"Rise of the Apes" a financial success???

[Dark Shadow]

Finally saw this movie yesterday, and I didn't care for it at all.

[Nostalgiabuff]

i think the fact that Apes is still playing in primary theaters says a lot. it is just a well made movie and people are still going to see it based on the buzz

[Cmonster]

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That's pretty funny, Brian...

SC

[Hector]

[palitoy]

Hug time...

[Hector]

Hug time...

[Cmonster]

I have to eat my words...I saw The Help...and it was very good...

Looks like I'm eating mine too, brother-- Rise has done very well. It's got great legs-- I'm totally shocked, but man enough to admit I was wrong on this one.

SC

[samurainoir]

I know there was some comparison earlier with what was perceived as X-men first class' underperformance at the domestic box office with a production budget of $160 million. Check out the final tally with foreign surpassing domestic...


Total Lifetime Grosses
Domestic: *$146,157,476 ***41.5%
+*Foreign: *$206,208,385 ***58.5%
=*Worldwide: *$352,365,861 *

X-Men: First Class (2011) - Box Office Mojo

And again, we add DVD/bluray/iTunes/etc. to this. And I'm assuming just like the rest of the X -men films, this one is going to be played on cable forever.

[samurainoir]

I have to eat my words...I saw The Help...and it was very good...

Yeah, I was dragged more or less kicking and screaming to it on Sunday night and ended up really digging it as well.

I'd say it's more Oscar Bait than Chick Flick, despite the marketing.


As for Apes... I think most folks really underestimate the power of the International Box Office these days. Particularly as the time between the windows of release around the world at the theatre and DVD/Bluray/itunes/netfilx closes down to circumvent bootlegging.

Action/Genre movies generally port well internationally and many misses at the domestic US box office with enough guns and car chases do will overseas.

Keeping in mind I come from a country who put the last nail in their own domestically produced english film industry ten years ago by selling out their theatrical distribution system. Now with block booking of the Hollywood films, our biggest homegrown "name" movies are lucky to be released on 23 screens across the country. Canadian filmmaking has been reduced to a government funded heritage project destined for the archives... with the occasional cult genre breakout like Cube or Ginger Snaps. (homegrown Quebec/Franco Canadian filmmaking has survived fortunately).

[David Lee]

Can we all finally agree...that Rise of the Apes is finally a bona fide hit?

Sure... if the we doesn't include Sandy

-Dave

[Hector]

I have to eat my words...I saw The Help...and it was very good...


Now back to Rise of the Apes.

Can we all finally agree...that Rise of the Apes is finally a bona fide hit?

With a $93 million budget...and a $305,756,000 worldwide box office take so far...it's safe to say it's a bloody hit...lol...

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) - Box Office Mojo

[Hector]

I know but a three week old film came up on top of two new genre entries, that's all I was saying. #2 in week three is amazing.

The Help seems like a chick flick...my sister and her friends saw it...and they all said it was the best movie of the year...lol.

Women...




P.S. My comment was not directed at all the cool women here...so please...don't throw rocks at me...lol.

[MIB41]

I just hope it can muster enough business to beat the Burton remake. It still has a ways to go to get there.

[samurainoir]

I know but a three week old film came up on top of two new genre entries, that's all I was saying. #2 in week three is amazing.

Especially since it also beat out Spy Kids 4 as well. I've been looking after my niece and nephew all week and they have been severely bombarded by the promo machine and reruns of the previous entries on television.

[palitoy]

I think the movie HELP is in front right now.

I know but a three week old film came up on top of two new genre entries, that's all I was saying. #2 in week three is amazing.