UPDATED:Box Office Report: Conan the Barbarian

UPDATED:Box Office Report: Conan the Barbarian

The weekend estimates are in and the numbers for Jason Momoa's Conan the Barbarian are brutal. Update:The final numbers are in for this past weekend.

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By MarkJulian - Aug 22, 2011 03:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Conan
Source: Box Office Guru

Checking out the box office estimates for this weekend, Aug. 19-21 you can see that the 80's remakes Conan the Barbarian and Fright Night have terribly underperformed.



The Estimates, Aug. 19-21
1. The Help - $20.5 million
2. Rise of the Planet of the Apes - $16.3 million
3. Spy Kids: All the Time in the World - $12 million
4. Conan the Barbarian - $10 million
5. Fright Night - $8.3 million
- One Day - $5.5 million

UPDATE
Final Studio Figures, Aug. 19-21
1. The Help - $20 million
2. Rise of the Planet of the Apes - $16.1 million
3. Spy Kids: All the Time in the World - $11.6 million
4. Conan the Barbarian - $10 million
5. Fright Night - $7.7 million
- One Day - $5.1 million



If Conan keeps under performing, it looks like that script for the sequel Jason Momoa wrote will be collecting dust for quite some time. Conan the Barbarian has an estimated budget of $90 million while Fright Night is strategically positioned a lot better with a budget of only $30 million.

Check back Monday, when the numbers are finalized.



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tricklove187
tricklove187 - 8/21/2011, 11:54 AM
Fright Night was good. Won't be a classic like the original though.

"Welcome to Fright Night...for real." - Jerry
dmm5
dmm5 - 8/21/2011, 12:05 PM
The Help is #1 which got alot of attention, espically Emma Stone (I smell an Emmy nomination) That would build even more excitement to The Amazing Spider-Man if she won!!! XD
Junito
Junito - 8/21/2011, 12:06 PM

I knew this movie wasn't going to do well. Arnold owns the role, and his replacement is an unknown. Should had been made for the dvd release or Scifi.
Greengo
Greengo - 8/21/2011, 12:07 PM
Arnie should do Conan the King
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 8/21/2011, 12:08 PM
Im still gonna check those two out.
CapFan79
CapFan79 - 8/21/2011, 12:12 PM
Who's surprised? It looked like shit and he doesn't look like Conan.
astroboy
astroboy - 8/21/2011, 12:16 PM
Ouch...that's pretty bad. I didn't even know Conan was being released this weekend.

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Judecheung
Judecheung - 8/21/2011, 12:27 PM
...there is a spy kids movie?
gaikinger
gaikinger - 8/21/2011, 12:27 PM
Since being introduced to the awsomeness of Mamoa on Game of Thrones as Drogo, I'm looking forward to Conan.
Greengo
Greengo - 8/21/2011, 12:28 PM
Ouch!

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HannibalKing
HannibalKing - 8/21/2011, 12:28 PM
CapFan79- Momoa does look like Conan.
I'd like an investigation in to why this movie is under performing so much. Editorial?
Greengo
Greengo - 8/21/2011, 12:28 PM
I'm going check it out too. Eventually
ScottScottScott
ScottScottScott - 8/21/2011, 12:31 PM
I saw Conan this weekend and also rather enjoyed it. *shrug* to each their own I guess.
ScottScottScott
ScottScottScott - 8/21/2011, 12:32 PM
@CapFan79

