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Post by carouselkathy on Dec 27, 2012 12:01:57 GMT -5
I went again yesterday, and the lines were out the door (5PM showing). The multiplex has added two more showings than were previously offered. None of the other films had long lines.
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Post by njr on Dec 27, 2012 13:05:14 GMT -5
I went yesterday to the 2:20 pm show. There was a smallish crowd in there, but nowhere near a sellout. Everyone was crying and we all clapped at the end!
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Post by carouselkathy on Dec 27, 2012 14:10:37 GMT -5
At one box office site I checked, Les Mis has made approx. 120 million in 2 days!
Wait.....I may have misread that chart... that total could be all the movie totals in 2 days....ooops. Will double check later.
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Post by carouselkathy on Dec 27, 2012 14:24:36 GMT -5
Yep. My mistake. The 2 day total is $30,270,305. Still great numbers. I apologize for my previous post.
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Post by jo on Dec 27, 2012 17:19:49 GMT -5
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Post by jo on Dec 27, 2012 17:33:51 GMT -5
And a similar update by Deadline Hollywood with some info on country performance -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THURSDAY 9:45 AM, 6TH UPDATE: Working Title/Universal’s #1 Les Misérables has grossed $28.3M internationally. Combined with the North American 2-day total of $30.3M, the worldwide cume now is $58.6M. The film is playing in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Spain so there are many overseas territories still to go. Australia opened Wednesday with $1.9M and set the record as the biggest opening day ever for a musical (45% bigger than the opening day of Mamma Mia!). It was also the biggest opening day for a Russell Crowe film and the biggest opening day for a Working Title production. As for #2, MGM/Warner Bros’ The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey now has amassed a gargantuane $344M international and $179.7M domestic for a global cume of $523.7M. In the #3 slot, Quentin Tarantino’s controversial Django Unchained for The Weinstein Company has made $25M domestic in just two days. Sony is releasing it abroad. And rounding out the Top 5, Billy Crystal and Bette Midler in the Walden/Fox family fare Parental Guidance continue to beat Tom Cruise in the Paramount/Skydance actioner Jack Reacher. Go figure. Here’s how the rest of the holiday films are shaping up based on Wednesday estimates: 1. Les Misérables (Working Title/Universal) NEW [Runs 2,808] Christmas Day $18.1M, Wednesday $12.2M (-32%), Cume $30.3M 2. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (MGM/WB) Week 2 [Runs 4,100] Christmas Day $11.3M, Wednesday $11.3M, Cume $168.3M 3. Django Unchained (Sony/Weinstein) NEW [Runs 3,010] Christmas Day $15.0M, Wednesday $10.0M (-33%), Cume $25.0M 10. Rise Of The Guardians (DWA/Par) Week 5 [Runs 3,031] Christmas Day $1.2M, Wednesday $1.4M, Cume $83.8M ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nice touch - Hugh's films are bookending the top ten  Jo |
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Post by jo on Dec 27, 2012 20:18:45 GMT -5
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Post by jo on Dec 28, 2012 3:50:37 GMT -5
Update -- tinyurl.com/bosjqe9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ‘The Hobbit’ Leaps Back To #1 Thursday; ‘Les Misérables’ #2 With $75M Worldwide; ‘Django Unchained’ #3 With $34M Domestic; Billy Crystal & Bette Midler Beat Tom Cruise By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Thursday December 27, 2012 @ 11:05pm PSTTags: Box Office, Django Unchained, Les Miserables, Parental Guidance THURSDAY 10:45 PM, 7TH UPDATE: This film trio should stay on top through the rest of the holidays. MGM/Warner Bros’ The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey made $10.7M Thursday to bring it back to #1 and its domestic cume to $190.2M. Peter Jackson’s Middle Earth epic is approaching $550M worldwide cume. Dropping from #1 to #2 is Working Title/Universal’s Les Misérables which grossed $9.4M Thursday for $39.6M domestic to near $75M worldwide in its first three days of release. Still in the #3 slot, Quentin Tarantino’s controversial R-rated Django Unchained for The Weinstein Company added $8.7M Thursday for $33.7M domestic in just three days. Here’s how the Top Ten films are shaping up based on Thursday estimates: 1. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (MGM/WB) Week 2 [Runs 4,100] Tuesday $11.3M, Wednesday $11.3M, Thursday $10.6M (-6%), Cume $190.2M 2. Les Misérables (Working Title/Universal) NEW [Runs 2,808] Tuesday $18.1M, Wednesday $12.2M, Thursday $9.4M (-22%), Cume $39.6M 3. Django Unchained (Sony/Weinstein) NEW [Runs 3,010] Tuesday $15.0M, Wednesday $10.0M, Thursday $8.7M (-13%), Cume $33.7M ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jo |
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Post by mamaleh on Dec 28, 2012 10:18:18 GMT -5
Well, the HOBBIT's expected journey was always to number one at the box office, given the timeless appeal of the Tolkien characters and the decade-long, super-success of the RINGS trilogy. A fairly close number two for a pop-opera musical is not bad at all!
