i played over School for Scoundrels 10.4 at wwts the other day...nothing crazy...its got 3k theatres so its gotta do like 3500k per..the stock on hsx is trading at a 12.5m opening fwiw....i havent even been looking at movies for about a month or so as summer really was full of lousy releases..and ive really been tied up with other things and baseball/football....things should pick up as the weather gets colder...and i free up some serious dough from the sportsbooks shortly...ill get back into it...i let one slip thru the cracks last week as i knew jackass was good for 30m after seeing the midnight #'s knowing it bettered sin city's #s but i havent been following them last few weeks so...oh well...missed opportunity
fwiw, im looking forward to borat coming out as i think thats gonna be a monster...he was on msnbc tonight...more and more free pub for his movie...i cant wait to see what the line is...TCM the begining opens next week...finally some decent releases to look forward too....
this is from thehollywoodreporter
Guardian," which sneaked two weekends ago to positive response, is likely to gross in the low-$20 million range, which would make it the second-highest-<WBR>grossing opener for Kutcher behind 2003's "Cheaper by the Dozen." Sela Ward and newcomer Melissa Sagemiller co-star.
In Sony Animation's "Season," Kutcher voices Elliot, a mule deer who buddies up to domesticated bear Boog. The PG-rated CGI comedy will be a big test case for the studio; "Season" needs to perform to justify the big investment the company has made in animated product. Directed by Roger Allers ("The Lion King"), former Pixar screenwriter and storyboard artist Jill Culton and Anthony Stacchi, "Season" is perfectly positioned to win the weekend because a big animated family film hasn't been in the marketplace for some time. Written by Steve Bencich and Ron Friedman, the movie centers on a 900-pound bear (Martin Lawrence) whose owner lets him into the wild days before hunting season begins. The voice cast also includes Debra Messing and Gary Sinise. "Season" could gross in the mid-$20 million range for the three-day frame.
Paramount Pictures' second weekend of "Jackass Number Two" also is likely to do significant business. The Johnny Knoxville starrer opened to $29 million its first weekend, and the R-rated prankfest is likely to hold strong its sophomore session with a drop of less than 50%.
Providing most of the competition for "Jackass" will be the Weinstein Co.'s "School for Scoundrels," distributed by MGM. The PG-13 comedy stars Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Heder. Co-written and directed by Todd Phillips ("Old School"), the film has a strong comedy pedigree. The question is, will audiences turn out to see Thornton doing another "Bad Santa" impression?
Industry insiders are all over the map with predictions for the film's opening, with a range as wide as $8 million-$15 million. There hasn't been a broad comedy in theaters in a while, so "Scoundrels" is likely to cross the $10 million mark.
fwiw, im looking forward to borat coming out as i think thats gonna be a monster...he was on msnbc tonight...more and more free pub for his movie...i cant wait to see what the line is...TCM the begining opens next week...finally some decent releases to look forward too....
this is from thehollywoodreporter
Guardian," which sneaked two weekends ago to positive response, is likely to gross in the low-$20 million range, which would make it the second-highest-<WBR>grossing opener for Kutcher behind 2003's "Cheaper by the Dozen." Sela Ward and newcomer Melissa Sagemiller co-star.
In Sony Animation's "Season," Kutcher voices Elliot, a mule deer who buddies up to domesticated bear Boog. The PG-rated CGI comedy will be a big test case for the studio; "Season" needs to perform to justify the big investment the company has made in animated product. Directed by Roger Allers ("The Lion King"), former Pixar screenwriter and storyboard artist Jill Culton and Anthony Stacchi, "Season" is perfectly positioned to win the weekend because a big animated family film hasn't been in the marketplace for some time. Written by Steve Bencich and Ron Friedman, the movie centers on a 900-pound bear (Martin Lawrence) whose owner lets him into the wild days before hunting season begins. The voice cast also includes Debra Messing and Gary Sinise. "Season" could gross in the mid-$20 million range for the three-day frame.
Paramount Pictures' second weekend of "Jackass Number Two" also is likely to do significant business. The Johnny Knoxville starrer opened to $29 million its first weekend, and the R-rated prankfest is likely to hold strong its sophomore session with a drop of less than 50%.
Providing most of the competition for "Jackass" will be the Weinstein Co.'s "School for Scoundrels," distributed by MGM. The PG-13 comedy stars Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Heder. Co-written and directed by Todd Phillips ("Old School"), the film has a strong comedy pedigree. The question is, will audiences turn out to see Thornton doing another "Bad Santa" impression?
Industry insiders are all over the map with predictions for the film's opening, with a range as wide as $8 million-$15 million. There hasn't been a broad comedy in theaters in a while, so "Scoundrels" is likely to cross the $10 million mark.
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