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08-10-2009, 07:41 AM | #1 |
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While I enjoyed the heck out of the film, the common consensus is that G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is big, dumb fun but hardly great. At its current rate, unless word of mouth improves, it will certainly not beat T2:RotF. Perhaps the G.I. Joe sequel will fare better. Until then, let's play a guessing game.
How much percent do you think the audience drop off will be for the 2nd weekend? And do you think G.I. Joe will stay at #1? I say audience drop-off will be around 46% but G.I. Joe will stick it at #1. Remember, District 9 opens up on Friday August 14 and may eat away at audiences. You can track the movie's progress at Daily Box Office Results Index
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08-10-2009, 08:06 AM | #2 |
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well it did better than Mission Impossible 3 but less than either of the Fantastic Four movies.
as bad as word of mouth is on this thing and even the positive reviews bash it, I would almost be willing to bet money on it slipping out of #1 this weekend.
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08-10-2009, 08:10 AM | #3 |
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I think it might just stay at #1.But if not then it will be #2!! LOL
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08-10-2009, 08:12 AM | #4 |
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district 9 will murder gi joe...sadly. as long as the kids keep wanting to see the movie boom boom explosions, gi joe should do well as a action family movie, unlike the R district 9. i think it will stay number 1 for like a week
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08-10-2009, 08:12 AM | #5 |
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A positive review is a positive review. Virtually no movie gets to be "flawless" when the reviews roll around. If District 9 overtakes Joe, it'll be by a very slim margin. The R rating alone will cut into its' potential box office take, and there isn't nearly as much awareness on it as there was for Joe. Lot of the folks at my workplace either know nothing about it, or think it looks "kinda weird." Lotta these same folks went to see G.I. Joe this weekend and liked it. Last edited by Jmacq1; 08-10-2009 at 08:17 AM.. |
08-10-2009, 08:44 AM | #6 |
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Kinda curious where this "bad word of mouth" is coming from. There seem to be a good bit more people that have enjoyed the movie than hated it thus far. "People" meaning average folks that went to see the movie, not movie critics (who don't really qualify as "word of mouth" anyhow, if you get down to the real definition).
A positive review is a positive review. Virtually no movie gets to be "flawless" when the reviews roll around. If District 9 overtakes Joe, it'll be by a very slim margin. The R rating alone will cut into its' potential box office take, and there isn't nearly as much awareness on it as there was for Joe. Lot of the folks at my workplace either know nothing about it, or think it looks "kinda weird." Lotta these same folks went to see G.I. Joe this weekend and liked it. well, here is how I came to word of mouth: I looked at sites OTHER than G.I. Joe sites (they do exist), namely movie blogs, rotten tomatoes (which I recall everyone LOVED when all the reviews were good, now that they arent...they suck), yahoo movies (which is user based), Box Office Mojo (once again user based), the amount of on tv promotion, talking to my friends, talking to people in the toy aisle, people in the comic shops etc. thats kinda what word of mouth is. And so far way more people hate/ don't care about this movie than like it. What is really amusing is that if you read the positive reviews and the audience breakdowns of it the good reviews are still bad and the majority of people who went to see this are over 25.
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08-10-2009, 09:01 AM | #7 |
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well, here is how I came to word of mouth: I looked at sites OTHER than G.I. Joe sites (they do exist), namely movie blogs, rotten tomatoes (which I recall everyone LOVED when all the reviews were good, now that they arent...they suck), yahoo movies (which is user based), Box Office Mojo (once again user based), the amount of on tv promotion, talking to my friends, talking to people in the toy aisle, people in the comic shops etc.
thats kinda what word of mouth is. And so far way more people hate/ don't care about this movie than like it. What is really amusing is that if you read the positive reviews and the audience breakdowns of it the good reviews are still bad and the majority of people who went to see this are over 25. Movietickets.com: 270 out of 330 (82%) would recommend this movie to others. Fandango.com: Currently has it rated as a "Go" (Second highest rating) with 668 ratings. Box Office Mojo: 336 people gave it an A or a B, compared to 249 giving it a D or F, with 41 Cs (Neutral). Even if you add the Cs to the negative pile the positives still outnumber them. Might want to double check your arithmetic next time. Yahoo Movies: Users give it an overall rating of "B" out of 4603 votes. I dunno what school you went to, but B is usually considered "above average". Are you even looking at these sites you listed? People who went to see it over 25? How many preteens do you see writing reviews on movie websites or answering internet polls? So I ask you again: Where is this overwhelmingly bad word of mouth you speak of? Since you either didn't add right or didn't actually look at the websites you listed as "User generated" before you claimed that "Don't like it" folks outnumbered the "did like it" folks. Last edited by Jmacq1; 08-10-2009 at 09:09 AM.. |
08-10-2009, 09:27 AM | #8 |
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Thankkkkk u brother for shutting the Haters down
the facts speak loud n clear Quote:
Rottentomatoes.com: The "RT Community" folks, who are just the user-generated portion of the site currently have it rated at 62%. 587 positive to 349 negative, with an average rating of 6.0/10.
Movietickets.com: 270 out of 330 (82%) would recommend this movie to others. Fandango.com: Currently has it rated as a "Go" (Second highest rating) with 668 ratings. Box Office Mojo: 336 people gave it an A or a B, compared to 249 giving it a D or F, with 41 Cs (Neutral). Even if you add the Cs to the negative pile the positives still outnumber them. Might want to double check your arithmetic next time. Yahoo Movies: Users give it an overall rating of "B" out of 4603 votes. I dunno what school you went to, but B is usually considered "above average". Are you even looking at these sites you listed? People who went to see it over 25? How many preteens do you see writing reviews on movie websites or answering internet polls? So I ask you again: Where is this overwhelmingly bad word of mouth you speak of? Since you either didn't add right or didn't actually look at the websites you listed as "User generated" before you claimed that "Don't like it" folks outnumbered the "did like it" folks.
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08-10-2009, 09:29 AM | #9 |
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Joe will remain at #1. I don't see District 9 being a big box office hit, just doesn't seem the type of movie that will connect with the mass market. Joe will take a dip, the normal 25% drop that happens to all movies from opening week.
District 9 will be a great movie, but it won't be a box office smash. I see District 9 becoming the next Children of Men.
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08-10-2009, 09:41 AM | #10 |
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yea District 9 just got more promotion on Hisstank than it did anywhere else lol
Im sorry but that movie dont look like its gonna be a Big Hit
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