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Will it be similar in tone and feel to the George Lucas original trilogy, or the second trilogy?, or will it be something else completely different?
Yes, millions of Star Wars kids will flock to the cinemas in the first couple of weeks, but after that we will all know if the film is good or not, and then we will be able to determine if the film can reach the BO totals achieved by Titanic and Avatar.
I do think the film will pass Jurassic World with relative ease anyway, even if SW turns out to be mediocre.
My guess though is SW7 is gonna be a very good film, and i will certainly be going to see it, and i must remember to take my 3D glasses with me.
It will also be interesting to see the Chinese reaction to SW in the New Year, as they never had the priviledge of seeing the previous films when they came out.
It will be completely different.
You can't re-create the atmosphere and feeling of the original trilogy.
That was a thing of its time. It's impossible to get that back.
From the trailers, it seems closer in feel to the original trilogy.
Actually in terms of tickets sold, I bet it probably has already beaten Avatar, as that had the inflated price 3D advantage.
That's true, but then again if you look at the BFI adjusted for 2014 figures, then both Skyfall and Avatar, are even slightly further ahead of Spectre.
The 3D prices in the UK are no doubt going to make it easier for SW7 to accumulate a huge gross.
CR went on to make another $20m from this point on in the States, while QoS only made another $10m. The difference was due to the level at which the gross held up into the next few weeks (with CR having much stronger legs than QoS).
Based on the above, and extrapolating, the US gross should come in between $197m and $205m, which again puts us right at $200m. The only thing that can derail that is if the theatre count and the gross into the next two weeks declines considerably (to QoS or lower levels). Then it will probably be out of the theatres sooner which could put us just under $200m. It's interesting to note, from an article that @mepal1 posted on another thread, that Sony was always expecting about $200m in the US, even last year. So I think they will do what they can to push it over $200m, just like they were happy with QoS just surpassing CR's US gross.
I agree that anything over $800m global should be considered a reasonable success. I don't think Sony/EON were expecting another SF level smash with this one. Their expectations appear to have been much lower, given noted scripting issues that they were all dealing with last year.
Excellent analysis!!!
THIS IS JUST A FRIENDLY RETORT :D
Sounds like you guys have been keeping the British end up - not for the first time!
Still deeply disappointed that we won't reach the big Billion, but at this point I'm just praying for 200 stateside and over 850 worldwide to bring it to the 5th highest for the year.
Damn a repeat of 1 billion would have been nice though :(
As it is, it can claim to have the big 8 in front and that alone is an achievement and we as fans, like the film or not, can still be proud of that result.
Film is only losing 200 theaters this weekend, which isn't too bad, considering how far the film is into its run.
As a comparison, that 'Victor Frankenstein' film has been a disaster, its lost a staggering 2219 theaters this weekend.
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Still needs a few million more to pass the adjusted figure for QOS.
It might well kill it stone dead but then again lots of people turning up at the cinema can only be a good thing surely? If Star Wars is a sell out as it is likely to be for the first couple of weeks a fair few of those people who went out for the evening might opt for SP rather than go home. I'm hoping.
Its difficult to gauge, except to say that the films playing now are going to lose a shed load of theaters next week, as apart form SW7 opening at 3,900 theatres, there are 2 other wide openings, and they are:-
Alvin and the Chipmunks the Road chip :- 3,600 theaters
Sisters :- 2,900+ theaters
good luck to the 2 above films , in making any sort of decent income that weekend. :-O
Basically, to make way for the above new films, the current films playing including SP are going to have to sacrifice a lot of theaters.
It won't be a good idea, if you want to see SW7 on opening weekend, without already having a pre-paid ticket, as based on what i can see by UK cinemas, the only seats available, will be those seats right at the front, where if you watch a film, you come out of the cinema, having developed 'Marty Feldman' type eyes. :)