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Post by Kelly on Jan 5, 2013 15:06:39 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 11, 2013 23:21:45 GMT -5
Les Miserables opens as # 1 in the UK and has now crossed $ 200 million in worldwide receipts! www.deadline.com/2013/01/les-miserables-in-britain-opens-1-setting-records/----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ‘Les Misérables’ In Britain Opens #1 TodayBy NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Friday January 11, 2013 @ 7:39pm PST Today’s overseas openings for Working Title/Universal’s Oscar-nominated Les Misérables pushes it past $200 million worldwide. Domestic grosses are currently at $109M and international grosses at $96.7M before it opens in four other territories this weekend: New Zealand, Netherlands, Cyprus and Vietnam. With tonight’s releases, Tom Hooper’s adaptedd musical is currently open in 22 international territories with 40 still to come over the next two months. Les Misérables had a record-shattering opening in the UK today, grossing an estimated $3.7M (£2.3M) for Friday alone. It is the #1 film in the marketplace by a huge margin with 46% market share. Here’s a photo of lines outside London’s largest theatre, The Odeon in Leicester Square: its 3,000 seats were totally sold out.  The film opened in 589 locations, which is Universal’s widest release ever in this market. Execs tell me the opening day gross is the biggest opening day ever for a musical, the biggest opening day for Working Title, and the biggest opening day ever for Tom Hooper in this market. It is Universal’s 2nd highest Friday opening ever behind Fast & Furious. UK pre-sales were some of the all-time largest. Worldwide, Les Misérables is the highest grossing musical of all time in Korea and Hong Kong, and Universal’s highest grossing film of all time in Korea.Plus, it’s the biggest opening of a musical in Australia, Spain, Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea, and Trinidad. Domestically, Les Misérables grossed $18.2M on its Tuesday Christmas Day opening in North America, the second-highest Christmas Day opening in box office history for the highest non-weekend Xmas opening ever. The film grossed $103M domestically in just 13 days, making it the fastest climb to $100 million for a musical in history. The weekend opening of $27.3 million was the highest North American opening weekend ever for Working Title. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >  Worldwide figures are not updated like the USA stats. Jo |
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Post by jo on Jan 12, 2013 2:13:43 GMT -5
More info on the Korean box office --
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'Les Mis' is the highest grossing musical movie in Korea w/ $33mil.(4.5 mil tix sold). Congrats!! @realhughjackman @lesmiserables<<<
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Post by Jamie on Jan 12, 2013 9:32:31 GMT -5
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Post by jo on Jan 12, 2013 20:38:37 GMT -5
I am guessing updated worldwide receipts for this weekend to be around $ 228-235 million? Or even better?
Domestic - already estimated at $ 118 million
Foreign - $ 80 as of Jan 6, excl Spain which was only up to Dec 30. Maybe another $ 30 million for the week ( with the updating for Spain, the huge opening in the UK, a few more smaller openings and updating for the other markets already opened like Japan and Korea)
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Post by jo on Jan 13, 2013 17:49:03 GMT -5
This is BoxOfficeMojo's latest estimate as of Jan 13, 2013 -- boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lesmiserables2012.htmTotal Lifetime Grosses
Domestic: $119,206,000 (50.0%)
Foreign: $119,200,000 (50.0%)
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Post by mamaleh on Jan 15, 2013 9:24:41 GMT -5
Variety asks the question: Will the box office success of LES MIZ bring about more movie musicals? I got a kick out of Adam Shankman's referring to the TV show as SMASHED--maybe that's what he was when interviewed, LOL. And there's a date error re the CHICAGO movie adaptation, but it's an interesting analysis. www.variety.com/article/VR1118064654/?cmpid=NLC|DailyHeadlinesEllen |
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Post by jo on Jan 17, 2013 17:31:12 GMT -5
