they upped it to 57, and then the under was getting hammered, now it's back down to 56, and the under continues to get hammered. You never know which way these lines are going to sway, it's impossible to predict. I assumed with that low line that the over was going to be the public favorite, obviously I was wrong.
"I just got a call from a friend that Troy is sold out until 10pm at Loews Boston Commons, one of the busiest theaters in Massachusetts (just checked fandango, 10 is sold out now also). I don't have a VHELS relative comparison though. "
This doesn't really mean too much, Van Helsing had tons of sell-outs as well.
This doesn't really mean too much, Van Helsing had tons of sell-outs as well.
I went and checked it out this morning and I was pleasantly surpised with the movie. I don't think it will win any major awards but it was a good "popcorn" movie. The story moved along very well and the acting wasn't as bad as I thought it was gonna be. Word of mouth will help it out. I didn't even realize it was rated R. I thought for sure with Brad Pitt and Bloom that the studio would demand a pg 13 rating. I guess Wolfgang can do whatever he wants with his movies.
Hitman
Hitman
yeah, I liked it too, although I have to agree with some of the negative reviews in that some of the dialogue dragged while the action scenes kept you interested. But, I totally agree about the acting, in the previews Pitt seems a bit awkward but in the movie his lines are more fluid and overall the acting is better than the impression you get from the snippets they show in the commercials.
7pm Showing ~400 seat theater
no more than 20% full
Previews:
Notebook
Pitch Black 2
Day After Tomorrow
Constantine
Arthur
Catwoman
Oceans 12
There is always that one jerk that yells bullshit midway through the Catwoman trailer...tonight that jerk was me, but no one seemed to mind...7 previews was a few too many especially considering Constantine doesnt come out till February...but its not like Troy is long enough as it is, i can see why they felt the need to pad it
I'd give the movie a B, i've seen a lot of 2 hour movies that dragged more than this one and I thought pitt and bana filled their roles well, overall the fx were good too...but if i see orlando bloom anytime soon ill kill him myself.
20 percent full!!!
no more than 20% full
Previews:
Notebook
Pitch Black 2
Day After Tomorrow
Constantine
Arthur
Catwoman
Oceans 12
There is always that one jerk that yells bullshit midway through the Catwoman trailer...tonight that jerk was me, but no one seemed to mind...7 previews was a few too many especially considering Constantine doesnt come out till February...but its not like Troy is long enough as it is, i can see why they felt the need to pad it
I'd give the movie a B, i've seen a lot of 2 hour movies that dragged more than this one and I thought pitt and bana filled their roles well, overall the fx were good too...but if i see orlando bloom anytime soon ill kill him myself.
20 percent full!!!
Regal Cinema, NYC suburb
4:20 show 300 seat theater about 40% full. Older crowd than VHELS same timeish last week, more guys than gals . A few couples including my wife and myself.
snacks 2 medium popcorns, 1 medium coke and 1 water
Trailers
Spidey2
DAT
Constantine-looked pretty good btw
Riddick
Catwoman- wife visibly shaken
Wicker Park -???
teaserette thingy for Ocean's 12
TROY. Opening few minutes were well done as were most of the battle scenes. Problem is some of the in-betweens dragged a bit. Went in thinking the worst of Brad Pitt but he held his own. Brian Cox was terrific. Someone else posted regarding the score which I agree was horrible. My wife said it sounded like part of the score for Body Heat. Overall I'd say maybe 6/10.
Crowd numbers seemed to be on par with VHELS last week and but I mentioned an older crowd. Not a particularly good sign for BO IMHO. Expected to see a lot more ladies. I'm short and will likely stay that way.
Poked my head into the 5:00 and 6:30 shows. Both looked to be maybe 40%-50% full 250 seat theaters. Couldn't find the Breaking All the Rules Theater. Every sign was either TROY or VHELS.
Lobby was moderately busy on the way out. Lots of kids, middle-high school age
4:20 show 300 seat theater about 40% full. Older crowd than VHELS same timeish last week, more guys than gals . A few couples including my wife and myself.
snacks 2 medium popcorns, 1 medium coke and 1 water
Trailers
Spidey2
DAT
Constantine-looked pretty good btw
Riddick
Catwoman- wife visibly shaken
Wicker Park -???
teaserette thingy for Ocean's 12
TROY. Opening few minutes were well done as were most of the battle scenes. Problem is some of the in-betweens dragged a bit. Went in thinking the worst of Brad Pitt but he held his own. Brian Cox was terrific. Someone else posted regarding the score which I agree was horrible. My wife said it sounded like part of the score for Body Heat. Overall I'd say maybe 6/10.
Crowd numbers seemed to be on par with VHELS last week and but I mentioned an older crowd. Not a particularly good sign for BO IMHO. Expected to see a lot more ladies. I'm short and will likely stay that way.
Poked my head into the 5:00 and 6:30 shows. Both looked to be maybe 40%-50% full 250 seat theaters. Couldn't find the Breaking All the Rules Theater. Every sign was either TROY or VHELS.
Lobby was moderately busy on the way out. Lots of kids, middle-high school age
Location: Capital 8 Theatre in Jefferson City, MO
Movie: TROY
Capacity: 500 Seats Around 15% full
Time: 3:35 PM
Trailers: Catwoman, Ocean's 12
The crowd was mostly Adults in their 40s or Senior citizens. There were a lot of teenagers in the lobby when the movie ended at 6:20 PM. It was a beautiful, and incredible film. Possibly the best film of the year so far.
