V For Vendetta Box Office Tracking Thread

[superion]

This is exactly what I said, notice the bolded out? Should. Not is. It's not like it made $25 million and dropped off, either. It's too soon to see if it has legs to stand for 4 weeks in the top ten, but hey, it was number 2. Not number 7.

But again I feel the need to point out that it's only it's 2nd week of release here. This is March box office, not June, so I knew it wasn't going to do a $100 million weekend. And why the negativity, you people want it to fail? Do you think WB didn't do enough? Seriously, it's 2nd week of release, it's still number 2, it's already made it's budget back in B.O.,nothing worth while is coming out for a couple weeks, why all the dooming and glooming?

No it has not made its budget back at the B.O. Its made $65 million so far worldwide. The studio only gets about 55% of the B.O. So at this point the studio has only recouped $35.75 Mill of its $54 production cost (.55*$65).

Also Ice Age 2, Slither, ATL and Basic Instinct 2 are coming out next week so it could drop to sixth.

I am certain Ice Age 2 will be one, Slither will probably be 2 and it targets the same audience V does. ATL may have a strong opening as well. Basic Instinct 2 will probably bomb and V should beat it but you never know.

 

[TheVileOne]

I doubt V will drop to 6th. Slither...I'm not sure, it could either play really well or not so well. But horror movies tend have a decent opening weekend.

I think Basic Instinct 2 is going to be a Showgirls like bomb, but with less sex and nudity.

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

I think Basic Instinct 2 is going to be a Showgirls like bomb, but with less sex and nudity.

You can be sure of that. It's the worst movie in ages (excluding a couple I worked on).

 

[Nivek]

No it has not made its budget back at the B.O. Its made $65 million so far worldwide. The studio only gets about 55% of the B.O. So at this point the studio has only recouped $35.75 Mill of its $54 production cost (.55*$65).

Once again, let me just point out it very well should be earning it's budget back now. Permitting a good turn out this weekend, it is on it's way to being a success for Warner Brothers. It's not a franchise, so Im just rooting for the movie because of it's quality. I think it is a rare exception where people like watching the story again and again.

Also Ice Age 2, Slither, ATL and Basic Instinct 2 are coming out next week so it could drop to sixth.

I am certain Ice Age 2 will be one, Slither will probably be 2 and it targets the same audience V does. ATL may have a strong opening as well. Basic Instinct 2 will probably bomb and V should beat it but you never know.

I agree about Ice Age being #1, but the first one was kinda so-so at the Box office, so it's a matter of it being good enough to have a strong showing. and Hoodwinked showed that just because something is kid oriented doesn't equel success. Basic Instinct 2? If that makes any box office, thats a sign of the apocalypse.

 

[TheVileOne]

Once again, let me just point out it very well should be earning it's budget back now. Permitting a good turn out this weekend, it is on it's way to being a success for Warner Brothers. It's not a franchise, so Im just rooting for the movie because of it's quality. I think it is a rare exception where people like watching the story again and again.

I just want to know where all the people voting $100 million and tons more went.

I agree about Ice Age being #1, but the first one was kinda so-so at the Box office, so it's a matter of it being good enough to have a strong showing. and Hoodwinked showed that just because something is kid oriented doesn't equel success. Basic Instinct 2? If that makes any box office, thats a sign of the apocalypse.

The first Ice Age movie made $176 million in the US, and $382 million worldwide. With a production budget a little bigger than V For Vendetta's. Still want to say it was SO-SO?

 

[Nivek]

The first Ice Age movie made $176 million in the US, and $382 million worldwide. With a production budget a little bigger than V For Vendetta's. Still want to say it was SO-SO?

Actually, given the general opinion, it wasn't well loved, it's not like it was something to the quality of a typical Pixar flick. Peoples general opinion of the sequel is pretty much "Meh...", no one really seems that excited to see it. It'll be #1, but only because it's a "this should keep the damn kids quiet for 2 hours on saturday" flick.

 

[GL's Light]

This is exactly what I said, notice the bolded out? Should. Not is. It's not like it made $25 million and dropped off, either. It's too soon to see if it has legs to stand for 4 weeks in the top ten, but hey, it was number 2. Not number 7.

But again I feel the need to point out that it's only it's 2nd week of release here. This is March box office, not June, so I knew it wasn't going to do a $100 million weekend. And why the negativity, you people want it to fail? Do you think WB didn't do enough? Seriously, it's 2nd week of release, it's still number 2, it's already made it's budget back in B.O.,nothing worth while is coming out for a couple weeks, why all the dooming and glooming?

If you want to convey that you think V4V will turn a profit after ancillary revenues then that's what you should say, and you should say it consistently and clearly.

Within this very post you've gone on to say that "it's already made it's budget back in B.O." Well, no it hasn't. That's a contradictory statement to your reply that you actually meant that it would only be profitable after DVD.

 

[TheVileOne]

Actually, given the general opinion, it wasn't well loved, it's not like it was something to the quality of a typical Pixar flick. Peoples general opinion of the sequel is pretty much "Meh...", no one really seems that excited to see it. It'll be #1, but only because it's a "this should keep the damn kids quiet for 2 hours on saturday" flick.

