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Weekend B.O. Report: 'Taken 2' Dazzles With $105 Mil Worldwide, Among Top October Debuts
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Mr. Hole the Magnificent
Oct 7, 2012, 8:28:58 PM10/7/12
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http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-report-taken-2-liam-neeson-pitch-perfect-tim-burton-frankenweenie-376945
UPDATED: The Liam Neeson action pic grosses $50 million in North America and $55 million overseas; musical comedy "Pitch Perfect" turns in a solid $14.7 million domestically, while Tim Burton's "Frankenweenie" falters with $11.5 million.
Sequel Taken 2 stormed to the top of the North American box office with a record-breaking $50 million debut, more than double the original 2009 film and marking more good news for Liam Neeson. It also helped drive up ticket sales 43 percent over the same weekend last year.
The action pic from 20th Century Fox and EuropaCorp also did plenty of damage overseas, where it grossed $55 million from its first 27 markets for a worldwide opening of $105 million.
In North America, Taken 2 nabbed the best-ever October opening for a PG-13 film and the third-best overall after Paranormal Activity 3 ($52.6 million) and Jackass 3D ($50.4 million), both rated R.
Taken 2 opens almost three years after Taken transformed into a sleeper box-office hit, revitalizing Neeson's career and grossing $226.8 million globally after opening to $24.7 million domestically in early January 2009.
The sequel returns Maggie Grace and Famke Janssen as the daughter and ex-wife of Neeson's character, Bryan Mills. This time out, the story is set in Istanbul, where Janssen's character is kidnapped and the daughter goes on the run. Luc Besson reteamed with Robert Mark Kamen to write the script, while Olivier Megaton replaces Pierre Morel in the director's chair.
"People love Liam and identify with this character and his drive to protect his family at all costs," Fox president of domestic distribution Chris Aronson said.
Late-night moviegoing has been sluggish since the Aurora theater shooting in July, but Taken 2 proved an exception as it grossed $1.5 million in Thursday midnight runs and enjoyed strong 10 p.m. shows on Friday and Saturday.
Taken 2, receiving a B+ CinemaScore, played to a broad audience despite being ravaged by critics. Males made up 52 percent of the those buying tickets, and 56 percent of the audience was older than 25.
Fox, which only distributed Taken, made Taken 2 with Besson's EuropaCorp and is distributing the film in most parts of the world.
Holdover Hotel Transylvania stayed strong in its second weekend, grossing in the $27 million range for a domestic cume north of $76 million. The 3D kids pic, also helping to fuel the domestic box-office recovery, is turning in the top performance ever for Sony Pictures Animation.
The movie grossed $13.1 million overseas from 22 markets, bringing the film's global cume to $105.3 million.
Universal's female-fueled Pitch Perfect placed a solid No. 3, grossing north of $14 million as it expanded nationwide for a domestic cume of $21.6 million.
The modestly budgeted musical comedy, which cost $17 million to make and opened in limited release last weekend to spark word-of-mouth, stars Anna Kendrick and Brittany Snow. The film was co-financed by Universal and Paul Brooks'
GoldCircle Films. Brooks produced alongside Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman.
"We're very happy with the film's performance. We had great momentum going into the weekend, and we are on the road to profitability," said Universal president of domestic distribution Nikki Rocco.
Pitch Perfect received an A CinemaScore, while more than 80 percent of the audience were females. More than 60 percent of the audience was younger than 30.
The news wasn't so good for Tim Burton’s 3D black-and-white, stop-motion-animated Frankenweenie, which debuted to $11.5 million, well less than the $15 million to $20 million that Disney had hoped for. The pic, hurt by the continued strength of Hotel Transylvania, only managed a fifth-place finish.
Frankenweenie -- an homage to author Mary Shelley's Frankenstein -- is a remake of Burton's 1984 short film about a boy who brings his dog back to life with unintended consequences. The film garnered glowing reviews, and a B+ CinemaScore.
Disney, which produced the film for $39 million, believes word-of-mouth will be strong heading into the Halloween stretch, resulting in a steady flow of moviegoers. Of those turning out opening weekend, 56 percent were families, and 32 percent were couples.