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Post by jo on Dec 28, 2012 16:03:05 GMT -5
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Post by njr on Dec 29, 2012 13:08:46 GMT -5
And does anyone know how much Les Mis cost to make?
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Post by carouselkathy on Dec 29, 2012 18:18:07 GMT -5
It cost about $60,000,000, I think.
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Post by jo on Dec 29, 2012 18:25:34 GMT -5
That is the production cost but does not include the marketing costs ( which seemed a lot to me). The conventional wisdom is that a movie has to make twice the production costs to cover at least the production budget ( I think there is a close to 50%/50% sharing with the exhibitors/distributors).
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Post by jo on Dec 29, 2012 21:29:43 GMT -5
Update for Friday and weekend estimates from Deadline Hollywood --
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SATURDAY 9:15 AM UPDATE: Full analysis later today as the holiday box office reveals blockbuster successes and epic fails. For now MGM/New Line/Warner Bros’ The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey crossed $200M domestic in 15 nights Friday. Overseas, Peter Jackson’s Middle Earth epic playing in 62 territories has an international cume of roughly $400M. That’s about $600M worldwide. Surprisingly, Working Title/Universal’s Les Misérables placed behind Quentin Tarantino’s controversial Django Unchained from The Weinstein Company, quite a feat for an R-rated pic. Tom Hooper’s musical crosses $100 million worldwide today in 9 days. Playing this weekend in 8 international territories — Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Hungary and Spain – its overseas gross is now $36.6M. Combined with the U.S. total of $68M expected by Sunday, the worldwide cume should be $115.7M by then. Here are the Top Ten films based on Friday estimates:
1. The Hobbit (MGM/Wwarner Bros) Week 3 [Runs 4,100] PG13
Friday $10.7M, Est Weekend $32.9M, Est Cume $222.7M
2. Django Unchained (Sony/Weinstein) Week 1 [Runs 3,010] R
Friday $9.6M, Est Weekend $28.4M, Est Cume $61.8M
3. Les Misérables (Working Title/Universal) Week 1 [Runs 2,814] PG13
Friday $9.4M, Est Weekend $28.6M, Est Cume $68.0M
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I think she is reckoning release period worldwide to include the early opening in Japan ( Dec 21/22), hence the "9 days" estimate for worldwide figures as of Dec 30.
Btw, Les Miserables will soon surpass ( maybe by Monday or at the latest Tuesday) the domestic totals for the entire runs of Sweeney Todd ( $ 53 million) and Phantom of the Opera ( $ 51 million).
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Post by motuck on Dec 31, 2012 0:23:25 GMT -5
I finally had a chance to see the movie this afternoon. I was blown away by the entire movie. Hugh was magnificent and in MHO should get an award. This movie was so moving I couldn't leave the theater for a bit. I had to sit and think it all through. I had tears at least five times. Some of the music was itself so emotional. After it was over, a few clapped. I sat there and just tried to soak it all in. What a movie! I will see it again soon. Now I will play the CD soundtrack. I waited until after I had seen the movie since I wanted to picture what was going on in each piece. I also saw Lincoln and think DDL was terrific. However, Hugh has that extra something that would easily get my vote, not that I am biased or anything. Ha ha.
