the **** are you talking about? How can I be proven wrong if I haven't said anything that can be proven wrong or right, yet?

I said that in my experience, no one gives a toss about Star Trek. And I don't think it will be the mega smash that some people are predicting.

And actually, isn't this lined up to make something like 75 mill this weekend? Less than Wolverine yea? So if that's the case, who is wrong?

 

[knowsbleed]

And actually, isn't this lined up to make something like 75 mill this weekend? Less than Wolverine yea? So if that's the case, who is wrong?

Front end heavy movies like Wolverine and X3 aren't really solid arguments against movies that will actually have legs. I'm sure that Star Trek will have more repeat viewings than Wolverine.

 

[Ace of Knaves]

Yea I understand that Knowsbleed, but Heretic can't prove anything yet. I'm just using that as an example of this present moment.

And he is trying to mug me off with facts that don't exist.

 

[Dev]

Are ppl that pissed in here that Wolverine is going to drop 70% at the BO this weekend? Whats all the commotion about?

 

[Ace of Knaves]

I'm not bothered at all. How much money any film makes doesn't mean anything to me, unless it's lining my pockets

I just don't like it when people try to mug me off, especially when they are talking wet whilst trying to do so.

 

[chaseter]

If this drops 75% then I will be very happy.

 

[katie_girl09]

I really don't think that the Star Trek movie is gonna beat Wolverine's opening. I think that some people are just desperate to see this movie fail. But we'll see.

 

[Dev]

Well Wolverine already has a 8.5M Friday so Saturday might be 12M and Sunday about 5M? That will put it around 25.5M.

http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&id=wolverine.htm

 

[Lightning Strykez!]

The numbers are in: Box Office Mojo has called the film dropping a whopping 75% this weekend.

 

[knowsbleed]

I really don't think that the Star Trek movie is gonna beat Wolverine's opening. I think that some people are just desperate to see this movie fail. But we'll see.

I don't think it will either... but I do see it lasting longer and having better word of mouth than Wolverine.

 

[Heretic]

What the **** are you talking about? How can I be proven wrong if I haven't said anything that can be proven wrong or right, yet?

I said that in my experience, no one gives a toss about Star Trek. And I don't think it will be the mega smash that some people are predicting.

And actually, isn't this lined up to make something like 75 mill this weekend? Less than Wolverine yea? So if that's the case, who is wrong?

You said no one cares...and the box office results are showing that people do care...more than they ever have...about one of the most successful and long lasting franchises in history.

And VERY FEW people were predicting that Star Trek would be a massive success. It never really has been in the past...this movie is outperforming all Star Trek movies ever released...so your entire point is based on a false assumption.

 

[Ace of Knaves]

What false assumption? That some people think Star Trek will be a massive box office smash? So, I've been imagining seeing people write this stuff or something?

And I said no one in my experience cares, as in, no one I know, and they don't. I also said I don't think Star Trek is that popular, I said it's Star Trek, not Star Wars. If I end up wrong, then fair enough, but you can't prove me wrong yet.

 

[Lightning Strykez!]

What false assumption? That some people think Star Trek will be a massive box office smash? So, I've been imagining seeing people write this stuff or something?

Have you seen Star Trek yourself? Your posts suggest that perhaps you are underestimating just how well that movie is performing right now. It will probably not match Wolverine's opening weekend totals, but I am willing to bet it will outlast it and outgross it in the days and weeks to come. In that sense, it will be a box office smash.

In addition, you keep saying that this is Star Trek and "not Star Wars." This film is basically Star Trek MEETS Star Wars--complete with sky fencing battles dude. It's a completely different animal than any previous Trek film.

 

[Ace of Knaves]

Have you seen Star Trek yourself? Your posts suggest that perhaps you are underestimating just how well that movie is performing right now. It will probably not match Wolverine's opening weekend totals, but I am willing to bet it will outlast it and outgross it in the days and weeks to come. In that sense, it will be a box office smash.

In addition, you keep saying that this is Star Trek and "not Star Wars." This film is basically Star Trek MEETS Star Wars--complete with sky fencing battles dude. It's a completely different animal than any previous Trek film.

Yea I understand all that. And I think it looks like a great film, and I will go and see it this week.

But I'm talking about the name "Star Trek". You mention that to a lot of people and they are like "Star Trek? Meh" regardless of how brilliant the film is.

I hope it does do well though, because I want to see it turn into a franchise.

 

[Dev]

I'm sure that Star Trek is going to do better than Wolverine. It will have better legs and make more overseas as well. Wolverine is a fluke and is yet another May opener that doesn't deserve the Box Office it has.

 

[Heretic]

What false assumption? That some people think Star Trek will be a massive box office smash? So, I've been imagining seeing people write this stuff or something?

And I said no one in my experience cares, as in, no one I know, and they don't. I also said I don't think Star Trek is that popular, I said it's Star Trek, not Star Wars. If I end up wrong, then fair enough, but you can't prove me wrong yet.

Two false assumptions...

1. That people were saying itd be a massive box office success. Those people were few and far between and mostly ill informed Star Trek geeks. The buzz built from the trailer, but the industry is quite suprised by the success of the film thus far.

2. That no one cares. You keep saying I havent offered proof...but the box office results are coming in...and you cant possibly argue with the results...yet you are. The box office results ARE the proof I need to prove your "no one cares" argument false. Of course, it is imposssible for me to disprove the "no one I know" argument...which is your last straw of hope that you cling to. For all I know, you dont know a single person, so of course i cant disprove that. I could say that everyone I know thinks that Metalstorm is the greatest film of all time, and you cant prove me wrong. These kinds of arguments are ONLY made by people who are clinging desperately to a biased opinion that has been proven wrong.

 

[Ace of Knaves]

What do mean biased opinion? I've just said I want Star Trek to do well, I predicted it will get 70 million OW.

See, you are trying to twist my words and mug me off. Don't even bother.

And I didn't say no one cares did I? I said no one that I know cares. Wow, hyperbole or what? All I've really said on the matter is that I don't think it will be massively popular because simply it is "Star Trek". Nothing to do with the quality of the film.

Seriously, stop giving it the lemon because you ain't gonna get no where.

Infact, I think you are just a big Trekkie or something, trying to validate your opinion by trying to mug me off. Well, it ain't working.

 

[FaT_tONle]

First Peter Mccabe... now Dev. People getting banned left and right in this forum.

And on the 75% drop... what goes around... comes around... hope that drop is legit. Thank the Box Office Gods...

 

[Ace of Knaves]

What did Dev get banned for? He was on here literally 20 minutes ago. And what did McCabe get banned for?

 

[Hugh'sMrs]

And the inevitable Greg Grunberg cameo.

It was incredibly well done, it had plenty for fans of the old Star Trek, and plenty for people who didn't know Star Trek at all. And they set it up in a way where future movies don't have to be locked what happened in the previous Star Trek movies, so there's no real canon that they have to stick to, which I thought was a brilliant idea.

I haven't watched anything Star Trek-related in years, I had forgotten how much I used to enjoy it.

I just came back from seeing Star Trek for the second time.

My husband thought they should've reset everything at the end but I liked the alternate universe concept because it means this new series isn't beholden to the old one.