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Back Seat Producers Season 08 Shows

BSP Episode 254: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Release date:  12/14/2012

Warner Bros. Pictures

Directed by

  • Peter Jackson

Produced by

  • Carlynne Cunningham
  • Zane Weiner
  • Fran Walsh
  • Peter Jackson

Screenplay by

  • Fran Walsh
  • Philippa Boyens
  • Peter Jackson
  • Guillermo del Toro

Based on The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien

Cast

Martin Freeman

  • Bilbo Baggins

Ian McKellen

  • Galdalf the Grey

Richard Armitage

  • Thorin Oakenshield

The hosts review:

  • “Your silly childhood nostalgia can’t defeat my logic.”
  • A brief biography of Daniel Day-Lewis.
  • We do not have a consensus!
  • “Listen, b*#%hes! It is a MOVIE, it is not a BOOK!” (I could just stop here; nothing better can be said)
  • Darrell goes WILD!!
  • The movie was rushed, and part of that showed.
  • Pacing problems and too long battle scenes.
  • There is more back story on Thorin in the movie than in the book.
  • David liked the parts of the movie he thought he would hate.
  • Comparisons of reading The Hobbit to reading The Lord of the Rings
  • The dwarves felt dwarfish.
  • Singing dwarves are great!
  • Martin Freeman is the Bob Hope of this movie.  He’s surrounded by craziness and he’s seemingly the sanest.
  • David didn’t like Freeman as Bilbo.
  • Hugo Weaving could end up as a quadruple-triple!
  • Frodo is about ¾ moron and the other ¼ is Sam.
  • Young Bilbo is much more likable than older Bilbo.
  • Bilbo has a choice to leave; Frodo doesn’t really have a choice to leave.  Bilbo is better.
  • The fight scene with the goblins was too fast, too busy, too much.  Also, their method of bridge-building was lame.
  • Gollum was fantastic!
  • Hey, remember all the places we went to in Lord of the Rings? Let’s go there again!
  • David could do without the eagles.
  • Wait… there’s giant spiders in the next movie?!
  • The rabbit sled was very cool.
  • Deuce could have used more Bilbo Baggins, Tony could have used less Radagast and dwarves (but not the main dwarves), and David could have used less conflict between Thorin and Bilbo.
  • Deuce missed the part where Thorin Oakenshield gets his shield of… oak.
  • Elves on horseback save the party again!
  • A bit of Pacific Rim talk.
  • Morgan Freeman must be so proud!

Trivial bits ‘n pieces:

Gollum (Andy Serkis) only appears in one scene in the book, and he completed filming during the first week of production.  Serkis stayed on as Second Unit Director.

The Hobbit is the first feature film to be shot and projected at 48 frames per second, versus the industry standard of 24 frames.  The intention is to provide the film a smoother and more realistic motion with reduced strobing.  This is beneficial when viewing the film in 3D, as the higher frame rate helps to correctly synchronize the images for each eye.

Bombur doesn’t say a word along the entire movie.

Your Producers for this episode were:

  • Tony
  • Darrell
  • Tony/Deuce
  • David/Disappointment

This episode was recorded: 1/3/2013

 

 

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Back Seat Box Office Shows

Back Seat Box Office #122

Picks:

Jeff

  1. Broken City
  2. Silver Linings Playbook
  3. Zero Dark Thirty
  4. Django Unchained
  5. The Last Stand

Lena

  1. The Last Stand
  2. Mama
  3. Silver Linings Playbook
  4. Zero Dark Thirty
  5. Broken City

Back Seat Art House Picks:

  • Jeff – Amour
  • Lena – LUV

Silver Linings Playbook is now in wide release.

There are no other movies in wide release this weekend.

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Back Seat Box Office #121 Results and Voice Mail

Congrats to Cougron for his high score of 23!

Thanks for your voice mail, Tad.

 

Back Seat Art House running totals (average dollars per theater):

  • Jeff – $218,201
  • Scott – $159,215
  • Lena – $132,751
  • Jonathan – $81,466
  • Tony – $45,739
  • Father Beast – $21,705
  • William – $11,859
  • Tad – $8,364

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Weekend Box Office: Jan 11-Jan 13

#1 Zero Dark Thirty from Sony/Columbia rose from #16 to #1 with a gross of $24.4 million (+806.5%) in 2,937 theaters (+2,877).  Total gross to date is $29.9 million.  Budget was $40 million.

