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Richard · May 2010

What out of all 6 deserved to have the most at the box office?The highest was SS then OOTP,HBP,GOF,COS,POA.I think it should have been HBP,POA,GOF,SS,OOTP,COS.I really REALLY hope DH1 and 2 should get more than avatar.I want DH1 to be the highest grossing film this year so whatever Iron man gets well have to beat!

Lord Stafford · May 2010

I think GOF because this is the film where it gets really dark for obvious reasons lol and theyre not kids anymore so that also is a good thing for the audience because then its also branching out to a more varied age audience not that it wasnt anyway haha but anyway thats my opinion

Richard · May 2010

Yeah my brothers favorite film id GOF because he actually gets it a bit and theres mor

timeless · May 2010

They won't get more than Avatar,.

Richard · May 2010

Why not?It's going to be in 3d and the Wiz.world will make people go see them.I atleast want it to beat Titanic.

aaron · May 2010

Hopefully each film will each gross AT LEAST $900m, I hope that together the grosses of Parts 1 and 2 combined will top 2 billion. DH 1 better be the top grossing movie of 2010, but it has to compete with Alice in Wonderland, which has already grossed $960 million worldwide, higher than any Potter film. Which, by the way, I think is completely stupid. Even though Alice was a pretty good film, it shouldn't deserve to beat DH at the box office.

Richard · May 2010

I want each one to break the billion mark.I don't want any other series to beat potter because this is the best.I hope many people will go see it.I'm seeing both in every format possible since they're the final ones.

aaron · May 2010

^True, true. Hopefully the 3D will help sell more tickets.
I want DH to break the following records:

Highest Midnight Opening - I think the record is like, $22 million but I could be wrong. I know the record-holder so far is New Moon.

Biggest Opening Day Gross - New Moon has the record again with $72 million or something, but it better pass that.

Biggest OPENING WEEKEND!!! - Record is like $158 million or something, by Dark Knight. DH will have to get so much money to break it, but I hope it does. BTW, those three above were domestic. Worldwide, HBP still holds the record for biggest worldwide opening weekend.

In the long run, DH should get a spot in the Top 3 Worldwide AND domestic (US and Canada) if it doesn't I'm gonna be so mad. AND top movie of 2010/2011.

aaron · May 2010

PLUS, they better not change the opening day to a Wednesday. I hate that. :( Because the "Opening Weekend" is counted as the first Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of the film at the box office. Even if the movie opened on a Wed, it will still count the opening weekend at the first Fri, Sat, and Sun so the movie has died down a little. That's why OotP and HBP grossed less than GoF on their opening weekend, because they opened on a Wed. If they had opened on a Friday, or if their Opening Weekend had counted as the first Wed, Thurs, and Fri, then both would've had an opening weekend of well over $100 million, instead of the $77 million mark.

Richard · May 2010

Oh yeah,I got the day on my calendar and I dont wanna change that again!

aaron · May 2010

Haha same, I have it freaking circled in red with like dots and arrows pointing to it.

Richard · May 2010

Hahaha!!!!!!same here aaron.I even drew the hogwarts castle and circled it.No matter what happens to me im going to see it that day.NO MATTER WHAT!Unless they change the fucking date again which would cross the line....

aaron · May 2010

Haha I'm gonna try and see it at the midnight premiere, and then like ten times the next day.

Richard · May 2010

Lol same here!!!!

[Deleted User] · May 2010

if it beats new moon ill be happy

[Deleted User] · May 2010

yeah DH will be top of 10 for sure the only thing stopping it from topping 11 is wether or not the hobbit part 1 comes in 11 or 12

Richard · May 2010

It better beat all twilights cause twilight is SHIT!And I want DH to be the highest grossing movie of the year!!!

aaron · May 2010

Twilight is the opposite of Harry Potter in terms of box office. Twilight/New Moon is huge in domestic rankings because all the teen girls here in America love it. However Harry Potter's domestic box office is dwarfed by its overseas...If you look at domestic rankings HP1 stands all the way in the 10's or 20's. However worldwide number 1, 5 and 6 are all in the Top 10.

