Online: ‘Angels & Demons’ vs ‘Star Trek’

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• I see star trek taking a close 2nd place this week with numbers in the 50s. Does anyone care about dan brown and tom hanks anymore?

  Comment by adam — Thursday May 14, 2009 @ 7:31pm PDT  Reply to this post

• The haters can hate, but Star Trek starts tomorrow at 100mil domestic, 50 foreign.

  Here come the legs..T4 will suffer from (so I’ve heard) some VERY unprofessinal behavior by its DP- at least that’s what the rumors say. :p

  Comment by B Hennessay! — Thursday May 14, 2009 @ 7:54pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Damn, I picked Angels and Demons as my number one box office film for this summer. Star Trek was number four.

  Comment by Original Joe — Thursday May 14, 2009 @ 10:36pm PDT  Reply to this post

• HaHa B Hennessay! I can’t wait to see T4…

  Comment by beautygal — Thursday May 14, 2009 @ 10:46pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Just so you know…

  T4 is on track to be this years first $100+ million weekend winner.

  I agree that Star Trek will have legs this weekend, but it won’t have them three weeks in a row. Star Trek is also doing pretty mediocre numbers abroad, in case you haven’t noticed.

  Comment by James Brock — Thursday May 14, 2009 @ 10:57pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Yes ST will have legs. The old fans are turning out in droves for repeats – several of my friends have already gone three times. Heck, I may go again myself. It’s been a long time since I enjoyed ST, and I enjoyed this film.

  I wouldn’t be surprised if ST wins the weekend. Especially with the good reception from the general public. We shall see.

  Comment by Helen Hill — Friday May 15, 2009 @ 12:28am PDT  Reply to this post

• 1.I see star trek taking a close 2nd place this week with numbers in the 50s. Does anyone care about dan brown and tom hanks anymore?

  You just answered that in your own post by pegging Star Trek at 2nd.

  Comment by Rory L. Aronsky — Friday May 15, 2009 @ 1:04am PDT  Reply to this post

• Yeah, cause that’s what audiences base their decisions on when they go to the movies — the professional or unprofessional behavior of the director of photography. Gimme a break. The reason Terminator 4 will fa-hail (relatively speaking, and anything other than 400 million plus worldwide is failure for it) is that a) the marketing has done nothing to excite the sci-fi base about seeing the movie and b) the marketing has done nothing to excite others about seeing the movie. The trailers / commercials are HORRIBLE. Cameron will feel redeemed.

  Comment by john — Friday May 15, 2009 @ 1:44am PDT  Reply to this post

• “Angels and Demons”, which isn’t good (saw it Wednesday night), should do some decent-sized biz today thanks to fans of the book, but I think “Trek” will bounce back into the top spot Saturday and Sunday. I wouldn’t be surprised, and couldn’t be pleased more, if “Trek” takes top spot for the weekend.

  Comment by Shawn F. — Friday May 15, 2009 @ 4:16am PDT  Reply to this post

• I wasn’t going to see star trek but with the good reviews from people I know who have seen it
  I am going this weekend.
  It should come in a close second.

  Comment by Jane — Friday May 15, 2009 @ 5:58am PDT  Reply to this post

• Trek will take it to #1 or a most likely very close second finish. I’d say 50 mill or so. The weekday numbers have been great by the way. Tom Hanks is so over the hill. Most of theses guys are. Out with the old, in with the new.

  Comment by Alboone — Friday May 15, 2009 @ 6:03am PDT  Reply to this post

• The other problem with T4 is the amount of information out there. I’ve read so much of the story in the morning spoilers of io9 that I feel as though I’ve seen the film. I have no desire now, to see it. (Plus the story sounds like a big disappointment)

  Comment by Original Joe — Friday May 15, 2009 @ 6:35am PDT  Reply to this post

• I have seen Star Trek twice-no fan of the series or previous movies-and I am going to see it again. Loved it.

  Comment by Sherry — Friday May 15, 2009 @ 7:52am PDT  Reply to this post

• Sorry to disappoint you Joe, john…

  T4 is actually tracking at $100 million+ for its opening weekend. Sorry, but it’s true. Then it has five weeks until Transformers opens after that. Thus, I have a good feeling about its box office prospects — just call it a hunch.

  Plus, I don’t know where you get that $400+ million number john. But WB (domestic rights) is only in for $50 million and Sony is in for $75 million (foreign rights).

  Tie-ins and merchandising covered the additional costs with Halcyon retaining DVD rights and limited television licencing (shared with Warner Brothers).

  If you INCLUDE P&A, Warner will have to make only $100 million in North American box office (not even including their limited television rights) and will retain 90%+ of its opening weekend cume. That means WB may make a profit in that opening weekend if tracking is correct and they take in $100+ million as is being currently predicted.

  This is beginning to look like a sure thing and that’s probably why you have the beginnings of FOUR studios (WB, Sony, MGM, and FOX) fighting for the rights to the sequel(s).

  Comment by James Brock — Friday May 15, 2009 @ 8:17am PDT  Reply to this post

• “Out with the old, in with the new”

  (old=good new=shit)

  Comment by krista — Friday May 15, 2009 @ 8:50am PDT  Reply to this post

• “(old=good new=shit)”

  Touche to a certain point.

  Are you not tired yet of Cruise, Hanks, Smith and the rest of the McMovie Stars?

  Comment by Alboone — Friday May 15, 2009 @ 12:25pm PDT  Reply to this post

• original joe, I hope to god you are in my box office pool; if so, thank you for your donation!

  Comment by hate2donate — Friday May 15, 2009 @ 12:56pm PDT  Reply to this post