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The hype is because the first film was a solid success and a classic.

Posted by: who99 on Dec 20, 15:07 in response to sonic_death_monkey's post Confused as heck about [PRED3]

You need to remember that $59 million in 1987 was at time when movies NEVER made as much money as they do now, not to mention that $59 then is still a helluva lot today when you throw in inflation. Second, the original PREDATOR went on to become an action classic helping to further cement Arnold as the one of the biggest international superstars worldwide and this all came from a movie with a bunch of guys running around in a jungle shooting at a guy in a monster suit. That's a very, very qualified success for it's time and you won't be able to make sense out of that by trying to compare the numbers or hype process of today's market.

As far as the spike, it's because Fishburne just joined the cast. Any major star added to what is being touted as a return to the form, plus Rodriguez' attachment (his action films are cheap and usually do well). This movie won't end up costing much and will still do decent numbers, not comparable to an Avatar, but definitely to a film it's size.

The real trick is buying this stock before it hits the ceiling. It's climbing there so quickly because most people playing this game know who Rodriguez is and what a successful Predator movie can do. With that full awareness, it's going to reach it's peak long before it opens or starts marketing. Once the marketing hits, then you'll see it sway either up or down, depending on how good it looks. If it looks fine or even good, the swing won't be by much. You can opt to play this stock, but at this point, the odds of making money has to rely on whether or not the film looks so bad that it falls far from it's ceiling.

That's my two cents.

Confused as heck about [PRED3] sonic_death_monkey Dec 20, 14:49

The hype is because the first film was a solid success and a classic. who99 Dec 20, 15:07

That makes a lot of sense sonic_death_monkey Dec 20, 15:30

FYI, with inflation figured in, PRED1 actually did a little over $112 million {nm} who99 Dec 20, 15:17

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Posting a valid opinion obviously. Everybody has moved on and are leaving it in the capable hands of HSXSEC. Except for the Vashta Nerada Dec 20, 16:02

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