Richard · May 2010

Yeah,but Twilight doesn't deserve it.All those girls who pay to see it are brainwashed and stupid(no offense)I saw the first Twilight cause the HBP trailer was on it and a friend recommended it.I didn't like it but I still rented newmoon and saw the series as crap!And now eclipse looks retarded and everythings so predictable.They're even taking DH idea of splitting the last twilight.There are more Twilight haters than anything!Even more than fans!!!

aaron · May 2010

I know! I'm not a twilight fan, i think the movies are boring as hell (although eclipse looks, to a milder extent more action-packed then the first 2) and the books aren't much different. Breaking Dawn is a mediocre book but believe me--it CANNOT physically be split into 2 parts. The story is NOT overwhelming enough to be stretched agonizingly into a freaking four hour movie. it would be hell to sit through that.

Richard · May 2010

Lol!For a minute there I thought you liked Twilight Aaron.It's good to know you're a total potterhead!Hahaha!!!

GodricGryffindor · May 2010

Well, if I may say , I have the feeling that both of the movies will surpass the 1 BILLION mark...

If my calculations are right:

DH1 will gross about 1.5 - 1.6 billion (this is based in pure theory and observation) OBVIOUSLY it will be the highest grossing movie of 2010 (FUCK you eclipse, even though there is a strong competition against IRON MAN 2, and ALICE IN WONDERLAND 'loved both movies'... Voyage of the Dawn Traeder won't gross that high because not a lot of people know about it, and Disney left the franchise)

DH2 will be one of the highest (IF NOT 'THE' highest movie of 2011), but it's got strong competition against PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: On Stranger Tides. Pretty sure it'll beat it, just because it is the EPIC END FOR THE GREATEST SAGA OF ALL TIME, and people love that.

I have high expectations (EXTREMLY HIGH) for DH, hope it's one of the greatest movies of ALL TIME!!

Richard · May 2010

Wow,GodricGryffindor(love your name BTW)You make it seem like it's actually going to happen which is fantastic!!!!I hope your calculations are accurate if not,I hope DH beats all movies!!!!

GodricGryffindor · May 2010

^haha thanks, well i hope so too!!

Roupen · May 2010

Here's my projection for DH1:
W1:$137/$137
W2:$57/$238
W3:$23/$272
W4:$14/$295
W5:$8/$308
W6:$7/$320
W7:$3/$325
Final:$331
Weeks 2 and 6 are holidays that's why they have small drops!
Adjusted for inflation this is definitely not the highest grossing HP movie but that's reasonable since it lacks the action! DH2 might easily go above $400.

Richard · May 2010

So these predictions are just in the US right Roupen???

lupinshowl · May 2010

Nope.....I disagree Roupen.......HBP made $301mil domestically..........and $933 mil worldwide............I am sure DH will make more..........HBP would've made more if Yates hadn't f%cked up.........

Roupen · May 2010

Yes this is just for the US! If the US is as such, the WW will easily stand at approximately $1000000000+!

Roupen · May 2010

As for lupinshowl, Yes HBP was in 2D and DH1 is in 3D! But DH1 lacks the action on which HBP marketed! Again if for example the 7 potters is extended to half an hour, and the trailers accent the action, expect a $350+ gross. If like in the book, DH1 is all about the character study, DH1 will struggle to reach the $300m plateau even with the aid of 3D!

Roupen · May 2010

Critical reaction and word of mouth are the real deal here!

Braveheart · May 2010

I think DH1 will have more action than you think. The 7 Potters, the attack on the Wedding, the Cafe attack, the infiltration of the Ministry, Godric's Hollow, the attack at Xenophilius's house, the Snatcher chase. And there might be a little more. And of course there is all the other deaths and torture that don't exactly constitute as action, but which will still draw audiences.

The only danger is that HBP was marketed as an action heavy movie, and in truth it was very very sparse on action indeed. So there might be a risk people will see action packed trailers for DH and think they are just using the same ploy as they did during the HBP marketing.

