Spongebob 2 did very strong on its opening but Jupiter Rising has had a dollar burning opener as was expected
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Spongebob 2 did very strong on its opening but Jupiter Rising has had a dollar burning opener as was expected -
Fifty Shades makes silly money and very much quietly Big Hero 6 has become the third highest grossing animated Disney movie everComment
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Kingsman has held fairly steady in its second week at the US box office whilst Fifty Shades has had a staggering 73% fall in business suggesting a short lifespan and ill tides for the sequel in years to comeComment
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Has anyone here actually seen or read Fifty Shades?
I mean, if you want pron, it's free on the net, so the plot must be great right?
Except I read the synopsis on wikipedia and it sounded totally pap, not fap.Comment
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My missus used to love Twilight back when it was big so after all the fuss was made about Fifty Shades and finding out with was fanfic of the vampire series she gave the first book a go but hated it. Apparently it's horrifically written, it just somehow how lucky off Twilights backComment
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It's generally seen as an incredible victory for clever marketing, and as said above, it started life as Twilight fanfiction (as that fanbase started to reach the late teenage age/early 20s).
The actual book is dreadful, and apparently presents the relationship as romantic when it's quite abusive, misrepresenting both healthy relationships and the kinky areas that it goes into.
Then again, we live in a world where Twilight was successful, and everything I see about that suggests that relationship is also stalkerish and creepy. Many hollywood films seem to be doing it these days (and have done since the 80s), portraying things like obsession as romantic. It's not healthy.Comment
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Fast 7's opening night has ended in over $15m in takings, not far off three times what Fast 6 gainedComment
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Good or bad Im expecting this to hit near a billion dollers when its done. This franchise has been a hit with young to middle aged, boys and girls.Comment
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Due to babysitter issues, I'm not going to get to see it until the end of next week but no surprise it's doing well.Comment
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Fast 7 takes over $390m on opening, bigger than Cap 2, and makes it already the third highest grossing FF film everComment
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Fast 7 has reached $1.15bn making it now the 7th highest grossing film of all timeComment
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Fast 7 looks to have taken just shy of another 300m this week which means it is now officially a bigger hit than Frozen over it's entire run (which includes two cinema runs). Expect it to take a hit this coming week as Avengers 2 rolls out, but that film has a very staggered opening so Fast 7 might not be done yet.
It currently stands in a position which makes it almost certain to overtake Harry Potter for 4th place next week and the next film in its sights, holding out of the top three earning films of all time is the first Avengers film.Comment
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Avengers 2 opens huge but down against the first film meaning Disney is looking at making less this time around.
Meanwhile Furious 7 passes $1.4bn, it's highly likely to pass Avengers 1 in the next fortnight to reach its final resting spot of third highest grossing film of all timeComment
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Disney may end up with more money this time (globally), as these days you have to figure in the Chinese Box Office which is HUGE. Since the last Avengers movie, it has grown exponentially and is now second only to the U.S. and may well overtake it in the coming years. The first Avengers took $86.3 million in 2012 at the Chinese Box Office, but bear in mind that Furious 7 has (so far) taken $323 million this year in the same territory alone, then the potential gross of summer blockbusters is immense in China. So any shortfall (compared to the first movie) at the U.S. cinema, could be more than made up by the takings in China (and other Asian markets).Last edited by Spooky Mulder; 04-05-2015, 15:56.Comment
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I only learned recently that Iron Man 3 had a different cut specifically for China precisely due to that.Comment
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