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Wkd Box Office Est. 06•8-10 •12 Ridley Scott dances to the tune: 'I like to Move it'

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http://www.boxofficeguru.com/060612.htm

by Gitesh Pandya

THIS WEEKEND A pair of 3D films with content that is worlds apart will hit North American multiplexes on Friday stopping a slump that has seen the box office fall behind year-ago levels over three consecutive frames. Fox unleashes its buzzworthy film Prometheus for adults while Paramount and DreamWorks go after kids with the animated sequel Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted. The top ten could break $150M for the first time in four frames as the new films spark a rebound in moviegoing.

Director Ridley Scott returns to sci-fi with the much-anticipated futuristic thriller Prometheus which looks to be a major player at the box office. The R-rated actioner about a group of humans who travel across space to a distant world in search of mankind's origins has generated tremendous excitement with sci-fi and action fans and arrives as a summer film that audiences are truly eager to see. Many will find this brand worth the extra money so 3D and IMAX screens will contribute a share higher of the gross than for most other recent offerings. Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, and Idris Elba star.

Male interest is sky high but the one area which may offer a slight problem will be the female appeal. As a scary and gory outer space flick, women may not respond limiting the film's appeal compared to many other non-sequel summer sci-fi pics like Inception which had a star like Leonardo DiCaprio who could draw in that gender. Plus the rating may be limiting for younger teens who might have interest. But Prometheus has had a great marketing push which has delivered raw fan excitement and reviews have been mostly positive too. Landing in 3,393 theaters, Prometheus might open with around $47M this weekend and could hold up well for a film of its genre in the weeks ahead.

Kids movies have been oddly absent with no really big titles since March. That puts Paramount in the perfect position to pounce on the box office with its latest 3D franchise toon Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted which reunites the all-star cast for another comic adventure. Openings for the first two installments were solid with $47.2M in 2005 and $63.1M in 2008. But the aging property will have a big test this weekend and try to prove that it is still relevant. Luckily the lack of competition will provide a major advantage since it is summer now and parents have had only scraps here and there to take their kids out to.

The 3D will add a new level of enjoyment, but also makes tickets more expensive which could be a turn-off to many. A year ago, another DreamWorks sequel came into the marketplace but audiences did not rush out in huge numbers. The 3D pic Kung Fu Panda 2 bowed to $47.7M over the Friday-to-Sunday portion of the Memorial Day holiday frame dropping from the $60.2M of its predecessor. Madagascar 3 will open in over 4,000 locations and might collect about $45M this weekend.

Following a terrific start last weekend, Universal's fairy tale hit Snow White and the Huntsman looks to suffer a sizable decline since so much of the target audience showed up upfront and word-of-mouth does not seem strong enough to generate strong legs. Prometheus may offer some competition but White is skewing more female so it won't be too much of a direct threat. Madagascar will take many moms out of the picture, though. A 55% fall could result giving Charlize Theron two of the top three movies in the land. That would leave Snow White with roughly $25M in its second frame and a ten-day total of $102M.

Men in Black 3 and The Avengers will both face direct competition from Prometheus for action-loving men as well as from Madagascar for kids. But the pics are both PG-13 and brand-based so they can still do well with certain segments. Sony's latest alien comedy may fall 50% to about $14M with $135M to date while the Marvel juggernaut could slide by 45% to about $11M boosting the domestic haul to $572M.

Get earlier box office updates and analysis by following BoxOfficeGuru.com on Twitter.

Watch the NEW trailer for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. For a review of Snow White and the Huntsman visit The Chief Report.


LAST YEAR J.J. Abrams swiped the number one spot with his period sci-fi drama Super 8 which bowed on top with $35.5M on its way to $127M domestically and $260M worldwide for Paramount. Recognizable brands followed filling up the top five with Fox's super hero tale X-Men: First Class making $24.1M in its second weekend and the comedy sequel The Hangover Part II collecting $17.7M for Warner Bros. in its third trip. Paramount's Kung Fu Panda 2 and Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides followed with $16.5M, and $10.9M, respectively.
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GraveRobberX

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planar1280 really is trying to take the gig way huh?

Such a copycat LOL

Also posting as quickly as possible, you're failing dude, the real thread should be up soon
 
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I Was going to go see prometheus but every media program i seem to stumble on has negative things to say about it, the trailer seemed ok
 
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FYI I use Boxoffice.com because they are the real heir to the throne after boxofficemojo sold their souls to IMDB and killed the forums and everything else good about it.
 
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oh man rock of ages looks pretty awful. when the trailer played at prometheus on friday, half the audience said audibly 'what the fuck?' after it was over
 
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This poster pulses with an appeal so broad the typical restraints of our societies fall by the wayside.
Poor form yet again by the OP.
 
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RE: Making this thread every week; there's obviously multiple people who want to make the thread. Please coordinate with each other instead of racing to be the first to post it. We have a thread in the Gaming Community forum to coordinate this kind of stuff, too, in the event that you're not sure who you need to talk to to coordinate stuff. Click here for the thread. No one is entitled to make the thread, work together, thanks.
 
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Stumpokapow said:
RE: Making this thread every week; there's obviously multiple people who want to make the thread. Please coordinate with each other instead of racing to be the first to post it. We have a thread in the Gaming Community forum to coordinate this kind of stuff, too, in the event that you're not sure who you need to talk to to coordinate stuff. Click here for the thread. No one is entitled to make the thread, work together, thanks.
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Thanks
 
GraveRobberX

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Stumpokapow said:
RE: Making this thread every week; there's obviously multiple people who want to make the thread. Please coordinate with each other instead of racing to be the first to post it. We have a thread in the Gaming Community forum to coordinate this kind of stuff, too, in the event that you're not sure who you need to talk to to coordinate stuff. Click here for the thread. No one is entitled to make the thread, work together, thanks.
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=D. Interesting

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the only thing xaos posts are the box office threads. I don't understand why planar keeps doing this.
 
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It's pretty shitty to keep stealing someone else's thread when they've been making them for years you know.

And Box Office Mojo has a better layout, no need for websites politics in this please.

GraveRobberX said:
The F is Moonrise Kingdom?

Edit: Good Lord that Poster, yeah now I know why it's a Platform release, Holy Hell

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You make me sad, Moonrise Kingdom is a great flick.
 
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