Richard · May 2010

I totally believe DH will get more than HBP hands down cause of 3d and it's the last one,and peopl will be curious when they see the trailer.And the WWOHP opens so DH has many advantages!!!!

timeless · May 2010

DH has more action than HBP (the set pieces are bigger). 7 Potters, Wedding Attack, Ministry Hiest (includes Umbridge battle and Dementor chase), Nagini attack, Xeno Lovegood and the Snatcher chase. The trailers indicated an bombastic summer blockbuster as opposed to the character-driven, smaller scale mood piece that it was. The action scenes were well in-between and quite short:

Bridge Attack (1:30)
Burrow Attack (3:00)
Sectumsempra (1:00)
Inferi (1:30)

So yeah there was less than 10 minutes of action and the 7 Potters alone will probably be around 10 minutes.

Richard · May 2010

Ha!I agree completely with timeless HBP needed mor

Braveheart · May 2010

The Inferi sequence itself should have been longer. It was too short to be squeezed in to just over a minute. And the Sectumsempra duel wasn't particularly thrilling. I'd expecting something a little more physical, and not a spell followed seconds later with another spell, then another spell. It was just too...back and forward, back and forward with the spells. It wasn't a particularly interesting duel to watch. Much as OOTP had it's flaws, the duel between Malfoy and Harry should have been more reminiscent of one of the duels at the end of that film. The quick fast-paced frenzy of curses. The Burrow attack too was a little uneventful. Too much running. I get they were trying to give it a psychological feel with the Death Eaters playing mind-games, but the problem was the Death Eaters made no real attempt to harm or take Harry to Voldemort, which I assumed was the purpose of their attack. And of course the bridge attack would have been wonderful if there had been anyone on the bridge. Unfortunately the fact that their wasn't really undermined the Death Eaters and indeed the point of the scene -- to show the Muggles were sustaining casualties.

HBP really undermined a lot of things, without people realising. Dumbledore's character was also heavily undermined, though many people wouldn't realise. that either.

Let's just hope Yates can improve his action scenes for DH.

Pensieve Seeker · May 2010

[quote=Roupen]Here's my projection for DH1:
W1:$137/$137
W2:$57/$238
W3:$23/$272
W4:$14/$295
W5:$8/$308
W6:$7/$320
W7:$3/$325
Final:$331
[/quote]
I take it that W1= Week 1. If so, then it looks like you have DH 1 only making $9 million more in seven days of release than Iron Man 2 did during its opening weekend of May 7-9.

Richard · May 2010

Yeah,the action scenes in HBP were horrible:the bridge scene neede people falling in the water,Quidditch was too quick and no Harry,Burrow attack pointless,HP and Malfoy duel needed more,and Inferi attack was too short and didnt even explain what they were.I doubt Yates will improve.....

Roupen · May 2010

Well what people are mentioning as action scenes are merely 1 minute apiece and really small scaled. Only the 7 potters sequence is large! That is if the proper visual effects are applied!

Richard · May 2010

But Roupen,there is plenty of action in DH part 1,way mor

Roupen · May 2010

Chase seens won't look that intriguing in the trailers! And as a fantasy film, DH needs much more magical shit going on, not just some cheap chases!

Richard · May 2010

Yeah therell be plenty of magic and even mor

Roupen · May 2010

No one even raises his/her wand!

Richard · May 2010

In the fight secuences they will!And in HP birthday and well see things we havent seen in a long time(snitch,map ollivander etc.)So itll be better or Ill fucking be pissed at Yates!!!

Roupen · May 2010

I can only hope so!

Richard · May 2010

Yeah me too cause I dont know what to expect from him!

aaron · May 2010

Roupen, I think your statistics are actually really accurate. If they release DH on a Friday and don't decide to F up the release date to a Wednesday again, the opening weekend has a change of getting up to $130 mil. And the second weekend is Thanksgiving, so hopefully it will only suffer from a 50 percent drop to its second weekend. And god help me DH better pass $400 million domestically. I think your final outcome for domestic, the $331 million is on the lower side but I guess you never know. :) I'm guessing this is for Part 1 though, what are your projections for Part 2?

Richard · May 2010

Part 2 will get mor

aaron · May 2010

Definitely.

Richard · May 2010

Woah!Everyones on here tonight!!!

lupinshowl · May 2010

yeah..........we're all excited about the set pictures.........and I came in my pants just cause of that little glimpse of Hermoine (though you didn't see her fully)...........HPDH baby.............

Richard · May 2010

I NEED to meet EMMA WATSON before I die!!!

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