#2 A Haunted House from Open Road Films opened at #2 with a gross of $18.1 million in 2,160 theaters.  Budget was $2.5 million.

#3 Gangster Squad from Warner Bros. opened at #3 with a gross of $17.1 million in 3,103 theaters.  Budget was $60 million.

#4 Django Unchained from Weinstein Company fell from #2 to #4 with a gross of $11 million (-44.8%) in 3,012 theaters (+2).  Total gross to date is $125.4 million.  Budget was $100 million.

#5 Les Miserables from Universal fell from #4 to #5 with a gross of $9.6 million (-39.8%) in 2,927 theaters (+23).  Total gross to date is $118.7 million.  Budget was $61 million.

#6 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey from Warner Bros. fell from #3 to #6 with a gross of $9.2 million (-47.7%) in 3,012 theaters (-743).  Total gross to date is $278.2 million.  Budget was unknown.

#7 Lincoln from Buena Vista rose from #8 to #7 with a gross of $6.3 million (+17%) in 2,027 theaters (+126).  Total gross to date is $152.6 million.  Budget was $65 million.

#8 Parental Guidance from 20th Century Fox fell from #5 to #8 with a gross of $6.1 million (-37.3%) in 2,957 theaters (-411).  Total gross to date is $60.6 million.  Budget was $25 million.

#9 Texas Chainsaw 3D from Lionsgate fell from #1 to #9 with a gross of $5.3 million (-75.7%) in 2,659 theaters (+5).  Total gross to date is $30.9 million.  Budget was unknown.

#10 Silver Linings Playbook from Weinstein Company rose from #12 to #10 with a gross of $5 million (+38.8%) in 810 theaters (+65).  Total gross to date is $41.3 million.  Budget was $21 million.

#11 Jack Reacher from Paramount fell from #6 to #11 with a gross of $4.8 million (-47.6%) in 2,707 theaters (-581).  Total gross to date is $72.6 million.  Budget was $60 million.

#12 This Is 40 from Universal fell from #7 to #12 with a gross of $4.4 million (-47.6%) in 2,320 theaters (-611).  Total gross to date is $61.4 million.  Budget was $35 million.

 

The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $121.4 million.

Sources:
Box Office Mojo

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Back Seat Box Office Shows

Back Seat Box Office #121

Picks:

Jeff

  1. Zero Dark Thirty
  2. Gangster Squad
  3. A Haunted House
  4. Django Unchained
  5. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Lena

  1. Zero Dark Thirty
  2. Gangster Squad
  3. Django Unchained
  4. A Haunted House
  5. Les Miserables

Back Seat Art House picks:

  • Jeff & Lena – Quartet

There are no other movies in wide release this weekend.

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Back Seat Box Office #120 Results and Voice Mail

Congrats to Art for his high score of 24!

Thanks to Art, Nick and Tad for their voice mails.

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Weekend Box Office: Jan 4-Jan 6

#1 Texas Chainsaw 3D from Lionsgate opened at #1 with a gross of $21.7 million in 2,654 theaters.  Budget was unknown.

#2 Django Unchained from Weinstein Company held at #2 with a gross of $20 million (-33.6%) in 3,010 theaters.  Total gross to date is $106.3 million.  Budget was $100 million.

#3 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey from Warner Bros. fell from #1 to #3 with a gross of $17.5 million (-45%) in 3,755 theaters (-345).  Total gross to date is $263.8 million.  Budget was unknown.

#4 Les Miserables from Universal fell from #3 to #4 with a gross of $16 million (-41.3%) in 2,904 theaters (+90).  Total gross to date is $103.5 million.  Budget was $61 million.

#5 Parental Guidance from 20th Century Fox fell from #4 to #5 with a gross of $9.7 million (-33.3%) in 3,368 theaters (+1).  Total gross to date is $52.3 million.  Budget was $25 million.

#6 Jack Reacher from Paramount fell from #5 to #6 with a gross of $9.2 million (-32.4%) in 3,288 theaters (-64).  Total gross to date is $64.7 million.  Budget was $60 million.

#7 This Is 40 from Universal fell from #6 to #7 with a gross of $8.4 million (-33.2%) in 2,931 theaters (+17).  Total gross to date is $54.3 million.  Budget was $35 million.

