Also a champ overseas: ‘Iron Man’

May 5th, 2008 at 2:00 am

Iron Man Amigo

Already getting sick of all the ‘Iron Man’ coverage? Well, wait a couple of days. We will be all over how bad ‘Speed Racer’ is doing. But for now, let’s take a closer look at how ‘Iron Man’ did globally.

As we already know it made $96.8 million overseas at 57 territories and 7,500 screens. But what was the number two territory after the US? That’s right, the ones with the English dialect, the UK with $10.3 million. Followed closely by our Mexican friends with $9.6 million. In third, quite surprising, came South Korea. It was the biggest launch in South Korea for 2008 and even double of what ‘Spider-man’ did at its launch.

Fourth to sixth were France with $7.1, Spain with $6.2 and Brazil with $6 million. All this is even more impressive when you consider ‘Iron Man’ was unknown to most people outside the US. They would have met the iron man the first time seeing the trailer.

‘Iron Man’ is expected to be able to surpass $300 million overseas. Which would make it one of the more successful comic book movies outside the US.

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Most looking forward to ‘Sex’ this summer

May 1st, 2008 at 5:00 pm

Sarah Jessica Parker YAY!

Surprise, out of all the box office moguls coming out this summer, the $65 million ‘Sex and the City: The Movie’ is tracking the highest in a poll by AOL Moviefone. And this isn’t just a random poll on a website, this is the opinion of over 400,000 respondents!

32% is looking forward to seeing the TV series on the big screen, followed by ‘Indiana Jones’ with 31%. Last year we had a lot of sequels, which were more of a sure thing. But since this year lacks in the sequel department, ‘Sex and the City: The Movie’ might be the closest thing resembling a sequel for most people. “It’s real fresh, and people who do know the program love the characters and love the show,” Scott Robson from AOL Moviefone said.

The poll also confirmed the low tracking for ‘Speed Racer,’ for which only 2% was exited. Followed by (yes, a sequel) Hellboy II. Did anybody even remember that one coming out this summer?

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‘Speed Racer’ tracking indicates miserable opening

May 1st, 2008 at 5:00 am

Speed Racer Knifed

Warner Bros better get that ‘Speed Racer’ marketing campaign into action, because the $100 million Wachowski Brothers movie is set for an opening at $35 million max next week. The family picture is currently tracking behind ‘Prince Caspian,’ the new Narnia movie, which is even releasing a week later.

‘Un-Aided Awareness’ for ‘The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian’ is 9%, while ‘Speed Racer’ does 8% just a week before its release. ‘Definite Interest’ is 44% for Narnia and 32% for ‘Speed Racer.’ And lastly, ‘First Choice’ is 17% for Narnia, with just 4% for ‘Speed Racer.’

I may not be the target audience for this Warner Bros blockbuster, but I have to agree with the tracking numbers. The trailer didn’t get me into this movie at all. It looks like they wanted to make a ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ racer, but without the fun.

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