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March 2010 Breaks Box-Office Records, But Attendance Doesn’t Look Good
We’ve been absent from Hollywood Prophets for almost two weeks now, but we aren’t gone for good. Expect posts like this one to be back again frequently. March represents another record breaking month for box-office. As illustrated in this Box Office Mojo article that would not have been possible without the increasing popularity of 3-D tech. [...]
The Plight of “Shutter Island” May Pay Off in Spades
Heading into Fall of 2009 I had one film that I was truly looking forward to. The trailer for James Cameron’s Avatar looked very iffy, and buzz was beginning to turn against it. It wasn’t a sure thing at all. Sherlock Holmes looked fun, but Guy Ritchie is so inconsistent and that wasn’t a sure [...]
Bragging Rights: How Our Predictions Panned Out
Every weekend Hollywood Prophets makes some predictions about how much each of the top 10 films at the box-office will make. A lot of sites do this, but we’re going to take it one step further. In “Bragging Rights” you’ll read about what we got right, and what we weren’t so right on. This is [...]
“Avatar” Gets Taken Down By A Teen Girl Flick?
Going into the weekend there was just about no one that thought that Avatar would not conquer the box-office again, but somehow teenage girls were duped into going to see Dear John on Friday, giving it a 13.8 million dollar opening, and it looks like it will make something in the high-to-mid 30′s. That’s because [...]
For the Record: “Avatar” Will Beat “Titanic”
The success of Avatar is unlike anything the industry has ever seen before… financially. A few weeks ago, we wrote an article about how sinking Titanic’s two box office records might not be so easy. To be truthful, Avatar won’t even break the top 10 attended films of all time. In terms of actual gross, it [...]
Why James Cameron's "Avatar" Might Not Beat "Titanic"
“Avatar” has been making a lot of noise lately in IMAX and 3-D theaters around the Globe. Us at the Gold Standard sort of try to stay away from it because it has gotten so much coverage from all major media outlets already. But we feel that many have not explored the specific reasons as [...]
Avatar: Slow and Steady Wins the Race
“Avatar” has been covered a helluva lot here at the Gold Standard. We tried to avoid it the past couple weeks, but now it’s called attention to itself far too much to ignore.
Christmas 2009: Box Office Records Galore
“Avatar” managed to nab a very strong 1st place finish and dropped an extremely impressive 2% from last weekend. For a film that made over $70 million opening weekend, dropping anything under 40% is extremely rare. “Avatar” could be Cameron’s next “Titanic” if it continues to bring in repeat business like that. While $212 million [...]
Friday: "Holmes" and "Avatar" Break Christmas Day Record
“Sherlock Holmes” opened to a very solid $24.9 million, especially when you consider it’s fairly modest (for a blockbuster) budget of $90 million. While this isn’t a better opening day than “Iron Man” the movie should continue to a solid run next weekend and well into January because of a lack of competition. While the [...]
Probable Outcome: Avatar May Snowball Into A Huge Hit, $16 Million Dollar Monday
Is James Cameron ever wrong? Some said “Avatar” would be an astronomical disaster. Judging by reviews, award nominations, and opening weekend box office, that is not the case. It also had one of the lowest day to day drops in a while. “Watchmen” had a similar opening day, making $25 million while “Avatar” made $27m. [...]