tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937848248469121586.post7623626891117271000..comments2023-12-24T19:38:00.242-08:00Comments on Mendelson's Memos: Midnight Box Office (03/08/11): John Carter earns a grim $500,000 at 12:01am.Scott Mendelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08131426080984100749noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937848248469121586.post-81214135571030382272012-03-10T06:40:24.606-08:002012-03-10T06:40:24.606-08:00you can never really get exact numbers from midnig...you can never really get exact numbers from midnight. acording to variety, based on early friday returns john carter will collect between 28-32 mil. so, it is up to 100 mil. in US. not great, but far better than other disneys mars film, mars need moms, which had 7 mil. openning and 40 mil. worldwide gross. on the other hand, acording to disney, thursday non US returns are 13 mil. this might result in 70-100 mil. for te whole weekend in non US territories. (excluding japan and china, they will come to play later) john carter heads to half billion worldwide gross, as it seems. far from being called a bomb. i would say, we will see more 250 mil. blockbusters in vein of john carter, which will be aimed at non US countries. it is a break through, though. one of the first blockbusters which shows that US is going to play less and less importance in a popcorn economy.Frantisek Dezorzhttp://www.facebook.com/people/Frantisek-Dezorz/100001330772831noreply@blogger.com