tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937848248469121586.post3737944926430559081..comments2023-12-24T19:38:00.242-08:00Comments on Mendelson's Memos: As Men In Black 3 crosses $400 million worldwide, some thoughts on preconceived box office notions and the wisdom of double-checking your conclusions.Scott Mendelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08131426080984100749noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937848248469121586.post-13838166279152513672012-06-10T20:28:21.000-07:002012-06-10T20:28:21.000-07:00Nikki Finke could learn from reading this. I'm...Nikki Finke could learn from reading this. I'm so tired of her screaming DISAPPOINTMENT!, DISASTER!, etc. after a big movie doesn't gross $150 million its opening weekend. For all her influence, it's pretty sad the only time she's impressed is when records are broken. If TDKR doesn't beat Avengers' $207 million weekend (which it likely won't without 3D surcharges), is she really gonna have the balls to say it somehow disappointed?Bigzillanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937848248469121586.post-2568396242908475122012-06-07T18:42:48.342-07:002012-06-07T18:42:48.342-07:00Not betting against it, and my comment was only ab...Not betting against it, and my comment was only about the domestic race thus far, which MIB3 is ahead of after six days of release. Boy did that memorial Monday make a difference. This weekend will be a telling one for both these films, with MIB3 taking a more direct attack with males with Prometheus, so we'll see how that goes.<br />If I were in the predicting business, I am still giving MIB3 an eventual narrow domestic victory over SWATH, probably less than $5m, as SWATH will also face some direct competition next week in Rock of Ages which should bring out the female audience.<br />Either way, I think both films end up somewhere between $160m-$180m unless SWATH has a fantastic hold this weekend.bulldognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937848248469121586.post-58381292229879093132012-06-07T16:44:33.804-07:002012-06-07T16:44:33.804-07:00If you could ignore the fact that Indiana Jones an...If you could ignore the fact that Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull vastly out-grossed Iron Man worldwide four summers ago ($786 million versus $585 million), <br /><br />.........................................................................................................<br />History repeats itself, since in 1989 <br />The Last Crusade is estimated to have grossed over US$197 million in the United States and $277 million elsewhere. These sales figures put the film second to Batman in the United States and first globally for 1989. <br /><br />Interesting that in contrast to Tarzan, Dick Tracy, John Carter, the Lone Ranger, Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers, Sherlock Holmes, Natty Bumppo (Last of the Mohicans), Conan or Zorro, Indiana Jones does not actually predate Batman (debuted in 1939) or Iron Man (debuted in 1963), since Indiana Jones debuted in the film in 1981, not in comic strips, the pulps, other prose or radio.Thomaspaine7600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937848248469121586.post-89866322813655992972012-06-07T12:37:14.043-07:002012-06-07T12:37:14.043-07:00Snow White and the Huntsman is having a somewhat s...Snow White and the Huntsman is having a somewhat slow (IE - traditional) international roll-out, meaning it will be awhile before we know how well it does overall. Still, with $100 million worldwide as of Tuesday, I wouldn't bet against it quite yet.Scott Mendelsonhttp://scottalanmendelson.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937848248469121586.post-36111716614981661712012-06-07T12:28:24.209-07:002012-06-07T12:28:24.209-07:00Even just on the domestic front, when Snow White o...Even just on the domestic front, when Snow White opened to just $2m more than MIB3 did the week before, it was crowned a glorious success while MIB3 was deemed a failure. And now that Snow White is six days old, it's total stands at $71m while MIB3's total after six days was $83m. A full $12m more, of course helped by Memorial Monday.<br /><br />Can Snow White make up that difference? It's still too early to tell, but the rush to drive nails into a coffin is turning box office commentary into an Undertakers BBQ, and objectivity has flown completely out the window.Bulldognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937848248469121586.post-13003409403800926872012-06-06T23:57:21.121-07:002012-06-06T23:57:21.121-07:00Finke does this but she's hardly alone in doin...Finke does this but she's hardly alone in doing so. Its the rule to make the most hyperbolic headline possible to draw in the readers, usually in the negative sense.Liam_Honoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937848248469121586.post-29768039619718234852012-06-06T23:27:39.591-07:002012-06-06T23:27:39.591-07:00Nikki Finke resembles this article...that is all.Nikki Finke resembles this article...that is all.sosgemininoreply@blogger.com