Lancelot Link: Unforgiven

Lancelot Link Monday! Between TED and TED 2 writer/directer Seth MacFarlane made A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST... and it seems as if ticket buyers have not forgiven him for that stinker. The studio's *conservative* Box Office prediction for TED 2 was $45 million... but it only made $33 million (estimated) and I wonder if that figure will adjust down when the actuals come in. I think it would be wise at this time for MacFarlane to consider that maybe he isn't that funny and take his ego down a few notches (he has plenty of notches to spare). Meanwhile, Dinosaurs and Animated HERMAN'S HEAD were neck and neck at the finish line with both films doing great business. Summer has just begun and box office is *killing it*! While you're thinking about that, here are this week's links to some great screenwriting and film articles, plus some fun stuff that may be of interest to you. Brought to you by that suave and sophisticated secret agent...




Here are a dozen links plus this week's car chase...


1) Weekend Box Office Estimates:
1 Jurassic World.................. $54,200,000
2 Inside Out...................... $52,128,000
3 Ted 2........................... $33,000,000
4 Max (not mad)................... $12,210,000
5 Spy.............................. $7,800,000
6 San Andreas...................... $5,275,000
7 Dope............................. $2,862,000
8 Insidious 3...................... $2,025,000
9 Max (Mad: Fury Road)............. $1,735,000
10 Avengers 2....................... $1,643,000


Box office is breaking all sorts of records: 6.8% over last year, 6.6% over 2013, 4.7% over 2012, 13.8% over 2011, 4.9% over 2010... Make the kind of films people love and they will stand in line to see them. Even DOPE (which is an indie comedy) is doing great business.

2) ComiCon TV Schedule.

3) ComiCon Film Schedule.

4) Jason Blum On The Future Of Horror And Spielberg.

5) James Gunn On GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 2: GROOT BUGALOO.

6) THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY... and math.

7) Ben & Matt Writing FIFA Scandal Movie... probably no explosions.

8) Michael Crichton Sells Film Rights To Novel Even Though He's Dead.

9) TOP GUN 2... Yes, It's Happening. Does That Mean The End Of The World Is Near?

10) When William Friedkin Met Fritz Lang (an interview).

11) James Wan's LIGHTS OUT?

12) 17 Minutes (about a whole reel) of Kubrick's 2001 Discovered!

And the Car Chase Of The Week:



From THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO.

Bill



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