Originally Posted By trekkeruss Get out your crystal ball: how much money do you think Cars will bring in this weekend?
Originally Posted By idleHands $86 million. No idea why. But at minimum, I'm expecting Cars to outperform Incredible's opening weekend.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy $77 million (pure guess, lol) With Larry the Cable Guy doin' a voice, you can bet this here southeastern US'll go out in droves to see it! 9-)
Originally Posted By knightnfrees $87 Million....But I think It has enough octane to get up to $91 Mill...If it gets the lead out.
Originally Posted By bean at least 75million. The tractor tipping scene with MATER will bring them in the bus loads to watch the movie
Originally Posted By trekkeruss FYI: The Incredibles is Disney-Pixar's #1 opener, and #18 all-time, at $70,467,623.
Originally Posted By leemac <<But at minimum, I'm expecting Cars to outperform Incredible's opening weekend.>> It is only opening marginally wider than Incredibles did but it has got the strong views that Brad Bird's movie did. In fact some of the major newspapers really didn't like Cars at all. Not that critical praise is needed but I wonder whether Cars just won't be the attraction that Pixar hoped. A weak story line and unappealing characters aren't what people expect from Pixar.
Originally Posted By leemac <<It is only opening marginally wider than Incredibles did but it has got the strong views that Brad Bird's movie did.>> Doh. That should say Cars HASN'T got the strong reviews that Incredibles got.
Originally Posted By idleHands Your points are well taken, leemac. But in this age of Scooby-Doo and Da Vinci Code boffo box office numbers versus flatlining reviews, I doubt the movie-going public will care. Especially those with kids out of school, 'towing' around their cute little Mater plushies wherever they go. (Yeah, he is adorable. Had to get one. Fits perfectly on top of my Mac mini.)
Originally Posted By leemac <<But in this age of Scooby-Doo and Da Vinci Code boffo box office numbers versus flatlining reviews, I doubt the movie-going public will care.>> The trick is to manage the second week fall-out. Both Da Vinci Code and X3 have had steep drops in their second week despite big numbers in their first week. Reviews were poor and I suspect word-of-mouth couldn't have been that great either. I don't want to sound negative as I'm sure Cars will do well but I don't think it will have the wide appeal of Pirates which should walk away with the top spot this year.
Originally Posted By idleHands "I don't want to sound negative as I'm sure Cars will do well but I don't think it will have the wide appeal of Pirates which should walk away with the top spot this year." Agreed. Talk about your pre-sold audience! 'Dead Man's Chest' will definitely own the summer.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I will help the second week number b/c I don't plan on going until then. $81.5 million.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan (this is exciting! It's a little like being on 'The Price is Right'. Although, if someone bids $95,000,000.01 and beats me, I'm gonna be real mad. I hate that trick.)
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I LOVE that trick. I'm always yelling, "$1...PICK A DOLLAR YOU IDIOT!"
Originally Posted By ChiMike 84 million - my guess >>I don't think it will have the wide appeal of Pirates which should walk away with the top spot this year. << I too think Pirates will do better than Cars, but I think both will be best'd by Supes
Originally Posted By smeeeko idlehands.. that sounds cute, the Mater plushie.. I wish they had one for the Peterbilt though.. =( He only has a bit part in this one, but he was great!
Originally Posted By smeeeko oh and back on topic (sorry) I think CARS will do very well.. like I said before it's a movie for everyone.. and you can't beat Click N Clack as the Rusteez Bros.!! =)
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy LOL@"PriceisRight"ness. And I would pay a dollar to see wahooskipper yell.
