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Author Topic: DaVinci Code vs. Over the Hedge: Which will dominate? Matt Fields Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 545 From: Ohio, United States Registered: Jun 2005 posted 04-22-2006 09:22 AM                     I've heard MI 3 is very good. I seriously doubt if it COMPLETELY bombs, though it may not be quite as popular as the first two.  |  IP: Logged Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 04-22-2006 09:41 AM                    My prediction... Over the Hedge doesn't have a lot going for it. With DaVinci you have a movie based on a wild and crazy assed selling best selling novel. Everyone who hasn't read it knows at least one person who has. It's directed by Ron Howard, starring Tom Hanks. It has action, and adventure, and religion, and mystery, and probably some romance (I haven't made it that far in the book yet). All demographics will be represented in the audience for DaVinci. Over the Hedge is just another non-Pixar computer animated movie. Seems like a no brainer to me. [disclaimer] I've been wrong before! [/disclaimer]  |  IP: Logged Chad M Calpito Master Film Handler Posts: 435 From: San Diego, CA Registered: Apr 2006 posted 04-22-2006 11:44 AM                        That's a pretty good question, and to me, a tough one. I would most likely choose the DaVinci Code, though, I wouldn't see it myself. It just doesn't interest me.  |  IP: Logged Shane Cooper Expert Film Handler Posts: 232 From: Little Rock, Arkansas Registered: Jun 2004 posted 04-22-2006 11:12 PM                     quote: Lyle Romer Other than the Shrek franchise, have Dreamworks cartoons really performed that well? Non-Shrek Dreamworks Animation releases: Shark Tale - $160,861,908 domestic / $363,530,196 worldwide; Production budget was $75 Mil. Robots - $128,200,012 domestic / $260,696,994 worldwide; Production budget was $75 Mil. In case anyone was curious. "Performing well" is subjective, but these did open in March and October respectively. I'd say that the area of the country that you live in and your audience should drive most of this decision.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-22-2006 11:22 PM                        Robots was a Fox/Blue Sky Animation film. (Also, Robots was the March film and Shark Tale opened in October, not the other way around.) Madagascar was a Dreamworks film however and did WAY better than Shark Tale.  |  IP: Logged Dominic Espinosa Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1172 From: California, U.S.A. Registered: Jan 2004 posted 04-23-2006 05:22 AM                     Over the Hedge for the following reasons: - Younger audiences patronize the theaters more - Parents and kids alike will enjoy it - There are more kids than grown ups However. They'll both do very well I'm sure and have long legs. Just my $0.02  |  IP: Logged Barry Floyd Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1079 From: Lebanon, Tennessee, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 04-24-2006 04:26 PM                        I've got a twin screen drive-in. We're probably gonna take "Posiedon" one week, break "Over the Hedge" the following week, and play it thru until "Cars". If "Da Vinci Code" ends up being huge, it'll still be huge a couple of weeks out when the terms will be more friendly. Our bread and butter is the minivan family crowds... and "Over the Hedge" will suit them just fine. In fact "Cars" and "Pirates" will probably be our biggest films all summer. Almost reminds me of the the Nemo & Pirates summer of 2003.  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 04-27-2006 09:29 PM                     Has Pirates got a classification yet?  |  IP: Logged Ky Boyd Hey I'm #23 Posts: 314 From: Santa Rosa, CA, USA Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-27-2006 09:45 PM                       In terms of the number of trailers enclosed in recent movies it certainly seems like DaVinci has far outpaced Hedge, but being an arthouse my perspective is a bit skewed. We've been getting DaVinci code trailers with every new print we've received since December. I've got enough of em for a 15 plex at least. Enough already. As for which will do better, I'm clueless. DaVinci is certainly in the news but the appeal seems more adult to me. I don't think it's gonna be a big film with the kids (teenagers). As for Hedge, unless its really good, it runs risk of being done in by the shear overload in terms of # of CGI animated pictures this year. It seems like everyone has at least two of them. Again, enough already.  |  IP: Logged Ryan Alley Film Handler Posts: 1 From: Sudbury, Ontario, Canada Registered: Feb 2003 posted 04-29-2006 11:40 PM                     Although Cars will be the movie of the summer, and Over the Hedge is a kids movie...Da Vinci will dominate that weekend. But then die the next weekend as X-Men will dominate and Over the Hedge will still be going strong.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-30-2006 08:57 PM                        I think Pirates will do better than Cars, although I think both will be huge. I look for a quicker drop on Hedge than on DaVinci. Kids tend to flock to the opening weekend where the DaVinci crowd will be more spread out. I think we're going to go with DaVinci, although I'm still reserving the right to change my mind at the last minute due to terms.  |  IP: Logged Jeremy Jorgenson Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1002 From: Chicago, IL, USA Registered: Feb 2005 posted 05-26-2006 04:56 PM                        What did you end up going with?  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-26-2006 06:51 PM                        We went with DaVinci. It's done well, but not blockbuster for us. HOWEVER, there was a lot of stuff going on in town last weekend (high school graduation for one) so we expect a real good 2nd week out of it. This film is drawing the older crowd that aren't all rabid about seeing it on opening weekend. We're planning to play Hedge either 6/2 or 6/23 (after Cars).  |  IP: Logged Matt Kerekes Film Handler Posts: 73 From: Rio Rancho, NM Registered: Oct 2004 posted 05-26-2006 09:21 PM                     Hope it does well for you, but in retrospect Hedge might have had more lasting power. Our Da Vinci sales dropped today from last week by 60%. We also didn't do nearly the business we thought we would last weekend.  |  IP: Logged Lyle Romer Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1400 From: Davie, FL, USA Registered: May 2002 posted 05-26-2006 09:33 PM                     Matt, Out of curiousity, which theatre in Boca do you work at. My entry into the business was as an usher at the (now LA Fitness) GCC Mission Bay.  |  IP: Logged

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