<t>The reasoning is beyond flawed. It is not the answer. It is excuse while looking for a reason for why a critically successful film has done badly at the domestic box office. Considering the success of the first film, most of those "kids" should at least in the PG-13 range, with plenty older. So w...

<r><QUOTE author="Zer0x" time="1403953497"><s>[quote=Zer0x,(time=1403953497)]</s>Box Office is at $110 million. I think it will stop at around $220 milion with a domestic/foreign ratio of around 1:2. With much luck it could reach the intended $700 million.<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> There is no way the ...

<r><QUOTE author="Cartoon Freak" time="1403607907"><s>[quote=Cartoon Freak,(time=1403607907)]</s>A thought just occurred to me regarding the box office numbers, based on something I noticed recently: is it just me, or are there a surprisingly small number of 3D screenings of this movie? I find it ve...

<r><QUOTE author="MartianArchaeologist" time="1403487670"><s>[quote=MartianArchaeologist,(time=1403487670)]</s>Really, why the disappointment over short term box-office numbers? I loved the movie and I'm grateful they made it.<br/> <br/> And according to Box Office Mojo, this week it's ADDED 15 scre...

<r><QUOTE author="Eret" time="1403450055"><s>[quote=Eret,(time=1403450055)]</s><QUOTE author="Skywalker" time="1403440607"><s>[quote=Skywalker,(time=1403440607)]</s> <QUOTE author="Eret" time="1403418296"><s>[quote=Eret,(time=1403418296)]</s>People coddle their children to the point of obnoxiousness...

<r><QUOTE author="Cartoon Freak" time="1403447213"><s>[quote=Cartoon Freak,(time=1403447213)]</s><QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>The biggest measure of audience satisfaction is the box office.<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> Um, no. If a person pays to see a movie and doesn't like it, then their ticket still goes towar...

<r><QUOTE author="KentuckyWildcat" time="1403377482"><s>[quote=KentuckyWildcat,(time=1403377482)]</s>By every measure of audience satisfaction I know of, the people who are going to see the movie really like it. 93% of the audience on Rotten Tomatoes liked it with an average rating of 4.5/5, an A Ci...

the 59% drop is not good. That shows more then a bit of dissatisfaction or at least apathy for the film.

<t>The film is not a failure domestically. It is simply a bit disappointing considering the great reaction to the first film. But it is a family film that skews young and thus it could have some great legs. And as you pointed it, hasn't open in the vast amount of oversea markets. Still plenty of mon...

<t>Personally think it is a few things, but one thing that didn't really have that much of an impact was 22 Jump Street. Completely different demographics. Also I wouldn't be citing a saturation point, as this same weekend last year did almost $20m more.<br/> <br/> 1. As much as I and everyone here ...