Battle Of The Blockbusters!

[3DGlasses]

Oren,

Any thoughts on Intertops Blockbuster line... some nice odds on a few big releases... CCF and King Kong. (directed by Lord Of the Rings guy) DUKES OF HAZZARD is right at the top of Yahoo's buzz chart. can you imagine 60/1 odds.


http://www.intertops.com/sportsbook/cgi-win-2/itbet.exe?;sprtyp=CN;scrncd=BO

 

[Royler]

Hi, Gil!

Intertops makes no explanation as to whether those lines are for the best opening weekend or the best overall gross. Par for the course for their piece of garbage site.

 

[3DGlasses]

Simply select which movie will have the highest 3-day weekend opening (Friday - Sunday) at the box office from the list of films for 2005.

:smoker2:

 

[Royler]

Where does it say that?

 

[Oren1]

I dont know right now its gonna be Batman Begins but you gotta watch out for War of the Worlds' buzz picking up dramatically... they spent a bazzillion dollars on it and are going to advertise the f*ck out of it, count on it. Steven Spielburg apparently said he wanted it to be the biggest selling movie of all time? Maybe just a rumor, I dont remember if that is a direct quote.

on WotW:
"Given the highest approved budget in history of $200 million. Though Titanic (1997)'s budget eventually hit $200, it was approved for $170. Spielberg's answer for the high budget: "We will spare no expense.""

 

[3DGlasses]

I also expect FANTASTIC FOUR to do X-men numbers.

 

[Oren1]

:smoker2: somebody's smokin da pipe!!!


nah, the trailer looks decent, maybe it can do well. Not XMen2 numbers, but maybe close...

 

[3DGlasses]

The Ring 2

I'm looking for the RING TWO to pull in at least 40 million. Probably 40-45 million. Right now the theater count is at 3000. It should go up some.

 

[Oren1]

first of all, wtf happened to Gil... 2nd, dont give away secret information before we place our bets dude!

 

[3DGlasses]

chocolate = $?

Checkout Yahoo's popularity chart:

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Pretty early for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to be up there. I know all the kids love the book like they Love Harry Potter stories. I feel +1200 is a decent price since the buzz for this movie has been building up and ready to explode:hump: ...
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[3DGlasses]

Dukes Of Hazzard

Look who's #1 on Moviefone chart:

<TABLE width=190 summary="Chart of the Top 5 Movies"><TBODY><TR><TD colSpan=3>Our most requested movies</TD></TR><TR class=row_light><TD class=num>1.</TD><TD>The Dukes of Hazzard </TD></TR><TR><TD class=num>2.</TD><TD>Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith</TD></TR><TR class=row_light><TD class=num>3.</TD><TD>House of Wax (2005)</TD></TR><TR><TD class=num>4.</TD><TD>Monster-in-Law</TD></TR><TR class=row_light><TD class=num>5.</TD><TD>Kingdom of Heaven</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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Can you imagine 60/1

 

[JamesTrout]

....it ain't gonna do $80-90 million on it's opening weekend though considering the probable numbers needed to win this bet. King Kong's a lively outsider and out of the longshots, Kingdom of Heaven if it can do better than Gladiator numbers could be the surprise of the films on the list.

Batman Begins 3/2
War of the Worlds 3/2
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe 6/1
King Kong 8/1
The Fantastic Four 8/1
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 15/1
Madagascar 15/1
The Longest Yard 15/1
Mr. and Mrs. Smith 40/1
Kingdom of Heaven 50/1
The Dukes of Hazzard 60/1
Cinderella Man 80/1