Titanic 3D: Opening weekend

With three strong movies this weekend, Titanic is expected to be the victor. Considering the fact that Titanic is set to be released a few days before American Reunion, it gives the James Cameron's spectacle a good chance to score more money. On its opening day, the 3D release is expected to kick off The Hunger Games from the #1 seat with approximately $6 million. As of now, Fandago is reporting that Titanic is responsible for 50% of daily sales including 3D theaters. Expect Titanic 3D to garner $49 million from  its Wednesday to Sunday debut frame.

Opening in virtually all markets across the world, Titanic has the chance to bewitch fans again. Titanic in 1998 grossed more than $1.2 billion internationally and now with the chance to cruise in theaters Titanic is poised to gross more than $90 million internationally. With good presales in China, interest in other Asia  countries should also follow. Japan will also remain the most interesting market as it is the second highest-grossing market in global terms with $201 million in the bank. Expect a final international gross of $110 million.

Titanic 3D: Worldwide Forecast

Titanic 3D re-release(6 April, 2012)

Revisiting theaters after 15 years, Titanic—the highest-grossing non-3D film—is expected to debut to a staggering re-release opening both in North America and non-North American Markets. With Lion King’s (3D) impressive worldwide revenue, 3D re-releases have been appealing and lucrative for movie companies. Considering that Titanic is more popular than Lion King, James Cameron’s spectacle has a higher chance to gross above $157 million and pass the $2 billion mark. The trailer of the re-release evokes the same suspense and thrill the original film had but with a new flavor. Although the total number of trailer views are low, facebook likes have increased(by 7 million) over the months suggesting an interest among adults rather than teenagers.

Titanic finished its run in 1998 after the video of the film was actually released. With the chance of being released again, Titanic can easily gross more than $185 million worldwide. Expect it to be the second film to pass the $2 billion mark.

Worldwide Forecast: $175-210 million

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The Hunger Games: Second Weekend Predictions & Wrath of the Titans Opening Weekend

After a record-setting debut for The Hunger Games, Gary Ross's book-to-film adaptation will remain in the number one spot for the upcoming weekend. Although there are notable new-comers, The Hunger Games’ popularity will hold well. An indication of the films on-going popularity is a good 4% Monday-to-Tuesday decrease that is significantly lower than Alice in Wonderland’s 11% decrease. In addition to the film's great amassing power, early word of mouth seems to be quite strong given the film's A rating on CinemaScore. Expect the Hunger Games to rake in $73.7 million this weekend. It is also a good contender for the all-time biggest second weekend gross which is currently held by Avatar with $75.62 million. However, due to both the cut-down in IMAX theatres and the introduction of new popular movies this week, The Hunger Games will have a hard time grossing anywhere above $75 million.

Scene from the latest film in the Clash of the Titans franchise

Competing against The Hunger Games, Wrath of the Titans doesn't seem to have the same wrath of its predecessor. With a weak start in twitter feeds and comment activity, the sequel of Clash of the Titans will have a low chance to make the same amount of money as the first film in the Titan franchise. Although the film has never been powerful in North-America, it still is an important element for the total revenue.

Warner's Clash of the Titans debuted to $61.24 million in its opening weekend. However, during the first film's debut frame competition wasn't similar to that which WoT is in. Look for Wrath of the Titans to gross a below par $38.7 million over its opening weekend.

Movie Updates

·         The Hangover Part III and an untitled ‘300’ sequel are in production for a release date of May 24, 2013 and August 2, 2013 respectively.

·         Transformers 4 is set to be released on July 27, 2014. Michael Bay is expected to reprise his role as director, but Shia La Beouf will not return to the Transformers series. Although “Sam Witwicky” is out of the coming picture, some stars from the previous films can still play a role in the upcoming Transformers.

·         The new official release year for Avatar 2 is 2016, a delay of 2 years from 2014. News suggests that James Cameron’s high tech equipment will need time for the sublime oceans of Pandora.

The Hunger Games Worldwide Forecast

The Hunger Games opened to a staggering $152 million for its opening weekend. It's opening weekend currently ranks as the third biggest opening weekend and the biggest opening weekend for a non-sequel. Compared to Twilight, the gender percentage was 69% female(31% male) which was relatively higher than Twilight's usual 80% female audience. A sign of a varied audience and good Flixter ratings(87%) portends strong-holds for the weeks to come. Moreover, the fact that it didn't open in 3D and scored such a high opening suggests that 2D is still capable of pulling in big numbers. The Hunger Games is better compared to Harry Potter in North American terms and may even surpass the ultimate Harry Potter film. Expect a North American gross of $348 million.