"Because of the stop-motion and the black and white, the casual moviegoer might need permission to see this film," said Disney executive vp distribution Dave Hollis.
Frankenweenie did solid business in Imax theaters, which accounted for $1.3 million in business domestically. The film begins rolling out overseas next weekend.
In its second weekend, Looper, the twisty time-travelling movie starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis, from Sony's TriStar, FilmDistrict and Endgame, ranked fourth as it collected an estimated $12 million for a 10-day domestic cume of $40 million.
Lee Daniels' The Paperboy got off to a sluggish start at the specialty box office, despite a high-profile cast that includes Nicole Kidman, John Cusack, Zac Efron and Matthew McConaughey. Produced by Nu Image/Millennium and distributed by Millennium Entertainment, the film grossed $110,033 from 11 theaters for a location average of $10,033.
UPDATED: The Liam Neeson action pic grosses $50 million in North America and $55 million overseas; musical comedy "Pitch Perfect" turns in a solid $14.7 million domestically, while Tim Burton's "Frankenweenie" falters with $11.5 million.
Sequel Taken 2 stormed to the top of the North American box office with a record-breaking $50 million debut, more than double the original 2009 film and marking more good news for Liam Neeson. It also helped drive up ticket sales 43 percent over the same weekend last year.
The action pic from 20th Century Fox and EuropaCorp also did plenty of damage overseas, where it grossed $55 million from its first 27 markets for a worldwide opening of $105 million.
In North America, Taken 2 nabbed the best-ever October opening for a PG-13 film and the third-best overall after Paranormal Activity 3 ($52.6 million) and Jackass 3D ($50.4 million), both rated R.
Taken 2 opens almost three years after Taken transformed into a sleeper box-office hit, revitalizing Neeson's career and grossing $226.8 million globally after opening to $24.7 million domestically in early January 2009.
The sequel returns Maggie Grace and Famke Janssen as the daughter and ex-wife of Neeson's character, Bryan Mills. This time out, the story is set in Istanbul, where Janssen's character is kidnapped and the daughter goes on the run. Luc Besson reteamed with Robert Mark Kamen to write the script, while Olivier Megaton replaces Pierre Morel in the director's chair.
"People love Liam and identify with this character and his drive to protect his family at all costs," Fox president of domestic distribution Chris Aronson said.
Late-night moviegoing has been sluggish since the Aurora theater shooting in July, but Taken 2 proved an exception as it grossed $1.5 million in Thursday midnight runs and enjoyed strong 10 p.m. shows on Friday and Saturday.
Taken 2, receiving a B+ CinemaScore, played to a broad audience despite being ravaged by critics. Males made up 52 percent of the those buying tickets, and 56 percent of the audience was older than 25.
Fox, which only distributed Taken, made Taken 2 with Besson's EuropaCorp and is distributing the film in most parts of the world.
Holdover Hotel Transylvania stayed strong in its second weekend, grossing in the $27 million range for a domestic cume north of $76 million. The 3D kids pic, also helping to fuel the domestic box-office recovery, is turning in the top performance ever for Sony Pictures Animation.
The movie grossed $13.1 million overseas from 22 markets, bringing the film's global cume to $105.3 million.
Universal's female-fueled Pitch Perfect placed a solid No. 3, grossing north of $14 million as it expanded nationwide for a domestic cume of $21.6 million.
The modestly budgeted musical comedy, which cost $17 million to make and opened in limited release last weekend to spark word-of-mouth, stars Anna Kendrick and Brittany Snow. The film was co-financed by Universal and Paul Brooks'
GoldCircle Films. Brooks produced alongside Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman.
"We're very happy with the film's performance. We had great momentum going into the weekend, and we are on the road to profitability," said Universal president of domestic distribution Nikki Rocco.
Pitch Perfect received an A CinemaScore, while more than 80 percent of the audience were females. More than 60 percent of the audience was younger than 30.
The news wasn't so good for Tim Burton’s 3D black-and-white, stop-motion-animated Frankenweenie, which debuted to $11.5 million, well less than the $15 million to $20 million that Disney had hoped for. The pic, hurt by the continued strength of Hotel Transylvania, only managed a fifth-place finish.
