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Author Topic: Brave vs. Madagascar 3: Which will dominate? Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-11-2012 11:40 AM                        We haven't had one of these debates on two movies in a while. So we've got two animation behemoths coming out this summer...which will dominate the boxoffice? Madagascar 3: Dreamworks Animation The two previous films grossed $193M and $180M domestically Looks more fun for kids Brave: It's Pixar, duh! Not part of a franchise, but...it's Pixar! Looks a bit scary for kids (could this be the first Disney film with a female heroine that will appeal to boys?) Which will be the winner, grosswise? (I think we already know which will be the better movie.)  |  IP: Logged Aaron Garman Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: Toledo, OH USA Registered: Mar 2003 posted 05-11-2012 12:48 PM                     I sincerely hope Madagascar flops because I loathe the movies, and the trailers even more. It's just not good. Brave will be fantastic. AJG  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 05-11-2012 01:28 PM                     I'm with Aaron. Has Dreamworks Animation actually made anything good? (By good, I am defining as entertaining, not high grossing.)  |  IP: Logged Chris Slycord Film God Posts: 2986 From: 퍼항시, 경상푹도, South Korea Registered: Mar 2007 posted 05-11-2012 02:14 PM                     ^^^ For what it's worth, I enjoyed Chicken Run, the first two Shreks (the third is atrocious and the fourth one was worse), How to train your dragon, and Kung Fu Panda. A couple more on their list were simply average. The rest were either garbage or something I assumed was garbage and never saw. They definitely have a higher percentage of absolute garbage.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 05-11-2012 02:33 PM                     Money-wise I think the contest is a toss-up. The general public seems to have the taste of brain dead cattle, so that would favor lots of sequels, remakes, etc. Personally, I have no desire to see Madagascar 3 at the theater. That's a strictly "wait til it comes on HBO" movie for me. I do want to see Brave. I called the corporate office of Warren Theaters to ask if they would be installing Dolby Atmos on any of their screens in time for Brave. The answer was "no." But I still want to see Brave anyway. Brave has certain things working for and against it in terms of hauling in truck loads of box office cash. The good: it's a new story from Pixar and the company still has a great reputation for delivering good movies despite what happened with Cars 2. The bad: the main character is a young "ginger" woman with a thick Scottish accent -an unconventional protagonist that isn't as market tested as Ben Stiller voicing a lion and Chris Rock voicing a Zebra. Generally, I consider Pixar's movies a step above those from Dreamworks both in terms of story quality and pushing the state of the art standards bar in computer animation higher. With that being said, I have enjoyed a few of Dreamworks' movies, like Monsters vs. Aliens, Kung Fu Panda and How To Train Your Dragon. The first Shrek movie was pretty good too.  |  IP: Logged David Favel Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 764 From: Ashburton, New Zealand Registered: Feb 2002 posted 05-11-2012 06:14 PM                     No matter how good the movie is, the only thing that counts is bums on seats. I believe Madagascar will prevail for 2 reasons. Its the kids who whinge and moan about what movie they want to see and the hype here is for Madagascar. Brave is both in a scottish accent (no worries for me, but others will struggle) and the latest trailers are all over the place not conveying a single story line but trying to fit multiple story ideas in.  |  IP: Logged Aaron Garman Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: Toledo, OH USA Registered: Mar 2003 posted 05-14-2012 01:13 PM                     Speaking of Atmos, does anyone have any clues on which cinemas are going to be testing it? I figure the only for sure one is the El Capitan. As for Dreamworks, yes, there work is not nearly as good. Shrek was awesome, and I remember liking Shrek 2, but that was all I saw of those. I really want to see How to Train Your Dragon. Madagascar makes Cars 2 look like Citizen Kane. AJG  |  IP: Logged Martin McCaffery Film God Posts: 2481 From: Montgomery, AL Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-14-2012 03:44 PM                        If the past is any indication in this town, Madagascar 3 will do really well. It is the Tyler Perry of children's animation.  |  IP: Logged Mike Frese Master Film Handler Posts: 465 From: Holts Summit, MO Registered: Jun 2007 posted 05-23-2012 10:03 AM                        We will play both. My expectations are that Madagascar 3 will outperform Brave. Anytime you have a female heroine in a chid's movie, that will movie will attract fewer boys. My 10 & 8 year old boys are NOT interested in watching Brave at all. My 8 year old has a very good track record on how well a movie will perform.  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 05-23-2012 12:24 PM                     Brave will be in Dolby Atmos...therefore it will naturally be better I believe Brave will be the debut movie in the newly named "Dolby Theatre" in Hollywood.  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 05-23-2012 12:34 PM                     If "Brave" plays at the "Dolby Theatre" it probably won't play at El Capitan, which is right across the street.  |  IP: Logged Martin McCaffery Film God Posts: 2481 From: Montgomery, AL Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-25-2012 01:21 PM                        As predicted, at least in this town, Madagascar 3 did much better than Brave.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-25-2012 08:58 PM                        quote: Manny Knowles If "Brave" plays at the "Dolby Theatre" it probably won't play at El Capitan, which is right across the street. I think it is, indeed, playing at both. Or did it just premiere at the Dolby?  |  IP: Logged

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