極限遊戲能夠衝向冠軍嗎？ - 電影院

http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2009/09/03/box-office-preview-gamer/

Box office preview: Will 'Gamer' shoot to the top?
極限遊戲能夠衝向冠軍嗎？

by Adam Markovitz
Categories: Box Office, News

It’s been four months since Wolverine sliced open the summer, and eleven
weeks since Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen began its rise toward the
$400 million mark. Now, the fall movie season is upon us, and you can expect
the box office — like the weather — to cool off as studios roll out their
second-string pics in the downtime before the awards race.

距離金剛狼用狼爪揭開暑假檔的序幕已經有4個月，而變形金剛的四億累積旅程
也已經展開11個星期了。現在，我們準備迎接電影秋季檔的到來；就跟天氣一樣，
觀眾的買氣也會變得比較冷，因為電影公司在奧斯卡競爭季開始之前，會將他們
手上的B咖級電影陸續清倉

Last year’s Labor Day weekend saw newcomers Babylon A.D., Traitor, and
Disaster Movie get soundly beaten by holdover Tropic Thunder. This time
around, we’ve got a similar crop of likely underachievers: The week’s two
widest releases, Gamer and All About Steve, aren’t even screening for
critics. On top of that, word-of-mouth champs Inglourious Basterds and
District 9 will put up a strong fight for slots in the top five. Here’s how
it might play out over the four-day Friday-to-Monday weekend:

去年勞工節週末推出的影片如巴比倫密碼、叛國者與終極災難電影，無論在票房
收入還是在口碑都無法擊退上映有一段時間的開麥拉驚魂。今年此時，我們恐怕
也會看到類似的低成就作品，因為本週兩部新上映電影「極限遊戲」與「求愛女王」
根本沒有開放影評試映；在另一端，口碑最好的「惡棍特工」與「第九禁區」
也嘗試將排名穩定在前五名，以下是這四天可能的賣座走勢

1. Gamer — $15 million
Gerard Butler hasn’t starred in a straight-faced action movie since 2007’s
300. But don’t expect this futuristic battle pic to get anywhere near that
blockbuster’s $70.9 million bow. Instead, look for it to ride the genre’s
appeal to a $15 million haul—pocket change compared to recent weekend
winners, but probably enough to take the top spot in a playing field like
this.

1.極限遊戲－1千5百萬美金
這是傑洛巴特勒自從2007年的「三百壯士」之後，第一次主演直接衝突的動作片，
但不要指望這部未來械鬥的電影，可以再度開出七千萬的高票房；相反的，
能夠吸引1千5百萬對這種類型的影片應該算是極限了，跟過去幾週相比當然是少了
許多，但是在本週的榜上名列前矛還是綽綽有餘

2. The Final Destination — $14 million
Horror pics typically bleed out in their first weekend, and this one won’t
get any help from word-of-mouth (the movie averaged a C grade from viewers
polled by Cinemascore). But 3-D thrills should still entice enough moviegoers
to put it in the silver-medal spot.

2.絕命終結站4－1千4百萬美金
這又是第一周暴走，但第二週就因為口碑不佳而狂跌的典型恐怖片走勢（本片在
Cinemascore網站的觀眾投票只有C的評價），不過3D的魅力還是可以吸引足夠的
觀眾，讓他拿下亞軍席次

3. All About Steve — $12 million
While this quirky romcom has dismal buzz (it was originally slated for a
March release), it does boast two stars fresh off of huge summer hits—
Bradley Cooper broke through in The Hangover, while Sandra Bullock scored a
career best with The Proposal. Combined with a lack of competition for female
moviegoers, that should be enough to get Steve into the top three.

3.求愛女王－1千2百萬美金
儘管這部風格古怪的浪漫喜劇上映前口碑是恐怖的糟（本片原本預計3月就要上映）
，但求片還是有兩位在暑假表現不俗的卡司，他們分別是在「醉後大丈夫」大有
突破的布萊德利庫伯與以「愛情限時簽」創下個人最佳票房的珊卓布拉克；加上
目前缺乏其他以女性觀眾作為主打的電影競爭，本片仍然有望進入賣座榜前三名

4. Inglourious Basterds — $11 million
Good word-of-mouth helped Quentin Tarantino’s WWII pic hold its own last
weekend against the horror duo of The Final Destination and Halloween II.
Look for it to have another soft decline this time around, pushing its cume
past $90 million.

4.惡棍特工－1千1百萬美金
優異的口碑讓這部昆丁塔倫提諾執導的二戰電影在上週有兩部恐怖新片的夾擊下，
依然能穩住陣腳。本片在本週可望仍有低跌幅，並且將累積票房推到9千萬

5. Extract — $7 million
Mike Judge’s dark comedy will have to fight middling reviews (like this one
from EW’s Owen Gleiberman) and a less-than-confident release plan that puts
the pic in just 1,600 theaters this week. Against those odds, it would be a
pleasant surprise if the movie makes anything over $10 million.

5.Extract－7百萬美金
麥可賈吉的新黑色喜劇目前有優劣不一的中等評價（比方說娛樂週刊的歐文葛利伯曼
給了C），加上片商很沒信心的讓本片只有1千6百家戲院上映，綜合以上兩種狀況，
假如本片能在本週賣破1千萬，我會感到又驚又喜

Also opening in limited release:
Carriers –
This apocalyptic horror pic probably only got a theatrical
release thanks to star Chris Pine’s little trek through the stars earlier
this summer. Look for it to tank in a token 100-theater release.

其他上映電影：
絕命帶原者－
這部有啟示風格的恐怖片能夠上映，應該要感謝暑假以「星際爭霸戰」躍升巨星的
克里斯派恩，不過只有100家戲院上映的本片，數字恐怕會很難看


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