Frankenweenie -- an homage to author Mary Shelley's Frankenstein -- is a remake of Burton's 1984 short film about a boy who brings his dog back to life with unintended consequences. The film garnered glowing reviews, and a B+ CinemaScore.
Disney, which produced the film for $39 million, believes word-of-mouth will be strong heading into the Halloween stretch, resulting in a steady flow of moviegoers. Of those turning out opening weekend, 56 percent were families, and 32 percent were couples.
"Because of the stop-motion and the black and white, the casual moviegoer might need permission to see this film," said Disney executive vp distribution Dave Hollis.
Frankenweenie did solid business in Imax theaters, which accounted for $1.3 million in business domestically. The film begins rolling out overseas next weekend.
In its second weekend, Looper, the twisty time-travelling movie starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis, from Sony's TriStar, FilmDistrict and Endgame, ranked fourth as it collected an estimated $12 million for a 10-day domestic cume of $40 million.
Lee Daniels' The Paperboy got off to a sluggish start at the specialty box office, despite a high-profile cast that includes Nicole Kidman, John Cusack, Zac Efron and Matthew McConaughey. Produced by Nu Image/Millennium and distributed by Millennium Entertainment, the film grossed $110,033 from 11 theaters for a location average of $10,033.
nick
Oct 7, 2012, 8:36:05 PM10/7/12
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On Oct 7, 8:28 pm, "Mr. Hole the Magnificent"
<Classic.Mr.H...@gmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-report-taken-2-liam-...
>
> The news wasn't so good for Tim Burton’s 3D black-and-white, stop-motion-animated Frankenweenie, which debuted to $11.5 million, well less than the $15 million to $20 million that Disney had hoped for. The pic, hurt by the continued strength of Hotel Transylvania, only managed a fifth-place finish.
>
> Frankenweenie -- an homage to author Mary Shelley's Frankenstein -- is a remake of Burton's 1984 short film about a boy who brings his dog back to life with unintended consequences. The film garnered glowing reviews, and a B+ CinemaScore.
>
> Disney, which produced the film for $39 million, believes word-of-mouth will be strong heading into the Halloween stretch, resulting in a steady flow of moviegoers. Of those turning out opening weekend, 56 percent were families, and 32 percent were couples.
>
Let's see. 56 plus 32 equals 88, so aside from the families and
couples, that leaves 12 percent of the audience made up of Burton's
goth loner demo.
> "Because of the stop-motion and the black and white, the casual moviegoer might need permission to see this film," said Disney executive vp distribution Dave Hollis.
>
"permission to see this film". What does that mean, other than we
don't know why Frankenweenie failed so we're going to blame it on the
stop motion and the black and white? I'm surprised at the
underperformance too. I thought it would have done better, but
playing on his home turf, Tim Burton got beat by Adam Sandler.
<Classic.Mr.H...@gmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-report-taken-2-liam-...
>
> The news wasn't so good for Tim Burton’s 3D black-and-white, stop-motion-animated Frankenweenie, which debuted to $11.5 million, well less than the $15 million to $20 million that Disney had hoped for. The pic, hurt by the continued strength of Hotel Transylvania, only managed a fifth-place finish.
>
> Frankenweenie -- an homage to author Mary Shelley's Frankenstein -- is a remake of Burton's 1984 short film about a boy who brings his dog back to life with unintended consequences. The film garnered glowing reviews, and a B+ CinemaScore.
>
> Disney, which produced the film for $39 million, believes word-of-mouth will be strong heading into the Halloween stretch, resulting in a steady flow of moviegoers. Of those turning out opening weekend, 56 percent were families, and 32 percent were couples.
>
couples, that leaves 12 percent of the audience made up of Burton's
goth loner demo.
> "Because of the stop-motion and the black and white, the casual moviegoer might need permission to see this film," said Disney executive vp distribution Dave Hollis.
