Originally Posted By CrouchingTigger >>DWA shares are near their 52-week low so they have reason to be truly grumpy!<< The burden's on your shoulders, K2M. You're their only hope!
Originally Posted By DAR Can we really say the running time is why the film didn't do so well? When so many blockbusters, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Pirates etc all long running times, it seems like a flimsy excuse.
Originally Posted By hopemax From the trades today, this was all that was posted so I don't know if this is all there is or what 'Cars' Speeds Up Disney's decision to postpone the release of Cars from November -- when previous Pixar movies have been released -- to June -- when schools are out -- could result in offsetting what analysts have called a disappointing weekend opening. On Monday, the film earned $6,445,000 -- far above the $3,802,000 that The Incredibles, the last Pixar release, earned on its first Monday in November, 2004. Likewise on Tuesday, Cars took in $5,820,000 versus $3,213,000 for the first Tuesday of The Incredibles. While initial reports had noted that the $60.1 million that Cars earned last weekend was well below the $70 million that analysts had expected, the film could exceed the gross for the first week of The Incredibles, Pixar's biggest hit, going into next weekend if mid-week ticket sales continue at the same clip.
Originally Posted By Dlmusic Tuesday numbers are in and it's not the greatest news for Cars. Unlike Finding Nemo which increased 3.4% and Monsters Inc that increased 8.1% on their first Tuesday, Cars fell 10.4%. Over 300 million is looking very unlikely at this point. I would say the target it should be aiming for is around $260-275.
Originally Posted By Dlmusic <<the film could exceed the gross for the first week of The Incredibles, Pixar's biggest hit, going into next weekend if mid-week ticket sales continue at the same clip. >> This is bogus. Incredibles opened the week before Thanksgiving so it's Thursday was huge ($11 million).
Originally Posted By DAR <<I would say the target it should be aiming for is around $260-275>> Certainly nothing to be ashamed of.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Cars is going to be successful, regardless of any comparisons to other Pixar films.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Can we really say the running time is why the film didn't do so well?<< Only if you really believe that customers got turned away because of sellouts. I'm sure some did, but not $10 million worth.
Originally Posted By Dlmusic <<Cars is going to be successful, regardless of any comparisons to other Pixar films.>> I think Cars is going to be succesful, even comparatively with other Pixar films. If it ends up around $250-260 then it will end up with around what Monsters Inc made.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I will be doing my part this afternoon at 4:30 by taking my son and his grandpa to see Cars. We purposely skipped the opening weekend because I hate going to a crowded theatre complex. We were at Toys R Us last night and right at the front of the store was a rather large (but barren as stuff is being bought up). My son was asking me to buy this and that, wanted to know the names of the cars, etc. I told him we weren't buying anything until we saw the movie...but he is excited about this afternooon.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper My father's day gift is NOT having to take him on Father's Day. I suspect that will be a big day for Cars.
Originally Posted By Dlmusic Wednesday was big for Cars as it made almost exactly what it made on Tuesday. That is mostly all of the Pixar releases decreased their first Wednesday. While I still don't think 300+ million is going to happen, it's looking better and better for over $260 million.
Originally Posted By Dlmusic Well Friday numbers are in and it's very bad news for Cars. Cars made $9 million dollars which represents a large 54% drop from last week's Friday. In fact, Cars may not be #1 this weekend as Nacho Libre brought in $11 million. With numbers like this Cars might struggle to $200-220 million.
Originally Posted By leemac Cars still managed to be number one again this weekend according to BVPD estimates. However it is down nearly 50% to $31m. That puts the ten day gross at approximately $115m. Not stellar but with more kids off on vacation now it should hold up through to Dead Man's Chest release on July 7.
Originally Posted By dshyates the thing about runtime wasn't a comparison to Harry Potter or LotR which did have long running times but to compare it to other pixar films which all ran shorter and had 1 more viewing per screen. All the shows don't have to be sold out to see how 3985 more showings a day for 3 days could have helped the numbers.
Originally Posted By kennect I noticed somewhere there was a mention of the overseas bo results regarding "Cars"...I am not aware of where it was...What is the plan for the international release of this fiim? Anyone know? Whick makes me want to ask this OT question...What films have had a decent initial dosmetic release but really went on to make a truly huge profit regarding the international market? I get the feeling "Cars" will do ok here and has the potential to do a lot of business outside of the US....
Originally Posted By Dlmusic Cars has opened in a few countries and broke records in some, but in most it's more on the dissapointing side. It's still way too early to see how it plays overall. As far as movies that do well internationally that don't do as well in America, Hunchback of Notre Dame was huge in most of Europe, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimmaron was big in Germany and Treasure Planet was also quite popular in France. The first Garfield movie I believe was also quite popular worldwide which is why a sequel get made (as well as a lot of other seemingly pointless sequels).
Originally Posted By irishfan It opened up here in Australia at number 1. It earned approx $4.3 million in it's first weekend which is pretty good. Saying that, it's over a million behind the recent Ice Age movie first weekend openings here(which has gone on to do huge business over here), and a whopping $4 million behind Nemo's opening. I believe it doesn't open for another month or two in the UK , well after World Cup fever ends. Reviews of Cars in the Aussie press and media have been average at best.
