tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post7649616981524412388..comments2024-03-29T02:18:35.303-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: Up and awaySteve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-6554114978473903652009-06-04T16:13:42.485-07:002009-06-04T16:13:42.485-07:00wow... Space Chimps did almost as well as Star War...wow... Space Chimps did almost as well as Star Wars.<br /><br />I see a Star Chimp Space Wars in our future. Or maybe that's what the Ewoks were already.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-54737076403939856232009-06-03T10:32:38.512-07:002009-06-03T10:32:38.512-07:00wow... Space Chimps actually beat Star Wars.
Well...<i>wow... Space Chimps actually beat Star Wars.</i><br /><br />Well, they tied in their opening weekends, but <i>Star Wars</i> outgrossed <i>Space Chimps</i> in the long(er) run:<br /><br /><i>Star Wars</i>:<br /><br />Domestic: $35,161,554<br />+ Foreign: $33,121,290<br />= Worldwide: $68,282,844<br /><br /><i>Space Chimps</i>:<br /><br />Domestic: $30,105,968<br />+ Foreign: $34,682,011%<br />= Worldwide: $64,787,979<br /><br />Observers frequently note how suspect the opening weekend numbers seem to be ... f'rinstance, isn't it interesting that <i>Madagascar 2</i> just coincidentally happened to closely inch past <i>WALL·E</i>'s opening numbers six months after the fact?Jeff Massiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01025023288241410877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-3823130192650642412009-06-02T22:42:48.969-07:002009-06-02T22:42:48.969-07:00wow... Space Chimps actually beat Star Wars.
Well...wow... Space Chimps actually beat Star Wars.<br /><br />Well, it looks like the audience is solving the CG glut problem by mostly ignoring about half of the ones that are released.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-847594861396279552009-06-02T10:11:40.630-07:002009-06-02T10:11:40.630-07:00Up was able to fly past the $63.1M of its studio's...Up was able to fly past the $63.1M of its studio's last entry WALL•E, although the higher ticket prices meant the audience size was a bit smaller. But a clear victory was won over this year's 3D smash Monsters vs. Aliens from rival DreamWorks Animation which bowed to $59.3M in March. Not only did Monsters benefit from higher 3D prices but it also opened wider in 338 more locations. Up now holds the record for the biggest opening for a 3D pic.Jimmynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-36209212998043101972009-06-01T21:56:58.932-07:002009-06-01T21:56:58.932-07:00I've seen UP now 4 times, and it gets better every...I've seen UP now 4 times, and it gets better every time. Looking forward to seeing it at least once more next weekend!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-90153250482283250032009-06-01T15:40:51.124-07:002009-06-01T15:40:51.124-07:00Quality is sometimes a very intangible thing, but ...Quality is sometimes a very intangible thing, but people know it when they see it. I wish I could say the same thing for execs and wall st analyists...gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-27611262295150816542009-06-01T15:04:54.391-07:002009-06-01T15:04:54.391-07:00That's a mighty big drop after the DW/Pixar Top 5....That's a mighty big drop after the DW/Pixar Top 5.Ryan Summershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06340135599893233434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-88306986499505316132009-06-01T13:51:09.277-07:002009-06-01T13:51:09.277-07:00Congrats to Pixar - especially after all that hot ...Congrats to Pixar - especially after all that hot air about the pic being 'unappealing' and difficult to position.Nealhttp://www.lostintheplot.com/noreply@blogger.com