>
don't know why Frankenweenie failed so we're going to blame it on the
stop motion and the black and white? I'm surprised at the
underperformance too. I thought it would have done better, but
playing on his home turf, Tim Burton got beat by Adam Sandler.
trotsky
Oct 7, 2012, 9:53:09 PM10/7/12
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On 10/7/12 7:36 PM, nick wrote:
> On Oct 7, 8:28 pm, "Mr. Hole the Magnificent"
> <Classic.Mr.H...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-report-taken-2-liam-...
>
>>
>> The news wasn't so good for Tim Burton�s 3D black-and-white, stop-motion-animated Frankenweenie, which debuted to $11.5 million, well less than the $15 million to $20 million that Disney had hoped for. The pic, hurt by the continued strength of Hotel Transylvania, only managed a fifth-place finish.
> On Oct 7, 8:28 pm, "Mr. Hole the Magnificent"
> <Classic.Mr.H...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-report-taken-2-liam-...
>
>>
>>
>> Frankenweenie -- an homage to author Mary Shelley's Frankenstein -- is a remake of Burton's 1984 short film about a boy who brings his dog back to life with unintended consequences. The film garnered glowing reviews, and a B+ CinemaScore.
>>
>> Disney, which produced the film for $39 million, believes word-of-mouth will be strong heading into the Halloween stretch, resulting in a steady flow of moviegoers. Of those turning out opening weekend, 56 percent were families, and 32 percent were couples.
>>
> Let's see. 56 plus 32 equals 88, so aside from the families and
> couples, that leaves 12 percent of the audience made up of Burton's
> goth loner demo.
"Frankenweenie" may well be a good movie, but I sure as hell don't know
>> Frankenweenie -- an homage to author Mary Shelley's Frankenstein -- is a remake of Burton's 1984 short film about a boy who brings his dog back to life with unintended consequences. The film garnered glowing reviews, and a B+ CinemaScore.
>>
>> Disney, which produced the film for $39 million, believes word-of-mouth will be strong heading into the Halloween stretch, resulting in a steady flow of moviegoers. Of those turning out opening weekend, 56 percent were families, and 32 percent were couples.
>>
> Let's see. 56 plus 32 equals 88, so aside from the families and
> couples, that leaves 12 percent of the audience made up of Burton's
> goth loner demo.
what it's target audience is supposed to be. How many other horseshit
offerings is Hollywood going to greenlight for Burton anyway? I don't
know why he hasn't acheived direct to video status yet.
RichA
Oct 8, 2012, 12:53:45 AM10/8/12
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On Oct 7, 8:28 pm, "Mr. Hole the Magnificent"
<Classic.Mr.H...@gmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-report-taken-2-liam-...
>
<Classic.Mr.H...@gmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-report-taken-2-liam-...
>
> UPDATED: The Liam Neeson action pic grosses $50 million in North America and $55 million overseas; musical comedy "Pitch Perfect" turns in a solid $14.7 million domestically, while Tim Burton's "Frankenweenie" falters with $11.5 million.
>
> Sequel Taken 2 stormed to the top of the North American box office with a record-breaking $50 million debut, more than double the original 2009 film and marking more good news for Liam Neeson. It also helped drive up ticket sales 43 percent over the same weekend last year.
>
> The action pic from 20th Century Fox and EuropaCorp also did plenty of damage overseas, where it grossed $55 million from its first 27 markets for a worldwide opening of $105 million.
>
> In North America, Taken 2 nabbed the best-ever October opening for a PG-13 film and the third-best overall after Paranormal Activity 3 ($52.6 million) and Jackass 3D ($50.4 million), both rated R.
>
> Taken 2 opens almost three years after Taken transformed into a sleeper box-office hit, revitalizing Neeson's career and grossing $226.8 million globally after opening to $24.7 million domestically in early January 2009.
>
> The sequel returns Maggie Grace and Famke Janssen as the daughter and ex-wife of Neeson's character, Bryan Mills. This time out, the story is set in Istanbul, where Janssen's character is kidnapped and the daughter goes on the run. Luc Besson reteamed with Robert Mark Kamen to write the script, while Olivier Megaton replaces Pierre Morel in the director's chair.
