Box Office Guru Preview: WALL·E To Win Hearts and Dollars
Summary
For the fifth consecutive weekend, Hollywood offers up only two new wide releases on Friday. Pixar and Disney shoot for the number one spot with the animated sci-fi adventure WALL·E while Universal guns for an adult audience with its stylish actioner Wanted starring Angelina Jolie. The pair could inject $100M in new business into the marketplace allowing an explosive June box office to end with a bang. Back to Article
For the fifth consecutive weekend, Hollywood offers up only two new wide releases on Friday. Pixar and Disney shoot for the number one spot with the animated sci-fi adventure WALL·E while Universal guns for an adult audience with its stylish actioner Wanted starring Angelina Jolie. The pair could inject $100M in new business into the marketplace allowing an explosive June box office to end with a bang. Back to Article
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on Jun 26 2008 07:21 PM I SAY WALL-E WILL DO 5X BETTER THAN WANTED. NO OFFENSE TO WANTED I'VE BEEN ANTICIPATING THIS MOVIE. BUT U GOTTA ADMIT THE RANGE OF AUDIENCE WALL-E WILL HAVE. I WOULD SAY IT WILL MAKE AT LEAST OVER 65MIL. (Reply to this) |
on Jun 26 2008 07:52 PM Wall E - 70 Million Wanted- 35 Million (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 26 2008 10:22 PM I'll see WANTED this weekend and a correction Life Free die hard was pg13 (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 27 2008 05:13 AM i think the love guru should tumble out of theaters... not much dialogue for Wall E? please for the love of god...don't say its like 2001 a space odyssey, please god no... (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 27 2008 06:49 AM Live Free or Die Hard was PG-13 buddy. But I'm sure you were saying what we all were wishing when you said R. (Reply to this) |
on Jun 27 2008 07:36 AM In reply to this comment (#1817210) Meh. Get the unrated DVD and you've got a little more digital blood and more profanity. Other than that, same movie. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 27 2008 08:34 AM Wall-E - 65 Wanted - 35 Get Smart - 21 Hulk - 10 Panda - 10 (Reply to this) |
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