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Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 5:37 am
by PatrickvD
Time to bump this thread.
The big Disney flick of the year is coming.
Update and revise Pirates predictions everyone. At World's End is gonna kick ass and take names!
Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 10:53 am
by PatrickvD
well I saw At World's End and I'm lowering my prediction for its domestic total to $371 million
Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 11:01 am
by Just Myself
Final predict:
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - $395 million
Cheers,
JM
Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 1:09 pm
by castleinthesky
I'm leaving my pick of Pirates, which seems a little high, but I hope not.
I totally forgot about this thread!
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 6:46 am
by PatrickvD
Is there abybody out there? out there out there out there
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:46 am
by Luke
PatrickvD wrote:Is there abybody out there? out there out there out there
Not enough to justify the work that goes into updating this. I guess we can stick a fork in this thread, unless someone else wants to take over the reins.
Anyway, <i>Ratatouille</i> appears to have dealt Pixar its smallest opening weekend since <i>A Bug's Life</i>. According to BOM estimates, it clocked in a full $13 million less than <i>Cars</i>, which itself opened $10 M below <i>Finding Nemo</i> and <i>The Incredibles</i>. I expect <i>Ratatouille</i> to have fairly good legs but it will need pretty remarkable ones to pass $200 M in the face of all the summertime competition. With legs like <i>Cars</i>', it'd end up with $191 M, which would put it right at <i>Toy Story</i>, tied for the 2nd lowest Pixar domestic gross, and just about where I predicted it'd end up.
If it ends up in the $190-$200 M range, it will land alongside <i>Madagascar</i>, <i>Happy Feet</i>, and <i>Ice Age: The Meltdown</i>, which now have a shot at becoming the only non-<i>Shrek</i> CG-animated films to outgross Pixar ones this decade.
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 11:33 am
by memnv
I saw Ratatouille and was disapointed in it. I will be surprised if it breaks $150 million
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 11:48 am
by Timon/Pumbaa fan
Luke wrote:I expect <i>Ratatouille</i> to have fairly good legs but it will need pretty remarkable ones to pass $200 M in the face of all the summertime competition. With legs like <i>Cars</i>', it'd end up with $191 M, which would put it right at <i>Toy Story</i>, tied for the 2nd lowest Pixar domestic gross, and just about where I predicted it'd end up.
Not with Transformers coming next week, and a low-budget film with a cliched market called "Harry Potter" coming after that. Cars had strong legs because it didn't have much competition for about a whole month. Ratatouille looks to not have much competition for about a whole week(and it still has to face Die Hard and a bunch of other films).
I wouldn't be surprise if this grosses less than A Bug's Life.
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 2:50 pm
by PatrickvD
too bad the fork is going in.
Still appreciate what you've done Luke.
anyway, the thread could remain open for Box Office discussion.
Ratatouille did okay. Still amazing that Pixar's most disappointing release still had an opening week bigger than any Disney animation opening week and is likely to end up with more $$ than any film Disney has released since The Lion King.
And with the quality going up at both Pixar and Disney, I can say Disney made a smart move buying Pixar.