Good job dodging the question .

 

[Nivek]

Good job dodging the question .

Yes, it's definatly so so.

 

[Nivek]

If you want to convey that you think V4V will turn a profit after ancillary revenues then that's what you should say, and you should say it consistently and clearly.

Within this very post you've gone on to say that "it's already made it's budget back in B.O." Well, no it hasn't. That's a contradictory statement to your reply that you actually meant that it would only be profitable after DVD.

Yes, and it has earned as much cash as it cost to make it. Does the studio have their money back? Not yet, and I doubt they are sweating it out. Unless some messed up circumstance leads to it not earning any further money at this point, it will be a success and pretty much gain profit for WB. It past that point where it would take a while to earn half it's budget back, were past that point now.

I dont understand why this is so hard to understand? Do you not want this film to succeed?

 

[TheVileOne]

Yes, it's definatly so so.

Yes the box office is very so so, even though it has roughly the same budget as V for Vendetta's, and will make probably triple the amounts of money that V For Vendetta will.

So very interesting.

 

[Nivek]

Yes the box office is very so so, even though it has roughly the same budget as V for Vendetta's, and will make probably triple the amounts of money that V For Vendetta will.

So very interesting.

Eh, you can never tell. I figured Kong would do better than Narnia because it was the better movie, no one seen that coming.

Kids are a fickle crowd too, and schools are still in, lots of factors, but its the only game in town if parents need some relief from their rugrats, so it just a margin of how much buisness its gonna take in.

 

[Cinemaman]

As I said it will make good $86m. domesticly, $57m in overseas and $143m in worldwide.

 

[TheVileOne]

As I said it will make good $86m. domesticly, $57m in overseas and $143m in worldwide.

I remember you saying in the US BO forecast thread it would make "$193 million".

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

I remember you saying in the US BO forecast thread it would make "$193 million".

His crystal ball is out of warranty.

 

[superion]

I doubt it will even get to $86 million domestically. $75 Mil tops.

Slither which came out today is getting excellent reviews as well. It has a higher rating on Rotten Tomatoes then V has. This film could sink V's domestic box office. I expect another 50% drop maybe even 60% this week.

 

[TheVileOne]

I think that's an accurate prediction because the buzz for V is NOT there.

 

[TheVileOne]

http://www.showbizdata.com/

$2.0 estimate for Friday, another big drop-off for this one this weekend.

Basic Instinct 2 is boming big time as anyone with a pulse should've predicted.

 

[GL's Light]

V4V should drop by around 50% again based on its Friday estimate.

Basic Instinct 2 and Slither are both on the way to flop land.

Ice Age 2 should make around $ 70 million this weekend - by far the biggest March/April opening ever.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

There is no way in hell that V is getting 86mil, hell it's going to stuggle to 70mil.

 

[TheVileOne]

Not bad for a movie that had "so-so" BO in 2002. I think some people forgot how surprisingly successful Ice Age was.

I'm somewhat sad about Slither, but horror comedies tend not to do as well at the BO as straight-up horror.

 

[TheVileOne]

There is no way in hell that V is getting 86mil, hell it's going to stuggle to 70mil.

Yeah, once again, the buzz and word of mouth for the movie is not there. It didn't really rise above any other comic book releases.

 

[Darthphere]

Not bad for a movie that had "so-so" BO in 2002. I think some people forgot how surprisingly successful Ice Age was.

I'm somewhat sad about Slither, but horror comedies tend not to do as well at the BO as straight-up horror.

At least Slither still has a chance to get that all exciting Cult following.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Yeah, once again, the buzz and word of mouth for the movie is not there. It didn't really rise above any other comic book releases.

Exactly. What bothers me the most though is why did any of us think that it would? I mean even I thought that it would open in the low 30's and end in the low 80's, but It's didn't and it's not gonna going to gross 80mil (most likely). Most professional predictors thought that it would open in the high 30's and end with over a 100mil. But it's just another Constantine, SinCity, Hellboy and LXG. Like SinCity and Hellboy, the reviews were good, but the boxoffice isn't (wasn't) anything to write home about. I think that it's time the critics professional and other predictors face the facts. Movies like this will be lucky to hit 80mil, 100mil is off the table. Oh there will be another Matrix, we just won't see it coming.

BTW the international numbers are also very disappointing. The Pink Panther beat it out in the U.K. Now thats what I call disappointing!

 

[TheVileOne]

V For Vendetta is simply following the BO trend of most comic book movies.

Decent or strong opening weekend, huge weekend drop-offs. Little in the way of buzz or word of mouth.

The only exceptions to this so far (in recent years) have been the Spider-man films.

Now I will say, considering the highly political content of this movie, I'm rather surprised. I was expecting a lot more controversy and media discussion about this movie, when there really hasn't been.

For the moviegoing public, I think some of them just couldn't get past V and his mask and couldn't buy into it.