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Post by Jamie on Dec 31, 2012 8:33:03 GMT -5
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Post by jo on Jan 1, 2013 18:18:09 GMT -5
This is the Hollywood Reporter feature on the Monday ranking -- www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/holiday-box-office-les-mis-407389---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Holiday Box Office: 'Les Mis' Beats 'Django' on Monday for No. 2, 'Hobbit' Safely on Top9:42 AM PST 1/1/2013 by Pamela McClintock UPDATED: Hollywood still has New Year's Day to go before tallying up final holiday grosses. Tom Hooper's Les Miserables pulled ahead of Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained on New Year's Eve, grossing $6.3 million on Monday to place No. 2 behind The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and pushing its domestic total to $73 million. Peter Jackson's Hobbit took in $7 million for a domestic total of $228.6 million. Django, from The Weinstein Co., took in $5.2 million for a cume of $68.6 million. Django and Les Mis have been in a relatively close race since both opened on Christmas Day, with Django winning the weekend. The film adaptation of the hit stage musical, Les Mis features an ensemble cast led by Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Russell Crowe and Amanda Seyfried. Les Mis, costing $60 million to make, has outperformed expectations at the North American box office, scoring the top opening day for a musical and the second-best Christmas Day opening of all time. Starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz and Leonardo DiCaprio, Django is playing better to women than expected, with females making up 44 percent of the audience. African-Americans also are flocking to the movie about a slave who is freed by a bounty hunter, making up an estimated 30 percent of the audience. Django cost north of $87 million to make. Hobbit, Les Mis and Django have dominated the holiday box office and were among nine nationwide releases opening between Dec. 19 and Dec. 25 -- an unprecedented number, even for the year-end holidays. Final holiday numbers, including earnings for New Year's Day, will be released Wednesday morning. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Post by jo on Jan 2, 2013 21:09:01 GMT -5
From BoxOfficeMojo -- boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lesmiserables2012.htmTotal Lifetime Grosses Domestic: $80,579,110 (62.3%) Foreign: $48,700,000 (37.7%) Worldwide: $129,279,110Not sure if the overseas numbers are as updated as the domestic totals ( as of Jan 1, 2013), so that may still go higher. At this point, the production budget ( $ 61 million) has already been earned more than twice. The total cost will have to include the marketing budget, which seems to be hefty! According to a recent article, for a movie whose budget hovers close to $ 75 million, the marketing expenses could be close to half its production budget. But Les Miserables has still very long legs ( especially in the overseas markets where it still has to open in some key markets)! Jo |
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Post by jo on Jan 2, 2013 21:10:30 GMT -5
From BoxOfficeMojo -- boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lesmiserables2012.htmTotal Lifetime Grosses Domestic: $80,579,110 (62.3%) Foreign: $48,700,000 (37.7%) Worldwide: $129,279,110Not sure if the overseas numbers are as updated as the domestic totals ( as of Jan 1, 2013), so that may still go higher. At this point, the production budget ( $ 61 million) has already been earned more than twice. The total cost, though, will have to include the marketing budget, which seems to be hefty! According to a recent article, for a movie whose budget hovers close to $ 75 million, the marketing expenses could be close to half its production budget. But Les Miserables has still very long legs ( especially in the overseas markets where it still has to open in some key markets)! Jo |
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Post by jo on Jan 3, 2013 21:10:19 GMT -5
Update -- boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lesmiserables2012.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Lifetime Grosses Domestic: $84,181,030 (63.4%) Foreign: $48,700,000 (36.6%) Worldwide: $132,881,030-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Not sure if the overall worldwide figures are updated ( may have been provided by Universal itself though) or the details are the only ones not updated, as per BOM -- boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=lesmiserables2012.ht m Jo |
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Post by birchie on Jan 3, 2013 21:25:32 GMT -5
Update -- boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lesmiserables2012.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Lifetime Grosses Domestic: $84,181,030 (63.4%) Foreign: $48,700,000 (36.6%) Worldwide: $132,881,030-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Not sure if the overall worldwide figures are updated ( may have been provided by Universal itself though) or the details are the only ones not updated, as per BOM -- boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=lesmiserables2012.ht m Jo Pretty similar to the totals at the-numbers.com too. I imagine it's going to get a big boost when it opens in the UK next week! I don't remember where else it's opening but I think there were a few places in addition to the UK. I also think it's going to be around a long time so it could end up with some monster numbers before it's done. And then the BluRay/DVD sales should be huge on top of that!! >  Sue |
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Post by Jamie on Jan 4, 2013 9:39:20 GMT -5
It irritates me that because of the what they count as "box office", Django Unchained keeps getting put ahead of Les Miserables when in total dollars Les Mis is $50 million ahead
132,881,000 Les Mis
82,385,310 Django
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Post by carouselkathy on Jan 4, 2013 14:29:32 GMT -5
They only count weekend totals, which is very misleading as to which films are on top. I also believe that the numbers always tend to favor "fanboy" type movies. Manipulated?
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Post by Jamie on Jan 4, 2013 17:38:55 GMT -5
Going to see it for the third time tomorrow. First time just immersing myself in the sight and sound of the show. Second time being a film nut looking for all the actor and director's choices, really tearing it apart as a film. Third time to merge the two impressions.
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Post by jo on Jan 4, 2013 19:08:38 GMT -5
Thursday update -- boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lesmiserables2012.htmTotal Lifetime Grosses
Domestic: $87,487,480 (56.6%)
Foreign: $67,100,000 (43.4%)
Worldwide: $154,587,480It looks like the movie will close the weekend with more than $ 100 million on the domestic front and foreign totals will be picking up, maybe putting the movie in the range of at least $ 180 million ? Jo |
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