>
> "People love Liam and identify with this character and his drive to protect his family at all costs," Fox president of domestic distribution Chris Aronson said.
>
> Late-night moviegoing has been sluggish since the Aurora theater shooting in July, but Taken 2 proved an exception as it grossed $1.5 million in Thursday midnight runs and enjoyed strong 10 p.m. shows on Friday and Saturday.
> Taken 2, receiving a B+ CinemaScore, played to a broad audience despite being ravaged by critics. Males made up 52 percent of the those buying tickets, and 56 percent of the audience was older than 25.
>
> Fox, which only distributed Taken, made Taken 2 with Besson's EuropaCorp and is distributing the film in most parts of the world.
>
> Holdover Hotel Transylvania stayed strong in its second weekend, grossing in the $27 million range for a domestic cume north of $76 million. The 3D kids pic, also helping to fuel the domestic box-office recovery, is turning in the top performance ever for Sony Pictures Animation.
>
> The movie grossed $13.1 million overseas from 22 markets, bringing the film's global cume to $105.3 million.
>
> Universal's female-fueled Pitch Perfect placed a solid No. 3, grossing north of $14 million as it expanded nationwide for a domestic cume of $21.6 million.
>
> The modestly budgeted musical comedy, which cost $17 million to make and opened in limited release last weekend to spark word-of-mouth, stars Anna Kendrick and Brittany Snow. The film was co-financed by Universal and Paul Brooks'
> GoldCircle Films. Brooks produced alongside Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman.
> "We're very happy with the film's performance. We had great momentum going into the weekend, and we are on the road to profitability," said Universal president of domestic distribution Nikki Rocco.
>
> Pitch Perfect received an A CinemaScore, while more than 80 percent of the audience were females. More than 60 percent of the audience was younger than 30.
>
> The news wasn't so good for Tim Burton’s 3D black-and-white, stop-motion-animated Frankenweenie, which debuted to $11.5 million, well less than the $15 million to $20 million that Disney had hoped for. The pic, hurt by the continued strength of Hotel Transylvania, only managed a fifth-place finish.
>
> Frankenweenie -- an homage to author Mary Shelley's Frankenstein -- is a remake of Burton's 1984 short film about a boy who brings his dog back to life with unintended consequences. The film garnered glowing reviews, and a B+ CinemaScore.
>
> Disney, which produced the film for $39 million, believes word-of-mouth will be strong heading into the Halloween stretch, resulting in a steady flow of moviegoers. Of those turning out opening weekend, 56 percent were families, and 32 percent were couples.
>
> "Because of the stop-motion and the black and white, the casual moviegoer might need permission to see this film," said Disney executive vp distribution Dave Hollis.
>
> Frankenweenie did solid business in Imax theaters, which accounted for $1.3 million in business domestically. The film begins rolling out overseas next weekend.
>
Oddly enough, Frankenweenie looked better (the trailers) than Hotel
>
> Sequel Taken 2 stormed to the top of the North American box office with a record-breaking $50 million debut, more than double the original 2009 film and marking more good news for Liam Neeson. It also helped drive up ticket sales 43 percent over the same weekend last year.
>
> The action pic from 20th Century Fox and EuropaCorp also did plenty of damage overseas, where it grossed $55 million from its first 27 markets for a worldwide opening of $105 million.
>
> In North America, Taken 2 nabbed the best-ever October opening for a PG-13 film and the third-best overall after Paranormal Activity 3 ($52.6 million) and Jackass 3D ($50.4 million), both rated R.
>
> Taken 2 opens almost three years after Taken transformed into a sleeper box-office hit, revitalizing Neeson's career and grossing $226.8 million globally after opening to $24.7 million domestically in early January 2009.
>
> The sequel returns Maggie Grace and Famke Janssen as the daughter and ex-wife of Neeson's character, Bryan Mills. This time out, the story is set in Istanbul, where Janssen's character is kidnapped and the daughter goes on the run. Luc Besson reteamed with Robert Mark Kamen to write the script, while Olivier Megaton replaces Pierre Morel in the director's chair.
