2012 Films: Box Office Predictions

[majorjoe23]

That's ridiculous. Mark Wahlberg is a big star.

Also, he loves his family. Wahlberg has been quite vocal about the fact that if he's on something that could be a bomb, it will in fact land safely. Clearly Mike Judge and Ron Livingston just didn't care about their families enough.

[silverboy]

BoxOffice.com's predictions

Brave $33,000,000 -50%
Magic Mike $29,000,000 --
Ted (2012) $26,000,000 --
Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection $24,000,000 --
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted $11,500,000 -42%
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter $6,500,000 -60%
Prometheus $5,000,000 -50%
People Like Us $4,500,000 --
Marvel's The Avengers $4,300,000 -40%
Moonrise Kingdom $4,200,000 24%
Snow White and the Huntsman $4,100,000 -49%

[silverboy]

I still say Ted would be lucky to make more than $20 mil and will be fighting it out with Madea for second place.

Wisdom says they're fighting for third place with about $25m. Tyler Perry movies do tend to outperform expectations.

I could also see MAGIC MIKE being a big hit. There hasn't been a female-quadrant film in a while, its getting good reviews, and Tatum could pull in some guys. If I go see it, I'm gaying it up. Booty shorts.

Also, he loves his family. Wahlberg has been quite vocal about the fact that if he's on something that could be a bomb, it will in fact land safely. Clearly Mike Judge and Ron Livingston just didn't care about their families enough.

[Matt Jay]

BoxOffice.com's predictions

Brave $33,000,000 -50%
Magic Mike $29,000,000 --
Ted (2012) $26,000,000 --
Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection $24,000,000 --
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted $11,500,000 -42%
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter $6,500,000 -60%
Prometheus $5,000,000 -50%
People Like Us $4,500,000 --
Marvel's The Avengers $4,300,000 -40%
Moonrise Kingdom $4,200,000 24%
Snow White and the Huntsman $4,100,000 -49%

Magic Mike over Ted? No way.

[silverboy]

Magic Mike over Ted? No way.

It'll happen. It's also gay pride month, which could bring traffic to a movie about male strippers.

[Matt Jay]

It'll happen. It's also gay pride month, which could bring traffic to a movie about male strippers.

It's not like gay people spend every other month hiding under a rock.

[silverboy]

It's not like gay people spend every other month hiding under a rock.

As much as women do.

[Matt Jay]

As much as women do.

It just seems to me like Magic Mike is targeted towards women with a sex drive and gay males, both of which combined are a very small segment of the population.

[silverboy]

It just seems to me like Magic Mike is targeted towards women with a sex drive and gay males, both of which combined are a very small segment of the population.

I suppose that's true in Nebraska.

[Matt Jay]

I suppose that's true in Nebraska.

Urban Nebraska is a decent cross section of America. Only everyone is fatter.