Box Office: Quantum of Solace Arrives
Filed under: Action, Box Office Predictions
The new Madagascar film dominated the box office, achieving the seventh strongest opening for an animated film ever, with the raunchy Role Models settling into second. Soul Men proved soul-less, missing the top five entirely and taking sixth. Here's the top five:
1. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa: $63 million
2. Role Models: $19 million
3. High School Musical 3: Senior Year: $9 million
4. Changeling: $7.2 million
5. Zack and Miri Make a Porno: $6.2 million
The other studios no doubt fear 007's license to kill, so there's only one major release this week:
Quantum of Solace
What's It All About: The latest in the long-running James Bond franchise and the hotly anticipated followup to the series' stylish reboot Casino Royale. Daniel Craig returns as Agent 007 in this globe hopping adventure that takes the super spy to Austria, Italy and South America.
Why It Might Do Well: For new releases, this is the only game in town this week, and it's a BIG honking release. Rottentomatoes.com is giving the film an 80% fresh rating and Casino Royale pulled in over half a billion ($594.2 million) worldwide, leaving ticket takers both shaken and stirred.
Why It Might Not Do Well: What, you're kidding, right?
Number of Theaters: 3,400
Prediction: $55 million
Next week's top five should look something like this:
1. Quantum of Solace
2. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
3. Role Models
4. High School Musical 3
5. Changeling
No perfect scores last week. Looks like most of us expected better performance from Soul Men and a lot of us underestimated Clint Eastwood's Changeling. Here's how everyone did:
1. VP: 13
1. Gregory Rubinstein: 13
1. AJ Wiley: 13
1. Ryan Pavey: 13
1. Romel: 13
2. Matt: 11
2. Alex Farquharson: 11
2. I Eat Robots: 11
2. hitesh choudhary: 11
2. Bradford Oman: 11
2. Chris: 11
3. cough: 9
3. jessejames95: 9
3. Pat Campbell: 9
3. zach: 9
3. Vera: 9
3. Ray: 9
4. davebaxter1989: 8
Will a Quantam of Solace be enough to take the top spot away from Madagascar? Would perhaps a crapload of Solace be necessary? You tell us. Post your predictions for the top five movies in the comments section below before 5:00PM Eastern Time on Friday. One point for every top five movie correctly named, two points for every correct placement, and one extra point for the top movie.
1. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa: $63 million
2. Role Models: $19 million
3. High School Musical 3: Senior Year: $9 million
4. Changeling: $7.2 million
5. Zack and Miri Make a Porno: $6.2 million
The other studios no doubt fear 007's license to kill, so there's only one major release this week:
Quantum of SolaceWhat's It All About: The latest in the long-running James Bond franchise and the hotly anticipated followup to the series' stylish reboot Casino Royale. Daniel Craig returns as Agent 007 in this globe hopping adventure that takes the super spy to Austria, Italy and South America.
Why It Might Do Well: For new releases, this is the only game in town this week, and it's a BIG honking release. Rottentomatoes.com is giving the film an 80% fresh rating and Casino Royale pulled in over half a billion ($594.2 million) worldwide, leaving ticket takers both shaken and stirred.
Why It Might Not Do Well: What, you're kidding, right?
Number of Theaters: 3,400
Prediction: $55 million
Next week's top five should look something like this:
1. Quantum of Solace
2. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
3. Role Models
4. High School Musical 3
5. Changeling
No perfect scores last week. Looks like most of us expected better performance from Soul Men and a lot of us underestimated Clint Eastwood's Changeling. Here's how everyone did:
1. VP: 13
1. Gregory Rubinstein: 13
1. AJ Wiley: 13
1. Ryan Pavey: 13
1. Romel: 13
2. Matt: 11
2. Alex Farquharson: 11
2. I Eat Robots: 11
2. hitesh choudhary: 11
2. Bradford Oman: 11
2. Chris: 11
3. cough: 9
3. jessejames95: 9
3. Pat Campbell: 9
3. zach: 9
3. Vera: 9
3. Ray: 9
4. davebaxter1989: 8
Will a Quantam of Solace be enough to take the top spot away from Madagascar? Would perhaps a crapload of Solace be necessary? You tell us. Post your predictions for the top five movies in the comments section below before 5:00PM Eastern Time on Friday. One point for every top five movie correctly named, two points for every correct placement, and one extra point for the top movie.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
11-12-2008 @ 4:14PM
Joseph J. Finn said...
