2013 09 06 – Riddick

What seemed like a good month for shooting has ended up as a mediocre one. As usual, I like this outcome, because every missed shot this year makes 2014 year much, much better.

This week we have one opening.

WEDNESDAY:  My shot per theater!

FRIDAY:  All shots!

MONDAY:  Official numbers!

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SEX CASSETTE OF VIN DIESEL -- THE NEXT INSTALLMENT

This one, Riddick, is an action R movie, from Universal.

Riddick reminds me of Lobo, a reckless character from DC Comics. It was clearly expressed in the previous installment, The Chronicles of Riddick, when he was named as the last true Furyan alive. As this kind of hero, Riddick goes from planet to planet, fighting teethy monsters in the dark and talking in a low, sexy voice for all of 90+ minutes.

But Vin Diesel alone is not going to make big money on the opening weekend. Katee Sackhoff of Battlestar Galactica fame is adorable but quite a few moons have passed since then. If Karl Urban shows up, it will be a short scene, and he will be teeth-clenched and eyebrow-squeezed as usual. I would be too, if I were being cast again and again in shallow roles (McCoy from Star Trek isn't a top of his capability).

Getting an actual number per theater is tricky. First one got $ 7651 per theater, second one got $ 8810 per theater. These numbers are long gone, especially that we are now in a black hole season, as I announced last week. I think it will do like A Good Day to Die Hard: something about $ 6000-6500 per theater.

Shots:

$ 36 mln  --  Donald Shanahan, Examiner
$ 27 mln  --  Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 24 mln  --  C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers

$ 23,5 mln  --  Box Office team

$ 23,5 mln  --  Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 21,4 mln  --  Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
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$ 20 mln  --  Damon Houx, ScreenCrave
$ 20 mln  --  ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline

$ 19,73 mln  --  Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2013  (3107 theaters, $ 6350 per theater)

$ 19,03 mln  --  the official weekend number of the movie  (3107 theaters, $ 6125 per theater)
$ 19 mln  --  Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 19 mln  --  Sensei White Lotus, BreitBart
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$ 15 mln  --  Perri Nemiroff, Shockya

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