"Into The Woods" set to become highest grossing movie musical of all time!- Page 2
"Into The Woods" set to become highest grossing movie musical of all time!
Starship
Broadway Star Joined: 7/29/12
SmokeyLady
Broadway Star Joined: 10/29/14
#26It could!
Posted: 12/28/14 at 1:38pm
So for those of you who know how to figure out these things? How does Into The Woods stack up box office wise to openings of other movie musicals in the last decade? Forbes is reporting a 47 million weekend for the film.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2014/12/28/box-office-unbroken-nabs-47m-into-the-woods-conjures-46m-over-christmas-weekend/
Updated On: 12/28/14 at 01:38 PM
ggersten
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#27It could!
Posted: 12/28/14 at 3:48pmWe went Xmas Day to AMC Yorktown in Oak Brook, Illinois. The two evening shows were sold out - BUT, the theatre was a "dine-in" theatre with all reclining seats with tables and ability to call for food service. So, the auditoriums only had 130 seats. Tickets were about $11 per person, I think.
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#28It could!
Posted: 12/28/14 at 3:52pm
According to BWW it's the highest opening holiday weekend Broadway musical,film of all time.
http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/INTO-THE-WOODS-Movie-Now-Largest-Opening-Weekend-for-a-Broadway-Musical-Film-20141228
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Updated On: 12/28/14 at 03:52 PM
jo
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#29It could!
Posted: 12/28/14 at 4:13pm
Not exactly comparable. BWW picked up the THR report. THR should have made a more precise comparison. It picked up only the last three days of the week for Les Mis, which opened on a Tuesday ( Christmas in 2012) and had racked up 5 days of screenings by Sunday. Opening day figures are usually the highest for opening week screenings and the first two days were left out.
Per Box Office Mojo --
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&id=lesmiserables2012.htm
By that first weekend, Les Mis had already grossed ( domestic only) $ 67 million.
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
jo
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#32It could!
Posted: 12/28/14 at 4:59pm
That would not be comparable either --
Les Mis opened on a Tuesday. Other than opening day which may not fall on a Friday, the strongest 3 days would be the Friday/Saturday/Sunday combination. ITW opened on a Friday/Saturday/Sunday basis.
Maybe the comparison would be more valid when the whole week's figures are out?
The comparison with Mamma Mia! is more valid because the movie also opened on a Friday/Saturday/Sunday weekend. It was counterprogramming though for the summer blockbusters.
http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&id=mammamia.htm
Updated On: 12/28/14 at 04:59 PM
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#36It could!
Posted: 12/28/14 at 10:48pmThat's an interesting quote, PalJoey, and really puts the reach of Broadway in perspective.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#38It could!
Posted: 12/29/14 at 1:07am
What is wrong with Broadwayworld, whose sloppy writing is now literally claiming "INTO THE WOODS earning the largest box office figures for any movie musical adapted from a Broadway show in history". You need to add a caveat somewhere!!
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Craig-Zadan-Confirms-PIPPIN-Film-Up-Next-for-Him-and-Meron-20141229
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#40It could!
Posted: 12/29/14 at 1:10am^^^To be fair that article also states that 41-year-old Christian Borle should play the title role in PIPPIN...in a movie version! I don't think credibility is exactly the author's top priority.
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#41It could!
Posted: 12/29/14 at 1:11amJesus, and I thought I was bad RE: pushing fantasy casting.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#42It could!
Posted: 12/29/14 at 2:11am
This is the best news! Onward and upward for the movie musical!
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