>
> "People love Liam and identify with this character and his drive to protect his family at all costs," Fox president of domestic distribution Chris Aronson said.
>
> Late-night moviegoing has been sluggish since the Aurora theater shooting in July, but Taken 2 proved an exception as it grossed $1.5 million in Thursday midnight runs and enjoyed strong 10 p.m. shows on Friday and Saturday.
> Taken 2, receiving a B+ CinemaScore, played to a broad audience despite being ravaged by critics. Males made up 52 percent of the those buying tickets, and 56 percent of the audience was older than 25.
>
> Fox, which only distributed Taken, made Taken 2 with Besson's EuropaCorp and is distributing the film in most parts of the world.
>
> Holdover Hotel Transylvania stayed strong in its second weekend, grossing in the $27 million range for a domestic cume north of $76 million. The 3D kids pic, also helping to fuel the domestic box-office recovery, is turning in the top performance ever for Sony Pictures Animation.
>
> The movie grossed $13.1 million overseas from 22 markets, bringing the film's global cume to $105.3 million.
>
> Universal's female-fueled Pitch Perfect placed a solid No. 3, grossing north of $14 million as it expanded nationwide for a domestic cume of $21.6 million.
>
> The modestly budgeted musical comedy, which cost $17 million to make and opened in limited release last weekend to spark word-of-mouth, stars Anna Kendrick and Brittany Snow. The film was co-financed by Universal and Paul Brooks'
> GoldCircle Films. Brooks produced alongside Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman.
> "We're very happy with the film's performance. We had great momentum going into the weekend, and we are on the road to profitability," said Universal president of domestic distribution Nikki Rocco.
>
> Pitch Perfect received an A CinemaScore, while more than 80 percent of the audience were females. More than 60 percent of the audience was younger than 30.
>
> The news wasn't so good for Tim Burton’s 3D black-and-white, stop-motion-animated Frankenweenie, which debuted to $11.5 million, well less than the $15 million to $20 million that Disney had hoped for. The pic, hurt by the continued strength of Hotel Transylvania, only managed a fifth-place finish.
>
> Frankenweenie -- an homage to author Mary Shelley's Frankenstein -- is a remake of Burton's 1984 short film about a boy who brings his dog back to life with unintended consequences. The film garnered glowing reviews, and a B+ CinemaScore.
>
> Disney, which produced the film for $39 million, believes word-of-mouth will be strong heading into the Halloween stretch, resulting in a steady flow of moviegoers. Of those turning out opening weekend, 56 percent were families, and 32 percent were couples.
>
> "Because of the stop-motion and the black and white, the casual moviegoer might need permission to see this film," said Disney executive vp distribution Dave Hollis.
>
> Frankenweenie did solid business in Imax theaters, which accounted for $1.3 million in business domestically. The film begins rolling out overseas next weekend.
>
Transylvania. Taken 2 was better than the critics had lead people to
believe, but the PG rating hurt it. Not enough non-quick cut
violence, not enough blood.
Obveeus
Oct 8, 2012, 8:20:37 AM10/8/12
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"RichA" <rande...@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Oct 7, 8:28 pm, "Mr. Hole the Magnificent"
><Classic.Mr.H...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-report-taken-2-liam-...
>
>> Holdover Hotel Transylvania stayed strong in its second weekend,
>> grossing in the $27 million range for a domestic cume north of $76
>> million.
>
>> grossing in the $27 million range for a domestic cume north of $76
>> million.
>
>> The news wasn't so good for Tim Burton’s 3D black-and-white,
>> stop-motion-animated Frankenweenie, which debuted to $11.5 million,
>
>> stop-motion-animated Frankenweenie, which debuted to $11.5 million,
>
>Oddly enough, Frankenweenie looked better (the trailers) than Hotel
>Transylvania.
Rottentomatoes scores:
>Transylvania.
HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA: 45%
FRANKENWEENIE: 85%
IMDB scores:
HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA: 7.1
FRANKENWEENIE: 7.5
The makers of FRANKENWEENIE just have to get people to hear/follow the
critical acclaim and they will be able to resurrect their film at the box
office.
nick
Oct 8, 2012, 8:38:36 AM10/8/12
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On Oct 8, 8:20 am, "Obveeus" <Obve...@aol.com> wrote:
Maybe it's the titles. If you're a young boy, you'd rather go see
something called Hotel Transylvania than Frankenweenie. Kinda like
what happened with Mars Needs Moms.