In an international view, The Hunger Games was less interesting and garnered a mediocre $59.25 million--second biggest international debut of 2012--from 69 markets for the #1 seat this weekend. A low opening internationally is expected as the book is less known overseas and the marketing efforts of Lion Gate were effete and powerless compared to its efficacious and powerful domestic promotion. However, if a sequel is to be made(which is very likely), higher international grosses wouldn't be a surprise. In present time, nonetheless, The Hunger Games, wouldn't have much trouble to aim north of $234 million from non-North American markets.

Worldwide Forecast: $582 million
UPDATE:*Catching Fire sequel is in works as announced by Lionsgate.
This week is going to be interesting to see how much the film drops...

'Hunger Games' Sequel 'Catching Fire': Is it going to happen?

Considering the spectacular debut of the Hunger Games a sequel would only seem logical and profitable. Read The Hunger Games Worldwide Forecast for more information about the "odds" of  having a sequel--Catching Fire.
Official Release Date: November 22, 2013 (redolent of Harry Potter???)

Wrath of the Titans: Worldwide Forecast

1.   Wrath of the Titans In 3D (29 March, 2012)

Wrath of the Titans Banner

The sequel of Clash of the Titans is poised to kick-start the year with the largest- international opening weekend of 2012. The second film in the Clash of the Titans franchise, distributed by Warner's Bros., will star Sam Worthington and Liam Neeson. The predecessor brought in $493 million globally while most critics disparaged its 3D post-conversion. The sequel is also supposed to be released in 3D.

 However, in order to avoid any 3D-conversion criticism, producer Basil Iwanyk, was meticulous in post-converting the film to 3D. The studio also claims that  quality of conversion was far superior than that of Clash of the Titans. WoT should gross more money in non-north America markets than its predecessor. However, in North America, it's less likely that it will make a huge increase due to the lack of interest in 3D and sequels. Expect it to gross around $485 million worldwide.

Worldwide Forecast: $490 million


Comments: Definitely an improvement over Clash of the Titans--going deeper into the mythology of the Greeks and the characters. However, all this is plastered with garish action effects and a plot that has the potential to be great but lacks any logical sequence.

21 Jump Street:

For the coming week, ticket sales are expected to be calm and normal. Benefiting greatly from being the only wide release film, 21 Jump Street is expected to dethrone The Lorax with a typical $32.2 million in North American box office business. The early approval rating for the new action-comedy is oddly enough a really good one. It currently hold a 86% fresh rating on the critical-news aggregator, Rotten Tomatoes.

Next week, however, The Hunger Games is expected to kick-start the year with a huge box-office debut. More News will be available soon.(~March 18, 2012)

John Carter International Results

As expected John Carter performed well overseas(non-North American Markets) and its strong holds came from Russia and Asia. It opened internationally to $70.6 million for a total $101.2 million. With such a trend it is on track to gross more than $280 million worldwide. However, with its $300 million budget(including marketing), profitability is minimal. 

John Carter opening weekend

'THE LORAX' STAYS #1; 'JOHN CARTER' HOLD TIGHT WITH $30.603 MILLION

Studio Weekend Estimates (Domestic)FRI, MAR. 9 - SUN, MAR. 11

#	TITLE	WEEKEND	Change	LOCATIONS		AVG.	TOTAL
1	Dr. Seuss' The Lorax	$39,108,240	-44%	3,746	17	$10,440	$121,987,070
2	John Carter	$30,603,000	--	3,749	--	$8,163	$30,603,000
3	Project X (2012)	$11,550,000	-45%	3,055	0	$3,781	$40,124,995
4	Silent House (2012)	$7,010,024	--	2,124	--	$3,300	$7,010,024
5	Act of Valor	$7,000,000	-48%	2,951	-102	$2,372	$56,100,597
6	A Thousand Words	$6,350,000	--	1,890	--	$3,360	$6,350,000
7	Safe House	$4,952,640	-33%	2,144	-409	$2,310	$115,756,455
8	The Vow	$4,000,000	-33%	2,478	-348	$1,614	$117,613,746
9	This Means War	$3,750,000	-33%	1,949	-393	$1,924	$46,889,350
10	Journey 2: The Mysterious Island	$3,685,000	-44%	2,525	-535	$1,459	$90,715,611
11	Tyler Perry's Good Deeds	$3,000,000	-57%	1,516	-616	$1,979	$30,542,449
12	The Artist	$2,304,000	-36%	1,505	-251	$1,531	$40,459,023
13	Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance	$1,965,000	-58%	1,804	-683	$1,089	$48,065,147
14	Wanderlust	$1,726,300	-55%	1,220	-782	$1,415	$15,590,420
15	Gone	$906,000	-70%	1,144	-1042	$792	$10,737,282