A pretty conservative guess:
Quantum of Solace
Madagascar 2
Role Models
High School Musical 3
Zack and Miri
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11-12-2008 @ 4:23PM
Herff said...
1. Quantum of Solace
2. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
3. High School Musical 3
4. Role Models
5. Changeling
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11-12-2008 @ 4:33PM
NP said...
1. Quantum of Solace
2. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
3. Role Models
4. High School Musical 3
5. Changeling
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11-12-2008 @ 4:59PM
Alex Farquharson said...
1- Quantum of Solace
2- Madagascar 2
3- Role Models
4- HSM 3
5- Changeling
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11-12-2008 @ 5:23PM
Adam P said...
1. Quantum of Solace
2. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
3. Role Models
4. High School Musical 3
5. Changeling
I agree entirely.
How can there be only one movie coming out!? Strikes are lame.
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11-12-2008 @ 5:48PM
Ralph said...
Another reason QOS might do well is the STAR TREK trailer attached to it. Before you dismiss this as an idea, harken back to 1989 when some major blockbusters were coming out at the theater -- including BATMAN and INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE. I remember (pre-internet) stories in the paper and in movie magazines talking about how people were going to showings just to catch those trailers. (Hard to believe, I know, but believe it.)
Of course, many Trek fans are also Bond fans. And I'm a big fan of Craig's Bond, so I was planning on seeing QOS regardless of the welcome addition of the initial TREK trailer.
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11-12-2008 @ 7:47PM
Premaximum said...
This was also before internet-based marketing.
Nowadays anyone who would have gone solely to see a trailer can just watch it for free online.
11-12-2008 @ 9:02PM
Ralph said...
Ah, point well taken. Didn't stop and think about that.
11-12-2008 @ 6:45PM
I Eat Robots said...
1. Quantum of Solace
2. Madagascar 2
3. Role Models
4. HSM3
5. Zack & Miri
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11-13-2008 @ 10:00PM
Chris said...
1) Quantum of Solace
2) Madagascar Escape 2 Africa
3) Role Models
4) High School Musical 3: Senior Year
5) Changeling
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11-12-2008 @ 9:16PM
jessejames95 said...
My predictions are:
1. Quantum of solace (60 m)
2. Madagascar 2 (37 m)
3. Role models (11 m)
4. High school musical 3 (6 m)
5. Changeling (5.5 m)
i saw changeling this week and its really good (even tho the critics dont say so) so i wouldnt underestimate this movie anymore.
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11-13-2008 @ 1:01AM
Pat Campbell said...
1. Quantum of Solace
2. Madagascar 2
3. Role Models
4. Changeling
5. High School Music 3
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11-13-2008 @ 2:07AM
Vera said...
Quantum of Solace
Madagascar 2
High School Musical 3
Role Models
Changeling
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11-13-2008 @ 10:30AM
VP said...
1. Quantum of Solace
2. Madagascar 2
3. Role Models
4. High School Musical 3
5. Changeling
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11-13-2008 @ 1:06PM
LostinaFog said...
1. Quantum of Solace
2. Madagascar 2
3. High School Musical 3
4. Role Models
5. Zack & Miri Make a Porno
Reply
11-13-2008 @ 2:27PM
Ryan Pavey said...
1. Madagascar 2
2. Quantum of Solace
3. High School Musical 3
4. Changeling
5. Zach and Miri
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11-13-2008 @ 5:15PM
cough said...
1. Quantum of Solace
2. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
3. Role Models
4. High School Musical 3
5. Changeling
Reply
11-13-2008 @ 5:29PM
Romel said...
1. Quantum of Solace
2. Madagascar 2
3. Role Models
4. HSM3
5. Changeling
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11-14-2008 @ 1:36AM
Gregory Rubinstein said...
1. Quantum of Solace
2. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
3. Role Models
4. High School Musical 3: Senior Year
5. The Changeling
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11-13-2008 @ 11:00PM
AJ Wiley said...
1. Quantum of Solace
2. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
3. Role Models
4. High School Musical 3: Senior Year
5. Zack and Miri Make a Porno
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