Whatever happened, it's got nothing to do with the stop motion or the
black and white.
something called Hotel Transylvania than Frankenweenie. Kinda like
what happened with Mars Needs Moms.
Whatever happened, it's got nothing to do with the stop motion or the
black and white.
Mr. Hole the Magnificent
Oct 8, 2012, 8:56:34 AM10/8/12
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Obveeus
Oct 8, 2012, 9:03:30 AM10/8/12
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your kid to a film about their pet dying...and then them fiddling with the
corpse in order to bring it back to life? Why even open that can of worms?
nick
Oct 8, 2012, 9:18:25 AM10/8/12
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On Oct 8, 9:03 am, "Obveeus" <Obve...@aol.com> wrote:
Yeah, maybe as a parent I'd want to learn more about Frankenweenie
before I took the kids. But if I did have kids I would have taken
them to see Hotel Transylvania last week and this week I'd be looking
to go see something without them, like Taken 2. I wouldn't take kids
to see Taken 2 because then they'd start worrying about getting
kidnapped by terrorists.
before I took the kids. But if I did have kids I would have taken
them to see Hotel Transylvania last week and this week I'd be looking
to go see something without them, like Taken 2. I wouldn't take kids
to see Taken 2 because then they'd start worrying about getting
kidnapped by terrorists.
Obveeus
Oct 8, 2012, 10:10:43 AM10/8/12
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"nick" <leftbehindb...@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Oct 8, 9:03 am, "Obveeus" <Obve...@aol.com> wrote:
>> "nick" <leftbehindbythetalk...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >On Oct 8, 8:20 am, "Obveeus" <Obve...@aol.com> wrote:
>> >> IMDB scores:
>> >> HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA: 7.1
>> >> FRANKENWEENIE: 7.5
>>
>> >> The makers of FRANKENWEENIE just have to get people to hear/follow the
>> >> critical acclaim and they will be able to resurrect their film at the
>> >> box
>> >> office.
>>
>> >Maybe it's the titles. If you're a young boy, you'd rather go see
>> >something called Hotel Transylvania than Frankenweenie. Kinda like
>> >what happened with Mars Needs Moms.
>>
>> >Whatever happened, it's got nothing to do with the stop motion or the
>> >black and white.
>>
>> I think it is even more basic than that. As a parent, do you want to take
>> your kid to a film about their pet dying...and then them fiddling with
>> the
>> corpse in order to bring it back to life? Why even open that can of
>> worms?
>
>Yeah, maybe as a parent I'd want to learn more about Frankenweenie
>before I took the kids. But if I did have kids I would have taken
>them to see Hotel Transylvania last week
the biggest kid film of the weekend while FRANKENWEENIE debuted below it at
the box office.
>and this week I'd be looking
>to go see something without them, like Taken 2. I wouldn't take kids
>to see Taken 2 because then they'd start worrying about getting
>kidnapped by terrorists.
see it.
Ted Nolan <tednolan>
Oct 8, 2012, 12:33:40 PM10/8/12
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An awful trailer certainly did not help MNM. It kept me from seeing it
anyway..
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Oct 8, 2012, 5:46:05 PM10/8/12
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On Monday, October 8, 2012 8:38:36 AM UTC-4, nick wrote:
> Maybe it's the titles. If you're a young boy, you'd rather go see
> something called Hotel Transylvania than Frankenweenie. Kinda like
> what happened with Mars Needs Moms.
>
If MARS NEEDS MOMS had something going for it, I might agree. Sometimes word of mouth can overcome a bad title. MARS NEEDS MOMS was a bad movie with a bad title and nothing was going to save it.
> Maybe it's the titles. If you're a young boy, you'd rather go see
> something called Hotel Transylvania than Frankenweenie. Kinda like
> what happened with Mars Needs Moms.
>
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