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Box Office Guru Preview: Santa Battles Borat for Weekend Crown

by Gitesh Pandya | November 02, 2006

Summary

A pair of new family films aimed at kids will duke it out for the top spot this weekend while a bumbling reporter from the former Soviet Union will cause a commotion for a more adult crowd. Back to Article

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NoirZombi writes:
on Nov 02 2006 05:33 PM

Alright, I'll put my vote down for Borat as the winner. If the Santa Clause 3 makes doe, we'll just be forced to watch another one by our friends and family who think it'll be 'cute'.

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Xhrix writes:
on Nov 02 2006 05:55 PM

I think Borat will win as well. Personally I hope Flushed Away does more $ than Santa Clause 3 because the trailers look funnier, and personally I would enjoy the movie, because I am a huge Wallace & Gromit fan, while Martin Short makes me cringe

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curtis writes:
on Nov 02 2006 06:13 PM

Borat- 876 thetaers
Flushed away-3,707 theaters.

There is not way Borat will win this weekend. 876 theaters is not alot.

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lrm8 writes:
on Nov 02 2006 06:36 PM

i think borat will eventually hit 85-100 mil. the word of mouth will be amazing and it will average 15 million for about 5 weeks. i also hope flushed will make more than santa. i saw santa 1 when i was 11 and thought it was cool but when santa 2 came out i had no desire to see it. i feel sorry for tim allen now that santa 3 is out and zoom tanked.

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Count_Vertigo writes:
on Nov 03 2006 12:39 AM

I actually don't think Borat will be a hit at all. I can see it becoming a cult classic possibly in the future, but it might be one of those films that are just too original for it to enjoy mainstream success. Middle America won't grasp the concept and will probably just ignore it. I have to admit that when I saw the first 4 minutes of Borat online I didn't think it was that funny at all. While the gross out humor of the Jackass movies can bring people into the theaters, I don't think the humor in Borat, which you actually have to think about to comprehend, will pack them in.

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victorkanghuang writes:
on Nov 03 2006 08:53 AM

[b]whooa![/b]
Flushed Away isn't claymation! just look at it!!

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dagreenman18 writes:
on Nov 03 2006 01:24 PM

In reply to this comment (#847947)
right, it's faux claymation, done by the Shrek Studio. i say it's very clean and nice, but it dosen't have the heart and soul real claymation has because real claymation takes an insane amount of time and care.

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unbreakable_samurai writes:
on Nov 03 2006 02:59 PM

I don't think Borat will do that well either, I actually don't know one person that really cares about seeing it. I'm just going to go see Catch a Fire myself.

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monkeyonaspring writes:
on Nov 03 2006 09:23 PM

I just saw Borat and the theater was sold out at the 7:30 and the 9:45, I only got in by buying tix early. I think Borat will be a huge success and I also want Flushed away to get some cash too, as Tim Allen fails at everything but television sitcoms...

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cgcbooks writes:
on Nov 04 2006 02:21 PM

Borat made 9 million friday alone

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