Summer 2003 Box-Office - Past, present, and future

[B1ade Runner]

Okay, so maybe that's an overambitious title, but I thought I'd give some exact numbers when it came to the summer box-office and why I labeled certain movies the way I did. Read the summer 2003 box-office rundown, if you missed it. (http://filmhobbit.com/moviereviews/madness/summer2003.html)

X2: X-Men United
Predicted: $78 m/$225 m
Projected (after opening weekend): $85.5 m/ $$230 m
Actual Gross: $214.9 m

Daddy Day Care
Predicted: $22 m/$92 m
Projected: $27.6 m/$92 m
Actual Gross: $104.0 m

The Matrix Reloaded
Predicted: $92 m/ $322 m
Projected: $91.7 m/$321 m
Actual Gross: $281.3 m

Hulk
Predicted: $75 m / $180 m
Projected: $62.1 m / $155 m
Actual Gross: $132.1 m

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Predicted: $56 m/ $184 m
Projected: $44.0 m/ $144 m
Actual Gross: $150.3 m

Pirates of the Caribbean
Predicted: $38 m/ $133 m
Projected: $46.6 m/ $180 m
Actual Gross: $300+ m

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Predicted: $13 m/ $37 m
Projected: $23.0 m/ $57 m
Actual Gross: $66.4 m

Bad Boys II
Predicted: $50 m/ $165 m
Projected: $46.5 m/ $140 m
Actual Gross: $138.2

Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
Predicted: $35 m/ $91 m
Projected: $21.7 m/ $55 m
Actual Gross: $65.3 m

Spy Kids 3: Game Over
Predicted: $14 m/ $47 m
Projected: $33.4 m/ $120 m
Actual Gross: $110.8 m

Freddy Vs. Jason
Predicted: $22 m/ $70 m
Projected: $36.4 / $91 m
Actual Gross: $81.9 m

Jeepers Creepers 2
Predicted: $18 m/ $40 m
Projected: $15.2 m/ $38 m
Actual Gross: $35.2 m

Glad I got all that out of my system. :)

[Josh]

Studios usually measure success by comparing cost versus box office take.

Predictions are just predictions, and really have no bearing on gauging whether or not the movie was a success.

That's my opinion anyway.

[Josh]

And I still think that Summer 2003 thing we did is the most fun I've had doing a piece in some time. Looking forward to doing it again with you next year Brody :)

[Bordick]

FvJ made about double each of it's 17 predecessors

[B1ade Runner]

It made more than twice as much as the original Friday The 13th(unadjusted, which is $39.7 million), and around $30 million more than the highest-grossing Nightmare film ($49.3 million for part 4). FVJ was a big success, there's no doubt about that. It both pleases and worries me.

[Bordick]

Originally posted by B1ade Runner
It both pleases and worries me.

Worries? how so?

[Tick]

Because now Hollywood is going to make a similar VS movie for every horror icon in existence ofcourse. :)

[Bordick]

only the ones that have been talked about for years. Aliens Vs. Predator. The rest will be dead in the water.

[B1ade Runner]

Originally posted by The Tick
Because now Hollywood is going to make a similar VS movie for every horror icon in existence ofcourse. :)

Something like that. I have always seen FVJ as a defininte stand-alone film, simply because the "what-is" has already been answered. What if Freddy and Jason fought each-other? The film has the answer. Any sequel, involving Ash, or Michael Myers or otherwise, would simply be an aggresive reiteration.

Other "cash-in" versus movies not involving Freddy or Jason wouldn't bother me. In fact, the classic three in my mind remain quite enticing: Alien vs. Predator: cool. Robocop vs. Terminator: also cool. But the best has already happened, so I'm happy.

Shameless "Freddy Vs. Jason" review plug right here. (http://filmhobbit.com/cgi-bin/movies/movies.cgi?action=showreview&review=freddyvjason)

[Tick]

Silly Bordick, we all know how Hollywood works, if they find it works they won't stop until they've made The Killer Tomatoes VS The Sharks from Deep Blue Sea.

[Bordick]

The ones that have been talked about for ages will come to pass because they've been in development forever. Having Pinhead attack Haddonfeild for the sheer notion of making a buck will not come to fruition.