A research group projects the profitability of films released in December. Deadline Hollywood shares the projections/analysis: www.deadline.com/2013/01/movie-profits-december-snl-kagan/------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ‘Hobbit’ And ‘Les Miserables’ Drive December Movie Profits: SNL KaganBy DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Thursday January 17, 2013 @ 3:32pm ESTTags: Movie Profits, SNL Kagan, The Hobbit Warner Bros’ latest visit to Middle Earth should generate $1.26B in revenues from all major sources — 3.59 times its expected costs — putting it on track to become the most profitable movie released in December, SNL Kagan says today. The research company builds a financial model for films by using early box office results to estimate likely revenues from theaters, home video, and free and pay TV deals against probable costs. To account for many variables it can’t ascertain (including distribution fees, interest, profit participation, and residuals), Kagan figures a movie will be profitable if expected revenues are 1.75 times higher than estimated costs. Those with a lower ratio but that are still higher than 1.40 times are in a gray area. Films below that are deemed likely money losers. By that standard three other December films will end up in the black: Universal’s Les Miserables ($396.7M in expected revenues/2.37 times costs), Weinstein Company’s Django Unchained ($473.2M/2.18X) and Columbia Picture’s Zero Dark Thirty ($230.7M/2.10X). Those falling short include: Paramount’s Jack Reacher ($253.8M/1.38X), Universal’s This Is 40 ($159.5M/1.14X), Fox’s Parental Guidance ($163.3M/1.12X), Disney’s Monsters, Inc 3D ($75.0M/0.77X), Paramount’s The Guilt Trip ($89.1M/0.57X), and FilmDistrict’s Playing For Keeps ($37.7M/0.28X). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Close to $ 400 million for worldwide receipts for Les Miserables? The domestic numbers seem to be slowing down...but we have to say how it plays out in the world stage! Could it do better than $ 400 million? Jo |
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Post by jo on Jan 21, 2013 12:17:55 GMT -5
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Post by Jamie on Jan 21, 2013 15:34:27 GMT -5
Global box office is closing in on $281 million and it is holding steady at the US Box office still in top 10 and there are several countries to go in February including Russia and Mexico.
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Post by mamaleh on Jan 21, 2013 16:17:19 GMT -5
I can't recall. Is it scheduled to open in China? That is a huuuuge market. I'm inclined to think it may not, as the themes of rising up against oppression, fomenting revolution and certain views of the law would likely be a deal-breaker.
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Post by jo on Jan 21, 2013 16:18:31 GMT -5
Current estimates at Box office mojo as of Jan 21, 2013 --
Total Lifetime Grosses
Domestic: $131,804,000 (46.7%)
Foreign: $150,500,000 (53.3%)
Worldwide: $282,304,000
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Post by apetricc12 on Jan 22, 2013 15:42:25 GMT -5
This movie is certainly making a lot of money! YAY!!!
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Post by Jamie on Jan 22, 2013 17:57:22 GMT -5
Boxoffice.com has predicted it will cross $300 million this week and there are still major markets to open.
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Post by jo on Jan 24, 2013 1:33:31 GMT -5
Add China to countries that will swell the worldwide receipts!
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Post by mamaleh on Jan 24, 2013 7:43:31 GMT -5
That's wonderful! China is such a vast market. I'll be surprised, though, if it doesn't undergo some editing, especially the scenes of outright defying of authority and such. But maybe by some miracle it will stay intact. Remains to be seen.
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Post by jo on Jan 24, 2013 10:45:43 GMT -5
At least they will get to hear the original voices ( subtitled, most likely) but it will be the real Hugh and Russell and Anne and....o
Btw, there was a limited run but successful engagement of the stage musical in 2002 ( after Tiananmen), with Colm himself playing Valjean in Shanghai.
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Post by mamaleh on Jan 24, 2013 11:15:20 GMT -5
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Post by jo on Feb 27, 2013 11:13:12 GMT -5
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Post by Jamie on Feb 27, 2013 12:54:15 GMT -5
That's wonderful! China is such a vast market. I'll be surprised, though, if it doesn't undergo some editing, especially the scenes of outright defying of authority and such. But maybe by some miracle it will stay intact. Remains to be seen. Ellen Since the rebels are against a reigning monarch, the Chinese might see it as their kind of revolution ... you never know. |
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Post by jo on Feb 27, 2013 18:22:19 GMT -5
In 2002, the stage musical production of Les Miserables had a successful short run in Shanghai. Colm Wilkinson actually reprised his role as Valjean. That was already after Tiananmen Square!
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Post by mamaleh on Feb 28, 2013 0:24:32 GMT -5
That is heartening to learn. If by some chance the Chinese add around $100 million to the box office, bringing the global total to $500 million, Mackintosh just might keep to his word and proceed on a film version of MISS SAIGON.
