BigJake's Movie Picks

[BigJake]

MOVIES

The Santa Clause 3:Clause Harder UNDER 23 million -143 at Pinnacle

Do I need even need to give you an analysis why I like the under? Do you see the beauty of this pick? If the public goes out en masse for this movie and I lose the bet, then I will mourne for our country and my fellow americans as all hope may truly be lost.

Another smaller bet for me will be...

Borat OVER 11 million +137

i love US and A!

[Hockeytown]

MOVIES

The Santa Clause 3:Clause Harder UNDER 23 million -143 at Pinnacle

Do I need even need to give you an analysis why I like the under? Do you see the beauty of this pick? If the public goes out en masse for this movie and I lose the bet, then I will mourne for our country and my fellow americans as all hope may truly be lost.

Another smaller bet for me will be...

Borat OVER 11 million +137

i love US and A!

Any idea why Borat went from -137 (yesterday) to +152 (right now on Pinny) for over 11 million?

Let me guess, some group is protesting?

[BettorsChat]

I would lean towards The Santa Clause 3 going under, but I could see it easily go over too.

No opinion on the other one.

GL

[jeedd2]

I agree with both picks. I really like Borat to go way over11 million. seems a little early for a christmas film.

[Tomorrows Paper]

Well, I don't know anyone above the age of 12 that given a choice of watching one or the other, would choose Santa Claus. Best of luck.

[GrandPa]

I love the US and A.

I will be helping the OVER cause as I am going with a large group on Friday.

Total at Pinny right now is

Over 11M -159
Under 11M +143

[Hockeytown]

4:45am
2-Nov-06 9:00am
3-Nov-06 Future Movies - Borat (must be released 11/3) 11/... +152 30.00 45.60
Borat (must be released 11/3) 11/3-5
Opening 3 day weekend box office for Borat
Over vs Under11 million.


Was at Over +152 this morning. Wish I would hyave put more on it!

[BigJake]

Now the Borat line is
over 12 million for -130...

Santa Clause 3: Clause Control is under -181 for 23 million, this is my first chance to really middle I guess, both picks! and make 10 bucks or so for each middle. Not really sure I care enough to make 3% gaurantee on this one. I'd like to just play it. If I was to give an analysis of why I think SC3:Clause Hard with a Vengeance will go under is due to
1. commercial viability of Tim Allen has him doing a third movie in this series with no work elsewhere.

2. Kids who did attend the first of these movies are older and less interested in such movies as they are getting a PS3 or laid or both (in my case), and those still under the 12 year mark I would suspect are less likely to be interested in going to the third installment of a series as their first viewing of this majestic, epic storyline.

3. Halloween was when? Two days ago? Extremely premature to release a christmas movie. Christmas may start in the consumer space that houses foodcourts near saint nick dialogue sessions for tots in November, but it doesn't start in our hearts until December. I think this will be important especially in terms of parents, who will want to take their kids to a movie they have to sit through about Christmas closer to the after Thanksgiving point in our Julian Calender.
4. this is Santa Clause 3 people.

[TWOLIP]

I cant wait to see BORAT!!! I just wonder if the limited release might hurt it. Should be HILARIOUS. GL on the wagers look good

[BigJake]

BORAT OVER 13 MILLION -139! People must be pounding it!!!!

[kbsooner21]

Best of luck on the Big Screen BigJake!

[GrandPa]

Saw Borat early Friday, and if my split side can recover, will see again this weekend, which will virtually wipe out my profit on my Over $11M bet, but well worth it. The brilliant Brit comic has taken non-PC comedy to a new level.

[BigJake]

Saw Borat early Friday, and if my split side can recover, will see again this weekend, which will virtually wipe out my profit on my Over $11M bet, but well worth it. The brilliant Brit comic has taken non-PC comedy to a new level.

Niiice! High Five! Funniest movie ever.

[BettorsChat]

MOVIES

The Santa Clause 3:Clause Harder UNDER 23 million -143 at Pinnacle

Do I need even need to give you an analysis why I like the under? Do you see the beauty of this pick? If the public goes out en masse for this movie and I lose the bet, then I will mourne for our country and my fellow americans as all hope may truly be lost.

Another smaller bet for me will be...

Borat OVER 11 million +137

i love US and A!

'Borat' Earns Glorious $26.4M in Debut
Sunday November 5 1:32 PM ET


Sacha Baron Cohen's Kazakh alter-ego Borat made glorious returns at the box office, surprising Hollywood with a No. 1 debut.

"Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan," 20th Century Fox's big-screen incarnation of Cohen's Kazakh journalist from "Da Ali G Show," took in $26.4 million during its opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.

"This picture was playing to full houses," said Bruce Snyder, head of distribution at 20th Century Fox. "The planets aligned, the moons aligned, the stars aligned, and everything came together perfectly for us on this weekend."

Box-office analysts had expected Disney's "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause," with Tim Allen returning as St. Nicholas, to win the weekend. It was No. 2 with $20 million, followed by the Paramount-DreamWorks animated comedy "Flushed Away" in third place with $19.1 million.

With great Internet buzz and a built-in following from "Da Ali G Show," "Borat" succeeded where another cyber-sensation, "Snakes on a Plane," failed. "Snakes" opened last summer to modest crowds despite months of Internet hoopla.

The raucous, raunchy "Borat" follows the adventures of British comedian Cohen's TV journalist from Kazakhstan in a blend of fiction and improvised comic encounters as he travels the United States, meets and mocks Americans and reports back to his home country.

"It is what you go to the theater for," said Hutch Parker, the studio's head of production. "You get that infectious, outrageous, interactive experience. There are people yelling at the screen, there are cheers."

"Borat" played in only 837 theaters, fewer than one-fourth the count for "The Santa Clause 3" and "Flushed Away." Averaging a whopping $31,511 a theater, "Borat" easily outdistanced "The Santa Clause 3," which averaged $5,784 in 3,458 cinemas and "Flushed Away," which averaged $5,152 in 3,707 theaters.

Fox plans to expand "Borat" to as many as 2,500 theaters this Friday.

"The Santa Clause 3" pits Allen's St. Nick against Jack Frost (Martin Short) as they battle for control of Christmas. "Flushed Away" features the voices of Hugh Jackman and Kate Winslet in the story of a pampered pet mouse forced to make his way among sewer rats.

The two movies split the family audience, but their opening weekends were solid starts for the holiday season. Disney and Paramount expect their movies to hang tough through year's end, even with the Warner Bros. animated penguin tale "Happy Feet" coming just before Thanksgiving.

"The Thanksgiving holiday is going to be just rocking," said Disney head of distribution Chuck Viane.

The previous weekend's top movie, Lionsgate's horror sequel "Saw III," held up solidly at No. 4 with $15.5 million, raising its 10-day total to $60.1 million.

However, the strong crop of new movies and holdovers did not quite stack up to the same weekend a year ago, when "Chicken Little" opened at No. 1 with $40 million and "Jarhead" debuted at No. 2 with $27.7 million. This weekend's top 12 movies took in $116.2 million, down 3 percent from the same period last year.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc. Final figures will be released Monday.

1. "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan," $26.4 million.

2. "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause," $20 million.

3. "Flushed Away," $19.1 million.

4. "Saw III," $15.5 million.

5. "The Departed," $8 million.

6. "The Prestige," $7.8 million.

7. "Flags of Our Fathers," $4.5 million.

8. "Man of the Year," $3.8 million.

9. "Open Season," $3.1 million.

10. "The Queen," $3 million.

[ChuckLazar]

Borat is one movie to go see being high!!!! The Naked wrestling skit reminded me of Bover!!!!