No Arnold didn't look anything like Conan, Momoa actually does.
Mysterion
Mysterion - 8/21/2011, 12:42 PM
Saw Conan yesterday, it was ok nothing special...I couldve def waited for it on netflix. And Momoa did a decent job. It was an ok movie but not memorable.
DocDrop
DocDrop - 8/21/2011, 12:45 PM
@dmm5 - Considering the fact that Emmy's are only given out to TV shows, don't think Emma Stone or The Help will be getting one of those. I think you meant Oscar or Academy Award nomination. But probably not likely. It's too early for those. The big award winners cone at the end of the year. August is the month when all the studios drop their shittiest movies.
Curmudgeon
Curmudgeon - 8/21/2011, 12:45 PM
Meanwhile, Captain America hit 300 million worldwide, and nobody posts it.
Forilaz
Forilaz - 8/21/2011, 12:46 PM
Damn, Conan flopped like hell. It's a shame, it was mostly filmed in my country and I wanted it to succeed.
DocDrop
DocDrop - 8/21/2011, 12:51 PM
@Capfan79 - Just having a star look more like a character isnt enough to make a movie successful. Maybe it's "underperforming" because it looked like crap and the general population doesn't give a damn about some buff dude in furry underwear swinging a sword around at dragons and such. The script, acting, special effects, and reviews are all BAD, BAD, BAD. There you go, investigation over.
DocDrop
DocDrop - 8/21/2011, 12:53 PM
I meant @HannibalKing, sorry.
DarkHierophant
DarkHierophant - 8/21/2011, 12:54 PM
Good. Nispel is a crappy director and Momoa is miscast.
SuperboyPrime1
SuperboyPrime1 - 8/21/2011, 12:55 PM
it failed because were tired of remakes they should
have went with something fresh like thundarr the barbarian, i think everyone here would have went to see that rather then conan remake
Assassing
Assassing - 8/21/2011, 12:58 PM
I went to see Conan on Friday.......thoroughly enjoyed it. Okay plot was a bit weak and there were some weird stuff that no-one bothered to explain ( why would you drag a ship around with you ?) but Momoa was Conan......well Conan for anyone who was bothered to read Howard's novels. Howard described him as brooding, sullen and pantherlike.Arnie was brooding, mumbling and as supple as a barbell. Momoa's sword work was excellent.
aaronite1999
aaronite1999 - 8/21/2011, 1:01 PM
This movie could've used some big stars to support Mamoa. It does look like a b-movie, wonder where all the money was spent?

Still, hope it's enjoyable and it does well on DVD/Blu.
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 8/21/2011, 1:06 PM
I confirm teabags last statement. =D
marvel72
marvel72 - 8/21/2011, 1:07 PM
momoa is great in "game of thrones" its a shame he didn't deliver in conan.i did say though there is only one conan the barbarian & his name is SCHWARZENEGGER!

@ knight3000

thats low aiming comments at teabag's mother,i don't report people but that is a reportable if someone wants to do it.
Ceejay
Ceejay - 8/21/2011, 1:10 PM
I said before the 80's Conan with Arnie opened to a $9 million weekend and only grossed $39 million at the end of its run!

The sequel Conan the Destroyer opened even worse at $6 million and earned a pitiful $31 million at the end of its run.

This new Conan film opened to $10 million which for this genre isn't surprising. What it will do is out gross both the other 80's versions eventually when it's done but the real big guns have all had their say and people have basically spent their worth for the summer. Plus this genre has a very bad tradition at the box office when its not PG-13:

Conan the Barbarian - $39,565,475
Conan the Destroyer - $31,042,035
Red Sonja - $6,948,633
The Sword and the Sorcerer - $39,103,425
Excalibur - $34,967,437

Lord of the Rings is the only thing close to this genre to do well at the box office. Sword and Sorcery fans just aren't enough to support the genre at the movies and the general public don't go for this type of stuff.
deafheaven
deafheaven - 8/21/2011, 1:10 PM
I could be mistaken but were Conan and Green Lantern not available in 3D ONLY? I know they are where I live. That being the case, I think the poor box office is due at least partly to people resisting being force fed the 3D experience (and along with it, higher ticket prices). This makes me smile.
jacksback
jacksback - 8/21/2011, 1:11 PM
Even though its getting a lot of negativity, I will still see this movie.
@teabag, If I only see it for the tits ! ;)
Coldblood6
Coldblood6 - 8/21/2011, 1:14 PM
I wanted to see it but I didn't go because it's only showing in 3D and I'm no longer supporting that rip-off format.
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