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Post by jo on Feb 28, 2013 0:50:35 GMT -5
LOL- I doubt they are going to contribute $ 100 million to the Les Mis coffers ( but I wish I would be wrong). Skyfall which is doing boffo business everywhere ( they have crossed a billion worldwide) did only $ 50 million in China. My own guess for Les Mis is that it is probably going to end up with $ 430 - $ 450 million, if they are lucky. Right now it has not even cleared $ 400 million and the current worldwide receipts are not as strong as the previous weeks. But I am already happy with that! Psst...I am not that excited for a film version of MISS SAIGON. I think Universal is more excited to do WICKED ( which they are also being credited for being part-producer on Broadway). CamMack does not spend much of his own money usually for film projects. I think the reason why he did not have much creative control ( such as in the casting) for Les Miserables is because most of the funding came from Universal ( through its tieup with subsidiary Working Title). The initial buzz about Miss Saigon was that it might be a co-production by CamMack with Universal, too. For one, I am not excited for Hugh to do the role of The Engineer ( CM did confirm that he has approached Hugh for the role). Also, the story belongs to Kim principally so I don't want Hugh relegated to a support role - not in a movie musical! But back to Les Miserables - I think Universal was not too aggressive in going against the wave of negativity that greeted the movie ( from critics, some fans, and some sectors of the general public). If someone had told me that by the time of a second month run ( helped by Oscars buzz) that it would be on the way to disappearing in theatres - I probably would not have believed it. Although there have been many accounts of repeat patronage of the musical and accounts of non-musicals fans who liked this particular movie. It is sad that many musical theatre fans themselves helped in spreading the negative word, instead of being totally supportive. Check out all those posts on BWW alone. All they wanted is to recast the movie with their stage favorites and have a perfect clone of the stage production  In the foreword by Boublil and Schonberg on the movie version Musical Compilations - the composers make the distinction between the stage production and the movie musical and how it affected the way the musical score was slightly revised or rewritten. They themselves acknowledge that they are different worlds of performing but are bound by the same storyline and music, but differently delivered! Jo |
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Post by mamaleh on Feb 28, 2013 7:51:23 GMT -5
Of course, WICKED has more commercial potential--but Mackintosh did mention he'd like to do MISS SAIGON if the LES MIZ b.o. goes to that rarefied figure. Subconsciously I seem to have doubled the highest possible take for the movie in China, LOL. Yeah, wishful thinking. I also think Hugh is not right for the engineer. That role really should be played by someone with at least partial Asian heritage. Ellen |
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Post by jo on Feb 28, 2013 8:07:13 GMT -5
I think CM approached Hugh for the role of the Engineer because the real problem of the filmization of MISS SAIGON would be the casting! They need to cast actors who are great singers and are top box office draw - otherwise who are going to see the movie other than musical theatre fans?? Even if Lea Salonga ( the Olivier/Tony winner in the role of Kim) had been 20 years younger - I would not be 100% in favor of her casting, beautiful and crystalline voice nothwithstanding. I had seen her in London in Miss Saigon on its first two months of its original run and acting-wise, I preferred the other Filipina who also did the original Kim role ( Monique Wilson who was a much better actress). I have also seen Lea in a few local movies and one forgettable US movie -- sadly, her acting is not up to standards! She would have been near ideal because she has the voice and the theatre gravitas - but can you find someone similar at current times? The role of Chris also needs to cast a box office draw actor who can sing and who can act! Should they go to stage actors? Can they act on screen? Do they have the name for real movie box office appeal?? Do they have the discipline that Les Miserables imposed on its actors ( live singing...and singing day in and day out...take after take)??
In the case of Samantha - she is an excellent singer but her acting seemed the same for every scene. She was also acting too pretty and did not evoke the almost spunky character that Eponine should have been -- her eyes have not developed the film actor's expressiveness yet. I found her On My Own and A Little Fall of Rain acting not tear-inducing at all, sorry!
They were so lucky with the casting of Hugh and Russell and Anne for Les Miserables. I agree with you, Ellen, that I cannot understand why fans are so bothered by Russell's singing. His baritone was alright and his acting was spot on - his eyes spoke so much of his conflicting emotions!
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