#8 Lincoln from Buena Vista fell from #7 to #8 with a gross of $5.4 million (-26.2%) in 1,901 theaters (-65).  Total gross to date is $144.1 million.  Budget was $65 million.

#9 The Guilt Trip from Paramount fell from #8 to #9 with a gross of $4.4 million (-32.3%) in 2,312 theaters (-119).  Total gross to date is $31.1 million.  Budget was $40 million.

#10 Promised Land (2012) from Focus Features opened at #10 (from limited to wide release) with a gross of $4 million (+2,228.7%) in 1,676 theaters (+1,651).  Total gross to date is $4.4 million.  Budget was unknown.

#11 Monsters, Inc. (3D) from Buena Vista fell from #9 to #11 with a gross of $3.98 million (-38.1%) in 2,103 theaters (-515).  Total gross to date is $28 million.  Budget was unknown.

#12 Silver Linings Playbook from Weinstein Company held at #12 with a gross of $3.6 million (-11.3%) in 745 theaters.  Total gross to date is $34.7 million.  Budget was $21 million.

 

The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $124.1 million.

Sources:
Box Office Mojo

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Back Seat Box Office #120

Picks:

Scott

  1. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
  2. Les Miserables
  3. Django Unchained
  4. Jack Reacher
  5. Promised Land

Jeff

  1. Les Miserables
  2. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
  3. Django Unchained
  4. Texas Chainsaw 3D
  5. Parental Guidance

Promised Land is also expanding to wide-release this weekend.

Back Seat Art House picks:

  • Scott – A Dark Truth
  • Jeff – Zero Dark Thirty

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Back Seat Box Office #119 Results and Voice Mail

Congrats to Cougron for his high score of 23!

Thanks Art, Nick and Tad for their voicemails.

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Weekend Box Office: Dec 28-Dec 30

#1 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey from Warner Bros. held at #1 with a gross of $32 million (-13.5%) in 4,100 theaters.  Total gross to date is $221.7 million.  Budget was unknown.

#2 Django Unchained from Weinstein Company opened at #2 with a gross of $30.1 million in 3,010 theaters.  Total gross to date is $63.4 million.  Budget was $100 million.

#3 Les Miserables from Universal opened at #3 with a gross of $27.3 million in 2,808 theaters.  Total gross to date is $66.7 million.  Budget was $61 million.

#4 Parental Guidance from 20th Century Fox opened at #4 with a gross of $14.6 million in 3,367 theaters.  Total gross to date is $29.3 million.  Budget was $25 million.

#5 Jack Reacher from Paramount fell from #2 to #5 with a gross of $14 million (-10.2%) in 3,352 theaters.  Total gross to date is $44.7 million.  Budget was $60 million.

#6 This Is 40 from Universal fell from #3 to #6 with a gross of $12.5 million (+8%) in 2,914 theaters (+2).  Total gross to date is $36.4 million.  Budget was $35 million.

#7 Lincoln from Buena Vista fell from #5 to #7 with a gross of $7.3 million (+32.8%) in 1,966 theaters (-327).  Total gross to date is $131.9 million.  Budget was $65 million.

#8 The Guilt Trip from Paramount fell from #6 to #8 with a gross of $6.7 million (+24.3%) in 2,431 theaters.  Total gross to date is $21.1 million.  Budget was $40 million.

#9 Monsters, Inc. (3D) from Buena Vista fell from #7 to #9 with a gross of $6.4 million (+35%) in 2,618 theaters.  Total gross to date is $18.6 million.  Budget was unknown.

#10 Rise of the Guardians from Paramount fell from #4 to #10 with a gross of $4.9 million (-16.9%) in 2,055 theaters (-976).  Total gross to date is $90.2 million.  Budget was $145 million.

#11 Skyfall from Sony/Columbia fell from #8 to #11 with a gross of $4.6 million (-2.1%) in 1,637 theaters (-728).  Total gross to date is $289.6 million.  Budget was $200 million.

#12 Silver Linings Playbook from Weinstein Company rose from #13 to #12 with a gross of $4.1 million (+129%) in 745 theaters (+374).  Total gross to date is $27.3 million.  Budget was $165 million.

 

The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $164.5 million.

Sources:
Box Office Mojo