Dredd (2012)

James Stacey · 03 August, 2012, 03:28:01 PM

Lordy. That's looking good for a sequel then.

Goaty · 03 August, 2012, 03:31:42 PM

I wish they would start filming now...

JOE SOAP · 03 August, 2012, 03:37:45 PM

It does need to be confirmed. If true it all ready has more pre-sales than the Hunger Games at $15 million which is in the top 5 highest pre-sales out-stripping some Potter and Twilight films.

norse_sage · 03 August, 2012, 03:39:30 PM

Quote from: dweezil2 on 03 August, 2012, 02:39:15 PM
According to total film Dredd has secured $20,000,000 in pre-release ticket sales, which bodes well for tht 50 mill target for a sequel!

If true, that is spectacular and we are pretty much go for sequel.
If true, mind you. And this sounds too good to be true.

I'll join Joe in awaiting independent confirmation of this figure before celebrating.

radiator · 03 August, 2012, 03:49:56 PM

Woah there chaps.

I think what we have here is someone getting their facts and figures confused. I think they're referring to Dredd pre-sales at Cannes a couple of years ago - when Dredd was being sold to buyers - not box office presales.

There's no way in hell Dredd would match pre-release ticket sales of DKR or The Hunger Games.

JOE SOAP · 03 August, 2012, 04:00:12 PM

Quote from: radiator on 03 August, 2012, 03:49:56 PM

I think what we have here is someone getting their facts and figures confused. I think they're referring to Dredd pre-sales at Cannes a couple of years ago - when Dredd was being sold to buyers - not box office presales.

This how it's written in Total Film:

20,000,000 The advanced ticket sales (in dollars) for Dredd in the US.

It doesn't mentionthe Cannes distributor rights deal - which was around $10-11 million I think for Lionsgate US and 7 million for Entertainment UK - so I don't see that as being the mix-up.

JOE SOAP · 03 August, 2012, 04:02:55 PM

Quote from: radiator on 03 August, 2012, 03:49:56 PM
There's no way in hell Dredd would match pre-release ticket sales of DKR or The Hunger Games.

Once upon a time there was no way in Hell that anyone thought Dredd would get universally positive reviews.

We'll wait and see.

Goaty · 03 August, 2012, 04:04:31 PM

Quote from: JOE SOAP on 03 August, 2012, 04:02:55 PM
Once upon a time there was no way in Hell that anyone thought Dredd would get universally positive reviews.

We'll wait and see.

Brilliant agree with you.

dweezil2 · 03 August, 2012, 04:06:39 PM

Shit! If I have to see it 5,000,000 times to guarantee a sequel I will!

JOE SOAP · 03 August, 2012, 04:14:12 PM

Wikipedia is the possible culprit:

Ahead of release, the film achieved advance sales of 20 million dollars

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dredd#cite_note-20

from a link to the Guradian article:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2010/sep/16/uk-film-council-toronto-festival

radiator · 03 August, 2012, 04:19:01 PM

Yeah that sounds like what has happened to me.

Is it even possible to prebook Dredd tickets yet?

norse_sage · 03 August, 2012, 04:23:43 PM

That sounds about right.

I'm very sorry to say that the current tracking figure of a 13-ish US opening weekend, 30-ish mill total US run (and thus no sequel) seems a tad more plausible.

JOE SOAP · 03 August, 2012, 04:36:17 PM

Those box-office.com figure change do change.

JOE SOAP · 03 August, 2012, 04:36:57 PM

No EDIT function:

Those box-office.com figures do change.

dweezil2 · 03 August, 2012, 04:40:21 PM

Quote from: norse_sage on 03 August, 2012, 04:23:43 PM
That sounds about right.

I'm very sorry to say that the current tracking figure of a 13-ish US opening weekend, 30-ish mill total US run (and thus no sequel) seems a tad more plausible.

There's nothing like optimism is there? And that was nothing like optimism!

Wasn't so long ago that a lot of people were writing this film of all together and my have they had to swallow large doses of humble!