A+
Movie: TROY
Capacity: 500 Seats Around 15% full
Time: 3:35 PM
Trailers: Catwoman, Ocean's 12
The crowd was mostly Adults in their 40s or Senior citizens. There were a lot of teenagers in the lobby when the movie ended at 6:20 PM. It was a beautiful, and incredible film. Possibly the best film of the year so far.
A+
Troy
6:30 pm
about 50% full
trailers-
The Manchurian Candidate - doesn't look as good as I thought it would
King Arthur - are wars required to be in every trailer now? Someone behind me said it looks just like Troy
The Notebook - looks like a Hallmark movie
Constantine - looks like some cable tv movie
Catwoman - eh
Ocean's 12 - nothing to say, just a clever teaser
The movie itself is good, but quite flawed. I didn't think the music was that big of a problem, but the wailing and the torches did make me feel like I was watching one of Survivor's tribal councils. Acting is ok, though nothing really spectacular. Eric Bana is a bit better than everyone else, but nothing extraordinary. Peter O'Toole has a few good scenes as well. It was put together well, and while it is nearly 3 hours long, it didn't drag all that much. Still, with almost 3 hours I just didn't really care about the characters or what happened to them. Decent effort though, overall I give it a B
6:30 pm
about 50% full
trailers-
The Manchurian Candidate - doesn't look as good as I thought it would
King Arthur - are wars required to be in every trailer now? Someone behind me said it looks just like Troy
The Notebook - looks like a Hallmark movie
Constantine - looks like some cable tv movie
Catwoman - eh
Ocean's 12 - nothing to say, just a clever teaser
The movie itself is good, but quite flawed. I didn't think the music was that big of a problem, but the wailing and the torches did make me feel like I was watching one of Survivor's tribal councils. Acting is ok, though nothing really spectacular. Eric Bana is a bit better than everyone else, but nothing extraordinary. Peter O'Toole has a few good scenes as well. It was put together well, and while it is nearly 3 hours long, it didn't drag all that much. Still, with almost 3 hours I just didn't really care about the characters or what happened to them. Decent effort though, overall I give it a B
Troy
NYC, AMC 42nd ST
6:10 pm Sold Out
Trailers:
TDAT - no reaction but probably cuz we've seen it so many times. Love it still.
King Arthur - no reaction. Crap. I almost fell asleep
The Notebook - ok. no reaction
Constantine - Looks good. First time hearing about it.
Ocean's 12 - some murmur among the crowd. will be a hit of course.
Catwowan - still crap. but some whistling at Halle.
Movie: A- awesome. sure the story isn't accurate but the fighting and the overall entertainment of the movie is worth seeing. Eric Bana is the star! Followed by Pitt's ass
NYC, AMC 42nd ST
6:10 pm Sold Out
Trailers:
TDAT - no reaction but probably cuz we've seen it so many times. Love it still.
King Arthur - no reaction. Crap. I almost fell asleep
The Notebook - ok. no reaction
Constantine - Looks good. First time hearing about it.
Ocean's 12 - some murmur among the crowd. will be a hit of course.
Catwowan - still crap. but some whistling at Halle.
Movie: A- awesome. sure the story isn't accurate but the fighting and the overall entertainment of the movie is worth seeing. Eric Bana is the star! Followed by Pitt's ass
8:00PM Friday, sold out, 250 seats
good crowd reaction, some clapping.
most of the ppl who don't like it have reasons outside of the film, namely their preconceptions or hang-ups over Homer's work... the first hour is definitely shaky in terms of acting, plot, dialogue.. but it truly picks up... ppl snickered a little in the first hour but by the time Perseus and Achille's relationship is developing we were all really really into it. I give it a B/B+. It'll do pretty well.[/img][/u]
good crowd reaction, some clapping.
most of the ppl who don't like it have reasons outside of the film, namely their preconceptions or hang-ups over Homer's work... the first hour is definitely shaky in terms of acting, plot, dialogue.. but it truly picks up... ppl snickered a little in the first hour but by the time Perseus and Achille's relationship is developing we were all really really into it. I give it a B/B+. It'll do pretty well.[/img][/u]
overall: 10-12 -.25 units
Man, with that 180 million dollar budget Troy should have pulled in more than 45 million, you'd think. Fuggit.
Allright... I'm not doing as bad as I was a few months back when I was on a losing streak, but, this just isn't gonna cut it. Guys, there's gotta be a way to beat these lines. Gil, you're not pussing out this summer are you? I thought you were a bigger man than that. Lets see those plays beyotch!!! There's a lot of big hitters coming up:
Shrek 2
70 million?
Shrek 1: 42 mil in may, Finding Nemo: 70 million end of may
The Day After Tomorrow
60 million?
twister in '96:
May 10–12 1 $41,059,405 - 2,414 theaters- $17,008 ave
Harry Potter
90 million +?
hp1 90 m
hp2 88 m
Man, with that 180 million dollar budget Troy should have pulled in more than 45 million, you'd think. Fuggit.
Allright... I'm not doing as bad as I was a few months back when I was on a losing streak, but, this just isn't gonna cut it. Guys, there's gotta be a way to beat these lines. Gil, you're not pussing out this summer are you? I thought you were a bigger man than that. Lets see those plays beyotch!!! There's a lot of big hitters coming up:
Shrek 2
Shrek 1: 42 mil in may, Finding Nemo: 70 million end of may
The Day After Tomorrow
twister in '96:
May 10–12 1 $41,059,405 - 2,414 theaters- $17,008 ave
Harry Potter
hp1 90 m
hp2 88 m
